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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
ClO Is Gaining
In The South

ATLANTA, Jan. 7 - (LPA)
- There are 100000 new names
on the rolls of CIO unions as a
result of the CLOS organizing
drive in the south, national di-
rector Van A. Bittner announced
in a year-end summary.
AS the first goal for 1948,
Bittner listed organization work
to sign up employees of five large
'automotive and aircraft plants in
the south, in the United Auto
Workers-CIO. Centers of union
activity will be the Ford and GIN
plants in Atlanta, the Allis-
Chalmers plant in Gadsden, Ala,
International Harvester in Mem
pnis, and North American Avia-
ton in Fort Worth, Tex.
CIO unions have won bargain.
ing rights in 604 additional
plants below the Mason.Dixon
line, Bittner reported. He added
that more than so percent of the
plants won for the union since
passage of the Taft.Hartley law
have been without resort to the
NLRB.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Profs to Study
Lobor Unions

CHICAGO, Jan. 7-(LPA)-
The university professors who
teach about labor now have a
special association to exchange
ideas and promote discussion of
"all aspects in the field of labor. +"
The Industrial Relations Re.
search Assn. was formally organ.
lied during the holidays in con-
nection with meetings of econ
omists' associations here.
First president is Prof. Edwin
e. Witte, of the University OF
Wisconsin, for several years a
public member of the National
War Labor Board. Secretary is
Prof. w H. Mcpherson of the
Destitute of Labor & Industrial
Relations at the University of
Illinois.
"The Association will take no
partisan attitude on questions OF
policy in the field of labor, nor
will it commit its members TO
any position on such questions,
the constitution of the new group
provides. Membership will be
open to anyone interested in re,
search in the field of labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
cIO Leader
Hits Leffisfs

PATERSON, N. j. (LPA)-
Carl Holderman, New Jersey
State President, has asked CIO
chief Philip Murray to order a
public hearing on his charges
that the cleft wing" which was
defeated in the recent state con-
vention, is acting contrary to
CIO policy.
The State Pres d e n has
charged that the cleft wingers
have repudiated CLOS endorse
ment of the Marshall Plan, that
through regional and district Of
fees of several Internatlonals
they are urging local unions to
withhold per capita from the
state council, and that they are
prompting local unions to re-
frain from supporting the state
CIO-PAC program.
Leaders of the cleft wing"
bloc that walked out of the state
convention claim that the right
wing" majority used undemo-
cratic procedures in electing
members of the state executive
board. The convention voted
to uphold the report of the
nominating committee which
h as selected anti-Communist
candidates as the representatives
on the executive board for
unions represented by b o t h
fright" and left wing" delegates
in the convention.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Ayling Reichert
News
BY Anne Myers

Goldie Bladel says thanks for
the pretty birthday cake to An
ME.
Fred Welty is back to work
after smashing his finger. You
can't keep a good man down,
sez he.
Now that Vernon Berdon has
an Old jaloppy, he will be all set
provided he inherits an oil we'll.
LOIS and Annie agree that
Florida would be an ideal spot
for honeymooners.
We not only miss Anne Joyce
for herself, but we miss that hot
coffee she served in the after
noon.
Before we forget it, everybody
had a nice time at both Christ
mas parties.
We wonder who the lucky guy
is who put that big sparkler on
Kate McCoy's finger?
Congratulations and best wish
es to Ruby Harland, who recently
was married.
Now that Bozo has reached the
point where he is confident of
living for a while We'll have to
find a new place to hide our cof-
fee and milk. 1t has been disap-
pearing lately.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Steel Tube
Briefs
TO DUTCH YERG:
By Speedy" Futrel

TO DUTCH YERG:
Dear Dutch: We are sorry
that you are back in the hospital
again. Spending II out of the
last 35 months there isn't very
pleasant, but we hope that this
time the doctors will fix that
foot for keeps and that you will
again be back with us at the
old stand.
Ralph, Hank and some of the
other boys are coming out to
see you this week and are going
to bring something you like
You can rub it on, or apply il
internally.
We had a nice time Christmas
and each of us got a ham from
the company. They told us that
they had sent you one too, ano
we're glad because we don't
know anyone who deserves d
remembrance more than you do
We are still trying to keep oul
profit sharing.
Hop, over in the crib, says he
might not be as good as youi
nurses, but he can wind a mean
bandage, so boy, we are looking
for you back, and soon. Take
things easy and remmeber that
all of us are wishing you luck
and sending our best wishes for
a speedy recovery.
Your pals
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Union PIon
On Merqer

CLEVELAND, Jan. Z LPA)
More than 420 delegates are
expected here beginning Jan. 8
for the 18th national convention
of the Industrial Union of Marine
g. ShIpbuilding Workers. .CIO.
The convention will have, as
one of the major plans on its
agen6a, the question of merging
the United Railroad Workers.
CIO which claims about $4,000
members, with the shipyard un-
ion. Both unions have approved
the merger.
The role of the u. S. shipping
industry and the workers who
build those ships in the Euro
pean Recovery Plan is also ex.
pected to be a major item. The
union has strongly opposed any
action to place u. S.-built ships
under foreign registry, as pro.
posed in the Marshall Plan now
before Congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Prices. Not Wages.
Are Going Up

WASHINGTON (LPA) - Re
PORTS last week from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics show that
from mid-October to mid.No
vember, retail prices of the goods
that moderate-income city fami
lies buy went up another l per
cent, more than 8 per cent higher
than a year ago. During that
same month, average weekly
earnings of manufacturing work,
ers rose exactly &c a week-from
S50.98 to S51.02. A slight de,
cline in the number of hours
worked was offset by a minor
rise in average hourly earnings,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09

Is Up To


NEW YORK, Jan. Z =
(LPA) - Now that Congress
has betrayed its unwilling
ness to impose strong controls
to curb initiation, the job of
reducing prices is squarely back
in the lap of business, economist
Robert R. Nathan told an i'm
porters meeting here last week.
The former War Production
Board official, who wrote the
CLOS 1916 wage profit-price
study, spoke at a luncheon spon-
sored by the Lewis Steiger i'm
porting firm, which has just an
nounced that it is cutting the
price of the hosiery it imports
from England by 15%o, in view
of tariff reductions.
Initiation has endangered the
structure of our econ o m y,
Nathan said, and failure of the
government to impose overall
controls will surely result in a
slump unless bus n ass men
throughout the country are will
ing to make those price cuts
which their rate of profit per-
mits.
The Marshall Plan will keep
up the level of exports, Nathan
thinks, but it will not substan-
TALLY increase the role of for
eign trade in maintaining our
economy. Recession in 1947 was
prevented by the IS o n d
round" wage increases which
pumped additional purchasing
power into the economy during
the first half of the year, even
though new price increases have
since more than overtaken the
wage boost, he asserted.
Nathan concluded that accu-
mulated inventories can only be
disposed of by price adjust
ments. If boarding continues
there will be a slump which
will mean not only millions of
unemployed here, but a decline
of American world prestige.
Businessmen must learn to con-
tent themselves with a con-
siStent, moderate, level of profit
over the years, and to dispense
with the high profits spurts
that always lead to depressions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09

WASHINGTON (LPA) - The
European Recovery Plan can only
achieve its detectives if labor,
business and farm groups in the
u. S. are able to deal directly
with their opposite numbers" in
the nations involved, CIO Secre-
tary.treasurer James Carey as.
serted last week. He accused the
State Department of preventing
free discussion and meetings of
labor officials thru their actions
in denying visas to labor officials
in other countries who were
Communists. Fear of Congress
is at the root of the visa denials
Carey charged.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Spicer News
By RAY SOMMERS

Bill Heacock, Dept. 9-B has
"presenteesism" record ol
which he may well be proud
Bill hasn't missed a single days
work since he started in the
plant, Jan. 6, 1912.
Bill Barker and Ronnie
Schrein are the two happy-go.
lucky fellows who post the
bonus reports in all depart
ments.
AL Hepfinger, Dept. so, the
oldest hourly worker in the
plant in years concluded a Ia
year record of faithful service
to the day he retired, Oct. 81
Al will be 81 in March.
Leonard Schultz's many
friends are glad to see him back
on the job. He was absent eight
months because of illness. He
has worked in Dept. 35-C fol
over Is years.
Everyone in the shop who
knew him was stunned by the
death of Freddie Osgood. He
was a real fellow and one OF
the best liked people in the
plant.
Patsie Varriano, Dept. Csc is
a member of the 25 year club
Rudy Ochs, Dept. 25-A in ad-
dition to being a drill press
operator is quite song writer
He is a member of the Song
Writers Guild of Toledo.
Well, you didn't expect Con,
gress to have its heart in its
work during the recent special
session did you? Most of them
regard election day as the only
crisis worth worrying about.
Belated birthday greetings to
Jim Crowley from his many
friends.
If Red Bellamy doesn't start
taking it easy on Jimmy Wat
kins our foreman, he'll work
himself into a nervous break
down. Take it easy Red, Jim s
worried enough now about his
job.
One of the main troubles with
Bruce Strain is that he doesn't
have any comp ii t ion. That
might bring prices down tc
normal.
The Heat Treat doesn't seem
the same without Scotty Geddes
around. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
Turn in your news to me in
Dept. 15-A, second trick.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Are You
Afraid?
BY Ruth Taylor

~ AAA - ~ NDA
There's nothing that will
discombobulate you life like
fear" my grandmother used
to say when I was a tiny. The
fascinating word "discombobu-
late" made it stick in my mind
and over the many years
I've watched it proven again
and again.
OF what are you most
afraid? 1t is not fear of things,
nor of what might happen that
is most disturbing. 1t is fear
of showing fear. 1t is fear of
how you will react. 1t is fear
of doing and saying the wrong
thing. Which is why the finest
stories of heroism have their
sources in crises and great
tragedies. Under intense strain.
ing, people forget themselves
and act naturally. And nine
times out of ten when people
act naturally, they do the right
and noble deed. They forget
themselves in the needs of
others.
People aren't as much afraid
of the problems of the imme.
diate future as they are of ad.
mitting failure. They don't
want to "lose face" They get
themselve into bad situations
and untenable positions be-
cause they refuse to face facts
and handle difficulties as they
arise. It's so easy to say, "Tll
do that when" But by the
time when" arrives it's too
late and the situation is too
complicated.
When you are faced with a
difficult situation, the best
way out is to go out for a
breather, even if it is just a
walk around the block. But
go somewhere where you can
think! And when you've
thought it out, 60 back and
ia ck e the unpleasantness
squarely. Chances are it won't
be as bad as you think, and if
it is, well, you are through
with it. 1t won't hang over
you, haunting your waking
hours, and lying in wait for
you at night.
The same thing applies to
speech. Many people are afraid
to tell the truth. They are
a fra d of being too open.
They build difficulties for
themselves because they want
to sound smart or clever. If
people would only tell the
truth, life would be infinitely
simpler and more pleasant.
This does not mean going
around telling unpleasant
truths - which are generally
not truths but opinions. It
does call for accuracy in action
and speech. Not volunteering
unpleasantries, but at the same
time not letting matters ride
and acquiescing by silence.
go put your creed into
your deed, nor speak with
double tongue" Emers
preached. This, throughout the
ages, has proven the invincible
armour against fear.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
H.A.W. and RAT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (LPA

WASHlNGION, Jan. Z (LPA)
I-AFL officials were unanimous
las week, in nationwide radio
discussion Of what's ahead for
1948, that the announcement
that Henry Wallace would run
for president meant no break in
the anti-democratic front. =
AFL economist Boris Shishkin,
Legislative representative Lewis
Hines, and publicist Philip Pearl
agreed that Henry Wallace and
Republican hopeful Sen. Robert
Taft were still on the same
a n democratic - side of the
street on such vital questions as
what to do with the Marshall
Plan.
The comments were made in
the final broadcast of the AFL's
Tuesday night series over the
American Broadcasting System.
Gus state legislatures. But even
more, we would like to see a
.cnange in the thinking which
prompted our legislators to pass
such laws. Abuses, real or inn
aginary, in management-labor re.
lations cannot be cured by laws
which cripple free collective bar
gaining"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Ragging the
Scale
BY Charles Cramer

Sandy Claws brot me a new
typeriter for Christmas. Now
maybe the editor can read my
stuff.
Did everybody notice the sun
tan Robert Lushwell Martin is
displaying? It's the real Mccoy
from Florida where Bob, his wife
and mis- mother and father spent
the holidays. Also visiting Flor
ida was yrs trooly, Cholly Cra-
mer.
Earl Manor used to like Sar-
dimes until he opened his tool box
Monday morning. They upset the
dear boy.
On behalf of the people of the
Scale Unit, l would like to wish
Mr.. Kohler the best of luck. He
wasn't a bad guy after all.
From the looks of things Sandy
Claws left his shirt at Dan Bi-
ker's house. The next time try
and get a red one.
Three of the boys have been
taken into nationally famous
1clubs. If you ask them they will
gladly tell you how the clubs
work. The lucky fellows are
William j. Kenny, of the K of /,
Roy Tippin and Harold Billhei-
mer.
Please excuse this typewriter,
will you, Ollie, it's the first time
/ used a new one.
To Chuck: You're excused. AT
least I can read your mistakes.
And another thing, why don't
you tell Sibyl the truth?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Murray's Hopes For '4s

NEW YORK (LPA) - Here S
what CIO President Philip Muir
ray hopes will happen in 1948-
as described in the January issue
of Coronet magazine: My fer
vent hope is that, in 1948, our
labor unions will be accepted as
being as much a part of the
American way of life as movies
and hot dogs. Organized labor
naturally hopes to get rid of the
Taft-Hartley Act and the anti
union measures passed by vari-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
Teoms+ers Are
Lorues+ Union :?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (LPA)
- Daniel j. Tobin, veteran Pres
ident of the Brotherhood ot
Teamsters.AFL has to prove that
the Teamsters have the largest
union in the world.
In the latest issue of the Inter
national Teamster, official union
magazine, Tobin writes that the
union received per capita pay
ments from it's affiliates for l.,
026,000 members in the month
of December 1947. During the
month the union took approx
mately $4,000 more workers into
its ranks for a total of about
100000.
An important factor in the
Teamsters' increase has been the
unions success in the AFL' S
Southern Organizing Drive. Be
tween June 1916 and August
1947 425,000 southern drivers
and helpers joined the union -
the greatest gain of any AFL
Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
AFL Has Program

NEW YORK LPA) - The
holiday concert given for the
welfare fund of the American
Guild of Musical Artists.AFL
turned out to be an all-star per-
formance, playing to packed
Metropolitan Opera House. Mas
ter of ceremonies was Deems
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09

Taylor, and Guild President Law
renee Tibbett addressed the au'
dience on behalf of the union.
Every Metropolitan Opera star
sang - none of them solos -
and the Opera ballet performed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
by the Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. So
Fleet Hal Mofie rallied a slow
starting Harvard team into 70-13
victory over Holy Cross by thrilling
a $4,000 crowd with a 9o-yard scor-
ing punt runback today at the
stadium.
His outstanding performance
started after he criss-crossed with
Nick Athans, who took Johnny
Readers punt from the Crimson's
46-yard line late in the second pc
Rod.
After snatching Athans' handoff
at top speed, Mof1e cut over to the
right sideline and dashed to a score
that offset 50-yard aerial thrust
by which Holy Cross had scored
during the first three minutes of
play.
Both teams came up to their 23rd
clash beaten in their last three
starts. Harvard was top-heavy
pre- game favorite.
Holy Cross Scores.
The Crimson's hopes sagged early
when the Crusaders passer, Walt
Brennan, completed his first two
aerials to Right End Tom Kelleher
The first heave was good for 35-
yards and a first down on Har-
wards 10.
Fullback John Reader took three
slams to the 1-yard line, from where,
on fourth down, Brennan passed to
Kelleher in the Harvard end zone.
Johnny Nolan's extra point place
ment kick was wide.
The quarter ended with Holy
Cross leading 6 to 0, but in the
second period Moffle made his long
dash to put Harvard ahead 7 to 6.
After that Harvard's power and de-
ception improved on almost every
following play.
Scores on Reverse.
In the third period, after Holy
Cross was forced to punt from be-
hind its goal line to its IS, Jim
-Noonan set the stage for a second
Harvard touchdown by returning
the boot to the Crusaders Ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Rolls Up Biggest Score
Of Old Rivalry, 41.14,
Before $1,000 Fans
By the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 3d.
Hard-running, slick-passing Dart
mouth piled up its largest score
against Yale today as 1t walloped
the Ellis, Al to IA, in the Bowl. The
Indians rolled up three touchdowns
in the opening period and never
were threatened thereafter.
A crowd of 66,000-the seasons
record here-saw Dartmouth 60 to
the air for four of its six touch
downs. Three Of the big Green's
scores were registered by its big
league battery-Pitcher Jack Clay
ton and Receiver Tom Rowe, ace
end.
But the most thrilling play of the
fierce, hard-fought fray was turned
in by Capt. Bill Conway, Yale cen
ter, who sped SO yards down the
right side after intercepting q
Clayton toss in 9:49 OF the third
chapter.
Until today, Dartmouth's highest
score against Yale in this Ivy
League series which began back in
1894, was in 1888 tie in 1881 and
a $50 victory in 1899.
For the Indians, losers to Penn
sylvania in their opening game, it
was their fourth straight. Yales
record now is three victories in six
starts.
Dartmouth, which entered the
battle a slight favorite, quickly took
charge. The Clayton Rowe combin-
alton set the pattern for the Indians
triumph.
In addition to the three Clayton
Rowe touchdowns. with the latter
scoring each time after taking long
passes, Dartmouth's other tallies
were a 63-yard pass, Joe Sullivan
to Dale Armstrong; a 28-yard dash
by Perry Sarno sand a 17-yard gal
lop by Bill Dey. Dey converted from
placement four times. Larry Perry
kicked the other point.
Conway's spectacular run, and a
seven-yard smash Through the mid
die by Levi jackson accounted for
Yale's touchdowns. Bill Booe's two
placements were good.
Dartmouth registered II first
downs, three more than Yale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Brown Deals Rutgers
First Home Defeat
Since rs by N-6
BY the Associated Press

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct. 80.
Brown handed Rutgers its first de-
feat at home since 1945 today. win
ming 20 to in game the Bruins
dominated all the way.
Rutgers last was defeated at home
by Swarthmore in the 1945 opener.
Rutgers showed two bursts of Of
fensive strength. In the second
period the Scarlet matched a Brown
touchdown by marching a kickoff
back all the way.
In the fourth period Rutgers
drove into Brown territory only to
have the drive stalled by an In
tercepted pass. 4
Browns first score came in the
second period after a Rutgers fun-
BILE on the Scarlet IS. Joe Palermo
tossed to Bob Searles on the seven.
and Roger Young spun over after
four tacklers had taken a SHOT at
him. Fred Kozak converted.
Rutgers marched the next kick
off IS yards to score with Harvey
Grimsley sprinting 20 yards and
Frank Burns connecting to Grims-
ley for 26 more en- route. Dick
Cramer stepped over from the seven.
Bob Hubbard's kick was blocked,
and Brown still led. n
The Bruins added one in the
third and another in the fourth
period. Ed Finn tossed 28 yards to
George Palermo, who stepped over.
Finn, the Bruins chief offensive
weapon this year, then tossed a.
yards to Searles, and three plays
later Roger Young bulled over. Ko-
Yak kicked one and had the second
blocked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
90 Yard Run Sparks Harvard
To Defeat Holy Cross, 2O-13

Church Roche then took of on a
reverse and scored without feeling
an enemy hand.
After moving from its As to Har-
wards eight, mostly by air, the Grim
son broke up the passing attack
and launched a 92-yard march that
ended with Chip Cannon going over
from the one-yard line.
Until the last three minutes, Har-
ward had 20-6 lead, but Holy Cross
had time enough to complete five
passes in row for its second touch
down, which resulted from Bren-
mans deadly accurate 25-yard toss
to End Jim Dieckelman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Collie Is First. Again
In Penguin Regatta
SpseioI Dispotch TO The Stor

WEST RIVER, Md, Oct. 30
Runyon Cole, 1913 national Penguin
class champion, came down from
Mantoloking, N. j., today and led
IL other Penguin shippers from
Washington, Baltimore and Gales
vile in a frostbite regatta staged
off Bayfields near here.
In the same boat with which he
has twice won the class title, Cole
scored two firsts and a second, to
end the series with 1877 points. Other
positions were Joe Kraft, Alexan-
dria IS points; DR.. Walter Lawson,
Washington, 319; Len Penso, Falls
Church, 27.1, and Jack Rockford,
Baltimore, &c.
The fleet raced in light easterly
that slowly gave out, forcing can
collation. of team and novelty races.
Boats drifted over a triangular
course off the home of Bill Heintz,
president of the Chesapeake Bay
Yacht Racing Association.
A dinner was held tonight at
zang's place in Galesville.