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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-14
News

departments we can give orchids
to.
Our professor John Barr
came through with flying colors
also. His department, 28A was
among the low brackets and is
now 99% at SOC each. Very good,
Doc and gang. Keep it up.
Dept. l-2-18 and inspection on
first is also 99%. Looks. like
John Barr and Muriel (Phin-
ney) Davis really work together.
Let's see which one will make
the 1907 mark next month.
Good luck, both of you.
Mary Christoff-22 years old,
who began her work at Auto
Lite in March 1912 in the Ord
nance Department, passed away.
Employees of Dept Z, wish TO
express their sympathy to the
Ordnance Dept, and Mary's
family and friends.
We wonder why inspector
Margaret Floyd of Dept. Z, walks
around with that great big
smile? Oh, yes, it's that big
bouncing baby girl, that came
to room and board with her son
and wife. He's in camp. Con-
gratis Marge.
Be careful in passing by on
the third floor, near the stair
way, that is our new 16R In
spection Department, so don't
throw any peanuts in there by
mistake.
Special articles will appear
from time to time regarding
servicemen's collections. If your
department don't make this is
sue don't feel hurt as we will
get to you soon Any news or
reports you wish published
please contact Madelle Adds.
Bldg. 2 or Ruth Mercer-Bldg.
rs. We would like a represen-
tative from Ketcham Ave. and
Bldg. Is.
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WLB Says
Arbifrdfors TO
Get Big Fees

WASHINGTON-(FP) - AL
though no schedule of peace
time fees was presented for
comparison, the National War
Labor Board, April 5, handed
down a statement saying that
between $25 and 500 per day
plus expenses should cover the
fees of arbitrators it appoints to
settle labor disputes.
Whether or not this scale ex-
ceeds the Little Steel formula
was not determined, but the
WLB said the arbitrators are to
bear in mind that a charge of
$100 a day should be applicable
only to the most difficult and
complex cases" All fees are in
addition to "out of pocket and
travel expenses.
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Porcelain
Pot Shots
by ID. E. Keisser

Everyone has no doubt no
ticed there have been no Pot
Shots" since our very efficient
reporter, Dick Smith, left us to
enter the armed forces of the
u. S, But here we are, back in
the news again.
Back at the Porcelain after
working a few years in other
defense plants are John Crum-
rine, Jake Urbanski and Ed.
Sadowski. Happy to have you
with us again fellows!
Jake, by the way, can do a
snappy little trick. And now he
has everybody doin' it. In fact,
Joe can do it as cleverly as
Jake.
We take pride in announcing
that we have one among our
midst that we can confer the
title of Financial Wizard" or
Super Mathematician" VIII o
halls from one Of our smaller
Ohio cities and tells us that six
bits equals either seVenty-five
cents or Seventy-five dollars. To
the Furnace Department we be-
stow the honor of having such
a capable person.
We presume everyone noticed
Marie Cooper struttin' her stuff
last week. Here's the season. A
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Montgomery Powell of this
city. Mrs. Powell is Marie's
daughter. Congratulations.
Some things we seldom see
here - Ruth without Mary.
Candy in the machine. Hutch
and Breck without their pipes.
Augie without his apron in the
Furnace Dept
To Herald Dean, our Unit
Chairman, and Mrs. Dean we
extend our deepest sympathy in
their recent bereavement, the
loss of their daughter, Mrs:
Janet Hurley.
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THE SICK ETC.

Virginia Beam, Checker in
Dept. 2, received an orchid from
the Drill Burr Line. Just a part
ing remembrance in apprecia-
ton of your cheerful and oblig-
ing disposition. She has joined
her husband in Arka n S
(Army).
Genevieve Mysliwier, Dept. a
received word her son, Chester9
81 Sgt. Mysliwier, was seri-
ously wounded in the South Pa
cific Area. The Lathe Line had
High Mass said for his at St.
Hedwig.
Anne Fejes and Joe Eaglin,
Dept. 2, were honored with a
Birthday Dinner at Kin Wa
Lows, Tuesday night by the A.
P. d. Birthday Club. Thirteen
members were present, but no
casualties resulted. Mary Skel-
don and Dorothy Nowak assist
ed the master of ceremonies.
They received sa much applause,
they are seriously considering
the stage?
Now that Jim Harold's wife
and baby daughter, Kathleen,
are home from the hospital and
doing nicely, he can concentrate
on his work again.
Edna Miller, Dept. 2, is home
from the hospital. Our sym
pathy is extended to you Edna
and hurry back.
Cora Brennan, Dept. 2, has
returned to work from three
month sick leave. Welcome
back, Cora.
Alice Musialowski, Dept. 81,
has to spend one month in bed
resting. Doctors orders. A card
shower will help her pass the
weary hours away. The address
is 524 Pearl Street. We can
help. Remember-CIHU.
SOLDIERS FUND
First and second Shift-Dept.
54 "Stock Chasers," orchids to
the brothers in Dept. 54-Bldg
2, Lester Longnecker, who is
collector over that division,
wishes to show his appreciation
to the boys, as this department
was among the low brackets.
They are now 98a6 at so cents
each. Thanks to all and keep up
the good work. By the way, a
word of thanks. to the office
workers of that department.
George Armstrong, collector
over his division, has a word of
thanks to his department. Both
first and second shifts, also the
office workers. In that group,
they are now 99%o How about
the ia George? Many thanks
from the armed forces of Auto
Lite, Dept. 27, Bldg. 2.
Frederick Blum, Dept. So
Bldg. 2, on first shift, has a
1907 soc or more, has several
out of that office also and many
thanks to that department, but
Fred, and the first shift gang,
don't you have a second shift?
What's wrong?
First shift, Smiling Ed Bern
hard and his checkers. did a
spendid job also 1907 and SOC
or more each. Let's all follow
suit. See how many more of the
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Seeing Eye

building. The other two depart
ments are 81 on the second
floor; and 581 which used to be
321, one the third. The inside
of this building now makes you
think of someone who has been
rejuvenated by getting their face
lifted, with a lot of lip stick and
rouge applied in the right place.
THIS AND THAT
Our new department 581 for
merly 321, surely has been
booming lately Poor George
Kanaus can't even find time to
sit down and drink his coffee.
You can't even build up smoke
screen anymor can you
George?
There's a certain gage man in
our department, who can hardly
wait for them to put up the cur
tains on the dark room. l Won
der why? Could be little
Wolfing, maybe, no?
We have a lot of new girls in
our department from the bullet
core. Among them is Thelma
Jones our steward. Thelma is
doing a fine job by treating all
the girls fair and square. Keep
up the good work Mrs. Jones.
We are all for you.
What's this we hear about
Leonard Bancer being father.
Congratulations Leonard. Some
one must have crossed up your
pipe dream, though, the one
about a boy, we mean!
We want to congratulate Flea
nor Rachuba on her engagement.
That's pretty ring you're wear
ing on you left hand.
The department extends their
deepest sympathy to Mary Fisher
and her daughter Virginia Peg
gemeyer in the departure of
their husband and father.
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The Waggin'
Tongue
of Local IL
POWER OF THE PRESS

A few weeks ago condensa-
ton of letter from Corp. Mel
Muszynski appeared in this
paper.
He recently wrote to inform
us that his commanding officer
must be a reader of the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL, for it was
shortly after his grippe appeared
Tin this column) that he was
transferred to Oklahoma.
His letter continues with
oklahoma is Indian country,
you know we tried to give this
camp back to the Indians, but
they wouldn't have it.
went to Tulsa during the
weekend and had an enjoyable
time. Tulsa has more girls than
one can shake a stick at. If
fellow can't get himself date
here, he must be civilian. 1t
is strictly soldiers town.
We have been going on the
firing range quite frequently.
We are firing all our weapons
over and over again, from sling
shots to BIB guns. All the rest
is secret. Even us military
men don't know"
WILL VISIT
Our friends at Local IL see a
little, hear a little and tell every
thing. Therefore, it got around
that Helen Adamski of Standard
Commutator is planning to visit
her husband at his Marine Base
in San Diego, Calf. Ted Beef"
Adamski used to put in his time
at the WHY'S Overland before.
Our uncle sent the greetings.
DON'T ASK US
Why Freddie Bowles, is al
ways eating, yet always hungry?
Why an appreciable decline IN
the sales of beer was reported at
the bar since Orville Beemer left
for an extended trip to Fostoria?
Why Ted Gasiorowski and Cap
Wekwert are always found to-
gether lately? 1t isn't the fifth OF
Seagrams that Cap recently ac-
quired, is it Ted?
Or why Cpl. Ted Plewa, would
rather be back in Dept rs at
W-O than somewhere in the
states? His Army Serial No. is
35333O19, he is with Co. M 397th
Inf. A. P. o. No. 95, Indiantown
Gap, Penn, in case his acquaint-
ances wish to drop him line.
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STOVES AND HEATERS
Champion
Spark|ets

We wonder who Dot Schu-
maker (Shuey) has on the string
Those slacks and red coat sure
are SnaZy.
Was Deacon Cheeves' Cham
pion ace packer) wife surprised
when he flew in to the conven-
ton on the Big Four train with
his pastor to check on church
business? Do you have an A or
B ticket for that Buick? Depart
ment K boys would like to know.
All the gals in Aviation on the
second shift want Stephanie ia
mas to know they are thinking of
her and hoping that she will be
back soon.
Well, the second shift gals and
guys bowling season is on IT'S
last lap. 1t sure has been lots OF
fun, hasn't it?
The second shift is going to be
missing two Engineering inspect
ors. Uncle Sam is claiming them,
of course. Best of luck to both of
you.
Who is that congenial COM
pany man who likes to have a
couple regular fellows work
overtime every night without
overtime pay? Maybe he doesn't
know that their jobs are secure,
even though his isn't.
It's not too late to congratulate
Millie Thompson, now that she
is back to work, on her fine
baby boy, now is it?
Most of our new female sup
ply girls are coming along fine
on their new jobs, but we think
they would get along just lit
tie better if the people they work
with would cooperate with them
instead of discouraging them.
How about it, folks? (Mostly
Dept. L nights.)
Our old friend Bernice Miller
came back to work March 3Oth.
Red feels fine. OF course her hip
still bothers her little, but she
seems to think it will be all
right after a bit. She thanks all
of you for remembering her with
various gifts during the time she
was off work. Incidentally, the
doctor gave Red pair of crutcn-
es to use until she was able TO
navigate on her own, but she
was more afraid of them than
she is of her motorcycle. Don't
let those crutches throw you,
Red.
There are more gap settlers
leaving for service this month,
anG one point opener. Frank
Gentner, Elmer Brunk, Steve
Bobac and Chuck Hullhorst. 1t
won't be long until all the boys
are in, so good luck to all you
boys.
( The timekeeper in L days was
to learn that he has
o go to Sampson at Geneva, N.
T., instead of Great Lakes. Don't |
worry, Henry. The Navy is still I
he Navy, no matter where.
Why don't you folks drop a
inc to Mel OrloWski in the
south Pacific. You know how
much mail is appreciated by the
boys. His address is Pvt. Melvin
41st Replacement Bn.,
20. A, 1st MAC, 897590, care
If Fleet P. O., San Francisco,
California.
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Spicer Unit News
By Robert Burkart

tween the soldiers and the folks
back home.
These boys know the score.
We should know it, too. Let's
not be sucker enough to send
bosses propaganda to boy who
is having a tough enough time
with life. Clippings should be
sent from the TOLEDO UNION
/ JOURNAL, the CIO News and
the United Auto Worker or any
other liberal paper to which you
may have access.
We cannot expect a soldier to
form correct opinions unless
both sides of the story are pre-
sented to him. Let's give him
our side.
DURATION CLUB
We understand that a group
has been organized in the Arse
nal Bldg, called the Spicer
Duration Club. It's purpose is to
extend sympathy and flowers to
any member who may be sick.
Elsie Sherwood, Alma Boose
and George Porter head this
organization which has been
growing rapidly. We should like
to suggest to these people that
they contact the new Unit We'll
fare Chairman through the
Bargaining Committee. We feel
sure that he would appreciate
their assistance on factory
wide scale.
Scott Rogers of the office
worker organizing committee in
forms US that some very i'm
portant news is due to break in
about a week or ten days. We
will print this news as soon as
it is forthcoming.
Here's something that should
be done in every department.
Management each week posts in
every department an absentee
report" which tells how many
man hours were lost the pre-
vious week through worker abb
senteeism. No mention is ever
made of the causes of absentee
ism. No remedies are proposed.
Workers all over the plant are
irritated by these notices. They
remember that the last time
management raised the ''absen-
tee scare we lost out time and
a half and double time for Sat
urday and Sunday.
The following notice was
posted in Dept. 125 and sent to
mana agement after the boys were
sent home at noon one day last
week.
Absentee Report
Gen. Foreman Dept. 125
Foreman
Barg. Comm.
For the day, Tuesday, April
4th. workers in Dept. 125 lost
approximately 400 man hours,
forced absenteeism through lack
of stock, circumstance beyond
their control.
We hope that the above is
given the attendant publicity it
deserves in the same fashion
that the weekly "absenteeism"
Of workers is publicized.
Dept. 125 Workers.
r. Burkhart, Steward.
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AUTOMOBILES
by Robert Burkart
VIEWS DIGEST

NEWS DIGEST
A Toledo n Wspa per (or
should l say the Toledo news
paper has started a new feature
consisting of digest of certain
bits of nearly in d i g st i b ! e
news" items. This feature is in
a specially designed formal in
order that it may easily be clip
ped out and mailed to someone
in service.
The material included is about
20Fo plain drivel, a goo d ly
percentage of anti-labor propa-
ganda and, the remainder, jot-
tings about the activities of
Toledo boys in the armed forces:
The most prominent position
in issue No. l was devoted to an
inaccurate ccount of last
weeks dispute at the American
Propeller Corp. OF course, the
issue we take here is not with
the story's in curacy but,
rather, with the fact it was
printed at all
A minor work stoppage at
ape. is hardly news How
many times have hundreds of
Propeller Plant workers been
laid off because of lack of stock
or managerial production sched-
ule bungling?
How many times has the
Company's provocative ! a b or
policy driven the workers to the
point where only quick action
by union leadership prevented
walkout? These matters will
never see light in our daily pa
pers. The work stoppage story
was an obvious attempt TO con-
vince hard-fighting soldiers that
home front workers are giving
them but half-hearted backing.
PITIFUL ANALYSIS
In another part of this news
digest is an editorial statement
that these work stoppages are
caused by a few disgruntled
workers who wish to change
conditions. To anyone working
in factory this is pitiful
analysis of the situation. These
stoppages are an indication of
wide spread dissatisfaction in
the ranks of the workers, goad-
ed to fury by bossdom's ag-
gressiVe anti-labor, anti-demo-
cracy program and yet held to
inaction by natural patriotism
and labor's no-strike pledge.
This is not a case of changing
conditions. 1t is one of main
tanning conditions.
One should think carefully /
before clipping for soldier con
sumption any such propaganda |
as this out of an employer-sup-
ported newspaper. Chris Topel /
Of Spicer Unit, recently return
ed from service overseas, says
that the boys over there are so
eager for reading material that !
they get their hands
on is read and re-read until it is
worn-out. He said most of the
things they get have an anti
union slant Labor papers are
almost unheard of.
Midpacifican, one of the more
liberal soldiers Weeklies pub
ished the following: 1T is now
possible to prove that most of |
he big daily newspapers have |
been lying to fighting men |
overseas for months.
Labor unions have record |
hat is 80 and 99/100qo per-
iect."
FORM OF SABOTAGE
The article goes on to state
openly that newspapers are
committing a form of sabotage
by driving wedges of lies be- |
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NFU Says Issues
Are Abundant

CHICAGO (FP)-Issues in the
November election are abund-
ance, freedom and peace as
against scarcity, want and World
War III, the Natl. Farmers
Union, speaking for 100000 dirt
farmers, told the Republican
committee on agriculture.
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More Workers Wont FDR

NEW YORK (FP)-Pledgins
the support of 10000 union
warehouse workers to keep Pres.
Roosevelt in the Wl.ite House,
an all day meeting of Local 65,
United Retail Wholesale & Dept.
Store Employees (CIO), proposed
a 48-hour week instead of the
present 40 hours to relieve
manpower shortage in the in
dustry.
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II WENDELL

So is a strange thing in politics
when big money man, a figure
to be reckoned With amid the
larger utilities companies, tries
to sell himself to the different
state organizations of the Repub-
lican Party. We refer, of course,
to Wendell Willkie. He should
have joined the poll takers in the
south. There, no matter how
crooked you are, nor how much
you hate labor organizations you
can still get elected into office
Maybe he did not have as much
on the ball as did John Bricker,
who is a great advocate of the
tee total prohibition era. See
ing as how he was born among
the anti-saloon leaguers, he can
hardly help himself.
Then there is one more whom
the Republican party considers
as a potential president. That
man is no other than Gang
Busting Dewey" vino made a
great name for himself as the
one and only District Attorney of
New York State. Yes, the peo-
pies choice, they say, only we
wonder which people. He is
great material for a president,
one who must be able to admin
lister to yours, mine, and the boys
and girls in service. Proof of
this is in that federal ballot bill
that Congress passed.
A BIG IF
If the workers of this grand
country of ours would only vote
for people who are their friends,
everyone could be happy, con-
tended, and would be able to
look forward to a happier fu-
ture. Don't be misled by all the
ballyhoo that is being printed in
your capitalistic press! Don't be
misguided by those long loud
yowls heard over the radio every
night. They have plenty of
Aey to spend for the coming
~taign and they are spending
Ne wish that every worker
who is old enough to vote could
realize the necessity to do so and
see that he be registered. We
wish too, that all could be in
structed to vote for the right
people in the coming primary in
May. Then, and only then,
would we have the best people
on the workers ticket. Let's all
stop and think before we vote.
But by all means vote! Don't sit
home and say let Joe vote, for
Joe may be saying the same
thing at his house.
REGENERATION
How many of you remember
80 building, upon whose prem
ises, they used to store hides and
which perfumed the air like Ras-
sells Glue Factory? There the
rats were as big as the cats in
your neighborhood. Oh, yes, but
that is all changed now, since
department 306 set up house
keeping on the first floor. 1t
seems strange that three depart
ments that have moved into this
building all come from 1l0
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PAPER-PAINTING

ATTENTION Paper stesmed. wall paper
ing and painting. Call z. J. sehlenk
Office Main 96s9
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Supply
BY Shorty Sager
BURIAL SQUAD

BURIAL SQUAD
National Supply Unit has
formed a Burial Squad which
has for its purpose to aid the
members of the Unit and their
families whenever such services
may be needed.
In these days when everyone
is working, it sometimes becomes
a problem to secure enough peo-
pie to act as pallbearers. This
work of mercy will be under
taken by the squad. Members Of
the squad are M. Darby, jim
Durliat, Lloyd Adams, John
Goetz, John Amstutz and Byerl
Eding.
AROUND THE SHOP
Richard Dickerson, radial drill
operator is the new steward in
Dept. SO nights.
Glen Core was the only COM
pany representative at Thomas
Barford's funeral, fact which
the boys in Dept. 86 truly ap-
preciate. Mr.. Core sticks to his
boys and by similar token, they
will stick by him.
Wonder just what qualifica-
tions the company had in mind
when it made wrench handle"
Starick (the sand farmer) assist
ant foreman in Dept. 86 nights?
Thanks to the executive COM
mittee for getting our flags
cleaned and the Honor Roll
brought up to date.
A pat on the back to steward
M. Darbe and Dept. SO for not
having any suspended members.
Johnny Mcknight was seen
playing checkers with dog.
First Johnny would move and
then the canine. Someone watcn-
ing the dog piped up and said,
That's smart dog" Said John
ny, "he amt SO smart, l beat
him four outta five games"
Wonder what Danny Coon's
idea is in working in his Sunday
clothes? He wears white shirt,
necktie, etc, and was even oo-
served shining his shoes.
Wonders will never cease.
Johnny Schlegel has reformed
with a vengence. He not only
has stopped smoking, but now
brings in his own coffee to save
but then even thrift can be car
a nickle. It's smart to be thrifty,
ried too far.
CongratS to Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sci Riley who are now the proud
parents of an 8-pound baby boy.
The question that is disturbing
lot of the folks is why did the
big shot foreman wear dark
glasses last week. Wonder if it
had anything to do with a GER
tain trip he was to make.
Art Wise of the Flat Scrapine
looks very dignified in those new
binoculars he is wearing.
Grandpa Kenny Rarick has ac-
quired a new set of choppers
which is demonstrated several
times a week.
Harold McKinnis former stew
ard in Dept. 80 who is now
machinists mate 3rd class in the
SRU recently visited the boys
in the shop while home on fur
Tough. He is stationed at Great
Lakes.
Another one of those guys who
can dish it out but can't take it
is Whitley, Dept. 8 crane man.
One of the things we like to
see is one of those big shot fore
men like in Dept. 80 working.
We saw the Dept 80 foreman
pushing the oilers pump on
wheels the other day. Hi Mac.
Obviously, the boys in Dept.
86 don't like the hat Johnny
Burdo is wearing.
After all the turmoil we have
had for the past two years about
absenteeism who should catch
He'll when an entire department
is laid off one full day each
week? 1t makes a great deal of
who is charged with
the absenteeism, or doesn't the
want to win the war?
wrong with the COM
pany's patriotism? Doesn't the
management think of the boys
in the fox holes?
a ace ~ ~