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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

DICHARD GOSSER, (center inset Director UAW-
AS Go Region 2B is honorary chairman of the Unit
Dick has a good background of experience and
came TO leadership the hard way.
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DAY VALE, dhird from top at left is the other
~ Unit vice cecharman. He named steward in
1897 and executive committeeman in 1939. He started
bis employment at WiIlys in 1916 nacbnist
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DRYAN CARRIER (second from top right is vice
~ chairman. He hired in at WHY'S IN 1923
and has been active in the union ever since.
Elected steward in 1889 he elevated to executive
committeeman years later and thence TO his press
eUt iob
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

DOB SEGER, Fourth from left at bottom) has been
active in union organization, particularly at
WHY'S. His employment dates back to 1929 His keen
interest in union affairs brofght about his election to
the executive committee i'm 1910.
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DETER WILLIAMS, (secOnd from top at left) is
chairman of the famed Flying Squadron Pete
was first employed 1925 Elected steward the first
year the union recognized, he advocated the inn
portance of unonism His executive committee duties
began in 1941.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

I AMAR HUSSEY, dop at lefb hired in at Willys
- in 1922 as Inspector His union interest began
1888 and in theaearly days of union recognition at
WHY'S he was elected steward His splendid
work won him election executive committeeman
in 1910.
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HOMER AVERY, Cop right WHY'S Unit chairman,
M is noted for his genial nature He has been at
wilIys since 1911 and worked hard to help organize
the Unit served vice chairman for two years and
was elected chairman last year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

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N cite, president of the Toledo In
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MELVIN SCHULTZ dover lefD President of Local
AVE- ~ is another honorable member of the Unit.
Brother Schultz is untiring worker in the union
movement and is recognized for his fine work IN his
present lob and as former secretary of the Unit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
hampton Spark|ets

over and take a look at yours
now and then. and keep posted
on your shop. news.
Who is our most consistent
bidder in Dept. Linz? Why,
Sammy of course. Everyone
knows that.
Doris Gardner, filler in Dept.
Linz, came back to work today
after being off due to an acci-
dent. 1t seems that Doris ran d
spindle in her hand and had to
go to the hospital. She spent her
birthday at home, but says ev-
everything is OK. now. We are
all glad she is back at work.
Margaret Rolls and Virginia
JoSinki were born on March Fl,
but we are wondering just what
year. Anyway, we wish them a
very happy birthday.
Of course most of you know
by now that Helen (Ewald) Sta
chowiak has a fine baby girl.
Helen was one of the girls on
the punch press line, Dept. l.
in-E.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
Auto-Lite News

the recent OPA meeting held at
Macomber High School, they
served as usherettes.
Mae Rupert, Dept. II, receiv-
ed sad news, her sailor son,
Richard Hier, B. M. &c, was
in the Naval Hospital in Coco
Solo, Canal Zone. He formerly
worked in Dept. 6, Bldg. 2.
Rumors fly fast, but we wish
to state that the expense of
Elizabeth Hughes party at Kin
Wa-Lows, was Dutch Treat. The
money we have in the Service
mems Fund is only used for
checks and money orders for the
boys. However, I'm glad so
many people read this column.
Don't miss tuning in on NBC
at $50, Thursday night, the
Auto-Lite program is on at that
hour. They are trying to con-
tact some of our boys overseas
to broadcast, so you might hear
your husband, son or brother.
Flash, Earl Sucker became q
proud father of bouncing baby
boy, born March IA, 1914
Mother, Helen Sucker, from
Plant 20, and baby doing fine.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
Reds Want COP
Mccormick Cries

CHICAGO (FP)-The reds"
having captured the Democratic
party, are now trying to corral
the COP elephant, Col. Robert
r. Mccormick, publisher of the
Chicago Tribune, told the Chi
cago Executives Club. McCor-
mick was recently described as
a fascist" by Vice President
Henry A. Wallace.
Mccormick retold the execu-
tives his famous story how he
saved Detroit from invasion by
the British in 1919. The inva-
sion, he said, seemed fantastic,
but it was not fantastic to the
general staff of which l was a
member and recalled for duty"
He declared:
II knew the plans. One con-
templated establishing 40-mile
line across the isthmus between
Lakes Huron and Erie and an
other occupying both banks of
st. Mary's river"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17

Our first item for today is q
correction. 1t was Virginia
Beam, Dept. 35, who gave the
blood TRANSMISSION for Mary
Bricker. Very sorry.
Now for the weddings. Mary
Kusina, Dept. II, was married
to Staff Sgt. Eugene Rock of
the Marines. She is on leave
visiting him at present. Con-
gratulations!
Neva Montague, stewardess in
Dept. IL, has taken a leave of
absence, she is infanticipating.
Another recent marriage was
that of Irene Gavelin, Dept. 4,
and Zurth Manthey. Satin bed
spread and drapes were pre-
sented to her from Dept. 4. Good
luck and happy days.
Seems sad news must follow
good news. Uncle Sam is TAX
ing Bob CARING into his fold,
March %. Though he heard
the same tale of woe daily, he
was never known to say an un-
kind word or make a flip retort.
Mary LaMont, Dept. IL, who
is in Women's and Children's S
Hospital has our wishes for a
speedy recovery.
Betty Westfall, Dept. 2, who
is in the same hospital, is missed
by her friends and your bowl
ing team asked me to emphasize
fast return.
Paul Sahadi's (inspector) g.
year-old son, was badly burned
Thursday, when he pulled skill
let of hot grease from the stove,
burning his face and neck. He is
in Women's g. Children's Hos
pital.
Mary SHELDON, Dept. 2, was
honored with a birthday dinner
at Kin Wa-Low's, Friday. Those
present were: Helen Klockow-
ski, Neola Besgrove, Ruth Cor
ke, Helen DeShetler, Natalie
Kenny and Ruth Mercer.
Watch in the Life Magazine
for picture of Anne Fejes,
Dept. 2 and Dorothy Kalisz. At
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17

Everything has been going
along OK. in Dept. L, and we
know that the people in that de-
partment sure miss the boys
who have been leaving o r
service.
Danny RoSinski will be leaV-
ing soon and we are all going to
miss that fat, chubby little smile
of his.
Florin L a-w i cza k, better
known as Whitley, the supply boy
on gap setting, who looks SO
much like a little boy, is also
leaving. We are wondering just
what they will do with him
when they get him in the Army.
One of the girls on tamping,
Bernice Miller, has been con-
fined to her home due to an old
injury received while getting off
her motorcycle the hard way.
Take it easy, Red, SO that leg
will get so you can use it again,
so try and keep calm and hurry
back.
We really have a playful little
group of fellows in Dept. L. They
give you what is known as the
hot seat. l received this treat
ment the other day, but l sure
expect to even the score some
time soon. Who is the young fell
low in lower L with the beauti-
full wavy hair, that is really his
pride and joy? Could it be Tony?
Dept G. (tool room) would like
to ask this question: IF the lone
ranger gets 20 miles to gallon
of gas on his Buick, how far
would he get on a bag of oats
for his horse Silver?
Now that the restaurant IS
closed and we have to use
the canteens on the second and
third floors, let each and every
one of US cooperate and go TO
these canteens at our regularly
specified time. We are certain
that each and every one will get
the same consideration.
Every one in the Champion
,JIpit who has not registered to
,r+are, should go down and regis
,an Every day they are trying
- pass more laws to make the
working class pay and pay.
It is about time that we all
got together and did something
about it. Don't wait, go down and
register to vote and protect your
selves politically.
If we didn't have bulletin
board in every department we
would have the right to COM
plain at times. These boards
have important information
posted on them, so please walk
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
u. s. Studies
Cufbucks

ST. LOUIS, March II (FP)-
AS a result of the action of the
united labor movement here, a
technical commission of repre-
sentatives of the War Depart
ment, War Production Board and
War Manpower Commission was
scheduled to begin study of
problems arising from mass lay
offs in local war plants due 70
production cutbacks.
Policies worked out my set a
precedent for federal action in
future cutbacks all over the
country.
The study was ordered after
the United Labor Committee,
facing unemployment of an esti-
mated $500 AFL and CIO
members by the end of March,
demanded that Mayor Alloys P.
Kaufman appoint a city-wide Ia
Dor and industry committee TO
go to Washington to seek more
war contracts for local plants.
Labor Demands Action
Labor's demands for inmedi-
ate action on the cutback PROB
lem were wired by the mayor TO
WPB Chairman Donald NJ. Nell
son, WPB vice-chairman. Chas.
E. Wilson, Senators Bennett c.
Clark CD and Harry S. Truman
CD, Rep. John j. Cochran (D),
Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, direct
or of material for the Army
service forces, and other Wash
ington officials.
AFL and CIO leaders rallied
strong community support behind
their campaign to preserve ST.
Louis war economy. AT their
request the mayor is forming
committee of representatives of
the AFL, CIO, Chamber of Com
merce. business, industry and
civic groups to assist the govern
ment commission.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
The Waggin'
Tongue
of Local IL
Just a Word of Caution

Life is continuous process
of picking and choosing. If you
had a rotten apple and a good
apple, would you eat the rotten
one? No. Well, every group of
people anywhere has its rotten
apples, including Germany, It
ally and Japan.
There may be some of them
among the old regulars at your
shop, or among the first twenty
or among the first seventy seven
of them.
Here's the point. Be a little
bit particular, whenever you're
choosing your union, city, coun-
ty, state or national officers. You
have a head on your shoulders
so keep it well in mind, never to
pick any rotten apples.
Like Minnie Ma Cha
Dear Homer:
recently had birthday and,
much to my sorrow, did not get
the Indian suit which / expected.
Inasmuch as you're not doing
anything worthwhile in Wasr-
ington, could you use your in
fluence and connections to OBJ
tain a nice Indian for me?
Yours,
Rusty of Toledo Scale.
An Explanation
To a reader and receiver of
the Toledo Union Journal:
From between the bookends
of Webster's giant illustrated die
tionary, complete, revised and
up-to-date dictionary containing
more than $4,000 modern, au-
thoritative definitions, our re-
search department brings to light
the fact that the statement,
which prompted your writing us,
has other meanings besides the
spiritual, rational and immortal
part in man. 1t also stands for
reason or intellect.
We are sorry that you took
our statement SO literally.
Don't Ask Us
What dues paying member of
what unit recently received a
2-BHFA draft classification?
This, for your information,
means: 2 Bad He's Falling Apart.
Whether Harold Leininger of
Air Way is still plugging away
at his two jobs?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
Spicer Unit News
By Robert Burkart

The annual shop elections will
be held this Monday in the
Spicer Club across Bennett Rd.
from the factory. To assure a
really democratic election, one
in which the workers choice will
be expressed, it is necessary that
everyone who holds a union card
take the trouble to step across
the street and mark his prefer
ence on a ballot.
Lists of the candidates for the
various offices have been posted
on the bulletin boards and in
prominent places around the
shop. These lists should be
studied carefully before voting.
This election should not be a
popularity contest.
We notice that some persons
have childishly expressed their
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
R & R Unit Noise

For the past two years we
have tried to have our company
see the way, in accordance with
Victor A. Thomas statement in
the press, Friday, March 10,
1914.
Relations between Labor and
NJ a n a G m n t will become
smoother as soon as Manage
ment gets rid of superintendent
and relations men who persist
in regarding workers as machin-
cry"
Friday morning our new gen.
eral manager, Mr.. Burnham, and
our personnel manager somehow
got the idea that they didn't have
to live with our contract. They
changed few job specifications
and issued instructions affecting
the employees, without so much
as boo to our committee. Which,
in more ways than one, is a
direct violation of our contract.
Our Executive Shop Commit
J tee, with the help of Mr.. Speidell
from Local II finally convinced
the stubborn Mr.. Burnham that
it might be a good idea if he did
live with our contract after all.
Congratulations, folks, on the
excellent spirit all of you show
ed at a most crucial moment. We
won very important inning
and there are more innings to
come, but we needn't worry as
long as we stick together like we
did Friday.
Four boys teams and four
girls teams bowled each other
at Hagerty's Sunday, March IL.
Two of the girls teams won and
two of the boys teams won On
total girls pins and total boys
pins.
We admit the girls had the
best pins but the boys had "a
more to beat them.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17

LOS ANGELES (FP)-Sol-
diers in the far Pacific are mad
as hell at the mess about the sol
dier vote" says Loren Grey, son
of the late Zane Grey, the novel
ist.
Young Grey, Douglas aircraft
worker at Santa Monica and a
leader in the United Auto Work
ers (CIO) local there, received
his medical discharge from the
Army as lieutenant after serving
at the battle of Midway, the first
Marshalls-Gilbert raid and the
battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
''I'm carrying on the fight fo-
all-out victory through my un-
ion now," he says.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17

preferences and dislikes by de-
facing some of the official cleo
ton notices crossing out some
names and underlining others.
Aside from being illegal, this
practice is undemocratic and
certainly does not meet with the
approval of fair minded union
members.
The year ahead is going to be
a trying one for labor. The
manufacturers and their stooge,
the press, will do everything
possible to disunite us before the
national elections this fall.
We urge all of you to help
in choosing the men who will
lead Spicer Unit through this
difficult period.
Consider the candidates care
fully.
Vote Monday, March goth.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
Sounds Like The Old Duvs
INDIANAPOIJS (FPl At,

INDIANAPOLIS (FP) - At
tempts to organize drivers for
the Red Cab Co. here into Sales
Drivers Union No. 1873, Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters
(AFL) brought instant response
-firings and bloody heads.
Eighteen drivers who attended
a meeting were fired next morn
ing. Three who passed out leaf
lets at cab stand were slugged
by six men who fled in a Red
cab. When four of the attackers
were arrested company attor-
ney showed up to defend them.
The cases are pending.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
Cameo Cd
Opener
ABOUT THE PEOPLE

we nave received request
from the people here in town
who have control of the buses
and trolleys, asking us to con-
tact Ann Szych and tell her to
please quit kicking that dopey
motorman on the shinS. Help is
scarce, Ann, so please take it
easy with the boys from now on.
To those of you who are won
dering who that pretty little girl
is that Johnny Mucci sits at the
luch table with - that, my
friends, is his daughter. What
bothers the people most, John, is
this: Are you watching her or
is she watching you?
After recent discovery, the
committee is quite happy to see
the people accept the new rest
period as set up.
Contract time is approaching
and we are depending on every
body to take an active part in
the amending of the present
agreement. Ben Maciejewski is
already at. work with the die
tionary and you can bet that he
will top "proletariat'.
We would like to remind all
members, at this time, that the
international assessment must be
paid before June l, 1914. This
also includes those people who
have paid their dues for the en-
tire year or far in advance. Fail
ure to comply with this ruling
will result in suspension.
This writer was approached
by a number of people at the To-
cal the other day asking when
the American Can took over the
United States Employment Serv-
ice. We were not able to answer
this, and to this time do not
know the answer.
Have you seen the addition
the company is having con-
structed on the second floor?
This will be another part of the
First Aid room, something that
will be mighty welcome. When
the Committee saw this the other
day, they decided to ask Man
agement to have a Conference
room built for the sole purpose
of handling Union business and
listening to the complaints IF
the membership. We believe it
will help matters considerably.
Remember Jack and Heintz?
The people in that firm shared
in the huge profit that was being
taken in, SO in the eyes of the
blokes who hate to see labor get
any benefits, this profit must be
returned to the Government?
We're the other industrialists
afraid that labor would make an
example of this form for good
working conditions?
You should realize by this
time that the vote of labor will
be the determining factor in
what conditions you live under
after the war. Follow the UNION
JOURNAL and get a complete
story of what really is behind
the scenes in Washington, so
that when election time comes
you will know the score and not
vote bY the "gIIeS system !"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
URWDESA CoIlides
With Monkey-Ward

CHICAGO (FP)-The first
head-on collision of unionism
and open shoppery in Chicago
during the war period loomed as
United Retail, Wholesale and
Department Store Employees
(CIO) reached an impasse in it's
fight to force Montgomery Ward
to abide by the Wagner act.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
Raging
The Scale
WHAT ABOUT 1T?

Everybody knows Les War
ren, production superintendent,
and nearly everybody likes him,
particularly Elmer who goes out
and buys him coffee and donuts
every morning. He's what is
generally known as a Hell of a
swell guy"
One thing about Les is his
willingness to say yes" to ev-
erybody and everything and
then forget all about it. He
really is an agreeable guy, 50
agreeable that he is over-playing
his hand to the point where even
poor Elmer can almost detect
phony note. When Elmer sus-
poets him, Mr.. Fink will prob
ably move him 20 another posi-
ton where he will be more use
full as a guy who say yes and
means NO"
ALL DONE
Gene Koontz still insists that
he will not run for president of
the Scale Workers. Is Gene try
ing to kid himself or somebody
else? We know he will run
again, if there is another cleo
ton, because Bill Oberly is
waiting for chance to really
put Gene back to work. Bill
would like to see Gene work,
just for the novelty of the thing.
WAITING
Ever since the box factory
deal went over Cor was it un-
derO its pathetic TO see workers
standing around waiting for
boxes so they can ship out the
stuff that is produced in the
plant. Pathetic is the word
but, after all, the company is in
terested in profits.
BIG SHOT STUFF
Who is the company big shot,
who, after drinking we'll but
not wisely, goes around to Sec
ond rate drink joints offer
ing to guess peoples (prefer-
ably shapely females) weights
within three pounds or pay?
And this guy really works for
the Toledo Scale Co. and he
really is Big big shot.
WHO DUNNIT?
Who really was the cause of
the efficiently men leaving our
plant? Was it Dick Richards or
Jim Hanna? Both claim the
honor. But do they know where
the boys are now? We do. We
saw them. Yea boy, and were
they pitching? Drinks and
DANES. Yes sir! Oh for The life
of an efficiency expert both en-
and off the job. Good food,
good drink, good everything.
Now we know why father want
ed us to get an education.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-17
WLB Gives A & p Parts
Workers Increase

Approximately rs workers of
the A. & P. Parts Co. will bene-
fit by a War Labor Board di-
rective issued March IL granting
Il EN- an eight cents per hour
increase, retroactive to July s,
1943. The A. & P. Parts Unit is
affiliated with Local IA, UAW-
CIO.