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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
PAC Candidates
Win Contests

COLUMBUS, OHIO,-Despite
a light labor vote cast in the
municipal elections throughout
Ohio, PAC-supported candidates
managed in most instances to
win through.
Most outstanding example OF
political action were turned in
by Canton, Lorain, Youngstown,
Dayton and Cincinnati. Canton
PAC won a stunning victory
over the Timken Roller Bearing
Company, which had fought
Mayor Kline, n friend of labor,
during the present strike. Can
ton also gave Mayor Kline a
working majority in city coun-
ell.
Lorain PAC turned in a
sweeping victory for their can
didates. Youngstown sent Judge
John J. Buckley (friend of labor
in the Ohio legislature to the
Municipal Bench and elected
three cowncilmen.
In the delayed count under the
PR system of voting in Cincin-
natl, Rollin Everett, CIO-PAC
candidate for the Queen City
nine-Tnan council, appeared to be
assured Of a seat In city council.
Dayton PAC reported that It was
successful in helping 10 elect the
Mayor, two judges, clerk of
court and one schoolboard mem
Der.
Estimates made by politicians
indicated that victories are won
in many communities by as lit
tie as 80 percent Of the poten-
tial vote. 1t was clear that the
light labor vote cost Ohio many
liberal councilmen, city officials
and perhaps quite a few mayors.
Despite this lost opportunity,
PAC did manage 10 score on a
statewide basis a better than so
percent result.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
The
.Acklinite
By Bud Herroon
By Bud Herroon

If the pockets had been big
enough Frank Young might
have brought some fish back
last week. AS it was, he came
home empty handed and with
pockets full of water. Why? Be-
cause he fell in the drink.
1t seems there is a guy on
nights making and selling so
many rings he has to have an
extra large sack to carry his
money around in, thus holding
up the line at Buddies Lunch.
Talking of Buddies Lunch, if
ever they have to hire new
cook they might take a walk
through the shop ant contact
our connoisseur of foods, Charles
Konza. He has contrived new
dish including tulip bulbs in
stead of onions. Let's give our
cooks helping hand, Charlie.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Joint Council
Jottings
Locals 1853 & IS URWDSEA-CIO

Betty Ohm is known now by
the name of Mrs. Lloyd Ran
som and very happy.
Josephine Kaifasz and Betty
Gugger are going in for Square
dancing at the Trianon.
Zana Ohm and Roberta Pick
ems are crazy about going to
wrestling matches.
/ Virginia Gugger is all smiles
her oldest son and family are
home for good.
Rumors have it that there are
two more heiressess at our 21st
st. plant; but they will have TO
wait until the ripe old age OF
twenty-one.
Betty Page was home for three
days with a stiff neck.
Helen Burks and her other
half went hunting. Hope they
come home with plenty of game.
They are going to West Virginia
to see her brother and taking
their mother along.
Beatrice Wyre is home on a
two weeks leave, taking care of
her mother-in-law who is very
ill.,
Helen Welsh and her folks cell
ebrated Thanksgiving early -
Nov. IL. Her brother was home
on a furlough. They had turkey,
goose, chicken, and rabbit with
all the trimmings and thirty
two for dinner.
Mabel Apgers son was home
on a short furlough.
Edna Kohler's grandson is a
Sergeant now.
Ethel Soldwich is slipping as
far as her diet is concerned. Bet
ter leave those chips along,
they're bad for streamlines.
Lottie Czajkowski has a brand
new permanent and very be-
coming.
COUNCIL OFFICE
Now that the A & P strike is
settled and we are back to nor
NAL, everyone seems relieved. 1t
is nice to get home and get
good nights rest.
Ivo Erwin was presented with
a shotgun by the warehousemen.
He was out using it the first day
of the hunting esason.
Karl Martins nephew who
was a prisoner of the Japs three
and a half years spent the week.
end with his dad and uncle He
is now home on a 30-day fur
Tough.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
National
Supply Unit NeVs

On Nov. 13, five Of our execu-
tive shop committeeman went to
Cleveland to attend the NLRB
hearing on the three issues that
are before the board. Manage
ment did not appear at this
meeting.
The mechanics were set up to
hold a strike vote on these
issues on Nov. 26, 1945. Either
a voting booth will be provided
or a room will be rented. The
hours of voting will be 1880
a. m. to 500 p. m. This is done
by secret ballot. BE SURE TO
VOTE. The management does
not think we have enough sup
porterS to carry the strike vote.
Let us all back up your commit
tee.
We are all glad to see Louie
(The Mad Russian) Clark back
on the job after several weeks of
illness. We still think the 98
bowling score he had caused him
to have a relapse.
Anyone having a tin cup, a
hand full of pencils, a pair of
dark glasses and a white cane,
contact Art Wise Dept. 40. He
sure can make use of them the
way he falls over everything in
the shop.
Anyone interested in playing
basketball contact Eddie Collins
or Johnny Mcknight. Eddie
would like to put a team in the
Y. M. c. A. and Local IL leagues.
Bro. Spencer Dept. 80 is the
proud father of a baby girl.
There were cigars. Good luck to
the future first lady.
Shorty Sager has set himself
up in the garage business. He
says he is starting on a shoe
string, so don't tie him up in
knots with too much work as he
isn't used to it.
On the way home from Cleve-
land the other night Jim Durliat
had a little trouble with the
lights on his car. He stopped
and had them. fixed. After he
got home and put the car in the
garage and was about to shut the
doors, he still heard the motor
running even with the keys in
his hand. He had to tear the
wires off to stop it.
Here are the names of a few
more Servicemen back on the
job again; Charles Fisher, main
tensnce dept; John Crowder.
millwright dept; Frank Quack
enbush, dept. 80; Chas. Ireland,
dept. 80; Mel Schrimplin, weld
shop; Al B us h m a n, tractor
driver.
Al OppenShaw, dept. 36, is the
proud father of baby girl. Con-
gratulations to you and yours.
Don't forget your unit meeting
Sunday, Nov. rs. 1t will be i'm
pc rtant.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23

nope Brother Jim can accomplish
a few of the improvements that
are needed out there. Some of
the bitches are a disgrace to a
large wealthy county like Lucas.
They have not been touched for
ten or fifteen years and have
trees growing in them five or six
inches in diameter. Other town
ships get their bitches cleaned
out without any fuss. Steam
shovels and bulldozers ar e
used for landscaping estates,
but when a worker wants his
bitches cleaned they just
push him around down at the
courthouse by giving him a petit
ton to get filled and then post
ing what they call a goodwill
bond for $3.50. We have three
fine county commissioners and
capable county engineer and
with the help of Brother Jim
let's get those ditch improve
mentS done now.
NEAT
Have you noticed how neat
our guards look these days in
their snappy blue winter uni
forms? You will have to thank
Howard Hoffman of Dept. 404
for this job rs he is the boss
filter. He says he is getting so
good that all he has to do is look
at them to know what size they
take.
Brother Bob Cousino, chair
man of the Unit Welfare Com
mittee, has been doing a bang-up
job. He has collected through
the Industrial Compensation Di-
vision for members who were
injured in our plant over $27,-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
New Attendance Records

The Ohio State football home
attendance now stands at 308,-
040 for five games with the old
home mark of 336,8O2, estab-
lished last year, slated for a
downfall Saturday. Total Ohio
State attendance for the year is
389, ,080, less than 100000 from
the all-time seasonal mark of
486, ,468, established in 1941.
With $4,000 assured at Michigan,
the Bucks are certain to soar
over the half million mark,
which will establish a precedent
in the Western Conference
Never before has Big Ten team
played to more than 100000
people in a single season.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Rankin FIayed
By BiemiIIer

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Rep
John Rankin 3D., Miss one of
the Full Employment Bills most
Voclferous opponents took q
trouncing on the House floor in
verbal battle last week with
Rep. Andrew j. Biemiller I'd.
Wis.) who declared that ito
hear some of the members of
this House talk about it. YOU
would think the bill was a vio-
lent, radical, un-American and
communistic measure calculated
to turn this nation over to the
Bolsheviki." {" Rankin, said the
WIsconsonian, lis we'll known
for his ability to see a Com
munist In every woodpile. OnIv
the other day it was reported
that he stated at a Commit
tee hearing that he regarded
Abraham Lincoln as a Commu-
INST. When he attacks the full
employment bill as communist
then the many admirers of
Abraham Lincoln in this House
must be constrained to rally to
its support"
Rankin took violent objection
to Biemiller's statement, de-
nounced it as a personal in
suit. and demanded that Bic
miller be silenced for the day
The Mississipian was slapped
down, however, after a quorum
call when Speaker Rayburn
ruled that he did not 'find any
thing in the language that
transgresses the rules of the
House" Biemiller was told to
continue his speech over The
protests.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Seeing Eye-w,oUnts Unit

After reading the notices of the councmanic
election offer congratulations Brother Tom Burke
the large number of first choice he garnered
We would like congratulate Brother Jim Taber
this elected trustee of Springfield Township
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-23
Be Glad You Waited
WASHINGTON nPA :

WASHINGTON (LPA - N.Y.
Ions may not be plentiful, but
at least they'll be cheaper. OPA
is preparing to lower ceiling
prices by about 30% on several
types of hose, and some OBJ
servers think that the recent
flood of sales" of nylons came
about through a leak to retailers
of the OPA plan. The retailers
wanted to sell their stock while
the price ceiling was still high.
Chain stores that sold 60-guage
pure nylons for $3.50 will find
the ceiling price lowered to
about $3.50 per pair.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02

Russia was said to fear that with
a simple majority vote, the Ameri-
can republics would be able to
control the conference. In any
event, this issue was regarded as
strictly procedural.
But the trusteeship problem con-
stitutes basic issue. British and
Soviet delegates at this conference
were awaiting further adviceS frcm
their capitals before approving the
American trusteeship plan. China
was understood to be ready to go
along with the United States
Although there were some differ
ences of opinion among the Big
Four en- peacetime methods of ad-
minietering areas seized from Axis
countries, there is considerable hope
that they will be able to get to-
gether on single plan.
If the Big Four-United States,
China, the Soviet Union and Great
Britain-are unable to agree. others
here may move in with a variety OF
plans Sf tfleir own That cosl6
lead. to considerable debate and
disagreement.
The conference itself still is in
dulging in talk wednesday after
Continued on Page 8, Column y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
Senate Measure
Calls for New
Voter Sign Up
Assembly Clears
Way to Debate
Warren Tax Bill

SACRAMENTO, May g. (UP)-
The senate Wednesday passed and
sent to the assembly bill by Sen.
Jesse Mayo, (RD. Angels Camp.
calling for a new registration of
California voters starting January
l, 1896
The assembly voted to allow floor
consideration of a Full employ
ment" bill backed by Democrats as
the way was cleared for quick sem
ate approval of Gov. Earl Warren's
tax reduction bills.
BY AZ to % vote the assembly
withdrew the full employment bill
from the governmental efficiency
committee which has voted against
it. The bill would require the gov
ernor to make up annual Employ
ment Budgets" including proposals
for public works for job hunters not
required by private Industry 1t also
would abolish the state reconstruc-
ton and Unemployment commission.
The bill provides that names on
present permanent registration"
lists may be used at any election
held prior to April l next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
President Would
Cancel Fund
On Ship Building

WASHINGTON, May 2. CUP)-
President Truman recommended to
congress Wednesday that it make a
$1,000 100000 cut in funds available
to the maritime commission for
chip construction.
The proposed cut represents re-
peal Of an appropriation of $780,
100000 and contract authorizations
of $4,265, 100000.
In a letter to congress. Mr.. Tru-
man pointed out that funds re-
manning available to the maritime
commission include s2,242 SOC, 600
fer completing the present ship
building program and approximate
ly S600,00O,000 for possible future
ship construction, reconversion of
vessels and restoration of ship
building facilities.
The presidents letter to congress
was accompanied by statement by
Budget Director Harold D. Smith,
who said, The favorable progress
of the wars" indicated no need for
proceeding with construction of the
tonnage contemplated at the time
when the current appropriation
and contract authorization were
provided
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02

Eisenhower said the enemy claim
that Hitler died fighting the. Rus
slams in Berlin was "in contrad;c-
ticn Of facts" given by Heinrich
Hirnmler at a conference with
Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden
at Lubbock eight days ago.
REPORT HITLER ILL
Himmler and a General Schillen-
burg, who accompanied him to the
conference, said Hitler had brain
hemorrhsge and might not live 48
hours, Eisenhower said in a state
ment issued through supreme head
quarters in France.
Even Though this version of Hit
ler's death was based on Nazi in
formation, it had the merit of COM
ing to Eisenhower through Berna-
dotte, a neutral. Observers were
inclined to put more credence in
the Himnler version than in the
inelodramatic account broadcast by
the Hamburg radio Tuesday.
"a high British source at the San
Francisco conference told the
United Press Saturday that Hitler
had suffered a stroke and could not
live more than "a hours. That
raised the possibility that Hitler's
death might have been covered up
by the Nazis for two or three days
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02

to give them time tc build up a
legend of hero's death.
SEES GERMANY FINISHED
Himmler admitted that Germany
was finished, Eisenhower said in
the official confirmation of the
Lubbock conference. Bernadotte
said in Stockhold Tuesday that he
could make no disclosure CT his ac-
tivity as the reported intermediary
in Nazi-Allied negotiations.
Eisenhower said the radio state
nent by Admiral Kari Doenitz, an
nouncing Hitler's death and pro-
claiming himself as his successor,
Represented an attempt to drive a
wedge between the Russians and
Anglo-Americans. The attempt
was doomed to failure, he said, be-
cause nothing can change the
agreed operations OF the Allied
armies"
Doenitz was reported already to
have ousted Jachim Won Ribbentrop
as foreign minister in what may be
the first move toward trying to
cave Germany frcm further bat
tering.
Radio Hamburg said Doenitz had
appointed Count Ludwig Schweriil
Continued on Page 8, Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
Former Resident
Of EI Centre
Returns to STAY

Harry Sones, who left El Centre
with his family three years ago to
live in Charlton, Iowa, has return
ed to El Centre to make his home.
He will be associated in the Sones
Lumber company and already has
gone to work. He arrived Wednesday.
Mrs. Sones and the children will
remain in Iowa until the close of
the summer, reaching El Centro in
the early fall.
While in Iowa Sones engaged in
farming and worked a time for the
agricultural extension service. He
said the farmers in Iowa contend
with weather conditions which I'M
perial Valley farmers escape. There
had been so much rain in the Sec
ton where he farmed, Sones said,
in the last two years that it was
a great handicap.
SoneS is a former El Centre city
councilman and school board men,
ber and a prominent member of the
Methodist church. He is staying
with his brother, C. E. Sones.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
President Urges Key Men
TO Stoy on War Jobs

3-Told War Mobilization Di-
rector Fred M. Vinson with all
the emphasis at my command that
the nation cannot yet allow any
man to leave his post CT duty
This was part of request to keep
all key government personnel on
the job after We Day. with spe-
cial request that essential govern
ment employees do not quit and go
home.
Behind Mr. Truman's various
statements was this fact: Govern
ment leaders are afraid that once
Germany is out of the way the
country will celebrate victory and
forget there still is a long, hard
war with Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
Nearly Million
Men Quit Under
|Au-Out Terms
Allies Hammer
Way to Big
Port on Baltic

PARIS, May 2. (UP)-British
Second Army troops were reported
to have slashed to the Baltic at
Wismar Wednesday, isolating the
great ports of Hamburg and Kiel
and reaching within some 80 miles
OF a junction with Russian forces
sweeping westward along the coast.
Lightning advances by both Brit
ish and Russian troops appeared to
have undermined the entire position
of the Nazis in northern Germany
where Admiral Karl Doenitz. the
new f-proclaimed Fuehrer, and
the German high command were be-
lieved holed up.
A United Press dispatch from the
Canadian First Army front quoted
a German prisoner as saying Doenitz
had ordered the German forces to
cease fighting the western Allies and
withdraw eastward"
The apparent collapse of the
German pocket in the. north coin-
cided with the onrush of two U. s.
armies wedging deep into the Ba-
varian sack and tracing over the
last 40-mile stretch before Berch-
tesga aden against only spasmodic
resistance
The British Second army thrust
a spearhead' to the Baltic in a
lightning squirt of 3o-odd miles, seal
ing off Denmark and the Schleswig-
HrlStaip fipocr ,of Cory,oopv q prt
ish correspondent reported.
The Sixth Airborne Division sprint
ed to Wismar in few hours, the
front report said. There they we're
So miles. northeast. of Hamburg
and about 80 miles from Rostock, in
the area of which was the vanguard
Of the Second White Russian army
Supreme headquarters said airmer
spotted swarms of motor transports
fleeing northwestward to Denmark
through the closing gap below Lue-
beck
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02

Lieut.. Gen. w. D. Morgan, of the
British army, who negotiated in be-
half of Field Marshal Sir Harold r.
L. G.. Alexander, supreme COM
mander in the Mediterranean the
ater, said the terms ''ia effect are
complete and unconditional sur
render"
SIGNED IN PALACE
The documents were signed in
the Royal palace here on Sunday
by Morgan and two German offi-
GERS, one of whom represented Won
Vietinghoff and the other Wolff
WASHINGTON May Q. CUP} -
President Truman Wednesday an
nounced the unconditional sur
render" of all German forces in
Italy.
The President said that "the col
lapse CT military tyranny in Italy,
however, is no victory in Italy
alone, but a part of the general
triumph We are expectantly await
ing on the whole continent of Eur
ope"
only folly and chaos can now
delay the general capitalization Of
the everywhere defeated German
armies" he said.
The President Immediately sent
messages tc Field Marshal Sir Har-
old Alexander and Gen. Mark
Clark, congratulating them for the
complete defeat of the Germans
in Italy"
WARNS JAPAN
At the same time he warned Ja-
pan to understand the full mean
ing of these events.
Unless they are lost in fanatic
ism or determined upon suicide"
he said Of the japanese as well as
the Germans. they must recognize
the meaning of the increasing.
swifter-moving power new ready
for the capitulation or the destruc-
ton of the so-recently arrogant
enemies of mankind
In breaking the news of the COM
plete victory over German forces
in Italy. the President said "The
Allied armies in Italy have wen
the unconditional surrender Of Ger
man forces on the first European
soil TO which. from the west, we
carried our arms and our determin-
alton"
In his messages to Alexander and
Continued on Page 8, Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
Youth Confesses
To Robbery Of
E. {. Shoe Store

Burglary of T. Kirby Shoe store
in El Centro early last month sWas
solved in New Mexico recently when
Arde&h Ascio Rosetss7, strr,-;s rctas-
tabout and army deserter, told Of
ficers how he and two men COM
mitted The burglary.
Rose. Missouri born wanderer
confessed to Sheriff Roy. Kerr OF
Hidalgo county, New Mexico, and
Sheriff Kerr forwarded the infor-
nation to Sheriff Robert w. Ware
of Imperial county.
The boy said he left the circus
at San Bcrnardino April l and came
to Ell Centro that day with the two
men, known to him only as Vino
and Jesse. He gave their descriptions
but that is as far as he could go,
he said
DECIDED TO GET SHOES
I'VE arrived in El Centro April
2 about 8 or 8 O'clock Sheriff Kerr
quoted Rose as saying. "One of the
men decided he wanted to break
into a place to get some shoes, SO
we went up on the roof, broke in a
skylight, took fire hose that was
on the roof and Jesse descended on
il into the building. Vino and 1
then went into the building. We took
two pair of boots and one pair of
oxfords We left by the back door
by breaking the lock with a shoe
last Vino started for Indio and
Jesse started for Los Angeles, and
1 hitchhiked a ride on truck to
Yuma, Arizona, arriving there April
about noon.'
Rose then went to tell how he
was robbed of $500 he had earned
in the circus, by "chiseling, and
short changing, and in different
ways" Someone later broke the
lock on his suitcase, he said, and
stole his clothes. He told how he
travelled from place to place, steal
ing and committing ourglaries, at
one place meeting girl in a show
and taking her to other towns with
him. Rose gave the names of stores
and schools, dates and what he
took from the different places he
entered
MUCH TRAVELLED
Sheriff Ware said the boy had
travelled in different parts of the
nation Rose was arrested in Santa
Barbara in January, 1914 He told
police he was to be 18 in February
as an out to get in the army with
out much trouble. On the day he
told officers he was to be 18 years
Continued on Page s, Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02

In rapid succession Mr.. Truman:
1.-Sent word through his press
secretary, Jonathan Daniels, that
he wanted no nationwide celebra-
ton on We Day, but sought in
stead "a national understanding of
the Importance of the job which
remains"
2.-He tcld the nation that short
ages, particularly in food, would
become more acute "as the war pro-
ceeds toward a victorious climax" :"
We must do our part in helping to
prevent anarchy. riot and pestilence
in the areas liberated from Axis
domination" he said. These re-
quirements place greater and
greater strain on our resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-02
Franco Refuses
Haven to Laval

MADRID, May Q. CUP)-Pierre
Laval flew from Switzerland to Bar
celona Wednesday, and the Spanish
government was reported to have
ordered him out of the country at
once.
Laval, former Vichy chief of gov
ernment, Marcel Deaf, another ard
ent collaborationist, and four other
Frenchmen arrived at Barcelona
aboard a German Junkers 88.
U. S. Ambassador Norman Armour
visited the Spanish foreign office
and was told that Gen. Francisco
Franco had ordered the immediate
departure of the plane crew and
all male passengers. One woman,
perhaps Laval's daughter, Countess
Josette de Chambrun, was reported
IN the party.
The party was reported waiting
at hotel near the Barcelona air.
port, pending decision from Ma
drid on what should be done about
Their.