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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
SWAN SONG

After writing this column for
the past two years, | am retiring
in favor of John Mcknight, a
friend and good union member.
/ want to thank all of you fine
people who have cooperated
with me during the past two
years and ask that you give
Johnny the same brand of help
which, you gave me.
AROUND THE SHOP
Our st. Patrick's dance will
be held next Saturday night at
Gil Huron st. Round and square
dancing, good music, free re-
freshments and socia b ! e
crowd will make the evening
pleasant. For so cents a copy
for tickets, you can't beat the
good time you can have. Why
not plan on coming?
THANKS
We extend our cordial thanks
to the members of the election
committee who handled the re-
cent election of our Unit Off
GERS with efficiency and des-
patch. Those who served on the
committee were Larry MCGEE,
Paul Manley, Pat Ramsdell,
Harry Paschen, Robert Benson,
Rush Cannon Jr., and ROLAND
Bodi.
That slight tremor which was
felt in Toledo several weeks ago
wasn't really an earthquake,
but was caused by Roy Trim
mer falling off that little red
wagon on which he has been
riding.
'Nosey Pinkey" Zimmerman,
volunteer fireman of dept. 80,
lost no time in getting to dept. 8
the other day to help put out the
fire. The next time, he will
bring the hose.
John Brug is back to work
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Labor Committee
Praised For
Production jump

WASHINGTON (LPA) - It's
a rare thing in the War Pro-
duction Board when an industry
group praises a labor commit
tee. 1t happened, however, last
week when the WPB's Copper
Division and its Brass Mill In
dustry a dvisory Committee
stated that the Brass Mill Labor
Advisory Committee 'has made
an outstanding contribution to
the increase of production to
meet the very high military re-
quirements of 1945."
An amazing production jump
in brass strip, brass rod, brass
tube and copper products was
recorded for January. Il rise of
23go over Dec. 1914, in brass
strip was marked up, and pro-
duction of brass tube and brass
rod in January was the highest
in the industry's history.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16

Local IL is planning new
international Recreational Pro-
gram for its women members.
We would like to have all sister
members from all the units of
the Local to participate in this
program, which offers all the
recreational activities at the
Y. w. c. A. at no cost to our
members. All you need is your
union attendance card. There
will be a prize given to the sis
ter who submits the best name
for this program. The sisters
at the Willys-Overland should
enjoy an evening of swimming
not pass up this opportunity to
dancing, roller skating and so
forth. Please help your SOM
mittee sister Mabel Piorkowski
of department 339, make this a
success.
Special, the new Drum and
Bugle Corps: of the WHY'S Unit
is being organized and they need
sisters. xb nix
80 players at once, brothers or
sisters who are able to teach
you. For more information con-
tact Broker Jake, department
308-110 bldg. or Carmen Petee
Broderick, dept. 175-first shift.
THANKS
l wish to take this opportunity
to thank all the members of the
Willys Unit for being so kind
and conSiderate during my re-
cent illness. Especially the We'll
fare Committee, Flying Squad
ron members, and all the broth
ers and sisters and friends from
the Unit office for their lovely
gifts. Also Brother Gus
Schwachenwald for taking me
back and forth to the hospital.
1t is at time like this that you
realize the meaning of the word
Friendship" Again l thank
each and every one of you
Eldene Donovan.
CALLED
Harold (Buz) Roberts, stew
ard of 381-second shift, and
sergeant of arms at all of the
shift meetings, has been called
for military duty. We are all
wishing him the best of luck
and that he comes back to us
with all the rest of our Union
brothers.
The members of the Willys
Unit would like to offer their
sympathy to the family of
Brother Arthur McFillin of the
factory office, who passed away
March 6. We are all going to
miss him as he was a member
Of the first Executive Committee
and has been very active in our
Union. The Burial Squad had
charge of the funeral.
Twenty-Five dollars for
weeks unemploy-
nent compensation is a step in
he right direction and will buy
more food than sixteen dollars
or eighteen weeks. We can get
his if you will join and help
he rest of the P.A.C. members.
Think twice before you refuse.
The sister drivers in Dept.
1876 say this nice spring weather /,
S the tonic they need and hope /
t gets warmer so they can
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Spending
Your Buck
Local IL Research Dept.

For three years government
stabilizers have sought to save
the country from initiation which
they claimed was being brought
about by too many people hav-
ing too much money. No doubt
at that time and for some time
afterWard there was real dan
ger of initiation and some sort of
program to balance prices and
wages was needed.
Labor co-operated whole
heartedly in this in the belief
that prices and incomes would
be stabilized as we'll as wages,
and that the program would be
fairly administered by the agen-
cies set up for its enforcement.
However, in the last year things
have happened that cause labor
to doubt that the stabilizers are
even trying to be fair and inn
partial. Instead of initiation we
are now being threatened with
deflation.
Vinson Byrnes and WLB of
ficials have teamed up to screw
the lid on wages tighter than
ever in spite of the fact that
OPA has been very generous
with new pricing rules allowing
industry more and more profits.
WALLACE TESTIMONY
Henry Wallace in his testi-
mony before the senate COM
merce committee stated that
Wages should be increased as
the productivity of industry is
increased, and expanding Anne
rican economy can continue to
expand only if the increased
productivity is divided equitably
between business and the work
ers." Thas is just plain common
sense. All labor wants is a fair
share of an expanding economy,
however just the opposite is
happening.
The steel industry with the
help of OPA is now working on
a scheme to increase profits
S150,000,000 even though it is
already making 400 to 500 mil
lion dollars more profit than it
made in pre-war years.
Cotton textile mills with the
aid of the Bankhead Amendment
collected about 120 million dol
lars of gravy although they were
making ten times their pre-war
profit without it.
Finally OPA has cooked up a
new scheme to protect profits
through the period of reconver-
sion when many plants will go
back to peacetime production.
SO far nothing has been done
to cushion the shock for the
worker on the day Germany
capitulates our government will
cancel billions of dollars of war |
contracts and soon after mil |
lions of workers will be laid off.
while other millions will have
their hours sharply reduced. All
over the country pay checks will
shrink.
Unless the wage freeze is lift
ed before this takes place the
workers will find themselves
with reduced incomes contend
ing with rising prices as OPA
seems to have committed itself
to a policy of rising prices even
though they are still talking of
the line.
Postwar planners and stabili-
zatlon experts have been worry
ing mostly it seems as to how
much industries profits must be
% furnish the incentive for
manufacture of the goods need
ed In the postwar period It is
lime they also worry a little as
10 how much labor will have TO
nave to maintain balanced
economy.
q |
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
Minister Wins
Labor Award

NEW YORK (LPA)-The Rev.
James Myers, industrial secre-
tary of the Federal Council of
Churches and author of tie book
do You Know Labor" will re-
ceive the annual award of the
Workers Defense League for
distinguished service on behalf
of labor's rights" For many
years an ardent champion of
labor's democratic rights, Rev.
Myers will be the first church
man to receive the WDL award,
which has been given since 1941.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-16
AutO-Lite
Meeting

Regular meeting of Auto
Lite Unit will be held in
Parlor "A", Local IL head
quarters, AIS Winthrop St.,
Sunday, March Is.
Steward Meeting-12 noon.
Regular Meeting q p. m.
Installation of new Offic-
ers, seniority cases and
wage negotiations will be
part of the order of busi-
ness. All those involved in
seniority cases mi ust be
present.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13

rangements elsewhere in the living
room and adjoining room completed
a charming picture.
Rev. +. II. Davis, of Franklin
county, was speaker for the after
noon. He was introduced by Mrs.
Allison Cooper. Ny, Davis, a retired
Methodist minister. now resides at
Green Hill House, Franklin county,
where the first Methodist conference
of North Carolina was held April 20,
1885. With a remarkable memory
and sparkling alcrtness, MIR. Davis
told many interesting stories of long
ago, particularly about that neigh
borhood, and of outstanding person
alitles and places. Mr.. Davis an
sWCrCd many questions of club mem
bers concerning people and places.
At the conclusion of the program,
Mrs. Perry served refreshments ar
ranged in old piatters, and an old
china coffee pot was used for pour
ing coffee. Sweet BCtsies were given
as a final touch of hospitality of lang
ago.
The following members were pres
Cnt. Mrs. j.. A. Cooper. Mrs. * l..
Burton, Mis-. ". II. Boyd, Mrs. r. G..
KittrclI. Mrs. J. II. Brodic, Mrs. y. J.
Harris. Mrs. j. r. Chcatham, Miss
Maricl Gary. Mrs. Il, G. S. Davis,
Mrs. ]. W. Cooper, Mrs. +. II. Dixon,
Mrs. b. II. Perry and Mrs. +. +.
Shaw. Guests fer the afternoon were
Mrs. Sol RaWls, of Franklin, Vir-
gtnia, Miss Lean Perry, Mrs. Ale.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
SOCIETY NE WIS
DIALOGUE

81 grow white roses IN my garden,
| pluck the fragrant yield, and
share ii
With those who love Gods Cross
ana bear il.
Who smile and shelter spare and
pardon
But winds bring weeds, and kind
hearts harden.
What doSt thou grow for those who
merit
Black nightshadc, brambIe, tough
Wild-Carrot""-
81 grow white rose, in my garden"
Roy Temple House, IN Poetry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
George Blackburn
To Wed Miss Silks

Captain George T. Blackburn left
&C.,. ~...,n@.dnd, Florida, where
he VIII be married on Monday, April
Is. To Miss Marjorie Silks, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Silks, of
: tl,.a0n ta"tain Blackburn was
accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
49,. ~.luucl, ana his brother, A/C
Charles +. Blackburn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13

The GurI Scout Leaders Cub VIII
meet Monday night at 8 o'clock at
the FIRST Baptist church in the la
dies parlor, it was announced today
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13

at the home of Mrs. Charles +. Alder,
State PhIlathca president. an cXccu-
tive meeting was held. Al Burdctte,
of Salisbury, who Will make the prIn-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
PAGE FIVE

cipal address at the Vance county
Baraca-Ph,lathca meeting in Hen
dcrson on April 10, is State president
OF the BaTaCa Union.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
Returns to Arlington.

Miss Catherine Chavassc has re-
turned to Arlington, Virginia, after
spending several days here with her
parents.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
Agent Visits Here.

O, I. McCrary, district agent, N. c.
State College, visited at the county
agents office today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-13
UNCLE SAM TO
HAND OUT 44,200,050
EXTRA RED POINTS

The greatest windfall OF extra
red points ever is going this
month, and each month follow
ing, to American housewives
throughout the country.
a. million extra red points. APP
proximately. will be handed out
by meat dealers to customers who
turn in used fats in a great Vic
tory drive for this essential OF
medicines, gunpoWder, synthetic
rubber, soaps. paints and a nun
dred other necessities on the
battlefield and home front. For
each pound of fats turned in.
every housewife is entitled to 2
red points.
The need for used fats is still
urgent. Women are urged to save
every drop, every spoonful OF
grease possible and keep saving
until final Victory over both
Germany and Japan.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08
Coast Guard L Grated
PLAYED Vital Americans
Part In Final Rushed To US.
Army Living Up TO Pledge
To NaziS Not To Use Freed
Troops For War In Europe.

Supreme headquarters said this
week il was sticking 10y" an agree
mcnt not To use liberated Amcri-
cans against the Germans and an
nounCcd it would send every freed
prisoner home as fast rs the Army
can get him there
\ headquarters statement said
sick and wounded would set pri-
GRITTY in medical transport home as
soon as their condition permitted
while temporary evacuation camps
were ready To receive the others.
In return fOr a German promise
To leave prisoners in camps in the
path of the Allied advance rather
than take them along on forced
marches. L. :. authorities agreed
that all liberated military person
mel would be prohibited from TAX
ing further part in the war against
Germany either as combat or ser
vice troops, and they are sticking
by their part of the agreement
the announcement said
CTuru to Page :. PloasoD
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08

Coast Guard S3-footcrs established
fnl rescue work helped save more
than "a thousand persons in The
English { hannCl.
Al home the Coast Guard carried
ON with greatly expanded peace
time functions chiefly in foster
ing the safety of life and property
AT sea as we'll as assuming vast
new responsibilities. Aids-tO-navi-
cation along 10000 miles of inland
and coastal waterways were aug
mcnted and improved. Ice break
inG activities We're enlarged
I'm the early days OF the war
Coast Guard Sand Founders pa
trolled sh0rclines ON horse. on foot
and with dogs. One OF them. John
Cullen. seaman second class. tsCa.
2cD spotted Na2i sahOtcurs landing
ON Amagansctt. l.. l.. in 1912. pre-
tended to accept a brihe, and turn
cd in report which led to their
capture.
Coast GuardSmcn were respOn-
Sible for safeguarding the nation s
ports with their 5000 900 linear
feet of wharfage The remarkable
absence of sabotage in our ports
is tribute to their efforts Much
credit is due the Volunteer Port
Security Force of the Coast Guard
an organization of civilians who
serve d minimum of eight hours d
week ON active Coast Guard duty
relieving more than 1000 men fOl
duty at sea.
Thousands of patriotic citizens
also turned their pleasure craft
over to the Coast Guard and en-
rolled in il themselves as COaS
: Guard AuXiliariStS to protect Oul
shores during the Battle of the
, Atlantic
a major function of the COas
= Guard has been the inspection o
merchant vessels and their safet.
{ appliances by the Coast Guard Ma
A rinc Inspection Division. Efforts o
L Coast Guard officers to make sur
that merchant vessels carry ade
;. quate safety equipment and tha
= their crews know how to use i
? have contributed enormously &
y the decline of casualties amOn
b merchant Scamcn.
An Air-Spa Rescue Agency. re
$ arcstcd Ivy the Joint Chiefs of STAFF
y is headed by Admiral Russell +
n Waeschc. the Coast Guard Com
/. mandant An operating air-sca res
'. cue arm was also established with
i in the Coast Guard as a lOgiCs
d outcrOwth of the services funt
II tion of safety at sea.
q The SPARS. the WOmcnS Re
u serve of the Coast Guard. perforl
every type of non-combantant dut
V in the United States. Alaska an
k. Hawaii. thus releasing men fC
c service at sea.
x From a force of AL officers an
n 2661 enlisted men At the on
=. break of the war, the Coast Gual
10 has expanded nearly seven time
ID .rhis does pot include the $500
- TompOrary RcSCrviStS and 1000
p SPARS.
A part of the Navy in time I
in war. the Coast Guard today turl
its eyes to the Pacific war with Il
n announced aim of getting 80 p'
N cont of its male personnel owe
IS seas. Coast Guardsmen man nca
of w 200 vessels of the fleet tran
o. norris. cargo vessels. fuel ships, p
rd trol frigates. destroyer escort
al and landing craft of various type
& The service also operates o.
If Coast Guard cutters, 5000 Sma
. craft employed in escort servi'
and harbor security duty. and 2
of ergo vessels under Army cOntrt
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08
SoS

WE OVERHEARD discussion q railroad
train recently which led to d statement by one of
the participants which certainly sensible
and sound reasoning. The subject under discussion
AdOlph Hitler and his ntuitiOns. his war STRAIT
egy and his all round clustering. After a lot OF
windy talk. the spokesman in question: said in effect
that there were four reasons for Iiitcrs defeat and
his final downfall. AS listed by this gentleman the
first mistake made by the Fueher was his insstancc
in attacking Stalingrad his second error boot
ing away the German victory in North Africa. the
third major mistake the attack Russia at
the wrong time But. said the speaker. the fourth
and fatal error his declaration of against
the United States The man certainly had Il reason
able grasp of the underlying causes of the German
collapse. The Russian adventures without doubt sap
ped the strength of the Nazi armies until they were
so badly weakened that the kill was inevitable. But
assuredy these weakening measures could not have
been undertaken and sustained by the Russians haC
not the American material been made available tC
them. and had strength been thrown into tn.
fray at the proper time
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08
SOoS

THE JAPS ARE NEXT the agcuda for final
hqudation Certainly the United States and Britain
will continue their fight against the Asiaics and it
is more than probably that Russia will enter the
scrap against their long time enemy. The Japanese
will be tough foe to conquer and keep conquered.
While their navy is rapidly dsintcgratng, they still
maintain powerful army which has hardly been
touched yet by forces They will be sustained
in their hope that wedge can be driven between
Britain and America. through which they will be
allowed to escape full defeat We must make our
final drives against Japan so good that their final
resistance will he wiped swiftly Only in this
way will they be crushed. and boys he allowed
to come home sooner.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08
SSoS

WHO WON THE WAR? For years this question
will consume the time of soap box orators and par
lor debating societies. There will be broad state
mcnts and the finest of har-spting. The Russians
took Berlin. Yes. but with American tanks. Amcri-
and British smashed into Normandy. Yes. but
with artillery tactics learned from the Russians
Thus it will go The pros and will be cusscd
and discussed. Save America for the Americans
give to the nations of Europe regardless of our
home needs, hold to what have. let the other
fellow look for himself. Discussion and argu
ment. argument and discussion the orators will
crate. But how much peasanter it is to debate whc
the than to debate who lost the war.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08

WAR CRIMINALS MUST BIZ tracked down. no
matter where they have sought refuge The reSolu-
tion in Congress having this purpose in view has
the approval OF the Overwhelming majority OF Amer
leans Disclosure ot the atrocities OF the Naz con-
ccntraton and murder camps has aroused all cvllza
tion The perpetrators of these crimes must not he
allowed to escape Just and quick punishment. The
German people cannot escape blame tor having so
long tolerated a government which praCtlced such
calculated cruelty They must not be allowed 10
seek immunity from punishment through clam
OF tear OF the Gestapo. The Germans are an edu-
Gated people fully capable of knowing night from
wrong They followed Hitler and his cohorts be
cause OF thor desire To ravaee the countries which
their armies overran. and because they fully enjoyed
the of their ill-gotten spos. Tic peace terms
to be imposed upon these miserable people must he
hard The German people for generations To come
lac taught the futility of war. The punishment
be long The supervision and policing must
continue until the Teutons are re-educaed to the
thinking OF peaceful human beings When they have
fully realized that they have been soundly and
crIshinely defeated when they have demonstrated
that they live peacefully among the nations
of the world. then and then only must they be
allowed take their place among the respcC table
nations. Until that time arrives watch them.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08
S)oes

THE DISCOVERY or Germany's gold reserve
in abandoned German salt mine front page
in this country Stories of the fabulous
read like pirate tales of old DoughhOys and gen
erals gasped the sight of the elittering metal
tons of it, Each ton estimated to be worth
$1000.000. And. according to reports. there were
approximately 100 tons of the precious metal sealed
behind massive wall in the mineshaft--a hundred
million dollars. Here tangible money wealth
that could he touched and understood.
1t has been many years since the so-caed common
people have possessed gold Governments have gone
to great trouble to build up the myth that gold is
of no value. They have gone to equally great trouble
that none of this "worthless metal remains
in the hands of the people
AT any rate few American soldiers have seen
real gold They know what hundred million dol
lars looks like They don't have to be mathcmaticans
to put two and two together and get comprehensi
BILE picture of the Federal debt of TIE United
They that it would take some 5000 German
salt mines each stocked with hundred million dol
lars worth of gold to pay off the Federal debt. or
stated another way. mine every milepost from
Los Angeles to New York
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-08

HITLER AND MUSSOIINI are dead the Italian
the hands of Italian patriots. Hitler in myStcrl
Ous manner which has not been disclosed. Both
leave this earth Will the hatred of the peoples of
the whole civilized world. Both to astronomical
heights and both fell the lowest of human depths
Seekers of power. drivers of humanity and murdcrers
the vcst degree THEM deaths bring rejoicing and
relief Their demise las relieved our leaders of the
trouble of trying and condcmnng them The world
would have been loss for means consistent with
human dignity to punish these ruthless. hcartlcSS,
bloody handed wholesale murdcrcrs. These beasts in
Luman form. devoid OF all human instincts brought
torture. both physical and mental and untimcy death
to millions the world over They robbed generations
yet unborn of their riGhtu heritage They per-
vcrted the thinking of their two great nations They
laid waste all of Europe and much of the African
continent in their insane quest for power and world
domination. These but few of the many bad
fruits produced by thes" human monsters. Certain
ly it is beyond the power of human beings to fully
Judge these criminals They have gone on to StanC
before that higher Tribunal which fully mcasur,
their criminal vanies and Justly decree THEN
punishment