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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

Supreme Court to block in
creased unemployment COM
pensation benefits voted by
the Legislature.
The Legislature had increased
weekly benefits by 81 and had
extended the benefit period for
an additional four weeks.
Last month. Attorney General
Herbert S. Duffy, in decision
hailed by the Ohio CIO Council,
had ruled these benefits also ap-
ply to those persons who had
filed their claims prior to Au-
gust %, the date the new law
went into effect.
Previously, the attorney gen.
eral had ruled that dependency
benefits (of $3.50 for each child
under Is, with a limit of two)
should be paid to all eligible ap-
plicants, even if they had filed
before August 22nd.
Second Ruling
His second ruling pointed out
that the General Assembly had
taken into consideration the
squirt in living costs and had de-
cided that those unemployed
through no fault of their own
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
WiIlys Unit
H HaIloween
Party Oct. 29
Annual Event Expected
To Attract Hundreds
With Costumes

Willys-Overland Unit men,
bers will have their 9th Annual
Halloween Party on Saturday,
Oct. 30 in the W-O Administra-
ton Building and cafeteria.
The event will begin at 8 pm.
and conclude, possibly. at mid
night.
Featured will be dancing, re-
freshments, including cider, do
nuts, sandwiches, soft drinks and
also prizes for costumes.
All that is required of the
member for the evenings enjoy
ment with all refreshments free,
is the union card.
Come on up ond join the fun
is the suggestion of the COM
mittee which is composed of Ed
ward Madrzykowski, chairman
of the entertainment committee,
Fred Bowel, vice chairman, Bob
Cousino, Steve Sadowski, chair
man of the Flying Squadron and
the entire Squadron group which
is always on hand to provide SER
vice and necessary preparation
for the usual jolly times.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

The negotiations w hlc n
were opened by Charles Bal
lard, Region 2-B UAW-CIO
Director were termed "as salts
factory. The second talks at
WHY'S Overland Motors Inc. on
Thursday morning and at Devil
bliss the same evening will have
Richard Gosser heading the me-
gotiating committees. Also at
tending will be Mr.. Ballard.
Howard Seren, president of Lo-
cal IL; Walter Madrzykowski
and Walter Murphy, Administra-
tive Assistants and the shop
committees.
Disclosed Saturday
The regional plan was disclos-
ed last Saturday by Mr.. Gosser
who has been working on the
plan for three weeks spending
from Is to 18 hours each day.
Here are the highlights of the
plan as announced:
1. Workers having 80 years of
seniority can retire on $40
monthly pension plus benefits
under the social security law.
2. Graduated benefits to be
paid workers go or IS years who
have accumulated from 10 to 80
years seniority.
3. Benefits to workers regard
less of age having 80 years serv-
ice and totally incapacitated will
receive 500 month.
4. Death benefits of S23oe
which later would be boosted to
$4,000 will be paid to workers
beneficiaries if the worker dies
before retirement age. This
would cover all employees i'm
mediately.
5. If disabled after 20 years,
benefits of $50 month.
6. Pension che cks for 49,
months to beneficiaries of work
ers who retired and were draw
ing benefits at time of death.
z. Hospital benefits including
81 a day up to $3.50 in a year
and a medical allowance up to
5000 a year. This includes S25
a week for loss of pay during
illness in effect for all workers
Immediately, with an additional
$3.50 for each dependent of mar
ried workers.
8. Past services to be credited
on the basis of seniority and fu-
ture service to be cumputed on
1000 hours worked, one credit
year; from 1,156 to /, 1899, three
quarters of year; from 667 to
1855 hours, half year credit. No
credit will be given in the event
a worker puts in less than 667
hours during a calendar year.
To Keep Improving
When Mr.. Gosser announced a
few details at the union officers
Continued on Page Five
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
ULC Quarterly
Meeting Is
Tues. Nov. |
To Be Held In
Moin Ballroom
In Seeor Hotel

The quarterly United Labor
Committee meeting will be held
on Tuesday, Nov. l in the main
ballroom of the Secor Hotel, it
was announced by Charles Bal
lar and Frank Fischer, co-chair-
men of the ULC.
Following this meeting the
ULC is sponsoring an Old FASH
ioned Labor rally set for Ma
comber High School on Wednes-
day, Nov. 2.
The quarterly meeting will be
the most important since the
ULC was established, the CO.
chairmen said. The main discus
sion will be the 1850 program to
defeat Robert Taft as senior
Senator of Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

should receive additional bene-
fits and for longer period of
time.
Duffy's ruling, the Ohio CIO
said, was legally sound, eco
nomically good and humanely
right"
1t was this second decision, ex-
tending extra benefits for an
additional period, to those who
were jobless before August 22nd,
that is now under court attack.
Following t h e r traditional
pattern, the Chamber of Com
merce and the Association of
Manufacturers went to court to
stop jobles workers from receiv-
ing few extra dollars week
to buy food for their families.
Before Supreme Court
Acting in the name of George
B. Geyer of Osborn, a restaurant
owner and vice-president of the
Ohio Restaurant Association, at
torneys for these employers
groups asked the State Supreme
Court for a writ of prohibition.
The Court issued a temporary
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

It is four point program
and includes an invitation to
all segments in labor setting
up a joint committee and to
deal with this 'cancerous' prob
lem on city-wide basis, he
said
In making the announcement
of the plan Mr.. Gosser said, for
several months the City of To-
ledo has been faced with very
serious unemployment probelm.
Forced idleness is driving deep
er and deeper into the welfare
of our people. There is much
fear and apprehension among
Toledo workers because thou
sands of them are using up their
u n m p loyment compensation
have already spent their meager
savings and see little prospect
of being re-employed in the
foreseeable future"
The statement continues:
The growing acuteness of this
stu a ii on was recognized by
Mayor Disable a good many
months ago when he declared to
special meeting of the Labor
Management-Citizens Committee
that Toledo can't live with an
army of 10000 unemployed.
Since that time the Army of the
Unemployed have risen in num-
Der to more than 10000. Yet,
nothing is being done to provide
work for those of our people
who are jobless through no
fault of their own. This is not
only ira gic, but intolerable.
Therefore, to bring aid to our
unemployed people as rapidly as
possible, we have:
"1-Set up a Committee Of
Unemployment within the CIO
to devote special attention to
this problem. This Committee,
through the facilities of the
Toledo Industrial Union Council,
is now in the process of taking
a census in all CIO plants to
ascertain the exact number of
unemployed workers from those
plants. This census is necessary
inasmuch as the figures released
by the USES. only show the
Continued on Page Five
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

for the ClO.
For the first time, Mr.. Akos
pointed out, the Chest has
made it easier for everyone
to know just what his Commun-
ity Chest dollars will buy.
For example, literature being
distributed shows that $3.50 will
pay for two pairs of crutches to
help two children at the Crippled
Children's home to learn to walk
again; $9.75 will cover the cost
of five visits by District Nurse
to the home of needy sick per-
sons; $7.38 will keep boy busy
and happy for six months at the
Boys Club, and $11.06 will pay
for the care of a motherless
child for one week at st An
thongs Orphanage.
Many other bargains are list
ed in the Chest campaign adver-
tising, which is paid for by the
Community Advertising Fund,
supported by locad industrial
and business firms, campaign
leaders explained. 1t is hoped
that CIO members will "buy'' a
generous share of the c h e t
bargains" which benefit fam
lilies throughout the entire To-
ledo area.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
They Eat Lunch
At The Switchboard

TACOMA, Wash. LPA)-The
American Taxpayers Service,
Inc, telephone answering ex-
change, has no union. So, the
girls work six days a week for
rs to 81 cents an hour. They get
no extra rate for Sunday or holi-
day work. They get no relief
periods. They have to eat lunch
at the switchboard. One girl
joined the union. After several
more joined, the first girl was
fired. Now charges of unfair la
Dor practices have been filed
with the NLRB.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Wherry Blocks
lPA From Galleries

Washington (LPA) - Admis-
sion of Labor Press Association
to the press galleries of the Sen
ate and House was blocked again
Oct. IL, when Senator Kenneth
Wherry, COP floor leader, in a
surprise manuever, objected to
Rules Committee approval of a
liberalized rule proposed by the
Standing Committee of Cores
pondentS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Educational
.eeting0et.28
Pension Plan To
Be HiehIiqhf

Members of the Local IL Ed
ucational league are being re-
minded that the next regular
session is next Friday, Oct. %.
The Educational league Is
composed of shop committee
men, stewards and rank and
file.
The next meeting Is expected
to prove interesting with talks
to center on the regional pension
program.
The meeting will be held in
Parlor A in Local IL headquar-
ters, 425 Winthrop st.
Any member interested is in
vited to attend.
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retary of the Unit includes a
request that it be published
so the general public and our
members may be properly in
formed. s'In this circular the
statement says, reference was
made to the Spicer plant and
the opinion is current among
many Spicer Unit members that
the author is assuming to speak
for our membership" The state
ment goes on to say that the
"Spicer Unit Executive Board
n the only authorized spokes-
man for Spicer Unit between
meetings and have given no
persons permission to publish
any statement intimating op-
position to pensions or strike
assessments.
So The statement adds, THE in
ferences In the circular that
Spicer Unit or It's members are
sponsoring any part of its con-
tents are entirely erroneous.
A similar statement to that Of
the shop committee will be
issued by the Spicer Office Unit,
Il was announced by Bill Robb,
chairman of the Unit. He said
that his group are taking posi-
ton condemning those response
BILE for the erroneous statements.
(The shop committee statement
In It's entirety appeals on page
five.
The anti-pension circular r,
which appeared in the Spicer
plant on Friday, Oct. 14th, day
of the regular monthly meeting
of Local IL, was believed re-
sponsible for a brief skirmish
during the Automotive Workers
Building Corp meeting held in
between the Local IL meeting.
The fracas received fr o n t
page publicity in the daily
papers. Many of the members
attending the meeting remarked
that the first story and a follow
up had misleading statements
issued by two of the members
involved.
The scuffle was touched off
when John Bolman, a member
of the Spicer Office Workers
Unit asked Walter Murphy, Ad-
ministrative Assistant to Rich
ard Gosser, If he had worked in
a plant that was on strike. 1t
was seconds later that Murphy
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

ant should report to the Unem-
ploynent Compensation office
Immediately following his lay
off.
The change in procedure
comes from a clause in the new
law that states that a person
must report to the BUG office
during any week which he
claims as a waiting period for
benefits.
OF course, 1t Is necessary for
claimants to continue to report
during each week of unemploy-
ment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
IS Stores Sign With
AFL RefoiI Clerks

ST. Louis GPA - Thirty
five of so food stores which
closed when the AFL Retail
Clerks walked out, have reopen
ed after signing contracts calling
for a 40-hour week instead of the
old 45 hours, and at no cut in
pay. The A & P, Kroger and Tri-
City Grocery Co. stores remain
ed shut, with negotiations con-
tfnuing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

Pointing out that Substi-
tute Senate Bill 227 becomes
effective Oct. Is, Ohio CIO
Secretary Treasurer Jacob Clay
man said it contained one i'm
portant change in the method of
reporti n g for unemployment
compensation benefits.
Up to the present time, the
unemployed worker had to serve
one full calendar week of unem-
ployment before his application
could be accepted.
That is now changed.
Under New Law
Under the new law. the claim
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

union products IN the men S
apparel industry, the Amalga-
mated announces that it will
use the general press, the ra-
dio, the, labor press, national
magazines and all other modern
promotion techniques to ac-
quaint American tradeunionists
and consumers generally with
the advantages of purchasing
Amalgamated union label goods.
Weinstein Heads Drive
Jacob S. Potofsky, Analga-
mated president, announced that
Vice President Charles Vein
stein of Philadelphia is in charge
of the campaign. Great depend
ence will be placed upon local
trade union and consumer COM
mitees, in all industrial towns
and cities in the country, to pro-
mote the Amalgamated label.
These committees will visit their
local department and clothing
stores and urge the sale of mems
and boys apparel bearing the
label.
Potofsky's Statement
In a statement issued by Mr..
Potofsky, he declared:
'sThe Amalgamated Union La
bel is a guarantee that a gar
ment has been made under de-
cent wage and working condi-
tions, in hygienic, well-venti-
lated factory where modern
prevail.
"It is a further guarantee
that, in each price bracket, the
article of clothing is the best
can buy in terms of
quality and workmanship.
"The Amalgamated union la
bel is a guarantee against the re-
turn of the sweatshop of notori-
Gus memory. 1t is an effective
safeguard against the few chisel-
ers who still seek to undermine
standards laboriously built up
over the years and make the un-
American. industrial jungle a
Continued on Page Five
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Spicer Unit Officers
Condemn Action Of
HandbiII Passers
10000 JobIess In Toledo:
CIO Plans To Take Action
Pension Negotiation Continue
With Meetings Scheduled Again
New Plan Is Improvement Over Ford
JAW Agreement; Highlights Listed

Negotiations in five of the Is plants named by Richard
Gosser International UAW-CIO Vice-Presdent be the
first receive demands for pension and insurance plan
in progress Arranging meetings with the other 10
plants is expected to be completed this week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
AmaIgamated Begins Campaign
To Promote Purchase Of Union
Men sand Boys C|othingIn mus.

nationwide $500000 Union Label campaign to pro-
mote unon-made mems and boys clothing has been
launched by the Amagamated Clothing Workers of
America, CIO
Determined to eliminate the last remnants Of non
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Big Business 0C Of { Fight To
Block Unemployment Benefits
Ohio cIO Still Seeks TO Cain Added
Compensation Passed In New Law

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct 12-Oho employers con-
tinung their campaign of harrasSing and marrying
ployed workers.
Monday attorneys for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce
and the Ohio Association of Manufacturers asked the Ohio
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Cosser Reveals
Plan To Ease
Ci+y's Problem
Coils For Organization Of cify-Wide
Committee On Employment immediately

plan to ease the unemployment situation in Toledo
which has risen in recent months to 10000 workers
revealed by Richard Gosser UAW-CIO International Vice
President and chairman of the Go Strategy Committee
which heard the first phase of the plan recent meetings
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Community Chest Sale
MFuHS,uingM Toledo
WiIIiom Akes Of cIo Glass Workers
Is Union Representative In Campaign

All employees throughout the Toledo will be
solicited this month buy their share of the bargains
offered by the Greater Toledo Community Chest according
to William Akos chairman of this years Chest solicitation
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
UnempIoyedWork old
To File Claim immediately
Under New Law cIoimen+ Should Report Te
Unemployment Compensation
Riqhf After Luy-off

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct 12-Every CIO member who
becomes unemployed, should file his application for
ployment compensation Immediately.
That the advice given CIO members throughout
the state this week by the Ohio CIO Council
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Statement Issued By Committee
Saws That Contents In Circular
Do Not Reflect Members Views
Union Officers sFafe They Are "onIy"
Authorized SPokesmen For Unit
Between Regular Or Special Meetings

The Spicer Unit Executive Board at special meeting
condemned the action of those responsible for handbi
which appeared in the plant last week opposing the UAW
pension pan
The statement signed by Henry Baum, Recording Sec
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21

Continued on Page Five
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03
Medals Available
For US Veterans

Tfsgt. Lawrence w. Bowen OF
the Pasco Army & Air Force re-
cruiting station announced today
distribution of medals to army
veterans. .a
Application for American cam
paign medal, Asiatic Pacific,
European-African-middle eastern,
American defense, and victory
medal World War II with service
stars and arrowheads.
Application by army veterans
and next-of-kin will apply in per-
son with original discharge GER
tificate, certificate in lieu of lost
or destroyed discharge certificate.
certificate of service, or other
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General Wheeler Refires But 10
Serve as Advisor on World Bank

Retirement of Lieutenant Gen.
arel R. w. Wheeler, chief Of
engineers, from active duty in the
/ United States army, becomes eff.
fective Monday, February %. He
will be succeeded by Major Gen
eral Lewis A. Pick, whose ap-
pointment was confirmed by the
United States senate on February
10.
General Wheeler, who was in
his And year of military service
at the time of retirement, will
become engineering advisor for
the International Bank for Re-
construction and Development,
known as the World Bank, and
will assume his new office March
/. He had requested retirement
last June, but continued on ac-
i've duty at the request Of the
secretary of the army.
A native of Peoria, ILL.,, General
Wheeler was graduated from
West Point in 1911, and commits
stoned in the corps of engineers.
He commanded the 18th Engine
ers in World War I. In World
War II he was successfully, COM
handing general of the army
service of supply forces in the
ina-Burma-India theater; de-
putty supreme allied commander
OF, the Southeast Asia command;
and commanding general of Unit
ed States forces in the India
Burma theater.
He became chief of engineers
by presidential appointment in
October, 1945. In addition to
directing all military construc-
ton for the army and air force,
General Wheeler has initiated
an extensive postwar civil works
program for flood control and the
development Of the nations
rivers and harbors. More than
ESQ construction projects In this
program have been reviewed or
initiated during his term in office.
Upon graduating from West
Point, General Wheeler first was
assigned to Rock Island, ILL.,, then
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03

to Memphis, Tenn, and next Il
New Orleans, La, before goinl
to the Isthmian Canal commission
,, in Panama. He was ordered tc
;; the Engineer school, Washington
Barracks, where he graduated ir
, 1913. His tour Of service Then
took him successfully to Calves.
ton, Tex, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Hawaii and to Vancouver Bar.
racks, Wash, where he Joined
the 4th Engineers in 1917.
He participated in the Aisne-
Marine, st. Mihiel and Meuse-
Argonne offensives and served
with the Army of Occupation as
regimental commander and divi-
sion engineer. In 1919 he went
to Italy with the war damages
board, returning to Germany be-
fore his return to the United
States to become district engin-
eer at Newport, r. I. Next he
was an instructor in the infantry
school, Fort Benning, Ga. From
1922 to 1926 he served as assis-
tant engineer commissioner of
the district of Columbia. He
then attended the command and
general staff school, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans., apd upon gradua-
ton in 1927 was assigned as as
sistant engineer of maintenance
of the Panama Canal. 4
In 1880 he became district en-
gineer at Wilmington, N. c. ana
in 1888 he, was assigned as dis
trict engineer at Rock Island, Ill.
He was chief regional engineer
for the Works Progress admins
tration, Chicago, in l935-1936,
after which he attended the Army
War college in Washington, where
he also was on additions. duty
with the board of engineers ior
rivers and harbors. Upon grad
uation in 1887, he became resi-
dent member Of the board of
engineers. In 1910 he was de-
tailed to the Canal Zone as en-
gineer Of maintenance OF the
Panama Canal. He was assigned
to the office of the chief of staff,
Washington D. C.. in September,
194l, to serve as acting assistant
chief of staff, supply division. He
was assigned to the army group
in November, 194l, and went
overseas with q military mission.
In March, 1912, he was assigned
to the China-Burma-lndi theater.
General Wheeler wears the
Distinguished Service Medal with
two oak leaf clusters Silver Star;
Legion Of Merit; the Air Medal;
the Order Of the British Empire;
Honorary Knight Commander; the
Cloud and Banner with Special
Grand Gordon Of the epublic Of
China; Knight Grand Cross Of
the Most Exalted Order Of the
White Elephant Of the Royal
Siamese Government; and Honor
airy knight Of the Indian Empire.
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adequete. war department auth
enticated statement of service.
Application by next-of-kin of
ex-army personnel who died
since their discharge from the
service, may receive medals at
this office.
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Barbetta Maynard; executive
committeeman, George Messart
and Roy Scott.
The club is making plans for
the publication of monthly bull
letin and the purchase of men,
bership pins. Plans are also un-
derway for the scheduling Of a
summer program.
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The. next-of-kin Of those indi-
viduals who died while on active
duty in the army may receive
information as 70 applying for
medals.
Initial supply of medals are
limited.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03
John Mdson Elected ds
Teen Aoers President

Kennewick Teen Age club held
its election Of officers at q regu-
lar meeting February %. Those
elected were:
President, John Mason; vice
president, Ronald Friedman; sec
Rotary, Pat Gunderson; treasurer,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-03

Kentucky grows twice as much
hurley tobacco as all other hurley
producing states combined.