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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

the price setup in the metropolitan
Toledo area and give the Office
of Price Administration some
thing definite to work on.
Appointment Of the committee
followed the demonstration which
the CIO staged before the offices
of the OPA May "a in protesting
the methods used by OPA in set
ting price ceilings.
Wearley Discusses Policing
o. d. Wearley director of the
district OPA offices, queried by
b Toledo Union Journal as to
fNbnumber of price violation re-
taiptS coming from the general
public said, "very few reports
come to us from the public. Most
of the cases of price violations
which have been turned up have
come to US from the 1S field in
vestigators working out of the
office"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
NLRB Rules
Agoins+ Bowling
Green Company

BOWLING GREEN, June I'm
directive handed down last week
to the Greider Machine and Tool
Co. of this city, the NLRB ordered
the company to reinstate Henry
Claybaugh, discharged one year
ago for union activities, and di-
rected the company to cease inter-
ference with or discouraging men,
bership in the UAW-CIO or any
other labor organization of its en-
ployes.
1t was further ordered that the
company cease interfering with its
employees right to self-organiza-
ton and that it offer Henry Clay
baugh immediate and full rein
statement to his former or sub
stantially equivalent position and
reimburse him for loss of any pay
he may have suffered by reason
he may have suffered less his net
earnings during the period of his
unemployment.
Ordered to Bargain
The Greider Machine and Tool
Co. was ordered to bargain col
lectively with the UAW-CIo as the
exclusive agent for the company's
employees upon request except it's
supervisors and other named in the
directive.
Finally, the company was or
dered to post the directive in con-
spicuous places in and about its
Bowling Green shop and maintain
copies of it in such conspicuous
places for not less than 60 days.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Flag Day Demonstration
To Feature War Heroes
Or the Army and Navy

One of the largest production rallies and displays
OF American and captured ornaments staged in
Toledo will be held WHY'S Overland Motors on the evening
Of Monday, June IA, Flag Day.
Although the rally is intended primarily for WHY'S work
all members Of Local 12 UAWCIO have been issued
special invitation to be present
Among the principal speakers in addition to higrank
ing Army and Navy officers heroes and Others will be
Richard Goser director of Region 2B and honorary chair
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Unions. as Employers,
Subject TO Federal Law

FRANKFORT, KY. (FP)-La-
Dor unions, when acting as en-
ployers, are subject to the federal
wage-hour law, the state court Of
appeals ruled here.
The opinion was given in re-
instating in Harlan circuit court
a suit filed by Sherman Williams,
a union coal mine checkman at
Verda, against Local 1892, United
Mine Workers (unaffiliated), and
its officers for overtime pay,
damages and costs totaling S1,938
plus attorney fees.
The union had obtained a dis
missal from the Harlan court on
the grounds that as a voluntary
association it was not subject to
such a suit and that as a union it
was not amenable to the act.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
CIO Women Express
Dissatisfaction With OPA

WASHINGTON (FP)-Dissatis-
faction over new community dol
lars and cents ceilings because in
many instances they are higher
than previous prices is undermining
the morale of the hous wife, Price
Administrator Prentiss Brown was
told May 20.
The Congress of Women's Auxil-
iaries, CIO, did the telling, in a
letter written by Secretary-Tre
urer Eleanor Fowler, on instruc-
tion of their recent executive board
meeting in Cleveland.
The housewife is confused, more
over, because some chain store
brands have been included in the
first list of community ceiling
prices, although they apply to in
dependents only, she said In some
cases the legal ceiling price for
the same product in a chain store
is lower.
Housewives can be enlisted in the
enforcement program more sue
cessfully, said the letter, if chain
stores Immediately are placed un-
der dollars and cents ceilings. 1t
also urged grade labelling for can
ned goods, butter and other items.
Present community ceilings should
be changed as rapidly as possible
to fixed prices by zones with only
two classes of retailers, Mrs. Fow-
Ter said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
r. J. Thomas
Still Wants
Moxon Dismissed
UAW-CIO President
Charges OPA Violations

r. ]. Thomas, president, UAW-
CIO, today wrote Prentiss NJ
Brown, OPA administrator, de-
manding immediate removal OF
Lou R. Maxon, deputy administra-
tor. and w. E. Fitzgerald, senior
rationing officer in this area.
Thomas letter charged -four
specific violations by Maxon, In
corporated in obtaining huge sup
plies of food for the Maxon lodge
at Onaway, Michigan. He de-
nounced Maxon's defense as based
on falsehood and of displaying at
the same time, ignorance of OPA
regulations.
Thomas alleged that Maxon's
statement that his lodge is oper-
ated almost exclusively for the
benefit of employees is falsehood
which can be disproved by "even
cursory investigation" !"
Give Weekend Parties
Referring to Maxon's statement
that he feeds as many as 300
guests at his Onaway lodge of a
Sunday, Thomas said: 81 believe
Mr.. MaXon needs to be reminded
that our country is engaged in a
war, and that the ordinary citi-
zens who do not have the advan-
tage of special position are being
made to accept reduced food allot-
ments and to submit to strict ra-
tioning. l do not see how Maxon
can defend, during wartime, lavish
weekend parties" y
Thomas declared that "to con-
tinue the connection of Mr.. Maxon
with OPA would completely dis
credit that vital government
agency"
Thomas letter of last week to
Brown, in which he called atten-
tion to the generous food allot-
ments given the Maxon lodge,
asked merely for an inquiry into
the circumstances. Thomas stated
today that on the basis of legal
analysis of OPA regulations, as
we'll as on public statements made
by Maxon, no inquiry is needed and
the immediate dismissal of Maxon
from his OPA position is in
order.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
War Effort Receiues
Blo,U by Passage Of
Harness. Smith Bill

(FP)-The house June delivered a
shameful blow to the effort passing the farreaching
l &c. the old Connay bill converted to the HarnessSmth
tl by vote of 231 to 141.
True few of the vicious provisions of the Smith bill as
it had left the house military affairs committee knocked
out but enough remain that if passed by the senate it
will be an instrument which virtually could wreck unions
plan laid by senate poltaxers Immediately to try
to push through acceptance of the bill in the senate June
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

man Of the WHY'S Unit.
The Local II band, under
the direction of C. E. Broder-
lex, and the military band of Camp
Perry will provide music for the
occasion in addition to the 25-voice
male chorus of the Vernon McCune
Post, American Legion.
Navy To Display Plane
One Of the Navy's new fighting
planes, the Corsair, will be on dis
play in front Of the Administra-
ton Building, where the rally will
take place. The designer of the
Corsair, Rex Beisel, of the Chance
Vought Aircraft Corp, vii! be
present and will be among the
speakers.
Lieut.. Col. Charles W. Kerwood,
of the Army Air Force and vet
eran Of the French Foreign Le-
gion, will represent the War De-
partment.
Army-Navy Heroes to Attend
An Army war hero, Capt Rich
ard j. Murfit, who fought in more
than 20 bombing raids over Axis
territory in Africa, will be the
principal Army war hero. The
Navy war hero will be Chief Petty
Officer Edgar L. Harrison, the last
Navy man off Corregidor.
An Italian machine gun, parts
of Jap Zero plane, a German
bombsight, and various other enc
my war equipment will be displayed
in addition to the Corsair. The
display will be flood-lighted and
will be located on the lawn in front
Of the Administration Building. An
unusual feature will be the showing
of sound motion pictures of Amer
lean forces in action, including the
Bombing of Tokyo" led by Maj
Gen. Jimmy Doolittle.
Frazer to Preside
Joseph W. Frazer, president Of
s-Overland Motors, will pre-
side, and guests and speakers will
arrive at the speakers platform
escorted by an honor guard of $50
sailors of the Toledo Naval Train
ing Station.
Continued on Page 2, Column 3
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

week. They promised that every
effort would be made to get out
the workers who are eligible to
register.
Thomas Russell, executive Sec
retary of the TIUC, expressed
the view that at the present rate
of registration as indicated Mon
day night there would be only
about 1000 persons registered be-
tween now and the November
election. 'This is a small num-
ber' said Russell "when you stop
and consider that $4,000 people
in Toledo, mostly workers, have
lost their right to the ballot.
BOARD OPEN NEXT MONDAY
Letters are being sent out to
all Locals of the Toledo Industrial
Union Council informing them Of
the registration and calling upon
all the workers to take advantage
of the Monday evening hours of
the Board of Elections.
Board of Elections offices will
be kept open for two more Mon
day evenings to accommodate those
who wish to register or transfer
their registrations. For informa-
ton relative to registration see
the information at the bottom of
page /.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
READ THIS

To be Eligible to VOTE:
must resident of the for year; of the
county for 80 days. and live in precinct % days
you did election in November, 1912,
you must register in order to be eligible to vote.
Anyone who changed his by marriage otherwise
since the last election re-regser
Anyone 21 this year. up to Nov g. 1943,
has a right to register and vote.
Anyone has been naturazed must bring his papers
with him to the Board of Elections.
Elections 27 Superior St. next
TO the Esquire Theaer.
Beginning Monday June you register until 300
and every Monday night until further notice.
Hours-Monday ...... $50 a. m to 900 p.
Other days. ........... $3.50 a. to $50 p.
Saturdays. ..............S:3 8 80 a. to IL noon
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
FREE SPEECH NOT ABUSED

NEW YORK (FP) = The peo-
pies support of the war was re-
suited in a minimum of wartime
prosecutions for speech and pub
locations calculated to obstruct
prosecution of the war, the Amer
ican Civil Liberties Union report
ed in a roundup of cases since
Pearl Harbor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
OPA PLOT CHARGED

NEW YORK (FP) - There is
an organized conspiracy Of the
farm bloc, the Natl. Assn. of
Manufacturers, profiteers" and
isolated defeatist groups to wreck
the Office of Price Administra-
ton, the Natl. Lawyers Guild
charged here.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

thus avoiding any delay in a
conference committee.
Doubtless the poll takers and
northern defeatists and reaction
aries learned lesson. They almost
lost the bill. They would have lost
1t, if a second walkout hadn't oc-
CURED in the mines. They are go
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
CIo DEMANDS INVESTIGATION

DETROIT (FP) = A congress
sional investigation into "Amer-
ica's industrial fifth column" was
demanded by Sec.- Treas. George
F. Adde's and Vice Pres. Richard
T. Frankensteen of the United
Auto Workers (CIO).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Ramey Is
Absentee

According to the Co gres-
sional Record of June 8, Con-
gresham Homer A. Ramey of
Toledo was an absentee on
June 4 when the Harness
Smith anti-strike bill was
passed by the House of Rep
resentatives. Congre ssman
Ramey did not answer the roll
call or vote on the issue.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
.il|ys-Over|and To Stage
Biz War Production Ra||y
Gear and Axle Counci!
Want Price RoIIback

DETROIT Mich. June 8-Members of the National
Transmission Gear and Axle Council, UAWCIO. at their
quarterly meeting held in Detroit June adopted the Reuther
Wage Pan to roll back commodity prices to May 15 1912
organize groups to police prices and stores
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Frazer to Preside
Small Registration Noted
By Election Board Officials

Only and So took advantage of the opportunity
provided by Elections last Monday night from 500 to
register would able the fall election
additional anseder registration due to change OF ad-
dress. making who showed the Board June q
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
Price Control Committee
Swinging Into Action

committee consisting of Local II members mas
started on checking commodity prices Systematically in
Toledo according Schultz President of Local 1 UAWCo
The committee headed by Clayton Roch, chairman has been
engaged mapping plan action which it believed will reveal
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

This is all to the good, so far
as The Wall Street Journal is con-
cerned. even after payment of a
larger amount of dividends, the
corporations would have larger
amount of money left this year
than last" it notes with satisfac-
tion.
Not to mention, Of course, the
windfall of some SO billion which
will accrue to the country's largest
taxpayers as result of the
forgiveness" provisions of the
present tax bill.
All in all, it looks like rosy
days ahead for industry.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11
WLB Denies
Attendance
Bonuses
Declared Contradictory
To Wage Policy

CLEVELAND, o., June 8 -
Bonuses paid to workers for per-
feet attendance are contrary to
the wage stabilization policy, ac-
cording to policy-making decisions
Of the Regional War Labor Board
announced this week.
The Regional Board denied ap-
plications from nine companies
for approval Of such bonuses, even
though some of them were in the
form Of War Bonds distributed
through drawings in which only
those employees with perfect at
tendance records participated.
An opinion explaining the Reg
ional Boards views was written by
o. w l.. Coffin, vice chairman. and
c. NJ. Finfrock, both public men,
bers.
Would Cause Initiation
"The absentee bonus is paying
more money into the stream Of
initiation to get person to do d
thing that he has already agreed
to do and for which he is already
being paid" the opinion stated.
Experience indicates that pre-
ventable absenteeism can be vast
ly decreased by proper under
standing of the causes and the
operation of the proper plans for
the remedy of those causes, it
continued.
Conditions that cause absentee
ism obviously must be approach
ed by constructive planning and
continuing activity if results are
to be secured, rather than with
casual payment of money, the
opinion stated further. approval
of cash approach to the prob
lem may well serve to deter or
delay efforts to work out the
problem along more constructive
lines.
Plans Disappointed
Some of the plans disapproved
of were:
Payment of s25 War Bond to
employees not absent or late dur
ing 3O-day period.
Payment of SO bonus every
week to employees with perfect
attendance.
Granting of one-week vacation
with pay to employees who ac-
cumulate 1900 points, the points
being earned on this basis: One
point for each hour worked, with
10 additional points for each week
with perfect attendance record.
Payment of 81 bonus to any
employee for each pay period of
seven days in which he has a per-
feet attendance record. At the end
of every four pay periods, the
employee would receive an addi-
tional bonus of 81 per week if he
had a perfect attendance record
for the four consecutive pay
periods.
Drawings at which War Bonds
are distributed, with only those
employees with perfect attendance
records eligible to participate.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-11

Only 65 men and SO women took
advantage of the opportunity
provided by the Board of Elec-
tions last Monday night from
500 to 900 p. m, to register so
they would be able to vote in the
fall election. An additional 20
transferred their registration due
to change of address, making 1873
who showed up at the Board on
June 7.
Kenneth Hamel, clerk of the
Board of Elections was not en-
Unused over the turnout and in
formed the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL that he would have
been better pleased had at least
200 voters taken advantage Of the
Boards evening hours which were
granted at the request of the To-
ledo Industrial Union Council.
CIO OFFICERS HOPEFUL
Melvin Schultz, President of
Local II, UAW-CIO, Thomas
Russell, executive secretary of
the TIUC, Clarence Borgelt, pre-
sident of Local IA, UAW-CIO,
Ellie Bush of the Textile Work
ers-CIO Ivo Erwin of the Retail
Clerks-CIO and other CIO heads,
all expressed the hope that the
registrations would increase each
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
Big Blow
 May Hit Soon
 On Axis Soil
LEY Associate. .Pressl

LONDON - The completion. at General Eisenhower's headquarters in North Africa. of a forty hour conference of Allied military auth critics indicated that the big blow soon would fall in greater offen- sives against the continent of Eur ope. Southern Italy and Sicily are expected to feel the first thrust of the United Nations new onslaught.
 At Bou Arada an offensive against Axis forward positions in Tunisia had already begun. in the southern sector American and French forces were combining in a companion of fensiye 33 miles from the coast against the flank of Rommels re- treating troops while the British Eighth Army fought duel with his rear guard in the east, squeezing tighter the narrow corridor through which Rommel is leading his men into Tunisia from LIpya Rommel is attempting to reach General von Arnim's forces in l'unisia for a last stand Of German occupation ip North Africa. -
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
OPA Amends
 Price Fixing
 For Alaska Towns

New policy of OPA in Alaska will be to fix prices on various commod- ities, according to zones of cost, Henry Peel, senior economist of the Office of Price Administration, ex- plained to a group of Wrangell mer- chants here last Friday night. Peel with A. E. Lind, Acting District Manager of the Ketchikan office of OPA, were here for several days last week and fore part of this week confering with the merchants.
 Peel explained that the former system had not worked perfectly in Alaska and that the purpose of the present survey was to get the full picture of the Alaska merchants problem before putting into effect the fixed price ceiling which will be worked out on a zone basis. The fact that Alaska merchants must stock ahead, are facing unusual transportation problems; find diffi- culty in getting supplies all will be taken into consideration in set ting the prices, he said He point ed out Southeast Alaska naturally . would be in different price zone than the Westward where costs of getting supplies are higher.
 In the round table discussion last ing several hours, local merchants presented their problems and Peel urged that any further problems which had not been brought out be sent in as soon as possible because all the information available on AL aska merchandising was necessary in determining the ultimate pro- gram.
 Both Peel and Wm. E. Byrd, local OPA representative, who presided at the meeting, complimented the mer- chants on the fine cooperation they had shown and their excellent eff fort to meet all regulations and get their reports in on time. Wrangell was pointed out as having one of the best records in the Territory in this respect.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
All Wrangell
 Landlords Must
 Register By Feb. 1

All landlords, or their agents in Wrangell, must register accommo- dations rented or offered for rent Tor living or dwelling purposes be- ginning Feb. 1st, 1943, it has been announced by Mrs. Mildred R. Her mann, Rent Director of the Office of Price Administration. All Regis. tration Forms must be completed and returned to the local OPA Of. flee by February 15, 1943.
 The term landlord includes an owneR, lessor. subpessor. assignee, or other person receiving or entitled to receive rent for the use or occu- pancy of any living or dwelling quarters, or agent of any of the foregoing.
 Registration Forms and Instrue- tions may be obtained from clerk, William E. Byrd, at the Local War Price and Rationing Board office in the City Hall.
 Registration, it is pointed out, is required in order that there may be an adequate understanding throughout the area by landlords and tenants of the provisions of the Rent Regulations and in order that effective enforcement may be achieved. Registration creates a re- cord available for the landlord, the tenant, and the Area Rent Director and thus tends to avoid possible misunderstandings
 Federal rent control means that effective November 1st, 1942, all rents for housing accommodations are frozen or reduced (for houses and apartments) to the March 1st, 1942 level, or (hoteis and rooming houses) to the 30-day period end ing March 1st, 1942, Mrs, Hermann explained,
 Under the Rent Regulations, Mrs. Hermann pointed out, a landlord cannot evict a tenant because the tenant refuses to pay higher rent than the legal rent. In most cases a landlord wishing to evict a tenant must notify the Area Rent Office. The Regulations further provide that any services provided with dwelling unit, such as heat, light, water, or services of any other kind including repairs and maintenance, that were supplied on the legal rent date, must be continued unless the landlord has permission from the Rent Director for decreased service, Mrs. Hermann states.
 Provision is made whereby land lords may petition for the right to reduce services or to increase rents under special circumstances. Ten ants may also apply for reduction in rents in certain cases.
 The same penalties for violation are provided for violating the Fed eral Rent Regulation, that are pro- vided in the Emergency Price Con- trol Act, Landlords violating are subject to suit for triple damages on illegal rent charges. Criminal penalties include maximum fines of $5,000 or one years imprisonment. 0r both.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
STEP UP BOMBING
 ON GERMAN CITIES

LONDON - The RAF carried out a devastating 20 minute raid on Dusseldorf Wednesday night, flying the night schedule in following up raids by American bombers during the day on Dusseldorf and Emden in a stepped up aerial offensive against submarine bases and stra- tegic communication centers of the Reich. Thousands of tons of bombs were dropped on the German city starting huge fires and inflicting great damage on industrial sections Six RAF bombers were reported missing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29

MOSCOW - Continued gains all along the vast Russian front were reported here today. The Russian armies plunged forward, from Lem ingrad to the north Caucasus and captured one of the most important refinery eenters of the Maikop oil fields. West of Yoronezh they were reported to be within seyenty-five miles of Kursk and the Russian com- munique listed a German general and three colonels and four lieuten- ants among the captured Nazis. Some of these were taken at Stal- ingrad where fewer than $500 Ger mans remained, hungry and with out ammunition, of the 22 divisions which originally took the city. Among the Germans who surren- dered arms to the overwhelming Red force was said to be Lieut. Gen. Repke, famous German military stra tegist. who commanded the 297- tn German division.
 On the Voronezh front it was said 5000 Germans We're encircled and threatened with annihilation.
 The German radio, heard in Lon don, went on the air to explain the German retreat along the Russian front. The announcer said the Ger mans were simply withdrawing to new lines" and that Red Army su- perior forces in the southeast of Lake linen had been checked.