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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

organized labor, the Senate
bill would retain in law about
% of the principal Taft-Hart-
ley provisions. At the end of the
week, however, there seemed lit
tie likelihood that the new bill
will ever become law. Taft-Hart-
ley remains our basic labor stat
ute.
Want Another Report
A few pro-labor stalwarts in
the House said that they want
the House Labor Committee to
again report out real TIL re-
pealer. But since there is no
chance that the Senate will re-
consider its votes, most legisla-
tors and union representatives
here agree that the House could
make better use of its time by
passing an improved minimum
wage law.
Furthermore, the union men
ioted, the House votes on the
,nti-union Wood bill this spring
,ives labor an entirely adequate
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

Workers, CIO, recuperating
from the recent attack upon
his life, has suggested to
UAW members that instead of
sending flowers to him they use
the money to send CARE pack
ages overseas. AS a result, an
S11 check from the staff men,
bers of Region No. 3, UAW-
CIO, Indianapolis, has been re-
ceived at CARE headquarters,
20 Broad Street, New York. A
letter from Raymond H. Berndt,
Director of Region 3, explained
that the flower fund had been
diverted to CARE in line with
Mr.. Reuther's request.
The money is being used to
send two of CARES new $3.50
Thrift" Food Packages, in Mr..
Reuther's name, to the Akade-
mie der Arbeit, Frankfurt, the
CIO representative on CARES
staff announced today. The
packages will be distributed to
needy students at the school, a
labor institute where young
trade union members are trained
in collective bargaining pro-
cedures and the philosophy of a
free and democratic labor move
ment.
Mr.. Reuther has been interest
ed in the growth of the Europ-
can labor movement-particu-
larly the German labor schools
and in the CARE program as
a means of helping needy trade
unionists overseas. The Nation
al CIO Community Services
Committee is one of non profit
CARES 25 members agencies.
Like CARES $40 food and
clothing textile packages, the
new $3.50 food package can be
ordered for designated recipi-
ents or for needy families and
recommended by
representatives of CARES 4
agencies. Orders can
be sent to CARE headquarters
in New York or to any CARE
office throughout the country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Cost Of LIVING
Shows
Slight Decline

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The
Consumers Price Index Ccost-
of-living index declined O.3
percent between April Is and
May Is, 1949, as calculated by
the U. S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
May Is figure was 1892 percent
of the 1883 average, which is
O.8 percent lower than a year
ago, but still 269 percent higher
than in June 1916.
RENTS ADVANCED
Prices of all major groups ex-
cept rent were lower than a
month ago, with decreases of
LIS percent for fuels, 1.3 per-
cent for house furnishings, 0.6
percent apparel, and fractional
declines for food and for miscel-
laneous goods and services.
Rents advanced Il percent dur
ing the month.
Retail food prices declined
0.2 percent from mid-April to
mid-May as lower prices were
reported for all groups except
eggs and fruits and vegetables,
which advanced seaSonally.
INCREASE IN 25 CITIES
Food prices decreased during
the month in % of the 56 cities
surveyed, increased in 25, and
were unchanged in 8. Variations
from city to city, ranged from
a decrease of 3 percent in San
to an increase of 2
percent in Rochester.
Chiefly responsible for the
for the tenth consecu-
tive month, fell more than 3 y
percent, while cereals and
bakery products, beverages and
sugar declined fractionally,
Prices of poultry fell more
than 5 percent between mid
April and mid-May, and pork
prices droppe 2.7 percent.
Residential rents rose OIL per-
cent between April Is and
May Is.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

to prevent social
lied public housing projects
being erected at the taxpay-
ers expense" President Rodney
Lockwood of the Natl Associa-
ton of Home Builders asserted
after the vote was tailed.
Vote See-sawed
A dramatic session of the
House, in which the vote see
sawed back and forth and the
public housing feature was at
one point temporarily elimina-
ted, ended with a 228 to 1875
vote passing the whole bill. For
passage were 1913 Democrats, "a
and one American
Laborite, and opposing the
whole bill were sd Democrats
all from the south, and 131 Re-
publicans including COP chief
tainS Joe Martin (Mass.), Jesse
Wolcott (Mich.) and Hugh Scott
(Pa.).
Decisive vote, taken earlier,
was on motion by Rep. Ed
ward Rees (R, Kans.) to strike
out all of the public housing
proposal-to assist local authori-
ties to plan and construct from
,050,000 to $4,000 units of
.ow-rent housing over the next
six years. Here, the 200 to 204
vote showed "a Republicans
Joining the "a northern Demo-
Gratis to support public housing;
while 64 Dixiegops on the Demo-
side and 40 of their
brothers on the Republican side
.ried TO kill the low-cost homes
section.
Complete BIueprints
In conference now, the bill
will be signed as soon as Presi-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

home, $50 Stillman CT.
Mr.. Weckle served as
chairman of Packard Unit
having moved to that posi-
tion after being vice chair
man. He was employed at
Packard since 1943 and
after the closing of that
plant he worked as bar
tender at Local IL.
Mr.. Weckle was well
known i'm sport circles hav-
ing played with Scott High
School and captained that
team when the school was
defeating top notch COM
petition from all sections
of the country.
He was well respected
by the patrons of the bar
and being famous for his
jokes and jolly disposition
and his keen and active in
terest in the union.
Survivors in clude his
wife Margaret; daughter,
Sally; son, Albert. Jr.;
mother, Mrs. Mabel Weckle;
brother, Henry; sisters,
Mrs. Lacetta Louy, all of
Toledo and Mrs. Eugenia
Nicholson, San Francisco.
Services were held Thurs
day in the Adele MOrtuary.
Burial was in c. alvary
Cemetery.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

scene we have all probably wit
messed at some time or other in
our lives. A little girl who has
Just had tiff with companion
sticks out her tongue and
screams, Yah, yah, yah, Mamie
is an old poof. so there!"
Mr.. Editor is imbued with the
theory that life and humanity
are temporary and unimport-
ant and that property is the only
realm of true permanence and
worth. Anyone who disagrees
with him is full of transparent
nonsense, "2rrant nonsense"
"has no sensible or positive
reason, and worse still, he is a
"myrmidon" of some mysteri-
Gus, sinister, and hateful influ-
ence.
/ thought for a long time
about whether | should deign to
his name-calling and his
"errand boy" arrant nonsense
lest he think that it was getting
under my skin (Which, by the
way, has been thickened by
years of pressure taking). But,
looking back of his motives and
analyzing the whole trend Of
anti-labor propaganda, l arrived
at the conclusion that it would
be a good thing if someone
chased out that ghost and ex
posed the malarkey. CThats not
an Anglo-Saxon word, Mr.. Edi-
tor, it's gaelic in origin. But
Continued on Page
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

Charles Cr0wder, publisher
of the Flora Sentinel, Flora,
ILL.,, celebrated the 4th of July
with a mOrtgage-burning cere-
mony symbolizing freedom of
the press. A group of local
business men had secretly
bought up notes and a mort
gage on the Sentinel, and
then fOreclOsed in an attempt
to destroy the paper because
il was friendly to organized
labor. Their scheme was de-
feated when Int'l Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers saved
the day with a loan to Crow
der. Chief speaker at the
Flora Freedom Rally was Pre-
sident A. F. Whitney of the
Brotherhood of Raj lrOad
Trainmen. (LPA)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
industrial Deaths Up

WASHINGTON (LPA) = Al
though the average injury-fre-
quency rate in US industry for
the first quarter of 1949 is 6.5
percent below the same period
in l948, the toll of fatal injuries
is still high according to the Bu-
reau of Labor Statictics. Over
800 industrial deaths occurred
during the first quarter of 1949.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
FEPC Meetinu
Is Cancelled
To Be Resumed
In AUGUST

Due to most officers attending
the UAW convention in Mil
waukee the Local IL Fair Prac-
tees Committee meeting sched-
uled for the second Monday in
July is postponed, it was an
nounced by William Healey
chairman.
The regular monthly meetings
will be resumed in August and
held thereafter on the second
Monday of the month at Local
IL Hall, Mr.. Healey said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Edwards Hat
Again In Ring

DETROIT (LPA) - George
Edwards, president of the De-
troit Common Council, last week
formally announced his candid
acy for the job of Mayor of
Detroit. Walter Reuther, presi-
dent of the United Auto Work
er -CIO, in whose union Ed
wards still holds a card, prompt
ly endorsed his condidacy, as
did Detroit AFL Building
Trades Council Secretary Fin
lay G. Allen.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
JAW Convention
Beqins This Sunday
Local Il Has
65 Delegates
At Meeting
Gosser, BaIIard
Fovored To
Be Reelected

Toledo delegates headed by
international UAW-CIO Vice
President Richard Gosser and
Region 2-B Director Charles
Ballard embarked for Mil
waukee this week for the annual
International UAW Convention
which is scheduled to begin
Sunday, July 10.
Both Mr.. Gosser and Ballard
are favored to be reelected for
another term without opposi-
ton.
Burke Is Delegate
Local IL UAW-CIO will have
IS delegates augmenting those
from other local unions in To-
ledo and Region 2-B.
US. Rep. Thomas H. Burke
will head the Spicer Unit dele
vgates of Local IL to the conVen-
9 tion. He was elected delegate
by the Spicer membership.
This year the convention pro-
ceedings will be aired over two
radio stations, WDET-FM in De-
troit and WCUO-FM in Cleve-
land. Both are operated by the
UAW members in the respective
areas.
Broadcast Daily
WDET will broadcast direct
from the convention floor every
day at 6:30 pm. and WCUO at
7:3O pm. Eastern Daylight Saw
ing Time.
President Walter P. Reuther's
address to the UAW Convention
will be broadcast on Sunday
evening, July 10 over the UAW
hookup.
Debate And Interviews
Convention floor debate, in
terviews with top officers and
rank and file delegates will be
featured in the nightly UAW
show piped direct from Milwau-
kee to the two UAW centers.
FM listeners will also hear parts
of the speeches of the day, with
Guy Num-, the UAW News
Commentator putting the con-
vention highlights together.
The latest dope on the 1949
UAW-CIO bargaining goals will
get an airing over the UAW FM
network by Nat Weinberg, UAW
Economist, and Harry Becker,
UAW Social Security Expert,
take the air during the conven-
ton show.
Some of the nations best
newspaper men who always
cover the UAW Convention will
speak. CIO President, Philip
Murray and Franklin d. Roose
welt, Jr. who will address the
convention, will also be heard
over the two UAW stations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Puts Union First

NEW YORK (LPA - United
Transport Workers-CIO Presi-
dent Michael Quill puts his un-
ion before political office. The
fiery Irishman. who is also pre-
sident of the revamped New
York City CIO Council, said
last week that his trade union
duties are so heavy that he can't
neglect them for another term
as a New York City Council
man.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
3-Doy Week For Miners

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
(LPA)-The United Mine Work
ers last week side-stepped a
breakdown in soft coal contract
negotiations by ordering most
of the nations miners to go on
a three-day week-at least until
a new agreement Is reached.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Members Get Aid

NEW YORK (LPA)-Mem-
bers of Int'l Ladies Garment
Workers locals who suffered
during the recent tornados in
Illinois and Missouri receiving
needed financial aid from their
union. Over $1,000 has been dis
tributed among them, the un-
ions Southwestern Regional Of
flee announced.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Time For
Plain Talk
BY Tom Burke

THIS is the first chance | have
Il had to get around to answer
ing what is evidently the editor
of the Toledo Times final and
parting shot l say final and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
CiO-AFL Plan joint
Labor Day Parade
Point To
In 1850
Both Groups Appoint
Committee To Nap
Details For Morehina

Spectators viewing the 1949
Labor Day parade will again
see the CIO and AFL join at
a designated junction a n d
march abreast to show labor's
strength in Toledo this year.
This was decided at meetings
held by the Toledo Industrial
Union Council, CIO and the
Central Labor Union, AFL at re-
cent meetings. Delegates to both
the CIO and AFL Councils
voted unanimously for a joint
Labor Day parade with the
theme again pointing to the 1880
elections this time to, defeat
Ohio's Senator Robert H. Taft
the anti labor senator who will
seek reelection. In the last ell
ectlon the two groups along with
other independent unions joined
forces to elect Thomas II. Burke
CIO member to the Congression-
al seat for the Ninth Ohio Dis
trict.
Say 1t Will Be Largest
In an exchange of communi-
cations between Otto Brach, To-
ledo Central Labor Union Coun-
Gil secretary and Howard Redi-
ger, executive secretary of the
TUG, both expressed confidence
that this years parade will be
the greatest ever held. The two
secretaries emphasized that ev-
cry effort will be made to make
it the largest Labor Day parade
in Toledo's history.
Committees from each council
will begin mapping plans some
time this month.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
FIO,Uer Fund For Reuther
GrO,Us Into Care Packages

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 24-At the request of Victor
Reuher there's least basket of flowers his
room at the Ford Hospital Deroit-but two CARE
food packages their way students labor school
in the U. S. of Germany
The Educational Director of the United Automobile
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Big Vote
For JAW

PITTSBURGH LPA) - "a
present for Pat"-United Auto
Workers Allis-Chalmers Corp.
Council Director Pat Great
house, that is-came on June %
when workers in the AlliS-Chal-
mers plant here voted over
whelmingly in favor of the UAW
as its bargaining agent. June %
is Greenhouses birthday. Vote
figures: 1894 for the UAW, 81
against and / void ballot.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Albert WeckIe, Sr.

Former m e m b ers of
Packard Unit of Local IL
and hundreds of other
members are mourning the
death this week OF Albert
Weckle, Sr.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

Al, a S
h e w a S
known to
his friends
died Sun
d a y e n
route I o
S t. V in
cents Hos
pital after
h e h a d
suffered a
heart at
ia C k a I
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08

p a r t l n g be-
cause Mr.. Edi-
tor has thrown
in the towel
He has lost the
argument. His
descent i n t G
name = calling
indicates this.
Mr.. Editor
! a S t editorial
was. to me
strangely re-
p,ipiScapt nf a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Taft Wins Fight To
Save Taft-Hart|ey>
Labor Pledges Reply

WASHINGTON IPA) = The Dixiegop coalition in the
u S. Senate last week dsregarded the 948 election
Hartley law
While making few minor concessions the rights Of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
ONE-STOP SERVICE

Time your dues payments with other bills and make
Local II your one stop agency for your bills
When making your monthly visit to Local II Hall to
your union dues why not take advantage of the services
offered to Local II members.
AT the Local Dues Window You Can Pay Your Bills For
Waer Electric Gas Telephone
This agency was established for the convenience of
members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-08
Communities A|erted To Danger
Real Estate Will Block HOUSING

WASHINGTON LPA)-Despe victory for the low
public housing and slum clearance bill in Congress last
week. the real estate lobby still trying block housing
for low-income families
ut is still within the power of local citizens in every
Evening star., 1949-11-21
Uncle Ruy's Corner

A Junior high school pupil, Gloria
Rottino, has sent me a letter with
this passage in it:
"In social studies class, we had q
question which none of us could
answer, not even our teacher. The
question was, aside from the Morse
men, who was the first white man
to set foot on the United States?'" q"
I am interested in the words aside
from the Norsemen" in the question
Gloria sent me. There Is good proof
that the Norsemen reached North
America almost five centuries before
Columbus crossed the Atlantic but
there is doubt as to whether they
entered any part of the United
States. Claims have been put for
ward, however, for landings of the
Norsemen on points along the coast
Of. New England and even as far
South as New Jersey.
Aside from the Norsemen, the first
white men to step on the soil OF
what Is now the United States were
Spaniards.
Not counting the Norsemen, the
first historical record of white men
stepping on the soil Of what is now
the United States goes back to 1913
when Spaniards, who were led by
Ponce de Leon, landed in Florida.
The story Of Juan Ponce de Leon
Is interesting and exciting. He was
born In Spain and at the age OF
about SO he sailed to the New World
on the second voyage Of Columbus
Ponce de Leon liked the New
World and chose Puerto Rico as his
home.
Thanks to q friend who spoke
about him to the Spanish King, he
was named Governor of Puerto Rico
While in this Office, he ruled the
Indians with a firm hand. The
natives rose in rebellion, but the
Spaniards were able to beat then
down.
Ponce de Leon felt that he has
done well for his royal master, bu
the King soon afterward sent orders
making another man Governor.
st t. obtain 3. .s. free S %ons:Is as 81 t.
World" send . self addressed, stampet
envelope to Uncle Ray in care of The Star
Evening star., 1949-11-21
Bridqe Quiz

The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
2 Mt Pass nj Pass
:?
What do you bid now?
Partners bid of four no-trump Is an
Invitation to proceed If your two-no-trump
bid was maximum. nasmuch as you nave
but % points, the absolute minimum Tor
two-no-trump opening, yeu should decnne
the invitation and pass. Take bold de-
merit II you construed your partners four:
no-trump bid as Blackwood. Such . call
Is never Blackwood when your side has not
previously bid suit.
Partner has opened with one no.
trump. You hold:
AKQ943 2752 o843 AXIS
What is your response?
With this evenly balanced hand We would
not show the spade suit. but would give
q direct raise to two no-trump, for whtcn
this hand holds the necessary count OF
eight points in high cards.
As South you hold:
AAQ642 27 1A105 %KQJ3
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
/ spade Pass spades Pass
What do you bid now?
You have definitely mora than an opeu-
Evening star., 1949-11-21
Come
Find 81 or more words in
DY s G E NJ G s,

meaning, ''the study Of racial
degeneration" Average is 81;
limit, 20 minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
BY the addition Of IS" such as bats"
"cats." are not used. Only one form of
word is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-11-21

"Scuttle butt" is naval slang for
gossip" In the days Of the sailing
ship, the scuttle butt was cask In
which was placed the days allot-,
md It Of drinking water. Naturally,
Evening star., 1949-11-21
Test Your Horse Sense
bv Dr. G. W. Crone

!. An inebriated person has been
associating too long with
John Hancock John Wesley
John Barleycorn John Bull
2. Which country was not COM
batant in World War II?
Norway Poland Italy Switzerland
3. Which tree grows fastest?
Cottonwood Sugar maple
Red oak Mahogany
4. Which of these meat cuts usual
ly is the lowest in price?
Sirloin Chuck roast Pork chops Ham
S. Which tree has the narrowes,
leaf?
Maple Willow Sycamore Oak
6-10. Five railroads are shown with
the symbols associated with each In
the right column. One point fol
each matching.
Ia Great Northern w Maple leaf
! (b) Wabash (w) Cat
icl chesapeake 4 Ohio q Goat
fD Western Pacific ~ Flag
score yourself IS follows; o-S: poor: 80,
Answers.
1. John Barleycorn (ntoxicated). 2.
sxitserlsnd , 3: cettonT@ood @ San,S Chuck
- ss gseesrea w. q, VI Western ss
pacinc:Feather o., Co Canadian Ma
tional-Maple leaf w.
Evening star., 1949-11-21

Nine letters can be spelled without
using the letter itself: et for A,
see for G, eph for F, jee for q,
eye for I, cay for K, cue for 9,
eve for U, double-u for w, ecks for x.
What does "math" mean In after
math2
"Math" is an obsolete word that
expresses the idea of mown grass
or hay. The word is akin to both
"mow" and meadow
In aftermath, the "after" serves as
an adjective meaning later in time. !"
This gives the whole word the surS
prising and picturesque meaning Of
"a second crop Of grass mown from
10 meadow" y
Throughout the years the primary
and literal meaning Of aftermath
has become lost and the word Is
now used only In the figurative
sense Of events that are to follow;
disastrous consequences"
f1aya voai ever wondered how u
Evening star., 1949-11-21
BY ChorIes H. Goren

to To- 1'e slam. ana SS WSieS Would Be svaiiabie il
able for your hand. However. q Blackvood
four-no-trump bid is not recommended. for
ou seTs.n :: IN 1oas4y s
for slam is by : Bid Of four diamonds.
showing the ace below the game level.
On the actual hand North held:
AKJ10e 0KQ a8742 %A96
A perfectly sound. three-spade response.
yet yh srsFs opening and the .th ans
opening i've spades was maximum.
|. Partner opens with one no-trump,
and you hold:
AAQ974 05 oQ742 1854
What Is your response?
This hand contains eight points in high
cards and quaHnes aS raise 70 Two no
spades. Opener should not pass unless he
has a minimum no-trump containing only
16 points.
AS dealer you hold:
AJ1o842 7KQ. o93 %AK94
What is your opening bid?
For the sake Of convenience all weak
hve-card suits should be treated as four
sEdsEo woa oP 6. sa: esss II e;
much greater convenience on the rebid. and
Upon f6 The Seiief that Your your spades are only
fGs5 teoDsssh. ssIds 1875 fs4e by Charles H oor.n
Evening star., 1949-11-21

you learn Ell Elf nSSp: s
Evening star., 1949-11-21

Mr.. colby's le.net. c-as. makes it easy
Evening star., 1949-11-21

members of the crew would pause
frequently at the scuttle butt to re-
fresh themselves with drink and
the latest gossip. Today in the Navy,
a ships drinking fountain is referred
to as the "scuttle butt"
Mr. Colby's leafiet. CTS, makes II easy
Evening star., 1949-11-21
Nv Word for 1t
BY Frank Colby

mick" got into the word nickname?
Originally, the word was spelled
"ekename," exc having the meaning
OF additional" The phrase IAN exc
name" when spoken was mistaken
for "a nickname" and the word
finally evolved into its present form
nickname"
Evening star., 1949-11-21

Add this new word to your vocabu-
larry: Protogram, from proto-. first,
plus gram. "that which is written.
A protogram is a word or name
formed by combining the initial let
ters or syllables Of other words, such
as Socony, from the Initial letters
of Standard Oil Co. of New York.
Other well-known protograms are:
Nabisco, Texaco and Conoco.