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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02
Chicken Trainer Finds
Many Unusual Troubles

other sequences. They just don't
have enough brain power.
$50 l trained another chicken to
dc nothing but follow Percy Xii
bride paw Kettle) around. Then
there's a scene where the chicken
stops in front of Miss Colbert like
it's saying'Which way and when
she points that way it clucks off
down the lane. And there's n at
the country fair where the chicken
trots through a lane OF pens and
hops up on the judges stand.
You can't make one chicken do
all those things; you gotta train
EN- for one particular job. But
select the chickens to match in the
first place. Nobody'll know which
chickens doing what"
Twiford exhibited a little tenn
permanent himself when he refused
to disclose my real training Sc
crets."
Got too much competition" he
explained. cant tell the other
guys who I work OR, blooey, goes
my business"
He said, however, that the only
way to start training a chicken for
the movies is to carry the bird
around to a lot of sets so it gets
accustomed to people, noise, lights.
cameras and equipment.
"After that I start working on
'em to do what the script calls
for" he went on. when I train
,'em, they're trained. The director
won't have to worry about my
chickens spelling q take"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02
HINKLE CLAIMS
VETS STUNNED
Agency Head Declares Dis
.bled Servicemen Will
Make Good Employees

employers are not too favor
..1v inclined to employ disabled
,.,erans," Harold M. Hinkle, field
assistant Veterans Employment
s.rvice. said yesterday, following
survey of Is southeastern coun-
ties.
rmnlovers are skeptical of the
..+orans' ability and fear a loss
. efficiency, which would result
" . financial loss, Hinkle con-
tinued.
~.mnIovers in Wilmington, New
Bonn and Kinston, explaining how
employer could profit by hiring
VETERAN. He also arranged meet
ms with two groups of employers,
.sroo veteran organizations, and
one civic club.
The unemployment situation,
,,hjph is q COliLIlltllltJ " O6lSill, is
rot as heavy in other sections as
is in Wilmington, but it remains
.erious enough to demand atten-
,ion Hinkle said.
The unemployment situation can
mt be attributed entirely to wary
employees, because there is a lack
of new industry and men are being
relieved of jobs, obtained during
the Christmas rush, resulting in
wholesale unemployment, Hingle
added.
In an effort to make jobs for
these disabled Veterans, Hinkle SAID
his agency was preparing to survey
the various firms, determining the
physical requirement of each duty,
and filing jobs with a veteran who
remained capable despite certain
disabilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02
Two Negroes Appeal
In Charlotte Trial

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 1-W.H-Twc
Negroes convicted of the MONDAY
knife Staying of 67-year-old Thomas
Mcclure, filed notices of appeal
to the State Supreme Court today.
automatically staying their execu,
tons scheduled for March ID.
Richard Mccain and Jethrc
Lampkin were found guilty last
night after a jury of Caba~rus
County veniremen had deliberateo
only Al minutes.
Mcclure was fatally stabbed ir
an office near the heart of down
town Charlotte. The office cash
register was rifled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02
GEN. GROVES NAMED

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. R -
Maj. Gen. Lester R. Groves, the
Army's atomic bomb expert, has
been named a member of the
Army-Navy liaison committee of
the Atomic Energy Commission
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02

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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
2-B Delegates
Serve On JAW
Committees

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 12-
UAW convention committees al
ways an important factor in
each International union con-
vention are again playing their
part in shaping the program
and policies of the United Auto
Workers in the current conven-
ton which began here on Sun
day.
Toledo and Region 2-B has a
number of their delegates serv-
ing on committees here. Follow
ing are committee members:
Robert Thomas, Spicer Unit,
Local IL, Constitution Commit
tee; Al Snyder, Amalgamated,
Local IL and Ray Vale, W-O
Unit, Local II.
Alfred Lindsay was a signer
of the minority report on the
Taft Hartley affidavit resolution
which resulted in an over
whelming victory for the right
wing union group here on Mon
day.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Hartley Would
Protect ScobS

CHICAGO, Nov. IL LPA) -
Representative Fred H r t e y
(R., N. J.) said here last week
that he would not seek any
further anti-labor legislation in
the special session of Congress
starting Nov. II but that by
mid-January his m m t e e
would start hearings on a bill
aimed specifically at President
James c. Petrillo, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians.
Referring to mass picketing
of plants in Michigan and Ohio,
Hartley said he would also ad-
vocate a "right-to-work" amend
ment which would make it
federal offense to interfere with
strikebreakers or scabs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

needs, and now the report
from the Council of Economic
Advisers on how the Marshall
plan would affect prices here at
home, made public this week.
The Council, in a fact-packed
112-page survey which was
months in preparation, answers
two questions: /. Have shipments
of goods overseas in the war and
postwar years caused serious
shortages in. the U. S.? 2. How
much have prices in the u. S.
been boosted by such exports?
To the first question, domestic
shortages, the Council answers
mo" The segment of our total
output available for domestic use
is now 80 per cent, with ex-
ports taking IL per cent con-
traSted with the period before
the war, when in 1899, 97.5 per
cent of the national product was
consumed in the US, and 2 per
cent exported. The gap in the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

Committee on proposals to
tax coop earnings, admitted
that he had been expelled
from the Southern States Co.
operative and threatened that
if he were not reinstated he
would bring suit against the or
ganization.
Lewis, identifying himself as
a farmer in nearby Maryland as
we'll as a radio commentator,
pulled out the stops for the Re-
publican-dominated committee
which repeatedly encouraged
him to intensity his attacks.
Not content with pushing the
NAM line that co-ops should be
taxed the same way as are
multi-million dollar corpora
tions, Lewis claimed that deci-
sions by federal courts and gov
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Industry Cent
Meet House Need

ASHIN TON, Nov. IL
(LPA) - Senators w agne
3D., N. " Ellender 3D., La.)
and Taft (R., Ohio) are finding
valuable support for the General
Housing Bill which the three of
them drafted, in the returns
pouring in from more than 400
questionnaires sent out by Sena-
tor Wagner.
The veterans New York legis-
lator, acting for the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Hous-
ing, asked a series of questions
abut slum clearance and housing
for low income families. The
queries were sent to the COVER
nors of the 48 states, the mayor
of every city over $4,000 popula-
ton, and to a varied cross
section of American public lead
ers ranging from B ernar d
Baruch and university presidents
to real estate and building in
dustry officials.
With all replies not yet in, out
of more than 100 letters and
local reports received, there are
not more than a handful who do
not answer mo to Senator Wag-
ner's question: will private e.
enterprise be able now or in the
forseeable future to provide de-
cent housing, new or old, for
all low income families now liv-
ing in slums or other substand-
ard housing, at rents or prices
within their ability to pay"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Right Wing Movement Wins
AT Atlantic City Convention
To Seek
Wage Hikes

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. II
New wage demands by the
! lUAW-CIO and other CIO
unions were threatened here
at the United Auto Workers
convention by UAW President
Walter P. Reuther and CIO
President Philip Murray unless
prices are reduced and exorbi-
tant profits cut down.
Both Presidents Murray and
Reuther were emphatic in blam-
ing Congress, particularly the
reactionary Republicans and
southern Democrats for the
economic plights in which the
workers of the nation find them
selves. Both called for political
action in 1948 to bring about
the political liquidation of those
members of Congress who are
responsible for present day con-
ditionS.
In their speeches to the dele
gates to the UAW convention,
both Mr.. Murray and Mr..
Reuther aimed sharp criticism
at the Taft Hartley Act and said
that since it had not come from
negotiations at the bargaining
able, it would need be defeated
on the political front where it
had originated.
President Reuther, in addi-
ton to calling for repeal of the
Taft Hartley Act and price con-
trolls said that the unions pro-
gram would be for building a
more effective consumers CO.
operative movement among the
unions affiliates and urged that
this could be done by better un-
derstanding and cooperation be-
tween labor and agriculture.
Both were being robbed at
each end of their economic set
up, he said, the one in selling,
the other in buying.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

vice-presidency. 5 h e l t o n
Teppes, Ford Local 900, was
the third candidate in the
race.
Gosser's victory was the third
act in a striking drama begun
here on Tuesday when incumbent
President Walter P. Reuther
scored a smashing election vic
tory over two almost unknown
members of the union, John A.
Devito, of Local As, Cleveland,
and Edward Murphy, Local 205,
Detroit.
Reuther's majority of 79 per
cent of the total vote was ac-
complished against token resist
ance in which more than 1000
votes were held back by dele
gates to throw their weight into
the Addes.Mazy contest for Sec
retary-treasurer.
Adde's Is Victim
Most important victim OF the
top officer purge was George +.
Adde's, Toledo, secretary-treas-
urer and acknowledged leader
of the left wing group in the
union. Adde's was decisively
whipped by Emil May, De-
troit co-director whose victory
was accomplished by more
than two-to-one majority.
Similarly, Richard Gosser, To-
Iedo UAW Regional Director
rode into office on the crest of
an overwhelming wave of anti
left wing votes that rejected r.
J. Thomas by a decisive major
Ity and sent the Toledo UAW
leader into one of the four top
spots in the union.
John Livingston, Kansas City
JAW director running in the
fourth spot for the second union
Jice-presidency was also faNor-
I'd by the delegates and had no
.rouble accumulating a large
md decisive majority in the bal
oting. Like his predecessors he
lad no difficulty in defeating
Richard Leonard who was elect
ID vice-president at last years
Atlantic City convention.
The New Union Administration
Vice President Gosser in a
'rief message to the rank and
lie members of Region 2-B,
Continued on Page 2
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tions where Democratic candi-
dates lost, they nevertheless
made sizable inroads on the
margins by which Republicans
won last year.
One survey, covering three
Congressional elections las t
Tuesday, the Kentucky guberna-
torial race and a previous Con-
gressional contest in September,
showed an overall Democratic
gain of SO over last year. Even
more impressive proof of a shift
back to Democratic sentiment in
Continued on Page 2
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HoII Halls
As
New Portent

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL
NPA)-Results of the Nov. 4
elections mark a definite
swing back to progressive
government" CIO-Political
Action Director Jack Kroll de-
clared here last week.
1T is a warning from Ameri-
can voters that the people expect
Congress to act swiftly to end
rising prices and profiteering
thru restoration of some form of
price controls" Kroll said.
'In Kentucky, the entire cam
paign of the Republican Party
was based on opposition of
Democratic Governor-elect Earl
Clements by the Kentucky PAC.
BY their votes-the greatest in
Kentucky's history-the people
have answered the Republican
Party" He pointed out that al
though the Democratic candidate
Crank Hanley, in Indiana's 10th
congressional district did not
Win in that COP stronghold, he
cut more than 10000 votes into
the $4,000 vote margin piled up
by the Republicans in 1916.
"The municipal successes in
indiana, Ohio, New Jersey and
pennsylvania" said Kroll, carry
Important meaning for the 1948
ampaign. 1t indicates that the
eople on the lowest level of the
political organization table are
meeting with success in getting
the facts and issues over to mil
ions of American voters"
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ernment agencies sustaining the
legal exemptions given to CO.
ops were definitely wrong" )"
To climax his big business
screed, Lewis told the Commit
tee that farmers couldn't get a
certain type of nitrogen fertilizer
because there was a "conspir-
acy" between the Tennessee
Valley Authority and the CO.
ops whereby IVA would sell
only to the co-ops and give the
rest away.
Echoing Gearhart's fright at
the way in which the coop
is "menacing the
American free enterprise sys-
tem," other Republicans de-
additional taxes on con-
Continued on Page 2
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COPS fond hopes for 1948.
After its crashing 1916 vic
tory which gave the COP
control of Congress for the
first time since 1892, the 1947
elections last week were sup
posed to provide clinching as
surance that the Republicans
could occupy not only Congress
but the White House next year.
But almost everywh r e
throughout the nation the Demo
Gratis not only held their own
but in many instances made con-
spicuous gains. In scores of cleo
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

figures represents federal ma.
tional defense expenditures.
Over this period, our total na-
tional output has increased
tremendously.
I'VE are consuming, per ca.
pita, about 25 per cent more of
important foodstuffs than pre-
war;" the Council shows, "and
for some items the increase has
been far greater While we
could have had more goods at
home if we had exported less, it
is also true that our exports
have thus far not prevented us
from making the most rapid
strides in national income and
consumer satisfactions that we
or any other people have thus
far achieved"
Takes Dim View
AS for prices, the Council takes
a dim view of the free market"
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Department Store
Sales Are Down

WASHINGTON - (LPA) -
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System report
ed last week that department
store sales in October failed to
show the usual seasonal increase
for that month. "The dollar vol
ume of sales in the first 10
of this year." the Board
said, was 80 above the cor
responding period a year ago"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Thomas H. Burke
Wins 3rd Term In
Counci|manic Race
CIO Candidate
Finishes 5th

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.,
Nov. lin one of the out
standing political upsets in
recent years, the Nov. 4 mu'
nicipal election fought out or
a frankly partisan basis resulted
in the naming of a majority OF
five Democrats to three Repub-
licans and one Independent.
Named by the Democrats in
the "Non-Partisan "PR" Election
were Michael V. Disable, Will
liam Calvin, J. B. Simmons, Jr.,
Thomas H. Burke and Jerome
Jesionowski. All had been en-
dorsed by the Democratic Party.
In the minority group were
Mayor Llyod Roulet, Arthur
Jurrus, and Ollie Czelusta, en-
dorsed by the Republicans. Dan
Degnan, Independent Candidate
had also been endorsed by the
Republican organization.
Political observers here see an
end to the pr" System now
that the Democrats have OBJ
tanned control of the city gov
ernment. They pointed out that
the party was a strong advocate
of a return to the former 21-Man
Council, but that the Repub-
licans were most favorable to
retention of the system under
which they have consistently
maintained a council majority
since the "PR" System first
came into existence here.
1t was agreed by observers
that the change Of party in the
City Hall will probably not effect
the administration of George N.
Schoonmaker, but that certain
changes will be required in the
key offices as the price of Demo-
cratic cooperation with the
City Manager.
New Councilmen were: Calvin
running third, Degnan, sixth and
Jesionowski, ninth. They replace
Earl o. Lehman, Addison O.
Thatcher and Leonard Donovan.
novan was a Democrat;
Thatcher and Lehman, Republi-
cans.
Tom Burke, CIO incumbent
councilman ran fifth in the field
of nine elected. He was elected
on the first ballot two years ago,
but failed to place in the top
three this time. His delay in
getting in sooner was attributed
to the much larger vote this
year, record breaking turnout
for municipal election.
Mr.. Burke is attending the
UAW-CIO convention this week
at Atlantic City. He expressed
his appreciation of the vote ac-
corded him and said he would I
continue to give his best efforts
to the people of Toledo who
elected him to his third con-
secutiVe term of office.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Raise Cancelled BY HCL
Gosser, 5,053.650.
Thomas, 2,025.883.
Abstaining, 41.299.

WASHINGTON - (LPA) -
Though teachers salaries have
been raised an average of 1885,
in the past year, the increase
has been cancelled by the sharp
rise in the cost of living, U. S.
Education Commissioner John
w. Studebaker told the Citi-
zens Federal Committee ON
Education here this week. Stu
debaker asserted that action to
improve teachers working con-
ditions has not gone far enough.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

selection by the right wing
Gosser group here early this
week, was a decisive victory.
He won a two-to-one majority
over his opponent Joe Ditzel,
former former International
UAW Representative un d e r
Director Gosser, who resigned
some time ago to seek the Re-
gional post.
Oppose GOsSer Man
Opposition to Ballard came
from the same group which has
opposed Mr.. Gosser, since he
became Regional Director in
1912. Mr.. Ditzel, who supported
the Reuther slate, broke it by
voting for R. j. Thomas for the
vice presidency.
The new Regional Director is
native of Kentucky and came
to Toledo in 1925 where he was
employed at the WHY'S Over
land Corp. He has been a mem
Der of CIO since its beginning
and achieved his present post by
hard work in behalf of the
workers in his plant.
He served as departmental
steward and vice chairman of
the WHY'S s-Overland Unit of
Local IL and succeeded Mr..
Gosser to the Craftsmanship of
the unit, following the latter's
election to Regional Director in
1912.
He became a member of Di-
rector Gosser's staff in 1943,
from where he went to the
Army where he served in the
Continued on Page 2
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Credit Unions
JAW He's $50

DETROIT (LPA) There
are now $50 United Auto Work
ers-CIO locals having credit un-
ions in operation. The total as
sets of several of these local Gre
dit unions are well over a half
million dollars and some have
lent more than a million dol
lars to local union members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. II
Toledo delegates attending
the 18th UAW-CIO conven-
ton here this week voted
almost to the man for Presi-
dent Walter P. Reuther who was
reelected here yesterday by an
Overwhelming majority.
Out of the Toledo Locals, IL,
IL, IA and 48, only EllWorth
Kramer, Thomas M. Adair, Ro-
bert Burkart and Carl w. Schick
dissented from the Landslide
vote given President Reuther.
Delegate Kramer voted for
John A. Devito, candidate
with a definite red tinge. Dele
gates Adair Schick nd Burkart
abstained from voting. All are
from Spicer Unit of Local IL.
While Local ID voted a solid
block of % votes for President
Reuther, it divided its vote for
secretary-treasurer post giving
10 of its % votes to George
Adde's.
Attract Attention
Local IL with one OF the
largest and most votes in the
convention has attracted con-
siderable attention both in and
out of the sessions. It's boys and
girls summer camp display COM
plete with sound movie of the
children in the camp is getting
much favorable comment around
the meeting halls and bringing 1t
new prestige in the eyes of the
delegates who have viewed the
exhibition.
Delegates are staying at the
Byron and Monticello hotels and
enjoying the home-like and
surroundings in the
two places. Unlike the hotels
where the delegates were quar-
tered last year, this years hotels
are reasonably priced. The
Byron especially serves excel
lent meals and is one of the IA
vorite eating places of the dele
gates.
of Change
With the excitement of a
radical change in the top of the
union, aided to a considerable
extent by the voters of the To-
ego delegation, there are many
Impromptu meetings in hotel
rooms and lobbies. Through all
he conversation runs the note
hat this is one of the most
satisfactory and problem-solving
held by the UAW in
many years.
Now that the elections are
lbout over, the delegates are
ooking forward to getting down
% the real business of passing
resolutions and max
ng necessary changes in the
There is still a lot
# important business to be
transacted before President Reu-
hers gavel rings down the cur
ain on one of the auto workers
most historic meetings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Convention

Up-tO-the- minute n e wS
of the UAW-CIO conven-
tiOn will be found in this
issue. OF importance are
the stories dealing with
the issues which are be-
ing thrashed out on the
convention floor. Be sure
to read the column of our
new vice-president, Richard
GOSSer on Page 4.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Congress Has Facts
On Europe Aid Needs

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL LPA)-Congress can't claim
doesn't have the facts foreign aid when
Nov IT, 1t has available three basic documents show
ing the requirements of Western Europe threeyear
rehabilitation program Americas resources to meet the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Ballard Elected
Director Of 2-B
Reuther Forces Sweep
Executive Board Contests

ATLANTIC CITY Nov. i3-Charles Ballard interna-
tona UAW representative and close associate of newly
elected VicePresden Richard Gosr of Toledo elected
director of Region 2-B today succeeding Mr. Gosser
Billiards. election which was expected following his
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14
Lewis IS Stooqe
In Coop Attack

WASHINGTON, Nov IL LPA)-The joint big business
Republican assault the nations cooperative movement
found it's perfect spokesman last week Fulton Lewis J
reactionary and anti-unon radio commentator.
Lewis testifyng before the House Ways & Means