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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
Seoman Puts $3.50
Aword Into Bonds

NEW YORK-(FP)-Merchant
Seaman Charles Eggleston, who
was injured in ship accident last
August in which he lost 800 use
of one leg, has turned into bonds
a $3.50 compensation award he
has just received, the National
Maritime Union (CIO) reports.
The announcement coincided
with the opening of a nationwide
drive by the NMU membership
and their families for $500,000 in
war bonds to buy a submarine
chaser. The drive will be COM
pleted by Labor Day, Sept. 6,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
AlrWdy
AirIngs

We are glad to have Pauline
Turks back with us after her long
absence because of illness.
Ray Turks, who visited us re-
Gently, was transferred to Califor-
MIA from his base at Great Lakes,
Illinois.
The regular patrons of the B. l.
are sorry to hear of Auggie's con-
finement to the hospital because
of stroke. We all wish you a
speedy recovery, Auggie.
1t has been suggested that lit
tie less warbling and singing from
the Assembly Department No. 10
might cause few less nervous
conditions and Increase the working
ability of everyone within hearing
distance.
Maxine Bumfield is back to work
again after a short illness. Hope
you are feeling better, Maxine.
A certain production clerk is
about to become feminine Super
Man. 1t seems she is unable to
walk any way without criticism
from someone. She has decided the
only agreeable thing to do is to
learn to fly.
Joe Mroz certainly picked an
ideal place for his boat to catch
fire-right in the middle of Lake
Erie. Wasn't sea sick women
enough to take care of, Joe?
A winder in the Inverter Dept.
complained she never has her name
in the paper. So this is the time,
Virginia Drzewiecki
Vince Schwind insists that all
the boys in his department are
wolves. He certainly must be right.
At least anyone having as much
experience as he should be able to
judge others.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
Spicer Unit News

Spicer Unit Organizing Committee,
has been really busy getting the
material ready for a representa-
tion case for the Spicer Office
Workers to be sent to the NLRB.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED
Chairman Frank Rostetter has
called a special Unit meeting for
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock to
hear and discuss the complete re-
port from the Seniority Board. The
meeting will be held at Local IL
hall, 425 Winthrop st.
BYLAWS COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Bylaws Com
mittee has been called for 1880
p. m, Aug. 1S, at Local IL hall, in
the Spicer room on the second floor
the chairman notified special re-
porter for the Spicer Unit News.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
National
Supply
By Shorty" Sager
PARADE

PARADE
One of the really fine union men
in National Supply is Tommy All
cock, who each year shows fine
spirit in the work he does for the
Labor Day parade.
AS usual, Tommy is working get
ting everything ready for Labor
Day, so our unit won't have to take
back seat for any other unit. He
is working night and day getting
parade. caps, banners and other
equipment ready for Labor's big
day.
Any of you brothers who do not
have hats and wish one, please get
in touch with Tommy at your ear
liest opportunity. Also, you can get
in touch with your correspondent,
Shorty.
BY all means, let's turn out in
large numbers on Labor Day. Don't
forget the public judges us by the
way we turn out on this day. It's
our opportunity to make good
showing, so let's all get on the job
and take pride in making our unit
one of the really outstanding sec
tons in the line of march.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
AL Says No
TO cIO Joint
Political Action

CHICAGO-(FP) - The AFL
executive council rejected the CIO
proposal for joint political action
Aug. II, deciding instead to re-
affirm its traditional policy Of
"rewarding our friends and pun
ishing our enemies"
At the same time, the council
called for repeal of the Smith
Connally act, which seriously
threatens continued successful
enforcement of the AFL's no.
strike policy"
The decision on political activity
was made following consideration
of a proposal made recently to
AFL President William Green by
Chairman Sidney Hillman of the
CLOS political action committee.
Hillman, Green said, had come to
him two weeks ago and had pro-
posed that the AFL set up a po-
litical committee to work jointly
with the CIO in formulating po-
litical policies.
"The executive council was of
the opinion" Green said after the
meeting, "that we could not afford
to jeopardize the success of our
political policy by becoming en-
tangled with any other organiza-
ton. The CIO idea was that COM
mittees of our two organizations
should join. Mr.. Hillman wanted
his political action committee to
join with the AFL political COM
mittee and to work together in the
formulation and execution of po-
litical policies. Our action means,
of course, that the council refuses
to join with Mr.. Hillman's COM
mittee."
In line with its decision, the
council set up nonpartisan po-
litical committee, headed by Green.
Commenting on Attorney Gen.
eral Francis Biddle's recent opin-
ion that, under the Smith Connal-
ly act, any minority, no matter
how small, can force strike vote,
the council said in a formal state
ment:
without the Smith Connally
act, unions would be able in almost
every case to prevail upon the
workers to submit their grievances
to the War Labor Board and reach
a settlement in an orderly way
without interrupting production.
But with the act in operation, the
efforts of our unions to comply
with the no-strike policy at all
costs can be and are being
thwarted."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
Rathbun

By Drexel O'Neil

Prior to the victory garden era
the boys would gather of a noon
hour and talk about such abstract
topics as wine, women and song
Their present conversations are
lily white and Simmon pure. Such
as, "How are your beets coming
Frank" or perhaps, "Yep, planted
that patch of corn 7 weeks ago" /"
Observations are confined as to
how close to plant, what pests to
combat and how. Many of our racy
raconteurs have switched to dirt
dobbing.
Frank Hasselschwert has a
dandy garden but you can credit
that to experience; long before the
victory garden idea was sold to us
Frank was busy with his vege-
tables.
Jake Sperry and Joe Turk both
have gardens behind the Foundry
where they can keep watch fol
predators 1.-TWO legged) as was
attested by the following incident
Ted Bode, making sure that both
were watching, started Sinking off
toward their gardens. After round
ing a corner he sprinted (oi
hobbled) upstairs in the pattern
shed and waited for the fun tc
begin. Sure enough, Jake and Joe
weren't long in showing up. Flank
ing the shed, they gumshoed up
and peered around the corners only
to see each other. When Ted, from
the upper window, gave them a
we'll deserved horse laugh, men in
the shop started for the washroom,
thinking the quitting whistle had
gurgled. (No offense Ted, we're
insulting the whistle). You see
boys, gardens aren't all wedding
and bugs.
After deliberately courting the
support of organized labor this
administration is slowly tying our
hands with strangling regulations
and directives. If F.D.R. is OUR
guardian why doesn't he crack the
whip over some Of those bungling
bureau heads whom he appointed.
He gives an ounce and will later
take a pound. WAKE UP, LABOR!
German labor was wooed, won and
subjugated, likewise Italian labor
unions. Perhaps John L. Lewis
does know what he is doing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
Cameo Cd

It's In The Air

It's IN Inc AIR
Norm Simmons is organizing q
swing band and will feature John
Afford as the vocalist Some peo-
pie in the plant will be unhappy
if our three day holiday plan il
accepted The new members ini-
tiated at our last meeting were
dissatisfied and we don't blame
them. It was a poor showing. ..
Mary Biship is in the market for
a widower with plenty Of do-re-
mi. Sorry Mary, we hear they're
rationed Johnny Iwanich
doesn't seem to be able to free
himself from the arms of Nor
pheus Where was Elmer?
=. After only one singing lesson,
Lillian Belly was offered the
lead in the operetta at the Zoo All
phitheater. Ted "Sheephead"
Witkowski does great job of en-
tertaining the girls in dept. L..
Snubby Polcyn has the cutest scar.
let glow in his cheeks when ap-
preached by a member of the fair
sex. james Hill is picking on
poor little Arthur oJnes. Shame
on you jim -. Larry Bialoruch
wants to go back on the dock SO
he can spend more time with the
women like Thad Sikorsi does. :.
The news boxes at the plant are
NOT for this column. They are
for the company magazine =.
Frances Machinski took a day off
to register. or was it the soldier
boy Esther Swaciak says she
can show Mona Polcyn a few
things when it comes to fishing
Benny Benny Zielinski is walk
ing on air these days. .Virginia
Brooks is the reason Johnny
Grycza is proud papa "a boy.
Congratulations John. All those
interested in a singles and doubles
horseshoe tournament please get
in touch with this writer. Don't
forget voting for a delegate to
the convention takes place at the
Union Hall Sunday, August %
from Z to 4. He will be your
representative so cast your vote
Don't forget q letter TO the
boys in service.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20

News
BY Frank Sido.


Bill Clark who was member Of
the Executive Committee until his
induction into the Army was home
for visit recently. He visited the
folks in the Rubber plant and is
looking swell. He still likes steak
and good beer and would like to
hear from his acquaintences. His
address: Pvt. William H. Clark
Hdq. Bty. 254th Field Artillery,
Camp Gordon, Ga.
Bob Fritsche formerly secretary
treasurer of the DeVilbiss Unit
Credit Union also visited the shop
last week. Bob's friends may write
him at this address: Sgt. Robert
r. Fritsche, Hq. 715 Training
Groupe, Seymore johnson Field
GoId5boro, North Carolina.
Pat Mccarthy has left the De-
Vilbiss Co., to return to his job Of
teaching and coaching at Central
High School.
Sorry to hear that Marie Buck
is sick, hope she RECEIVERS soon 50
she can come back and keep up
the fighting spirit Of the rubber
division.
Why did the production Of hose
increase while Paul (Gremlin) Nj
chalak was on his vacation? Looks
bad, Paul.
jim Jelly BalD Bailey, boss in
spector of the rubber division
admits that he is a good fellow
Haven't found anyone to share has
admission.
Glad to see Marion Meecham
back on the job. The trip to
Texas and Florida didn't seem to
do her much good; as if a trip
could improve on (Pete).
Heard that Norma CBubbles)
Schafer is using a new type OF
bubble gas in the old buggy,
seems it is a home brew that won't
stay in the tank. Might be caused
by too much yeast, Norma.
Who is the little Gremlin IN the
braider room who delights in ty-
ing baby mice on other girls
machines? Shame on you Bertha,
Delegates to the eighth annual
convention of the U.A.W. elected
bv the DeVilbiss Unit are: Frank
Sido. Unit Chairman, Ernest ku-
backi. Vice Chairman and Paul
Kesler, Executive Compitteeman
of the sheet metal division, Art
Rae was runner-up and will act as
alternate. Bruno Bitker also ran
Eddie Miller passed out cigars
and bon-bons last week in celebra-
ton of a new baby girl, this is the
second daughter for Eddie and It
is about time he gets down to
business, we need more soldiers
Eddie.
Eddie Eastman, Steward IN the
maintenance division reports the
arrival of a new bouncing baby
boy. Well bet he grows up to De
a good union man.
If all the good brothers anc
sisters who couldn't be bothered
by voting at the delegate election
attend our next meeting on Sept
1st, we will really pack the hall
Shame on you.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
Hopping


PICNIC
Big news folks-despite the war,
rationing, shortage Of refresh
ments and other handicaps, the A.
&c. Hopping is going to have its
annual picnic again this year.
Location Of the picnic viii be
Shady Shores on the east side Of
the river.
Time-10:0O a. m. until-well,
just until-
Date-Sunday, August p.
Transportation viii be furnished
through the Welcome Committee
and arrangements can be made
with this committee in the shop.
Refreshments viii be served. Hot
dogs. ice cream. pop and other re-
freshments will be provided on the
grounds. Turn out and have a good
time.
Ed. Kurek. Chairman.
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AROUND THE SHOP

Heater Black, better known as
"Blackie," is a demon bowler and
expert with all kinds of Figures.
He is accepting team lineups fol
the coming bowling season. Blackie
will be secretary treasurer of our
league this year. Blackie asks your
cooperation and he deserves it. 81
why don't you get busy and get
your teams organized.
Dale Reid is convalescing from
recent illness at his parents
home near Delta. Glad to hear you
are feeling better, fella, and sin
cere hopes you will soon be back
with US.
Evidently Bill Manders and Lee
Allen think the joint can't get along
without them. They telegraphec
from West Branch, Mich, to say
they were having trouble but would
be back as soon as possible.
Who is that grandma in the lab
oratory? Suits me!
One of our tool men is going il
for preaching in big way. All he
needs is a 2x25 tent. Information
gladly given by H. McVicker.
THANKS
Theodore Mizerny and Lila want
to say their thanks to all those
who donated for that beautiful
wedding present they received
That's ok kids, and we wish yoU
lots of luck. Believe me, you'll neec
it like we all do.
To Floyd McCicker: If you neeC
any insurance on that field mouse
hound of yours, the brothers
around the shop will gladly con-
tribute for same.
Don't forget our next regular
meeting Sunday, August %. We
elect three delegates for the ma
tional UAW-CIO convention. Re.
member?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-20
By Winfield G Vernier

ELECTION NEWS
As / sit here in the B. c. room
tapping out this column the smoke
is just beginning to clear from a
ferocious, hot and heavy, progress
sive, non-political campaign for
election of delegates to the Inter
rational Convention to be held in
Buffalo, n. Y, starting Get. a.
The following nominees stood for
election as candidates for election
as delegates to the convention:
Tom Burke, Clyde Kiker, George
Hawkins, Barbara Welch, Elmer
Gregory, Randolph Gray, Gerald
Lake, Frank Rostetter, Richard
Lowe, Ellsworth Kramer, Tom
Carroll, Scott Rogers, Bob Thomas,
Earl Ordway, Win Vernier, Shorty
|DeGroff, Carl Schick, Stanley Fan
dell, Frank Mohn, Paul Nay, Art
Manifold, Henry Baum, Charles
Hoover, Ed Whaley, Mike Bracey,
Pat Brannan, Dan Garno, Leo
Meyer, Park Hepfinger and Will
liam Hicks.
BRACY, BURKHARDT RETURN
Mike Bracey and Robert Burk-
hardt are back in the shop after
. serving the international for near
by y months. We are all happy TO
have these two members Of the
Unit back with US again.
NEW STEWARDS ELECTED
An auburn-haired addition to the
Steward Body in the shop is none
other than Lillian Carroll, wife Of
Brother Tom Carroll, steward Of
Dept. 125, first trick. Lii is also
on the first trick in Dept. 80. She
I is active in the organization and
gets out to all the meetings.
The following were elected to
the stewardship in their resectiye
+ ideartments on the second shift:
Mable Haughton, Dept. 80; Bill
Gabriel, Dept. 1877; Lawrence Ny
ers, Dept. ga, and Dave Kamin-
sky, Dept. z5.
/ SPICER OFFICE WORKERS
Members Of the Spicer Unit Of
[ flee forces were out in large num-
/ Ibers during the election hours for
( delegates to the convention TO cast
their vote and have a say in the
matter Of who shall represent them
1 at UAW convention. The Spicer
/ Unit members out in the shop were
proud to see their new fraternal
| brothers and sisters out using their
prerogative.
Scott Rogers, chairman Of the
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WiIIys Seeing Eye

If not. for your information, it is
located on w. Central Ave, and is
better known as the Liberty Night
Club. Every Friday night from 4:3O
on, more aluminium forgings are
made there than are made in the
hammers in the shop. Friday, Aug.
13, was terrific. They made so
many forgings that you could
hardly squeeze through the doors.
In fact they had to put in a rush
call to the truck garage to send all
their big forgings they were max
ing over to the dept. so some of
the regular customers from other
shop could squeeze in. MORAL:
DO YOUR FORGINGS IN
THE SHOP, NOT IN A SA-
LOON!
NIX ON BOSS
Andy Masler of Dept. 382 was
approached lately by Bill Kelly
with proposition on him taking a
foreman job, and Andy, who al
ways has the right answer, said,
"Who me? | should say not! No
boss job for me, as there are too
many screwball bosses in the shop
already" We know that is lot of
territory to cover, but we know
from experience that Andy is
right. Some members might think
this a promotion, and maybe it is
under certain superintendent, but
they are so far in the minority.
We have been wondering of late
why a certain group of members
are walking to work, and on ques-
tioning them, we found out it was
not the gas shortage, but they were
getting in shape for the Labor Day
parade. These are what we call
loyal Union members, and they
said it is one day in the year when
we will meet all our friends from
other shops and not the dollar fine
that was voted and has been in our
bylaws for the last five or six
years. Yes, that is true Unionism.
Let's all parade and show the world
that Toledo is a Union town.
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HAPPY GAL

If you enjoy hearing songs, both
old and new, just listen to Juanita
Hintz warble them off all day. Just
ask the girls who sit next to her
in Dept. d. What makes her so
happy? Is it the thought that those
new time clocks (Which haven't
arrived yeti will be in soon, may
be.
A patent for theft-proof valve
cap has been applied for recently.
Ask Hank Greene.
WRITE THE BOYS
Since the war began there have
been many boys who have left the
shop. There is no doubt that they
would appreciate an occasional let
ter from US all, to bring them up
to date on current events at the
shop, as we'll as in Toledo. There
are many of US who could, if we
cared to, send them a word Of
cheer now and then. If you don't
have the addresses, then run 10
Gertrude Thompson in the commit
tee office and she will be more
than glad to give you any soldiers
address that you may request.
SHERLOCK
Dick Tracy will have to look to
his laurels. Chuck Decker, the real
sleuth of these here parts, over
takes the criminals almost before
the crime has been committed and
takes them to the jail house with
out the aid of police. Not bad for
an amateur.
REGISTER
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Congress removed the $4,000 a
year salary ceiling from the rich
and socked 20 cents Of the dollar
Withholding tax on YOU.
REGISTER TO VOTE!
A UNION WORKER has a voice
in his job.
A REGISTERED WORKER has
voice in his government.
Register to vote. THEN VOTE!
NIX, GEORGE
We see the foreman in Dept. B
still insists on doing his own re-
pair work. Union cooperation is
out as far as he is concerned. He
will learn, however, through ex-
perience, that we work strictly by
the contract. We wonder what his
Interpretation of Article A, Section
II, really is. Perhaps the poor fella
can't read, or else he prefers to
play ignorant. Which is it, George !?
Marie Farnsworth had an opera
ton on Aug. II in st. Vincent's
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First Women c!O
Council Secretary

OAKLAND, Calf. - (FP) -
With her election as executive sec
retary Of the Alameda County CIO
Council, Ruby Heide becomes the
first woman to head an amalga-
mated union organization. Mrs.
Heide, who served formerly as re-
cording secretary and sergeant-at-
arms of the council, was elected TO
succeed her husband, Paul Heide,
who resigned TO take charge of
the East Bay warehouse local of
the International Longshoremen' s
and Warehousemen's Union.
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REGISTER

Aothers and Sisters! Have you
- tered so you can vote or are
too busy to spend at least one
hour going to PIT Superior ST.?
Why are we so anxious to get
everyone registered this fall? Be-
cause there are too many Howard
Smiths in Congress. He hates ev-
eryone who has 20 work for a
living, and he proved it by being
one of the men who wrote the
Smith-Connally Bill.
"We must learn to govern the
unruly elements within our midst
before we undertake to settle the
affairs of troubled world" mean
ing he wanted to eliminate all La
Dor Unions. This great" man
comes from Virginia and is a
staunch Poll Taxer." We do not
charge poll tax north of the Mason
and Dixon Line, but we have lot
of Republicans who align them
selves with the Smith, CoXes, Dies,
and Byrds. This unholy alliance
dominated the first session of the
18th Congress.
Here are some of the lousy
things they did: They took the
incentive payments from the real
dirt farmers, cutting the Farm Sc
curity Administration by eliminat-
ing the crop insurance program,
after telling the farmers what
good friends they were. 1t devel-
oped a "Red" purge of honest gov
ernment employees and tried to sell
their lousy ideas through the NAM
controlled daily papers. It's strategy
is to cripple every government
agency and then accuse President
Roosevelt of doing bad job.
The record of the present con-
gress is black, where working peo-
pie are concerned, and you can bet
Taft and Burton are not lily white,
because they belong to this rotten
outfit. President Roosevelt won a
few victories by vetoing the ban
on subsidies, the Bankhead Bill,
and by firing Chester Davis, the
would-be food czar and "stooge"
of the real enemies of the workers.
When this present Congress con-
venes again in September, most
likely they will try to raise food
R.es and still hold wages down,
they know the worker will not
- the one and only economic
weapon he has, and that is the bal
lot box.
Wake up and register! If you
don't, do you know what they will
force on you? Well, it will be fed
eralized sales tax, better known as
the poor mans burden, National
Service legislation or forced labor,
drive on aliens, seeing they all
belong to the rugged Americans
better known as political graftees;
and scarcity" production of food
for keeping the prices high and
blaming the president for any food
shortages, as weapon to beat him
in 1914.
Let us begin showing our voting
strength at. the November election
in the council race by electing Tom
Burke, vice-president of Local II,
UAW-CIO. Make that a prelude to
the national election by turning out
to vote.
FORGINGS
Have you ever visited Dept. 662?
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Champion SparkIets

Hospital. The reports on her con-
dition are favorable. We wish her
a speedy recovery.
After weeks Of concern about
the whereabouts Of her brother,
Pvt. Stanley Rogowski, Cherie
Kaptur received word that he had
landed Somewhere in England"
Her other brother, Corp. Anthony
Rogowski, is stationed in Camp
Custer, Michigan. He's an NJ. P.
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Michigan controls more territory

on Lake Superior than on any
other of the Great Lakes. Mich
igan owns 1921 squares miles of
water on Superior; 1906 square
mile on Lake Michigan; S,975
square miles on Lake Huron; ZIG
square miles on Lake Erie; and
116 square miles on Lake st. Clair.