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Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-24

ists. If a bed stands in corner or alcove, equip it with ball-bear- ing casters so that it will slide out to simplify making.
 Porcelain enameled coffee pots in daily use should be fresh- ened up weekly to protect flavor of the 'cup that cheers" Rec commended way to freshen pot is to boil solution of baking soda and water in it.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-24

Let ammonia help you slick up the oven with a minimum of rubbing. Wipe cloth saturated with ammonia over walls and bottom of oven. Then put a small dish filled with ammonia in the oven, close the door and let po- tent fumes soften burned-on food and grease overnight. In the morning, wash range interior with soft cloth and warm, soapy water.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-24
Just For the Record

The following item in last Hiife an Anchorage tabloid appearing there weekly Since the story is completely in in it's referring Valley Frontiersman, the editors points raised in that letter help questions Valley CTS about the Frontersman the article to that article reprinted belowJ
 "A new newspaper hit the local streets yesterday Val ley Settler dateined Palmer, appeared edited Daniels late of Seldovia.
 Though mention ownership paper made reports are that 1t to be owned edited persons the Anchorage Times Hie welcomes newspaper to the host of sheets already publication Anchorage Matanuska Valley
 HLe further comments the publication alying it. self with organization sturdy wellsuated chorage Times Lfe under such conditions undoubtedly much easier and enjoyable than starting editorial groundwork upon which to base its policy"
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-24
Editor, Anchorage Hi-Life Anchorage, Alaska

An item which appeared in the most recent issue has just reached desk Inasuc the Valley published in the Maanuska Valley the edtorshp of Mrs Dorothy Bell attributes the edtorhp of that is erro in reality referring the Valley Frontiersman issue of which appeared in the Valley Sept
 Your article most informative I about the Valley Frontersman which
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 Since the question ownership Valley Froneran evidently interests allow to clear that you The Valley Frontiersman is independent paper edited by myself and has association Anchorage This fact will be borne by check pesons you eno although that check might better have your story was printed rather than at this time.
 To continue since the business background paper ap parenty of papper and alone formulate the editorial policy it, by borrowed funds from private indvidualvery perfectly frank have friends who share faith the Valley believe as do, that published Valley readers will fill definite need in Palmer and the Matanuska
 Therefore be condemned along ed toa nes condemnation have been directed editor who foolish enough to believe thai even o limited financial support Valley newspaper be success The Valley Fronenan go under in the first two months of it's existence hope stand that end am bending effort hope editor of the Valley Frontersman sell advertising Valley the cost of printing that manager mailing clerk can build subscription list that help make my living
 You paper alliance with the Anchorage lnes which describe sturdy sheet am in complete accord with description of the Times only with that alliance publi cation of the Valley Frontersman chlds play.
 Unfortunately such alliance Anchorage Times prints the since struggling publication Soly costs establishing the first weeks of its existence However that an agreement by which the Anchorage of copies of the Froneman each bill which written representing the cost of such printing alliance business arrangement only should think HIife would thoroughly understand lshed III the Anchorage News plant through News sponsorship? may may not be true in HIfes case but certainly does not Valley tiersman.
 Possibly second fact furnishes suppositon true that the editor Valley once potion on the staff of the Anchorage known to the editor of Hf opposite desk the Times office during that you con-
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-24

An easy way to use soap scraps is to dry them thorough ly and then run them through a food chopper; resulting pow der is handy in dishpan.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Who Dumps
First?

NEW YORK, Nov. 26
IPA)-Indication that the
Communist Party has walked
out on the leaders of the
Thomas-Addes-Leonard coali-
ton in the United Auto Work
ers-CIO was found in the Daily
Worker last week during the
UAW convention in which the
coalition was dumped.
George Morris, one of two
Daily Worker correspondents at
the convention, sniped at Adde's,
Thomas and Leonard for falling
to put up a better fight against
the right wing forces. He sug-
gested that new leaders would
have to be found to oppose
Reuther team.
Allowing for a few ballots
cast for him because he is a
Negro, the $50 votes cast for
Shelton Tapes for vice presi-
dent as compared with 5024
for John w. Livingston and
1923 for Richard T. Leonard
were taken by observers as a
clue to Communist footholds in
local unions, although greatly
in excess of Communist strength
among the UAW membership.
A few Communicative votes
were known to have gone to
Leonard.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

Brotherhoods, f. Drury, RR
Trainmen, Tom Burke, executive
secretary, TIUC, Earl Streeter,
MESA, Clayton Rusch, CIO-PAC
chairman, and others represent
ing the three labor organizations
outside the AFL.
Want Bigger Group
Concensus was that the organ
ization had a good purpose Ito
elect people to public office with
out respect to political affilia-
tions who were pledged to more
liberal social legislation) and
that the organization should pro-
ceed in order to make it politi'
cally effective.
Reports for the membership
committee and publicity commit
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
UnionisfS As
CO. Amnesty

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 LPA)
Top AFL and CIO leaders
were ong 480 nationally
known personalities to appeal to
President Truman this week to
declare a general amnesty for
conscientious objectors.
Truman was told by the labor
leaders and other signers, in
Guiding Albert Einstein, that "It
is a matter of deep disappoipt-
ment to us that more than two
years after the end of the war
and seven months after the ex-
piration of the Selective Train
ing & Service Act of 1910, no
amnesty has been granted con-
objectors, Jehovah's s
Witnesses, and other persons
convicted of violating the law.
Seven hundred men remain in
prison, while thousands already
released are still without valu
able civil rights"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
NLRB Rules You
just Can't Win

HIN TON, Nov. 26
(LPA)-Even if a union has re-
ceived a majority vote before
the ft-Hartley law went into
effect it cannot be certified as
collective bargaining representa-
tive by the NLRB if it has failed
to file anti-Communist affidavits
The NLRB made this ruling
last week and it was the first
time that the Board denied GER
tification TO a non-complying
union which had won an cleo
ton. The decision was made in
two cases, the first involving the
United Electrical Workers-CIO
and the second the United Fur
niture Workers-CIO.
The UE won its election at
Colonial Radio Corp, Riverside,
Cal, on Aug. ID by a margin of
81 out of 1876 votes cast. The
Furniture Work k ers won 118
votes of 231 cast in an election
held Aug. 81, the day before the
Taft Hartley Act became law.
An NLRB official said that
the Boards hands were tied,
that it had no alternative under
the law except to rule as it did.
He admitted that failure to GER
tify unions that admittedly have
a majority may easily lead to
craft conflicts and even strikes
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

The o t h e + S who voted
against the charter study
proposal were Councilmen
Leonard Donovan, Earl o. Leh-
man and Addison Q. Thacner
all defeated for reelection in
the PR elections, Nov. 4.
Councilman Simmons who de-
clared he was in favor of the
study expressed his opposition
to the hand picked group named
by Mayor Roulet to the study
committee.
Simmons named four of the
eight members of the proposed
study committee whom he de-
clared are opposed to the pres
ent PR form of city govern
ment. These, he said were John
P. Kelly, Lucas Co. Democratic
chairman; Lehr Fess, clerk of
the Board of Elections: William
Sturm, AFL regional director
and Glenn Holewinski, assistant
director, CIO-Political Action
Committee.
Councilman Len Donovan ex-
the opinion II think the
committee is lousy" He said,
"It would be a useless commit
tee and l will have nothing to
do with it,"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Burke Worms Of
Cos Shortages

Tom Burke, executive secre-
tary of the Toledo Industrial
Union Council and member OF
City Council warned his fellow
Council members of a possible
gas shortage in the near future
if the contract negotiations be-
tween the Gas Co., and CIO-
Utility workers were prolonged.
Mr.. Burke requested that the
Labor Management Citizens
Committee give a report on the
progress of the case before this
weeks Council Committee OF
Whole meeting.
He said that union member
had told him that they would
welcome the intervention of the
L-M-C which is opposed by the
management of the gas COM
pany.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

hold so per cent of the savings
while the bottom 20 per cent of
income earners had merely 1870
of total savings.
Profits Reach High
Corporate profits have reach
ed an all-time high of STA bill
lion during 1947, the Outlook
noted. 1t recalled that year
ago when CIO had predicted
corporate profits of S16.1 billion
for this year, the estimate was
attacked by big business as be-
ing fantastic, unreasonable and
far above any possible antici-
pated level of profits"
In 13 representative indus
tries, the Outlook said, average
hourly earnings have increas-
ed from Is per cent to 36 per-
cent since June, 1945, while
wholesale prices in the same in
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

ton depended upon the policy
determined by the AFL ex-
ecutive council in its meeting
in Washington, D. c.
Earl Cation and Nina Pringle
Bell, members of the AFL leg
islative committee, expressed the
view of their organization after
telling the group that they had
found many enlightening points
of view expressed by the assem-
bled representatives of ClO,
MESA and Railroad Brother
hoods.
The AFL observers state
ments were made following a
discussion of the purposes and
objectives of the new organiza-
ton. Taking part in the discus
sion were Gwen Logan, RR
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

last week.
In a review of post-OPA
economic trends, the ClO
Economic Outlook asserted
that recent price and profit in
creases have been unjustlflable
in terms of somewhat higher
wage costs.
Emphasizing that wages are
tagging behind prices" the Out
look said that 1--WE are in the
midst of an inflationary crisis
brought on through greed and
profiteering."
Prices and profits have far
out-run wages, which the Out
look estimated have increased
only 17% on a basis of average
weekly earnings since mid
1946. 1t quoted Federal Reserve
Board surveys of consumer fin
ances to show that the top lO1o
of the nations income earners'
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

Mr.. Holewinski who was one
of the committee named by
Mayor Roulet as a candidate for
the city charter study was out
of the city on Tuesday and
could not be reached for a state
ment. He was alternate for
Richard Gosser on the Spieker
City Government committee
which ended in a stalemate too
late to put any charter pro.
oosals upon the ballot.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

posals as "the police state" and
added flatly, "This is the end of
economic freedom" Two days
later, the Republican Steering
Committee slapped him down
and agreed to consider all 10 of
Truman's points in Committee
hearings.
Additional pressure on the Re
publicans to treat Truman's pro-
posals seriously, including selec-
tive price control and rationing
of scarce commodities came from
Presidential aspirant H arc Id
Stassen.
To Hold Hearings
During this week, three Con-
gressional committees will hold
hearings on the anti
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Pecord Renamed
TO TMHA Boord

Reappointment of Ollie Pc
cord, UNION JOURNAL man.
aging editor to the Toledo Me-
tropolitan Housing authority for
a five year term was announced
on Monday of this week by
Probate Judge Charles E. Chit
tenden.
Mr.. Pecord's appointment was
announced by the judge in a
communication to Raymond E.
Kirby, director of the Toledo
Metropolitan Housing Author
ity. Mr.. Pecord has been serv-
ing the unexpired term of Ed
ward Kirschner, deceased, to
which he was appointed in 1945.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
WoIchok
Fires 2
ToIedoans

Repercussions of the inter
union battle going on in the
Retail, Wholesale and De-
partment Store Union-CIO
were felt here this week
when Samuel Wolchok, New
York, president of the Interna-
tional fired two Toledo area re-
representatives..
Discharged were Roy Scog-
CINE, former Michigan union d1-
rector and a member of the In
ternational Executive Board and
Mrs. Henrietta Geller, Interna-
tional union representative for
merly assigned to the Akron
area.
Scoggins was one OF the seven
right wing members of the
union who recently pressed
charges against President VOL
Ichok of corruption, incom-
potency and misuse of union
funds"
Called Whitewash
Local union officials here
charge that the International
Executive Board "whitewashed"
the % specific charges made
aga lnst the unions president
"w thout making the slightest
effort to examine the proof, call
witnesses or conduct a trial as
called for under our constitu-
ton"
Ivo Irwin, Toledo Joint Coun-
Gil president said that "the fir
ing of the two bears out our ac-
cusations against Wolchok. He
is attempting to chop heads in
discriminatory to maintain his
power. Mr.. Scoggins and Mrs.
Geller have proved their COM
potency and are diligent work
ers in the union movement.
There is no excuse for their
discharge"
Will Continue Fight
President Irwin indicated that
the fight would continue saying,
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Commercial Sets
Further Talks

Additional discussion between
the Commercial Metals Unit of
Local IL UAW-CIO on strike for
the past three m n tn and
the company management was
scheduled for Tuesday evening
of this week according to Melvin
Schultz, Local union president.
Despite some progress which
was made several weeks ago,
settlement of o t h er disputed
points has not been effected.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Labor Head
For Wage Law

WASHINGTON LPA) - La
Dor Secretary Lewis B. Schwel-
lenbach appeared before a House
Labor Subcommittee last week
to urge an immediate increase
of the legal minimum wage to
Use, preservation of the 40-hour
week and overtime provisions of
the wage and hour law, preserv-
alton of the 40-hour week and
overtime provisions of the wage
and hour law, and extension of
to seamen and process
sors of farm products.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

At one extreme was Chair
man Charles w. Tobey (R.,
N. H., of the Senate Banking
Committee, who told reporters,
Damn the torpedoes, let's go
ahead" His committee opens
hearings this week on four of
the least controversial of Tru-
mans points. The American
people are getting ugly and Bit
ter over this tragic price situa-
tion," he warned.
At the other end was Sen.
Robert A. Taft (R., Ohio) who
managed to achive his usual
h u-a-revolving- door position
on the Presidents pro gr a m.
Within a few hours after Tru-
man spoke to Congress, Taft
went on nationwide radio
hookup to condemn the pro
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

Not only did the strikers
maintain their work stop
page, but a group of four
talked to outside applicants and
induced them not to take the
jobs advertised last week by the
company in Toledo daily news
papers.
Clyde Shamblen, chairman of
the Pure Oil Unit of Local GAG
stated that a group of new men
numbering 80 to 40 showed up
on Monday driving new cars
with Michigan, Illinois and In
diana license plates" When
told about the strike, they de-
parted without attempting to en-
ter the struck plant, he said.
Will Permit Entrance
Mr.. Shamblen said that the
union would not prevent any
one from entering the company's
property, 'but we will use what
ever peaceful means we can to
keep the company from operat-
ing this refinery" he said.
Stating that the union would
remove its emergency crews
which have been in the plant
since the strike started last
March if new men enter the
plant for work, Mr.. Shamblen
said that the AFL Building
Trades Council had agreed to
pull out their construction men.
Picketing has not been re-
sumed at the company's plant,
but observers were present to
talk to anyone who attempted to
enter the plant for the purpose
of taking the strikers jobs.
Company Makes Statement
Company officials who last
week advertised their back7to-
work movement stated that they
had no intention of bringing
in strikebreakers."
Mr.. Shamblen repeated his
statement of last week express
ing the hope that nobody will
be foolish enough to take the
jobs which are idle because of
our strike" He stated that the
strike would continue until the
contract clauses had
been adjusted to the satisfac-I
ton of his union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
AcWA Wins Wage Hike

NEW YORK (LPA) - Less
than two weeks after the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers CIO
demanded a 15c-an-hour wage
Increase, the Clothing Manu-
facturers Assn of the United
States granted a 121ac raise
and a second weeks paid vaca-
ton to 100000 clothing workers
effective Dec. Is.
Business circles saw the in
crease as a tip-off on a new
round of wage raise demands by
many CIO unions. The fuse had
been set by gains won by the
Textile Workers Union-CIO
earlier this month which were
construed as third-round in
creases.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
DeViIbiss
Union Asks
For Street

Demands that City Coun-
ell make provisions for cut
ting Phillips Ave. through
from Detroit Ave. to La
grange ST. were made last
week by a group of DeVilbiss
Unit, Local IL, UAW-CIO men
led by John A. Gajewski.
Information on the street was
requested by Councilman Tom
Burke following Gajewskis re-
quest to him to investigate the
matter.
The street which was dedicat-
ed for a cut through of Phillips
Ave, to Lagrange was given
for the use of the DeVilbiss Co.
in 1887 under ordinance 1887 in
exchange for which the compa-
ny decided land south of Phillips
Ave, to the city.
Discovers A Sleeper
Mr.. Gajewski discovered a
sleeper in the ordinance which
gives the city until Feb. 1852
to put the street through from
Detroit Ave. Failing to do thisf
the land will revert to the De
Vilbiss Co., which will then be
in possession of all the land.
Mr.. Burke pointed out that
employees of the company are
now forced to use the Gradolph
st. entrance in coming and go
ing to work. Moreover, he
declared that since there is no
close direct street from Detroit
to Lagrange that employees of
the Toledo Pressed Steel, Tillot-
son Mfg. Co., Mather Springs
and Willys-Overland are forced
to take long detours to reach
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Commies For 3rd
Porfy Wallace

ATLANTIC City (LPA) -
President Ben Gold, of the
Int'l Fur & Leather Workers.
CIO last week proposed crea-
ton of a third political party to
be headed by Henry Wallace.
Gold, an admitted Commun-
ist, made his suggestion to the
semi-annual meeting of the
unions executive board meet
ing here. Gold also assailed the
Marshall plan, which other
CIO leaders have endorsed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28

hearings and debate on the
aid to Europe proposal un-
folds itself. This despite the
contention of Republicans that
there is agreement in the party's
ranks.
Approved By Committee
Already approved by the For
eign Relations Committee, the
winter relief bill was believed
ready for senate approval by
Wednesday of this week.
In the House, the emergency
aid bill was deadlocked. The
argument was on the issue of
tapering off aid to Europe, or
making the aid the first part Of
a long-range program of con-
tinuing assistance to Europe.
Throwing cold water on the
aid program was Senator Bridges
who said that if the United
States had short crops next year
after shipping all the food called
for in the State Departments
program that it would neces-
state a return not only to ration
ing, but to "meager rations."
Can Supply Aid
Bridges committee heard Sec
retary of Agriculture Clinton
testify that I'VE are in
a position to supply the aid" as
he urged the committee to make
it possible to do so.
In advocating the passap4S of
quick aid for Europe, Sef.ass,or
Vandenbergh relinquished his
position as Senate presiding of
ficer. He told the Senate that
the stop gap relief which he
was just that and did
not mean that the Senate was
pledged to any long term aid
for Europe.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Gosser. Ballard
Attend MeefinQ

International union Vice Pre-
sident Richard Gosser and Re
gional Director Charles Ballard
are attending a meeting of the
UAW-CIO executive board in
Detroit, today and tomorrow it
was announced by Walter Muir
ply, assistant regional director
The board meeting which was
originally scheduled to be held
in Atlantic City, Nov. "a, was
postponed until today.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
COP Split Shows On
European Relief Bill
Vanderberg Asks Senate To
Pass Stopgap Legislation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-Republican senators are be-
ginning to show increasing heed for quick aid to Europe
the people of Western Europe to be saved from russian
imperialism This was shown here on Monday when Senator
Arthur Vandenberg urged speedy aid for Europe.
fundamental split in the Republican party was ndl-
Gated as H. Styles Bridges conended that aid to
Europe might result in meager rations in this nation
Observers freely predict that the division In the
ranks of the Republicans will become apparent
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
DecIinofion Date Named

Declination deadline for no.
minees to the Toledo Industrial
Union Council has been set for
Dec. 8. All candidates who do
not wish to stand for election on
Dec. IS, must have their decli-
nation into the executive sec
retary by midnight on the date
set. All others will appear on
the ballot.
Fourty-five candidates were
nominated for the TUGS 18
posts.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
HeIminiok Named
To W-O Welfare

Stanley Helminiak, charter
member of Willys-Overland
Unit of Local IL was named
last week to replace Ray Coop
er as vice chairman of the units
Welfare Committee. Cooper's s
resignation was accepted by the
Unit with a vote of thanks for
his services,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
ROuIet Committee
Loses In Council
Charter Study Group Gets
Thumbs Down From Majority

Strong opposition to Mayor Lloyd E. Roulets proposed
charter study group developed Monday night of this
week when three defeated Councilmen joined forces with
Councilmen Ollie Czelusa and J. B. Simmons Jr to de-
feat the Mayors committee plan.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
Pure Oil Work
Plan Is Flop
ReOpened Plant Remains Idle
AS Workers Maintain Strike

Efforts of the Pure Oil Co. to end eight month strike
of their employees with bacowork movement this week
proved flop members of Local 346 Oil Workers Union
CIO remained away from the plant in large numbers
Monday and Tuesday