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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
Keeping Score
with Fred Thomas
THAT'S ALL

THAT'S ALL
The picnic is over COP leaders, Repre-
sentatives Martin and Halleck, on reading
President Truman's brilliant blueprint for
peace announced, next years congressional
campaign will be fought on the old-fashoned
issue of conservatism" Fair enough.
1t should make good fight - Truman's
hard-headed liberalism vs. Taft's thick skinned
conservatism. If COP leaders will honestly
stick to that black and white issue, the Ameri-
can public can make an intelligent decision.
But we are afraid in the final campaign the
COP hierarchy will attempt to back down
maybe calling it the American Way instead
of 'old-fashioned conservatism"
Just what was the "old-fashioned conser-
vatism" that Republican leaders are now try
ing to resell to the American people?
THREE CONSERVATIVES
Do you remember Warren c. Harding? He
believed in "old-fashioned conservatism,
playing poker with the newspaper boys while
Big Business took over the government. The
resulting scandals involving prison sentence
for one of his cabinet members repeatedly led
to Harding's own untimely death.
And Coolidge?-Silent Cal? The year be-
fore the big crash 1929 he told Congress,
"The state of the Union in general is good"
He sat in the White House worrying about
the cost of servants while Big Business (his
friend and sponsor) was peddling worthless
stock to the little folk of America.
And Hoover? He inherited the Coolidge
headache. But he too, believed in ''old-fash-
ioned conservatism" The day after the stock
market crash, he said The country is on a
sound and prosperous basis" A year later,
with unemployment in the millions, he re-
marked, 1--WE have already weathered the
storm" Two years later, with the storm still
crashing about his confused, conservative
head, he departed the White House forever
a symbol of old-fashioned conservatism in
new-fashioned world.
And since then-since Hoover? Our old
fashioned conservatives in Congress and in
American publishing houses have proclaimed
that the country would go to ruin five had
public housing, social security, the Wagner
Labor Relations Act, IVA, public works, con-
scription; five gave the so destroyers to
Britain, conveyed our ships, talked back to
Japan, aided our potential allies.
ONCE AGAIN
Now we hear the cry raised again. Presi-
dent Truman's liberal program has stunned
those who hoped he, too, was an "ole-fash-
conserv." Now they propose to take the road
back to Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, those
worthy museum pieces. We shall doubtless
hear more and more of Free Enterprise VS.
Socialism; the American Way VS.. the For
eign" Way; the People VS.. CIO etc. etc. The
idea will be to confuse the real issue in next
years elections-the issue clearly announced
last week by COP bigwigs, ld-fashioned
conservatism" If the American people keep
clear head on this between now and next year.
they will less likely get lost in the COP
smokescreen and end up where they started
25 years before with Warren G. Harding.
The issue is clear. The Republicans have
defined it. Now let them stick to it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14

the opinion of those who want
to see the Presidents program
enacted into law are:
/. How hard will Mr.. Tru-
man work to get the politicos
to see his way?
2. If he can't get the politi-
cos to see things his way, will
he go to the people on the is
sues involved?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
Washington.
|LaborReport
By Bradford v. Carter
LPA CO1umnist
THE NEW DEAL?

llC AoSObAOlA bAAeAb
ton is asking now that Presi-
dent Truman has sent Con-
gress his $4,000 word message
is, "Is this a revival of the
New Deal?" The answer that
this correspondent has gotten
at least tentatively is Yes and
No, which is certainly playing
it safe.
Yes, if President Truman
proposes to follow up the mes
sage with an active political
campaign to bring Congress,
around to his way of thinking.
No, if themessage alone is the
beginning and dhd of the
matter.
One thing can certainly be
counted on the prevailing at
titude of Congress is one of
opposition to a revitalization
of the New Deal. The indiffer-
ence to the Presidents earlier
proposal for increased unem-
ployment compensation bene-
fits is good illustration of the
temper Of Congress.
Political observers agree
that one or both of two de-
velopments will need to take
place if the conservative dis
position of Congress is to be
changed. Ten million unem-
ployed by the spring of 1946
will create a public atmo-
sphere in which Congress will
have to take forward steps If
their intention is to get re-
elected in the Congressional
elections.
NOT HOPEFUL
In all candor this does not
represent a hopeful outlook If
the expectation is that cata-
strophe must overtake the ma
ton before a genuine full en-
ployment program is consider
ed seriously by Congress.
The other development
which can move Congress to
take action now on the Presi-
dents message is a vigorous
campaign by Mr.. Truman. AS
the art of party politics is
carried on here this means at
once that the Democratic Par
ty machine will have to be
brought in to the point where
it will pressure Congress to
vote right. This is not an easy
task considering that many in
fluential Democrats in Con-
gress are out of sympathy with
the spirit of the Truman mes
sage.
The pressure on Congress
will then need to be reinforced
by getting down to the grass
roots and letting the Cong ess-
men and Senators know what
the folks back home are think
ing about on this matter.
How Mr.. Truman will re-
spond to the challenge of max
ing this message mean some
thing is still anybody's guess.
The early Characterization of
the new President as assem-
tiaally a Party man has been
substantially borne out. AL
though he has not deviated
from the Roosevelt line, un-
like the late President he has
carried on through Democratic
party channels rather than
through his personal machine.
The big political questions
which must be answered in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
VARIED OPINION

DO you believe that American government
representatives can usually hold their own in
dealing with representatives of foreign govern
ments?" To this question propounded by the
American Leadership Panel, Labor answered,
Yes-7.4% of those quizzed Agriculture said,
Yes-627%. Management entered strong,
No-6075%.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B. UAW.ClO

Before the unions existed, the choice of
laying off workers in the plants during slack
times was in the hands of the bosses
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
UAW TRIUMPHANT

But despite all this, the CIO,
particularly the UAW, stands
gloriously triumphant at the
end of the war. True, progress
has been stymied, to a degree,
but the complete destruction
of industrial unionism which
organized management sought
to achieve was not accom-
plished.
The pendulum is about to
make its return trip across
the scene of battle. The fight
is on. General Motors and
Chrysler have been handed
requests for a 30 per cent
wage increase. Ford should
receive his notice any day
now. Nor will Toledo corpor-
ations be forgotten-they, too,
will participate in the postwar
wage negotiations.
Those kers who
strained at the leash" and
expressed craving for "ac-
ton" during the war will be
given an opportunity to dem
onstrate whether they were
sincere, or whether they were
indulging in bit of opportun-
istic oratory. We shall soon
see!
Servicemen are not dis
pleased with organized labor.
The War Department is highly
pleased with Labor's record
of production, and its official
statements prove this. With
in the next few months these
men will again join or rejoin
Labor's ranks. United we
shall make our demands and
fight until we win.
The war has been won-the
peace will also be won-if all
of us stick together and insist
that our demands be met.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
What's
New!
Edward Duck
With The
45th Infantry
in Germany
THE SWING BACK

LIE HARVE, France, Aug.
24-From Pearl Harbor to VI
Day was a trying period dur
ing which organized labor
faced many a dangerous stu
alton. It's continued existance
was seriously and constantly
threatened.
There was a concerted eff
fort on the part of organized
corporate management, the
controlled monopolistic press
and a group of unscrupulous
politicians to use the war eff
fort as a smokescreen for the
shackling of millions of Amer
lean workers.
Minor grievances suddenly
were magnified into ''insolv-
able problems. Collective
bargaining in good faith be-
came a thing of the past.
Thousands of big and small
corporations armed with a
new weapon, decided almost
en- masse that logical argu-
ments were no longer to be
respected in contract negotia-
tions or grievance meetings.
Take it to the War Labor
Board" became management's
stock reply to the Unions. :
THEIR AGENCY
And the War Labor Board
was the agency of corporate
management The Little Steel
Formula was the instrument
which was used to hamstring
the workers who deserved and
needed wage increases to meet
the rapidly rising cost of liv-
ing.
If the workers objected to
this high-handed treatment
and refused to work, the ma
ton and the serviceman read
about it in the controlled
press, and over the air waves
in a one-sided manner which
created prejudice in more
than a few.
Flag waving became the
style, the weapon used by
management and its adherents
to incense the fighting men
against the striking workers,
and the men in some cases
really did become irate about
exaggerated strikes and
walkouts". Possibly the ones
who manufactured the anti
labor propaganda had the idea
that once the war was over,
the ex-servicemen could be
used as tools-the same as
they were used following
World War /.
Congressman strapped labor
to the whipping post and
failed away with every ounce
of energy in their reactionary
bodies. From 1941 TO 1945
labor's enemies burned the
midnight oil to draft legisla-
ton which would weaken the
Unions.
JAW TRIUMPHANT
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Picture of Girls
Teams Have Wrong
Heads, Captions

1t is an old and true saying that
the man who never made a mistake
never did anything. So it is with
newspapers, they at least endeavor
to do something-and in the doing
they occasionally err.
All of which is by way of saying
that the Examiner at some effort
and expense had halftones pictures
TO you) made of the two champion
ship girls teams of the Coolidge
south elementary school.
After some delay, the halftones
arrived this week from the engrav-
ers and three-column headings and
captions were prepared to publish
with the illustrations in compliment
to the victorious girls and their
able coaches.
The pages on which the pictures
appeared were made up and print
ed with everybody happy-until it
was discovered that the halftones
had been transposed, that is the
picture of the girls A team was run
with the heading and. names of the
girls B team and vice versa.
Is our face red-it is.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
j. Watt Hogue
State Pioneer
Taken By Death

Funeral services were held Thurs
day for James Watt Hogue, S5,
of Phoenix, a former Coolidge resi-
dent, who passed away at his Phoe-
nix home Tuesday He was born
in Tennessee September 16, 1860,
and came to Arizona in 1881, where
he worked as a miner, restaurateur,
hotel man, and served as super
visor of the Globe Investment Com
pany at Globe for many years.
He came to Coolidge in 1897
where he was engaged in buying
and selling real estate while Mrs.
Hogue managed the Sea Lane Hotel
on Harding Ave- About two years
ago they sold the hotel and moved
to Phoenix to make their home, al
though Mr.. Hogue retained pro-
perty interests here.
He is survived by his widow,
Grace, and four step children, Mrs
Lawrence Mungerro, Santa Moni-
ca, California, June Mayo, Long
Beach, California, Martha Ann
Mayo, Phoenix, and John Mayo, in
the navy.
Internment was in Greenwood
Memorial Park.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Legion Installation
To Be Outstanding
Affair, June 18th

Installation of officers for the
1945-46 year for William David
Hood Post, No. 54, of the American
Legion will take place Monday
night, June 4, in Coolidge Womans
Club building beginning at $3.50
p. m. The event is planned to
be an outstanding affair with mem
bers of Coolidge Legion Auxiliary
as guests. 4 NJ /
Jack 'Stille of Tucson, state COM
mander, and Clayton Orth of Phoe-
nix, state adjutant, are expected
to be present Special entertain
ment has been arranged with a
dance and buffet supper to follow
the installation. An orchestra has
been engaged for the occasion.
Don Paul is chairman of the re-
freshment and entertainment COM
mittee.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
BOND SALES
PASS SSHALF-WAY
MARK TODAY

Bond sales in Coolidge during
the 7th War Loan drive have
reached $4,000 out of a quota
of s257.00O, according to report
today from Y. c. White, state com
mitteeman for the war bond cam
paign.
Present total of Coolidge sales
is only a trifle above 54 per cent
of its goal-a goal that should
and must be passed-and renewed
effort is necessary all along the
line if residents of this city are
to do their part in supporting the
war in the Pacific by purchases
of government securities.
Buy a bond today, buy another
and another. You are only asked to
invest your money-at good inter-
est rates-in a cause for which
our men in the fighting forces are
offering their life's blood Do your
share to keep the necessary flow
of supplies and equipment going
to our boys on the battle lines.
Buy a bond today.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
1000 Citizens
See Air Base
AT Open House
Residents of District Join
In Celebration of Fourth
Anniversary of AAF Air
TRANSPORT Command.

More than thousand residents
of this city ana vicinity joined in
the celebration of the 4th anniver-
sary of the Air Transport Command
by attending the open house at
Coolidge Army Air base Sunday
afternoon.
Visiting dignitaries of the state
were the special guests of 1t. Col.
William A. Tesch, commanding
officer, and joined him at dinner.
With the guidance of military per-
sonnel, citizens were able to freely
inspect the big Coolidge base and
see the operation of the 3rd Ferry
ing Station.
Much interest was taken in the
lineup of modern army planes rang.
ing from vicious little fighters of
both army and navy to the big
bombers, Bits and B-24s, each of
which attracted its own group of
enthusiasts.
Highlights of the afternoon in
cluded demonstrations by Captain
Peter B. Seel, P3S combat pilot and
1st 1t. Roy L. Grover, pilot of the
Avenger bomber, A-26, also a pilot
of long combat experience. The vet
eran pilots thrilled the crowd as
they each put their particular plane
through manuevers Stimulating COM
bat bombing, straffing, and tactics
employed in eluding the fire of
enemy planes.
A picture, Mission of the Ali
Transport Command" was present
ed for the guests at the post thea
ter several times during the after
noon.
The Weather department, under
the direction of 1t. Ace, presented
a demonstration for the visitors
by releasing a balloon and using
the other weather instruments on
their tower.
The fire department gave an ex-
hibition on combating "crash
fire" This feature was under the
supervision of Assistant Chief
Miers.
Jeeps and the Ferry-go-round
were used to transport the visitors
over the base on conducted tours
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Is Your Infantry" Tonight Thursday High School Stadium
John Watkins
Y. F. ". Post Is
Organized Here

Veterans of Foreign Wars
Organize Sgt. Watkins
Post, Commemorate First
Coolidge Fighting Man to
Give His Life in World
War III.
Coolidge veterans of foreign wars
organized a post here Wednesday,
May %, at a meeting held in the
justice of the peace office. The
charter, which had been previously
applied for, was presented to the
group that night and the name for
the new organization was chosen
in commemoration of Sgt John d.
Watkins, Jr., the first Coolidge
man killed in action in World War
ii.
Officers for Sergeant John Wad-
kins Post, No. 3713 were elected
as follows: George Brewer, com.
mander, veteran of the Spanish
American war; C. e. Lettering,
senior vice commander, a veteran
of World War L; Sgt. Roy Walton,
junior vice commander, now sta
toned at Coolidge Army Air Field;
Rev. w. F. Schell, post advocate.
veteran of World War l; ]. B.
Long, chaplain, veteran of World
War |; c. A. Weiting, post surgeon,
World War l veteran; Arch Nc
Euen, quartermaster, World War
l veteran; and Dan Havens, SER
geant of quartermasters, World
War l veteran. Trustees were
chosen as follows: R. o. Jeter,
James B. Maxwell and Charles
Jennings.
A special meeting has been
called for Thursday, when appoin-
tive offices will be filled and a
permanent meeting place decided
on.
The first steps for organizing
the Auxiliary of Sgt John Watkins
Post will be taken Wednesday,
June 6, when Mrs. Alice De Remus,
state president, and Mrs. Mae Dud-
ding, state secretary of the Aux
iliaries of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of Arizona, will be at the
Womans Club at p. m. to address
the mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters of overseas service men,
of any war since 1889.
Applications for charter members
will be accepted in the Auxiliary
of Sgt. John Watkins Post of the
V. F. w.
1t is expected that many over
seas service men will be repre-
sented. Mrs. Carl E. Lettering is
organizer of the Auxiliary.
Refreshments will be. served at
the close of the meeting.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Annual School
Budget Hearings Set
For June 4th

Hearings on the annual budgets
of elementary and high school dist
ricts of Pinal county will be held
at various school houses in the
county on Monday, June IL, at
eight o'clock in the evening, it was
announced this week by John ].
Bugg, county superintendent of
schools.
The hearings, according to
Superintendent Bugg, are for pub
lie information and convenience.
At the time and place set for each
hearing, the governing board of
the district will present the pro-
posed budget for consideration of
residents and taxpayers affected
by the proposed expenditures. The
public has the right of suggestion,
comment, or protest regarding the
budget as whole, or any item
therein.
District No. l at Florence will
hold it's elementary budget hearing
in the principals office and its
high school budget hearing in the
superintendent's office.
At Coolidge, the governing boards
of high school district No. 4 and
elementary school district No. 81
will both hold their budget sessions
in the office of R. w. Taylor, super
intendent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01

Sgt. Arthur Thomas was freed
from a German prison camp on
May 8 and is now on his way home,
according to word received by his
mother, Mrs. Lucy Thomas, this
week. Thomas, a paratrooper, was
first reported missing in action in
France on June 7, 1914, and in
October of the same year was
known to be prisoner of the
Germans. With the War Depart
ment's notification of his freedom,
Mrs. Thomas also received a letter
from her son saying that he would
see her soon. =.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Schewell Brothers,
Florence, Again Meet
The Enemy Together

In an hour-long running attack
by German fighters, the two Schew-
ell brothers, Lieutenants Norton,
25, and Warren, 21, both of Flor
ence, Arizona, pilot and co-pilot
respectively of the 452nd Bomb.
Groups BIZ flying fortress Flat
bush Floogie" recently teamed to-
gether again to pilot their bomber
through severe enemy opposition
as over 1900 Eighth Air Force
bombers pounded Nazi air fields in
Northern Germany, according to
word received from an Eighth Air
Force bomber station, England, this
week.
For the first time since March
2, the Luftwaffe showed itself in
great strength to oppose the Amer
ican heavies. Over 25 enemy fight
ers, Messerschmitt 109's and jet
propelled Messerschmitt 262's at
tackled Norton and Warren's group
and gave battle to the bombers as
they Numbered on to a jet airfield
on the outskirts of Hamburg. EN-
emy planes pressed home savage
passes" relates Norton, followed
us to the target and attacking even
as we dropped our bombs"
can hour later it was all over, "
said Warren, 1.-TWO of our Forts had
gone down, but the Luftwaffe paid
a heavy price for these two kills"
The flying team, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Schewel of Florence, are
now home on leave.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Disciples of Izaak
Walton Answer Call
Of Elusive Trout

The lure of the elusive trout and
the splash of spinners in mountain
streams is drawing many residents
of the valley to the creeks and
lakes of the mountainous areas of
the state over this weekend with
the opening of the fishing season.
Disciples of Izaak Walton expect
to bring back well-filled creels as
many thousands of g. to 10-inch
trout have been planted in all trout
waters by the Arizona Game and
Fish commission. The paintings
were from trout reared in the three
hatcheries of the state.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Tourists Notice!
May a Month Of
Ideal Climate Here
Meteorological Records for
35 Years Prove May
Weather Just Right with
Warm Days, Cool Nights
and Little Rainfall.

Arizona is missing a pet-with
all its advertising of the best win
ter climate on earth, it has faileI
TO mention the delightful late spring
weather that really is ideal. If
proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing, proof of a climate must be
living in it-and take May for in
stance, all local residents swea
by it mot at it, as climaticly ideal
What's more, the meteorological
record proves it.
Out at Casa Grande Nationa
monument, meteorological record
have been kept for many year
and the office of Custodian A. T.
Bicknell this week revealed that
over a period of 35 years the aver
age maximum temperature for May
had been 80 degrees and the mini
mum had been 591a. Rather a good
record any place.
Supplying details, Custodian
Bicknell stated that this year the
first 26 days of May showed a mean
maximum of 95 $40 and a mean
minimum for 27 days of So 710
degrees. The absolute maximum
was 102 degrees on the 18th and
the absolute minimum was AZ de-
grees on the 21st. Meanwhile, no
one rushed for raincoat, or UNI
brella, as there was not a trace
of precipitation.
Last year the May temperature
hit maximum of 102 on the 29th
and minimum of As on the 18th.
The mean maximum for the 81 days
of May in 1914 was SO $40 degrees
and the mean minimum was SIS
$40. By contrast with this year.
but only by contrast, last May was
a "wet" month with .8S of an inch
of precipitation.
in maximum temperature, but a rise
maximum temperature, but a rise
in the mean minimum. Records
for the same month a year ago
show the mean average to have
been minus degrees from the
previous year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01
Poppy Sale Proves
Successful Here

The poppy sale held Saturday to
aid war veterans and their families
proved to be the most successful
of its kind ever held in Coolidge,
according to Mrs. Avis Hobby, pop
py chairman, who reports $160.17
realized from the days sales.
Mrs. Hobby wishes to publicly
thank the Cub Scouts and others
who aided with sale, Mrs. G. l..
Kenworthy, Mrs. Avis Paul, Mrs.
William Short, Mrs. c. F. Hamilton
and Mrs. w. F. Handy.