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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Regional
Views
BY Richard Gosser
Vice-President
international UAW-CIO

Editors Note: This is the first of series of
articles on housing.
lot of words have been used up in talk
ing and writing about the housing problem,
but after 29 months since the end of the war
very little has been done to ease the situation.
While homes have been built and are in
process of erection, they are so high priced
that the average worker cannot afford to pur-
chase them at their present prices. Rental pro-
perty at a reasonable price is practically i'm
possible to find
The average worker, and I'll include the
white collar worker, is caught in tight spot
They are making too much money to be able
to qualify for housing provided under the Fed
eral Public Housing Act, but are not making
enough to pay high rents or purchase the new
homes which have been built or are now being
built
We can look the housing situation right in
the face and find ourselves in position where
we recognize very clearly that the govern
ment, federal state and city has failed to come
to the assistance of people, who, regardless
of their incomes must have homes in which
to live and raise their families
PUBLIC SCANDAL
Housing in the United States is a public
scandal Had we suffered from bombings dur
ing the war and lost thousands of homes as
excuse for the failure to provide housing after
all this length of time since the end of the
war. There must be a reason why this nation
has failed to meet the housing requirements
of millions of people in need of homes.
One of the reasons why we do not have
government sponsored housing program is not
because plans have not been submitted to Con-
gress but because Congress has not shown the
people of this country any more consideration
along this line than they have in other ways.
The answer is the same one we find when we
see what Congress did with price controls
Somebody had to make big profits.
The same planned scarcity which exists
in steel, in auto and other industrial lines
exists, and for the same reasons, in housing.
Why produce more steel when you can make
as great profit or less? Why produce more
autos and more homes when the same line of
thinking prevails?
These are the things that the American
people will have to think about during 1948,
but we cannot afford to wait for another cleo
ton. We need and we must have decent and
adequate housing for our people.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09

The Republcan-dominated House Ways &
Means Committee has been holding hearings
on proposals TO tax the patronage refunds
given to members of co-ops. Former Chairman
Robert L. Doughton d., NJ c. revealed that
he had only a very hazy idea of what cosops
are when he questioned W. ID. Rumble, head
of the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Asso-
citation of Minnesota. "Now, let's take a CO.
operative grocery or a cooperative saloon !"
Doughton began. II never heard of such a
thing as cooperative saloon" said Rumble
looking very puzzled 1t was Doughton's turn
to look puzzled. If there were cooperative
stores, cooperative banks and cooperative oil
wells why weren't there cooperative saloons?
In the heavy silence that followed, an irrever-
ent Democratic colleague either saved or in
creased Doughtons embarrassment by crack
ing Its a smart idea, anyway. They could
pay their patronage refunds with free drinks
on the house" ~
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
From The Desk
Melvin Schultz
President
Local II UAW-CIO

The state of the nation will no doubt be
quite graphically described today by our presi-
dent in his address before the joint session of
the Senate and House of Representatives.
However, in writing this prior to hearing the
speech, l would like to venture my own per-
sonal viewpoint on the state of the nation 1t
is normal with variation. There has scarcely
ever been time in my short life in which my
memory serves me when there was any abb
sence of talk about peace or war, about costs
or prices, and about good times or depression
1t seems to me there has always been the
discussions about scrapping the Navy, reduc-
ing the strength of the Army and an Inter-
national Organization which would assure
peace for the world indefinitely and in fact
practically all of the things which are today
confronting our Country and the World.
do not mean by this that these problems
assume any lesser state of importance because
actually they are the most important things
in everyones life today as they have been in
the past forty years 1t does seem unreasonable
to me though that the lessons of the past have
not furnished better education to the World
Diplomats than is being displayed.
Self destruction of the individual has been
practiced in countries like Japan for hundreds
of years. With the winning of the War against
Japan, we are attempting to educate those
people toward different outlook on life. The
destruction of the nations and peace within
nations is matter of individuals whose out.
look life may be similar TO the outlook
on life held by the japanese. l do not
understand why the experiences related in
history are not sufficient lessons to actually
change the course of world events so that
everyone may live in peace do not neces-
sarily place any blame upon the diplomatic
representatives of our Country, as I can fully
realize that the thought of peace cannot be
simply a one-nation stand. 1t must be a goal
adopted by all leadership.
l do think that less emphasis should be
given to the publicity on the veto power within
the United Nations and more attention should
be given toward compulsory educational
program in a common language world d-wide,
so that all people can understand each other.
This would certainly make them less gullible
for power hungry, ambitious individuals to use
humanity toward achieving their goals.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Appreciation

would like to express my
appreciation to the Willys-
Overland Unit for the basket
of groceries that Unit sent me
this year for Christmas. This
is the second year that / have
been remembered and ! was
certainly glad to get the
groceries.
l will say that the union
has been good to me. / have
belonged to several other
organizations but the UAW is
the only one that ever did
anything for me when l need
ed it. l appreciate it more
than 1 can ever explain.
Fraternally yours,
George Cole,
1918 N. 14th st.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Editors Mail
Dissent

Most of the people who
would solve initiation and save
us from the Commies are like
the armchair strategists dur
ing the war. They have neither
worked as a laboring man nor
know his problems. AT the
same time, they profess to
know his wants, gripes, likes
and dilikes.
Compare the stockholders
with the laborer and you will
find that the lost eyes, limbs
and occupational diseases are
the workers in the interest of
the production for which the
big shots are clamoring. None
of this for stockholders.
It's these big hots and their
politician friends who are the
real breeders of Communism
If they played fair and were
satisfied with less profits,
lower prices and the Wagner
Act before Taft-Hartley they
wouldn't find it necessary to
spend millions for propaganda
purposes.
l don't think that the world
was made for the rich alone.
Instead of worrying about
Communism and Commies we
need a better understanding
and a change in economic con-
ditions. We need more of the
Golden Rule where all men
would work in peace and
harmony together and profit
from each others work and
ideas.
Fraternally yours,
Joseph A, Deitrick,
627 Riverside Ave
Defiance, Ohio.
Local ITO, UAW-CIO
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Real Fan

For the Bank Money Order
"finn" enclosed, please chalk
me up for the next three
years for the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL. The extra four
bits are for some four or five
back copies that I've missed
because of my negligence.
Sincerest best wishes to all
of you swell guys,
Fraternally yours,
Ed. A. Williams
125 Walnut ST.
Port Clinton, o.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Washington
Labor Report
BY Bradford v. Carter
LPA COIumnist

LPA COlumniSt
Once upon a time there
was a little country, with an
area of $4,000 miles and a
population af about "a half
million, which defied a large
country of four million square
miles and 140 million popula-
ton. The switcheroo, as the
Hollywood literati would say,
is that the little country got
away with it.
For the sake of our story
let us call the little country
Panama. And the big coun-
try-let us call it the United
States.
Now the U. S., many years
ago, built a big ditch called
the Panama Canal. After a
while it employed many thou
sands of workers both from
the u. S. and Panama to
maintain and d ef nd the
Canal.
But while in the large
country the words "all men
are created free and equal
were written large in the
countr-s history, the equality
of man was not practiced In
the Canal Zone. Two sets of
payrolls were maintained: the
gold roll for the U. S. workers
and the silver roll for the
Panamanians and other non
u. S. citizens.
SEGREGATION
Not only was segregation
practiced on the payroll. 1t
was also practiced in every
other mode of life. The Pana-
manians didn't lik e being
treated like second-class citi-
zens, a stones throw away
from their own capitol. And
so they brooded and worried
about it.
Now it happened that the
large country found that 1T
would need more land from
the little country to protect
the big ditch from military at
tack. And so the statesmen
of these countries got to-
gether, and after much hag-
Cling back and forth negoti-
ated a treaty.
When the treaty was SUBJ
mitted to the legislators of
the little country, they re-
jected it unanimously. Those
who thought they knew what
was going on in the minds
and hearts of the people in
the little country said this
was their way of showing
their protest against being
treated as inferior human be-
ings by the representatives of
the large country.
The large country had had
troops on the territory of the
little country for several
years during a war which the
large country fought to bring
peace and democracy to the
world. The large country,
after the proposed treaty was
rejected, Immediately with
drew its troops from the ter
ritory of the little country.
INTERESTING
Now the fact that the large
country withdrew its troops
and accepted the defy of the
little country is a very inter-
esting thing. In most other
situations when a large coun-
try wants something from a
little country, there is some
thing TO say in behalf of the
large country-it withdrew its
troops.
There are few other places
in this world today where a
large country would take gafi
from a little country about
something that il wanted very
much. SO, while the large
country can i n all humility
say that il was probably
wrong in treating the citizens
of the little country in the
way that it did, il can point
out to its critics, particularly
those who grab first and ask
questions later, that the
United States troops did ge'
out Of Panama, but quickly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02

ser and surrounding communities.
The afternoon program starts
at noon with Prosser high school
band music, and will continue for
five hours of variety entertain
ment on the Prosser park sylvan
stage.
A contest to choose Miss Pros
ser of 1948 from seven beauties
from the Benton county seat, is a
feature of the afternoon entertain
mept.
Model plane enthusiasts from
Prosser and other communities
will compete for honors in stun:
and speed events at the Prosser
ball park which win late- be the
scene of a baseball game in the
afternoon.
FLA and All club members
of Benton county will be award
ed some 1000 ribbons for their
livestock and homemaking ex-
hibits in the three day far which
starts Saturday.
The evening program is to be
concluded with an extravagant
display of fireworks.
Prosser,s celebration is en-
tirely free-even the coffee, SUI
gar and cream is free.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

SSoSoo~oSD8VS =
No.........
In the Superior Court Of the
State of Washington in and for
Benton County.
Edward H. Estes, Plaintiff, VS..
Margaret .Verna Estes, Defend
ant.
State Of Washington to Marg-
aret verna Estes, Defendant.
You are hereby summond to
appear within sixty days after
the date of the first publication
Of this. Summons, to-wit within
sixty GOD days from the End
day of September, 1913, and oe-
fend the above entitled action IN
the Superior Court of the State
of Washington aforesaid, and
answer the Complaint of the
plaintiff and serve a copy Of your
answer or other pleading on the
undersigned attorney for plaintiff
at his office below stated, and in
the case of your failure so to do,
judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of.
the Complaint, which has been
filed with the Clerk Of the Court.
The object of this action against
the defendant is to obtain a De-,
cree OF Divorce in favor of the
plaintiff and against tine defend
ant upon the grounds of cruel
treatment of plaintiff by defend
ant.
E. Serier, Attorney
for Plaintiff. Office and p. O..
Address: p. o. Box Alt. Or Is
kennewick Ave. E., Kennewick,
Benton County, Washington.
0:2-1O:1
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02

celebration programs in the 81
year history Of the event.
The September 6 holiday at
Prosser will see The Four Dam
dies of movie and stage fame,
performing in afternoon and eve
ming. Another professional feature
will be Penny Parker, billed as
Americas most versatile and
popular acrobatic clown.
Prosser's big day starts of IN
the morning with parade which
will have scores of floats from
firms and organizations Of Pros
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
Spanish War Auxiliary
Plans Labor Day Picnic

The auxiliary of the United
Spanish War Veterans of Kenne-
wick-Pasco No. % are having their
annual Labor Day picnic in Sac
ajewa park Monday. Relatives
and friends Of the Spanish War
comrades and sisters are invited
to attend. Bring covered dish and
table service and enjoy luncheon
at noon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
Prosser Show 10
Be Best States
Day Ever Given

Professional entertainment, COM
bined with outstanding local tai
ent numbers from Prosser and
lower valley communities, will
provide what Prosser folks say
win be one Of the best States Day
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02
LEAVES FOR CLEVELAND

Mrs. c. F. Ellsworth, the form
er Barbara Perkins, and small
son, Freddie, left by plane We'd
nesday for her home in Cleve-
land, ONO, after spending the
last six weeks visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Perk-
ms.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-02

HOVER w. s. G. s
Hover w S. c. S. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Tom Lawton,
September z, at 2 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Remington
Continued From First Page.)

formation he gave her was not
secret
Mr.. Remington sent the letter tc
Miss Bentley in care of William P
Rogers, counsel for the committee
He explained he Gid this because he
did not know Miss Bentley's where
aboutS.
Mr.. Remington announced his de-
mand for a retraction at news
conference and said he had con-
siderable hopes that Miss Bentley
will search her conscience and come
out with the truth"
Asked what he is doing now, Mr.
Remington, who lives at 1717 Riggs
place NV, replied:
Il am doing my doggonest to get
this case heardin every possible way
until I win public ,viadicatiorf."
He disclosed that ..the case had
been heard by a regional loyalty
board, but no decision has been
handed down.
Mr.. Rauh said suitable retractions
must be made on the air, preferably
on the same program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
7 extron
Continued From First Page.)

capitalist; you're able as hell. These
people toll for a living. We've got
job to do.
I'VE can save the day for Nashua
if you'll only meet with us tomorrow
IN the mayors Office"
Mr.. Little agreed to confer with
labor leaders and civic committee
Tobey Expresses Optimism.
Senator Tobey said it would take
him three minutes to make sug.
eestions to the conference. He ex-
pressed optimism.
l. Mr.. Little, who blamed what he
described as the work-load differ
entail between the North and the
South for 1.-THE necessity of closing
the local mills was not so optimistic.
The plants employ $500 persons.
He laid down a set of conditions
for continuance of what is known as
the Jackson unit of the mills. He
held little hope for continuance of
the blanket factory.
The proposals called for a so per
cent reduction of the $500 plant
workers, work loads on a par with
competitive Southern workers and
a $4,000 tax ceiling compared with
a s220,000 tax last year.
"Challenge" to Workers.
He said that under his program,
Jackson mill workers retained
would end up by making 10 per
cent more than any other textile
workers doing the same jobs any
where else in the country"
The proposal, he said, was ''chal-
lenge" to the employees. Harold
Daoust, regional director of the New
Hampshire-Vermont CLIO Textile
Workers Union, called the work load
IAN insult-not a challenge"
Mr.. Little agreed with Senator
Tobey that his tax reduction pro-
gram would be illegal in New Hamp-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
u. ). Insists Incident
Involving Ethiopian
WAS All a Mistake

The State Department insisted
today that the Constitution Hal
incident which. Ethiopian Minister
Ras Imru took as an insult was
solely the result of a series of mis-
understandings"
The Minister was seated in a box
at a meeting of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF
Science in Constitution Hall Sep
TENDER IS when he was asked to
move to an orchestra seat. He left
the hall in protest against such
an insult"
The State Department explained
to the Ethiopian Legation in a
formal memorandum last Friday
that it was all mistake-that the
Minister was mistakenly seated in
the box while his guest ticket was
for a seat on the floor of the house
Photostat Of Ticket Shown.
The Ethiopian Legation came
back in a note Monday to insist this
explanation was incorrect" and
Unacceptable" because the Minister
held box seat tickets. The legation
sent the department one of the
tickets which had been issued to the
Minister, saying this confirmed that
he was assigned box numbers E-2
4, and g."
In another note sent to the lega.
ton yesterday, and made public to.
day, the State Department politely
pointed out that the ticket which
the Minister thought called for box
seats actually was for reserved seats
on the orchestra floor.
Michael J. McDermott, State De.
partment press officer. produced
photostatic copies of the Minister:
ticket and a diagram of Constitution
Halls seating arrangements in the
department press room to show re.
porters how the confusion arose.
BOX No." Printed on Ticket.
"The Minister certainly was ir
no way at fault" Mr.. McDermott
said. The fault lay with those
who laid out and distributed the
tickets"
The confusing part of the ticket
read this way:
GUEST ADMISSION
Box No.
Reserved Seats E-2, 4, 6, g."
"Box No." was printed with a
blank space after 1t. The reserved
seats" designation was typed in
under this blank.
The State Department pointed
out that the boxes at Constitution
Hall are numbered and bear no let
ter designation, in explaining that
"E-2, 4, 6, 8 identify seat locations
in the orchestra rather than box
locations"
The department reiterated "regret
for the embarrassment caused the
Minister and said it hopes its ex-
plation satisfactorily explains the
cause"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
Blasts Kill 80, Injure
I147 in North Africa
By the Assoeieted Press

CAIRO, Sept. 23-Explosions in
two North African communities yes
terday killed SO persons and injured
lat.
A blast in the village of Laghouat
in Southern Algeria killed 10 and
wounded 100, 20 seriously. A shat
tering explosion in Cairos Jewish
quarter killed 10 and injured Al.
The Algerian disaster occurred
when two French Army trucks
loaded with explosives collided, the
French news agency said. Fire fol-
lowing the blast destroyed most Of
the community, causing damage
estimated at 100000.
Cairo police said the explosion
there was due to internal" causes.
An Egyptian public security official
expressed fear that additional VIC
TINS might be found under the rub
BILE of four houses wrecked by the
blast.
After the Cairo explosion, rioting
started but police quickly restored
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

State 124 miles of highways between
1884 and 1916.
Mr.. Cleveland said his compute.
ton was based on data obtained
from the Public Roads Administra-
ton.
The AAA executive said 450,0
automobile owners who pay Mary.
land gasoline taxes, operators Ii.
cense fees and vehicle taxes want
to prevent the loss of potential
construction for safety's sake, If for
no other reason.
To compute the mileage "lost,"
Mr.. Cleveland said the AAA divided
the amount diverted by the average
cost of constructing a mile of State
highway in the year Of diversion"
He said the average cost per mile
was determined by dividing State
highway mileage built during the
year by capital outlay disbursements
for State-administered roads and
bridges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23

hotels with 10 rooms or less; more
than 10 rooms and one kitchen, $50
for the first 10 rooms and one kit
chen and $25 for each additional
kitchen and 50 for each additional
room.
From SIS for convalescent or
nursing home to $40 for each home
with facilities for five convalescentS
or less and 81 for each person over
five. u
Mr.. Norman said the base costs of
inspecting and licensing multiple
housing accommodations have risen,
and every type Of owner will have
to pay more than he pays now. The
fees for larger buildings, however.
were increased too much on the
scale, he said, and they will bene-
fit principally from the lower ad-
justment being worked out now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
New Trial Is Sought
by James, Convicted
OF Staying Brill Girl
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2s.-Attorneys
for Eugene H., James said today
they will seek a new trial for the
31-year-old handyman who faces
death or life Imprisonment for the
knife Staying of an 11-year-old girl.
James, who is colored. was con-
victed of the f1rst-degree murder Of
Marsha Brill by Judge Herman M.
Mosher yesterday after a trial that
lasted two and q half days.
Sentence was withheld pending
the filing of a new trial motion. but
under Maryland law it must be
either death by hanging or life i'm
prisonment. He also has been in
dicted in Washington for the Rock
Creek Park Staying of Carol Bard
well, II, on June u.
James was convicted after the