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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-12-12
From The Desk
Melvin Schultz
President
Local II UAW>CIO

May I apologize for the absence of a
column in this space by the writer for the
past several weeks. 1t has been physically
impossible for me to accomplish this little de-
tail in my weeks work At the same time,
1 have not accepted anyone as ghost writer
since they might haunt not only me, but the
readers of this column as WELL
An item which came to my attention in
yesterdays Daily Press makes me wonder
whether the Editorial writers for our Local
Daily Paper are now advocating socialized
medicine A story appeared on the Editorial
page telling of how the life of Cleveland
Heights 2-year old child was saved by the de-
velopment of Streptomycin. The story goes on
urging the greatest possible sale of Christmas
Seals due to the fact that the cost of this
drug amounted to some 100000. The ques-
tion is asked, 'Is one 2-year-old to live be-
cause 100000 is available and another to
die for the lack of 100000 when Strepto-
mycin could have saved the lives of both?"
This same question, this same appeal has
been put forth by Labor over and over again,
but those who do not agree with it, have la
beled it socialized medicine. To me, it is only
human decency and our responsibility one to
the other. hope that the Editorial writers of
the Blade not only put these stories on the
Editorial page but they become the 2-inch
headlines on the front page from time to time
to bring better attention to what is going on
in his world of ours.
The arguments about those who claim La
Dor is asking for socialized medicine usually
include the one about doctors being paid ac-
cording to the abilities and services which
they put into case expressing the fear that
if they cannot set their own fees they would
not put into each case the type of ability and
service which would be good for the patient.
In my experience, l have found that upon
calling doctor who was specialist and for
whose services I paid the specialist rates, he
sent younger man who is working with him
to gain experience. The young doctor who was
sent, upon looking the case over did not re-
cognize the case as Scarlet Fever and pro-
nounced 1t a Sulfa-rash. Not being satisfied
with the progress being made called another
doctor who Immediately said that tit was Just
case of Scarlet Fever, and that the treat
ment originally prescribed had done no harm.
Errors in judgment be made by doctors
regardless of the amount of pay or money in
volved and regardless whether it is private
or socialized practice
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-12-12
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Vice President UAW~CIO

have just finished reading about Local
12s annual Christmas Party in the JOURNAL
and find myself somewhat thoughtful about
the party and its beginning quite few years
ago.
At the time we first started the Locals
chldren's Christmas party none of us, not
even the most hopeful ever imagined that we
would see the Local grow to the point where
the children of our members would overflow
Civic Auditorium, the largest public meeting
place in this city.
In those early days, when we were young
and struggling union, if somebody had told us
that we would reach our present size and inn
portance in just few years, we would proba-
bly, have grabbed him for safe keeping until
THEY could find a safe place to keep that
person.
Those early days were lot different in
many ways than today, and we originally
started the Christmas party because we were
all economically repressed and wanted to use
our pooled resources, little as they were, to
give the little ones some of the things which
very many of us could not afford to give in
dividually
Each year as 1 attend the Christmas party
and watch it grow bigger and bigger, meet
a lot of the fellows who were in the union
from the beginning. look at them and they
look at me, and / know doggone well they
are thinking about the same things l am.
None of us who were in the union from
i
think any of us want to forget, what lies be-
hind the children's Christmas party. 1t is one
of our most fortunate projects to do for a lot
of the children of our members something that
they will not forget, and to show both them
and their parents that membership in the
union meeans lot more THAN just paying
dues.
The memories of the past years always
come back to me, and l know to the early
members of the union when we attend these
Christmas parties 1t gives us a feeling of
pride and happiness to see that the things
which we set out to do are being done
on bigger scale, and that the union is surely
more than an organization for extracting
money from the pockets of unwilling people
the trainers of the Taft-Hartley Act imply
in the wording of their law
/ hope everyone of our members with
small children will be at the Christmas party
and that / may meet many of the older men,
bers of the union at Civic Auditorium, Sun
day, December 81.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-12-12
That SIush Fund

Announcement in this issue of the
JOURNAL that the Region 2-B and Local
IL staffs have donated $500 from their
Flower Fund to the Local IL Childrens
Summer Camp, brings into bold relief
charge that was hurled at the Flower
Fund during the recent Atlantic City
UAW convention.
Charging that international representa-
xives were forced to contribute to a slush
fund, the anti -GOsser forces circulated
photOstatic copies of receipts for money
orders allegedly paid into the flower fund,
which was called a "slush" fund. This
fund, according to the political handbills,
was used for political purposes in the
union.
While we quite agree with the philOs-
ophy of Ebert Hubbard, "Never explain,
your friends don't need it and your en-
emieS won't believe you anyhow" it might
be well to point out that the Flower or
"slush" fund was established by mutual
consent of the Region 2-B and Local IL
staffs five years ago and that it is a vol
untary savings of each member of both
staffs who wishes to contribute to it,
From this fund comes the money for
flowers and tobacco for the sick, greeting
cards for hundreds of members on their
wedding anniversaries and birthdays, do
nations to worthy causes, banquet for all
the delegates to the UAW-CIO convention,
including the anti-Gosser delegates, and
contributions to any legitimate cause, in
or out of the union, mutually agreed upon
by the two staffs.
Nobody is forced TO donate TO the
flower fund but every member of both
staffs benefits at various times during the
year from the fund. It's their money, it's
their savings, and they can do with il as
they please despite the carping criticism
of union politicians who call it "slush"
fund and profess to see something sinister
inits existence.
The existence of the flower fund
among the members of the Region 2-B
and Local IL staffs is neither unusual nor
detrimental to the union. Many Organiza-
tiOns use the same means TO build up a
fund for similar purposes. We know of
sales forces, office staffs and other
groups who put away a certain amount
of money each week for the same purposes
for which the regional and Local IL staffs
use their fund and no faint of scandal at
taches to the practice.
We not only believe the Flower Fund to
be a worthy and honorable means for
union workers to set up a method of taking
care of the welfare of their members, but
we recommend it TO other groups as an
excellent way to set up similar funds for
the same reasons that moved the regional
and Local IL staffs to save money for
themselves and to spend il in any legitim-
ate way they see fit.
There is not now, nor has there ever
been any secret about the Region 2-B and
Local IL Flower Fund. Those who have
used il TO attempt to create a scandal have
never explained from what sources they
got the money TO print their attack upon
the Flower Fund which is essentially de-
cent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-12-12
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!
Group
Thinking
by Ruth Taylor

/ know l seem to keep harp
ing on the dangers of grour
thinking in this county - but
everywhere l go l see evidences
of the growth of this tendency
When l point it out, / am ans
Wered with the question, well,
you believe in (naming their
own group getting their rights,
don't you?" / do - but l be-
lieve in something much more
than that!
/ believe in all people ev-
erywhere in the world getting
their rights, improving their
standards of living, and availing
themselves of new and wider
opportunities for advancement.
do not believe the way to ac-
complish this is by leveling off.
believe in leveling up. But
group thinking tends to level
off.
Whatever the group, what
ever the circumstances, group
demands for special privileges
are disruptive. Dwight l..
Moody used to tell a story
which illustrated just this point.
A small boy caught his hand in
a valuable vase and it looked as
though the vase would have to
be broken in order to free him.
The real trouble was he was
clutching at a miserable penny
he had dropped in the vase aid
he couldn't get his clenched fist
out.
PENNY PINCHING
Too many groups are clutch
ing at pennies today. They are
seeking things for themselves,
regardless of what they may en-
danger for that larger group OF
which they are part. They
want things for themselves and
in their own way. They do not
see ahead and recognize that to
seek prosperity and freedom for
all, is the only way to achieve
prosperity and freedom for any.
Freedom is universal. Only IL
cense is privileged.
There was a straw once that
broke a camePs back, and If
we're not careful, some thought
less, selfish group is going to
undo much of the good that has
been done by conscientious,
public spirited individuals, work
ing throughout the years to put
into practise the ideals of de-
mocracy.
We need above all under
standing of our fellow men. We
need to appreciate how allied
are the desires of all of us.
Nine out of ten times the diff
ference of opinion between
groups is just the same as be-
tween individuals, that is, we
want our kind of work done in
our way - our opponent wants
his kind of work done his way.
If we would once look at a
problem from the other fellows S
side - we would start our
thinking from the points we
have in common, not from our
differences, and we would think
as friendly individuals, not as
opposing groups.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
SAN JOSE TEAM (ApTURESC0A5T
 BOXING H0N0R5

SACRAMENTO, Calf. March IA. -tR-Points amassed in opening and semi-final rounds paid off for San Jose State College boxers who last night won the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate boxing tournament.
 The San Jose team collected 33 points, staying off threats by sec ond-place Idaho with 26 and third place Washington State College with IT. UCLA gained II points, California Aggies 10, California and Gonzaga g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
BASKETBALL

KANSAS CITY, March 14.-IR- The laundering herd of Marshall College, Huntington, w. Va, was an odd-on favorite today for the title as the ninth annual national intercollegiate (NAIB) basketball tournament advanced to the semi final round.
 Marshall, a dashing team of youngsters who shoot 'em on the run from a spot on the court and execute back-hand bounce passes in the clutches. will meet the slow breaking Hornets of Emporia (Kan- sas) State Teachers College in the opening semi-final tilt at 9o'clock tETS) tonight.
 The Herd, coached by Cam Hen derson, defeated Eastern Washing ton College of Education, Cheney, Wash, 56 to 48 last night, and Emporia State beat a good Beloit Wis College quintet 55 to 52 with a strong second-half rally
 The second game tonight match es the scrappy Lumberjacks of Ar 1zona State, Flagstaff, against a methcdical Minnesota State (Man- kato) College team.
 Arizona State, well balanced team, bumped the towering Kirks- Vile (MissourD State Teachers 59 to 55 on a strong finish.
 Mankato, defeated the southeast ern (OklahomD State Teachers, 50 to A, as Don Olson counted 16 points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
SKI RACERS PREPARE FOR
 SUN VALLEY

SUN VALLEY, Iuaro, March IA. -tR-Blue Ribbon skiers from two continents will match speed and skill in the Hartman Cup Races on Sun Valleys slopes, beginning tomorrow.
 Among them are a Canadian star and two Swiss experts who swept all of the American speed skiing championships at Snow Basin, near Ogden, Utah, earlier thi; month.
 For the Americans. the races tomorrow and Sunday will be fi- nal tests before selection of the U. s. teams for the winter Olym- pics in Switzerland next Febru- ary.
 The caliber of the field is shown by this lineup of stars:
 United States-Bob Blatt, 25- year-old Palo Alto, Calf. rider who won the combined-events in the Olympic trials here last week end; Jack Reddish, 20-year- Salt Lake City youth, who cap tured the downhill race, and Cor don Wren, Denver veteran, who won the slalom in two beautiful runs through the gates.
 The American contingent in- cludes two outstanding feminine skiers in Gretchen Fraser of Van couver, Wash, and l4-yearold An drea Mead of Rutland, Vt. Canada--Rhoda Wurtele, Mon- treal, recent winner of the U. S. Womens National downhill and vombined titles.
 SWitZerland-Karl Molitor ot Wengen, winner of the triple crown in American speed 'skiing-down- hill, slalom and combinedevents and Olivia Ausoni, Villars, win ner of the women's sla.om cham pionsip at Ogden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
RAINBOW GIRLS TO
 INITIATE SATURDAY

The Rainbow Girls will have in- itiation at the meeting scheduled for 7:30 o'clock Saturday night al the Scottish Rite Temple. All
 members are urged to attend this meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
Gage Game
 On Tonight

Last basketball game of the sea- son for Juneau will be played this evening in tR Juneau High School gymnasium, when the Imperials take on the High School Crimson Bears to decide the championship of the City League.
 There will be preliminary scrimmage game between the sec ond and third Juneau High School squads at 7:30 The feature con- test wds supposed to have been played two weeks ago, but an cleo tic power failure forced cancel lation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14

In Guatemala, corn plants have been known to grow 28 feet tall with ears "A inches long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
LATIN AMERICA Iy
 SHORT ON BOXERS
 SAYS JOE LOUIS

LOS ANGELEJ, March 14.-lR- Not very many good fighters down there" says heavyweight king Joe Louis, just back from an exhibition swing through Latin America.
 Nothing much in the way of heavyweights" was what Joe said he encountered in some IS tune-up bouts among our good neighbors to the south. The veteran and we'll worn Arturo Godoy, whom he box ed twice, was about as good as he found anywhere, he said, in the ,tour which took him through most of the Latin American countries
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
BASkETBALL

In college basketball, NAIB tour nament, quarter finals. scores oi games played last night are as follows:
 Marshall 56. Eastern Washington 48.
 Mankato (Minn Tchrs. 50; Southeastern (Okla) A.
 Emporia (Kas) State 55; Beloit 52.
 Arizona State (FlagstafD 5c, Kilksville (M0) Tchrs. 55.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
ONE CAGE TEAM
 MAKING RECORD

KANSAS CITY, March 14.-tR- Fifteen teams organized from fra ternities and clubs opened intra-
 mural basketball competition at the University of Kansas City last fall.
 One organization chose the name of Founders. The League is ready for the final
 week of play and in last place without a victory and with a dozen
 losses are-the Founders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
BASEBALL

Here are scores of Major League exhibition baseball games played yesterday: , St. Louis (N) 4; New York (A) 1.
 Washington (A) 10; Detroit (A) 5. New York (N) IT; Cleveland (A) T.
 Boston (N) 9; Pittsburgh (ND l.
 Brooklyn tNl 8; Canal Zone All Stars 4.
 Cincinnati (N) 5; Newark GD 2.
 Chicago (A) 3; Chicago (ND l.
 Seattles Lake Washington is vspanned by mile and one-quar- ter floating bridge with a four lane motor highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
ALLEY SWEEpSTAkES
 TOURNEY ON TONIGHT

Across the Alley sweepstakes tournament will be on again to- night on the Elks Bowling alleys All Elks are invited to get in, and low average bowlers will receive handicaps.
 Corn plants in Guatemala are so big and still that the people use them for posts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
HOCKEY

IL the Pacific Coast Hockey League playoff series last night Seattle won over Nv Westminster by a score of ;o l. Seattle wins the series three games to one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
LoGGERS

ATTENTION AOGGERS with logs for sale. Contact Juneau Lumber
 Mills. Will buy from 100000 it. to 10000 000 feet. Fo- further particulars see Juneau Lumber Mills 433-tf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
Major Leagues
 Are Training; Games Played
By GAYLE TALBOT

ORLANDO, Fla, March 14.-R- Ossie Bluege is dead certain of two things this spring, t1) his Washing ton Senators are going to post an improved fielding average over last season, and C2) he will have a vastly happier catching staff.
 T might even be little happier myself" says the man who has just broken up and dispersed the greatest herd of knuckleball pitch CTS ever gathered under one tent. "Knucklers are hard on the nerves, even when they're winning games for you"
 Of the crack crew of flutter- ballers who came within eye-lash of winning the American League flag two years ago and helped nail oown fourth place last year, Blu ege has retained only southpaw Mickey Haefner.
 Dutch Leonard went to the PhilS and Roger Wolff to Cleveland. Other training camp notes:
 St Petersburg, Fla.-Stan Mu- sials batting eye seems as good as ever. The St Louis Cardinal star smacked out two hits yester- day as the Cards whipped the Yankees, 4 to 1.
 Lakeland, -Wildness on the part of Rufe Gentry, who walked six men in the sixth inning and forced in four runs, cost the Tigers a 10-5 defeat at the hands of the Washington Senators yesterday.
 Clearwater, Fla.-Bucky Walters, Johnny Wander Nicer and Clyde Shoun are slated to pitch for the Cincinnati Reds against the Phil adelphia Phillies today.
 Sarasota, Fla.-The unanswered question, where's Rudy York?' has been answered in rart. The Red Sox reported that the big first haseman, unheard from since last season, was driving here from his Carterville, Ga. home. The chores of spring training don't appeal to the big first baseman.
 Pasadena, Calf. = Pitchers Joe Haynes and Frank Papish of the Chicago White Sox are in sick bay. Los Angeles, Calif-The Chicago Cubs, hampered last season by nu- merous injuries to star players, have a couple of athletes sitting things out again because of var ious ailments. Phil Cavarettas sore arm is improved but first sacker Eddie Waitkus has an ailing hip and outfielder Andy Pafko has a charley horse in his right leg. FnOelllH, AfIl.-W IldIu Mdl Slldii has increased his chances of re- taining a regular outfield berth on the New York Giants. The young balihawk, who came fast after a poor start last season, drove in nine runs by belting two homers, triple and single yesterday to lead the Giants to a 17-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-14
JUNEAU NUMAN's CLCB

All member, urged tC deliver ar ticles Tor rummage sale to Method ist Church on March 18 Phone Blue 786 or Blue 449 for informa- tion. 527-t2
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Fraud Evidence Found
In Maryland Recount,
Senator Jenner Says
IL n. A..eeieted Press

Senator Jenner, Republican. OF
Indiana said yesterday that "evi-
dences of fraud" have been un-
covered In recount of Marylands s
disputed 1s4s senatorial election and
that two Senate ssaff probers have
been assigned to investigate.
D. John Markey, defeated Repub-
lican candidate. Is contesting the
election of Senator o'Conor, Demo-
crat, on grounds Of errors and irreg-
ularities.
Senator O'Conor, former Maryland
Governor, won the election by an
off1ciaI state margin of 2.232 votes,
or less than one-half OF per cent
of the votes cast.
Senator Jenner chairman OF the
Senate Subcommittee on Elections,
said that committee staff checkers
working on q recount now unoer
nav in Baltimore stumbled into the
evidences of fraud"
Unused Ballots Said Missing.
He added they weren't looking
for IT, There may be more"
Checkers, Senator Jenner SAID,
found many illegal voters who were
mot properly registered" ana aiso
discovered that more than l,ooo
unused paper ballots in Prince
georges County were "unaccoun1eo
for" ~.
His statement was the first allie
ration by a committee memoer OF
fraudulent practices in the election
Mr.. Markey picked up 426 votes
earlv this year in a. rechecK or
voting machine totals in Baltimore
City and Montgomery County. A
recount of FIVE other counties fol-
lowed. resulting in challenging by
both sides Of $500 ballots.
The Senate Rules Committee, foi-
lowing the recommendation OF Sen
ator Jenner's subcommittee, suose-
uuently ruled that almost all OF the
challenged ballots would be thrown
out. There was no indication how
this ruling affected the votes for
either candidate, although Mr..
Markey challenged about TOO more
votes In the five counties than did
Senator O'Conor.
Statewide Recount Ordered.
The Rules Committee also ordered
a Statewide recount of II remain
ing counties in the State. Senator
Jenner said this recount has been
completed in eight counties and
added he guessed" the check of re-
naming counties would be finished
in six to eight weeks"
He said that following the find
ings of alleged fraud two commit
tee staff investigators who had
been checking ballots have been
assigned to nothing else but
checking on further evidence OF
fraud" This will be done con-
currently with the ballot recount,
he said.
Senate investigators yesterday
checked 10000 impounded ballots at
Salisbury, representing the votes
cast in Wicomico County. The sealed
ballot boxes will be sent to Baltimore
for recount. Today Investigators
were to 60 to Princess Anne and
Snow Hill on q similar mission.
A plastic is a solid which can be
permanently deformed or nodded
by the application of pressure.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Father Sullivan Elected
81. Augustine Provincial
By tho As,oeio.ed Press

4
vILLANOvA, Pa. June 26.-Tne
Rev. Mortimer A. Sullivan Of Law
renee, Mass, has been elected pro-
vincial Of the Order Of st. Augustine
it was announced today at the
orders meeting at Villanoya College
The order also chose the Rev
Robert p. Russell of Hoosick Falls
N. Y, as assistant provincial and
named the following priests provin-
ciaf councillors:
Edward j. Quinn, rector OF the
Mission Band, villanova; John j
Bartihouski. pastor OF st. Augustine
Church, Philadelphia; Matthew r
Mcdonald of st. Augustine Church
Andover, Mass, and Thomas r. Gil
ligarl, Villariova.
Named alternate councillors were
Charles A. Shine OF st. Denis
Church, Ardmore, Pa, and Richard
M. Plunkett, villapova.
A spokesman for the order an
nounced that the provincial chap
ter's new presidet. the Most Rev
Joseph A. Hickey. chosen last April,
Evening star., 1947-06-26

q special closed session Of the Sen.
ate Appropriations Committee. Al
Gen. Marshall's request, Chairman
Bridges called the committee into
session to hear him.
A Senator who refused use Of his
name described the hour r-and-a half
session as heated
The committee voted Tuesday to
Evening star., 1947-06-26

allow sl3.ooo.o0o for the cultural
and information program IN the Il
months beginning July |. II di-
rected that 81 SOC, 900 Of this be used
to close down a large radio ofiice
staff In New York City. It also linz
tied funds for international radio
hroadcasts to $6,387 ,250
1t is these restrictions which Gen.
Marshall wants lifted.
Evening star., 1947-06-26
Marshall Makes Appeal
For Information Program
" he As,oe;1ted Press

Secretary OF State Marshall yes
terday appealed to Senators to re-
move restrictions from the State
Departments information and cui-
tural program and allow $i6,00O.OO0
for its operations.
The Secretary made the appeal at
Evening star., 1947-06-26

is the first American prior genera.
OF the order. Father Hickey. Z
Chicae aeoar. currently Is Ia Rome.
Evening star., 1947-06-26

A plastic is solid which can be
permanently deformed or nodded
by the application of pressure.