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Evening star., 1949-02-19
Defense Has Proved
Nothing in Trial Of
Reds, Judge Asserts
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-The
presiding Judge in the Commu-
mist conspiracy trial says defense
lawyers have proved nothing" in
their five-week effort to show the
Federal jury-picking system here
is biased.
On the contrary, Federal Judge
Harold r. Medina said yesterday,
the defense has pretty well con-
vinced me" that there is no dis
elimination in the selection of
jurors.
The defense, in the prolonged
preliminary proceedings. has
sought to kill the indictment
against the II Communist leaders
by showing that 1t was returned
by grand jurors chosen under an
unfair system.
The defense claims that we'll
to-do persons are picked for jury
service, with only token repre-
sentation for poor people, manual
laborers and minority groups.
The II Communists, all men,
bers Of the party's national board,
are accused of conspiring to ad-
Evening star., 1949-02-19

vocate the forcible overthrow OF
the Government.
Shortly before Judge Medina
told defense lawyers they had as
yet produced no conclusive evil
dence, he halted their cross-ex-
animation of q Government
witness.
The witness, Joseph F. McKen-
zie, a Federal jury clerk, was
called by the Government Monday
to answer defense claims. The
cross-examination began later the
same day and continued until yes
terday.
Defense Lawyer Abraham j.
Isserman termed Judge Medina's
halting of the cross-examination a
violation Of due process Of law"
He added that If he could have
finished the cross-examination he
would have established number
of points on which the jury chal-
lenge is based.
you certainly natter yourself, "
Judge Medina said. II wonder
why you didn't bring out some
of that in the four days you
worker on him."
George w. Crockett, jr., colored
defense lawyer Of Detroit, told the
judge that "the fact that you can't
see anything wrong shows you
have been disqualified"
That's It," etorted Judge Me-
dina, IF the judge doesn't agree
with you he ought to be disquali-
fed. That the funniest thing I
ever heard"
The case was adjourned until
Thursday.
Evening star., 1949-02-19
Dental Group to Discuss
Use of Sodium FIuoride .

The use Of sodium fluoride in
dentistry will be discussed before
the Robert T. Freeman Dental So
ciety at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Twelfth Street Branch of the
YMCA.
DR.. Roscoe c. Brown, chief of
the office Of Negro health work OF
the Public Health Service, will dis
cuss the use of the drug as a pre-
Evening star., 1949-02-19
New Guineo to Grow Tea

Tests made before the war in
dicate that New Guinea might
some day become one of the
worlds great tea-growing centers
and steps now are being taken to
establish a tea industry in its
mountains, Papua reports.
Evening star., 1949-02-19

ventive of decay and will present
a film showing its application. DR..
Mi]lard r. Dean, president Of the
society, will conduct a business
meeting.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Missions Conference
Votes 10 Stay Out Of
u. 5. Church Council
BY the Assoeioted Press

BUCK HILL FALLS, Pa, Jan. g..
"A move by American Protestant
ism toward formation in 1850 of a
national council of churches en-
bracing virtually all its interdenom-
national agencies has been rejected
by the Oldest and largest group in
vited to participate.
Delegates of the 61-denomination
Foreign Missions Conference voted
at their 55th annual meeting here
last night to stay out of the pro-
jected National Council of Churches
of Christ in the U. S. A.
The vote, announced shortly be-
fore midnight, came after more than
six hours of debate which began
early in the afternoon. Approval of
two-thirds of the voting delegates
was necessary.
The vote was So against, 81 for,
IL who took no position and one
invalid ballot. The neutral ballots
apparently came from Canadian
members who announced earlier
IIlCy WOu1u dUSColll UcCdllSc Ullcy
felt 1t was matter for the United
States churches to decide.
Oppressed by Southerners.
The successful opposition to the
proposed merger was led by dele
gates of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention and the Presbyterian Church
in the United States (Southern).
Numerous attempts were made,
however, by both those who opposed
and supported the merger to post
pone any action at all.
DR.. Ralph E. Diffendorfer, re-
tiring secretary of the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Methodist
Church, who supported the merger,
proposed a postponement of the
vote.
In doing so he explained that the
Methodist Church, while favoring
participation in the National Coun-
Gil, would not wish to vote now
IF the results would destroy fell
lowship of the members of the
Foreign Missions Conference"
DIR. Leber Urges Adoption.
Support for the merger came from
the Methodists, Northern Presby-
terians. Episcopalians, Congrega-
Evening star., 1949-01-06

tionalists and other large denomina-
tions. It was the secretary Of the
Board Of Foreign Missions for the
Northern Presbyterians who led the
supporting debate.
DR.. Charles T. Leber arose sew
eral times to urge not only adoption
but to decry delay.
1t was DR.. Leber's board asso-
ciate, the Rev. John T. Peters OF
New York, who told the delegates
"A postponement of the vote will
be regarded by church members
and the world as pussyfooting. The
Protestant Church again and again
has lost battles because 1t has been
afraid to speak its mind"
The delegates, in finally disposing
Evening star., 1949-01-06

years at hard labor for conspirine
to kill survivors Of torpedoed Al
lied ships.
An 9Th Army military commission
convicted Nakazawa, the fifth ad-
miral found guilty of the conspiracy
charge. The others, including a
grandson of the Emperor Meiji, were
sentenced last month to terms rang
ing from to 20 years imprison-
ment.
The prosecution said the con-
spiracy led to the robbing, beating,
torturing and killing of hundreds
of survivors from at least II tor
pedoed ships in the South Pacific
and Indian Ocean during the war.
Also being tried on the same
Evening star., 1949-01-06

Iof the proposed merger, acknowl-
edged in debate that the national
council will be organized regardless
of the Foreign Missions Conference
action. At least five of the other
seven agencies have given informal
approval of the super body.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Jap Admiral Gets 10 Years
For Ship-Surviyor KILLINGS
Nv $ha A..a.;.t.l br-..

BY the Associated Press
TOKYO, Jan. 6.-Rear Admiral
Tasuku Nakazawa, former chief of
operations for Japan's Imperial
Navy, was sentenced today to 10
Evening star., 1949-01-06

charges Is Rear Admiral Kyugoro
Shlmamoto, whose trial was de-
layed because Of illness.
Evening star., 1949-01-06

The average person who dies of
rheumatic carditis is 80 years old
The disease takes about 10000 lives
q year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Gett'In Hot
With Everhot
Swartzbaugh
Unit
by WILLIAM BORDEN
by WILLIAM BORDEN

IDACK AGAIN with another
~ week of whats new" in
Swartzbaugh.
The regular Swartzbaugh Unit
Meeting for the first shift will
be held Friday, May 9Th at 300
PM. in Parlor "a, Local II.
The second shift and third
shift will meet Monday, May 9th
at 200 PM, in Parlor "H".
Instead of holding our Union
meetings in little groups of twos
and threes in the shop, let's all
come to the meeting so that we
can get our differences settled
on the floor.
Judging from the comments
of some of the members, the Co.
Op was a huge success at Local
IL, They were all pleased at the
savings they made and are eager
Ily waiting for the opening of the
Coop market.
Swartzbaugh No. / finally
beat Swartzbaugh No. 2 in their
big bowling match. Captain Len
Duszynski was awarded a Ba-
bies trainer as the trophy for the
winning team.
Ethel Lazur recently became
the mother of baby girl, 8 lbs,
8 OF, Congratulations, Ethel.
Lii Weathersby came down to
the strike vote meeting last
Thursday with one of her new
hat creations. Hedda Hopper
hasn't got a thing on you, has
she Lii?
That's about all, so, see you
all next week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Ragging the


HAVE SEEN A lot of people
II who would bite on a good
joke, but never quite so literally
as George knight of Assby. fl.
When he tried to bite into the
sponge rubber disguised as a
cake with frosting and every
thing. How did it taste, George?
Rather bitter, eh what?
When is a joke not a joke?
Dave Selzam of Personnel says
its no joke when you hug a golf
bag filled with clubs and eight
pounds of lead weights around
twelve holes on the golf course.
We agree, Dave.
If the original "Ananius" were
alive today and working at the
Scale, he would be hard put to
maintain his reputation among
our piscatorial enthusiasts. l
am sure he would have handed
over his crown without argu-
ment, could he have heard Len
ME Swiderski brag about the 18
inch bullheads.
Boots Fortner of Inspection,
thought he was witnessing the
start of the second flood when
he discovered the rapidly rising
water in his basement Sunday
evening. A call for help brought
Pat Davis to his assistance, the
pumps were manned and Pat
says it looked as though every
thing would be alright until af-
ter the fifth beer, when Boots
lost his balance and tumbled
down the steps into the briny.
Absent because of illness this
week are Mae Gunham of assem-
bly, No. /, who is reported re-
covering from a heart attack in
Riverside Hospital, and Stanley
Sankovich of Engineering, who
is home i'll with a cold.
Returning to work this week
are Margaret Alverman of Null
tigraph and Theodore Fuller of
Production Engineering. Glad to
see you back on the job.
Until next week, when we
again scale the SCALES" for
more news.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Union Square
Concerts

NEW YORK (LPA)-All-re
quest weekly concerts will be
hedl in Union Square, sponsored
jointly by the Musicians Union
AFL and S. Klein department
store, the Musicians Union has
announced. Four concerts will
be paid for out of the unions re-
cording and transcription fund,
and four will be paid for by S,
Klein at union rates. At intermis-
sion, the Musicians Union will
provide three girl strolling mu-
sicians.' to keep the crowd from
wandering off. Concerts begin
May 10.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Profits No Excuse For
Rejecting Wage Hikes

WASHINGTON LPA) = With Bethlehem Steel Corp.
leading the parade of the giant profit makers major
featuring companies can't profits losses
for granting wage increases this year Wage negotiations
come up shortly in STEEL oil electrical and coal and iron
industries.
Bethlehem Steel reported profits for the first quarter of 1949
for the period of 1948 opera
above 1OO90 of capacity.
upward for 1948 continues the first quarter
quarter earnings for major Steel electrical and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Unions Ask For
Baby Wagner Act

COLUMBUS, May 2 - Ohio
unions are backing the so-called
Baby Wagner Act, which re-
ceived its first hearing last week.
Authored by Milton Tobin 3D..
Hamilton), H.B.-222 takes the
power away from Ohio employ
ers who have been successful in
blocking Unions because they do
not come under the Federal reg
ulation.
The bill which takes care of
intrastate commerce is similar
to one which has been operating
in New York State for some
time. 1t provides for workers
engaged in state industry
the same as the Wagner Act
provided for those in intra-state
commerce.
Opposition to the bill came
from the Chamber of Commerce
and Manufacturers Association
who said that state control was
not needed since only a quar-
ter of million workers are in
volved." "
Hearings were scheduled to
continue this week with an ex-
ecutive session and committee
vote set for May II. Tobin told
the committee that he was will
ing to consider any amendments
that didn't smell of Taft-Hart-
lev"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
B>Two LEDO
Skilled Trade Ne.Vs

AN APOLOGY to a previous
"A item; One of the oldest and
faithful diemakers, is of the re-
tiring type. We all know the ac-
tive part he takes in serving the
skilled trades council, and at the
same time prefers to be kept out
of the line lights. We feel he
should have a bit more desire to
take the bows when he has them
coming to him.
Bud Saliba is back at his IA
vorite swivel chair in 40.
After winning two grievance
in maintenance for 101a hours
back pay due to overtime on out
of line seniority and regular
performance, should induce Mr..
Wendt to scrutinize the senior
ity list more carefully.
Why was an outside fence
erection gang used on the tool
crib job in the new sheetmetal
shop?
Special notice to supervision
of maintenance. Your men are
willing and capable to hang all
the doors without outside help.
Geo. Lockery's car won't fade
in color asTlong as it Is used only
after dusk.
Two car Duffey wants to dis
pose of his Nash equipped with
rollaWay beds). 1t is assured the
car will make Port Clinton
safely.
Although the bowling season
is over, Chief Ballmer of dept.
Fl is still Dragging about his 149
Average.
Special to Chevrolet: AL
Kraus's 40 Chevy dropped a
door handle on the first trip to
work.
E. DreeZ located the rattle in
his new Packard (wonder how
it got there).
Bob Gamblers Noah's Ark is
progressing nicely.
The group extend ther deepest
sympathy to Harry Loar and
family in their loss of Mrs. Loar.
The laest information on Ray
Hover is that he sustained a
broken back in the recent fall
and was placed in cast.
The B-Two-Lodeo colum m n
welcomes news from all the
skilled groups. Send yours to
Buddy Pacholski at Local II
Hall, by Tuesday PM.
If you did not see the notice
for May 3rd meeting of the
skilled trades on your bulletin
board check with your chairman
as to why it was not posted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Better Organization
HIRE Goal

CHICAGO (LPA)-In a frank
report to the 1000 delegates at
the Hotel & Restaurant Employees
AFL convention, President Hugo
Ernst said that the union has not
so far organized nearly enough
of the industry's 1000, 900. The
100000 member union, third
largest in the AFL, can point to
numerous accomplishments, how
ever. Wages of all crafts have
been substantially raised, and
paid vacation won for many no.
tel workers. A new organizing
drive, and the 40-hour week as
we'll as more pay boosts were set
as H & RES targets for the COM
ing year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Dept. III, 1st Shift

Neil Grumpy" Grinder, had the flu recently and was
confined home has been said that draft from
door was the all this We wonder Who showed
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Unit
By RALPH YOUNG Secretary
Dept. d, 1st Shift

Congratulations to Peggy Altwies who was Al on April
26th Peggy looks to be nearer FL than Al.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
] oledo Stamping
Notes
Mary Iannaccons

CONGRATULATIONS TO Mr..
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Nitiz on their
eight wedding anniversary, May
3rd.
Elvirs misses Eileen, since she
transferred to third shift.
Anyone hearing of 2-3-4 un-
furnished apartment for rent
kindly get in touch with the
telephone operator, Mrs. Whit
more.
Bert Ducat, son of Ruth
Ducat, and Vera Belle Rose,
were married last Saturday, by
his Grandmother, Rev. Bessie
Howard. Congratulations to you
both.
Ellen Brown celebrated her
birthday April Is. Best wishes,
Ellen.
Why does Joe get such a good
looking helper on the Big Line.
Who is Bernard?
Larry's inspector in Misc.
small son, David, has recovered
from a bad fall, out of tree,
and is now back in school.
Pete decided on a beautiful
green De Soto. He was going to
trade the Austin in for kidee
car but changed his mind and
gave it to his granddaughter.
The girls are sorry to see
Helen walking home at night.
Dorothy Long Pilarski is now
at home. 1t was a lovely girl.
Both mother and child are doing
well.
Who ordered the three cor
sages? Were they married Sat
urday or Sunday?
Hazel Way has turned farmer
cite, she was seen Saturday in
one of the department stores
looking for blue denim Lewis.
Ann Earnest is back with us
after spending three and a half
years on third shift.
We get the weather report
every night at lunch time from
Howard, he is pretty accurate,
too.
Someone thought they were
having a good time jacking up
Kenny's car and putting blocks
under it.
Did your know Peggy is in the
chicken business, she says they
are growing pretty fast too.
Ten o'clock is coffee and joke
telling time, plenty of good
laughs.
Some people take a week TO
move but not Edith K. She
moves in one hour.
Carl B, may be kidding but
he says he has corn three inches
high Like to know your secret,
Carl.
The welders always seem to
gs tsFred laughing while they
are lined up for work or Is il
Francis desire for a man.
Genevieve and Peggy came
back from the scales not even
waiting to get weighed, they saw
rat, they can run pretty fast.
1t is gratifying to know most
everyone enjoys reading this
column, If you~didn't hand the
news in, we wouldn't have such
a showing, The news box is on
the wall next to the front office
entrance, everyone is asked to
write any news you may have.
Thank you Peggy, Genevieve
and Helen.
Our Chester, foreman in the
press room, had slight acci-
dent Friday. We all wish him
a speedy recovery.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

athat rack in the doorway?!?
Joe Riba, assistant mill
wright-electrician, is recuper-
sting from an operation in To-
ledo Hospital. We hope to see
Joe back on his job before too
many days have passed.
An "Open Letter to an assist
ant foreman" Let's not get our
hands dirty by using the tools.
We have a few Millwrights who
are willing to work. How about
it, Muggs?
Stephen GasiOrowski
Dept. e. 1st Shift
Congratulations are in order
for the Suppliers Five of the
Day shift bowling league, who
have finished in first place. 1t
wasn't all luck. They have been
out of first place only about 8
weeks throughout the entire
season. For those of you who
would like to know who the
members of this team are: Co
captain, Bill Drummer; Co-cap-
tain, Bob Stachowiak; Co-cap-
tain, Bob Gorney; Co-captain, Al
Swary and Co-captain, Steve
Gasiorowski. (There is no ques-
ton as to who is the captain on
this team. Maybe that is the
reason they won.)
Sam Vinson, Dept. ID
End Shift
This is only a rumor, but ii
you know her-Blanche Evans,
who is absent on sick leave,
ventured out one sunny day
without her umbrella and over
ryhoes. The thought of what
might have happened, had il
rained, was too much for her.
Blanche is still suffering from
shock.
Henry BinkoWski was the vic
tim of an explosion that injured
one of his eyes. 1t seems that
Henry held an uncorked bottle
of skin lotion" labled lex
plosive" and in lighting a Gig
arctic, it happened. Henry had
failed to read the label.
Frances Lubinski, who recent
1y, was laid-off, probably finds
she is saving money by remain
ing home. Frances, you'll re-
member, had a tendency to burn
up, in her oven, most of her
baked goods. There are other
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

ways to show ones worship to
her husband besides serving
him burnt offerings.
The Champion Bowling season
will be climaxed by a sumptuous
banquet at the WaltzHodgins
Post 931 W.. Central Ave. Sat-
urday, May 7th 7 p. m. The
Union and the Company have,
generously contributed toward
the prize money which will be
distributed to the various teams
at this time. We do not presume
to speak for the first shift, but
the Night Owls have enjoyed a
very successful season.
Beulah Wolmuth, rolling in
the Eagles Man and Wife
league, hit the naples for
nifty 168 score in one of her
games
A fire in Johnnie Grants home
caused by defective wiring in
bed lamp. The chief damage
was to his bed and a few other
articles. This, despite the fact
that there was a spring in the
bed. Don't slug me, Johnnie.
Union Office-1st Shift
We understand that the guards
are getting tired of picking up
nuts and bolts and spare parts
that fall off Tom Boilers car
each time he drives into the
plant. Confidentially, we have
heard that Ben's and Arts Used
Auto Parts Companies are fol-
lowing Boiler wherever he goes.
1t is too bad that Hugo Boots"
Roller of department c. 1st shift
is in the hospital. Boiler could 60
out and investigate him and
maybe buy new car. The age
of miracles is not passed as long
as the car; Sam Spade" Boiler
now onws, runs. (Note to the
guards: Youngs car is different
- it's wired together and the
parts fall off only occasionally,
and Ben's did not offer me SIS
it was $3.50.
Congratula tions to Marion Nc
Lehman, Dept E, End Shift, who
is the proud mother of a boy.
Marian sent us a nice card that
says ITS boy!
We hope everyone is giving
to the Summer Camp Collec-
tion. The kids will appreciate
it very much this summer. The
first collection amounted to
$88.89. We know the Champion
employees won't let the kids
down.
There vii be two elections
coming up in the near future
and we hope that everyone will
take advantage of the opportun-
ity to cast their vote. The one
election will be for the delegates
to the United Labor Committee,
z delegates to be elected. The
other will be the International
Convention in Milwaukee in
July and there are 4 to be
elected. These elections, as all
your elections, are important.
Don't fail to vote. Watch the
bulletin boards for the time and
places.
Mary Goser wishes 10 thank
the blood doners who gave SO
willingly, TO help her husband
in his time in need of blood.
George is back on his feet and
doing fine.
Thanks IN all
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Airuay
Airings
VoU PEOPLE HAVE h ar d
BY Herb Bick

NOO FEOFLE HAVE III u
l. the song "Rumors are fly
ing, we'll these rumors are sure
going around the shop. Why peo-
pie start them is beyond our
thinking, they only hurt other
people and make your self the
talk of the shop. OF course it is
only human nature that things
start, but it is the way they tell
them that makes them hurt.
If people would only start to
talk about themselves and then
hear how it comes back, they
would see how ridiculous it is,
so in the future please keep all
idle talk to yourself. If you want
the facts why not see your stew
ard or committeeman.
Theresa Tsrr wishes to take
this opportunity and thank all
her friends for the lovely flow
ers and sympathy cards in the re-
cent death of her son who was
killed last week. She also wishes
to thank Local IL and Air-Way
Unit for their remembrance.
What happens when two pieces
of wood came together unex-
pectedly? For this answer see
Mike Sundermier or Big AL.
They seem to have come togeth-
er last week with a thud, you
know AL, Mike is just a little
heavier.
All you sport fans who would
like to see a good boxing show
had better get in touch with your
steward for your tickets. The
show is given for the betterment
of the United Labor Committee
The date is May 20, so get the
best seats early.
AS your reporter for this col
umn, would like to make this
statement: you people who like
to find fault with what is put in
the paper why not turn in some
thing for yourself to read then
maybe you would not make such
remarks.
With this nice spring weather
we are having it makes a person
just want to get out in the gar
den. That is the idea of Jack
Burtscher Jr., as he was so earn
estly discussing all about buy
ing garden tools, where he could
get them the cheapest, and gel
good quality. Before he knows
it his garden will be producing
before it is even planted.
Well it seems that the Burt
schers sure hit the news this
week. Over the week end father
and son went on a fishingt trip
to the lake. All went fine at the
start until the Sr. threw his No
so test line into the water with
hook the size of an anchor. O1
course that equipment would
scare any fish away. Well, as
the day drew to an uneventful
fishing trip they decided to call
it quits. Almost to shore the Sr
screamed to stop the boat for he
had a bite, but to his bitter a
mazement it turned out to be
only minnow. Better luck next
time, Sr.