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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06

referring workers on the
basis of occupational qualifi'
cations without regard to dis
criminatory specifications con
cerning race, creed, color, ma
tional origin, or citizenship Gun,
less citizenship is a legal require
ment) when such workers are
available" he stated in a message
to USES officials.
To carry out the policy, he
went on, the USES must "make
a definite and continuous effort
to persuade all employers with
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
|Garagemen
Organize
In UAW-CIO

Workers in 80 Toledo garages
whose owners are organized ir
the Toledo Automotive Trade
Association met on Wednesday
evening of this week at Local IL
headquarters, 425 Winthrop st.
to advance their organization in
the UAW-CIO.
Sixty-five garage mechanics,
helpers and apprentices attended
the organization meeting and
heard talks by Richard GOsser,
UAW director, James Crowley,
assistant to Director Gosser and
others pertaining to their organ
ization. Three shops have already
signed up 100 per cent with
Local IL.
Principal opposition to the
UAW drive comes from the In
|ternational Association of Ma
chinists independently which was
suspended some months ago
from the AFL for non-payment
of per capita tax to its parent
body. lam which for the past
eight or more years has had sew
eral of the shops had so enraged
workers in three Toledo garages
that they rejected it and came in
a body into the UAW-CIO.
Local IL officials express the
belief that before the next week
is over many of those who have
been members or who are now
members of the lam will change
their affiliation and that an cleo
ton may be held at an early
date to determine which union
will secure the bargaining rights
for the remaining 90 shops which
are not already organized 100.
per cent in the Auto Workers.
Another meeting will be held
tonight to which all garage
mechanics, helpers and appren-
tees of the Automotive Trade
have been invited. A
Iarge number of mechanics are
at this evenings meet
Ing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
UAW-CIO Sets
School Dates

Members of the UAW-CIO II
Regions 2, IA and 2B will agair
be given an opportunity to at
tend labor school when the Auto
Workers annual school for Loca
Unions opens on Sept. 13 al
Camp Muskingum on the shores
of the Leesville Dam in Carroll
County near New Philadelphia,
Ohio. The announcement was
made this week by William L.
Kircher, Cleveland, in charge of
the project.
Consisting of classroom hours,
workshop programs and with
plenty of recreational opportuni-
ties for those who attend, the
annual school offers well
rounded program for the ad-
vancement of the progressive
worker.
Two Sessions Planned
The course will consist of two
sessions. One beginning Sept. 13
and ending Sept. 10, the other
running from Sept. 20 to 26.
Courses offered include UAW-
CIO history, leadership training,
political action, legislation, price
and wage study, stewardship
training, Farm Labor Religion,
discrimination, committee struc-
ture and collective bargaining.
In addition to the classroom
studies there will be workshops
for training and brushing up
shop and Local newspaper edi-
tors, radio script writing and
presentation and recreation.
Special speakers will be pre-
sented each day throughout the
two weeks course to illustrate
the points covered in the in
Many Are Expected
Many representatives of Local
uions throughout the three re-
gions are expected to attend the
classes which will cost only SIS
a person. The cost has been held
to an absolute minimum in orer
to make it possible for many to
attend who otherwise would find
it difficult.
Region 2-B is represented on
tie planning committee by Ed
ward j. Duck, Wilbert Rule and
Ollie Pecord.
Additional information may
be obtained by writing William
L. iKrcher, 704 Ninth Chester
Bldg, Cleveland IA, Ohio.
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der to complete an estimated
100000 homes before the end of
1916:
Four Point Program
/. The present weekly rate
of $45,OCO,00O non-home con-
struction being authorized by
the government will be cut to
S35, 100000. A much stricter re-
view of the essentiality of these
projects will be undertaken.
2. Materials dealers and dis
tributors must set aside from
rs to 80 per cent of their sup
plies of scalce building materials
for veterans homes. These
amounts are muvh greater than
before, and cover almost all
scarce items in the building
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Gosser Thanks
Strike Aids

Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO
regional director, today ex-
pressed his thanks to CIO
women who took up a collection
along the Labor Day line OF
march for the j. I. Case and
Mack Truck Co. strikers.
He said, II want to express
my heartfelt appreciation to the
CIO women who volunteered
and took up the collection for
the Case and Mack Truck Strik-
ers at the Labor Day parade. !
know that l am expressing the
mind of the strikers from the
two plants who were our guests
on Labor Day when say it is
an example of labor solidarity
which will not be soon forgot
ten"
Mr.. Gosser also thanked those
who gave to the strike fund. He
said, II do not know how many
people will hear about this, but
I am grateful to those who do
mated their bit to the Case and
Mack strikers along the Labor
Day parade route. A lot of them
Results OF the collection were
not complete, but Walter Muir
ply, international UAW-CIO
representative in charge of the
Labor Day collection, said that
it would be in excess of $500.
common danger and fighting it."
were from AFL, MESA and
unions, of that we are
sure. Their giving is an indica-
ton that no matter what ourI
of opinion might be
on some things, we are one
when it comes to knowing the
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WI Raise Urged

WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
Fact-Finding Board set up by
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach
in the Western Union pay raise
disputes last week recommended
an average increase of 1871 cents
an hour for telegraph workers,
and 10 cents an hour for messen-
gers. The disputes involved both
the AFL telegraph workers, who
are the bargaining agent outside
of New York, and the American
Communications Association in
New York.
Schwellenbach urged COM
pany and unions to resume nego-
tiations on the basis of the fact
finders report.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06

Announcement of the new
price boosts was sharp re-
buff to OPA by Agriculture
Secretary Clinton Anderson. An
derson justified the new price
boost on the grounds that cattle
were being rushed to market in
the present period of uncontrol-
led high prices that might be
sent to the feed lots for winter
slaughter. Under the new OPA
law, Anderson had complete
power to set ceilings without re-
gard to consumer price rises
that might result.
Meanwhile, the frantic selling
spree in all major meat packing
centers continued unabated, as
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06

National Housing A gency
and for Housing Expediter
Wilson Wyatt in his fight
with business as usual" forces
inside the government, as well
as against chiselers who are
pouring scarce materials into
luxury homes, racetracks, movie
theaters, and other nonessential
construction.
All power to administer pri-
critics for scarce materials were
placed in Wyatt's hands by Civ
ilian Production Administration,
and Waytt's agencies have an
nounced that they will be en-
forced much more strictly than
in the past.
In addition, these new and
drastic steps were taken in or
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
.CIO Meeting
Opens Friday
ManY Issues Face
State Convention

More than 100 Toledo dele.
gates will be in their place.
when the state CO convention
opens today in Akron, the first
meeting held in the past two
years.
Many important issues face
the 1946 convention including
the position which PAC will oc.
cupy In the coming election and
recommendations for endorse
ments for the state and national
political tickets. 1t Is generally
conceded that Senator James
Hoffman will be given the nod
from the state CIO body and
that there is considerable doubt
whether the organization will
endorse either Governor Frank
j. Lausche or his Republican
opponent, Paul Herbert.
To Consider Legislation
Legislation effecting the well
fare of labor will occupy one of
the most important spots on the
Continued on Page Two
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ergency vote on the issue.
Prior to voting sharp
words took place between
Vice-Mayor Michael v. Disable
and Councilman Addison @.
Thacher with the former de-
claring that the people Should
be given a chance to express
themselves on what type of gov
ernment they want"
Mr.. Thacher asked the Mayor
why he had not advanced his
plan sooner and inquired of
Mayor Roulet why "these people
who you say want your form of
government didn't have CUTS
enough to circulate petitions for
it,"
Burke Lone Opponent
Councilman Tom Burke was
the lone dissenter when the
nine man Council pro-
posal was introduced last week,
explained that while he was not
opposed to placing the Roulet
plan on the ballot felt that mas
much as the 21-man Council plan
had been certified following cir
culation of petitios that those
who wished the Mayors plan
Shuld have done likewise.
Councilman Arthur Jurrus OBJ
jected to the pla on the grounds
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whom relationships are estab-
lished to eliminate from their hlr-
ing specifications non-perform-
ance factors concerning race,
creed, color, national origin, and
citizenship of applicants"
Specifically, the USES head
said that when an employer puts
In a request for workers which
Is discriminatory, the USES is to
disregard the discriminatory spe-
cifications in sending job appli-
cants for an interview. To pave
Continued on Page Two
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line of march ddmiring the
floats and applauding several
marching units for their
theme. A contingent of Ameri.
can Can workers carrying cans
won many laughs along the
parade route when at intervals
they upended their cans and sat
on them.
Excellence of the floats made
it difficult for the judges to
make their choice of winners
for the three cash prizes award
ed by the Toledo Industrial
Union Council.
WHY'S Overland Unit of Local
IL, UAW-CIO depicting urisn
action watering the tree OF
knowledge and union growth
was awarded the s1O0 cash first
prize. Second prize, $50, was
won by Local 224, Textile Work.
ers depicting the workers pro-
gress under the unions. Auto
Lite Unit, Local IL won the SIS
third prize with their float warn
ing against initiation.
Scale Gets Applause
Toledo Scale Unit, Local IL,
UAW-CIO won a big hand along
the line of march with its first
Labor Day float consisting of a
balance with two girls dressed
in bathing suits on each side Of
the scale balancing wages and
prices.
Also given honorable mention
for their floats were Champion
Spark Plug Units entry, sans
beautiful girls and Anyways en-.
try with beautiful girls.
Judges for the floats were
Attorney Ed Lamp, Judge Stan.
ley Grzezinski, and William Pol.
lock, vice-pres. Textile Workers.
Approximately 10000 at.
tended the picnic in the after.
noon which was held at Wal
bridge Park. Free rides, refresh.
games and contests were
the principal attractions with
many Local Unions supplying
the tickets and refreshments
from booths erected on the pic.
mic grounds.
Auto-Lite Unit held It's picnic
at Ottawa Park.
Certificates for the prizes
were given out which may be
turned into TIUC headquarters,
I'll Huron ST, by the winners
for their cash prizes.
Parade Pictures on Page 2
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cattle men rushed to get their
cattle marketed before the CELL
ings are returned. Prices again
scared to all-time highs, though
during the week several price
breaks occurred for brief Pc
riods. t4n acute meat shortage
is predicted for winter months
as a result of this rush for
profits.
Butter Prices Raise
Butter prices rose sharply in
the first week that dairy pro-
ducts remained decontrolled by
action of the Price Decontrol
Board, as much as SC to &c a
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NMU Strike
End Seen

With but few companies still
holding out, an end to the Ma
tional Maritime Unions Great
Lakes strikes was forseen with.
in a short time by Lew Ferrari
NMU Toledo representative.
Settlement with the remain
ing companies will no doubt fol-
low the same pattern as that
which marked the union coming
to terms with the various refin-
cries and other lake carrier COM
panies.
Lake traffic has nearly
reached normal and coal and
other shipments are again leav-
ing Great Lakes ports.
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Debate Housing

BOSTON (LPA)-The Amer
ican Legion convention, meeting
in San Francisco at the end OF
September, is expected to have
before it resolutions favoring the
Wagner-Ellender-Taft General
Housing Bill. National Legisla-
tive Committee Chairman Will
liam H. Doyle has indicated that
he Is in favor of the measure,
which also has the strong sup
port of World War II veterans
groups, and all of organized la
bor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
JAW Heads TO
Attend Women's S
Conference

Several top officers Of the
UAW-CIO will attend the Second
Annual UAW-CIO Women's Edu.
cational Conference which opens
here Sept. 13 it was announced
today by Merle Kerschman,
chairman of the meeting, The
conference will continue through
Sept. IA.
Members of the committee
have planned an extensive pro-
Continued on Page Two
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OFFICIAL

The TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL is the official
publication of the Toledo In
dustriaI Union COunciI-CIO.
1t and 1t alone speaks the
voice of CIO in Toledo. Any
other paper which claims to
speak for CIO is a fraud
and misrepresentation. In
formation may be obtained
by calling the JOURNAL
office, Main 9126 or Main
5525.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
Council Rejects
Nine Man
ROulet Proposal
Burke Joined By Majority
In Opposing Emergency Vote

Councilman Tom Burke who last week cast the lone
dissenting vote against the nine council proposal ad-
vanced by Mayor Lloyd Roule joined Tuesday of
this week by Councimen Ollie Czeusta Leonard Donovan,
Addison O. Thacher and Arthur Jurrus opposing the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
Cracks Down
On Non-Home Work
Administration Powers Given
Expediter For Scarce Materials

WASHINGTON, Sept. GPA)-Spurred on by the
knowledge that there only few months left before
winter weather slows down housing construction govern
agencies last week cracked down sharply on nohome
construction The breakdown represented victory for the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
Anderson Raises
Meat Ceilings
Frantic Selling Sprees To
Beat OPA Deadline Continues

WASHINGTON, Sept. righteousness took an
other licking last week. when the longawaed ceiling prices
on meats announced Prices for meat as result will
be about &c pound higher than June 80 ceilings pork
SC to &c higher on beef and about &c higher lamb
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
USES Demands Fair
Labor Practices
Agency Told To Disregard
Discriminatory Requests

WASHINGTON, Sept. IPA)-A strong restatement
of the fair employment practices policy of the u s. EN-
poyment Service was issued last week by USES Director
Robert Goodwin T the policy of the USES to promote
suitable employment opportunities to service all orders by
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-06
Case And Mack
Strikers Lead
Annual Procession

Led by representative group of j.. Case and Mack
Truck Co., strikers Toledo CIO held its annual Labor Day
Parade last Monday morning 900 strong in the largest
holiday turnout for the past three years
Thousands of spectators stood the curbs along the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15
MORE ABOUT
TILESTON
FROM SPORTS PAGE

Eddis johnson, and Marion Hales
turned in outstanding performances
for the loop-leaders. Tileston men,
tor Al Collie announced following
the final whistle that Harold Good
son, key man in the Tilestone at
tack, had suffered an injury that
might possibly keep him out of ac-
ton Tuesday when they tangle with
Carolina Beach fol the County
Crown.
Rex Benson, Lake Forest men
tor, credited Walter Simmons, D..
H. Gibson. and Carleton Garner as
standing out on defense for the
Forest boys, while Walter Muir
phee, George Davis, and Simmons
led the Lake Forest attack, which
twice penetrated within the Tiles
ton twenty yard stripe, only to lose
the ball on an intercepted pass and
a tumble.
Batson Stars
Carolina Beach's Jack Batson
spanked the 'Combers to their me-
sided win over the Clamdiggers.
The ITS %juggernaut proved too much
for the light Bradley Creek eleven
as he consistently Aie the ends or
ran interference for many long
Carolina Beach gains.
Batson scored first on a thirty
yard touchdown gallop in the first
period, followed by Richard Griffin
On another thirty yard I'd sprint
in the second stanza.
Bradley Creek came back into
the ball game in the third quarter
when Boyd Butler scampered so
yards for a tally to make the
count 14-7. However, Carolina
Beach retaliated on the kickoff
when Batsoa bowled over would
be Bradley Creek tacklers to romp
80 yards for a score.
Batson scored once again in the
fourth on a Is yard end run to bring
the final count to ut.
David Nash, Jack Hammond, and
Donald Williams - who suffered a
broken arm during the encounter
headed the Carolina Beach often
sive play, while Linwood Tart cop
ped honors for the Creek lads. Tom
Womble and George Patterson
headed the Bradley Creek ~offense.
The two conference champs are
scheduled to clash for the county
crown at Thirteenth and Ann Tues
day, the victor to be awarded the
Sports Center Grade School Foot
ball Trophy at a banquet to be
sponsored by the American Legion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15

locke climbs up
and down the
string chatterinR
ike a live mon
key. OF plastic
composition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15
CONFERENCE CARAVANS
By Wedell Harriss

|pionship races in the history Of
the Eastern Conference. O.
Conference play for the season
will be terminated with tonight's
conflicts. The circuit slate finds
Durham invading Goldsboro'
Rocky Mount tangling with Ra'
leigh, and the Wilmington-Fayette'
vile engagement.
Wilson, having already wound ur
their season, will be down on thel:
knees tonight in hopes that Rocky
Mount will upset Raleigh and tina
Wilmington will down Fayetteville
In this instance, Wilson would oe
undisputed conference champ.
There has been no little dis
lcussion concerning the officiatln!
in Durham last week. When thi'
is added to the dissatisfaction o
local grid followers concerning
1.-THE Raleigh and Wilson ARRAYS,
is evident that something SHOULD
|be done. 1t appears that nothin.
has been done to try to alter tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15

Speaking before 40 MINIS basket
ball candidates in the high school
auditorium, Coach Leon Brosoen
stressed in last nights first cage
meeting the importance OF the re-
turning lettermen not giving them
selves the Eastern Conference
championship before the season be-
gins.
This year we are fortunate to
have many Of u players back,
but as in football, competition Will
be tougher and the club with the
best team work will be the one
n which comes out on top,
Brogden said.
The veteran skipper disclosed
the following non-conference OPP
ponents the team will play before
January: Elizabethtown, High
Point, Greensboro, and possibly
Norfolk.
Brogden also announced that the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15

For serving her little friends in
style. 2-slice pop-up non-elec.
trio troaster is just like a real
one. Brown enameled tray with
1 relish dishes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15
BY WEDDELL HARRISS

Although the local gridsters have
been definitely showed out OF the
championship race, they will en-
train for Fayetteville this morn
ing in full strength to endeavor
to show the loop-leading Bulldogs
a few new tricks of the trade.
Despite the fact that last weeks
Wilson-Rocky Mount game and the
Raleigh-Fayetteville tilt resulted
entirely in Wilmington's favor. the
Durham-W Wilmington game squeez-
ed the locals out of the picture.
Wilson met its second defeat in
Rocky Mount and Raleigh suffer
ed thei- second loss at the hands
of the Fayettes. Had Wilmington
emerged the victor over Durham.
the stage would have been set for
one OF the most fouled-up cham
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15

arbit-ating borders on corruptness
much more sterner action could
be taken to investigate the circum-
stances. We don't intend any dero-
CATION toward the majority of Of
ficials, but several in the ranks Of
striped-shirt wearersf have dis
played consistently poor judgment
during the past season. as well
as in the years previous.
To get back to tonight's games.
here are a few predictions which
we hope will fare better than
some of our former ones. In the
Raleigh-Rocky Mount grid-fict we
pick Raleigh, 20-6. Durham should
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15
Beau Jack Suffers
From Broken Kneecap

NEW YORK, Nov. IA G -
Former lightweight champion
Beau Jack brought his crutches
and his broken kneecap back from
Chicago Thursday to learn it will
be more than three months before
he can take up his trade of mash
ing noses again.
The one-time Augusta tGa.)
shoeshine boy suffered the injury
in Chicago yesterday as he was
winding up training for his SEIZED
uled fight tomorrow with Willie
Joyce. Jack said he stepped on a
broken board at the edge of his
training ring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15
Coach Brogden Outlines Mew
Wildcat Basketball Program

manufacturing co. from Whlca
he had planned to obtain new cage
suits is unable to furnish uniforms
this season. He stated, however,
the athletic department has sent
off an order for new pants to an
other firm. and expects them in
about two weeks. These toys will
not be of the same fine quality
as the black and orange ones used
last year.
The coach also outlined a new
basketball program, which will in
clude the varsity made up OF 20
boys. the "B' team, and a
outfit.
Brodgen told the group that prac-
tice would get into full swing Mon
day night at 7:3o for those boys
who are not in the seventh period
gym class at New Hanover High.
Following Brogden's talk three
short films were shown on basket
bali defense formations, shooting.
and ball handling. A comedy start
ed the movie entertainment.
Prominent boys from last sea-
sons squad out attending the meet
ing we're Louis Collie, Fitzhugh
Fennell, W. A. Brown, Johnny NC
Koy, Johnny Crowley, Marion Rog-
ers, Charlie Smith, Leroy Towles,
E. A. Thomas, Henry Truelove,
Conley Rogers. and Lyn Kirk. Billy
Mason, Levy Heath, Robert Miller,
Jimmy West, Billy Hardison, Lin
wkood Grissom, Bob Lewis, Vic
Taylor, Bob VIM, Mike Austin,
j.. my Brown, and Cecil Heath
we're there also pluS manY more.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-15
COMPLETE
CAMEC0CK DRILLS
Duke Works On All Phase.
OF Offense And Defense
For Contest

DURHAM, Nov. 14|R-Du k e
completed preparations Thursday
for its game with South Carolina in
Columbia on Saturday with a drill
in which the Blue Devils polished
up on all phases OF ofense and
defense.
Plenty of emphasis was placed
upon pass defense since the Came
cocks boast the finest passing rec
ord of any major college team in
the country.
Duke supporters YER hoping
that the Blue Devils could knock
down South Carolina aerials as
well as they did Wake Forests
passes last week.