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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
OBITUARY
HARRY G.. DAVIS

Harry C. Davis was born in
Metamore, Indiana on Septem-
Der II, 1881 and departed this
life at his home at 2817 Eshcol
Avenue, Zion, on August 25th,
1947 at the age of IS years, IL
months and 8 days.
Mr.. Davis came to Zion in
1903 from Anderson, Indiana.
He was a plasterer by trade
and worked for the building
contractors in Lake County for
81 years. For the past seven
years he was a civil service en-
ployee at Fort Sheridan.
Mr.. Davis was a member of
the Christian Catholic Church
in Zion and was a member of
the Zion Concert Band for 43
years.
Surviving to mourn his loss
are his wife, Eleanor; his
mother, Mrs. Clara Davis, of
Zion, and five sons, Harry and
Phillip and James, all of Zion;
Paul of Waukegan; Joseph,
and eight daughters: Mrs.
Homer Miller of Camp Logan
Road, Zion; Barbara, Jean,
MARCEL, Mary, Ella May,
Rachel, Edith and Carol, all
living at home; step-son, Carl
Butz, of Waukegan, and two
step-daughters, Mrs. Phyllis
Revis of Zion and Mrs. Iris
Dries, of Cherokee, Iowa.
Also surviving are three
brothers, Rolla of Wilmot,
Wisconsin, Charles of Zion,
and Ernest of Gurnee; and two
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
z. B. T. H. S. HOMECOMING

The main feature of Zion
Benton's gala homecoming
festival will be a parade at 2
P. M. Saturday, September 27.
A committee of experienced
Legionaires from our local post
under the direction of DR.. Har-
ley Mccormack, parade chair
man, plans to make this one of
the largest parades witnessed
in this community in recent
years. At the present time the
committee expects to have 20,
or more floats in the parade,
over thirty riders on horse
back, several bands and
marching units, plus other at.
fractions.
Trophies will be awarded
for the best floats in each of
the following divisions: retail
establishments or professional
offices, manufacturers, civic
groups or clubs. Any business
or group from Zion-Benton
Township that wishes to have
a part in the parade is cordial
ly invited and asked to contact
the chairman.
A highlight of this years
parade will be the GROWING
of the Homecoming Queen,
who will be elected to preside
over the Homecoming festival.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03

You may nominate your choice
for the coveted position by fill
ing in the coupon on page II of
this issue and depositing it in
the ballot boxes placed by the
merchants for that purpose.
More parade details will be
forthcoming soon. In the mean
time, make your plans now to
participate in the festivities a.
long with your family and your
friends. Do not miss this op-
portunity to renew old &C
quaintances while mingling
with the thousands who will be
in Zion's downtown area on
the weekend of September 26,
27 and 20.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
ZION IN PHOENIX

Services in Zion Mountain
View Chapel Lords Day, ALL
gust oath were in charge of
Deacon James HARDWOOD, our
Elder Barton being confined at
home temporarily incapacita-
ted. We had the usual good
weather, not too warm. Incl
dentally we note the terrible
heat you have been suffering,
while here we have had de-
bountiful rains. This serves to
bring. life to the desert
which now is turning green
and soon the flowers will ap-
pear.
Tuesday evening of this week
many Zion families gathered
in South Mountain Park for a
picnic supper in honor of the
Warren Borden family who
are again with us, having
brought Father Robert Ray
back with them. Some sixty
or more gathered at Ramada
No. 1, Elder Barton having ar
ranged with the Park Super
intendent for the reservation.
We regretted that the Elder
was not able to be with us but
glad to report his Improvement
and trust that he will be with
us on the coming Lords Day.
We spent a delightful evening
together and the children had
a happy time scrambling over
the great boulders at the foot
of the mountain. The new Sta
ton Wagon is doing valient
service.
eco Forward Oh Zion"
Your scribe,
S. H. DE PEW
Iowa City was the first capt.
tai of Iowa. The capital was
moved to Des Moines in 1857.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
HOME BETWEEN
SEMESTERS

Lewis Robinson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Robinson of
1922 Enoch Avenue, is home
from Bradley University at
Peoria, Illinois, where he has
been taking a business course.
He will return later in the
month for the opening of the
fall term at the same univer-
sity.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03

sisters Mrs. May Edwards and
Mrs. Ralph Pfeiffer, both of
Zion. He was preceded in
death by his first wife, Della,
in 1916 and by a daughter,
Dorothy, in 1924.
Funeral services were held
from the Zion Auditorium on
Thursday, August 18th, at 2
p. m. with Overseer Carl Lee
and Elder A. A. Wright. Bur-
ial was made in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
YOUTH FOR CHRIST

The Elgin Youth for Christ
Gospel Watchaires will pre-
sent the entire program of mu-
sic and message at the Septem-
Der 9th rally of the Zion Youth
for Christ at Sheridan Road
near 9th Street.
Speaker of the evening will
be the Rev. Allen R. Blegen,
director of Elgin Youth For
Christ and dean of the Luther
an Bible Institute of Chicago.
A conference and youth-rally
speaker of wide experience, he
also directed the Elgin Luth-
eran Gospel Hour over radio
station WAAF.
The Gospel Watchaires hail
from the nations foremost
watch city. They are a group
of young people who use their
various talents to proclaim the
Gospel.
Included in the group will
be the all-girl (12) Victory
Choristers led by Betty Van
Wambeke. She is a graduate
of Moody Bible Institute and
at present is doing continuity
and art work with C. o. Bap-
tiste Films, with studios at
Wheaton.
Song director will be Jerry
Dierking, a high school student
who sings duets with his sister
Marge.
Esther Stensrud, formerly a
radio singer with the Subur-
banaires, will add vocal inter-
pretations of Gospel songs to
the program. The Schneider
Brothers, instrumental artists
will bring a variety note. Joyce
Johnston, Bob Jones College
sophomore, will accompany at
the piano, and the program
will be completed with testi-
monies to the saving grace of
Jesus Christ. Walt Hanchett,
secretary of Elgin Youth For
Christ, has arranged the pro-
gram.
At the $3.50 Children's Bible
Hour, Mrs. J. w. Murray will
present a special Bible lesson.
The June graduates of Zion
Benton High School Glass of
1947 will be in charge of the
program on Saturday evening,
September 18th.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
MILLER-WELTON
NUPTIALS

NUPTIALS
/ Zion Chapel was the scene
of a pretty wedding on Satur-
day evening, August 16, 1947,
when Miss Dorothy Welton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Welton of Beach Road,
became the bride of Mr.. Ralph
Miller, adopted son of Miss
Ellen M. Lloyd of 2913 Enoch
Avenue. The decorations of
white gladioli and zinnias in
pastel shades, with fern back
ing, made beautiful setting
for the wedding. Elder Jabez
Taylor was the officiating
clergyman at the double ring
service.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a white
satin gown with long train, a
fingertip veil which fell from
an orange blossom tiara. Her
bouquet was of white glamel-
lias.
Miss Carolyn Grow was the
maid of honor, and wore a yell
low taffeta-rayon gown and
carried a bouquet of aqua car
nations. The bridesmaids,
Grace Bauer and Alice HELM,
wore matching gowns of aqua
taffeta-rayon and carried yell
low carnations. The candle
lighters were Barbara Wede-
kind and Betty Haas.
Little Karen Daydif and Ar
thur Welton, niece and neph-
ew of the bride, presented a
pretty appearance dressed as
miniature bride and groom.
Paul LaBelle served as best
man; Melvin Dreyer and John
Nekutuck as Ushers.
Claudette Miller, sister of
the groom, accompanied by
Dorothy Ballegooijen at the
piano, sang, Because" and
"The Lords, Prayer" Miss
Ballegooijen played the we'd
ding music.
The brides mother was at
tired in a white print dress,
and her corsage was of white
gardenias. Miss Lloyd wore
blue lace dress, with a corsage
of white gardenias.
Two hundred guests attend
ed the wedding. A reception
was held in the Gold Room of
Zion Home; and after a short
honeymoon spent at the Wis
consin Dells, the young couple
are at home in their newly &C
quired property at 731 Floss
moor Avenue, Waukegan.
Both are graduates of the
Zion-Benton Township High
School.
Out-of-town guests includ-
ed: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller
and Mrs. Willard Bailey
of Libertyville, Illinois; Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bailey of
Underwood, Illinois; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Johnson of Des-
M M.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-03
TIE lheOCrat

J. H. Gillian of River Forest, IL
linois, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fox and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Owen of Chicago.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
Strikes Hit
Low Point

WASHINGTON May 6 (LPA)
-Anti-labor Congressman who
for three months have been
noisily arguing that the nations
welfare is menaced by strikes
were taken aback last week
when government figures dis
closed that strikes in the first
quarter of 1947 were at the
lowest level since VJ-Day.
About 900 new strikes, in
volving about 100000 workers
occurred in the first three
months of 1947, according to the
Labor Departments Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Time lost, g.
$4,000 man-days, was less than
one-sixteenth as great as in the
first quarter of 1916 when the
large steel, electrical, meat
packing and auto strikes were
in progress. Man-days lost dur
ing the first quarter last year
amounted to 56,400,000.
Strikes during March cost an
estimated 850,000 man-days the
lowest for any month since W.
Day, compared with 100000
in March 1916. The March fig
ure also represented a large
drop from the 100000 man.
days lost in strikes during Feb
ruary 1947.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
Hiring Showdown
Forecast By USES

WASHINGTON May 6 (LPA)
Forces underlying business
expansion "have lost their up
ward drive" and showdown n
hiring is in the offing, Us
U. S. Employment Service de-
clared last week.
Finding that "some industries
are entering new quarter with
doubts concerning their eco
nomic future" the USES re-
ported that "unpredictable con-
sumner demands and fluctuating
prices along with continuing
shortage of materials, have
caused the trimming of hiring
estimates submitted to USES.
THE time has apparently
come, particularly in some soft
goods lines and luxury fields,
when it will be moro and more
difficult to maintain current
levels of employment and out
put at present prices" the re-
port continued. Furthermore.
the current price level is begin
ming to affect purchasing even
in fields, such as construction,
where large backlogs exist
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
.Anfi-Lobor Laws
Intensified In
State Assembly

CHICAGO, May 6 (LPA) -
Encouraged by the progress of
union-crippling legislation in
the U. S. Congress, anti-labor
forces in more than a dozen
states last week intensified their
drive for restrictive laws.
A flood of anti-labor legisla-
ton hit the Ohio legislature,
while in Texas the governor
signed the fifth anti-union bill
enacted this session. Iowa'S
anti-closed shop law was signed
by Gov. Blue and went into eff
feet, and in Pennsylvania the
COP legislature was considering
bills to outlaw the closed shop
and to prohibit strikes by gov
ernment employees including
teachers.
The Pennsylvania anti-labor
drive came in the face of a joint
demonstration at the state capi-
tai in Harrisburg by 10000
AFL CIO and railroad brother
hood members.
Ohio unions were aroused
over Little Hartley Bill"
which labor leaders said would
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
.LocoI IL Seeks
.Wdqe Increases

All Units of Local IA. UAW-
CIO have re-opened their wage
negotiations and are seeking in
creases based on the national
wage pattern it was stated today
by Tom Russell, Local IA fin
ancial secretary.
Some delay in securing the
wage raises was reported by Mr..
Russell although he reported
than settlement of the Toledo
Machine and Tool Co. wage scale
was expected soon.
The Local IA officer said that
the policy of the International
Executive B oard was being
carried out and that Social
Security and Retirement Fund
proposals would be left open in
all contracts for discussion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09

ity CONCEALED in its blind in
sistence last week on an orn-
nibus anti-labor bill that vir-
tually guaranteed a president
tial veto.
ShreWder and cooler heads
among the Senate Republicans
fought behind Senator Wayne
Morse (R. Ore.,) to split the
catch-all Taft legislation into
four separate bills. They plead
ed with their colleagues to
realize that if Truman vetoed
the omnibus bill all labor legis-
lation would probably be DOOM
ed for this session, but if they
offered four separate measures
Truman might veto only one or
two.
The Morse group took a
severe beating. By a SO to 35
vote-four short of the number
necessary to override a veto
the Undertaking COP machine
refused to send the Taft bill
back to committee for separa-
ton into four different meas
ures.
Then, as if to provide even
greater assurance of a veto,. the
COP machine proceeded to make
the Taft bill even more vicious
than it was when it came out of
committee. Taft and Sen. Joe
Ball Or. Mimi, pushed four
amendments which were killed
out of the omnibus bill in COM
mitee. These were:
1-Outlaw industry-wide bar
gaining;
2-Permit private employers
OF obtain anti-union iniunctions;
3-Make it an unfair labor
practice for unions to restrain,
or coerce employees" in selecting
bargaining representative.
4-Require joint employer
union administration of welfare
funds.
Ia In Agreement
Taft agreed under pressure
from Sen. Arthur Vandenberg
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
Mourn And Pay

NEW YORK (LPA)- Henry
Ford II was sharply rebuked
by the Workers Defense League
last week because the Ford
Motor Co. docked workers for
the compulsory workless day of
mourning following the death Of
his grandfather. This action,
wired WDL Chairman Donald
Harrington, "does not consti.
tute a memorial to him which
you would want our workers to
remember.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09

innate understanding by an
nouncing that further unity
negotiations will be held.
The committees wound up the
two-day parleY with the follow
ing joint statement:
ut is the unanimous opinion
of the representatives of the
CIO and the AFL that organic
unity should be established
within the American labor
movement. We are firmly con-
vinced that the economic social
and industrial interests of labor
can be best served through the
blishment of a united labor
movement. This decision Is
based upon the modern trend of
economic. social and industrial
life. 1t now becomes our duty
to lay a sound foundation upon
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
WFTU May Day Call

PARIS (LPA) - A May Day
manifesto issued here called on
workers outside the World Fed
GRAFTON of Trade Unions~to work
with the WFTU for an eight
point program including: an end
to race or sex discrimination;
equal pay for equal work; full
employment and a decent an
nual wage; paid annual holi-
days; civil liberties; uprooting
of faScism and characterization
of Germany and Japan; world
union support "for the people of
Spain and Greece and other op-
pressed people struggling for
their democratic trade union
rights"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09

which a super-structure of or
ganic unity can be erected.
Deal With Details
SIN order to accomplish this
purpose we will now proceed to
deal with the details incidental
to the formation and establish
ment of a strong united labor
movement in the United States.
We will deal with this and other
mutual problems at future met
ings of the representatives OF
the two organizations herein
named. We shall devote our
energies and purpose toward the
realization of the common OBJ
jective.
In the meantime, we shall
continue our efforts to prevent
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
Join PAC

In the next column are a
number of the bills pend.
ing in Washington in which
labor is interested. We
urge you to read the ma
ture of these bills with care
and then follow out the
suggestion that you write
your congressional repre-
sentatives. After you do
that see your shop steward
or committeeman and join
PAC. If you can't do this,
come to Room 2O3, Local
IL headquarters, and sign
up in an organization that
is seeking TO protect your
economic position through
political action. Do 1T
NOW!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09

time during the summer. 81 am
sure that when the people see
what we are doing for the
youngsters of Toledo they will
feel amply repaid for their gene
rosity in making the camp posi-
ble," he said.
The following list of donors
was reported for the past week,
Mather Unit, $3.50; Plaskon
Unit, $25; Bingham Stamping
Unit, 5000; Toledo Scale Unit,
$100; Banting Unit, SIS; Air
Way Unit, 5000; National Sup
ply Unit, $500.
w. G.. Himmelspreck, 81;
Floyd Charles, So; Alvin At
wood, 81; Mary Hill, So; NJ. Sc
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
PAC. Carries
On Fight In
Legislature

A large group of members OF
Toledo PAC again journeyed to
Columbus on Wednesday of this
week in a caravan to appear
before a committee of the Ohio
General Assembly now conduct
ing hearings on the Van AIKEN
and Veach bills to regulate
labor.
Decision to cooperate with
the Ohio PAC in its fight on
anti-labor legislation was made
on Monday night of this week at
a meeting of the PAC County
Central Committee presided over
by Clayton Rusch, committee
chairman.
Members of the committee ex-
pressed their satisfaction with
the resolution passed by last
weeks gen eral membership
meeting offering to support any
action that might be taken
against the Taft-Hartley anti
labor legislation by the Toledo
Industrial Union Council.
Permission was extended to
Michael Damas to explain his
plan for recognizing City
Council by eliminating the PR
system.
Mr.. Damas told the committee
of his efforts to secure sufficient
signatures to place the proposal
on the ballot by July and asked
for the support of PAC.
Mr.. Rusch explained that PAC
is making no commitment until
after a report has been made
by the Spieker Committee which
has been studying several plans
advanced by various civic groups
including PAC. He said that he
felt that since PAC had inauger-
ated the city government plan
study and secured the participa-
ton of various groups that it
should do nothing at this time.
Several appointments to fill
out various PAC committees
were considered by the group.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
Wage Pact
Predicted
By Gosser
Expects Majority To
Be Settled In Toledo

Completion of wage negotia-
tions based upon the latest wage
grants following the national
wage pattern was predicted by
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO di-
rector on Tuesday of this week.
In his statement issued to the
daily newspapers, Director Cos
ser said, eve are in negotiations
at Willys-Overland at the pres
ent time. Negotiations will be
resumed on Wednesday or
Thunsaay of this week to set
tie the economic issues at this
particular time.
Continuing, the UAW-CIO
head said, Furthermore, we are
in negotiations in many other
plants and expect to have the
contracts completed in this COM
munity within the next two
weeks. The wages will be based
on the latest wage grants and
will follow the national wage
pattern"
Many Toledo plants have
granted interim wage increases
awaiting the settlement of the
national wage pattern. All in
terim agreements have had their
wage clauses left open.
Director Gosser revealed that
the unions social security and
retirement fund program is to
be left open as a subject for dis
cussion and negotiation follow
ing the execution of all agree
ments in his region.
The UAW director stated, "at
no time is the Social Security
Program or Retirement Plan to
be closed. 1t is an open sub
iect that the Union can discuss
at any time without being in
violation of its contract"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
JAW Wins From
IAN In Election

Local IA, UAW-CIO, bargain.
ing agent for the employees of the
Kent Owens Machine Co. for the
past four years retainde the plant
bargaining rights in an NLRB
election held at the company
plant on Tuesday this week by
ID e ating the International
Association of Machinists by an
overwhelming vote.
Results of the balloting which
was conducted by the NLRB
gave Local ID, UAW-CIO, 152
votes; lam, 81 and No Union, 4
There were 223 eligible to vote.
1t was the second defeat for
the IAN in the Kent-Owens
plant in four years. The currently
independent union lost the
bargaining rights to Local IA in
1943 by siZable vote.
The vote which came after
application of the lam several
weeks ago for an NLRB vote a
weeks ago for an NLRB election
was with the consent on the part
of Local ID following a prelimin-
ary hearing at which lam stated
that it had signed 10 members
in its organization.
1t was the second severe
defeat for the lam by the UAW
in several months. the last one
being a vote drubbing handed
it by Local II, UAW-CIO at the
A me erican Floor Surfacing
Machine Co. where the IAN
formerly held plant bargaining
rights.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09
Toledo NFTW
Holds Lines
Give Up Attempt To
Secure NcfionaI Pact

Despite the fact that the ma
tional leadership of the NFTW
this week gave up hopes for set
tling the telephone strike by
means of negotiating national
pact, Toledo strikers not only
maintained their picket lines be-
fore the company's Huron st.
office, but actually intensified
their efforts.
Early morning lines of pickets
were greatly augmented on
Wednesday of this week when
about 100 Toledo workers joined
with them in preventing the en-
trance of scabs into the plant.
Management employees were al
lowed free entrance to the build
ing, but women operators and
office workers were persuaded
not to enter.
Ann Tierney, head of the local
telephone workers, expressed
the opposition of Toledo en-
ployes of the Ohio Bell Tele-
phone Co. to the 81 minimum
proposed to the negotiators who
are attempting to settle the
month-old wage dispute.
Union officials here conduct
ing the strike were unanimous nj
their condemnation of the COM
pany's wage proposals and in
dicated that so far as they were
concerned, the strike could con-
tinue indefinitely.
Morale of the strikers remains
high despite cold wet weather
and the duration of the stop
page. Pickets stated that they
were prepared to hold out for d
long. time to secure the wage in
creases they say they must have
What effect the breakdown of
attempts to negotiate a national
agreement will have on the local
strike is not clear at this time.
Labor observers here now be-
lieve that a settlement will be
made on statewide basis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-09

private sources. Last weeks S
totahreported by Mr.. Rediger
amounted to 81, ,149 bringing
the total donated to the camp
project to $6,343 to date.
The fund drive director re-
ported himself as being highly
pleased with the response given
the summer camp. "We are
pleased with the response the
camp is receiving, proof that
people are interested in the wei
fare of the children who will
90 there" he said.
Invited To Camp
Mr.. Rediger said that every
one who had aided in the fund
irive as we'll as those who are
giving to support the project will
De invited to visit the camp some