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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
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Opener
By Ted MOdrowski.
TWICE TOLD TALES

1t was not too long ago when
the readers of this column had
ideas that the writer was having
pipe dreams, but just last week
all past pipe dreams came true
We preached for cooperation of
the rank and file in all under
takings of the Union so that we
would be prepared to face the
firing line when we faced the
managements, who were def
initely out for a pound of flesh.
1t was proved that the rank and
file at the American Can is 100
per cent behind the Committee,
and these people can be sure
that with this continued support
the company will have to come
forth with something better than
the Sing Sing Serenade" that
they used as a counter proposal
at the recent negotiations.
One thing was sure, if the
Committee would have accepted
that decree of death, we could
have withdrawn from Local IL
and let the company collect our
dues. Our pride has not as yet
been lowered to so low a level,
this is still America and in
America we still have a few
rights and we don't intend to let
anyone take them away from us.
We thank the company for re-
minding us that there is a war
going on and for telling us of
the great job the boys are doing
on all the fronts, but now we re-
mind them that if that job the
boys are doing is so highly re-
spected by the company, why
did they come forth with a
downright refusal to grant them
vacation pay on the same basis
as the people who stayed behind
to see that the boys got the ma
terial they needed. Patriots
Phooey! Profiteers!
If the American Can Unit had
a newspaper of its own, we be-
lieve this weeks headline would
read: Home Town Boy Makes
Good-Heel." Wouldn't he be the
little hero if we were gullible
enough to swallow that rotten
tripe that was thrown across the
conference table. He may be a
believer of the Little Corporal"
but he must have forgotten that
Napoleon had his Waterloo and
from where we're sitting, this
looks like Waterloo for Water
vile.
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M A T II { R
MutterIngs
By Jim FOltZ

May IA, Mothers Day-cause
of postponement of regular
scheduled meeting. This meeting
will be held Sunday May 81, at
10 a. m.
Joe Fisher, Unit secretary,
was forced to resign because of
i'll health and physicians orders.
We are sorry to lose Joe in this
office as he has shown marked
ability thus far. John Bender,
second choice of the March cleo
ton, has taken over pending ap-
proval of the body He is ag-
gressive and should be a worth
while addition to staff.
Vince WesthoVen, U, S. Navy,
home on boot leave looked very
much a sailor as he Strutted
through the shop. To him goes
the honor of being the first U. S.
uniformed man to enter our shop
in the past two years. We ap-
preciate this courtesy once again
extended by the management.
Lack of trucks, due to heavy
production, sometimes causes al
tercations over an empty. 1t hap
pened today.
Girls who assist in taking dues
at windows look like angels and
Powers models to many of US,
but they are human beings. They
can do no more than is humanity
possible. Go early in the month
and pay your union dues. There
are not so many who do that but
there are thousands who wait
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
A REMEMBRANCE

On July %, 1912, by agree
ment of the members of the
Champion Unit, it was decided
tina a remembrance of some
type be given to our fellow
workers, who took up arms in
defense of our country.
At that time our members in
the armed forces were few, but
as time went on this list of
names on the honor roll has in
creased, until today we have
approximately $50 Champion
employees working for Uncle
Sam" at very low rate of pay.
Of the $50 in service, 800
have received their checks of
$4,000 each, which represents a
total of $4,000. This was col
lected through the generosity of
the employees, who gave a dime
weekly.
We are now coming to the
point where we are hard pressed
for finances, since there are ap-
proximately 80 awaiting checks
as soon as a permanent address
is received. At the present, we
have in the bank, the small sum
of $4,000. This will mean a
discrimination of the practice
of giving check unless our peo-
pie see fit to increase their dona-
tions.
Your contributions in the
past have been deeply appre-
ciated as letters of thanks from
the boys and girls in service
attest.
Our girls in service are repre-
senting the WAVES, WACS,
and Marines. They also have re-
ceived their $4,000 checks. Lett S
keep up the practice we began
two years ago. We would hate
to be forced to say, so sorry,
boys and girls. No more money
for our service people. Your fell
low-workers can't afford it.
Will you let our servicemen
and service-Women down, or
will you give more?
SPECIAL MEETING
There will be a special meet
ing for all shifts on Sunday,
May 81, 1914 at 200 P. M. at
the Moose Hall, 802 Cherry St,
on the third floor. The order of
business will be the reading of
the new contract. It will be pre-
sented to the entire Champion
Unit body for a vote. This is one
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The
Surface
FINE THING

Your committee goes to bat
for the men in the shop for rates
to correct inequalities. No dice.
Then the management grants in
dividual merit increases for vari-
Gus men and claims all the glory.
We understand that frankie
Klein took the worst end of the
deal in a bowling match the
other evening with Gunlite and
Clark. He was zigging when he
should have been tagging. He
bet heavy and lost on two games.
When he laid off the betting on
the third game he got hot and
was high. Better luck next time,
Frank.
1t might have been a door he
ran into, but those marks on Len
Robary's face don't look like it.
How's the other guy look?
We extend our sympathy to
Roy Dressed, whose father re-
Gently passed away. (See the
National Supply column
Mac Henson has decided to
paint a spider on that marble
dome of his so the flies won't
use it for landing field.
The men in the machine shop
have two members in the TOTW
(too old to wolff Club. Don't tell
soul, but the oldsters are John
Subner and w. Kokocinski.
Is that color in Bill Small
woods face from too much sun
or a permanent blush?
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ANG to Poll Members
On Endorsement

NEW YORK-(FP)-The 21,-
900 members of the American
Newspaper Guild (CIO) will be
polled on the question of wheth-
er the unions August conven-
ton in Milwaukee should in
dorse any candidate for Presi-
dent of the u. S.
Ordered by the ANG's inter
national executive board, the
poll will be conducted by mail
in July. Intended to stimulate
political discussion by the rank
and file and obtain policy guild
ance for convention delegates,
the poll will not be binding on
the convention.
ond shift in Bldg. IS, she calls
it hat but we have our doubts.
Archie Perry of Dept. /, had
three chicken sandwiches in his
lunch, but when he sat himself
down to eat, there was only one.
What happened to the other
two, Archie? Maybe the man In
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Auto-Lite News

the B g. o section of Dept. l.,
who is turning in that 1915 B's
for 8 hours was hungry.
Dale Miller, Dept. /, went
fishing Sunday and caught II
fish. How about diving up,
Dale?
What man from Dept. /, can
go 80 miles an hour in second
gear? Take it easy.
Jerry, the Belle of Mobile,
has Dick, of the Home Made
Lunch Wagon, ga, ga. He says
it's just spring fever, but we
know. Jerry says she wants a
man" over % and by the way
Jerry, Sergeant Matt Ryan, a
real "he man" is home on fur
Tough. Hope he pays us a visit.
Vim Wam, Dept. 28A, made
his weekly trip to Detroit. What
has Detroit got that Toledo
hasn't? We better see the
Mayor about it.
Prof. Herzig, patron of
Bank Night, still hopes Damsel
Luck will smile upon him. Any
body got hot number for the
Prof? John Barr is having a
streak of hard luck at bingo. He
didn't win last Sunday.
Prescilla, the darling of the
mails, has an ever-ready smile
for all stopping places on her
route. A life time guarantee for
some lucky guy, if she could
only cook.
The Service Club Chairman
received good results from the
appeals for stenographers.
The second Tuesday of the
month in the Service Club is
now all hustle and hustle. A
good place to take typing les
sons.
Madeleine Horn, who used to
work in Dept. 6, IGW Line,
first shift, paid us visit last
week. Madeleine has been re-
siding in California and has
taken up railroading. How's
about our union station, Made
leine? Cal, Dept. 28A, sure
agrees with you.
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Spicer Unit News

myself opposite the Spicer boil
er room. l stopped aghast, To
my horror, ! saw there in the
boiler room, several perspiring
workmen frantically shoveling
huge quantities of paper and
cardboard in the blazing nav
of an enormous furnace. More
paper than you and | could save
in a years time.
Had l stumbled upon some
sinister Nazi plot? No! Upon
inquiry, l discovered that our
company burns about two tons
of paper and cardboard daily,
at the same time making a ges-
ture of patriotism by folding
small quantity of paper to be
turned over to salvage. 1t is
much cheaper for the company
to dispose of the paper by burn
ing it,
Now / am perplexed. I know
how patriotic the Spicer Co. is,
because | have heard the COM
pany officials tell of the COM
pany's patriotism. Perhaps the
paper ! am saving is really det-
rimental to the war effort be-
cause of the gasoline, rubber
and manpoWer consumed in
hauling it away If any of you
fellows have any ideas on this
drop line TO our beloved gov
ernor, John Bricker, who, for
at least publicity's sake is head
ing the paper salvage cam
paign. I'm sure he will come
dashing up from Columbus, or
wherever he is now campaign
ing, and railSe all kinds of He'll
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
PAPER SALVAGE?

Ar LIN CE1L ENSA II
I'm confused. / want to be
lust as good a citizen as the
next guy, but the examples OF
patriotic endeavor presented for
my scrutiny vary in the eX-
treme.
Just as an example, heard
that over at the Auto-Lite plant,
enclosures have been established
outside the gates so that the
workers on leaving the plant
may drop their newspapers and
other bits of paper therein, The
material thus gathered is used
in the paper salvage drive for
the furtherment of the war ef-
fort.
Each worker contributing to
the salvage drive is given
numbered ticket A drawing is
held weekly and the individual
holding the lucky number is
given picture of George
Washington printed on a war
bond.
Upon hearing this, l started
to save gum wrappers, union
dues receipts, labels of whiskey
bottles and other odds and ends
of paper. l even stopped keep
ing my nose clean in order to
conserve on KleeneX. l wasn't
going to let the Auto-Lite Cor
poration outdo me. No Sir!
THE CONTRAST
One day while chasing fran
tically down the aisle after
piece of tissue paper blown by
j gentle spring wind. | found
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- He is gone but not forgotten.
II b? Earl Sucker, the man
b had much to do in build
ing the Auto-Lite Unit. Earl is
in Camp Houze, Texas.
Happy Reau, Steward from
Dept. 4, is home recovering
from a recent illness.
Alice Musialowski, Dept 81,
has returned to st. Vincent Hos
pital.
Ellen Sunday, Dept. 81, had a
double surprise last weekend.
She accompanied her future
daughter-in-law to visit her son,
Frank, who was in New York,
on a weekend furlough. We'd
ding bells rang and Ellen came
back a mother-in-law.
APD Birthday Club spon-
sored a box lunch Thursday
noon. Everyone participating
reported the fried chicken ex-
cellent.
Nicola Besgrove, Dept. 2, re-
turned from a three week sick
leave. Glad to have you back
with us again.
The testimonial banquet given
in honor of our CIO President,
Phillip Murray was well attend
ed. Twelve employees from the
yAuto-Lite were present. The
speeches were enjoyed by all.
Have you paid your 1914
assessment? Don't blame yous
Union if you are suspended be-
cause of your forgetfulness.
Anne Telekes, Dept. 2, has
been wearing fresh flowers
daily since we had flower day.
Could it be a secret love? Car
nations, too.
Dorothy Calisz, Dept. 2, is a
super saleslady No. l. In one
minute she sold her box lunch
for $3.50. That smile pays divi-
dends, Dot
Linda Sterner, did that new
permanent cause the wolves to
gaher on the Drill Line?
The second shift girls bowling
league had their fun mite and
oorty Thursday at the Mercury.
It prize was taken by the
.nesium Line, second prize
the Mill Line. Third prize
$ ht to the Gallant Lumber.
I'D work girls, keep it up.
Mary Klauda, now in the
Checking department had a
splendid collection in Dept. As,
first shift at 9Sqo at soc and
$1.00. Splendid results for a
first collection on your part,
Mary.
Second Shift on Depts. 1140-
54 are 1907 at soc or better
Orchids to you and your col
lectors. Do the boys in Dept. 2,
second shift think the war is
over and our boys from Auto
Lite are coming home and don't
need that check? Read the let
ters on the bulletin boards for
proof.
We all wonder just what the
reason is for Bill Chapman COM
ing in to work in his Sunday
go-to- o-meeting suit. Could it be
those two new girls???
Have you noticed that thing
perched on the top of Bonnie
Culp's head, the nurse on sec
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
AFL Backs FDR
Under Cover

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (FP)-
Windup of the AFL executive
councils quarterly m e et i'm g
found its traditional comparison
stand unchanged on the surface,
but there were clear indications
that a majority of the AFL lead
ers will support President RooSe-
welt if he is nominated for re-
election.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Court Denies
Child Labor Injunction

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-FP)-
An injunction banning employ
ment of children under Is years
at the Interstate Bakeries Corp.
was denied here by Federal
District Judge Albert L. Reeves
although evidence showed that
eight children were employed in
the Kansas City and Cincinnati
bakeries of the company. Reeves
held that war emergencies eX-
cused the limited employment
of children. but ruled: The de-
fendant should not employ
minors in the future"
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AUTOMOBILES
ILO SEufes Brood Aims

PHILADELPHIA (FP)-After
nearly three weeks OF meeting IN
full session and committee, the
international Labor Organization
took the first action of its 26th
conference by adopting unani-
mously a Philadelphia Charter OF
broad aims and passing a recon-
mendation of specific social Sc
curity measures over the opposi-
ton of British government and
employer delegates.
Tune In wTOL Sunday IL 80 P. VI. -
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Challenge Southern
Election Officials

NEW YORK (FP)-Refusal of
election officials to allow Ne
groes to vote in the May 2 pri-
maries in Florida and Alabama
will be challenged in the courts,
the National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People an
nounced.
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Invites Management
To Discuss Conversion

LOS ANGELES (FP)-An in
vitation to west coast aircraft
manufacturers to sit down with
CIO aircraft unions and plan
postwar conversion of the huge
aviation industry was informally
extended by United Auto Work
ers (CIO).
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LOYALTY

We have said many times, and
shall continue to impress upon
you, the important things in life,
among them is your loyalty to
your union and its officers. In
order for you to show and to
prove your loyalty, you must
be sure you are registered so
that you can vote for the friends
of labor next November. From
the amount of votes cast in the
primaries, we discovered that
there are a great many union
members who are not registered.
If they were they would have
voted.
We believe after reading some
of the swell letters we receive
every day from our brothers and
sisters in the services of our
country thanking us for the gift
boxes we send out every month,
that these same ones fighting for
us are the kind of loyal MEM
bers for whom we are forever
searching.
They are doing their best for
the union on the far-flung bat
tie fronts of the world. They are
organizing and selling the WHY'S
Unit of Local IL, CIO, by show
ing off their boxes and Dragging
up our Unit and the people in it.
Let's all continue 20 give that
25 cents week which buys
the boxes that carry JOY and Gre
ate happiness to those working
for us and Uncle Sam. You
won't miss it; no one does when
it buys so much and costs so
little.
If you have not read the letter
on the editorial page of the To-
LEDO UNION JOURNAL of
May IL, we wish you would look
it up and scan it through. Maybe
it will give you the pleasure it
gave us and make you glad you
still give your rs cents weekly.
REMEMBER
While our thoughts are still
with the boys and girls in serv-
ice, let's remember one m o r e
thing. Those union members up
on their return home are not
going to be very proud of the
people here who are laying off
for the slightest reasons they can
possibly find. And do not think
for one moment that the reac-
tionaries have missed this op-
portunity of peddling to our
brothers and sisters in the servs
ices the news of all this alb
senteeism. So let's all do away
with this threat to our war eff
fort and our organization. You
won't miss the time and energy
that you give while working be-
cause you will be repaid in hap
piness and security. Work every
day!
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The Waggin'
Tongue
of Local IL

Hold your breath, but not too
long, for we are about to get
something off our chest This will
bore you, no doubt, but we have
to get it out of our system be-
fore it affects our general health.
We understand that anyone can
bring about all kinds of diseases
just by getting all stewed up
over matters like this. You may
think that we have more lead
than a brass doorknob for writ
ing this. Well, you should know
that anything these days takes
nerve. For instance, writing A
column every week when you
don't know whether anyone
reads it.
GEORGE DOES EVERYTHING
Did you vote last week Tues
day? That's all right, you left it
up to George to do it, and he did.
But George is an induStrialiSt
and he didn't vote your way.
Now George is thinking of re-
firing and living off the sweat
of your brow. Don't get US
wrong, we are confident that
you intend to take the right at
titude as regards this matter in
November.
TUNE IN
Didja twist the dial to get any
of that swell stuff from WTOL
the past two Sundays? No? Then
you missed an earful.
The program? Labor Views
and News. 1890 p. m, is the
time, by the way, and it is plenty
interesting We ought to know,
because our former sixth grade
teacher thought we were the best
pupil she had ever taught in one
class for three successive sea-
sons. So gather around the loud
speaker and cock an ear to the
melodiC voice emanating from
the larynx of o. j. this Sunday
DON'T ASK US
Why some arrangements seem
more interested in fighting with
the union than in getting out
production.
Why Ray Szykowny went 70
the library at Local IL to secure
copy of the book entitled The
Good Earth before he started
his Victory Garden?
How you can distinguish a
"dues-paying member from a
"card-carrying member?
Why Homer Avery of the W.
o. Unit hasn't as yet submitted
a denial that Sewell (I have
Spoken) Avery of the NJ & w
Company is in no way, anG
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never was, related TO him?
Or whom the Star Entertainer
of Local II VIII Be?
Why Art lifts the cases for
Emil.
What make Emil so noisy-at
time.
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y VaIv-o-Lite
APOLOGY

APOLOGY
Believe me brothers this is
new stint for me, but I'm al
ways willing TO try something
new so here goes.
Have you attended a Unit
meeting lately? Our last meet
ing was swell turnout, but
there is still plenty of room for
Improvement, so how about
helping US make the next one
better?
There has been some gripping
about the meetings not starting
on time. Perhaps one of the
reasons for this lies with the
members. Get there on time
and we'll start on time. Then
we will not have meetings last
ing until late hour and every
body ought to be happy.
DETAILS
Full details of our last meet
ing with the plant management
held at the Hillcrest Hotel will
be given at the next Unit meet
ing. The reports show we are in
for an earful, so stop around at
the meeting and get the infor-
nation straight from those who
know. BY the way, the next
meeting will be held on May IL
at the usual place.
WELFARE FUND
Just a few words about the
Welfare Fund. We should all
get behind this worthy cause
and do everything in our power
for those of our members who
may require a helping hand as
well as those in the armed serv-
ices. Its a grand organization
doing a swell job. Give it your
support.
Many have been called from
our shop into the armed serv-
ices. We send all of them our
best wishes and hope that they
will continue to do a good job
and do it quickly so they may
soon be back with us again.
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MALE help
WANTED

Machine Operators
Student Eng
Milling Machine Operators
Hammond Drill Operators
Conveyor Tender
Packer & Unloader
Inspectors
Stock Room Attn.
Junior Clerk and General Office
Work for Female and Male
Hammer Men and
General Drop Forge Work.
Apply at Employment Office
co Harold Dean
Local u, UAW-CIO Bldg.
425 Winthrop Street.
Open daily, Monday to Friday
900 a. m. to 200 p. m.
Those nOlD employed a their
highest skill in lCdr lCork should
not apply for the positions listed
dboue, or ,Cithout q release from
their previous employer.
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lots FOR SALE

LARGE VICTORY GARDEN LOTS-1OOz
250 II. Equal 10 4 average size lots.
Terms al reasonable prices. Drive out
Central TO Hoiand-Sylvania Rd. Il mile
south. See Herb Micham, member Of
Local u.
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time after time until the last
minutes grace.
Where was our F.. ing Squad
ron May z? Very much noticed
by their absence, though six were
there.
Nice going, committee, on lost
time pay for boys who wer e
wrongly fired but later rehired
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-07
ChdpeIadies Hold
Regular Meeting

The Chapeladies were entertained
January 4 at the Glacier Highway
home of Mrs Robert Marks.
During the business session, MIS-.
Marks and Mrs. James DeHart were
appointed On the visiting committee.
The next meeting was announced
Tor January II, at Mrs. DeHart's
residence.
Those present were Mesdames
Jenny Peterson, Eric Lindegaard,
Dora Spaulding, Charles Dobbins,
Max Mielke, James DeHart, Virgil
Puzey. Stanley Jekell, the hostess
and one visitor, Mrs. Jake Hen
bricks
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-01-07
FIGHTING In
JUNGLES IS
RAGING NOW
Stiff Resistance in Cape
Gloucester Area Is
Met, Overcome
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going on since the Marines swung
into the offensive in that area.
Previously the Marines have been
on the defensive repelling sharp
ter-attacks While the landing
forces overran Cape Gloucester's
two airfields.
Reports tell of 234-ton bonn
bardment of Madang, New Guinea,
damaging two japanese cruisers.
The Allies are now less than SO
miles from Madang.
During the third carrier plane
attack at Kavieng, New Ireland, be-
tween 10 and Is enemy planes were
downed
At Saidor, where the United
States Sixth Army elements land
ed on January 2, contact had been
made with the enemy at Cape Iris,
10 miles northwestward.
In a new swing at Rabaul, Allied
planes fought 80 japanese planes
and downed ten with the loss of one.
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Manpowey Barrel in
Unified Siales Again
Filling Up Is RepogI

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