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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-17

to sell during the current drive.
This quota will be divided on a
percentage basis so that every
resident in the county will have
his portion of the work to do in
this drive, Mr.. Arnold said.
CIO members who will take
part in the drive are Richard
Gosser, UAW-CIO regional di-
rector, Melvin Schultz, Local IL
president, Richard Lazette, To-
ledo Industrial Union Council
president, Tom Burke, TIUC
acting executive secretary and
Ollie Pecord, managing editor
of the TOLEDO UNION JOUR
NAL.
Lester S. Crowl is vice chair.
man of the drive assisting Mr.:
Arnold. Raymond Baldwin is
chairman of the residential
sales in Toledo. Chairman of
the industrial sales division is
C. H. L. Thompson. Martin
Courtney, heads rural sales and
Durwood Dubois is in charge of
special sales.
The entire program for the
Six War Loan is keyed to early
victory in the European theater
and to providing sufficient
funds to purchase the nachin-
cry of war for the Pacific the
atre.
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Decision of the Council to
suspend publication of the
,CIO News, a tabloid paper
publishd and printed in Wash
ington, D, c. in favor of the To-
LEDO UNION JOURNAL fol-
lowed conference earlier in
the week, when union heads af-
filiated with the TIUC and edi-
tors of the two papers agreed
upon suspending further publi-
cation of the News.
Announces Banquet
A banquet honoring Richard
Gosser, UAW-CIO regional di-
rector was announced by Law
renee Steinberg, Ohio director of
the International Wholesale &
Retail Clerks, CIO. The banquet
which will be held in the Com
modore Perry Hotel, Dec. z will
be set for 500 persons according
to Mr.. Steinberg.
Tickets for the banquet will
be handled through the office of
Melvin Schultz, Local IL presi-
dent. Sponsors from Local Un-
ieSs affiliated with the THUG
distribute the tickets.
on 1nate Officers
Richard Lazette, incumbent
Council president was renomi-
mated to succeed himself in the
annual nomination of officers,
Earl Ordway, vice-president was
also nominated for president as
well as for his present position.
Kenneth Cole, executive Sec
retary temporarily assigned to
Washington was nominated for
executive secretary and accept
ed in a wire sent the meeting.
Tom Burke, acting executiv sec
retary was also nominated but
declined.
Other nominations follow:
Vice president, Dan Sahadi,
Earl Ordway, Carl Schick and
Ivo Erwin Recording secretary,
Dan Sahadi, Bernadine Mclean.
Attendance secretary, Don Blair,
Cooper Andrews, and Michael
Burke. Sergeant-at-arms, Will
Continued on page 2
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Besides reports from Pre-
sident Philip Murray on the
organizations progress in the
past year, delegates will have
before them decisions on several
issues which may shape the
future course of this wing OF
the labor movement.
Fresh from victories in Con-
gressional election fights from
California to New Jersey, and
proud of their getting-out-the
vote achievements for President
Roosevelt, delegates are expect
ed to focus attention on the
future of CLOS Political Action
sCommittee.
Funds "Unfrozen"
After election day, the funds
frozen by the CIO-PAC after
the big-party conventions, be-
cause of Smith-Conally Act re
strictionS, were again available,
and no matter what the decision
on the future role of the organ
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sion in every so-called
doubtful" or pivotal" state
- New York, Michigan, Cal
ifornia, New Jersey.
Even the best informed Wash
ington insiders didn't figure
that FDR's electoral votes would
60 over 402.
Michigan's plurality for Roose-
welt was clearly the vote of the
union workers in Detroit, Flint
and Pontiac.
FDR Takes New York
New York, Dewey's crucial
state (because no candidate has
ever been renominated for an
other try if he fails to carry his
own state) went for Roosevelt
by a humping majority.
New York State was most i'm
portant in the figuring of both
Democratic and Republican pol
iticians and labor leaders. To
their amazement two New York
parties hung up a vote
times what was necessary
WuArn the state to the Roose-
welt column.
The newly born Liberal Party
and the American Labor Party
together threw nearly 100000
votes into the final Roosevelt
tally.
Leaders of both CIO and AFL
hailed the election results. Will
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and its Immediate vicinity
will be canvassed for the
drive, which will extend
from Nov. 90 to Dec. is. All
bonds purchased during Novem-
ber and December will be cred
tied to the drive.
Local II, UAW-CIO, num-
bering approximately 10000
members, will be the largest
single unit to purchase bonds.
Melvin Schultz, Local II presl-
dent speaking of the bond drive
said" we recognize that the war
is nearing its end in Europe and
know that our offensive war
requires large qualities of war
materials. We can help this
drive, not only by continuing on
our jobs, but by loaning our
money at time when it is
greatly needed"
Residents of every nook and
corner, every city, town and
village, on the farm and in the
factory, will be asked to take
their part in the Sixth War
Loan Drive, it was announced
today by Hazen S. Arnold,
Lucas County Campaign Chair
man.
Lucas County as a whole has
a quota of $42,162,000 in bonds
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I fore Senate and House as
/ they reconvene Nov. 14th.
With the basic composition
Of the 1945 Senate unchanged,
and with the 1945 House still
7 potentially dominated by a
/ coalition of Republicans and re-
dictionary Democrats, the COM
ing weeks debates are expected
TO foreshadow the kind of
actions we expect from the 10Th
/ Congress in 1945.
Major White House proposals
are expected to center around
the world problems of interna-
tional organization, monetary
arrangements, and a world Sc
curity force.
To Propose Amendments
The White House is expected
to propose several amendments
to the war surplus disposal act,
( passed in the closing days be-
fore the recess for the election
campaign. Several restrictions
on the way government-owned
property can be sold have
caused serious problems of ad-
ministration, and FDR's propos-
ais probably will be aimed to
speed the disposal process.
The War Powers Act, under
which OPA holds its authority
to ration goods and set prices,
as well as other war agencies
perform their functions. expires
on Dec. 81, 1914, and is up for
renewal
Labor and liberal groups are
fighting hard to get through
several bills on which progress
has been made but which must
pass in the next six weeks. or
the long and tedious process of
introducing the bills, forcing
hearings, and getting favorable
reports will have to be done
over again.
F.E.P.C. Tops List
At the top of the list is S.
2048, the bill to set up a perma-
nent Fair Employment Practice
Committee with enforcement
powers. The proposal was en-
dorsed by both Roosevelt and
Dewey during the election cam
paign, but is expected to en-
counter stiff oposition on the
floor in both House and Senate.
It has been reported favorably
by the Senate Labor and Edu-
cation Committee. The House
Labor Committee resumes hear
ings on the measure on Nov 16.
A proposal that the War
Labor Board consider any wage
under 40 cents an hour sub
standard, and permit wage
Continued on page 2
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Oil Workers Win
New Victories

WAS SHIN G T o N, Nov. Is
(LPA)-The first week of No
vember was banner one for the
oil workers with two favorable
decisions from the National War
Labor Board.
First was unanimously ap-
proved plan submitted by the
Sinclair Oil Corp. of New York
and the Oil Workers Interna-
tional Union-CIO, involvin n Z
about 5000 workers and provid-
ing for a liberalized severance
pay plan.
The Joint Sinclair union plan
provided for one weeks sever
ance pay after one year of serv-
ice, two weeks after two years,
three weeks after five years, and
four weeks after ten years. The
company and the union had ap-
pealed from a ruling of the Ma
tional Wage Sterilization Direc-
tor which had denied approval
of the plan.
Establishes Precedent
Approval of the plan by the
National War Labor Board es-
tablished precedent where
voluntary applications providing
for severance pay arrangements
may be approved by regional
boards and industry commits
sions where such arrangements
appear to be reasonable.
Second case was denial of an
application of Hunt Oil Co. and
Associated Interests of Dallas,
Texas, requesting permission to
extend its work week for truck
ers from 40 to so hours at
pay.
The Hunt Oil Co. in petition
ing the National Board for re-
view of its case, contended that
the R egiona Boards ruling
against extending straight-time
pay to cover a 60-hour work
week exceeded the Boards juris-
diction.
The Boards ruling in the
Hunt case requires the company
to continue its past practice of
paying time and a half after 40
hours and does not conflict with
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission regulations which makes
the payment of straight time up
to so hours permissive but not
mandatory. xa
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Senate:
FDR's biggest victories came
in the defeat of Senators Gerald
Nye (R., N. D. and John Dana
her (R., Conn.,, both with isola-
tionistic records. Another New
Deal success came with the
scrapping of Senator Guy Gil
lette Cd. Iowa.. Primary de-
feats of several other anti
administration senators elimin-
ated other FDR opponents from
the 10th Congress.
All in all, the Democrats lost
three seats, electing 13 incum-
bents, while the Rpublicans lost
two seats, re-electing eight
Senators Taft and Reed (both
Republicans squeezed through
over labor'S vigorous opposi-
ton. Also returned to the Sen
ate were Republicans Wiley
(Wis.) Tobey IN. HI and Aiken
(Vt.).
Most dangerous new senator,
from the labor and liberal view
point, is Homer Capehart (R.,
Ind.), ranter against organized
labor and international cooper
alton from way back.
Democrats Reelected
Other reelected Democrats
included Sen. Robert F. Wag-
ner IN. ", who had the most
active labor support of any SEN
atorial candidate in the country;
Senator Alben Barkley (Ky),
Senator Ebert Thomas (Okla.),
and Senator Scott Lucas Qll).
Wayne Morse (R., Ore.), backed
by labor, won handily.
In the House:
Probably 240 Democrats, 184
Republicans, one Progressive
and one American Labor Party
member will constitute the new
House. In several instances
Continued on page 2
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Suve Unit
Receives JournoI

Members of the Save Electric
Unit of Local 1853 URWSEA-CIO
will receive the TOLEDO UN-
ION JOURNAL each week be-
ginning with the current issue.
All members of the United Re-
tail and Wholesale Clerks will
receive the JOURNAL in ac-
cordance with the action of their
executive board which expressed
the belief that the paper best
represented the interests of the
CIO in Toledo.
Next week, the paper will go
to Local 363 members employ
ed in Bostwick-Braun, Great
Lakes Terminal Warehouse,
A g. P Tea Co., and Kuehmann
Potato Chip Co.
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Bonds Sign
Union Contract
Retail Clerks Get
Union Shop and
Increase

An agreement between the
Bond Clothing Co. and the Re-
tail and Wholesale Clerks-CIC
was signed on Nov 10.
Gains for Bond employees in
cluded the closed shop, check
off, seniority, grievance pro-
cedure and arbitration. An i'm
mediate wage increase was
granted with male clerks re-
ceiving a S5 advance and female
employees getting So.
Two weeks vacation with pay
will be granted to all employees
qualified by 26 weeks continu-
Gus service in the store. Sick
leaves up to seve~ days annually
will be allowed without loss Of
pay. Holiday leaves without
loss of pay were agreed upon
and include New Years, Decora-
ton Day, July 4th and Labor
Day.
Leaves for the two Jewish re-
ligious days, Rosh Hoshanan and
Yom Kippur were agreed to
without loss of pay for the
Jewish employees of the store.
James w. Corners, Bridge
port, Conn, vice president of the
Bond Clothing Co., and Law
renee Steinberg, state director
for the United Wholesale & Re
tail Clerks negotiated and sign
ed the agreement. Mr.. Conners
is the father of Margaret Con-
ners of Bridgeport, Conn. PAC
backed candidate for congress
who lost election to Claire Booth
Luce by 1000 votes.
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To Set
Veteran


An important meeting of
the Local IL Veterans Com
mittee will be held at the
Locals headquarters, 425
Winthrop ST., at 800 %. m.
November 20, according to Ted
Modrowski, chairman.
Mr.. ModroWski announced
that the program for the vet
Grams will be in line with the
recommendations made by the
UAW-CIO Grand Rapids con-
ventlon and in cooperation with
the Veterans Department re-
Gently set up by the Interna-
tional Union.
with more veterans being
discharged for disability and
other causes, we must get our
program we'll under way so we
can be of service to our return
ing servicemen," said Mr.. Mo-
drowski. SO far, we have not
made any outstanding contribu-.
ton to the welfare of the sery-
icemen who have returned to US.
1t is highly important that we
handle this extremely necessary
work effectively and that we get
ourselves set up for it immedi-
ately."
Effective Program
All shops of Local IL are
urged to send representatives to
n ext Mondays Servicemen's
Committee meeting. Large shop.
Units are particularly urged to
send more than one representa-
tive to take an active part in the
committee work.
Large shops should be well
prepared to handle the program
for the returning servicemen.
Que stions relating to their
welfare are prob e m for
the shop and Local to handle.
The more we can do for our boys
when they return, the better it
will be for them and for the
union," said Mr.. Modrowski.
Servicemen's problems, legis-
lation and aid to the Local IL
men who have served in the
armed forces are the principal
concern of the Servicemen's
Committee. Veterans from both
World War l and II are urged to
interest themselves in the COM
mittee work and are invited to
attend the November 20 meet
ing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-17

The nation gave its own
answer on Nov. 7, when it re-
turned Franklin D. Roosevelt
to the presidency and gave him
a greatly increased majority in
Congress.
The Democrats will probably
gain 26 seats in the House.
The Senate will have probably
56 Democrats, 81 Republicans,
and one Progressive The Demo
Gratis may have lost one seat.
Labor's score sheet shows,
however, that all the incumbent
Senators who were defeated
were FDR opponents on the is
sue of international relations.
However, labor leaders kept
their fingers crossed, knowing
that the complexion of the House
has not changed sufficiently to
assure a new and effective pro-
labor bloc.
Here's what happened in the
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AUTO-LlTE
MEETS

Regular meeting of the
Auto-Lite Unit of Local IL,
UAW-CIO will be held Sun
day, November Is at Local
IL headquarters, 425 Win
throp st. The meeting will
take place as follows:
Stewards meeting IL noon.
Unit meeting 200 p. m.
All members are request
ed to be present for i'm
portant business.
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advice of his
physician who
ordered him to
live in a drier
climate.
Mr.. Meyers
resignation was
a C C e p ted by
t h e L o C a !
m e e t i n G o 1
Nov. 9. Presi-
dent M e | v i n
S C h u | t q ac-
cepting the re-
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Meyers Resigns
Local IL Post

Richard Meyers, Local IL rec
ording secretary for the past
nine months has resigned his
post with the Local and will
leave soon for California upon
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Labor Wins In New
Congress Lineup

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA LPA). The nation needs a
president who work with Congress- the Republican
ddate declared and again during his campaign
Dewey said he the guy who could work with Congress
where FDR could not
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-17
CIO Meet Charts PAC
And Postwar Plans
RecOnversiOn Problems
To Receive Attention

WASHINGTON Nov. IA IPA). More than 600 dele
gates to the Seventh Constitutional Convention OF the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations expected to be In
their seats when the first session to order in Chicago
on November Goth.
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Labor To Back Sixth
War Loan Drive

Organized labor in Toledo will back the Sixth
War Loan Drive which opens Monday, Nov 90 Members
of the CIO will once through they have in
the past Richard azette president of the Toledo Indus
trial Union Council, said.
Approximately $4,000 members of the CIO in Toledo
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Roosevelt Elected
Bv Labor Vote

WASHINGTON, Nov 13, NPA President Roosevelt's
reelection by a landslide vote laborS doing
That plain, simple fact is acknowledged by FDR's
campaign srategsts in Washington and by his oppo-
nents of workers industrial swung dec-
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STEWARDS
MEETING

WHY'S Overland stew
ards, End shift will hold
their meeting on November
IL at 11:00 a. m. The tine
for the meeting was chang
ed by vote of the steward
body from 1900 moor to
the earlier hour. ~
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Toledo Union
Journal Named
As TUG Organ
CIO News to Suspend
Publication Dec. 81

Delegates the Toledo Industrial Union Council in
their meeting of November unanimously voted to name
the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL official CIO organ in
Toledo and suspend publication of the CIO
polital Toledo Edition on Dec 81.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-17
Lame Duck Congress Faces
Big Closing Legislative Asenda
Unfinished Business Before
Senate And House.
As They Reconvene

WASHINGTON, Nov IA, LPA). While any m a ] T
changes additions to the nations laws will probably
await the arrival of the newly elected Congress after
FDRs formal inaugural for fourth in January there
is still long agenda Of important unfinished business
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-17

TOTO has something to learn
about democracy and why
he's being pushed tail-first
across the Pacific. The lesson
could be given to him by this
American war worker, Shiro
Ebihara, Japanese-Amer
can, who is a General Motors
worker in Cleveland and a
member of the United Auto
Workers-CI Ebihera's chill
dren are also union mem
bers, paying dues to the UAW,
the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers and the United Elec-
trical Workers. A veteran
machinist, Ebihara was "re-
located" to the midwest after
Pearl Harbor. LPA).
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Continued on page 2
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Few Children Go 10 Shows
Al Night, Report Reveals

A report showing that less than 6
per cent of theater and movie tickets
sold after S pm. in Washington are
issued to children was filed today
with the D'Alesandro subcommittee
of the House District Committee
studying juvenile delinquency, by
A. Julian Brylawski. president of
the Motion Picture Theater Owners
Association.
Mr.. Brylawski's report was based
on studies of tickets sold in recent
periods in 10 Washington theaters,
including both large and small
houses.
After studying the report, Repre-
sentative DAlesandro said the pro-
posal for the adoption of a law to
bar admission of children to amuse-
ment places at night would be re-
jected. Most of the witnesses at
the delinquency hearings had con-
tended such a law would be of no
aid and might serve merely to drive
children out of public places into
hidden activities.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
House Action Due Monday
On -Four District Bills

Action is scheduled to be taken
Monday by the House on the meas
ure of Representative Hebert, Dem.
ocrat, of Louisiana to broaden the
administrative powers of the Dis
trict Commissioners. It is designed
to centralize more authority in the
city heads and to avoid cluttering
congressional machinery with nu-
merous minor matters.
After Majority Leader McCor-
mack announced yesterday that a
part of Mondays session would be
devoted to District legislation
Chairman Randolph Of the House
District Committee listed four bills
he planned to call up.
In addition to the Hebert meas
ure are bills to place the appoint
ment of District notaries public in
the hands of the Commissioners, as
means of lessening the work OF
the Justice Department; to permit
the sale of shad or other fish of
the herring species in the District
Pin December, and to return to the
credit Of the District sum of about
$4,000, which was received from
the sale % years ago of tract of
District-owned land to- the Sani-
tary Grocery Co., and which mis-
takingly was credited to the United
States.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
Outbreaks Of Three
Diseases Reported
Throughout Nation
District Escapes Unusual
Incidence Of Measles
And Meningitis

A record-breaking number of
meningitis cases and virtually Ma
tlon-wide outbreaks Of scarlet fever
ana measles were reported by the
United States Public Health Service
as the District Health Department
today announced % more cases Of
scarlet fever here.
The latest total here is the lowest
reported for more than a week, but
health officials declined to predict
that the peak of the disease had
been reached. A total OF 66O scarlet
fever cases has been reported here
since January /. About half the pa
tients have already been discharged
from quarantine.
20 Meningitis Cases in 1914.
The two other diseases sweeping
the country have not hit Washing
ton hard. Only one meningitis case
was reported today for a total of 20
since the first Of the year, which the
Health Department said was not
unusual.
Countrywide outbreaks of the
three diseases were attributed by
the Public Health Service in part to
wartime congestion, particularly in
urban areas, with more people in
streetcars, theaters, schools and
other places
From the beginning OF the year
through February S, total of 2845
meningitis cases was reported to
health departments throughout the
country as compared with 1872 for
the same period last year. The
Public Health Service said cases so
far this year mark continuance of
last years outbreak although at a
much higher rate. Nearly $4,000
cases were reported during 1943.
Scarlet Fever Peak Next Month.
Through February S, scarlet fever
cases totaled 2,431, compared with
1887 for the corresponding period
last year throughout the country.
The peak Of the disease, the Public
Health Service predicted, may be
expected late next month.
So far this year the country has
reported a total Of 68,499 cases of
measles, the highest for this period
since 1888. In the District, 254 cases
have been reported since January l,
with no signs of an epidemic.
Evening star., 1944-02-11
U. S. Agencies Oppose
Child Labor Law Chonoe

Corporation Counsel Richmond B
Keech yesterday informed the
House District Committee that op-
position to the proposed relaxation
of the Districts child labor laws
had been registered by the Labor
Department and the War Man
power Commission.
When the District Committee re-
Gently laid aside bill to permit
boys to work at nights in bowling
alleys, there were suggestions that
If rules were modified because of
shortage Of adult help the changes
should have general application and
not discriminate against other busi-
nesSes.
In commenting on a proposed
draft, however, Secretary of Labor
Perkins objected to use of. child
labor and Manpower Director Nc
Mutt said the labor shortage here
was not severe enough to justify
relaxation of standards to the ex-
tent proposed.