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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
We Are Better Off Today

WITHIN THIS GRAND ADVANCE of
w great nation the people, too have
made great gains. The miserable sweat
shops of thirty forty years ago are almost
all gone. Yes, almost, but not quite all.
We still have some lingering on. The great
open shops :. the unorganized industrial
empires of Americas fabulous million
aires are no longer with us. All of our
basic industries are organized.
Especially since the birth of the CIO
in 1885, millions of industrial workers
practically all of them employed in the
basic industries of our country - have
joined the ranks of Organized Labor.
The boss is no longer the supreme
master in our factories.
The union bargaining committees have
taken their rightful place in our economic
system. True, there are still many and
even violent conflicts between the forces
of Management - especially autocratic,
dictatorial Management - and of Organ
lied Labor. But the vast majority of these
conflicts are settled by peaceful means
and around the conference table. A situa-
tion almost totally alien to America of
fifty years ago.
We Shall March Forward
nESPITE TWO WORLD WARS -
IL with their untold millions of dead
and manned victims - and through great
economic depressions, our people have
been forging ahead throughout all these
years. We have reached standard of liv-
ing unmatched anywhere else in the
world. Our people today are enjoying the
fruits of their labor to far greater ex-
tent than at anytime in the past.
Well, we intend to keep our standard
of living.
We intend to keep everything we have
gained.
More than that we intend to improve
our living standard /. we intend and
we shall gain greater security and happi-
ness to the people of this great land of
ours.
Sure we have higher wages than ever
before.
We have greater security, too, for our
working people - through their unions
- than we have ever dreamed of in the
past.
But all that is not enough.
Even today too many of our people
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Robert Nathan
To Start CIO
Radio Talks
Program To Be
Aired BY ABc
As Public Service

Robert r. Nathan, an out
standing lecturer, u h and
economist, will make series of
eight weekly ABC w o r k
broadcasts under the auspices of
the CIO, starting on Tuesday,
January 8, at 10:45 PM.
The time is made available to
the national CIO as pu b C
service by the American Broad
casting Company.
In All Parts OF USA
The Nathan broadcasts will be
heard in all parts of the country.
Local stations should be con-
tacted if they do not carry the
program, and asked to put it on
the airways as public service.
Bob Nathan is a name well
known to most CIO members.
He prepared impressive econo-
mic reports for the CIO in 1916
and 1949, and has completed
similar projects for the United
and other unions.
During the war, he held high
position in the War Production
Board, and in the Office of War
Mobilization a n d Reconversion
and also served as private
in the u. S. Army.
Not Dull Economics
But Bob Nathan's radio COM
m e n tary broadcasts won't be
dull economics. A forceful and
colorful speaker, he'll talk about
he things CIO members are in
.erested in knowing more about
the job situation, legislation in
congress, political develop
nents, big business.
Listeners will find his broad
lasts interesting and entertain
ng,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

Vice President Goss r
urges all locals which have
plants in tn is category to
: fhnd representatives to this i'm
portant conference which will be
held in the Hollenden Hotel in
Cleveland, Ohio.
To Develop Plans
He said plans will be develop
srsJ for extending organization
on TO the un-organized plants in
this industry and to develop a
program for coordinating the
activities of the presently or
ganized plants in relation to
wages, working conditions and
other related problems.
Eligible to have representa-
tives at this conference are all
Local Unions In the UAW-CIO
which have contracts with pre-
fabricating plants or smelling
plants in the Copper and Brass
industry.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
BerIaeher In
Council Seat
Mon. Jan. 7
ULc Condidafe
viii Inausurafe
New Position

Franz Berlacher, successful
candidate of the United Labor
Committee for City Council will
occupy his seat in the council
chambers for the first time on
Monday, Jan. 2 when the new
council will begin session for
1850.
Two New Faces
The first meeting of the Tole-
do Parent Body will begin at
7:30 pm. in the council chamber
and will feature two new faces.
In addition to Mr.. Berlacher the
new member will be William H.
Kirk.
Incumbents in city council
will be Mayor Michael v. Di-
Sale; Vice Mayor Jerome Je-
sionowski and Arthur Jurrus,
James B. Simmons, William c.
Calvin, Ollie Czelusta and Lloyd
E. Roulet.
Measures Expire
It is the opinion that when the
present council terms expire
with it will be many if not all
measures lacking final action on
adjournment which was sched-
uled for Wednesday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
JAW Reward
Offered On
Secret Plan
$4,000 Posted For
Infermcfien On Plot To
Bomb Headquarters

The International UAW-CIO
is offering a reward of S25,000
for Information leading TO the
arrest and conviction of person
or persons responsible with the
attempted bombing of the UAW
headquarters in Detroit. The
money may be collected through
the secret witness plan and Is
similar to the one offered in
leading to those responsible for
the attempted assassination of
Walter p. Reuther and Victor
G.. Reuther, it was announced
in a release from Emil Marcy,
Secretary Treasurer Of the
UAW.
Following is the full text of
the announcement from Mr..
Macy:
The S25,000 reward offered
by the UAW-CIO in connection
with the attempted bombing of
our headquarters may be col.
lected through the secret wit
ness" plan adopted by the un-
ion in offering rewards for in
formation leading to the arrest
and conviction of the person or
persons responsible for the at
tempted assassination of Walter
P. r e u h e. and Victor G..
Reuther.
This plan makes it possible
for people having information
who are reluctant or afraid to
reveal their identity to submit
their information to the proper
and collect reward
money without revealing their
identity.
The rewards posted by the
UAW-CIO will be paid, how
ever, in any or all of the three
cases, to people offering infor-
nation leading to the arrest and
conviction of the perpetrators of
the crimes, regardless of how or
oy what system the information
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Summer Camp
Receives A
Holiday Gift
S. NJ. Jones Unit
Present Funds
From Machines

The Local IL Boys and Girls
Summer Camp fund was replen-
ished last week in the form of a
Christmas gift from members
of the S. M. Jones Unit.
The Unit, affiliated with Lo-
cal IL presented its funds to the
camp, which was accumulated
from candy and cigarette vend-
ing machines. The gift amount
ed to $50 which was the allotted
percentage from the vending
machines collected in selling the
andy and cigarettes in that
shop.
Making the presentation on
behalf of the Unit were Joe Kel-
ly, Unit chairman and Cleo But
Ter, Unit secretary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Seal Sole Fought

DETROIT (LPA) - Civic
leaders are speaking out against
the sale of single barred Christ
mas seals daily over WDET-FM,
radio station of the UAW-CIO.
Sale of the seals in the public
schools have been attacked by
civil, labor and religious leaders
because it is charged that part
of the proceeds support a pre-
tubucular camp which bars nom
white children. DR.. Burt Shur-
ley, president of the school
board, also heads the Detroit TB
Assn, which has refused an Of
Fer of free radio time to present
its side.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

town (cq) and Stanley Bourdo,
Bono.
Others On Committee
Coin containers, Police Sergt.
Howard M. Trip; Schools, E.
L. Bowsher, the Rev. Norbert
M. Shumaker, Harold E. Ryder
and DR.. F. E. Mahala; Govern
ment Offices, Raymond Clark,
Gerald j. Cullen, Leonard j.
Langenderfer, DR.. Joseph E.
Duty, c. H. Klipstein, Leo L.
Lewandowski, Edwin A. Machen
and Edward j. Bodette.
Sports Committee: John Can
elli, Robert B. Evans of Radio
Station WSPD, Robert B. Evans,
general manager of the Toledo
Baseball Club, Virgil Gladieux,
Eddie T. Jones, John r. Nc
George, and Jack Sem.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Says Ship Co.
Hires Govt Scobs

NEW YORK (LPA) - In a
telegram to the US Maritime
Commission, Paul Hall, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Seafarers
Int'I Unions Atlantic g. Gulf
district, charged the Cities Serv-
ice Oil Co. is hiring inexperienc-
ed a m n from the commits
sion's schools to run its tankers.
Hall said the company was hir-
ing the green hands to under
mine the position of our union"
which has been certified as bar
gaining agent for the Cities Serv-
ice crews.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Toledo Tide
Of Toys Week
Campaign On To
Help Children

The Toledo Tide of Toys cam
paign, seeking new toys for un-
derprivileged children in Europe
who had little or no Christmas
this year, will end January 6,
Frazier Reams, general chair
man, announced today.
Spons sored by the Lucas
County American Legion, the
campaign is a good will effort
with Toledo children being
urged to contribute one of their
Christmas toys to boy or girl
overseas, together with a per-
sonal note, Mr.. Reams said.
Designated BY Mayor
This week has bee designated
by Mayor Michael v. Disable as
Toledo Tide of Toys Week. !"
The Mayor urged the coopera-
tion of all school children and
the city's organization to insure
the success of the campaign.
Mayor Disable said the cam
paign will spread the concept
of the American Way of Life
throughout Europe.
During my recent trip to
Europe" Mayor Disable said, Il
saw the need for selling our
Democracy. The Tide of Toys
can prove to be one of Americas
best salesmen."
Schools Cooperate
E. L. Bowsher, superintendent
of schools, and the Rev. Norbert
M. Shumaker, superintendent of
Catholic schools in the Toledo
Diocese, announced today that
new toys will be collected in all
public and high schools throug-
out the city on Wednesday and
Thursday. They urged children
to share their Christmas with
the less fortunate kiddies over
seas by bringing new toys to
school on those two dates. Gen
eral announcement of the Tide
of Toys campaign will be made
in all classes throughout the city
on Tuesday.
Collection Points
Collection points also have
been established at all fire sta
tions. Children and adults may
take their new toys to t h e r
nearest fire house or deposit the
gifts in collection boxes located
in downtown department stores.
Mayor Disable is honorary
chairman of the drive, assisted
by Mrs. Russell L. Davies, pres
ident of the Lucas County Le-
gion Auxiliary; Ligouri Dusseau,
first vice commander of the Le-
gion's Department of Ohio, and
Arthur Gratop, City Welfare Di-
rector. Philip B. Carter, Cham
Der of Commerce, is secretary
and Irwin L. Edelstein, publicity
director. Thomas S. Bretherton
is commander of the Lucas
County Council, sponsors of the
drive.
In general appeal, Mr..
Reams pointed out that because
of the time limitation and the
desire to get toys overseas just
as quickly as possible, contribu-
tions must be made Immediately. |
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Printers Pensions Aided

NEW YORK (LPA) - Local
6 of the international Typograph-
ical Union-AFL has signed a 81
month contract with the Printers
League by which the employers
will contribute u per cent of
employe earnings for a five
year period into the Unions re-
tirement fund.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

and Mrs. John H. Socke, as
sisted by Mrs. H. P. Strater
who is in charge of polio
activities in Ohio; Theatres,
Marvin S. Harris and Jack S.
O'Connell.
On Labor Committee
Downtown Street Booths,
George Baumgartner; Advertis-
ing, Hal H. Thurber; Labor,
Ray .. Flory, Franz Berlacher,
Howard H. Rediger and Thomas
c. Griffith.
Villages and Townships, Syl-
vester E. Klewer, chairman, as
sisted by Mrs. George D. Haw-
kins, Holland; Ray Corbin, Syl-
vania; Webster Studer, White
house; o. K. Benton, Trilby; Ed
GWard F. Nominee, Momenee-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Dues Office
Closed Over
Week End

The Local IL dues office will
be closed Saturday and Monday,
it was announced by Howard
Seren, Local IL, UAW-CIO
President.
He said it will give the en-
ployees in the dues office time
off to observe the New Year
Holiday with friends and family.
The office will close on Fri
day at $50 pm. and will re-
open on Tuesday at 8 am. he
said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Rediger and Ber|aeher
Named To March Of Dimes Drive
Will Head Labor Committees In Annual
Fund campaign For Fight Against Polio

Committee appointments for the 1850 Lucas County
March of Dimes drive JAM 14-31, announced today
by John S. Yaryan, campaign chairman.
They Special Gifts R. A. Stranahan Jr., and
Arthur R. Bell; Womens Division Mrs. Joseph Smith
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
ONE-STOP SERVICE

Time your dues payments with other bills and moke
Local IL your one stop agency for your bills
When making your monthly visit to Local IL Hall to
union dues why take advantage of the services
offered to Local II members?
At the Local Dues Window You Can Pay Your Bills For
Wdter Electric Gas Telephone
This agency established for the convenience Of
members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Natl. Conference OF Competitive
Shop Dept. Called By Gosser
viii Be Held Jan. 7-8 In Cleveland;
Shops Urged To Send Representatives

One of the most important National Conferences under
the Wage and Hour Council Division of the Competitive
Shop Department is being called for JAM and by Rich
ard Gosser international UAW-CIO VicePresident and
Director of the Cornpetitive Shop DEPARTMENT
Evening star., 1949-02-26
DR.. Fieser to Address
Epiphany Mems Club

Dr.. James L. FieSer of Bethesda,
Md, executive director of the ia
pan Christian University Founda-
ton, will speak on "Japan-Our
New Frontier" at a supper meet
ing of the Mems Club of the
Church of the Epiphany at 6:15
pm. Monday.
DR.. Fieser recently spent several
weeks in Japan, where he had in
tervieWS with Gen. Macarthur,
former Emperor Hirohito and
members of the present japanese
government. He was executive
vice chairman of the American
National Red Cross for more than
% years and directed relief work
in Japan following the 1923
earthquake.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

president, Mrs. Bertha Fischer
vice president. Mrs. Louise Byers
vice president, Mrs. William L.
Howenstine treasurer, Mrs. Louis
N. La France recording secretary
and Mrs. Roy S. Clarke CORE
spending secretary.
1t. Comdr. William C. Oncken.
jr., U. S. N. r., will teach the Serv-
icemen's Bible Glass at the Victory
Center tomorrow at 3 pm.
Richard Gates will teach the
Trinity Mems Bible Class of Trim
ity Methodist Church.
The Adult Glass of Chevy Chase
Baptist Church will be taught by
Charles v. Inlay, former teacher
of the class.
The Wesley Class of BrightWood
Park Methodist Church will hold
a business meeting Friday eve
ming.
Representative Ralph Gwinn of
New York will be the guest speak
er at the Mems Bible Class of
Albright Memorial Evangelical
United Brethren Church tomor-
row at GAS am.
The Vaughn Glass, Calvary Bap-
tist Church. will be taught by
Judge A. M. Wolford in an ex-
change of teachers in the adult
department of the Sunday school
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. William King will
entertain the members of the
Fellow Workers Class, Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church. at a
business and social meeting Mon
day at 8 pm.
The Forum, Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church, will be
led tomorrow in discussion of I'm
mortality" by Dr.. Coleman, Miss
Lois Carlisle, Harry Seamans and
the officers of the class.
Mrs. A. N. Warner will address
the Rustin Class, Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church.
The 24-30 Class will hear the
fourth lesson conducted by Miss
Virginia Neel, with a lesson about
Micas. at Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Dedication of Chimes
At Our Saviour Church

A set of memorial chimes will
be dedicated at II am. tomorrow
at the Church of Our Saviour, to-
gether with a plaque for the 1874
men and women who served in
World War II.
Special invitations have been
sent to the members of the parish
and a specially printed program
will be followed. in this impress
sive service, Miss Katherine
Swami Fowler, musical director,
supported by a choir of 80 voices,
will be in charge of the music.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

now acting Rev. p. d. Wilbur
dean of the Diocese of Lexington.
He assisted Thursday morning
at the ordination of his brother,
Newton C. Wilbur, to the diaco-
nate, which took place in the
chapel at Virginia Seminary.
Mrs. Stabley Beale will conduct
the prayer circle at 8 pm. Mon
day. On Tuesday at 10:30 am.
Mrs. Frances Beale will conduct
study, prayers and intercessions.
The Rev. Stuart F. Gazst will Of
ficiate at holy communion and
have prayers and intercessions for
the sick at 10 am. Thursday.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

ran CnufCn, WllIlllIlSIoll' DoA''
will speak.
The Fellowship Class OF Chevy
Chase Methodist Church will have
DR.. Page Etchison, secretary
American Bible Society. as guest
speaker tomorrow at II am.
The Templemen's Bible Glass OF
Temple Baptist Church will be
taught by Norman Sandridge.
The Susanna Wesley Glass OF
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Church will sponsor a series OF
Bible studies beginning Thursday
at 1:3O pm, conducted by Mrs
70. H. Beasley. These will con-
tinue during Lent.
The Friendly Bible Glass OF
Sherwood Presbyterian Church
elected Mrs. Charles Summers
Evening star., 1949-02-26

of st. Luke's
M e t h o d i S t
Church.
The Goth an
nual banquet Of
t h e Organized
Bible Glass As
sociation W i'll
be held at CAL
vary B a p t i S t
Church on
March | at $50
pm. DR.. Will
lard G e n n
Purdy, pastor
First and Gen.
tral Presbyte-
Evening star., 1949-02-26

IL a. m. LOmOf-
row in t h e
Church of St.
Step h en- and
the Inca r n a.
ton.
He was rec
tor of this par
iSh from 1887
to 1913, when
he resigned to
b e ON e a n
Army chaplain,
retiring W | t h
the rank of
major. He is
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Organized
Bible Glasses
By Dr.. PAGE Mex. Etchison

DR.. Samuel E. Burr, chairman,
Department of Education, Ameri-
can University, will be the guest
teacher of the Harrison Bible Glass
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Mount Pleasant Church

The Rev. Philip Gordon Scott,
new pastor of Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, will preach
tomorrow morning on Where
Would You Like to Sit?"
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Former Rector Guest
Al Stephen-Incarnation

The Rev. Paul Duliver Wilbur,
rector of Trinity Church, Coving-
ton, KY, will be guest preacher at
Evening star., 1949-09-16

drain on the dwindling Nationalist
foreign exchange reserves. The
men benefited by the scheme are
limited to those senior Kuomin-
tang officials concerned primarily
with setting aside a NEST egg" for
the future. But they have pro
tected" themselves rather fully.
Shortly before Chinese Com
munist armies captured Shan
ghai a former Premier of the Ma
tionalist government repeatedly
got a loan equal to about $500, 900
Omitted States) from one of the
Chinese government banks. In re-
turn for the loan he gave a mort
gage on his mansion in Shanghai.
Now the Kuomintang official
has his money, the Communists
have his house and the govern
Evening star., 1949-09-16

bribes and use public money in
order to maintain their families.
Benefit by Exchange.
The big fortunes in China were
built up by officials who used
their power and influence to the
advantage of companies owned by
themselves and their relatives and
friends. Millions of United States
dollars were made during the war
by men who were able to buy for
eign exchange at the official rate
Of 40 Chinese dollars to one Unit
ed States dollar when the black
market exchange reached TOO to /.
Other men suddenly became
wealthy shortly after w Day
when they took over former Japa-
nese property in Shanghai and
other coastal cities. Chinese in
dustrialists who had collaborated
Evening star., 1949-09-16

to the practice. is indicative of
the present breakdown Of moral
standards. The corruption that
plagued the Nationalist govern
ment for years has now become
more open. It has further disil-
lusioned those officials who retain
a sense Of public service and
patriotism.
Although squeeze" was COM
mon in many branches of the
Nationalist government both dur
ing and after the war with Japan,
the officials who amassed large
personal fortunes out of public
funds were exceptions. There
were usually too many other off,
cials with whom the gains had
to be split in order to keep them
quiet. Imitation and inadequate
government salaries often forced
officials on many levels to accept
Evening star., 1949-09-16

with the japanese paid large
sums in gold bars to have their
plants removed from the list of
enemy property.
With the drive south of Chi
nese Communists armies these ILL
gotten gains have joined the
flight of capital to Hong Kong,
the Portuguese colony of Macao
and abroad. Chinese officials who
have escaped with their wealth
are looking for investment oppor-
tunitieS in countries with stable
political and economic systems
and low taxes.
The United States has been the
principal goal Of these men. Now,
however, a growing number are
Evening star., 1949-09-16

ment bank has an apparently
worthless mortgage.
Take Money Abroad,
Here in Canton similar scheme
has worked by a number of top
Nationalist officials planning to go
abroad when the Communist
armies close in. Recently, for
mer Governor of Kwangtung Prov
ince, who is still around, mort
gagged a small villa here to a gov
ernment bank. In return for the
mortgage the Ex-Governor got a
loan of 100, 900 Hong Kong dollars,
worth $4,000 Omitted States) on
the black market exchange. The
villa was more than 20 years old
and had originally cost less than
that sum to build.
The mortgage racket" as more
ethical Kuomintang leaders refer
Evening star., 1949-09-16
Mortgage Racket Used
By Nationalist Chiefs
To Bar Losses 10 Reds
By Albert RovenhoIt
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor and
the Chicago Dolly News

CANTON, China, Sept. 16.-
Some less scrupulous senior Ma
tionalist officials have hit on a new
scheme to avoid losses from Com
munist seizure Of their property.
They mortgage their real estate to
Chinese government banks.
This practice is now so wide
spread it has become a serious
Evening star., 1949-09-16
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
SEPTEMBER is, -

shifting their attention to South
America and South Africa, where
they feel there will be greater op-
portunities.
Armour Executive Dies
CHICAGO, Sept: Is (P)-Wil-
lard Claude White, 76, a retired
vice president of Armour & Co..
died last night of a heart attack.
Mr.. White at one time had been
a branch manager for Armour
meat packing plants In Phila-
delphia. st. Paul and Chicago.
He was born in Peoria. III.
All parts of the rice plant are
useful. Even the husks are, often
used as fuel.
Evening star., 1949-09-16

"The Star Spangled Banner"
was legally designated as the ma
tional anthem by Act Of Congress
on March 3. 1931-117 years after
Il vas writtens
Evening star., 1949-09-16

ment bank has an apparently
worthless y,ort1are