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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-11-21

THE Forestry Congress recently
held in Washington. picked Up
where the last such meeting lett Oft
in 1908. Figures given out are star
ling. and call for a broad cducat.on-
al campaign. Balanced down i, ap-
pears that total standing timber ss-
tiuated al 1000 billion board feet.
is +5fc less than it was only -
years ago. and geo less than II 1853
We cannot permit this TO continue.
The American Forestry Associd-
ton is pooling ideas III all effort to
develop program that can be uni
versally supported. State actoh
rather than federal is recommend
ed. Laws balancing planting with
citing, outlawing destruction q:
immature growth. and tightening a.
ready existing fire protection laws
in the leading forest states are su2
gcsted. Tree planting needs to DC
encouraged to the rullcst degree
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-11-21

Please pat, onize OF: adj
vertisers. A
Evening star., 1946-12-08
Or Radio Listeners
By Harry MocArthur

Old Lamplighter" was the No.
sheet music seller according to thu
reliable Variety tabulation) for two
weeks, before it finally turned up or
the "Hit Parade" a week from last
night, in sixth place.
The producers of the show WOULD
have difficult enough time. oi
course, merely trying TO interpret
the most accurate count possible OF
the most played, nost-requested
tunes. Popularity of a juke.box IA
vorite depends upon the band play
ing it and the most-played in the
coin machines are not necessarily
tunes in the "Hit Parade" class,
The same can be said of most
requested songs. those often being
special arrangements for which an
orchestra is known.
Sheet-music sales probably give a
better estimate of popularity. When
you buy sheet music, it is the song
itself you buy and not special ar
rangement. or an outstanding re-
cording of it. Well, 8 OF the 10 sales
leaders in sheet music turned up on
the Hit Parade" on this Saturday
night a week ago. And Z of the top
juke-b favorites were played. Only
one song not on either list Tin va
riety) appeared in the ''Hit Parade's"
top 10. Without getting into that
argument further, there is one warn
ing we can pass along about the "Hit
Parade" listings: Any orchestra lead
er will tell you they would have to
include "Stardust" every week to in
clude all of the 10 most-requested
tunes any week.
Though we were writing princi-
Evening star., 1946-12-08

Since 1t already Is in trouble with
some music publishers, it would be
unfair to pick on the Hit Parade.
1t is an innoccuous show, anyhow
and probably does not do its listeners
; the slightest harm. But man bent
upon finding out just how Hit
Parade" gets that way and If il
really Is can come up with an inter-
esting note or two.
In the first place, the music pub
fishers do not object to the fact that
their music, from fox trot to tango,
is made to sound on this program as
If it all had been written by minor
disciple Of John Philip SouSa. They
object, rather to the implication that
the tunes played are the most popu-
lar of the moment-the most-played
on the air, the most-requested of
band leaders and the most-played
In the coin machines.
The show does seem to have some
standing as an authority and the
music publishers feel that the failure
to include a tune on the "Hit Pa
rade" is a damaging implication
that 1t is not popular. If it is not
popular, people apparently will not
buy the sheet music or records, even
If they like the ditty. The New
York Court of Appeals has recently
agreed, In one case, that a music
publisher does have a worthy cause
in a suit against the "Hit Parade. :"
1t has been charged that the pro-
gram selections have been more ar
bitrary than statistical
Another publisher was unhappy
with the show for a while recently,
but may be appeased now. 'The
Evening star., 1946-12-08

with 1000 watts power on the 1850
kc. channel. In fact, it probably
was on yesterday and has been test
ing during the early morning hours
all last week, but today is the OFF,
cial opening. One feature of the
WGAY inaugural that could very
easily be we'll worth your while is
the first program of Don Bells
series, "As I Remember 1t, to be
heard at 2::30 pm. 1t was just five
years ago today that Mr.. Bell was
broadcasting the eyewitness account
of the japanese attack on Manila,
for which he won the "Headliner's
Award" That's the one he. will be
remembering today.
The general manager of WGAY is
Joseph l.. Brechner, who recently
resigned as director Of radio for the
Veterans Administration. Before
taking the VA post he was free
lance radio writer. a civilian spe-
cialist in the War Department and
later, after joining the Army and
graduating from OCS, supervised
all Army Air Forces network shows.
Evening star., 1946-12-08

pally of Tive" rather than recorded
music last week when bemoaning
the small amount Of serious.
music radio offers, we seem not to
have done too well by WINK. The
WINK people were hurt to the
quick by one word when we re-
ported that WINK probably does
the best job with recorded classical
music) around here. Where. they
wanted to know, did we get that
probably" The networks give you
nine hours Of serious music q
week" one WINK spokesman
pointed out, "but we give you nine
hours on Sunday, not to mention
daily programs"
All of which Is quite true. In
addition to symphony programs
daily at HOS am. and 9:05 pm.
and the Opera House" at $3.50
pm, WINK last week added a
Pops Concert hour, heard at 2:05
pm. What's more, the stations
spokesman points out, WINK is the
only washington AM station broad
casting opera throughout the entire
year, periodically taking time from
other shows for full-length operas.
(All these are on WINX-FM, too.)
Another source of recorded CLASH
cal music, available only to FIN
listeners, Of course, is W3XL-FM.
Daily serious" music programs here
include Symphony Hall" from 3
to pm, Chamber Music Guild
at 4.30 and the Evening Symphony
Request Hour" at 7.45 pm. The g.
to-5:30 period on Sunday afternoons
is devoted to complete recorded per-
formances of leading operas.
Incidentally. this should be the
place to tell you that MICS "Or-
chestras of the Nation" CWRC, 8
pm, Saturday,, started its fourth
year yesterday and will be heard
weekly for the next Is weeks.
+ X x X
Another daytime-only station In
the local area-WGAY in Silver
Spring, Md.-goes on the air today
Evening star., 1946-12-08
Features on the Air Today

The Federal Government Should Provide Funds
for Research In Educational Institutions"
Wpe, 4:00-Th Quiz Kids broadcast from
the Library Of Congress.
WARL. A:00---Ihs formal dsdeaiion Of ibis
new station.
WT0p. 500 The Family Hour" formal
remains the same but new cast takes over.
Rise Stevens and Jimmy Carroll are now The
stars with Commentator Ted Malone as emtee.
Wpc, 5:00--Ihe two final scenes of Ia
Trsyiais sung by litia Albsness. Jan Peeree.
Robert Merrill, others.
Mop. $50 Isek Pearl plays i return
engagement
WRc, 8;00-eharle Ruesles and Charlie
Mccarthy vie for laughs
WRc, 830-cIauds Rains goes sightseeing
In Aliens Alley.
WT0p. :00--comedians Dean Murphy and
Herb shriner are HiIdegarde's guests.
VOL. 300 The Flying lsborstorY OK
Evening star., 1946-12-08

Georges 10 Arlington
are broadcast.
WRe, The
Meaning Of The NueEn-
berg Trials tor
World Peace Is the
topic; Sir hartley
shawtross. chief pros.
eeuior for Britain al
the trials Is the guest
speaker.
VOL. i;30A new
time for " Juvenile
Jury" on which a
panel Of children an.
swer questions on
juvenile problems.
Evening star., 1946-12-08

Claude Rains. ed by June Havot and
Sam Leyene. Ex-Prizsfighter Lou Nova Is heard
as sports commentator IN the Clifford 0deis
drama.
Wpc, io0o-sylvia Sidney calls on Don
Ameehe.
W0P. i0.30--Bandlead Ted Lewis talks
about his IS years In show business.
WWDe, ff:i5-Dr. Paul Douglsss, president
Of American University speaks on RACE Rs.
Istiops."
Evening star., 1946-12-08

plains science 5 laf-
est experiments In
radar.
WMAL. q:f5--Ex.
GI Harold Russell tells
Louella Parsons about
his first screen role.
ALL STATIONS. $50
President Truman
diuusses the tosi
strike.
WMAl, 1000 -
Golden Boy stars
Dana Andrews Is ihe
young violinisi VII .
turns 10 boxing 10
make money, support.
Evening star., 1946-12-08
Audience Shows

The following broadcasts admit the
general public, For tickets phone the
station or, in the case of WToP.
write.
WoL-Metropolitan oo1a Amer
Tuesday, Meet the Press" 1920
WRc-Republic 1000. "Tyner
Time" 6:15 pm. Thursday Match
less Service Time pm. Saturday.
Tin Pan Ballet" l:30 pm. Monday
WWDcMNattionai s72os. Teen
Time Revue" 9:30 am. Saturday.
WMAL-Nationa 540n. Wonder
Flame. 5;:so pm; Tussday; Music
icana Quiz" pm. Saturday. 'As
the Wheels Turn" S:I5 pm. We'd
nesday.
WTOP-EarIe Building. Meet the
Missus," 2 pm. SATURDAY.. "Stnmpus;"
$3.50 pm. Monday-Friday. Top Tai
ent." $3.50 pm. Saturday. You're
the Top" 7:30 pm. Monday and
Friday.
WINx--Republic 5000. 1T Seems
to U.s. 1880 pm. Monday.
Evening star., 1946-12-08

WTop, 1890 Senator Ebert Thomas,
Irwin Edman, profeSor Of philosophy and
Dean Francis sGodolphin Of Princeton uniyssii,
snaIyle AurelIus "heditsilons"
MARl, 100 Church services from 81.
Evening star., 1946-12-08

ieo--ihe Nen Six Years" discussed by Ramon
Beieia, Mexican government adviser; Alexandra
caniIio, editor. and Author Robert RedIIeld.
The program originates IN Mexico City
WMAL, i:55-The Redskins and the New
York Giants play crucial game.
WT0P, 3;00-TsthaikowskYs Romeo and
Juliet overture and "nuierseker suite.
WARL. 3;00-A debate about Whether
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
Catholics Sponsor
Industrial Institute

An Industrial Relations Instl-
tute to be held here beginning
March 19 and continuing
through April was announced
today by the Toledo Council OF
Catholic Men under whose au-
spices the sessions will be held.
Devised as an instrument to
further mutual understanding
between Labor and Manage
ment, the Institute has received
the hearty endorsement of the
Most Rev. Karl ]. Alter, Bishop
of Toledo.
Sessions which will be staffed
by faculty members of the Uni
versity of Notre Dame will be
divided into three sections: One
for Labor, one for Management
and the third for Labor-Man-
agement combination. All ses-
sions will be open to the gen.
eral public.
Schedule of Sessions
Sessions for the Labor section
will be held on five consecutive
Tuesdays, beginning March 19.
Management sessions will be
held on five consecutive Thurs
days, commencing March p.
Combined Labor Management
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
Veterans Demand
Ronkin's Custer

WASHINGTON, March 4 -
(LPA) = Resignation of Rep.
John E. Rankin Cd. Miss.) as
chairman of the House Veterans
Committee was demanded last
week by the Veterans League of
America in a statement charging
that Rankin's Continuing as
chairman Is an insult to
every one of the 100000 un-
ion members, 100000 Me-
groes, 4,500,000 Jews and 10,-
100000 veterans in the N. S."
"By his extreme and violent
statements against labor unions
and against minority groups"
the VIA continued, ''he has for
feited his right to legislate for,
or claim the confidence of either
labor union members who have
served their country in the war
or members of minority groups,
particularly Jews and Negroes,
who have fought so calamity on
the battlefields of the world un-
der the Stars and Stripes"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
Tax Petitions
Appear Right

Petitions circulated by the
PAC to place the payroll in
come tax in operation here since
March on the ballot appear to
be in good order and in suffi-
cient quantity to insure the
placing of the referendum on
the ballot according to Board
of Election officials.
Approximately so per cent Of
the signatures are valid, it was
stated by Election Board Clerk
Fess. This squares with the esti-
mate by PAC officials when they
filed the petition with the clerk
of City Council last week.
Vote On May 7
According to Board of Eelec-
ton officials it will be impos-
sible to place the referendum on
the ballot for special election
prior to the May 7 primary. City
Law Director Wilfred Christen-
sen had earlier stated that it was
his opinion that the issue would
require an April vote accord
ing to the terms of the city
charter.
Election officials point out
that state laws govern elections
and that where conflict exists
between local and state laws,
Continued On Page 2
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installation TO
HighIigh+ Annuol
Stewards Banquet

One of the highlights of the
End Annual Local IL Stewards
Dinner to be held tomorrow
evening at the Hotel Secor will
be the installation of the newly
elected officers by Richard Cos
ser, UAW-CIO regional director.
Reservations made for the
dinner indicate that it will bet
ter attended than last years
function. Approximately $50 are
expected according to Lloyd
Speidell, Local IL recording Sec
retary.
Local IL officials again re-
peated that speeches would be
held to a minimum and enter
tainment to the maximum. A
number of fine acts have been
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
AuxiIiarY Aids
GM Delegates

In order to aid in financing
the trip of Chevrolet Unit dele
gates to the UAW-CIO Atlantic
City convention, women of Local
20 Auxiliary are sponsoring din
nerS each Saturday evening at
Local II headquarters, 851 Is
lington.
The second of series of three
such dinners will be held at Lo-
cal las headquarters, Saturday,
March 8, and will consist of roast
beef and all the trimmings. Din
ner will be served between the
hours of 400 and 1000 p. m.
Chevrolet Unit has been on
strike 108 days in the General
Motors dispute and would be un-
able to send its two delegates
without the assistance of the
Women's Auxiliary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
Wage Scales
Increased By
Local Plants

Wage increases in line with
the national wage pattern set
in the automobile and other
industries have been given to
more than 10000 members of
Local IL and other UAW-CIO
plants throughout Region 2-B,
it was announced early this
week by Richard GoSser, Region
2-B director.
In revealing the figures, Di-
rector Gosser stated, wage in
creases have been granted by
local contract plants in line with
the wage pattern already set, or
by token increases which en-
able us to reopen the wage
clause in the contracts within a
short time, or as soon as the
pattern has been set in some
particular industry"
Listed BY Shops
Figures compiled by Lloyd
Speidell, Local IL recording
secretary reveal that token in
creases have been given to many
of the Locals foundries await
ing final settlement of the wage
pattern.
Other shops, such as Cham
pion Spark Plug and DeVilbiss
Mfg. Co. have had substantial
increases since the war ended,
which place them well within
the pattern set nationally.
Mr.. Speidell stated, "these fig
ures will be published as rapid
ly as we can accumulate them.
Wage increases have. been given
IN many more plants than this
first report shows and will
amount to substantial sum for
the workers of Toledo. We will
add to this list as rapidly as we
secure the information from the
shop committees and Local IL
representatives. (See table of
wage increases on top of page y
Wage increases amounting to
81 100000 annually will be paid
to $3.50 Local IL members en-
ployed at Champion Spark Plug
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08

city Industrial Union Council.
The police action followed issu-
ance of an injunction prohibit
ing more than 10 pickets at
each plant gate.
Strikers and leaders of the
United Electrical & Machine
Workers Union-CIO and the
IUC were particularly indig-
nant because the mass assault
on their second demonstration
occurred seven blocks from the
GE plant.
Organized labor throughout
the city made a swift reply to
the second attempt to break
their picket lines when they as
sembled nearly 10000 strong
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08

On Feb. 27 more than 1000
police rushed 800 strikers in
juring several and arresting
seven on charges of inciting to
riot. The following day, a
peaceful parade of 5000 men,
women and children were at
tackled by reinforced battalions
of mounted cops again with
more pickets injured and II ar
rested. The brutality of the at
tack Mortified unionists and
non-unionists as police chased
some of the paraders into pri-
vate homes and dragged them
out.
Charge Muny Officials
Municipal officials were
charged with inciting to riot by
President Harry Block, of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
GIN Loses
$5oo,ooo
Fighting CIO

DETROIT, March 4 (LPA)
More than $4,000 passenger
cars and 54,864 trucks rolled
off the assembly lines in
January, according to govern
ment figures, but not one of
them came from General Mo-
tors.
GIN has already lost more
than $500,000,000 in orders it
could not fill. How serious the
corporations production lag
may become in a very short
time was disclosed by the gov
ernment report which showed
that the $4,000 cars in January
represented a jump of nearly
1907 over the December fig
ure.
GIN dealers and distributors
throughout the country are in
far less certain position than
their competitors in promising
delivery dates. In addition it is
expected that the flow of steel,
interrupted by the month-long
steel strike, will increase i'll
volume and permit GINS COM
petitore to pull even farther
ahead.
Negotiations DeadlOcked
Negotiations betwe en- the
UAW and GIN, with the aid of
Federal Mediator James F.
Dewey, remained stalemated
with the worlds richest cor
poration still refusing to accede
to. the recommendations of
President Truman. and a gov
ernment fact-finding panel that
the strikers be given a 1912 c an
hour wage boost.
UAW President r. j. Thomas
declared that president Tru-
man let us down by not seeing
that the report of his fact-find-
ing committee was carried
out" In calling a weekend
meeting of the JAWS 200-man
GIN council in Detroit, Vice
president Walter Reuther said
that "Thus far no agreement
has been reached and none is
presently in sight"
A Labor Dept. spokesman
meanwhile declared there was
nothing to" a proposal by Sen.
Claude Pepper ID. Fla.) that
the negotiations be moved to
Washington. ''This strike" said
Pepper, "has gone on 96 days
and some of the strikers fam
lilies are in a pitiable condition
financially. Something drastic
must be done to end it and l
think that it is time the Presi-
dent took a hand in it again"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08

In the Case bill hearings be.
fore the Senate committee,
spokesmen of all branches of or
ganized labor-AFL, CIO and
f ilroad Brotherhoods-de-
nounced the meajure.
President William Green Of
The AFL assailed the bill as
"monstrous." He analyzed it Sec
tion by section, and showed that
the bill, if placed on the statute
books and enforced, would mean
the virtual destruction of the
labor movement, and bring back
Slavery"
Lee PreSsman, counsel for the
CIO, charged that the measure
Continued On Page 2
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papers, the move to elect
Director Gosser to succeed
Richard T. Frankensteen for
the UAW-CIO vice-presidency
has grown by leaps and bounds.
Unanimous endorsement was
given Director TosseD by the Lo-
cal IL stewards meeting of
March 20 and by many dele
gates inHoIedo and throughout
the region according to Mr..
Shultz who revealed that a ma
tional meeting would be held in
Toledo/March 13 to urge the To-
ledo Iabor leader to seek the
post
EpdOrsed BY Region
4 Additional endorsements were
given to the Gosser candidacy at
a meeting of Toledo and Region
2-B delegates held here on
Wednesday evening of this week.
The meeting was enthusiastic
about the UAW directors pros
psctS and pledged its support II
tbe director would agree to be
4candidate.
Tom Burke revealed that dele
gates to the Auto Workers At
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08

der no circumstances will OPA
set a price or promise a price
adjustment in advance of a wage
agreement" Union members
have closed down most of the
nations brass mills in a strike
for higher wages.
The CIO expressed its disap-
proval of the wage-price policy
is a strong statement issued by
President Philip Murray, on the
same day that Bowles was for
mally given his powers in an
executive order.
Sterilization Board Hit
Wage Sterilization Board. "It
Murray hit especially at the
would be severely injurious to
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
Local 16 To
Install New


Newly elected officers Of
Local Is, UAW-CIO of the
Dura Division of the Detroit
Harvester Co., will be INSTALL
ed into office at the meeting
of the Local to be held Sunday
afternoon, March 10, at CIO
headquarters, Gil Huron st.
Members of the recently
elected shop committee will be
installed at the same time by
Cloid Lichte, international
UAW-CIO representative at
tached to the office of Regional
Director Richard Gosser.
Officers Are Named
Following officers will take
office:
President, Frank w. Kott;
vice-president, Dorothy Hub
bell; recording secretary, Or
vile Smaltz. financial secre-
tary, Edmund Z. kiel; Serg. .-at-
arms, j. Lewandowski; guide,
Arthur Johnson; treasurer, Oh
lie Rogacki.
Trustees who will be obIigat-
ed include Arthur Cone, John
Teegardin and Herbert Reigh-
ard. The latter two are incum-
bents.
Members of the executive
shop committee who will take
office are: Chairman, Frank w
Kott; vice chairman, Lillian
Romans; recording secretary.
Orville Smaltz. Committee
members, Helen Chambers, I
'Eewandowskf, Esther Boy1ss
Lloyd Haskins, Ollie Rogacki
and Alfred Cousino.
Refreshments will be served
following the meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08

new wage-prlce policy.
AFL representative Robert
Watt moved in the WSB last
week that blanket approval
be given to wage increases up
to SEC an hour. Public and
industry members rejected the
motion, which had the support
of the CIO.
The Board is expected to ar
rive at some other figure-either
around 15c an hour, or on an in
dustrywide or regional basis
below which wage increases will
be automatically approved.
Close Brass Mills
Meanwhile, Economic Stabil-
izer Chester Bowles made clear
another part of the program
when he cracked down on brass
manufacturers. He said that "un-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08
Lima Strike
Temporarily


LIMA, March S (SpeciaD-
A strike of 1900 employees of
the Lima Locomotive Works
was temporarily averted here
today when members of Local
1O6, UAW-CIO. Voted to give
the company management until
Friday to alter proposals made
to the union.
Principal points involved in
the dispute are wages and shop
conditions.
Following rejection of the COM
pany's wage offer, Richard
Gosser, UAW-CIO regional di-
rector, Toledo, and the unions
committee conferred
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-08

What About
Unions

Here are some facts about
CIO which every worker
and the public should know:
l. The majority of CIO
members pay dues of S1.50
a month or less.
2. TwO-thirds of all CIO
Unions pay top salaries of
less than $4,000 a year.
3. Initiation fees general
ly range from So to $40.
4. Thirty-One of thirty
six unions provide for reg
ular financial audits by GER
titled public accountants.
5. Thirty-two unions pub
lish a complete financial re-
port.
6. Thirty-One ublish
convention proceedings in
full.
Z. Thirty-th stipulate
that before a member be
expelled that he has the
right to appeal to the inter-
national convention.
This is a very different
picture from that which the
enemies of Labor have
loved to convey.