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Evening star., 1950-05-26
Republicans Appear
|ReadytoAbandonPIa Plan
For Big Party Rallies
by the Assoeictsd Press

Republicans appeared about
ready today to give up the idea
Of holding a series Of public party
rallies to kick of the congress
sional election campaign.
Instead, party leaders said they
may confine their efforts to meet
ings of the Executive Committee
in Atlantic City. June % and "a
a July session Of the same group
in Salt Lake City. Utah. and a
meeting of the full membership
Of the national committee in Chi
cago after Labor Day.
William Mylander. national
committee publicity director. said
the idea Of converting the three
sessions into public rallies has
been considered. But he thinks
the decision will be against the
plan.
Senator Brewster of Maine,
chairman of the Republican Sena-
torial Campaign Committee, pre-
viously had told about the pro-
posed rallies. He wouldn' I
comment on the reported aban-
donment of this plan.
Other Republicans said a final
decision may be reached at a
meeting of Senator Brewster, Ma
tional Chairman Guy B. Gabriel
son and Chairman Leonard Hall
of the House Campaign Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Wunderbirds to Hold
Moonlight Hike Toniqh,

The Wanderbirds Hiking Club
will have its first moonlight hike
Of the year. beginning at 7:45
o'clock tonight from Stop 20,
Cabin John carline. The group
has urged that members and
guests brig flashlights and ma
terials for a camfire meal.
The club will take a nine-mile
hike along the Appalachian Trail,
in the Shenandoah National Park,
Va, Sunday. Buses will pick up
members at 8 am. at the Gray
Line terminal, 1910 street NV.
Evening star., 1950-05-26

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Evening star., 1950-05-26

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Evening star., 1950-04-04
Storer College Accepts
McKinney's Resignation
By the Associoted Press

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va.
April 4.-The Storer College Boarc
of Trustees yesterday announced
the resignation, effective June 80
of President Richard 1. Mckinney
The Rev William c. Royal
pastor of the Frederick md.
Baptist Church and chairman O!
the College Board. said DR.. Nc
Kinney'S resignation was accepted
with deep regret"
The president had submitted his
resignation last year. but it was
not accepted by the board at tha,
time.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
SABBATH, 81 Today, Looks Back
On 43 Years House Service
Hos Longest Period
OF Consecutive Time
In Either Chamber
By Arthur Edison
Assoeioted Press Ssoff Writer

/ In 1881, small immigrant boy
from Bohemia landed in Balti-
more. His main assets were cour-
age and $265.
Today Representative SABBATH,
Democrat, of Illinois is celebrat-
ing his 84th birthday anniver-
Sary.
He is dean of the House, heads
its Rules Committee, and holds
a record of tenure no one else
can match.
1t was on March 4, 1907, that
Mr.. SABBATH first took his seat
in the House. Since then the
voters in his district. in the heart
of Chicago, have sent him back
l21 times without a miss.
His 43 years add up to the
longest period of consecutive serv-
ice that any one ever has had
either in the House or the Senate.
The longest continuous service
in the Senate was by William AL
lison, who served IS years, from
1873 to 1908.
The legislative reference service
of the Library of Congress says
Mr.. SABBATH still has a couple of
records to aim at.
Justin S. Morrill,, Vermont
Whig who turned Republican, put
in 43 years and 10 months OF
continuous service in Congress,
ending in 1898. but he split his
time between the House and the
Senate.
The longest service record is
held by Uncle Joe" Cannon, in
his day q powerful speaker of the
House from Illinois. Unlike Mr..
SABBATH, whose service is unbroken,
Uncle Joe served three separate
bitches. the last ending in 1923.
His total: 46 years.
On the basis of the record,
you'd have to say Mr.. SABBATH has
a good chance at both these
records.
His district is made to order
for him. It's made up Of Poles,
Czechs, Lithuanians and Yugo-
slavs.
Although he faces opposition in
both the primary and the general
election, it would be a Grade A
upset if he doesn't pull through
again.
Evening star., 1950-04-04
Retailers Course Opens
In ARLINGTON Toniqht

A night course in retail per-
sonnel supervision for managers
and assistants at Is Arlington
stores will begin tonight at Wash
ington-Lee High School. Arlington.
Arrangements for the course
were made by Russell L. Moncrief.
co-ordinator of the distributive
education department at the
school, The course is financed
from State distributive education
funds and enrolment fees.
Mrs. Florence Fisk. personnel
consultant for Lansburgh g. Bro,
will be the instructor. Twenty
five are enrolled in the week
course
Evening star., 1950-04-04

Collective Bargaining Grows
Collective bargaining has be-
come a generally accepted pro-
cedure in labor management rela-
tions In Japan. Nearly 81 per
cent of organized workers are
covered by formal collective bar
gaining agreements.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Statement

Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO Vice President; Charles Ba
lard Region 2B Director and Howard Seren Local IL Pres
dent released joint statement to the membership tn
Plaskon strike, which follows:
''We thank and congratulate everyone who helped
make the Paskon strike success
''We thank the fighting unit which stood by its guns
and prevented a pattern gouging settlement.
''We thank the Local IL membership, and all union
minded workers in Toledo who dug into their pockets
help keep this fighting unit going.
eve thank the stubborn determined negotiating team
which through Al hours of bargaining and at least
ten of conference in II hours time to get sound
agreement.
"And congratulate everyone within our jurisdic.
ton who will benefit by this settlement their good for
tune. The strike proved and for all that UAW does
not bluff 1t made it clear that fre-sale
agreements will be accepted 1t kept line strong and
solid
1--WE proud to be connected with such union. u
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

were ever received.
But a factor which made this
division of profits something
less than exciting to the negoti-
ating committee was Busa's in
sistence that the company was
losing money, and the prospect
was so uncertain that even g
five cent wage increase was moi
to be thought of.
No one believes that the man.
agement is suffering any pain
Profits are presumably not only
high, but downright fat. So are
the salaries and bonuses pre-
sumably received by the favor
ed few at the top-management
itself and certain of its favored
individuals.
The C m pany, Busa said,
could not pay time and one half
for work over eight hours, but
would comply with the law
for work after 40 hours.
The strike, which b e 6 a n
March 3, is still on.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Last Dig

One collection for Plaskon, of May 8, will be
taken 1t ought to be the best collection of ALL
Every member of Local IL, UAW-CIO, gained when
the Paskon strikers held out and 116 cent pack
age A cheaper settlement would hurt every contract
cripple every negotiating committee in Toledo.
This last collection be taken because the strikers
do not paid the day they return to work They have
keep going another week.
Solidarity the picket line the strike. solidar
ity in the whole membership backed up the strikers
One more collection for Plaskon coming up.
Make this one BICi
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
|LMC Wreekers
VS.. LMC Record

In 1945 there were 420, 900
man-days lost in Toledo by
strikes, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
In 1946 the LMC had been
in function full year.
In 1949, after four years OF
LMC operations, there were 16,-
400 man-days lost through
strikes.
This is a So per cent i'm
provement.
The proof that the Labor.
Management-Citizens Committee
can be credited with this start
ling record is in the comparable
figures for the nation as a whole
In 1945, nationally, there were
80, 600, 900 lost mandays. In 194s
there were $4,000, 900.
While the United States was
showing a 81 per cent in
crease, Toledo was recording a
96 per cent drop.
The forces in Toledo which
are attacking the LMC and try,
ing to weaken it-and especial
Ily the Committee to Save To
ledo's Payrolls-should rub theil
noses in these figures.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Strike Finance
Committee
Will Meet
Every Tuesday

ere will be q
meeting Of the FL
nonee Committee in
c h arge Of Mofher
Strike and Publicity
Fund every Tuesday
at 8 pm. in the Local
IL Board Room. sec.
ond floor.
Attend these meef-
ings and report back
to your own unif
meetings on how fhe
donofions OF your
self ond your fellow
workers is being
used to a good od-
vonfoge.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Applications
Available For
Camp Periods
Also For Jobs At
Sand Lake

Applications for jobs at the
Boys and Girls Local IL Summer
Camp are still being accepted,
it was announced. Interviews are
scheduled for the near future.
The application forms are
available on the second floor at
Local IL Headquarters, 425 Win
throp st.
Also in the same office, appli-
cations can be o b tain e d for
camping periods. Boys periods
will open on June 18 through
July 20. Girl periods will begin
on July 80 and up to September
2. The camping periods are for
either one week or more and up
to the entire six week term.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

When it was explained to
them, they voted unanimous ac-
ceptance.
Negotiators for the company
were headed by w. w. knight
Jr and Leland l.. Lord; with Cy-
rus (Toots) Martin, international
representative, ASST S ing the
Plaskon unit committeeman.
From time to time others were
brought in for counsel, and sew
eral times during the talks both
sides were certain the settlement
had blown up in their faces.
The agreement reached was a
monument to patience and forti-
tude. The strike held firm while
the union bargained, and at no
time did the committee worry
about rank-and-file support.
That is probably why a strike
with a first demand of a 10 cent
settlement n d e d with better
than 11.6 cents.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

pairing for the second session
lasting 18 hours, almost as
soon as t h e first 20 hour
stretch was concluded.
But out of this iron-man feat
came a package which will aver
age no less than 11.6 an hour,
and may go somewhat higher,
not counting seven classifications
which were given increases on
an inequity basis.
Basic to the settlement were
an increase in rates, the estab-
lishment of company paid health
and welfare and insurance, and
company payment of some OF
the benefits employees had been
supporting through pay deduc-
tionS.
The last was dotted and the
last crossed about 8 o'clock
Sunday morning, about an hour
before the 10 am. meeting o1
the unit to which the agreement
was to be presented for decision
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

Basically, the problem Is a
management which thinks it
doesn't have to do business
with the union.
A committeeman was fired
when he stood pat on his con-
tract and refused to C e p t
transfer to another job. I h e
transfer would have taken him
off the time study responsibility
to which he had been assigned.
Recently, after long and
d r ary grievance negotiations,
the company agreed to return
him to work, but without his
lost pay. The union took the
position t h a t if h e was dis
charged in violation of the con-
tract, he was entitled to his back
wages, and refused to let the
union member absorb the cost
of company mistake.
While this frustrating manage
ment attitude has kept the griev-
ance committee busy, the same
thing has been going on over
a new contrat.
Management has made bar
gaining at Mather Spring as
nearly impossible as they could.
AS a case in point, they refus-
ed to pay lost time to the nego-
tiators, and then refused to meet
after hours. This forced the COM
mittee to give up substantial
chuks of their pay to sit around
and quibble with management
over the placing of commas.
The union has stated that it is
willing to work around the
clock, as it did at Plaskon, in or
der to get down to a genuine
bargaining session.
The company and its spokes-
men have merely gone through
the motions.
With PlaSkon cleaned up, the
decks are clear for Mather.
The company can have a con-
tract, and a cleanup of griev-
ances if it wants them; but it
will have to quit stalling and be-
gin talking business, unit spokes-
men declared.
The membership is in no mood
for nonsense.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Local IL Meeting
Moved To May Iq

The regular monthly meeting
of Local IL UAW-CIO which is
on the second Friday of each
month has been moved back to
May 10. The change was made
to allow all union officials and
members to attend the boxing
a
show sponsored by the United
Labor Committee.
The card, which will assure
boxing fans fine evening OF
bouts, will be held on May IL
in the Sports Arena. Tickets are
available in all shops and in the
ULC office at Local II Hall.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
our union up.

Meke Fejes: 81 guess the Ma
ther Company is now aware that
we union members mean busi-
ness not to let them disrupt the
unity we had in our ranks. If
they think they can break our
union up they better start guess
ing again"
William GolasZewski: at GER
tainly was gratifying to know
that we nearly voted 100 per
cent to retain the gains we won
since being organized in the un-
ion. The workers are not going
to stand for the practice of try
ing to place us in the slavery
ranks"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

enable the employers to re-
turn to work.
A complete contract, such
as it was, was reached except
for two points. On these two
points settlement begged down.
They were:
Management r e f u d to
grant nickel increase.
Arrangement r e f u e d to
make Christmas a paid holiday.
The refusal was in the form
of a fantastic evasion-an eva
sion resembling something out
of the dark ages of collective
bargaining.
William Busa, secretary-treas-
urer of the company agreed that
the entire union proposal was
fright and reasonable and per-
fectly fair" But he couldn't
"stick his neck out" to grant a
nickel to settle the strike, and
certainly wouldn't agree to
establishing Christmas as a paid
holiday without a vote of the
Board of Directors of the Cor
poration.
Since one of the directors is
allegedly in Arizona, it would
be quite some time before the
seven directors could sit down
and solemnly determine whether
or not paid Christmas holiday
was sin the best interests of the
corporation"
The nickel, itself, was meas
ure of the distance the union
travelled to bring about a return
to work.
Wages at the plant average
IS cents an hour. This is dime
higher than the minimum per-
mitted by law. The union Of
fered to return to work for a 80
cent base rate, since bargaining
for new contract is not far off.
Management had offered a
profit sharing program in lieu
of a wage increase "a profit
sharing program run by the boss
with a committee looking help
lessly on; into which 20 per cent
of the profits would go, and out
of which the executive officers
would share with the employees
on the basis of the individual
earnings.
With management salaries
skyrocketing, and employe earn
ings a short step from the legal
minimum, this division of prof
its would be meager, if any
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
You Said 1t
To The
Hnquiring
Reporter

In being informed that the
members at the Mather Spring
Unit of Local II, UAW-CIO
voted to go out on strike the
Union Journal Inquiring Re-
porter interviewed a few of the
workers to get their opinion.
They voted 80 per cent in IA
vor to strike at a meeting held
Thursday at Local II Hall, AIS
Winthrop st.
Here are their comments:
John Stybaniewicz: ''The near
ly unanimous vote to strike
proves that the workers want a
real union in our shop. That is
the answer to management who
in my opinion are out to break
our union up"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
DeviIbiss, Too

BY an overwhelming majority,
the DeVilbiss Unit voted May 3
and 4 to authorize the executive
committee to call strike when
ever it deems it expedient.
The move was planned to
strengthen the hand not only of
the contract negotiating commit
tee, but the group trying to
process grievances long unre-
solved.
Bob Adams, chairman of the
unit, conducted the meetings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

Bob Bailey: "That is the only
course of action to follow when
a company attempts to break our
unity. The firing of a committee
man is something we will not
stand for, recognizing the fact
that he was doing a job for us
workers"
Frank Berlincourt: ''That is
our answer to company who do
not believe in bargaining and ig-
noring our contract rights. If
they think that we will not stick
together take a look at that vote,
which was by secret ballot too."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Needed Al Camp

Any members having books,
games or costumes not in use
will be appreciated by the boys
and girls at the Local IL Summer
Camp at Sand Lake.
The donations of these articles
can be dropped off in the ULC
office on the second floor at Lo-
cal IL headquarters, AIS Win
throp ST., or if phoning Fairfax
.4371 it will be picked up.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Martin Da Newsboy

AT one of the most discouraging points in Plaskcn
talks, Toots Martin hauled out form and filled every
thing in but the
Then he pushed it at w. w. Knight Jr, company
general manager. 1t two year subscription to the
Toledo Union Journal - for cash.
"Sign here" said Toots.
The Toledo Union Journal hopes (but does not
guaranteed that Subscriber Knight will like men,
tion of his his company he in these
for the next two years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

contract, was the only recourse,
and that was to strike to show
the company that we are stick
ing together"
Joe Kosnek: "The company
should know by now that we
are one group fighting for one
thing, to have decent working
conditions. Failing to act on the
accumulated grievances seems
to be a move by the manage
men to ignore our union. That's
what thew think"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

Rene mber the meet
ing every Wednes-
day evening at Local
IL, UAW-CIo Hall.
425 Winthrop st.
The meeting is for all
Unit officers. Stew
ards and Loeol IL Of
fieers and 9TH e rs
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Attention Unit Officers

who may be inter-
esfed to learn on the
progress Of contract
negotiations in the
various shops.
The meeting will be-
gin at 8 p. m. in Par
Ior A at fhe Locol.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Robert Dixon

Joe KOsnek Robert Dixon
"Robert Dixon: "We took about
enough of the company efforts
to break our union up. Taking
the action we did by voting to
strike is the only answer to them
that we are one group fighting
for our rights as human beings.
Joe Chorzempa: "We were
patient enough with the Mather
company to have our grievances
settled but by all indications it
was proven that they are out to
break the union up. If they do
not have those intentions why
the delay"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Mather Unit Strikes
As Company Stalls
Men Resent
Delay Tactics
This time it's authorized and official

This time it's authorized and official.
The boil up Mather Spring last week which resulted
stoppage of several hours has blossomed into
full fledged strike.
The vote was taken at a meeting of the unit member
ship held Yesterday afternoon headquarters of Local H.
and given UAWCIO sanction after the details ex-
planned.
The strike began last night.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Cook Wanted!

A Cook wanted for the
Local IL Summer Camp.
Applications are available
In room 2O3 at Local IL,
UAW-CIO AIS winthrop st.
Applicants are assured
Of good wages, working
conditions complete with
room and board.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
PIaskon Strike Ends
With 11.6c PACKAGE
All Night 7 aIks
Break Deadlock

The Plaskon strike eneded abruptly last weekend after
company and union negotaors ammed through Al hours
of bargaining out of II hour period
Most of the Plaskon committee members got only a
of bargaining out of 72 hour period
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
In MARION
No Nickel No Xmas
No Return To Work

The strike of small but determined group of workers
at the Storm Windows of Aluminium company in Marion
began its third month this week.
Tuesday, Charles H. Ballard, regional director, went
Ito Marion to try work out settlement which would
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05

Joe CHTOZtHIpd N1fIU ouIftH
Milo Smith: '"When COM
pany fires a committeeman who
lis doing his job as agreed on in
a contract it's time the union
members take action. That we
did and to top it off they have
refused to act on our grievances
which have been accumulatlns
for months"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-05
Frank
BerlincOurt

Joe Curtis: 'The firing of a
committeeman which is a direct
violation of the contract, know
ing that the committeeman was
doing his job according to our
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