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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

that the company ueIldnce
of the government had re-
suited in property seizure.
For more than a year Avery
has been deliberately inviting
government seizure by fatty re-
fusing to obey War Labor Board
directives ordering improved
wage scales and maintenance of
union membership, dues chec-
off, seniority and back wages.
The Presidents executive or
der, which brought occupation
of the seven War properties by
the Army, declared that the
WLB report to him said that
more than 10000 workers are
involved in the present dispute
and that the company employs
about 10000 workers serving
about 30,000,00O customers. "An
interruption of the company's
activities" continued the Presi-
dent, would unduly delay and
impede the war effort"
Return To Jobs
AS the Army took over, strik-
ing workers - members of the
CLOS United Retail, Wholesale,
Department Store Employees -
streamed back to their jobs.
Under the seizure order the
company's workers will imme-
diately receive the pay raises
directed by the WLB.
President RooseveIt's own
statement summed up the entire
issue between Avery, who fore
ed his workers out on strike,
and the U. S. Government.
This company" said Presi-
dent Roosevelt, under Mr..
Avery's leadership, has waged a
bitter fight against the bona
fide unions of its employees
throughout the war, in reckless
disregard of the governments
efforts to maintain harmony
between management and labor.
It's record of labor relations has
been a record of continuous
trouble.
Twice the government has
had to seize the properties of
Montgomery Ward as result
of Mr.. Avery's defiant attitude,
once in Chicago and once in
See WARD, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

naming of the T OIL E D 0
UNION JOURNAL to sue
ceed it was made at a meet
ing of the TIUC on November 8,
The CIO News had served the
CIO Council for the past six
years and was published in
Washington, D. c. The News
suspended publication with its
December 25, issue.
In announcing the policy of
the new official CIO publica-
ton, Richard Gosser, chairman
of the TIUC Board of Strategy
said, "the policy of the JOUR
NAL will continue in the fu-
ture, as it has in the past, in
full accord with the policies of
CIO. Whatever changes may be
necessary will be decided when
an enlarged board of trustees
are chosen in the future" "
Feature Local News
Director Gosser said that the
JOURNAL would continue to
feature local labor news as we'll
as all other local news in which
Toledo CIO unions are interest
ed 1--WE know, from the ex-
pe'ience of the past two years,
that the workers of Toledo are
interested in local labor news.
The editorial staff of the jour
nal will try to increase the
scope of this news to include the
ne rs items of all local ClO
Unions. We believe that Toledo
ClC members will find the
JOU RNAL increasingly interest
i'm and that they will read it
fo reliable news on labor on
tht national and statewide
scl1es."
lans are now being made to
enb rge the paper to meet the
inF ased demands for news
spi occasioned d by the larger
ci,. llation which is coming to
tn JOURNAL as a result of its
WI, sr reader appeal. Director
Gosser indicated that features
will be added to the paper from
time to time as conditions war
r. I the additions. "We have
already greatly increased the
scope of our news and feature
service including a greatly i'm
proved sport page. We believe
that our people are interested in
sports, tn cir own bowling
leagues, basketball and baseball
teams and other sports in which
See JOURNAL, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

military leaders will urge Con-
gress to enact labor draft legis-
lation. Even before the German
breakthrough top military lead
ers had indicated a preference
for labor draft to priority re-
ferrals and other indirect meth
ods of channeling workers into
war jobs which have been en-
ployed recently by the War
Manpower Commission.
''Manpower is the bottleneck
in most phases of war produc-
ton, it is generally agreed" the
journal of Commerce" CONT
nued. 'The stepped up rate of
military production will make
new labor controls more neces-
See LABOR DRAFT, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Minnesota Postwar PIans

ST. PAUL, MINI. (LPA)-
Farm, cooperative and commu-
nifty groups will meet in Janu-
ary to discuss postwar projects
at the invitation of the Mime
sofa Federation of Labor, which
recently adopted program for
the development of Minnesota
and to provide peak employ
ment. The proposals include ex-
pansion of social security laws
and a 40-billion-dollar public
work program of slum clear
ance, reforestation, etc, to be
submitted to local, state and ma
tional governments, based on
the goal of full employment
after the war.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Roosevelt Ends Montgomery
Ward Civil War on Homo 'front.'
FDR Condemns Avery
In BIisterins Statement

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 (LPA)-The nations Number
wartime strkebreaker Sewe Avery got exactly what
he asked for last week
Federal seizure of Montgomery Ward properties in
seven cities followed within few hours after President
Roosevelt denounced Montgomery Ward and Avery its chair
man. for consistent and wifu defiance of the United
States government.
In blistering statement condemning Avery and Ward
President Roosevelt pointed that this the third time
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

gress, but so far it has received
little support from other SEN
atos and Congressman.
A tWelVe-man m m
made up of six men from each
house is slated to open hearings
early in January on a whole
series of plans to refurnish the
procedures of the Congress, TO
prevent the spectacle of two or
even three inquiries of the same
subject taking place simultane-
ously, and to try to smooth pro-
cedures so that Congress can
deal adequately with the bur-
dens the war has placed upon
it. Sen. Francis D. Maloney
Cd, Conn., chairs the group, and
See CONGRESS, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

shortage exists.
Director Gosser's request
to members of the UAW-C1C
grew out of a conversation
with Captain Irving Segal and
Captain H. o. Judd, represent
ing General Breton Somervell
of the Army ordinance depart
ment.
In Toledo, Local IL, UAW-
CIO which maintains its own
employment office, will assist
in the drive to secure additional
manpower for Toledo plants in
which the Local has hiring
rights. Special referral blanks
are being printed which will be
distributed throughout the 66
shops under contract with Local
IL. The blanks will be placed in
the hands of all Local II work
ers who will be asked to refer
their friends or acquaintances
who are not now engaged in
essential war work to the Local
for placement in critical war
industries.
Introduces Worker
The cards which are being
printed are addressed to Local
12's employment office and
contain an introduction of the
worker as outlined in the plan
worked out by the union and
representatives of General So
merville and the War Manpower
Commission. The card states
that the worker who is being
introduced is not engaged in
war work and is not leaving an
essential war job to accept the
referral. Space is provided to
indicate in what line of work
the candidate for a war job is
presently engaged.
"We are very glad to CO.
operate with the government in
this project" said Director Cos
ser. "We recognize the fact
that an error was made in cas-
ing up on war production be-
fore victory was definitely as
sured and we are more than
willing to do our part to aid in
minimizing the seriousness of a
lack of good planning"
eff you have friend or
who is not engaged in
essential war work, we would
like to have you fill out one of
the cards which will be sup
piled you and send him into the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Pessimisfs About
Postwar Prospects

PRINCETON, N. j. GPA)-
More than two-thirds of the
people, according to Gallup
poll sampling, are pessimistic
about the prospects of "jobs for
all" after the war.
Typical Americans were ask
ed by the Gallup interviewers:
After the war, do you think
that everyone who wants a job
will be able to get one?" Most
optimistic were industrial work
ers, least hopeful were young
people aged 21 to 29.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
WTOL To Broadcast
cIo Program

Radio station WTOL will
broadcast the CIO program each
Sunday from 5;45 to 600 p. m.
according to station officials.
Requested by local CIO mem
bers to carry the program,
WTOL stated it was pleased to
be able to broadcast the series
for Toledo CIO members.
Philip Murray, CIO president
will make the inaugural talk on
the new program.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
CIO S*or+s New
Broadcast Series

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (LPA)
The most extensive radio un-
dertaking by organized labor in
American history will be initiat-
ed Jan. 6 when the CIO takes
to the airwaves in a series OF
nationwide programs.
The CLOS first series of pro-
grams will be broadcast over
the Blue Network at 6:45 EWT
Saturday for 26 weeks. Also be-
ginning on Jan. 6 and scheduled
for 13 weeks, is a CIO program
titled Job For Tomorrow" to be
carried by the Columbia Broad
casting System. This program
will be heard each Saturday at
3:45 p. m. EWT.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

NEW YORK (LPA)-Wage
cuts after the war for the ma
tion's lowest paid workers are
being sought by sections of the
packing and canning industry,
the AFL told a hearing of the
Wage-Hour Division of the La
Dor Department here last week.
Boris Shishkin, AFL economist,
assailed exemptions from Wage
Hour Law provisions that would
give packers and Gamers a
green light to pay sub-stand-
ard wages to 1,250,000 workers
and lead the way to wage cuts
in other industries as we'll.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Canned The Union Woy

w A S him GTON (LPA)-
When the fruit and vegetable
canning season is at its peak,
about 400 of the more than
100000 workers employed are
working under union agree
ments, government survey
shows.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
IMPORTANT!

You are urged to secure
your new 1945 attendance
card at the Local IL dues
office at your earliest pos
sible convenience. 1t is ne
cessary that you appear in
person. No membership
cards will be issued to any
other person except the
member who claims the
card No person can secure
the card of anoth er.
PLEASE OBSERVE THIS
RULING.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
SKILLED
WORKERS

There will be a regular
meeting of the Tool, Die
and Maintenance Workers
at Local IL headquarters,
425 Winthrop st. ParlOr
IL" at $3.50 p. m. January
s for First and Third
Tricks.
Start the New Year off
right by attending this i'm
portant meeting and max
ing it a big one. BRING
YOUR FELLOW WORK
ERS with you.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
abor Draft Threat
>sain Facing Unions

w. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 LPA)-The threat of national
ice legislation and labor conscrpton in Con-
s at four times since 939s rearing it's head again.
The current German military offensive in Europe to-
her with unfounded charges that multtudes of war
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

Richard l.. KrOesen OF Cle-
veIand will direct the Ohio
campaign for the National
Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis for the second conse-
cutive year.
Reappointed state chairman
of the March of Dimes Appeal
by Basil 0'ConnOr, president
of the National Foundation,
Kroesen will be in full charge
of all Embarrassing efforts in
the state. Dates of the cam
paign are January 14th to
3Ist, inclusive. Fifty percent
of all funds raised here re-
main in this county for local
needs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Lawmakers Will Debate
StreamIined Congress

WASHINGTON, Jan. GPA)-If few ardent sup
porers of sreamnng Congress had their way the people
of the nation might know lot about what is going
in the two wings of the Capitol Building here.
Foremost in popularity with most people is the proposal
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Gas Shortage Curtai|s
War Production

Dozens Of Important Toledo industries have been
seriously handicapped during the current cold spell by
gas shortage which in many instances has closed down
entire departments and caused the ayo several thousand
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
JAW Recruits War
Plant Workers
Seek Employees Not Eng;
In War Production

Gosser UAWCIO regional director, to cooperate with the
WPB and VINO in recruiting workers not engaged in
work for critical industries ir which nanpove
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05
Union Journal
= Becomes Official
CIO Publication
Newspaper Policy Announced,
To Feature Local News

With this issue, the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL re-
places the Metropolitan Toledo Edition of the CIO News
official publication of the Toledo Industrial Union Council
representing all CIO Unions in the Toledo
Decision suspend publication of the CIO News and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-05

See WARD, Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Warship
Continued from Page u

ago Straits. Then on January 6
of this year, in company with
other battleshipS resurrected
from Pearl Harbor, she began
the Smelling of Lingayen Gulf on
Luzon in the Philippines.
When the old Lsttleship, COM
miSsioncd at Newport News. Va,
in 1916, reached Hunters Point
she was suffering from severe
case of combat fatigue. AS many
as 1880 men worked on her at
times during the three months as
she was in drydock. Even then
she went 10 sea again with lot
of the work the Navy wanted
still undone.
But Captain w. NJ. Moses and
a crew of 400 took her 70 see
again in high spirits. She's out
there some place now, as the
war crowds close to the Japan
ese home islands and the last
hiding places of the Son OF
Heavens Imperial Navy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Church Parsonage
Leve|ed by Fire
Furnishings, Clothes
Are Destroyed

WASHINGTON - A fire, be-
lieved to have started in the
kitchen, Friday night leveled the
Methodist church parsonage and
destroyed the furnishings and
clothes of Rev. and Mrs. Harry
V. Clark, pastor of the First
Methodist church.
Although the Romeo fire de-
partment responded to the alarm
the fire had made such Roadway
that it proved impossible to save
the building.
The two-story frame building
was completely destroyed and it
was impossible to save anything
in the house. 1t was reported that
the house and furnishings were
covered by insurance.
The Methodist church Is plan
ming to build a new parsonage
next TO the church. The Rev.
and Mrs. Clark are living tenn
porarily in the old Washington
Bank building.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26

Over the gate Of the West
Virginia penitentiary is the state
motto: "Montani semper lioeri"
(mountaineers are always frce)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
BY BILLY ROCHE
Famous Referee

There is no stranger career in
boxing than that of Paul 'Ber-
lenbach.
The Astoria Assassin was the
only wrestler to win a world
championship in the ring.
He was deaf and dumb from
four to l3 years of age.
AT 20 Berlenbach won the 1920
Olympic heavyweight wrestling
championship in Antwerp.
A year later he acquired the
National A. A. y. heavyweight
boxing championship, yet would
not fight when other New York
taxicab drivers picked on him.
Berlenbach was a tremendous
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
New Machines
Help Correct
Reading Habits
SoUTHBRIDGE. Mass. - up

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. - NU'H)
- Scientists at the American
Optical Co. have developed two
revolutionary machines design
ed to correct reading habits.
The machines were developed
as result OF surveys by leading
educators, which reveal that
reading efficiency may mean
the difference between success
or failure in school or business.
The Ophtalmograph is spe-
cial move camera which photo
graphs light reflected from the
eyes of a subject as he reads.
The film or reading graph re-
Veals the nature Of his reading
habits, such as speed of reading,
eye pauses, span OF word recog-
milton and other data.
If defective reading habits are
disclosed, the second instrument,
the Metronoscope, is called into
action. This instrument has
three shutters in front, which
open and close in sequence, ex-
posing words printed on a re-
volving reading roll.
The subject is therefore forced
to read correctly. The operation
Of the instrument will not per-
NIT him TO pause excessively
long or TO retrace in his reading.
The roll can also be speeded up,
teaching the subject to increase
his reading speed or improve the
efficiency with which he takes
in words
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26

ing away a car while the juve-
nile has been turned over Juve-
nile Probation officer.
Bauman and the youth ac-
cording to the deputies, broke
into the Hoover lunch, 22917
Hoover, Warren Township on
May Is by forcing open rear
window. They took some cigars,
candy, pastry and some change
and left by the rear door. They
were also responsible for the
theft of a car which was recov-
cred the same night, the depu-
ties said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Sgt. Ed Welch
to Leave Romeo
Police Pest

Sergeant Edgar Welch. Of the
State Police, has been transfer
red from the Romeo office to
Gaylord, effective July l6, it
was revealed today.
Sgt. WEIGH, who joined the
State Police on May Is, 1927,
was made corporal in 1881
and sergeant in 1899. He has
served at Marquette, Iron Noun
tain, East Lansing, Alma, De-
troit and Romeo.
Replacing him will be Sgt.
Erdman Stahl, Of Gaylord. Sgt
Stahl, in service since 1926, has
served in East Lansing, Paw
Paw, st. Clair, Cass City and
Gaylord He is married and is
the father of two children.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Clear Up Robbery
i'm Warren Area

VAN DYKE-The theft of an
automobile and robbery of a
restaurant in Warren last May
Is were officially cleared up to-
day with the arrest of Paul
Bauman, 10; of 1880 Dodge and
l6-year-old juvenile.
Sheriff's Equities Floyd
Beard and Cornelius Gudenau
reported that Bauman is in the
county Jail awaiting prosecution
on a charge of unlawfully driv-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
BerIenboch's Fistic Rise
Swift; Foil Also Speedy

attraction, drew $662,000 in
three starts with Jack Delaney, |
$4,000 in his last good fight,
the one at Ebbets Field in which
he lost the title, July 16, '""s.
Dark-haired, blue-eyed Ber-
lenbach, Sion, ITO, stolid and
slow spoken, was as emotion
less as an OK. He was fond of
music, collected monograph rec
ords.
He loved dogs, raised and
bred Great Danes.
Berlenbach had an individual
smuggling style. He swung his
heavy arms as though they were
railroad ties, landing with para
Lying effect on his opponents
body. He was not a sharp punch
er, and old Dan Hickey, boxing
instructor Of the New York Ath-
letic Club, schooled him to punch
to the body instead of the head.
DEAF AND DUMB AS CHILD
Berlenbach made up in sheer
ponderosity of punching what
he lacked in speed, was awk-
wardly clever in evading and
blocking.
Scarlet fever contracted at
four left Berlenbach deaf and
dumb. He was sent to st. Jo-
seph's Parochial Sch DOL at
Throgg's Neck in The Bronx.
At Is he came home for a
Christmas vacation, climbed a
40-foot telephone pole, touched
a live wire and was hurled to
the ground screaming. The ter
rible shock restored his voice
and hearing.
Paralyzing Paul broke in as a
professional in New York ar
mories in 1923, and money pour
ed in from the day he stepped
out of them the following year.
He turned in 10 knockouts in a
row, suffered his first reverse
when the sharpshooting Delaney
flattened him in three rounds In
old Madison Square Garden.
Berlenbach b GUN e d right
back to continue his string of
knockouts, attained his peak In
1925, when he knocked out Bat
thing Sikh in 10 and won the
Zig h t. heavyweight leadership
from Mike McTigue in IS.
That made him champion only
10 months after he began pro-
fessional fighting. He maintain
ed the pace, knocking out Jim
my Slattery in IL and retaining
the title after Is rounds with
Delaney in the match that open
ed the present Garden.
Johnny Risko outfumbled Ber-
lenbach in 10 in the latter's first
start in 1925. Punch EN- Paul
gave Young Stribling a SOUND
shellacking in is, but dropped
the title to Delaney.
That was the end, although
Berlenbach attempted to carry
on as fighter and wrestler until
1888. His meteoric rise to fame
and wealth proved too much for
simple German-American
youth. He was unfortunate in
marital ventures. Most of his
money disappeared.
1 But Berlenbach has no regrets
today. AS the employee of a
New York brewery, he has no
worrits. He is happily married
and the father of Paul, Jr., IS,
whom he wants to be a priest.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Taxation

cessity for proper assessment in
that should the assessment be too
low it upsets not only the stabil-
ity of the individual taxing unit
but also the county and state.
The Board Of Supervisors vot-
ed TO grant the sheriffs office
three more deputies.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Jap Killed in j. ). Raid
Will Be Buried Fridav

SAN FRANCISCO, June 90
(P) - Viscount Kikujiro Ishii,
former Japanese ambassador to
the United States in World War
| days, who was killed in the
great Superfortress raid on
Tokyo May 25, will be buried
Friday, the Japanese Domei
Agency said today.
The broadcast, heard by the
Federal Communications Com
mission, also disclosed that
lshiis wife likewise persisted in
the raid, which leveled the
heart of Tokyo.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26

The wild Indian passed from
the Texas scene about 1875, after
Gen. r. S. Mackenzie trapped
the main body of Comanches and
Kiowas and put them on reser-
Vations.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26

The Apple Blossom was chosen
by resolution of the Legislature
CT 1901 as the official flower of
Arkansas. 1t was chosen because
of natural beauty of the flower Of
the apple, and for the added rea-
son that the fruit of the bloom
is esteemed both for its excel
lence and abundance.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Truman
Continued from Page ~

TO his headquarters at Guam
when he has completed his Of
fetal business here. The reason
for his trip to San Francisco was
not disclosed.
The President plans to leave
San Francisco Immediately after
his speech closing the United
Nations Security Conference. He
will arrive in Kansas City about
2 D. m. (CWT) tomorrow.
He will stop en- route at a city
which for security reasons can
not be named in advance.
Press Secretary Charles G..
Ross announced that Mr.. Tru-
man will hold new conference
at independence, Mo-, his home
town, about 4 p. m. Central war
time) tomorrow. (5 p. m. EWT).
Archery, one of the oldest
sports, is preceded as a war
weapon only by the slingshot
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26

Only SO per cent of the first
1000 women discharged in a
major war plant cutback in Dali
las hunted other jobs; the rest
returned to the kitchen, VINO
officials said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-26
Germany

Continued from Page ~
neither the United States nor its
allies can afford to do this unless
G er m ny Is effectively dis
armed, and kept disarmed."