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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
BiIbo's Custer
Gets New Push

WASHINGTON Dec. "a (LPA)
Senator Theodore Bilbo Cd,
Miss.) can and should be barred
from taking his seat in Congress
when the Senate convenes next
month.
This was proved in a carefully
documented and detailed brief
prepared by former Rep. Charles
LaFollette (R., Ind) and pre-
sented at hearings held by the
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Investigating &C m m lit e e at
Jackson, Miss, early this month.
The LaFollette brief found
that "The words and deeds of
Senator Theodore G.. Bilbo a
citizen and voter of the state of
Mississippi, in his campaign for
nomination of the Democratic
Party as its candidate for United
States Senator constituted a
known, open and notorious vio-
lation of the right of Negro citi-
zenS and voters of said State to
vote in said primary.
Brief Cites Cases
The Al page LaFollette brief
cited the cases of former Con-
Frank L. Smith, of
Illinois, and William S. Ware, of
Pennsylvania, who were denied
by the Senate the right to take
the oath of office, and, by ma
jority vote, found unfit for their
positions because of their ac-
ceptance and spending of large
sums of money in the primary
elections of 1926. In addition
photostatic copies of letters
written and speeches made by
Bilbo proved without doubt in
timidation of voters, the incite-
ment to violence and the denial
Of constitutional rights.
Meanwhile the second week of
hearings conducted by the Sen
ate War Investigating Subcom-
nittee here revealed further
evidence of "gifts" received by
3ilbo for obtaining juicy war
contracts for Mississippi con-
ractors plus a number of shady
ieals for his ''favorite and lucra-
i've cause.
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tions genuine economic freedom.
The monopoly problem is today
more serious than at any time
since the passage of the Sher.
man Act" he continued. IF
monopoly power follows its ira.
ditional course we can expect
higher prices, limitations on pro-
duction and a lowering in the
level of employment"
He disclosed that $50 corpora.
tions now hold approximately
two-thirds of the nations use.
able manufacturing facilities.
This group alone, he said, owns
or is in a position to control ia
cilities equivalent to those of all
manufacturing corporations in
1889. Sixty-three large manu-.
featuring corporations have suf.
ficient liquid assets to by all
government-owned manufactur-
ng facilities or to purchase the
assets of some 10000 small
manufacturing corporations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

CHICAGO (LPA)-One of
eight organizations receiving
awards "for outstanding contri-
buttons to the betterment of hu-
man relations in Chicago" dur
ing 1916 is the Chicago Indus
trial Union Council, CIO. Sim
gled out from among 123 nomi-
nations, the CIO received the
award because of its "stern in
sistence" on equality within its
members unions without regard
to race, creed, color or nation
ality. The CIO, the award said,
"is among the great practical
forces for fair employment" in
Chicago.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

ldSL WCChs
"The twin demands, hands
off business and curb labor
have long been the heart of the
anti-democratic prog gram of
those who favor the corporate
state" Berge warned. He de-
clared that the concentration of
economic power in the United
St%es ''is increasing above any
previous crest of monopoly in
our history" and that "as it
stands at the present moment,
the American people do not have
control of their economic des-
tiny"
Berge, the governments
"trust.buster" said that the
peoples reaction to these facts
twill determine the path we are
to take-Whether we shall go
the way of monopoly towards
scarcity, poverty, and the loss of |
democratic political institutions,
Or whether we shall secure for
ourselves and for future genera.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Porful Pay Suits
Frickfen Business

NEW YORK Dec. "a (LPA)-
Heavy industry has become so
frightened at the prospect of
of organized labor winning sew
eral hundred million dollars in
suits for retroactive portal-to-
portal pay under the Wage-Hour
Act that many firms are now
considering much greater re-
sistance to new wage demands
than they had originally planned.
Attorneys for companies af-
filiated with the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers adj
mitted last week that they ex-
pect the number of legal claims
already amounting to more
than $500, 900, ,000-to SNOWFALL
during coming months.
Employers everywhere were
casting about in desperation for
some method of stopping the
rash of suits which began with
a U. S. Supreme Court decision
against the Mt. Clemens (Mich.)
Pottery Co. The U. S. Chamber
of Commerce last week said that
"One suggestion has been that
Congress might pass a joint re-
solution reciting that the Mt.
Clemens Pottery decision did
not represent Congressional in
tent"
One ray of hope for the
industrialists was
held out by Representative John
w. Gwynne (R., Iowa. who pre-
pairing legislation placing a ma
tionwide limit of two years on
such Wage-hour suits.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

Characterized by labor
leaders as an Incredibly dis
appointing document" the
report could have been written
by the National Association of
Manufacturers and, in de e d,
NAM Executive Vice-President
Walter B. Weisenburger inme-
diately hailed it with the state
ment that from now on the ma
ton will "have practical COM
nonsense as economic guide
posts"
No specific recommendations
were made in the report which
limited itself to saying that a
recession next year can be
averted if labor and manage
ment can cooperate to settle
wage issues without strikes.
Admits Slump Possible
The report admitted that
brief recession was possible in
1947 but declared that the coun.
try can anticipate some years"
of prosperity.
Particularly applauded by big
business representatives was the
Councils statement that '"The
impediments to prosperity in
the near future are of the sort
that must be worked out, with
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
An Important
Labor Victory
Por+oI-To-PorfdI Case
Of Mt. Clemens Pottery
Company Discussed
BY Edward Lamb

I am glad to discuss the back
ground and significance of the
case of Anderson ct al, VS.. Mt.
Clemens Pottery Co., decided by
the United States Supr I'm e
Court on June 6, 1946, and re-
hearing denied Oct. IA, 1946.
filed this action against the
Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., Mt.
Clemens, Mich, on April 16,
1941. The company, a subsid-
iary of the S. S. Kresge Co., en-
ploys approximately 1900 work
ers.
The plant covers more than
eight acres of ground and is
about a quarter of a mile in
length. There are approximately
200 employees who use each
time clock during each 14-min-
ute period at the beginning of
employment, and an average of
25 employees can punch the
clock per minute. The minimum
distances between time clocks
and working places vary from
1870 feet to 800 feet, and the
walking time therefor ranges
from 80 seconds to 3 minutes.
Continued on Page 4
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

the present time no UAW-CIO
case has gone to court.
Mr.. Lamb explained that pos
sible claims exist in some UAW-
CIO shops locally, but stated
that no cases for such plants
have been filed by him. He said
that he understood that the fill
ing of some claims was under
consideration, but that to his
knowledge no definite decision
had been made.
Explains Court Case
AS the attorney in the Mt.
Clemens Pottery case, Mr.. Lamb
has first hand knowledge of the
complete case including the de-
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

Four cases have already
been filed involving the en-
ployes of the Doehler Die
Co., Disable Plating Co., and
Textileather Co.
Mr.. Lambs cases which in
volve all three companies does
not specify any amount in the
claim but asks the court to set
the sum. In the case of the fourth
company, that of employees of the
Doehler Die Co. filed by Attor-
ney David Guberman, $4,000
900 is the amount asked.
No UAW Claims
Additional cases involving the
steel workers and other unions
will be filed here soon in the
Federal District Court, but up to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

involve 100000 workers, will
begin around Jan. /.
CIO President Philip Murray
declared that the union would
"go into negotiations with our
cards on the tbale and hope that
management match our desire
to settle m alters peacefully
without resorting to strikes"
While none of the CLOS big
three, United Steelworkers,
United Auto Workers or UE,
have specified the amount of
wage increase they will de-
mand, Murray made it clear
that they will use as a guide
post" a report prepared for the
CIO by the Robert Nathan
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

MADISON (LPA)-Charging
that the Ku Klux Klan's pur-
pose is to promote racial and
religious prejudice and hatred
and to use violence, intimidation
and threats to compel others to
agree with them, Circuit Court
Judge Herman v. Sachjten last
week revoked the charter of the
Klan in Wisconsin. The original
action to abolish the charter,
which was granted in 1925, was
taken by Charles D. Broughton,
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks
and editor of the Sheboygan
(Wis.) Press.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Truman Kills
HomebuiIdino
For Veterans
WASHINGTON Dec. "a (LPAl

WASHINGTON Dec. "A (LPA)
How long veterans patience
with makeshift and "double-up
housing will hold out was the
question worrying politicians
here at the years end.
The Wagne r-Ellender- Taft
General Housing Bill sis the one
hope left to the American people
that their critical housing
problem may be answered with
in the reasonable future" de-
clared Lee Johnson, executive
vice-preSident of the National
Public Housing Conference.
President Truman in his hous-
ing decontrol order which killed
the year-old veterans housing
pragram, gave the lame excuse
that ''the techniques we will use
are those that will work today"
Actually, he gave the green light
for increased non-residential and
non-veteran construction, raised
the limit on rents in new hous-
ing units to "an average of $50
a month, and removed all cell
ings on sales prices of new
homes and priorities on scarce
building materials.
Calls Program Confusion -
Truman's "so-called incentives
to encourage rental housing are
nothing but a fraud perpetrated
on veterans for political ex-
pediency," former deputy COM
missioner Morton E. Long of the
N tional Housing Agency
charged last week as he resigned
his post.
The Presidents new housing
program ''is nothing but con-
fusion" asserted Johnson in a
nationwide radio b r o a d C a S t.
"Under the announced plan, con-
Sun1er protection is thrown put
the window. Priorities for Vet
erans have been cast aside. He
is told that expensive homes ard
apartments win be blilt, reles
ing old homes into which he
may move.
Labor and housing officials
were unanimous in pinning
authorship of the Truman pro-
posals on the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards and
the National Association of
Home Builders-the same groups
that are fighting for the end of
rent controls, and an immediate
1870 rent ceiling increase.
Little hope is held out here
for continuation of workable
federal protection to tenants
very long after Jan. /. Both
spokesman and the real
estate lobbyists are expected to
concentrate on state legislatures
rent control measures in the
next few weeks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
UPW-cIo Signs Three

CHICAGO (LPA)-Contracts
with three of the "big four" in
the meat packing industry have
been concluded, the Unite e d
Packinghouse Workers, CIO,
announced last week. A new
agreement with Wilson, provid-
ing for an average wage in
crease of Is cents an hour,
leaves only Armour yet uncov-
cred. Previously, contracts, call
ing for wage hikes ranging from
712 cents to II cents per hour,
were signed with Swift and Gu
dahy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Highlander Folk School
Given $4,000

MONTEAGLE, TENN. LPA)
Three yearly grants of $4,000
each have been made to High
lander Folk School by the Julius
Rosenwald Fund to develope a
rural education program to build
leadership for small farmers in
the south. Highlander already is
the site of several union training
Institutes each year, and Natl
Farmers Union President James
Patton hailed the Rosenwald
grant as very fundamental to
our later success"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
UNIV Wins
Court FIGHT

WASHINGTON Dec. "a (LPA)
The United Mine Workers
AFL and UNIV President John
L. Lewis won two court victories
last week.
1.-The U. S. Appeals Court
here upheld the right of fore
men to join and be represented
by the UNIV.
2-The u. S. Supreme Court
granted Lewis and the union
the right to be heard on 10 OBJ
jections to their fines of more
than S3,5O0,00O for contempt of
court.
The Supreme Courts action,
opposed by Attorney General
Tom Clark, broadened the basis
of the unions appeal so that the
court will have to rule on
whether the Norris-LaGuardia
anti-injunction act applies to the
government as well as to private
industry. Supreme Court hear
ings will begin on Jan. IA.
Clark asked that consideration
not only of the Norris-LaGa
Act but also of the Clayton Act
(exempting unions from the
antitrust laws be excluded by
the court in its deliberation.
Meanwhile, the Workers De-
fenSe League announced that it
was preparing to file an amicus
curiae brief in support of Lewis
and the union. The CIO, which
had previously announced that
it would participate" in the
was also expected to file
a brief.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Assessment Due

Assessment voted by the
membership of Local IL for
the T0L EDO UNION
JOURNAL is due and pay
able with the January dues,
it was announced this week
by Randolph Gray, financial
secretary. Mr.. Gray also re-
quested that members pick
ing up tn cir attendance
cards give the dues office
their Social Security num-
bers. For information on
these items call at the dues
office. Attendance cards
cannot be given to anyone
except those in W hose
names they are made out.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
TIUc Cancels Meeting

Due to the holidays, the meet
ing of the Toledo Industrial
Union Council scheduled to be
held Dec. 26 was Cancelled by
action of the delegates to the
Council at their Dec. II meeting.
The next regular session will be
held Jan. 9 at 7:30 p. m. Newly
elected officers will be installed
at the next regular meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
L Lubor-InduSfry
pIon Makes Union
HuferS Fume
joint Statement Is
Called TOO Lafe" By
COP Congressmen

WASHINGTON Dec. "a (LPA)
"A joint labor-industry state
ment reaffirming belief in free
collective bargaining and oppos-
ing compulsory arbitration was
hardly off the press last week
when Republican Congressman
beloved that it came 'too late"
that anti-labor laws were still
going to be pushed in the next
Congress.
The statement was issued by
the. .eight-man Labor Manage
nient Advisory Committee of the
~. S. Cancellation Service and
proposed program designed to
iolure industrial Peace. The
&oor repres e natives were:
Frank Fenton, AFL director of
organization; AFL Economist
Boris Shishkin; Vice-president
Clinton S. Golden, United Steel
workers-CIO; and Vice-president
Richard T. Leonard, of the
United Auto Workers-CIO
Brown SCOTS Report
REPRESENTATIVE Clarence J..
Brown (R., Ohio) was the first
"a several COR leaders to scott
al the fep g These recommda-
I6n foIkvn. come in at
/ Il these people
''.r 49, ssasven,S their diff, !,
cuitieI why - Il Tt they used
why W y 5'sn't it worried" '''0 -
Thl Labor aa.nGs.gement state
ment aid that vi Ne believe that
any form o.. Compulsory arbitra-
ton or super-machinery' for
disposition of labor disputes may
frustrate rather than foster in
dustrial peace. With collective
bargaining freed from all war
time controls, we believe that
American industry and Ameri-
can labor can and will assume
their individual and joint re-
sponsibilities for the production
of the good and services so
necessary to a prosperous peace
time America"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27

saw the show which preceded
the passing out of gifts,
games, candy, fruit, nuts and
other presents prepared for the
children. Nearly 1000 little ones
stood in a line to receive their
gifts before the stock was ex-
hausted. While another 5000 re-
ceived cards which entitled
them to gifts on Monday of this
week at Local IL headquarters.
Gifts were passed out all day
Monday and Tuesday until noon
at Local IL headquarters to chill
dren who could not be accomo-
dated at the Sunday party. No
body went away empty-handed
and each child received the
same gifts which were given to
the children who were taken
care of at the Civic Auditorium.
Plan Bigger Hall
Local IL officials on Mon
day of this week were planning
some means of securing larger
quarters for the 1947 Christmas
party where all the children of
their members could be taken
care of on the same day.
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO di-
rector expressed his pleasure
with the party and said, "it was
the greatest party that Local II
had ever given. l am going to
ge. with Local IL officials and
try and make plans for the next
Christmas party so that every
child will be able to attend the
show and receive the gifts with
out waiting. 1t was a great
party even though all of us
were sorry that we did not have
some place larger SO that all
could get in"
Entertainment PIeases
Entertainment consisting of
yroup singing, professional acts
md children pupils of the Eddie
Ianf School of Dancing pleas
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Por+oI Pay

In this issue, Edward
Lamb, attorney in the Mt.
Celements Pottery Co. POr-
tOl to Portal pay case which
was decided by the U. S.
Supreme Court and which
forms the basis for the suits
which are now being filed
here and elsewhere, discus
ses the case and explains
its significance. Read Mr..
Lambs article carefully.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Curbing Of Unions
Seen AS Menace

CHICAGO, Dec. 26 (LPA)-"To say that labor unions
shall be restrained while the march of monopoly allowed
to continue will result nthe abandonment of industrial
democracy Assistant Attorney General Wendell Bege told
meeting of the New Council of American Business here
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Christmas Party
Breaks Record
Local IL Gives Gifts To
Thousands OF Children

Thousands of children accompanied by their parents
were unable gain entry to the Civic Auditorium last
Sunday as the Local IL annual Christmas Party broke all
preyious records and put standing at premium
At least 10000 Local IL members and their families
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
ayDemands Seen
In CO Strategy
Portal-To-Portal Pay Is
Included In Union Demands

PITTSBURGH, Dec. "a (LPA)-Two of the CLOS larg-
est unions served notice industry last week that they will
demand substantial wage increases and of the unon
the United Seeworkers backed up its intentions by filing
strike notices against a companies
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
More Portal Pay
Suits Expected
To Be Filed Here
Millions Involved In Cases
Filed. No UAW Claims Made

Additional claims for portaltoportal are expected
be filed here soon according to Attorney Edward Lamb
who instituted Mt Clemens Pottery which was
ruled on favoray the United States Supreme Court and
which forms the basis of subsequent cases.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
Truman Economic Advisors
Report DispIeases Labor
NAM Halls Document AS
"PracticaI Common Sense

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a 1PA)-Proof if any were
needed that what started out Full Employment bill
will do anything but the nation full employment
given last week in the first annual report to the president
by the Council Of Economic Advisers
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-27
entertainment PIeaseS

Entertainment consisting of
group singing, professional acts
and children pupils of the Eddie
Hanf School of Dancing pleas
Continued on Page 2
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-20
Register Denton
Plans Completed

Miss Violet Rae Register,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Register. who will be mar
ried to William Russell Denton,
has completed plans for her we'd
ding.
Invitations have been received
reading, Saturday, October Is, at
five thirty o'clock, at the 1mman-
uel Presbyterian church.
Miss Register has chosen her
sister, Mrs. Hubert J. Farrar, as
matron of = honor and Mrs. Albert
Lea, her aunt, and Miss Nina
Robinson and Miss Jane Barefoot
as bridesmaids.
Edward Maxwell will be best
man and ushers will be Charles
H. Register, Jr.. brother of the
bride-elect, Hubert J. Farrar and
Paul Gregory.
Miss Register will be given in
marriage by her father, Charles
H. Register.
Norman Mintz, organist, and
Mrs. Hubert j. Farrar, s%oloist,
will give several nuptial selec-
tons.
Immediately following the we'd
ding a reception will be held at
1912 South Fourth street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-20
Wilmington Baptist
Association To Hold
Meeting Here Tuesday

The.fall meeting Of the Whining
ton Baptist association, composed
of 43 churches in New Hanover,
Pender and Onslow counties, will
be held October %, at the Winter
Park church.
Rev. E. w. Pate, chairman of
the program committee, announces
the following program:
9:30-9:40 A. M.-Devotion, Rev.
Ben B. Ussery; 9:40-10:10 A. M
Public Morals, Rev. W. J. Stephen
son; 10: 1O-10:40 A. M. - Missions,
Rev. E. c. Chamblee; 10:40-10:5o
A. M.-Roll call of churches;
10: 50-11:20 A. M.-Report on Re
ligious Education, Rev. T. H.
King; 11:20-11:45 A.. M.-Orphan-
age, Mrs. G. Carl Lewis; 11:45-
1910 A. M.-Report of standing
committees and election of Off
Ger; 12:10-12:5O P. M.-Association
at worship, Rev. J. 0. Walton;
LUNCH
2:00-2:10 P. M.-Devotion, Rev.
T. K. Woody; 2:10-2:35 P. M.-Re-
ligious Literature, Rev. W. A.
Poole; 2:35-3:00 P. M.-Report on
Hospitals, Rev. c. E. Brisson;
3:00-3:O5 P. M. - Miscellaneous
Business; 3:05-3:10 P. M.-Treas-
urer's Report, Rev. j. E. Allard;
3:10-3:40 P. M.-Inspirational Ad-
dress, Rev. Chas. A. Maddrey;
3:40-Adjournment.
Many of the UNCONVENTIONAL lead
ers of the state are expected to
attend this meeting and speak on
the several phases of the work be-
ing done by the church.