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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02
Report On Incomes Shows Need For Fair Deal Program

would thus be removed from the charity rolls,
at tremendous saving, and would get the
same kind of medical care as other families
Here are some of the other measures in the
Presidents program which have been given
tremendous boost by the report on family in
comes:
Expansion and Liberalization of Social Sc
curity: In 1948 almos 100000 families with
incomes under $4,000 were headed by persons
65 years of age or older Almost three quarters
of the benefciaries of old age insurance, under
the social security law fhad incomes of less
than $1,000 The Presidents program would
provide substantial help for these families,
Civil Rights Legislation: The number of
Negro families in the low-income brackets
was far out of proportion to the number in the
total population. Civil rights legislation would
help these Negro families to obtain work with
out discrimination against them account of
their color.
Federal Aid to Education: The committee
found lack of education was an important
cause of low earning power among all groups
of low income families and that there was
vicious circle because low incomes were
factor in the lack of education This evidence
points to the need of even broader aid to edu-
cation than the President has proposed.
The Brannan Farm Program The report
showed clearly that low-income families spend
much larger proportion of their incomes for
tious diets. The Brannan farm program would
lower the cost of food to consumers, and make
1t possible for low-income families to get more
of their share. The report indicated present
policies of artificially holding up the price of
food to consumers are dangerous to national
health.
Development OF Twas In other river val
leys: Strong support for development of river
valleys along the pattern of IVA was pro-
vided by the report. The Tennessee valley was
one of the poorest regions in the United States
prior to the New Deal The report showed
average incomes in the valley have risen far
faster than in the rest of the United States -
from SLAB per capita in 1888 to $797 in 1947.
Similar gains were shown in every category
including wage and salary payments, net re-
tail sales, bank deposits and the number of
business concerns.
The Congressional report contained SINH
lar statistical evidence backing up almost
every legislative proposal the President has
made to Congress. 1t made the Republican
attacks on 'the welfare state" sound little
hollow
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02
&0mNMlw,
bg HOWARD REDItsE
fExEcuTlvE SECRETARY H KlU.c.
BY Howard HI. Rediger


EOR time has been the Committee to Save To-
ledos Payrols will have capture about 5000
corral the Committees goal 10000 the
mittee wishes they had had 10000 reach
especially when items telling about the 20
office workers at the Ford Motor Co. who belong union
will get the same pension system the organized Ford
worker.
those Toledo who are unorganized
the UAW pension struggle something that will be
benefit to them though the benefit be In the me
diae future Someone had to fight for better unempoy
ent insurance the led chiefly organized labor YET
mutudes benefit have belonged
union Maybe this kind of thinking makes hard get 10000
members to join the Salvation Committee
And of there get people Join the
Committee kind the who joins merely because they
good friend will join
because the they work for will 81 90
bership fee.
offices department stores places
people work. complain
pension plan then in the breath the employees hear the
pensions years
has been fighting social security with all his might. ~
Some employers who have been contributing financially 6A
and for the last 10 to Washington lobby to fight
better social security strangely favor of the social
urity that they been fighting possible this kind
thinking making hard get 900 members join the To-
cal Salvation Committee
Citizens Toledo are wondering why it necessary set
such elaborate organization the Committee to Save
Toledo Payros fight something the Committee will
not work The people figure the plan will not work then
1t is waste of time and the pension plan.
Many citizens of Toledo who first skepal and fright
ened by the Committees ads beginning to
the of helping the small employer This kind of thinking
is making increasingly harder to get 10000 people to join the
Committee
this grandiose Salvation
brought outstanding thing this the fact
mead 10000 citizens of the City of Toledo The Commitee
effect been slowly dwndng for different shots
the will be tried order to stimulate additional interest
Public opinion is gradually looking at the balance and find
the Salvation Committee wanting and the Committee will dis
with all their money propaganda that they will
not be able to msead 10000 citizens Toledo which speaks vel
Gentlemen of the Salvation Committee how many appca
tions for membership in todays mail?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02
US Can Share Food With Half of World

the supplying country, until increasing trade
and restored convertibility of the currencies
permitted a clearing of the account books.
That looks simple and reasonable. 1t is
But the catch, shockingly enough may be
the polite but stubborn opposition of the US
delegates and the British delegates to the
clearing house idea The US delegates have
their eyes on Congress- where demagogc ap-
peals for economy" Cat the expense of dump
ing surpluses and letting people go hungry
might prevail Both US and British delegates
would like too, to use the food as political
weapon in the cold war though so far the
international food barter deals have concerned
friendly" nations like India.
President Truman recalled to the delegates,
on the second day of the sessions his bold
new program" for aiding the under developed
areas of the world, outlined as Point in his
inaugural address little less than year ago.
He said this country welcomes the initiative
OF this organization in seeking solutions" to
the problem of getting food surpluses to the
nations that desperately need them.
Wise, gruff old Sir John Boyd Orr-who
despite his fancy title is a Scotch farmer,
Labor party member, and winner of the Nobel
Peace Prize this year-was the first head of
FAC. While he is in retirement on his farm,
Sir Johns wise and fighting words might we'll
warn the delegates of the momentous prob
lem they face. 'An economic system which
for its own safety must restrict production of
the things men urgently need is one which
cannot endure"
The FAO's council has set the issue: "At
time when hundreds of millions are still
hungry, the inability of the world to devise
policies which would enable the surplus pro-
ducing countries to avoid deliberate curtail-
ment of efficient production should not be
tolerated. +. 4. :"
1t will lie heavily on the consiences of US
citizens if this proposal is diluted and hamper
ed by Congress false economy and fear of
international action. How can we ak of
world government until we can face UP to and
act boldly on this relatively uncomplicated
problem?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02

in Toledo being coured the
subtle propaganda designed initiate their the point
where they forget that the employer threatened them
with loss of their job if they joined legitimate
many has them thinking that guy
Take good look at the guiding lights of the Salvation
Committee Who these men? Well of them long
had Company Unions in their plant the
old Boss union? Remember the all of
grievances? Remember how he give you
three cent raise time the UAW hand bill front
of the pan He didn't give that raise keep the union
out Hevk no. He that
the employees died They used to do that pay homage
worker who his all for the Stockholders And remember
how they would always take check thousand dol
lars to the widow of the worker who died in order that
she would not want for the necessities of life
What! You he done those things Well he used
to promise them and he is promising them will
only forget about the union he all that
He is in favor of but he doesn't with
the union about them He is favor but feels that
after all the millions he has spent lobbying against increases
Federal Social Security taxes that would have benefited the
worker, he can't afford it,
If memory right the Chairman of this union
busting committee sold several hundred jobs
of Toledo long before the pension plan thought
of and long before the ball point invented This
is the president of Company that located
of Toledo not which might very well
have stayed here
Don't be fooled by appealing advertisements the dali
papers Think of past at
Don't be msed by statement policy that
teraes the things that labor has been fighting the past
hundred years
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02
speekinq for +he Government

MAURICE J. TOBIN, our youthful
QVl Secretary of Labor, certainly spoke
the language of the common people OF this
great country of ours when he came out
flatly for a $100-a-month pension for
"every retired person in the country"
And. when on top of this he advocated
the raising of the minimum hourly rate
from the current rs cents per hour, to 81
per hour, he touched on another point
that has been vital issue for our work
ing population for long time.
No wonder the $50 delegates to the
Massachusetts, CIO State Convention,
whom he was addressing cheered him
with genuine enthusiasm. After all, it is
not every day that working people listen
to this type of a speech, this type of pro-
gram from a man who happens to be
member of the Presidents cabinet.
Naturally, the reactionary press all
over the country is Mortified. Practically
without exception, the daily press is busy
denouncing Mr. Tobin'S program. Already
it is being labeled 'crack pot idea :.
a program that will bring about "statism"
and-according to these well-heeled pub
fishers, all of them rolling in dough-Will
lead our country "to the poor house"
This furious attack of course, was all
anticipated by Mr. Tobin. Quite pointedly
he remarked in the course of his speech
that the people who oppose this type of
program are the same people who have
opposed every single piece of social legls-
lation that ever came out Of President
Roosevelt's New Deal" and now Presi-
dent Truman's Fair Deap programs.
Truly it is remarkable how these
wealthy publishers-all claiming to rep
resent public opinion n"-inveriably find
themselves in furious opposition to every
proposal that would tend to ease the lot
of our common people.
Be that as it may, IL is indeed, crafty
ing TO know that there are people-such
as Mr. Tobin-in the very highest coun-
ellis of our government who think about
the basic needs of our people. Yes, we
need pensons-tor all people. After all,
corporation executives and the wealthy
and privileged few generally, have long
since made ample provisions for them
selves. They not only enjoy fabulous
wages salaries and bonuses while they
work, but they have special arrange
ments for themselves when they retire.
We don't begrudge their good fortune.
We are not against them receiving
these fabulous incomes and princely re-
tirement benefits.
But it sure is hard to understand why
these same people damn-near "blow-a-
fuse" just because the common people -.
the workers would like to have bit Of
security for themselves and their loved
ones
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02

bloody battles our = g
were forced to fight for rec
ognition so many years ago
have we faced the furious
opposition that we now find
lined up against us,
Certainly we have never
seen the open and solid line
up of Big Business against
us that we now see in the
so-called COMMITTEE to Save
Toledo's Payrolls." With few
exceptions, we see on this
"Conmittee" the heads of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02
This You Ought
To Know
By PETE ZVARA

7 AM AFRAID THAT lot of people have SO
Il far failed to realize the seriousness of our
current fight for pension and social security
benefits Actually I'm convinced that not since
the early DAYS of our union not since the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02

No mention was made of the fact that repre-
sentatives of other labor organizations pledged
to support the UAW-CIO in its fight for pen
sions and security for its members No men
ton was made of the fact that other labor or
ganizations realize this is no fight between
Gosser and the Salvation Committee but a
fight for survival of our union. No mention
was made of the fact that the UAW- -CIO was
pledged both financial, moral and physical
support in their fight for their members.
Perhaps one of the most enlightening
phases of the present fight, brought out at the
meeting, is the fact that some of the workers
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-02
AS | SEE IT
BY HOWARD SEREN,
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO

The with which the daily papers CLOSED the
United Labor Committee meeting held in the Secor Ballroom
Tuesday night November 29h is revealing indeed most
especially to those who attendance the ULC meeting
of of overlooked
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
WELDER A PIPE

A. c. writes: 81 have discovered a
quick and easy way to thaw frozen
pipes. I clamp the ground wire of
my electric welder on mi end of the
pipe and clamp the other live wire
on the pipe at the other end. 1t
takes about Is to 20 minutes to thaw
out the pipe under the usual condi-
TONS"
Note by I. W. D.-This is an idea
worth knowing. Even if you haven't
a welder, most of us have a neighbor
with one, and it would be far safer
than using a blow-torch.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
SAVES BROKEN WINDOW

door was left open only for a few
minutes, the wind was likely to slam
it back so hard that the window
would be broken
I cut an 8-inch section off a tire
casing and nailed it as shown under
the window. This absorbs the shock
so no windows will break"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
L CORNER POST

J. w. writes: ''To prevent corner
posts from heaving with the spring
frost, we take two 2 by SIS about 6
feet long and bolt them on each side
of the post at the bottom. We dig
the trench to set the post at right
angles to the main line of the fence.
We first lamp in dirt Or sand level
with the top of the 2 by 6's, then
put on some heavy flat stones and
finish tamping in the rest of the dirt.
1t takes more digging to put In the
post this way, but it is worth the
extra work"
Note by ]. w. D.-Corner posts are
the life of the fence and should be
set at least 3 and preferably 4 feet
deep, and it is a big job to dig and
fill a trench of this size. Undoubt-
edly such an anchor would help
greatly to prevent the corner post
from heaving partly from the effects
of the frost but mostly from the
heavy pull of 80 rods of fence when
it contracts in cold weather.
1t is much more effective to have
a horizontal brace on the end post
and an 10 or 20 inch disc blade an
Choir for the second or brace post.
Similar anchors are used on all tele-
graph and telephone poles and not
anchors on the bottom of the poles.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-10-01
SAW A

j. w. writes: ssWhen our saw rig
is idle and we do not want to take
the blade off, we just clip an old tire
over the blade, one which has been
cut crosswise at one point to make
an opening. This cover keeps the
rain and dirt off the blade and pro-
tects children and animals from cut
ting themselves on it."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
White Elephant
Sale Set For
Thrift Shop

White elephants suddenly find
themselves in great demand In
Montgomery County.
Everyone is looking for one TO
carry as the price of admission to
the Fifth Annual White Elephant
Tea Of the Montgomery County
Thrift Shop.
The date has just been set for
Wednesday, October IL. The event
will take place this year at the
lovely home Of Mrs. Henry Gibbs
at 210 Chamberlain Avenue, Ken
wood.
Mrs. Frank p. Wilcox, president
of the Thrift Shop, emphasizes
that anyone interested in the work
Of the Thrift Shop is welcome and
it is hoped that all who come will
bring friends.
The Thrift Shop Is sponsored by
the Women's Auxiliary, Suburban
Hospital; Planned Parenthood
League Of Montgomery County;
Chevy Chase Chapter, OAR and
the Women's Board, Montgomery
County General Hospital TO raise
funds for welfare work in Mont
gomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Reduced Speed Ordered
For River Road Section
By Roads Commission

The State Roads Commission
has ordered a reduction in the
speed limit from so to 40 miles an
hour for a 4.8-mile section Of the
River Road maryland Route 1907
from the Congressional Country
Club to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad crossing.
, This action was taken at the last
Commission meeting on recon-
mendation of the Traffic Division,
whose representatives recently
completed survey of the high
way, on which several fatal acct
dents have occurred within the last
few months.
At the same time mile speed Ii
nit on that portion the Commission
rescinded a rule establishing a 30
of the River Road between Wilson
Lane and the intersection of Mary
land Route 1888, the Traffic Divi-
sion having declared this section
safe for the 40-mile maximum set
up by the new rule.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Laymen To Hold
First Meeting
OF Fall Season

The first service of the season
by the Rockville Laymans Asso-
citation will be held this Sunday
evening in the Presbyterian Church
at p. m. The Ben's Bible Glasses
of the various churches are in
charge of this meeting.
The Hon. Clyde Doyle, member
of Congress from California, will
make the address. Congressman
Doyle, a resident of Long Beach,
has served as a member of the State
Board of Education; attorney for
the Banking Department of Cali
fornia, and president of the Bar
Association of Long Beach. He is
a member of First Congregational
Church and has taken an active
part in Christian Endeavor work.
He received the First Meritorious
Award given by the Service Clubs
of the city for Distinguished Serv-
ice.
Charles D. Giauque will be in
charge of the music for the service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Turkey Shoot Is
Planned By Newly
Formed Gun Club

A new organization in the coun-
ty, The Potomac Walton Gun Club,
has purchased a piece of property
at the end of McCrossin Lane off
Travilah Road, where plans have
been made to erect a club house.
The club is made up Of Potomac
Chapter Isaac Waltonians and
members of the Potomac Gun Club.
In addition to the erection of a
club house, which will be built for
the most part by members of the
club, picnic grounds, preserve,
shooting area and a pond will be
laid out.
A Turkey Shoot is being spon-
sored by the club on Saturday, Oc-
tober 1, receipts of which will be
used for breaking ground and
building.
1t is hoped that residents of the
Potomac neighborhood will support
this worthwhile project, and of
course, anyone interested in buying
stock in this corporation will be
accommodated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Beagle Club
Held Pack
Trial Sunday

James Davis, 13 in. hound,
Becky, and Smoky, owned by Rob
ert Gartner, in the Is in. class,
were winners in the first annual
pack trial sponsored Sunday by
the Hungerfold Beagle Club on the
farm of Charles Stone at Pooles-
vile.
Other winners were: 10. in-Se-
cond, Richard Willet's Buck; third,
James Davis Tuck; fourth, Frank
Darcey's Linesman Lady; and Re-
serve, Russell Watkins Tramp. Is
in.-Second, C. R. Jefferson's Tiny;
third, James Davis Lady; fourth,
Robert Gartner's Leader; reserve,
Marion Bells Lady.
Judges were Hugh Rabbit for
10 inch dogs and Frank Darcy for
Is inch hounds.
A fine day and plenty of rabbits
made for an interesting good time.
Barron Finney showed how a rab-
bit could be hypnotized and picked
up by hand, proving that there is
more than one way to skin rab-
bit" If you're not a good shot,
perhaps it would be a good idea
to join up with the Hungerford
Beagle Club and get fuller details
on this "hypnotizing" business.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Benefit Game Tonight
For Elmer Hutchinson

The Colesville and. Rockville
baseball clubs will play a benefit
game for Elmer Hutchinson to-
night Thursday, September
%, at $3.50 P. M. on the dia-
mond of the Agricultural Cen
ter at Gaithersburg. Admission
will be IS cents, tax included.
Tickets will be on sale through
out this week to enable those
who find it impossible to attend
the game to contribute their full
support nevertheless. Mr..
Hutchinson was seriously injured
in a game at Damascus on Sep
TENDER IL when a spectator
struck him in the jaw with his
fist. The blow broke both jaws.
J. Vinson Peter, popular
Rockville realtor, is in charge of
pre- game ticket sales and
George Boice, treasurer of the
Rockville Club, will handle the
gate at the game. Mr.. Peter
may also be contacted by those
interested in making post-game
contributions-or dimes, dollars,
or any amount, may be left for
him at the Sentinel office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Rockville Man Elected To
Head Volunteer Firemen

More than a thousand people
watched a parade of SO pieces of
fire apparatus and Is floats as rep
resentatives Of about 25 volunteer
fire companies met in convention at
Sandy Spring on Saturday.
At the business meeting which
followed a banquet, Marbery Gates
Of Rockville, was elected president
of the Montgomery County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association, sue
ceeding Leslie B. Thompson, Chevy
Chase. Others named were Leo
Bender, Silver Spring, treasurer;
and Robert Cuff, Ashton, secretary.
In beauty contest, Miss Betty
10 Phelps, 10, Of Kensington, was
picked as Miss Fire Fighter. Run
ners-up were Miss Jennie Latona,
II, Of Gaithersburg, and Miss An
ME Latlief, 10, of Sandy Spring.
Parade winners were as follows:
Best appearing piece Of apparatus
from Montgomery County - Glen
Echo; best from outside county
Riverdale; coming longest distance
Arcadia; oldest piece of equip
ment-Kensington; best uniformed
men in li1e-Silver Spring; best
appearing company - Sykesville;
best appearing ambulance - Glen
Dale; best appearing band-Green-
belt Community Band, first, and
Browningsville Band, second; best
appearing ladies' auxiliary - Da.
mascus; best commercial float,
Norris Bros, Rockville; and best
appearing non-commercial float -
Olney Homemakers' Club.
Winners In contest competition
included: Standing hook-up from
outside county-Riverdale Heights,
21.5 seconds; winner Of playoR for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

trail Committee Immediately ar
range for the election or re-elec-
ton of Democratic precinct ex-
ecutives in every precinct in the
County by giving notice by public
advertisement and by other means
Of the time and place of said party
precinct election, at which every
registered Democrat voter in said
precinct shall be entitled to vote
for the precinct leaders of their
choice"
The third recommendation, THAT
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee appoint a publicity, or
speakers committee to Immediately
and continuously inform the vot-
ers of the policies and operation
of the County, State and National
government" was passed unani-
mously.
AS the meeting ended, Leonard
Williams, president of the County
Young Democratic Club, asked the
12-man committee which presented
the recommendation to study the
possibility of holding an open pri-
mary next year.
Rockville's Mayor Kelly, commit
tee chairman, promised that the
proposal would be studied by his
oovoyn;ttaa 80 10 Tho counnnittaa
was instructed to continue its work
for the next go days. During that
time, it will hold public hearings
throughout the county to obtain
the views Of as many Democrats
as possible. The groups findings
will be made public at another
mass meeting at the end Of the two
month period.