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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

by the Bonding Company
that bonds your officers?
The Toledo Blade would
have you believe that only the
membership of the Union would
benefit from these Court actions
by the self-appointed spokesmen,
who have seen fit to spend your
Unions money in Court actions
against your elected leaders.
Have you noticed that lately,
the Blade rusheS to Champion
anyone who will say anything
that they can ever interpret to
be in opposition to organized
labor? Knowing that it has al
ways been human nature for
people to believe evil of others,
and that suspiscions breed con-
tempt, the Blade is fast becom-
ing a Master at creating the
suspiscions.
Campaign Against Local IL
The employees of the Blade
do not belong to the UAW- -CIO,
so why is the Blade leading the
campaign against Local IL? l
can only quote from some of
their past editorials, they gave
us at least a partial answer. They
have repeatedly expressed their
displeasure over your United
Labor Committees recent sue
cesses in placing our tom"
Burke in Congress and later
Franz Berlacher in City Coun-
Gil, not to m Il o Labor's
friends lifted to Ohio's Legisla-
ture who increased our unem-
ployment insurance benefits. Re-
member they couldn't find any
thing to attack our Congressman
Burke with, so they took off
on his neck tie. Does someone
fear labor's United Labor Com
mittee might even become even
more successful?
Everyone, including the Blade
has said pensions are the COM
ing thing for the workers and
that the only thing wrong with
the industrial pensions is that
the worker loses his pension if
he leaves the industry.
Plan Corrects Objection
The proposed UAW-CIO Pen
sion and Insurance Plan cor
rects the above objection by
having the employee take his
accumulated pension credits
with him from plant to plant
so that upon reaching retire
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

ment age he can retire on full
pension, the same as if he had
worked in the first plant his
whole accumulated employment.
The Blade gives headlines to
anyone who will oppose it.
In Outside Papers
If you will go to the trouble
to read a few Outside" news
papers and magazines, you will
find some very interesting
points of view expressed and
the strange part of it is that
they are all along the following
lines. They observe that through
the efforts of one man who
leads labor in Toledo, there has
not been an important strike in
Toledo in more than a decade
and yet Toledo has become
high-labor-cost town with hour
ly rates higher than Detroit
with production per man per
hour being below that in nearby
Detroit. 1t is claimed that some
of Toledo's employers report
"Toledo's Local IL has no re-
spect for managerial authority"
THAT there are excessive num-
bers of Union Committeeman
on Company payrolls." Employ
ers are blaming Vice President
Richard Gosser for strength of
the Union in this area, indus
trially and politically and they
are determined to reduce the
loud Voice of Labor at any cost
to at least a mere whisper.
That is what the campaign Is
about along with, what seems
to be, the Blades determination
to keep Toledo "sewed up,' al
a one newspaper town for one
man, even II they have to stoop
to sprea ding false rumors
throughout the u. S. A. to dis
courage new faces appearing in
Toledo.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Republicans Call
Trumon Program
SocioIis+ic

WASHINGTON (LPA) -
More than hundred House Re-
publicans Joined with Republic
an leader Joseph w. Martin, Jr.,
in denouncing President Tru-
mans message to Congress as a
message on ''The State of Social
ISM. The Republicans said the
message was largely composed
of socialistic recommendations"
and contended the President has
"again given notice that he is
wholly committed to the even
tual socialization of America and
elimination of the traditional
American competitive syst e m
which has made this nation the
greatest on earth"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Truman Message
Voice Of Democratic
Liberalism

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Con-
gratulations to President Tru-
man on his magnificent state
ment of the principles of demo-
cratic liberalism in your mes
sage to Congress" were sent to
the White House by Josepr l..
Rauh Jr., chairman of the execu-
tive committee of Americans
for Democratic Action. "The SEN
timent of the majority of the
voters" is expressed in the State
of the Union message, Rauh told
the Chief Executive.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

to Congress-outlined In bold
terms the goal ahead for
America. 1t was Truman's S
first effort to shape long range
goal. but an effort that will go
down in history. 1t was a peace
time program as imaginative
and daring as the wartime pro-
gram outlined by former Presl-
dent Roosevelt, which carried
American to victory in World
War II.
A Sharp Challenge
The message was sharp chal-
lense to the Republicans who
have been attacking the idea OF
a welfare state" While the
President did not use the terms,
the program he outlined would
provide a welfare state" in
which every family would enjoy
the benefits of Americas great
industrial machine without los
ing any of its individual free
dom. In fact all Americans
would enjoy expanded freedom,
as the program developed.
Hitting hard at the Repub-
licans-who have made the cost
of his program an issue-Presi-
dent Truman pointed out that
hey had created the present de-
4icit by their "ill-considered tax
reduction" in the 80th Congress.
To meet the deficit he proposed
holding expenditures to the low
est possible level consistent with
"our international requirements
and the essential needs of econo-
mic growth and the well-being
of our people" But he warned
against "the folly of attempting
budget slashes which would i'm
pair our prospects for peace or
cripple the programs essential to
our national strength"
Proposes Tax Increase
In addition to strict economy,
the President proposed tax in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

creases to yield a moderate a
mount of additional revenue
but probably not enough to bal
ance the budget at one. He said
Substantial Improvement" OF
our fiscal position could be ex'
pected during the next few
years as the cost of postwar
programs declines, and as ma
tional income rises.
"The fiscal policy I am re-
commending," he added, ''is the
quickest and safest way o1
achieving a balanced budget"
Truman's old fighting temper
came to the surface only once
When Republican laugh +
greeted his proposal that feder-
al expenditures be held down,
he retorted 'Tll say that again,
and he repeated the entire pas
sage: II am proposing that fed
eral expenditures be held to the
lowest levels consistent with our
international requirements and
the essential needs of economic
growth and well-being of our
people"
The President left the details
of his tax and spending pro-
grams for future messages. But
he spelled out in bold outline his
legislative program designed to
raise the standard of living of
the average family by the year
1000 to about three times what
it Is today"
All Major Measures
This program included all of
the major measures he asked
last year, such as repeal of the
Taft-Hartley law, the Brannan
farm program, development of
natural resources through such
things as the st. Lawrence Sea-
way and a Columbia Valley Au-
thority, a National Science
expanded social Sc
curity, strengthened unemploy-
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Says Employers Response To
Pension Plan Is Explosive

Richard Gosser international UAWCIO President who
being subjected campaign by the Toledo Blade
and few individuals received permission from his doctor
for limited activities in the union He Immediately asked to
address the Local II meeting tonight reply the
campaign which directed at him and the pension plan
lit announced by Charles Ballard, Region 2-B UAW
ICIO Director.
Letter To Reuther
In simultaneous Mr.. Gosser released letter to
Walter Reuther President of the UAWCIO with copies to
board members asking for the international Board to ap
point committee to investigate thoroughly every activity
of our union the books and records the very first
day he took office back in 1887 up and including this
day. He wrote, Il would like them to bring their findings
back to the international Board meeting that
vened JAM 23 Full text of letter printed below this
IpageD
Told To Take 1t Easy
Mr. Ballard in making the announcement that Mr. Cos
would speak at the meeting said it good al
though realizing that Mr. Gosser cautioned by his phys
clan to take it easy
His reply, Mr. Ballard said, will explain the campaign
against him and why it is being directed at him, Inter-
national UAW Vice President
Would Have Made Statements Long Ago
Mr. Ballard added that we all know that due to his
health the Vice President would otherwise have long ago
replied the charges which, all realize is
positive that Mr. Gosser will prove this Local IL
meeting tonight
Printed is full text of the letter sent to Walter Reu
ther and full text of letter which released to the
Toledo Blade Thursday morning
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

men and the Lucas County
Chapter National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis from
January 14-31, the period of the
campaign, the members OF the
Military Order of the Coolies
will man the stands February
1, under the direction OF Colen
Small, the groups grand hos
pital chairman.
Mr.. Baumgartner will be in
charge of the booth at Huron St
between Madison and Jefferson
Avenues which will be staffed
by Dale Carnegie Alumni under
Albert j. link and the Toledo
Fire Department under Capt
William j. Renchard.
Ralph ]. Hoover will super
wise activities at the booth on
Summit st. between Adams st.
and Madison Ave. and his chair
men with their organizations are
William K. Gernhauser, Walter
Weller Post, American Legion;
Carl P. Satler, Joseph Baker
Post, American Legion; Melvin
j. Potts, American Veterans of
World War II; Edward j. Smo-
linski, Roman Buddy" Fran
kowski Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars; William L. Beerman,
Vernon McCune Post, American
Legion, and Robert P. Fetters
and Robert A. Ench, Conn
Weissenberger Post, American
Legion.
The booth on Madison Ave.
between Superior and Huron
SITS. will be in charge of George
D. Hawkins, executive secre-
tary of the Lucas County chap
ter and his chairmen and their
organizations are Howard c.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Second Local
Quits UOPW4

OAKLAND, Cal. NPA) -
The 100 members of the Oak
land Newsvendors local of the
United Office & Professional
w or kers by unanimous vote
have quit the UOPWA, and have
been reinstated by National CIO
as LIU 1853. The local acted after
.UOPWA failed to do anything
for the members in two years.
Six weeks ago the Los Angeles
Newsvendors also quit UOPWA
and received a new CIO charter
as LIU rs. The UOPWA Is one
of ten unions facing expulsion
from the CIO for following the
Communist Party line.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Congress Gets
Fair Deal GooIs

WASHINGTON { L P Al -
With proposals for tax law
changes, the federal budget, and
for battling monopoly promised
by President Truman in the near
future, Congress was handed a
full agenda when it reconvened
Jan. 3. Truman reiterated his
legislative goals-most of them
holdovers from his Fair Deal
election battle of 1948 - and
warned that whether or not we
have growing and prosperous
nation will depend on imagina-
tive and daring Congressionl ac-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Will Reply To Blade Smear
Campaign At Local Meetinq
Walter Reuther
international President
Dear Walter:

Upon my return find where the Toledo Blade and
other people using every dasardly thing at their
mand to attack Of course this is subterfuge What
they actually trying to do is weaken union. The
entire fight is the pension plan and quote from
Fortune magazine Since workers change jobs every
three of four years they would stand lose complete
pension rights. With common fund.- could accrue
credits wherever he worked in Toledo The response of
the employer has been explosive"
This is what in my opinion the people who be-
hind Bolman land there certainly must be someone be-
person who worked in shop drawing the wages
Boman did a period of time could not have the
to pay attorneys photographers and accountant
determined to do - to destroy union in the City
of Toledo at any cost.
do not have any apologies to offer to anyone for
any activity may have participated in and believe that
all has been done in free and democratic way. Possibly
could say guilty of accomplishing too many things
but other than that feel very definitely there truth
to this entire campaign except is to weaken
union in its fight for the pension plan recognize that
my saying that does not make it the truth For that
would like to appeal to you international Pres
dent to appoint committee to investigate thoroughly
every activity of union the books and records since
the very first day took office back in 1897 up to and
including this day. would like them to bring their find
ngs back to the international Executive Board meeting
that is to be convened January 23
feel the entire membership of our union in the City
of Toledo entitled to such investigation such this
Sincerely and fraternally yours
Richard Gosser, Vice President
International Union UAW CIO
CO. Emil Macy
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

ledo Blade.
pressed by the Blade mainly
because the members wish to
reach readers outside the I'm
ion Journal scope to express
their views on the area pension
plan, the sender said.
II Is known, the members
say, that the Blade contradicts
its statement that it presents
the views of both sides on the
pension plan. Today, the men,
bers say, it is a onesided view,
that of the Blade and the Ind
ustrialists. And not favoring the
area pension plan.
Reproduced below is a copy
of a letter sent to one of the
members by the Editor of the
Toledo Blade:
December 80, 1949
Thank you for your letter
commenting on the Toledo area
pension proposal.
This issue is of such great
public interest that we received,
from supporters and opponents
of the area pension plan, a great
many more letters than we are
able to print in the Daily Forum.
Fortunately both sides of the
question have been covered so
thoroughly In the news and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Champion Unit
Has Answer

The Champion Unit Ex-
ecutive Committee has is
sued an answer to the
statement made by John
Bolman and which was
published in the Toledo
Blade with a bold head
line on the passing OF a
petition in that plant.
The statement of the COM
mittee appears in the Unit
column titled champion
Sparklets" appearing on
page 3 of this issue.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

the members that all funds are
used to fight the smear cam.
paign and for any other purpose
Every donation received for
the publicity fund will be ap-
preciated and will help further
the fight for the pension plan in
Toledo and area, he said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Truman Expands Fair
Deal To Triple National
Income By The Year 1000
By Nathan Robertson

WASHINGTON QIPA)-President Truman, in his an
na estate of the Union message to Congress- restated his
"Far Deap program and expanded to provide America
with standard of living by the end of this century three
times as high at present.
THE Presidents message-he strongest he has sent
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Gosser Asks International
To Investigate Local Activities
What Is Behind Court Actions
AGAINST Your Union Officers
By WALTER MURPHY

Could you afford to hire complete staff of expensive
attorneys represent you in Court actions against your
Union Officers when you could file charges under the In
Constitution free of charge and if any dis
crepancies found your Union would be reimbursed
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
ONE.STOP SERVICE

Time your dues payments with other bills and moks
LoeaI IL your one stop agency for your bills
When making your monthly visit to Local IL Hall to
your union dues why take advantage of the services
offered to Local II members?
At the Local Dues Window You Can Pay Your Bills For
Water Electric Gas Telephone
This agency was established for the convenience OF
members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
March Of Dimes Collection
Booths In DowtoWn Area

Assignments to four downtown collection booths for
1850 March of Dimes campaign were announced today
by George J. Baumgartner, booth chairman
The booth will be stated by members OF veteran S
organizations luncheon clubs Fraerna Groups City Fire
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13
Blade Suppresses
Letters To Editor

Union members who have written letters with the re
quest that it be published in the Blade Daily Forum
ceving instead personal from the editor of the To
It appears that the letters from the members sup
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-13

&C: Emil Macy
John Livingston
Internationl Executive Board Members
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

modest and humble beginning on
the banks of the Brandywine River.
has grown to be one of the largest
chemical companies in the nation.
Its assistance, incidentally, to
the United States Government, par
ticularly in times of emergency,
has been especially notable. This
was clearly shown in the field of
atomic energy. The Dupont Com
pany played a tremendous part in
the successful development Of the
atomic bomb Since then, I believe
it has withdrawn from endeavors
along that line because of the fact
that it's work is primarily in the
] field of chemistry.
"In the present emergency, l an
sure the company's facilities anC
it's personnel stand ready at an!
time for a call by the Government.
Senator Frear referred to the de
velOpment and manufacture o
cellophane by the Dupont COmpan,
as zone of the greatest single con
tributiOns for the preservation an
sanitary safekeeping of foods an
dozens of other commodities tina
has ever been developed"
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Farm Safety Week
Will Be Observed
fcontinned frum 40 paRsl

demonstrated the value of con-
Centrated effort to stress the inn
portance of learning and con-
scientiOusly observing farm safe
ty rules. l therefore earnestly re-
quest all organizations and ndi-
viduals interested in farm life and
the welfare of farm people to join
in a continuing campaign to en-
courage the study and observance
of farm safety rules during the
designated week and throughout
the year"
Ned H. Dearborn, president CT
the National Safety Council, in dis
cussing plans for National Farm
Safety Week, pointed out that
farm safety is everybOdy's job.
Everyone in the United States,
he said, "is affected directly or in
directly by accidents to farm peO-
pie.
when President Truman set the
1850 goal" Mr.. Dearborn said, "he
chose an approach that should get
real results. For most accidents tC
farm residents involve some viola
ton of a commOn-sense safety rule
Safety rules are simple things
but probably each of us has knowr
somebody in his own family, OF
among his friends, who was thu
victim of an accident because h
had not learned or had not obeyet
: some standard safety rule. 1t is m,
hope that all farm residents will
learn basic safety rules during
National Farm Safety Week an
r3 r3put them into practice every da
; of the year"
George NJ WOrrilOw, director G
the Delaware Safety Council
. farm division, said: National Farr
!, Safety Week probably is the mos
important single factor in maxim
farm residents more safety cor
= scious the year-rOund. It has az
Z quainted them with the serious az
cident problem among farm peOpl
and has demonstrated that sOm'
thing can be done about it. WOI
safely-LiveAsa Not just durir
National Farm Safety Week, b1
every week of the year"
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Plans Complete For
Opening Of Fair
CONTINUED from first puEe1

Besides these various adult de-
partments, there are several spec
ial departments, not classified
within the A to M group. Among
these are the Boys and Girls All
Club departments, headed by G. M.
Worrilow, director of the Exten-
sion Service of the University of
Delaware; the State Department OF
Public InstructiOn's vocational ag-
riculture and Future Farmers Of
America, under the direction of W..
Lyle Moulds, and poultry with c..
f. Keyes as superintendent.
Livestock Gets Top Awards
The better cash awards go t0
Departments J (hOrses, mules and
pOnies), X (cattle), and M swine).
The top award in Department J is
/ $25 for the best team of work
mules, very important to any dirt
farmer. Best stations in this de-
partment rate $40 Awards fol
mares, geldings, and fillies range
from $8 to 500, with several at $15
Liberal awards $40 to $3.50 are
offered in the junior dairy show OF
Department K Top prizes of $2C
are offered in 10 breeding classes
of beef cattle in the X department
First, second, third, and fourtl
awards are offered in this group
One of the biggest awards-$24-i
offered in the Aberdeen Angu
Breeding Glass, for "get of tn
sire" four animals of any age
with both sexes represented an
owned by the exhibitor.
Swine Awards Not So Big
f The awards step down a bit i
) the swine department, but Cheste
Whites, Poland China, Spotted Pc
5 land China, DurOc Jersey, Here
fOrds, Hampshires, Berkshires, an
feeder hogs class" are listed an
the latter group to be judged o
efficients gains in the feed lot, wi
e draw awards ranging from $4
- $40
t The Juvenile farmers get gOC
t prizes for their swine exhibit
f Firsts will draw from SO to SIS, an
- offers are for first, second, thir
/, and fourth, with no prize less tha
n 81.
IL The natural presumption, in vic
G of the fact that it is one of Il
states top money crops, would
Is that awards for poultry would
f among the top brackets, but the
n prizes run low, 81 being the hig
est and ribbons being the ava
d for some of the thirds" In {
g Junior poultry show. awards II
4 regular, 50 first, 81 second, S.
A. third. $.25 fourth.
IN Another special department
L devoted to Delaware Colony,
20 which 50 awards Of 81. first,
l. cents, second are offered for t
C. students handiwOrk, both boys "a
tt girls
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

Navy announced a "selective" ,serv-
ice Gallup.
Emphasis On Specialists
The emphasis in all three serv-
ices was for individuals with i'm
mediately usable skills, such as
electrOnics experts.
The Army and Air Force indica-
ted some of their organized reserve
units, as we'll as individual reserv-
lists, will be called. The Navy sale
there is a possibility some air re-
serve squadrOns may be summon
ed into service as units. The Ma
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Drinking Water

Pure, fresh water is rarity in
many parts of the world. The great
consumption of wine in southern
Europe, of beer in northern Europe,
and of tea in the Orient is in part
a health matter-avoidance Of
germ-laden water.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

Home Owned And Operated!
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

IIR CONDITIONED BIZ REFRIGERATION
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Some Reserves VIII
Be Called In The
Very Near Future
CONTINUED IRON nBst p=zU1

serves and the National Guard for
as many units and individuals as
might be required.
The Army and Air Force prompt
" announced a Limited" call of
reservists ito meet the needs of
the Korean situation" and the
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

LAST DAY - THURSDAY, JULY 10Th
'Please Believe Me- & "Buckskin Frontier"
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21

Pecan trees should be set in holes
three feet wide and three or four
feet deep.
Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
FIRE CALLS
City of Milford

There were no fire calls report
ed during the past week.