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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-07
Time for
Plain Talk
By
Tom Burke
Vice>Presidenr
Local H.,
UAW-CIO

Last week, Leroy Hartman
and l, acting on the request of
Regional Director Richard
Gosser, hitched trailer be-
hind our car mad took the po-
lilo pock machine invented by
members of the Spicer Polio
Committee over to Rockford,
ILL.,, where a serious infantile
paralysis epidemic has existed
for some time.
Nurses, doctors and j. d.
Tennock, head of the National
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
at Rockford, were really hap
py to see us. The overworked
nurses were especially pleased
with the Spicer machine, for
it made it possible for them to
treat dozens of additional pa
tients and really helped out
more than a little.
UAW REQUEST
Our mission to Rockford
came as the result of a re-
quest for aid by UAW-CIO
Regional Director Joe Mattson
who contacted vice-president
Walter Reuther in Detroit and
asked him to see what he
could do to get the machine
for Rockford. Walter Reuther
in turn called Director Gosser
who sent us on our way to
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employment.
Resentment on the part OF
the workers is growing over
the methods used by en-
ployes of the USES office in
handing out jobs, particularly
skilled jobs, according to infor
nation furnished this newspa
per by many who have applied
for such jobs and been told there
were none.
BOdette Outlines Jobs
Edward j. Bodette, in charge
of the Toledo USES office when
interviewed by the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL last week
stated that out of more than
1900 jobs open for men on
August 81, approximately 400
were skilled trades openings
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Bowling Green
PIonf Picks
Auto Workers

BOWLING GREEN, Sept. !
Especially - Employees of the
Daybrooke Hydraulic Hoist Co.
of this city voted in favor of the
United Auto Workers-CIO in an
NLRB conducted election on
August /. Defeated was the AFL
which has held the plant bar
gaining rights for the past two
years.
Results of the balloting gave
CIO-98 votes, AFL-33.
Orville Beemer, International
UAW-CIO representative from
the office of Regional Director
Richard Gosser of Toledo stated
that the contract which was ap-
proved by the membership
would be submitted to the COM
pany management on Sept. 4.
Actual organizational work in
the plant by the UAW was
slightly in excess of 80 days ac-
cording to Mr.. Beemer.
Tune In WTOL Thursday At 1880 D. m.
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sition that no limitations should
be placed on the administration
of the fund and that if an un-
employed worker applies for
benefits he is entitled to them.
He has clashed with the Con-
necticut Manufacturer Assn,
which contends that this would
create an artificial labor short
age.
In New York State, both CIO
and AFL have repeatedly pro-
tested similar rulings by the Di-
rector of the State Division of
Unemployment Insurance.
The Central Labor Union of
st. Louis has protested the ac-
tions of the State Unemployment
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the principal themes of the
parade with practically every
m r c h e r carrying banners
and signs outlining the CIO pro-
gram for postwar America.
Signs advising everyone to
"Join PAC = 60,000,000 Jobs
Needed for War-Necessary for
Peace" and similar slogans were
scattered literally throughout
the entire line of march,
Floats Make Hit
Floats entered by the various
Locals and Units attracted con-
siderable attention and more
than little applause from the
thousands of spectators who
crowded the entire 30-block line
of march. Scoring the biggest
hit and winning first prize was
the float entered by the Textile
workers of Local 224 depicting
the flag raising on Two Jima.
One word, Remember" was
fastened to the side of the float.
Electric Auto-Lite of Local IL,
UAW-CIO, won second prize
with its float entitled "The Past
and the Future" with a soldier
in a foxhole on one side and
workers at machines on the
other.
Tied for third place were
Champion Unit and WillysOver-
land Unit, both of Local IL, The
former carried pretty girls in
shorts and sweaters, the latter
entitled "The Horn of Plenty"
with jobs for everybody.
Toledo Steel Tube Unit, Local
IL, won honorable mention for
its float bearing a replica of the
Statue of Liberty.
Local IL Is Largest
AS usual, Local IL was the
largest Unit in line. Several
thousand members of the Unit
bore pennants carrying the in
scription, Local IL, Ohio's Larg-
est and Friendliest Union"
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Labor Forces
Unite On Full
Employment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5
(SpeciaD-Members of Con-
gress assembled here today
to face one of the most i'm
portant sessions in the his
tory of the country. Recover
sion, unemployment compensa-
ton, full employment and other
important legislation awaiting
hearings or up for debate and
vote will provide full docket
for the nations law givers in the
coming weeks.
Looming large on the horizon
is the unemployment compensa-
sation bill which President Tru-
man will probably name as
must" legislation, as well as
the full employment bill which
has been given the united back
ing of all labor.
Business Opposes Bill
Business attempts to discredit
and further emasculate the Muir
ray Full Employment Bill were
contested by labor spokesmen,
representatives of Federal agen-
cies and municipal officials in
the final week of hearings be-
fore the subcommittee of the
Senate Banking and Currency
Committee chaired by Sen.
Robert Wagner ID, N. Y.)
Industry attitudes ranged from
outright opposition to the bill,
to endorsement" of the princi-
pies of the bill. However, such
support was usually accompa-
MED by amendments aimed at
further weakening of the bill.
Natl Assn of Manufacturers
President Ira Mosher led off the
weeks testimony for business in
statement opposing the meas
ure, but contending that busl-
ness was wholeheartedly for
full employment.
Secretary Wallace. appearing
in support of the bill. contend
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ice agencies for lowering U.
S. wage levels.
Controversy among labor
management and state officials
has broken out in Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Connecticut, New York,
and the District of Columbia, to
mention only few places.
Main cause of the controversy
is the question of whether a
worker who refuses work at
wages considerably lower than
his previous employment is en-
titled to unemployment compen-
sation.
Clash In Connecticut
In Connecticut, Edward Lave
ry, president of the Industrial
Union Council, has taken the po-
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accurate picture of unem-
ployment, and jobs available.
in the nation as a whole.
There were 500, 900 workers
unemployed before the japanese
surrender, according to VINO,
and the 1000, 900 figure does not
include workers in service in
dustries who lost their jobs
when war work closed down
plants, nor men discharged from
the armed forces. II is based on
telegraphic reports from 73
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CIO Remembers FDR

WASHINGTON NPA) = A
CIO sponsored living memo
rial" to Franklin Delano Roose-
velt-a children's wing in the
Georgetown Hospital now un-
der construction here-was an
nounced last week. An appro-
priation of $55,000 has been au-
thorized by the CIO executive
board, and will be used to pre-
pare and equip the whole fifth
floor section of several wards
for children.
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Congress Assemblies For Important Session
legislature Votes Increased UnenpI0yment Benefits
LesionInsuIts
. Unions

CHICAGO GPA) Sept. 4 -
The American Legion is once
more under attack by its labor
members because in recent
months it has turned down two
applications - one by an AFL
and one by a CIO body - for
chartering new posts.
Only reason given by the Le-
gion is that no new posts are
being chartered. This, accord
ing to Judge Advocate Maurice
A. Frank of the National Con
ference of Union Labor Legion
naires, is a weak excuse" and
ridiculous.
Turned down were applica-
tions from the Buffalo Fedora
tion of Labor for Union Labor
Post, and the Kansas City, Mo,
Industrial Union Council for a
John w. Yates Post.
At the same time, Frank
points out, the Legion boasts
that a Franklin D. Roosevelt
Post has been set up in the
liquor industry in New York.
National Commander Edward
N. Scheiberling has been asked
to take immediate steps to
right these wrongs" Appeals
have also been directed to the
Legion's National Labor Rela-
tions Committee, with a request
that the refusal of charters be
reviewed by them, and recon-
mendations made to the next
Legion convention now sched-
uled in Chicago for this fall.
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which greatly aided those who
were in distress.
Even though the war is over
insofar as actual combat is con-
cerned, our war against need and
want is just as great, and, per-
haps, will be even larger due to
unemployment and other situa
tions which now confront us.
The Toledo CIO Council rep
resenting all CIO in Toledo, has
Fundamentally endorsed the
coming Chest campaign as a must
on our program. We have the
honor of being the largest indi-
vidual giver to the Chest, as an
organization, in the city of To-
ledo.
Now that the servicemen have
more leisure, the USO is being
expanded and it will need more
funds to meet the costs of a
greatly enlarged program until
all those in the armed forces re-
turn home. The local Chest agen-
cies' needs will also be greatly
expanded until after the recon-
version period. The amount of
money needed for local agencies
will be the same as last year.
This will be the last campaign
for war-related agencies.
Be generous in victory. Help
carry the unemployed brother
and sister who cannot give this
year.
Richard LaZette
r.... T. xyrnr Thrr.d.y A. -.an ~ N,
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Indiana Signs
In Charter

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (LPA)-
Representatives of AFL, CIO,
and management with the
blessing of the state govern
ment, met here last week and
signed an Indiana State Labor
Management Charter, first of
it's kind in the state, and one of
the first in the country Each
group is pledged to "give and
take" difference table settle
ment of future labor problems,
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Bad News TroveIs Fast

NEWARK, N. j. (LPA)-The
Western Union offices here
were swamped last week with
Job layoff and contract cancel
lation messages to the point
where the supervisor said he
could use sc verything on
wheels" to get the kilograms
delivered. Three hundred pr1-
vate automobiles and trucks
were already in use, carrying
the you're out of a job mes
sages.
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Unions Join
Forces For
Modification

COLUMBUS, Sept. 5 (Spe-
cial)-Confining itself to vot-
ing through emergency and
retroactive clauses for the
new unemployment compen-
sation act originally scheduled to
go into effect Oct. IL, the Ohio
State Senate late today turned
down every attempt from the
Democratic side to liberalize the
bill by amendments.
Members Of the House with
Republican majority were ex-
pected to line up in night ses-
sion in the same way and pass
the emergency and retroactive
clause which would make the un-
employ nent compensation bill
providing S21 for % weeks eff
fective as of Aug. Is and mean
millions of dollars in extra bene-
fits to those who are unemployed
who have already registered with
the United States Employment
Service.
Refuse Liberal Amendments
Having given with one hand,
the Republican legislators re-
fused to 60 farther in accepting
liberalizing amendments which
would have eased some of the in
terpretations placed upon the
bill. One amendment offered by
Senator Walsh CD of Dayton,
would have written a suitable
work" definition into the law. At
the present time, one third of all
applicants for unemployment
benefits are denied because they
refuse to accept jobs unsuited to
their skills, health, etc.
1t. Governor Nye again re-
vealed himself as too studious
in his handling of the gavel when
he objected to applause from
hundreds of workers who had
come from all sections of the
state. He was challenged from
the floor for his quick efforts to
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areas.
In a longer-range prediction,
VINO last week listed the areas
where from 20 to 25To of the
workers will be job hunting by
mid October. The nine areas
that will be distressed" accord
ing to VINO are: Portland, Me-;
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N. Y; De-
troit and Flint, Mich; Talla-
dega, Ala; Panama City, Fla;
Wichita, Kan; Los Angeles,
Calf, and Portland, Ore.
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Luzeffe Asks cIO
War Chest Aid

This is considered to be our
banner year in the history of or
ganized labor. We can feel
mighty proud of our record in
the production of materials
which were so n e C e S sary to
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of Local IL and the Scale
Workers of Ohio, Inc, a So
called independent" union
which has had the plant bargain
ing rights for the past three
years.
Ever since the first plant cleo
ton in December of 1912 when
the independent" union won
over the UAW-CIO by a major
ity of 96 votes, the trend has
gradually swung to the Auto
Workers. Last years election
saw the Scale Workers of Ohio
cut to a slim 26-vote majority.
Dissatisfaction on Increase
Since the 1914 election, the
swing to the UAW-CIO has con-
tinued due to the dissatisfaction
of a growing number of Scale
Co. workers. This is due in large
measure to the instability of the
top union leadership, according
to members of the "indepen-
dent" union who point out that
each year for the past three years
there has been a complete change
of top officers.
How true the contention of
many Scale Workers is was
shown recently when employees
of the purchasing department,
members of the independent"
organization quit the union in
disgust and termed it chaotic"
: Adding strength to the trend
away from the Scale Workers of
Ohio is the increasing number of
independent" shop organiza-
tions turning to bona fide unions
either by affiliation or outright
reputation of what union mem
bers refer to as company DOM
mated unions" This has become
particularly marked in recent
months and is believed to be due
to frequent cases where the COM
pany management influences or
actually dictates the policies of
the independent" organizations.
See Possible Victory
UAW-CIO adherents in the
Scale Co. plant believe that many
of the workers there prefer
bona fide union particularly now
that the War Labor Board is In
process of liquidation. They
point out that experienced men
are required to conduct negotia-
tions and collective bargaining
and then compare their inexperi-
enced officials with those of the
Auto Workers who have secured
some of the finest union con-
tracts existing in the United
States.
Victory for the UAW is be-
lieved to be quite possible in to-
days election due to the many
factors which have influenced
Scale employees against their
union because of its consistent
failure to make worthwhile gains
in wages or other benefits for
the worker.
Hours for voting will be from
3 to 6 p. m. in a booth in the
company's parking lot. Results
of the election will be deter
mined by NLRB officials who
will tabulate and announce the
outcome of the balloting. Certi-
fication of the winning union as
plant bargaining agent will be
made soon after the election.
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Skilled Workers

Members of the Greater
Toledo Tool, Die and Main
tenance Workers Council
will hold their regular
meeting Sept. 10 at 8 p. m.
at Local IL headquarters,
425 Winthrop st.
Unemployed members Of
the Council are urged to
come to the Sept. 10 meet
ing to register for employ
ment.
New office hours for the
Council are from 8 to $3.50
p. m. Mondays and Fridays,
fourth floor, AIS Winthrop
st.
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Women Wont Work

WASHINGTON L P A } =
Women in the Baltimore area
want to-and need to-keep on
working, a Women's Bureau of
the Department of Labor sur
vey reported last week. Two
thirds of them are single or
widows, and one of every seven
is the sole wage-earner in the
family. Eighty per cent want
postwar jobs, preferably in fac
tories, and 95 per cent want to
stay in the same area. Take
home pay averaged S34 in the
war plants as against S21 in the
stores and laundries, since these
are not covered by the Federal
Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Drivers Licenses

Tom Burke, Local IL,
vice-president has been
named deputy registrar for
drivers licenses which will
be placed on sale Sept. 10
through the Local IL Serv-
ice Bureau, Room 203, AIS
Winthrop st. Mr.. Burke re-
minds veterans that they
must present an honorable
discharge or a certified
copy in order to obtain
their licenses.
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bring about the
complete vic
tory which we
a r e enjoying
today. We can
also feel equal
ly as proud of
our record in
our giving to
the Greater To-
ledo Commun-
itV War Chest.
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Check Shows Two
Million Unemployed

WASHINGTON Sept. NPA)-There are at least
workers who have been laid off so far in war con-
tract cbacks the conclusion of the Statiscans al
the War Manpower Commission the end of the first week
under new reporting system designed to get some sort OF
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Employment Offices
Cutting Pay Scales

WASHINGTON, Sept. LPA)-As long lines of unem-
poyed workers form to apply for justly earned uneploy
men benefits during the reconversion period, they
learning few of the restrictions that operating make
the security system and the U S. Employment Serv
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USES Tres Workers
With RunUrOund
Wage Cutting Aided By
Employment Agency

Evidence continues to pile up that the local United
States Employment service has become competent aid to
Toledo employers in the wage cutting program which was
naugurated with end of the and its resultant
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Thousands Parade In
Labor Day Celebration
Textile Workers Win Prize
Depicting Two Jima Scene
it possible.

Despite 10000 unemployed since VI Day, 10000 C1C
members representing all the international Unions in this
city turned last Monday to march in the greatest Labor
Day in five years
Victory reconversion full employment and PAC were
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Scale Workers To
Pick Union Today
JAW FauOred To Win In
Third Plant Election

Local IL, UAWCIO is favored to win todays election,
the third in slightly than three years at the Toledo
Scale Co. plant to determine bargaining agent for
pany employees
Principals in the ballot contest will be the UAWCIO
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Tune In wToL Thursday At 1880 p. m
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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-25
1T. COL. DUTRO COMES HOME
AFTER SERVICE IN PACIFIC

Mrs. John Dutro received a tele-
phone call Saturday from her hus-
band, who has arrived in San Fran
cisco. Except for 30-day leave in
February, 1t. Col. Dutro has been
overseas 3 1/2 years, serving on
Guam, Fiji Islands, New Guinea,
and the Admiralty Islands.
Entering the service five years
ago, Oct. Is, with the 37th Divis-
ion, 1t. Col. Dutro served with
them overseas until he was assign
ed to detached hospital unit. He
will be home on terminal leave.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Dutro have a
son, Cpl. Tom Dutro, serving in
the Army in Greenland; another
son, Robert, in the Ohio Military
Acadamy, at Cincinnati; daughter,
Joan Dutro is enrolled in the col
lege of Nursing and Health, at Gin
cinnati, and another daughter,
Jean, at home.
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LEARNS DETAILS
OF DEATH OF SON

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Graham
York township, received informa-
ton concerning the death of their
son, 1st 1t. Carl j. Graham, Aug
ust z, in letter from the chaplain
of the 7th bombardment group.
1t. Graham lost his life when the
C-47 type plane in which he was
enroute from Ondal to Bengal pro-
vince to TeZpur in Assum, India
was caught in a violent thunder
storm and crashed to earth. His
death was instantaneous. The fol
lowing day, in the afternoon, ne
was laid to rest in the United
States Military cemetery at Lal-
manir Hat, India, with full mil
tary honors conducted by Chap
lain John K. Roberts.
Carl was graduate of the Mil
Creek Township High School. He
enlisted July 1912, and received his
commission from the Army All
Forces Advanced Flying School
Douglas, Arizona, March 1914. The
following September he went over
seas and saw service in the China
Burma-India theater.
He had completed 80 missions
and for some time was flying the
hump into China. His citations
were the air medal with two clust
ers, the theater ribbon with two
battle stars, the distinguished fly
ing cross, and the presidential cl
tation with oak leaf clusters.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-25
FARM BUREAU
Group Activities
ADVISORY COUNCIL NO. 20

ADVISORY COUNCIL NO. 20
Farm Bureau Advisory Council
No. 20, met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rule, Taylor town
ship, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ivan Beck, of Marysville
was present and conducted gener-
al discussion on subjects of inter-
est to farm industry. This council
is in the process of organization,
this being only the second meeting
of this group.
The following officers were E.
lected: Ralph Kirby, president;
William Rule, vice-president; Thel-
ma Rule, discussion leader; Mary
McCafferty, recreational e d e r;
Dorothy Kirby, secretary; Mrs.
Austin Lewis, and Mrs. Clement
McCafferty, were appointed as
health representatives at tn c
meetings conducted by the Farm
Bureau.
A number of new members are
expected at the next meeting, to
be held Nov. 20. at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Kirby.
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MRS. OPAL DALEY HURT
IN CRASH THIS MORNING

Mrs. Opal Greenbaum Daley, of
Unionville Center, suffered pain
full injuries about $50 am. to-
day as a result of a head-on COLI
sion south of the Infirmary on the
Marion rd Jerome Ritchie, of
Taylor township, driver of the 9TH
er car, sustained cuts and bruises
and shock. Both were treated by
Marysville physicians.
Mrs. Daley was on her way to
Essex schools where she teaches
music. The Ritchie car was head
ing into town and stared to pull a.
round a wagon, loaded with soy
beans. Both cars crashed head-on,
although Mrs. Daley tried to pull
out to the side of the road when
she saw the other car coming. Mr..
Ritchie said, 1T happened so fast
l can't remember anything"
The crash occurred at the bend in
State Route 4 whcih is dangerous
due to the difficulty in seeing on
coming vehicles. A state highway
policeman who was inspecting
school buses at the nearby Fair
grounds was called to the sceRe.
The Daley car, 1910 Plymouth
was crushed in the front and side
while the other machine, 1887
Pontiac, was smashed in. Both cars
were taken to the H. l. Huffman
and Co. garage.
Mrs. Daley sustained fracture
of the left leg at the ankle, badly
Iacerated right knee and many cuts
around the face from bits of fly
ing glass. She was taken to her
home in Unionville Center.