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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-01-03
From The DISK
Melvin Schultz
Local IL, UAW.CIO
President,

The Year 1946 has drawn to close and
from the Labor viewpoint, we have seen In
the early part of the year a struggle on the
part of organized Labor to keep the purchas.
ing power on par with increasing costs Of
living and commodities This struggle, al.
though we can say that it was not 1907 eff
fective, was nevertheless perhaps the first
time in Labor's history in which considerable
amount of success was achieved. Many thou
sands OF people were awakened to the fact that
some day it will be necessary for our economy
to be guided by set of rules and regulations
which permit our standard of living to be bet.
tered at all times, instead of to have brief
periods of advancement and prosperity against
rather lengthy periods of depression and low.
ering of living standards.
1t is, no doubt, true that far from major.
ity of the people in our country have this reali.
Zation, but at least enough have it that we find
some progressive members in our legislative
bodies who will fight for a program benefi.
cial to the bulk of our citizens.
AS the year 1916 closed, we find In thS
Labor field that the Mt Clements Pottery
Case which was prosecuted by Mr. Edward
Lamb Attorney, here in Toledo has brought
the issue of portaltoportal pay out on a ma.
uonal scale. To me, the issue is one which is a
clear cut victory for working people and should
be followed through to require all industry to
conformed with the laws
Its ultimate outcome can be that the work.
ing day will be reduced to a six hour day and
having four shifts in industrial plants instead
OF the present three shift system. The four
shift system seems to me to be necessity in
view of the high-speed equipment and the
mechanism of mass production.
Long hours cause fatigue which in the
long run is responsible for a large percentage
OF industrial accidents and the breakdown of
the health and morale of working people in our
country A SIX hour shift with an adequate
wage would provide better mass of purchas.
ing power which would prolong and level OUT
the periods of prosperity and help to stavee
off economic depreSsions
Some may say that the six hour shift will
permit too much idle time with which must
disagree. The six hour shift will be beneficial
to industry and will allow sufficient time for
recreation or change of occupation that will
aid mentally and physically anyone that is the
beneficiary of such an opportunity.
| hope that the next few years will see the
six hour per day shift become reality.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-01-03
Editors Mail

Editors Note: Letters to the
editor are welcomed at all
times. Letters In excess Of 200
words will be edited to that
length. Personal attacks or
controversial matters dealing
with religious, racial, national
ity or similar matters are not
accepted. No letters will be
published unless the writers
sign their correct name and
address.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-01-03
Opposed To BiIbe

Like other workers, / am
interested in seeing what dis
position Congress will make of
Senator Bilbo's case. If he is
prevented from taking his
place in the Senate it will be a
great day for the United States
and representative government.
If that occurs on January 3, it
it will be a good beginning for
that Happy New Year we
have all been wishing each
other.
Sincerely,
Frank Systra,
Hotel MelroSe
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-01-03
Prices


National publicity which is being given
IA the decreased cost of commodities, COM
ing at a time of year when prices nor
,,,aIIv drop. also comes at time Wheh
labor's demands for increased wages are
being made.
It would be a good thing for the work
ers of the country if there were markeo
reductions in the prices of food, clotnihg
and other commodities; but the Reductions
are too little and perhaps too late to ward
off the demands of the workers Tor Justi-
fable wage increases with which to meet
the greatly increased cost of living.
Some labor leaders and large group
of employers are now saying that draSlic
nrice reductions would be better Tor the
country than wage increases when "ouiu
further increase prices and bring the
workers less and less of the things wnieh
they require.
This is very likely true statement
hut those who make it apparently ei'her
do not know or have forgotten the truit-
less efforts that labor made during lS4z,
1943, 1914, 1945 and even this year 10 noiu
the price line and aid the Office OF frice
Control in its efforts to really controi COM
modify prices.
From 1941 onward, and the price ana
xvaVa records of the country prove TINS
fact. wages were effectively trozen'
xvbereas commodity prices continued 10
slowly rise even in the face of the ofAs
efforts TO hold them in line with the wage
structure.
No sooner had price control been de-
xtroyed, through the monopolistlc prac-
tice of withholding goods from the mar,
ket. than the same mOnopOlsts raised
nrices until the disparity between the
wages paid the workers and the selling
costs of goods became painfully apparent
Just this week, butter and few other
prices were reduced few pennies, while
the national dairymen's organization
openly admitted that the price OF butter
had been artificially raised in order 10
protect" the price of milk.
And because the price of butter ana
women's clothing has been cut, there are
now some who are suggesting that TINS
should be sufficient to cause labor to hold
back on its newest wage demands on the
grounds that price cuts aid everybody,
whereas wage increases do not benefit all
workers.
Nobody can deny that labor has re-
luctantly sought wage increases and made
its demands only when 1t had failed to
convince those who controlled prices that
wage increases were the only other alter
native when the price line was not held
Labor which is now being blamed by
some as contributing TO the inflationary
process because of its past and present
wage demands, has on the contrary, stood
foursquare against any and all initiation
ary measures which always work hard
ship on those who work for wages or
salaries.
Nobody should be confused by the
present price cuts. They are too little and
too late and serve only to arouse in the
majority of labor the suspicion that they
are made for no other purpose than to
embarrass current wage demands which
are still urgently needed in the light OF
the present high prices.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-01-03

The Y Journal Of Commerce reports that can electrical
grpemeter is among the latest experiments by
management means of measuring workers attitudes and
nppng grievances in the bud That veres standing
suspicion that the average ndustriaSts conception grev
machinery something that looks like cycoron hooked
UP with a lotion power hammer
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-01-03
What's
New?
By
Edward Duck

wage demands prices on cer-
tain items suddenly drop.
What a strange coincidence!
Are we to believe that this
is the beginning of the much
talked about return to nor
malcy? Hardly. Isn't 1t Gus
tomary for the price of wom-
ems wearing apparel to de-
cline sharply after the Christ
mas buying rush, and isn't 1t
to be expected that fur coats
in particular woud sell for
less money when the winter
season is half through?
What if butter did drop 8
cents a pound and eggs 5
cents a dozen7 The margin
of profit was so great in the
beginning that the wholesalers
could we'll afford to take pity
on the public to this extent.
Getting down to facts, the
wholesalers and the Wall
Street manipulators of Amer
ica's food market are not
likely to have been motivated
by any form of compassion
for the consuming public.
The drawing-room farmers"
operate on the sole basis OF
making as much profit as OPP
portunity will allow. A quick
look-see into the careers of
Jay Gould or Jim Fiske
would demonstrate that when
multi-millionaires in any field
play the put-and-take game
they play for keeps and for
blood.
PLOT
The fact that fur coats and
butter-and-eggs share no re-
lationship to each other should
serve to prove that the whole
scheme was cut and dried.
The plot was engineered by
the profiteering com b In e
which controls the public
purse-strings. Organized own
ership Is making an obvious
attempt to refute the CLOS
cost-of-living argument.
Company negotiators will
point to the recent price de-
creases and claim that re-
cent events prove the con-
tention that the cost of living
will return to a pre-war level
II wages are left where they
are.
You can depend on the
radio commentators and news
paper lads to carry the ball
for industry on this argu-
ment.
When the fight Is ended,
when the workers Of America
have been granted $3.50 Of
what they are entitled to re-
ceive, prices will again rise
instead of declining as pre-
dIcted.
RESISTANCE
When we are told that "con-
sumner resistance" brought
about the lowering of certain
prices, our intelligence Is be-
ing insulted. Consumers are
grumbling, but their unorgan-
lied wrath amounts to almost
nothing.
History has shown that In
dustry prefers large profits
on small output rather than
fair profits on full produc-
tion. The latter, they feel,
would eliminate the promise
of continued prosperity (for
industry only.) Owners are
not In business to serve the
public nor to employ work.
men, but rather to earn as
much profit as possible.
There are a few far-sighted
and fair-minded men of in
dustry who now and then
breathe fresh air into a ter
ribly foul atmosphere. Eric
Johnston and Studebaker's
President Paul Hoffman are
two examples of what busi-
ness needs in the line of lead
ership IL chaos is to be
aVerted.
People particularly
American people, and more
particularly veterans - can
be pushed just so far and no
farther. Workers don't ask
for much. They do expect to
be able TO earn a living for
their families and to be treat
el like human beings.
When prices are out of line
with wages, families with linn
itad incoY0a otIiCkiv raaIiza
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
Rube Is mighty Blue"
McC Cray Means Long; Loud
About Carolina Invasion

Va, Oct. 16.
-(P)- The means that came out
Of Williamsburg today were the
loudest ever.
They came from R. N. (Rube)
McCray, coach of the William
and Mary Indians, generally re-
garded as the No.. l moaner of the
Southern Conference.
Saturday, McCray sends his
gridiron charges against North
Cardinals smarting Tar Heels
here in a game that may play an
important part in determining the
Southern Conference champion
ship for 1947, and the RUDE was
really moaning - just like he has
before every game the Indians
have played.
When the Tribesmen were pre-
pairing for their opener with Da-
wilson at Norfolk, Va, in Septem-
Der, the RUDE groaned:
"We're expecting a mighty
tough game with Davidson. The
Wildcats coach, Bill Story, used
to coach at CRANKY High in Nor
folk, and this week will practical
ly be a homecoming for Bill. Da-
wilson will be trying to beat U.S."
Davidson did try, but the In
dams won, 21-0.
Then came the Citadel.
"Our scout reports -. "McCray
started off, and you can imagine
just about what happened. "We
expect this to be a tough game
for us. The Citadel will come up
for this one"
Yes, the Citadel did come up for
this one - all the way to Will
liamsburg to score seven points,
but William and Mary's power
house - pardon, "Pore little
bows" - made Sc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

CHARLOTTE, Oct, 16-R-
George B. Hobson, former Davie
county farm agent, today took
over the Mecklenburg county
farm agents position.
1000
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

Next, it was Virginia Techs
turn to tackle the Braves.
Howled McCray:
"Tech lost to Virginia, Al, last
week. Coach Jimmy Kits will
be out to make up for that big
score. And I'm afraid those Cob
blers will be up for us"
McCray was right, the Gobblers
were ready for the Indians - but
not for those naked reverses the
Tribe came out with after the
halftime intermissiion, and when
the final whistle sounded, Will
liam and Mary had won 21-7.
And now comes North Carolina,
the team most folks thought. was
a sure bet to return to the Sugar
Bowl staggering under sue
cessive defeats by Texas and
Wake Forest and the RUDE
is really moaning,
"Boy, those Tar Heels will kick
us to DEATH" McCray drawled.
81 don't think we've got a chance.
Guess you know little Tommy
Horczowski fractured an ankle in
the Tech game and won't be able
to play any more this year. Tom
my was our only hope.
"Of course, we'll go down
swinging. Well try to make the
score close. I guess the worst
thing that could have happened
to us was to have Wake Forest up
set North Carolina last week -
and right after that Texas trounc-
ing.
eyes. sir, those Tar Heels are
bound to be ready to explode.
Well hit them on the rebound
... just like we did Virginia
Tech.
"We're mighty Blue down here
mighty Blue
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
YMCA-MISSISSIPPI
RIVER SWIM STARTS
THIS AFTERNOON

The YMCA. a Red Feather
service, International Mississip-
p River swim will begin Friday
afternoon and continue until
November ! for all YMCA mem
bers, 1t was announced yester-
day by Adam Smith. athletic
director.
The YMCA placed 22nd in the
event last year and Smith said
that all "Y" members are in
vited to take part in the inter-
national race.
The Mississippi swim will be
a means of getting you back into
your summer habit of SWIM
ming each day, Smith said, and
the water temperature at the
Y pool is just right.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
Max Lanier; Tired Of Mexico,
Wants To Pitch For Cardinals

"But when we went on the road
to Monterey, Puebla, Vera Cruz,
and other towns, I got SC sick l
couldn't pitch because of the food.
Finally, I wouldn't dare eat any
thing but canned stuff from the
states when we were on the
road"
This year, the disillusioned Red
Bird said, the Pasquel Brothers
started cutting players salaries
in half.
II wouldn't take that, so I came
back home. The other fellows, the
ones who didn't get as much to
go down as I did, had to stick it
out. X x x That stuff is finished
there. I doubt if any OF
these guys 60 back again"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
TABOR CITY WINS
OVER BLADENB0R0I

TABOR CITY, Oct. 16-still
stunned by the loss of their
speedy backfield star, Fred
Soles, the injury-riddled Tabor
City Red Devils finished their
drills for their battle here with
Bladenboro High School Friday.
Kickoff time is set for 3 o'clock.
Even without Soles, who suf-
fered a broken arm in
the Devils 1872 loss to Fair
mont last weekend, and Cap
tain Ted Fipps, who has been
out a couple of weeks with a
badly wrenched knee, Coach Sill
Caruso is expecting little trouble
with the invading Spinners, and
SO has been devoting most of
his time toward finding a suit
able combination to prepare for
the big game on his 1947 sche-
dule; namely, the game with
Whiteville's Wolfpack which is
to be played in the Columbus
county seat on Friday, October
oath.
The Devils have been point
ing for the Wolfpack battle ever
since it was booked last Fall,
following the Tabor City schools
entry into Class Az competition.
When interviewed at the begin
ming of the current schedule,
the congenial Caruso told a or
respondent that he wanted to
V a winning percentage dur
ng the calendar but the one
e boys wanted to win particu-
rly, was the battle with the
ack. This contest, incidentally,
Il decide the titleholder of the
,rict in Class Az play, a d
re team that advances in quest
+ State honors.
The TIC boys are not going to
be easy to down in this game
even though Dame Fortune mas
seemed to turn against them,
and will have to be reckoned
with before the night of October
24th is over.
The Bladenboro eleven is not
expected to give too much of a
battle as they succumbed to a
so beating by a weak HallSboro
Tiger last Friday. This should
be a very good chance for Caru-
so to try the different combina-
tons in order to have his boys
ready for the Pack tiff.
CHARLOTTE, Oct, 16-P-
George B. Hobson, former Davie
county farm agent, today took
over the Mecklenburg county
farm agents position.
1899.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

DENTON, N. c., Oct. Is. -(P)
- Max Lanier, owner of what's
potentially one of the best south
paw pitching arms in the Nation
al league, rues that day in 1916
when he leaped before he looked
from the St. Louis Cardinals in
to the fabulous Mexican League.
II want to pitch for the Card
inals again." said the big lefthand-
er who has been grounded for
five years in American organic
ed baseball for jumping for the
Establishments of Mexican pesos
and broad promises Of the Pasquel
brothers.
Lanier told his story and his
ambitions to a fellow townsman,
furman Bisher, sports writer for
the Charlotte News.
"As soon as this f%ive-year bust
ness is over, or maybe sooner, l
want to 60 back to St. Louis to
pitch again." he said. "That's my
one big desire right now. Finan-
cially, l did all right. I made more
by going to Mexico than I would
in five years at St. Louis. They
wouldn't have raised my pay if
I'd stayed on the team"
But, he added, other members
of the Cardinal club profited by
his jump south Of the border.
"Why, several Of my friends on
the Cards told me that they got
big pay raises right after I left"
he declared. "They called one Of
'em in the day after I left and
raised his pay $1,000"
Denton's most prominent citi-
zen who returned this week said
he misses the Major League life.
"There's a lot of satisfaction to
playing in the big leagues, the
best hotels, the best trains, the
best food - now there's an i'm
portant item," he went on. II did
all right in Mexico city, because
you can get American food there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
Whiteville Jayvee.
Lose To Loris. S. E..

LORIS> S. c., Oct. 16-Loris
high school defeated a fighting
band of Whiteville Jayvees here
this afternoon 40.
Spivey, Loris fullback, tailed
both scores in the last-half of
the game after the light Jay
wees had outplayed Loris
throughout the first half.
Whiteville rolled to the Loris
two yard line in the second
period but lost the ball on
downs. ]. c. Hyatt broke lose
for 80 yards to the Loris ~ for
the longest run of the day.
Outstanding for Whiteville
were Joe and Riley Powell and
j. T. Smith. Cox and Spivey
were outstanding for Loris.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
BOADO LEADS TEAM
TO GRID VICTORY

st: Mary's gridiron team, with
Emil Boado showing the way
with two touchdowns and an ex-
ira point, defeated the Boy Scouts
Eleven, rs to 10, in an exciting
Cadet loop game yesterday.
Jerry Patrick and Donald Tay-
Tor scored the other St. Mary's
touchdoWns. Patrick also contrib
uted a conversion.
Earl Dunn pitched two touch
down passes for the Scouts, enc
to Gene McCarley and one to Van
Moore. McCarley added the other
touchdown on a line plunge, and
Dunn made the extra point.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
W0LFPACK DRILLS
ON PASS DEFENSE

RALEIGH, Oct. 16.-CR- A
long drill on pass defense, which
continued until the lights of Rid
dick Stadium were on, today
hlghlighted N. c. State Colleges
final full-dress preparations for
Saturdays night game with
Florida.
Coach Beattie Feathers, ex-
pecting Florida to resort to the
air lanes in their role of under
dog, gave his squad a thorough
session on stopping the Florida
overhead game.
Four teams were alternated
against a State B-squad, which
simulated the Florida attack.
Feathers had no comment on the
results of the work.
State, too, worked on hating
Florida's highly rated ground
game, which probably will be
headed by Halfback Bobby For
bes, who according to latest
figures released by the National
Collegiate Athletic Bureau, is
the second best Individual rush
ing star in the nation. Forbes has
gained 349 yards in 80 tries in
three contests and is a dangerous
passer as well as highly effective
on the ground.
Wingback Oscar Bohemian
who has been on the injured list
all week, still couldn't take part
in the heavy work. He may see
some action, but Feathers saio
today that sophomore Gordon
Goodman or freshman Bill
Thompson would get the start
ing nod, and if Bozeman coulc
play he'd be used only sparing-
ly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17
TAR HEELS SHOW
IMPROVED SPIRIT
ruAPEL HILL Oct. 49,

~ EEL HILL Wv. 1O.-S1J-
Continuing to show the sp' .
ND hustle that have featured all
',orkouts this week: North Caro-
Srs's Tar Heels today put a Pc
Ir.d behind heavy preparations
,UN the William and Mary game
y, Williamsburg Saturday.
The SQUAD will hold its final
iii here tomorr~.. morning and
'aa,,p BY bus shortly after lunch
,r the home of the Indians,
! l% they will be quartered at
.hs Williamsburg Lodge. Person
w W. of the travelling squad have
been definitely determined.
1.ck Fitch donned heavy
'';nment for the first time this
wv He is expected to be
'.,dv, however, to give Charlie
r".tice relief at tailback. Tackle
". czafaryn, injured in yester-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

days workout, was at the in
urinary getting X-rays but it
was thought that he will be able
to play Saturday. The condition
OF Guard Sid Varney was still
proolematical. He has been out
all week with a back inju
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-17

Sales of frozen foods are on
the increase. The frozen food
business has increased from
207, 600, 900 pounds frozen and
sold in 1887, to 900, 100000 in 1915.
Within the next 10 years it is
to increase to three
billion pounds a year.
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Evening star., 1947-11-18

open on the question. Senator
Flanders, Republican, Of Vermont
advised stopping short of price con-
trolls, but said Congress should con-
slider rationing Of scarce commod-
tiles.
On the Democratic side, there
was some staunch support for Mr.,
Truman's proposals. Senator Hatch
of New Mexico said the Presidents
message was "above partisan or po-
litical motives"
Senator McGrath, chairman of his
party's national committee, said:
"I believe the Presidents message
is clearcut expression of the will
of the great majority of the Areri-
can people"
Senator Pepper of Florida said he
Evening star., 1947-11-18

thinks the President deserves g
chance to have his program, tried
out to see II we can't stop this dam
gerous imitation which Is threaten
ing the country"
Senator Green OF Rhode Island
said that unless Congress follows
the Presidents lead it may face the
same sort of economic collapse as
the nations 1t Is attempting to aid
in Europe.
An outstanding exception among
the Democrats was Senator O'Dan-
iel of Texas, who called the Presi-
dents recommendation a radical
and communistic opiate for "A years
of New Deal delirium trenens."
Evening star., 1947-11-18

Republican, Of New Jersey asked II
this was "a good opening campaign
speech for 1948?"
Some Republican Support.
Not all of the Republicans, how
ever, were so critical of the Presi-
dent.
Senator Cooper, Republican. oil
Kentucky told a reporter that while
he doesn't like the possibility of q
return to controls, Congress, ~"if II
accepts the premise of giving aid to
foreign countries, Is going to have
to accept some Of the measures the
President advocs tes."
Senator Ives, Republican, Of New
York said he would want to see
price controls restored only as a
last resort, but would keep his mind
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Chinese PreIate Heartenee
.By Presidents S Message

The Right Rev. Paul Yu Pin
Catholic Archbishop of Marking
visited President Truman today and
told reporters afterward that he
was greatly heartened by Mr.. Tru-
mans message to Congress express
ing determination to help free
nations everywhere maintain their
freedom.
While the Presidents remarks
were directed primarily to Western
Europe, the archbishop said the
principle he enunciated applied to
his own country which, he said
needs the help of the United States
The archbishop said imitation is
China's primary problem and that
large sum of money would be
necessary to deal with 1t.