Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
It's News
To Me
By o. ]. Pecord

There are times when all of u.s. old Pecord
would like tell boss where to and isn't cool here
that the too tough and the rewards too
for the time effort ability and sincerity when
pend the job But lot of and that all of who
restless and think that things should be closer to
of thinking should consider the case of young"
anniversary continuous employ
men with the S. M. Jones Co.
1t was on January g. 1898 that Bill Jensen, young
ster went work the M Segur Ave-
In those days Samuel Golden Rule Jones to
reckoned with in Toledo Sam Jones ahead of his
believed in the dignity of He thought that the
of dignity worthy of his hire and he paid
his what he thought they were worth.
years O. age young Bill might have had visions of
beerng himself probably believed lot of including
highly placed labor leaders believe that hard work in
dusrous application doing little than the job demanded
and luck or something would open wide the doors to riches
honor and position.
Today years work young" Bill aged II
has further illusions about his future of wealth and
afuence his community No longer Bill for either
fame fortune Long Bill reached the point where he
recognized a member commonly referred
to the working class and that he would live and die worker
STILL BELONGS
But young Bill doesn't greatly care for fame or fortune
AS he maed he realized that being of the working
class wasn't bad thing he might have considered
to be Bill good workman. He recognized
that a who had job that He
the dignity the decency of labor he had
that the only difference between himself and his employer
not of quality but of fate luck whatever
is used by to explain the why
achieves fame and fortune and another remains worker all
the days of his life
While Bill sometimes may wondered why he wasn't
getting along other the
rather than with them he not the kind of who
given sitting around broodng. still is
who enjoys earning his and his dependents living
ENJOYS WORK
Bill is the kind of a guy who actually enjoys his work
Nobody could that point after abored so
the plant He is the kind of who when the
hot down his shop heating forg
ngs while and supposedly stronger for
breath of cool air.
Bill is the kind of who takes pride in his work
and feels accomplishment that surpassed by
the victorious monopolSt who has smaller
peor out of business the price who has just raised
his prices while ay refusing add the of
his workers
Nor is Bill the kind of guy whom will be
story history for years Bill that and he
isn't disgrunted with the prospect for Bill been member
of the its beginning He neither fame
fortune He wants and has secured things thought
would be possible before becoming of the union And
Bill doesn't He thinks his union the best thing that
happened him the so abored for the
company.
There millions of Bills in this counry-men who have
given faithful service to the industries which employ the
who have built the country and contributed their bit to the
making of America They members unions They
promised them living the right speak their mind the
worship right
semble freely, the right of freemen country
To Bill Jensen a great distinction He is to the
workers of America what the Unknown Soldier lies
Arlington to the people of this nation all that
is good noble honest sincere compeenand decent in Amer
He represents the who have made still making
of the earth Bill Jensen citizen We
proud of him and salute him as good and loyal
worker and above all, great American