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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
The
.Acklinite
By Chet Krzeminski

Chairman Frank Young has
sent kilograms to the NLRB
asking transfer of Toledo from
the Cleveland to the Detroit area
regional war labor board.
Good newsl The welfare as
sessment was passed by the Unit
by vote of 3 to / at the April
20 meeting. The $1.00 assess
ment will be deducted from the
May IL pay week and will be
put to good use in a worthy
cause.
A bright spot in the April 20
meeting was the new contract.
We appreciate the fine work
that was done by Toots Martin
who followed the thing through
in great style. Thanks to Mar
tin from all the members and
officers of the Unit.
Chet Szymanski of the ship
ping dept. is now of the US
Army. He is in training al
Camp Atterbury, Ind. We wish
him good luck.
Back in the shipping room
after his release from the army
is Johnny Karol. Glad to have
you back John.
Members of the Unit are asked
to follow the procedure which
has been established in settling
grievances. If this is done, few
er misunderstanding will occur
and we will operate much
smoother.
If there are any girls who
want to establish softball team
they are requested to get in
touch with Frank Wekwert OF
your shop editor.
Acklin's softball team will
open its season against Auto
Lite. The schedule of games
will be found on page 6 of this
issue of the JOURNAL. Come
out and give your team your
moral and vocal backing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Champion Unit
.Spafklets

President Truman requested
that OLD GLORY be flown al
half mast for 80 days in honor
of the late FDR. The Union ap-
preached the company several
times asking the INTO abide with
the request of the President
and were informed that they
would see what other plants
were doing.
Since when is Champion fol-
lower? We thought that Cham
pion was the leader.
P. S.-The request has been
granted.
Why is it that the foreman in
Dept. "B" always has to BULLY
every girl who starts to work in
his department??? Watch your
step, George, you're not HITLER
or are you?
A sure sign of spring-Doris
Gardner of Linz" with pig
tails.
There has been several guesses
why Earl Waters, foreman of
Dept. sd" went to California.
We can't imagine him going to a
peace conference.
Since when are you allowed to
60 swimming at the Y. w. c. A.
with your best hat on? Or is that
the fastest style Irene"
After attending a session OF
the State Legislature in Column
bus last week for a hearing on
S. B. "a, Chuck Johnson suggests
that each member of the Cham
pion Unit send cards or letters
to uor Senators V. Cramer and
r. E. Hildebrand urging them to
support this bill on unemploy-
ment compensation. Remember
this bill will increase the unem-
ment compensation. Send cards
to the Senators, care of State
House Columbus, Ohio.
Why can't the aisles in the
shop be kept clear and the floors
clean at all times instead of
waiting for the foreman's tour of
inspection? Is it because the
golf tournament is over.
Join the P. A. c. today, your
$1.00 a year membership helps
to support the following pro-
gram:
(a) All out aid to the return
ing service men and women.
(b) Full employment after the
war at fair wages.
(c) Good housing for all the
people.
(d) Medical care and school
ing for all.
(e) Equality of opportunity
for all.
(f) A just and adequate So
cial Security System.
(g) All out planning for a
lasting peace.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Toledo Stamping
Notes

Through the ingenuity and ef-
forts of Clarance Seele and
Louise Kaminski in making
chutes for drums, production is
running smoothly.
Gladys claims she served IS
people at dinner with only one
chicken. She must have served
fricasee.
Faye Hood is reported sniff
ing orange blossoms. 1t will be
in a coupla weeks, she says,
Good luck palsie.
The stork has again been
sighted this time heading in the
direction of the brazing room.
Mark up another birthday for
Minnie, Dorothy Sherwood,
Alice Bassett and Rose Thorzy-
MAX. Best wishes, gals.
Those on the sick list this
week include Nida and Ruth
Carnicom and Rita King. Best
wishes for speedy recovery.
Through the efforts of our
chairman, Ernie Jakubowski we
have until June l, for suspension
exemptions. This gives every
one an opportunity to pay their
dues up to date thus making the
checkoff system function pro-
perly. Be sure and check your
standing.
Here's an idea for those who
wish to reduce. Bertha Zitz fin
ally found a house after looking
long and hard. She lost IL lbs,
in the deal. Try it.
Butch says he wouldn't have
to do all the work if those two
die settlers Joe and Frank would
ease up on their arguments.
Wahtdoyouhno-Harry work
ed overtime several nights last
week. What's cooking kid?
Josephine asks for all the
funny books she can get. She
says she gets her enjoyment that
way.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Medal of Honor
For FDR

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Leg-
islation to award posthumously,
the Medal of Honor to Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt has passed
the House Judiciary Committee.
The award is to be made, ac-
cording to the bill, in recogni-
ton of his peerless leadership
sS Commander-in-Chief, his he
roic courage as a pioneer of new
frontiers of freedom, his gallant
and unselfish devotion to the
service of his country and his
everlasting contribution to the
cause of world peace"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
IfoIion Workers
Oppose Foscisfs

Threats of reprisals notwith-
standing, workers in northern
Italy have refused to designate
representatives to serve in the
fake unions of the Fascist gov
ernment. Mussolini's Minister of
the Interior has threatened the
owners of the factories where
these workers are employed
with court martial, if they do not
obtain from their workers big
vote from the government. So
far, the workers have stood firm
against the Fascist unions. :"
(LPA).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04

luck on the new assignment Jim.
Walter Gunlite of General
Stores wants to express his
thanks to the warehouse crew
for the donation they gave him
before he left for the service.
Jessie Bryan doesn't have
bags under his eyes. That was
the mumps. He is enjoying his
rest at home.
Don't kid us Harry Tolles. Are
those really cigars you are smok-
ing?
Stanley Ostapowicz, D. p t.
86-A takes all the gum, candy,
ETC., from the vending machines
to prevent the hoarders from
getting it.
All suspended members are
being given a notice to bring
their dues up-to-date now that
the WLB has granted us a main
tenance of membership clause
Check up on yourselves and
don't let yourself get behind the
8 ball.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Mather Unit
Mutterings
By Jim Foltz

After quite seige of misfor.
tune Lloyd Musser is working
with us again. 1t became nee
cessary for him to have a carta'
lige removed from his spine.
Leonard Philquist has beer
forced into idleness for several
days due to a touch of the Flu.
How come Hank Malkowski
didn't make the trade deal fol
the pony. Only $50 cartons Of
cigarettes in exchange and Hank
says there aren't that many Gig
arettes in the world.
Some one asks, What would
happen if the broom were to slip
from under Speedie's (the forge
room sweeper) arm as he re-
laxes?"
Is Mac Iffland the understudy
for the former job of Pappy
Bells? We have only class B
millwrights working in this fac
tory.
George Brody stated the hos
pitals were filled with people
who felt much better than he did
last Monday morning.
How come every man hired
and placed in Harry Evans dept.
has failed to return to work
after few days?
George Baer, R. Most and r.
Romlin have recently received
their greetings from Uncle.
Who wants to know how come
Burt Kuebbler is so noisy and
cantantereous of late? 'Tis stated
he is finding it hard to get along
with himself.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Cameo Unit
Opener
HONORABLE MENTION
By Ted Modrowski

To Elsie Blazey and Rosemarie
Dudek 60 honorable mention for
the splendid job they did at the
Cameo Unit Bowling League
party. They did all the work of
preparing and serving sand
wiches, but when they sat down
to enjoy sandwich and relax
they discovered all the food was
gone. We were in no position to
offer these two good workers
any food, but we can give them
honorable mention, That and a
sandwich is filling.
PAC
Little has been said in this
column pertaining to PAC. 1t is
time someone in this Unit started
carrying the ball. 1t is time a
few more people began taking a
little interest in the events that
go to make up their lives and the
part they can play in making
these events a. little more ad-
vantageous to themselves.
We've heard too often that the
Unions has no business In pol
itics, but we have till now to
hear a good reason why they
should stay out. Do you think
for one minute that the legisla-
tors at the State House pass laws
granting old age pensions, unem-
ployment insurance and liberal
Workmen's compensation out of
the goodness of their hearts. All
of you are old enough to know
better than that. They will not
liberalize any bill affecting the
common man if the man himself
doesn't voice his demands.
1t is no different than an or
ganized shop where an indlvld-
ual. asks for an increase in pay
or an Improvement in working
conditions. Refusing this indi-
vidual will not cause the en-
ployer any undue alarm. Nor
will the State Senator worry
about that one vote. But the
scene takes a noticeable change
when these same requests are
made in number. In numbers
there is power, let's utilize it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
All In Favor Say Aye!

ASHLAND, o. (LPA)-Here' S
an idea that could catch on like
wildfire after the war. The Un-
ion Malleable Manufacturing Co.
has an arrangement with its
workers so that they can work
when they wish and as long as
they wish, and collect their pay
checks at the end of each work
ing day. The company is now
engaged in war work, preparing
tire tubes for Army trucks for
overseas shipment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

A large group of hammer-men
and helpers from the aluminium
forge journed to Birmingham,
Mich, recently to attend the
funeral of Edward Moxie Stan
ton a member of our Unit en-
ployed in the forge. Fellow
workers donated generously to
a collection which was presented
to the family of our deceased
brother.
Red Markham, Dept. 662 acts
like boy who has been locked
up when he is on the loose. After
pitching his dough around, the
boys from the forge who were
with him borrowed him broke
and then returned his money to
him the following day.
Members of the Unit extend
their sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ballard on the death OF
Mrs. Ballard's mother. Members
of the Flying Squadron were
pail bearers.
If you don't think the cops
are always right ask Bob
Cousino.
Louise Uhram came back to
work in Dept. 666 with a stream
lined figure after a two week
,tussle with the FLU" Louise IS
a step-daughter of Clause Hess.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED
YET? If not, go to PIT SUI
perior st. next to the Esquire
theatre and take care of this
important item.
Maudie Smith lost a billfolo
last week in the plant which
contained $28. This good mem
Der of our Unit needs the money
badly and will appreciate it il
the one who found it would re-
turn $40 to her through the fac
tory mail and keep the $500 as
their reward.
Bills before the Ohio Legis,
lature that will help all the
workers of this state are senate
bill ga and house bill 1877 on in
creased Unemployment Compen,
sation from SIG to $25 week
Senate bill 144 and house bill
Alt on more federal housing
projects. Senate bill 153 will
provide a permanent fair En-
ployment Practice Commission
Senate bill 211 calls for increas.
ing workmen's industrial com,
pensation. from $21 to $24.5C
weekly.
Brothers and Sisters write to
your State Senator's: Raymond
Hildebrand and Virgil Cramer
and State Representatives, VIM
Donovan, Ben F. Reading, Ches.
ter Early, Mrs. Opal Mundy anc
Fred Hunt, asking them to sup
port and vote for these bills. L
you would like to meet these
people personally they will bt
in the Council Chamber mex
Saturday, May 5th, between
P. M. and 5 P. M. But write
anyway.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
curfew FIops AS
Coal Saver

WASHINGTON (LPA) -
Scores of cities throughout the
country are now wondering
just what the curfew and the
brown-out are all about. City
after city has discovered that
the midnight curfew which be-
gan on Feb. 26 has done next
to nothing as a coal-saver. In
the nations largest city, New
York, where the coal saving
was expected to be large, the
Consolidated Edison Co. report
ed that its coal saving was esti-
mated at three-tenths of one per
cent. However because of the
curfew 5000 entertainers and
night club employees were
thrown out of work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
AFL Insurance Co.
Marks Bonner Year

BALTIMORE, Md. (LPA) -
Praise for the outstanding record
of the only union-owned life in
surance company in the country
flowed freely at the 18th annual
session of the Union Life In
surance Co. held here last week.
A dividend amounting to $3.50
a share will be distributed
among stockholders, it was an
nounced by Matthew Woll, COM
pany president, after the meet
ing. AFL unions set up and own
the company.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Long-Lines Strike
ANerfed

WASHINGTON (LPA)-June
/ is the deadline set by the War
Labor Board in its directive to
the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. to
stop employing transferred OPP
orators in Dayton on a time
plus-expenses basis. The strike
last November which grew out
of this practice spread rapidly
across the country, and for sew
eral weeks severe tie-ups in tele-
phone communications were
feared, but were finally averted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Order Dims Hope
For Wage Thow

WASHINGTON, May l (LPA)
"A new government directive
on wages was issued last week
and labor leaders who have been
waiting for some indications of
thaW in the little steel wage
freeze decided that Spring is a
long way off.
The new directive, handed
down by the Office of Economic
Sterilization, went no further
than to grant the War Labor
Board some discretion in passing
on fringe" adjustments such as
shift differentials and paid va
cations.
Order Permits Adjustments
The new directive simply per-
mits adjustments higher. or
lower than those limits by WLB
provided that the Board finds
that the amount of the adjust
ment follows an already estab-
lished "clear and well defined
practice" in the industry or
area.
Even these non-basic wage ad-
iustments cannot be allowed
without approval of the Director
of Economic Stabilization who
will ascertain whether the ad-
justments will cause an increase
in price ceilings or production
costs.
This directive" admitted
OES Director William Davis, "is
carrying forward of the pol
icy of setting definite firm cell
ings on so-called fringe adjust
ments in all wage cases."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Seeing Eye-w,oUni, Uni,

The officers and members of
the WHY'S Unit would like to
offer their sympathy to the fam
lily of Brother John Sharrer o.
Dept. 662 who passed away
last week and was laid to rest
Saturday, April 18th. Brother
John will be missed on the End
shift
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-04
Joint Council
Jottings

Locals 1853 & IS URWDSEA-CIO
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-22
EXPLORE THE DETAILS FIRST

Probably one Of the reasons why Con
gress has been slow 20 include compulsory
health insurance legislation such a. pro-
posed IN the Wagner DinRell Bill a. part of
the Federal social security program. l. the
problem Of cost IN proportion 90 benefits
The Wagner Dingell Bill specifically pro
vides that social security payroll taxes be
raised To a total of eight per cent. halt to
De- paid by the employer and halt hy the
employe. OF the eight per cent. four per
cent B. intended to defray the expense of
medical care. disqualification and tempo
rary disability. Thus the wages Of per
son earning 1925 per month would be- sub
Icct to q total social security tax of S2I6
annually. half of which would boz deducted
directly from the salary check one hun
drrd and eight dollars Of the S2l6 would
De- for medical and temporary dIsabilit,
protection
lloW does thu compare with the cost
OF accident. health and disqualification iu-
suranee ln goycrnmeut-rcRulated insurance
companies ~ group form,
Here Is what can Dee purchased Tor $50
per wear. $50 weekly benefits for Hines
and accident, - daily hospital beuefit f,r
1o-day period. plus s25 for laboratpr,
medicines. N-raS and other charge. p.us
up o. Sl1o reimbursement for surgical ,N-
pen~es Hospital benefits are paid tor 80
DAYS iust a. MANY times in a wear a. m,
emplose may need them Also when a.
contract b. purchased from a private COM
panN. u cannot bc hanged by the iu>ur-
ance company a. long a. payments are
made ANY government Insurance plan
NAV be- changed al the will of Coupre>.
! These are bat a few at the details thar
should be- explored before the country .p,.
I overheard for state medicine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-22
LET'S NOT DISCRIMINATE

The main thing In improving the APP
pearanee Of Key West Is pulling down old
buildings. bat there should be no discrim-
ination in doing that work
Why arrest two owners Of tumbledown
buildings when score Of arrests would not
include all Of the other owners Of firetraps
in hey West?
All over town there are buildings that
should have been pulled down years ago.
And practically every time Key Westers
talk about that type Of building they men
ton the Reynolds Building on Duval street.
next to the electric eompany's office. which
has been an eyesOre for many a year
That building. as well as many others.
i disgrace 20 the town and should have
been demolished a decade ago. bat il still
stands there in It's advanced state Of delapi-
dation.
II We are determined 10 spruce up the
city. lets include all ramshackled build
ings IN the city. not pick out one here and
there. and then arrest the owner il he or she
does not comply with an order to pull il
down.
The building Inspector and the fire
chief could make tour of the town and ill
q couple Of sheets Of a notebook of build
ings that should be torn down. Lots lush
with weeds are bal enough but not a. much
80 a. buildings that have served their pur-
poses long ago.
Let's get going: lets be all-inclusive
u i not the intention Of this editorial that
anybody. who has been arrested for disre-
garding orders 90 pull down his building.
should be released; is intent j. that all
others that own old and wOrnout buildings
should be- forced 90 remove them or face
the consequences in city court.
Do that. and Il won't be- long before
all the delapidated buildings in KEY West
either have been repaired or torn down.
And when painters are available. We
should start paint-up campaign.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-22
DEADLY ACCIDENTS

The National Safety Council make
habit ot calling attention 10 figure. 49,.
''"''hR the enormous toll taken by a,-
,ident- ~ the United States.
Il now points out that our total war
'asualiie, including killed. wounded miss
ine aud prisoners. we're 1910. 524. Against
o. . compares the home-front accident ION
ui 36 355 600
The Council SAYS that our war casual
uc~ included 26l.6os killed bot that on the
homefront. $4,000 were killed IN ACCT
dents including $4,000 killed in accident.
inside the home
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-22
A. Newsssesssss

~wIIi you take Mrs Gresham
% the shop. Miss Greyf Introduce
her 20 the f0reman--Eve talked
10 him-and then do whatever
else yea think necessary.
~wouid y0a care % leave your
coat In . boxer. Mra Creshaing
Jane asked.
a see no necessity" said the
woman stifgfy. 1--WE consented %
visiting the shop because my
brush er insists. but no more.
Very vel. Il you'n come with
ne"
silently they walked down the
hall. Through . door and across
4 court, then into the elatter and
roar % the plant proper.
sure pleased 70 meet yons
shouted Jim nurdick above ira
noise Of the shop. BE right pa
triotic u yea b eome IN and help
Us
OF course I have had no en-
perience working.
You can take q car apart n
put i together again so rs works.
can't y0u9 Tel q monkey wrench
| from a latheT"
Jane saw an amused light In
Eleanor GrcshaIn's eyes
yes, and I can repair q mill
pump bstter than my brother.
E she conceded
Come on. then And. hosting
his uveralls. he led them back y
I the maintenance room.
Jane waited q few moments
Neither Jim Bardick nor ElcanoE
Gresham knew she vas there
She vas watching not Mrs
Grcshan's face Bat her hands
hands that fondled tools as Eve
iyn's mother nd fondled plants
she waited until, with q rest
less gesture. ElsarnF Greshams
hands went up 90 her hair and
/ fnding a hat impeding theia
movement. rippod a OF and
thrcw Il % q bench; then she Jeff
quietly.
The rest Of the week Wa IN
eyentful Eleanor Gresham turned
I thc car keys over % Evelyn wheu
Mark had % call on potential
/ buyers. Eleanor hadn't time 90 b
/ bothered. Merle. the maintenance
clerk, would - leaving IA tWs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-10-22

Chapter %
Nov. vii you tell ne whai
" You mean By my sister's
handsT"
Gladly" Jane sat primly.
"consdering your foresight IN
the purchase of materials On
which there1l b. q shortaee, Tn
quite sure your foresight also al
vises wa og an impending short
ace IN naupower. loa u be need
inR vouan-p8wer.
She ignored his snort ana con
tiuued. Mason. the maintenasEe
department checker. IS due -
leave foT service in tao % three
weeks az the most Tools. 50 vital
~ important n8w that they cant
D. readily replaced. should have
sonlcone q trust
~Oh. now. look here. Miss Grey:
you can't b. suggesting ny sister.
Why, she's never IN her lie
shown the slightest aptitude for
for" lie paused. then musingly,
Well, not since she Was a young
ster. I sciu admit ia find my tools
hidden among her doM rags.
Mother insisted upon her playing
with dolls"
Jane sat her eyebrows raised
a little, and let Mark Sheridan
muse himself Into a corner. and
then she stood up again. wonder
ing Il the watching girls outside
had about decided she vas prac-
tiCing some new exercise.
4 must see about that report
Mr. Sheridan ! vas merely IN
tcrcstcd IN the possibility Of ind
iuE someone vino. once acqualnt-
d with the facts. wouid give the
company bola loyalty and en-
cIncy. And II csAFsc taat par
t9llar deparftn axas DDS not come
a ily under WA supervision
She dld not aeAi. Nor mlhc.'
TIT following morning. she was
4 called into Mark Sheridan's
Office. soon after he arrived &ith
hs SITTER There were mtroduc-
ti0ns Vhich were accepted impcr-
sonstV by Jane. WIth a certain
holly - Mrs Eleanor Gres-
~.