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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
0rangized Labor Is
Topic At University

ATLANTA (LPA) - Indica-
ton of the importance of organ
lied labor in civic development
in Georgia was seen here in the
fact that the opening session at
the second annual Leadership
Training Institute at the Univer-
sity of Georgia was devoted to
the topic 'Labor'S Place in
Community Development. "
Civic leaders attending the
Institute heard AFL Southern
Director George Googe explain
that labor is varied in its
structure and activities, which
makes it hard to understand. "
The AFL, for instance, "is
varied in its membership from
the lowly ditchdigger to the
$4,000 a week movie star MEM
ber of the Actors Guild" He
appealed for a larger opportun-
ity for southern unionists to
contribute to community better
ment.
Georgia has huge untapped
reservoirs of laboring people
who, given the chance, can aid
greatly in the civic and social
development of their cities and
state, Georgia director Kenneth
of the Textile Workers
CIO told the institute.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Some Vet
Accused Of
Attempt To
Duck Union
Obligations

PHILADELPHIA (LPA) -
Most Wolrd War II veterans were
glad to rejoin the unions which
had protected their wages and job
rights while they were in service.
Only a few have tried to use
their Veterans status as a means
of chiseling their unions. Last
week a federal circuit court
ruled that this handful of vets
can't undercut the unions.
Union Won Raises
Before being drafted Cornelius
Kemp, a welder, was paying SOC
week for a work permit in Lo-
cal 28A of the Metal Production
& Novelty Workers Union, and
had given his shop steward So
for full membership initiation.
During his employment at the
Garfield, N. ]. plant of John
Chatillon & Sons Inc, the union
won him raise from Sl.l0 10
S1.22 an hour.
When Kemp returned from the
service he refused to rejoin the
union, which has a closed shop
contract, and was denied re-em-
ployment.
Accepted Union Benefits
Judge John Biggs said that
Kemp had gladly accepted the
benefits of union membership.
Even tho he has veterans rein
statement rights, the company
was justified in not rehiring him,
since he wouldn't accept the same
of employment - in
cluding union membership =
that the rest of the workers have
adopted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Politics To
Feature At
CIO School
Professors And
Union Experts
To Teach Course

WASHINGTON (LPA)-CIO
Education Director Kermit Eby
last week announced plans for
four regional leadership train
ing schools under the direction
of national CIO. Courses in
effective political action" will
highlight the various sessions,
Eby said.
Other topics to be discussed
are: Strengthening Unions in the
Community, the Meaning of La
bor's Past Struggles for Today,
and Facts to Combat NAM
Economics.
Planned Program
Workshop sessions will in
clude instruction in the use of
sound movies, film strips, pub
lie relations techniques, and
planned programs for local
union meetings.
Two of the schools will be of
two weeks duration, the rest
running for one week. They will
be held in New Windsor, Md,
Kimmswick, Mo, Estes Park,
Colo, and Monteagle, Tenn.
Assistant Education Director
George Guernsey is ''headmas-
ter" of the four schools.
Experts Teaming Up
Numerous CIO international
unions and state councils are
also sponsoring their own sum-
mer educational programs A
of them are being con-
Quoted in corporations with
state universities, with regular
university professors and union
experts teaming up to give the
courses.
Union-owned summer camps,
such as Michigan CLOS FDR-
CIO Labor Center will also be
the scene of union training pro-
grams as well as vacations for
union members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Fight Still
On For Labor
Legislation
Exfenfion Service Bill
Never Come Up For
Vote In CONGRESS-

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Labor
unions are being asked to query
all candidates for Congress about
their stand on the Labor EXten-
sion Service bill, which never
came to a vote in the Both Con-
greSS.
The Natl Committee for Ex-
tension of Labor Education, CO.
ordinating body of educators
and unionists who want an ex-
tension service in the Labor
Dept, announced last week that
it will continue its campaign for
the bill.
In a report to the measures S
supporters, the committee said
that "A Senate vote was not OBJ
tanned in the last minute rush of
legislation" despite a favorable
report from the Senate Labor
Committee. 1t was blocked in the
House by the Republican leader
ships refusal to give the meas
sure clearance, and never emerg-
ed from a House Labor Subcom-
mittee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

that Attorney General Tom Clark
ordered him to stop an investiga-
ton into the situation which he
initiated in 1945. Clark has been
asked for an explanation by the
committee.
Bender estimates that excessive
rates cost the government at
least $500, 100000 above the ac-
tual transportation costs during
the war.
The name of convict Benny"
Meyers, wartime major general
and Air Corps procurement Of
ficer came into the hearings.
Proctor said that Benny" had
had quite lot to say about the
transport rates, and that his con-
tracts with oil companies should
be investigated. The names of the
four wartime Army Transporta-
tion Corps officers involved have
not yet been revealed. Defense
Secretary ForreStal is now de
termining the data" about them,
Bender was told
Barton also criticized the In
terstate Commerce Commission
for its failure to make an inquiry
into wartime railroad govern
n!ent traffic rates. Incidentlly,
last week the ICC granted esst-
ern roads 1796 Increase in fds-
senger fares.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

Sports Arena,
The Water Follies, starring
P e ter Flick and the Fitz-
simmons Sisters, will be pre-
sented on an even more
lavish scale than was seen in
Scott Park pool last year.
New Lighting Effects
With the weather situation
well in hand because of an indoor
presentation, the lighting effects
bringing out every detail of the
show and 5000 comfortable seats
being available for each perform
ance, it is expected the Follies
will play to capacity houses.
There will be three matinees,
one on each of the Sundays dur
ing the run of the show, and an
other on July IS, this especially
for the orphaned and crippled
children of Toledo institutions.
The Follies will be presented in
specially constructed tanks, one
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

CIO, m d e specific recon-
mendations to the convention
resolutions committee. In the
question period which follow
ed, Carey said that he hoped
the program will be adopted by
America and make this nation a
model for the world.
The longest part of the CIO
testimony, on collective bargain
ing, was received well by the
committee and it seemed assured
that the labor plank would in
clude repeal of the Taft-Hartley
law. Carey pointed out that the
year since the enactment of TIL
has brought chaos into indus
trial relations.
Other points in the program
urged by the CIO included:
BASIC SECURITY OF THE
INDIVIDUAL-"Free enterprise
does not mean either unlimited
free competition or economic
domination"
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS
"Our laws governing minimum
wages and maximum hours must
be considerably strengthened" )"
INITIATION - 1--WE reiterate
the need for an effective program
of control over prices and for i'm
mediate and effective legislation
by the Congress to restore price
controls over the basic necessities
of life"
HOUSING-"Must apply sys-
TENS of ALLEGATION and price con-
troll in the distribution of build
ing materials i. Must have gov
ernment financed and operated
housing projects available to per-
sons in the low-income brackets
Effective rent controls must
be restored"
HEALTH-"The present sys-
tenn of financing medical care
and its related fields must be
improved and expanded" )"
Suggest national health insur-
ance plan financed thru taxation.
Continued from Page l
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

help to see them through the
coming months. Neither the
ECA's current food shipments
nor the improved crops in Eu-
rope can do the job themselves;
the best they can do is to keep
the present rations from falling
to disastrous levels.
"The CIO, through the Ma
tional CIO Community Services
Committee, maintained a steady
flow of help aboard during the
war, helping to seal the victory.
In the last two years CIO has
sent more than $4,000 CARE
food and textile packages to
European trade unionists and
their families. This has proved
tremendous contribution to the
work of rebuilding democratic
unions.
"But the job is far from fin
ished. This makes the current
CIO-CARE campaign through
out the conutry vital under
taking. l urge full support in
every CIO shop, office and
union hall"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

the l2-man advisory board OF
the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration, stressed the point
in statement calling for sup
port of the CIO-CARE cam
paign to send CARE food pack
ages to trade union families
abroad. The drive is being con-
Quoted by the National CIO
Community Services Committee,
1875 Broadway, New York 10,
New York, and contributions
should be sent to the CIO Over
seas Food Fund at that address.
1T would be tragic to act on
the belief that ECA will i'm
mediately solve Europe's pro-
lens" Carey said. "The truth is
that ECA's program. while it
will eventually restore economic
stability to the various coun-
tries, may not mean more food
on family tables for 18 months
10 two years.
My recent visit to Europe
gave me ample opportunity to
confirm at first hand the re-
ports that the people are still
desperately in need of outside
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Michigan S
Law On Fire
Bonine-TriPP Act
May Come Up For
Court Test Soon

MUSKEGON, MICH. (LPA)
"A court test of the Bonine-
Tripp act, sometimes known as
Michigan's little Taft-Hartley
law, seemed in the offering after
the arrest last week of Leonard
Woodcock, regional director of
the United Auto Workers-CIO
and James Elliot, president of
the Campbell, Wynant and Can
non Foundry local, now on
strike.
Law Requirements
The law, which requires a
state-conducted strike vote, has
been ignored by the UAW in all
plants where the workers are
producing goods for interstate
commerce. The union takes the
position that you can't have
state laws colliding with Fede-
raj ones.
1t was dragged up at the time
of the national Chrysler strike
when Norman Matthews, head
of the UAW Chrysler Depart
ment and other union leaders
were charged with violating the
law. Union officials then said
that they had complied with the
Taft-Hartley law and did not
come under the scope of the
state legislation.
Never Reached Court
The case never has reached
the circuit court and now it
looks as tho the states Attorney
General would rather have the
test involve smaller unit than
ChrySler.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
.Int'I Harvester
Workers Get
IL Pay Hike

CHICAGO OPA)-A two
day walkout of $4,000 en-
ployees of International Har-
vester Co. ended with the Farm
Equipment Workers-CIO settling
for an lie pay increase retroac-
tive to June %, the day before
the strike.
The lie and an extension of
this years contract for one year
was offered before the walkout,
but the union had announced
that it would hold out for its
demand that the increase be re-
troactiVe to June IA.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

Camp.
Campaign in Full Swing -,
A spokesman for this group
stated that the campaign As
now in full swing and that in
dividuals are being contacted by
members to help raise the
S8O,589.51 needed to meet the
goal.
Next week 225 boys will be-
gan a two week period, at the
camp at Sand Lake, Mich, and
in August girls are scheduled
to have two week periods, 1t
was announced by Richard
Gosser, camp president.
Mr.. Gosser said, that the first
girls period is full and that only
a few applications are available
for the second period. There
will be 225 girls occupying %
cabins and three wigwams
which is a new housing feature
at the camp.
Picnic Tables At Camp
The camp president reminds
the membership that they are
welcome to spend a Sunday at
the beautiful Sand Lake site
with picnic tables located in
sections of the camp grounds
available to guests.
The tables were specially con-
structed for picnic facilities for
those contemplating on enjoy
ing a Sunday at the camp, he
said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
More Unions
File AffidoVifs

WASHINGTON (LPA)-
There were eight more interna-
tional unions complying with
the Taft Hartley non-Communist
affidavit clause last month than
in May, the NLRB said last
week. However, the number OF
local unions which have kept
current their financial data and
Communist disclaimers declined
by more than a thousand.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Clergy Learn
About Labor

NEW YORK (LPA) - The
Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America has brought
together religious leaders of all
faiths to attend the Industrial
Relations Institute for Church
Leaders at the University of
Wisconsin School for Workers,
July IL TO "a. During the course
of the institute, joint classes are
being held for the church lead
ers and AF'L and CIO members
attending the Wisconsin school.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Maryland Phone
Union Votes CIO

BALTIMORE (LPA)-Mary-
lands telephone switchboard
operators voted 2156 to 946 for
the Maryland Telephone Traf-
fic Union-CIO in an NLRB cleo
ton last week.
The NLRB tally showed that
3237 voted out of 1900 eligible.
Breakdown of the votes is: CIO-
2156; Communications Workers
of America -unaffiliated-956; no
union-135.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

charges during World war l.
James E. Kilday, head OF
the Justice Dept transporta-
ton antitrust division told
Bender's committee that ne
had asked for an FBl IN
vestigation of rate-making pro-
cedures, but had been given the
brush off.
Thomas F. Proctor, a Post OF
flee Dept expert with "a years
knowledge of the transportation
industry said that the carriers
had entered into a conspiracy to
rig" the rates and defraud the
government. He added that they
"even persuaded the motor car
riers to join them in rigging rates
for the US government"
Key to the operation was an
eight man negotiating board -
four from the railways, four
army officers. The four army
men were rail officials on leave
from their jobs for war service.
Kilday said that ''it was a case
of Government personnel dealing
with a thoroughly cartelized in
dustry." The government could
not shop around, and so accepted
the take it or leave it" estimates
of the railroads.
Another former Justice Dept
official, Frank L Barton, charged
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Since When
Are Wage
Raises IlIeqoI?

CHICAGO (LPA) - T h e
Chicago Foundrymen's Associa-
ton, an employers organization
is trying to sue the Delta Star
Electric Co. for. granting its
workers a 13c pay boost. The
association had agreed to hold
the line at 10c But the United
Auto Workers-AFL which repre-
sents the Delta workers held out
for more and got it. Now the
association maintains the Delta
Co. has damaged its members by
weakening their bargaining posi-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

retary, proposed that all To-
Gals affiliated with the CLU
fully support the Go candi-
date who is pledged to work
for defeat of the Taft Hartley
Act. The motion was unani-
mously carried.
To Increase Membership
Frank Fischer, president of
the CLU, announced plans for
Increasing membership of the
legislative committee from five
to 20 members to further the
AFL political activity. 1t was
also proposed that a joint COM
mlttee from the AFL and CIO
hold a luncheon meeting next
month to organize Mr. Burke's
campaign.
The legislative committees ac-
tion marks the first time in To-
cal labor history that the two
big unions have undertaken
Joint campaign for any candi-
date.
Solidify Two Groups
Oliver Myers, secretary of the
Building Trades Council, de-
clared, eve have to do more
than we are for Mr.. Burke, and
then walk away. We have to
solidify the two groups and fl
nance this campaign properly"
Burke expressed optimism at
the meeting, pointing out that
united labor vote would as
sure him victory. eve must
concentrate on registration and
make an appeal for the indie
pendent vote" ne said.
The vice mayor said an anal
ysis of abstracts of the primary
vote in May shows that the four
Democratic candidates received
a total of $4,000 votes against
$4,000 for the Republican in
cumbent, Homer A. Ramey, in
Lucas County, and topped the
present representative in OF
tawa County, where Ramey has
won most of his elections.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Toledo S Aquarama Festival To
Open Officially Next Thursday
Water FoIIies Show Scheduled Indoors
Street Parade. Fireworks On Program

Toledos second annual Aquarama Festival gets under
way next Thursday with the opening of the Tennis Tourna-
ment at Jerman Park at $50 pm the Horseshoe Tourna
ment at the place hour later and the spectacular
Water Foes beginning IL day stand $50 pm in the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Gu Legislative Committee
Indorses Burke For Conqress
Two Big Unions May Take
Action For Joint Campaign
Candidate Invited To Address
AFL Meetings To Get Acquainted

Thomas H. Burke, CIO-Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from the Ninth District unanimously indorsed by
the Toledo Central Labor Unions Legislative Committee at
meeting Friday with the vce-mayor.
resolution offered bY Otto Brach Gu executive sec
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Wartime Rail Rate Scandal
Unearthed By Subcommittee
Accused Of SwindIine Government
On FREIGHT Charges During War II

WASHINGTON LPA) Chairman George Bender
R Ohio of House subcommittee last week dug into the
story of how railroad bgshots who put on Army
Cor the Duration swinded the government freight
l1rnn World War III
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
Carey Stresses Need To Keep
Sending CIO-Care Aid Abroad

1--WE dare not regard longrange Marshall
governments signal for the immediate end of dayby
families"
B. Carey CIO secretary and member of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
"A Roosevelt Platform"
Urged On Demos By 0O
cIo Secretary Proposes Labor Program
TO Democratic Committee At Convention

PHILADELPHIA (LPA)-The Go last week urged the
Democratic party to adopt "a Roosevelt platform based
on the late Presidents economic bill of rights and ncud
ing plans for action necessary these rights
James B. Carey, appearing for the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16
WiII-O-Land Club Members
STAGE Drive For Camp Fund
z25 Boys Listed For Next Period;
Girls To Take Over During August

group Of sportsmen naming their organization the
WiO-Iand Club are staging extensive drive to help
raise funds to meet the 100000 goal needed for expansion
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-07-16

NOTE The shown here not in addition to that
in the report of the collection shown this
but represents a breakdown of donations by shops
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-03
Studies In
Bible Prophecy

By Evangelist Charles L. Kessler
IT, JERUSALEM INHABITED
The first Zecharah he nations at rest and
carpenrs have their vantage point the
Gentle control of the and Israel in dis
perso visions predict the triumph of Jehovah and His
people, the Jews, but this triumph viewed future and
necessitating the overthrow of the present situation
vision (Zecharah 213 to have it's set
ting Just before promised victory when the restoration of
Jerusalem is imminent and when final prepara
being made for the return OF the Lord to Zlon
Verses the heart of the vision ITSELF the remain
ing portion second chapter being prophetic
tary on the inspired picture The fundamental of the
vision is summarized in verse IL:
the Lord shall inherit Judah His portion in
the holy Landau Jerusalem again.
What Zechariah man with measuring line 60
ing forth Jerusalem The given by the an
gec beng Jerusalem shall be inhabited towns without
walls for the multitude of men and cattle theen for saith
the Lord unto her wall of fire round about and will
be the glory in the midst of her." (zech PA, s.
prparst iDl for restoring the city and
dom In s 5 tHe S5i
full citizens and the city and the nation Of Israel VIII be pro-
round about' and 'the glory in the midst Of her.
The picture Jerusalem safely inhabited must have
p a wcg a 2e fe OF
sgs TAKEN or
nicant this prophetic vision in our own time when terror
feasible Of acton
indicate the various phases Of the Dy d9 , pro-
Salem FIRST we the Hebrew people who have
been spread a the four winds of the heaven to
to their own land (Vs. 6, y
This perfect harmony with the multitude of prophecies
the egatheng of the dispersed nation of Israel
Among vivid of these is the Amos 9: H. ID:
will the captivity of My
pie of Israel they shall build the waste cities,
inhabit them and they shall plant vineyards,
anddri thereof; they shall also make
rdens,a eatt of them.
I will plant them their land, and
they shall be pulled up o their land
them saith the Lord thy Cod
to in Zechariahs prophecy the Judgment
the nations They have oppressed His people Israeli
doing have touched the apple of His eye There
be Judged 81 will shake Mine hand them
U.s. 9 God also speaks through Ezekiel of His Judgment
nations saying And will set My glory among the
nations My judgment that have executed
and My hand that have laid upon them ezekiel 39:2D
Zecharah by giving the promise that the Lord
Himself will and dwel in the midst of Israel U.s. 1o
the establishment of Gods Kingdom
earth will spread out and embrace the nations.
nations shall be joined to the Lord
in shall be My people, (Vs ~
Thus have mentioned in the prophecy these great
regaherng of Israeli the judgment of the nations
Coming the Lord to Zon and the extension of Kingdom
tho OOoica
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-03
DUST BOWL DANGER

Observation-Disclosures winds
clustering across the Great
Plains are sending shivers
down the spines of govern
ment land conservationists.
These soil sentinels of the
U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture are keeping their eyes
fixed on the southwestern
elbow area" this winter and
spring. They fear that mil
lions of acres of, WORKOUT soil
in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas,
Colorado and New Mexico may
swirl into the air, inviting a
new dust bowl-the worst one
yet.
Partly to blame is the high
price of wheat. It has brought
on one of the biggest plow-ups
in history. Farmers anxious to
harvest more $3.O0-a-bushel
wheat have plowed up great
stretches of shallow, dry land
on the high plains that should
be permanent grass range, say
the conservation experts.
Such land, say head-shaking
conservationists, can rarely be
kept under control for more
than two or three years after
the protective cover has been
broken.
Three times more land lies
exposed to erosion in the plains
area than year ago, warns
4. l. Throckmorton, agronomy
expert of Kansas State Col
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-03

lege. That means it's not under
the protection of a crusty lay
er and may blow or wash away
at the drop of a hat.