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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
Movie Actors Work Split
Shifts in AirpIane Plants

the club motto appearing again
and again in its weekly paper is
Bring q friend to work."
CHURCH NOTE. Two Catholic
priests are employed by Goth Cen
tury-Fox as technical advisers on
ecclesiastic aspects of The Song
Of Bernadette. During Holy Week
the priests adopted a split shift
system in order to serve their
flocks as well as the studio.
SALUTE. Labor is credited by
the Hollywood Red Cross Commit
tee with $4,000 of the 10000 sub
scriptions in the spring drive, and
with more than a third of the
S425,OOo so far collected. Ads
headed Salute to Labor" publish.
ed the credit.
WORRY. The $4,000 guys hav-
ing been rescued, Hollywood is
worrying about the $3.50, 900 ones.
The Doughton plan to collect on
lS4S at the 1912 rate and collect
on 1912 in three annual INSTALL
ments is the new menace. It would
make the big money boys pay out
more than they take in, they say.
And they're still roofing for Runl.
REVISION. Ambassador Davies
was shown the film made of his
Mission to Moscow and had only
one objection the handling of
some religious aspects. The New
York premiere was set back and
the studio reshot the scenes in line
with Davies suggestions.
PRECAUTIoN. Republic notified
the town of Kernville that Roy
Rogers and western troupe was
coming for a weeks location on
Silver Spurs. Mrs. Brown of the
Mountain Inn wired back: "See
that they bring their ration books"
The studio did. And just in case.
also sent caterer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
SoffbuII
TeunS


Local II will have one and pos
sibly two softball leagues for the
coming season following an organ
national meeting held at Local II
headquarters April 5, presided over
by Lewis Mattox in charge of the
soft-ball leagues.
Indications were that a girls
softball league would also be
formed due to the large number
of women now working in Toledo
plants who would like to see a
league established.
Eight shops were represented at
the meeting which will enter teams
in the league. Signifying their in
tention to enter teams in the Local
IL softball league were the fol-
lowing plants: Overland, National
Supply, Spicer, Standard Commu-
tator, Champion Spark Plug, Ack-
lin Stamping, American Can and
Auto-Lite.
Champion Spark Plug, Standard
Commutator, WHY'S, Acklin and
several other shops indicated their
interest in entering girls teams if
a league for them should be
organized.
Lewis Mattox said that if suffi-
cient interest is shown and a large
enough number of teams could be
entered, at least six, according to
the softball subdirector, another
league will be formed for the
girls. Mattox also stated that
there would very likely be an
other league formed for the men if
other teams should be entered by
their shops.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
Golf Team
Vents Mo+eh

A foursome including Bobby
Kay, captain, Gus Schumacher
Val Chiaverini and Ted Kilisz will
play any four golfers in the city
for twenty-five dollar war bond.
The defenders will pay double if
the challengers defeat them two
straight matchs at Heather Downs
and an unnamed course.
For further details, call Melvin
(Moe) Orlowski at his home, WA.
687O.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
Auto Workers
Gerry Program TO
Government Agencies

WASHINGTON (FP)-The ex'
ecutive committee of the United
Auto Workers (CIO) began a
three-day meeting here April 2e
calculated to carry to government
agencies and officials the import
of the program adopted in Cleve-
land April 81. This includes:
1. A roll back to Sept. Is, 1912,
1prices.
2. Sterilization of wage rates on
the basis of equal pay for equal
work.
8. A guarantee of full employ
ment or 40 hours pay weekly.
a. Launching of realistic food
production program.
5. A democratic manpower pro-
gram.
6. A coordinated economic war
time high command, an overall
agency on which labor, manage
ment and government would be
represented.
Deputy Commissioner Fowler
Harper of the War Manpower
Commission and Clint Golden of
the United Steelworkers (CIO), a
member of the VINO labor man.
agement committee, were to meet
with the committee April 20.
Chairan Paul V. McNutt's "arbi-
trary manpower freeze" stands
condemned by the committee, which
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
Conservation
News
By o. ]. Peeord
THE LESS FISHING OF
THIS KIND THE BETTER

The head Of q we'll known firm
making fishing lines writes, 81
never thought the time would come
when I'd be saying Of any Of our
products; 4 hope you'll never use
it, But say it and mean it,"
His firm is now making fishing
lines for emergency fishing kits
for the Navy, Coast Guard and
other services, to be used by men
whose ships have been torpedoed
or whose planes have been forced
down at sea and who are suddenly
confronted with the problem of
staying alive until they can be
picked up or reach safety.
1t is not unlikely that many boys
who learned TO fish for pleasure
may be depending on the grimmer
task Of fishing for their lives!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07

saying "why don't they have good
fishing in Ohio like they do in other
states? ?" know of a lake or
reservoir that isn't open to public
fishing where the owner might be
persuaded to sign an agreement
with the state? if so, report it
to your local game protector.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn
Mob violence, intimidation and
lynching threats were used
against the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers (CIO) to block
unionizatiOn of Salant & Salient
army shirt plants here and in
Paris and Union City, Tenn.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
THIS AND THAT

Conservation Month, observed
during the entire month of April in
Ohio, was a decided success it
brought a conservation message to
people in all walks of life. Plans
have been completed for the Ohio
Conservation Laboratory for teach
ers at Ross-Hocking State Park
the School in the forest" is a
model for the entire country /.
teachers now are enrolling for the
course, either by writing Ohid
State University, the State De-
partment of Education or the Ohio
Division of Conservation, co-spon-
sors Of the school "good fish
ing" weather has been back
ward but they are biting" and such
comments are numerous in the
newspaper reports all over Ohio,
thus exploding the grousing that
some anglers do every year by
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07

the Darby in the shortest price that a
favorite ever went to post under
This years race was one of those local
affairs known in Louisville as the trolley
car" Derby and brought great outpouring
of $4,000 spectators, many of them defense
workers who worked a double shift in Louis
vile defense plants so they could attend the
running of the most historic of all American
races.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
Answers To Sport Quiz

l. Blue Swords, second; Slide
Rule, third.
2. Mrs. John Hertz is the owner.
Johnny Longden was the pock-
Johnny Longden was the jock
9. Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati
Reds.
4. New York Americans.
5. Joe DiMaggio.
s. John Resky, Stan Spence.
z. Charlie Ruffing.
8. Phil Marchildon, Athletics.
9. Rogers Hornsby.
10. Sammy Brough.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07

NEW YORK - Labor-manage-
ment committees and decent work
ing conditions were found to be
the best cures for absenteeism in
the war plants of our two chief al
lies, Britain and the Soviet Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Philip K. Wrigey, who knows good business deal when
he sponsoring softba league to be set up in
different cities to be composed of skilled players
The chewing gum magnae is giving 100000 underwre
the league and practice sessions will be under way
Chicago
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
HOW TO KEEP
MINNOWS ALIVE

This spring with minnows not
so plentiful due to heavy winter
mortality in the ponds of bait prop
agators and scarcity of labor for
catching bait by commercial bait
dealers, the following timely sug-
gestions for keeping minnows alive
in tanks and minnow buckets are
offered by the Ohio Division Of
Conservation and Natural Resourc-
es to crappie and other live bait
fishermen:
l. In minnow buckets where spe-
cial aeration is not provided, low
yater temperatures is necessary
to keep minnows alive.
2. Minnows will not remain IN
good condition when water tenn
peratures are above so degrees F.
unless special aeration is provided.
3. A water temperature of so de-
grees F. will carry so per cent
more minnows than the same water
at go degrees F. and at 40 degrees
F. will hold so per cent more min
nows than at so.
Water over go degrees F. should
be aerated.
5. This year for the first time,
fishermen may have in possession
at one time not over 100 live min
nows, and suckers up to and in
cluding six inches in length.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
Weekly Sports ReUielU
La. BY PROFIT TO RED CROSS
II =
By JACK GREEN

COL Matt Winn made good his promise and donated
$4,000 from the proceeds of the Kentucky Derby And
Count Fleet made good the promise he has shown and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
BARNEY ROSS

Barney Ross, known the Fighting Marine, will
to Toledo to visit defense plants if his schedule be
rEanged to include CITY, He will definitely visit defense
Nh eis in Detroit Barney knows what the WHY'S Jeep is
seeing it in action in the Solomon Islands and would be
glad to have opportunity to being produced at the
Overland. What's more WHY'S workers would be glad to
have opportunity to the former boxing champ and
give him sincere cheer for his good work in the armed
service.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
ANOTHER PREDICTION

Count Fleets next test will tomorrow in the
Preakness. I'll string along with the Count although there
is always the possibility of upset That is of the
racing popular and why thousands of racing
fans bet their dough their convictions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
OUR HENS

OUR HENS
After getting away to bad beginning in the opening
last Saturday evening, the Mud Hens back to
take inning game from Louisville.
With the bad spring weather having, the
opening game well attended Now if the Hens can
just continue to win about half their games, this should
prove to be very successful season for the team.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-07
LARGEST TURNOUT

Baseball proved its popularity in wartime wht
47O00 baseball fans turned out in the largest attend
game far this season the Polo Grounds watch Il
Giants and Dem Buns from Brooklyn split double heade
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24
BAERlNG DOWN ON The NEWS:
.AdUicp Ia GNHlihi
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

lady asked sign petition to release Gandhi But
they don't get co-maker guys note when he
hasn't even got pants.
II the MAhatma is in Jail and thin he looks what's
o prevent him from walking out between the bars?
The truth is that the Mahama is in palace in Poona
with raonng problem and certainly laundry problem
q By
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24
EVERETT ~. PETERSEN,
Executive Director Of VIC
for Metropolitan Detroit.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
WHY are all the plants OPP
w posed 10 employing Cana
dian girls who are married to
Americans. and who have been
granted. by the American con-
sulate, permanent residence in
this country? =.
These girls find il impossible
10 live on soldiers pay. When
they apply for work the, e
greeted with a sardonic rep.y =
I'm sorry, you arc not an
American citizen"
Aren't Canada and the United
States fighting for tn Q same
cause? Did not President Roose-
welt make the statement that
we Canadians and Americans
are fighting and working side by
side 10 bring victory closer7
Why rot give us Canadian
girls chance 10 prove that we.
too. arc worthy to do our bit
for this country of which we
hope 10 become citizens.
JEANNE ZIMMERMAN,
1880 Magnolia street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24
G.. r. MACARTHUR,
Eaton Rapids.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
SEE by the Gallup poll that
l. il is reported that on the vote
question for 1S-year-olds, 50 per
cent were opposed, 80 per cent
were for il and 9 per cent I'M
decided. Doubtless the 50 per
cent would insist they were real
americans and. as such, the pro-
ponents of democracy. Yet. by
their action, they show their
inability TO even understand the
word.
Do they forget that this coun-
try of ours was founded on our
stand that taxation without rep
resentation was not our way Of
life, and we fought for our free
dom on that question alone?
Yet, in this day of advance
ment, we find 81 per cent saying
10 these young men: Go forth
and throw the weight of your
bodies into the break in the dam
and save us" And in the same
breath saying: Though you are
strong enough TO fight for the
country you love, you are not fit
or able to vote on the question
CT how your lives shall be regi-
mented or along what lines the
peace shall be determined.
Is it not about time some Of
tie older element realized that
they are outdated. and. that the
youth of today is far superior
in knowledge and judgment of
national affairs than these older
folks were at that age?
All youth is not like "Topsy"
some have brains and like 10
Use them. Why not get behind
this movement Have we no
sense of moral responsibility and
obligation to these young men
giving and dying 10 save this
word democracy" so Clibly
prattled but so little understood.
w. X. DALLAS,
1880 Hawthorne Blvd.
Crosse POinte.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24

they will resist or evade war
work. accept it sullenly or APP
peal TO habeas corpus If they
should be drafted into the army
for refusal TO join unions.
For it is almost certain that a
man ordered 10 join up as a
fighter because he refused TO
Join union could take Mr.. Nc
Mutt into court and tear his
plan TO pieces.
Mr.. McNutt may construe the
Selective Service Act to mean
that he may use il to procure
factory labor, but the most devil
Gus lawyer in the entire New
Deal cannot construe it to mean
that men must join unions.
The pathetic fact is that this
obstruction has been caused by
a few union politicians in Wash
ington who for years have been
used 10 having their way.
The administration coddled
them and Congress gave them
what they asked for in much
the same spirit that other Con-
crosses cringed before Wayne
B. Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon
League and the Methodist
Board of Prohibition and Public
Morals.
THE American people are not
l. unwilling TO go into war
work. Although the manpower
problems of the fighting forces
are carefully planned far in adj
vance under clear laws estab-
fishing authority, the civilian
manpower problem has been
treated as something that would
take care Of itself.
When this aimlessness re-
suited in a problem, Congress
still failed to do anything and
left it 10 the bureaus of the gov
eminent which not only had
conflicting schemes but lacked
laws and thus were compelled TO
resort TO subterfuges.
McNutt and James Byrnes.
the author of the Woodwork
opinion of the Supreme Court,
are not happy in their situation.
Obviously in their present trou-
bles they would be immensely
helped and relieved by congress
sional action abolishing mock
work and establishing the indi-
vidual's right not 10 join any
union. but because they are serv-
ing the administration they will
not speak out.
The best they can do. unless
they are ready TO step down, is
10 worry along under conditions
which they know are to be detri-
mental to the tasks which they
are trying TO execute, not for
the administration but for the
country.
Congress can cure this. No
bureau Chief can do it. The
administration can. but will not,
and the result is a great short
age Of hands where they are
needed. all for the lack of some
plain laws, which would have
the overwhelming approval of
the people.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24
RaIIy to the Red Cross

THE Red Cross campaign opening locally today is the
l most important such crusade yet attempted here
Detrots quota is S30O0OOO That's the largest sum
Deroers have been asked to give but must give
despite heavy taxes and all of our other wartime
financial demands
We give it promptly and uncompainingly as
soldiers dpoyed around the world giving every
thing they have for their country.
We give to the full extent of our ability, because
If fail the Red Cross failing soldiers.
Our Red Cross donation this year is not matter of
benevoence. 1t is matter literally of helping
and neighbor boys to win this world and
TO survive il.
The 81 or IS or $50 you contribute may well
the life of your boy the boy the street Only
YOU donate generously you afford will the Red
Cross be able competenty to maintain its vast army of
and hospital help and all the medicines and equip
so urgently needed always in combat
II is a noble banner, the good red cross on its field
Of white II is the standard Of healing and Of mercy.
Every Detroit civilian should be proud enroll in it's
cause.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24
Calls Manpowe Program
Washout in Hopeless Hands
By wESTBROOK PEGLER

THE civilian manpower pro-
l. gram is a complete waShout.
incoherent. unavoidable and I'M
enforceable and there is no in
dication that the same people
who have made such a sorry job
Of it 10 date, operating under
the same laws, ever will be able
to do any better. That is
dreary estimate OF the situation
but it cannot be improved by
wishing or self-deception.
The government has made
gestures and threats. indicating
an intention 10 draft workers
for essential jobs, including
farm work, but in A few days
these were shown 10 be mean
ingless and impetuous efforts to
Intimidate some workers and
cajole others.
A government. 10 command
confidence and respect, should
thoroughly consider its decisions
affecting the freedom of the
citizens and refrain from
thoughtleSS or half-considered
measures such AS the recent
one about the 4S-hour week.
When a government has 10
back down by abandoning some
project which il has announced
with emphasis as a considered
necessity, the people begin to
doubt.
THE war manpower program
Il is badly complicated not only
by competition for men between
the armed forces and war indus
try and between war industry
and the farms, but by a confu-
sion of agencies which are sup
posed to have authority in labor
problems.
The department Of labor still
exists but is barely in the pic
ture and other authorities, not
directly constituted by law. are
much more important but in
conflict with one another.
The Woodwork system, a
great man-wasting device, has
been sustained by the Supreme
Court but Paul V. McNutt, who
is struggling TO make the great
est possible use of manpower,
apparently has no legal author
ity for his favorite plan, which
is 10 squeeze men out of non
essential JOBS into essential
works with the alternative Of
being drafted for military serv-
ice.
THE issue of compulsory union
Il membership has not been
met, except in one recent deci-
sion in an isolated case and I'M
doubtedly illegal. that a worker
going into a closed shop plant
must Join the union. presumably
with the other choice of enter
Lng the army.
In all this confusion Congress
has failed, but il is not too late
for Congress 10 restore the situ-
alton by passing laws to estab-
lish in a legal, fortnight way
the assurances which the people
want and without which, not
withStanding their patriotism,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24

TO THE EDITOR
7 WAS greatly impressed with
i the discussion by "'In Our
Opinion" program over WJR,
February Ia, relative to our
manpower problem in Michigan.
Impressed that every speaker
avoided the one great and obvi-
Gus cause for shortage. l cam
not believe any prominent man.
who has given serious thought
to this question. does not know
that there would be no shortage
of labor in Michigan, if munition
factories employed only the help
they need.
For two and half years I
have been a member of the Sc
lective Service Board OF Eaton
County and as such contact
many factory workers. THEY
ALL TELL THE SAME LINE
OF STORIES. Generally speak
ing they are held back. Some
say they could do in one day all
they are permitted to do in
seven days.
Several men watching one
man work. Told TO run stock
known to be scrap. Inspectors
holding up work. Honest work.
ers told 10 hold up production.
Stewards threatening to report
men for producing too much.
Frail boys of Is receiving S85
for an ordinary weeks work.
Farmers who were never inside
a factory or machine shop, SELL
ing their farm equipment and
stepping into an easy job, pay
ing from $50 10 500 a week.
One of these farmers recently
stated he could do in two hours
all he is permitted to do in a
day. This same man stated if he
had the authority he would dis
charge one-third working in the
Lansing factory. where he is
employed. and double produc.
ton.
This condition Is mainly due
10 cost-plus contracts and arro-
CANT union leaders. The more
the pay the moro the profit. The
more the employees the greater
the union dues. and the greater
the pay the easier the take"
I believe 90 per cent of these
factory men arc loyal Ameri-
cans anxious 10 do their utmost
TO help win this war. but do not
want 10 lose their well paying
jobs by complaining, yet as
Americans are sore that Amer
lea is being gyped. and winning
the war delayed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-24

Nelson and his newly re-
organized WPB AS strong,
independent unit standing on its
own feet.
THE matter might not he
l. worth mentioning were il
not for all the stories in Circula-
ton.
Authorities here, in and out Of
the administration and Congress,
agree that WPB is getting the
production job done fairly well
and will continue TO do so.
It's main trouble apparently is
that its efforts do not mesh on
all production phases and con-
siderable grinding of the gears
can be heard in several quarters
as, for instance, at the Ford
Willow Run plant "a matter pos
sibly attributable 10 the rigidity
of Mr.. FordS production line
system AS against this constant
army changing Of construction
details of its bombers TO an eX-
tent which might require con-
slant retooling for Mr.. Ford.
Whether these developments
will now cause the dust to settle
and permit a peaceful coherent
direction of war production with
out continuous conflicts is
question for a hardy soothsayer.
WPB has agreed to let the
army and navy have procure
ment, that is. whatever kind of
equipment they want and how
much, but WPB will complain
that the army and navy have
loaded up plants with orders for
as long as AZ months in advance.
The army-navy group has
argued that such orders give the
companies a backlog. enabling
better planning of production.
But other plants have only 30
days orders ahead, and il is APP
parent that prime contractors,
subcontractors. etc, have not
been synchronized
Next steps are up 10 Mr.. Mel
son, w h oSe position has now
been Strikingly re-estahlished by
direct word from the President.
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