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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Taft Suffers
From Jif+erS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, =
.LPA) - Sen. Robert A. Taft
R., Ohio is suffering from
an acute case of political jit-
ters" in charging as he did
before a forum of Oregon col
lege students that the program
of the CIO Political Action Com
mittee is largely a Communist
program" PAC Director Jack
Kroll declared here this week.
For the fourth time during his
western "pulse-taking" trip, Taft
backtracked on previous state
ments. First Taft claimed that
about ''half' the CIO unions are
Communist dominated. The next
day, however, he told reporters
that perhaps his statement had
been a bit strong" and that he
wished to be quoted as saying
that a number" of CIO unions
are Communist controlled.
Said Kroll, ct h e Senator
knows, as do millions of other
Americans, that such progressive
of the Republican Par
ty as Senators Morse and Aiken
support many of these measures.
Does he dare condemn his col
leagues as communistic? Many
of the rank and file members of
the Republican Party have sub
Scribed to the need for legiSla-
ton guaranteeing these basic
needs of the people. Does the
Senator dare call all these Re-
publican voters communiStic?"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10

OF the Iatt-Hartley law.
Management representa-
tives in many sections of the
country have emphasized two
of the many dilemmas in which
an employer can find himself as
the result of representation dis
putes alone.
For example, if an employer
has only one union in his plant
and the union has failed to
comply with the Taft-Hartley
requirements of Communist
affidavits and financial reports
he has no obligation to deal with
that union. Even if he should
wish an NLRB election to as
certain whether the union rep
resents a majority of his en-
ployes, the non-complying un-
ion may not appear on any NLRB
ballot.
The employer may, if he wish
es, take an independent vote
among his employees, but if he
does not wish to bargain he runs
the risk of a strike. Similarly in
a dispute between two unions for
representation.
The employer under the new
law may petition for an NLRB
but unless the unions
have complied with the filing
they may not
appear on the ballot. If one un-
on, perhaps the smaller one, has
it will appear on the
ballot with mo union" as the
,nly other choice. u
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Gosser Heads
Burke'S Group

| Richard G SIS e T, UAW-CIC
director will head the Burke Fol
Council Committee it was an
nounced today by Cl a y to n
Rusch, chairman of the Go
Political Action Committee.
/ Director Gosser's selection as
committee chairman marks the
sixth time he has directed the
political campaign for the TUG
executive secretary. He ran
Burke's successful campaign for
the Ohio General Assembly in
1888 and 1910, for state senator
in 1912 and the first two cam
paigns for city council in 1943
and 1945.
In accepting the chairmanship
of the Burke committee, the
UAW head said, 81 believe that
Burke's record as a member of
city council will stand up under
the closest inspection of the
rank and file members of every
union in Toledo as well as by
the general public. He has given
faithful and conscientious serv-
ice to the entire community and
richly deserves the vote of fair
minded people who want honest
representation in city council.
Mr.. Gosser expressed the be-
lief that the CIO candidate
would run well up in the race
again this year. Burke was
third to be declared elected in
1945 closely following Vice
Mayor Michael Disable and win
ming his council seat for the sec
ond time on first choice ballots
on the first count.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Guild To Name
New Officers

Contests for every post viii
mark the annual election of of
ficers of the Toledo Newspaper
Guild will be held Oct. 2
and %.
Following were the nominees
named by the Guild member
ship at the annual nomination
of officers last week:
President, Roscoe Treier, To-
ledo Blade labor reporter; Nor
val Ayers, Toledo Times edi-
torial staff member and a mem
Der of the Guilds bargaining
committee.
Vice-president, Eleanor Coax
ley, Blade library, presidential
incumbent. Opposing Miss
Coakley will be Howard War
wick, Blade editorial staff mem
Der. Miss Coakley was formerly
employed on the Blade state
desk, but was removed when
she accepted the post of record
ing secretary of the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council.
Helen Orcutt, Blade library
secretary, will be op-
posed by Valerie Hoff, Times.
Laura Sudek, Blade, will be
by Paul Tovey for
treasurer.
The Toledo Newspaper Guild
is affiliated with the American
Newspaper Guild and the Con-
gres of Industrial Organizations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
NLRB Reverses Denham's S
Anti-P Interpretation
Ruling Places Responsibility
On Individual Organizations

WASHINGTON, Oct CLPA Special)-Members of the
National Labor Relations Board at their meeting here yes
terday ruled by vote Of to reversal of the ancom-
must affidavit ruling of NLRB Counsel Robert Denham
which would have required all top union heads to sign
statement membership before any aff-
ated union could be recognized by the NLRB
The boards action which predicted by many union
heads labor attorneys and Labor Press Associates turned out
the exact vote by LPA Voting against Denham
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10

mittee chairman.
Chairman Jones st tie d
that interest in the election
ran high with more than
1900 ballots being cast in the
election which was held on Fri
day and Saturday of last week
Others who were elected as
delegates from the Unit included
Melvin Schultz, Local IL presi-
dent; Charles Ballard, Homer
very, Unit Chairman; Ray
Vale, vice-chairman; R o C k y
Rokicki, Tom Gray and Roy
Sautter.
Units To Vote
Other large Local IL Units
scheduled to elect convention
delegates are Spicer, Auto-Lite
Champion and DeVilbiss.
Elections reported this week
include Lakeside Unit VIII C h
choose its chairman, Tom Daw-
son to represent it. Bingham
Stamping, James Czerniak elect
ed. Unopposed as delegates from
the Amalgamated Local IL pool
which takes in all Local Shops
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10

were Chairman Paul Herzog
and Members John M. Hous-
ton, Abe Murdock and James
Reynolds. Denham's interpreta-
tion was sustained, as predicted,
by J. Copeland Gray, acknowl-
eyed as the industry member"
of the Board.
Eases Conventions
Reversal of Denham will ease
the issue in both the AFL con-
vention now being held in San
Francisco, and the CIO conven-
ton which begins at Boston next
Monday. The boards action now
places the issue squarely up to
e n individual International
union to sign or not to sign as
each union makes its own in
dividual decision.
In addition to removing an
issue from both AFL and CIO
conventions, the Boards action
removes the temporary advan-
tages gained by the International
Association Of Machinists, an in
dependent union which recently
signed the affidavits and hasten
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Jury Frees Whites

WARRENTON, N. c. (LPA)
A North Carolina grand jury
last week freed two white men
C h r G ed with the attempted
lynching of young Negro. 1t
was the second time in six weeks
in which jury refused to return
indictments against the defend
ants. The two men released were
alleged to have been in a party
of seven masked men who took
Goodwin Buddy Bush from a
Northampton Jail at gunpoint.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
CIO Convention
TO Open Mondoy

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (LPA)
The largest convention in CIC
history - with about 700 dele
gates - will gather in Boston on
Oct. 13, CIO Secretary Treasurer
James Carey announced last
week. Last years convention at
Atlantic City comprised SCI dele
gates.
The CLOS 52.man executive
board - IL national officers and
one representative of each of the
Al national affiliates-will hold
a pre-convention m e ting in
Boston beginning today.
The CLOS list of invited speak
ers to its ninth convention in
clude: Labor Secretary Lewis
Schwellenbach; Sen. Clude Pep
per Cd. Fla.); President Arthur
Deakin of the World Federation
of Trade Unions; President Jo-
seph Salerno, of the Massachu-
setts CIO Council; Michael T.
Kelleher, head of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce; CIO Re.
gional Director Frank Carmi-
chael, of Boston; Most Rev. Rich
ard Gushing, Catholic Archbishop
of Boston; Rabbi Joshua Lieb-
man, of Temple Israel, Boston;
and Rev. Norman B. Nash, Epis-
copal Bishop of Massachusetts,.
Meeting place will be the
Hotel Bradford.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Marion Strike
Comes To End
Police Violence Marks
Work S+oPPoge Crisis

MARION, DC. 8 (SpeciaD
- Settlement of the three
months strike of go members
of the McMillion Feed Unit
of Local $50, UAW-CIO was
announced here on Monday of
this week following violent at
tempts of the police department
to aid a back to work move
ment last week.
A compromise satisfactory to
the union and company was
worked out here last week fol-
lowing Intervention in the dis
pute by Richard Gosser, Toledo
UAW-CIO director who con-
demned police tactics and sue
ceeded in stopping their Viol-
ence which had resulted in seri-
Gus injuries to several plckets.
Negotiations between the COM
pany management and union
conducted by Director GosSer
were aided by Walter Madrzy-
kowski, Howard Rediger and
Orville Beemer, International
UAW-CIO representatives from
the regional directors staff. Joe
Stafford was chairman of the
Unit committee which partici-
pated in the discussions ending
the Stoppage.
Political RepercusSiOns
Efforts of the police depart
ment acting on orders of Chief
of Police William E. Marks to
break the strike is having some
marked political repercussions
here with all unions resentful to
the point where a political cam
paign will be directed toward
defeating Mayor Harry L. Dow
Ter VINO appointed MIN.
UAW- -CIO leaders here said
that they will Immediately initi-
ate a campaign to unite all
Marion labor unions, both CIOl
and AFL, in an attempt to un-
seat the Mayor and point out
that what has occurred to the
Mcmillan F e e d Co. workers
could easily happen to other
unions exercising their legal
rights.
Tentative plans are under con-
sideration to set up an office in
the downtown district here and |
to begin an immediate campaign
to defeat the Mayor and remove
the Chief of Police from his
position.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Cartoons Offered

NEW YORK LPA) - Car
toons for use in mimeographeG
papers and leaflets are now be-
ing offered free of charge to any
one in the labor movement with
a need for such material. The
cartoons, to promote good will
among American workers of all
races and religions, are put out
in stencil form and may be OBJ
tanned by writing to National
Labor Service, 386 Fourth Ave-,
New York Is, N. Y.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
PAGE FOUR

Each week, the UNION
JOURNAL publishes up-tO-
the-minute editorial COM
ments on timely subjects
which are of interest to the
la bOr movement and the
workers in all the plants.
You are urged to get into
the habit of reading Page
Four, the editorial page for
the information it will give
you. When you have fin
ished with your paper, give
it to a friend or neighbor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
COsser To Head
W-O Delegation
Interest Mounting In 1917
Atlantic CITY Convention

Election of Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO director a
delegate to the international UAW Atlantic City conven-
ton from Wys-OverIand Unit of Local II announced
on Monday of this week by Andy Jones' Unit election COM
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
I4l,OOO Qualify
For Muny Voting
CIO-PAC To Conduct Get
Out The Vote Campaign

Approximately 141 900 voters qualified to vote in
the November municipal elections it was announced by
the Board of Elections Tuesday of this week following
a last minute rush of registrants Monday, Oct g.
The qualified voters show increase over two wears
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Bosses Discover
TIL Law SnarIinq
Industry Men Say Act
is Strike Invitation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, QPA) = survey of trade pu-
bcatons and recent speeches industrial relations experts
this week verified earlier predictions by labor lawyers that
employers would to regret their unreasonng support
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-10
Early JAW Voting
Fal Ors RighHsts
Left Wingers Employ PR
Counsel To Aid Campaign

DETROIT, Oct. QPA) = Early and scattered reports
of voting among locals of the United Auto WorkersCO for
delegates to the unions November convention showed Pre-
sident Walter Reuther forging ahead last week.
Although the returns at weeks end few and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23
John B. Comfy
Posses Away
In New Orleans

John Benton CAVITY, native of
Pascagoula and resident Of New
Orleans for the past 80 years, died
there on Friday, May 16. He was
SO years of age.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in New Orleans ON Sunday,
May 10.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs.
A. l.. Todd of Moss Point: his
widow, Mrs. Regina Terrebonne
Canty; a son, John Benton Canty,
Jr a brother, Forrest Canty; and
a sister, Mrs. S. w. Jackson. all
Of New Orleans, as we'll as num-
erous other relatives. .
Attending the funeral services
were Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Bess Todd
Vetter. and Marilyn Vetter, Of
Moss Point and Mrs. Irving Canty,
Kell and Richard Canty, and Mrs.
f.. Flanagan of Pascagoula. =
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ment. The act has now expired
and the last funds paid under
its provisions to Pascagoula and
Moss Point will end June 80.
Superintendent Wells and
Tanner were joined by approx
mately ten other superintendent
from wartime areas around the
country in urging that the new
form of federal emergency as
sistance for schools be passed.
In addition to these, 10 con
gressmen testified in behalf OF
the bill, and the testimony of
IL federal departments and bu-
reaus such as the War and Navy
departments, the Coast Guard and
the FPHA, were rounded up by
the u. S. Office of Education
and presented to the subcommit-
tee. There was no adverse criti-
cism against the bill.
The Colmer bill is an emer-
gency and temporary bill and
is not connected with the ques.
ton of permanent federal aid for
education on a national scale.
Faces Cutbacks
Superintendent Wells told the
committee that the budget for
Pascagoula schools during the
current year vas $285,000. OF this
amount, 100000 was contribut-
ed bv the federal government un-
der the Lanham act. He testified
that if the Paseagoula schools
system could not count on APP
proximately $1,000 annually in
federal assistance, its program
would have to be curtailed in
proportion.
He told the committee that If
the system received no federal
assistance at all the curtailments
required would be drastic and
would take the form Of complete
elimination of most departments
other than the three Rs
reading, writing, and arithmetic,
elimination of a number of teach
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ers, thus greatly increasing the
classroom overload which in She
elementary school is already aoo
high, and possibly the shutdown
of some school facilities entire
ly.
On his return from Washing
ton, Mr. Wells expressed the hope
and belief that some form of
federal assistance would be pass
cd to ease the educational over
load in Pascagoula during the
coming year.
MI. Tanner told the subcom-
mittee that $29 1000 of Moss Points
annual school budget of $92, 900
has been contributed by the fed
eral government and that Moss
Point also would face the neces-
sity Of major cutbacks in its
school facilities If this assistance
were cut off. He pointed out
that Moss Point has also reeeiv-
ed an influx of population due
TO the presence of a var indus
try in Pascagoula and said that
the school enrolment grew from
$40 children in 1910 to 1900 in
the current year.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23

Henry Robertson. negro, was
indicted for murder by the grand
jury in connection with the shot
gun Staying of another negro,
Dave Edwards. ST.. in a shooting
fray a few months aeo. Another
person, who was not named pend
ing his arrest, was indicted for
rape,
In opening court, Circuit Judge
L. c. Corban made a routine
charge to the grand jury, stress
ing highway safety and attention
to the Corrupt Practices Act in
connection with the Democratic
Primaries this summer.
Judge Corban warned candi-
dates and citizens alike that the
making of donations by candi-
dates, or the solicitation of do
nations from candidates by in
dividuals or groups, is a violation
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23

ment by consent $25 with cost for
plaintiff.
Besides the foreman, the grand
Jury includes A. L. Daffin, Frank
J. Harmon, Fred w. Bowen,
Lowell Harrison Roberts, Lester
+. Mallette, Winston Wesley
Vaughan, w. d. Walker, w. E.
Nc lothlin, Arnold J. VanCourt,
Grover c. Booker, Fred Carter,
Lloyd V. Oliver, c. S. Anderson,
Edwin Oscar Ramsay, Mack f.
Cumbest, Walter L. Pierce, and
John 7. Nolan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23
Murder And Rape
Indictments Filed
By Grand Jury

The grand jury had returned
two indictments. one for murder
and one for rape, and rs cases
had been disposed of in Circuit
Court yesterday morning during
four days of the first week, which
ends today.
The petit jurors were dismissed
Wednesday, to return this norm
ing, but the grand jury remained
in session yesterday questioning
a large number of witnesses in
connection with a long list of
crimes and misdemeanors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23
Wells And Tanner Tell congressman
Local Schools Depend On Federal Aid

A report on the status of ma
tional legislation which is intend
ri ed to prevent the breakdown of
public education in war boom
cities in need of new sources of
assistance due to expiration of
fhe Lanham act was given here
this week by Superintendent
Thomas r. Wells and Luther w.
= Tanner of Pascagoula and Moss
Point, respectively.
Both superintendent went TO
siAW Washington recently to testi-
~ before a House education and
=. labor subcommittee in behalf Of
continued federal assistance to
cities with population still swol-
len from wartime conditions.
e The committee has under its
"a consideration a bill by Represen-
vtative Bill Colmer and backed by
other congressman from similar
communities which have depend
: ed largely on federal aid under
isathe Lanham act.
Three Sections
-, The measure is written in three
titles, the first pertaining to In
dian reservations; the second 10
cities like Pascagoula where large
sections of the population live
in federal housing projects from
which the cities derive no school
taxes; and the third to cities like
Moss Point whose schools have
experienced an overload BY vir-
tue of the towns proximity to
a vital wartime industry.
The bill would provide assist
ance to such educational SYSTEMS
sufficient to make UP approx
mately the amount of tSderal as
sistance which will come to an
end June 30. The Lanham act was
the wartime by which
emergency municipal and eduea-
tional needs created by the MILF
tary emergency were financed
under the general war financing
program of the federal govern
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ed as a music club meeting. Bias
kets of flowers were arrang ID
around the room and the chairs
were in a semi-circle around the
piano. The young performers
played well and showed the re-
suit of much practice and train
ing. The recital was enjoyed bv
the families and numerous
friends of the young pianists.
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BEGINNERS GIVE RECITAL

Mrs. Amelia Cook presented
twenty-five of her beginners and
youngest piano students in a re-
cital on Thursday night, May %,
at the Moss Point Community
house. The recital was present
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23
ZONE MEETING

Members of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service of
George, Green and Jackson eoun-
ties are reminded of the Zone
meeting to be held at the East
Methodist church Tuesday
May 23th, beginning at 10 a. m.
Several guest speakers are on the
program, and lunch will be served
at noon.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-05-23

OF lne law anu PuiiioiioDiO ~ VIZ
courts.
Cases Settled
OF the IS cases disposed of, half
or 10 were declared %non-suits, and
10 of the remaining cases were
dismissed by nolle %prosequi, for
want of prosecution, or settled
out of court.
The three cases settled in court
were as follows:
McGoWin-Lyons Hardware and
Supply Company versus Carl
Brinkman, account judgment
$797.O5.
Merchants and Marine Bank OF
Pascagoula versus George w.
Toney, mote" judgment for
plaintiff by default $255,24 and
costs and interest.
Mrs. Anna Jones Albright vers-
us Paul Lewis, account, judg-
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Cases Settled

of the law and punishable by the
courts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-03

Gertrude Hoy Missionary circle
will meet Monday night at 5 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Bert Swank.
Mrs. Clair Michael is assistant
hostess.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-07-03
BedUerddna Church
RededicdtiOn Sunday

Following completion of improve
ments to the Beaverdam Methodist
church, special rededication services
will be held Sunday, it is announced
by Rev. L. d. Fauver, the pastor.
improvements included new cell
ing in the church auditorium, re-
decoration of the interior and re-
laying of the drainage system at a
cost of S1,650.
Following the church service Sum
day morning at 10:30 o'clock there
will be dinner at noon in the
church parlors. A jubilee service
will be held in the afternoon at 2
o'clock including a representation
of the church property to the con-
ference representative and mes
sage from the superintendent of
Lima district.