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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13

Branch Hickey, president of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, for TAX
ing the leadership in admitting
Negroes to the major baseball
leagues.
Allan S. Haywood, CIO vice
president and director of organi-
zation, for his years of organi-
zing workers into unions where
they share equally in the bene-
fits, privileges and leadership,
regardless of race, creed, color
or national origin.
Carl Holderman, president of
the New Jersey CIO council, for
his victorious campaign to secure
anti-diScrimination planks in the
new State constitution.
The American Veterans Com
mittee, through its chairman
Chat Paterson, for its tireless
campaign against discrimination
in the armed forces and for fair
treatment of all veterans.
DR.. Frank F. Furstenburg,
Baltimore, VIII o organized so
physicians on a non-racial basis
to aid members of the CIO ship
building union during their
strike against the Bethlehem
yards.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
TWUA Wins Pay Boost

NEW YORK (LPA) - The
Textile Workers Union Of
America-CIO set major wage
gain patterns for tens of thou
sands of cotton and rayon work.
ers last week. The 1870 pay
boost for employees of the Big
Dan River textile plants prob
ably be extended to half a mil
lion southern textile workers.
Oper $4,000 workers employed
by the American Viscose Co. got
a 16o boost thru their union.
Since VI Day the union has
chalked up more than 40c in
pay boosts in an industry once
among the worst paying in the
nation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Favor Report Cards
To Congress Members
Carey Would Give
cIO Rofings

CHARLESTON, w. Va. GPA,
The 100 delegates to the 8tf
biennial convention of the Glass
Ceramic & Silica Sand Workers,
CIO were told by CIO Secretary
treasurer James Carey that Con-
gress should have fewer lawyers
and more working men and wo-
men in is ranks.
II wouldn't hurt either, Carey
added, if congressman were
given periodic report cards by
their constituents, rating their
performance in the peoples in
terests. America deserves a bet
ter Congress than the present
one" Carey asserted. And, he
said, it's up to labor to act be-
tween now and Nov. 2 to elect
a better Congress,
The delegates voted to bar all
Communists, Nazis, and Fascists
from holding any office in the
union, from international presi-
dent to grievanceman. They also
will require all such officers to
sign a non-Communist affidavit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
PAC Pipeline

Scappy Senator Tobey (R of New Hampshire wasn't too
pleased with the socaed aninflaon bill his Republican
colleagues up with Aug g.
The BILL bran-chld of Rep. wocott D of Michigan, would
eestab credit controls restore 945 gold
70 Federal Reserve banks and increase the
of such banks on deposits.
public should get idea asserted Tobey chat
this credit stuff going be translated into lower prices for
Then thinking of all the things the proposed bill failed to
"The has labored and brought forth mouse"
Those of who smeled rat in Republican promises to
do something about initiation weren't too far off, apparently
On August e. Republican Campaign Manager Herbert
BrOwne Dr. announced the appointment of former Connecticut
Senator John Danaher executive director of the senatorial
campaign tO hold the Republican majority in the Senate
Danahers good man gets things About year
the Revere Brass Co., which he lobbyist
pended also collected another
the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance
Committee
Hard times note:-The United Press reported on Aug
that he profits the oil industry for the first half of 1s4s
will top billion dollars highest half earnings in the
indu history and approximately 80 higher than
Any rumors that gasoline coming down in
Association Manufacturers explains industry
making anywhere near the profits it should
Hold your seats, folks and we'll take trip
The is the United States Senate July 2s
Speaking on the floor are @ Senators Tom Stewart CD of Tennes
Eassnd-"Persons so of vote in Tennessee
stewart-"They do"
Ealand-"Then how is the argument valid that the poll
Stewart-The poll tax have described applies
between the of Fl So but applies
over So"
Easand-"The principal argument advanced here sup
port of the pending bill that the poll tax
How could this be true since does apply those
years of age?"
Stewart:It applies only to those within the age
nave stated Certainly poll tax is required
90 years of The Senator from Mississippi entirely
in what he says Nobody dsfranched by
the poll tax" n
The motto of the state Of Tennessee Agriculture
Commerce We suggest this be changed to vote
before you die
Speaking of Boss Crmnps boy Tom Stewart treated
ever gently by the Republicans July 90.
Tom filbuserng that afternoon, suddenly
he out of material He politely told acting Republican
floor leader that he had material available
office which he would like much to day.
Why sure, the Republicans said So Senate was re-
cesed at Ala m. until HOO day. with the
Stewart would have the floor session
opened.
AS one Washington put it, "The
senatorial courtesy and consideration reached"
Height depth, depending how you buddy
buddy gongs and depending, you care
about high prices housing and other such matters
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
COP Chief Promises
Tougher Toff-HorfIey

PORTLAND (LPA)- Speak
ing to a meeting of the Maine
Republican State Committee
Rep. Hugh D. Scott, Jr., new
national chairman of the COP,
said last week that "The Taft
Hartley law met the new chal-
lenge to human liberty created
by the extraordinary powers
given to a few ruthless labor
bosses by the Democratic, New
Deal administration"
"The new Republican admins
tration," Scott continued, will
give real enforcement to the
Taft-Hartley law, and will bring
about still further improve
ments." Needless to say Scott,
who represents a Philadelphia
silk stocking district, was a
staunch supporter of the law
when it was under debate in the
80th Congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
New JERSEY
IUE For PAC

NEWARK (LPA) - Elected
local officials and rank-and-
file delegates from locals of the
United Electrical Workers-CIO
in New Jersey have set up a
Political Action Committee to
further national CIO policies in
cludng support of the Marshall
plan and opposition to Henry
Wallace's Progressive Party. The
new PAC claims to speak for
$4,000 members of UE, whose
national officers support Wallace
and oppose the European re-
covery program.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13

DISCRIMINATION.
Clement Nitka of Elkhart,
Indiana, a member of the United
Paper Workers-CIO, received
one of the awards for his sue
cessful campaign to end racial
discrimination in the Elkhart
public schools. Nitka started his
crusade when his small daugh-
ter complained that twin Negro
girls who were her playmates
were excluded from the public
schools and forced to attend an
inter-racial Catholic school. AS
president of the Elkhart CIO
Council, Nitka took the fight to
the school board. Finally, last
fall, three anti-segregation can
didates were elected, making a
majority on the school board,
and a mayor was elected pledged
to end Jim Crow in the schools.
Here are the reasons for the
CLIO concentrations:
Most Rev. Joseph Ritter,
Catholic Archbishop of st. Louis,
who instructed all parochial ele-
mentary and high schools in his
archdiocese to admit Negro stu
dents, despite the fact that the
ST. Louis public school system
mas a segregation system.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Overtime Paw,
Child Labor
Law Violated
100000 Employees
Receive Back Pay
For Owed Wages

WASHINGTON (LPA) -
Violations of the minimum rate
wage, overtime and child labor
provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act and the Public
Contracts Act were found in
more than half of the establish
ments inspected during the year
ended June 80.
That is the report of the Wage
& Hour Division of the Labor
Department, charged with en-
forcing the two laws. The large
number of violations were dis
covered despite the fact that
Congress for several years has
severely curbed the amount of
money available to send inspec-
tors out into the field to look
into payroll and time records,
and to check on the ages of
younger workers.
Only 30,053 selected inspec-
tions were made because of the
lack of money. And 1879 of
the inspections showed viola
tions of the three major provi-
sions of the laws; the 40c-an-
hour minimum wage on work
producing goods for interstate
commerce, time-and-a-half for
overtime, and prohibition of
child labor on goods for inter-
state commerce.
AS for practical results; more
than 100000 employees received
$4,256,761 in back wages from
1852 employers. OF these work
ers, about 10000 were owed
back wages because they had not
been paid time-and-a-half for
overtime.
Even in these days when the
40c minimum is called "obso-
lete" by Congressman, $4,000
workers were owed back wages
because their employers had
failed to pay them at least 40c
an hour some time during the
past two years. And these, of
course, were only the employers
who were found in the 30,O53
establishments inspected. More
may have escaped notice.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Labor Beats
Boss Crump
Unions Joined Hands
Against Candidates

NASHVILLE (LPA) - Attic
newspaper headlines last week
featured the sporadic gunplay
that usually marks election days
/ in some parts of Tennessee, the
outstanding fact of the Demo
cratic primaries was the defeat
of the Crump machine. Leading
role in the overturn administer
ed by the people of Tennessee
to the ageing Memphis mayor
and state political sachem, was
played by organized labor.
Thruout the state AFL-LLPE
and CIO-PAC joined hands
against the Boss'hand picked
candidates.
LabOr'S Ticket
Heading labor's ticket was
Rep. Estes Kefauver, a foe of
Taft Hartley law, and consistent
advocate of progressive legisla-
tion. Kefauver, encouraged by
organized labor, decided to make
the race for u. S. Senate against
the incumbent Senator, Tom
Stewart, and Judge John A.
Mitchell, Ed Crump's boy.
AS the campaign developed,
Crump trained his guns on Ke-
fauver. The net result was a
victory for Kefauver and labor,
with Sen. Stewart running Sc
cond, and Crumps man third.
In a two-way race for COVER
nor, Gordon Browning, labor's
candidate, piled up hugh ma
jority over Gov. John McCord,
a Crump man.
Even in Crump's own Shelby
County (MemphiS) the labor
backed ticket rang up a heavy
vote. At long last the power of
the boss is broke, people here
are saying.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
hot Dogs Menu For
Wis. Union Husbands

MADISON, WIS. (LPA) -
Outraged Wisconsin housewives,
led by the women's auxiliary
of the Madison Federation of
Labor, are refusing to buy any
meat priced at more than 60c a
pound.
The Strike" is being spanked
by the union women thru chain
telephoning campaigns, ra d o
broadcasts, and n wspap r
stories.
1--WE don't know how much
good it will do," says Union La
Dor News staff member Lea
Heine, "but we do know that
everyone has been waiting -
here at least - for someone to
start the ball rolling and we're
rather proud it was u.s."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Site Chosen
For Coop
Continued from Page One

President Parkinson, announced
that they had been assured the
complete support of Richard
Gosser and Charles Ballard
UAW-CIO vice president and
regional director, respectively
in a meeting last Friday eve
ming Gosser explained that wage
negotiations have kept the rep
resentatives and shop commit
tees busy of late, but that by
October / most local unions and
units will be in a position to
put on an effective drive in the
shops, aided by the local and
international representatives.
Dividends Paid Out
In the co-ops previously form
ed with the assistance of Pic
kus and Jack McLanahan, area
director for the Central States
Co. Operative, huge savings were
effected, with additional divi-
dends paid out to the members
at an average of 80. 1t is ex-
pected that the Toledo super
markets will save millions of
dollars for the families of To-
ledo workers.
Pickus is director of the Com
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13

The forces of organized
labor were almost the only
ones to brave the swelterlng
heat of Washington summer to
put up a strong display Of sup
port for the general outline of
President Truman's anti-infla-
ton program.
Labor Leaders Stunned
AFL President William Green,
CIO Secretary-treasurer James
B. Carey, President H. w. Fra
ser of the Railway Labor Execu-
tives Association, President A.
F. Whitney of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, all wired
Senate and House leaders de-
manding time to be heard on
housing and cost-of-living ques-
tions.
The union action came after
the COP leadership, four days
before the end of the special ses-
sion announced to the public
the kind of anti-inflation legis-,
lation it sought.
When it came down to an ac-
tual anti-inflation law, the final
measure passed contained two
major provisions. One sets limits
on installment buying much like
those in effect during the war.
The other increases the reserve
requirements of banks, and has
been approved in principle by
the Administration, the Federal
Reserve Board, and many liberal
economists as well. However,
these liberal economists insist
that it's no miracle-worker, and
can only curb initiation If it's
linked with price controls, ra-
tioning and ALLEGATIONS of scarce
materials, and other steps listed
by President Truman In his
message to Congress at the open
ing of the special session.
Key Voters
The key vote on the anti-in-
flation bill in the house found
three COP members voting
against the Republican bill,
along with 90 Democrats and
two American Labor P "a rty
members. Voting for the Repub-
lican bill were 213 Republicans,
81 Democrats.
Meanwhile, the day the House
voted the Bureau of Labor Stat
istics showed wholesale prices
were holding close to the all
time high reached two weeks
earlier. Rises in steel prices
more than offset lower prices for
farm products and foods. And
meat prices stayed high, with de-
clines shown for grains.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13

Even worse, were these
figures, just for 1947:
1912 workers killed, II
permanently or totally disabled
1858 lost some member of their
bodies.
Ohio workers lost: 152 eyes
38 arms, % hands, As legs, 5
feet, 1850 whole fingers, 1888
parts of fingers, 120 toes.
See Chart Page 3
There is only one way to
stop this slaughter" said Ohio
CIO Council Secretary Treasurer
William Lavelle. "T h at S
through the election of an honest
progressive Legislature-a Leg
islature which will appropriate
enough funds for the Industrial
Commission to hire experts to
bring Ohio's safety program up
to-date and see that it is en-
forced.
Employers Profits
To-day the Industrial Com
mission, charged with this task,
is hamstrung by meager ap-
preparations and harrassed by
reactionary politicians. Because
it exists solely on Legislative
appropriation, it operates on the
same theory that governs the
Legislature-first consideration
must be given to the employers
profits and any consideration
that is left will then be given to
the injured workers privation
and suffering
He pointed out that there has
been a reduction in basic work
mems compensation rates to
Ohio employers to the tune of
$40 per cent in the last IL years.
Over the same 12-year period,
maximum weekly benefits to in
jured workers have crept at
snail's pace from S18.75 to SIS.
Lavelle commented, These
figures prove that Ohio employ
ers can afford to pay more for
compensation and provide better
care for the industrially injured
and manned workers of the
state. The exclusive workmen's
compensation fund in Ohio
makes for great savings over the
wasteful private insurance pro-
grams in some states, but it Is
high time that more of these
savings were plowed into liberal
lied benefits rather than re-
duced employers rates.
Workers At Stake
'It's the workers arms, legs,
eyes, lives that are at stake
not employers profits, 1t is high
time the Legislature acted-not
only to empower the Commission
to revise the states obsolete
safety codes in industrial plants
but to order them enforced.
'It is high time that workers
in this state received just COM
pensation when they are in
jured on the job.
every one of the 289,626
workers who was injured last
year, and every one of their fell
low employees in Ohio's shops
and factories has a big stake in
the political action program of
CIO, for if this program is sue
ceasful it will insure a Legisla-
ture>6hat will act to protect all
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Clio Members
Visit Congress

WASHINGTON L p A } -
Delegates from CIO unions last
week watched the pitiful excuse
for a Congress session going on
here. The observers have gone
back to their locals to report on
the spectacle. CIO News has dis
tributed, TO date, almost half a
million copies of their Record
on the Both Congress" >" which
they urge all voters to check
with before they cast their bal
lots in November.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13

reason the packers can keep
prices up - the scarcity OF
livestock.
On the same day that the
strike" spread from Dallas to
Atlanta and Madison, Wis, a
new alI-time high was paid for
choice hogs-s3150 a hundred
pounds. This means higher pork,
ham and bacon prices ahead.
And in Hollywood, always a
little ahead of the times, news
services carried stories Of a but
cher shop built like a jewelry
store - complete with cholce
steaks displayed on purple vel
vet pillows-which made cool
half-million dollars oil TN e
movie folk last year.
AS for prediction, Agriculture
Secretary Charles Brannon, ap-
pearing before the Senate Bank
ing Committee in Washington,
said 1--WE can expect little re-
lief from the price pressures now
current until the closing months
of 1912" He asked for power
to ration meat and control
prices. He warned that all meat
prices will average higher next
year than this year"
To add to the bad news, Agri-
culture Department predicted
higher turkeys, chicken and egg
prices all the rest of this year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13

mittee For Cooperative Develop
ment. He will be coming here
from New York, and after es-
tablishing the Toledo Coop his
next step will be Akron, Ohio.
All shop committeeman, parti-
cularly chairmen, are urged to
set aside Tuesday evening, Aug.
"a, to meet with Pickus and
McLanahan, and receive details
of the drive.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
cIO BEAUTY CONTEST
APPLICATION

Sponsored BY the Toledo Industrial Union Council
Application is hereby made for the acceptance
OF Observation-Disclosures.
of ..t.......................
as a contestant in your BEAUTY PAGEANT, to be
held in connection with the 1948 LABOR DAY
1t is represented that the proposed contestant is
member close relative of CIO; that she land the
undersigned sponsor and parent have read this ruling
and regulations of this contest which specifically
referred to and made part thereof, and agrees) to
abide thereby further agreeing to carry out and per-
form her their undertaking therein set out.
Character References:
Nam. signature of Proposed Contestant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
0oe" Parent If Contestant 1
Observation-Disclosures.
Observation-Disclosures
Signature of Shop Chairman
''''''''' President
Address
The winner of this contest will be crowned Queen
of Labor Day the stage of Paramount Theater Aug
ust 27th 1948 at 900 P. M.
THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
SqueezePutOn
Small Business
Steel AllOCatiOns
Aim of Industry

WASHINGTON CLPA) -
The latest scheme of the steel
industry to squeeze out small
business came under attack last
week. Paul o. Peters, investiga-
tor for the House Small Business
Committee said that Congress
won't 'look favorably" upon the
industry's proposal that no steel
be allotted for defense contracts
to firms that have usable metal
already in their possession.
Little Guys Choice
Steel industry bosses meeting
with Commerce Department Of
ficials thought up this wrinkle
whereby the little guy will have
to choose between being cut off
from steel allocated under tn de-
Tense priority, voluntary alloca-
tin program, or sacrifice his nor
NAL commercial contracts.
c. L. Foutz, a Commerce De-
partment man said last week
that President Truman has urgeC
that military needs be met thru
the steel industry's voluntary al
location program. He doesn't
want to invoke the mandatory
powers granted in the new draft
law.
But Peters declared: 1T is not
the intent of Congress that small
manufacturers give up their nor
NAL business to get military or
ders. This proposed voluntary
plan would be unnecessary if the
President would give authority
+ to the Secretary of Defense to
invoke mandatory priorities as
provided by the selective SER
vice law"
No Challenge?
Industry heads noted last week
that the President did not ask
the special session of Congress
for general authority TO allocate
scarce strategic commodities.
They interpreted this to mean
that the Administration will not
challenge big business control
of procedures under which stock
piling of defense materials is GO
ing on.
1t was also remarked that the
President probably would not
have been satisfied with the pres
ent stock-piling system if he be-
lieved that the international sit
uation would become more tense
in the next six months.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Ohios Industrial Accident
Record One Not To Be Proud OF
289, ,626 Injury And OccupatiOnal
Claims Filed With State Commission

COLUMBUS, Oho-Oho's industrial accident record
for 1947 bleak one according to figures reported by
the Industrial Commission.
Exclusive of railroad accidents shows 289626 claims
for injuries occupaonal diseases filed in that
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Meat Strikes Can
Cut Steak Prices,
But Do Save Money.

CHICAGO LPA)-It looks as tho the only way house
wives can cut their expenditures for meat is to not
bv the food The strikes against the high prices at meat
counters that spread the country will money
for individual families taking part but can't affect the real
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Pocketbook Won't Feel Relief
Because Of Anti-InfIation Bill
Organized Labor Were Only Ones To
Support Truman's New Price Program

WASHINGTON QPA)-Your cost of living isn't going
tn 90 down one bit of the antinflation
taken bv the special session of the 80h Congress- 1t
make it little harder for reckless too far
into debt hv instalment buying. That's about all.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-13
Branch Hickey Wins CIO
AUdrd; Using Negro Players

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Presdent Branch Hickey of the
Brooklyn Dodgers Catholic Archbishop Joseph Ritter of ST.
Louis the American Veterans Committee of
recipients Committee
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-04-22
Weothersbys At Home
To Friday Night Club

The cordial hospitality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Weathersby was ex-
tended a group of friends Saturday
evening when they entertained the
Friday Night club.
Sweet Williams and purple iris
were employed in the decorations of
the rooms which enhanced the
beauty of the home and provided a
novel setting for this assemblage of
club members and guests.
Mrs. j. H. Beall captured high
score for women. Allie Povall won
high for the men and was also win
ner at bingo.
The host served a delicious buffet
supper at the close of games. Mr..
and Mrs. Povall were substitutes for
the games.