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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Groups Work for
RucicI Peace

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-(FP) y
Labor and civic organizations,
Negro and white, joined hands
Aug. to prevent recurrence Of
Harlem violence which took six
lives, injured 500 and resulted in
arrest of several hundred more.
Order was restored and main
tanned throughout the nights Of
Aug. and 3 by an emergency
Negro Civilian Committee of 800
Negro AFL and CIO union mem
bers in cooperation with the police,
Editorial comment in the COM
mercial press indicated general
belief that there was no inter-
racial aspect to the Aug. 2 dis
orders. Most papers agreed that
the looting which characterized
a great part of what was termed
rioting was a direct result of eco
nomic oppression.
Even the New York Daily
News, generally opposed to New
Deal "coddling" of American
workers and minority groups, at
tributed the outbreak to economic
conditions and discrimination in
hiring. All the papers praised
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia for his
part in pacifying the area.
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70 investigate
Mine Strike

NEW YORK - (FP) - The
American Civil Liberties Union
has announced that it will invest
igate the indictment by a Pitts
burgh federal grand jury of 80
members of United Mine Workers
(unaffiliated), charged with insti-
eating and directing the recent
coal strike in southwestern Peen-
sylvania.
The indictment was the first to
be handed down under the new
Smith Connally war labor disputes
law. The defendants are accused
of directing strikes and and other
wise interrupting the operation of
"a mines operated by the federal
government. They are liable to
maximum penalty of $4,000 fine
or one year in prison or both for
each count of the indictment.
There are four counts.
The ACLU has opposed the
Smith-Connally law since its in
PRODUCTION in congress, particular
ly its provisions for federal inter-
ference with the right to strike
and its prohibition of all political
contributions by unions.
No decision on the indictments
will be made by the ACLU until
all the facts are available, it was
made clear.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
9. M. Company Doctor
Has New DODGE

FLINT, Mich.-(FP)-The com.
pany doctor in General Motors
Buick plant in Flint seems to be
trying to undermine union senior.
ity procedure by giving certain
drunks note to work on the day
shift ahead of their turn, accord
ing to Buick Local 500, United
Auto Workers (CIO).
1--WE have many who have been
disciplined for less than this "a
hangover absence) but they didn't
have note from DR.. Sutton
stating they were nervous" says
the union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Rules
In Favor Of


WASHINGTON, Aug. G.
(FP) - The National War
Labor Board Aug. a ruled in
favor Of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Join
ers (AFL) as opposed to the In
ternational Association of Ma
chinists (unaffiliated) in their dis
pute at the Granite City (Ill.)
Steel Co.
Terms of the company's con-
tract with the Fruin-Colnon Con-
tracing Co. were such that it
ordered the company to revoke in
structions to the contractor to halt
the installation Of new machinery
at the plant. The contractor has
a contract with the U. B. C. ].
Public Member Wayne L. Morse,
in writing the unanimous decision,
said that President William L.
Hutcheson Of the UBCJ wrote the
board that "if the instructions
given to the contractor are with
drawn we will permit the
contractor to employ the craft ne
desires
Although he conceded that
Hutcheson expected the carpenters
to get the job, Morse said that his
letter nevertheless makes it clear
that his union is not threatening
TO strike" while the record showed
the lam did threaten to strike.
"The WLB cannot countenance
such threats >" he said.
Morse alluded to the long
standing dispute between the two
unions and said that neither
union is justified in attempting
to use the WLB as a medium for
adjudicating this jurisdictional
dispute which has existed for
many years prior to the war"
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disease that, theoretically at least,
should be extinct, it is not exactly
surprising. As long as persons who
have supposedly recovered from
the disease are allowed to work
in food establishments, we may
expect the disease to continue. The
carrier of the disease, although
unaware of his condition, is a pub
lie menace. Should he handle raw
foods and prepared meats as sew
eral have done in the current out
break, it is very likely that we
shall continue to have sporadic
outbreaks from time to time.
One of the most difficult tasks
confronting health officials these
days is to convince known carriers
of the disease and suspects as
well of the seriousness of the
disease. Somehow, they cannot
seem to discern the difference be-
tween ordinary cleanliness and
meteorological cleanliness = and
there is a vast difference.
Its avenues of travel are usual
ly water, milk and food. Flies may
facilitate the spread c the disease
by transferring the germs from
the contaminated discharges OF a
victim of the disease to the un-
suspecting person elsewhere.
Difficult to Trace
Whereas in times past 1t was
not difficult to retrace the source
of the disease, it is quite another
matter today. AS our studies re-
veal victims of the disease have
ia some instances travelled to other
->nilaSspy states, or visited relatives
n gioHirious sections of Ohio. Since
AIo'signs of the disease do not be-
come manifest until approximately
ten days after the beginning of
the disease, it is oftentimes diff
cult for patient and th~ public
health worker to trace the origin
of the disease.
The current outbreak may be
ascribed to the carelessness of
chronic carriers of the disease. 1t
is sometimes forgotten that per-
fectly healthy appearing persons
recovered cases-carry the germs
of this disease during their entire
life. The germs find the gall blad--
der very much to their liking and
reside there, passing out into the
intestinal tract at intervals. 1t is
for this reason that carriers OF
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'Bovinston
.AssaiIeI

WASHINGTON (FP) - state
ments of protest from various
national organizations were read
the night of Aug. 8 as federal
workers and others met to con-
denim the firing of John Bovington
and demand his immediate rein
statement as Office of Economic
Warfare economic analyst.
Indignant over Bovington's dis
missal by Chief Leo T. Crowley,
outsiders packed the membership
meeting of War Agencies Local
203, United Electrical Workers
(CIO), where Bovington and Leg
islative Representative Russ
Nixon of the United Electrical Ra
dio and Machine Workers (CIO)
spoke. A petition was circulated
for signatures which was to be
presented to Crowley the following
day, condemning "the use of fed
eral employees as footballs in the
hands of anti-victory and anti
administration forces"
Bovington Tells Story
For the first time since the fu-
rore over his dismissal, Bovington
told the story of how Crowles
asked him to resign because firing
him would ALLEVIATE "liberal ele-
ments."
Crowley called him into his Of
flee Aug. 2, two days after the
Times Herald (which always
breaks" Rep. Martin Dies stor-
ies) ran its smear story calling
Bovington a communist. What
was particular grist for the Times
Herald mill was that at one time
Bovington had been a dancer.
Before six of his suborinates,
Crowley talked to Bovington, said
the agency was under attack and
suggested that Bovington write
him a letter of resignation. Bo-
vington asked him if he thought
they should retreat before Mar
tin Dies" Crowley said Dies
shouldn't be brought into the dis
cussion.
"Mr. Crowley" Bovington then
said, as he recounted it, when l
came here, even though ] had
read of Mr.. Dies prosecutions /
was under the impression that /
had only the work Of an economic
analyst in the Asiatic section to
do.
Has Double -BarreleG Job
"Since Sunday l believe that l
see that every hard-working gov
ernment servant has a double
barreled job: first he has to con-
tribute his speciality. Second, he
has to fight for the right to con-
tribute it. Mr.. Crowley, | think
you can't lead this agency with
out fighting for it all the time.
Whatever my decision is, must
help you fight for the agency"
Bovington told Crowley he put
winning of the war above all else,
and that he INTENDED to do every
thing within my power to
strengthen the important service
of the OEW." Crowley demanded
an answer the next day as to
whether he would resign. Hns an
swer was that he would not, be-
cause II would be making it easy
for an essential war agency to
retreat before the Dies un-Ameri-
can Committee"
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Chairman Ballard and Secre-
tary David Seretsky, who
were on vacation.
High point in the meeting came
following remarks made by Reg
ional Director Gosser to the can
didates for initiation into the Unit.
Director Gosser had commented
upon the youth Of the initiates,
most or whom were between the
ages of 16 and 18, when F. r.
Dowell, 81, employed in depart
ment 402 asked for the floor.
Compliments Speaker
Rising in his place, Mr.. Dowell
began to talk and was invited TO
come to the front and speak over
the microphone so all could hear
him. He said, Il want to say that
have never heard a truer talk than
Brother Gosser has just given.
have lived through the days of de-
preston away back that our chair
man has talked about, and want
to say that l know all about
them"
Mr.. Dowell said, "Tm 81 years
cid and | know that our chairman
speaks the truth. If we workers
will just stick together, we can
accomplish much. Money isn't
everything in life" The speaker
went on to point out to the young
people that education was a great
asset in life and urged them to
heed the words of Director Gosser.
Mr.. Dowell's talk was greeted
by burst of spontaneous ap-
plause from the large audience
Of Willys members, and Director
Gosser leaning over shook hands
warmly with the old man and in
vited him to come back again ard
give another talk. Mr.. Gosser said.
II think this was one Of the fin
est talks l have ever heard, par
ticularly coming from man your
age, and l think you are young
in mind and spirit just as you say
you are.
Gosser Advises Young People
Director Gosser's words which
brought about the comment from
Mr.. Dowell were words of advice
to those who were being initiated.
In addressing the initiates, Mr.
Gosser said, "I'm not father and
have no children, but I'm going to
talk to you just like you were my
own children, just like | would
talk to my own sons or daughter
if l had any. AS | look around,
see many young people about to be
obligated ,and / hope that many Of
you will return to school"
Continuing, Director Gosser said,
Don't get the swell head because
you're making few dollars. Why,
l met one of the youngsters the
day he got his first check and all
l could get out Of him was WOO
WOO, woo-woo' as he waved it in
the air. Don't let the money spoil
you"
The regional director told the
young people that they were doing
their part and that the reason they
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Glass Asks 70
Proceed With
The Wor"

WASHINGTON (FP)-Senator
Carter Glass d., Va.), one of the
Senate's inveterate conservatives,
has taken sharply to task those
indulging in ''name-calling, at
tempted political throat-cuttlng
and disparagement of the Presi-
dent of the United States" In a
statement Aug. 7 he made a plea
to adjourn politics and proceed
with the war"
Pointing out that the conven-
tions were a year away, and the
election itself Is months away, he
said, "The prestige of the Ameri-
can people, so vital in its dealings
with other nations in this critical
hour, should not be cheapened by
petty partisan politics"
"Let us have pleas for economy,
yes; for efficiency, yes; but let US
have unity Let us concentrate
on the war and curtail its duration
shortening it even day saves
lives, blood, tears and treasure" "
he said
"The tom-toms of the next pres
idential campaign ought not to be
allowed to drown out the success
ful battle music from the war
fronts" said the veteran senator
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Age and Youth Feature
WiIIys Meeting

Age and youth featured the WHY'S Unit meeting of
August at the Civic Auditorium when Regional Director
Richard Gosser, honorary chairman of WHY'S Unit and Mel
vim Schultz president of Local r. took charge of the meeting
chairman and secretary respectively in the absence of
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were working was because Eve
must win the war if we want
peace"
GO back to school," said Mr..
Gosser, "get an education, because
every factory worker should have
good mind. We want more edu-
Gated workers, and it is to you
young people that the leadership
Of the workers viii go in the fu-
ture."
Youth Confirms Talk
Another who verified the region
al directors talk was Donald
Moore, Is, Of Department 662, who
said, Il know that what our chair
man says is true. / had to leave
school in the eighth grade and be-
lieve me it hasn't been easy. I'd go
back to school if l could, and !
hope all Of those who can do so
will go back this fall"
About 300 new members, mostly
young people, were obligated, with
the entire membership rising and
repeating the words with them.
Delegates Nominated
A call TO the national convention
to be held October to II in Buff
falo was accepted and delegates
were nominated. Seventy-five cam
didates were named. Election of the
delegates will be held at Local IL
headquarters, Aug. 20, from g a. m.
to $3.50 p. m., and Aug. 81, a. m.
to 2:30 p. m.
Date set for declining nominal
tions for those who do not wish TO
run is Aug. 16, 9 a. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Labor Publicity Agency
Opens In New York

NEW YORK, Aug 6-FP)-Ted Zttel energetic 260-
pound free lance labor publicity man. realized 10year am
btion Aug with the opening of agency devoted exc-
svely to pubczng the activities of unions It's called Ted
Zitte Inc and is located at 1872 w 43rd St. New York
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
typhoid Feuer
In Toledo
Earl E. Kleinschmidt, Md, DRIP. H.,
Health Commissioner.

beginning the year, Toledo has experienced mild
outbreak of typhoid fever
present writing total of have been definitely
the disease of whom have died
appear somewhat have of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

the disease are advised to have
their gall bladder removed.
Proof of Route
To keep the disease in check il
is necessary that the community
water and milk supply be kept
under strict surveillance. The
spread of the disease does not ap-
pear to support the contention
that the disease has followed these
routes. Available evidence points
to the likelihood of this outbreak
being due to the ingestion of con-
taminated food and water. In sew.
eral instances this has been def.
initely proved.
During wartime, standards ot
community sanitation and hygiene
are bound to suffer. The employ
ment of clerks or food handlers
without benefit of information
concerning their previous or pres
ent health status is fraught with
danger. Every individual concerned
with the handling of food should
be subjected to a careful health
examination. But that, in itself
is insufficient as every health
worker knows. If the person ex-
amined has low standards of per-
sonal cleanliness, or is lacking in
an understanding of how disease
can be spread, it is very likely
that outbreaks of filth-borne dis
ease will continue in Toledo.
As the old adage runs, "You can
lead horse to water, but you
can't make him drink" So, too, in
matters of sanitation, "You can
set up high standards of santa
tion and cleanliness for restaurants
and food establishments, but you
can't make clerks and food han
dlers be clean-especialIy with the
rapid turnover of help these days
Need Typhoid Register
Toledo needs typhoid register
of every person who has ever hao
typhoid fever or anything simu-
lating this disease. Walking cases
of typhoid are perfectly healthy in
appearance, yet they are a public
menace. If every person who has
ever had this disease would have
a stool examination at periodic in
tervals until proven negative, il
would not be so difficult to bring
the disease under control
The health department is con-
Quoting careful archaeological
survey and endeavoring to find the
source of this outbreak. All con-
facts are being advised to be i'm
munized.
How to Protect Yourself
By way of suggestion, the fol-
lowing advice is given to those in
terested in protecting themselves
against the disease:
l. Use only city water for
drinking purposes. Crystal pure
drinking water coming from a well
or spring elsewhere may have ty-
phoid germs in it.
2. Use only pasteuried milk.
3. All raw vegetables should be
washed carefully in city water be-
fore being eaten.
4. Avoid swimming in rivers or
pools declared unsafe by the city
or county health department.
B. Avoid grocery stores and
meat counters having clerks who
are unmindful of ordinary habits
of cleanliness.
9. Support your health depart
ment and the Toledo Restaurant
Association in their efforts to i'm
prove on local sanitation standards.
z. To be sure of protection
BE lMMUNIZED! Three injections
of typhoid vaccine will protect for
from one to three years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

Americans of Polish ancestry
have raised about $3,000,000 for
various phases of Polish War Re-
lief.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

A newspaperman of 20
years experience, Zittel was
active in the formation of the
Newspaper Guild of New York in
the fall Of 1888 and was an early
member of its executive board.
Formation of union by news
papermen gave him the idea of
establishing an agency of news
papermen for publicizing union
activities and viewpoints.
Entering the labor field in 1885,
Zittel gained considerable promi-
nence by a one-man marine picket
line he established off Jones Beach
in strike against the Brass Rail
restaurant. He was arrested for
making a speech without permit
(he had rugged up his motorboat
with a loudspeaker) and was fined
$50 by an amused judge despite
his plea that his arrest violated
freedom of the seas. The case is
still being appealed.
Labor publicity is no succession
of gags, despite the fact that it
needs few new wrinkles" Zittel
said, Newspapers are beginning
to pay more attention than ever to
patriotic labor, but the labor
movement has not always put its
best foot forward.
Labor owes it to itself and the
nation to have its views put for
ward in systematic and profess
sional fashion. 1t is to that end
that my organization is dedicated. :"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Aviofion Workers
Win Increase

KANSAS CITY, Kans.-(FPl
Hourly increases of 712 cents t.
approximately half the employees
of the North American Aviation
plant here will result from a Ma
tional War Labor Board decision
applying rates of the company's
California plant to the local plant.
Each worker on the payroll on
Aug. 9, 1943, will receive $1.85
weekly extra from Feb. 1.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

Yugoslav aviators are now in
training in both the United States
and Great Britain.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
NINE. KUNG GIVES BIG
FUND TO WESLEYAN

Macon, Ga. - President N. c..
Mcpherson, Jr., of Wesleyan Col
lege, said he had received a cable
gram announcing a gift of $1O,-
900 to the school from one of it's
most illustrious former students
Madame H. H. Kung, sister of
Madame Chang Kai-shek.
The money, the cablegram said,
is to be used as memorial to the
late President DUPONT Guerry,
who was head of the college when
China's famous Soong sisters, OF
whom Madame Kung is the eld-
est, were students here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
n. G. u. ID. G.. WILL MEET
IN STATESVILLE IN OCT.

Statesville - The Statesville
Chapter of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy will be hos
tess to the 47th annual convention
of the North Carolina Division,
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, Oct. II to IA.
On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. L.,
the executive board of the North
Carolina division will be enter
tanned at luncheon by Mrs Henry
Oscar Steele, of Statesville, who
is second vice-president of the di-
vision, and meeting of the divi-
sion's executive committee will
follow the luncheon. The creden-
tialS committee, of which Mrs. w.
A. Thomas, of Statesville, is
chairman, will meet at $3.50 at the
Vance Hotel and the pages are to
meet at 4 o'clock with their chair
man, Miss Nancy White, of States
vile, in City Hall Following the
division banquet at the Vance
Hotel Tuesday evening, welcom-
ing program will be held in the
auditorium of the First Presby-
terrain church, and a reception
will be given by District No. 2 of
the State division in the ball
room of the Vance Hotel, after
this program.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
Plans
For Elkin's Fat
Stock, Wool Show
Will Be Held Oct. 14-15; Under
Sponsorship OF The N. C..
Dept. OF Agriculture

Elkin, September Is -(SpeciaD
approximately $1,400 will be
used for premiums on beef cat
tie, hogs, wool, and other necessa-
ry expenses of the Elkin Fat
Stock and Wool Show and Sale
which is to be staged here Octo-
Der 14-15 under the sponsorship
of the North Carolina Agriculture
al Extension Service and the
North Carolina Bankers Associa-
ton, in cooperation with the
Elkin Kiwanis Club, the Elkin
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
and the Elkin Merchants Associa-
ton.
Premium lists for the event
were prepared by L. I. Case, in
charge of Animal Husbandry Ex-
tension, and E. V. Vestal, Animal
Husbandry Extension Specialist,
both of the North Carolina Ex-
tension Service in Raleigh. The
premium lists, contained in an
attractive catalog, is being dis
tributed among farmers, All Club
members, F. F. A. Members, and
agricultural students in the IL
counties embraced in the show
area.
The show is being arranged by
the Elkin Agricultural Council,
made up of representatives from
local civic clubs, as follows: J. O.
Bivins, E. w. Mcdaniel, Mer-
chants Association; T. F. Cooley,
R. W. Harris, Garland Johnson,
Kiwanis Club, and c. H. Farrell
and John Kennedy, Junior Cham
Der of Commerce. Also co-operat-
ing are the twelve county agents:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-09-16
Ch111n. n. C.. Navy
Day Is Appointed

Greensboro-Max r. Payne, of
Greensboro, by appointment of
the United States Navy League,
will serve as chairman of Navy
Day, October q. This is the Sc
cond successive year Payne has
been chairman.
Duties of Chairman Payne, as
outlined by Sheldon Clark, Navy
League president, and Thomas F.
Southgate, vice-president, will be
to name State Navy Day COM
mittee representative of the va
rious cities and communities and
arrange with this group for the
celebration and observance of
the event throughout North Car
DINA.
His appointment came through
President Clark who acted on di-
rection of the Navy Leagues
board of directors. AS State
chairman, Payne will work with
the national Navy Day head and
with officers and directors of the
league.
Local Navy Day chairmen are
to be named at an early date and