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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26
Severe Purge System Ends ForJaponese
 Strctuvsn Which
 Led Hips to Wor
 S~,anR Away
Swept Awoy

Tokyo, Dec. 2s-tUP)-The So- nreme Allied Command has conn plesed its purges of the war-seek- ina clements of Japanese society and further purges are unlikely. 1t Was learned in official quarters to- day. - tenn. under way for more than q wear. hes swept from public life ana hIsiness leadership thousands oi Jauanese who were the leaders or NinIon up to Sept. 2, lO4S,
 Coming soon after the occupa- ion started, the system was de- signed as part of the broad pro eraIn for punishing those responsi- hle for pi,nging Japan into the war of aggression. It was intended to oDen the way for the emergence or new leaders whose ideals were m line with the new domestic consa- T.hose who feel that the purges have been successful advance these 
 arguments:
 i. The purges have broken
 the back of the once firmly-en
 trenched bureacracy and have
 made 1t possible-at least in
 theorv-for the Japanese people
 to run their own affairs.
 2. The purges have begun to
 break up the centuries-old
 fesldai system which made every
 Japanese a servant" who looked
 up to a patron for support.
 .. The purges have cleared
 the way for new, young leaders
 free of the obligations and inhl-
 hlkions that circumscribed the
 nro-V-J.Day national leaders.
 Arguments against the purges in- clude:
 1. They have destroyed the
 existing fabric of Japanese sOci-
 ety without creating anything to
 take its place.
 q. Dy eliminating the execu-
 lives and technicians with
 .kuow-how". the purges have
 vastly delayed the financial and
 industrial reconstruction of the
 country.
 .. They have opened the way
 for Communist infiltration into government bureaus. newspapers
 and other organs of public opin-
 lon, and educational institu-
 kiozaa.
 The systematic elimination of the n1ilitaristic and ultra-nationalistir Japanese was only a part of the process of making over Japan into 6 democratic nation on the Brit ish.Americaza model. Other success fully completed aspects of the pro grsIsa included emcbflisAtion of thE Nipponese armed forces. which wai carried cut with great speed.
 Adoption of the new constitutior theoretically placed all power in thu hands os the people. It utterly rs. nunncsd wer ae an tmBtHument ~ national policv. Is made the emper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26
Robber Shouts YuIe Greetings

Boston, Dec. 26-(UP)--@l- gene Perier, a South End variety store proprietor. was hoping today that one Christmas vi&t- tor would not return to wish him Happy New Year.
 A robber rifled the cash register in Perier's store yester- day while he held the proprietor a3 gnnpoant. Then, after forcing perier to face the wall the iEl- tsNIder baClked to the door, shouted Merry Christmas" and fed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

and in world War I, and then with the Ma. tional Guard. by distinguished 2 c C 0 r ds he made Major de n eral, ct which rank, be- cause of age, was placed on an inactive sta- tus in io42. In the process his chest became
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26
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 C0HHTSSS

Washington, (rsEA))s--Eew of the new Republican Senators bring to their posts the rich background Of Edward Martin, former Governor of Pennsylvania. Here are some of his accomplishments:
 Tn the Spanish American War,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

A giant rhinoceros of 5000 GOO years ago, found in Asia. was the largest known land mammal of all times.
 Jlgsaw puzzles are traeo4 back e the early Egyptians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

or a figurehead ruler with even fewer powers than those of British
 sowereigns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

The blue Danube river isn't blue, but muddy brown. and. at one time. it wasn't c river, but Q lake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

An earthquake formed Reelfo0t Lake. in southwestern Kentucsy, in let1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

More mustard than any other spice is eaten by Americans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

arsub1y," sald . eolumnlak, 1hen too busy reading the want ads"
 Overheard at the washington
 DO you think Truman will be ln washington after '4es"
 "Dure, R he cen find Q store,"
 AA6 NewspapeFnsan Stuff walter f,ippmann analysed the readers' res latlOn with newspapers by pointlns out that "the reader expects the fountain Of truth Co bubble, but he enters into no contract, legal or moral, involving any risk, cost Or trouble to himself. He will pay Q nominal price when it suits him, will stop paying whenever it suits him, viii turn to another paper when that suits him. Somebody has said quite aptly that the newspa- per editor has to be he'slectso every day"
 Interesting F'lggers, only Q pers cent of the Germans examined by De-Nabiflcation boards in the American Zone have been charged with being Naxis.
 The other Di percent, we suppose, we're Ataunch Democrats who Alway took q vote before tossing the peos pie Into the furnaces.
 Newspaper vignette: Wally Yerk. es, c reporter for 70 years, was as. signed to cover the waldorf on the day the President was there. Yerkee vent Into c phone booth to notify his paper of the presidents arrival. AS he emerged he was nabbed by cops and secret service men. Bee cause he carried c packagel The suspicious parcel turned lout to. be two cans of soup wkhich the reds faced reported had to re-wrap bes fore the mob of tch-tch'ing news pals.
 One of America's biggest capital. ists---Ro ckefeller--generouBly gifts cd the LIN with Q home where it can continue to fight for peace.
 At the same time the Soviet press continues to rant c gaiFlst "capital- istic warmorgers"i
 Funy how human nature is. Everybody seems much nicer towards the United Nations since it was dis. covered they had c rich friend named Rockefeller.
 Critics will now call his friends Rockefeller er-travelers."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

A local eiltorialolst fiips slime at Che OwI activities during the war, But that can be debunked: Among these who iauded the OWr (for it's contribution to the Allied victory was Gen. Eisenhower :. And re: Hnenber-.-it was the CwI who forced the surrender of the Italian fleet without the loss of a single Aineri" can fife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

Talmaage will be oof'ly surprised k he tries to get into Heaven and kinds George ashington Carver end Booekr q. Washington on the qualifications committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

TnimnAge died of e liver allment; exclusively . white mans disease, no doubt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

A famed editor was scoring tn e Presidents recent removal of hous- ins controls.
 How can he continue making mistakes?" he thundered. Doesn't he ever read my editorials?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26
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 CUn REPORTER

uail sesivemess tagged GOV lT'al- mndga aa "a chapmlon of white aupf0macg.A That's not the right
 word Such bleots gre never fllkAAkpnl 70 b q Tllce.nelly Wny oa saying he was vicious man Nllo oondonsd iynching = and Q
 desplonble example Of the sordld aldo Of AmeficAk politics, Tale madge wAe . champion of NaElSin,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

Wotta hff! The Democrats are trying to unify the Army and Navy when they can't even unify the Democrats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

asns yeaFs ago, Talmadge pre-. apnted every member of the oeors sia fealslatare with his trademark s.-A pair cf red glispenders. one representatlve refused them, say- inc: "ROeilng lfi my mind that there h q collar that goes with these sliss Dendefa, i therefore decline"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-26

Mewscaster Wm. Shirer's reminder for the soft-peacers: Defeat found 0ermany's citizens healthier and better fed than the European victors Not only that-but Germany's war deaths were 20 percent less than the European winners and her blrthrate is far ahead Who won the war?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26

John Kiplinger went home
with a very big headache, we
wonder how much a headache
that big costs.
Gus De Cola is waiting for his
wife to return home from her
vacation, he says she promised
to bring him a present to re-
place the one he got for Christ
mas he has that one about worn
out.
We had good turnout at the
courthouse, but there were
fifteen people that were not big
enough to go down and repre-
sent themselves. / don't see how
anyone that will not help them
selves can raise so much hell in
the shop and ask the union to go
all out to help them. Il don't
believe these are Union people, &.
Bob Daughters is going hun
cry since the girls on the test
bench stopped buying him
candy.
Carl Moss came to work with
his face all banged up. He says
he was teaching his son to box.
It's a good story but who be-
lieves it?
Roman Miller took off last
Friday to find a house to move
into, but the fish were biting so
we'll at Grayling, Mich, he for
got about the house.
If Ed Schmidt wants anyone
to work with him he will have
to quite dropping things on
their feet.
Norm HIM ran out of chick
ems so he had to come back to
work.
Don't give up on your price
strike, stick it out and you
won't have to draw your few
dollars out of the bank.
We didn't know we had any
Indians in our shop, but it turn
ed out we have two cookbook
ing Squaws in our assembly
dept.
Bill CARING has found a new
way to mix drinks. Have any of
you ever strained your drink
through a paper bag.
Don't forget there is going to
De a Labor Day parade, so
don't make any other plans, we
want a big turnout this year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26
The
Acklinite
Bu Martin Bdchli

Through the united efforts of
your committee, they were sue
cessful in having the standards
lowered on three big line jobs,
the Tecumseh plate and the In
gersol and Bendix panels. They
also are going to get a record
of all jobs and rates.
We see that George Szafran-
ski is thinking seriously of end
ing it all. He recently bought
himself a motor scooter. The
insurance companies have al
turned him down as too great
a risk.
One of our die makers re-
Gently had the time of his life
fishing for pickerel on the reefs.
He is Bill Meyers. Observers
with him say that he almost fell
out of the boat from laughing
every time he pulled one in.
Keep the good sport up Bill, 1t
is one of the finest.
Do not forget to attend the
meeting Saturday at the Union
Hall a 2 P. M. July 9th. 1t is
very important that you be
there.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26
Champion Unit
Sparklets

Attention Champion Employ
ees, plans for our third annual
picnic are under way and very
shortly we will let you know
the time, place and date.
The Picnic Committee
We are proud to inform our
members that the Champion
Unit was one of largest attend
ing shops in the city at the
mass demonstration last Tues
day. Nice going-that shows the
old Champion Spirit.
X
Just a reminder, check and
see that your International AS
sessment is paid.
Don forget the Annual Golf
Tournament that is planned for
August "a, at Sunningdale Golf
Course. Refreshments and prizes
galore. Entry fee $1.50. Well
be looking for you so get your
party arranged as soon as pos
sible.
Who is the girl on the pack
ing machine in department Cd"
who was so excited over her
new "rod and reel" that she fell
in the lake at Port Cilnton??
Speaking of falling in the drink
congratulations to Bea Mullin
who plunged into the sea of
matrimony Saturday, July 20!
Glenn Sobczak steward in
dept. I'D" End shift was the
proud father of a bouncing baby
girl, Saturday, July 20, 1916,
Take it easy on the beer Glen
and don't forget the CIGARS
and CANDY.
Mr.. Herbert Jennings better
known as the saw-dust kid in
department "E" really worked
up a sweat one day last week.
Watch your heart Herb,
Cap Andrews is taking a trip
to Canada on his Vacation by
boat. He is planning to rough
it just like in the old days. What
did Robinson CruSoe have that
Cap hasn't except a beard?
Smooth sailing Cap.
What is this ] hear about four
girls from dept. "E' having to
be escorted on their picnic by
an officer of the law. Were you
having trouble, girls, with the
wolves in the Zoo?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26
Seeing Eye-w.o Unit

come glorified errand boys like
the one bird is.
We have been seeing two
people shaking hands quite often
lately, and we know it is not a
political handshake, as one
comes from the Credit Union
and the other from 504. Maybe
it is going to be a permanent
banking idea. He hands out the
checks, she hands out the
sheckels. How about it, Don
and Kate?
Clarence Standley of Dept.
4O1, who lives on Stearns Rd.,
near Lake Erie, raises mosqui-
toes for the market. They are
the large bloodsucking variety.
He claims they are so large he is
teaching them to pick apples.
Have you visited the new
time keeping dept. in go Bldg?
Everything is OK except for
the lack of fans. We have nice
clean floors, glass, woodwork
and faces. You will be greeted
by Harry Shaffer, our leader,
and nine other fine Union
brothers.
The grandfather and mother
story uncovered a great grand
father in Brother Romey Hiser
of Dept. 324. The big event took
place July 5th and it was a six
and half pound boy.
Did you ever stop and think
that you can replace safety glass
but never your eyes if you
should have an accident? Why
not ask your foreman for a pair
of new goggles and not take any
chances. Have you renewed
ybur membership in the PAC.?
You should do so at once and
stop your top officers from wor-
ryig how to put on a political
campaign to elect our kind of
people to political offices. Sgd
ney Hillman was a martyr in
your cause, because of over
work. Let's all join and do a
good job this year.
Apologies are in order for Ted
Fox, Dept. 1853, End shift, as he
did not leave the big ones in the
lake. He caught a Glib, large
mouth bass Sunday, June 21st,
in Sand Lake. Dick Gosser and
Toots Martin, please take notice.
Others can catch them, why
can't you?
Correction. - We mean calen-
dar days and not work days,
when referring to the 5 days
grace to report back to work
from leave of absece.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26

The officers and members of
the WHY'S Unit would like to Of
fer their sympathy to Brother
VIM. Eckam who repairs and
sets all the clocks in the Willys
Overland, because of the death
of his wife on July 9th, at the
age of seventy-six.
1t is beginning to look as
Enough the workers of the w. O.
will be able to enjoy their
leisure hours to a fuller extent
when they will be able to pur-
chase one of the new station
wagons. They look fine and they
operate and ride the same way.
Let's hope they get into a big
enough production that every
member can buy one.
Did you attend the OPA rally
in Courthouse Square Tuesday,
July 10th? If not, you missed a
fine flow of oratory. We still
think after viewing the man.
moth crowd which was under
estimated by our daily papers;
that the consumers strike is do
ing a fine job. We hope it is
kept up till big business has to
0Lse all the ten cent handker-
chiefs that now sell for thirty
five cents or three for a dollar,
to wipe the hypocritical tears
out of their eyes, or that the
eighty-five cent butter gets so
strong they will have to use it
for atomic bombs. A tip to the
would-be wise ones who did not
attend. You missed a real treat
by sneaking home or wherever
you went.
We wonder if the two brass
hats in the plant protection
dept, are bed fellows of Lewan-
dowski so they can whisper
would-be secrets in each others
ears. Or maybe they want to be-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26

Supply Unit NeoVS
BY ]. Mcknight

Our cOmmltJee ndu AOIle
fight and even went to arbitra-
ton where the company lost the
decision, for the property rights
of the women, and men over
seventy issues. The company
even went so far as to assign jobs
for those who were coming back
Now the question ARISES What
went wrong with this set-up!
Remember that no one from
management's side or no one
from the unions side has any
right to bargain away or deny
the property rights of any mem
Der in good standing in this
union.
We are not in a position to
state whether or not produc-
ton scared to any new records,
but the shop did function rather
smoothly and with less argu'
ments in the past two weeks
than it has for some time. Mr.
Eyler was on his vacation.
Wonder if he is taking a posi-
graduate course in STD. Come
back with a smile and a few
words of encouragement for the
boys Bill.
Virgil Hickman, Timekeep-
ing dept, went on his vacation
this week. He actually started
last week when he bought two
new tires for his car, put them
on and loaded up his car We'd
nesday night, got up Thursday
morning, both tires flat. Typical
vacation luck Virgil.
Here is something for you to
think about these hot days.
While we are working in the
heat all day, we can be thinking
what we will do in the evening
to get cooled off. While we are
relaxing, you might think about
your committeeman who are sit
ting in some conference room
guiding and bargaining for your
welfare at the shop. These boys
deserve a lot of credit, especially
the last couple of months, when
meetings and conferences came
a dime a dozen and lasted for
hours. We know from expert
ence the tough job it is in hot
Again we must bring up the
urgent need for new and old
members for our drum corps.
The unit has bought and paid
for a lot of drums and other
equipment that should be used
Parade season is here and we
should make a fine showing In
the line of march. Contact Ed
Birtwhistle and help strike up
the band.
Robert Welton, maintenance
dept, has left the shop to go
into business. We wish him the
best of success in his new ven
ture.
Elmer Eek, Peter Szwart, r.
Buhman and Ray Deter are con-
fined to the hospitals for illness.
We wish them a speedy recov-
cry.
Ed Anderson, A. Riese, R.
Webber and H. Champnoise are
confined to their respective
homes for illness, and G. Hoff-
man of Dept. "a has bad leg
infection. We sure hope to see
you around the shop soon boys.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26

we are commencing to wonder
Just how deeply rooted is even
MIR. Mcintosh! Raggedly yours.
Elsie
PS.-Paul Kohler spent his
vacation moving his family
from Newton Center, Mass. to
Toledo, and we take this oppor-
tunity to welcome them, and
hope they find us friendly.
AND-We were just informed
that Harold Billheimer stayed
in his own front yard-feeding
the squirrels, of course! (Nuts
to you).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26
Sid jacobs
Opens Market

The many friends of Sid
Jacobs who have missed his
smiling face and keen eye at the
inspection bench at Willys-Over-
land will be glad to know that
Sid is in business for himself
now at 800 Chittenden Ave. Sid
wants everyone to drop in and
inspect his fie foods and meats.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-26
Sp1cer
Unit NeaUS
LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE REPORT

It seems that our efforts to
raise wages on a national scale,
has affected Congress, so that
now they are even willing to
raise old age pensions. Not on
grand scale, but at least it is an
effort to assist these persons
who receive merely a pittance
in our land of plenty.
In order to provide for an in
crease of So per month for aid
Ito dependent children under the
Social Security Act. Provided
that, for each month during the
period beginning July l, 1916
and ending June 80, 1949, the
amount otherwise paid to any
State shall be increased by So
for each individual.
e. Provides for an increase of
S5 per month in the Federal
share of payments for aid to the
blind.
In the Congressional Record
vol. 90, No. 1913, page 1876, an
amendment to the Social Secur-
ity Act is added to the effect,
that all forty-eight States are
covered by this Act. Also that
an advisory council be formed
and each member of said council
receive $500 per day for serv-
ices.
There seemed to be some dis
sension in Congress as to how
large this advisory council
should be, someone even sug-
gested it might become major
political party. Our friend"
Mr.. Taft even suggested the
Federal government may have to
take over the United States
Service.
1t was finally agreed to leave
the most important factors up
to the jurisdiction of each in
dividual state.
So, slowly but surely we may
achieve some of labor's goal
towards social security for all.
The Wagner -Murray-Dingell bill
which has been referred to the
Finance Committee in the Sen
ate, and to the Ways and Means
Comm, in the House, seems to
be our best solution.
This Bill provides for -
a. Old age and disability be-
nefits, ranging from S35 to S120
per month, depending on years
If coverage.
b. Survivors, benefits from
S26.25 to $98 per month.
c. Funeral benefits up to
$3.50, depending on earnings.
d. Temporary disability bene-
Its up to $50 weekly for rs
weeks.
e. Medical, maternity and hos
,ital benefits with choice of
your own doctor or hospital.
f. A national employment
The efforts of our recent Con-
,ress to add to the Social Sec
lrity Act, are certainly meager,
n comparison to the Wagner
1urray-Dingell Bill.
Let's all put our best efforts
orth and get this bill approved
nd passed.
If any additional information
concerning the Wagner-Murray-
)ingell Bill is desired, please
contact the Spicer Legislative
Committee, care of Spicer Unit
Ixec. Board, Bennett Rd., To-
edo IL, Ohio.
BY Gladys Oberhaus,
Publicity Director,