Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-31

for Toledo" upon proper oc-
casion.
Not believing in cityism of
an illogical variety, a few OF
us ask ourselves, What is
there about Toledo that we
like?"
Probably the best answer
is that most of our friends
live here, and consequently
we associate this vicinity with
pleasant memories of other
years. Possibly we might say
that people are more friendly
here than they are in larger
cities.
IMPROVEMENTS
There are among US many
who believe that instead OF
singing the praises of our
town we should spend our
time and effort in suggesting
and bringing about improve
ments. They feel that it is a
disgrace to the community to
have our schools closing or
threatening to close periodic
ally because of lack of funds
with which to operate, espe-
cially considering that our
teachers and municipal en-
ployees are grossly underpaid.
OF course, the unskilled
folks who work in factories
have increased their earnings
through union organization,
but are not yet receiving COM
penSation on an equitable
basis They have, however,
made a start in the right di-
rection.
What about policemen, fire
men, and others who are de-
pendent upon public funds?
Does Toledo always have to
be broke and in debt? Do
municipal workers always
have to be told that no funds
are available for wage in
creases?
We shouldn't have to value
so highly the income derived
from pinball licenses and
gambling fines. Cant we
operate our city on a business
basis? Maybe AID Thacher
could answer this, but prob
ably he'd rather not! Like
wise, Mr.. Bame.)
INDUSTRIAL MUSIC
Readers of this newspaper
may recall that in the first
article | wrote in the TO =
LEDO UNION JOURNAL, 10
months ago, / suggested in
dustrial music for the indus
trial plants of our city. Was
this suggestion not carried
out because it came from the
wrong source? If such is the
case, I'll mention it no more,
but leave it to those who de
sire the credit and who are
the only people who can carry
out the idea, the financial
wizards who control our city.
The Union has nothing of
any Importance to gain in
advancing the thought of
stepping up production and
relieving nervous fatigue by
the use of "music-While you
work" But the system will
repay the industrialiSts many
times the price of the install
lation and upkeep of such a
program. Somebody is blind,
very blind indeed.
The idea was advanced in
this column solely because |
believed that industrial music
was a good thing for both
labor and management,
progressive device by which
both could gain. If il were
something by which only the
workers profited, physically,
mentally, financially or other
wise, | would have put it in
to the form of a clause to be
proposed in collective bar
gaining agreements.
But when Westinghouse,
General Electric, RCA, and a
half dozen aircraft plants
have had industrial music for
more than a year, and have
found it to be beneficial to
both the companies and the
workers, it makes one wonder
why so few of our Toledo
plant managements have in
stalled such a system at this
late date.
And incidentally, none of
them are doing the job right.
There should be an inter-
plant communication system
whereby the music would be
piped to dozens of plants
simultaneously, coming from
a central station.
Oh, well, plenty could be
said about it, but if they don't
care, why should we? Maybe
Al Jolson had something and
H. ~