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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
2 Automobile Fires,
One Fulse Alarm
Here Over Weekend

Marysville Fire Department
was called out to two automobile
fires and one false alarm over the
long weekend according to AS
Sistant Fire Chief Harold Hyland
An automobile driven by Mrs
Roscoe Connolly caught fire when
the wiring short circuted on the
Collins rd. at 5:25 p. m. Saturday.
Only minor damage was done to
the car.
Another car caught fire from
the same cause on w. Fifth. st.
at Sis p. m. Sunday. 1t was driv-
en- by Menrid Parzinger of Co.
lumbus. AS in the previous fire
very little damage was caused.
The Department was called to
the Ohio Die-Casters Plant on
Chestnut st. at 7:15 p. m. Sunday
night when a passer-by saw the
pilot lights on the furnaces and
thought them to be a fire.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
PresbYierians
Plan Meeting

Annual meeting Of the Congre-
cation of the First Presbyterian
Church will be held in the din
ing room of the church at 1880
p. m. Wednesday. This is the an
nual business meeting of the
congregation and will be a re-
view of the years work with an
especial emphasis upon the work
of the Sunday School.
Following the brief business
meeting, Into the Good Ground
an inspirational film designed to
make clear the message of the
Bible for modern man, will be
shown. Into the Good Ground"
is a production of the Westmin-
ster Press publication Division
of the Board of Christian Educa-
ton, Presbyterian Church in the
u. S. A.. The film is monde
nominational in character, and
tells the story of a. man faced
with chrisis in his life, his
sense of inadequacy in meeting
his problems, and his ultimate
discovery of the Bible as the
voice of God speaking directly to
him to aid in his daily living.
Following the film, the Sunday
School teachers will meet with
the parents of the children to
preview the work of the Sunday
School during the next three
months.
Refreshments will be served by
the Stuart Class after the meet
ing.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Fewer Marriaqe
Licenses Issued
Only l26 Couples
Apply During Year

Fewer marriage licenses were
issued by the Union County Pro-
bate Court in 1949 than in any
other recent year, according to
the records kept by Probate
Judge John w, Daley.
Only 126 licenses were issued
last year with June being the
high month, of course. Sixteen
were issued during the tradition
al month of brides.
In 1948, 1876 licenses were is
sued and the number was 139 in
l947. High point was in 1916
when 173 couples took out their
licenses here.
Ranking second to June in the
number issued were December
with Is and November with IA,
January was the low mark with
only five licenses being issued.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
2l4 Persons Held
In Jail Last Year

Total of 214 persons were con-
fined in the Union County Jail
at one time or another during
1949 according to the Jail regist-
er kept by Sheriff Walter Gallo
way. The total shows 270 visit
orS" but this includes month-to
month carry-overs, etc. while the
2I4 is the actual number of diff
ferent prisoners.
June had the highest guest
list" with 80 persons being con-
fined there during that month.
There were 27 each in May and
July to keep up a mid-year high
that is rather uncommon.
This years total of 214 prison
ers is considerably higher than
the 1913 last year and the 176
in 1947. At one time during the
year the Jail was completely
empty but this did not last for
more than a few days. In Febru-
ary only 13 prisoners were held
in the iail.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
County Fair Vies
For Best in l949' Title

Union County Fair was includ-
ed in 25 entries received by Mrs.
Don A. DetriCk, Bellefontaine,
executive secretary of the Ohio
Fair Managers Association for
the Best 1949 Fair" contest. The
winner will receive the coveted
trophy awarded annually by
former Governor Myers Y. Coop
er.
L. P. Lake, Cincinnati, presi-
dent of the Ohio Fair Managers
Association which will hold its
convention at the Deshler-Wal-
lick Hotel, Columbus, January
Hip, has announced that the
finals" in the contest will be
held at the convention banquet,
closing session of the twO-day
meeting of fair officials.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Driver Fined $50
After Hitting Boy. IL

Robert Sauers, Sandusky, was
fined $50 and costs by Mayor G..
L. Kingsmore on a reckless driv-
ing charge over the weekend af-
ter he was arrested by the State
Highway Patrol after an accident
near Irwin on Dec. %.
The accident happened when
Sauers lost control of his 1948
Kaiser sedan on Route 16l and
skidded 800 feet, hitting William
Gorton, II, who was riding a BIZ
cycle.
The boy, son of Dana Gorton of
Irwin, was taken to University
Hospital. His injuries were pain
full but not serious.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Kents Completing 3-Month Vocation
In California; Letter Tells Adventures

radius of so miles of here, call
ing on Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Fer
rell in Orange, and Isabelle Con-
nor and mother, here in Long
Beach. One day we drove down
Co San Diego and Tijuana.
The next week Mr.. and Mrs.
Bishop, Frank Kindig, Tin whose
home we are visiting), Mr.. Kent
and / started on our 1900 mile
trip North, up through Bakers
field and Frisno, to Sequoia Ma
tional Park, and Yosemite Ma
tional Park, across to San Francis
co, and back down the coast. The
Continued on page 4, column
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02

only two such calls, ranking as
the quietest month of the year.
Greatest number of injuries re-
sulting from traffic accidents was
IA in September. This was one
more injury than there were
wrecks during that month. Decem-
Der ranked second in the number
Of injuries with eight. There were
six each in March and October.
Farm Accidents Fatal
Four Of the accidents were fatal,
two of the fatalities being pedeS-
trians. In May, Jim Erwin, SO, of
Milford Center was killed when
struck by an automobile near his
home. Mr.. Erwin was crossing the
street after dark when the car
struck him.
Mrs. Emma Axtel, of Marys-
vile died of injuries suffered
when she stepped in front of a
car on N. Main ST., Marysville, on
Nov. %. In both of these cases the
drivers were completely exhoner-
ated of all blame.
Worst accident of the year was
on July 27, near Somersville,
when a truck driver died in a
flaming semi-cab after colliding
with another truck. The dead
man, Chester James, 40, of CO.
Iumbus, drove his truck full
speed into the back of another
Continued on page 4, Column i
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02

Editors Note: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Kent, Allen Township
residents widely-known through
out Union County, have spent the
past three months in California,
visiting friends and relatives
there, and seeing various scenic
attractions. They expect to start
home some time this week.
(Mrs. Kent, who is The Journals
correspondent from Allen Center,
has written the following account
of their trip which their hundreds
of friends and acquaintances
throughout the County will en-
JOY reading)
Long Beach, Calf
Dec. q, 40
Union County Journal,
Dear Sir:
Just wanted to let you know
how much we have enjoyed read.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Two Drivers Unhurt
In Collision Friday

Two automobiles were badly
damaged but their drivers es-
capped with only minor bruises in
collision at S. Court and w.
Eighth sts., late Friday afternoon.
The accident happened when
Mrs. William l.. Coleman, Marys-
vile Rt. 5, driving south on
Court, collided with w. Dwight
(Cooney) Weidman, Marysville,
who was headed west on Eighth,
police reported.
Both drivers were alone in
their cars at the time.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
S5S, lis Personal Taxes Distributed
BY McCurdy; Schools Get S24,9S3

Final distribution of the tangi-
BILE personal property tax and
classified taxes to the several SUBJ
divisions of Union County was
being completed this week by
Auditor Frank T. McCurdy.
Amount of the distribution was
$58,1l5.80.
Amount received by each sub
division was as follows:
County Funds-County fund
Levy, Fees, etc., $9,213.35; Coun-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02

ing the home news in the Union
County Journal. My good friend,
Mrs. Edith Stillings, has written
the Allen Center items for me
since / have been away. Mr. Kent
and l left home October 18th
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bishop,
by auto over Route 40 to Denver
and Salt Lake City. There, Old
Man Winter met us and we turned
South through Red Canyon to
Bryce National Park and Zion
National Park in southern Utah,
then on to Los Vegas and Hoover
Dam, before coming on to Long
Beach. The week following we
visited places of interest within
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Two New Solons
Begin Duties AS
Council Meets
Mayor Names His
Committees Monday;
Overly is President

Two new members of MaryS
vile. Council were sworn in as
the Solons held their annual or
ganization meeting NJ on d a y,
Mayor KingSmore, starting his
second term, named his commit
tees for the year and Fred
Easton was elected president pro-
tempore of the Council.
The new Councilmen are Clar-
ence Beightler, $50 w. Sixth St,
and John w. Spain, 1876 Grove
st. Both are Republicans and
were elected last November.
They replace William R. Huff
man, Grand ave-, Republican,
who was not a candidate for re-
election last November, and Will
liam G.. Mccarthy Ill 12E. Fifth
St, Democrat
AS president protein, Mr.
Easton will preside at all sessions
of Council which the Mayor is
unable to attend.
Committee Appointments
Mayor Kingsmore's committee
appointments for the ensuing
year are:
Finance - Dale Overly, chair
man; Clarence Beightler and c..
P. Wagner.
Street - r. c. Hervey, chair
man; Fred Easton and John
Spain.
Sidewalk and Crossing = John
Spain, chairman; Dale Overly,
and R. c. Hervey,
Fire, property and police =
Fred Easton, chairman; John
Spain and Clarence Beightler.
Sewer and drainage - c. P.
Wagner, chairman; r. c. Hervey
and Fred Easton.
Utilities - Clarence Beightler,
chairman; c. P. Wagner and Dale
Overly.
Rules Adopted $780,. .4-.s-
During the meeting, Clerk
George P. Scheiderer read the
rules of Council, as required by
law. First adopted 80 or more
years ago, these rules set up
the procedure which is to be fol-
lowed in conducting a meeting
of the Council.
They Stipulate the order in
which business will be brought
up, the order in which the vari-
Gus comittee chairmen will make
their reports, the manner in
which new business will be
handled, etc. These rules have
not been changed in any manner
since they were first adopted.
This year is the first in a good
many which has seen Marysville
have nothing but Republican Of
flee holders. While the Republi-
cans have generally held COM
Portable majority of Council po-
sitionS and other Village offices
in the past, there have always
been one or two Democrats with
them, either as major or mem
bers of Council.
At last years village election,
however, none of the four Demo
cratic candidates Zone for mayor
and three for CounciD even
came close to getting enough
votes to get elected. 1t was
strongest showing Republicans
have made here in at least two
decades.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Accidents Killed
Four, Injured 81
In County in 1949
Two Victims Pedestrians,
December, October
Worst Months Of Year

Four persons were killed and 81 were injured in
traffic accidents during 1949 survey of the accident
reports in the County Sherfs office revealed today
total of 125 wrecks investigated by the depart
ment during the II months of 1949
December and October were the most disastrous
months far as the number is concerned Sheriff
Walter Galloway and his deputies investigated 18 auto
mobile accidents in each of these months, February had
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Thanks From Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley Haines
and family of 48 wish to thank
the 30 organizations and groups
who participated in the festi-
vities at Christmas time at the
County Home.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-01-02
Milford Center Grange

Regular meeting of the Milford
Center Grange will be held in the
Grange Hall at 8 p. m. Wednes-
day. Members are requested to
bring popcorn balls and apples.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
Court Voids
Michigan Law
Curbing Strikes

WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
United Auto Workers-CIO have
won their fight against Michi-
gan's Bonine-Trippe law, which
forbids a strike unless a ma
jority of the employees involved
vote for the strike. The U. S.
lSupre ne Court unanimously
voided the law May 8 on the
grounds that it is in conflict
with the Taft-Hartley Act.
During a 1948 strike at
Chrysler the UAW-CIO got an
Injunction from a Detroit court
against enforcement of the law.
The Michigan Supreme Court
reversed the ruling, and the un-
ion appealed to the U, S. Su-
preme Court.
The union in its brief had
pointed out that Congress, in
enacting the Taft-Hartley act,
had shown it meant to occupy
this field by enacting detailed,
specific provisions regulating
strikes in industries affecting
interstate commerce. Even in
the case of threatened national
emergency, Congress was un-
willing to prohibit a strike
which failed to receive the ap-
proval of a majority of the en-
ployes in government poll"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
Irish Club
Party May II
Public Invited To
AnnuoI Spring Event

The Irish Benevolent Club
will have the annual spring
dance on Saturday, May 81 at
8 pm. at the Catholic Club,
10th Street and Jefferson Ave-
nue..
James Cassidy and Bernard
Casey are co-chairmen of the
event which is open to the pub
lie.
Other members on commit
tees are Thomas Horgan, Char
les Fackelman. Patrick Traynor,
Thomas Moran and Patrick
Kelly in charge of refreshments.
Enter tainment co-chairmen
are Dennis Sullivan and Peter
Reilly. Reception committee are
Thomas Mcneil, John Moran
and Dan Lyons.
At the door will be Ray Fack-
Gilman, Dermot Okeefe, Maurice
Buckley and John Sullivan.
Ed Kelly, Thomas Mackin and
Ed Keavney in charge of pub
licity. Michael Hobany is presi-
dent of this organization.
Music will be provided by the
Reed Baker orchestra.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
Donqer SiqnaI

A dramatic and highly re-
vealing way of describing the
plight of the farmer has been
released by the Peoples Lobby,
Washington agency.
To buy a tractor in 1850, a
farmer must pay 36 per cent
more steers or bales of cotton,
rs per cent more bushels OF
wheat, ia per cent more hogs,
or 161 per cent more bushels
of corn than in 1948, according
to the statistics.
When farm costs begin to
soar while farm prices sag,
working people have cause for
alarm. For a break in + a m
prosperity will be felt in the
tractor factories, the automobile
factories and eventually tn e
whole economy.
The Brannan Farm Plan Of
fers a sound solution.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
|Anti-Union Forces
Continued from Page l

And the meat of it in the questions Ellis asked
even when Gray's form OF i don't know
When Gray's contribution to the campaign against
Gosser had been indeby inscribed in Toedos sorry rec
ord the next developments cropped up rapidly.
Lazette threatened Reuther the seventeen selfsyled
spokesmen four shops endorsed Gray utterances which
had not at that time been transcribed made available
the Blade went to with its black headlines about
the "Dictatorial Machine"
Meanwhile the Emil Macy committee was preparing
to make it's report the AWBC books for which none OF
these hasty hearts willing to watt and the auditors who
have been going Gray books were putting together
their findings.
Local IL is expected to be under severe attack from
now until its enemies are identified and routed
But the patience and tolerance of those who have beer
smeared is at an end They and Local IL - will fight
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19

Smelter Workers. The National
Labor Relations Board had set
Friday April 18th as the date
of election. Prior to the Labor
Board hearing, national officers
of Mine Mill removed the local
union officers of the Stewart Die
Casting Plant and appointed lr-
wing Dichter as administrator OF
the affairs of the local union.
The hearing officers of the MI
RIB told Dichter at the hearing,
that he could not intervene in
the election unless he personal
ly, as administrator of the local
union, put himself in compli-
ance with the Taft-Hartley Act
by signing the non-communist
affidavits and signing the other
information required under the
Act.
To date Dichter has not COM
piled.
A petition for an NLRB cleo
tion has been filed with the MI
RIB on behalf of the members OF
another Mine Mill local, the
Aluminium Magnesium Plant in
S n d u ky, Ohio. Application
cards for membership in the
UAW-CIO containing the names
of over 95% of the employees
of the Aluminium Magnesium
Company were filed with the
NLRB.
A hearing before the NLRB on
the petition of the Die Casting
Department of the UAW-CIO
filed for workers of the Los An
geles Die Casting Company, Los
Angeles, California, will be held
on Friday, June 28th, The ma
jority of the Los Angeles Die
Cast workers have indicated
their desire to disaffiliate from
Mine Mill. Mine Mill is desper-
ately trying to rush through ne
gotiations in Southern Califor-
MIA and signed two year agree
ments with employers so as to
head off the revolt of the rank
and file against the policies of
the Mine Mill officers which
have resulted in the expulsion
Of Mine Mill from CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
Girls Go
Continued from Page 1

And so it went. Gray created
conditions the girls didn't like,
in spite of all the officers could
do to correct these conditions,
and then the girls walked off
the job, leaving the dues office
unattended, in support of Gray
and in protest against the Of
ficers.
They we're all members of the
Miscellaneous unit of Local IL,
and were all aware of the con-
stitution and bylaws.
If it was strike they intend
ed, it was without even seeking
the authorization any other unit
would expect to seek, and with
out making any effort to present
grievances to the responsible
authority.
The really serious considera-
ton appears never to have en-
tered the heads of the girls at
all.
That is the fact that their own
Local IL is under an almost un-
precedentedly vicious newspaper
attack; and that strike among
union employees is always a
signal for headlines.
Few believe b that the girls
really wanted to make anti-union
newspaper copy for Paul Block,
Jr. And yet to have chosen that
time to take that action showed
an utter disregard of the well
fare of union which was es-
tablished to pro tect tens OF
thousands of other working peo-
pie.
AS the days passed, the So
called strike committee" of this
group seemed to be reporting di-
rectly to the Blade. They even
posed happily for pictures in
the newspaper which is attack
ing their organization.
1t is unlikely that this demon
stration will achieve any great
popularity for the girls among
those who know what a union is,
and who have contributed some
thing TO 1t.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
TINT Management
Continues To Stall
On Negotiating

Management Toledo Machine & Tool Division Of the E.
W. Bliss still practising stallng tactics by agreeing to
committee May II and then having the
session postponed to June g.
Last week the which recently seeded from Local IA
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
The Coop
Corner

Why are we now hearing so
much about the Coop in To-
ledo?
In 1947 the Council for Co
operative Development, a ma
tional organization of key labor
and coop groups, was formed
to extend the Coop idea to
where it is needed most, the
city. Because of the high inter
est of local unions, Eastern
Michigan was picked as the test
area and pilot project to prove
that city people could put the
Coop idea to work success
fully. Toledo is in this area.
What's the idea behind the
Toledo Coop?
If working people want q
decent life, they've got to or
ganize. We organized on the job
to protect the earnings end OF
the pay check, but raise isn't
"a raise anymore if we can't dc
anything about prices going UP,
We can protect the spending
end of our paycheck by organiz-
ing our own C0-Ops and invest
ing in it a part of the millions
of dollars we spend each year.
Who owns Toledo Consum-
ers Coop?
The members. A member is q
person who has purchased a $2s
share of Glass A Common Stock
in Toledo Consumers Coopera.
tive, Inc. Membership is oper
to all
How do the people control
the Coop?
An Annual Meeting of al
members is held once a year. Al
this meeting they decide policy
for the coming year and among
themselves elect a Board Of
Directors. Any member has the
right to nominate and run fol-
office. 1t is then the response
bility of the elected Board OF
Directors, to see that the Coop
is managed in the peoples in
terest.
How is the Coop business
managed?
The Board of Directors will
sign contract for complete
professional management SER
vice. Under this contract, man
agement will be left to the pro-
fessional but the Board of Di-
rectors will be responsible for
checking up on management to
see that the Coop is being run
in the peoples interest. If not
management is discharged. II
the Board of Directors doesn't
do a good job of protecting the
members interest, they can be
voted out of office. The Control
Strings run right back to the
members. THEY are the own
ers. They control it,
For more detailed informa-
ton on this vital topic, send in
the coupon below.
Publicity Committee,
Toledo Consumers
Cooperative, Inc.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
More Mine SmeIters Workers
Favor UAW-GO Die Casters

Richard Gosser who is also Director of the
Die Casting Department of the UAWCO announces that the
Stewart Casting Bridgeport Conn have signed
p with the Die Casting Department and have
nonced their seeding from the Mine Mill and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19

ne OAW-~IO
LocoI IL. Toledo
Union Journol
Which is the official
cIo paper Of North
western Ohio.
We wish to announce
+h at Miss June Hill
drifh. also Mr.. Miles
KessIer are no longer
connected with this
paPer and are not
authorized in any way
to solicit advertising
for this paPer.
(. G. MePherson.
Advertising Mgr.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19

to Charter their own Local SCI
UAW-CIO, called a meeting to
consider a strike vote. This
prompted management to set
the tentative date for May II
but promptly made an about
face.
Walter Klatt, chairman of the
new chartered Local and Jerry
Biddle, International Represen-
tative on Charles Billiards. Re-
gion 2-B UAW-CIO staff, said
the contract itself is nearly
cleared but have difficulty to
have management meet to dis
cuss Pensions and a Health and
Welfare program.
In reporting on the negotiaz
tions for the office workers OF
TINT who still are affiliated
with Local Ia Jerry Biddle said
that the group was to meet with
management on Friday, May 18.
Meetings were held at intervals
since November when the office
workers voted for a union shop.
The company, apparently dis
turbed, because the office work
ers voted to have a union have
sought to cut wages. The man.
agement proposal was rejected
by the office workers at meet
ing on May 8.