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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31
CIO To Seek Improvement On
Social Security Through Laws
And Collective Bargaining
Economic Outlook Predicts "NefahIe
Advances" TO Aid The Sick Aged Disabled
And UnemPIoyed; viii Strive TO Meet
Special Needs Of Workers

Notable advances" in the countrys social security
protection program to aid the aged the SICK the disabled
and the unemployed predicted for year by the
December issue of the Economic Outlook published by the
Go Department of Education & Research.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31

This decline was the sec
ond one; the first drop oc-
Cured between September Is
and October Is.
The consumers price index on
November Is was 1872 percent
of the 1859 average, "A per-
cent higher than a year ago, and
29.2 percent above June 1946.
Primarily responsible for the
decline was a drop of 10 percent
in food prices, The drop in food
prices marked the fourth conse-
cutive month in which the food
index has declined.
From the record high reached
in July, food prices have drop
ped more than A percent to a
level of "a percent above year
ago. With decreases in "a out OF
So cities, the food index on No
Yember Is was 2075 percent of
the 1859 average.
Most classes of food contribut-
ed to the decrease in November,
led by a "A percent drop in
meat prices. Prices of dairy
products, fruits and vegetables,
and fats and oils declined about
2 percent during the month.
BY mid November meat prices
averaged nearly / percent lower
than in August. Pork chops
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31
Discrimination
In New York

NEW YORK (LPA)-One out
of every five New Workers has
experienced discrimination in
employment, according to a sur
vey recently sponsored by the
American Jewish Congress and
the Research Committee on In
tergroup Relations, an indepen-
dent body of social scientists
from colleges and universities
in this state. The incidence of
discrimination was h i g h e t
among Jews and Negroes, and is
higest in "heavy industry, public
utilities and finance" according
to the survey.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31

million railroad workers are COW
cred by federal laws, and three
states-Rhode Island, California
and New Jersey-maintain short
term disability programs geared
into unemployment insurance
plans. Experience with these
state laws has reinforced the
CLOS preference for a national
set-up," the Outlook comments.
Too many medical societies,
including the American Medical
Association, have been short
sighted and selfish so that they
have been blinded to the need
for health Insurance." the pub
lication added.
A federal social security pro-
gram such as that contemplated
by the CIO would cost an
amount about equal to To or
go of payrolls for the next few
years, the Outlook said. Workers
now pay 19o of their wages for
old age and survivors insurance,
while employers pay an equal
amount on that program and an
average of l " % of payrolls for
unemployment insurance.
"The CIO goes along with
some increase in these payroll
taxes" the Outlook said, so that
the workers right to receive
benefits will not be questioned,
and so that the relation of bene-
fist to earnings levels can be
justified
eve are reluctant to have the
level increased to more than
about 2 or 21s % on workers and
40 on employer. {. +. Costs above
6 or 61a % payroll tax should be
met out of general revenues
through progressive forms of
taxation, such as the income or
excess profits tax"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31
PAC
Pipeline

The 80th Congress,
May it rest in peace,
Dec. 81 will cease;
Now all its deeds
Must be undone
Bv Congress No. 81.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31

The Kids like the show and
eat it up - this can be taken
two ways and that is the way
we mean it.
Lately Parlor "a" has been
filled to capacity by a lot OF
happy kids so a second show
has been set up for 1:30 in the
afternoon. The pictures are the
kind you will want your kid to
see. They are clean and enter
tanning. We feel sure there are
many other kids who would like
to attend and this is renewed
invitation for your children or
children of your friends. You
may feel assured that they will
receive good care. This is good
place to leave them Saturday
for show time while you shop
If the show becomes too large
for Parlor "a it is highly pos
sible that arrangements can be
made to hold the show elsewhere
in some centralized location. Let
your child come and have a
friend come along too.
y X X
This is the time of year when
many of our CIO unions, both
large and small, carry on their
traditional welfare work for our
less fortunate members and their
families. This is one of the finest
jobs we do.
While talking to some of our
Welfare Committeeman recent
ly Art Wise of National Supply
said a very significant thing. He
thought it would be good If all
Union officials were required to
serve some time on a Welfare
Committee. OF course many of
them have-many of them have
not.
This suggestion h as much
merit. II would temper one S
sympathy, sharpen their judg-
ment and develop a better un-
derstanding of our common
problems of everyday living. To
rub shoulders with our less for
tunate, to see and hear their
trials and tribulations, has a
very sobering effect and tends
to take our mind off our own
troubles which in many instances
are merely minor difficulties
and not really trouble at all.
Again this week we are open
ing the pages of our Magic
Book" for a quick peep and this
is what we find: Emma Littler
of Willys-Overland was a Christ
mas baby and the same was true
of Joan Soinski, wife of Ollie,
from the same shop WHY'S Over
land. Al Wolfinger of Superior
Spinning and Mfg Co, has his
wedding anniversary on Decem-
Der 81 and 1t looks like it Is
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31


Fred Hartley, until Dec. 81
the Republican representative
from New Jerseys Tenth Dis
trict, still hasn't given up.
The has-been Congressman
continues to fit from one Cham
Der of Commerce meeting to
another, defending that law he
wrote along with Senator Taft
and a staff of Wall Street law
yers.
On December z, he addressed
the Queens Chamber of Com
merce in New York's Commo-
dore Hotel, and called the law
a potential force for great in
dustrial peace" !"
He then expressed regret that
there has been "a great deal of
emphasis in the wrong direction"
since Nov. 2 in connection with
the law. BY emphasis in the
wrong direction" he presumably
meant the clamor to repeal it.
It's obvious what a union
worker would say to such an ar
gument. But imagine Mr.. Hart
ley's distinct surprise when one
of the businessmen attending the
dinner shouted:
"Boloneyr"
Now how do you suppose that
union agitator ever wormed his
way into the Queens Chamber of
Commerce?
From good old Alf Landon,
the hardy perennial sunflower
philosopher, comes a charming
bit of advice for the Republican
party.
In an interview on December
Z, Landon said the immediate
role of the Republicans must be
to discuss and debate the policies
of the Democrats to make sure
the people understand what's GO
ing on.
1T is the historical function
of the party out of power to dis
cuss the issues, +" Alf explained.
Then he added, with delightful
whimsy:
Even during a campaign"
How true. ~
Why unions are necessary
At Senate subcommittee hear
ing in Boston on December ~
the New York manager of a
Puerto Rican industrial devel-
opment' concern testified that
Textron Inc, multi-million dol
lar New England textile firm, is
building a mill in Puerto Rico
and has plans for five more.
BY arrangement, he explained,
Textron will be free of taxes for
10 years.
And what, the Puerto Rican
asked, will the minimum wages
for workers in the new Textron
mills be?
They will be 25 cents an hour,
he replied.
No matter how you add that
up, it still comes to only $40 for
a 40-hour week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31

were down 1875 percent to an
average of 70 cents per pound,
which was 2 cents less than the
all-time high of 80 cents in mid
September
Whole ham and hamburger
dropped about percent and
chuck roast and bacon 3 percent.
Prices of fruits and vegetables
declined for the 9th month.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31
Let
BY HOWARD H. REDIGER

Executive Secretary Toledo Industrial Union Council
BOUT the time school began this year Local IL renewed
it's free picture shows for Toledo kids Every Saturday
at 1890 A. NJ and again at 1:30 P. M. in Paror "a at
H. kids have hour show For good measure
some Local IL unit throws in refreshments and door prizes
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31

Fred Hartley, until Dec. 81
the Republican representative
from New Jerseys Tenth Dis
trict, still hasn't given up.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-31

Spcer Unit of Local IL also have remem-
bered members in need during the Christmas
Holiday. Looking over the last of baskets to
be loaded on truck for delivery to needy mem
bers are Earl Ordway, chairman of Welfare
Committee at that Unit and at right Lester
Cuff. Other members who have assisted but
were busiIy engaged delivering the baskets
because the Journal photographer was a little
late to take in the entire group for picture
were Bob Thomas, Joe LOehman, Ollie Dame,
Sam Geddes, Mable HOughther and Tom Adair.
The Arizona post., 1948-08-20
LARRY MoNAHAN

MONTH, as Bob CAM, Al and
Sandy Weisman, Marcia Kosta,
all celebrated their birthdays.
Never did anyone have such a
surprised look as Molly Candiotti
as when she heard the word "Sur-
prise" shouted at her, when sur
prise party was given for her be-
fore she left for New York. Party
was given at Eileen Miller's home.
Some of the fun makers there
were Phyllis Berman, Sid Katz,
Carolyn Lewis, Bob Miller, Elaine
Berger, Lou Freeman, Al Weiss
man and Adele Cooper.
Many of our. friends are COM
to migrate back to Tue
son. A few are: Archie Landwald,
Bea Rubin, Bob Rubin, Jeanette
Savare, returned from visits to
New York; Don Pitt, Sydelle Gla-
ger had glimpses and views of the
Pacific Ocean, having gone to the
west coast. Glad to have you all
back again.
The Arizona post., 1948-08-20

number of Jewish Cabinet men,
bers led the opposition . Their
argument was that France cannot
afford to antagOnize Britain and
jeOpardize the Western European
bloc Belgium's negative at
titude toward Israel is mOtivated
by the same considerations .
But in this case there is fly in
the ointment A number of
high Belgium government Off
cials, some of Cabinet level, are
plainly anti-Semitic :.
Odd Times -.
A movement is afoot at Nor
ris, Tennessee, to have the towns
name changed to Epstein f.. The
town was bought by a Philadel-
phia syndicate headed by Henry
David Epstein Epstein an
nounced he would sell the $40
homes but only to the towns resi-
dents and at prices to be deter
mined by the Federal Housing
Authority . Jewish students at
the University of Prague decided
to devote two weeks of their va
cation to a unique but sacred task
=. They will repair the Jewish
graves the Nazis desecrated, clean
up the former ghetto at Theresi-
enstadt and place tombstones on
the graves of the thousands Of
martyrs who perished at the
hands of the Nazis . A former
GIL, Paul Siegel,. is being hailed
by Viennese music critics as "an-
other George Gershwin" Paul
served five years in the us. army,
but remained in Vienna after his
discharge If the New York
Yankees win the pennant a good
The Arizona post., 1948-08-20
DEF the ReC0rd
Two Scoops Confirmed .
By Nathan Ziprin

Two Scoops Confirmed -.
King Abdullah would be will
ing to settle the Palestine issue if
a formula could be found placing
Jerusalem under "joint Trans
jordan-Israeli administration" /.
To do that it would of course have
been necessary to partition the
Holy City. UN Mediator Count
Bernadotte is planning to submit
such a proposal to Arab b1and Jew
ish representatives in Jerusalem
The ex-Mufti of Jerusalem and
the Egyptian Government are
Matching a new plot The
scheme called for the establish
ment of a Palestinian Govern
ment-in-exile with the blessing
of all the Arab states excepting
Transjordan.
Israel and the UN -.
The Israeli Government is about
to apply for membership in the
UN I prefer that Israel
maintained permanent neutral
statehood and kept out of the UN
:. The UN does not admit neu-
kraI states There iS little TS.
rael can gain from membership
I'm the international organization
It would be much wiser for
the state of Israel to keep out of
international conflicts Leon
BIum's battle for Frances rec
ognition of Israel precipitated
a sharp debate at recent session
of the French Cabinet . Prime
Minister Robert Schuman and a
The Arizona post., 1948-08-20
DAY IN AND DAY OUT
BY Day Ann

Did I hear right? Did you say
FLAT TIRE? Yes!!! The BBG's
and the AZA's did hear right
One by one, the couples dismount-
ed from the wagon, while the
driver desperately tried to fix the
flat, with the help of some of our
able-bodied males. And, before
the evening was over, said tire
was repaired. A fire was started
before long; Diane Mednick, Lar
ry Pam, Micky Steinberg, Ed
Kopel, Molly Candiotti, Shiel
Ginsberg, began roasting the hot
dogs. Fishing for the cold drinks
in the ice barrel were Eileen Mil
Ter, Archie Landwald, Sandy
Kosta, Morty Sadowsky, Rita
Erlich, Dick Kaller. Community
singing finished off the evening.
When the time came to leave for
home, everyone willingly agreed
that in spite of the fiat tire mis-
hap the hayride was a booming
success; (strictly off the record
I think the flat tire business sort
of added to the fun).
This month of August must GER
tainly be known for BIRTHDAY
The Arizona post., 1948-08-20

deal of credit for the accomplish
ment will 60 to their Yiddish-
speaking pitching star-Ed Lopat
who is not a Jew Ed was
raised on the lower East Side
among Jews and he speaks Yid-
dish fluently Israeli linguists
are busy creating baseball term
inology in anticipation of the ar
rival of Al Schacht, baseball's
"clown," who is to teach Israeli
youth how to play Americas ma
tional game Al is studying
Hebrew Sir Oswald Mosley,
Britain's outstanding Fascist and
anti-Semite, is planning to visit
this country for confab with
Gerald L. K. Smith and others of
his ilk His planned visit has
been brought to the attention of
the State Department by Repre-
sentative John Rooney of New
York who demanded that the
"black-shirted" Mosley be denied
a visa
The Arizona post., 1948-08-20
| Just Found Out
By William I. Dunes


Jack Warner, production head
of Warner Brothers, recently do
mated block of 5000 shares of
Warner Brothers common stock to
UJA. This stock at the time of
the gift was reported to be valued
at $33, 500. That's certainly a nice
gift.
While I'm on the FINLAND topic,
it might be of interest to note here
that new company called Jew
ish Film Distributors, was organ
lied recently. They distribute for
eign Yiddish and Palestinian
films. Their first release will be
1--WE Live Again" a documentary
film, photographed in France
with Yiddish dialogue.
The trouble with most Yiddish
films, in my opinion, is that the
story ideas are always the same,
with the parents growing old, the
children becoming modernized,
and the old folks being pushed
into an old folks home and un-
able to live with their children,
etc. Despite the triteness of the
theme, the actors manage to sink
their teeth into the roles n d
give creditable performances. And
those song cues-anything to get
a song into a picture.
Congratulations to Irving Lich-
tenstein, on his new Jewish radio
program being aired Sundays over
WQQW, in Washington, D. c. The
new program is according to Va
riety "a dignified presentation of
current Jewish news and tradi-
tional as we'll as contemporary
Hebrew music and folk tales" 1t
would be nice to be able to hear
a program like that over local
station.
One of the more beautiful
houses of worship is the Epis-
copal church, st. Phillips-in-the-
Hills. On Sunday mornings when
the congregation gathers to blend
their voices in prayer to God, the
choir sings forth the Psalms and
Hymns with unusual sweetness.
The choir is composed of Carlyle
Webb, member of the Mormon
church, Jim Drachman, a member
of the Episcopal church, and AL
bert Gotkin, a member of the
Jewish Synagogue. These fellows
have been singing together since
January, 1948, and all are seniors
at the University of Arizona.
This is an excellent example of
tolerance and religious freedom
right here in our own city. 1t is
too bad that the rest of the world
isn't able to enjoy this same free
dom. When that day comes the
world will be at peace.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06
McCarthy's Crusade

A one-man crusade to liberate
the millions of war prisoners still
held as slave laborers in Russia,
France and Brit in, has been
launched by Wisconsin's Republican
Sen. Joe Mccarthy.
The ex-marine officer, who flew
as a tail gunner against the same
men he now hopes to set free, is
bringing a lot of political pressure
to back up his humanitarian appeal.
Mccarthy cannot speak out
against Russia for holding German
and Jap prisoners in forced labor
as long as France and Britain are
guilty of the same tactics.
The plight of these prisoners,
still in bondage three year,
after the shooting has stopped,
is described in Red Cross re-
ports to Mccarthy. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly five million
war prisoners are still held by
the victors, much as slaves
were brought back by the con-
querors of the dark ages.
Most of these are working of
reparations inside the Soviet union.
How many have died from exhaus-
ton, overwork, undernourishment
and bitter cold is impossible to say.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06
Modern Agronomists
Dehunk Copyboek Line

Hay is dried grass" That line in
variably appeared in copybooks
handed out to pupils in old-time
writing classes, but agronomists at
Ohio State university claim the
copybook publishers apparently
knew considerably more about
teaching pupils to write than they
did about haymaking.
Some dried grass is excellent live
stock feed but other cured grass is
just fair quality bedding, agrono-
mists insist.
The best time for cutting hay IS
when plants have made almost their
greatest growth in weight but still
contain a high percentage Of protein.
For red clover, the recommended
cutting time is when the plants are
in the half bloom stage. The most
hay of high quality will be hauled
from the alfalfa field if cutting is
started before the half bloom period.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06
Showdown in Berlin

Ire against Russia is so tense in
Berlin that certain high-placed us.
officials (civilians) have been urg-
ing Gen. Lucius Clay to break the
Soviet blockade by force.
They want him to arm a food
train in the American zone Of Ger
many and send it speeding through
the Russian zone to Berlin with
us. troops in armored cars riding
Just behind the engine ready to
shoot if the Russians resist.
These US. officials 60 so far as
to plan counter measures in case
the Russians sabotage the rail line.
They propose that corps Of us.
army engineers be sent along to
repair any torn-up rails, also to
repair the River Elbe bridge If II
is blown up by the Russians.
Some officials, quite close to
Clay, claim that Russia is not
ready for war and would try to
"localize" any trouble with the
United States. There might be
some clashes between US. and
Red army troops around Ber-
lin, they advise, but Russia
would not let them spread to
the rest of Europe. She would
back down first.
General Clay, however, doesn't
agree. So far he has rejected this
explosive advice. He says that il
an incident took place, you never
can control mems passions. Trouble
might spread whether M o W
wanted it or not. Privately, Clay
has described such measures as
tunwise and dangerous" likely to
commit us to war"
Instead General Clay favors eco.
nomic sanctions, before making a
move which would convert a cold
war into a shooting war. For in
stance, Clay thinks that we have
been too lenient with the Russians
regarding shipping and air facili.
ties, that we should crack down on
the Russians economically. This
would hurt, but not risk war.
In brief, here is one historic case
where a soldier is reluctant to use
force though civilians urge it.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06
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War Bases in England

BECAUSE of the tense Berlin
- situation, what amounts to re-
yiyal of wartime American air
bases will be set up In England
almost Immediately.
Two groups of B-29S of about 81
planes each are re-estabhshlng
active American bases in England.
They will be under the command
Of Gen. Curtis LIE May. who also
commanded the wartime operation
of B-29s from the mid-Paclhc
against Japan.
Air force officials, while with
holding comment, admitted that
the two groups of BIOS operat-
ing from England will take no
part in ferrying food to Berlin.
Their function will be to
"growl."
1t has been an open secret Tor
some time that in case OF snow
down with Russia, American air
bases would be set up in England.
In fact, this was discussed with the
British government through diplo-
matte channels some months ago,
and it was agreed that England
would make, bases available to the
United States in case of a European
crisis.
Sending the two groups of B-29s
is interpreted as the first step to
establish bases which could be used
in case the United States had to
withdraw other air bases from Ger
man soil.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06
Social People

1t seems clear to me that God
designed us to live in society,"
just as He has given the bees the
honey; and as our social system
could not subsist without the sense
Of justice and injustice. He has given
us the power to acquire that sense.
-Voltaire.
Our Creator would never have
made such lovely days, and have
given us the deep hearts to enjoy
them, above and beyond all thought,
unless we were meant to be i'm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Christianity is not a theory OF
speculation, but life and a living
process.-Coleridge.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06

profitable to place some of the birds,
as well as game fowl, in storage for
their own consumption as we'll as
for sale to local markets when prices
become higher.
Considerable demand has been
found for ducks, geese and turkeys
as we'll as for chickens.
During the past few years some
poultry raisers have found an eX-
cellent market for smoked fowl and
a most satisfactory market price.
Only quality fowls should be SO
stored and handled, and then only
when proper wrapping material IS
utilized and proper storage facilities
are available.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06
Storage Of Surplus
Fowl Is Profitable
Poultry Held in Locker
For Sale at Price Peak

To assure that poultry of various
classifications is properly held IN
locker plants or freezers, 1t IS adVls-
able that the fowl be wrapped IN
waterproof, moisture-proof paper.
Latest scientific methods call for
enclosing the fowl in strong mesh
fabric, known as stockinet which
keeps the prepared locker paper
tightly pressed around the chicken
thus eliminating all air pockets In
side the wrapping and preventing
the paper from becoming loose at
any time.
Poultrymen and farmers with a
surplus of poultry have found it
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-08-06

The Russian blockade has not
been able to keep the stork out
of the American sector in Ber-
lin. In fact, the stOrk has an
especially easy time there, for
hospital charges. including pre-
natal care, are only SIS.
One of the hardships suffered by
blockaded Americans in Berlin
is tearfully told in the official
US. bulletin: "Owing to gasoline
rationing. house delivery of Coca
Cola will be temporarily sus-
pended"