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employed, the UAW leader said,
how long they are going to be
unemployed depends upon you
It's UP to you, the workers, to
prove to Congress that you want
he same take-home pay when
your hours are reduced. "
The workers cannot live on
10 hours pay, continued Mr..
Sosser as he asked for a motion
demanding that the President
set aside the little steel formula
and be given 50 hours take-home
pay for the 40-hour work week.
Opposed To Piecework
In a reply to a question from
one of the audience inquiring
how the wage situation would
effect incentive workers, the
JAW director said 1T is the de-
sire of this union to eliminate
piece work. l have watched in
centive workers in the plants
and I don't know how they keep
going. We don't want you kill
ing yourselves"
Turning to the postwar situa-
lion and discussing strikes, Mr.
Gosser said that the question of
wages was due for a fight. THE
reactionaries II of them right
here in this community have
pooled their money to fight us"
he declared. He urged the Air
way workers now on strike over
a wage issue to have the courage
of their convictions and hold out
for what they considered right
and then said, ''we are going to
make our first stand at Airway."
Opposes National Strike
When a motion was made to
demand that Congress enact
legislation providing for 60,000,-
roo jobs, one of the audience
irose to make an amendment to
stage a national strike Mr.. Cos
ter declared the motion out of
order and said, "our gains have
not been accomplished by ma
iional strikes" He expressed
she view that strikes would be
less harmful to the workers if
major plants were struck with
other employed workers con-
sributing to aid those engaged
in the struggle. He added, we
are not going to permit any
minority group to dictate the
policies of this union for the
purpose of dividing US"
The motion to demand 60,000,-
900 jobs was passed unani-
mously.
A third and final motion was
unanimously passed condemning
the Burton, Ball, Hatch Act
which would force unions to ac-
cept compulsory arbitration in
labor disputes.
Opposes SuperseniOrity
Mr.. Gosser made it perfectly
clear that the Union was OPP
posed to all sup erse e n ! ority
schemes which would pit the
returned servicemen against the
workers who have greater sem
iority. He said that conversa-
tions which he has had with
many servicemen convinced him
that they do not want jobs at
the expense of their fathers or
brothers. They want jobs of
their own" he said.
Petitions TO President Truman
asking him to either destroy the
little steel formula or lower
prices As per cent were circu-
lated throughout the audience.
Tables set up at the rear of the
auditorium were used by many
10 write letters to their senators
and congressman asking them to
support the legislation to pro-
vide 60,000,000 jobs, increased
unemployment insurance, the
Murray Wagner Dingell social
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-17
Labor Editors
Visit Pacific

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -
(LPA)-Eight of the leading Ia
Dor editors of the country, in
Guiding the national news edi-
tor of Labor Press Associates,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-17
Time for
Plain Talk
By
Tom Burke
Vice~President
Local IL,
UAW.CIO

even dared hope for just few
short days ago. Everyone is
talking about and praying and
hoping for a quick end to the
awful holocast in which we have
been whirled for the past four
years.
The end of the war will bring
us many serious problems.
These problems we would rather
face as long a victory is won.
This war has been the biggest
project ever undertaken by men.
The dislocations of our economy
and our lives occasioned by the
prosecution of this war bring
about the problems we are call
ed upon to solve.
The postwar period will find
us struggling for solutions to un-
employment, betterment n d
maintenance of good standard
of living, and relationships.
Althoug consideration of
these problems is matter not
to be taken lightly / would like
to cite an incident in lighter vein
to illustrate what we are against.
An operator in a modern sky
scraper office building. The
building was equipped with
very fast elevators. Though
he was bit nervous and
little insure of the con-
trolls, he was assigned to his
first solo flight His only pas
senger on this ascent was an
attractive young lady. AS he
opened the doors at the floor she
called for, he turned to her and
said. I'm sorry, very sorry
Miss that l made such sudden
stop" She answered ooh, that's
perfectly alright, think no more
about it, l wear panties around
my ankles all the time"
PRFDICAMENT
AS this war comes to a sudden
stop l am very much afraid that
we find ourselves in the same
sort of an embarrassing predica-
ment. / don't think we will be
able to handle it with the same
amount of sang-froid and poise
However handle it we must. Out
of all the welter of cross pur-
poses and conflicting opinions
must come stability or we are in
for a system as bad, If not
worse, than that against which
we have been directing all our
energies for the past four years.
Humanity demands a reason
able amount of security: Secur-
ity in childhood, fighting
chance during the productive
years, and security in old age as
proper reward for a contribu-
ton to society.
In America we demand this
security within the framework
of democracy. This security
means the universal enjoyment
of the fruits of our productivity
and it can be provided without
loss of personal liberty. With
us, the state must ever be the
body polite made up of indivi-
dual citizens and not requiring
subservience of the individual
to the state.
FALSE PROPHETS
II is my opinion that anyone
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-17
FALSE PROPHETS

II is my opinion that anyone
who would lead us to any other
ultimate objective can be classed
as a false prophet Many there
are who will sing a siren song
as did Hitler. "Humbly sub
iect yourselves to me and | will
give you absolute security" BY
their works we will know them.
Some will pit race against
race, religion against religion
until they can create their own
religion, and section against
section. Others will do much the
same thing only in a different
manner. They will be false
champions of minority groups.
They will attempt to destroy all
religion. One is as bad as the
other. We must stand steadfast
to preserve our rights under de-
mocracy and fight to better our
conditions while maintaining the
democratic way.
The Unions. have a definite
stake in this fight. In fact the
Unions must be at the froefront
of the battle, Organized labor is
the greatest bulwark against the
enemies of democracy. Organ
ICED Labor must see to it that
the postwar world is fit world
for all of humanity. This is
worldtrend and cannot be es-
capped in this country.
Labor has taken over the
helm in Australia and in Eng
land. Labor is certainly work
ing in that direction here. De-
mocracy was designed to oper-
ate for the greatest good of the
greatest number. Workers are by
Tor the greatest numbe and our
lsystem must operate for their
greatest good.
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continued ITUm rage !
come out of this meeting and be
announced before the end of this
week or early next week.
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and much larger" than for the
like period last year, it said.
It is entirely likely hat there
will be surplus stocks of eggs. po-
tatoes and lower grades of beef,
the department said.
American civilians also were
promised more butter, cheese,
pork and veal, and a moderate
improvement in the critical fats
and oils supply.
But the sugar situation remains
bleak. It may ease somewhat next
Spring eff the Cuban crop turns
out WE'LL" but no real relief from
the worldwide sugar shortage is
anticipated until Philippines sugar
plantations get back into full pro-
duction.
Civilian supplies of rice and dry
beans and peas may be reduced
somewhat from last years sup
plies by substantial relief Ship
ments, but should be adequate
The apple crop probably will be
the lowest on record. Cereal prod
,lcts will continue plentiful.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Little Worked
Behind Jap Line

WASHINGTON-It can now be
revealed that J. G. Little, radio
man, third class, Crumpler, N. c.,
played role in one of the most
romantic and dangerous episodes
of the war against Japan-as a
member of Naval group of guer-
rillas, intelligence agents and Wea-
Their observers behind the Jap
anese lines in Asia.
The group, now know as SACO
- Sine American Co operative
Observation-Disclosures shortly after
Pearl Harbor as strictly weather
reporting unit.
The project grew until it was
proving the U. S. Fleet, the army's
14th Air Force and the Chinese
and American Army Headquarters
with weather reports and with
intelligence on movement of JAP
, ships, troops and supplies. Finally
it became dangerous fighting
outfit, killing Japs, blowing ur
trains, raiding Jap outposts. Its
activities finally extended all the
way from Indo-C China to the Cobb
Desert.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Sheets Active In
MindanaO Drive

WITH THE 31ST INFANTRY
DIVISION ON MINDANAO -
(SpeciaD-Machine Gun Corporal
Edward E. Sheets of Battery c
10th Field Artillery Battalion
thinks that there is nothing better
than the land to make a soldier
feel like he ''belongs."
Cpl. Sheets intends to return to
the family 800 acre farm when he
gets discharged. ''I'm going to take
advantage of the schooling the
army is giving u.s." said Sheets,
"Our farm is going to be the best
in the county"
Machine gunner Sheets took
part in the drive up the central
highway in Mindanao. When a
bulldozer flushed few Japs out
from their hiding places near the
guns, Ed cut loose at them with
his so calibre machine gun. Be-
fore the skirmish was over, Sheets
shot up 80 rounds of ammunition,
but when the smoke cleared, there
were three good Japs lying on
the ground. Said Sheets with a
smile, Come to think of it, them
fellows were shooting back at us. -
Cpl. Sheets participated in the
New Guinea and Southern Phillip
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
FAMOUS DIVISION NOW
is RETURNING HOME

Paris-The vanguard of the
famous Fifth Armored Division
of Lieut.. Gen. William H. Simp-
sons Ninth Army, which helped
spearhead the Allied drive to
within 48 miles of Berlin, sailed
for home last week from LIE HaV-
re.
An army announcement said the
remainder of the division would
clear the port by the first of the
month. The Seventh Armored
Division, now at LIE Havre, also
is scheduled to be homeWaro
bound.
The 18th Armored Division has
begun to arrive in the LIE Havre
staging area for shipment about
Oct. 10. The army said first ship
ments of the Ninth Armored Di-
vision were at sea, with the re-
mainder to sail "soon."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
MORE FOOD FORECAST
FOR FALL AND WINTER

Observation-Disclosures will be
more food on American dinner
tables this Fall and Winter than
at any time during 1945, the Ag-
riculture Department promised
this week in a forecast which said
this country 'easily' can spare
substantial quantities of certain
foods for hungry Europe.
It ascribed the generally i'm
proved outlook chiefly to the
sudden end of the war, saying that
military procurement of food
twill be very much smaller from
now on than it has been for the
last two years.
Supplies of meats, canned fish,
canned fruits, fruit juices, vege-
tables, turkey, chicken, canned
milk and cream will be ''materi-
ally larger" than in recent months
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

other necessities of life to sustain
victims of war on the long road
to rehabilitation there can be no
peace. 1, therefore, ask you and
the more than seven thousand
local chairmen of the United Ma
tional Clothing Collection to lead
the nation in another clothing col
lection drive for the relief of vic
tins of war.
''The universal response last
Spring, when all groups concerned
with problems of war relief joined
with United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration in
one great national appeal, has
proven beyond any doubt the
value and efficiency of the united
endeavor which now request you
to carry on again."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
MORE WARTIME
CONTROLS DISBANDED

Observation-Disclosures can now
step up it's already swift CONVEX
sion pace as additional wartime
controls were pulled off Oct. l.
Slated for discard were most
controls on metals, other critical
materials and component parts
restrictions on lumber sales, trans
portation and distribution of pc
troleum products in East and West
coast sections, and bans on hold
ing conventions and fairs.
Most of the letters will be of
heavy industry with the abolish
ment of the controlled materials
governing the flow of critical ma
terials for war production.
In its place a simplified priority
system covering a few materials
and components still in critically
short supply will be operated by
the War Production board.
This applies particularly to tin
lead and antimony, still in very
short supply. Priorities may be
assigned for certain military pur-
poses or, sparingly, to break pro-
duction bottlenecks.
Inventory controls on critical
materials still hold, however, to
prevent excessive buying up of
scarce materials needed for civil
ian industry.
Anticipating the lifting of all
restrictions on construction Octo-
Der Is, wartime regulations on
sales of lumber have already been
discarded. Thus home and farm
builders should have lumber all
ready to go with the building
green light in two weeks.
From now on Americans can
assemble at conventions, fairs and
trade gatherings, although travel
still is crowded and perhaps un-
comfortable.
The readjustment committee of
WPB, which had charge of re-
viewing war contracts for cut
backs, meanwhile quietly folded
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
PLANS UNDERWAY FOR
PRES. TRUMAN'S VISIT

Statesville-The city of States
vile is making plans to entertain
many thousands of visitors No
vember IL when President Tru-
man and two Cabinet members
Secretaries Vinson and Patterson
visit here.
Truman, Vinson and Patterson
will speak at get-together sessions
of the State Senate.
Secretary of War Patterson will
speak at the high school auditori-
UNI Thursday night, November l,
after a banquet in his honor.
President Truman will speak at
the ball park Friday afternoon
The President will fly to Charlotte
and motor to Statesville. After a
reception and luncheon at the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Truman Calls For Clothing
To Aid Liberated Countries

Washington-President Truman
has called upon the United States
to contribute clothing again to
prevent ''incalculable hardshipS''
among war sufferers in liberated
areas among Europe and the
Pacific.
He asked Henry J. Kaiser, West
Coast industrialist, to head the
drive similar to one held under
Kaiser's direction last Spring.
Kaiser has accepted.
The White House yesterday
made public the Presidents letter,
under date of August 81, as fol-
lows:
Dear Henry:
Again the need for used cloth
ing for war sufferers all over the
world is urgent. It is imperative
that we act at once to provide
clothing for the relief of men,
women and children in war raw
aged lands.
81 am, therefore, calling upon
you again to lead the nation ir
this campaign to alleviate meal
culable hardships which will b.
endured next Winter unless we
act without delay. The result:
achieved under your Leadership
earlier this year were magnificent
splendid as were the results Of
that effort, however, it is plainly
evident that additional quantitie:
of clothing must be secured tc
meet the tremendous war relief
needs which the world now faces
not only in Europe but also ir
liberated areas in the Pacific. 9th.
er countries Canada, Australia
New Zealand - will conduct col.
lections to help meet this urgent
situation, but the dire need JUS
/ titled another appeal to the people
in the United States.
without adequate clothing and
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Vance Hotel, Mr.. Truman will re-
view a parade at 2 o'clock and
speak at $3.50. His talk, to be
broadcast over national hook
up, has been listed as a major
speech"
Vinson, Secretary of the Treas
ury, will speak Friday evening.
Rep. Robert L. Doughton, in be-
half of State Senator Hugh C.
Mitchell of Statesville, invited the
President and Secretaries here.
Doughton will fly here with Pat
terson Thursday.
Following his talk here, Mr.
Truman will return to Charlotte
and fly to Raleigh where he will
speak Friday night. His schedule
then takes him to Atlanta and
Warm Springs, Georgia.
Statesville is in Rep. Doughton's
district.
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OF National And World News During The Past Weel

pine campaigns, as well as the
assault landing ON Morotai. He
was awarded the Asiatic-Pac
ribbon with two bronze stars and
an arrowhead in addition to the
Philippine Liberation ribbon.
His father, George Sheets, and
his brothers, Rufe and Walter, live
in Wagner, N. G.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04
Memorial Service

There will be Memorial Ser,
vice at the Ebenezer Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, October 7, at,
HOO a. m. for Pvt. Richard Black
who was killed in action in France.
on August 3.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

The internal browning or ap-
pearance of corky areas near the
core of an apple indicates that the
trees need boron, says c. E. Van
Deman of the Agricultural Expert
ment Station at State College.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

Recent floods caused great loss
es of feed crops in Lee county,
and Farm Agent J. A. Marsh and
neighborhood leaders have begun
a campaign for the seeding of sup
elemental grazing crops.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

Elkin is preparing for a record
fat stock show and sale on October
8 and 10.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-10-04

This year the u. S. has one of
the largest cabbage crops on rec
ord.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30

"New scientific developments" he
said, shave taken this issue out of the
controversial field. The atomic bomb,
jet propulsion and rockets are bound
to revolutionize future defense STRAIT
egy. If war ever breaks out again, it
will not be fought by large standing
armies, arrayed against each other
face to face, but by death-spouting
machines which can wipe out entire
cities and kill millions while operat-
ing thousands of miles from the OBJ
ject Of attack.
"In the first place we rannot con-
template or permit such war be-
cause it would destroy civilization it
self. In the second place, to prevent
such a catastrophe from occurring we
must concentrate on developing our
scientific and mechanical equipment to
such point that no aggressor will
dare to fire the first shot. We cannot
defend ourselves or intimidate any fu-
ture enemy by compelling all our
young men to spend year of their
lives learning how to do squads right
or squads left, or how to shoot out
moded rifles"
Mr.. Green assured the legion con-
vention that "as time goes on, all
veterans will find that organized labor
is in their corner, fighting with them
for the things they want, protecting
them against exploitation, and joining
with them in making America a land
of peace and plenty"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30
New Housing Bill,
Endorsed by AFL, Gets
Bipartisan Senate Support

Washington, D. ca compromise
General Housing Bill, assured of BIZ
partisan support, was introduced in
Congress by Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner, Democrat, of New York.
The new bill reflects an agreement
between Senator Wagner, and Sena-
tor Taft, Republican, of Ohio. Hear
ings will begin Nov.19 before the Sen
ate Banking and Currency Committee,
of which Senator Wagner is chair
man.
1t is hoped that passage of this leg
islation will make possible huge
construction program to meet the Sc
rious housing shortage and to provide
millions of new jobs over the next 10
years. The bill includes the major
features of the AFL's housing pro-
gram.
Combining the Federal Home Loan
bank board, the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration and the United States
Housing Authority into single
agency under one policy-making head,
the bill concentrates on enabling pri-
vate enterprise to expand it's activi
ties in the so-called middle market or
"no mans land" of housing by
strengthening the FILA system so as
to reach a greater number Of families
in that market.
"The first main plan for this mid
die income privately financed housing
sets up a special plan for small home
ownership with FILA Insurance." Sen
ator Wagner explained. "This plan
raises the amount eligible for insur-
ance from 80 percent or 80 percent of
the cost of the housing to 95 percent,
thus reducing the down payment re-
quired for the middle income family
to percent.
"To make the terms more favor
able, it extends the period of amor
tization from 20 to 25 years to 80
years. 1t also reduced the maximum
interest rate allowable under the
statute from 5 percent to A percent.
1t provides additional insurance pro-
lection to promote the flow of capital
on these more favorable terms.
Another major provision affecting
private financing of mutual home
ownership or rental projects permits
insured mortgages of as much as 95
percent in the case of mutuals or
public instrumentalities, and 80 per-
cent in other cases, at interest of no
more than 3h percent with maxi
mum amortization period of 40 years.
A 5-year program for urban rede-
lvelopment, in which both private and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30

public funds would be utilized, also is
set forth in the measure. For this
purpose the federal government could
loan $5OO,0OO,OO0 to cities and towns
to get land assembly and clearance
projects started and which must be
repaid in full within 5 years. 1t could
loan $5O,0OO,0O0 annually, repayable
in 45 years, for the same purposes.
To expand low-rent public housing,
the measure sets up a 4-year pro-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30

vanced during the week ended No.
vember 10, 1945. Higher prices for
both agricultural and industrial COM
modities resulted in a rise of or per-
cent in the index Of commodity prices
in primary markets prepared by the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics, U. S. De-
partment of Labor, bringing the index
to 1861 percent Of the 1926 average,
equal to the high point reached dur
ing the war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30

gram to cost the federal government
total of $88,OOO,OOO, and Senator
Wagner estimated this would provide
about 100000 additional units of low
rent public housing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

Average prices for farm products,
foods, fuel and lighting materials and
chemicals, still were slightly below
wartime peaks, but all other commod-
ity groups were at, or above, the high
est level reached during the war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30

Tourist: "Is it far to the next
town."
Native: "Well, it seems further than
it is, but you'll find out it amt"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-30
Prices ZOOm Upward
Sth Consecutive Week

Washington, D. C.-For the eighth
week, market prices ad-