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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Gordon Unit
Seeks New
Contract

Gordon Bumper Unit of Local
II, UAW-CIO which has been in
contract negotiations since Sep
tember, 1912 has made an appeal
to the War Labor Board for a
hearings officer, due to break
down in negotiations between the
company and Union.
Cyrus Martin, Local II repre-
sentative accuses the company of
stalling tactics, because the man
agement has sought to take out
contract clauses which have been
in effect ever since the Union held
contract in the plant.
Martin said, "The case of Cor
don Bumper is cut from the same
pattern as so many other cases
in which we are running into the
same spirit of stubburn resist
ance to all reasonable demands.
We would almost suspect some of
the employers of collusion due to
our no strike pledge. We base our
idea on the fact that so many
corporations are trying to remove
clauses from our contracts whicH
they readily agreed to for several
years past.
All efforts of the Local to settle
the contract without going through
the War Labor Board have meet
with resistance and an attempt
on the part of the company to
change the contract and rewrite
it to suit itself.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
.COUNCILMANIC
ABSENTEEISM INCREASES
Toledo Coop.
OPENS Ne1U Store

Formal opening of the Toledo
Consumers Leagues new store at
2449 Detroit Ave. will take place
Thursday through Saturday of this
week, according to John Balduff
of the cooperative organization.
Opening of the second store
comes following the great success
achieved by the store established
by the league at 1922 Adams st.
Following a 30-day rationing
period, en- inventory of the store
will be made and the OPA will de-
termine what inventory will be al
lowed the new store.
Located in the Overland -Chevro-
let districts, both of which have
large cooperatiYes in the form of
Federal Credit Unions, it is be-
lieved the new store will be highly
successful. The public is invited to
inspect the new location and look
over its fine line of groceries and
produce.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Security. Higher Labor
Standards Among Aims

MONTREAL, Canada - (FP) =
Improved labor standards, econ
omic advancement and social Sc
curity are among the major OBJ
jectives of the Atlantic Charter
Pres. Eduard Benes of Czecho-
slovakia said June Is.
His views were expressed in an
exchange of letters with the In
ternational Labor Organization, in
which he praised the work of the
group and called for giving "the
common man an equitable share
in the industrial, social and cul-
tural development" of the postwar
world.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

Purpose of the action as
announced by the committee
is to Strengthen the political
and legislative arm of labor" The
program announced is as follows:
Announce Program
1, Use of labor's united might
in support of President Roosevelt,
with particular immediate empha-
sis on price rollback and other
measures necessary for economic
stabilization.
2. Joint political action non all
matters of interest to organized
labor.
8. Support of political candi-
dates on whom there is unanimous
agreement.
4. United campaign to have all
union members register and vote
5. Continued joint action in the
legislative field.
Officers elected wer: chairman,
Beryl Whitney, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen (unaffiliated) !;
treasurer, Ben Peppercorn, Anal
gamated Clothing Workers (CIO);
secretary, Thomas A. Lenehan,
Cleveland Federation of Labor
(AFL); publicity director, William
Davy, Cleveland Industrial Union
Council (CIO).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

stores. Walter Gellhorn, re-
gional OPA attorney, strongly
urged that labor take greater
initiative in helping to enforce.
price controls and rationing.
Support OPA in Fight
In Philadelphia, both AFL and
Go unions came out solidly in
support Of the Office Of Price Ad-
ministration in its fight to MAIN
tain the price control program.
The union action was taken after
the reactionary State Council of
Defense, Republican controlled,
forbid civilian defense councils to
make nominations to price panels
and halted recruiting Of volunteer
price wardens.
The OPA announced that it will
recruit price wardens without OCD
assistance. Both union groups are
sending volunteers to help in this
work.
Plan for Enforcement
Seventy-five representatives Of
organized labor in San Diego, CAL,
met recently with OPA officials to
lay plans for enforcement Of price
ceilings. They agreed (1) to es-
tablish a permanent committee to
supervise all labor enforcement ac-
tivities; (2) to urge participation
by women's auxiliary members
and trade union wives to beat ris-
ing costs, and (3) to create a set
up for channeling all complaints of
violations through a central office
to be maintained by organized la
Dor.
The San Diego Federated Trades
and Labor Council (AFL) pub
Iished full page of instructions
in its newspaper on how to check
prices and report violations as the
first step in its battle against
chiselers and black markets.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

and Cyrus (Toots) Martin,
Local II representative, in
charge of negotiations at the
Toledo Steel Products Co. Three
members of the Toledo Steel
Products Unit, still to be named,
will accompany the Local IL Of
ficers to the Cleveland hearing.
Negotiations DeadlOcked
Hearing of the case before the
Regional WLB was brought about
by a deadlock between the COM
pany and Union. Only four minor
clauses in the contract were ap-
proved by the company and further
action cannot be taken until the
WLB panel clarifies the issues.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

the journey to the capital.
Councilman Ollie Czelusta made
the motion and Councilman Ira
Bame the amendment that before
the trip was undertaken, all pos
sible date and information be
gathered by the city manager and
mayor in order that the trip
would be productive,
ETCHEN GETS RIBBED
Councilman Howard Etchen,
satorically resplendent in zoot
suit with a reat pleat came into
the meeting late and drew a sar-
castle sally from the usually ur-
bane councilman Charles Hoover.
"Blankety blank" said Hoover,
II thought the circus left town
yesterday" Etchen smirked as he
carefully drew up his trouser legs
and gingerly seated himself as
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Council Opposes
Discrimination
Orders Traction Co.
To Cease Opposition

Race discrimination on the part
of the Community Traction Co.
was mildly condemned by City
Council in a resolution adopted
June IL at a meeting Of the COM
mittee of the whole.
Protests against the action Of
the Community Traction Co. in re-
fusing even to accept applications
from colored people for employ
ment were given Council June l
by VIM. NJ. Jones, chairman Of the
education committee of the Mass
Movement League of Toledo. In
his original complaint, Jones told
Council that he had received let
ter from Charles H. Forsgard.
president Of the Community Trac-
tion Co., telling him that the policy
was not to receive applications for
work from colored people, saying,
Besides, we are all busy with the
war effort"
Slapped on Wrist
When Mr.. Jones asked Council at
its June p meeting what had been
done about the matter, he was
given copy OF a letter written at
the order of Council to the Com
munity Traction Co.
The sum and substance Of the
letter was that ''The Council of the
City of Toledo desires to express
its opposition to any policy which
tends to discriminate in the en-
ployment of employees on the basis
of race, creed or color"
What further action will be pur-
sued by the Mass Movement League
as a result of Councils letter to
the Traction Co. is not known, but
Mr.. Jones indicated the matter was
not closed by the slap on the wrist
administered the Company by
Council.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Wisconsin School
For Workers Open

MADISON, Wis, June 10 (FP)
The School for Workers of the
University of Wisconsin opened
its 18th summer session June 13
with a considerably decreased en-
rollment. due partly tt war condi-
tions and partly to an early OPEN
ing date. In 1912 the enrolment
was 257 and 253 the previous year.
Included in this years courses
are labor legislation, collective
bargaining, war and postwar prob
lens, labor problems in wartime,
history of unionism, union book
keeping and finance, group leader
ship, parliamentary law, public
speaking, broadcasting. labor jour
nalism and writing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
crewford Coming
On Saturday

Frederick c. Crawford, presl-
dent of the Thompson Products Co.
Of Cleveland, of which the Toledo
Steel Products Co. is a subsidi-
airy, will be in Toledo Saturday,
June 26, where he will address an
"Old Guard" banquet of Steel
Products Co. employees. Mr.. Craw-
ford who is head of the National
Association of Manufacturers, will
deliver a long speech.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Labor Fights
Against
InfIution
CIO Wants Subsidies
To Protect Farmers

WASHINGTON, June 10 (FP)-
Organized labor spokesmen con.
fronted two congressional commit.
tees June 16 and called the shot or
appeaser forces who, with increas-
ing desperation, are trying to pro-
mote initiation the closer we come
to subsidies and effective price con-
troll.
CIO President Philip Murray
testifying before the Senate bank
ing and currency committee, and
pointing out that subsidies would
protect farmers, said we should
stop listening to those who "re-
peatedly tell us we cannot sustain
maximum production and at the
same time have a stabilization of
prices and wages"
Cost Highest in U. S.
Murray displayed a chart show
ing rise of food prices in the U.S.,
Canada and Great Britain since
August, 1889. Because of subsi-
dies, S5OO,OOO,OO0 year in Eng
land for one-third our population,
food costs rose -20fc in Great Brit
ain and 29fe in Canada in that pc
riod, while ours rose 47fo.
Washington Representative Jack
S. Fucker of the United Shoe Work
ers (CIO) told the House small
business committee June 16 that
your committee has been used as
sounding board by persons and
groups desiring to smash price
control and rationing."
Failures on Decrease
Business failures are at the low
est levels in so years, he testified.
Independent grocers have increased
their dollar sales by more than
309o in relation to chain stores.
Total profits of all corporations
increased from As billion dollars
in 1869 to 7.3 billion dollars in
1910, 14.S billion dollars in 1941,
and 20 billion dollars in 1912, he
said. Department stores increased
their profits by 1900, using
1996-39 as an average; variety
stores, 1900, and dairy professors,
1890.
In view of this, he suggested,
OPA's price ceilings did not ap-
pear to be squeezing business. Yet
500 of all families earn less than
the 72,600 year necessary for
decent living standard for family
of five, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
UE Wins Army
Navy "E" Awards

NEW YORK, (FP)-The United
Electrical Radio & Machine Work,
ers (CIO) has received total OF
81 production awards, including Is
Navy E's, 60 Army-Navy E's, 7
Stars, 5 Maritime Commission Ms
and Z Treasury Us, since Dec. z
1941. The union also disclosed that
10000 UE members have entered
the armed forces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Nation Wide Price Control
Battle Lead By Unions
Committees Set Up
To Police Prices

NEW YORK, June 22-(FP)-Labors battle for price
control went forward this week three fronts Philadelphia
San Diego, Caf and in the New Yor-NeW Jersey
More than 80 delegates representing many powerful
AFL and ClO unions both New York and New Jersey met
here June 20 at the request of the New York Joint Labor
Women's Defense Committee and drew up program for
local community action.
They agreed to set up committees in their local
unions to that OPA regulations adhered in retail
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

though loathe to ruin a beautiful
crease and said, Don't tell me you
never saw this suit before"
MORE GARBAGE
A 30-day contract for the in
cineration of garbage for resi-
dents of the East Moreland and
Euclid Park areas in Oregon Town
ships was given it's final approval.
According to the ordinance, the
contract automatically expires at
the end of the 30-day period un-
less the township trustees make
further arrangements with the
city.
OTHER BUSINESS
The expenditure of $25, 200 was
authorized for construction of the
Windermere Bid. intercepting
sewer. Aid in relieving the pollu-
tion condition in Ten Mile Greek
was given as the reason for the
necessity of this construction.
Repairs and installation of
roofs on hangers at Municipal
Airport at a cost, not to exceed
$4,000 was approved as was an
extension of the contract for op-
Grafton of the concession stand at
the airport.
An. appropriation of $4,000 for
the painting of the Water Dept.
Bldg. at Erie and Orange SITS.
and $1,350 for completion of re-
pairs on the roof of the Civic Au-
ditorium we're also approved.
COUNCILMANIC
ABSENTEEISM INCREASES
The Committee of the Whole
meeting of Wednesday, June 16.
1943, must have been sorry look
ing sight indeed. A total of four
city councilmen were absent from
this meeting. Councilman Michael
Disable entertained a motion to
excuse councilman Ira Bame,
Charles Hoover, Lloyd Roulet and
Addisan @. Thatcher from this
The motion carried.
A grand total of five specta-
tors were present.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

Staff for Ohio.
Speakers were 1t. R. T. Kretch-
mar. Captain of the Port of To-
ledo, U. S. Coast Guard and Harry
n. Weiting. Co-Chairman of the
Payroll Savings Committee War
Savings Staff. Both speakers
complimented the men and women
of the plant for their support and
expressed confidence that it would
continue.
ACCEPT BOND EMBLEM
Earle S. Smith, president of the
company, and John Campbell and
Guy Mallory. representing the
workers in the plant accepted the
sSsllem as representatives for
respective groups.
iann Campbell, CIO executive
'llitteeman was chosen to rep
resent CIO because he has two
sons in the armed services, as was
Guy Mallory, representing AFL
workers who has a son in the US.
Coast Guard.
Recognition was given the fol-
lowing men from Toledo Porcelain
now serving in the armed forces;
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

ters Saturday, June &c, beginning
at 700 p. m. Dancing will begin
at $3.50 p. m. with Anthony Mad
rowski's Rhythm Rhymsters pro-
viding the music.
Eats and refreshments will be
provided and a good time is prom
ised all. The party will be held
in the air-conditioned hall on the
first floor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Office Staff Expanded

Jean Rogers and Connie HIATT
were added to the Local IL dues
office staff this week to help out
during the vacation season. In
creased office work necessitated
the employment of the additional
help for the summer months.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Mexican Import Reaches
HoIfWoy Mark

SAN FRANCISCO (FP)-Farm
Security Administration has an
nounced that the halfway mark
for Importation of Mexican farm
labor in western states has been
reached, with $4,000 workers i'm
ported out of $4,000 needed. About
$4,000 are in California. Only 80
were found unsatisfactory.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
OPA Committee
Asks Restaurant
Price Freeze
Says Labor Costs Cannot
Justify Present Prices

Members of the OPA Labor
Advisory Committee have asked
Victor H. Barnes of the local OPA
office to freeze restaurant prices
not to exceed Is per cent in
crease over the food costs of jan
uary, 1911.
In letter to the OPA official,
Edward Duck, Local II education
al director and member of the
OPA Labor Advisory Committee
said that there was no way of
gathering detailed information re-
quested by the OPA, and that the
restaurant owners could supply
this date themselves in affidavit
form.
CANNOT DEFEND INCREASES
Duck said that the restaurant
owners cannot defend increases up
to "a per cent on the grounds
that labor costs require the in
crease in food prices, since labor
has been rigidly held within the
Is, per cent limitations of the
little steel formula.
The letter to the OPA grew out
of meeting on June Is between
the restaurant owners and OPA
committee at which time the labor
advisory members expressed their
dissatisfaction with the results of
the meeting and promised to sug-
gest some definite plan of action
to hold down restaurant food
costs.
The argument which the labor
committee is using is that since
the consuming public has been
held within Is per cent increases
in their wages and salaries prices
should be similarly controlled.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
PegLer's Degree

GALESBURG, ILL.,, June %
(FP)-WestbrOok Pegler, the
stencil of whose writings
would drive a buzzard ont of
Berchtesgaden, was made an
honorary doctor of law here
June Is by Knox College. In
presenting the award, DR..
Merritt A. Moore "a professor
of philosophy, said:
"The purpose Of his writ
ing is to defend the common
man.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
REGIONAL WLB To Hear
Steel Products Case

Notice of hearing before the Regional War Labor
Board between the Local II, UAW-CIO and Toledo Steel
Products Co. to be held in cleveland June 80 received
on June 49, :,
II will be represented by President Melvin Schultz
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Toledo Porcelain Awarded
With Bond Emblem

Emblematic of its whoe-hearted support of the War
Bond effort workers the Toledo Porcelain Enamel Co.,
given recognition for their efforts June 49, when
mnuman flag presented to the company and workers
by Robert Swiss Deputy Administrator of the War Savings
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Steel Products Parfy
Held Saturday

Members of the Toledo Steel
Products Unit will hold dance
and party at Local Il headquar-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Cleveland Forms
Joint Political
Committee

CLEVELAND June 23- (FP) Joint political action
of the ALL CIO and railroad brotherhoods long discussed
but never acted here became reality June 20 when
esenaves of all three branches of the labor movement met
and formed Labor's Joint Committee for Political Action.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
City Officials Plan
Washington Junket

City Manager George n Schoonmaker and Mayor Lloyd
Rouet planning trip to Washington to OPA author
tiles relative to the meat situation in Toledo This
brought out at Mondays city council meeting when the two
instructed to get all possible data before undertaking
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-31
Detroiter, 7 State Men
On Navy Casually List

A Detroit navy man and two
others from other Michigan points
were named Saturday in new
casualty list released by the navy
department.
Listed as missing, the three
Michigan men are Olivia Coon, sea-
man second class, Of 14364 Chapel
avenue, Detroit; Theodore NitZ,
storekeeper first class, of Grand
Rapids. and Richard White, sea-
man first class, of 746 East
Warren street. Flint.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-31
Mccarthy Seized;
Hint Racket Quiz
Prosecutor Refuses TO Tell
Charge; Released on Bail

Reports that the prosecutors
office had opened a new lead in
the two-year-old city graft in
vestigation were current Saturday
as John p Mccarthy, former head
of the racket squad, was arrested
for questioning.
Assistant Prosecutor Ray De-
Ryck refused TO comment on the
inquiry as counsel for the veteran
convicted police official failed in
an effort to win his release.
Instead of granting a writ OF
'habeas corpus. Judge Christopher
f. Stein postponed action as
hours. meanwhile fixing McCar-
thy's bond at $4,000.
I'VE can't reveal the nature
Of our case" DeRyck told the
court. However. our evidence
should be in shape by next
week"
The request Of Frank Kane, de-
tense lawyer. ito make police tell
us what this is all about" was
ignored by Stein.
Mccarthy was convicted with
ex-Mayor Richard w. Reading, IL
other police officials and nine
policy house operators
Subsequently. he was sentenced
TO Is months TO 5 years in prison,
He he's appealed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-31
Hitler Removes
Admiral Raeder
Names Submarine Expert
as Chief Of Whole Navy

LONDON, Jan. 80 (UP). -
Adolph Hitler tonight named his
submarine expert. Karl Doenitz,
10 replace Grand Admiral Erich
Raeder as chief of the German
navy. and observers here pre-
dicted that Germany would now
stake all on intensification of an
already sweeping U-bost cam
paign.
The official announcement,
broadcast by the German DNB
News Agency, said Hitler made
the change at the request of Ad-
miral Raeder in order 10 relieve
him of his daily work in command
of the German navy. but will re-
tain him as first adviser on naval
policy"
Doenitz is elevated 10 the rank
of grand admiral, the German re-
port said. and Raeder will be pro
NOTED" TO "inspector-admiral' Of
the navy in recognition of his his
torical merits in the organization
of the new navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-31
Goering Talk
De|dyedHour
By 1st Raid
Explosions, Shouts
Heard on Radio as
Party Leaders Hide
By CHARLES A. SMITH


LONDON. Jan. 30.-Royal Air
Force bombers twice attacked the
heart Of Berlin in daylight today
on the tenth anniversary Of Adolf
Eltler's rise 10 power
The first raid-also first in day
light since the start Of the war
INTERRUPTED for more than an hour
a bombastic speech by Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering com
memorating the anniversary
The second raid some five hours
later came just before a speech by
Or. Joseph Goehbels German prop.
uganda minister. in which he read
proclamation from Hitler to the
German people saying the war had
resolved itself down 20 a struggle
between Russia and Germany for
world leadership
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-31
Little Opposition

Strangely enough. neither raic
encountered much opposition.
Mosquito bombers roared over
the German capital 10 drop their
loads and streak for home. New
est OF British bombing planes, they
arc exceedingly fast and for their
size can carry an unusually heavy
load Of bombs.
All OF the bombers returned
from the first raid. the British air
ministry announced one failed "a
return after the second attack.
!. During the second raid, return
Iing bomber pilots reported, they
saw the city clearly through a
break IN the clouds.
1T was a very quiet trip" one
declared THE only thing that
startled me was the stiffness of
Berlin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-31
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