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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-09-08

particularly for our own unfor-
tunate brethren, no longer exists.
But serious-minded people are
asking themselves the question as
to what are the fundamental signs
which will serve as a budapest
on the road to a new world? What
can serve as a barometer of the
worlds acceptance of the moral
values of our democracy, and
spiritual inspiration of our divine
traditions. How s h all we know
that the world is mentally pre-
pared to be re-educated, and that
the environment is ready to build
new world.
The most disturbing element in
Europe today, is that we have, so
far, not heard from the defeated
peoples; a collective acknow-
Judgement of the moral sense of
guilt for the criminal offenses
that their nations have commit
ted. The responsibility is con-
stantly shifted to the leaders and
particularly those leaders who
are no longer among the living.
True, some individuals have ex-
pressed discomfort with the things
that have taken place, but we
have not heard a collective or an
individual echo of self-condem-
nation for the immoral and crimi-
nal acts which the fascist nations
have committed. We rather hear
the disturbing phrases, 'there is
no use crying over split milk"
Continued on Page 12)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-09-08
A CRITICAL PERIOD

must. remember that victory Of
arms without victory Of ideas
would make the glorious accom-
plishment on the battle-ground
fade into insignificance, for our
enemies are those who fight
against the continuity of mans
quest for progress and civiliza-
ton, against our entire system Of
ideas and authority of our in
herited culture. Enemies of moral
and spiritual values must be
fought with intellectual weapons,
and the invasion of the pagan and
fascist territory is to be followed
by an invasion of their mentality.
It is true that our liberties are
no longer burned, our galleries
no longer robbed, and the Nazi
progress which primarily con-
sisted in the making Of grave
yards for innocent people and
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-09-08
BY DIR. SAMUEL BELKIN
president of Yeshiva University

This is a most critical period in
human history; a time when a
spiritual and moral blackout has
engulfed the entire world. We
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Arsenic Or
A Park Bench

One of the UAW-CIO staff
men assigned to Toledo Is look
ing for a painless way to poison
his three small daughters.
He likes the girls all right.
Nice kids.
But he hates to sleep on park
benches, and can't afford to put
a family of five into a suite at
the Commodore Perry.
Duplexes and houses in To-
ledo are for rent. But most of
them bar children and dogs. No
restriction is made on rats, rat
tlesnakes or giraffes-but chill
dren and dogs are verboten -
forbidden - not wanted.
The landlord, or landlady,
smiles sweetly, shows the prem
ises, explains that the stain on
the wallpaper can be covered by
a picture, and solemn1y swears
that the toilet isn't always clog
ged up.
But when the staff member
says, "Oh, ! forgot to tell you:
have three small daughters"
they freeze up.
"I'm sorry" they lie, doleful-
ly, "but no children or dogs"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Charges Filed
Against Former
Dues Workers

Charges were filed against
Virginia White and Mary De-
Stazio former workers in the Lo-
cal IL UAW-CIO dues office.
The women who walked off their
jobs without filing grievances
are now officially recognized as
workers who quit.
The charges were made at the
last regular monthly meeting of
Willys-Overland Unit, Local IL
UAW-CIO held in the Civic
Auditorium include conduct un-
becoming union member, dis
gracing our union and for picket
ing the International UAW Of
fices in Detroit and the Local IL
offices instead of taking up their
problems with the union. Both
women are on leave of absence
from the W-O plant.
The charges will be aired at a
hearing set for Aug. / at 2 pm.
in room 222 at Local IL. Leo lie
linski, secretary of the commit
tee said that at this hearing the
defendants will have the oppor-
tunity to offer testimony.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Pensions Still
Being Signed
Negotiofions On
With E. w. Bliss

Pensions are still being ne
gotiated by UAW-CIO in To-
ledo, with E. w. Bliss the latest
addition to the growing list of
members being covered.
An agreement was reached to
sign the E. w. Bliss contract as
the Journal went to press, is a
variant on the Acklin plan,
with a projected pay-off for
those who retire in a few years
well over $100. Every boost in
social security will increase the
amount of the E. w. Bliss pen
sion. Health and accident insur-
ance was included in the agree
ment.
About 10000 UAw-CIO
members are covered.
This settlement can be added
to a list that includes Acklin,
Peters Stamping, Dura, Toledo
Pressed Steel, Spicer, Jones and
Laughlin, General Motors, in
Guiding Chevrolet, in Toledo,
New Departure in Sandusky,
and the Foundry in Defiance.
A committee numbering more
than sixteen, including repre-
sentative from Hastings, Mich
igan, sat in on the wind-up of
the E. w. Bliss negotiations,
which were led by Regional Di-
rector Charles H. Ballard and
assisted by Heinz Sieve and
Jerry Biddle.
Chairmen of the Toledo
groups were James Ryan (Foun-
dry), Walter Klatt (Machine
Shop) and Charles Kennedy
(Office Workers). The Hastings
committee was headed by Ber-
nard Drum.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
GriievaneeWon;
Campers Gain

1t wasn't the money-it was
the principle of the thing.
Joseph Smude, Rolla Hatfield
and John Murray of the Tool
Room at Champion Spark Plug
had grievance. 1t didn't amount
to much, in money, but it did
establish a precedent.
They won-and received SIG.
To show that the grievance
was fought as a union principle
rather than for the cash involv-
ed, Smude, Hatfield and Murray
promptly turned the S19 over
to the Summer Camp to sponsor
a week for each of three boys.
Somebody else kicked in the
missing So.
They said they hoped child
rem of m ployes of Mather
Spring or National Supply, both
of which plants are on strike,
would be chosen to attend the
camp.
The S19 contribution from the
Champion members tops the
amount so far donated to the
camp by the company this year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Fish Fry

Walter Reuther, president of
.UAW-CIO, viii be the principal
speaker at the annual fish fry
to be held by Local 974, East
Peoria, Illinois, July %, in
Bohls Park.
The picnic and fish fry is an
annual union affair conducted
by the East Peoria local.
Arnold Shenofsky will go
from Toledo to furnish accor-
dion music. Brother Shenofsky
says he has played his accor-
dion for Eleanor Roosevelt, who
enjoyed it, and for Wendell
Willkee, who died shortly after
ward.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Jobs

WHY'S Overland is not hiring
from the streets-or Sin the open
market" as the Blade story put
it.
Throngs of job seekers have
been inquiring at the hall since
the Blade story appeared.
The fact of the matter is that
the seniority lists are not ex-
hausted-and until they are,
open market hiring will not be-
gin.
However, things are booming
at Willys-Overla There will
be shutdown next week for in
ventory, and after that hiring
from the seniority lis ts will
probably be resumed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

line finally arrived. The unit
walked out June 26.
Vice President Richard I.
Gosser, Regional Director
Charles H. Ballard, and the
committee met with manage
ment and arranged a truce, un-
der which office workers, who
had been barred from the plant
by the picket line, were to be
permitted to enter, in exchange
for VIII C h management agree
not to move anything out of the
office. An agreement at the same
time was arrived at providing
that no press releases would be
made except jointly, until one
party notified the other that the
truce was to be broken off.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Free Dances
AT Local II

A first of a series of planned
round and square dancing is
scheduled for Saturday, July 29
in Parlor A at Local IL head
quarters, 425 Winthrop st.
The dances are planned by the
Willys-Overland Unit Flying
Squadron and will be free to all
Local IL members.
Music will be provided by
Charley Gomersall,. member of
Acklin Stamping Unit. Conner
sail will also be the caller.
If attendance warrants it,
dances will be held every Satur-
day thereafter. The dance will
begin at 8 pm.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

were off and negotiations sus-
pended until management show
ed willingness to bargain.
Most of the contract tie r. m S
have been settled, but the major
issues, mostly economic, are in
dispute.
Still open are pensions, health
land welfare, vacations, holidays
with pay, seniority clauses, in
equities, a four cents per hour
wage increase and correspond
ing provisions.
Management offered on Fri
day to institute a "bonus plan"
which would actually be an in
centive system or speed-up, in
exchange for which it offered to
rlodify some of its position.
Regional Director Ballard re-
fused to discuss a speed-up at
National Supply, where the
workers are already operating
at a stretch-out pace.
Management has also offered
the oil worker pens on and
health n d accident insurance
program, both below T o ! e d o
standards.
Wage rates 80 to 35 cents be-
low Toledo scale and benefits be-
low local standards indicate a
solid strike until management
agrees to bring the local plant
out of its orphan category.
Committeeman include Roy
McGinnis, chairman, Art Wise,
vice chairman, Meredith Price,
treasurer, Jack Blessing, record
ing secretary, and Harvey Sleep,
Benny Epst n, AL Lohbauer,
Harmon lee, Rollie Frederick,
Charles Bassler, Buzz Rhoades,
Ray Thurman, Harold McVicker
and Loren Carter.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Post0ffce Cuts
.tLab0r Papers

Have you had trouble getting
your Toledo Union Journal by
mail?
So have about ten million
other guys
Deterioration of postal serv-
ice, under the new economy
cuts, has hit the distribution OF
labor papers harder than any
other group, according to Wash
ington sources.
It has got so serious that the
Labor Press Association (which
is the AP of the labor press)
has authorized its executive COM
mittee to investigate, and to
lodge an appropriate pro es t
with the federal authorities.
Labor papers operate under
the same postal subsidy as the
big commercial papers, such as
the Toledo Blade-a subsidy that
costs the postal department mil
lions of bucks each year.
It's supposed to be a ca S h
translation of the freedom of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

just as The Journal
was going to press, news
was receiv e d of the
death of Howard Seren,
President of Local IL,
UAW-CIO.
The end came at Mercy
Hospital, where he was
taken after suffering a
slight heart attack Mon
day night.
Surviving are his wife
Ruth. There were no
children.
Mr.. Seren was As.
The next issue of The
Journal will c carry a
complete biography of
Mr.. Seren.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Skilled Trades
Meet Aug. |

The Northwestern Ohio Skill.
ed Trades Council, UAW-CIC
will open the new fiscal year
with meeting on August l al
Local IL, 425 Winthrop st.
Meetings will then resume ON
the first Tuesday of every month
beginning at 8 pm. The group
usually schedules the meetings
in Parlor / on the fourth floor al
the Local.
Offices of the Council are in
room 421 at the Headquarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Spicer Settles Toledo Contract
Meet 9 A. IA. Sat.
Unit Will Act
On Ratification
Meeting To Be At
Whifmer High School

A special Spicer Unit men,
bership meeting will be held
Saturday, July % at 9 am. in
Whitmer High School to act on
the new contract. The member
ship will accept or reject a pro-
posal which includes a five point
system-wide agreement and a
long list of changes in the local
contract.
The executive board will ex-
plain the agreement e h e d
with management, subject to
ratification, and
recommend acceptance.
The terms are based on two
year program, with a wage re-
opening in one year. They in
clude pension, a health and ac-
cident insurance plan, adjust
ment of inequities, four cents
general wage boost, and the
same vacation pay plus $40 per
eligible employe.
Local changes deal with SEMI
ority, lunch hour time, auto
matte machine time, method
for arbitrating time study dis
putes, bargaining committee rep
resentation and other purely To-
cal problems. The Saturday pre-
MUM pay remains unchanged.
The system-wide settlement
was reached in Detroit, where
Richard T. NGosser lead the bar
gaining on the three days prior
to a strike deadline. The dead
line arrived and was As minutes
past when agreement was reach
ed.
In order to simplify bargain
ing, it was agreed that Buffalo
and Toledo, both of which had
local contract provisions still un-
settled by the system-wide pro-
gram, would continue bargain
ing locally, with the right to
strike locally if necessary.
The other three plants, one of
which had signed and another
of which was already on strike,
accepted the pattern and ended
Local bargaining continued in
Toledo, Gosser and International
Representatives Dick Meyers
and Ed Brown assisting the local
committee of which Carl Schick
is chairman.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
National Supply Talks
Bog Down. Break Off

Negotiations were broken off Friday between National
Supply Company and the committee of the unit
Bargaining has been begged down in sea of OIL
Contracts between the other six plants and the
pany have reached with the oil workers union Only
trouble with them is that they below Toledo UAWCO
standards.
Management permitted strike rather than meet Toledo
standards in the local plant
More than 80 separate meetings between the local COM
ittee and had been held before strike dead
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

"a bowling alleys, auditorium,
tap room and office space.
False Statement
"a false statement carried in
the Sunday Blade and attribut-
ed to Frank Molik, on charges
before Local IL trial board,
should be publicly corrected, "
Felix Szymanski, chairman Of
the trial board said this week.
''Molik is quoted as saying the
board had refused to receive Mr..
Molik's prepared statement sub
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

Picketing was peaceful until
management tried to get the Of
flee workers to crash the line.
After bit of trouble, the pic
kets got the sheriff,s office to
provide protection, and quiet
was restored.
The plant makes specialized
equipment, much of it for the
aviation industry, when it is
operating.
1t will be operating again
when management decides to
bargain on a fair and reason
able basis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Last Week For
Bows At Comp

Boys will wind up their camp
ing period at the Local IL Sum-
mer Camp next week.
On July 80 the girls will take
over with periods ranging up to
six weeks.
Applications for the last boys
period beginning Sunday n d
for girls on July 80 are avail
able in the ULC office on the
second floor at Local IL. The
form in this issue on page A can
be. mailed in and it will be of
ficial, too.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

Management violated the truce
within forty-eight hours.
1t moved office equipment in
to a Huron street building, and
began what it called routine
operations" from there.
The union stuck to its pledge,
however, and notified the COM
pany on Friday that all be S
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

the Press" guarantee in the Bill
of Rights. But the postal service
that accompanies the tax pay
er's subsidy of newspapers has
never been too good.
Right now, it's foul.
If your postman has not been
delivering your Journal, or has
been unusually late, let us know.
Well forward the information
to LPA in Washington, for ac-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21


The membership. which num-
bers about 80, voted for a union
shop, with only one vote oppos-
ing, and then, after protracted
negotiations with the company.
evoted to strike by a total of As
20 /.
The strike began June 16.
Included in the demands are
a retroactive pay date, a fair
incentive system, grievance pro-
cedure, pay for committeeman
and stewards on grievance work,
paid vacations, standard wage
rates, and the union shop for
which the employees voted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Locoi II Office
Closed Saturday

The dues office of Local IL,
UAW-CIO will remain closed on
Saturday, it was announced by
Howard Seren, President of the
Local.
Weekly d ues S hours Monday
throught Friday are from $50
am. to 6 pm.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

for a one year trustee, and
a two year trustee at the bal
loting to be held at Local IL,
UAW-CIO, 425 Winthrop ST.
Declination deadline of those
taominated must be postmarked
by midnight, July %.
The election committee will
meet Monday, July "a at 2 pm.
to map final plans.
Not more than three hundred
members of Local IL showed up
at Civic Auditorium last Friday
night to vote on the nomination
of the vacant offices and the set
ting up of trial committees to
hear charges against Frank Mo-
lik and Harold Billheimer.
Civic Auditorium was chosen
because it holds comfortably the
several thousands who have been
unable to crowd into Parlor A
at Local IL in months past.
The meeting was well pub
licized, even carrying special
box notices on page one OF the
Toledo Union Journal.
Those who attended, however,
IKE those who stayed away, did
SO as a matter of choice.
They conducted t h e unions
business, voted on all motions,
and heard a special financial re-
port from Charles Yeager, ac-
countant appointed by Emil
Marcy, UAW-CIO secretary
treasurer, to straighten out the
financial affairs left in mess
by Randolph Gray.
The January and February fl
t1ancial reports are published on
page five in the Journal, with
March, April and May scheduled
for a forthcoming issue.
Other Business
Among tn e r business dis
cussed and voted at the meetings
was the change of dues hours
rew h c h now will be Monday
through Friday from $50 am.
to 6 pm. Initiation classes form
erly performed on Saturday
mornings will be every Wednes-
day at 9:30 am. and at 8 pm.
Unit Assessments
The members approved a re-
quest of Air-Way Unit, National
Supply, Columbia Burner, Tole-
do Casting, Lakeside Biscuit,
and Buckeye Paint Units to
assess members Is cents week
to help the plants on strike for
pensions. Each Unit has voted
the assessment at their respec-
tive meeting.
The local members elected a
trial committee to hear charges
and the testimony from Harold
>Bilheimer, Local IL Sergeant
SAt-Arms. The charges are for
failure to perform d Ia ties as
Sergeant-At-Arms of Local IL
and conduct unbecoming a union
member by m king reckless
and irresponsible charges against
fellow member without any
evidence to substantiate these
charges"
He was notified by the duly
elected trial committee that they
will hear his testimony on July
% at 8 pm. in room 223 at Lo-
cal IL, 425 Winthrop st.
st. Charles Hospital
A donation of $1,000 was ap-
proved by the membership for
the new st. Charles Hospital
which construction will begin
soon. 1t will be located on the
East Side in Toledo.
Among other new business it
was voted to hire an Architect
to draw plans for an addition to
the Local IL building calling for
Goodrich Worke
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21

National Supply in To-
IedO has been under con-
tract with the UAW-CIO
for ten years.
Not in decade has the
company been willing to
make Christmas or Labor
Day a paid holiday. Or any
other holiday, for that mat
ter.
This year the employees
of National Supply are on
strike. Pay for holidays is
one of the issues.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Bulletin Board
MATHER MEMBERS

MATHER MEMBERS
A meeting Of all Neither Unit members will be
held Wednesday morning in PorIor at Local IL.
Remember the meeting will begin at 10 a. m.
every Wednesday until further notice.
X * X
STRIKE FINANCE
There will be meeting Of the Fnanee Com
miffee in charge Of Neither Strike and Publicity
Fund next Tuesday at p. m. in fhe LoeaI IL Board
Room. second floor.
Attend these meetings and report back to
your own unit meetings on how fhe donofions Of
yourself and your fellow workers are being used
to good advantage.
X
UNIT OFFICERS
Remember The meeting every 4fh Wednesday
evening at LoeoI IL, UAW-cI0 Hail. AIS Winthrop
Street.
The meeting is for all Unit officers. stewards
and LoeaI IL officers and others who may be in
teresfed to Iearn Of The progress Of contract
negotiations in fhe various shops.
The meeting begins at p. m. in ParIor A
at the LoeaI
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Goodrich Workers In Troy
Strike For Union RECOGNITION

F. Goodrich Troy Ohio, has business with
the UAw-CIO Local 128 which collective bargaining
election al the plant in March.
The company history of beating organization by
of niunctions this time the picture different.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Special Local u Election.
Scheduled For July 27-28
TO Name Financial Secretary.
One Year, And Two Year Trustees

election to financial-secretary-t treasurer
will be held Thursday July 27 and Friday July 28 it was
announced by the election committee Voting hours will be
from 10 am to pm. on both days
In addition to the financial post the members will vote
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Read Rediger

Members of Local IL,
and all other good union
men in Toledo, will want
to read the letter from
Congressman Tom Burke
carried this week in How
ard Rodgers column on
Page 4.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-21
Attention JAW Members
Are You Mailing Your
Dues To Local II?

If you please be and include the following
information, may not receive the proper credit
l. Address it to Local No. IL, UAW-CIO 425 Winthrop
St. Toledo.
g. Print Cor write clearly your it appears
Dues Card.
g. Inclose the name of the Shop you working.
f. Tell your Department Number AND Badge Num-
ber.
s. List your Social Security Number.
g. If your last receipt shows "Out of Work." be
to inform to the date you returned to work.
T. If you reporting "Out of Work." be to
inform as to the date you last worked.
g. If you have been recalled to work and you
withdrawal Card" be sure to incose your With
drawal Card well as the date returned to
work
g. you wish receipts returned to you, please nclose
self addressed and stamped envelope
TO- Always remember to place your proper return ad-
dress in the upper left-hand corner of the outside
envelope, your letter may wind up in the us.
"Dead Letter Office"
cooperation in the above will permit the Financial
Office give the service you entitled to; rather
spending their time in searching ALL the SHOP files
and City Directory trying to find the information required
Walter Murphy,
Howard Seren
President,
Evening star., 1950-10-26
TheChefSuvs

then roll it and lard it through
and through with strips of fat
back pork. Season the meat we'll
with salt and pepper and tie it
securely with kitchen twine.
Into a braising kettle put u cup
each of chopped carrots. onions,
celery. leeks and raw ham. An
herb faggot adds SAVIOR. Pour over
all 70 cup Of lard.
Cook over high heat for 10 min
utes. stirring constantly When
Drowned put in the lamb or NUT
ton and pour over it 2 cups of
rich mutton broth made by SIM
mering the bones and trimmings.
Pour in u cup brandy, cover
closely and cook in a moderate
oven for about hours. Garnish
with watercress and serve with
the pan gravy and currant or mint
Jelly,