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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Pension Retirement
Plan Main Issues On Agenda
At Reqion 2-B JAW WMeetinq
300 Delegates
Expected To
Annual Meet
Sosser, Ballard
To Outline New
Contract Program

Over 300 delegates, rep
resenting UAW shops in
northwestern, Ohio are ex-
pected to attend the annual
Region 2-B conference in
Sandusky, Ohio it was announ-
ced by Charles Ballard, Region
2-B UAW-CIO Director.
To Begin At 9 A. NJ.
Mr.. Ballard issued a reminder
that the session will begin at
g A. NJ Toledo time which is
10 A. NJ. Sandusky time. The
meeting will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall.
Richard Gosser. International
UAW-CIO Vice President will
out line the new contract pro-
gram to the delegates in which
a majority is comprised OF
shop bargaining committees.
New Contract Program
He will explain the pension
plan, retirement program and
the wage demand to be asked
in a new contract
The summer camp program
of Local IL will be explained by
Glenn Holewinski, camp director.
Local 913 Is Host
/ Robert Bloomquist, president
of Local 913, UAW-CIO, will
open the sessions.
The invocation will be de-
livered by the Rev. H. W. Gross
man of the First Christian
Church in Sandusky.
Other speakers listed on the
agenda are Jack Holt, UAW
regional educational director
and one to be named from the
UAW social security depart
ment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
CIO Position On
Thomos-Lesinsk
Bill Unchanged

"The CIO stands solidly with
President Truman and the Ad-
in support of the
Thomas-Lesinski Bill" Philip
Murray, president of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organiza-
tions, said today.
"This was the CLOS position
when the Thomas-Lesinski Bill
was introduced. 1t is the CLOS
position today-and it will con-
tinue to be our position.
81 make this statement mere
ly because of unfounded news
paper reports and rumors that
the CIO has altered its stand on
the type of legislation that
should be enacted to repeal the
Taft Hartley Act"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

open May 16 between the
United Auto Workers CIO
and Ford Motor Co..
Union officials were able to
report that a $4,OO0,OOO strike
fund will have been built up
by the international by July is,
when the present contract eX-
pires. Full resources of the mil
lion-member union will be
thrown behind the Ford workers,
it has been made clear.
At meeting of the JAWS Ex-
ecutive Board and Ford Coun-
Gil here last week, plans were
mapped to tie in the negotia-
tions with protests agai n t
speedups in the Lincoln plant
and in B building at the Rouge
plant The Board authorized a
strike May at the Lincoln
plant, involving Local COOS
$500 workers, if a speedup is
not ended before then, At the
Rouge plant, where Local 500
unionists voted to strike the
whole plant, employing $4,000
workers, the board deferred au-
thorizing a walkout until an in
ternational committee m is
with Ford on the speedup
charge. The union claims the
B building assembly is operating
at los per cent of the rate ap-
proved by the union, while the
company disputes the locals fig
ures
while supporting efforts to
reduce unit costs on the sound
and legitimate basis of techno-
logical advances" the UAW
board asserted, 1--WE stand un-
compromisingly opposed to, and
will resist with all our strength,
any efforts on the part of man
agement to reduce costs and ex-
pand profits by speeding up the
workers. II is our policy to au-
thorize strike action in any local,
large or small, big corporation
or small shop, when the facts
show that an employers is at
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
KroIl Answers
Sen. Brieker's S
Statements
Ohio State CIO
Executive Board
Stamp Approval

COLUMBUS - Highlighting
the two-day meeting of the Ohio
CIO Council Executive Board,
held hereFriday and Saturday,
was a public charge by Presi-
dent Jack Kroll, accusing Sena-
tor John w. Bricker of making
statements to the Senate which
he knew were concoted of sheer
fantasy and make believe"
Bears Official Stamp
Krolrs statement bore the Of
ficial stamp of approval of the
19-man Executive Board. 1t re-
ferred to Bricker's assertion,
during Senate debate on public
housing, that Columbus had 500
vacant housing units for rent to
low-income families.
In other actions, the Execu-
tive Board:
REVIEWED the Legislative
picture both in Washington and
Columbus.
MADE initial plans for the
Political Action Committee's S
activities in 1949 and 1850.
AdmOniShes Bricker
CONDEMNED, by resolution,
Judge James c. Connell's mis-
use of the injunctive power" in
the Fawick Airflex strike.
In his public blast, President
Kroll admonished Sen 20 r
Bricker: you can't kid the
people of Ohio. They aren't
naive. They know for whom you
speak and it's not for them"
Bricker's political maneuver-
ing drew this comment from the
state CIO president, "The Sena-
tor has served his masters well
and his masters aren't the
people of Ohio"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Burke's Answer
Time For
Plain Talk
BY Tom Burke

Even though 1 didn't take
the time to scan the diction-
ary or a lexicon of Anglo
words = pre- Chaucer = l
got the general impression
that the editor of the Toledo
Times didn't quite agree with
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

IlllO ~
The first days sales to-
tailed $3,253.82, and resulted
in "sold out" signs being placed
on three dozen items before 9
PM that evening, despite in
creased supplies of known popu-
lar sellers based on the previous
fair sales, according to
Ovid McCombs, fair manager,
and board member of the Toledo
Consumers Cooperative, Inc.
eve are more than pleased
with results of the fair" Nc
Combs declared ju b a n y.
More than five, thousand pa
irons and visitors attended, and
their main interest seems to be
how soon our stores are opening,
how many, and where. We've al
ready received so many favor
able comments on our Coop
quality and prices that it would
take many pages to list the prin-
cipal testimonials" he added.
IF there had been any way of
storing our inventory, we could
have tripled our sales at the fair,
stated McCombs. After all, this
was only a fair, to give Toledo
consumers a sample of what they
may expect when our link is
added to the chain of Eastern
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
TWU Asks
2Ic Raise

NEW YORK UPA)-A 81
cents an hour pay boost for the
$4,000 employees of New York's s
publicly owned transit lines was
asked last week by the Trans
port Workers Union-CIO. Other
demands include. a 40hour five
day week instead of the present
48-hour six-day schedule. While
privately owned lines in NY.
which employ another $4,000
TWU members are not mention
ed in the unions announcement
it is assumed that similar ad-
vances will be requested for
them.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Issue Letter To
DeviIbiss Plant

d Frank Johnson, president of
= the northwestern Ohio Skilled
Trades Council issued a public
letter today to workers at the
DeVilbiss plant
The letter as follows:
An open letter to the
skilled Trades of the De-
Vilbiss Co.
Brethern: A m t ter was
brought to our attention very
recently, of a factor that either
occurred, or still is existing, that
is, employees from the produc-
ton with plenty of seniority
were upgraded to bench jobs in
the toolroom, and classed as
journeymen. Cd To prevent re-
occurrence, follow the skilled
trades pattern-separate SEMI
. ority. (2) Follow the pattern
and remove these employees,
and return them to their origi-
nal job under the requirement
clause. 90 Equip your new con-
tract with the entire Journey
men and Upgrades program. .(4
BY so doing, you are assured of
representation by skilled repre-
sentatives. 90 You will have
stabilized wages, protected SEMI
ority, and from here on out, all
= new help will come in as jour
neyman only or on the appren-
ticeship program, (6) You will
benefit financially and morally
by contracting your skilled
trades council for information
regarding your grievance which
was thrown open by the man
agement.
- May we look forward to
injecting with you in the near
future.
Fraternally yours,
Frank Johnson, Pres.
Northwestern Ohio Skilled
Trades Council
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

enroll for as many weeks
as they wish in each re-
spective classification.
Periods Begin June IL
The boys period begins on
June IL and ends on July 80
The girls vacation period begins
on July 81 and closes on Sept.
3. Boys and girls have separate
periods and applications to en-
roll anywhere from one week
up are now being accepted.
Can Be Mailed
Applications can be mailed to
Local IL Summer Camp, 425
Winthrop ST., Toledo 10, Ohio
or submitted at the dues win
dow at Local IL Hall or in PAC
office on second floor.
The form of applications ap-
pearing in the Toledo Union
Journal are judged as official
and will be accepted as such,
Mr.. Gosser said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

with a $3.50 contribution it
was reported by Howard
Rediger, fund drive director.
Deluxe Potato Chip Co. add
ed $3.50 and Walter Murphy,
A d m / n S rative assistant to
UAW Vice President Richard
Gosser $50 to help in the cam
paign fund drive which now is
in full swing.
Willard Camera Shop donated
S25 and Rathbun-Jones Unit,
Local IL UAW-CIO gave the
same amount of SIS.
Donation of $40 each were
received from Nick Pappas, pro-
prietor of the Marathon bowl
ing alleys, Howard Seren and
Howard Rediger. Francis Reno
contributed one dollar to help
In the weeks collections.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

tempting to drive his workers
to make them produce more
than a fair days work"
The Ford council went over
plans for negotiations, and heard
UAW President Walter Reuther
outline the JAWS bargaining
aims for this year-a $100 pen
sion for workers at age IS, a
comprehensive health program,
and wage boosts to make up for
the rise in living costs since
OPA's end nearly three years
ago.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Public Invited
To Have Free
x-Ray Taken
Scheduled For
May IL In Front
Of YMCA And YWCA

The public is invited to take
advantage of a free Chest X-Ray
for tuberculosis which is spon-
sored jointly by the Toledo
YMCA and YWCA on Thursday,
May II.
No appointment is necessary
and men and women planning
to take the X-Ray are asked not
to wear clothing with metal
ornaments.
The X-Ray taking will begin
at 1900 noon in front of the
YMCA and YWCA headquarters
on Jefferson Ave.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

the fact that the columns of the
labor press are open to me so
that l am not helpless in the
kind of slugging match the
Blade and Times evidently want
to put on. Although can slug
only weekly, to their daily slug
ging, maybe l can hit six times
as hard.
Up until this particular fight,
| will say that the editor of the
Times has kept his punching on
the issues at hand and has not
gone into the personal. l am
sorry that he has seen fit in this
battle to attempt to discredit
me before my friends on the
matter of religion.
Continued on Page 4
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Profits Up Again

WASHINGTON (LPA)-With
wage negotiations coming up
shortly in major steel, oil and
electrical industries, major man.
ufacturing companies can't use
decreases in profits as an excuse
this year. Leading the parade is
Bethlehem Steel Corp, with pro-
fits double in first quarter 1949
over what they were for the
same period in 1948.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Voted

NEW YORK (LPA)-In the
first election favoring CIO af-
filiation in the New York Tele-
phone Co., members of the Tele-
phone Employees Organization
Accounting, voted 1903 in favor
and 1850 opposed, it was an
nounced by President Margaret
Kennedy. Affiliation moves will
be undertaken Immediately, so
that the union may take part in
formation of a newly chartered
CIO international, expected to
emerge this summer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
FTC Challenges Lies

WASHINGTON (LPA) = OBJ
tanning credit information 'by
subterfuge" is unfair and de-
ceptive," the Federal Trade Com
mission said. In complaint FTC
said Bond Stores, Inc, in New
York, have used fictitious trade
names to obtain information
concerning persons allegedly de-
linuuent in their accounts" by
representing falsely that the data
is used to locate missing heirs.
or checking qualifications for
government employment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
It's National
Hearing Week
May 8 To Ia

The American Hearing So
ciety, which sponsors National
Hearing Week annually, is now
celebrating the completion of
three decades of service to the
hard of hearing throughout the
United States.
Deafness or seriously impair
ed hearing affects two or three
times as many persons as can
GER, heart disease, tuberculosis
a n d infantile paralysis COM
bined. 1t is estimated that ap
proximately 100000 Ameri-
cans have hearing defects, rang
ing from slight to total deaf
ness, and this figure includes
100000 children. According to
medical authorities, h alf of
these children can be saved
fro m becoming permanently
hard of hearing if the causes are
discovered and treatment given
in time.
To focus public attention on
the importance of better hear
ing, the 123 local chapters of
the American Hearing Society
throughout the country will
conduct educational campaigns
in their communities during Ma
tional Hearing Week, calling at
tention to the ways in which
those who suffer from hearing
defects can be helped. Some of
the means employed are lip
reading instruction, speech cor
rection, hearing aids, auditory
training and vocational guild
ance.
The Toledo Hearing League,
Chapter 5 of the American
Hearing Society, has been work
ing on a local level for thirty
one years in alleviating condi-
tions for those who do not hear
we'll.
Services offer at the
League include lip reading,
voice training, audiometric
tests, information on hearing
aids, auditory training, voca-
tional guidance and counseling.
Social, educational and recrea-
tional programs are offered as
we'll as the opportunity for
service in various League Clubs.
Material properties include a
home-like clubhouse with park
ing lot Ga must in this day and
age). For recreation there is
ping pong, juke box and a
sound protector and screen. A
lending library of books and
jigsaw puzzles is we'll used and
the reference library is being
enlarged from time to time.
The public is invited to join
the committees in putting over
National Hearing Week in
big way.
Observance of National Hear
ing week was made officially
in a proclamation by President
Truman, Ohio Cove erno r
Lausche and locally by Toledo's
Mayor Michael Disable.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06

my speech on
the Labor Bill.
l feel pretty
good a b o u t
that because it
i n d i c ates to
me that it was
effe C tiv e
enough to get
under the skin
of both him
S If and his
boss.
I also like
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Bliss Co. Tops Weeks Donors
To Local Summer Camp Fund
Deluxe Pofo+o Chip Co.. Walter Murphy
Willard comera Shop. Rafhbun Jones Help

Donations to the Local II Boys and Girls Summer
Camp toaled $39850 this week to reach total of $685.
20412 towards the 100000 goal set last help
defray expenses and operation costs.
The E: w Bliss Company headed the weeks donors
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
5000 Attend Coop Sale At
Local Y To Establish Record
Future Sales To Aequain+ Public
Planned In Other Sections OF City

Toledo consumers had a holiday shopping spree Oh
April 28 20 and 30 than nine tons OF groceries
and generous of household appliances and
other items were sold at cost during the hree-day Coop
Fair held at headquarters of Local IL UAWClO 425 Win
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
BOYS And Girls Now Enroll For
sAAore Than One Period At Camp
Applications Being Accepted At Local IL Hall
Or BY Mail; Copy Appearing In Union JournaI

Boys and Girls who desire to spend more than one
camp period at the Local IL Summer Camp do
so it announced by Richard Gosser president
He the many requests the board of governors
of the summer camp agreed to allow the Youngsters to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
Ford Workers Map Demands
For Talks Starting May 10Th

DETROIT CLPA)-The giant Ford empire-with 49,,
900 workers and 40 plants all the countrywll
be the of precedent-seng struggle for better
wages and security for workers. Negotiations will
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-06
FINANCIAL REPORT
January l, 194S to January l, l949
Local IL, United Automobile WOrkers-ClO

organization oporauon trust
association ec? Labor organisation
In ca formed?
In Vhat ate or
of Washington
correspondence ohe
of
Toledo Norm 1927 Starr Toledo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-30
.AustroIion Troops
Morry Jop Girls

When the liner Duntroon
brought Australian troops back
to Sydney from Japan recently
20 soldiers aboard said they had
married japanese girls and want
ed to 90 back to them In Japan.
They had defied the nonfrat-
ernization ban and said many
other Australians married to jap
anese girls would arrive on the
next troopship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-30
Hersey' Shook, Hiroshima
Sold In Tokyo After Delay

TOKYO. April 3e.-John Her
seys book. Hiroshima" has ap-
peared In Tokyo bookstails altar
prolonged delay.
A number Of other books dealing
with thu atomic bomb already
we're available to japanese read
err. Among these n Atomic
Progress. by Howard W. Biakes-
Lee. Associated Press science edi-
tor. His Atomic Report" was one
Of the first atomic studies pub
iished In japanese.
Others authorized for japanese
editions are Henry D. Smythe 8
Atomic Energy for Military PsH-
poses" and . book by Ansley j..
Coale. The Problem OF Reducing
vulnerability 70 Atomic Bombs"
japanese also are interested IN
Q book by DR.. Takashi Nagai. who
physicians say Ii dying from bomb
radiation suffered at Nagasaki-
Dr.. Nagai studied rays for years
and his book. Leaving My Chill
dren Behind" includes . eollec-
ton Of essays on the atom bomb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-30

sso. 900 under the formula IN the
bin. But thu share going 70 his
own State Of Massachusetts, would
rise from S4.ii5 900 70 ss.iTT 900.
Strong opposition TO Senator
Lodges amendment was apparent,
Senator Taft. Republican. Of Ohio
is among COP members op-
posing IT,
The acting Senate Democratic
leader, Senator Myers Of Pennsyi-
vania, told q reporter he expects
the Lodge proposal TO be beaten,
although he said the fact that 1t
would increase a1lotments TO %
States viii have . strong pun.
Senate approval Of the bin In
one form or another seems Ger
tain. Senator Lodge said he viii
vote for II himself even II his
amendment effort fails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-30
How States Will Share
Education Bill Funds
Stirs Debate in Senate

| A Senate scrap over o 500. 00o. :
900 Federal aid TO education bill
conferred today around the ques-
ton Of how TO divide the money
among the States.
The issue was tossed into open
ing debate On the bin yesterday
by Senator Lodge. Republican. OF
Massachusetts,. He offered an
amendment to distribute the
money through Q SO yearly pay
ment for each public. school child
The bill now calls for dividing
the money by . complex formuls
which takes into account not only
the number Of children 8 TO II
years old In q State but also the
annual income Of its residents.
Under the bill q now written
the Federal payments for teach
ers' salaries and other school oper.
ating expenses would vary from
IS . child In the richest States to
slightly over 80 . child In the
poorest.
That. Senator Lodge said. Il
ridiculous. He said q State
can't be classified Is rich or poor
simply on the basis Of how much
income its residents have received
over . given period Of time"
Senator Douglas, Democrat, OF
Illinois said Senator Lodge q
amendment would reduce pro-
posed Federal aid funds for "16
poorer States and give more money
to States like New York. Conuec-
ticut and my own State Of Iii
nois."
Senator Douglas said he's
against that because he believes
it Is TN the national interest 70
more nearly squalise education
opportunities"
The way Senator Lodge figured
II, Q State Hike Nississippi would
get 1851 900 . year under his
amendment, compared TO 49,
Evening star., 1949-03-18
Red Trial Jury Called
Into Court Today for
Final Instructions
BY the Associated Press

] NEW YORK, Mar. ia 12-
member jury and four alternates
for the conspiracy trial of II top
Communist leaders, chosen in nine
days, was called into Federal
Court today for final instructions
from the judge.
The four alternates-all women
were picked yesterday. They
will stand by during the lengthy
trial, to serve in case any of the
regular jury of seven women and
five men is unable to continue.
The 11-to-5 preponderance of
women is significant in view of the
fact that defense counsel argued
for many weeks that a number of
classes of citizens, including wom-
en-, are Disseminated against in
the Federal picking system
here.
The jury contains three Negroes
another group the defense con-
tended is Disseminated against.
/ The actual trial is scheduled to
start Monday with opening state
ments by the prosecution and de-
tense before Judge Harold R..
Medina. after more than two
months of pretrial proceedings.
Meanwhile, Eugene Dennis, gen.
eral secretary of the Communist
Party. yesterday was authorized
by Judge Medina to act as his own
attorney.
The judge warned Dennis, how
ever, you are taking a chance
here and added. You are not
competent to understand certain
legal matters"
i United States Attorney John F.
x. McGohey told the court that
Dennis misrepresentation might
give him a chance to make un-
sworn statements to the jury while
questioning witnesses or address,
ing the judge. Judge Medina
said he would rule later on
whether Dennis could make state
ments.
Louis F. McCabe, Philadelphia
attorney, had represented Dennis
in the first nine weeks of the
trial. He will stay in the case as
counsel for Henry Winston,
another defendant.
Dennis praised Mr.. McCabe.
saying the attorney has served
him in a distinguished way"
He did not give his reasons for
to act as his own lawyer.
Evening star., 1949-03-18
HELP MEN

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well trained with good record; S75
to start. Phone ST. 65S7 for ap-
ATTo-CRANE MAN. must be expert
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.AnHHy .AnHpHly p - II . st: ne. - 20
position with old establishment
must have personality, good business
head, ability to meet the public,
desire for future advance. Box
133-B, Star. 30
AUTO MECHANIC, 1st-class, all
around mechanic. must have at least
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WORKING equations modern shop.
avail. scHWIEN's GARAGE, Town
sseend, Nd. P. o. Brandwine. Route
AGTo u! nj MECHANIC, 3 Ford experienced. ls
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AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN. exper
used car man; good proposition and
4zRoMt 1EsRs3 t'i9Sfsa MoSh ee g. n NJ Aei
AUTO WORKERS. body and fender
man ana j mechanlc. HALLElON
MOTORS, 5001 Branch ave. Sc. SP.
BODY AND PAINT MAN, experienced.
to work In completely new paint
shop; 5R-day week; good working
conditions. BOWIE-VINCENT MOT
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RA. 0400. 10
BO0KKEEPER-Large local tire firm
requires experienced bookkeeper to
take complete control of books for
associate firm in Arlington; must be
capable OF making up profit and loss
statements and directing assistant;
starting salary $3.50 per annum
for 44-hour week Reply in detail
to Box 350-C, Star. 30
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