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The union times., 1948-04-10
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

Local 40, Sheet Metal Workers, held fine party in Meriden Thurs day evening, and Ernie Kunze and the committee are entitled to much credit. There were only two speeches-the briefest on record by Joe Grimes, business agent of Local 39, and Nate Sherman.
 The Labor Institute held last weekend by the Conn. Federation of Labor, in our opinion was a suc- cess. True, the attendance could have been larger and some of the talks might have been shorter, but this was a pioneer venture in this state, and deserves to be repeated until it becomes a fixed event.
 The extent to which workers like the union shop is shown in the first four months of the Taft-HartIey law, during which unions lost only four of the 689 union shop cleo. tiOns held.
 It was pretty fair year in l947 for the Puget Sound Pulp & Tim Der Co. in Bellingham, Wash.
 The company either paid off or made provision for payment of all bank loans from 1947 profits, Pres. F. C. StevenOt announced. It also retired all preferred stock. Net profits after these payments total led $4,822,9Ol, of which each stOckhOlder got a tidy $I2.3I share of common stock, compared with dividends of $3.83 a share in 1946. Based on the number of workers in the Puget Sound opera lions, officials of the Intl. Wood workers estimate the company made $7,OOO profit per worker.
 A warning by Pres. A. Philip Randolph of the Bro. of Sleeping Car Porters (AFL) that the Negro people would rebel against the draft and universal military train ing if Jimcrow army practices con- tinued has brought an enthusiastic response.
 Following RandoIph's testimony before the Senate armed services committee, congratulatory letters. telegrams and phone calls have been pouring in to union head quarters from individuals, civic. liberal and, college organizations supporting Randolph's call for civil disobedience campaign against discrimination in the armed forces. union spokesman said.
 It was simple story.
 Police charged into the pickets. members of the United Financial Employes (AFL) supported by AFL seamen, who were striking the Stock Exchange. They beat them over the head with their clubs, they kicked, pushed, mauIed, chased them over the bloody sidewalks. Every picture printed in the New York newspapers showed police beating up pickets-not one show ed any picket lifting a hand against police.
 But here's the way the headlines in most New York papers reported it:
 Herald Tribune: TICKETS BAT TILE POLICE.
 Continued on Page Four)
The union times., 1948-04-10
Munitions Board Surveys Plants

WASHINGTON-(FP)-Asp part of the preparation for mobilization, the armed services will survey 11,000 in dustrial plants, the Munitions board announced last week.
 Chairman Thomas J. Hargrave said the survey is to speed switch from civilian to war production when and if necessary. Munitions board findings will be given to the Natl. Security Re sources board which in turn is re- sponsible for coordinating mobilization of manpower and industry.
 The armed services intend later to survey 25,00O plants. Army, navy and air force officers will determine in each plant what armaments can be pro- duced and will map out wartime pro- duction schedule with industrialists.
The union times., 1948-04-10
Archie A. Cillis, Of Plum bers, Dies Suddenly

Archie A. Gi11is, assistant secretary of the United Association of Plumbers and Apprentices, with headquarters in Washington, died suddenly on Mon day, according to a telegram received by Local 349, New Haven.
 Gillis was formerly organizer for the New England district, and had countless friends throughout the area. Upon his promotion to his national po- sition, he was given a giant banquet at the Hotel Garde, New Haven, by the Connecticut State Association of Plumbers Unions. Martin Durlin, U.A. president, and George Meany, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor, were among the notables who came to New Haven to pay tribute to Archie Gi1lis.
The union times., 1948-04-10
FAVORABLE RULING

PITTSBURGH-(FP)-Thes state unemployment compensation board ruled here that a coal miner, suffering from silicosis, may refuse underground work without disqualifying himself for jobless benefits. The board said the claimant was entitled to compensation even though he quit mine job after working two days. Silicosis is a lung disease contracted by breathing dust. After quitting his underground job, he notified the board he was available to do other work outside the mines.
The union times., 1948-04-10
Whitney To Join Farmers Union

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(FP)-Pres. A. F. Whitney of the Bro. of Railroad Trainmen who spends his spare time on his Minnesota farm. will become a member of the Natl. Farmers Union at farmer-1abor rally here next week.
 He and NFU Pres. James c. Patton will be the two main speakers at the rally, which will also be attended by AFL and CIO representatives. Pur- pose of the rally is to mobilize people to vote i'll the fall elections.
The union times., 1948-04-10
Rep. Foote Signs
 Petition On T-E-W

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Congress- man Ellsworth B. Foote of Connecti- cuts Third District, has signed Peti- tion No. 6 to force the Taft-Ellender- Wagner housing bill out of the House Banking and Currency Committee Foote's action was the result of a promise made to a group of Connecti- cut veterans six weeks ago that he would sign the petition if the com mittee did not take action by April on housing legislation.
The union times., 1948-04-10
AFL In Favor Of TemporaryDraft, Opposed To UNIT
Green For Fullest Mainten- ance Of Economic Stabil-
 ity, Human Freedom"

WASHINGTON = CPD = AFL Pres. William Green told the Sem ate armed services committee April l the AFL will support temporary revival of the draft but will con- tinue to oppose universal military training.
 Green said ''communist aggres- sion must be stopped if universal peace and security are to be achieved" But, he said, Gin coun- tering communist aggression we cannot rely on military strength alone." He proposed 'sfullest main tenance of economic stability and human freedom in our own Iand."
 AFL support of the draft, Green said, was conditioned by several linn itations: CD the draft should be a temporary emergency measure; @ all veterans should be exempted; (3) fathers should be exempted; (4) there should be special exemptions for stu dents and workers in vital occupations.
 UNIT, or conscription, Green said was unnecessary. He argued that UNIT would be of little mili- tary value and would tend to mili- tarize the country.
 Answering questions from Senators Chan Gurney (R, S.D) and Edward V. Robertson (R, Wyo), Green pledged that the AFL, along with all the American people, would make whatever sacrifices necessary to defend U. s. security.
 Spokesmen for two unafi1iated un- ions declared their opposition to uni versa1 military training.
 Legislative Rep. Harry See of the Bro. of Railroad Trainmen put his organization on record as believing that conscription should be rejected" UNIT is inconsistent with our under takings as member of the United Nations" See declared.
 Continued on Page Two)N
The union times., 1948-04-10
College Bldg. Needs
 Placed At $5 Billion

Washington.-Col1eges and univer- sites have to double their existing fla cilities to meet increased enrollments, according to survey prepared by the U. s. Office of Education.
 The cost of such expansion is esti- mated at about $5,000,000,000, the re- port declared.
 Work in progress amounts to only about one-ffth of the construction re- quired to reduce overcrowding and to replace obsolescent buildings, it is re- ported. In this is included the used wartime buildings which have been allotted to educational institutions un- der federal aid plans.
The union times., 1948-04-10
AFL Backs Teachers Union On Pay yPlan
Duncan McArthur
 In Newington Hosp.

Duncan McArthur, who has been f. nancial secretary of Local No. 349, New Haven Plumbers and Appren- ticeS, entered the NeWington Hospital Monday for an operation. McArthur is also a member of the Locals Joint Apprentice Committee, and all mem bers of the union are roofing for his early recovery.
The union times., 1948-04-10
DONATIONS VOTED
PROJECT GROWING

ANDALUSIA, ALA.-(FP)-The big fertilizer project of the Farmers Union Fertilizer Cooperative attracted $6,000 from Alabama farmers in the first two weeks of the stock campaign, Org. J. D. Mott of the. Alabama Farmers Union reports.
The union times., 1948-04-10
Airline Won By l. A. M.

A 100 per cent clean sweep was made by the Machinists in an election among airline mechanics on the Elm pire Air Lines, the National Media ton Board reported this week.
The union times., 1948-04-10
Local 933 Plea Called Fair. Reasonable
Banquet Plans Indicate Splendid Event At Garde
 On May P

The New Haven Central Labor Council today threw the full weight of it's support behind the New Haven Federation of Teach CTS, Local 933, and called upon the Board of Education to grant the request of the Teachers Un- ion that teachers be paid twice a month, instead of once a month, as IS the current practice.
 On March 10th. the Teach CTS Union, through President Viola Gradeck, informed the Board of Education that the local was making the request because teachers were endur- ing hardship under the rnOnth- ly system of payment.
 Tn acting on this request, " Miss Gradeck wrote President Howard V. Krick of the Board or Education, may l ask you to take into consideration the fact that teachers are entitled to their wages in tWo-week intervals; and request that the present system be changed so that there will be minimum of hardship"
 ETVTER m KRTCK
 At Thursdays meeting of the Central Labor Council, the matter was explored in detail. It was then voted that the following letter be sent:
 MT. Howard " Krick, President New Haven Board of Education 169 Church Street
 New Haven II, Connecticut
 Dear Mr. Krick:
 AS the result of an unanimous vote at the last meeting of the New Haven Central Labor Council, I am writing in support of the request made by the New Haven Federation of Teachers, Local No. 933, that the teachers in the New Haven school system be paid lWlNO d 1lOI1lII, lllSlCdQ O1 lIC plCSSllL practice of payments once a month.
 ''The delegates of the fifty un- ions affiliated with our Council see considerable merit in the proposal advanced by the Teachers Union. The weekly payment of salaries is a universal practice in commerce, in- dustry, and almost all branches of city government. The practice is based on hard, solid facts: people need their salaries to meet their liv- ing expenses. Executives and off, cials in the higher brackets may be able to wait month for their salary checks; certainly this situation does not apply to teachers and others whose only income is their salary.
 ''In view of these facts. it Seems to us that the request of the Teachers Union that all teachers be paid monthly is eminently reasonable. We fully accept the Unions state- ment that New Haven teachers are so situated that waiting a month for their pay checks actually works hardship.
 ''In the interest of good govern ment, good citizenship, and mod ern personal practices. we hope that the Board of Education will act affirmatively and promptly on this proposal.
 ''Sincerely,
 ''VINCENT J. MIG GOVERN,
 ''President."
The union times., 1948-04-10
Milk Strike Wins
 Wide Support
Institutions And Women's Committees Among Backers Of Teamsters Union = international Organization
 Also To Help-Union Still Willing To Arbitrate

Harods milk strike went sixth week Tuesday with the question rehng strikers replace all workers hired since the strike began as the key point in the dispute.
The union times., 1948-04-10

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shopping, and help Labor's Own Paper grow.
The union times., 1948-04-10
BANQUET PLANS

Thursdays meeting of the Council was presided over by Vice-President William P. Enright, i'll the absence of President McGovern, whose aunt had died the previous day. Letters were received from Chester Bowles and Mayor William C. Ce1entano, accept ing invitations to speak at the Coun- ci1S banquet at the Hotel Garde on May 22nd. The Banquet Committee reported that the plans for the affair were proceeding satisfactorily, and predicted an unusually good attend ance.
 DONATIONS VOTED
 The Council voted donation to the Salvation Army; and voted to renew its afiliation with the Federal Coun- Gil of Churches of Christ in America. A letter was received from the Build ing Service Employees, announcing their afi1iation with the Central La Dor Council. A donation was also voted to the Cancer Society, and the delegates voted to co-sponsor the Reli- zion and Labor Foundation meeting at Calvary Baptist Church on April 13. Records of the Congressional hearing at which James C. Petril1o. Musicians Union head testified, were played.
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30

Elect Geo. Sondergeld for County
Commissioner, first term. 1927
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30

Paul Molnar, one right and one left
handler, look good for the pitching.
Neither has experience, but each
seems to, have what it takes to be
good pitcher. Steve will also
play outfeld when he is not Slam
ming the ball to Belshaw.
Wepler returns for left field as
sure-fire ball hawk and hitter.
Just who will be in right field is
unknown. Nunnally, John Rosiar,
lSchaffer, and Owen are working on
it. None has had much experience.
Batting skill will probably deter
mine which one of these boys will
be chosen.
Several others are out battling
for one of the sixteen suits. Look
over the above line up. If you
can see a weak spot in it other
than right field, we would like to
know about it. Make plans to see
these boys in action this summer.
They play almost any evening
either at the athletic field at GOO
p. m. or away.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
PLAN SOFTBALL
LEA G UE HERE.
City League Would Provide
Sports For Many Local
Players

Plans are underway for the es-
tablishment of a City Softball
league here, with Lee Davis and
Bill Mack, of the Lake Erie Sports
store "fathering" the idea.
Scores Of softball players had all
ready signified their desire to par
ticipate in such a league, and sew
eral sponsors have been lined up
tentatively.
AS soon as possible, players are
to choose managers so that meet
ings can be arranged to complete
schedules. This league will in
clude not only promising young
players but older men who have
starred in softball games for many
seasons.
Players interested in becoming
affiliated with the proposed league
should notify Mr.. Davis or Mr..
Mack. 1t is hoped that an eight
or ten team league can be ar
ranged.
Tentative prospects include teams
sponsored by Gem-Terrace Beach,
Port Clinton V. F. w. post, White
house Drive-In, Local 497, Stand
ard Products, Port Clinton Mer-
chants, E. O. d. civilians and E
O. d. Soldiers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
Army Recruiting
Team Plans Visit

A special five man recruiting
team composed of representatives
of the Eleventh Airborne and First
Cavalry Divisions will arrive in TC-
ledo for a two days visit, Major
John A. Smith, of the Toledo Army
and Air Force Recruiting Station
announced today.
The team will stop in Toledo as
part of a 100 day tour Of the Sec
ond Army area and will visit eleven
cities in the state Of Ohio.
The tour will begin at Steuben-
vile, Ohio, on May Ord, and the
team will be in Toledo on May II
and 13. After leaving Toledo, the
team will continue to Springfield,
Dayton and Cincinnati, where it
will cross into the state of Indi-
ana to continue it's tour there,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
JUNIOR LEGION TEAM PROSPECTS
APPEAR BRIGHT FOR GOOD SEASON

play boys we have Gordon as short
and Burget on second. Watching
those boys work is delight to
baseball coach's eye. A team
strong down the middle wins
games. The Junior Legion will do
just that as the rest of the middle
is just as powerful.
Belshaw returns for his second
season behind the plate. For a
first year catcher last season he
showed great skill with number
of opposition coaches expressing
the wish that he were on their
team. He will be even better this
season on both handling pitchers
and hitting. Ted Selgo cavorts in
center field. He was a regular last
year although he was only a sew
enth grader. His powerful ac-
curate aid may give him some
pitching duty. His hitting is aver
age for one so young.
On the infeld Pace and Kokinda
are good prospects. Pace under
studies at first while Kokinda does
the other three spots. Riddle is
working on catching as relief for
Belshaw.
At present Steve Rosiar and
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
LOCAL BO WLER
SETS RECORD
Mike Drusbacky Bowls High
est Series Score Ever
Marked Up Here

Mike Drusbacky and members of
his Swan Cleaners bowling squad,
were torrid Friday night when
Mike came through with a 759
series, the highest ever bowled in
Port Clinton, and the team bowled
1115, the second highest team
score of the season.
Drusbacky averaged 253 in his
brilliant assault on the pins. He
opened with 248, followed with 266
and ended with 245.
Don Bredehoft was also in top
form, getting two games of 238
and finishing with 1872 for a 668
total. Swans took five of six
games from Heineman Distribu-
tors in the postponed match.
If Drusbacky, Bredehoft and
other Swan. Cleaner bowlers can
duplicate this feat when they
compete in the A. B. c. national
tournament this week in Detroit,
you can rest assured that Port
Clinton will be represented among
the tournament winners.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30

Port Clinton made 10 hits off
the Sandusky hurlers while Have
ner and Coleman gave up nine.
Lukacs' single. Andy advanced to
second on Burkins' fly and scored
on Beans Zbrisny's single.
In the third inning, Bill Chap
man. walked to open the inning.
Lorensen and Podgurski flied out,
Havener was issued another walk,
and Chapman scored on Krupp's
double.
Sandusky's pitchers "blew up"
in the seventh inning when they
issued five consecutive walks.
Zbrisney singled to open the in
ming and Joe Kubasek fouled out
to the catcher. Chapman, Loren
sen, and Podgurski walked to force
in Zbrisney. Havener walked to
force in Chapman. Krupp walked
and forced in Lorensen. Andy
Lukacs singled, scoring Podgurski
and Havener. Krupp scored on
Burkins' fly and the sixth run had
crossed the plate.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
From where | Sit. BY Joe Marsh
Sons Hens
Wear Spectocles!

Yes, it's fact! Sans brood of
two dozen hens are wearing spec
tacles - which he bought from a
mail-order house in Capitol City.
Sam says it works (and big
poultry raisers say so, too). The
hens see each other through soft
colored glasses, and instead of
fighting and picking at each other,
they go around placidly, gain
weight, and lay more eggs.
Makes me almost wish we could
have rose-colored glasses for hui
man beings, too. So that instead of
quarreling and criticizing, like we
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
DOWNTOWN COACHES
OPEN SEASON SUNDAY

Port Clinton's Downtown Coach
es will officially open the 194S sea-
son at 2:30 Sunday afternoon
when the Marblehead Merchants
come here to meet the local squad
In standard Products field.
Manager Earl McDavitt announc-
ed Wednesday that Gene Lefty"
Havener, the 130-pound high school
senior who was the winning pitcher
in the non-league game Sunday,
will probably be the starting
pitcher here Sunday.
At a meeting in the Warner
hotel, Oak Harbor, this Friday
night, managers and officials of
the county league will make final
plans for the season and complete
the schedule.
Local ball fans had a preliminary
view Of this years Coaches last
Sunday when the Coaches over
whelmed the Soldiers Home squad
from Sandusky, 9 to 2.
Havener and Coleman pitched
for the locals, with Podgurski be-
hind the plate. The battery for
Sundusky was Heidel, Siedelen,
Baus and Fletcher.
Port Clinton scored two runs
in the second inning, another in
the third, and smashed across six
runs in the seventh. Sandusky
scored lone runs in the fifth and
ninth stanzas.
The locals scored two runs in
the second inning when Dave
Krupp tripled and scored on Andy
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
BY Howard w. Jones

Things look good for the Jun
ior Legion baseball team. A vet
eran infeld returns with several
good utilities on hand. Outfield
will be veteran also unless some
of the boys are converted to pitch
ing. 1t looks as though that will
be the method of getting fingers.
On the corner sacks Blaskis re-
turns to third with more poise and
speed than was expected. If his
batting average improves he should
make valuable player. Krupp
on first makes that sack impreg-
nable, There's chance that he
may break his .357 record of last
year.
Down the middle and the double
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30

Reflect George w. Slaughter
for Prosecutor. 9-tf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
Yacht Club Plans
Work Parties

Stunts, games and dancing pro-
vided entertainment for so men,
bers and guests Saturday evening
when the Port Clinton Sailing club
entertained at its fifth annual
Fitting Out" party. Out Of town
guests included DR.. and Mrs. E.
c. Wiegand and David Casiver,
Sandusky; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Anstadt, Columbus, and Peter Ru-
tan, Toledo.
Another regular weekly work
party will be held at the club Sun
day, May 2, when the House and
Grounds committee is planning to
start panelling the club room. Mrs.
Kenneth Black and Mrs. Frank
Carstens will be in charge Of the
potluck supper to be served at six.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-04-30
Adpertisemeaf

do so much of the time, we'd live
and let live in contentment.
From where I sit, the human
in wrangling over minor issues -.
whether man should drink beer
or cider. whether woman should
wear slacks or skirts instead of
seeing each other through "spec-
tacles" of tolerance that enable,
us to live-and-let-live like Sans
brood of chickens.
9e M~A<
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-01
Four Subs Head
 For Turkey; paYi
 U. S. Military Aid

WASHINGTON, April 1.-lR- Four powerful, long range sutmar- ines are getting ready for their last voyage under the American flag.
 Destined for Turkey. as part of American military aid, they are now at New London, Conn. No date has been set for their departure, the Navy said, but it has been generally understood they will leave some time next month.
 The suks-the Boarfish, Blue Back Brill and Chub-were built in 1914 and are rated among the Navy's best. They have a top surface speed of 20 knots and a submerged speed of about 10 knots.
 Eleven auxiliary vessels, also be- ing given to Turkey, are waiting in the northern area for Turkish crews Some $50 Turkish officers and men are now being trained in this coun- try to take over the ships.