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Evening star., 1945-03-04
Back-Talk

CURPRISE of the week. Here
= is our youngest contributor:
Dear Sir:
have written a story and would
appreciate it if you would publish
it Here it is:
IN You KnoV Your Horse2
for one, know horses quite well.
Since was six years old have rid
den horses and especially liked two
horses. Crusader, one Of my favor
ties, is an Army horse. The other
favorite is named Ace.
Ace being just pet is very play
full. With Ace, you can jump of his
r,mp. crawl between his legs, and
also many other tricks. can slide
down his neck onto the ground. With
Crusader, he is quite jumpy some
times but is a lovely ride.
Crusader will sometimes do a lope.
but if his girl-friend is around he
starts to jumping around and show
ing off. His girl-friend was "Sundae'
beautiful black and white mare.
But Sundae died Jan. 9, l945.
A horse will never step on a per
son unless necessary.
Altogether horse is mighty
fine animal.
Sincerely,
PATRICIA SHEARMAN
Rockville Center, N. Y.
OK, Patricia consider your
self an author.
ENCORE. Our cover for this issue
ought to settle a question for
many smitten young male.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

Miss Shirley Johns first appeared
in THIS WEEK last September,
as pictured below. She got bags
OF mail. Into almost every letter
there crept certain cautious
note. Here's a sample:
Dear Sir:
Your current magazine cover has
aroused great interest among the
naval personnel in our dormitory at
Cornell University. We have con-
Evening star., 1945-03-04

is Is, still in Los Angeles high
school. Her yearning for a di-
ploma is the reason she's turn
ing down movie bids she got
when our first cover picture of
her appeared.
Further vital statistics: height,
five-four; weight, lO2; loves
sports, especially riding and
swimming.
FoLLoW-THRoUGH. Here's the
second installment in a true
continued story:
Dear Sir:
One Sunday in April, 1912. your
"Sideline" column carried an item
about my husband, now 1t. Robert
E. Oliphant, navigator on a BIG.
1t read as follows:
PURPOSE. Young Bob Oliphant
appeared at Kelly Field, Texas, ON
his way to training as an aviation
cadet. Filling out his personnel
card, he answered the question
which ask ed him to state why he
wanted to join the Air Corps:
'T've been to Japan as = tourist.
Now ! want to go back ON busi-
ness."
think he would be pleased to
have you know that he has fulfilled
that purpose of 1912. He is fight
navigator in his Superfort Squad
ron, and is doing a lot of business
over Japan these days.
Cordially.
MARY LOUISE OLIPHANT
Memphis. Tenn.
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THIS WEEK Magazine, 42O Lexing-
ton Avenue, N. Y. II, N. Y. Letters
cannot be acknowledged or returned,
but veil publish the 6riefest and best.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

sidered her as our candidate for the
Ideal Coed" and hope the young
lady can fill our requirements. We
would like some pictures and vital
statistics, such as age, etc.
WILLIAM J. MULHOLLAND
Apprentice Seaman, USNR
Cornell University
Ithaca, N. Y.
We're afraid Shirley can't
quite fill the requirements. She
Evening star., 1945-03-04
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This 24-page Deltacraft' Book, "i9
Charming Chairs" contains clear, COM
plete plans for the chair shown above
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Evening star., 1945-03-04
@eE Book

"Happiaess Is In Your Hands" coatains big full
color pictures Of shops of all sizes. plus tips on
staring your own shop, and a reprinted Readers
Digest sr;ele On manual alhobbies for mental health
No ooss - no obIisztion. Use the coupon.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
For Sale
Aero Spins
Packard Unit

Josephine Dolly Incardovia
will be married to her Mike"
July 8, 10 A. NJ, st. Patrick's s
Church.
Betty Burrow is on the sick
list.
Louise Lashley is visiting her
sister in Detroit.
That sweet appealing voice at
the switchboard will be missed
now, as Hazel Ammon who has
oeen substituting will return to
the shop and jitter-bugging."
Yep, it happened after II
years-Andy Brewer and Mar
celle Spring have finally walked
to the Altar.
Steve Nowak has been ap-
pointed assistant P. A. c. chair
man by Morey Balm.
Ella MARI has had her son,
Bill, home on last furlough be-
fore sailing across the Pacific.
Wonder why Mary Lou
Branch looks up a new fortune
teller so often. Couldn't be
man?
Propelle- and Packard gals
played their first game, Packard
winning, score 6-2. We have the
next game with Textileather.
Irish Gallagher of T. D. c. says
he is "a little on the lonely side.
Mama and the 4 little Irishers
have gone to the country.
Margie Scanlon of T. D. E.
made a quickee to New York
City to see her brother in service
who is seriously i'll. She found
another brother reported missing
in action, also at his bedside.
Margaret Taylor visited her
brother Ray Miles, returned from
overseas, and confined to Lean
dro, Calf, hospital.
William Myers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Otto, T. D. E., has en-
listed in the Navy.
If some folks will just remem-
ber Tharton is just man, not
superman and doing a good job
too in the face of dissension. SO,
let's quit gripping and give our
cooperation. How about it?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
Toledo Stamping
Notes

Orchids to Ann and Mary of
Ye Old Coffee Shoppe. They are
doing swell. What With curtains
n everything, the place looks
like home. But no pictures on
the wall?
She dood it. It's orange bios
SONS, rice and old shoes for
Mabel James who is off to Flor
ida, where she will be married.
The intended bridegroom has
just returned with Uncle Sans
forces from Europe. Our best
wishes 60 with her.
Bill Leighton, the handsome
and brawny sailor, seems to be
the best kept tract of fellow in
the shop, according to the con-
versation of the gals.
Stella Paskiet will not be with
us for a while. She has taken a
leave of absence.
The Unit takes this oppor-
tunity to extend its sympathy to
Andy Hawkins in the recent
death of his mother.
Marie Allen spent her vacation
with her husband while he was
home. He is a sailor on the
Lakes.
We see Marge Preston is back
on the job. A month is quite a
vacation. Went to Bermuda, no
doubt.
Ernie Jakubowski says he had
a glorious Fourth of July. That
we can believe. With that SUM-
burn, he sure is hotter than the
proverbial firecracker.
If it's Butch's car you're look
ing for, it's the one with the
tenders. All cars have tenders?
Not like Butch's!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13

WASHINGTON (LPA) = The
nations organized textile and
garment workers, cooperating
with the Army Quartermaster
to make and keep U. S. soldiers
the best clothed troops in the
world, have provided more than
5000, 900 service men and wom-
en- with the right clothing in
right quantities at the right
time, the War Dept said last
week.
Singled out for praise were
the three AFL and the two CIO
unions in the textile and cloth
ing field-United Textile Work
ers-AFL, Init Ladies Garment
Workers-AFL, United Garment
Workers-AFL, Textile Workers
Union-CIO, and Amalgamated
Clothing Workers-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
.COnmutator


Well, well, last week news
really brought "IT" out in the
open with guilty conscience,
the facts now really our out in
front, even the Big Boy in the
shop got excited and was going
to tell everybody off. My! Oh
my!
Well, Sam Scott got his dues
paid for the year. What's wrong
with our Company that they did
not participate in our Local IL
Baseball night.
Flash! Roman Miller took a
two weeks vacation without be-
coming suspended. What's cook
ing on our new contract for
August 18th. It's understood that
Cady is on the skids, wonder
why?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
The
Acklinite
o,.sn Maffny
Louie Mattox

At our next Unit meeting,
July 22nd, we will have an elec-
ton for the executive committee,
to fill the vacancy created by
Bro. Chet Krzemenski going into
the Service.
Julius Chinni of the Die Shop
is on his vacation, and we sure
miss the noise. Bro. Tony Urba-
MAX is single for couple OF
weeks. His wife went on a va
cation in Michigan. Henry Levo
Brother of Frank and John
Levo is home from the Pacific.
Wanted: Some 800 hitters on
Acklin Softball team.
Hank Kozak and James Ia
wodny are on their vacation,
fishing. Let's hope he gets some
big ones. Brother Duke is get
ting round as a Darrell, and hard
as steel. How do you do it
Dukie???
The Acklin Welfare Commit
tee is getting lot of letters from
our boys in service, thanking the
workers of our shop for remem-
bering them. If you wish their
address, you can receive same
from me, or Frank Young, Unit
chairman. Dorothy Pierce is
sick and in Robinwood Hospital.
Let's 20 to see her, Gals. Smoke
Cerniak, the night committee
man is doing a good job on the
big line. Helen, our old cook at
Buddies, is very i'll. II you wish
to visit her, please contact Flor
ence. We sure miss her, and her
cooking biscuits.
We all wish her speedy re-
covery. =,
Big Bob is very lucky with the
irons. Some shooter-Robert.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
Mather Unit
Mutterings
By Jim Foltz

At latest Unit meeting the ma
iority of members approved
regular Unit meeting scheduled
for July 9th be postponed for an
indefinite period. No July meet
ing unless notified.
Frank Kazmierczak says, mo
more vacations" He has been
constantly busy taking care of
the stock shipments which have
piled up and claims he is very
tired, already.
Fred Terry has diversified
talents. During the vacation he
was busily engaged in grave dig
ging Tin a cemetery.
Pvt. Chester B. Przymierski, a
member of Mather Unit, is now
at his home, No. 8 Bronson, this
city. Chet compiled a total of
96 service points and rated his
honorable discharge. He wears
many campaign ribbons with
seven battle stars and also the.
Purple Heart.
Bob Dixon once again has
been been the victim of cyclists.
Have you noticed the bandages
and limp? His motor wanted to
60 one way and he another. The
motor won the dispute.
Rumors indicate Management
is about to be asked to furnish
Mr.. Evans a victory scooter so
he can reconnoiter the forge
room more easily. Oh happy
day.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
Cameo Unit
Opener
PASSING CHANCES
By Ted Modrowski

PASSING CHANCES
While a-tipping and a-toeing
through the plant the other
afternoon, we were amazed to
see Walter Witaszek ignoring the
pleasant smiles of all the lovely
little ladies in Dept. l $. Junior
Mitchell begging them to smile
at him Floyd Madrzykowski
bit envious ;. +. and Ben Macy
just too busy Jackie Geb-
hardt and Erlene McGovern
looking a wee bit tired after a
day at the lake +. Carmen
Nader burned to a crisp and
sizzling :. Lillian Belly, Martha
Paluch, H a ttie Nowak and
Pauline Ritchie harmonizing in a
song about the privacy of the
ledies room :. the boss blushing
a bit Louie Alesi claiming
he would if he could but he can't
so he won't Benny Zielinski
singing the blues /. Alma CZaj-
kowski trying hard not to hear
Dorothy Wisniewski, Sophie
Kowalski, Grace Portentoso and
Dolores Czerniak claiming the
fishing title in Dept. =. Naomi
Nygard busy as a bee F. Frank
Rippinger wonderinb about the
Mud Hens Art Graber max
ing a boiler factory out of the
blacksmith shop . +. Red Sold
wish happy about the whole
thing :. Bob Behan just happy
-. Frank Nadolny on the verge
of a breakdown bothers his
beauty nap Louie Krempa
drawing line in the 14th Ward
and advising Herman Bailey not
to cross it but he will and
live too enter the Cover
Dept. in the midst of joke :.
piercing laughs blushing
little ladies tsk tsk
=. Mildred Davis and Helen
Easterly finally signing on the
dotted line :. Virginia Ciepichal
receiving your truly with a very
cold "Hi-ya" :. catching on :.
but for sure we leave the Dept.
again not welcome there
anymore +. and through the
whole trip we didn't see Don
Roesler and his light bulbs.
OUR SYMPATHY
Our deepest sympathy to the
family of Russell Simmons. Rus
sell was a member of the Amer
lean Can Unit and met with an
untimely death by drowning on
the Fourth of July. He was en-
ployed in Dept. l (Spray) and
will be missed by his friends
there as we'll as his fellow work
ers throughout the plant.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
AFL's Convention
Blocked Bv ODT

WASHINGTON, July 9th -
(LPA) = For the first time
since 1881 the AFL may not hold
its annual convention. President
Green has advised all AFL af-
filiates that the Office of De
fense Transportation rejected
the application filed by the of
ficers of the AFL to hold the
65th annual convention of the
AFL next October" F"
ODT's travel ban has prevent
ed practically all unions from
holding national conventions in
volving more than so out-ot-
town delegates,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
NeWS-Auto.LiteU Unit

John Eisenreich of Dept. 5 re-
turned from his vacation claim
ing he caught a mess of fish
(mostly trout), that he would
use for evidence. But unfortu-
nately some one stole them.
(Well, well, that's too bad).
Johnny Augustyniak of Dept.
] is giving cigars on baby boy.
(4th one). Congratulations.
Cleo Momenee of Dept. l has
had several attacks of severe
headaches lately. l wonder why.
Joe Navarro of Dept. 30 is the
manager of the Dept. #9 entry
in the intra shop softball league,
which won the 1st round. Boy is
he proud. (Old stuff, eh, Joe?)
Floyd Coakley was elected
steward of Dept. l after his re-
cent discharge from the Army.
The boys say the dept. is on the
road to ideal working conditions.
Say Floyd, is Buck helping you?
He must, he looks tired.
Dept. 105 lost their best and
most popular inspector when
Bob Baumgartner quit to become
a member of our Armed Forces.
Farewell and good luck Bob.
Darn it some one always has
to be sick. This time it's Nor
man (Red), Fair and Art Sarka.
Red of #55 is in st. Vincent's
(Room 101) and Art of #101 is
in Riverside Hospital Groom
418). Go up and cheer them up.
Mike Dolan, the Auto-Lite
Girls Softball team manager,
says that he and Ed Marquardt
are having so many girls out for
the team that one game night
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
Raging The
Scale
BY Bill Kenny

Once upon a time there were
two fellows who loved to get
their hair cut. Both boys went
to the same barber shop. They
went there, hand in hand for
years. One day "Sheeny" left
early. Robert waited and
waited-no "Sheeny". So Rob-
ert went alone. When he arrived
at the barber shop, there was
"Sheeny' being sheared by a
gorgeous creature, swell look
ing dame. Bobby didn't say
much-he thought that it was
probably a mistake. The same
thing happened again and again.
So Bobby put a piece in the
UNION JOURN AL. Moral:
Never tell an Irishman what you
wouldn't want your worst
enemies to hear.
Emil Lindhorst is reported
about to join the Auxiliary.
Affiliatin Herman seZ: ben
Richardson, MESA organizer in
the Tool Room, is a sucker for
a bet. Makes me wonder if the
MESA has an audit of their
books quarterly like the UAW."
Boys in Assembly No. ] were
impressed by the zeal of the girls
in the sorority. Every morning
the gals faithfully dropped their
paper in the box placed for the
scrap drive. Imagine their sur
prise when they saw some of the
people from the stock room
sneak some of the paper out for
use in the stock room. Bring all
your paper, boys and girls, and
help win the war.
John Haynes (Mr. Fisk is in
the market for all cane poles
Aken from the center of rolled
Administer rugs. He'll pay off
in catfish.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
ANG Wins Night Bonus

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
night shift bonus of SO for en-
ployes whose hours are between
7 p. m. and 6 a. m. has been won
by American Newspaper Guild,
CIO, for workers at the New
York bureau of the Associated
Press. The National War Labor
Board announced its affirmation
of the directive here last week.
Workers will receive retroactive
funds covering the last two
years work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13

is not enough.
Leo Schmeltz the manager of
the Aviation Products Girls soft
ball team can say the same thing
about his lassies too. (Boy are
those gals neat.)
Well, well! Talk about the
Union growing up and getting its
long pants-we're in. Now we
bargain for the supervisors. Tsk.
Tsk! Tsk! Next thing we know
the executive committee will
make Royce Martin an honorary
member of the Union.
We have heard that our former
good brothers and Union "lead-
ers' who rose from the ranks
and not with them, have won
another deserved" promotion.
He now struts in Bldg. 46, Mail
Order Department. Who will be
the next good brother to win the
plaudits of management and go
on to a bigger and better job?
This should prove to all that
Union activities can and some
times do lead to the desks of the
mighty. Who shall say that man.
agement isn't grateful and
doesn't recognize genius when it
sees it? Well, who shall?
Have you tried to call the
executive CO m m i tee room
lately?
Thanks to Local IL for loan
ing the Unit use of a piano last
week. Mighty nice to belong to
Local IL, it comes in handy at
times, eh? Nothing like know
ing where to 60 when we need
favor, no matter how big or
how small. Golly!
The men who are working on
women's jobs are getting hot
about it and not just because the
women are threatening to pin
little pink aprons on them. OF
course, the executive committee
is doing everything in its power
for the peepul. Of course!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
AFL Asks Help

WASHINGTON (LPA)-AfL
President Green last week asked
the national Conference of Gov
ernors at Mackinac Island,
Mich, to abandon their stated
opposition to a federalized un-
employment compensation and
social security.
Green declared, in a telegram,
that "We urge that in your de-
liberations you give full consid-
Grafton to the vital interests of
workers of America. National
conventions of the AFL have
gone on record in favor of a
national system of free employ
ment offices, and a national sys-
tenn of social insurance, includ-
ing unemployment insurance.
These needs are particularly ur-
gent in the period of reconver-
sion ahead"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
Champion Unit
Sparklets

Flash!! at first we thought that
Freddy Bremfoerder was taking
vocal lessons, but after listening
for a while we heard him prac-
ticing Brahms lullaby. He should
be all set to sing his daughter
softly to sleep, when mother and
daughter. arrive from the hos
pital.
You don't have to look on the
sport calander to find out when
fishing season opens, just listen
to the conversation in Dept. "K'.'
Have you heard the latest?
The dog that bit c. Schroeder on
the leg a month or so ago DIED.
Walter "Muggs" McCammon is
back on the job again "Raring
to 60" after spending week
with his kin-folk Back home in
Indiana" s
Congratulations to the Miles
family and that big boy born re-
Gently. Hoping to see you back
on the job soon Patty.
After spending two years in
the service William Turner is
now back to work in Dept. "K"
We're glad to have you back
"Bill".
You sure have missed it if you
haven't seen the Champion soft
ball team play as yet. Last week
they beat the Spicer 10 and
didn't even get hit. Can you
top that? Come on out and see
for yourself what great group
of ball players we have on our
team.
Helena Pacewicz was recently
released from the hospital. We're
glad to hear you are out and
hope to see you back soon.
The Champion employees pic
mic is being planned and ar
rangements are being made to
hold it Sunday, August IL, at
Willow Beach. Every effort will
be made to make it bigger and
better affair than last year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
National
Supply Unit Neavs

Well, well, here we have an
other story born and matured in
the Red Apple Club. Take notice
as to how they perform. Mr.. For
rester has night welder make
him (Mr. Forrester) mortar
box "a deluxe model out of new
steel. OF course Mr.. Cox was not
to know new material was to be
used. Now the weller told one
of the Red Appler's. He in turn
says (Please, Mr.. Cox l must
have one too. Mr.. Cox just
couldn't say mo" (The Appler)
lives in Trilby.
Moral: Never let a (Red
Appler) climb your tree. He will
steal your apples, skin and break
your branches. (Right, Mr.. For
rester).
This is the last call for our
giant picnic Sunday, July Is, at
Shady Shores. We hope to see
every one there. Fun and games
for all ages. Shorty" is about
all '.in" making all The arrange
ments so you folks can have a lot
of fun.
"Lil" Abner Smith, manager
of the cafeteria is donating half
of the ice cream for the picnic.
This is very nice GESTURE of Mr..
Smith and to show your appre-
citation thank Abner yourself.
Jimmy Wright has moved his
quarters into Dept. 36 from the
Navy Dept. 100. The same
smooth and efficient crib service
will prevail.
Mr.. Black is asking all the
bowling team captains to turn In
their entries. 1t seems a little
early to you but for him it means
a lot of work.
Our girls softball team lost
their first game. But give them
little time and they'll be in
there.
Mr.. Ed. Birtwhistle. Dept. 40
wishes to be known as admiral
from now on. He finished his
motor and invites anybody to
ride in it if they can furnish the
oars. 1t seems the motor won't
start.