Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-19
Ale is the camp director.

Ale is the camp director.
Q-He is the camp director,
you say?
A-Yes, he's the camp direc-
tor at the Summer Camp, yes.
Q-And the camp director is
in charge of the farms, is that
correct?
A-NO. He just helps out. You
talk about the being in charge"
part and there could be a big
argument on that. The easiest
way for me to answer is to say
Dick is in charge of the farms.
Q-You would say Dick is in
charge of the farms?
A-That's right - / mean
there's too many orders back
and forth.
(NOTE:: Here is Dhere
Gray'S testimony about the
dictdtorial methods of Cos
ser results IN Blade head
lines. "Dick is in charge of
the farms" says the man
lDho teStifieS that he only
knolUS aUhat somebody tells
him, and there's too many
orders back and forth" he
concludes. 1t aUas probably
Hbis Uery dictatorship and
domination that prompted
the dues office clerks to
aUalk out, and against
11hich h e seventeen re-
volters are reUolting. Re-
volting, isn't it?)
Q-Within your knowledge
does Mr.. Holewinski live on one
of the farms?
Al don't know that, but to
the best of my knowledge I
think he lives at the farms.
Q-Do you know who lives
on the farms?
A-Weil, there's a fellow by
the name of RiOpelle (spelling)
R-i-O-p-e-l-l-e. -.
Q-What is Mr.. Riopelle's
title?
A-Superintendent. Once in
while a remark is made that
he's the manager, but he's the
superintendent.
Q-That is, Mr.. Riopelle is SUI
perintendent of the farm?
A-Of the Farms, yes.
Q-Of the Farms, ! should
say.
A-That's right.
Q-Is Mr.. Riopelle on the pay
roll of Local II?
A-Now you're asking me a
funny question. He was, and then
like / say there's been a differ
ence of opinion between myself
and others now since they
changed the regulations. He
should be part of the Corpora
tion although we pay him and
we are reimbursed, on account
of taxes. l don't know which is
which, that is, / don't know
about the legal part of it.
Q-Do you mean that Mr..
Riopelle receives his salary from
Local IL and then Local IL is
reimbursed by the Automotive
Workers Building Corporation.
Al don't mean that exactly.
1 say l understand this regula-
tiOn change is there SINCE March
10th and it is that disbursements
should be made out of the Cor
pOration for the Farms and the
Summer Camp. That's just my
opinion and l don't know wheth-
er I'm right or wrong. i haven't
seen any checks on that since the
meeting.
Q-Have you ever signed any
checks for Mr.. Riopelle's COM
pensation?
Ayes. 1 believe / did the
other day.
Q-Do you recall what Mr..
Riopelle's compensation is?
Ayes. If Pm not mistaken !
think it's fifty dollars week.
Q-Fifty dollars a week, and
Mr.. Riopelle also receives his
residence at the Farms?
A-Thats right.
Q-I believe you have testi-
fled, Mr.. Gray, that expenditures
for the operation of the Local
II Farm are carried in a separ-
ate fund on the books of Local
IL, is that correct?
A-Well, what do you mean
by fund? Do you mean a bank
account?
Dwell, are they segrated?
A-Well, the properties are,
and you have them noted in a
certain category, like a farm
Q-That would be a fund,
then, would it not?
A-Something like that. Each
class is separate, i mean. Ill say
that.