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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
Save Waste Paper

Donald NJ. Nelson has turned to the Amer
lean newspapers to put across a new waste
paper cam paign. Mr.. Nelson need have no
doubt of their assistance.
The American press is no less interested
in furthering the nations war effort, whether
it be in raising money through bond sales
or the conservation of any material than any
group, business or industry. This was prov.
ed when newspapers, at heavy expense and
unlimited space, conducted thei1 crusade for
scrap metal when the steel industry was
hard pressed to maintain the necessary pro.
duction. They are ready to do what they can
to assist the collection of waste paper.
Now, if Mr.. Nelson will use his great
influence to reduce the wastage of paper by
government itself, he will give substantial aid
to the campaign. Surely ne can understand
have it wasted in great quantities, as is now
being done by federal agencies, and be put
to the trouble and expense Of gathering it up
for reprocessing.
There is enough paper delivered to news.
papers in bulletins and directives that GO
directly into waste baskets because nobody
has time to read them or ability to solve the
puzzles they contain, to go far toward over.
coming the shortage.
There is another phase OF the situation
which could well hold Mr.. Nelson's attention
It is the continuing and increasing reduc
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
Raymond Clapper Says:
The Government Faces
New Manpower Problem

ficient manufac turer chance to
get back into peace production and
out to the customers while the
more efficient manufa cturer is
held to war work. It penalties
the most efficient producer and
he may have difficulty in ever
regaining his place in post war
competition.
To whom is the government 60
ing to give priorities for materi-
ais? For there probably will be
need to continue control for a
time. But for how long will be
another question.
Bernard M. Baruch is staying
on to make policy in these mat
tiers. But he can't do the job alone.
Perhaps new industry committees
will be his answer, but even that
will not make it possible for all
businessmen to leave the govern
ment.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
INITIATION RUN RIOT.

1t was 20 years ago that the
German government finally decid-
ed to withdraw the paper mark
from circulation and substitute a
new stable currency.
At the time of the substitution
the paper mark was selling at the
fantastic price Of 42O. 00C, 900, 900 to
the dollar, a purely "metaphysl-
cal" value.
It has been charged that the
German government deliberately
engineered the destruction of the
value of the mark as a postwar
fiscal policy Be that as it may,
the initiation that brought so much
distress 10 the German people af-
ter the first world war set an ex-
ample which no other nation in
its right mind wants to follow
Greenville, IS. c. News.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
Daily Prayer
FOR. AUDAE1IH

Thy word, o Lord, has ploi't their
that the people that know NJ d 'D ez.
God shall be strong, anu e,e GD
nloits" We crave the 1ulIlliia Tbr
Of this word in ourselves IN IN ld 53
name and strength, we Wouiu ,or
daring exploits-exploits OF Hs'
exploits of ingenuity, exploi's ~;
audacity. Deliver us from
s;ve mood of life, and tro o. rs
mere defensive attitude. LIE. .;ce.
not be content with small sew. +s,,
Grant us heroic hearts, tha' t p
the war on every front at ll'+ M
and abroad. We thank 1hee !,
the exploits of our brave men of ev
action. Put into the heart u ery
ery service man, and oil e e
war worker at home, conso cons i.
ness of Thine enabling po"eai;' nj.
the confidence that we are ll9 ns
ing for the goals of Coo. 9aE ,oct.
every one from the sin Oh 9la 9Th
erism. Enable US to seIle "a
the courageous patience W " !.ioi.
keeps on keeping on, ever 10
liant for new opportunities - he
exploits. This we pray III n,on.
name of the heroic Christ A'''
w T. E.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16

WASHINGTON. - The govern
ment is facing new kind OF
manpower problem. Its nature is
suggested by the fact that Charles
E. Wilson, executive vlce-chalr-
man of WPB, wants to return to
his business as president of Gen
eral Electric.
His case is one of dozens. Hill
and B. Batcheller: a steel execu-
tive, wants to be relieved as op-
erations vice-president of WPB in
order to return to h S private
business. In the important Sec
ond and third echelons of the gov
eminent war agencies are many
high grade executives, industry
SPECIALISTS, men without whom the
conversion to war production could
not have been done SO success
fully, who feel they must return
to their private businesses.
This is most difficult kind of
prospective manpower shortage
to deal with.
For instance, Charles E. Will
son resigned his position as pres
ident of General Electric, a n d
gave up a $175,000 salary for one
of $4,000 in the government. He
has been here about a year and
has been the sparkplug especially
of the airplane production o b
during that time.
Production is we'll up over 5000
a month. Wilson'S achievement in
heavy bombers is one of the most
gratifying production jobs OF the
war.
These war production men here
feel their major work is done.
Most raw materials are now pro-
d11ced in abundance beyond war
requirements. In fact some con-
version back, or into other lines
of war work, is going on.
Wilson has been with General
Electric 40 years. It is gigantic
company. When conversion back
| to peacel1fGe tdhes PloGe, lie
mendous Job of management will
be required, taking everything that
an executive like Wilson can give
If His General Electric job now
is filled by Gerard Swope, who
was called from retirement. Al
though Swope is an elderly man,
he pitched in and kept up the
schedule of visiting three General
Electric plants week, the same
as the bounding younger Wilson
had been doing. 1t is heavy
strain.
Dozens of other big industrial
concerns will need their executives
back for the conversion period.
For this is bound to be much
more difficult than was CONVEX
sion to war work.
Seventy per cent of industrial
production has been turned into
war. That was driven by patri-
otto pressure. There was no sales
problem. The government W 81
the single customer. IT knew what
it wanted. 1t helped provide the
materials and even the labor. The
whole operation was underwritten
But it will be something differ
ent to get back into civilian pro-
duction, to locate materials. to
get sales organizations DEVELOPED
to compete in the market sue.
cessfully, to apply inventions and
technical advances to civilian
goods.
But it will not be easy for the
government to lose all of it's skin.
ed industrial brains. Conversion
back is a difficult government task
also. Will the least efficient war
manufacturers be dropped first
and the efficient ones held on to
prov 1e tn the remaining war equip.
meht? That seems logical from
the governments point of view
6ut that only gives the least ef-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
A REMINDER.

The late Nikola Tesla, the wiz
are of electricity, said one day in
an interview: Statesmen every
where are promising us a new and
better world but in the midst of
the gunfire and the slaughter and
the grief, let us remember that
every kind of progress is novel
ty but every kind of novelty is not
progress. "-PhiladeIphia Evening
Bullitin.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16

if the war were to end today might meet the
housing need. But the war is far from over
and Allied bombings will be going on for a
long time to come
As they continue ana more dwellings are
DESTROYED, it is obvious that the German peo-
pie will have ample time to learn the full
significance of Goering's lie that no enemy
plane should ever cross the German frontier.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16

tons in the amount of newspr;nt made avail
able to newspapers, Unless halt is brought
IN this the nations newspapers will have no
snace to devote to the promotion of the paper
salvage campaign, to say nothing of essential
news.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
AS Others Say It
MICKEY'S AMOURS.

Hollywood reports have it that
Mickey Rooney, youthful movie
star, who married North Caro-
lima girl and recently divorced her,
is contemplating another matri-
monial venture. The same report
has it that the young woman men,
toned by Rooney as his prospec-
tive bride, empnatically denies the
gagement, saying that she would
not take him from a Christmas
tree, or something to that effect.
We don't know what her name is
but at least she is girl after our
own heart" if those are her senti-
ments. -Kinston Daily Free Press.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
Your re
Telling Me

MOTHS, according to Facto
graphs, have been found flying
over the ocean as far out as 1000
miles from shore. Tracking down
no doubt, some sea captains over
coat.
The optimist thinks of
snowfall in terms of flakes
the pessimiSt in terms of SHOW
elsful.
A postwar planners "castle
in the air" most likely will
turn out to be just transport
plane filling station.
Zadok Dumkopf says Diogenes
had soft snap trying to find ar
honest man. For a real test
says z. D., old Dioge should have
tried to find a department store
Santa Claus that looked like Santa
Claus.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
ANOTHER UNION SUIT.

Organized laundry workers in
the west are refused a court in
junction. But what's another lost
union suit, among SO many?-Ra-
leigh Times.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu-
ton of the war to complete Vie
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Many people are willing to believe re-
garding those things that seem probable to
them. Faith has nothing to do with
proba bilities. The province of faith begins
where probabilities cease, and sight and
sense fail.
GEORGE MULLER.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16
Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The Star and tho News accepts no
responsibility for the personal views of Mr. Pexer,
md often disagree with them - much ~ many OF
his readers His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16

The man at the next desN sal'
his alma matters football '' tbe
was so terrible this yeII y Ie,.
coach probably will award IL
tiers in lower case.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-16

We haven't really begun to make any saeI n
fces in a the United states as yet In contrast
to what I've seen today our h1Ie LII IND indeed
and sacrifices at home seem s ..aa+,au Jr
Treasury-Secretary Henry Nlofse'i''
from Italy,.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24
.Oueroptin,isn,
.Crin,indI---
.Morgenthdu

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS (FP)-
Pointing to optimism he said was
the result of the North African
successes, the Sicilian campaign
and the Italian surrender, Secre-
tary of Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau said Sept. Is, LET US stop
this foolish, childish over-optimism
and over-confidence. 1t is criminal y
Warning solemnly that the cur
rent 15-billion-dollar Third War
Loan Drive will not be the last,
Morgenthau said, every time we
decide the war is won, we sign a
death warrant for another thou
sand, or two thousand, or five thou
sand American soldiers and sail
ors."
AFL President William Green,
CIO President Philip Murray and
Thomas Cashen, head of the Rail
way Labor Executives Association,
sent a joint letter to Morgenthau
recently pledging wholehearted sup
port to the Third War Loan drive
and our sons and brothers and
husbands and fellow union mem
bers" on the fighting fronts who
must be backed with war bonds 40
give them the best possible chance
of coming home alive"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

shown the greatest improve
ment although he still leads
the other members in tardl-
ness. Mr.. Thacher's improved in
terest in the business Of repre-
senting the people has no connec-
ton with the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNALS revealing his alb
senteeism which tops that of all
the other councilmen, according to
Mr.. Thacher's associates who say
"Ad is back on the BEAM.
Only Council member absent
from last Mondays session was
Ollie Czelusta who was reliably
reported to be visiting his 14th
ward constituents to find out if
possible whether he will run sec
ond or third in the November cleo
ton. Frost which killed the
bumper ragweed crop in the 14th
ward is also believed to have had
something to do with Mr.. Cze-
lusta's solicitude for his political
fate in that section of the city.
Foul taste and odor of the city
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24
Scale Union
Head Shows
Improvement

Comments on President
Eugene Koontz, president of
the Scale Workers company
dominated union, since the
last meeting of the so-called
union, have shown a marked tone
of improvement because of the
better performance given by Mr..
Koontz in conducting the last
meeting held September 16 at
Redman's Hall.
Critics of President Koontz
noted the marked improvement in
the socalled union heads handling
of the meeting. According to one.
"Koontz did fairly good job of
handling the meeting. Apparently,
he has been reading up on Roberts
Rules of Order and remembering
what he read".
Another said, "Gene did all
right. He didn't even lose his
temper except once, and that
wasn't serious.
Mr.. Koontz explained to the
members Of the company dominat-
ed union that there was no desire
on the part of the committee to
reverse the decision made by the
body relative to working hours;
but that the body had failed to
specify any time when their mo-
ton was to take effect.
Only sour note struck during the
meeting was that brought up by
one of the members who express
ed wonder "where the people who
were getting up on the floor got
their information, and expressed
the opinion that "there was group
which was trying to disrupt the
meetings.
A round of applause greeted
the sour note from small minor
ity of those present while men,
bers whispered among themselves
to the effect those who were TAX
ing part in the meeting were well
informed union people who made
it their business to know what was
going on and to see that the COM
pany did not dominate the union
too completely.
Final outcome of the meeting
was to send for a government con-
cilliator, and that the entire shop
would work but As hours weekly
until arrangements satisfactory to
the employees had been worked
out,
Mr.. Koontz adjourned the meet
ing and went home to read more
from Roberts Rules of Order.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

water noticed recently was attri-
buted to the over-abundance of
rainfall by Robert w. Furman,
city water commissioner, who ex-
planned that organic matter which
grew along the creeks was stim-
ulated by the rainfall and has
now decayed. There is nothing
harmful about the water although
it is highly unpalatable.
Postwar Medical Care Considered
Advisibility of adopting a city
program for the care of the city's
mentally i'll was considered by
Council, and meeting set for
September 20 when various medi-
cal, health and mental hygiene
groups will meet with the Council
Committee of the whole.
Hoover Wisecracks
Prize wisecrack of the meeting
was provided by Councilman Chas.
d. Hoover who, in commenting
about Swan Greek said, Swan
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

home of Thomas jefferson would
be less liberal when it comes to the
War Chest"
HART EXPLAINS
Mr.. Hart claimed that his re-
fusal was not due to any hard and
fast rule, but made it obvious that
his denial of War Chest workers to
solicit employees was not because
of any dislike for the Chest; but
because he had no use whatever
for the Union.
Employees of the plant have
pledged their support to the War
Chest 100 per cent despite the re-
dictionary and obsolete labor rela-
tions ideas of Mr., Hart, and will
subscribe to the man for this
years fund drive.
AS far as can be ascertained, the
Gulf Refining Co. is the only plant
in Toledo which has allowed its
hatred for labor to stand in the
way of the success Of the War
Chest.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24
Reputation Of
Carey May Mean
Bitter Fight

NEW YORK (FP)-In what
may presage bitter struggle in
the coming CIO convention, the Sth
convention of the United Electrical
Radio and Machine Workers (CIO)
refused Sept. 16 to support James
B. Carey for reelection as national
CIO secretary-treasurer. The vote
was 2,211 to $50.
This is the first time that con-
flict between Carey and UE leader
ship has broken into the open since
1941, when he was defeated by AL
bert j. Fitzgerald for reelection as
union president. While refusing to
elect him to one of its own offices,
the union has nevertheless supported
him at CIO conventions for re-elec-
tion to his national post.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24
Aufo-Life
Coordinufes
Demands

Ralph Brown, assistant director
of Auto-Lite shops, has been called
in by the Lacrosse, Wis, and In
dianapolis, Ind, UAW-CIO eXecu-
tive committees, who have deter
mined to coordinate their demands
upon the company. Employees OF
the Motor Guage and Equipment
Co., Lacrosse, and Presto-Lite
Battery Co., indianapolis, are in
volved.
Information and proof of the
recent negotiations at the Toledo
plant has been given the two
plants involved, and assistance
given by Mr.. Brown in completing
the contracts for the two groups.
The principal part of both con-
tracts have already been negoti-
ated with substantial improve
ments. Several issues in contro-
versy will be submitted to the War
Labor Board for decision.
Richard Gosser, director of the
Auto-Lite Intra-corporation Coun-
Gil, stated that the assistant di-
rector, Ralph Brown, will be avail
able to any Auto-Lite shop in the
UAW-CIO which wishes his serv-
ices and will gladly supply infor-
nation on the various contracts
upon request to the directors Of
flee. Mr.. Gosser stated that it was
his belief that the present setup
is step toward eventual signing
of a nationwide agreement. Sew
eral other Auto-Lite shops have
indicated their desire for Mr..
Browns assistance in addition to
those of Lacrosse and Indianapolis.
Good progress is reported by the
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, plant in
the development of their new con-
tract. Organization of this plant
was accomplished in a remarkably
short time under the leadership of
George Burt, Canadian regional
director.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

pany's Front Street plant, IN
refusing permission for War
Chest workers to solicit
pledges on company property, said
"let the workers make their
pledges at their Union hall, that's
where they do all their business
anyhow"
When told of the management's
refusal to permit solicitation Of
War Chest pledges, the editor Of
the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL
refused to believe that any en-
ployer would refuse such a worthy
project and called Mr. Hart to
verify the story.
After discussing the War Chest
with Mr.. Hart and seeking to con-
vince him that this must be his
own and not the company's policy,
the editor told Hart, 1T seems
GMpy to me that corporation
h buys radio time and puts on
Hreat bond drive with Secretary
&orgenthau as master of cere-
monies, broadcasting from the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

TO Attend
Meeting

Richard Gosser, regional director
of the UAW-CIO, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at meeting of all
Fostoria CI0 members to be held
at the UAW-CIO hall, 1862 Tiff
fin ST., Friday, Sept. "a, at 1880
p. m.
Workers Of the Fostoria Spark
Plug plant are given special invi-
tation to hear Director Gosser, who
will discuss organization, worker
problems and other questions per-
tanning to the workers.
Indications are that the meeting
will be largely attended. Other
speakers will speak briefly and dis
cuss several items of great i'm
portance to Fostoria workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

whether we will pay it in higher
milk prices.
Decision of this question will de-
termine whether or not holdback
subsidies are going to be used to
hold prices down from here on. If
milk subsidies are not paid now,
milk prices will go up all over the
country again, and the rollback
soon will be wiped out.
Present plan here is to put this
decision up to Congress. 1t will be
asked to vote subsidies to milk pro-
ducers. The milk lobby, it is be-
lieved, will not fight vigorously
against this. Until now the dairy
bloc has bitterly opposed subsidies,
demanding instead that prices be
raised to consumers. Now they
have given up on that and will go
after subsidies in a big way.
rs Millions Needed
Holding milk prices down this
winter shouldn't cost more than
about $75,O0O,00O. The dairy bloc
will go to Congress demanding ten
times that much, but will settle
for half what they ask, That will
still be five times the amount ac-
tually needed to do the job.
So you can see there is more
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24
Local 12
Aids Vets

Dozens of eX-Servlce men
returning home are finding it
difficult to regain their old
positions in some of Toledo's
industries. This is particu-
larly true of soldiers who we're not
members of the CIO, which has
protected the service mems senor-
ity and given them an opportunity
to accumulate seniority during the
time they serve in the army.
Those who have applied to Local
lbs employment office have been
Immediately found employment in
one of the 20 industries in which
the Local has the hiring rights, ac-
cording to Glenn Holewinski, man
ager of the Local II employment
office.
When told of the difficulties
some of the service men are expert
encing in securing their old jobs,
Tom Burke, Local II vice-president,
stated: 1--WE will gladly place
all service men who are find
ing it difficult to secure employ
ment in their former places. Our
own service men are not having
this difficulty, due to the fact that
our contracts protect the service
men from this type of discrimina-
ton. Any and all returning SOL
diers who need work may call at
our employment office and we will
get them work very quickly"
The Local II employment office
is located in the basement of the
headquarters at 425 Winthrop st.
Hours are from 9 am. to 2 pm.
daily except Saturday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-24

Mr.. Gosser, chairman; Mr..
Berlacher, vice-chairman; An
thony Pacholski, Willys-Over-
land Unit, Local IL, UAW-CIO,
secretary and Don Pfeiffer, Team
ster's Union, AFL, Treasurer.
Permanent officers will be elect
ed later when the organization is
enlarged to take in other CIO,
AFL and Railroad Brotherhood
Locals which may enter the pol
itical unity group.
Slightly more than $1,000 work.
ers are represented by the initial
political unity group with definite
assurance that this number will be
greatly augmented in the i'm
mediate future.
Endorse Tom Burke
First official act Of the Joint
Committee was to unanimously
endorse Tom Burke, president
of Local y, UAW-CO as its first
choice for city Council. A sub
committee headed by Ollie Pecord,
managing editor Of the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL was named to
investigated other councilmanic
candidates labor records with
view of giving support to those
found satisfactory.
Recommendations will be made
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