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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Local Il To
Hold Annual
Nominations

Members of Local II will
hold their annual election OF
officers at t h e ir regular
monthly meeting, Feb. 13 at
Local IL headquarters, it was
a n unced today by Lloyd
Speidell, union recording secre-
tary.
All top officers and board
members with the exception of
trustees are to be nominated.
One trustee is to nominated for
a three year term.
Action will be taken on an
amendment to the Local IL By
Laws providing for second vice
president. The proposed amend
ment has had two readings and
will be given its third and final
reading prior to the nominations.
Should the amendment pass, a
second vice-president will be
nominated.
Officers to be elected include
president, vice president, fl
nancial S CT et tary, recording
secretary, treasurer and IL ex-
ecutive board members.
Selection of an election COM
mittee to conduct the election
and count the ballots and setting
of the election date will also be
acted upon by the membership.
Newly elected officers will be
installed in office by Vice Presi-
dent Richard Gosser at the Third
Stewards Dinner which
will be held next month at one
of the downtown hotels.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Spicer TO Have
NLRB Election

Office employees of the Spicer
Division of the Dana Corp, will
vote on the security clause issue
in an NLRB election to be held
here, Thursday, Feb. IL.
The employees, members OF
Local IL, UAW-CIO, had pc
titioned for hearing and cleo
tion under the Taft Hartley Act
which requires 80 per cent OF
the signatures of the appro-
pirate bargaining Unit. The
NLRB hearing was held here
Jan. 20 at which time the cleo
ton was approved.
A total of 81 per cent of the
total membership must approve
the security proposal in order
to be able to bargain with the
company management for un-
ion shop. Elections which have
been held throughout the coun-
try have given SIS victories to
the union shop and three oppos-
ed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
The Doctors
Did and The
Lawyers May

WASHINGTON, February A.
(LPA) - The National Labor
Relations Board last week over
ruled an Illinois insurance com.
panys plea that the lawyers in
its New York office are profess
sjonal advisors, not just plain
professional employees, entitled
TO organize for collective bar.
gaining.
In decision involving the Hi.
nois Lumbermen's Casualty Co.,
the lawyers involved are paid
in which it was pointed out that
flat salaries of from $500 to
$4,000 per year, and have no
choice as to the cases they
handle, the NLRB denied that the
anti-union code of the American
Bar Association has any relev-
ance to the mems right to. or
ganize.
The board followed the same
reasoning in its further ruling
that insurance adjustors also are
entitled to organize. It pointed
out that they work within a fixed
adjustment limit, subject to de-
tailed rules, and are no represen-
tive of management within the
of the act.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
'Gosser To
Name Camp
Committee

Three committees consisting OF
union members, women and 9
civic group will be named soon
to conduct the second annual
Local IL Children's Summer
Camp Fund Drive, it was an
nounced to day by UAW-CIO
Vice President Gosser, camp
president.
A goal of $4,000 has been
set by the camps Board of
Governors for this years drive
which will go to enlarge the
camp to accommodate 225 chill
dren each camping period. The
camp was able to handle 100
children during last summer S
camping periods.
People who do not wish to
make an outright donation to
the camp may sponsor one or
more children during the sum-
mer months, according to MIR.
Gosser who said that many To-
ledo business and professional
men had done this during the
1947 camping season.
The following members of the
union fund drive committee
were named today by Mr.,
Gosser:
Charles Ballard, UAW-CIO
director; Orville Beemer, Lloyd
B enn e tt, John Blessing, Mac
Biddle, Tom Burke, Howard
Cutcher, Harold Dean, Barton
Dederman, Edward J. Duck,
Randolph Gray, Reuben Harper,
William Healey, Clem Holewin-
ski, William Kenny.
Harold Kolbe, Ernest Kubacki,
Melvin Lazette, Cloid Lichty,
w lter Madrzykowski, Cyrus
Martin, Paul Mcclellan, Milford
Mclaughlin, Theodore Modrow-
ski, Frank Molik, Waite r
Murphy, Norman P. Meyers,
Richard Myers, Joe hewitt, Earl
Norman, Ollie Pecord.
Arthur Peth, Edgar Price,
Gale Randolph, Harvey Robedeau,
Wilbert Rule, Clayton Rusch,
Herbert Russell, Ed SchInidts
Melvin M. Schultz, H o wa I'd
Seren, Joe Shea, Lloyd Speidell,
Thomas Smith, Heinz Sieve,
Margaret Vegh, William Weston,
Otis Wis m a n and Burny|
Zawodny.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

connection with the ALLEGATION
of supplies. At the same time,
Interior Secretary Jul i u S
Krug recommended to Congress
a SO billion synthetic oil produc-
ton program to meet future
needs.
The shortage, caused by failure
of the industry to expand and
m eet increased consumption
needs, has reached the point
where fuel oil rationing will prob.
ably be necessary next winter and
gasoline rationing put in effect
this coming summer. Over 800,-
600 new oil burners were in
stalled throughout the nation in
1947, bringing oil consumption
up 33 per cent and the increased
number of cars on the road has
brought gasoline consumption up
go per cent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

that it was once assumed
would be opened on the day
that the CIO representatives
started their trip.
Last week in London the
general council of the British
Trades Union Congress sent an
ultimatum to the WFTU secre-
tariat. TUG demanded that by
the end of the first week in
February the secretariat issue
calls for a meeting of the ex-
ectuive bureau to take place not
later than the middle of the
month.
The CIO delegation is expect
ed to confer with British union
lists as to their future policies
in WITH. Neither the CIO nor
the TUG wants to see the WFTU
split, but they are not willing to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

remain quiet while the Russian
unions and their allies sabotage
executive bureau decisions.
Memo Not Circulated
Reports from London indicate
that the secretariat has not yet
circulated CLOS memo support
ing the Marshall plan for Euro
pean recovery to member unions,
as provided in the resolution
Carey pushed through the last
bureau meeting.
TUG warned the WITH office
that if meeting of the bureau
was not convened according to
schedule it would feel free to
participate in international trade
union discussions of the Euro
pean recovery program to be
held out side WFTU channels.
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

International union for 1948
Highlighting h, e UAW
leaders explanation of the
unions policy was radio
address delivered at a dinner
given in his honor by the three
Lima Local Unions, log, I'll
and CTS.
Quoting the figures for the
cost of living released by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Vice
President Gosser told his listen
ers that the auto Workers
would have preferred price roll
backs rather than wage increases
in solving the problem of infla-
ton"
He cited the profits which
have been accumulated by indus
try since the end of the war and
declared that both Congress and
industry had neglected to do
anything to prevent the infla-
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

The subject matter for the
UAW presidents talk will be
the so-called Reuther program
which was outlined by Mr..
Reuther at the unions Atlantic
City Convention last November.
In addition to the unions pro-
gram, President Reuther will
discuss the problems of Auto
Lite employees arising out of the
companys expasion program and
outline the unions position in
safeguarding the members jobs.
The meeting will be open to
all UAW-CIO members. 1t will
be President Reuther's first visit
to Toledo since his reelection to
the presidency last fall.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

Harry Cain (R., Wash.) is
winding up several weeks of
hearings this week. The bill
then goes to the full committee.
In the House, Representative
Jesse Wolcott R., Mich.) has
shown no interest in taking
action to extend rent control
after the present law expires
Feb. 20.
Boris Shishkin for the AFL,
ID onald Montgomery of the
United Auto Workers-CIO, and
John Edelman of the Textile
Workers-CIO, all told the Sena-
tors of the serious hardship that
even the present law has caused.
Edelman cited instance after
instance of textile mill villages
in which, he said, "the worker
is less fearful of losing his job
than of being put of his house" :"
New Homes High
Newly constructed homes are
renting on the average 500
higher than comparable units
which are under rent control,
Shishkin told the S e n t ors.
Auto Workers spokesman
Donald Montgomery ripped into
Congress for having "misjudged"
the housing situation in June
1947 when it extended controls
for only eight months. Rent
boosts between April 1910 and
April 1947, Montgomery assert
ed, have not been the moderate
ones indicated in cost-of- living
figures, but have averaged 369o
in non-farm areas, according to
the Bureau of the Census. Rents
rose more than 70% in Nor
folk, Va, and Portland Ore,
said.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Morse Tells
TIL Motives

WASHINGTON, February A.
(LPA)-The March issue of the
magazine Everybody's Digest will
carry an article by Sen. Wayne
Morse (R. Ore.), one of the most
active opponents of the Taft
Hartley law, which says:
'It is common knowledge on
Capitol Hill that many of the
men who voted for this bill ad.
mitted it contains a number OF
unsound provisions which must
be changed. A rather sorry con.
fesSion to come from supposedly
responsible legislators engaged
in passing a law which affets the
welfare of countless workers
throughout the nation.
'It is also common knowledge
that the Taft Hartley bill was de-
signed not only to curb certain
abuses but to weaken labor's po-
Sition at the bargaining able. In
other words, this laws faults go
far beyond the enactment of un-
workable provisions. It weighs
The economic scales against those
millions of Americans who de-
pend on wages and salaries for
their livelihood"
After an examination of the
cumbersome procedures laid
down in TIL, which require un-
ion representatives to spend half
their time before the NLRB and
the courts, Morse concludes that
the sections of Taft.Hartley
which hamper political action by
labor are unconstitutional, and
that the entire Act should be re-
np9lad
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Reuther To
Speak For
Al Rally

Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIC
president will speak here Sun
day afternoon before a rally OF
Auto-Lite members at Civic
Auditorium at 200 p. m. it was
announced today by Charles
Ballard, Region 2-B director.
Director Ballard who extend
ed the invitation to President
Reuther to speak before the
meeting did so at the request of
a large number of Auto-Lite
Unit members who are interes-
ed in the unions economic and
political program.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Courts Shy
On tn Law

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (LPA)
That some federal courts. at
least, are shy about issuing
iniunctions under the Taft
Hartley Act, was made clear
in two decisions handed down in
New York last week.
Judge S. j. Ryan refused to
grant an injunction against Local
l of the Wine and Distillery
Workers Union (AFL) when the
NLRB alleged that the union had
set up a secondary boycott in
support of a strike in a distillery
in Frankfort, KY. But the court
denied that this was the case as
the Frankfort distillers had gone
back to work in November.
In another case involving a
technicians' union affiliated with
the United Office and Profes-
sional Workers (CIO), Judge S.
H. Rifkind in throwing out an
NLRB injunction request held
that the boycotting of firm that
is in effect a subsidiary of a COM
pany being struck does not con-
stitute a secondary boycott within
the meaning of the law.
Labor and corporation lawyers
are debating the extent of discre-
ton allowed the courts in decid-
ing whether or not to grant an
NLRB injunction request.
Some maintain that the tradi-
tional "irreparable injury" doc
trine applies, and a court should
not grant an injunction against
either party in a labor-manage-
ment dispute unless the alleged
unfair labor practice is serious
ly damaging to the others in
terests. Others maintain that
any violation of aft-Hartley
makes injunction possible. Both
Of these cases support the for
mer contention.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

Many homes and some offices
have gone unheated for a week
now in localities where oil sup
plies have run out and the Mari.
time Commission reports that
shipping has been interrupted in
Norfolk, Baltimore and some
Florida ports where no ship fuel
is available.
Navy Refuses TankerS
The Navy has refused to make
tankers available for transporting
oil for civilian use but has agreed
to lend oil to the states which
need it most provided it is paid
back barrel -for.barrel by June 80.
The program of the National
Petroleum Council includes. be-
sides the 60-day gasoline cutback,
a corresponding increase in fuel
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

powerful forces that fought
Roosevelt while he was in the
White House today oppose
the march of progress" They
are, he said, uncontrolled
monopoly" those who exploit
our human and natural re-
sources for selfish gain and
profit unperturbed by the pri-
walton and suffering their scar
ing initiation brings" and ''the
forces of intolerance and discri-
mination."
CIO in Politics
Murray reminded the nation
that from the beginning of the
CIO it has been in politics. But
this year its political activities
will be intensified, he said. TO
day the test of our union strength
is the mobilization of both cur
economic and political strength.
We must engage in political &C.
ton to maintain our organization
and move on to the social and
economic advances which are the
just due of the American people"
Organized labor, and the bulk,
of the American people are tired
of the raw deal" and are de
manding a return to the New
Deal" he said.
CLOS political activity wiD-1
conducted through its Poll,
Action Committee which has-19
ready organized itself in e.
state. PAC will continue its -
cational activity, and will
TO secure the ''best possible
didates for public office"
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Murray Calls For
Another New Deal
Urges Americans
To Rally To Union
Political Program

PITTSBURGH, Feb 4 GPA)-Speaking over nation
hookup from the of the United Seeworkers of
America which he leads CIO President Philip Murray last
week called upon all Americans to rally to the CLOS po
cal and legislative program "for another New Deal"
Paying tribute to the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt
the anniversary of his BIRTH Murray said The members
of organized labor share the Roosevelt ideal The New Deal
lives in their bloodstream and shapes their thinking
While most Americans share this ideal Murray went
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Food Workers Win
SoeioI Security

SAN FRANCISCO (LPA)-A
Treasury Department rulin g
based on a court decision, pub
lished in California last week, as.
sured social security rights to
$4,000 fruit and vegetable pack
ing workers in the state. The
court decided that packinghouse
workers are commercial, not ag-
ricultural, employees. Once the
farmer has lost control over ag,
riculture produce commercial
packers must pay social security
taxes for their workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

vague, "p DIN tless', IRA
tional," and an "intolerable
burden"
Lobbyists Must File
The Act requires a paid lobby
ist' to file an identifying state
ment before attempting to in
fluence any legislation.
A second type of sttement-
due quarterly in the office clerks
of the House and Senate-must
show what bills the lobbyist
concerned himself with and how
much money he has received and
spent.
Finally, a third statement is
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

the nations most powerful
amalgamation of reactionary
industrialists announced that
while it will condescend to obey
the law, and file the required
data this year, it will challenge
the right of Congress to demand
information about its activities.
Morris Sayre, NAM president,
said that the Association has
relatively little interest in
lobbying" He stated that every
group has a right to know what
is required of it by a criminal
statute and that the Lobbying
Act of 1946 does not provide
sufficient Qualification of its re-
quir EN- n IS. He called itI
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
WATCH IT

This week and every
week there will appear in
the pages of the UNION
JOURNAL a summary of
the bills which are pend
ing before Congress. This
summary will be found on
page 2 of this issue. Read
it carefully, observe the
terms of the bill and then
do your part by following
the instructions. Write to
your Senators and Con-
gressmen as directed. Read
"Keep Your Eye On Con-
gresS."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Sears Put On Unfair List

SAN FRANCISCO (LPA) -
Acknowledging that Sears, Roe
buck Co. has succeeded in break
ing its strike, the international
Longshoremen's Union (CIO)
last week requested CIO to place
the corporation on its permanent
unfair list. The company took
advantage of ft-Hartley re.
strictions and NLRB refused to
cconsider unfair labor practice
charges leveled by the union
which has not filed Communist
disclaimers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

Bulletin: AS the JOURNAL
went to press, word was re-
ceived that President Reuther
will be unable to be here
Sunday. However, other top
UAW-CI0 officers will at
tend the meeting and present
the Reuther program.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Lobby Ban End
Asked By NAM
High Salaries Paid To
Organizations Staff

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (LPA)-Last week the National
Association of Manufacturers filed action the District
Court here alleging that the law requiring registration of
lobbyists constitutes violation of fundamental civil
rights"
Asserting that is primarily service organization
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
CIO Men Prepare
For Paris Meet
Soviet Members Obstruct
WITH Marshall Plan Memo

WASHINGTON Feb NPA)-James Carey, CIO Sec
and Michael Ross head of CLOS inerna-
onal department. sail for London Feb They hope to
from there Paris for meeting of the executive
bureau of the World Federation of Trade Unonsa meeting
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
.GOsser Outlines
Union Program In
Lima Conferences
Economic And Political Aims
Explained To UAW-CIO Members

LIMA, JAM (SpeciaDPromiSing the full power of the
United Auto Workers bring about higher wages and eff
ective political action Richard Gosser UAWCO
dent in series of meetings here with UAW leaders and
members outlined the economic and political of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Vets And Unions
Ask Rent Control
Labor Men Say Present
Law Causes Hardships

WASHINGTON, Feb. (LPA)-Spokesmen for the two
biggest union ederatons and two important veterans groups
last week added their voices those urging quick extension
of rent control with strengthening of the present law
The Senate Banking subcommittee headed by Senator
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Oil Failure MAY
End In RUHOning

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 NPA)-An emergency fuel
60day cutback in gasoline production
was launched by the oil industry last week following
promise by Attorney General Tom Clark that the industry
would be granted immunity from the antitrust laws in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

Says AL
To Stay

Rumors that the Electric
Auto Lite would move its
operations to one or more OF
its plants located in other Sec
tions of the country were
laid to rest on Wednesday of this
week by Richard Gosser, UAW
CIO vice-president, in a tele'
phone statement from his De,
troit office.
Vice-President Gosser said that
he had meeting with Royce
Martin, Electric Auto-Lite presi-
dent, relative to the rumor that
The company was planning on
moving its operations out of the
city.
Said vfre-President Gosser.
''Mr. Martin explained the situa-
ton to me and assured me that
nothing will be moved out OF
Toledo. We have a complete un-
derstanding and are in agreement
on the Toledo plant.
"Mr. Martin said that he was
not in favor of moving operations
out of the Toledo plant and said
that he wanted to keep the peo-
pie in the Toledo plants on their
jobs"
Company Is Expanding
Rumors that the company was
contemplating moving its opera
tions out of the city have been
persistent ever since the corpora
ton began an extensive expan-
sion program some time ago.
Plants are maintained by the
corporation in Lacrosse, Wis,
Woodstock, ILL.,, Indianapolis, Ind,
Vincennes, Ind, Syracuse, N. Y,
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Approximately 5000 are en-
ployed in the corporations To-
ledo plants.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-15
LEGAL NOTICES
ALIAS SUMMONS

AetR0 OO mVN6
No. 1920
In the District Court of the Second
Judicial District OF the State Of
Montana. in and for the
county OF Silver Bow
FRANK sMITHE. Plaintiff.
BERTHA AGNES SMITHE. Defendant
The state Of Montana sends greet
ing to the above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
filed in the office Of the clerk Of this
court. a copy OF which IL herewith
served upon you, and to file your an
swer and serve a copy thereof upon
the plaintiffs attorney within twenty
t2o) days after the service Of this sum-
mons. exclusive OF the day OF service:
and In case OF your failure to appear
or answer, judgmen Will be taken
against you by default for the relief
demanded In the complaint, a general
statement Of which is:
That ON the 1th day OF october. 1929.
in bismarck, North Dakota. the plain
tiff. Frank Smithe. and the defendant.
Bertha Agnes Smith-. intermarried
n ever since said date have been.
and now are. husband and wife; that
the issue OF said marriage.
ii
That the plaintiff is now n has
has been a bona fide resident OF the
state OF Montana for a period OF more
than one year Immediately preceding
the commencement Of this action. to.
Wit. the END day OF June. 1915.
tina on or about the LIST day OF
March. 1897. al Bismarck, North Dako-
Ia. the defendant disregarding the SOL
emnity OF her marriage VOWS Wilfully
and voluntarily and with the intent In
her deserted and abandoned the plain
tiff herein, and ever since said date
"A and still continues to 80 wilfully
n without cause desert and abandon
said plaintiff n with the intent In
her to live separate and apart from
or any reason therefor and against the
Will Of the plaintiff and without his
consent and said desertion and aban-
Comment. within mentioned. has CON
tinued at all times since the LIST day
OF March. 1887.
Wherefore. plaintiff prays:
That the bonds OF matrimopy here
tofore and now existing between plain
tift and defendant be severed and dis
solved and that plaintiff be granted a
decree OF absolute divorce from the de-
PENDANT.
For such other and further relief as
to the Court may seem meet and eqult-
able IN the premises.
Witne>s my hand and seal of said
Court this END day Of June. 1915.
Court ELME KSHEA. Clerk.
Seal) JOHN SULLIVAN,
,, Deputy Clerk
cIIAS. l.. ZIMMERMAN
504-j Phoenix Bldg. Butte, Mont.
Attorney for Plaintiff
First publication July |. 194S-4t
Montana labor news., 1948-07-15

RECOGNIZE AND DEMAND THE
UNION LABEL!