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Evening star., 1950-01-29

Archduke and Archduchess Franz
Joseph. That is the way they an
swer tAeir invitations. Franz
Joseph is cousin of Archduke
Otto. pretender to the Austrian
throne. They are coming down
from their New York home and
will be at Buzzy Hewes' dinner
Friday night.
Latest news in the hearts and
flowers department concerns
Frances Barry Dickey and Nat
Luttrell. Their friends won't be
surprised if and when an an
nounced is made about this
pair. Neither makes any bones
about preferring the others COM
pany and Nat beams every time
he gazes at the lovely looking
daughter Of Col. and Mrs. David
Barry.
Getting ready to leave the local
scene is one of Washington's
popular young married couples.
Sam Biddle and his beautiful red
haired wife will move to New
York soon for good. Mr.. B., now
assistant loan officer at the World
Bank for the Central America and
Caribbean area, has been asked to
join the export import firm of
Carr Bros, Inc, as treasurer and
executive assistant. He and Will
lard Carr first became friends
when both served in the Office of
the naval attache at our Embassy
at Mexico during the war. Sallie
is currently combing Gotham for
q place in which to live as her
(See BEALE, Page D-3.)
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Lebanon Buys
Wentz House
For Legation
Parties Planned
On Embassy Row;
Newcomers Here
By Katharine M. Brooks

Lebanon at last has its own
legation. The Minister and Mrs.
Charles A. Malik have purchased
the house at 2841 McGill terrace
from the estate of the late Mrs.
James Griswould WentZ. After
her death the house was occupied
by the former Bulgarian Minister
and Mrs. Nissim Mevorah until he
left this post in December, 1948.
Since then there have been no
occupants and the house will have
considerable renovation and re-
decorating before the Minister
and Mrs. Malik are able to move
there. Also, plans are being
drawn for a chaneery, which will
be built adjoining the house at
one side.
The Minister and Mrs. Malik
first. lived in the house at 1889 S
street, which they leased from Mr..
and Mrs. John Cabot while they
were abroad. On the latter's re-
turn, the Maliks were obliged to
move and shortly after that went
to Lebanon and were absent for
several months. They have had
an apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel since their return and en-
tertained there Friday at dinner.
Their guests were the Iran Am
basSador, Mr.. HuSsein Ala; Rep
resentatiVe Frances P. Bolton, the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Raymond A. Hare
and Mr.. Carleton Savage.
Other Parties Planned
The Norwegian Ambassador and
Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne
will entertain at dinner Friday
evening preceding the reception
honoring the Vice President and
Mrs. Alben w. Barkley, which will
be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Cafritz. The following day the
Ambassador and Mrs. Munthe de
Morgenstierne will go to New
York for weeks stay.
Nine. Dendramis, wife of the
Greek Ambassador, will be hostess
to group of ladies at tea at 5
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Embassy in honor of Mrs. Eliza
beth N. Graham of New York
The Egyptian Ambassador and
Nine. Abdul Rahim will be hosts
at cocktails Tuesday, February Z,
and other parties which they have
planned include the dinner to-
morrow evening and the fete
February 8 in honor of the off,
GERS of the Middle East Institute.
The Peruvian Ambassador and
Sonora de Berkemeyer are giving
a series of dinner parties for small
groups of guests. Last evening
they were hosts and will have
guests dining with them again
Tuesday evening and February Is.
Swiss Porty Set
The Swiss Minister and Mime.
Bruggmann will give an informal
buffet supper Wednesday evening
following the concert of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra. The
guest of honor at the Swiss Lega-
tion fete will be their country
man, Ernest Answermet, who will
conduct the orchestra that eve
ming.
The Syrian Minister and Mime.
El-Khouri are planning an in
formal buffet supper Wednesday
evening in honor of the retiring
Military Attache of the lega zion,
Lit. Col. Said Houbby, and I fme.
(See BROOKS. Page D-2J
Evening star., 1950-01-29
Congressional
Group Opens
Social Season
Out-of-T owners
Among Guests ot
Afternoon Dance
By Murqoret Germond

The Navy Band. a long stag
line and a beautiful assortment Of
spring flowers gave a flying start
to the social festivities Of the as
sociate membership Of the Con-
eressional Club yesterday after
noon when it gave its first dance
of the season.
Mrs. Richard Sebastian, chair
man of the group, received some
300 young people, with Mrs. Ralph
Church, president of the club, also
In the line. Miss Therese Kelley,
co-chairman, and Miss Margaret
woodhouse assisted. along with
other members of the committee,
including the Misses Norissa Poul-
son, Annie Laurie Rankin, Bev-
erly Harrington, Patricia Cape
hart, Lucille Hastings, Mrs. Robert
Waller, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Reed, Mrs. Joseph A. Herbert and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Plumley.
Mrs. Sebastian had as her guest
Miss Beverly Baker and Mrs.
Herbert was hostess to Miss Nancy
Sullivan. The Misses Ethel Weiss,
Mary-Stuart Price, Roberta Doug
las, Cielo Aramson and Patricia
Moore were guests of Miss Wood
house who, by the way, was cele-
brating her birthday anniversary
and Mr.. and Mrs. Reed had with
them the Misses Alden Reed, Pa
tricia Turnbull and Ruby Sloan.
Guests of Mrs. Church were
Miss Mary Catherine O'Suilivan
of Kenilworth, H., and Miss
Joyce Ryan of Park Ridge, Ill
Miss Charlotte Heinemann of Mil
waukee also was a guest.
Brings Guests
Miss Nancy Anderson arrived
with three guests, the Misses Mary
and Sarah Bauerschmidt and their
brother, Mr.. George Bauerschmidt
and Miss Susan Izak brought with
her Mr.. Gene L. Smallwood, Miss
Joyce Chambers, Miss Charlotte
Keezel and Mr.. Charles Izak.
Miss Patricia Sullivan was there
with her hostess, Mrs. Jesse VOL
colt; Miss Vivian Vestal's guests
were Miss Virginia Rishel, Mr.. AL
bert Rupert and Mr.. Charles
Schwartz, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G
Strong, Miss Peggy Peoples ano
Mr.. John Waters arrived with
their hostess, Mrs. Paul Haworth
The Misses Elaine and Mary
Trimble, Betty Ramspeck ano
Annie Laurie Rankin had guests
with them and the Misses Nell
Townsend. Mccall Henderson and
Peggy Moran were with Mrs
Thomas Walden.
Floor Committee members were
Its. George Williams and Dennis
Moore, Mr.. Arthur Adams, Mr..
James Bell, Mr.. James Medill, Mr.,
Edward House, Mr.. Franklin
Salisbury, Majs. Edward Kurtziel,
Hugh Richardson. George Marth-
ems and John Huber; 1t. Comdrs
Robert Haylor and Harry Allen
dorfer; Capts. James Sullivan,
Louis d'Autremont, Robert Rivers
and Edgar Ramsay and 1t. q. g.
Don McVey.
Evening star., 1950-01-29
AMONG THE STARS
OF VTP SHOW.

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney, tDho l1ul star In the
VIP (Very Important Persons)
Washington Amateur Hour at
Constitution Hall Thursday
night at 9 o'clock, runs oDer
some Ha,Uaiian dance music
Nth Miss Beverly harrington,
daughter of the Delegate from
HawaH and Mrs. Joseph r.
harrington, and Capt. John
Leon COLTS, u. S. N. Capt.
Coils, an accomplished ukulele
player, s0iH accompany Miss
harrington toten she presents
her authentic hula dances on
the program. Rent Photo.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
BIode SuPPresses
Another Fact

The Toledo Blade has begun
to do it again.
At the tag end of its story
about the "Gosser revolt" print.
ed on Wednesday, June IA, il
said that one of the three
charges brought by Billheimer
and Duck and termed mot SUBJ
stantiated by evidence" was the
claim by B & D that Gosser
ordered an appeal of the Boil
man suits to the Ohio Supreme
Court.
The Blade, of course, knows
perfectly well why this charge
was called mot substantiated by
evidence"
Emil Nancy announced that
he had ordered the case appeal
ed to the Supreme Court. Gosser
had not.
The Blade, going on to point
out that the case was to be
argued before the court this
Wednesday, seemed anxious to
leave the impression that Bill
heimer and Duck were right and
the Board was wrong.
Only by suppression of fact
the Blade knew perfectly well
could any such absurdity get
into the newspaper.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Here is the opinion as ex-
pressed by eight workers in
the Martin Parry plant:
Evelyn LaBay: 81 have been
listening to the broadcast and
find it very interesting. The only
thing see wrong with it is that
it should be longer than five
minutes. Believe me we are
really learning the real reason
behind this fight"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

John A. Bolman, fo I'm e r
UAW-CIO member, had told
the city tn at the AWBC
books would prove that Richard
T. Gosser, UAW-CIO Vice Presi-
dent, had misappropriated $21,-
900.
Now we have the actu u a !
audited records.
Local IL, far from bel n g
broke, has total assests of $685.
334.04. Cash on hand is $144,-
849.98 in banks.
The AWBC audit d o e S not
show the assets of the corpora
ton because the inventory OF
the physical properties of the
AWBC has not yet been COM
pleted. However, the total cash
position of the corporation is
shown.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Statement by the UAW-CIC
Internatio al Executive Board:
The International Executive
Board has conducted full hear
ings on the allegations against
Vice President Richard T. Cos
ser. More than fifty witnesses,
representing all points of view
in the controversy, testified be-
fore the Executive Board at its
meeting in Toledo on June Z
and 8. Further testimony was
heard in Detroit at the Boards
meeting on June 9, IL, and IL,
as well as a full and complete
report from the Unions Special
Investigating Committee which
had spent several weeks in To-
ledo checking every aspect of
the. controversy.
On the basis of this testimony
and the report of the Unions
Investigating Committee, h e
Board found that the allegations
m a d e against Vice-President
Gosser were reckless and ire
sponsible, based on rumor, gos-
sip and hearsay, and unsubstan-
tiated by supporting evidence.
In a separate action, the Board
approved a report by the Inves-
tigating Committee concerning
lawsuits directed against Vice
President Gosser and other Un-
ion officials in the Toledo area.
1t was the unanimous decision
Of this Committee that the al
legations made in each of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

fort to arrange it as only joke
They sent their attorney, Dick
Cole, to meet us.
The meeting was very educa-
tional for the committee, as we
learned the following facts:
1st-That Hank Mather and
Phil Hendricksen either think
they are too important to meet
with us or are afraid to face
the facts and ashamed to meet
with us.
2hd-That the M a ther
Spring Company management
does not intend to meet with
us as they promised you
through their attorney, and
Continued on Page s
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
Charges Board Studied,
Cited As ssIrresponsibIe >

Randy Gray. Although Gray had
maintained the appearance of
independent action by retaining
his own attorney, he used the
private shamus of Smith and
ELS as body guard.
Both Billheimer and Duck,
themselves, avoided the appear
ance of any official tie-up with
Block and the Blade or with
Smith and Ellis.
But after a man who said he
was Billheimer phoned the Jour-
nal office and said he was send
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
Full IEB TEXT

separate lawsuits were withou
foundation.
Both actions of the Board
were by unanimous vote. Vice
President G osser abstained
from voting in both cases.
The Committee furt h er
found that the lawsuits were
inspired and financed by Paul
Block, Jr., Toledo monopoly
newspaper publisher who is
spearheading management's
drive against the Union and
its leadership, and against the
legitimate demands of the
membership of our Union in
the Toledo area.
Under oath, Mr.. Paul Block
Jr., who is spearheading the en-
ployers' anti-union drive, admit
ted that he had suggested the
lawsuits against Richard Cos
ser and the UAW-CIO, and thai
he had obtained the attorney;
and was financing them in Their
prosecution of the lawsuit.
against the UAW-CIO.
The Committee was of the
unanimous opinion that the
charges are malicious and un-
founded and designed to dam
age or defeat the UAW-CIO
in its fight for pensions for
workers in the Toledo area.
Representatives of the employ
ers told Vice-President Gosser
Of the UAW-CIO that unless he
the demands of the
Union for an area pension plan,
Continued on Page s
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Junior and the Toledo Blade on
the other.
The trail is plain. now.
John A. Bolman's attorneys,
Hal P. ELS and Dudley F. Smith,
were originally found" by Paul
Block Junior, who appropriated
$4,000 of Blade funds to retain
them for Bolman.
The Central Bureau of Investi-
cation, a firm of private de-
tectives, was retained by Smith
and ELS, according to Smith.
An operative of the CHI was
assigned as body guard to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

The % Charges" filed with
the International Exec tiv e
Board against Richard T. Cos
ser, UAW-CIO Vice President,
by Harold Billheimer and Eddie
Duck are reprinted in full be-
low.
They are the charges the
Board examined, checked with
the records, and found "irre-
sponsible".
But they are more than that.
They are the missing link be-
tween Billheimer and Duck on
the one hand, and Paul Block
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
Strikers Report To Mayor
On Futile Mather MEETING

A meeting arranged by Mayor
Michael Disable of Toledo was
held Monday evening between
Richard Cole, Mather attorney
and the executive committee OF
the striking Mather Spring unit
They met.
Cole stated that the company
would not negotiate the dispute
which prompted the strike, and
would talk contract if the strik-
ers gave up their grievances and
their issues and returned to
work.
In an open letter to the May
or, the unit reports on the meet
ing. The letter:
X r X
Mike Disable, Mayor
City of Toledo
Dear Mr.. Mayor:
We wish to express our thanks
to you for your effort in trying
to arrange a meeting between
our executive committee and the
management of the Mather
Spring Company.
We know that you were sin
cere when you called us and
told lis that the company had
agreed to a meeting and that
we should call Dick Cole and ar
range for time and place of the
meeting.
We were also sincere in our
effort and thought that perhaps
we could, if we could meet with
the company, find some way in
which we could dissolve this
dead lock which existed between
the company and the union.
Well, Mr.. Mayor, Mr.. Cole
readily agreed to the meeting
and it was held at the Hillcrest|
Hotel on Monday afternoon,
June IL. Our committee, along
with our International Repre-
sentative Edward Brown, was
present to represent the union.
But the company and Mr.. Cole
took this meeting and your eff
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
Drop Us n Card

The Toledo Union Journal has
been getting fan mail.
1t is along the general lines
that Toledo needs a new daily
newspaper - something to COM
pete with the Toledo Blade.
We have no way of knowing
how real or how widespread
this sentiment is.
Anyone who believes that a
new daily newspaper should be
established h ere is invited to
drop a penny post card or a
letter to Howard Seren, 425
Winthrop Street, Toledo Ohio.
No salesman will call.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
2 and 2

Richard T. GOsser made
an interesting point at the
Local IL meeting last FRI
day.
He said:
. Harris Mcintosh Is
President Of Toledo Scale
and chairman of the Com
mittee to Save Toledo's
Payr0lls.
. Harold BiIlheimer Is
Chairman of the Toledo
Scale unit and chairman
of the Insurgent Commit
tee.
Could this be love?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
You Said 1t To The
IIlquirins Reporter

Great interest has been shown in the daily radio broad
cast sponsored by the UAWCIO the only daily
the newspaper monopoly in Toledo who print
their stories usually without facts but only and
hear say.
With the morning topic in the plants being the broad
cast the Journal nqurng Reporter hustled out to
the Martn-Parry plant Unit of Local H. UAW-CIO to
get their opinion the newscasts by the UAW
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
Vht Toledo Needs Is 4 Good Sc Daily Ne,cspape1
Sworn Statement

RiIIheimer and Duck have delivered to the To-
Iedo Union Journal statement signed only by
Bheimer confirming this papers assertion that their
"revolt' is tied in with the Toledo Blades campaign
against Gosser and the UAW-CIO.
1t admits responsibility for the Is charges; the
same charges it turns out that Private Detective Dan
McAllister delivered to the Journal office late last
Wednesday.
McAlster is from the detective outfit that guards
Randy Gray, is hired by Smith and Ellis, who
hired by Paul Block Junior.
Need any more?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

ing to the way the stuff Is
printed"
Mildred Mcmillan: II was so
busy lately that I did not have
an opportunity to listen to the
daily reports on the UAW about
the current events in Toledo.
Still know that is something
we really need to present the
true facts before the people in
Toledo"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
ardExamines, Rejects Charges
Clears Gosser, Removes Gray
Emil Mozey Appointed
Financial Administrator

evidence the full International UAWIO charge
T..
In respects the climax months nGoer campaigning by the To-
a o
T. a
to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Virginia Bair: ''That, to my
estimation is the only way to
present the actual facts to the
public. l am highly in favor of
these broadcasts in which Mr..
Gosser tells the people of Toledo
what is actually happening"
Mac Biddle: 81 consider Rich
ard Gosser as the ablest leader
in the union movement and him
taking the time on the radio to
tell the people the actual facts
is one of the smartest movements
to date. We need the facts and
the only way to get it is like
Mr.. Gosser is doing, over the
radio stations"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Then it continued in De-
troit, finally winding up its
affairs at 4::30 o'clock Mon
day morning. :
The board then issued a ring
ing denunciation of those who
had stirred up the trouble in To-
ledo - the Toledo Blade, the
anti-union employers, and those
who - deliberately or unwit-
tingly - worked for the union-
busters.
(FulI tert of the Board
statement starts on Page One.)
Two major sources were used
by the Board, with Walter Reu-
ther, UAW-CIO president, in
the chair.
The principal document ex-
amined in accusation against
Gosser was the mimeographed
set of % charges" submitted by
Harold Billheimer and John Ed
ward Duck.
(Full tert of the 2S
"chdrges" starts on Page One.
The principal material used
to check these accusations was
the auditors report on the Lo-
cal IL and AWBC books, and
the checks and vouchers and
other actual evidence to which
the accusations referred.
The unsupported charges fell
through The attested records
stood up.
And the Board, persuaded,
after one of the most meticu-
lous examinations ever given in
the UAW of the affairs of a top
officer, that the charges were
unfounded, brought in its re-
port.
The Toledo Blade and the To-
ledo Times, in editorials which
followed the announcement of
the Board, called the report a
'whitewash."
By this definition a white
wash" is finding of fact based
on documentary evidence which
diSagrees with the assumptions
and insinuations of the Toledo
monopoly.
The Board removed Randolph
Gray, financial secretary, and
put the financial affairs of the
Local in running order again
by appointing Emil Macy fl
nancial administrator. Macy
named two UAW-CIO auditors
to stay in Toledo and pick up
the tangled threads tossed aside
when Randy Gray began fight
ing shadows.
The dues office clerks were
ordered back to work on Mon
day. They didn't return.
The reaction at Local IL head
quarters, where both the local
officers and the international
conduct their business for the
union, was, Now we can get
back to the union business
again"
Th ere were some amusing
during the last days
Of the collapse d anti-Gosser
campaign.
Billheimer and Duck, in a
moment of ill-considered stra-
.egy, revealed a fascinating tie
up with the Blade (Which is
dealt with elsewhere on Page
One.)
In so doing, they tied Randy
Gray into the Blade campaign
IS well.
And the Board took due note
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
You We Heard The Wacks
Now Check The Facts

An inside page of the Toledo Union Journal is given
over in this ISSUE publication of the complete auditor
report of the finances of both Local IL and the AWBC
Former financial secretary Randolph Gray had told the
membership that Local IL was broke
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Ruth Abt: 'I enjoy the news
cast and am very glad to hear
the true facts on the UAW situa-
ton in Toledo. ! believe Mr..
Gosser is presenting his side, up
to the point and ! know that
many of our people are glad to
hear it. It is very effective too.
At least we have the opportunity
to hear the real facts"
Eddie GrabOwski: 81 believe
It is the only means of present
ing the union side of the issue
before the public. Without doubt
the news in our only daily paper
appears to be slanted to their
version"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Union members should turn
to the inside pages and examine
the affairs of their union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Died: At Ais am. Tues
day, June 13, one anti-GOs-
ser campaign, of a surfeit of
Facts. Surviving are Eddie
Duck, second cousin once
removed, and Harold Bill
heimer, step-sOn. Please
omit flowers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16

Dick Naugle: Making a daily
report over radio stations WTOL
and WTOD is the answer to a
suppressed press. I am in accord
with a daily broadcast to give
the citizens the real facts on the
fight here in Toledo. If there
ever was newspaper monopoly
we certainly are victims to one
here in Toledo"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
Bulletin Board
RECOMMENDED READING

RECOMMENDED READING
Auditors Report Poge Inside Region 2-B Page s
Auditors Report Page 5 Locally Speaking Page s
RegonaI Views ..Pase6
X
MATHER MEMBERS
A meeting Of all Mafher Unit members will be
held Wednesday morning in ParIor A at LoeaI L..
Remember fhe meeting will begin at 10 a. m.
every Wednesday until further notice.
X X X
STRIKE FINANCE
There will be meeting Of The Finanee Com
mitfee in charge Of Neither Strike and Publicity
Fund next Tuesday at p. m. in The LoeoI II Board
Room. second floor.
Attend these meetings and report back to
your own unit meetings on how fhe donafions Of
yourself and your fellow workers are being used
to good advanfage.
UNIT OFFICERS
Remember the meeting every Wednesday
evening at Local IL. UAW-cIo HaII. AS Winthrop
Street.
The meeting is for all Unit officers. stewards
and Local IL officers and others who may be in
feresfed to learn Of the progress Of contract
negofiafions in the various shops.
The meeting begins at p. m. in PorIor at
fhe LoeaI.