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Smyrna times., 1946-03-28
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar w. Faulk-
ner entertained at a welcome
home" dinner at their home on
Delaware Street in honor of Clar-
ence George, who was recently dis
charged from the u. S. Army at
Fort Dix after serving 2S months
overseas. Those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl George, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Mattiford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert George and son Larry,
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. @. Robinson of
ELkton, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence George.
Pfc. John S. Griffin, U. s..
Army, has arrived in San Fran
cisco, and will take part in the
Army Day parade in that city on
April 9th. He will then report to
Fort Louis Washington in the
state of Washington.
Mrs. j. Herbert Sitter, Jr., of
Wy1lnewood, Pa, who has been
spending the past ten days with
her sister, Miss Anna Bell Beckett,
returned home Sunday. She re-
Gently entertained a number of her
friends at luncheon at the home of
Miss Beckett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Pietsch
left today by motor for Miami,
Florida, where they will spend
three weeks.
Mrs. William J. Taylor enter
tanned at luncheon and bridge Sat
urday afternoon at The Wayside
Inn in honor of Mrs. ]. H. Sitter
Jr., of Wynnewood, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G. FAIRIES
were guests at a dinner-bridge FRI
day evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs.I Irwin Brumbaugh, Green's
boro, Md.
Pfc. Earl G. Ford has returned
to Cherry Point, NC, after spend
ing a 2O-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Gears,
Jr., are receiving congratulations
on the birth of daughter Satur-
ay, March 10th at the Delaware
Hospital in Wilmington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gears have one son, Charles
Mrs. Joseph Lowe has returned
from a visit of three weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Charles Pennewill
of Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Virdin and four sons
of Barclay, Md, spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Mary S
Smith.
Mrs. Charles Pietsch entertained
at a buffet supper Wednesday
evening at her home near town II
honor of Mrs. ]. H. Sitter, Jr., OF
Wynnewood, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cars
have arrived from California, Where
they spent their wedding trip ane
are now guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Garis. John M
Garis, another son, who is now sta
toned at Philadelphia in the U. S
Navy, spent several days leav'
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dick OF Phil
adelphia were guests on Sunday o
Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barratt Conner 0
Philadelphia were guests on Sun
day of Mrs. J. w. Clifton.
Mrs. Christine Lutz and daugh
ter Miss Delaphine Lutz, wer
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugen
Goldsborough recently.
Smyrna times., 1946-03-28

Of near Smyrna; for Mr.. Peter
Jenkins his 215 acre farm near
Woodland Beach to Mr.. Gus Per-
aino of Moorestown, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1946-03-28

Public Library
Notes
Librarian: Miss Louise Denney
Hours: Tuesdays. $50 to s p. m.
Friday, $50 to 8 p. m.
THE BOOK MARK
The Red Pony, John Steinbeck.
Wake of the Red Witch, Garland
Roark.
Panama Passage, Donald Barr
Chidsey.
NoD-F1ction:
Startling of the White House,
Thomas Sugrue and Col. Ed
mund w. Starring.
Smyrna times., 1946-03-28

Keep 'em roningI We mean dol
lars! Buy U. s. Savings Bonds and
Stamps.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Porcelain
Scribe

This column wishes to well
come to Porcelain Unit, Local
IL to potential membership in
a growing Unit, James O'Toole,
Crayton SWitzer, Dale Stalker,
ChaS. Wells, w. Friley, and S.
Verson. 1t is hoped these people
will contribute all that they can
to keeping this unit strong.
Rumor has it that said John
ny Kuzek is quite bowler.
Don't believe everything you
heard.
The reason Mitch is so happy
these days is that his chickens
are laying eggs on a mass pro-
duction scale.
Herman is going to shave his
lip guard. To Bob:-see Matches
for advice on gaining weight so
you will be able to get into the
Army.
Congratulations to John Paw
licki who had an addition to his
family January 20.
Walter Miller also had
blessed event - also a girl.
There is a character in the
shipping room who would ask
you if you were hurt after a
train had hit you.
Two girls in the hand brush
ing department who use their
heads for something besides a
hat rack - meaning Mary and
Ruth who use the respirators to
protect themselves from harm
full dust while hand brushing.
The Steel strike has been set
tied and General Motors is
about settled too. All well and
good if there had been a SUBJ
stantial gain for organized labor.
In the sense that the combined
strength of two of the largest
corporations could not break
the back of organized labor the
benefits that the CIO gains are
What is definitely proven is the
fact that there is a need of all
of us to join PAC which re-
fleets the necessity for indepen-
dent political action.
The next meeting of the Por-
celain Unit of Local IL will be
held on the 23rd of Feb. at Lo-
cal IL headquarters, Winthrop
and Ashland. Nominations for |
officers will be in order at this
meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Capital Hits
NelU HEIGHTS

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 -
(LPA) - American industry's
net working capital reached an
all-time high of $50, ,900,000,000
during the third quarter of last
year, the Securities & Exchange
Commission revealed last week.
While corporations throughout
the country were protesting that
they could not afford wage rails
es demanded by their employees
they were increasing their work
ing capital $4,000, 100000 - the
highest rate in history - dur
ing July, August and Septem-
Der.
The SEC survey showed that
of the s2,900,O00,000 jump the
corporations obtained S1,600,-
100000 in tax refunds. An in
crease of 81, ,9OO,0O0,000 of cash
on hand and in banks pushed the
total of this kind of assets to a
ecord-breaking total of S27,-
700, 100000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Power Strike
Closes Plants

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18 -
(LPA) - A 19-hour strike of
3400 light and power workers,
members of the Indepedent
Assn of Duquesne Light Co.,
Employees, cut Pittsburgh's cleo
trical power supply in half last
week and caused the closing of
schools, factories, office build
ings and mines.
The walkout, which occurred
when the company countered
the unions demand for a 206
increase with 7h86 offer,
came to an end after affecting
an estimated 100000 persons
in the 817-square-mile Pitts
burgh industrial area.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
PlaskOn
POeVder Founders

Big News! We did manage to
get a 10 per cent raise from the
company. Imagine that! But
good.
The maintenance crew has a
new foreman. Ted is tops they
say. It's about time they got a
break. Maybe he can smooth
out the wrinkles which exist be-
tween production and mainten-
ance.
r e m m ber the 10 who
dropped out of the Unit on the
strength of the escape clause?
Half of them went back in and
have inquired about fines etc.
The other five still have that
CLASSY stare. They grabbed for
back pay and wages though
that the union got for the other
workers. Maybe they'll come
through after while.
Nearly all the returned serv-
icemen have signed up in the
Unit. The lads learned the value
of organization in the army.
One of the five escapes re-
fused to give to our soldier fund.
We have a few hungry guys
who would work "a hours day
if they could. What's Sunday to
them? Another day to make
money and let their families get
along without them even one
day a week. Amt it awful that
some guys must work 365 days
a year to exist,
For old timers. - "Plaskon,
when we first started picked
men up out of the street and
made respectable citizens out of
them" So you see fellows that
we were just a gang of gutter
snipes. Guess who said this.
The guy makes more than a !
mere 81 cents an hour.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Airuay Unit
AirlngS

Bobby SoXerS are not the only
ones who swoon over crooners
All I heard Monday was Vaughn
Monroe. Are you blushing girls?
Fellas please read twice -
While working here and there,
/ have meAa lot of pretty girls,
bat you have to 60 a long way
to beat little Mary King of De-
partment IA.
How one person can eat five
sandwiches for lunch and still
remain so slim. Could that be
Army training, Dick?
Jim Dennis ce-chairman of
Airway Unit was elec e d
to attend the UAW convention
held in Atlantic City. We wish
to thank the Election Committee
for their splendid cooperation.
Bowling League Note - You
must have some interesting
news. What's the matter with
you, Bob, you should know lots
of gossip.
a.Attention Union members!-
Have you forgotten PAC? An
other week has gone by and we
are still not 1907. That's not
like Air-Way-lets get busy.
Howard of Inspection Dept. is
quite character. He had every
one in Dept. 10 agog; was walk
ing around with. an electric
light bulb in his hand, that
would light up and black out
at his command.
Air B had another Lost
Weekend" but before closing
wish to remind you that next
Monday, Feb. 18, is our month
ly unit meeting.
Don't fail to attend; and don't
forget your PAC tickets. Well
bye-bye till next time.
Party for all World War II
Vets-Place: Polonia Hall at
Dupction and Vance st. at 1880
10 200, March 1st. Come and
have a good time. 1t won't cost
You a cent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Ragging the
Scale
By Elsie Jaye

Arlan Beebe was also elected
to the executive CO m m t.
tee of our Unit. Last week his
name was omitted either by me
or typographical error.
I'M have an occasional 200
bowler called Clarence, who
likes to run his fingers thru
the gals coiffure especially red
heads, blondes and brunets.
Some bring the Boss apples,
or maybe peaches or pears etc,
but when they bring in a dog
things are really going to the
bow-wows, Ell?
If Chas. "Smitty" Smith is
little hard to get along with
this last week, blame it on the
Sidewalk Interview. Seems Mrs.
Smith made the air-waves via
same.
If you have noticed the long
pan of Geo. Timm, blame it on
the loss of his right hand girl,
Helen Cymbola, who left him
Feb. 1st, to take over the milk
ing of eggs gathering while the
ole man does the income tax
paying.
Ever watch the farewells of
Mr.. and Mrs. Detholff and Chris
and Bill Machaterre at the part
ing of the ways going to work?
Nice going, and may they keep
it up.
Leonard Tomaszewski is
scared of kidnapers now that
he's making big dough.
Well now it can be told, in
part at least. If your foreman
was missing from the Dept. for
a while and then came back
with a unhappy look, he was
probably being re-classified.
Just as a parting shot, doesn't
it make you feel good to know
that your luck-a-month has
done so much good lately? The
Steel strike is settled, probably |
the GIN by the time you read
this, the new minimum wage
law looks in the bag. But to
me another Bill is getting more
and more support, the Wagner
Dingell Bill, which,
If passed will probably be
one of the most used and appre-
ciated rights of Labor since the
Strike clause.
We wish a speedy recovery
and return to work OF George
Schaeffer of Material Control
who is in the hospital for obser-
walton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
National
Supply Unit Neovs
By Johnny Mcknight

William Morris, dept. 36, liked
the army well enough that he
quit the shop and re-enlisted.
Dutch" Schliebner, dept. IS,
is getting along fine in Rob
inwood hospital after an opera
ton. We hope to see him back
on the job soon.
Ray Trimmer Jr. is back on
the job again in tool crib after
serving in the armed forces for
over three years.
Notice to servicemen! Please
give your name and address to
your steward or committeeman
who will turn it over to Ed Fitz-
gerald, our representative on the
servicemen's m m ittee. Ed
would like to get his records up
to date so he can send announce
ments of servicemen's meetings
to you boys.
This is another appeal to our
membership to 60 down to Local
IL and pay the General Motors
assessment. This money Is great
ly. needed for a good cause. Our
unit is far behind in this obliga-
ton. Don't forget is is our obli-
cation to give support to the men
who are walking the picket line.
After being kicked around by
big Shot" Forester for four
years, Brother Art Cowell is
working in the welding depart
ment where he should be on the
road to making good. But alas,
that is not to be. He just moved
in under the supervision of the
second biggest heel in the shop,
j. McClosky. One advantage
that you have, Art, is that you
won't have to live in Trilby.
Take 1t easy, Jim, you are be-
coming unpopular very fast, and
no matter how hard you try, you
will never reach Eyler's and
Ringman's infamous pedestal for
lnpopularity.
Another issue to be taken up
1t our wage negotiations meet
ng. The three cents per hour
,ut for the lathe men in dept. 81. |
This is direct violation of our
contract with no strings attached.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22

Have you noticed the big Ads
in the daily papers sponsored by
National Association of Manu-
facturers, for the removal of
price control. It's lot of hog
wash.
We won a gWage raise and do
not want it taken away from us
by being charged higher prices.
ITO block monopoly eff 70 S
Re are asking every worker to
write to President Harry Tru-
man, Chester Bowles, price
stabilizer, U. S. Senators Taft
and Huffman and u. S. Repre-
sentatives Ramey and Bender
to hold the price levels.
Big business is trying in every
way to bring about initiation.
1t is the duty of every worker
to help stop this price raise.
Talk to your friends and every
one you know.
Have you signed the Payroll
Tax petition yet? If not. do
so at once. From the amount of
talk and requests for petitions
this is not a CIO fight, but
every workers fight to prove
that no nine man council can
bmake 100000 people pay tax
they did not have chance to
vote on.
Homer Ramey who is sup
posed to represent us in Wash
ington has done such a poor job
for the workers that he should
be defeated. Anyone who would
vote for the Case Bill proves he
does not represent labor.
Next he spouts off his mouth
at a Doctors meeting and con-
dennis the Wagner, Murray Din
CELL Bill that would provide us
with better health insurance and
capitalization for National
of Medicine and an
M. A. sponsored bill. Did
know these outfits realize
sIlfllions of dollars per year by
just putting their rubber stamp
of approval on thousands of diff
ferent things that are sold over
kthe counters each year. Do not
fooled by their oily tongues.
bite to your Congressman and
.Unators today and tell them to
use their influence to get the
Wagner, Murray bill out of the
committee.
1t takes lot of CUTS when
they label a bill that will give
free lunches to our school kids
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
The Standard
Bulletin
Local 497-Standard
PrOductS-POrt Clinton

Nominees for delegates to the
UAW-CIO Atlantic City con-
vention will be elected Feb. 26,
at union hall, ia w. End st.
Nominees are:
Clifford Francks, Jack Shaw,
Thomas Kinney, Dorsey Carr,
Roy Rahm, Alex Bergeman, Lee
roy Neff, Sr., Ed Williams and
John Zibert.
Two delegates and slternates
will be chosen.
Luke Won Claim has returned
to the Ridge following his hos
pital stay.
The Auxiliary is doing a good
job and not forgetting PAC. Re-
suits are beginning to show.
Pay your buck and get active
in PAC.
Lawrence Skinner's car was
parked across the highway from
that certain spot early Saturday
ayem.
Tom Kinney was the man of
several days last week
some of those absent acct. of
illness are Dorsey Carr, Christ
Laubecker, Jesse Neville, Mary
Sotak, Josephine Cipiti, Edna
Brown, Anna Carter, Esther
Hansen, Mary Marshall, Mar
garet Cole, Lillian Henderson,
Althea Ridly and Mary Below.
Veronica Ihnot says the cap
tain has completed arrange
ments for that wedding that
will fetch her a new daughter.
If the big shots performed |
heir safety first stuff the same
way they talk about it, acci-
1ents in our plant would be |
1eld to minimum. Maybe
.hey'll learn in time, but can
We afford to wait that long?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Cameo Unit

By Carmen Nader

1t seems we have a few girls
in the shop who don't have the
right bringing up in regard to
respecting their elders. Remem-
ber girls, these women are
working nights just so that you
are able to work at all. So let's
cut out the sassy talk and re-
marks. When you are a little
older you will realize what they
mean.
Poor Andy Zapiecki is just
about ready for the BOBBY hatch
wagon. He just can't compre-
hend some of the motions made
by some of the people on the
first floor. Before long, Andy.
you will be making the same
motions.
Anybody desiring to have a
guard made for something pre-
cious, see Benny Macy.
Larry Knannlein has found an
effective way to keep the people
at their machines. He expert
mented with it the other day
using me as the guinea pig. He
merely tied me to the welder
1T works.
INFORMATION
Your reporter plus several
hundred other people would
like to know if our plant is
used solely to manufacture con-
tainers or whether it is a prep
school for the poor house.
HAPPY DAYS
Frances Kachelek is looking
happier these days and right
fully so. Her husband was dis
charged from the Army and
they have started to live again.
Good luck to you both.
Bob Zerbey is really chesty
these days because he's a grand
pa. Up to this time all his
grandchildren had been girls.
But now he is a genuine grand
pappy.
News has reached us that the
management has pressured our
Chairman to a point that he was
polishing the brass in his de-
partment. If they want pressure
maybe we should give them
some, eh A little pressure
properly applied will send
Charlie Mccarthy on his way
and maybe we will get a plant
manager with something on the
ball. He is about as impressive
as he is big and we are badly
in need of change.
ELECTIONS
Don't forget to get down to
the local and vote in the local |
election and the unit election |
his Friday and Saturday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Toledo Stamping
Notes
ELECTION RESULTS

ELECTION RESULTS
Results of the election held
Saturday, February 9, are as
follows. Chairman, Ernie ia
kubowski. Vice Chair, Jos.
Jusczak. Sec. Treas. Addie Van
Klingeren. Committee-at-large,
Pete Zebrowski, Rosalind EN-
erson, Ann Plichcinski and
Helen Pugh.
The unit extends its thanks to
the election committee for a job
we'll done.
Some members through ne
glect have become suspended
due to the fact they failed to
report out of work to the union.
Anyone who has not worked 40
hours in any one month, must
go to the dues window at the
headquarters and get an out of
work stamp, in the last five
days of that month. If you have
worked 40 hours, but do not
have a check coming on the
second pay period of the month,
your dues will be deducted the
following month, together with
that months dues. BUT - if you
work 40 hours in the second
month and still have no check
coming on the second pay per-
iod, you must go down to head
quarters and pay your dues
personally before the end of
the month or become suspended.
THIS is YOUR RESPONSIBLE
ITY.
The company is trying to get
several bowling teams organ
lied for next season. Anyone
interested or wishing to learn,
see either Barbara Kohler or
your scribe.
Harriet Weber had a birthday
last week. How old? Your guess
is as good as ours.
1t has been reported that
Danny Schauss was married re-
Gently. No details.
We wouldn't say that Chuck
Kruger Is the athletic type, but
he was out seven mites running
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Transit Strike
Comes TO End

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 1s -
LPA)-A 48-hour strike which
paralyzed Philadelphia transit
system last week was settled
when agreement was reached
between the CIO Transport
Workers Union and the Phila-
delphis Transportation Com
pany.
The walkout of nearly TO-
600 maintenance and operating
workers, seeking a $2-a-day
wage increase, closed shop
and an improved pension plan,
stopped the wheels of all buses
and street cars which together
carried more than 100000 Phi
ladelphians daily.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Do You Hofe People :?

NEW YORK (LPA)-Are you
rich enough to hate Jews? Do
you dislike government projects
that help prevent unemploy-
ment? Do you disapprove of
labor unions? These odd facts
are inter-related, according to a
survey in the February Fortune
magazine, which discloses that
u anti-Semitism increases with
wealth; p is strongest in the
Northeast and Middle West; 81
is strongest in large cities; A. is
strongest among the age-group
35 to 40; 81 runs parallel with
hostility to Great Britain and
Russia; 81 runs parallel with dis
approval of large-scale govern
ment work projects to help pre-
vent unemployment, and of la
Dor unions; and that y anti
Semites talk louder and faster
than most Americans. However,
altogether the Jew-haters among
us are only a noisy 8.9%.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22

The Crib Diaper Service is
being sued by the OPA for
S4320 because of overcharg-
ing the public. We never
knew, says the Minneapolis
Labor Review, that diapers
could also kick back.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22
Seeing Eye-w,o Unit

as communistic. Billions have
been spent to kill but when we
want to spend a few millions to
feed our kids then they tell us
it is something imported from
Russia. That is some more of
their hog wash.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-22

Local 8 of the Southern Fur
Trappers has been given a
charter by the Intl Fur g.
Leather Workers-CIO in New
Orleans. The muskrats, claim
ing original jurisdiction, are
threatening to strike-for the
deep swamps.
Evening star., 1946-02-09
Cloture Vote

The Senate's agreement to vote
today on the motion to invoke
cloture, whatever the outcome, will
serve the desirable purpose of end
ing the four-Week filibuster against
the fair employment practices bill.
If the cloture motion should be
carried by the required thirds
vote, the resulting limitation on
debating would lead to an early vote
on the bill itself. Should the motion
be defeated, and indications are
that this will be the case, the FEPC
legislation will be returned to the
Senate calendar, there to await it's
dubious chances of again reaching
the floor.
The effect of this would be to
prevent passage of the bill by deny
ing the Senate an opportunity to
vote on it-a strategy which is in
consistent with democratic princi-
pies. And in this connection it will
be interesting to watch the Senate
history of the Case labor bill. There
will be a determined effort to bury
that bill in committee-a move
which may be successful unless those
Senate liberals" who have been
calling for a vote on FEPC are
equally insistent on a vote on the
Case bill.
Evening star., 1946-02-09
Dangerous Clumor
From the New York Times.

Words do not weigh much in the
international balance. Nations and gov
ernments are judged by their actions.
The Glamour to get the boys home does
not mean what nervous observers think
it means; the United States is firmly
committed to the obligations we have
assumed to international security, and
at the moment is going through the
spasm of creating police force out of
dissolving army. But the noisy move
ment of withdrawal is bound to cast
doubt on our ultimate intentions and
undermine confidence in our long term
participation in the actual maintenance
OF peace. Reports from London make
clear that to the nations there assembled
the life and success of the United Ma
tions Organization depend on the extent
to which it is supported by the physical
and moral power Of the United States
We can no longer act irresponsibly even
at home; for the first time we have to
weigh our actions, even pur gestures, in
relation to their effect Oh world trying
to find its balance after the world con-
vulsion in history. There in nothing
remote or automatic about the instru-
ment OF peace we are forging. 1t has to
be worked out, as Mr.. Bevin stated, not
by them" but by "us"-most of all by us.