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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-02-04

honored perogative of casting the
possible deciding vote Che has
voted last for years, due to the
alphabetical system of voting) was
introduced by Councilman Earl 0.
Lehman, to have the councilmen
rotate in their alphabetical order
of voting.
The legislation was referred to
the committee of the whole and
will be thrashed out in the We'd
nesday morning meeting of the
committee. Mr.. Thacher, obviously
displeased, made a remark about
"small potatoes" as he spoke after
the council meeting in the council
ante-chamber.
Mr.. Thacher was absent from
the last meeting of the committee
of the whole, the second meeting
he has missed this month. He was
in Rochester, Mimi, for a physical
checkup at the Mayo Clinic.
Councilman Tom Burke asked
that the city waive placing tags
on cars parked around the Spicer
Mfg. Co. during the present build
ing program, which prevents the
workers from parking their cars
in the company's parking lots. He
said he had stack of parking
tags, and would like to have the
practice discontinued for a while.
He was referred to the city man
ager for a decision.
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sion about the local medical serv-
ice in recent weeks in emergency
cases. The delegates directed that
letter be sent to the Academy Of
Medicine of Lucas County asking
for cooperation and list of avail
able physicians who would answer
emergency calls.
Political Committee Appointed
Earl Ordway, vice-president of
the TIUC, who presided over the
meeting, appointed a committee of
eight delegates to secure the
names of candidates for political
office on the Democratic and Re-
publican tickets and report back
to Council.
Members of the committee are:
Richard Lazette, TIUC president;
Herman Hoppe, Michael Burke,
John O'Shea, Ollie Pecord, Jack
Lane, Peter Hess and Mr.. Ordway.
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JAW Head
Dewey

DETROIT, Jan. 31-R. J.
Thomas, President of the
UAW-CIO declared today that
"there is no chance of labor,
either CIO, the AFL or rail-
road unions, throwing their votes
away on Thomas E. Dewey"
Thomas in a signed article in the
United Auto Worker, official or
gan of the UAW wrote, Governor
Dewey is playing the most stale
comedy in the stock company of
politics. He is playing the mystery
role"
There is nothing mysterious
about Dewey to the UAW presi-
dent, who says, "of course, Dewey
will run-if he can get the nomi-
nation" He said that Dewey has
been a capable criminal lawyer
who has ''helped send some racket
eers, including labor crooks, to Jail.
In doing this, he had the help of a
number of decent union people and
some reporters who took their
lives in their hands"
No Credit Given
Those who aided Dewey never
got .much credit, according to Mr..
Thomas. "In the kind of game
Dewey has been playing, there can
be only one hero-the peerless,
fearless Rover Boy district attor-
ney, Observation-Disclosures the
racketeer's," wrote Thomas.
Saying, Dewey has no real feel
ing for solving the basic social
problems" Mr.. 7 mas said
Dewey had to show he was some
thing above the run of ordinary
politicians by his trip in state to
the Michigan meeting of the Re-
publicans.
Called Synthetic Product
Concluding his criticism of the
New York presidential hopeful,
Thomas summed UP by writing "to
me, Dewey is a synthetized, ex-
pertly press-agented, well-heeled
white hope of reaction. He may
soon spout some liberal views, but
they will be so much eye-wash dis
tributed for political purposes.
Dewey is no enigma to me. / say
that in the first place, he is dying
to run; secondly, that he is not the
man labor or the plain people can
or should vote for"
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Favors
Local Panel

Representatives of the CIO
and AFL who went to Cleve-
land Monday to discuss the
possibilities of a Toledo War
Labor Board panel to expedite
Toledo WLB cases report that the
Regional War Labor Board was
very favorable to the idea.
President Richard Lazette who
was one of the CIO representa-
tives to call on Lewis NJ. Gill,
chairman of the Regional WLB,
reports that Mr.. Gill agreed to
set UP a Toledo panel as soon as
representatives from labor, indus
try and the public with alternates
could be found to serve.
To Make Recommendation
Chairman Gill said that the re-
gional board would abide as fully
as possible with whatever recon-
mendatlons the Toledo panel would
make on cases.
Arrangements would be made
for the labor representatives to
hear cases involving their own
organization, CIO members would
hear CIO cases, AFL members
their cases. The only bar would
be that no international union
member could sit on a case in
volving his own international
union. Thus a UAW member
could not sit on case involving
the UAW, but could participate
in cases involving other CIO In
ternationals.
Mr.. Lazette stated that he be-
lieved the Toledo panel would be
set up within a short time and
expressed the view that such a
panel would aid to a considerable
extent is speeding up cases which
have dragged for months in the
past.
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interest of his Union. Very defi-
nitely, Norman is not a glory
seeker. He goes about his work
quietly and efficiently and never
seeks the limelight. He is the kind
of a fellow upon whom modesty
rests becomingly and the quality
adds to his stature.
In stature, Norman Meyers is
not big man, indeed he is physi-
cally small, yet he is a human
dynamo with the ability to turn out
vast quantities of completed work
each day, in addition to his Off
cial duties as treasurer.
Norman writes many briefs for
the War Labor Board, attends ses-
sions of the War Manpower Com
mission each week, and services
Mather Spring, DeVilviss, Auto
Lite and Rathbun-Jones Units.
Norm has been a member of the
UAW-CIO since 1910, before the
4NdIlOlldl supply CiliI was VI SNii
lied. He was one of the original
members of the Union in his shop
and became the first secretary of
the Unit after it had secured the
shop bargaining rights. He held
the position until last year, when
he became a member of the Local
IL Executive Board.
AS secretary of the National
Supply Unit, Norm made a host
of friends the same as he has since
coming to Local II as full-time
officer. He is always willing 70
oblige everyone and goes out of
his way to do favors for Local Il
members, even those whom he does
not know.
Norman is married and has two
children, Kathleen, 5, and Danny,
20 months. He lives at 1908 Ne
yada st.
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We're Out,
Dies Committee In

WASHINGTON (FP)-It took
the Dies committee just about five
minutes to get itself $4,000 to
mess around with in 1914. The
house approved the appropriation
on a voice vote Jan. 26.
Sole objection came from Rep.
Vito Marcantonia (ALP N. -,
who asserted the Dies committee
as usual-would only contribute
disunity to a year when unity of
all anti-fascist nations was most
urgent.
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Tex Service
Offered Local
Members

Beginning Monday, Feb. Z, an
income tax expert will be avail
able at Local II headquarters, 425
Winthrop st. for members of the
Local who wish such service, 1t
was announced today by President
Melvin Schultz.
Mr.. Schultz stated that due to
the length of time required to
compile the information called for
in the tax return blank, workers
would be wise to avail themselves
of the tax service at the earliest
possible time and not wait until
the last few days.
Gather Needed Data
Workers are advised by the
Local II president to gather the
necessary data and figures needed
to compile their returns. They
should have the following in their
possession when they call for tax
assistance at the Local. Income
tax statement received from the
government; wage statement from
all employers; interest they have
paid; bankbooks, telephone bills;
real estate tax bills and amount
of gasoline used.
Mr.. Schultz stated that the serv-
ice would also be available to
those working on the swing and
night shifts. "People working on
the swing and night shifts should
come to the hall during the day"
he said.
Fees which will be charged are
as follows: Short form filed in
dividually - $3.50 Long form =
$3.50; short form jointly = $3.50;
long form jointly = $3.50; short
form individually for husband and
wife-S4.0O long form individually
for husband and wife - $3.50;
rental form - 30 cents; medical
form-5O cents.
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clasped behind his head,
rocked on, blissfully oblivious
to the hesitant and somewhat
tortured remarks of his colleague.
But the small audience rocked
with suppressed laughter. Some OF
the spectators CRED red in the face.
Reporters seated at the press Ia
BILE "got it,, and they too were in
stitches.
Mr.. Thacher was speaking on o
resolution which had been disap-
proved by the committee of the
whole-an application of the Au-
bry Realty Co. to erect a sign at
218 Superior St., and stating his
desire to refer the question back
to the committee of the whole.
Chair "Squeaks" On
The more Mr.. Thacher talked
the more Mr.. Bame rocked, and
between the disturbed Mr.. Thachcr
and the squeak, squeak" of Mr..
Bame's chair, it was difficult to
understand all that the former had
to say.
In the end, the matter was re-
ferred back to the committee Of
the whole, which will discuss the
question at its Wednesday morn
ing meeting.
Lehman Proposes Legislation
An effort to prevent Councilman
Addison @. Thacher from his time
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Industry Seeks Post ar
Bargains, Says Reuther
Gives Analysis To
Truman Committee

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Industry is campaigning to
acquire governmentbu machine tools for 10 15 percent
Of what the paid for hem Walter P Reuther
Vce-Presdent of the United Automobile Workers. CO.
charged today.
Reuther supported his charge with analysis of recent
testimony by K T. Keller president of the Chryser Cor
poraon before the Truman Committee of the u S. Senate
The analysis part of brief filed by the General Motors
Department Of the UAWCIO with the War Labor Board
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the plant be included in the
election despite the fact that
the union can show a definite
history of bargaining for the iden-
tical employees.
AS a matter of fact, the Union
has in the past settled many griev-
ances for the people the company
management would permit to vote,
however, it was decided to include
them in the election because the
company has always contested
their right to be represented by the
Union and could, if so minded,
make long drawn-out complaint
case of the issue.
Employees in Dispute
Ten workers in Dept. 78 are m
dispute. The Union claimed they
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have the right to vote, whereas the
company claimed that because
these employees happen to hear a
great deal of what goes on in labor
relations, they are confidential"
and should therefore be barred
from voting.
1t was evident during the recent
NLRB hearing that Lloyd Haney
would rather discuss labor "prob-
lens" openly in the employment
office, rather than step into Mr..
Gulman's office.
In addition, Mr.. Haney made the
claim that on Saturdays and Sun
days it was often necessary for
him to use an extra girl in his
office. He said that in order to "be
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mated the motion protesting
the appointment of the OPA
assistant information officer
said that the "OPA said it has no
funds to employ an OPA labor CO.
ordinator, but can find the money
for other purposes such as hiring
an assistant for John Num-"
Copies of the protest were di-
rected to be sent congressman
Homer Ramey and the OPA office
4 AnoVashington.
fN tse Compromise Methods
The SOLDIERS vote" bill came in
for considerable discussion by
Council delegates who voiced their
opposition to the compromise
methods Of congress in dealing
with the bill. Delegates voted their
recommendation for a simplified
federal ballot for servicemen.
There was considerable discus
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crys+aI-gozing
Tex ReheI
Engaged TO Nozi

WASHINGTON (FP) - Vivian
Kellems, woman industrialist of
Westport, Conn. who is thumbing
her nose at income tax collectors,
is engaged to an alleged Nazi
agent, columnist Drew Pearson
revealed in a broadcast Jan. %.
According to Pearson, "He is
Count Frederick Karl Won Zedlitz
listed by the British as an agent
now doing business for his Berlin
bosses in Argentina. Two years
ago he met Miss Vivian Kellems
in Argentina and they have been
close friends ever since"
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Nominations for Local II
offices will be held at the
next regular meeting of the
Local, AIS Winthrop st. Feb.
IL, at 500 p. m. Officers to
be nominated include, presi-
dent, vice-president, recording
secretary, treasurer, trustee,
sergeant alarms and board
members at large.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-02-04
Toledo Scale
Manas ement
Fears Go

Evidence that the manage
ment of the Toledo Scale Co.
fears a change of heart and
what might result from it,
was evidenced when the COM
pany management changed time
study in the plant from the "Meth-
DDS Department" to the Cost de-
partment within the past few
weeks.
What lies behind the change is
best known to the company man
agement; but office workers who
are joining the UAW-CIO, insist
that the only purpose the company
had in mind was to prevent office
employees from voting, if and when
an NLRB election is held in the
plant, or to place them in a posi-
tion where they might believe
they are in line for advancement;
to more responsible jobs" or
might even succeed H. D. Bennett,
''in time," as company president.
Might Lose Seniority
Workers who realize the impli-
cations inherent in the change of
the time study workers to the cost
department, claim that the next
step on the part of the company
will be to cause the time study
workers to forfeit their seniority,
on the grounds that they are "con-
fidential employees" the same rs
has been done in innumerable
plants throughout the country.
This expedient serves a two-fold
purpose. 1t not only prevents the
workers in the time study depart
ment from voting in NLRB con-
Quoted elections; but it places them
in position where they have no
seniority rights.
Plight of the white collar work
ers throughout the country has
long been recognized, not only by
union leadership; but by govern
merit officials and enlightened
white collar workers themselves.
Melvin Schultz, President of Lo-
cal II, commenting on the plight
of the white collar workers in the
Toledo Scale Co. said, 1--WE realize
that the Scale Co. like many other
industrial firms has good reason
to try and keep its office employees
in line. If and when the more in
telligent workers rise against the
company, the management knows
it is licked. Our trouble is in show
ing the office employees that their
interests are the same as those of
the production employee, except
that production workers have bet
ter protection"
Kept Under Cover
Production employees in the Scale
Co. are wondering why the time
study workers are kept behind
closed doors. They are saying
that the company doesn't dare let
these employees mix with the pro-
duction workers because of what
it might do to company propagan-
da, which insists that all office
workers can one day rise to great
heights and become "big shots"
with the company.
Workers who really know what
the score is are also asking "is the
purpose of the time study for pro-
duction scheduling hours, or is it a
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Labor Hopes
For IA" Victory

NEW YORK (FP)-"Victory in
1914" is labor's major hope for
the New Year, AFL President
William Green and CIO President
Philip Murray declared in the Jan.
IL issue of Look magazine, pledg-
ing year of supreme effort from
labor to make the hope come true.
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W##00'
IN LOCAL II
NORMAN MEYERS

Conscientious, punctual, ener-
getic, painstaking and efficient are
a few of the proper descriptive
adjectives which might we'll be used
in describing the qualities of Nor
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Thousands Attend
Birthday Ball

More than 5000 persons crowded into the Trianon ball
to dance order that others might walk at the Pres
dents Ball. Friday JAM 29 eliminating the end of the In
fantie Paralysis Fund Drive which pronounced great
success by Kenton Keholz chairman of the drive and
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support of current union de-
mands for establishment by
corporations, out of excess
profits, of postwar labor security
funds.
On Bargain Hunt
Since industry is embarked on a
campaign of postwar Bargain
hunting" Reuther said, the WLB
ought now to take steps TO give
unemployed workers, including
discharged service men, some
share Of wartime profits during
the postwar years.
wartime financial gains" said
the brief, "are not only reflected
in high profits and inflated ex-
ecutives salaries, but billions Of
dollars have been added to the
capital assets of these corpora
tons at the cost of the taxpayers.
"In addition to the billions of
dollars being invested in new
equipment and plant expansion on
the part Of these great corpora
tions, the government itself is con-
structing tremendous new plants
and equipping such plants with
billions of dollars in capital equip
ment, all of which, based on past
experiences, viii be acquired by
the corporations for little more
than a song in the postwar
period"
Cites Keller Testimony
Reuther then cited testimony
given by Keller to the Truman
Committee on November %, 1943.
The head of Chrysler Corporation
who, according to Reuther, is "car-
rying the ball for the corporate
postwar bargain-hunters," " told the
Senate committee that Chrysler
owns 20,665 machine tools, of
which 1900 have been converted
to war work. In addition, Keller
said, Chrysler is using 1927 ma
chine tools which were built and
are owned by the government. If
Chrysler cannot obtain these gov
ernment machine tools for its
peacetime operations, Keller said,
"we'd be in hell Of a shape"
Keller, according to the testi-
mony cited by Reuther, then went
on to say that it would cost the
government approximately $500
per machine if they were to be
moved and stored after the war
ends. Keller's citing of this fig
ure, Reuther observed, is part cf
the process of laying the ground
for "bargain-hunting."
Keller Makes Proposal
Further on in his testimony,
Keller, it appears, got around to
giving his idea Of proper alter
native to the government moving
and storing" its machine tools.
Keller proposed that tn govern
ment price the machines for sale
to private corporations. How
would he determine the prices?
Keller replied:
81 would go back to the pre-war
price. l wouldn't attempt to price
them on the basis of inflated cost
due to excessive overtime and Sun
day work, which is around 80 ~
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man NJ e y e r s,
treasurer Of Lo-
cal II.
Norman Mey-
ers is the last
person in the
world W h o
would look for
a lot Of credit
for the long
hours Of patient
h a rd W o T k
which he puts
in daily in the
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other members of the COM
mittee.
High spot of the evening
was the selection of the Victory
Queens, Miss Virginia Heck, 649
Prouty Ave-, employed by the Lib
bey Glass Co. representing the
AFL won first prize and trip to
New York as did Miss Evelyn
Walker, 1911 Norwood, who was
chosen CIO Victory Queen. Miss
Walker is employed at the Cham
pion Spark Plug Co. and is mem
Der of the Champion Unit of Local
II, UAW-CIO.
Second place went to Evelyn
Herzig, Secor Hotel representing
the AFL. Rules of the contest pro-
vided that the leading CIO and
AFL contestants share the trip to
New York. Miss Herzig was pre-
sented with wrist watch.
Prizes Awarded Contestants
Seven other winners were award
ed merchandise prizes donated by
private individuals and not taken
from any of the funds derived
from the March of Dimes or ticket
sales.
Other winners were Thresa Kre-
wienski, 2814 Chestnut St., ClO;
Lucille Dutkowski, 452 E. Park St.,
AFL; Mary E. Holden, 2010 Elm
St., unattached; Ann Fejes, 1901
Hirzel ST., CIO; Margaret Heams,
Temperance, Mich, CIO; Virginia
Wilhelm, 1928 Sylvania Ave., CIO;
and Jeanne Smietanski, 21l4 Clin-
ton St., CIO.
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RameY Aqoin

Homer A. Ramey, who
sometimes represents the peo-
pie of the 9th congressional
district, is opposd to a record
vote on the bill to give the
soldiers the vote. See editO-
rial top on page 4.
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LOuI oOlllS CASIldllSSu DSCWccI
groups, in a talk before the
Local II political group last
Tuesday night at Local II
headquarters, 425 Winthrop
Street.
Mr.. Carey, cousin of James
Carey, financial secretary of the
National CIO, was the guest of
Local II for the day, coming to
Toledo after an extensive tour of
Detroit war plants. His itinerary,
arranged by the War Policy Divi-
sion of the UAW-CIO included To-
ledo, Chicago, Milwaukee, Wash
ington, New York and other large
eastern and middlewest industrial
cities.
Seeking Labor Information
The English labor leader, a
member of a management-labor
committee in his own plant in
London, England, is in America to
study working class conditions. He
was taken on tour Of Toledo's
slum districts, federal housing
projects and working class dis
tricts by Thomas Burke, vice presi-
dent of Local II, and o. j. Pecord,
editor of the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL.
Speaking in the evening to the
members of Local 12's Political
Ation Committee, Mr.. Carey said,
J Men this war is over, the real
t1ght is going to come" He out
lined what English labor had done
during the war and included in
his description, the reason why he
felt that in England, labor was
going to be in the best position it
ever has known, politically and
socially.
LabOr's War Effort
England was in a bad position"
according to Mr.. Carey following
the fall of Dunkirk. The English
government called labor into its
councils and gave labor a position
in its war cabinet. One Of the first
things called for was Equality of
sacrifice" a condition which the
English government was glad to
accede to in order to get out the
materials of war to hold the Ger
mans.
Labor in England has its own
political party controlling more
than one-third of the seats in Par
lament. Following the expulsion
of the English from the European
continent, the Labor party agreed
to call a political truce until the
war was ended.
Mr.. Carey said that the ruling
class which is beginning to think
of its postwar position, was receiv-
ing the threats of the Labor Partys
to call off the truce, and he said,
we in Briton want what the people
in every country of the world want
security.
English Labor Aims
English labor is aiming for ina
tionalization" according to Mr..
Carey, and he illustrated his point
by speaking of NATURALIZATION of
land" He said that the Gland be-
longs to the people and they should
benefit from what is on it and
under it."
All the aims of English labor
according to Mr. Carey, are predi-
Gated upon international labor CO.
operation. He spoke of the forth
coming labor conference in Eng
land scheduled for June, and said
that no one country could bring
about international cooperation
and peace unless labor was will
ing to cooperate on an interna-
tional scale.
Mr.. Carey said that "a social
lied society is bound to come," and
drew an enthusiastic burst of ap-
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