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Repeal
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SOhtthuCu hboAh obC
said, "the present city council
men get more money than they
did under the 81 man govern
ment and do less work"
Cullen Opposes PR
E. j. Cullen former member
of city council and a member Of
the charter commission which
acted on the PR system in 1927
spoke against the present system
of electing city councilmen. Il
opposed PR in 1927 and / oppose
it now" he said. Mr.. Cullen
stated that the PR system was
un-American and inequitable
and advocated a system of vot-
ing whereby every citizens
vote Is equal to mine and mine
is equal to every other citizens. "
A. I. Ducia, president of the
North Side Civic Association
which sponsored the meeting
expressed the view that all the
groups which oppose the PR
system should get together and
work for the repeal of the sys-
tenn and not allow themselves
to become divided over several
proposals for dividing the city
into districts and other plans
which have been mentioned at
various times.
At the suggestion of Mr..
Pecord, tentative plans were
made for a joint meeting of the
North Toledo group and PAC
following the issuance of the PR
repeal petitions. Pecord invited
the group to attend any of the
PAC meetings and told them TO
bring their friends.
Members of the North Toledo
Improvement Association were
present at the meeting and also
took part in the discussion of
PR.
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Work-JaiI
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denied referral to other jobs
and thus might face a "work-or-
starve" threat in place of the
May bills "work-or-jail" club.
That, however, is the only COM
pulsory feature of the measure,
and the sponsors felt confident
II would seldom be applied.
2. The bill covers workers of
all ages-women and men-in
contrast to the May bill which
applied only to men from 18 TO
As.
3. The VINO is empowered to
investigate labor waste and
boarding in war plants and to
crack down on such wastage.
4. Workers who are persu-
AIDED to move to jobs in other
areas will have transportation
paid for themselves, their fam
lilies and their household goods
going and coming.
5. Seniority rights in their
old jobs will be protected for
workers who are induced TO
transfer to key war plants.
6. Labor-management m a n
power committees in all locali-
ties are given statutory standing
and thus will have considerable
authority in administration of
the program.
z. Assistant President" James
F. Byrnes Is instructed to probe
waste in utilization of labor at
Navy Yards, arsenals and other
establishments operated by the
Army and Navy-that's a fea-
ture the brass hats" especially
dislike.
8. Employers who violate
ceiling regulations are subject to
loss of certain tax exemptions
and to court prosecution. II the
Austin amendment stays in the
bill, they will be subject to fines
and jail terms also.
Ignore FDR Demands
In throwing out the May bill
and drafting the substitute, the
committee ignore demands
from President Roosevelt, Sec
retary of War Henry L. Stimson
and other high officials that the
work-or-jail measure be en-
acted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02
Detroit Firms
Attempt 10
Force Strike

DETROIT, Feb. % - A
nicely timed scheme to pro-
woke strikes in Detroit just as
Senate committee is sched-
uled to start an investigation
of fake manpower shortages in
the nations arsenal city was
charged last week by Clark
Hutchinson, international rep
resentative of the United Auto
Workers-CIO.
The strike provocations,
Hutchinson said, came from
three companies, Packard Motor,
Bohn Aluminium & Brass, and
Murray Corp. The Senate group,
headed by Sen. Mean ID. N.
", opened Detroit hearings on
Feb. 26.
Hutchinson declared that the
three plants are trying to pro-
woke the UAW into a strike to
make things look bad" as the
Mead Committee begins its in
vestigation.
At Packard, Hutchinson said,
a union representative was
fired; at Bohn and Murray un-
ion representatives were sus-
pended. The Packard firing was
in violation of the union con-
tract.
UAW representatives have
recently told Congressional COM
mittees in Washington, consider
ing the work-or-jail bill, that
there is flagrant> wastage of
skilled and unskilled manpower
in Detroit and that the auto in
dustry is guilty of labor hoard
ing. Wholesale layoffs have oc-
Cured, it was testified, while
auto firms were advertising for
more help and telling the VINO
that they were in critical need
of more workers.
The Councils charges to the
Mead Committee involved dis
torted strike figures and a con-
tention that the auto workers
union was attempting to muscle
in" on management. Adde's
pointed out that "Time lost
through strikes and lockouts in
the auto industry has averaged
80% less than the peacetime
average. Total time lost through
strikes in 1912 and 1943
amounted to no more than IL
of 10 of all time worked"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02
Kaiser Profits
S27.000,000

ASHIN NGTON (LPA)-
Henry Kaiser, the miracle
man" of U. S. war production,
has been paid off nicely for his
miracles, Congress was told last
week by Rep. Woodruff, (R,
Mich.)a Kaiser has made net
profits of $27, 274, ,487, Woodruff
said. The original investment
of the Kaiser group was $780,
900, but the government "has
spent the sum of $216,647,734 in
providing facilities" the Con-
gresham declared.
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tive board was to be held.
Murray, commenting on
the wage report, said that
"the situation in which labor
now finds itself it simply in
tolerable."
A dissenting statement was
also issued by the CIO repre-
sentatives on the War Labor
Board: Van A. Bittner, John
Brophy, Carl J. Shipley, Neil
Brant. and Delmond Garst. ''Un-
der present conditions" the C1O
members said that they did mot
see how they can discharge their
very deep responsibility to the
nation and to labor"
Attack Trick Formula
They attacked the new, trick
formula used by the public
members of WLB to prove that
there should be no wage raises.
They also attacked the sugges-
ton in the report that wages
be fixed by legislation for the
postwar period. This, the CIO
men said, reflects a complete
abdication of administrative re-
sponsibility and accepts an ap-
proach which cannot receive
support from either industry or
labor" J"
"The present situation" the
CIO statement continued, re
veals a complete emasculation
of the power of the Board in
wage disputes. Not merely have
its decisions been subjected to
review by the OPA and Judge
Vinson, the Director of Eco
nomic Sterilization, but it has
been practically prohibited from
making effective its decisions
affecting wage adjustments un-
til approval therefor is obtain
ed from these agencies"
Advise Wage Garner
Wage earners should there
fore be advised that their cases
which wend their weary way
through the machinery of the
War Labor Board cannot result
in a final decision by the Board
on the merits of the particular
cases."
THE procedure adopted by
the Board are so complex that
the processing of cases is bog
ged down in administrative rou-
tines. Even where a specific
decision manages to avoid all of
these restrictions and finally
emerges from the Board, labor
has found it practically impos-
sible to secure compliance where
an employer refuses to obey the
directive order. The labor men,
bers find no vigorous approach
on the part of the public men,
bers to meet this very serious
problem"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02

ASHIN NGTON (LPA)-
To insure an adequate supply of
sugar for victory gardeners to
do home canning, OPA will
tighten up on its allotments of
sugar for such purposes. No ra-
tion stamps In Book Four will
be valid for canning this year,
and applicants will have to ap-
ply to the local War Price and
Rationing Boards for sugar for
canning, Last year, with very
lax regulation, 100000 tons over
the allotment were used in can
ming.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02
z.25o. 900 Workers
Disabled In 1914

NGToN LPA)-
During 1914, about 2,250, 900
smerican workers were dis
oled as the result of industrial
injuries, Labor Secre ia y
Frances Perkins has announced
American combat casualties
killed, wounded and taken pris-
oner-will reach the 100000
mark within two months, the
Army and Navy disclosed last
week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02

the benefit of its people,
rising standards of living and
real security for all, and "a
democratic society which will
assure political and civil equal.
ity and full cultural opportunity
for the people of the earth"
Aftermath of the World Trade
Union Conference, at which the
CIO delegates represented u. S
labor, the Altman continuing
committee issued the manifesto
on Feb. %. U. S. representa-
tive on the committee was Sid
ney Hillman, president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
and the CIO Political Action
Committee.
A claim to a place at the
peace table was staked out by
the committee, which decided to
see that there was a delegation
from the Conference on hand at
the United Nations conference
scheduled for San Francisco in
April.
Meet In September
The next full meeting of the
Conference is set for next Sep
tember in Paris, at which time
final decisions will be made on
the composition and structure of
the new world labor body.
According to CIO representa-
tive Hillman, the AFL would be
welcomed at the September
meeting, since the recent Lon
don conference decided that
more than one trade union fed
Grafton would be accepted into
membership representing a ma
ton.
However, the recent AFL ex-
ecutive council meeting in Mi
ami instructed AFL president
William Green to urge a meet
ing of the init. Federation of
Trade Unions, pre-war world
labor federation, in the United
States in September. 1t further
voted that the AFL should have
nothing to do with the body set
up in London, which Green has
called a Communication
front"
Also scheduled for Septem-
Der, besides the World Labor
Conference and the IFTU Ses-
sions, is the regular meeting of
the Intl. Labor Office, which is
to take place in Paris. u. S.
labor was represented at the last
ILO sessions by AFL official
Robert j. Watt, who also sits for
the AFL at the IFTU meetings.
Meanwhile, a delegation OF
CIO men has been invited to 60
to Paris as guests of the French
Labor Federation. Besides Hill
man, those making the trip are
John Abt, Amalgamated coun-
sci, Martin Kyne of the United
Retail & Wholesale Employees
and Michael Ross of the Indus.
Union of Marine and Shipbuild-
ing Workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02
Law TO Curb Mail
Censorship Asked

WASHINGTON LPA)-Cen-
sorship of mail by the u. S.
Postoffice Department would be
curbed by legislation introduced
in Congress by Rep. Emanuel
Celler ID, N. ". A
Celler's bill woulH prevent
the Postoffice FIR o n barring
magazines and bookssMrom the
mail for more tham 80 days
without a court heaNng. 1t has
the support of thS American
Civil Liberties Un5bn.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02

DETROIT LPA)-Two-year-
old Diana Wigle of Detroit will
have something very useful to
remind her of the union activi-
ties of her father, who went off
to the wars and never came
back. She was presented with
a $500 war bond by members of
Packard Local go UAW-CIO,
who wanted to honor the mem
ory of her father, 1t. Thomas
Wilfred Wigle. 1t. Wigle was
posthumously awarded the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02
.OO Board To Meet
On Wage Increases

WASHINGTON, Feb. % GPA)-The immediate answer
of the CIO to the report by public members of the War La
bor Board opposing any lifting of the Little Steel formula
was condemnation and statement by CIO president Philip
Murray that an extraordinary session. Of the CIO
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02
|WorId Labor Federation
'Charted by Unions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 QLPA)-An appeal has been
issued from London to the workers of the world to unite
under the banner of world labor federation to speedy
and uncompromising victory enemies of the United
Nations utilization of the erich of the world for
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-03-02

said, "the present city council
men get more money than they
did under the 81 man govern
ment and do less work"
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09
y0u said tt
 Girls .
Windsor Locks USO)

(N. e. Captivator, still yet another ller-diller, with the accent on the upbeat. Clifford fools around with the woodwind family in musicology, sort of 10th Century Peter Pan. That isn't the only thing that's on his mind, but we haven't time to go into that right now. @~.:
 Sgt. Morris Landau, the Brooklyn Bearcat, a chap who has truly de- veloped the almost forgotten art of conversation. When Moe starts to polish up his rhetorical redundancy to the point of hyperbo1e, something has to give. But he holds them mesmer- ized just the same. And that's con summation devoutly to be wished for. (Ed note: Don't get ideas, Carson act your age.) :-.
 Cpl. "Dickie Boy" Warner, the Newark Neophyte, is another art de- votee who has a penchant for kicking the gong around, GI boots and all. Dicks secret ambition is to set up one of those futuristic surrealist ateliers in some secluded Latin Quarter and put dreams into oils. Hope you make it, chum, but we'll settle for the sum of 85 points, and not blue points neither. But there's really nothing wrong with dreams, especially when they walk around and talk the kutest baby talk. (Ed note: Carson seems to be getting soft shoulders in the cranial waIl.)
 We'll, we'll, we still have a lot of probing to do but will have to brood over it till the presses roar again. We've been casing load of charac- ters because we like the unique and the unusual. Although one wise man opined that the convention of the bo- hemian is to be unconventional. Could be-. Whatever psychological rever- sion to type may be superinduced by this antecedent phenomenon is clearly beyond my powers of ratiocination as the veriest of tyros in the speculative sciences. (Ed note: That does it. That Carson is running my disposition with his pathological effusions-now I'm starting it. Help! HelpD
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09
WINDSOR LOCKS

SUNDAY, June 10th.
 3 pm. to II p.m.-Open House Hospitality. Soldiers and their guests invited. 800 p.m.-Movies. Administra- tion Building, Elm Plains. MONDAY, June 11th. 8 pm. to II p.m.-lnformal Dancing. TUESDAY, June 18th.
 pm. to II p.m.-Regular Dance WEDNESDAY, June 18th.
 pm. to II pm. USO Frolic. Base Recreation Hall. THURSDAY, June 14th.
 8 pm, to II p.m.-Arts and Crafts.
 FRIDAY, June 18th. ..:..... ..: pm. to II p.m-Game Night. SATURDAY, June 16th.
 10 am. to 12 m.-Playtime with USO. Housing Unit.
 pm. to II p.m.-USO Frolic. Base Recreation Hall.
 p,m.-Movies. "There Goes My Heart" with Selected Short Subjects. USO Club House.
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

DROOP finally made the grade and reported to this base without any further accidents. However, he apparently is still up to his old tricks, judging from appearances. It would seem by now that he should know that gasoline and al cohol won't mix under conditions such as pictured above.
 How many times have you, too, had the same degree of over-con- fidence? You may get away with it, but the chances are you won't. When and if you have the urge, think twice and either leave the car parked or find a competent driver. By doing this, the chances of being hurt, injuring someone else or damaging the car will be much less.
 DROOP, in this condition, cer- tainly is an ACCIDENT GOING SOME PLACE TO HAPPEN.
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

The wealth of material Carl Carson (your modest scribe) is receiving of late staegers the imagination. And here pardon an abrupt digression: just imagine Gin your minds eye) an im- aeination staggering around from an overload of materials. Seems to me that we would then be in two cate- gorie at the same time, but l suppose some liberty can be allowed one in the matter of fieures-of speech.
 Now that the initial double-talk is neatly dispatched, we proceed to the business at hand: to wit and viz., the postulating of laws from the plethora of deeds, both of omission and com mission, manifest in our USO social whirlieis. In other words, let's take lem apart and see what makes them tick. Two guesses?
 DIALS AND TRAILS
 Pvt. Harold Snavely, the Lebanon (Pa.) Leprechaun, an extremely meti- culous gent whose stock is soaring hereabouts. Harry is a study in con trasts, liking both indoor and outdoor sports, and dividing his time along other lines as we'll. Right now he's looking for private secretary to look after his varied interests, but she will have to take dictation.
 Sgt. George Hunt, another slicker from the Big City. Georges pet pas sion is mental arithmetic and he is always astounding his impromptu au- diences with algebraic legerdemain. Say it's gift, but bet there's trick to it. George is credited with unearth- ing the fact that Bradley spelled back wards is Yeldarb, but so far hasn't met anyone disturbed about it.
 Pfc. Dannie Novak, the Sensation from Staten Island, sure casts mean adjective, and with abandon. How he keeps up that running fire of chatter while spreading those size eleven dogs essaying the light fantastic is one of the minor mysteries. Suppose he could be prestidigitator. (Ed note: There's no points in that, Carson).
 TARTS AND HEARTS.
 Pvt. Cliff Barnes, the Carthage
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

Beng Of Span ish background I lik t h e h o m e y, V cry
 feminine F kind of girl. who pre- fers . to plan a home and chill dren to playing baseball or ten his. Believe it or not, I've been. engaged f o u r t i m e S already.
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

Give me the athletic type of
 girl any an time.
 l like a girl who
 can enjoy all
 the sports I en- ;. joy, and I will say:."the girls in P or t Ia n d are fairly. good ath- 1etes, especial
 ly in swimming. The honey type
 is F ok. but the
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

following Germany's surrender, ad- ditional time will be given to ath- letic and recreational programs, both as off-duty" activities and as part of the regular training program. .-:.. .
 Theater commanders have been authorized after the completion of necessary work, to devote part Of the regular training program to athletics and games, entertain ment, increased use of library fa- cilities, arts and crafts (hobbies) and social events.
 With respect to athletics and games, unit and individual com petition may be encouraged by means of leagues, tournaments and exhibitions, and, when con sidered practicable by the thea ter commander, interallied games. Competition also may be planned in military skills, especially small arms craftsmanship.
 Entertainment plans provide for the routine of civilian shows and entertainers, production of soldier shows, including dramatic and musical entertainments, reviews, operettas, quiz contests and radio broadcasts. ...:@ ...a:. .
 Inter-orgarization contests may be arranged, particularly stunt shows and quiz contests. Play writing and song writing contests may be developed. Military bands may be augmented as prescribed by the theater commander and or chestras, drum and bugle corps, dance and novelty bands, glee clubs and choruses may be developed. The number of motion picture showings can be increased, library facilities can be augmented and the number of books and magazines increased. ...:
 Numerous types of arts and crafts are suggested, but others also are permitted. The suggested list includes arts, photography, printing, clay modelling, metal crafts, block printing, silk screen ing, woodwork, stage designing, etc. Exhibitions and contests will be encouraged and arrangements can be made to place work pro- duced for sale in Army Exchanges. Kits for certain arts and crafts can be requisitioned or purchased through Army Exchange Service.
 Social events, such as dances, outings, excursions, seasonal and holiday celebrations, smokers, and card parties will be encouraged. They can be arranged either through the cooperation of the American Red Cross, or, when authorized by theater commanders, local civilian agencies. However, in occupied territories, regulations established by theater and local commanders as to fraternizing with inhabitants will be strictly ob- served by all officers charged with the responsibility for social events.
 Equipment for athletic and recreational programs can be inn provised, requisitioned through the WD, or purchased through Army Exchange Service or local sources, as prescribed by theater com manders.
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

 SideIishts

The main topic of conversation being the weather, it has become pretty thin subject matter so we've decided to avoid it completely. (Who was that guy who said, "1f you don't like Connecticut weather, wait minuten?)
 It might be well to relieve the minds of those fifty frenzied policy holders of : Massachusetts Blue Cross Hospital Insurance, who are burning up the telephone wires (to say nothing of the dispositions of those poor souls whose job it.i to. answer questions). PLEASE IG- MORE the notice received from the Connecticut Blue Cross. You are all insured and completely covered in Massachusetts since your policies were transferred. Yes, you're all safe and sound for your next bout in the Hospital provided you don't let the quarterly payments slip by when you are notified.
 Elmer Dakin (now Pvt. Elmer Dakin), formerly "Head-man" in the Rubber Repair Shop of Acft. Maint. Section before the Army de- cided it needed his talents, writes us from Camp Croft in South Caro- lima where he is sweating out Basic. He says the heat is really terrific down there. We can't i'm agine what that could be like with a June fifth temperature of 46' in Connecticut. He sends his best to all his friends and we send ours along with the best of luck right back to him.
 We hear that It. and Mrs. liar old Fleming (Flo Moshetti, remem- ber?) and It. and Mrs. Glenn Lloyd are pooling housekeeping ex- penses at Amarillo, Texas, where they are stationed and having grand time.
 Eileen Erwin, AAF Supply, cleared the Base this week to join her husband, recently returned from overseas, who, we regret to say was wounded. We are going to miss her, for she has worked at Bradley for a long time. Our good wishes for the speedy recovery of her husband
 Lots of excitement at AZ Sup ply this week with two weddings coming up. The first a consolida- tion of Supply and Quartermaster when Ruth Lugauskas becomes the bride of S/Sgt. Nussbaum on Saturday (today), the ceremony to take place in Windsor Locks. Then on Tuesday, the twelfth, Violet Belisle and AMM 2/c Richard Pres colt will be married in Suffield. You who have been here around three years will remember that Dick was formerly employed in Acft. Maintenance, then known as Engineering. Congratulations and good luck to you all.
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

New York (CNS)-Harry Will linsky, arrested here recently, has one sweet racket. He accosted men looking for jobs and offered to have their pants pressed while the vic tims waited in a public mems room. He then pawned the clothing. Harry was trapped when one of his painless victims tailed him into a pawn shop.
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

tnereIOre preIer
 a girl who at
 least knows a little bit about
 athletics. I thick they make bet ter pals, under stand men bet ter and don't take life as se- riously as do the honey, "I want to- settle down" type. l
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

1.. 4NO cIIcI ISStlC women athletes
 for me. I prefer the soft, pretty, feminine a n d fluffy type, the k in d w h i c h a b o u n d S n Brooklyn a n d 2 r O w S m o r e gracious w i t h manly attention.
 Who wants a girl with mus
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09

Medic to Sgt: "Youll have a different woman when your wife comes home from the hospital"
 Sgt: But what if my wife finds out ?"
Bradley beam., 1945-06-09
Sports, Recreation Program
 Aavaits Green Light in ETO

By Camp Newspaper Service
 Under War Department read justment regulations which were made effective in inactive theaters