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Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
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thither by DR.. John B. briggs of
Point Hope, Alaska. The booy is
made of driftwood and the only
solitary string is made of wha-e-
bone. With the highly cultivated
ear for much which DR.. Dwight has
it is needless to say he could play
a tune on it the first time he pick
ed it up. Besides the violin DR..
briggs brought number of other
Esquimo curiosities including a
number of bear and seal skins
which he will use in his lectures
before returning to Alaska.
William Collins, young farmer
near town, had his team stolen
last Sunday night. The next day
he found it in Smyrna.
Wednesday evening Miss Elva,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
P. Collins, and Herman c. Taylor
were married at the residence OF
the brides parents in Dover. Rev.
DR.. Murray performed the cere-
mony assisted by Rev. Caldwell
and Rev. VIM. P. Taylor brother
of the groom. Miss Lizzie Glenn
ents of Pocomoke City, was brides
maid and Louis M. Baynard of
Clayton was best man. Little
Anna Collins, niece of the bride,
carried the ring on a white satin
pillow. Miss Anna Barnard play
ed the wedding march.
PERSONALS
Isaac Truax of Montchanin, was
in Smyrna on Monday.
Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker left for
Philadelphia on Friday. Mr.. Hof-
fecker went up Saturday evening,
both returning on Monday.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15

Mrs. M. E. Hardesty of Burris-
vile, Md, is visiting her son, H. E.
Hardesty.
Miss Bertha Hoffecker is on a
two weeks visit to the family Of
Capt. Milton Orme at Wayne, Pa.
, G. Davis Brown was visitor to
Philadelphia last week.
Mrs. L. A. Cotton, who has been
on an extended visit to Philadel-
phia, has returned home.
Miss Susie Hudson, who has been
in Philadelphia for medical treat
ment, has returned home much i'm
proved in health.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the Older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
PUBLIC SALE

Having rented my farm 1 will
sell at public auction on my farm
on the Brenford and Seven Hickor-
les eft. concrete road, near Mas
sey's Mill pond, on
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.

The following personal property:
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Roller, Drag Harrow, Grader
Drag, Homemade Tractor and
Plows, Hay Rake, Disc Harrow,
No. SO Syracuse Plow, one-horse
Plow, 2 Walking Cultivators, 2
Farm Wagons, Dearborn, Acme
Harrow, Mower, Sulky Cultivator,
2 Extension Ladders, one 32-fft.; 2
Oil Drums, 2 Dog Houses, 6 Rabbit
Hutches, lot Lumber, Berry Boxes
and Carriers, set Wagon Harness,
2 sets Plow Harness, Push Cart, 4
Bales of Straw, Feed Boxes, 2
bushels Lespedeza Seed, Geese
and Gander, stock geese; Corn
Shelter, Hand Feed Grinder, 2
Whirlwind Seeders, 2 sets of Trest-
les, IL tons of 4-8-12 Fertilizer, 20
bushels Rye, Jig Saw, Roll of
Building Paper, 2 Garbage Cans,
lot of Corrugated Roofing, lot of
Bags, Farm Sled, Grape Sprayer
Cart, Say Horse and Saws, Cross
leg Table, Wheelbarrow Garden
Seeder, Step Lader, lot of Stove
Pipe and Stove Pipe Drums, Double
Heater, Army Heating Stove, Cir
culating Heater, Coal Stove, Lawn
Mower, Garden Tools, Carpenter
Tools, Bench Wise, Iron Pot, 2 Lam
terms, Chest and Contents, Folding
Chairs, Glass Jars, Porch Chairs,
Fireless Cooker, Flower Stands, 2
Wood Boxes, China Closet, Ward
robe, Bets, Davenport Bureau, 2
Wash Stands, 2 Rocking Chairs,
Antique Walnut Desk, Dishes,
Pots and Pans, Pressure Cooker,
Churn, Singer Sewing Machine,
Cot, G. E. Electric Range, apd
other things too numerous to men,
ton.
TERMS. CASH
All goods must be settled for on
day of sale.
JUNE e. CUBBAGE
j. C. Walker, auctioneer
Isabelle Craig, inside clerk
Howard Deakyne, outside clerk
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LIVE STOCK

LIVE SlUCk
"a head Holstein Milk Cows
Some will be fresh soon.
One Bull. All T. B. Tested.
Pair Horses, 8 years old.
Odd Mule, 18 years old
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Allis- Chalmers tractor, w. c., on
rubber, with cultivators; John
Deere hay loader, nearly new; Nc
Cormick-Deering side delivery
rake, set McCormick-Deering trac-
tor plows, IA in; GIFT. double culti-
packer, roller, John Deere 12-spout
drill, dump rack, John Deere trac-
tor hitch for drill, John Deere 51s-
ft. moving machine, John Deere
corn planter, 3-section drag hor-
row, one-horse dump cart, one
horse plow, two-horse plow, three
horse plow, potato planter, 3 walk
ing cultivators, scratch harrow, 2
wheel harrow seeder, riding culti-
vator, 3-row marker, John Deere
3-horse manure spreader, potato
digger, wheel barrel sprayer, 5-gal
hand sprayer, low wheel wagon
box wagon, brooder stove, John
Deere 10-in. hammer mill, 2-hole
corn shelter, platform scales, lot Of
harness, brides, collars, loft. log
chain, 5-can electric milk cooler
Punt Empire electric mixer, II
milk cans, 85-lb.; 2 milk strainers
2 milk pals, 7-ft. double disc, balet
soy bean hay, baled barley straw
red skinned potatoes, 1889 Fort
pickup, and other things too mum
erous to mention.
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Household Goods

Latest model Home Comfort
cook stove. dining room suite,
maple breakfast set, white kitchen
cabinet, odd chairs, some jars and
dishes, and other small articles too
numerous to mention.
TERMS: Cash day of sale. No
goods to be removed until paid for.
MAX HENGST, Owner
j. c. Walker. Auctioneer
Smyrna times., 1945-11-15
Tues, Nov. 70, 1916

at III A. NJ, Sharp
If very stormy, Wednesday
The following personal property:
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
BaIIard Reports
PAC Progress

Charles Ballard, international
UAW-CIO representative as
signed from the office of Re-
gional Director Richard Gosser
reports that PAC is making
satisfactory progress in the Will
lys-Overland Unit of which ne
is a member.
Several thousand new mem
bers have been signed in the
Unit according to Representative
Ballard who attributes the in
creased interest in the political
organization to the resentment
felt by WHY'S Unit members
against the PR system of elect
ing city councilmen.
One of the highlights in Mr..
Ballards report of the political
activities of WHY'S Unit MEM
bers is the large number of let
ters and postcards send by men,
bers of the organization to state
representatives and senators IA
voring the passage of the new
unemployment com pensation
bill. Unit members are opposed
to any compromise and are in
sisting in their letters that it
be $25 for 26 weeks and no
thing less.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
JAW Warns
Management

DETROIT, April "a. - The
UAW-CIO, through its interna-
tional executive board, today
extended an offer and a warn
ing to automotive industry
management.
A resolution adopted by the
UAW board and made public
today endorses the objectives of
the industrial peace charter re-
Gently signed by Philip Murray,
Eric Johnston and William
Green, presidents respectively,
of the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations, the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce and the American
Federation of Labor.
The resolution noted at the
same time that automotive man.
agement and the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers are op-
posing the charter.
The UAW-CIO statement con-
cluded with ''notice that while
our organization prefers and is
anxious for industrial peace, it
will not surrender any of its
legitimate rights-including the
right to strike in peace-time-
and will extend all its energies
and resources to protect the po-
sition of our organization and
the interests of our member
ship"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Truman Urged
To Continue
FDR PROGRAM

DETROIT, April "a - The
UAW-CIO today sent a tele-
gram to President Truman urg-
ing continuation by him of the
domestic and international pol
icies of the late President Roose-
welt. On the basis of such pro-
gram, the telegram said, Presi-
dent Truman will be assured
the full and effective support
which it was the privilege of
our organization to render Presi-
dent Roosevelt"
The text of the telegram re-
leased today was approved by
the international executive board
of the UAW-CIO at its recent
Milwaukee meeting.
Another resolution adopted by
the UAW board and made public
today at the unions interna-
tional headquarters announced
the intention of the union to
open a campaign for funds to
erect a public memorial to Pres
ident Roosevelt in Detroit, as
well as local memorials in the
respective auto industry centers.
The International union made a
donation of $4,000 to start off
the memorial fund drive.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

WPB's Shipbuilding Stabiliza-
tion Committee, which would
meet before midsummer to in
stitute such a plan.
2. Recommended tn a t the
wage stabilizaiont pattern of the
shipbuilding stabilization pro-
gram be adapted to the annual
wage.
8. Took cognizance of the
probability that there will be
sharp reductions in employment
in the shipbuilding industry, and
therefore recommended that all
workers permanently laid off
who will not be covered by the
guaranteed annual wage plan
should receive severance pay
equivalent to 80 of their an
nual earnings up to maximum
of five years benefits.
4. Declared that the basis for
a guaranteed annual wage must
be a planned construction pro-
gram, and therefore urged the
ALLEGATION of shipbuilding new
Continued on page 2
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They thought the war would
end last fall or winter, and they
were successful in getting the
bare shelves in time for what
they thought was scheduled as
the day of victory. But when
the day came, victory was not
yet in sight.
Now, these same men and
pressure groups propose that
OPA food price ceilings be
smashed, as the means of getting
the needed food production.
Outside of the federal food
agencies (where food professors
have been strongly represented)
this groups major spokesmen
before the Senate Agriculture
Committees investigation of the
feed shortage last week was Tom
Linder. Besides being Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture,
Linder has a long record of hav-
ing fronted for poll tax Demo-
Gratis, and Republicans like pub
Usher Frank Gannett in their
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

corporations got together to
tell the same story to the
Natl War Labor Board at a
meeting April 18. All of the
companies have before the
Board cases involving working
conditions and wages for super
visors.
Tip-of that they are united in
their opposition to unionization
of foremen came when each of
the IA companies maintained
that the cases did not properly
fall within WLB's jurisdiction.
Instead, they demanded that the
WLB wait until the Natl. Labor
Relations Board has held cleo
tions on certifying the unions as
bargaining agents.
Motor car companies with
cases pending urged that the
WLB suspend all activities on
cases involving supervisors now
before them until the companies
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Consressmen
Continue
FiIibuster

WASHINGTON, April n
NPA) - Southern Congress-
men, evidently fearful of per-
manent Fair Employment
Practices legislation, CONT:
nued their filibuster against the
bill last week in a House Com
mittee.
After seven scheduled ses-
sions, the House Rules Commit
tee still has not disposed of the
Permanent FEPC bill primarily
because of the delaying activities
of the Southern Congressman.
On Feb. %, the bill was referred
to the committee by a resolution
asking for an "open rule"-one
which allows amendments from
the floor.
Opponents are led by Rex o.
c. Fisher Cd. Tex.), E. E. Cox
ID. Ga.), and William M. Colmer
ID. Miss.) Since House rules
prevent a filibuster on the floor,
the congressman are obviously
trying to filibuster by heckling
and by non-appearance at Rules
Committee sessions" supporters
of the Permanent FEPC charge.
The elevation of Harry S..
Truman to the Presidency is ex-
pected to have little effect on
progress of the bill, according to
Permanent FEPC supporters.
Truman is on record as voting
or the last FEPC appropriation.
Less cheerful is the record of
Republican-dominated state leg
islatures on state FEPC laws, say
the bills supporters. Outside of
New York and New Jersey, Re-
publicans ran out on such laws.
In Kansas and California, such
laws were killed in Republican
dominated committees.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

council which, on March 20
of last year, turned a deaf
ear to hundreds of workers
and refused to take action in
providing Toledo with black
market ordinance.
Hundreds of members of the
CIO, AFL and Railroad unions
crowded into city council on
March 13, and again on March
20 of last year to ask city council
to pass the proposed black
market ordinance to put teeth
in the local enforcement and aid
the sorely pressed and under
manned local OPA office in ap-
pretending black market op:
orators.
Council Was Polite
Council listened politely to the
claims which were made by
members of the OPA Labor
Advisory Board consisting of
Edward j. Duck, Local IL,
UAW-CIO; Herbert Dodd, Rail-
way Br o h e h o d and Tom
Quinn, AFL.
; Despite the fact that council
men, five of whom were given
the backing of labor in the 1943
councilmanic election were told
that, "the unions are in complete
harmony on the black market
ordinance" they still voted
seven to two against adopting
the ordinance with only Council
men Tom Burke and Michael V.
Disable casting their vote in its
favor.
Realtor Lobby Active
Principal pre- ssure e brought
against the 1914 black market
ordinance came from the Toledo
Real Estate Board and several
independent operators and the
Toledo Chamber of Commerce
represented by its then presi-
dent, Robert Dunn.
All opposed to the black
market ordinance said that in
view of the fact that Congress
would be asked to continue the
act creating the OPA by the end
of June 1914, they felt nothing
should be done. Councilmen TAX
ing their cue from the ordi-
nance opponents parroted the
same belief and when the time
came to vote showed under the
legislation.
Feeling which ran high among
the workers last year when
council refused to adopt the
black market legislation is at a
Continued on Page 2
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have taken court action against
the NLRB for its decision in the
Packard case. This case, in
which the NLRB reversed itself
and agreed that foremen could
join unions, is being bitterly
contested by the auto companies.
Speed was urged by M. H.
Goldstein, representing the In
dustrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers CIO in
three shipyard cases now before
the board. This is necessary be-
cause sharp cutbacks are now
taking place in shipyards, and
any delay will allow the COM
pany to fire unionized super
visors at will, he said.
The WLB is expected to hold
off action on all Detroit cases
+, til after settlement of the
Packard case, but probably will
proceed with decisions in the
other cases.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

1t looked as though we had
too much food.
Now, only twelve months
later, there's another kind OF
food crisis" Government au-
thorities say food stocks are
dangerously low. Army officials
say that the food stockpiles for
the armed forces are being cut
seriously. Every housewife
knows that meat is scarce, and
point values on canned goods
are high. And, most serious for
the prospects of world peace, the
United States is having to back
down on its premises of the bar
rem necessities of food for the
liberated peoples of Europe.
Two Solutions Offered
Two solutions have been Of
fered for the food crisis" One
is presented by the same men
who last year advocated the
"bare shelf" policy for the U. S.
They want the nation to end the
war without any food surpluses,
which they fear might cut prof
its of U. S. food professors.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
British Tour
America

WASHINGTON, April %
1PA)-A strange new world
faces four British trade union
women for the next eight
weeks in the United States.
Bright lights, plentiful food
and silk stockings are some OF
the things that startled them on
their arrival in the U. S. last
week as guests of the govern
ment and the American trade
union movement.
The four British union women
war workers came from Eng
land with four U. S. union wom-
en- returning after an eight
week visit to England's war
production centers.
Silk Stockings Surprise
At a government press con-
ference for the eight women
Miss Margaret Jennings, repre-
senting the Nottingham and Dis
trict Hosiery Workers Society
declared that she and her col
leagues expected many surpris-
ing things in the u. S. 'But
didn't expect" she said, what
/ saw-lights. food, silk stock
ings."
The American women were
unanimous in their belief that
American labor is more aggres-
sive and vital than the British
trade union movement.
The American unionists paid
tribute to the courage and
stamina of the English women
in their home-front fight in the
factories and in the homes.
To Visit Sections
The four British women after
leaving here will go separately
to various sections of the coun-
try. They are Miss Barbara
Bates, of the Natl. Union of
General and Municipal Work
ers; Miss Mary J. Brodie, of the
Edinburght Electrical Trades
Union; Miss Jennings and Miss
Edith Haycock, of the Tailors
and Garment Workers Union.
The American union women
who will accompany tn cir
British sisters during their US.
tour.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
Cutbacks Hit
WarpIants

WASHINGTON, April "a,
(LPA) - Douglas aircraft
workers in Los Angeles were
notified on their way to work
last week that perhaps they
didn't have jobs any more.
The Douglas workers learned
from their daily papers that pro-
duction of the BIZ Flying Fort
resses has been cut in half by
War Dept. order. There was no
notice from management; the
Douglas workers learned of the
cutback from their morning
headlines.
In Detroit it was announced
that production of the B-24
Bomber by the huge Ford Will
low Run plant would be stopped
before the end OF August.
More than 100000 workers
will be hit by the B-24 cutback,
War Dept. officials admit. Will
low Run now has more than 21,-
900 workers.
Blame War Department
Labor leaders in Washington
blamed the War Dept. for ''re-
leasing prematurely" the news
of the cutback to the Los An
geles press before management
at Douglas had an opportunity
to notify its employees or the un-
ions to announce the cutback.
Union officials were especially
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
REMEMBER!

Your international UAW-
. CIO assessment of $1.00 is
due with your April dues
payment. Those who fail to
pay the assessment by mid
night of May 81 will be
automatically suspended.
Members who pay their
dues yearly in advance are
also subject to suspension
if they fail to make their
assessment payment during
the month of May, 1945.
Shops on dues deduction
who has not had the deduc-
ton made will have their
April dues deduction ap-
piled to the assessment
wherever this is possible.
If you are in arrears in
your dues deduction you
are liable to suspension.
Play safe-check your stand
ing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
TovIor Says A Moufhful

NEW YORK (LPA) - War
Labor Board Chairman George
Taylor last week called for more
collective bargaining and less
dependence on government in
tervention in labor-management
affairs. In a speech before the
American Management Associa-
ton, Taylor proposed a "pro-
gram of labor and industry
aimed at more collective bar
gaining agreements and less di-
receives"
The WLB head emphasized
that cit still takes three to make
a bargain on wages, but only
two with respect to other mat
tiers covered by collective bar
gaining"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27
TIC.
Officers

Officers of the newly ere
ated Toledo Joint Council anc
of Local 1863, URWDSEA
CIO, were installed in a color
full ceremony last Tuesday
night at the Unions headquar.
ters, 215 Summit ST.
Tom Burke, ct ing TIUC
executive secretary was the in
-stalling officer and gave the
oath of obligation to the mem
bers of both the Joint Council
and Local 1863.
In a brief speech congratu-
lating the officers and members
of the Toledo Joint Council and
Local 363 following the installa-
ton, Councilman Burke told
the audience of 500, we
are coming to a time of real
problems, acute problems, and
within the next year. This will
be time when the unions will
be called upon to meet the stu
alton as it arises and to give our
support to our union officials in
their fight for US"
Asks Full Support
Mr.. Burke, told the audience
"you will be asked to support
the PAC-and you will be called
upon. You will be asked to
support your officers in their
fight for you-and you will be
asked. Give your officers whom
you have democratically elected
your full support, pledge them
your full support and back them
up in their efforts to aid you."
Roy Scroggins, Michigan state
URWDSEA director presided
over the meeting and expressed
his pleasure at being given the
opportunity to attend the in
stallation service. He thanked
Lawrence Steinberg, Ohio state
URWDSEA director, who was in
stalled as director of the Toledo
Joint Council, for his support in
the Detroit strike of Mont
gomery-Ward Co. and told the
members of the union that it was
a fight against Sewell Avery
whom he termed fascist more
at home on foreign soil than in
America"
Officers Installed
Installed as officers were
Lawrence N. Steinberg, director;
Two Erwin, president; Irving
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-27

establishment of a guaranteed
annual wage for a major
American industry" The CIO
Executive Board, on April II,
authorized President Murray to
appoint a Special Research
Committee" on annual wages.
The IUMSW program was an
nounced by President John
Green and proposed a guaran-
teed annual wage for ship
building and ship repair work
ers, based upon a $4,000 wage
for standard skilled mechanics,
with other classifications of en-
ployees paid in proportion.
In a twin proposal, the
IUMSW Board also called for
curtailment of the work week
in the shipbuilding industry as
soon as practicable from its
present 48 hours to 40 and then
to 35 hours.
Union Proposed Program
The guaranteed annual wage
program proposed by the Union:
/. Called for the establish
ment of a subcommittee OF