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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

mound job for American Brake
Shoe but his teammates couldn't
push enough runs across the
plate to win.
The Schultz Die Casting team
strengthened its hold on second
place when it pounced on the
p. A. c. nine for a Is to 2 win.
Bill Ryan, who had a no-hit
game last week, was knocked
from the mound in the fourth
inning when the Schultz hitters
nicked him for seven runs. Eddie
Polo, manager of the Schultz
team, helped in the victory with
a home run with the basC $
loaded.
Champion Spark Plug soft
ballers went into third place as
they took a close game from the
Lakeside Biscuit team by the
score of 9 to 8. The Champion
has showed improvement in the
last few games and is only one
half game out of second position.
In the American Division of
the Local II Softball League,
the WHY'S Unit took another
stride in the pennant race when
the WHY'S batsmen went to
town" at the expense of the
Hall Mfg. Unit, winning the
game, II to A, and grabbed
tighter to first place VIII ar.
teams tied for second spot.
Danny Szymanski looked good
on the mound for WHY'S, but e-i
rors by the Hall players ac-
counted for many of the winners
runs.
The Martin-Parry team con-
tinued in. it's victory string by
winning from the Industrial
Heat Treat, 2 to l, in a very
close and good game. Other
scores in the American Division
were: Peerless PlasticS II, Plas-
kon 6; Acklin Stamping adj
vanced to second place tie by
defeating the Toledo Joint Coun-
Gil 13 to 3; the Gordon Bumper
team forfeited to the MNther
Springs, 9 to 0, by not appearing
with a full team for the game.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Game Aug. 5
HensvsMilIers;

The decks are cleared and
final arrangements have been
made for the annual CIO
Baseball Night, sponsored by
Local IL, to be held at
Swayne Field, Tuesday, August
5th.
The Toledo Mud Hens and the
Minneapolis Millers, who will
meet in a regular American
Association baseball game on
that night, are running neck
and neck in the standings and
are expected to furnish an ex'
citing contest for the fans who
attend the CIO sports affair.
There will be a preliminary
game, starting at $50 p. M, be-
tween the Local IL baseball team
and a UAW- -CIO team from Port
Clinton, Ohio.
Besides the baseball games,
a Popularity Queen, who will
reign on that night and also
during the Labor Day activities,
will be crowned. The crowning
will eliminate popularity con-
test now being staged by some
of the young ladies of Local IL
who are gaining votes by selling
tickets to the CIO Baseball
Night games. The proceeds from
the ticket sale will be used to
help support the Local IL Sum-
mer Camp for boys and girls of
Toledo.
AS in former years, members
of the Local IL "Knothole
Gang" will be guests of Richard
Gosser, Director of Region 2-B,
UAW.CIO, Melvin Schultz, presi.
dent of Local IL, and several
industrialists of the city who
donate tickets to the youngsters
each year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

mated by the Champion Spark
Plug Unit, to be given to the
one holding the lucky door prize
ticket.
Besides the many prizes which
will be awarded, there will be
a hot lunch served to those who
attend the Third Annual Local
IL Golf Tournament, whether
they play golf or not. There
will also be refreshments and
several forms of entertainment.
Tickets have been distributed
to the Local IL shops and may
be obtained from the chairmen.
Those purchasing the golf tour
nament tickets may choose their
own tee-off time by calling Main
9126 and making the reserva-
ton.
The committee members who
are assisting Chairman Johnson
are Earl Ordway, Spicer Unit;
Herman Beck, Airway Unit; Ted
Modrowski, American Can Unit;
Eddie Kurek, Bingham Stamp
ing Unit; Charles Ballard, Will
lys Unit; Walter Madrzykow-
ski, International Representative
and Birdie Rule, Local II Rec
reation Director.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
My Fishing Lesson
by ID. SmOOt

by ID. SmoOt
i thought-this year Ill take my
son
Along to fish with me.
III show him how it should be
done
And what sport it can be.
We left one morning early
when
The sky was not yet light.
We thought we'd try to get there
by
The time they start to bite.
I found a spot / thought was
right
Where I'd had luck before.
We fished and fished--it seemed
the fish
Weren't biting any more.
So finally my little son
Said, Daddy come with me.
| know a place that we could try
Where some fish used to be"
And so went along with him
And to my sons great glee.
Who do you think caught the
BIG ONE?
You're right-it wasn't me.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

at Whitehouse, Ohio. In fashion
ing their impressive victory
over their neighboring softbal
ers, the Industrial Heat Treat
ers slammed out % safe hits
many of them for extra bases.
Frank Hoyt was on the mound
for the Union players and helc
the Whitehouse batsmen to tive
lonely hits. Hoyt himself goi
three hits and drove in two run:
to help in the Heat Treaters
victory. Dick Morris drove g
home run and a triple. The
Wolfe brothers, Frank anc
Charles, each hit safely foui
times and drove in five runs fol-
the Local IL team.
The PAC team of the Local
IL League, copped a couple OF
victories when they won over
the Delta Chevrolet Sales. al
Delta, and the Blissfield Mer-
chants, at Blissfield, Michigan
The game with the Delta team
was a nip and tuck affair, with
the PAC nine showing across
two runs in the last inning 10
win the ball game by the score
of 5 to 3. Jack Bundy per-
formed we'll on the mound for
the PAC team while receiving
fine support from Buck Cupitt
behind the plate.
In the PAC-Blissfield game,
Andy Kaminski took over the
mound duties for the Local IL
entry and held the Blissfield bat
tiers we'll in check while hold
ing them to four scattered hits
as his teammates pounded oul
a IL to 3 win over the Michi
ganders.
Bob Kwiatkowsk has been
named co.manager and its hafn'
ding the team in fine shape
during the vacation fof Bob
Swarthout.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

The Local II All-Stars soft
ball team will hold another
practice session, at $50 tonight.
at st. Johns Field, Bancroft St.
and Parkside Boulevard. ANY
member of Local II is eligible
to try out for the team.
The Local IL All-Stars will
engage the Ford Local 500 team
from Detroit at 800 p. M,
Wednesday, July % at Highland
Park. The Ford Local 500 team
holds the championship of the
UAW-CIO for the State Of
Michigan. The team is UNI
defeated this season and should
prove a good test for the Local
IL All-Stars.
There will be no admission
charged for this game and all
sports fans of Toledo are cor
dialy invited by Richard Gosser,
Director of Region 2-B, UAW-
CIO, and Melvin Schultz, presi-
dent of Local IL, to attend this
softball contest.
On Sunday, July 27, the Local
IL All-Stars will journey to
Port Clinton, Ohio, where they
will play the New Departure
team of the General Motors
plant. The New Departure team
is also undefeated this year and
is leading the Port Clinton City
League.
Manager Scotty Irvine, as
sisted by Ray Sampson, Harvey
Robedeau, and Mel Aumiller,
reports that he is getting a fine
team together to represent Local
~ IN exhibition games and in
the coming tournaments.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
The Wrong Time

ESCANABA, Mich.-A buck
deer that killed himself by pok-
ing his head through a woven
wire fence three miles north of
Watson picked just the wrong
week to reach for the greener
grass on the other side. District
game manager Gene Hesterberg
reports the bucks antlers were
31a inches long. A week earlier
they would have been short
enough for him to have with
drawn his head; a week later
they would have been too long
for him to have got his head in
the mesh.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
LoeaI IL soffboII League Schedule

Local IL SoffboII League Schedule
TUESDAY, JULY Is AT 500 p. NJ
Games Played AZ St Johns Field
bancroft ST. Parkside BlydO
AMERICAN DIVISION
Mather Spring VS. Toledo Joint Council, Diamond Nh
Hall Mfg. Co. VS. PlaskOn Division Diamond No 2
WHY'S Unit VS. Peerless Plastcs Diamond No
Maruh-Parry VS. Gordon Bumper Wilson Park Mol
NATIONAL DIVISION
AlrWay Unit VS. Toledo Scales Diamond No 4
champion Spark Plug Schultz Die Cast Dia anond M &
r. A. &. VS. Lakeside Biscuit, Diamond No 7
DeVhbiss Unit VS. Spcer Unit Diamond No 8
American Brake Shoe bye and will NOT pIaV this
date
THURSDAY, JULY IL AT 500 P NJ
AMERICAN DIVISION
Industrial Heat Treat Hall Mfg Unit Diamond No
Acklin Stamping Gordon Bumper, Diamond No
WHY'S Unit VS. PlaskOn Division Diamond No.
Peerless Plastics VS. Mather Springs Diamond No
MartinParry VS. Toledo joint Council Wilson Park No
NATIONAL DIVISION
Champion Spark Plug VS. Airway Unit, Diamond No
Toledo Scale VS. Schultz Die Castpe, Diamond No. I
r. A. C. VS. DeVilbiss Unit Diamond No.
Lakeside Biscuit American Brake Shoe Diamond No
The spicer Unit draws bye and will play date
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

Tarantula Killer One of
the greatest, and possibly the
most feared, enemy of the taran-
tula spider is the huge wasp
which goes by the name OF
"tarantula killer" This wasp is
usually over two In c h hes in
length and especially strong for
its size. It's time is spent in hunt
ing and destroying the taran-
tulas. This wasp is found in
southwestern United States and
also in Central America.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

mined Scales who had held
l to 0 lead throughout the en-
tire game. Danny Kaukowski
was the hero of the contest when
he hit triple in the seventh
inning with two Spicer team
mates on bases to give the
Spicerites 2 to l victory.
Gunnar Walstrom, pitching
for the Toledo Scale nine, held
the powerful Spicer batSmen to
four hits, while he himself hit a
double to score later when Bob
Julius brought him in with a
two-base hit. Jim Joyce twirled
well for Spicer and allowed the
Scale batsmen three hits. The
Toledo Scale team is tied with
the Schultz Die Casters. for sec
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Local IL Gym
Hours

The Local IL gymnasium
located on the entire fifth
floor at 425 Winthrop ST.,
viii be open to all members
and their families from
200 p. m. to 500 p. m. and
700 p. m. to $3.50 p. M,
Monday through Friday.
Saturdays the hours will
be 1900 noon to 500 p. m.
Free instruction will be
given during these hours
in the Local IL gymnasium
where complete facilities
are available for the mem
bership.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Spicer Holds National Softba|| Lead
CIO Baseball Night On Sports Program
Four Teams Tied In
American Division Race

The regular 1947 schedule of the Local II Softball
League closed yesterday but Scoty Irvine manager says
able the teams to make games which postponed be-
cause of rainy weather during the spring schedule.
At present the Spicer Unit team continues to ride the
top position having kept its slate clean with twelve vic
tories and losses However Tuesdays game with the
Toledo Scales the Spcer forced to play like cham
pons snatch the the last inning from the deter
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

KIDS WHO are UeIHB IUIu Oy VIISII PI1 -II %
and their teachers that athletes must live
clean, wholesome lives if they want to sue
ceed as athletes.
Far be it from me to try to preach, but
it's mighty serious business, all this stuff
that gets in the papers about athletes. /
mean all athletes, not just fighters. An
athlete, pro or amateur, owes it to the peo-
pie who hold him in high esteem to conduct
himself, when he's not being an athlete, so
that no one can point finger at him. It's a
big responsibility.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

ond place in the National Divi-
sion of the Local IL Softball
League.
In other National Division
games, home runs by Ralph
Harrison, with a man on base,
and Ollie Joerg, were too much
for the American Brake Shoe
outfit as the DeVilbiss Unit team
took a 3 to l win behind the
three-hit pitching of Val War
chol. Bobby Brent did a fine
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Manager In Hospital

Walter Nino, for the past
several seasons manager of the
Mather Springs softball team, a
member of the Local IL Soft
ball League, is recovering in
Toledo Hospital where he under
we mt an appendectomy this
week.
All of his Local IL friends
wish Walter a fast recovery
from his illness.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

by the score of
7 to 6.
The Local IL
team held the
lead through
out the game,
but four hits
and a walk in
the ninth in
ming account
ed for tw o
runs and the
victory for the
EoEk g Il
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11


Good news to duck hunt
ers: 1t is estimated that there
will be so to 7596 more
ducks next fall than there
were last year. Breeding
conditions are favorable and
the broods, which are ap-
pearing in increasing num-
bers daily, are average or a
little better. Prospects right
now are encouraging.
r y
The theme song for En-.
glish tournaments these days
continues to be, North Anne
rica, Take It Away"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

held at Heather Downs South
Course on Saturday, Aug. %.
1t will be a blind par handicap
affair and there will be many
prizes given to the contestants.
The main prize of the day-long
outing will be $25 in cash, do
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Many Prizes
Awarded In
Golf Tournament

There will be meeting of the
Local IL Golf Tournament COM
mittee at 8 p. M, Monday, ac.
cording to Charles Johnson,
chairman. This will be an inn
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Baseball Team
Loses; Plays Old
Dutch On Sunday

The Local IL baseball team
lost a close game to the East
Toledo Social Club in a Toledo
Amateur Baseball Federation
contest Sunday, at Navarro Park
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

portant meet
ing to discuss
the method of
Distributing the
prizes to the
winners, a n d
Johnson is ask.
ing each com.
mitteeman to
be present.
The tourna-
ment, w h i C h
will be the 3rd
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
From The
Rule Book
By Wilbert "Birdie" Rule
Sports Editor
Local II Recreation Director

Just as much think boxing instruction is beneficial
to Youngsters as wrote last week. think it's important
that fighters stay out of trouble stay SOBER and generally
stop conducting themselves like hoodlums
It's not good for boxing It's not good example for the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
Local Z SoftbaII Teams
Winning Road Contests

Member of the Local II League have played
several outofown in the last
victorious each occasion.
The Industrial Heat Treat players defeated Whitehouse
Merchants by the overwhelming of night game
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11

Athletes In tough spot especially the ones who
get anywhere, going place. in their sport They
do many things that plain citizens do That's the price
thew nav for being athletes
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Frenchmen
Withdraw From
Labor Union

PARIS, Dec. lathe one
time powerful Confederation of
Labor in France, which lost out
in the strikes called recently,
resulting in more than two mil
lion leaving their jobs, has be-
gun to disintegrate, it was an
nounced today.
munist-dominated h,gbusdl nu n
The confederation is COM
munist-dominated, and, for that
reason, Workmen with other po-
litical faiths have began to with
draw from the union.
1t was estimated today the
number of workmen who have
withdrawn totals more than one
and one-half million.
Leaders of the men who broke
from the confederation announc-
ed that they were not going to
identify themselves either with
unions of government workers
or any of the unions with vari
Gus political affiliations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Next Meeting Of
Rotarians Jan. 3

There will be no meetings of
the Key West Rotary Club on
Thursday. Christmas Day, or on
the following Thursday, New
Years Day. it was announced
today by Edwin Trevor, presi-
dent of the club. The next meet
ing will be on Thursday, Jan
uary 8.
At the Rotary Club meeting
yesterday every member was
presented with a funny Christ
mas gift. No one was supposed
to know from what other mem
Der the gift came.
Because the gifts carried the
advertisements of various mem
bers, DR.. James B. Parramore
suggested that each member be
fined ST.. This was done and a
total of $33 was thus raised. The
club voted the sum to the
Christmas Community Fund,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Stadium Group
Meets Manager

Members of the Key West
Stadium Committee met at pm.
Thursday, with Acting City
Manager Edwin Trevor.
No announcement was forth
coming today from the city man
ager as to the result of the
meeting
It is reported that Trevor
wanted to know what the COM
mittee proposed doing in regard
to Wicker Stadium. The manager
was said to feel that the property
has been allowed to run down.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
MEET SEC. MARSHALL ON
RETURN FROM LONDON
Secretary Of State Mar
shall Praised For His
Work ;, Switches Praise,
To His Delegations q
LBy Tbe Associated PressD
WA CLITNJCT(NNI ~ IN

LBx The Associated Pressp
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. -
Secretary of State George Mar
shall arrived here this. morning
at 8 o'clock from London, where
for two weeks. he had attended
the conference of the Big -Four.
He was met at the airport by
President Truman and members
of his cabinet. Despite the fact
that the conferences had ended
in failure, President Truman
congratulated Marshall and as
sured him that his attitude at the
sessions was representative of the
wishes of the people of the Unit
ed States.
Marshall replied that he had
had a strong delegation at the
conferences, and that all its
members worked most effec-
lively in their efforts to reach
all understanding with the Rus
sian government, condition
that developed to be impossible,
unless Molotov's wishes we're
acceded to in every respect.
After the greetings and the
remarks of Truman and Mar
shall at the airport, they and the
members of the cabinet were
driven to the White House.
where Marshall told them of the
proceedings at the conferences.
together with the attitude of
Russia, as expressed repeatedly
by Molotov, who had insisted in
the beginning the collection of
German PREPARATIONS out of cur
rent products.
Tonight, beginning at 10
o'clock, Marshall will broadcast
to the people of the United
States about transactions at the
conferences.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19

IMAM III is SeJIlnS now IFOin LIle
old lamps for only $3.50 more a
day.
"The City Electric Company
has reduced the rate it is charg-
ing the city by more than half
over the old rates. In 1910 the
rate charged the city was 0.069.
In 1913 the rate was 0.086. The
following year when City Elec-
trio succeeded the Key West
Electric Company, the rate was
reduced to 0.066.
'In 1945 the rate was reduced
to 0.053, in 1916 it was cut to
0.046 and this year the rate was
reduced to 0.040." -..
Van Duersen also revealed that
the new 400-watt lights have
been ordered for Division street
from Palm avenue to Whitehead
street. He said that 20 lights had
been ordered. They will prob
ably be installed about the mid
; die of 1948.
! Six MEN. have worked oyer
time for the last week installing
the white lights along Duval
street so as to have them light
ed before Christmas. They
were aided in the work by the
new line truck just purchased
by the company.
Each light is spotted over the
middle of the street. Long steel
arms are Stretched for about Is
feet frorn sthe side of the street.
The lights have shades on the
tops, SO that the light beams will
be directed down to traffic.
At a meeting of the City Com
mission over a year ago the COM
pany was requested to install the
new lights. Former City Manag-
er o. J. S. Ellingson suggested
the company buy and install the
new lights.
"They are the only street
lights in the United States that
stretch from ocean to ocean,"
Van Deursen added. "They are
very attractive and will give
businesses along the street what
they have been looking for
better lighting"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Russia Miffed;
No Festival For
German Orphans
NV Vhe A..ocinted PRESS,


LONDON, Dec. 10. - Russia
is miffed, and, as a result, d
Christmas party that was to be
given in the Russian zone of
Germany for German orphans
will not be held.
Russian officers had chosen
Dresden choir to sing at the fes-
Invites for the orphans. Today,
Moscow stated that it had been
reported in the American and
British zones of Germany that
the leader of the choir was
former Nazi, active in his party's
councils.
ct was denied in the Amer
lean and British zones that any
thing had been said about the
choir leader or the choir
Moscow radio stated that the
Russian government was dis
pleased over the remark, in view
of the fact that the officers had
carefully selected the choir. and
that it did not contain a single
former NaZi.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Urge Using
Surplus Fruit In
Marshall Plan

FORT MEADE, Dec. 10. FNS)
Negotiations between the new
ly organized Citrus Growers of
Florida and a similar Texas
group are now under way for
joint appeal to Congress to util-
ize surplus fruit under the
Marshall Plan. The House al
ready has passed bill amend
ments to require purchase of ci-
trus for European aid, and now
the Senate must consider the
proposal.
Petitions, now are being circu-
lated throughout Florida for
presentation to Congress stimuli
taneously with pleas of Texas
growers. A meeting of the Texas
and Florida citrus growing
groups is planned before the
Christmas holidays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19

arrived in this city last weel
from New London.
Capt Adell announced that
the Naval Base Housing Officer
would confer with George Mills
White, who is now administra-
tor of Poinciana Place, and he
will arrange details for the
transfer which will take place on
January |.
The statement issued by Capt
Adell also contains these two
paragraphs;
Ninety days vacating notice
will be given to tenants who are
not Naval service personnel on
active duty or who are not en-
ployes of the Navy. 1t is eX-
pected that notices to vacate
will be sent out shortly after
January 1. 1948. .s<.o-e...,
Rents now being charged
will remain unchanged. Further
details of this transfer will be
publicly announced when final
plans have been made"
Under the law, the Navy and
Army had first call on federal
housing units when the govern
ment decided to let them go. The
Navy put in a request for Poin-
ciaha Place and it has just been
granted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Schools Close
Today, Reopen
On January5

Beginning this afternoon
all the countY's schools will
be closed. so that the teach
ers and the children may
enjoy the holidays. Christ
mas and New Years Day.
The schools will be re-
opened on January S. accord
ing to the announcement of
willard M. Albury. supel.n-
tendent of public instruction.
While the vacation for
teachers and children will be
for Is days. only 10 days
will be lost from the teach
ing schedule by the rather
long holiday. .f 4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-12-19
Capt. AdellPays
Official Visit To
Mayor Adams

Capt. c. c. Adell, USN. COM
handing officer of Key West Ma
val Base, this afternoon visited
City Hall, where he paid his Of
fetal respects to Mayor A.
Maitland Adams.
Mayor Adams cordially vel
coined Capt. Adell to Key West
and said he hoped his visit
would be an enjoyable one.
Capt. Adell was accompanied
by Comdr. Eli Vinock, USN, OPP
erations officer of Key West
Naval Base.