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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
On The
Surface
BY Sir sgd

Does anyone have the slightest
idea of why Kenneth Wilke has
lost so much weight lately?
When a man bites a dog, that
is supposed to be news. But
when a fisherman like Bob
Sarvis rows a boat for three
miles that is real news. Sarvis
claims that he needed the exer.
else, but we understand that he
was absent.minded and forgot his
outboat motor. AT any rate, he
claims he caught 40 fish.
Irving Schaub has fixed up a
nice place near the lake in which
to live. Any of his fellow work
ers who are in distress, or who
get in the doghouse should HE
themselves to his place. He wants
the place to be known as the
house by the side of the lake.
For your own good and the
welfare of the fellow workers,
report any unsafe conditions
around the plant to Russ Spen-
Ger. Your Shop Committee will
see that they are remedied. 1t
may mean the saving of an arm
or leg, or even life.
1t makes no difference what
the age of the female may be,
the wolves" in fabrication will
give her a howl anyway.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
AiraVay Unit
Airings

People who read this column
will know why Dept. No. 10, IA,
and Is were laid off Monday.
The men in the offices didn't
want to give the seniority
preference, so they took the easy
way out and laid off the bunch
for one day.
P.S. Be careful of what you
say or do in the future around
the shop we have a federal
agent working amongst US, his
initials are Ollie Gozdowski,
oops! l mean o. G..
One of the men in the ma
chine shop was seen accepting
a check Friday afternoon from
his son soon as he got it. 1t
looks like the boy don't even
get a chance to cash it. Do you
give him any allowance out of
it AL? The kid has to have some
fun.
John Green was overheard by
the copy boy the other day that
on Nov. 4, he will get paid for
what he knows. Asked what he
knows and he said nothing. We
all knew that, but we always
wondered why the booths were
kept clean, so now we know.
John was being paid off for
what he knew.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
.UAW-CIO
Convention To
Settle Issues
Continued from Page 1

backfired badly by its fantastic
nature and has actaully done the
Reuther Gosser Mazey-Living-
ston wing lot of political good.
More than anything else, the
story linking Walter Reuther
with Senator Robert A. Taft was
the major failure of the entire
anti-Reuther campaign. Revela.
ton of its backer as a UNIV at.
torney in Chicago nullified any
effect that the publicity might
have had.
To Seek Trustees
Among the major changes to
be recommend to the conven-
ton will be the right wing pro.
posal that board of trustees be
elected to maintain a closer con-
troll over union finances. This
measure is believed to have a
good chance to pass by an over
whelming vote in the face of
Secretary-Treasurer Adde'S state.
ment that he was favorable to
the trustee proposal.
Another issue due to get con-
siderable attention from the con.
ventlon is the competitive shop
situation now in charge of Vice.
President r. J. Thomas. Dissatis-
faction of UAW delegates with
the organizing program under
Thomas is being discussed by
large groups of delegates to the
convention. The general concen.
sus is that the department needs
more effective leadership and
must do a greatly improved job
OF organizing if it is to meet the
challenge of competitive shops.
Gets Greatest Attention
Through all the conversations
which are heard wherever dele.
gates gather, greatest attention
is paid to who is going to head
the union. The Communist issue
is bound to get complete airing
in the sessions with strong indi-
cations that their influence in
the Auto Workers has reached a
new low.
BY the time the convention is
called to order at 100 p. m. Sun.
day by President Walter P.
Reuther, interest will be at fever
pitch. The scene is set, the char.
acters are ready and another an
nual UAW-CIO drama is about
to unfold itself.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Gallon JAW
Strike Ends
In Agreement
Continued from Page /

company finally proposed after
refusing to grant one prior tc
the beginning of the work stop
page.
The union rejected the com,
Ipany's offer of an election be.
cause of the 10 weeks economic
struggle.
Observers named by the unior
and company will conduct the
inspection of the union pledge
cards. Meanwhile, every effort
! is being made by Representative
Duck and union officials to sec.
ure bargaining rights for the
400 employees of the company.
The strike was called Aug. 20
following rejection by the com.
pany of the unions request for q
consent election after nearly
three-fourts of the employees hao
joined the union.
Hoffman Investigated
One of the outgrowths of the
strike was an investigation con.
Quoted by Reps. Claire Haffmar
(R., Mich.) and Frederick c
Smith (R., Ohio) in which 6
controversial hearing was held
participated in by international
representatives Edward j. Duck
Walter Murphy and Cyrus Mar
tin from Richard Gossers re-
gional staff.
Duck and the other union re-
presentatives told Hoffman that
he was interfering with the
settlement of the strike. In the
course of the hearing Hoffman
encouraged the North Electric
management to reopen their
plant despite the strikers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Professor SIaps
G Of G Testimony
Continued from Page 1

ties in the south is two or three
times greater than the average
real north-south wage differen-
tial for, say, cotton textiles,
hosiery or furniture"
The Princeton professor as
serted bluntly that the answer is
mo" to the question: due to
minimum wage legislation, union
pressure, or shifts in industry,
many firms have been faced with
an Increase in their wages rela-
tive to those of their competi-
tors. Is price initiation likely to
result?"
Advantages of wage raises,
that can more than offset the
costs to the employer, incldude
u increased morale of the work
ers "by overcoming the vicious
cycle of poverty breeding power
ty," D improved management
practices under the stimulus of
minimum wage legislation, and
81 minimum wage floors can
'help to reduce any undue de-
preston of wages in individual
cases of employer domination of
buyers monopoly, such as in
some company towns"
Hits Chamber Report
The U. S. Chamber of Com
merce, according to Lester, pre-
sented to the House subcommit.
tee a report that "is misleading
and Disappointing" and which
can deceive the public" A mi
nority of the c of c committee
opposed the report, which at,
tackled the whole theory of min.
imum wages, but this was no.
where mentioned in the c of c
testimony presented in July by
DR.. erson Schmidt, he
charged.
"AlI it contains is pure sup
position and highly doctrinaire
statements" the professor who
prideS himself on being capital
ist indicated. "To read it one
would think we had never had
any minimum.wage legislation in
this country, and that we were
just considering the initial leg,
islation."
On the following day the
Chamber of Commerce presented
a series of local spokesmen for
local c of C's, promising a de-
detail written statement later In
the hearings. Thomas w. How
ard, reading a statement for
Richard K. Lane, dealt solely
with the antiquities of the law
as written and the rulings of the
various Wages & Hours Admin
istrators in the 10 years the law
has been in effect.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
GE Ends Profit Sharing
NEW YORK LPA) - TT

NEW YORK (LPA) - The
General Electric Co., declared
last week that it will abolish the
13-year-old profit-sharing plan
among its 100000 employees
even though the extra compen-
sation" plan for GE executives
which last year added 500, 900 tc
President Charles E. Wilson's
base salary of 100000 will be
continued The action is being
protested by the United Electri-
cal, Radio & Machine Workers
CIO which represents the GE
production workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
PAC Candidates
Win Most Votes
Continued from Page !

opposing the method by which
the bonus money was to. be
raised.
Await Council Count
Counting of the ballots in the
City Council race got under way
at 7 a. m. Wednesday following
the election. The count, which
is in charge of Kenneth Hamel,
is being held this year at the
Civic Auditorium.
Early indications are that Coun-
Gilman Tom Burke, TIUC execu-
tive secretary, will run well to
the top of the list of candidates.
Following are the standing OF
the top candidates after the first
rs precincts had been counted:
/. Michael v. Disable -.-"" 965
2. Lloyd E. Roulet .".o,,..- 883
3. James B. Simmons, Jr..""5l7
4. Jerome Jesionowski i..".". 484
5. Thomas H. Burke....,".".433
6. William A. Calvin. n..".""",4 4Oo
7. Dan Degnan ...,."......".,.,31 31O
g. Arthur Jurrus s........"...,"51O
g. William A. Sturm ,..,.... $40
Peters with $40 was tenth as
Degnan and Jurrus were tied
for 7 and place. Ollie Czelusta
was 18th with 215, Addison @.
Thacher, 18th with 1876, Earl O..
Lehman, 18th with 19l and
Leonard Donovan l4th with 1874.
Democrats In Lead
While the nature of the pre-
cincts counted leaned somewhat
to the Democratic endorsed cam
didates with seven out OF the
top nine being of that political
faith, the early count was in
conclusive. Political observers,
however, were expressing the
belief that Leonard Donovan
would lose his Council seat and
that there was a strong pos
sibility that Earl o. Lehman and
even Addison @. Thacher might
lost out.
Counting will continue until
the nine top candidates are
elected. Election officials be-
lieve the count will be COM
pleted by the first part of next
week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
HCL Affects
Aid Program

WASHINGTON (LPA) - The
major factor in an increase OF
over 500 IN the number of chill
dren financially provided for
through state-federal programs
for aid to dependent children is
the increase in the cost of living
since VI Day, according to a
survey made by the Federal
Security Agency. The study, re-
leased by FSA last week, listed
other important factors as loss
of employment, including lay
offs of mothers who had worked
in wartime jobs, and loss OF
servicemen's dependents allow
/ ances,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Murray Asks
Every Citizen
Reed Report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -
(LPA) - Every American citi-
zen - and especially every un-
ion member - was urged last
week by CIO President Philip
Murray to read carefully the re-
port of the Presidents Commit
tee on Civil Rights which Muir
ray called IAN important mile
stone in the development and
diffusion of American demo
cracy."
The CIO head singled out for
special praise the fact that the
report of the Committee, which
represented every region of the
country, lacked "any attempt on
the part of one group to blame
any other group for what we
frankly admit are the Tagging
inadequacies of our democracy
The Committee members met
their responsibility without at
tempt at evasion and each ad-
mitted the shortcomings of the
people for whom he spoke"
at is of the utmost import
ance," Murray com m e nted
"that this report be made avail
able to all Americans, cloaked
as it is with the authority of the
President of the United States
and our federal government" "
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Civil Rights
Report Given
To President
Continued from Page 1

ton in private employment,
based on race, color, creed, or
national origin. Companion state
laws covering intra-state indus.
try. An FEPC, also, for federal
employment.
Urges Legislation
Enactment by state legislatures
of fair educational practice laws
for public and private educa-
tional institutions, prohibiting
discrimination in the admission
and treatment of students based
on race, color, creed or national
origin. Similar laws governing
fair health practice" by public
and private medical training in
stitutions, clinics, and hospitals.
Enactment of laws by the
states to outlaw restrictive COW
enants. We would hold this be-
lief under any circumstances; ;
under present conditions, when
severe housing shortages are al
ready causing hardship for many
people of the country, we are
especially emphatic in recon-
mending measures to alleviate
the situation" B."
Application of these principles
of no-discrimination and no.segre-
cation to the District of Colum-
bia, as "a symbol of democracy
to the entire world"
Enactment by Congress and
the state legislatures of legisla-
ton requiring all groups which
attempt to influence public opin
| ion to disclose the pertinent
facts about themselves through
systematic registration proceed
ures
End All Segregation
An end to all forms of segre
cation and discrimination in the
armed forces.
Action either by the states OF
Congress to end poll taxes as q
voting prerequisite, and protect
ing citizens rights to qualify for
and to vote in federal or state
i. primaries without restrictions
based on race or color.
Enactment of a federal anti
lyncning act.
"Professionalizing" state anc
local police forces, and enact
ment of a new federal statute
specifically directed against po-
lice brutality.
Reorganizing the Civil Rights
Section of the Justice Dept. by
establishing regional offices, in
creasing its funds and staff, in
|creasing Investigations even
where there have been no COM
plants, the greater use of civil
sanctions, and elevation Of the
Civil Rights section to the status
of a full division in the Justice
Department.
Flaws Are Serious
Your Committee has review.
ed the American heritage" they
told Truman, land we have found
in il again the great goals OF
human freedom and equality
under just laws.
1--WE have surveyed the flaws
/ in the nations record and have
found them to be serious.
I'VE have considered what
governments appropriate role
should be in the securing OF our
rights, and have concluded that
II must assume greater leader
ship. We believe that the time
for action is now"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Factory Pay At S5o.42

WASHINGTON = tLPAJ =
Following a summer slump, aV-
erage weekly earnings of factory
workers rose in September to
S5O.42 due to a longer work
week and greater availability
of materials, according to preli-
minary figures released last
week by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. A longer work week
in the durable goods industries
brought earnings above the war
time peak for the first time
since the end of the war.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
New CWA
Drive Started

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5
.LPA)-A new organizing
drive among long lones tele-
phone employees and Western
Eletcric installation workers
was started this week by the
Communications Workers of
America -unaffiliated.
CWA Vice-president Joh n
Crull, writing to the unions 33
divisions, said that the two cam
paigns would run simultaneous
ly. In both groups conventions
will be held Immediately in the
event of NLRB certification and
will elect their own permanent
officers and bargaining com
mittees.
Bargaining on a new contract
will then be carried on with the
new divisions being given full
assistance from the CWA includ-
ing trained negotiators and legal
counsel.
The American Union of Tele-
phone Workers and the Assocla-
ton of Communication Equip
ment Workers, chief unions in
the field, have affiliated with the
newly formed Telephone Work
Iers Organizing Committee-CIO.
Both were previously affiliated
with CWA's predecessor, the Ma
tional Federation of Telephone
Workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07

NEW YORK (LPA - Damage
suits amounting to $116,00C
were brought against the IntN
Longshoremen's Association -AFI
last week by three ship line:
who charged the union with
violation of contract under the
Taft Hartley Act, The violation
was a six-day wildcat strike by
workers who rejected an agree
ment reached by union and en-
ployer negotiating committees
involving dispersal of work
gangs on piers and ships.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Union Heads Serve

WASHINGTON - lLPAJ =
AFL President William Green
and CIO President Philip Muir
ray are among those appointed
by Atty Gen. Tom c, Clark 10
the Advisory Committee on CT
tizenship. The Committee will
hold its first meeting on Nov, 3,
il was announced last week by
the Justice Dept II will seek
methods whereby the ideals OF
this country may be continu-
ously stressed" in educating
aliens for citizenship.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-07
Demand End
Of Congress
Committee

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5
nPA)-Labor, liberal and
veterans groups demanded
the abolition of the House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee last week as the commit.
tee concluded an investigation Of
alleged Communist influence on
u. S. films.
These groups included: the
CIO, the American Veterans
Committee, Americans for Dem
ocratic Action, and Progressive
Citizens of America.
CIO President Philip Murray,
in a letter to six Congressional
leaders. asked that the Commit
tee be repudiated and its exist
ence ended "once and for all"
Referring to the current an
tics'' of the Committee, Murray
to the motion picture industry,
full demonstration with respect
declared, "In the current shame
the Committee has fully exposed
for all to see both its detectives
and the scandalous character of
its procedures.
National. Chairman { n I
Paterson, of the AVG, asserted
that the Committee should be
abolished because of its "abuse
of civil rights and attempts to
curtail basic American freedoms
nv the creation of an atmosphere
of fear"
PAC States Objection
PAC contended the Commit
tees actions were in violation
of the First Amendment to the
Constitution and said that ito
surrender to the House I'm
American Activities Committee
is. to surrender the Constitution"
The New York chapter OF
ADA. protesting the probe, said
eve have no love for Commun-
lists and party-lines. We cam
paign and vote against them. But
those are democratic methods
Witch hunts are the methods OF
hysteria. It doesn't take burn
ing faggots to start a witch
hunt. Blazing flash bulbs ano
king lights will serve
President Emmett Lavery, OF
the Screen Writers Guild'AFL
and an ADA official in Califor
mia, told the Committee thai
surely no one can seriously sup
port the thesis that Communists
have effectively propangandlzeo
through the screen without ad
milling that he hasn't been to the
movies since Mr.. Dies investi-
gated Shirley Temple" "
Labor lawyers insisted that
the Committee had failed to
prov< any Communist influence
m ANY film and stressed the fact
that the Committee had refused
TO .provide a list of films 1t con
sidered Communist.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Beamed at atTeen.Agers
Modelling Junior Fashions,
Dress Designing Pay off
Bv Eunice Foster

Dear Binnie," wrote friend of
mine in Philadelphia to whom I had
written all about the fever OF money
making that had struck us here in
Washington, Whats good enough
for you all is certainly o. K. with
us here in the Quaker City! Your
letter gave me just the push l
needed to try out plan I've had for
weeks.
You used to laugh at me when we
were kids because 1 was always SO
interested in clothes, and the way
people wore them, but I really am
going to be a model some day. So
every bit of instruction we have had
in gym about posture, walking or
sitting correctly I've tried to re-
member and act on. Lots of the
newspapers and magazines, too
stress those things and read every
thing I can set my hands on about
them.
500 went down town to one of
the big stores which I had heard
was going to give fashion shows for
juniors once a month and asked to
see the woman who puts them on
When she found I was over Is, and
had me walk about, stand and do all
the things I'd been practicing on,
she told me she'd give me a try at
it though most of their models were
trained for the work by the store,
They give two shows the day they
Evening star., 1947-12-07

have 1t so it meant I had to miss
school, Mother did not like that
idea so we'll, but usually am pretty
well up in my studies, so she finally
consented.
ITO make a long story short, I've
been in my first style show, I've
earned my first dollar and I'm crazy
about it! Keep your fingers crossed
because I am to be in each one
they have for the next five months
and I should be paying them for the
experience instead of their paying
mel"
I felt a bit blue after I read that
letter, for although I had won a
prize in a national contest for a
dress I designed felt it would be
long time before could become a
real designer. The drawing teacher
had been very encouraging when I
talked to her of my ambition and
said I possessed very necessary
gift, that of sketching well, or copy
ing accurately. She told me. too,
that the first school of design in the
world was started in Paris in 1864
during the reign of Louis XIV when
Women's clothes were most elabo-
rate, and was still in existence.
The morning after I had been so
discouraged I had a letter from a
store dealing exclusively in chill
dren's clothes, asking me to come in
to see them. Of course, the papers
had made mention of my prize, and
the proprietor talked to me and
asked me to design some clothes
which would look we'll on plump
girls, around IL. If he likes any OF
my designs he will buy them from
me, and perhaps keep me on his
staff, always realizing that am
beginner, with not too much time
for the work. I, too, lugged home
books from the library, learning that
a knowledge of sewing, desire to-
create and a feel" for fabrics and
colors are all part OF a designers
equipment. 1t seems too good to be
true that perhaps I can occasionally
earn money which can tuck away
toward an art course after grad
uate. Another thing I've already
learned is that there are lots OF
plump girls around II! I'm always
on the lookout for them nowadays.
(This is the sirth In series OF
articles on parious 1Udgs for teen-
aoers to make ertra pennies.)
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Record
Row
By Betty Miles

Much in the manner of the squir-
rels and the nuts, record companies
| have been frantically storing up
records in preparation for what
might be a long winter when the
Petrillo ban goes into effect jan
uary /. It's predicted that the pace
at which records are being made
will become 50 rapid toward Decem-
Der 81 that the industry will be
Whirling around with the speed OF
turntable.
Mr.. Petrillo, president Of the
American Federation Of Musicians,
can't stop record companies from
releasing records which were re-
corded before December 81. So the
public will hear new records
throughout 1948. Some experts esti-
mate that enough discs will be
safely stored away to keep most
companies thriving for a minimum
of five years. Bands and singers are
busily recording oldies that will be
as good in 1860 as they were in 1880.
Be-b0p abroad: Dizzy Gillespie
leaves January 17th for a months
tour of Sweden, Denmark, Holland
and Belgium, where It's rumored
he is already very popular. The
Be-bop king is taking his entire
band. and will! play in major cities
of the four countries. -.
/ Something new: The Delta
Rhythm Boys have turned out their
irst album. 1t takes its title from
their hit tune DRY Bones" and in
cludes a variety of selections, includ-
ing September Song "St. Louis
Blues" "If You Are But a Dream"
"One O'clock Jump" and "Ev.ry
Time We Say Goodbye. :.
If you're a Phil Harris fan you'll
be interested in the latest Harris
coupling which goes on sale this
week. Loaded Pistols, Loaded
Dice" on one side, describes
crooked gambling session. Backing
it, Now You've Gone and Hurt
MY Southern Pride" is fast-paced
ditty that discusses Tilted suitor's
emotions. E. =.
The score Of "Allegro" is now
available in a 10-sided album. The
original cast and orchestra have
made the records.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

There's terrific social life going during the holidays
And for gay parties that the traernes and sorort1es
iH be holding you'll aOant to hare dress that P e o ~
all times such as shoun designed by Henry Rosented
The "Gibson eudent Nth the long, tight seeue
ttny sleek bodice and the 1Dhu1ng skirt 1t Is Jashonea OF
nore and is simply perfect for girls Dho definitely wont to
i1nnress college for the holidays