davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22
average Worker Cannot Meet
BIS Family Budget

The average workers l-member family
cannot meet the requirement of the minimum
family budget prepared by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics and presented to a congress
sional committee.
This was the significance of the findings
OF the BIS which reported that to achieve a
modest but adequate standard of living,
the breadvinner must bring home from $4,000
TO $4,000 each year, depending upon his city
of residence.
The simple fact is that most American
families earn less than the minimum required
to produce this living standard in the least
expensive city of the United States.
Average weekly earnings for factory
workers in October were S5O.97, according to
BIS figures. Assuming employment for a
full o2-Week year. which is most unusual for
production workers, the yearly income would
amount to about S2650. or $3.50 short of the
lowest minimum. budget.
Results of the BIS study showed that
Washington. DC, was the highest priced of
the "a cities surveyed for the purpose of COM
piling the budget. New Orleans proved to
be the least expensive.
The budget offered by the BIS is one de-
signed to provide a minimum living standard.
The 'Washington Post declared that most
people would consider the label as being con-
siderably more modest than it was "ade-
%quate'.
The study priced what most families chose
to buy to achieve certain living standards,
not what they ought to buy.
As the budget family, the BIS assumed
a husband who was the sole breadwinner, a
wife who spends her full time at household
duties without employment, a boy of 13 in
high school and a girl of eight in grade school.
1t then priced the food the family bought
il it satisfied the National Research Councils
recommended nutritional standard of about
5000 Galleries a day average per person; and
assumed a private family dwelling of five
rooms. heated to 20 degrees, with private
bath. kitchen and hot and cold running water.
For the rest-clothing medical care, rec
reatlon. transportation, taxes. tobacco, barber
shops. school costs and the like-it took a
level at what it called d point of resistance"
This is a point below which families ought not
to fall.
The budget provided about two pounds
Of all kinds of meat per person per week. or
about two-thirds Of the average per capita
consumption. It allowed for such few pur-
chases OF higher priced cuts and poultry that
q turkey or good piece of meat could be had
only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New
Years Day. II gave II quarts Of milk, six
loaves Of bread and 30. egg a week.
1t allowed less than one pack of cigarettes
every two days: a little better than three
phone calls and one letter a week: one movie
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22
IN GREECE

Inc reactlOnary government Of Greece
has its WI tough version of Taft-Hartley
legislation. The reactionary rulers of Greece,
who were among the first postwar recipients
Of aid from this country, have taken action
%outlawing strikes and providing the death
penalty for strike leaders. The wave of pro-
test called for by the Go News on the anti
labor law in Greece must be forthcoming
Minnesota Labor. CIO.
i !. j.
With all this talk of a Marshall Plan to
speed European recovery. why don't we also
press for an american Plan" whereby every
American will have sufficient income to feed,
clothe and house his family adequately?
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

every two weeks for the boy, one every three
weeks for the others: one haircut for the
father every three weeks; two house dresses
for the wife 4 year. one coat every four years;
about four doctors calls a year per family.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

The second annual economic report, is
sued by President Truman's advisers recently,
contained a passage of interest to trade un-
iOnists.
The need is not for more production, the
economists said, for production is now about
as high as it can go. What is needed is a
balance in the economy, and this can only
be achieved by increasing wages so that per-
sons on low incomes can buy more.
The difficulty with the present prosperity,
they said, is that it is lop-sided. Too much
is going to high-salaried people, too little to
wage earners.
This argument lends new force to the
drive by trade u~nionists for higher wages.
incidentally, although the economists didn't
say so, it is well to point out that labor is now
seeking a second and not a third round of
wage increases.
The so-called first round did not really
increase earnings at all. Employees hours
were cut from the wartime levels, but their
take home pay remained at the same level.
Meanwhile labor can forget that the
cost OF living is now % per cent higher than
it was in June. 1916.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22
Why Pcrmi! Gambling In
\crr..ilicn!

Labor IS in complete sympathy with the
congressional Investigations now being made
to determine whether government officials or
other "insiders" have been gambling in grain
and other necessities of life.
But. in all the excitement about these
probes. no one seems to be asking a simple and
rather obvious question:
Why should any kind of gamblers
even respectable" business men who
make a full-time profession of it-be per-
mitted to run the prices of necessities up
and down, victimizing both farmers and
consumers?
That is not a new question. Years ago,
farmers in northwestern states got tired of
having the price Of grain forced down just
when they were ready to sell their harvest,
then pushed up again when the grain was in
the gamblers hands. Upon this issue, the
farmers launched the Non-Partisan League,
which became a political power in that region
and is still very much alive.
All attempts to carb the grain and COM
modities 'eXchanges'-the biggest gambling
houses in the country--have proved in vain.
The milling interests and other large specu-
lators were too strong. The only way to reg
ulate" this kind of gambling is to abolish it
entirely.
Why does not some one-in the White
House or in Congress-come forward with a
definite plan to put a stop to this immoral
and harmful thing, at once and permanently?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
Marion TO Be
Host TO 2-B
Conference

Marion, Ohio UAW-CIO mem
bers will be host to the 14th
Region 2-B conference to be
held in that city Saturday, May
%, it was announced here on
Monday of this week by Charles
Ballard, director.
The conference call was sent
out this week to all Locals in
the region representing a mem
bership of approximately $4,000.
Speakers, program agenda
and selection of suitable hall
for the meeting will be an
nounced as soon as the commit
tee in charge of arrangements
have completed their plans.
The regional conference ori-
ginally inaugurated by Vice
President Richard GoSser during
his tenure as 2-B director has
been used as means of dis
seminating union policies and
program among the UAW-CIO
in this area.
Director Ballard stated that
Vice President Gosser will be
present for the meeting pro-
vided some unforeseen union
problem prohibits his attending.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
Michigan TWOC
Opens Drive

DETROIT LPA)-A drive to
bring Michigan's telephone work
ers into the CIO was opened last
week at a national conference of
representatives of T ! e p h o n e
Workers Operating Committee
affiliates. TWOC Chairman AL
Ian S. Haywood pointed out that
telephone workers certainly
should get a substantial wage in.
crease, since "the nine top Off
GERS of AT&T have had an aver
age increase in salary since 1941
of 100000 per year." This, he
said, contrasts with the .30-cents-
an-hur wage increase demanded
by the American Union of Tele-
phone Workers, TWOC affiliate.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Reuther

Praise of UAW President Wal
ter P. Reuther, who was willing
to give his life for the cause,
was expressed by Richard Cos
ser, international UAW-CIO vice
president, at a meeting of the
WHY'S Overland Unit Old Timers
at Scott High auditorium on
Wednesday night o! this week.
Vice President Gosser's re-
marks came following a series of
discussions about shop problems
which included the activities of
of the executive shop
committee and stewards.
The Toledo UAW leader re-
peated the admonition which he
expressed to the Local IL stew
ards banquet, March 81. Great
power used wisely can be re-
tained," he said, as he urged the
old timers to stick by their union
principles and to be true to their
ideals.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
Local Il UAW>CIO
Services
TO ITS MEMBERSHIP
SUMNER CAMP

In recounng varied which Local IL offers its
membership point out the value
of the unions summer camp Lake Mich in the
light publicity which has accompanied the camps 194S
fund drive. :,
Located along shores of Sand Lake lies this exceptionally
well appointed and well equipped which has in the snort
established itself of the only camps
of its be established and maintained by union
So popular camp the requests from
parents that this the beng gre
enlarged accommodate 1850 campers instead Oh e ~
enjoyed the projects facilities last summer -, :,
Applications the camp be obtained from LoCdi -
the shop committees Parents are urged
possible in order to give e
Selection camping well to insure them OF
the opportunities which the camp affords
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
TIUC To Hear
Dr.. H. Holmes

Delegates to the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council will
hear DR.. Howard Holmes,
Superintendent of the Bureau
of tuberculosis Control, City
Health Dept. discuss the mobile
X-ray unit which is taking chest
pictures of employees of many
Toledo industries, at their regu-
lar Council meeting on Monday.
1t was announced today by
Richard Lazette, TIUC president.
The X-ray unit which is Spon-
sored by the Toledo Public
Health Dept. is financed by the
annual sale of Christmas seals.
Also speaking before the dele
gates will be Felix Gentle,
Board of Community Relations
executive secretary who will
discuss the proposal to permit
Negro girls to enter nursing
training courses in Toledo hos
pitals.
Rent Control Board
Delegates will consider the
makeup of the Toledo Rent Con-
troll Board under the new rent
control law recently passed by
Congress in its relationship to
the community.
Labor backed delegates will
also appear before the meeting
for brief discussion of the cam
paign issues. Those who will ap-
pear include Vice-Mayor Tom
Burke, congress; Franz Ber-
lacher, sheriff, Frank Mohn,
county commissioner and Reuben
Harper and Michael D m a S,
state legislature. All are Demo-
Gratis.
Following the meeting a sound
motion picture will be shown
under the auspices of the Inter
national Typographical Union
AFL.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
AL Steward
Tells About
Charter Plot

Stephen ]. Amborski, Auto
Lite steward, this week, in a
sworn statement revealed a
plot, obviously Communist in
spired, for another separate
charter vote of Auto-Lite
Unit.
The Auto-Lite Unit in a sepa-
ratist vote in 1945 rejected
the proposal by a decisione
majority.
Following is Amborski's state
ment:
l received a st. Patrick's Day
visit at ten o'clock in the morn
ing. My caller said he was one
Joe Sokol, and informed me
that he was connected with the
Communist Party newspaper,
THE DAILY WORKER.
tAfter greeting me properly,
he stated that he had been in
formed that l was one of the
leaders in the separate charter
drive at Auto-Lite in 1945. /
informed him that ne had been
misinformed; that l had opposed
the separate charter move then
and that l opposed it now.
Mr.. Sokol congratulated me
on the good job l had been do
ing as a steward, and thought
my showing as an independent
candidate in the unit election
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Also defeated by the UAW-
CIO in two additional unit cleo
tons were the International
Plumbers and Steamfitters-AFL
and the international Boiler
makers Union-AFL. The unit
elections were as follows:
UAW-CIO-10. AFL Plumbers
& Steamfitters-6. IAM-None.
Neither - None and ! ballot
voided.
The Boilermakers lost their
election to the UAW-CIO by a
five-to-one vote.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

IUAW-CIO, Lima, who will
serve as vice chairman and AL
Snyder, Rathbun-Jones Unit
of Local IL, secretary.
Principal discussion of the
conference centered around oc-
cupational hazards and diseases
common to the foundry industry
as we'll as various methods of
time study and incentive plans.
The conference has for its main
objective the establishment of
wage, health and accident pre-
vention standards on a nation
wide scale.
Guest Speakers Talk
Guest speakers who discussed
various problems of the union
included Edward j. Duck, as
sistant director, Auto-Lite Coun-
Gil; Joseph Kowalski, Interna-
tional Education Department;
Novilla Hamler, International
Research and Engineering Dept.
and Clayton Rusch, chairman of
the Lucas County Political Ac-
ton Committee.
Both Duck and Kowalski
spoke on the educational job
which had to be done among
foundry employees and called
upon the assembled delegates
to go back into their shops and
carry out the UAW-CIO's edu-
cational program.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Armour and Co. plants.
Victim i of the UAW-CIO
sweep at the New Departure
plant was the international
Association of Machinists Gun
afiliated) which was defeated by
more than a two-to-one major
ity. The plant had been in
process of organization by both
unions for the past year.
Results of the election in the
three plant divisions were as
follows:
Main Unit - -CIO, 800.
IAM-409. Neither-108. Chal-
lenged ballots-15. Voided-4.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

1t may be unusual, but
it is good to observe a con-
gressiOnal candidate state
his honest position upon the
issues with which t h e
country is faced. Turn now
to page five and read MIR.
Burke'S discussion of the
issues which he believes
are of vital Importance to
the citizens of the 9th Con-
gressiOnal District and to
the nation. Read 1t care
fully. Then on May 4 show
your concern by voting the
Democratic ticket. Vote for
Tom Burke for Congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
Let's S Get
Acquainted
BY Richard GOsser,
UAW.CIO Vice-President

Don't forget to vote! l imagine
YOU have had this preached TO
YOU and practically sung to you
! and perhaps you are a little
tired of hearing it, but they tell
me it pays to advertise and I'm
advertising the fact that it pays
to vote.
Well. I have a note here that
Brother Anthony Urbaniak, an
Acklinite, celebrated his birth
day and also IL years of we'd
ded bliss last week, April 10.
Sorry l didn't get this news in
time for last weeks paper, but
better late than never. Best
wishes to both you and your
wife, Tony.
Norman Meyers, Local IL
Treasurer, celebrates his birth
day this week on April 22nd.
He's still a youngster-hasn't t
hit the 40" mark yet. Life be-
gins at 40 Norm, so you still
have a lot to look forward to.
i, Here's my good friend and
'no-worker Odessa Overy again.
This time she and her husband,
Walter, celebrate their wedding
anniversary the 23rd of this
month. Best wishes to both of
you and many more, Odessa.
They tell me this is one of those
marriages you read about but
seldom see. This I can easily
understand because if Odessa is
as good and kind and coopera-
tive at home as she is in the
union then it couldn't be any
thing else but a successful
marriage.
Here's another anniversary
George and Emma Shipman Che
h hails from Willys-Overland)
cele brate their anniversary
April 23rd. Looks like the
month of April is a popular
i, month for marrying.
/" Bryan CARRIER from WHY'S
Overland should re m e m b e r
April 23rd too. It's Florence
(his wife) birthday.
Clara Kasior, Lakeside Bis
cult, has her birthday April %.
Anthony, son of Stanley Paw
licki from WHY'S Overland, has
a birthday April oath. Happy
birthday, Tony.
Howard Rediger, Internation-
al Representative and Summer
Camp Superintendent, is cele-
brating his birthday on the oath.
One thing for certain-his wife
won't have a hard time pleasing
him. All she has to do is serve
him with a good birthday dinner
and lots of it and he'll be hap
py. If her cooking is as good as
he brags it to be Che looks
HIretty healthy it must be pretty
good.
Hey Frank! Agatha's birthday
is April 25th-don't forget. (In
case you want to know who
Frank is he is Frank Young
from Acklin Stamping). I saw
Franks beaming face at the
Stewards Banquet. Frank is an
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
Ryan Is Elected
Foundry Chairman
Meeting Considers Health,
Safety. Wage Standards

James Ryan, chairman of the E. w. Bliss Unit of Local
IL, UAWCIO elected chairman of Subcouncil g. Ma
ona Foundry Wage and Hour Council in its meeting held
here on Sunday at Local II headquarters
Also elected Furl Williams President of Local 975
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Abe-Wilk
Acme Specialty-SS3.OO
American Brake Shoe
American Floor
Surface-$8.50
AyIing- Reichert-S25.O
Associated Products
Banting-S7.0O
Buckeye Paint
Burt Foundry-S7.00
Butcher Hart-$50.00
Columbia -Burner-S1.00
Darling
Daney Aluminium
Dupont Chemical
Ensign Foundry
Formed Steel
Fort Pitt
Herman Fuel
Industrial COrd-S32.5O
Ind. Heat Treat
S. NJ. Jones
Industrial Rubber-$40.Oy
International Harvester
Laclede- Christy-$5O.00
Packard-S11.OO
Peters Stamping
Pioneer Tol.
Rathbun-JO -JOneS-S3O.00
Sheets Elevator
Spicer (Office)
Standard Tool
Superior Spinning
Toledo DevelOping-$7.0O
Toledo Metal Furniture-$16
Toledo Wire Products
Victor Screw
Watson Mfg.-S5.0O
Wel-Ever
York Foundry-S4.0O
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
.UAW Leader
On Road To
Recovery

DETROIT, April 81 =
Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO
president who was shot in his
home here last night by a
sneak assassin was reported
recovering here today in Grace
Hospital following an operation
on his arm and chest which were
struck by the charge.
Physicians said that President
Reuther would not lose his arm
as was first reported and stated
that his general condition was
good.
The militant UAW-CIO leader
who led the fight on the Com
munists in the union prior to
and during the Auto Workers
Atlantic City convention, was
shot by an unknown assailant
a short time after he had re-
turned to his home from a meet
ing of the International union
executive board. He was pre-
pairing to eat snack in his
kitchen when the shotgun blast
was fired through the kitchen
window.
Three Possibilities Named
In a statement to Prosecutor
James N. McNally following his
admission to Grace Hospital, Mr..
Reuther said that he had no
idea who fired the shot, but
suggested that it might be one
of three possibilities-"manage-
ment, the CPS or some screw
ball"
No clues were reported on the
possible identity of the would
be assassin by police authorities
who were searching for evidence
which might throw some light
on the attacker. Three boys saw
a figure hurry away from the
Reuther residence following the
blast and hastily drive away in
a maroon colored car.
A reward of 100000 was Of
fered today by the UAW ex-
ecutive board which convened
in a special session called by
Emil Mazel, Secretary-teasurer.
Came From Meeting
.Reuther had presided over an
International executive Board
during the day which
sanctioned the calling of a strike
by $4,000 Chrysler Corp. en-
ployes at the discretion of Direc-
tor Norman Matthews who has
been conducting wage negotia-
tions with the corporation.
Both union and city officials
expressed their shock at the
attack upon Mr.. Reuther and
many offers of help were wired
and calling into the unions head
quarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Plans for increasing the expansion activities
peed last week when the camps Board of Governors met
discussed final plans for the project Cold weather
has caused delay but everything is in readiness to
proceed with building of cabins other work
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
IA W-CW Wins 2
Sandusky Plants
New Departure And Armour
Elections Add To Region

SANDUSKY, April 21. (Special)-Sandusky became
a UAW-CIO stronghold today when the CIO-Uniteo
Auto Workers won two plant elections here by decisive
majorities at the General Motors New Departure and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Summer Camp Fund Passes 10000 Mark
Champion And WHY'S Units
Give $1,000 Each To Drive

Local Us Summer Camp Fund Drive passed the S10-
900 mark this week when Champion and Wlys-Overand
Units of the Local donated $1,000 each the drive The fund
is slightly better than oneenh of its way the $780,
900 goal set for it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Sary to accommodate the 1850
children who will enjoy the
camps facilities during the
1948 summer season.
Building of additional cab
ms is already well under way
and will be completed in the
next few weeks.
Richard G. os S r, Interna-
tional UAW-CIO vice presi-
dent who heads the camp,
urged that the fund drive be
stepped up SO that the ex-
penses incurred from now un-
til the camps opening, June
18 will be available.
Following are the donors
announced for the current
week:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23


Acklin
City Machine and Tool
Commercial MetalS-S1.00
Tol. Porcelain Enamel-S165
Ransom -RandOlph-$100
Toledo Pressed Steel-$1O0
Toledo Standard
Commutator-S41.0O
Toledo Steel Tube
American Can
Bingham-S410.00
Bliss Foundry
Gordon-S47.OO
Lakeside
Martin-Parry
Mather
PlaSkOn
Surface Combustion-S35.OO
Swartzbaugh-$50.OO
TillotSon-$36.35 .
Toledo Stamp-S10O.0O
Toledo Pipe Thread
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
IS YOUR SHOP LISTED AMONG THE DONORS
TO THE LOCAL IL SUMMER CAMP FUND?

| OUV Up
Members
AirWay-S39.50
National Supply-S1O6.0O
Toledo ScaIe-595.75
AutO-Lite-S63.75
ChampiOn-$1,000
DeVilbiss
Spicer-S530
WHY'S s-Overland-S1,867.75
Local 1O6, Lima-S5OO
International UAW-CIO -
$1,000
Local 91S, Sandusky-S2.OO
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23

Continued on Page 2
Milford chronicle., 1948-01-09
In Short

Wed: Singing cowboy Roy Rogers
and his leading lady of the screen,
Dale Evans, who never kissed in 26
romantic western films, on New Years
Eve at Hereford Heaven" Flying L
Ranch, Oklahoma.
Reported: By the National Steward
ship Institute of the Golden Rule
Foundation, that Americans gave
three billion dollars to charity in i947
Refused: By the Army, to release
Glenn Davis, former West Point foot
ball star, who sought to resign as a
second lieutenant to play professional
football.
Presented: BY IT'S United Nations
employees, guests over Christmas at
Binghamton, Johnson City and Endi-
colt homes, an orthopedic operating
table to the Binghamton CITY Hos
pital.
Planned: By economically hard
pressed France, an army Of 323832
men in 1948, S9,243 over last year.
fAu Rights Reserped. AP NegsfeotureS7