Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-10-15
Porcelain
Pot Shots
BY DICK SMITH

With our fighting men doing a
marvellous job on the fighting
front, we of the Toledo Porcelain
Enamel are setting a good example
of unhindered, uninterrupted pro-
duction of the tools of war on the
production front.
The above is the way we would
rather write this article, but it
would be much more appropriate
to say that we are wishing we could
set the example.
In our particular case this takes
cooperation from the corporation.
Their insistence on profit first,
business as usual, plus their refusal
to convert should indeed be a great
comfort to the enemy.
If the proper authorities could
see the machinery and equipment
standing idle-but then that horror
of reconversion might hold them
up in the mad scramble immedi-
ately following the wars termina-
ton.
The company's excuse Of always
being under-bid on various jobs can
be reasonably understood, in view
of the real causes of their excep-
tionally high bids. A probe into the
reasons necessitating these high
costs resulting in the high bids
would indeed be enlightening.
An inquiry might be made into
the necessity for a vice president in
charge of production when there IS
no production, a vice president in
charge of sales when there are no
sales. Also the fact that a foreman
is necessary to watch the activity
of two men when there is no ac-
tivity.
We understand one of the rea-
sons for the establishment Of 49,
hour work week in this area was
intended to relieve the manpower
shortage. Something should be done
about the plainly evident boarding
of manpower, both executive and
labor, being practiced out here.
! The company officials apparent
disinterest in obtaining war work,
with the result that none is obtain
ed, only tends to further prove the
theory that some of the corpora
tions in America could exist more
profitably under fascist rule than
under our own democratic form of
government.
ALL ALONE
With the sudden demise of our
duration" department, some of the
boys have already gone back to their
old practice of shaving only once or
twice a week. A few look awfully
lonesome in the morning when they
drive up, park and get out (alone)
If the elimination of this depart
ment was a case of circumstance,
with no one to blame, instead of the
apparent deliberate removal of the
job from the shop, we could sympa-
thize. The method by which the
thing was done leaves no doubt that
it was deliberately removed for
causes which, contrary to the be-
liefs Of some, are not altogether a
mystery.
We are happy to report that the
majority of the girls laid off have
been placed in other Local IL shops
and in just about all cases are do
ing much better for themselves
than they did here, anyway. 1t is
also reported that one of them has
/ found herself a position in one OF
the local hospitals. The nature of
her work can be explained by our
new committeeman, pistol Pack
in" !" Wurzell.
We are all glad to see Clara back
on her old job again. Her Sin
juries," which are-but we don't
talk about that.
Don't forget, those of you who
are lucky enough to be registered
voters, that your number one
choice can be none other than
''Tom55 Burke for City Council.