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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
From The Desk
Melvin Schultz
President,
Local Il. UAW-ClO

AS we draw toward the close Of the year
1945, would like to point out the remaining
activities on the part of Local No. IL for this
year and the opening activities Of the coming
year.
A concerted effort is being made to nave
one of the best Christmas Parties for the kid
dies that we have ever produced. 1t is to be
held at the Civic Auditorium on the afternoon
of Sunday, December 23rd, 1945. l spoke con-
siderably of this in last weeks article and
want to again emphasize that everyone should
try to have their children at this party. 1t will,
also, be appreciated if all of the Flying Squad
ron members from all of the Local No. IL
shops will be at the auditorium on Sunday
morning of December 23rd to help with the
work of arranging the party for the children
in the afternoon.
STEWART BANQUET
Starting after the Holidays arrangements
will be made for our Second Annual Shop
Chairmen and Stewards Banquet. Last year
this program was initiated and proved to be
good time for all attending, well as, sue
cessful get-acquainted gathering for the unit
officers of the various units of Local No. IL.
AS you know, if you attended last years
party, the local union pays half of all of the
cost then it remains for the shop unit to pay
the remaining fifty per cent or for the various
shop committeeman or stewards to ndividu-
ally pay fifty per cent of their ticket. This
banquet will not necessarily be reserved for
just stewards and committeeman, but anyone
desiring may bring their wife or husband
The time and place will be selected at the
shop committeeman and stewards meetings in
Local No. IL headquarters and arrangements
will be made to have the banquet sometime in
early Spring 1t would certainly be appre-
ciated if each shop would prepare now to have
its delegates at the shop committeeman and
stewards meetings and to furnish them with
ideas to advance at these meetings for the sue
cessful planning of the Second Annual Shop
Committeeman and Stewards Banquet.
Since it would be humanity impossible for
me to see each of the members of Local No. IL
or to attend all of the meetings, I would like
at this time to extend A Very Merry Christ
mas to all members of Local No IL, their fam
lilies friends and neighbors May your Christ
mas be a real celebration of Peace on Earth
and Good Will Toward Men.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14

cheney and discomfort Is the
price of freedom and out of II
its forged the substance of
genuine programs.
What we are trying to say,
in this windy fashion, is that
no resolution of the issues
over which strikes are fought
will come by strike waiting
periods. Rather, we must do
something about the basic is
sues themselves. And those
are clear enough-a job for
everybody who wants to work
at decent wages. Take note,
Mr.. President.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
SoeioIized Medicine

Once again the reactiOnary DIR. Nor
ris Fishbein and the big wigs of the Amer
lean Medical Association are frightened
by the awful thought that the American
people will be able to secure adequate
medical care Mt low cost.
This group of medical die-hards who
place the oath of HippOcrateS on their
office walls and then ignore some of its
finer points, except to pay lip service to
them at medical conferences, are far more
worried about the economics of their pro-
fessOn than they are in bringing health
and happiness to the people.
DIR. Fishbein and his colleagues who
see "sOcialized medicine" in every for
ward-lOOlSing and progressive step to place
medical care within the reach of an in
creasingly larger group of people, are not
really concerned with health, but with the
accumulation of money.
The sooner organized medicine comes
TO realize that adequate medical care must
be placed within the reach of every per-
son in this country, the better il will be
for the profession. The great trouble
seems to be that the medical profession
for the most part are better verSed in ac-
cumulating money and diagnosing other
peoples ills than they are in serving suf-
fering humanity and diagnosing what is
wrong with their own profession.
Because its leaders do not think as
HippOcrates, but as business men, the
medical profession is retreating step by
step cOurting the Specialization" of which
ii stands in mortal fear.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14

LaborReport
SAME MISTAKES
By Bradford V. Carter

Both President Truman and
the sponsors of the Ball-Bur-
ton Bill have made the same
mistakes. Both have assumed
that it is possible to transfer
lock, stock and barrel the ap-
paratus of industrial peace
which worked well in the rail-
road industry, into the wide
area of industry as a whole.
In varying degrees both
proposals seek to establish a
complicated routine of pro-
cedures involving fact finding
and waiting periods before
strike can be called. The BBH
bill was a hopeles and COM
plicated mess. On the face of
things the Truman proposal is
simpler, and perhaps was ad-
vanced with better intentions.
Whatever the intentions,
however, there are imme-
diately two good reasons why
the procedures which worked
on the railroads will not nee
essarily work for steel, autos,
ships and what-have-you. The
first reason is that the right
to strike is as much a part of
the bill of rights as the free
dom of speech, and 1t should
not be abridged except under
the most extraordinary cir
cumstances. The railroad UNI
ions have agreed to the idea
that the railroads offer such
an extraordinary case.
The security for unions and
acceptance of collective bar
gaining on the railroads did
not come about because the
railroad operators are any
wiser than American employ
ers as a whole. 1t came about
only after many years of Bit
ter struggle on the part of the
unions to gain their place.
FACTS
Here are some facts about
the unusual character of un-
ioniSm on the railroads which
are highly pertinent. The
Brotherhood of ailway
Trainmen and the Order of
Railway Telegraphers act for
their classes of employe on
99%o of the railroad mileage
of this country; the Firemen,
Engineers, and the Conductors
act for their respective classes
of workers on 989o of the to-
tai mileage. In short, the rail-
road unions have already es-
tabliShed their right to exist.
This is emphatically not the
case in industry as a whole.
There are still too many
Averys and Weirs who have
never accepted unionism and
will do their worst to destroy
it. The legislation proposed
by the President will make it
easier for them to do so, be-
cause 1t puts a premium on
Stalling by employers. 1t also
puts a premium on the unions
calling their shots long
enough in advance so that
much of the strategic value of
the strike is lost.
INDISPENSABLE
The right to strike is an in
diSpenSable requirement of a
democracy 1t is the only
weapon which, in the last an
alysis, puts the workers on an
even bargaining level with
employers. 1t is nonsense to
believe that workers strike
frivouSly and irresponsibly.
The strike costs them more
tl.an it costs management.
Sure, strike causes incon-
venience and even hardship to
the public. But so does free
speech and the democratic
process itself. Look how "ef-
ficient" the relationships were
and are. Our kind of ineffi-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14

Here's yarn we steal from Kenny Ken
dell's Slash Pile in the Union Register out in
Seattle.
When labor allows management 10 add
wage increases onto selling prices, il doesn't
help anybody. The boss gets his money right
back again, and living costs are thrust sky
ward TO offset the wage increases. 1t may be
fun" to go through these motions, because
dollars-and-cents increases look like the work
ers are getting something; but REAL wages
aren't increased when the extra money is
handed right back in higher prices Actually
this process IS a vicious circle
People who are willing 10 participate In
such shenanigans are like the lonely sheep
herder IN the mountains of Idaho. When a
visitor asked him what he did to amuse him
self he drawled:
oh, Just hold up motorists and rob EN-"
But aren't you likely TO be arrested and
sent TO lail2" protested the visitor.
Nope" replied the sheep herder, 81 do il
this way. Ye see this hairpin bend in the
road? Wal, hold up the people right here
and when they go on duck over the hill, take
off my mask, put on my badge, and meet em
down the bend. I jist caught that feler that
robbed ye,' sez l. Here's yer valuables'
There's nothing gained by it, but it's kinda
excitin." Loren Norman
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
What's
New!
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Pfc.
Edudrd Duck
On LedUs
With The
u. S. Army
THE BIG NOISE

Camp Bowie, Texas, Dec. 8:
Back home in Toledo there Is
a very small fish in q very
large pond who for the past
80 months has drawn more
than a fair share of attention
by his anti-lab Dor antics.
This labor lover has taken
upon himself the task of
breaking up the union In his
shop. If he had the sense
with which most businessmen
are blessed he would have
recognized the futility and the
foolhardiness of such a ven
ture long ago.
l happened to be the indi-
Vidual who organized the
place of business he so profit
ably maintains. To some ex-
tent was responsible for in
ducing him to sign q contract
giving his workers some fairly
generous wage increases plus
a few hitherto unenjoyed
privileges. A dozen or so War
Labor Board orders, meetings
and all that sort OF thing had
something to do with the case
too. So did the fact that he
was told by people a bit
higher than he to make peace
with the union-or else"
There was war going on,
and Uncle Sam wasn't crazy
about being in the middle
while vital war materials
waited, while he led the one
man attack against his work.
ers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14

and Uncle Sam wasn't crazy
about being in the middle
while vital war materials
waited, while he led the one
man attack against his work.
ers.
GOOD RADIANCE
It could hardly be assumed
that he went into mourning
with a few of his colleagueO
when | left for the army.
Good riddanCe" would have
been a masterpiece of under
statement In expressing his
feelings, no doubt which,
of course, was his prerogative.
He had gone so far, prior to
my departure, as to implore---
and / DO mean "beg"-my SUI
periors to remove me from
negotiations. Obviously, he
felt that he could do business
better with someone else. His
request was emphatically re-
fused.
The war went on. Both wars
went on, ours on foreign soil,
his on the local front. In fact
his is still going on but
good!
Now he's the co-editor (his
brother helps him out a biD
Of the most vicious anti-labor
sheet / have ever seen or heard
Of, This pigmy has the brazen-
ness to distribute his vitriolic
publication" to his employees
periodically, every other line
being slam at the union, a
yelled threat to the en-
ployee's future we'll being, a
vicious take-off on Local IL,
or a filthy joke.
Yes, In order to assure him.
self that his anti-labor rant
ings are scanned by his work
erS he throws in a generous
sprinkling of dirty jokes.
FOOLED?
Has he fooled anyone? Per-
haps a few Of the newer en-
ployees, who didn't work for
54 cents an hour before the
union came in. But certainly
he hasn't fooled the vast ma
jority of his workers. The
guards, who had been assign
ed the task of distributing the
paper to the workers, rebelled
against this assignment, let
ting 1t be known that 1t was
not part of their duties to
spread his venom for him and
receive the abuse which most
naturally was forthcoming
from the workers.
When l say that his Jokes
are filthy, ! am not exaggerat-
ing. 1t Is not surprising, in
view OF the fact that he pur-
posely went out of his way on
two or more occasions, before
Cancellation and before a War
Labor Board panel, to tell
"jokes" which would be often
sive to any self respecting
girl, In order to impress one
p ticular committeewoman
with the fact that the commit
tee was no place for her. She
didn't quit the committee and
she didn't laugh at his filthy
corn" either.
To top it off, this individual,
so / have been told, has very
few friends among manage
ment in Toledo. II Is not sur
prising.
When / hear him spouting
off about labor-management
cooperation it strike a humor-
Gus il not pathetic chord
pathetic because the Big
Noise" who thinks he is so
smart, is in fact one OF the
most stupid representatives of
management available on the
market. The funny part of it
is that he preSumes his en-
ployees are as stupid as he is.
They are not.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02

most sensational best-seller oe all time, "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, this film has been secured for the local showinss at the Loew.poll tneater, and the announcement oe the exact playing date will he given soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
In Hollywood

againl Someone had methodically removed all of the carefully applied Hays office blackout paint.
 Grumbling artists repeated the painful process of making the ladies fit to meet their censors while the company shot another scene.
 You figure 1t out.
 As part of the advertising cam- paign for Since You Went Away" David Oh! SelMick called in all members of the cast for filming of q one-reel short in which the players announced, Since Since you Went Away is the best picture in which have ever appeared" When time came for Joseph Gotten to record his line, Selznick was a visitor on the set. The camera started to turn and Gotten said: "'Since You Went Away is the longes tpicture in which I have ever appeared" He kept repeating 1t, too, until SelznicE left the set.
 After all these years, we're hap py to report that the movies fi- nally have discovered a new way for the girl to tell the boy shes going to have a baby. Tn Rough ly Speaking" Rosalind Russell plays "Rockabye Baby" on a photograph. Hubby Donald Woods looks up in surprise, Dog mods her head and smiles and Woods gets the idea.
 John Charles Thomas passes on this description of a military ex- pert: A man who tells you today what's going to happen tomorrow. and who tells you tomorrow why it didn't happen today.
 BOGART BIOGRAPHY
 Humphrey Bogart walked into the Warner studio publicity department the other day and announced Boys I'm tired of my dull past-we gotta do something about that biography of mine. It stinks."
 So the boys asked him if he had any ideas and Bogart said, "Yes. Let's steal something out oS Jimmy Cagney's biography--some- thing exciting" So the publicity boys did, rewriting a couple of par agraphs. Any more ideas?' they asked Bogie. Yeah" he said, q need more glamour-let's steal something out of Errol Hymns bi- ography." oS the boys did, rewrit- ing Q few paragraphs. Bogart then read the new Bogart biography, said he was much happier and to put 1t in the studio files or he would break somebody's neck. P. s. It's still there.
 Director David Butler met Billy Wilde and said: Billy, I voted for you for the directors Academy Os- car," After being thanked, Butler asked whom Billy voted for. Just to avoid any controversy" said Wilder. T voted for myself"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
BUBBLING WITH ENERGY

If glamour means anything to the War Price and Ration Board, Lu- cille Bremers application for renew al of her gasoline coupons ought to come through oin a hurry.
 She filled out the papers and signed them while taking a bubble bath on the set of the Technlcolor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
THOUSANDS THRILL TO MUSICAL FILM
Little Margaret O'Brien, Veteran Durante Delight
 Strand Audience

Take one part delightful little Margaret OBrien, add the inimit- able Jimmy Durante for uproarious comedy, Jose 1turbi to provide the music, and lovely June Allyson re- vealing dramatic talents that prove her a fine actress as well as song stress and you have the proper ingredients for 8 charming, laugh ing provoking movie thta will keep you heartily amused for every min ute of its running time.
 Such a film is Music For Mill lions," now at the Strand Theater.
 It's the story of little girl (Mar- garet O'Brien) who comes to the city to stay with her big sister (Miss Allyson) and proceeds to become part-and-parcel not only of the lives of her sister and the latter's fellow Cor glrD musicians In Iturbis orchestra, but of Tturbi himself and of Jimmy Durante, the bands bus mess manager.
 In addition, Larry Adler Is his in- comparable self on the harmonica. Hugh Herbert is screamingly funny in a supporting role as comediennc Marie Wilson's unpredictable uncle, and Marsha Hunt and Harry Doven- port are others who lend admirable support.
 A March of Times and Selected short subjects complete the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
BY ERsKINE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent

Hollywood The mystery of the naked ladies has M-G-M in a dither. William Powell of Thin Man fame probably has been called in by now to work on the still unsolved case. Il all started innocently enough. The studio art department, needing atmosphere for an 1890 saloon set for the flicker, "The Harvey Girls" found some old oil paintings of un- drapsd ladies cavorting in wood- land glade and hung them over the bar.
 Film censors objected such a dis play of baroness, so three members of the art department reluctantly went to work with paintbrushes and did an artistic blacking-out job.
 After completing the job they called in the censors, who took an- other close look, agreed the public morals were out of jeopardy and everybody went home.
 SABOTAGE!
 Next morning, when the company arrived for work on the saloon set, all the ladies were shockingly nude
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
Promising Pictures Feature Programs OF Local 7heaters
SAN DIEGO LOOMS
 AS COMEDY TOPS
LaughabIe Film Opens En. gagement at State The.
 ater Sunday Afternoon

Walt Disney's new full-length feature The Three Caballeros in technicolor ends tomorrow evening at Warmers State theater. Donald Duck, Joe Caroica and Panchito, Disney characters are co-starred with real life characters including Aurora Miranda, lovely sister of Carmen, and one Of the outstanding musical comedy personalities of Brazil; Carmen Molina, whose dancing is famed throughout South America; and Dora Luz, ace song stress. Double Exposure with Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly is the second hit of the program.
 San Diego I Love You said Q be one of the funniest films ever to come out of Hollywood begins a three day engagement at the State starting Sunday.
 Co-starring Louise Allbritton and Jon Hall, the new fun-film has the busy city of San Diego, with it's wartime problems of housing and congestion as its background and has such additional first-rate com- edians in 1t as Edward Everett Hor- ton, Eric Blore, Buster Keaton and 8 host of others.
 Horton, who usually plays bache- Tor roles, is seen as the father of five children while Miss Allbritton plays his daughter and his four sons are portrayed by Rudy Wissler, Charles Bates, Don Davis and Ger aid Perreau.
 The story concerns the family's departure for San Diego to promote a collapsible life raft Papa Horton has invented, and their experiences there are reported to be hilariously funny.
 Destiny. Q gripping mystery dra- ma which measures up to exciting entertainment at its best, will be the second hit of Sundays new show and presents such favorite screen personalities as Gloria Jean, Alan Marshall, Frank Craven, Grace Me- Donald and Vivian Austin.
 Coming Wednesday next to the State is Deanna Durbins first tech nicolor film Cant Help Singing" with Robert Paige in the leading male role and Akim Tamiroff head- ing the supporting cast.
 Enter Arsane Lupin", film story of the French gentleman crook, will be the second hit of Wednesdays new show and presents Charles Korvin and Ella Raines in featured roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02

Fashion designers say the l945 bathing suits will be without frills, Guess there won't be much left of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02

Encouraged by the public re- sponse to operatic sequences in mu- sical productions, Metro-G Goldwyn- Mayer is planning a one-reeler de- voted to the classical cause, to be titled, MT, and Mrs. Opera"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
LINDA DARNELL
 STARS IN CLASSIC
Hangover Square" Lat. est Horror Picture Comes
 to LOeW.POli'S

Playing currently at the Loew- Poli Theater is the new Twentieth Century-Fox borrow film Hang over Square. Starring beautiful Linda Darnell, acclaimed the girl with the most perfect face in Holly wood, Laird Cregar, and George Senders, Hangover Square" is the story of a composer with a split per- sonality which causes him to com- nit murder whenever he has Q lapse of memory.
 It Is laid In the "gas-light perlod', with the principal scenes taking place in London. We recommend that if you have a bad heart or if you live in a dark neighbo. pod take a friend with you, someone who will keep you company during the show ing of the film and who will take you home after the show.
 IT, his last rolr Laird Cregar gives the finest performance of his ca reer. Cast as the composer with the split personality, he gives such a re- alistic portrayal Of his role that he will have you gripping the edges of your seat with all your strength, as you see him go through the various emotions, We guarantee that when you leave the theater ycu will be as limp as wet dish-rag.
 Linda Darnell as a cabaret singer and George Sanders as a detective from Scotland Yard give their usual fine performances. Don't forget if you want to see something different in film-fare see Hangover Square" now playing at the House of Hits", the Loew-Poli theater.
 To balance the program there will be hilarious comedy "The Big Show-Off", starring Arthur Lake, the "Dagwood" of the "Blondie",
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02

Donald Woods, soon to be seen again in Warner Bros great do,nes- ti cdrama, Roughly Speaking" got rid of his orange grove at Santa Ana. The bugs and the gas shortage got him down,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
COLUMBIA SIGNS BURNETTE

Columbia Pictures announced that 1t has signed Smiley Brunette, out- standing western personality. to join Charles Starrett and "Cannonball' (Walter Dub" Taylor) in Che Durango Kid" series. a new group be backed by the company with one of westerns with music, which will of the greatest advertising and pro- motional campaigns ever given this type of picture. One of the Iin- portant steps to be taken in de- veloping the audience popularity of this series of eight westerns w;ll consist of Q group of accessories which are to be offered to exhibitors, free. These will include Q special cne-sheet, banners, heralds, etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02

series. With one of the most promis- ing actresses in Hollywood co- starred, Dale Evans, The Big Show orr, will be welcome relief after Hangover Square, with it's music and comedy.
 Don't forget for this terrific double feature come to the Loew- Poll theater, up to and including next Wednesday night.
 An announcement that will thrill Waterburians, no doubt, is that the Loew-Poli theater has today com- pleted arrangements for the show ing in the very near future of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
LEAVES LANA FOR DESERT!

Fifteen minutes after his final love scene with Lana Turner in Week End at the Waldorf" Van Johnson left for Palm Springs and a weeks rest.
 The young star returns to Metro. Goldwyn-Mayer next week and im- mediately goes into the starring spot opposite Lucille Ball in Early to Wed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
SINGER INSPIRES ROMANCE

EaCm American singer Carlos Ramirez, the Latin American bari. tones, will provide the perfect rd- mantle setting for two love scenes between Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Metro Goldwyn-Mayer' ''Early to Wed" He will sing two popular Mexican songs in the Tech- nicolor comedy, Come Closer to Me-" and Viva Mejioo.' Both num- bers will wind up with the two stars in torrid clinch.