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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
UIImon Returns
TO Blade Sfoff

Victor Ullman employed on
the rewrite desk of the Toledo
Blade until his elistment in the
Navy two years ago, has been
discharged and will return to
the Blade editorial staff next
week, it was announced today
by the Toledo Newspaper Guild
of which he is member.
Mr.. Ullman served in the
Hospital Corps during his term
in the Navy and spent part of
his time in that service in a
public relations capacity.
Prior to his Toledo Blade en-
ployment, Mr.. Ullman was with
the Washington Times Herald
and served on newspapers In
New York and Boston.
He has had several fiction
articles published in the Satur-
day Evening Post and one will
soon be published in the Liberty
magazine.
Mr.. Ullman is married and
has two children, David, 8 and
Judith, 6 months. Like hun
dreds of other returned Toledo
servicemen he is searching for
a place to live.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
An EDITORIAL
OUR TAX PROBLEM

Members of City Council should be commended
rather than criticized for deferng action the proposed
payroll tax in order to give all groups in this city
opportunity to express their views ON the measure.
While the financial need of the city great it is not
acute that Council should not wait another two weeks
before taking final action.
If Council swayed by the words of Richard Cos
UAWCIO regional director who spoke against the
tax it tribute to the good judgement of the
councilmen who voted unanimously to defer action
well to the strong position and logic of the UAWCIO
leader
One of the things which MIR. Gosser said that
Council should not the tax for five years
without giving the citizens opportunity to express
themselves the issue in the November 1916 election.
Not only did Mr. GOsser that the ordinance should
not be passed for five years. but he added that if the
ordinance passed to take of the financial require
ments of the city, Council should be willing give
people the right to vote on the issue next fall.
Is there anything wrong with these statements? Do
they not appear reasonable by giving the city OppOr
tuny to meet present critical financial needs and at
time permit the people to discover whether
the payroll tax effective and equitable
ton?
When Mr. GOsser made the statement that it was
difficult for those low incomes of S24 week or there
abOus live decenty and exemptions should be written
Continued Page
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
PAC Makes News
In Muny Journol

" Efforts of the Toledo Political
Action Committee to repeal the
PR system of electing city coun-
cilmen made the pages of the
national Municipal League
Journals current issue with a
page / editorial and report
given by DR.. o. Garfield Jones,
PR proponent and professor of
political science at the Univer-
sity of Toledo, -
The editorial expressed the
view that it was strange that the
PAC would advocate overthrow
of a system of electing council
men which was fromerly en-
dorsed by CIO and which is
favored by the organization in
other places throughout the
country.
Because of the need for pol
itical issue on which to test its
strength, the PR repeal was ad-
vanced and backed by the PAC
according to the editorial writer.
Jones Gives Report
A report of the results of the
election attributed by the maga-
zine to DR., o. Garfield Jones
contained the figures used by
DR.. Jones and others taken from
Detroit elections to show what
would have happened in that
city without primary election.
The illustration was used to in
djra,e what would have heen
the outcome of elections n
Toledo under the system OF
plurality election called for by
the PAC charter amendment.
No conclusions were drawn
from the Jones report, but the
barest of figures to indicate that
the PR system still is intact in
Toledo.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
Donations
Pay

NEW YOK, Dec. 81 LPA)
Both labor and manage
ment agree that the success
of current community and
war fund drives depends on
the take-home pay of the work
ers who contribute. Leo Perlis,
director of the National CIO
Community Services Committee,
last week indicated his agree
ment with an analysis by the
president of the National War
Fund on why the recent war
fund-community chest campaign
fell below par.
In a statement released here,
Perlis quoted Winthrop w. Aid
rich, president of the National
War Fund, as saying: THE
trouble has been almost entirely
with solicitation difficulties in
the area of employed groups.
where cut backs, reconversion,
strikes, unemployment and low
cred 'take-home pay have made
it generally impossible to reach
quotas: not because of any re-
pudiation of interest, but be-
cause there were many millions
of workers in less favorable
position to contribute.
Perlis pointed out that, in the
spring of 1945, CIO gave ap-
proximately SIS, 100000 to the
Red Cross fund campaign. "Ev-
cry professional and amateur
fund-raiser," he added, "hopes
that the nation will attain eco
numlc stability and well-being
by the time the Red Cross cam
paign rolls around in Spring
The success of this drive will de-
pend, in large measure, on the
ability of the people to give.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
run1an
.Spanks
Congress

WASHINGTON LPA) -
Labor won a major battle
last week as President Tru-
man acceded to union re-
quests to veto legislation re-
turning the U. S. Employment
Service to the individual states.
Truman gave Congress 1900
word verbal spanking as he re-
fused to okay the RECESSION
bill" Withdrawing more than S51
billion in wartime appropria-
tions. In a vigorous memoran-
dunn to Congress the President
declared that return of USES to
the 81 states and territories
would immeasurably retard our
unemployment program"
The veto is expected to be
sustained by the Senate. Even
Senator Scott Lucas ID, ILL,
one of the chief hackers of the
rider, said that in view of Tru-
mans message he would recon
slider "the whole subject" Lucas
asserted that II doubt that
would vote to override his veto
in view of his language" This
was doubly significant because
it was Lucas who attached the
USES rider to an unemployment
compensation bill.
Truman told Congress-just
Jas labor told Truman-that "Tc
sattach a legislative rider to ar
appropriation bill restricts the
Presidents exercise of his func.
tions and is contrary to gool
government" Truman said Jtha'
II cannot approve legigHatior
which, under some conditions
may offer only choice between
a substantially Substandard serv,
ice or no service at all"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

Strike IS
Settled
In Group Aids
In Settlement

Employees of the Hettrick Mfg
Co. members of the Textile
Workers-CIO voted to end their
strike on Monday of this week
when compromise offer was
accepted by them.
Work will be resumed as soon
as the plant can be readied for
production, probably next week.
Provided in the compromise
is an increase in minimum wage
rates from so to 65 cents an
hour; a five cents an hour in
crease for all hourly rated
workers; upward adjustment of
piece work rates enabling work
ers to average rs per cent above
the minimum rates, and three
weeks lost time pay at new
rates for the 200 employees of
the company.
The strike was called Dec. 4
after the company refused to
comply with a directive of the
War Labor Board which had
been appealed by the Hettrick
management and denied by the
Board after the closing of hostil-
tiles with Japan.
The acceptance of the com
promise offer will supplant the
War Labor Boards previous
directive.
Kenneth DeLong, Joint Board
manager of the Textile Work
ers Union -CIO credited a large
measure of the success of the
final settlement and negotia-
tions leading to. the compromise
to the Toledo Labor Manage
ment- Citizens Committee which
arranged the conference lead
ing to negotiations and the final
compromise offer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

of the late President Roosevelt,
will climax the drive.
Unions under representatives
Ollie j. Pecord, CIO; Otto w.
B h, AFL. and Earl S.
Streeter, MESA, will each elect
a representative woman by cast
ing of votes.
A dance ticket entities the
purchaser to 10 votes. The
woman with the most votes cast
for her becomes queen and the
others will be the princess and
lady-in-waiti Prizes will be
given them and to a designated
number of runnersup.
Members of seven luncheon
clubs, the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Toledo Society for
Crippled Children and the
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
Ask Big Farm
Distribution

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 81 (LPA)--
President Truman was asked
last week by the Southern Ten
ant Farmers Union to back
legislation to provide for the
seizure and distribution of large
plantations in the same manner
that Gen. Macarthur has or
dered Japan to abolish farm
tenancy and absentee ownership
of land"
The convention, attended by
800 delegates, voted to establish
farm labor lobby in Washing
ton and to raise funds to work
for a five point legislative pro-
gram.
Legislation the farm labor
lobby will work for includes:
measures to re-settle farm fam
lilies displaced by the mechanical
cotton picker on small farms;
the extension of old age pensions
to all farm people over go years
of age; health, education and
rural housing programs; the eX-
tension of wage and hour, and
national labor relations protec-
ton to farm labor. Cooperation
with other agencies in securing
the adoption of Fair Employ
ment Practice Act, repeal of the
poll tax, and anti-lynching legis-
lation was pledged.
The convention heard both
AFL> and CIO speakers and
elected the following officers for
1916: President H. l.. Mitchell,
of Memphis; Vice-president F. R.
B e t ton n, ST, Louis; Secretary
Dorothy Dove, of Memphis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
Seeks
Exemptions
Seek Referendum
On New Tax

After listening for more
than two hours of testimony
for and against the proposed
payroll tax ordinance at its
last regular meeting of 1945,
City Council unanimously voted
to defer action until the new
Council takes office after Jan, i,
in the meantime continuing
hearings on the legislation.
Principal objection to the
payroll tax came from Richard
Gosser, UAW-CIO regional di-
rec,or, who stated that the tax
without exemptions for the low
er income group would work
.ha dship on the low income
81 srkers.
fHas Council ever thought
u how people live on S24 a
Week :" asked the CIO head.
y Mr.. Gosser asked that in
comes up to $4,000 year be
exempted from the payment of
) tax and then said, 81 don't
Ink Council is bigger than the
people they represent. Council
can put this on the ballot. It's
surprising to me that Council
should attempt to make it last
five years"
Stating that he objected to the
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

for the 18Th Annual lpfan-
tile Paralysis Ball which will
he + tht Triahon Ballroom
Tar nf afI9 D. m.$and choose a
I |. ~,,aa,, srslh among its members,
, ~ Jegfery said. Municipal
I,,Spe stanley A Grzezinski is
chairman ef the dance.
-~~.cfher ftfnds will be raised by
\ kiapetafion of three downtown
a kl2hs under the co-chairman-
MI Of George j. Baumgartner
d i Thomas Sexton; by the
kINcing Of 5000 containers for
Acollection of dimes in clubs,
4Ax and business establish
- ets. and by direct and mail
soIicitafion
The dance, first held here in
1884 with Robert j. Cunningham
as chairman when it began as
an observance Of the birthday
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
'AirIines Sign
JAW Contract

A new agreement between the
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
and the UAW-CIO has been
voted upon and accepted by the
union membership. Paul E.
Miley of Cleveland, director of
the UAW Airline Mechanics De-
partment, in making the an
nouncement, stated that wage
increases range from % to 81
cents hourly. This means top
increase of approximately SIS. 90
weekly or $500 annually based
on an eighthour day, 40-hour
week. In addition to this, one
cent longevity pay has been
granted up to a maximum of ten
cents per hour for ten years
service,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

January, was called by Rich
ard Gosser, UAW-CIO re-
gional director, of Toledo, be-
cause of the growing economic
crisis brought about by increased
unemployment and refusal of
the General Motors Corpora
ton to settle its wage dispute
with members of the UAW-CIO
who have been on strike since
November 21.
To Consider Wages
Wages to meet the cost of
living will rank high in i'm
portance on the conference
agenda. Members of the UAW
CIO regard the General Motors
strike as the key to the entire
wage situation in the auto in
dustry and see in its settlement
a satisfactory ending of the cur
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

A summary of informed
public opinion on nursing ID
as a profession; (2) as a means
of livelihood for nurses and as
a service the public buys; (3)
as a subject fer criticism; and
"a as a subject for recommen-
dations for improvement, the ar
ticle presents the opinion of
outstanding opinion molders" in
the nation: columnists, authors,
radio commentators and other
professionals outside of nursing
whose ideas carry weight with
the general public.
Aims At Improving
The author, Edward L, Ber-
nays, public relations specialist,
has undertaken series of these
interpretive, "a tu / surveys
aimed at improving the profess
sion.
Two major criticisms and rec
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

rent issue throughout the entire
automotive field.
What further action will be
taken by the UAW-CIO Local
Unions in this area to aid the
striking GIN workers will prob
ably come out of Saturdays
meeting. Director Gosser himself
will discuss the General Motors
strike and its significance and
possibly suggest to the confer
ence ad1%-- W. measures to in
te o>.r.fially pooh ting of Region
, demand for
crease by goinsTerguson will
VI, company had otiyes n Lima
=, wage increase, w, .f4ox +he
=. 80 jected by the unif feoronn. ~
is now set for Jan.
(o;5s well
Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

ommendations are made: To at
tract the best available candi-
dates to the profession, salaries
must be adjusted to conform to
the high degree of skill the pro-
fession requires" and ITO make
the public feel more favorably
toward the nursing profession,
the cost of nursing service to the
public must be lowered" In
other words, he points out,
raise salaries and lower costs
to the public"
"The economic factors" he
concludes, must be dealt with
by the nursing profession, as
part of the broad social and eco
nomic picture of health care for
America" He quotes, among
others, an author in California.
who puts it bluntly: I'VE need
Socialized medicine"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
AND MORE
FORMATION

Just in case you failed
to read Tom Burke's col
umn, we suggest that you
read Regional Views,
page 4, in which Richard
GOsSer, UAW-CIO regional
director makes himself very
clear on his attitude on the
proposed payroll tax.
For your own infOrma-
tiOn and for an improved
knowledge of the position
taken by CIO against the
tax, it would be a good
idea to read both articles.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
.GM STRIKERS INSIST on 30 PER CENT
Council Defers Action On City Payroll Tar Ordinance
Corporation Expected To
Grant Demanded Increase

DETROIT, Jan. SpecaD-GM strikers showed no
signs weakening their demand upon the corporation of
30 per cent wage increase they went into the sixth
week of their battle for higher wages.
Corporation officials who had SHE'D away from the
Presidents FactFndng Committee when the chief exect-
tive said that the officers of the company should be willing
show their profits and prove whether not they could
grant the requested wage increases seeking way
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
TOM EXPLAINS

Many of the workers of
this city are not well ac-
quainted with the tax pro-
pOsal made by Councilman
Tom Burke. You will find
many things of interest and
instruction in Toms plain
Talk" which appears on
page l of this issue. OF
course. you don't have to
read it. It's only your pOck-
etbOOk, that gets hit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
Lima Conference To
Air Wage Demands
Many Delegates To Attend
Important Region 2-B Meet

LIMA, JAM 3 (Specal)-Lima UAW-CIO Locals will
play hosts here to several hundred delegates representing
more than $4,000 Auto Workers in Northwestern Ohio next
Saturday.
The meeting originally scheduled for the last week OF
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
Nursing SurUeyFauOrs
SOciDIized Medicine
Salaries Must Conform
With High Skill Required

NEW YORK, Jan GPA)-"The nursing profession is
desirable one" concludes survey of the field which a
neared in the December of the American Journal of
Nursing but it "offers little recompense to those who
practice it and high charge to those who need it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
Labor VIII Back
Paralysis DriUe
Unions To Again Sell
Tickets For Annual Ball

The drive of the Lucas County Chapter for Infantile
Paralysis Inc for funds for treatment of paralysis victims
will be Jan 1881 under the cairmanshp of Gordon JEFF
ferv Lucas Co6nty Clerk Of Courts.
Toledo organized labor again will sell tickets in plants
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04
| ine for
Plain Talk
By
Tom Burke
Vice-President
Local II,
UAW-CIO

The tumult and the shouting
has died-for a time at least. l
am speaking of the very con-
foosin but not amoozin payroll
tax picture. Many of my friends
have said to me that l should ex-
plain what my true position is
on this matter and defend my
self against smear campaign
going on among the working
people.
| agree with them that the
working people are entitled to
know the full story and the true
picture of what is going on. AS
for defense against a smear cam
paign, if there be such, / feel /
don't need any because an hon
est position is its own best de-
fense.
In order to get the true facts
you must know the history of
the whole thing. All during my
campaign for office my main
issue was that our present sys-
tenn of taxation is cockeyed and
must be replaced by modern,
up-to-date system based on the
ability to pay. To me this was
and is not merely beautiful
dreaming of a goal that will
never be reached. / don't think
that it is just a nice souding
campaign issue to be forgotten
as soon as the last ballot is
counted.
ABILITY TO PAY
Taxation based on the ability
to pay has been one of the main
aims of the Labor Movement for
many years. None of US like
taxes. We would all rather
S p e n d, invest or save our
earnings in more pleasant
ways and we would much
rather have the other guy pay
the freight of keeping up the
community. But in the backs of
our minds we all know that in
order to continue to enjoy and
to better the advantages of
modern society, such as free
peace and security,
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-01-04

to make the Union an offer.
Union officials who de-
clined to allow their names to
be mentioned believe that Walter
Reuther, UAW-CIO vice-presi-
dent who led the GIN negotia-
tions and fight against the COR
poration will not compromise
the wage demand to which GIN
now seems to be seeking an OPP
portunity to offer a compromise.
Asks For Arithmetic
Reuther's position has been
that the corporation does not at
tempt to prove that it cannot
meet the 80 per cent wage raise
asked by the Union, and that un-
til it proves that it cannot give
the increase by opening its
books, the Union will not re-
treat.
On its side of the controversy,
the corporation in its Washing
ton appearance has not made
any claim that it could not pay
the wage increase, but merely
said that the books were the
prerogative or management and
that it was none of the unions
business what the corrorations S
profits were.
When the President disagreed
with the corporations stand and
said that in determining wages
the profits of the corporation
were a consideration and the
books should be opened for scru-
tiny, the corporation refused to
go along with the fact-finding
committee.
Wait on GM Case
While the entire automotive
industry is waiting for settle
ment of the wage case In Gen.
eral Motors, the automobile in
dustry is operating again with
Ford, ChrysF aAEd Hlldsn = S'a7-
suming opeltions here today
Also retur.d to production
were Studeaker and WHY'S
Overland. tt latter two plants
were runninlat reduced output
for several weks due to strike
of the WarneH5ear Corporation
of Muncie, In.
The strugie between more
than 10000 striking General
Motors worers and their en-
ployer rescued last week into
a question o whether GIN would
recognize tie president of the
United Stahs.
Presiden' Truman's recon-
mendation that fact finding
panels be egally empowered to
investigate books and ability to
pay shocled GM big shots. Dis
mayed for the moment, GIN Off
cials, on .he resumption of hear
ings befpre the Presidents fact
finding board, quickly went
back to their cat-and-mouse
game. GM saw itself in the cats
role ano able to play at viii
with its workers because there
was no authority for the boards,
despite the Presidents recon-
Continued on Page Two
Evening star., 1946-07-06
Foundry Methodist
Plans Junior Church

A Junior Church for children
under IA years of age will be
inaugurated tomorrow.
The Foundry Forge will have a
program at 4:30 pm. in grove No. %,
Rock Greek Park.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick B. Harris
will leave for Cape May, N. j., on
Monday. In August they will 90 to
Muskoka Lage. Canada. He will
preach the last Sunday In August
at the Timothy Eaton Memorial
Church, Toronto.
Ministers who will supply the
Foundry pulpit are: DR.. G. Ray
Jordan of Emory University, Atlanta
Ca: DR.. Roy L. Smith. editor of the
Christian Advocate; Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes, DR.. Lloyd c. Wicke
minister. Mount Lebanon Methodist
Church, Pittsburgh. Pa; DR.. Hazen G
Werner, Drew Theological Seminary
Madison, N. j.; the Rev. A. P. Wilson
minister, First Christian Church
Charlotte. NJ c.; DR.. Mark Depp, min
lister, Centenary Methodist Church
Winston Salem, N. c., and DR.. James
Tilden Browning. district superin-
tendent of the Bluefield district,
West Virginia Conference.
Evening star., 1946-07-06
V.E.HeotonHos 7 Taught Glasses
Since7943 at EIdbrooke Church

Aberdeen, Md, for a year. He joined
the Bureau of Standards in 1925
He has been a member of Ed
brooke Church since 1926, serving
for many years as treasurer of the
church and as secretary of the Sun
day school. He is also connected
with the Boy Scout Troop sponsored
by the church.
Mr.. Heaton tries to teach the les
son in terms of what it means tc
him. After that, he applies it tc
daily problems. He uses the lecture
method.
Preparation for a class begins the
Sunday preceding. Mr.. Heaton re-
views the many helps provided and
develops an outline from which to
give his lecture. During the week
he reviews the subject. Il try to
leave a thought in line with the
application of the meaning of the
lesson to life" he said
Mr.. and Mrs. Heaton live at 1926
Ellicott street NV. Mrs. Heator
is an officer in the women's Bible
class and prominent in other
woInen's organizations. They have
three children, Thomas Rush
Heaton, Edward and Barbara.