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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Ragging The
Scale
BY Bill Kenny

Question of the week: Which
sun (son) was the company try
ing to keep out of Pats eyes
when they put that board up in
front of her bench!
POM
George Porgie Sugar Pie
He kids the girls and makes
them cry,
But when the boys come out to
play,
George Porgie didn't come to
work next day"
Affiliating Herman says, "my
advice to the executive commit
tee is to always post constitu-
tional changes when they call
a special meeting"
Too bad that the sincerity of
Harold M for the S. w. o. ended
with only 18 at a special meeting
for piece workers, including the
executive committee.
Advice to "tonk" players. Gale
Miller and Don Futy are sand
baggers.
Heard-at last special meeting.
'Billheimer and his bunch were
not there and | guess%ll the ap-
piers were afraid to stick their
necks out and make motion to
fire Firestone, Tsk! Tskl And
tskl-
More next week. Tune in pliz.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Toledo Stamping
Notes

Editors Note: Sorry about
your space. Hope you read the
answer in the National Supply
column last week. Paper is also
war casualty.
Addie Vanklingeren was dele
gate from our shop, who in COM
pany with other union delegates
appeared in Columbus for the
u m p yment compensation
bill.
The committee reports that
classification of jobs has been
sent to the WLB.
Raida Thomas, Gertie Mason,
Fanny Willenberg and Marge
Preston are on the sick list. Our
hopes for speedy recoveries.
Archie's robins which had a
nest in the front of the office
passed away last week.
Rosaline reports big chicken
sales. Her shock at the loss of
her purse was lessened when
Ernie returned it to her.
Rita and Alice were in Chi last
week. That's a place which is
also visited by many sailors.
Mary Modlinski is on leave of
absence.
Zelma Brown and Irene Liver
good entertained at dinner Sat-
urday mite. The guests brought
their own steaks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Aero Spins
Packard Unit

We are glad to have Cleo Win
CERT back among us after being
on sick leave for nine weeks.
Vincent, of TDA, his wife and
Don Unkart went on a fishing
trip. We can't yet understand
why they say they threw them
back into the river. So tired.
Babe Miller enjoyed two
weeks leave with her son, DON
aid, home from the Navy after
18 months service in the Pacific.
Joe Dumiller who has been
with Packard for some time left
Saturday. A group surprized
him with gifts, as Thursday was
also Joe's birthday.
After being reported missing
in action in Europe, Harry Fish
er's son has returned home.
We've heard several good fish
stories, but one we haven't heard
anything about is the one that
Val Farnham and Morey Balm
took in.
Birds are singing-the flowers
are blooming-but what happen
ed to the bird of romance" on
123 line and the "shiek of TDF".
To the rear! Column right!
Column left! This will be fam
iliar language to Al Oliszewski
(5x5). Good stamping, All
Maintenance Department, note.
In the original MESA drive to
organize you men, remember
your 81 was taken and never re-
turned after you were told that
due to the fact that maintenance
men are all under jurisdiction of
UAW-CIO we (MESA) cannot
accept you as members. What a
break you men would get with
such statement already made.
Catching on, Weeboom? Under
existing circumstances it's no
wonder you don't need assess
ments.
It's known fact that prior to
UAW-CIO the working man did
not have the price for glass of
beer due to wages. Now, | won
der If MESA is more interested
in whether a man has the price
of a glass of beer or his low
wages so he cannot afford to buy
it, for it's a certainty that MESA
with its membership did not in
fluence the Wage Sterilization
Board in boosting wages.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
SparkletS Champion Unit

men and detail men from the
rank and file. Many of them
fail to remember a few short
years ago when they were one
of us, and that the Union played
a great part in getting them pro-
NOTED to where they are today.
| wonder if some of you ever
gave a thought or looked ahead
to the day when again they may
by one of us, or better still, do
we want all of them back, the
way some of them acted during
their period of authority. Re-
member Mac.
Vera Eicholt celebrated her
birthday recently-all she will
say is that she is one year older.
ATTENTION GIRLS
The former Saturday night ac-
tivities at the Y. M. c. A. for the
female members of Local II has
been changes to Tuesdays start
ing June 19 at 7:30 P. M. Re-
member all expenses are paid by
Local II and you are entitled to
swim, dance, skate and take part
in various games.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Joint Council
Jottings

Locals 1853 & 35 URWDSEA- CLIO

GREAT LAKES
Albert Kofpman, after war
ing for two years in Africa
and Italy has returned to battle
in this country. He will be mar
ried to Mis- Virginia Bell, June
18th, at Grace Church, Pinewood
and Forrest at 1880 p. NJ. Re-
ception at Walter Weller Post,
Parkside and Dorr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Won
groski are expecting an increase
in the family. Hope it's boy
and good luck, Ray.
SAVE ELECTRIC
Wedding bells for Noreene
McKibbin.
Glad to have Ruth Harding
back with us after her husband S
furlough.
Sorry to lose one of our best
friends. Susie Layman passed
away.
Ruth Cousino is back to work
after a long illness.
Who lost whose boy friend and
why.
Good luck to our Wisconsin
students, Howard Dunbar, Helen
Jourdian, Beulah Dunaway and
~.
Rose Westenkirchner found
out that the exhaust pipe on
motorcycles are hot stuff.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Lcbor Comps
Condemned

ALBANY, N. Y. (LPA)-The
The "disgracefully bad" migrant
labor camps of New York State
are not beyond Improvement,
State War Council Committee re-
ported here last week, provided
growers and professors are aided
in complying with established
health and sanitation standards.
Maximum state assistance to
camp operators who comply with
the code, and prompt prosecution
of those who fail to do so, was
urged, as was a comprehensive
Statewide child care program
for the migrant labor operations
which are so vital to the national
war and food efforts.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15

Best wishes for a speedy re-
covery to Lola VanVlerah and
Bernice Keller both convelescing
in the hospital due to recent OPP
erations.
Congratulations to Charlotte
Dymanski and her son Louis
Norman born May 9th. Here's
hoping that the proud father now
serving in Europe may soon re-
turn to his family.
That happy smile on Marion
Krou's face was explained by
the fact that her husband will
soon be home.
Recent visiting service men of
the Champion were LIE Grand
Ryan, Richard Hill and Richard
Roesing. lie said he would be
back in a week or so due to
medical discharge. Dick Roesing
had Is missions over Germany
and was glad to be back for
rest.
A wedding luncheon was given
in honor of Marcia LaFluer re-
Gently. A wedding cake and
orange blossoms decorated the
table and many gifts and much
good luck were wished her by
the girls present.
It's a girl for the family of
Donald Rice. Mrs. Rice is the
former Evelyn Smith of the
Champion. Best wishes to all.
A surprise party was given for
the supply girls in Dept. Il" the
other day, a grand time was had
by all.
With the increase of produc-
ton and the increase of employ
ment also came the increase OF
supervision namely asst. fore
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
The Standard
Bulletin
Local 497-Standard
Pr0ducts-P0rt Clinton

We are having another dance
and fish fry Saturday, June 23rd,
at Canteen 13 on the Camp
Perry Road; beginning at 9 p. m.
and ending at 2 a. m. Get your
tickets early.
Arbitrator Norton Rosentreter,
Oak Harbor attorney, gave us
the "business" on the recent
grievance cases to go before him.
OF six grievances we gained a
favorable decision on two, the
Red Card system, and Louis
Novak's grievance for lost time
over the Red Card set up. Novak
received $3.50 for lost time. The
arbitrator charged us $4,000 for
our share of the cost. Net loss
S94. so.
Politicians like Senator Fred
L. Adams are giving us the run
around on unemployment COM
pensation. Join the PAC now
and help to gain the things you
deserve and need.
Congratulations are in order
for Art Fliehmann, second shift
Tool Room steward, and Alice
Rupp, second shift container de-
partment, our latest newly
weds."
Final vote on the Csc monthly
assessment will be held at the
next regular meeting, Thursday,
June 28.
Our brothers and sisters at the
u. S. Gypsum are having lot
of trouble getting their first con-
tract. Could be the management
is trying to drive them back to
the old Mutual Admiration"
club, the brotherhood"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
National
Supply Unit Neevs
METRHT

The tool grinders, including
crib and tool room grinders are
being put into one room. This
verifies the error made by the
company few years ago when
the committee pointed out the
inefficiency of scattering tool
grinders around.
Deac con Denman starred
against Spicer last week in the
softball league. He leaned just
a wee bit too far when chasing
a fly and wham! Right on the
snozzle. We lost 1910. The Pro-
peller outfit however, bit the
dust before cur team Al.
Ken Rarick represented the
Unit in Columbus last week in
the final act of the unemploy-
ment compensation bill.
Ed. Fitzgerald says he was
given a five year guarantee on
that straw lid which he wears
all seasons. He lost the certifi-
cate along with the brim of his
hat, and will still wear the thing
because he hates to belittle the
company that made the thing.
Whitley Palenski is a one man
committee seeking to change the
starting time to 800 a. m. for
obvious reasons.
Fritz Wiser, Dept. Sc teed off
on the 116 yd. No.. IA hole at OF
tawa Park and did it--a hole in
one. Congratulations pal. Now
you know how a pitcher feels
after coming up with a no hit
no run game.
Bob Benson is the newly elect
ed steward in Dept. 100. Best
wishes Bob and success in the
new responsibility.
Bernie Winfrey who has been
at the shop during his
60-day furlough returned to
California last week for reas-
signment.
Eddie Palicki formerly of
is home on furlough.
We are always glad to see the
lads and will be happy when
they can all come home for
keeps.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Cameo Unit
Opener
BY Ted Modrowski

WHY?
DO so many people miss the
boat understanding the functions
of the union? This particularly
for the poor guy" making the
top dough?
Is Virgil Fought always seen
with the same femme? A four
letter word meaning l.. -?
Does Nels Murray walk
around the plant like somebody
when he's only Assistant to the
Super and we have no super to
date? That makes him?
More American Can Unit
members fail to avail themselves
of the fullest use of the facilities
of Local IL?
Stella Czyzewski refuses to
tell her age? 1t was a nice party
Stas, but how did you get away
with eight cup cakes?
Does the Navy want guy six
IeeL tall weighing zl0 IDS!
WADING POOL
We will take up our collection
for the Roosevelt Memorial Wad-
ing Pool, Saturday, June 16. A
more fitting tribute could not be
found that this pool which will
give the crippled kids a break.
Give all you can afford to this
worthy cause.
BOOK INSPECTION
The third week of each month
will be book inspection. Please
cooperate with the committee on
this matter, for that is the only
thing that will make the effort :;
success. Can we count on You?
Thanks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15

w A S H I N G I Q N (LPA)--
There is an urgent need to help
feed Europe, the Labor Dept.
Women's Bureau announced last
week, in addition to solving our
own food problems. Appeal was
made for 100000 women farm
workers who must be recruited
to help in this emergency. They
will be given rest periods, morn
ing and afternoon; sanitation and
relaxation provisions; and in
for inexperienced
women on the work to be done.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
cIO Unions PIon
More Shoes

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Pres-
idents of four CIO unions, whose
workers skin, tan, fabricate and
sell leather in shoes, last week
informed War Production Board
Chairman j. A. Krug that if
WPB would order the tanning
of pigskin and their manufacture
into shoes the result would be
the addition of 100 million pairs
of rationed shoes a year to the
present supply of ESQ million
pairs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
lakeside Unit '


We extend our sympathy to
Grace Cooper who recently lost
her mother.
Latest to join the married
folks is Ruth Snow. Lots of luck
to her.
Chester Gorsic who spent
many months overseas is home
on furlough due to the illness of
his wife Sylvia, former mem
ber of our Unit. Chester visited
the shop.
Alice Ploughman is recovering
from an operation and will soon
be back in the shop. Ditto for
Gertie Adamski after a tonsilec-
tony.
Now that Dora Sharfman has
got that permanent, we wonder
if she has made any progress in
getting the guy with the 10
grand.
Shorty Campbell is on
months vacation in Canada.
Helen Royston is happy these
days because her son Alfred is
home from overseas on his first
furlough in three years. He is
also member of our Unit.
Lottie Schultz, in charge of
the bond drive in our shop re-
ports that we went over the top
for the first time.
George Martin demonstrated
the stuff a good American is
made of the other day. It's too
bad we haven't few more
George Martins in our shop.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
WAR

w An
War is He'll, but fighting Anti
Labor Politicians is worse.
See how they do it in Dayton
where K. M. Kirkendale state
senator who belongs to organized
labor comes from. Kirkendale is
author of Senate Bill "a that
would have given us $25 for 26
weeks Unemployment Compen-
sation.
Kirkendale was elected by
PAC in a town loaded with anti
labor politicians, Chamber of
Commerce and National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers stooges.
Many of our members still be-
lieve in the old bunk that If our
grandfather was Republican or
Democrat that is what we should
be. Forget it. Anyone who la
bors for a living should vote
labor to gain everything that
will benefit them. AS a well
known Republican member of
the state senate told the men,
bers of his party last Wednesday.
''The workers think the Republi-
can party of Ohio are enemies
of labor and if you pass the
Reiners Bill 1853 only giving
them part of what they are ask
ing we will be defeated in the
next election"
The Senate ignored the warn
ing and seemed to say I'VE will
control politics in Ohio as long
as we have Robt. Taft behind us.
The compensation bill that
was passed gaze us $21 week
for % weeks, a gain of SIS per
week and an additional four
weeks. Every good amendment
that was offered by friends of
labor was defeated each time 20
TO IL. The papers said 400 mem
bers of organized labor attended,
DuI IL WOulu nave iltoA "a
the mark if they had said 600.
We would like at this time to
thank the state PAC and CIO for
the fine job they did on double
crosser Whitmore and members
of the rules committee.
The one and only way to get
every thing that is coming to us
is to join the one organization
that will assure us of all the
good things in life is to become
members of the PAC. 1t only
costs you $100 a year.
Join today and force the reac-
tionaries to retain the OPA with
all its controls and all other
laws that benefit you. Write your
state and national representa-
tives and senator's telling them
what you want, but above all
join the PAC and get the bene-
fits you are entitled to through
government by the people and
lOI lIt pcOplG.
DEPT. 766
The idea of the old girls of 1855
hitch hiking to celebrate a re-
cent birthday has been de-
bunked, as we rode in comfort,
thanks to the thoughtfulness of
two of the sisters who told their
husbands to stay at home as they
wanted their cars. All the sisters
got to their destination at the
same time which happened to be
the Bayshore Supper Club. They
celebrated with a fine dinner,
dancing to fine music and all
the trimmings. The sister who
rated this party was Jimmie Will
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Labor
Education
By Wilbert A. Rule,
Director, Education
And Recreation
BRETON WOODS

BRETON WOODS
In July of 1914, representa-
tives of A United Nations met
in little town in New Hamp-
shire, named Breton Woods,
to discuss money and how it
can be used after the war to
help bring about the greatest
amount of prosperity in the
world.
AS soon as the conference
was over and its agreements
were announced many of our
newspapers and our big bank
ers and their monetary ex-
perts" released a flood of
words, all saying the same
thing: Breton Woods l. a mys-
terry and a very complicated
mystery!
Breton Woods is not only
easy to understand, but it is
also very important that every
citizen should know what it is
all about.
Because Breton Woods is
not just something for bank
ers, International c aring
Houses, and long distance
chess players-it is something
that will affect your daily
bread. What you will pay for
food, clothing, and shelter
after the war, how high your
rent will be, how safe your
savings, and whether you are
going to have a job or not,
may all depend on Breton
Woods.
BREAD AND WAGES
B. w. stands as much for
bread and wages after the war
as it does for the name of
village in New Hampshire.
When war ends the nations
will take up the business of
selling goods to each other. We
know that foreign trade be-
tween the nations will great
ly influence the kind Of peace
we will get. The war has
caused almost complete
breakdown of the Interna-
tional Money Market.
Not only is the value of
money of any given nation un-
known (outside of its boun-
daries) but it even differs in
value when trading with diff
ferent nations. The value of
that money, as well as the
monies of all the other ma
tions, has no fixed value in re-
lation to goods, gold or Ameri-
can dollars.
Before the war Nazi Ger
many was so eager TO sell GER
tain goods in competition with
other countries and they were
so eager to build UP stock
piles of imported materials for
war that they created different
kinds of money which, outside
of Germany, were of different
values. For instance, the.
marks used to sell goods were
worth more than the marks
used to buy certain goods.
What it amounted to was a
declaration of war-a money
war.
Next week | shall continue
the discussion of the Breton
Woods Conference and its
meaning to labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Seeing Eye-w.oUnit

son formerly of 223 and now Of
ficial greeter of Dept. 766. If
you doubt they had a good time
ask Jimmie what happened to
the door when she go up Sun
day morning.
The sister who was not present
and to whom we wish to extend
our sympathies to is Connie
Burke who is in Robinwood
Hospital.
The members of the WHY'S
Unit would like to convey their
best wishes to the wife of
brother Homer Avery for a
speedy recovery from an opera
ton. Sister Avery is in the To-
ledo Hospital.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15
Vets Committee

The next regular meeting
OF the Local IL Veterans
Committee will be held at
Local IL headquarters,
Tuesday, June 10 at 500
p. m. I'm ParlOr 'I". The
committee is growing but
needs additional members.
Come and bring a friend.
Re fre h ments will be
served following the meet
ing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-15

tuberculosis is 13 times
more prevalent among inmates
of Ohio penal and mental in
Stitutions than among other
people of the state.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-01

agreement with the Building Owners
and Managers Of the city Of Seattle.
This will mean approximately two thou-
sand out of the four thousand workers
that will be covered by a complete
medical program at no cost to them
selves.
The medical security clause follows;
It is agreed that each employe COW
cred by this Agreement shall, at the
employers expense, be and remain COW
cred by the extended covrage" medical
security contract of the King County
Medical Service Corporation (or equiv
alent), provided that such employee has
been regularly employed for--days.
Said medical security contract shall be
acquired by the employer on the basis
of the present plan of service to the
employees at cost Of S2.75 per month and
(if there be a spouse or children under
the age Of 10 years. on the additional
basis of disqualification for spouse (9C
cents per month"; and disqualification for
children GO cents per month for the
first child; 80 cents for all additional
children. In no event shall 1.-THE total
cost exceed SASS per month.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-01
BUTTE MAN FLEW
.ON ATOMIC
BOMB MISSION

The awesome atomic bombing of Nag
asaki, Japan, Aug. 9, was witnessed by
a native of Butte, who piloted one OF
the three Superforts on the raid.
He is It. John Edward Canton,
nephew Of Emmett Canton, GAO West
Quartz. and son Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ia. Canton. former Butte residents now
of Spokane. His mother is the former
Mamie Mondloch, daughter of John
Mondloch and sister of Dr. ]. /. Mond-
loch of Butte.
1t. Canton, a law student at Con
zaga university at Spokane when he
entered the service in March, 1912,
trained in secret for a year to make the
one flight over Japan to drop the atomic
bomb. He was commissioned a second
lieutenant in l43 at the Maria, Texas,
four-engine bomber school.
Three specially designed b. Super
forts made the raid on NagasaN, and
the lead plane carried the atomic bomb
William /. Lawrence, science writer OF
the New York Times and Associated
Press. was in the second plane, and
ILt Canton piloted the third one.
It, Canton left this country for Tin
ian, in the Marianas, on June q. A
month later a son John Canton Jr
was born to 1t. and Mrs. Canton il
Tacoma. Mrs. Canton is the former
Catherine Fairhurst, member Of prom
inent Tacoma family.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-01
(RINTERS WIN
THEIR STRIKE

Once again Butte settles down to its
normal manner of living. The printers
strike is ended after 28 days of idleness.
Public sympathy was with the union
from the very beginning. The cost OF
living has mounted to such an extent
that working people find it difficult to
make both ends meet. The request OF
the printers was reasonable. The Ana
conda Company lost friends by its stiney
attitude.
The miners are asking for an increase.
They have pcttioned the War Labor
Board for the privilege to strike. The
miners are poorly paid. The treatment
of the Anaconda Company to its en-
ployces in the mines is one Of selfish
ness and arrogance, and everyone hard
lv without exception feel that the miners
should be granted the reasonable
amount asked. Should the miners strike
it will have been a condition induced
by the Anaconda Company.
Terms of new contract between the
printers and publishers
Contract runs from Sept /, l945 to
September /, 1910.
Day rate-Sl.52 per hour $l064 per
day, $500 per week, Cncrease OF $42C
per week..
Night rate-Sl5O per hour Slll4 per
night $3.50 per week, Gncrease oi
$420 per week..
Commercial day rate-Sl43& per
hour Sll50 per day, $3.50 per week
/ Gncrease of $3.50 per week..
Commercial night rate-$l5O pei
hour, $500 per night, 10000 per week
! increase of $3.50 per week..
Newspaper printers work seven hours
job printers work eight hours.
Men working sixth day receive tim
i and one-half
Anaconda. Helena and Missoula re
ceive the same pay increases.