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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-21
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B, UAW>ClO

1t seems to me that the price -profit.wage
problem can be solved by the use of simple
arithmetic
First of all both wages and profits must
come out of the production of commodities.
This can only mean that the more profits that
ownership takes out, the less will 60 to
wages.
The less wages that workers receive, the
less they will be able to purchase.
AS purchasing power goes down, more
goods lie idle because the people who would
buy the commodities do not receive sufficient
wages to maintain their purchasing power.
AS more goods pile up which cannot be
sold, the need for production goes down and
industry begins to lay off its employees
Unemployment further cuts down purchas-
ing power causing a further need to cut down
production and the downward spiral goes on
and on until we find ourselves in the midst
of major depression
PROFITS TOO
When purchasing power is cut down to a
fraction of what it is in normal times, profits
also suffer. Not only do profits decrease but
the owners of the goods which are lying idle
are forced to cut their prices in order to
move them.
We know from our experience during the
last depression how hard it is to stop the
defation. In fact, we know that the only
way the last depression was stopped was by
the war itself The Roosevelt administration
did prevent the economic system from a COM
plete smash, but the depression was not ac-
tually ended until wartime production be-
came necessary.
We know now that unless prices and wages
are brought into balance that we face a bad
future and the next time may not be
fortunate These are the facts and this is the
problem.
Those industries which now granting
their employees increased wages are showing
wisdom Only by this means can we hold off
the crash for which we are now heading.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-21
Washington
LaborReport

Editors Note: Due to the
nature of his work which re.
quires a large amount of his
time, Edward ]. Ducks col.
umn, whats New" which
usually appears in this space
will be discontinued, temporar.
iIy, we hope.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-21

Employees of the Toledo
Scale Co. Unit of Local IL,
UAW.CIO this week answered
the following question:
What should the union do
to advance the welfare of the
workers In the plants?
X X
Forrest Davis, Finish Grind
Dept. - That question takes in
lot of territory. l think the
union should conduct an educa-
tional program like we suggest
ed in the last Toledo Scale Unit
meeting. We are going to try
and have regular classes. 1t
would be better if the classes
were conducted by the Local
union. l think the Local should
have program because too
many people belong to the un-
ion who don't know what its
all about. I'd 60 so far as to say
that until we have a larger per-
centage Of the people educated
that we won't have a really eff.
fective union. We're missing
the boat by not having an edu-
cational program.
Orville Hill, Dept. 24-I think
the union should try to get us
more wages to meet the high
cost of living. Either that, or
find some way to force down
prices. / don't think there is
lot that could be done other
than what the union is already
doing.
+ 4
Claudine Patterson, Enamel
Dept. - Our people need to un-
derstand what the union is all
about. There should be some
way to let the people know
what the union is for. We should
have a planned educational pro-
gram. The program for the
Stewards banquet last week was
good. I didn't know that we had
so many activities until l read
the back page of the program. l
think we must find some way
to educate our people right in
the shop If we can't get more of
them out to the meetings.
Howard Lavender, Dept. "a
The union has made a good
start. The biggest thing to me
would be to try and establish re-
lationships between management
and labor so that management
could make a fair profit and
labor would receive a living
wage on a guaranteed annual
basis. What we want Is secur-
ity. Everybody wants security.
What good does it do you if you
earn $100 for a week and then
are laid off for two weeks?
You have to live all three
weeks.
4
Mae Dunham, Assembly-No
two workers are interested in
the same thing. One thing the
union should do would be to
organize activities for young
boys, like a band, so they would
have something to do in their
spare time. We should take the
blame for boys who get into
trouble. I'm kind of bitter
about the way our young peo-
pie are pushed around, / think
that would be good thing for
the union to take an interest in.
/ think the union should do
more than get people increased
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Bletch Will Address
Dairy Fieldmen

C. F. Bletch, Virginia field repre-
sentative for the Maryland Virgins
Milk Producers Association, will ad.
dress a meeting Of the Virgins
Dairy Fieldmen's Association Thurs.
day and Friday at Blacksburg.
R. G. Connolly, State Extension
dairy busbandman, said the theme
Of the two-day meeting will b.
Planned Quality Improvement fol
Better Milk and Cream"
Other speakers will include S. S
Smith of the State Agriculture De.
tpartment, who will discuss dairy
buildings, and j. o. .Rowell, Stat.
Extension entomologist, who will
describe methods of controlling in.
sects in dairy plants. Mr.. Connolly
will speak on overhead investment.
in relation to quality production.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Growing Cucumbers, Gherkins
New Hybrid Proves More Likely to Win
Over Disease; Pests Troublesome

slicing varieties. However, for the
home gardener who wishes few
"cukes" for slicing and pickles for
preserving, the picking varieties
are preferable.
The gherkins. or bur cucumbers,
are seldom grown In local gardens,
although they are productive and
seemingly immune to disease. Few
gardeners want them for picking.
which probably accounts for their
limited culture
Cucumber varieties are grouped
according to the color OF the small
spines which protrude from the
warts" either white spine or black
spine, but this does not have any
bearing upon their usefulness. On
black spined varieties when mature,
the spines become yellowish orange.
The white spines at maturity become
a creamy white. Some gardeners
judge the maturity of the fruit by
the color of the spines, avoiding
those fruits which are nearing ma
turity because at that stage the
seeds are hard. rendering the fruit
unsuitable for slicing. w. H.Y.
Evening star., 1947-03-02

.. Local gardeners have long had
good reason to complain OF the re-
suits obtained in growing cucum-
bers. Ordinarily the vines are
stricken with insect spread diseases
(bacterial Wilt at about the period
of full production. The control OF
the insect pests Striped cucumber
beetle and aphids) that spread the
diseases seemed almost impossible.
One year rotenone seemed to give
good control, but the next it pro-
duced almost negligible results.
Trapping the beetles is a monot-
onous task at best. DDT, was ex-
pected to be the solution, but ap-
parently 1t Is more or less injurious
to vine crops especially squash.
However. our hopes have been re-
vived. The new variety, Burpee
Hybrid. has demonstrated consider
able resistance to the common dis
eases Of the cucumber.
The standard cucumber varieties
for this area, Early Fortune, Airing
ton White Spine and A. & c.
Pickling, are medium length,
straight, dark green and good for
slicing. They mature In 60 to 10
day, and are productive. The
Burpee Hybrid natures in go days,
has about the same type Of fruit,
but seems to be Of more vigorous
growth in local gardens.
Other varieties often recon-
mended for this area include
Straight Eight, Msrketeer, Boston
Picking and Black Diamond. The
last two are picking varieties, but
also serve very well for slicing. al
though they all do not attain the
same length and diameter as the
Evening star., 1947-03-02

valuable because true blue is rare
among flowers. AS cut flower 1t is
unexcelled but needs plenty of water
to obtain long flower stems.
Seeds can be- sown in late fall or
early spring, and the earlier the
better. Sowing in the open ground is
preferable to starting in the house,
although seedlings should be thinned
to stand to 10 inches apart. The
seed will germinate during the cool
spring days.
Growing 2 to 3 feet high, the
plants may need stalking, if it can
be done to give a natural appear
ance. 1t is good plan to SOW
three or more seed in a spot in the
border, in locations foot apart.
Thin to one plant in each location.
Less seed is required and thinning
is reduced to a minimum. Separate
colors may be had If color scheme
is desired. The effect is better when
the seeds are sown for mass effect.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Virginia Home Help Reviewed
Greatest Need of Demonstration Program
Is for More Trained Workers
By l. B. Dietrick
Virginia Extension Service Director

working with the home demonstra-
tion agents and there must be more
home demonstration agents. Econ
omists agree that in prosperous
agriculture, farmers should spend
their increased income largely for
things that will improve their living
standards rather than for more land.
Home demonstration work can point
the way. Great as have been the
accomplishments, much remains to
be accomplished.
To meet the need for increased
service will require the united efforts
Of all. Women and girls working
alone cannot do all of the things
that need to be done to improve
rural conditions. 1t will take the
men and boys working, too; the
whole family and the best use of
the family income, to continue to
raise the standards of living for
rural families in Virginia. There
must be close cooperation of the
farm people, the farm and home
agents, and the assistant agents, all
working in one united program.
The greatest difficulty at present
is the scarcity of properly trained
and qualified workers. The supply
of trained home economics workers
cannot meet the demand There is
only one college in Virginia-V. P. I.
which offers special preparation
for home demonstration work. The
department here is new and small,
and every effort must be made to
build it up if properly qualified per-
sonnel to extend the home demon
tstration program are to be avail
able. There is much that needs to
be done to carry out this program,
and you, as Virginia citizen, can
do much to help.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Fire Fighters Ready

Approximately 100 forestry and
wildlife students at Virginia Poly
technic Institute have been organ
lied into crews to help fight forest
fires in the State during the spring
months
State forestry officials said the
State and Federal forestry depart
ments will provide transportation to
points in Virginia where forest fires
break out. No limit has been set
on the distance the crews will travel.
Evening star., 1947-03-02


Home demonstration work is now
81 years old. It started as tomato
and canning club work with girls in
1910. The first actual appointment
of woman to organize and carry
through such a program was made
in Virginia in June, 1910. In that
year, Miss Ella G. Agnew worked In
Halifax and Nottoway Counties with
a small number of girls who planted
tomatoes and canned the product
From this small beginning, at the
continued request of farm women
has developed the home demonstra-
ton program in Virginia. Starting
on a limited scale with canning
gardening and poultry work, 1t has
been extended to include all phases
of homemaking.
The Smith-Lever Act, passed by
Congress on May 8. 1914, gave i'm
petus to the work and was probably
the first Federal act to contain the
term home economics" thus recog-
nizing the worth and dignity OF the
American homemaker.
There are now over 1,400 adult
home demonstration clubs with over
"a 1000 women as members. In ad-
dition, there are 22,705 girls in Al
Club work who are potential home
makers. Home demonstration work
has become an important phase OF
the extension program. 1t is not a
distinct program but is interviewer
with firm demonstration work and
All Club work to make up the ex-
tension program which serves the
farm family as unit.
There are now white home agents
in Sc of the 100 counties of the
State, and colored home agents in
% counties. They are assisted by
l6 900 leaders chosen by their indi-
vidual clubs and who serve as a
constant source of help and inspira-
ton to their neighbors.
Objectives of Work Today.
The overall objectives of home
demonstration work today are:
/. To give to rural people, in a
useable form, timely information
that will enable them to become bet
ter citizens.
2. To develop leadership abilities
in rural women and girls.
3. To help rural families obtain
and manage an income that will
contribute to better living for the
family.
4. To foster in rural families an
understanding of county, State and
national problems and to encourage
them to participate in plans for
their solution.
5. To develop in rural women and
girls competence in using their hui
man and material resources in ways
that will contribute to better rural
living.
6. To stimulate in rural people an
awareness of the part they can play
in making their community more
wholesome and attractive place in
which to live. But what of the
future? Is the work finished? No
much remains to be done. Peace
offers even more OF challenge. In
creased attention must be given by
the rural women and families to
housing, health, medical care, finan-
cial planning and family living in.
| terests.
Last year less than half Of the
farm homes in Virginia were
reached by home demonstration
work. To reach the other half there
must be developed more leaders
Evening star., 1947-03-02

tive, that too much shade is not
to be desired. Odd hours of SUM-
time were snatched for their tan
giving qualities because trips to
beaches were out of the question
and long vacations were impossible.
Many homes are being freed to
the sky for the first time in years
as excess bush and shrub come out.
There is nothing to equal the cool
shade OF tree, but comprises are
being effected to have trees for
specific purposes and to seek other
effects as we'll as shade.
Annual flowers may be planted
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Bachelors Button
Bloom True Blue

Bachelors buttons (centaurea cy-
anus, also called cornf1owers, are
hardy ANIMALS of easy culture. They
respond to good, rich soil, proper
cultivation and watering during
periods of drought.
There are both single and double
varieties in white, rose, pink, purple
and blue, the latter being especially
Evening star., 1947-03-02

to follow spring bulbs. If the bulbs
are planted deeply, they need not
be lifted each year; and seeds OF
ANIMALS may be sown above them
as soon as the ground warns.
To border q side or rear walk
one may plant dwarf nasturtiums, OF
the single or double type, with
alyssum. either white or violet, next
the walk. If the nasturtiums are
yellow or orange, alyssum violet
queen will produce striking effect
or plants Of this variety may be
alternated with white alyssum.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
D Ell HINIU M

Ciont Towering magnificent dovaIs-fype. 2-ysor
plonss thut have bIoomsd. Gorgeous eolorns, range
from deepest blues Iavsndss with pink fnss TO The
wonderful chickering's hot riyo orehds You will have
J 10 5-foof Towering spikes with flowers TO inches
oeross for Sl5o. u Ter $3.50 Gosh orders prspod
OF sent {. o. D. plus ehorses. Return OF once u not
,o.ishsd. Also given with $3.50 e<dsrs. 8 Swiss
Giant Pansies. immense flowers. 8" across. Owen
Nursery Co., Dept. l02D. Bloomington.
M Gin this
Evening star., 1947-03-02
4.H Members Sought

Intensive campaigns throughout
Virginia to enroll members in local
All Clubs will be part of the OBJ
servance this week throughout the
State Of National All Club Week
Evening star., 1947-03-02

CLuOS ana uSSOcl1LlOHS uTe Ill
pited to use this column to giDe
notice in ddrcnce OF meetings,
demonstrations, shoUS, etc. No
tices must be received by The
Star not later than Wednesday.
Potomac Rose Society will sponsor
pruning demonstration by Neils
J. Hansen this afternoon from to
3 o'clock at the home of Robert E.
Shammell, 2810 Bladensburg road
NE. Mr.. Hansen is we'll known
horticulturalist and former president
of the society. He will demonstrate
the technique of stimulating new
growth by eliminating unproductive
wood and shortening remaining
shoots.
Woodbridge Garden Club will fea-
ture vegetable gardening discussions
tomorrow evening at 8 in Sherwood
Church Hall, Twenty-second street
and Rhode Island avenue NE.
Building soil, control of weeds, dis
ease and insects, planting plans and
individual problems will be reviewed.
Francis c. Stark, jr., specialist in
vegetable crops at University of
Maryland Extension Service, will
lead discussion. DR.. Freeman Weiss
will continue presentation of ever
greens and shrubs.
Brookmont Garden Club Wednes-
day held a twig Identification con.
test. There was seed exchange
and a roll call on "Evergreens
Have Grown" Mark Shoemaker o1
Maryland University spoke on land.
scaping.
Clubs of the area are interested
in the all-expense B. & o. trip tt
the international Flower Show al
Grand Central Palace, New Yori
City, leaving at $40 am. March Il
and returning at 8:55 pm. March
10. Total cost, S22o5 with resi-.
dence at the Biltmore. Reserve
through Irene Neikirk. 1903 H street
NV, Washington 5, or telephone
Ex. OTTO.
Among features already an.
nounced for the show will be tht
Botanical Gardens plant explorer
jungle camp. During 50 years ths
garden has sponsored $50 expedi.
tions and in the last five collectee
$4,000 specimens.
Evening star., 1947-03-02

Although front yards and porches
require rather formal and ira
ditional paintings that conform to
neighborhood patterns, the house.
holder can take a leaf from the
Evening star., 1947-03-02

books of the European gardeners
and make his private court or back
yard a place of intimate beauty.
The war taught gardeners that
sunshine Is healthful and produc-
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Current 4 ctivitieS
of Garden Clubs

Clubs and associations are in
Dited to use this column to giUe
notice in ddrcnce OF meetings,
demonstrations, shoUs, etc. No
tices must be received by The
Star not later than Wednesday.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
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Evening star., 1947-03-02
Onion Sets Advised.

for this area is the Red Warba, alst
a good keeper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-05
Driftwood Faces
End Liquor Charge

Police arrested Calvin Lesley
of the Driftwood Club Sunday
morning for allowing the con-
sumption Of liquor after 2 am.
The defendant posted $3.50 bond.
His case was postponed today un-
til Friday by Municipal Judge En-
rique Esquinaldo.
If Lesley is convicted. it will be
the second offense of this, nature
for the DriftWood, penalty for
which is revocation of its liquor
license. Also. arrested was John
Jacob, who was charged with dis
orderly proceedings and allowing
q crowd to congregate. He posted
$50 bond.
Officer Bernard H. Waite made
the arrests.
James Dixon, Il. colored, was
turned over to the County Grim
inal Court when he pleaded not
guilty to a charge of breaking and
entering the Coral Hotel, $40 am.
Sunday. The arrest was made by
Lieut.. Ray Atwell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-05
COnve,st Girls Hold
May Day Festival

The Convent of Mary Imma-
culate held its traditional May
procession in honor of Our Lady
of Lourdes at the Grotto, on
May 1. =
The May Queen, Celeste Their
esa Haines. was attired in a
white formal dress with a long,
flowing blue mantle. She was at
tended by the Maids of Honor
of the following grades:
Junior class, Birdie Lou Lowe;
sophomore class, Mary Ann AL
bury; freshman class, Ellen Trev-
or: grade eight, Judy Trevor;
grade seven, Nancy Sawyer;
grade six, Olga Martinez; grade
five, Eleanor Cato; grade four,
Lourdes Diaz; grade three, DON
ma Rae Gomez; grade two, San
dra Owen; and grade one, Adj
rienne Gomez. The train bearers,
both from the first grade, were
Miriam Perez and Beverly
Brown.
Upon the arrival of the pro-
cession at the Grotto, awards
were given for excellence in the
study of religion to members OF
the court by Rev. John P. Nc
Hugh, Sd, assistant pastor OF St.
Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic
Church. %&s
Celeste Haines. then crowned
the statue of Our Lady Of
Lourdes.
Benediction of the Most Bless
ed Sacrament closed the beauti-
full and impressive. ceremony.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-05
I|DetectiyeL Learns
C!hsek.., !. | HIT

!. SlKI3AEl . GEEE, sOKlx.-
(AP)-Detective Harold ]. Hoop
err has been chasing down hot
check artists for more than Is
years, but it still didn't prevent
him from being victimized
twice.
Hooper sheepishly explains
that a man came to him explain
ing that someone had forged his
signature on some checks, but
rather than cause any fuss he
would pay the amounts and for
get the matter.
Later the man returned and
asked that Hooper endorse two
of his checks. Hooper consented.
The checks returned with the
notation mo funds"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-05
EARTH To THE NOON
By Jules erI1o

not the smallest particle Of air on
the surface Of the moon.
"Ohl so there is no air. in the
moon? And pray, If you are 50
good, who ventures to ahirm
that?"
"The men Of science"
my good sir, there will always
be enough for a solitary individ-
uai: besides, once arrived up there.
/ shall do my best to econon1ize,
and not to breathe except on grand
occasions!
A tremendous roar Of laughter
rang in the, ears of the mysterious
interlocutor, who glared iercely
round upon the assembly. ~
Turn him out!" roared the
crowd. ls.s
But he, holding firmly on to the
Platform, did not bulge an inch
and let the storm pass on, which
would soon have assumed formid-
able proportions. If Michel Ardan
had not quieted it by a gesture.
"You wished to say a few more
words?" he asked. in a pleasant
voice.
Eyes, a thousand: or rather. no
only one! If you persevere in your
enterprise. you must be a.
VERY rash person! How car
you treat me as such? We. who
have demanded cylindro-cor.ical
projectile. in order to prevent
turning round and round on my
way like a SQUIRREL"
But. unhappy man. the dread
fulrecoil will smash you to pieces
lat your starting"
my dear contradiction. you have
lust put your finger upon the true
and the only difficulty: neverthe-
LESS / have too good an opinion
lof the industrial genius Of thu
Americans not to believe thai
lthey will succeed in overcoming
lit" ',i
"But your fall on the, moon
lSupposing you ever reach it,"
1 "It will be six times less dan
gerous than a sudden fall upor
the earth. because the weight viii
be only one-sixth as great on the
lsurface Of the MOON"
"Still it will be enough t.
|smash YOU like glass;"
"What is to prevent my retard-
ling the shock by means of rockets
conveniently placed. and lighted
lat the right moment?"
! sBut after all. supposing al