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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-12
Champion SparkIets

with an air hose, and q mighty
gal is she, But the wee small
one" sitting opposite can give
as good as she gets. Shes small,
but Oh my
Congrs stulstions are in order
for Angie Meyers, Dutch Dill
CART, Dot Shumsker, Claudia Ka-
minski and Dorothy Kinney Of
the Tamper Team, who ended
the season in first place by edg
ing out Scotch Tape by one
game. If space would permit,
we would list the other teams.
You all did swell, kids
Jack Fischer is recuperating at
home after an operation in To-
ledo Hospital. We'd like to see
him back soon. The same goes
for Irene Sanders who had bit
of fancy stitching done on her
anatomy.
It's a bundle of baby girl for
both John Lukasik and Al Car
ter. What proud papas they
are!
We received your swell letter
RED" (Bettinger) and hope that
by this time you are feeling lots
better. Sorry to hear of your
mishap. We think lot about
the various boys in service, and
/ the girls too. Nice to learn that
you read the UNION JOURNAL.
Hope you read this.
Talk about champion prize
I fighting what about the hay
maker one of the tool room boys
received from one of the female
supply boys. Ringside seats re
served at "Henry's'. How's about
it NJ. M?
/ We've been wondering how AL
KulWicki got home from the 60
ing away party which was held
for Johnny Grup at Casper An
drews' house April 90. Al doesn t
seem to remember. Can anyone
enlighten him about this lettle
matter? He won't be happy un-
til he knows the worst. Course
AIS wife might have seen him
home safely.
That was quite birthday
party in the new cafeteria for
Lulu Mae Ford one noon hour!
Among the celebrants were
Kathryn Shofer, Norma Rose
brook, Josephine Newman, Sarah
Anderson, Jean Hajski, Mary
Reau, Marie Laux, Gizella Olah,
Hazel Szollosi, Mary Young and
Elizabeth Damas.
There seems to be an epidemic
of hospital patients from the
Champion right now. Among
those on sick leave are Blonde
Sliwinski, Fern Isch and Marie
Merritt. C'mon back to work
girls. We're pining away fol-
yuh.
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The
.AckIinite
BY l.. MATTOX

There will be a meeting of
shop stewards and executive
committee, Sunday, May IA at
200 P. M. at Local II on AIS
Winthrop st. Officers of the
Unit are urged to attend.
Soft ballers are ready to star t
practicing at our shop as soon
as the rain lets up.
Comment from the committee
who attended the dinner in
honor of Phil Murray: He is
tops!!!
Recommended for steward for
the big line is Bro. James ZaWo-
dny.
Sister Thelma Koperski is
planning to spend her vacation
in Carolina, where she will see
her boy graduate. Here's hoping
that you have a very pleasant
visit Thelma.
Hit and bits from the smell
linel From the tool crib, Chet
Szymanski passed his physical
and is waiting his call from the
Navy Dept. Loads of luck TO
you Chet! Walter and Ruben
las usuaD are passing the buck
to one another. Pearl RutkoWski
is still giving her best as the
crib attendant. Chet Krzeminski
is practicing up to play softball.
Frank Lewand and Duke have
got the recipe for Polish saus-
age. How about bringing some
around Frank for a sample?
Information wanted. Who is
the person who keeps supplying
Polish sausage to the smell line
people? Could it be Frances
Krolak? 1t is really delicious
Frances, and that's no kidding.
We recommend that each
worker register to vote in the
coming elections, This is in the
constitution of the United Auto
Workers to work for the can
didates who will represent us
and to vote-the Executive Com
mittee.
Anyone who wants leave o.
absence should contact his stew
ard or executive committeeman
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dangerous rock and shoals.
Someone may only want to know
if Herman Jackson's wearing his
pink pajamas regularly, but an
answer is usually given.
All of the foregoing is men
toned, not complainingly, but
to give you an idea of the re-
sponsibility that must be as
sumed by our officers in order
that this great program of Local
No. IL may be prosecuted to
benefit the greatest number for
the common good of the people
and the nation as a whole.
We, as individuals should try
10 the fullest. to realize the re-
sponsibilities we should assume
AS in every organization anc
business certain rules and regu-
Iations are enforced to provide
the greatest good for the great
est number.
We have a good start bu
everyone of us must put nj!
shoulder to the wheel and push
and push hard to make Loca
No. IL UAW-CIO a Union al
Toledo will boast of. With YOU
help we can do it.
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Majority Wont
Unconditional
Surrender

DENVER, May 8 (FP)-A
majority of Americans have
crossed the word appeasement
off their books, survey by the
Natl. Opinion Research Center,
University of Denver, showed
May 6.
Today 81 out of each 100 civil
ian adult Americans agree with
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stain
that only on terms of uncondi-
tional surrender should the Al
lied commanders stop fighting
on the European continent, the
survey revealed.
Ten persons in each 100 think
the Allies should be satisfied with
something less than uncondi
1 tional surrender. And one il
each 100 would completely wip'
out Germany as country s.
that there will be no militar,
or civil authority left to surren
| der and negotiate peace terms.
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The Waggin'
Tongue
of Local IL
CRITICS

CRITICS
Having heard some of the talk
among the (Pegler) class which
is always finding fault with any
thing that anyone does, and
knowing, there is always GER
tain percentage of the people
who listen to the propaganda
they spread. We would like 20
enlighten them bit.
After considerable pressure
and persuasion by the staff of
THE TOLEDO UNION JOUR
NAL containing the warning
that the ''dead-line" for press
time is rapidly approaching, we
are forced to take our pen in
hand to try to set down some
thing constructive for the We'll
being of the members of Local
No. IL.
At the moment our mind is
filled with multitude of
thoughts pertaining to Union
business, dues, accounts, vouch-
ers, payrolls, assessments, with
drawals, applications, typing out
brie f S, grievances, meetings
procuring of labor to increase
production for the war effort
securing Of material and thou
sand and one or two other minor
details.
In addition, when most of US
have been recalled from the
days labor, it is necessary, after
all, to take action on, and an
swer all correspondence con.
corning our Union.
While some of us are sleeping
work must be laid out on the
trestle board for the next day:
operations and plenty of mid
night oil is burned by our Loca
No. IL officers to navigate a true
course and keep the ship. off the
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ORCHIDS TO MEL

Did you ever hear about un-
sung heroes? Well, you couldn't t
exactly call him hero, because
he wouldn't like it. He doesn't t
consider himself one and in the
real literal sense of the word
possibly he isn't one But he
slaves for a cause he believes in
with all his heart
Half the time he doesn't eat
when he should or what he
should-ecause there isn't time.
He doesn't sleep as much as
should-because there isn't time.
He works altogether too many
hours, because he is needed and
he is vital to the organization he
heads. Many time ne won
ders why he does it because the
rewards aren't any where near
equal the effort expended. AT the
same time he argues with him
self that no matter what it does
to him the cause is worth any
sacrifice he must make in his
personal life. For you see that
the kind of guy he is.
You would think he would
break under the strain of the
tremendous load he carries, for
his responsibilities are great, but
he goes on day after day, quiet
ly, patiently doing the work for
which he was elected.
We wonder if his load would
be just bit lighter if he knew
that those of US on the sidelines
DO appreciate the great job he
is doing and we feel just little
ashamed that we don't do more
to tighten his load. But were
too inclined to follow the road
of least resistance, so we let men
like Melvin Schultz, the presi-
dent of Local IL, about whom
this article is written, go on do
ing more than they should. How
ever, what's to stop us from
throwing big boquet of orchids
his way? We know he has earn
ed a carload.
SHOP NEWS
| Our deepest sympathy goes out
/ to Rome Kasch and the Kasct
boys, whose husband and brother
were reported killed in action.
The reason for dark glasses
on one of the tampers in the Avi'
alton building the other day wa!
du. to an eye operation; not com
edy relief. Right Mary?
Olive had to learn the hare
way. Specifically, that the Cap
tain of the bowling team buys j
everyone on the team marks
JEANNE will never forget IL
in the 7th means a beer. V.
knows those beer rules.
On our own battle front, We
have girl on tamping manned
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-12
Gray Announces
JAW Assessment

Randolph Gray, Local IL fl
nancial secretary has sent the
following letter for publication
in the TOLEDO UNION JOUR
NAL relative TO the international
Assessment which is due and
payable on or before May 81 un-
der the suspension penalty for
payment:
Dear Sir and Brother:
The assessment levied by the
International Executive Board in
the sum of One (SI.00) dollar for
all members Oh the books as of
January 81, 1914 inclusive must
be paid by all members of the
Local on or before May 81.
Failure to pay this amount.
even though the member NAV
pay his dues by the year, will
result in suspension which re-
quires payment of a reinstate-
ment fee to put the member back
In good standing.
There are still many members
who have not paid this assess
ment whom / wish you would
urge to take care of this matter
and save themselves trouble and
money. Those who have not
taken care of the payment would
do well to give it their imme-
date attention and not wait un-
til the end of the month when
the dues office is crowded.
| will appreciate it if you will
either put something in the pa
per relative to the above or, if
you care to, print this letter.
! Fraternally yours,
Randolph Gray,
/ Financial Sec'y.
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National
Supply
By Shorty Lager


Another of our new executive
committeeman is Forest Frosty
Richards night man in dept. 85.
Frosty is doing swell job and
is a fine union man. All you
brothers and sisters on nights
give Frosty" your fullest CO.
operation and ne will go the
limit to help all of you. Keep
up the good work Frosty.
AROUND THE SHOP
Vernon Kornsteadt of Receiv-
ing has been indicted into the
Army. We wish him lots of
luck.
The slow motion day sweeper
in dept. 36 finally removed his
oVercoat.
Sweeper Hugh Klein, dept. 40
has retired. His hobby is gar
dening, and the boys presented
him some miniature tools.
Recently Bob Benson, No. 3
Tool Crib was extemporizing On
his ability as cutter grinder.
We were told he had the 'knoW
how" but a few minutes later
we found out it wasn't double .
doing the grinding, but the No 2
crib attendant.
Who is the flat scraper who
bid on radial drill and put his
experience down, six months in
Sweden? How about it Berg?
Pvt. Ed Kennedy home on
furlough recently visited the
shop.
Rufus Cuts, leader in dept. 85
is back to work after five
months illness. Rufus is a grand
fellow and we wish him the best
of luck from here on in.
Frank Herr was fooled by the
fine spring weather and shed his
heavy underwear and came to
work with his summer slacks on
Happy days are here again,
Dick Reeves, dept. 40 foreman is
retiring July /. Dick always
cooperated With the boys, on the
side of management only.
Ed Dressed Sr. who formerly
worked in Dept. 36 recently
passed away. Eddie was a grand
fellow beloved by all who knew
him, He worked in our shop
for 46 years. We extend OH
deepest sympathy to his family
Paul Welton, dept. "a enlisted
in the Navy. His address is Co
919, u. S. N. T. S. Great Lakes
Ill.
Andy Owarzak of dept "a j:
now an aviation cadet.
Our Unit drum corps ha:
openings for about six more
men. Our instructor was cham.
pion drummer of Ohio ane
former director of the Massillor
Drum Corps. The Unit is fur
niShing the drums, instruction!
and uniforms free. Learners anC
experienced drummers are in
Vited to attend the drum corp.
meeting every Thursday evening
from 800 to 1000 p. m. at Loca
II hall. If interested contact r
Johus, dept. 85 or Tommy
Alcock.
If anyone has small mea'
grinder or an extra set of falls,
teeth, bring them to dept. 86. l.
Carter and Casey due to theil
competition in eating peanut
need little help.
Our cafeteria man, Abnel
Smith, is in the Restauran
Operators Union, CIO. All of u
good union members welcom,
(. Smitty in.
Due to Mrs. Loren Carter be
ing laid up with a bad knee
spring house cleaning has fallel
upon the shoulders of Loren
With old faithful Darby's help
they are doing a good job. Bee
is good uplifter on any job q
home.
- Tune In wTOL Sunday 1880 P. M. =
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WiI!ys Seeing Eye

pair of new bowling shoes, (used
a stamp too.) to see if he could
duplicate. He's almost doing it
too with a 1859. Course, there
is slight difference-he's ad-
ding the totals of two games TO
do it. That first enormous
81 with his bigger n.
We can't quite figure out if Toots
has his headache that he com
plains about, when he comes in
or if it sort of develops as the
games roll by. Maybe he gets
his headache from the conclusion
when he kicks that poor little
innocent gutter.
MORE ABOUT 1T
That's Tony Machano coming
up with new ball and he's do
ing all right with pretty fair
score. Must have developed it
on the sly.
Chuck Kahl is over there and
wants to know if anyope's in
terested in a good used ladies
ball with a slight hook in it.
Did he say slight? He's been
out practicing on the weekendS
to take the kink out of it, but
somehow it seems quite perma-
nent. 1t consistently sinks across
the alley in a rush, guess it's the
feminity of the ball that does it.
We wish to file a bill for that
next fellow. It's Bob Seger and
somebody is forever moving the
headpin from him. Does it every
time too. Nary a miss. Must be
Yhudi that slides the pin from
under the ball and rests it just
out of reach of the ball and then
shoves the ball off the alley
with only the pin to keep i
company. Couldn't posiby be
Bob's artistic hook could it?
How come Walter DaroWski
loses his ball after the second
game and then loses the head pin
because he can't find the right
ball. Could it be a little man
named Duke that Whisks it away
so fast? Seems Duke is alway
looking for a ball to fit so it's a
likely deduction. We hear there S
a complaint out to split up thai
combination of Walter and Duke
for after Walters first game he
mastered the ball okey ano
Duke, under pressure batted the
wooden soldiers doE TO match
For next week there is thai
all-star team of Melvin Schultz
Art Peth, Toots Martin, Norm
Meyers and Flatfoot Burnie
Better Timber up those shootin
arms, boys, for the match mex
Monday. You'll need them.
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.Caneo Cd
Opener
Ted Modr0wski
ABOUT THE PEOPLE

Elmer Seegert IS. P.) is await
ing his call to the Army. Hear
ing this we had better hurry
along with our post war plan
ming because it won't be long
now. (How about it Elmer
Earl Jones says ne is the best
bartender in the plant and will
prove it at the Unit Party this
Saturday, May 13. (He is look
ing for competition).
We received horrible threat
from the timekeepers if we do
not guarantee them a UNION
JOURNAL each week. For Sc
young a Union group they really
understand the value of a good
labor paper.
Louie Rehm claims ne had
more fun whistling last week
than he ever will have in the
rest of his days. THE other guy
didn't thing it was funny Lou
For a reducing system that if
guaranteed not to wear, tear or
tarnish see Sophie Sczepanski. II
has worked so we'll with her that
everyone is now calling her
Skinny" (We were questioned
if people can lose as much weight
as some people at the plant and
still be considered as being
aliVe).
For those people who do not
know the rules that govern the
parties of the American Can
Unit we will have them pub
lished at this time so that you
may all be familiar with them
l. All people attending must
wear shoes, besides the regular
attire.
2. Anyone found dead on the
premises will be arrested imme-
diately.
8. An ice cream eating con-
I test viii be held as usual. The
entry fee will remain the same
as it has in the past, one gallon
of ice cream.
4. Any person having COM
plants will file them in the usual
manner. 0n the waste basket.
| S. Union business will not be
discussed in groups of less than
200 people, all members of the
American Can Unit.
The above rules will be en-
forced and it is expected of some
people to have the usual supply
of Four Roses.
The person ' found Helen
Johnson's watch Is rather slow
in returning it. The reward still
stands.
~. + UrnU ou-I.- 19.sA . AZ
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FEPC Bills To Get
Committee Study

WASHINGTON (FP)-Estab-
lishment of a permanent Fair
Employment Practice Commit
tee as provided in bills now be-
fore Congress will be given COM
mittee consideration during the
coming week, Rep. Mary Norton
3D., N.J.) said May 4.
Mrs. Norton is chairman of
the House Labor committee
which has had the bills in its
hopper for many weeks. She
said the sessions of the commit
tee would be executive to deter
mine whether or not to hold
hearings on the measures intro
duced by Reps. William l.. Daw-
son Cd, Ill.,, Thomas E. Scan
lon Cd, Pa) and Charles M. La
Toilette (R., Ind.).
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Spicer Unit News

given ample notification and will
vote by departments during
working hours.
GAS RATIONING
This gas rationing is terrific
Scott Rogers, we hear, has re-
Gently been trying out the merits
fthe horse. Although the ami
NAL he chose was quite mild and
gentle, veritable fugitive from
a milk wagon, still, it seems,
some friction developed between
them. So much friction that
Brother Rogers now sits ginger
ly on the edge of his hiring COM
mittee chair. The equestrian art
is naught to Scotty but a pain
in the posterior.
- Tun. In wTOL Sunday IL ;Ss P. M. =
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NOtis to a Monday mite spectator
at the PaI-A-DrOme
r. Bowling Alleys

AAhNyo
Eow that the bowling season is
officially over it has prompted
this scribe to pass on the follow
ing information pertaining 10
the bowling activities Of the eX-
ecutive committee league, as OBJ
served at the lanes each Monday
evening.
Dear Bystander;
Left! Right! Left! Right! No
sir. Mr.. it is not your early morn
ing exercises, it is only Chuck
Heebsh bowling in his rubber
girdle. 1t must be tWo-way
stretch too, because every time
Chuck stretches right, the ball
goes left, the gutter crashes, and
the pins stand still. Chuck
stretches left, the girdle groans
and the right gutter suffers. No
pins!
Must be my thumb again, he
says, rubbing it gently to and
fro. Next time it'll be my knee.
Goes stiff every once in while,
don't you know" Wonder where
he bought that girdle? If word
gets out he has one, there sure is
going to be riot. It's funny
thing how a guy like Chuck can
loudly forecast Mondays out
come and then when his girdle
slips to match his scores, he COM
peteS with a clam with not a
word to say. Someday maybe
that girdle will work, his thumb
will quit swelling, and that knee
will work And could be he'll
make that ball behave. If at first
he doesn't succeed, he'll gutter
and gutter again!
AND HOMER?
Now let's see, who is that guy
with the two left feet? Oh yes
It's Homer Avery! Two left shoes
he wears, maybe that's why his
right foot keeps pudging the left
and whispering sweet nothings
while the ball runs merrily away
without the pins. Next time we
promise to count practice games
s thhe's safe for awhile. Practice
",Sir kkes perfect they say, but
!, .selmer makes perfect practice
! ineen speaking of bowling
I0Reenes.
- tptf1e loosens his collar, musse;
his hair, and waves his hankie
through the air, because the heat
is on. He throws the ball, the
alley roars, score goes down
because the pins are moored. L
is Andy Jones at the wheel anC
steering short of port. Some
body snaps the heat off anC
Andy heads dead ashore with {
big one hundred and sixty four
SHOOT BALL
Who? Oh! That is Bryon Gar
Der, the man with the shoot the
shoot ball. The hook ball tha
mimicS a drunk on a Today
spree and staggers along the mar
row alley. Bryon says he is go
ing to try a straight one mex
time. Anyhow, we hope the pin!
cooperate with his new straigh
ball and we are sure they will i
only he leaves that pistol packin
curve one behind.
He saw the pins once Roy
SauterS we mean. It must have
been before he wore that groove
to the bar and back. After tina
the pins were doing hula hui;
and somehow Roy wasn't aiming
at the hulas.
You'd like to know where tha
brilliant light is shining from
Well, let's see. 1t must be tina
it is Willys Overland All-Stal
Bud Pacholski rolling that big
SCI, three game total He mus
nave heard that there is a black
Out on
! Those new shoes? Well, that
, another story. After Toots Mar
tin got that 189 of week ago
he bought himself bright shin,
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IA A T II { R
.Mutterings
BY Jim FOltz

By Jim FOltZ
We accept criticism at face
value. Many brothers criticise
freely. You want the best as
long as it requires no effort or
your part.
The UNION JOURNAL must
be published according to space
Existing circumstances cause
space shortage.
If your item or gossip ISM
here, it may be another time
Items are typed and turned over
to the editor. 1t is his bouncing
baby from there on. He does
o. K.
We have news items of bowl.
ing events. Welfare committee
meetings and the things they are
doing. Flying squadron affairs
Names of men entering the
armed forces.
JOKES ETC.
There are jokes about Ham.
burg Malkowski, Hap McNeal
Amos from the finish room. &c
and Red so hungry on the dock
Pete Griffin, Fred Terry and hi:
mumps. Forming timekeepel
Erd. Even Budd and his deac
cow. The Has Been Bowlers
Jim Draper, Frank the plumber
Ray Click, w. Stevens, l.
Bricker, H. Dryer, Patsy's bowl
ing and ball playing. Gsbby
from the bumper room anC
hleacherite Fred Terry on open
ing mite. The bumper man witt
lip stick on his shirt, Sinfelt'
lacerated hand and right thumb
Bob Dixon with his new baoy
and no cigars. Big Jocko the
forge room sweeper. Hugh
NORM, Whitley Davis, Roy anc
Omeys nice fishing trip. Severa
on Mr.. Earl Hite.
Questions such as this: Isn't i
peculiar when relatives in the
armed forces are home on fur.
Tough, the number of people
who see INTO forget-the war j!
still to be won?
PRAISE AND POEMS
AT hand are notes of praise
for John Roscoe, our committee
and several for the management
including Mr.. E. Hite. Remind
ers of rules No. 3 and 9.
Here is a request for a yoke
of oxen capable of making {
trip to Nevada. See Haussman.
Poems on various topics anC
criticism of some of our broth
ers. These items are good. Space
is required to publish them. KeeE
on watching Eventually they
will be here.
The following remark applies
to this column also; 1t is stated
you don't have to be crazy t.
work at Mather Spring but i
helps. Why not utilize those
occupants of the Toledo State
Hospital to releave our man
power shortage?
Perhaps the humiliation is ;
bit more than they would CAR
for due to the fact they hav
been legitimately judged insane
Upon asking one inmate wi.
was in a straight jacket how n
would like to work here he bt
came highly offended and dS
sired to know if he looked ths
crazy?
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FDR koekers Win
Avery Sets Example

NEW YORK (FP)-Smashing
victories scored by two leading
Roosevelt supporters-Sen. Lis
ter Hill of Alabama and Sen.
Claude Pepper of Florida-in
tn, May 2 Democratic primaries
left anti-New Dealers fumbling
with the pieces of their shattered
hopes for a nationwide swing
toward reaction in November.