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WAR PRODUCTS OF cHRYslER CORPORATION
Tanks Tank Engines An-Aireroft Cons Bomber
Fvsslase Sections Bomber Wings Airero Engines
Wide Variety Of Ammunition Ansi-Tonk Vehicles Com
mond Reconnaissance cas confonmsnf Furnaces . Troop
Motor Transports .Ambvonees .Marine Wsopou
Carriers Marine and industrial Engines eyrecompo.sss
Air Roid Sirens and Fire Fighting Equipment Powdered
Metal Parts Navy Pontoens Field Kitchens Bomb
shoeklss Tent Heotsrs Refrigeration comprssse Air
croft Landing oeos and othsr important War Equipment
h fhs production Of hs equipment csysIsr eorpesios
assied BY so7s sutesnraetor IN s56 towns IN 50 sus
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In manufacturing the gyro-compass all Of the
thousands of big and little parts undergo the most
rigorous test and inspection. They must always
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WE had 70 DUPLICATE THE
PITCH AND TOSS OF THE
OCEAN FOR OUR FINAL TEST
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THIS WAS THE QUESTION the U. s. Navy asked
us on February 5, 1912.
Our answer, I'VE ought to be able to 80. How
soon can we see one?"
With the coming of the war these gyro-com-
passes were needed in large quantity to equip the
ships of our rapidly expanding Navy and Merchant
Marine They had never been built in quantity
production.
To save time one of the big thirteen hundred
pound Sperry GyroCompasses was sent from
OVERNIGHT FROM
BROOKLYN >AsSsSSg[WA
PASSENGER S[~E
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Promptly we sent men of wide experience in
precision manufacture, electrical engineering and
mechanical processes to Brooklyn, New York, where
they studied first hand the technical construction
and assembly of this intricate mechanism. They were
greatly aided in these studies by the Sperry Gyro-
scope Company, Inc. long experienced in gyro-
compass manufacture.
Study of the drawings, specifications and the
parts of the compass, helped decide which parts
we would manufacture ourselves and which we
would sub-contract to other companies Our master
mechanics made plans for more than five thousand
special tools, dies jigs and fixtures. Our planning
department began to order production material We
made the final selections of men from our own
organization whose abilities clearly fitted them for
supervision of the many tasks of gyro-compass
SCORES OF DRAWINGS,
BlUEpRhrs =
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Indiana Labor
Answers
Rickenbocker

INDIANAPOLIS - (FP) - The
AFL, CIO and railroad unions here
gave their answer to Eddie Ricken-
hackers recent anti-labor speech
with a giant Labor for Victory
rally where army, navy and war
production officials told the truth
about labor's part in the war eff
fort.
The public heard the facts about
production from Wendell Lund, di-
rector of the WPB Labor Division;
Tom Hutson, Indiana state labor
commissioner; Gov. Henry F..
Schricker; Col. George E. Strong,
who is in charge of aircraft ord
nance work for the army in the
Detroit area; two wounded soldiers
just back from South Pacific battle
action; coast guardsman just re-
turned from invasion duty in North
and Tom Fitzsimmons, di-
rector of the safety school of the
National Maritime Union (CIO).
Lund said it was the most en-
thusiastic rally he had addressed
since last July.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Crawford Causes
Loss Of 10000
Mun-Hours

CLEVELAND, O.-(FP)-Fred-
erick c. Crawford, president OF
Thompson Products Co., and of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, was accused by United
Auto Workers (CIO) of wasting
10000 manhours of war production
when he shut down his entire plant
here for As minutes on each of the
three shifts to make workers listen
to him make a speech.
Imagine what would be said by
Crawford" a UAW paper, The
Thompson Organizer, commented,
"if the workers had taken it upon
themselves to shut down the plant
in a strike for 45 minutes to pro-
test the vicious intimidation, coer-
cion poor pay and chiseling bonus
system.
eve are of the opinion Mr.. Craw-
ford would have been on the radio
the next day, yelling to the high
heaven - aliens, spies and trail
tors"
Just before the shutdown, CON-
pany bulletin appeared saying, mo
Speeches Allowed" Ii was posted
after two workers spoke for the
CIO during lunch hour.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
C|O Locals in Toledo Unite
To Arouse Political Interest
WLB Denies
Infer-PIunf


WASHINGTON, April 19.-Re-
gional War Labor Boards were in
structed last week to deny at once
all proposed wage and salary ad
justments which involve only inter-
plant inequalities and which cannot
be decided on the Little Steel for
mula or substandards of living.
Approximately 10000 out of IT,
900 requests for approval of volun-
tary increases in wage or salary
rates now pending before the Re-
gional and National Boards will be
denied under this instruction, which
was necessitated under the "hold-
the-line" executive order of April
8.
Rulings by wage directors and
Regional Boards in those inequality
cases over which they have authori-
ty to make a final determination
and which were actually made be-
fore 1880 p. M, EWT, April 8, may
be issued and made effective even
though not put into final written
form or communicated to the par
ties prior to the deadline, the in
structions said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

George w. Adde's, international
UAW-CIO financial secretary, of
Detroit, spoke to the mass meeting
of the Spicer Unit Wednesday
night in the Civic Auditorium and
told the assembly there could be
no sanctioned strike at the Spicer
Co. plant until the October UAW-
CIO convention, which would have
to pass on the measure.
Adde's denied that the Thompson
Products Co. strike in Cleveland
had the sanction of the Interna-
tional Union, saying that this re-
port, published in the daily papers
throughout the United States, was
untrue and published for the pur-
pose of injuring labor.
Equality of Sacrifice
In his talk to the members Of
the Spicer plant, who were meeting
on the question of whether sor not
there would be strike in the plant
due to inequalities in the forge and
heat treat divisions, which caused
a one-day work stoppage last week,
Adde's reemphasied the United Auto
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Haywood Says
Hu+cheson Broke
Up Unity ToIks

HARRISBURG, Pa. - (FP) -
Pres. William Hutcheson of United
Bro. of Carpenters & Joiners
(AFL) was accused of deliberate
ly and maliciously breaking up
peace negotiations" between the
AFL and CIO by CIO Vice Pres.
Allan S. Haywood in a speech be-
fore the Pennsylvania CIO con-
vention.
After all other CIO and AFL re-
presentatives at the conference had
accepted CIO Pres. Philip Murray's
proposals, said Haywood, Hutche-
sons insistence on recognition of
his socalled back door contracts
blocked further agreement.
without Sweetheart contracts,
Bill Hutcheson can't stand the gafs
of democratic unions" Haywood
continued. "He is looking forward
to the next election, to try to sell
some Hoover to the country. If
people like Htucheson can't have
control, they don't want unity"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

the organizational work and cleo
ton periods.
Following were elected to serve
for one year on the executive COM
mittee: Sam Carter, Robert Young,
John Shires, Benjamin Wright,
Paul Smith, F. Blair, Al Newbert,
Roscoe Ritz and c. KrolI. The COM
mittee will elect the chairman and
other officers from its ranks.
Chosen as Unit representatives
to Local Ia were John Shires, Glen
Ranger and Sam Carter. Robert
Young and Harold Hawkins were
named as delegates to the Toledo
Industrial Union Council with Ar
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
No Strike, Secretary Adde's
Tells Workers Of Spicer Plant

satisfaction with the War labor
Board, would be greatly corrected
and would constitute an increase
in the real wages of the workers.
Vote Taken
After considerable discussion,
pro and con, a vote finally was
taken to determine if another meet
ing should be called and a strike
vote taken.
With respect TO the strike vote,
Mr.. Adde's told the workers that
even if vote was taken approving
strike, it could not possibly be
given the approval of the Interna-
tional Union.
Results of the vote will not be
known until some time today. If
the majority vote in favor of con-
ducting a strike vote, there will be
another meeting at which the Off
cial ballot on the question will be
cast. Wednesday nights voting was
by secret ballot.
Officials of Local II, UAW-CIO,
attended the meeting, as well as
Regional Director Richard Gosser.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Murray Demands
Action On Prices
And Profifeerinq

NEW YORK-CI0 Pres. Philip
Murray called April ~ for fight
to roll prices back to their Sept.
Is, 1912 level and to eliminate un-
reasonable war profits.
Although Pres. Roosevelt's April
8 wage-price order was not speci-
fically mentioned, Murray's re-
marks made during a second sur
prise talk at the BARRIERS & Beauty
Culturists (CIO) convention obvi-
ously referred to the new policy.
eff initiation runs amok, wages
can never hope to keep pace" Muir
ray warned. "The CIO has been
fighting initiation because its de-
Wasting effects are just about as
bad as a devastating defeat on a
fighting front"
Unless both prices and profits
can be kept within bounds, Murray
sad, 81 am afraid that the hoary
hand of destructive, uncontrolled
initiation may haunt the homes of
the homes of the people of the
United States.
"The CIO believes and the CIO
will fight for those two principles:
the restoration of retail prices to
Sept. Is levels and the discontinue
tion on all government contracts of
profiteering, no matter where it
may be, for the duration of the
war"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
A&P Election
Slo+ed For
April 28

Warehouse m ployes of the
Great Atlantic G. Pacific Tea Co.
will vote April % in a NLRB con-
Quoted election to determine a
proper bargaining agent, according
to a NRLB directive received by
Ivo Erwin, organizer for h e
URWDSEA-CIO.
Setting of the date for the cleo
tion followed NRLB hearing at
which time the A & P management
agreed to a consent election.
With a majority of the workers
in the warehouse already members
of the Retail Clerks Union, it
seems an assured fact that the CIO
will win the election hands down.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Draft Head
Issues Work,
Fight Order

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - (FP)
Brig. Gen. Ben M. Smith, Ala
bama selective service director,
has asserted that all war workers
engaging in work stoppages or
strikes would be Immediately re-
classified in their draft status.
Smith has ordered reclassifica-
ton of 1900 workers at the Bir-
mingham Tank Co. who engaged
in a work stoppage, but the men
to work before the local
draft boards took action. Smith
warned, however, that the reclassi-
fication order would apply "to all
future strikes in Alabama war
plants"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Council passed a SIS blank
ct increase for all city en-
ployes, including those re-
ceiving more than S3,4OO per
year at their Monday night
meeting. Only ones excluded from
the raise were City Manager
Schoonmaker and all directors of
city departments.
Those who will benefit are the
policemen, firemen, water works
employees, street and other depart
ments, city auditor, commissioner
of health and city clerk.
Much Discussion by Council
Councilman Howard E tc h n
wanted to exclude city employees
making more than S3,400 from the
increase in an amendment to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
City Employees Get
S15-Per-Month Increase

Councilman Thacher's amendment
to grant the employees the blanket
raise. The amendment was voted
down after considerable discussion,
principal of which was where the
money was coming from to meet
the increase.
Councilman George Bryce was
one of the opponents to granting
the raise, unless Council had an
assured source of income sufficient
to meet it. To this Councilman
Thacher replied, that when the last
pay raise was granted city en-
ployes there was prospect that
there might be payless paydays,
and that since this had never oc-
cured they should be willing to take
another chance on the same pros
poets, as long as the city employees
Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Detroit Seeks
Rofe Reduction

WASHINGTON (FP) - In the
first step taken to bring about cleo
trio rate reductions since the Pres
ident's "hold the line" order, OPA
Acting General Counsel Thomas L.
Emerson submitted a brief support
ing the city of Detroit in seeking
a $6,000,000 reduction a year in De-
troit Edison Co, charges. 1t was
submitted to the Michigan Public
Service Commission.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Respond to Request
or Go State Head
Campaign To Be Opened To
Stimulate Registrations

Concerted action on the part of all Toledo CIO Locals
to stimulate registrations the Board of Elections of duly
qualified voters has resulted from the request of President
Jack Kro of the Ohio CIO that the workers organize them
selves for political action and register to vote.
First of the Local CIO Unions organize the drive for
registrations Local r. and Local A. UAWCIO Local
1863 Retail Clerks 351 UISECO Local 64 Hotel and Restau-
rant Workers. 225 226 377 5O2 500 and 527 Textile Work
and the Toledo Industrial Union Council which embraces
all local CIO Unions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Murras Say cIo Will
Support Miners

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. = (FP) =
Full support of the entire CIO for
the miners demands for pay on a
portal-to-portal basis was voiced
here by CIO Pres. Philip Murray.
Speaking at a mass meeting,
Murray said the CIO had contend
ed for two years that all miners,
whether "in the metal or coal
mones" are entitled to payment for
the entire time spent underground.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Kent -Owens Names
Executive Committee

Members of the new Kent
Owens Machine group which
recently elected to become a
part of the UAW-CIO were in
Quoted into the United Auto
Workers Sunday afternoon, April
l8, at meeting of the organiza-
at Gil Huron st. Members of
Unit, which is affiliated with
Socal ID, UAW-CIO were obligated
by Clarence Borgelt, Local IA presi-
dent, who was active in the organi-
rational work at the plant.
Following the induction cere-
mony, permanent officers were
elected to replace the temporary
officers who were in charge during
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Independent Retailers
Claims Exploded

NEW YORK-(FP) = Claims Of
spokesmen for socalled indepen-
dent retailers that rationing would
put them out of business are ex-
ploded by the latest available
government figures. These show
that despite rationing the sales of
independent stores increased 1870
in February over the same month
a year ago. March sales were 1919
higher than those in February, the
Dept. of Commerce reports.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Workers formula for the war ef:-
fort, namely, equality of sacri-
flee"
He said that every effort was
being made to get the Office of
Price Administration to bring back
the price levels to the September
Is, 1912, level, and said that if this
was done, the inequalities which
existed, as we'll as the general dis
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
New Labor Paper
Beqins Publication

HOUSTON, Tex. (FP)-A new
labor newspaper, "Welder-Craft
United Brotherhood of Welders,
Weekly" official organ of Local 8,
Cutters and Helpers (unaffiliated)
has started permanent publication.
Edited by Ed Dawley, it has be-
come a Federated Press member.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Employment Up
In February

NEW YORK-(FP) - Manufac-
turing employment rose by about
100000 during February, bringing
the total number at work in fac
tories to the 16 million level for
the first time in the nations his
tory, the National Industrial Con-
ference Board reports.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Save Electric
Workers
Join cIO
Join Growing
Revolt Against
AFL Leadership

Charges that the CIO has been
raiding AFL plants was refuted
most emphatically on April Is,
when employees of the Save Elec-
trio Co. met at the TIUC head
quarters almost 100 per cent strong
to hold an indignation meeting
against the AFL.
Ida McNdlty, chairman of the
Save Electric executive committee,
denied charges that the Go had
raided the East Toledo plant. eve
simply left the AFL because when
our wage increase was denied by
the War Labor Board, the AFL re-
fused to do anything about it. Not
only that, but the AFL refused to
even come over and talk with us"
Members Make Charges
Other workers were more out
spoken than Chairman McNulty,
some of them making personal
charges in which they referred to
the AFL as trying to hold plant
loyalty by means of using erasers.
A petition has been filed with
the NLRB asking for a hearing on
an election because as one worker
put it, "No matter what the NLRB
does, we are definitely done with
the AFL."
Ivo Erwin, international repre-
sentative of the United Retail
Clerks, said, 81 have never seen
such mass resentment as the peo-
pie over at the Save Electric show.
They organized themselves and
came in demanding that we take
them and work for them"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Unite for Action
Local II, UAW-CIO which has
had its political activities commit
tee in active political work since
early last summer, has made plans
to organize registration commit
tee, which will have for its pur-
pose seeking out all those who
have moved or lost their right TO
vote since the last general election.
A similar organization has been
set up in Local Il, UAW-CIO, with
Henry Racicot, vice president Of
the local as chairman. VIM. /. Bow
ling, educational directors, is a
member Of the committee working
with the legislative committee.
Sending Out Literature
Literature is being sent out by
the Retail Clerks to their member
ship, outlining a program which
is being generally followed by the
state CIo and urging all members
to register.
Thomas Russell, executive secre-
tary of the Toledo Industrial Coun-
ell, passed a resolution calling upon
the Board of Elections to remain
open every Monday night to per-
nit workers the opportunity to
and that a request was
being made to have registration
places set up in Libraries in vari-
GUS sections Of the city a short
time before the fall election to ia
cilitate registration which might
be curtailed due to gasoline ra-
tioning.
Leaders Call for Action
CIO leadership in Toledo is
in calling for action
from the workers to combat the
flood of anti-labor legislation IN
state and national capitals. Re-
gional Director Richard Gosser in
a statement to the Toledo Union
Journal, said, eve are not going
to stand idly by while the state
legislature gets itself set to de-
stroy all unions with the most VIZ
,ious legislation it can think up.
We not only are going to fight
these bills all the way, but we
are going to organize ourselves
and bend every effort to take these
representatives out of
he legislatures and put them back
ntc private life"
President Melvin Schultz of Lo-
al IL, UAW-CIO, commenting on
he political action program of the
state and local CIO, said, "It's
about time we began to show our
in some concrete way.
While the next general election is
Continued on Page 2, Column Z.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
We Repeat

With this issue, more than
$4,000 papers are in the mail
TO the subscribers of the To-
ledo Union Journal. If you do
not receive your paper, or If
you change your address
please drop a card to the
Journal giving your name,
your old and new addresses
and the name of the shop in
which you work. Many changes
are coming in neglecting to
give the shop. If you do not
work in a shop, indicate "NO
Shop"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

ton and were shown around
the various rooms used in ex-
aminations and other recruit
ing routine. Following the inspec-
ton, they were taken to the Elks
Club, where luncheon was served.
Seabees Represented
Following the luncheon, Lieut..
Harold E. Milliken, in charge of
the Toledo recruiting office, ex-
pressed his thanks to the unions
of Toledo for their cooperation in
aiding enlistments into the Navy.
He was particularly appreciative of
the efforts of the Toledo Union
Journal.
Lieut., Norton, in charge of enlist
ment in the Seabees, was outspoken
in his praise for Toledo unions.
IF it wasn't for the unions, |
don't know where the Seabees
would be-" he said. He stated that
Toledo was one of the outstanding
cities in the counry for Seabee
enlistment until the Presidents ex-
ecutive order ending such enlist
ants.
abees Enlist Since March
6ince March, it has been pos
Sglble for men who have specialized
trades to enlist again in the Sea-
bees by going through their draft
boards. Lieut.. Norton said there
was no intention on the part of
the Navy to take essential men away
from industry, but that where in
duction was imminent and the men
had the proper qualifications, the
Navy would welcome them into
the Seabees.
Both CIO and AFL Union rep
resentatives present at the meeting
pledged their support to he Navy
in Stimulating enlistments. Speaking
for the Toledo Union Journal, o. J..
Pecord said, 'We have cooperated
with the recruiting station in every
way to stimulate enlistments and
we pledge that we shall continue
to do all in our power to aid the
Navy in so far as we are able"
Thomas Burke, vice president of
Local II, UAW-CIO, spoke, and in
pledging the support of Local IL
said that after being Navy man
for 16 years himself, he felt very
loyal to the Navy and would do all
he could to aid it in securing en-
listments of eligible men.
CIO and AFL Present
Walter Gunthrup, editor of the
Union Leader, also spoke and prom.
ised he would do all he could to aid
the Navy in the future as he had
in the past.
Many CIO and AFL officials
were present at the meeting, in
Guiding Thomas Burke, Walter
Madrzykowski, Burny zawodny and
o. j. Pecord of Local IL, UAW-
CIO; Elzie Bush, Textile Workers,
CIO; Thomas Russell, executive
secretary, TIUC; Clarence Borgelt,
president, Local ID, -CIO;
Anthony Pacholski, editor, WHY'S
Unit News; Walter Gunthrup, ed
itor, Toledo Union Leader; E. J.
Reiger, Fred Watson, R. ]. Hart
man, Clarence C. Critics, and Frank
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Unions Pledge Aid
In Macy EnHsHng'
To Aid Recruiting of
Waves and Seabees

Both CIO and AFL Unions pledged their cooperation
in aiding the local Navy recruiting station with enstmens
into the Waves Spars and Seabes at Navy luncheon held
Wednesday, April IL, at the Eks Club.
Union members met at the Adams St Recruiting Sta
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
Worlds Largest

The UAW.CIO became the
worlds largest tabor union in
March, 1943, when 927,267
members an increase of 1884,
27S over February, paid dues
into the Union.
More than 10000 members
of the UAW are in the armed
services, which means that
the 100000 membership set
by President X. j. Thomas in
the Chicago convention has
been realized.