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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Boxes In Afrieo

Dear Members:
They say that after the lull
comes the storm, and that cer-
tainly has been true of the pack
ages which you have sent me.
l was moving around SO much
that the packages didn't catch up
with me, but now, here in North
Africa, | got three at one time.
They couldn't have been more
welcome, as l was entirely out of
cigarettes and needed a flash
light badly.
By the way, I'm ammunition
man now, so keep passing the
ammunition and We'll use it to
best advantages. | see lots of
WHY'S Jeeps doing good work
around here too. Keep up the
good work.
Fraternally yours,
Pvt. Kenneth w. Shook.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Whcf's Fair

When the war was thrust upon us, there
was much talk about equality of sacrifice.
In order to insure against initiation and
make certain Labor made its sacrifice, the
War Labor Board was created with It's
Little Steel 15 per cent formula.
In order to even up the sacrifice some
what. the President by executive order
limited the incomes of high salaried exc
cutives and others to $4,000 annually.
Price ceilings were put on commodities
by the Office of Price Control. Rent con-
troll was instituted in order to protect the
workers of the country from the greed OF
landlords.
II looked like it was going to be peO-
pIes war and that at last we were gong
TO all put our collective shoulders TO the
wheel in patriotic endeavor to win the
war as quickly as possible.
Today, slightly more than 10 months
after the wars beginning, we find that
labor has been frozen wages have been
frozen, and the workers of the country are
forced TO sacrifice.
Today we discover that Labor sacrifices
alone, for a reactiOnary congress has NULL
fled the executive order and incomes no
longer are limited.
OPA price ceilings, which at first were
so rigidly enforced have slipped upward In
spiral which not even the most reaction
airy can or dare deny. All that remains
constant is rent control, and landlords are
crying their eyes out
In the face of what has occurred here
over period of months, it must be OBJ
vious to even the most predjudiced that
this is the peoples war, not only on the
battle fronts; but on the home front for
the working people of the country are not
only supplying the soldiers who are fight
ing on all fronts; but they are buying
bonds, supporting the war efforts on the
production line, fighting reacjonary leg
islatures in state and national capitols, and
fighting on many fronts to preserve them
selves from the savage attacks Of those
who see in the war an opportunity to
weaken or actually destroy Labor.
Looking at the many sides of the pic
ture of America at war, 1943, the only
question that rises TO the lips of American
workers is, whats fair?" Is it fair TO ask
Labor TO assume all the sacrifices, supply
the men to fight the battles, produce the
weapons and materials of war, support the
war financially and morally, and then, as
reward for its efforts, receive kick
from its enemies while it is busily engaged
in the war effort.
Is it fair? And what are we going TO do
about il if il isn't?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
LIKES EDITORIALS
Ray Edwards,
WHY'S Overland.

Dear Sir:
One of the things which ] like
most in the Toledo Union Jour
nal are the editorials. They are
timely, well written and pungent,
a far cry from some of the di-
luted stuff which we ordinarily
read in daily newspapers.
l wonder how many people
read the editorial page, which is
the heart Of the newspaper, the
meat which gives flavor to the
workers reading.
want to recommend to all
workers that they read the ed
itoral page completely, for if
they do, they not only will be
well informed, but will be given
the education which all workers
must have if they are going to
know what the score is and
which side has got the ball.
There are many things which
we workers would like TO see
appear in the editorial page, but
Of course we realize that the
space is limited and everything
can't be written in one issue.
Keep up the good work. which
am sure is appreciated by all
the members of Local IL who re-
ceive the paper, as we'll as men,
bers of other unions who read
the Toledo Onion Journal.
Granville Day.
Willys-0yerland,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
LITTLE LUTHER

II imagine" Mr.. Dilworth said,
"that you are rather ashamed of
yourself"
"Why?" Little Luther was bold
enough to ask.
"After all the harsh things you
said about Martin Dies and his
committee, you should be-"
Father, you sound as though
Dies had died of eating too much
red herring"
Hes not dead. He's very much
alive. In fact, he has come forth to
warn the American people that in
1898 and before, Hitler had fifth
column in America"
IF Martin Dies doesn't watch
himself, he'll find out that Bene-
dict Arnold sold out in 1881"
Don't get facetious, Luther. The
Nazi fifth column was a real men,
ace to this country. Martin Dies is
to be congratulated on exposing
it,"
"Why didn't he expose it in 1888
instead of 1943?
"Mr. Dies is a responsible men,
ber of the greatest deliberative
body in the world-the U. S. Con-
gress. His committee could not go
off half-cocked. There had to be
much consideration given to this
before a public pronouncement
could be made"
"Was he afraid Hitler would get
mad at u.s."
"After all, Martin Dies couldn't
rush into print accusing George
Sylvester Viereck, whose writings
have been published in the Hearst
Newspapers and many magazines,
of being a Nazi agent even if he
was"
But he could accuse thousands
of American labor unionists of be-
ing agents of Moscow trying to
overthrow democracy be tween
puffs on his cigar"
Luther, l don't believe you will
ever learn the subtleties of diplo-
macy"
"And Martin Dies, dear Father,
will never learn the fundamentals
of democracy"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

These were the headlines.
How true were they?
McNutt did NOT freeze the
jobs. This part of the statement
is only half true. AS for freez-
ing wages, we suggest that
you search for one single word
in the entire text of the order
which speaks of freezing"
wages. McNutt has absolutely
no authority to regulate wages
in any way whatever, and the
newspaper people must certain
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Thanks for Everything
Hi Fellows:

hi Fellows:
Thanks again for the box
which you fellows sent. The
things you send, candy, gum,
smokes and everything else you
send helps at all times.
l always. think around the first
of the month that you fellows
around the shop will be thinking
of the boys in service again, and
believe me, it makes US feel
good when we know the boys at
home are doing such a swell
job. Keep up the good work at
home and Wen do our part on
this end.
A. G. Hilgeman,
City Machine and Tool Co.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Don't Bet on
The Ponys
BY Robert Burkhart

There once was small town. Z.
newspaper publisher who placed
all his editorial chips on the
wrong horse. The horse was
tagged Company Union" and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

he fails to organize and seeks to better his
position
PARABLE OF THE FISH
There is story of Scotch origin which seems
to fit the Of the white collar workers.
In lake in Scotland, there lived millions of
little minnows and few hundred big pickere.
Big pckere being predatory fish, lived off
the little minnows eating up many thousands of
them each year.
Finally, after many of their members had
been devoured by the big pickerel the little min
nows grew mpatient and alarmed and called an
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
BANKS PLEDGE FAITH
IN FREE ENTERPRISE

To war workers living in trailers
and shacks, we bring this comfort
as lyricized in an advertisement
of Hampshire House, flossy New
York habitation:
g. We will continue cooperat-
ing in the war effort while main
tanning a standard of service and
cheerful surroundings for those
who need a relaxing environment
during these trying times:
"Single rooms from SO day.
Double rooms from $40 a day."
y
Berlin Radio april 13): "Tokio
invasion of America near"
Hearst newspapers (all II of
them, April IA: Japanese inva-
sion of U. s. near"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

w a S opposed
in a match
r a c e by a
speedy young
colt n a m e d
"CIO.
Previous to
the race our
hero p l e d
g V e + y tflck
known to his
kim d, e v e n
& t o ODlnP so
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

LABOR leauerS all over lh0
country recognize the need for
and value of true labor unity,
and in many cities have banded
themselves together, at least
for the duration, tc combat the
dangers common to all Labor,
and work together to defeat
Labor's enemies.
WHY NOT HERE?
On several occasions we who
are members of the CIO, AFL
and other labor unions in To-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
In Favor of
Labor Unity
By MELVIN SCHULTZ,
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO
NEED FOR LABOR UNITY

AS the progresses and the forces OF re-
action mobilize all their resources to defeat and
destroy all organized labor, it becomes more
evident that labor must unite and present strong
front to the common foe.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

indignation meeting protest actions of the big pckere
AS result of the Indignation meeting, the little minnows ap
pointed committee to visit the big pcke and protest
to them SO went the committee swimming the lake
to the home of the big pickere.
PRESENT GRIEVANCES
When they arrived big pickere, little
mnows laid their before the big fellows who listened with
grave interest to the protest.
The spokesman for the little mnnows spoke up Look here
said "you have been living off little fellows for years
devoung by the of thousands We're darn sick and
millions and just few yo have decided that
you living off We'll take
hands and stop YOU"
One of the big pckere spoke "You fellows have and
will take under consideration If ou just wait here will
have meeting of executive committee and give answer
the big fish into huddle to talk the Finally
they with counter proposal The chairman said "Wel
fellows it's you fellows having
big fish but hell how could live if didn't live off
you little guys? So going make concession Each
providing to it, will let IL of you little min
big fish, and then they live off the little
minnows."
PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
Away the lake Hurredy they
summoned little mnnows meeting to hear the
glad tdings and from the little mnnows
grievance committee told them of the
that year dozen little fish could becom big pcerel and live
off the Of them Hopes each little minnows secret
heart that he would have the luck become great big kere and
live off the little fish, and result when the question
mighty chorus Of ayes" went up.
YOU TOO?
with the white collar worker He the
kind clothes the big boss He sits Importantly desk doing
clean job for which he vastly undepad and his heart
he habs the and ambition that day he will sit
the bosses desk give the orders and lord the dirty
oily, grease-soaked ons of toll.
Don't kid yourselves boys Your is exactly the
that the grinder and
other in Overa The only difference between the fellow the
machine and is that he organized and fighting for his just
dues while dorganzed underpad of ndduasts
who getting nowhere.
up you workers. Use intelligence
have and realize that unless and until organize
simply being dded by the BOSSES and kidding yourself into the hope
that perhaps will big pkere and live
off the poor little fish.
Of you well educated intelligent. you
realize that wants keep hoping dangling with
promise promotions which when they
insignificant that they nothing and certainly don't make
YOU big fish,
Think it Talk yourselves Organize
selves and stick with the workers with whom should make
It's late wake little min
feared when they organize for action against few big
pickere.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Il Seems To Me iy S.:s,5 @; d
WHITE COLLAR MEN

One Of the most difficult organize into Unions the
white collar
Perhaps is because the with the white collar hopes that
his employers will recognize his worth and
appoint position greater responsibility that
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Ii s A Great
System
By JOHN PAINE
By Federated Press
BY JOHN PAINE

By Federated Press
The Pulitzer prize for under
statement in headlines should go
to The New York Times for the
following:
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
What's NelU?
By EDWARD J. DUCK,
Educational Director, Local IL. UAW.ClO
is IT TRUE?

Quoting from last Sundays newspapers:
"McNutt Freezes Jobs, Wages of All In Essen
tial Industry 4. Violation Made Criminal Of
tense Penalties Heavy for Either Employer
Or
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
War

Continued from Page One)
general area Of FL Guettar. A third
American column was east OF Max
Massey en- cute to Cekhira.
A third American column was
somewhere between Maknassy and
Mezzouna on the road to Mahares,
% miles south of Sfax on the coas-
tai road, and fourth was beyond
Fondouk, threatening the Holy City
OF kairouan in the drive on Sousse.
Meantime Gabes was reported In
flames from the bombardment by
British warships and constant raids
by Allied bombers. 1t was not
thought likely that Rommel could
make a stand in this battered port.
The battle developed into race
between American columns driving
on the enemy flanks to the north,
and the Axis armored forces dash
ing north to join the army Of Gen.
Dietloff Won Arnim in the BiZerte-
Tunis area OF the north coast.
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Serving Their Country

Jr. also is in the Navy and is sta.
toned at Corpus Christi. Texas.
Pvt. Robert Millspaugh OF Fort
Custer spent the week end with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Millspaugh, 295 Park Ave.
Robert Abercrombie is visiting
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
F. Abercrombie during nine day
leave from the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station. He has finished
his boot training and is a second
class seaman. When he returns to
his duties he will be assigned TO
general detail aboard ship and will
be placed in an outgoing unit. He
has been bugler for his compa ny.
His brother. Thomas, who is in the
Army Air Corps, is studying at Uni
versity OF Arkansas in Fayette-
Vile. His parents received a tele-
phone call from him Sunday.
Jack Brothers was home Sunday
from Camp Grant for a few hours
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
HaET5-L.4.1.ss. ~sr"9s
Richard Medium. who was home
"a short time Sunday, has been
transferred from Miami Beach to
Toledo. He is in the Army Air
Corps.
Pvt. First Glass John Morrison,
who spent considerable time in
New Guinea is now in Australia,
swimming and resting there.
Pvt. Clare QltersdoN has been
transferred from Fort Custer to
Fort Jackson, S. c. The boys en-
joyed the experience. The Red
Cross supplied cookies and they
were met by a band.
Howard Seitz. who was home on
three day furlough. has returned
to Fort Miles, Delaware. He is in
the Coast Artillery.
Raymond Yoakam has been trans
ferred TO kearney Mesa. IS miles
from San Diego, Cal, and is to be
sent 10 the Aviation Ordnance base
within thirty days. He has been
awarded three medals-for marks
manship as rifleman. for bayonet
expert1ess and Marine Corps
Base medal.
1t. George Eugene Manning. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Man
ming, Of 105 Z. Ainsworth Blvd, is
temporarily located at the Army
and Navy Y.M.C.A. in Charleston,
Mass.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
Calendar Of Social Events

TODAY
Phoenix Lodge number 10 and NJ Entered Apprentice de-
$780, Masonic Temple lodge
Motherspgers chorus OF city schools M Ypsant High School
music
Auxiliary special meeting tonight
1880 for initiation OF four members followed by party
in honor OF all members
WEDNESDAY
lpant Post number 2s2 American o'clock
Circle two o'clock with Mrs Mack Evey instead with Mrs
Arthur Ferguson.
lplan Aere Fraternal Order Eagles
E. Cross
Red Cross surgical dressings Welch
and $3.50 to and 1880 TO $780, St Luke's House
Girl Scouts four $50 Woodruff; o'clock
riet; Brownies $3.50, Central
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
Deaths
FRANK 4. VEDDER

FRANK L. VEDDER
Willis. Mich. Mar. 30-Frank L.
Vedder died suddenly March 81 af
ter an illness of several years. He
was born in Augusta Township.
May 10, 1874. the son OF Almon and
Sarah Preston Vedder. His par
ents moved into the present farm
home when he was two years old
and there he lived the remainder
OF his life. On April IL. 1913. he
married Miss Lucy Z. Smith, Oak
Vile. who survives him, as do
his sister, Mrs. Clara Knicely, Up
SLANT, and FIVE nephews, and sew
eral cousins. Besides his par
ents, one sister, Effie, and a broth
err, Morris, preceded him in death.
Funeral services are being held
from the residence, 120Sf futile
Hill Rd., this afternoon at O'Clock,
with Rev. w. F. Boetcher. OF the
Whitaker Church officiating Burr
al will be in the family lot in
London Cemetery.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
Municipal Court

Pleading guilty 10 the charge OF
being intoxicated and disorderly
the following paid fines Of $40 each
In Municipal Court: Harry G.
Smith. Willow Lodge; Clarence F.
Wentworth, III n. Huron st. and
Miss Rose NJ. Caillouette. Willow
Lodge. Charged with being disor-
derby. fines were paid as follows:
John F. Trimble and Juanita Hartt'
Willow Lodge. $50 each; Joseph
Lynes, 42S n. Huron St, $40;
Merthey Jones and Floney Gum,
both OF 42s Hawkins St. SO each;
and Jack Benjamin. 315 E. Williams
St, $40. Charles Alban. 113 Miles
St.. charged with reckless driving.
paid a fine OF S25. and restitution
for damaging a car was arranged
for. William G. Lowe, Flint. Mich,
charged with passing on hill. was
given a sentence OF ten days to be
suspended II he pays a fine Of $40.
Earl d. oswald. Leland Sanatorium,
charged with being intoxicated, was
sentenced 10 ten days 10 jail OF line
OF SO.
Fine. paid for traffic violations
we're: Lyle Reed, Mason, $685.. ex-
PRED operators license; Rudolph
Meinke. Hsrtland, 81. Robert Nc
Laughlin, Ann Arbor, 81, and George
Z. Hester. 81 stop violations;
James T. Heare, 50. and Dwight L.
Horton, SO, signal light violations
Theodore A. Kaelin, Belleville, $40
and Les Fsraham $40, speeding
Bruce W. Rollins, Ann Arbor. 49,
red light violation: John II. Chap.
man, s3.35. improper passing and
overtakinE; and John Z. Bayer'
Ann Arbor, 1896, expired chauf.
feur's license. Total Of fines paid
for minor traffic violations was 81.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
Fine Points in Bridqe
BY sHETARD BARCLAY

But even in his 3-No Trump
play South failed. West led the
club 4 and East was smart enough
to play his Q instead OF the A.
South. fearing that West might
have the Al at the head OF his
suit, was afraid to let East win
this and then come through his
X. So he took that first trick.
Now he had no way to run nine
tricks without first letting East
in with the diamond A. When he
did that. East scored the club A
and led the 7. so that West ran
the rest of the suit, beating the
contract.
Why didn't South, instead Of
growing at East for "foxing"
him, do little figuring when he
saw the club Q played on the
opening trick? He should have
reasoned that East had to have
the A for his bid, and so should
have held up his X confidently.
Then, when East later won with
the diamond A, the club suit would
have been dead and ten tricks for
South would have been unstop-
able.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30

Daniel D. Muntean. formerly OF
this city. has received his commits
sion as second Lieutenant in the
Army OF the United States at the
Tank Destroyer officer Candidate
School at Camp Hood, Texas.
Corp. W. A. Horner writs from
Camp Claiborne, La, that he will
complete his basic training this
week. He has recently been ad-
yanced TO technical corporal. lie re-
ports seeing wild geese heading
north.
Mrs. Agnes Corkins received>word
from the office OF commanding
general OF the headquarters OF
Army Air Forces Gulf Coast train.
ing center. about her son Cyril W.
Corkins, now an aviation cadet. who
has been especially selected for
training as a cadet in the Army
A Forces.
At ANAANA lNdus III DdAAs
I'm order 10 win this war. II is
TlsS a. have TIA. hest qualified
young men at the controls OF Our
military aircraft. Upon their pre-
cisiou, daring and GOODNESS will de.
pend in large measure the success
OF our entire war effort.
Comprehensive tests indicate
tLat your son stands a very good
chance Of successfully completing
the rigid training for an Army pilot
and you have every reason to be
proud OF him. | congratulate YOU
and him.
Mrs. Hazel Marker. formerly Miss
Hazel Atkinson, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. George II. Atkinson OF
Ypsilanti, has received orders to
report to smith College April 10 TO
begin boot training" in the
WAVES. Upon graduation she will
be commissioned as an Ensign.
Mrs. Marker was graduated from
Ypsilanti High School with the
class OF 1927 and attended Michigan
State Normal College, from which
she was graduated in 1890. She has
been active in music for number
Of years, and at the present time is
office manager OF a loan company
in Detroit.
A brother, George H. Atkinson,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
Births

Daughter. Beth Ann: To Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Gillespie in Monroe
Hospital March 25. Weight eight
pounds, three ounces. Mr.. Gillespie
is with the fighting fofces in North
Africa. Mrs. Gillespie will be re.
membered as Miss Ilene Briggs,
formerly Of this city.
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Morton. 1874 Ridge Rd.. at Boyer
Hospital today; weight eight pounds
nine ounces.
Son: To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Loehr. $40 Congress St, at Boyer
Hospital today, weight eight pounds
seven ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-30
NO BONES IN V-GARDENs

PORTLAND. Ore.-CP - Port
land dogs who choose to bury their
bones in Victory gardens will be
given harsh treatment after this.
Mayor Earl Riley has ordered his
official dogcatcher TO round them
all up, whether licensed or unli-
censed. The city is having a verl-
table epidemic of Victory gardens,
and there is very little other ground
left for bone-burying by dogs.