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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-06-22
Detroit Guild Negotiates Pension

Detroit (LPA) = An agreement
on a company-financed pension
plan has been reached between the
Detroit Guild and the weekly Mich
igan Catholic, official organ of the
Detroit archdiocese, for 20 en-
ployes. Eligible will be employees at
65 after 20 years. service, who will
then have a choice between pen
sions and severance pay, which now
runs to 80 weeks. No figure for
pensions was set, but they are to
be no lower than those paid retir-
ing clergy. The employees are not
covered by social security. Should
the law be changed, federal bene-
fits will be subtracted from the
management contribution.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-06-22
Barden Named Labor Body Head

Washington IPA) - Graham
Barden Cd, N. CO. was formally
named chairman of the Labor Com
mittee of the House of Represent
atives on June 6. He succeeds the
late John Lesinski ID, Mich.). The
election of Barden by the House
was formality, since under the
seniority system observed by Con-
gress the member of the commit
tee who is of the majority party,
and has the longest tenure, is auto
matically made chairman.
Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-06-22
Annual Meeting
Of LPA Opens
In Washington

sH ~ sSsssss9
Washington (LPA)-The second
annual meeting of the Labor Press
Association will be held in Wash
ington June Is. Ruben Levin, LPA
president, announced that among
the invited speakers will be Secre-
tary of Labor Maurice Tobin
Joseph d. keenan,, director of the
AFL Labor's League for Political
Education, and Jack Kroll, director
of the CLOS Political Action Com
mittee.
Business sessions are set for the
forenoon and afternoon, to include
clinics on the various services furn-
ished by LPA. Ready to answer
Questions will be the full LPA staff
| in Washington; Sidney Margolius,
who edits LPA's How To Buy fea-
ture; and Bernie Seaman, who
draws LPA's famous political car
toons. At the business sessions a
board of directors will be elected,
and revision of the bylaws will be
discussed. The sessions will be held
in the conference room in the Ma
chinists' Building, 9th Street and
Mt. Vernon Place, NV.
There will be a cocktail party at
$50 p. m. at the National Press
Club, sponsored jointly by LLPE
and PAC. Various members of Con-
gress, at the request of the dele
gates, have been invited to the
party.
Incorporation of Labor Press As
sociation as a cooperative Sept. /,
1949, marked a new development
for the labor movement, declared
Levin, in announcing the annual
meeting. LPA, he pointed out, has
proved it's value to the labor press
in supplying it with unbiased news,
with news that the commercial
press has ignored or distorted or
suppressed.
Especially since LPA won a bit
ter fight for admission to the Con-
gressional press gallery, its COW
erage of vital news of Congress and
Congressional hearings has helped
labor editors present the real news
to their readers.
Since becoming cooperative
LPA has launched an extensive ex-
pansion program, increasing its
staff, changing from a weekly to
a daily news service, and adding a
number of new features. LPA is
owned by its members, and its af-
fairs between annual meetings are
administered by the board Of dir
ectors, on which are represented
AFL, CIO and unaffiliated unions.
LPA has correspondents in the
major cities, and has an exchange
agreement with the Cooperative
Press Association of Canada. In
addition to labor papers and mag
azines, LPA serves coop papers,,
coop radio stations, unions radio
stations, and several government
agencies including ECA.
In connection with the LPA an
nual meeting, the Department of
Defense has arranged an all-day
conference for the following day,
Friday, June 16, at the Pentagon,
where LPA members and other in
vited labor editors will be given
first-hand information by top Of
ficials on defense problems.
"We welcome the opportunity tol
bring labor editors together" said
Levin, $50 that as members of LPA
and also as its clients they will
have an opportunity not only tol
meet each other and our staff, but
also to discuss our mutual pro-
blems and tell us what they like
and what they do not like about
LPA services. We think that in the
year past we have done well and
gone far, but we know there is
room for improvement"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
UNDERHANDED MEANS


Dear Sir:
@ We the membership of the Laclede Christy Unit of
Local No. IL would like to notify you that our Unit
has gone on to unalterably oppose the Commit
tee For Equity well any other Blade sponsored
group an insult to intelligence and threat to
Undermine four union by underhanded means Let BILL
heimer risleader settle the contract in his own shop
before attempting to advise others. He is part of
those denfing the Toledo Scale membership the bene-
fits workSs other plants have gotten. We want no
part of fam his group, for intend to have the
type of uhon that have had in the past By this we
mean fighting progressive organization in which the
welfare 6f the membership comes first.
We Would like to go record commencing and
supporting the leadership of the UAW-CIO in their
magnificent fight in obtaining just benefits UNDER
great oofis and vicious personal attacks They and
particularly our leader Richard Gosser, have come
through Hor us to give heartfelt thanks and COM
plete suIbort This union will not be destroyed by the
BilIheim4s disgruned representatives the kept
press We protest their actions and casgate the mis
erable tr5to in our ranks
And finally let us say union and the present adj
rnnisratbn can count till reach final victory
over thes forces Richard Gosser and his able leader
ship whidh provided contracts and not complaints
shall persevere with help and all out support
Anthony Eckhart, Chairman
Michael Todd, Vice Chairman
James Morrin, Comm.
Carl Henzler, Comm
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
NO CHOICE
To The Editor

To The Editor
worker at Champion Spark Plug and am
writing this to you because of the many surprises and
smells you have brought to my home happen to buy
your paper but then don't have too much choice At
any rate imagine my surprise when coming home one
day looked at the headlines and saw Revolt Re
VOLT For a few moments was stunned wondering
what earth taking place. Reading further
found that the whole UAW-CIO up IN against
Richard Gosser and the rest of the UAW-CIO leader
ship My shop in particular giving leadership to it.
/ was frankly amazed because although knew for
some time the Blade in opposition to the Union
didn't know that the whole Membership of our Union
up in arms. went to work the next day little
apprehensively. Imagine my surprise when discov-
cred that this tremendous revolt consisted of about
six fellows-wow! All this right in the middle of
negotiations AS it all turned out We almost wound up
with eight cents hour instead of 21R and the whole
fight against Richard Gosser and the for it
clear in my mind The fact that Billheimer sold
his shop bill of goods, about cents worth with
the help of the Blade editorials gives the
pretty clealry.
Seriously, why don't you forget the revolters (an
ten of them) and give Richard Gosser the credit he de-
for job well done for the workers in this town.
Your paper is hurting the good of Toledo the
workers, and industry well
Yours truly,
Herbert Jennings
253 California Blvd.
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
/ TOLD EN-


q am not young anymore and have been around
long time and think am beginning find oYt how
newspapers like the Blade operate. Ars-se~
When the first strike began after the last the
newspapers warned thet would Neeek the
Try because the factory workers trying to
from the wage freeze
Whenever workers go after something they're
titled to the newspapers talk about wrecking he
ncountry.
So told my friends that when Dick Gosser
dhat he going after pensions and insurance
ing Toledo the UAW-CIO program looks to me like
way in the Blade and sure throughss
ing Toledo the UAWCIO pros aram~f looks to me like
it has built it tp EverythingI seems to be boomngs=
with plenty of jobs and plenty f money for everybody
But have ssen-ssxspapers DO all this before They
make big scream wheever labor leaders like, DiclsA
Gosser go out after things the workers and sup
pose lot of people believe it.
don't believe anything see in the Blade any more
.~ .e.ue Yours trulyy
iq4 Lawrence L. Dudley,
- i--9..,.. 1405 Fitchland Ave.
t Toledo Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL
LOOSE TALK
To The Editor
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
There is lot of talk about labor leaders and gains
and benefits and it to me it isn't making much
Everybody to forget that every time union
leaders like Mr.. Gosser gets big wage increase
good penson, he doesn't get it at ALL the workers get it.
Everything Mr.. Gosser and the union ever won in my
plant, got. He didn't
There's lot of loose talk about pensions too. Out
at my plant where the unit leaders haven't been trying
to get the Toledo pension plan they've got pen
sion that makes sick. There's out there is
sixty-five who has been working IA years, and he
doesn't get any pension at ALL You have to be there 15
years.
In fact looking it over, it seems to me the union
leaders at Toledo Scale interested in building
themselves up and tearing Mr.. Gosser and the UAW-
CIO down than they in building the benefits for
the workers.
union starts going to pot when it starts playing
leaders start getting ambitious I'm
themsslssss und dues
payers. That is why don't like to Toledo Scale
officers and the Blade and the management all acting
like happy team in the campaign to tear down Mr.
Gosser who is the leader who got all of the benefits we
r01edo Scale workers enjoy.
Yours truly,
Leon Campbell
Toledo Scale Unit
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
UNJUST ATTACK
To The Editor
Dear Sir:


Dear Sir:
am writing you in reference to your unjust attack
Richard Gosser and other CIO Union Executives.
have worked in the office at WHY'S Overland for the
past 10 years and during that time the working condi
ons have been greatly improved due to the efforts OF
the Union The Union has given us job security We
can feel like free human beings and don't have to
pussy foot around some boss to hold jobs.
Richard Gosser and the other union officers have
worked hard and such long hours for the benefit of
the Union members that hate to them held TO
ridicue by words and pictures in the Toledo Blade
feel that you taking undue advantage of the
fact that own and operate the and only news
paper in Toledo
Why not hold to the purpose of all good newspapers,
to print the in unbiased and mpersonal man
Sincerely,
Fred d. Smith
305 w. Manhattan
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
BACKWARD


When Vice-President Gosser first became leader
of Local r. the Local practically broke. Now
has big treasury and lot of fine and valuable prop
erty. So you Mr. Gosser of stealing from the
union.
And when he began to move up in the union, Toledo
practically broke too and most of the earners
entirely broke Now the city is booming and the
plants making money and the population is grow
ing and everything is fine. So you Mr. Gosser
of "wrecking" Toledo and driving plants out of town.
have sat in several negotiating sessions with
Toledo Management when Dick Gosser met a manage
ment problem by compromise would not have dared
to make and then persuaded the membership to accept
in the interests of decent union management rela
tons So you accuse him of "arm- twisting"
Since you do everything backwards guess know
what you when you call the Toledo Blade
"One of Americas Great Newspapers You mean 1t
is a rotten newspaper And boy are you ever right!
Yours truly,
Byron Lnthicum,
1854 Giant St,
Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
UPSIDE DOWN

To The Editor
When ten my friends what rotten newspaper
think the Tcedo Blade has turned out to be they ask
why keep reading it. tell them to because it
is monopoH and it carries the only local news.
Of course its news about unions, especially about
Local IL, UAWsCIO, about international Vice
President Mr. Bichard Gosser, have to turn it upside
r3ownss the Bade says Mr. Gosser has done something
particularly vile learned that this have
probably something in contract, or that
somebodY hasssssuSazsAkxz &zsasSSx
i1zA says something particularly good about some
union man. that he has begun calling Mr. Gosser
names All you have to do to read the Blade is have
Union story points NORTH you just
start walking south and you get there
=" Joseph Kelmer
,zss.uss.sssusuxa-.S.s $50 Koscusko St
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
cLEANSED UNION
TT Editor;

=
+ with overwhelming majority Iof other Industrial
workers pleased to have the SAME leadership under
srYhich have andhave been steadily moving to
Ature security The reference is to Mr. Richard Gosser
Not only at the present time, When the danger of
communism looms most dangerous but from the very
inception of his leadership has worked fearlessly
and i'm a commendable manner to deanse Union of
all communism Appeasement with the "Commies' was
not to be and never will be. HR credo this all
important subject has proved him to be truly great
leader and great American. @ass~sz@G~@es
The record of all logical industries under Mr..
Richard Gossers jurisdiction, du{ng the last World
nothing short of remarkable His cooperation
with United States military authorizes unmpeach-
able. This is matter of record which easily be
verified in Washington d. c.
After the World War; in majOfity of cases. when
ever the management snceret and willing to bar
gain in UAW, with Mr.. Richard GoSser and Charles
Ballard, Regional Director, as spokesmen, have
been able to negotiate highly satisfactory contracts and
attain humane working conditionsE
Now, time for UAW convention draws near, we
rcannot and will elect other Ht Mr. Richard Cos
ser as first vice president of kgreat International
UAW, and along with him, Mr.. Charles Ballard, asear
Regional Director.
Very ruN,
Maurice7Lang,
MemberSof Local IL, UAW
724 Scales Rd
Toledo, phio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
oppressed by The Blade

ZIONIST, eOery stOOge group, eUery anti-uniOn
force IL can dredge up from the sewers of To-
tedO; and its persistent refusal giUe the other
side Of the story equal space, any space at
all, is once more exposed for those ,cto have-
rightSo knO,O.
This is the danger Of the monopoly press,
sohere only side Of the story gets fair hear
ing, and that side aloays being the private hates
srnd peeUes Of the publisher Toledo's monopoly
ress situation is serious; for Without the Jour
mai to print the other side of the story, there
soouid be no ,oay at all for Toledo to knOU the
truth.
The Editors.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
MORE SECURITY

To The Editor
Dear Sir:
writing you behalf of the way you have
been running down Mr. Gosser and the Union in which
believe and belong to- feel the truth should be made
known to the public that it had not been for Mr. Cos
and the Union, working conditions would not be
half good they today We have more security
today than had nine years when first started
working at the Overland. For example: have
pension; we have sick benefits of $25 week for 80
weeks My father right now is drawing sick benefits
after having stroke.
Oh, yes, it made possible by Mr.. Gosser and the
Union would appreciate it very much if you would
print my letter in your paper that the public
read what think is the truth have excellent
Union leader and Union who does not deserve what has
been said about them.
Yours,
Gaylord Terry
Rt. 3, Box 307E
Toledo 2, Ohio
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15

kT0 The Editor.
Dear Sir:
would appreciate very muchEH you would print
letter letting the people in the city of Toledo know
1.-THE Honest facts of Union and leader, Richard
Eosser for has done for the laboring people
land their families. szzsas--
have worked here in the Willys- Overland since
926 and conditions surely NOT the conditions that
tye had in 1926 No at that time working, hoping
- live expected to have things such pensions, well
and seniority security which Che workers have in
this area Wages surely are 3OO% better in my case,
knowing what earned back in thpSe
Certainly. scsdeinh person for the good
&hinyshe does; anyway should print the facts
honest facts and that's thing your paper hasn't
done Hoping in tha AaaS ftnxe that
Block think before you print things that you really
know nothing about. Get the Honest Facts First!
ssa Stanley E. Rokich
536 Spring Street
Toledo. & +QhiRszxSsss
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15

Yours,
Gaylord Terry
Rt. 8, Box 307E
Toledo z, Ohio
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15
PRINT TRUTH

Dear Sir:
sssFam reader of your paper for 20 years. In the
last few years. things have been printed in your paper
that true about leader Mr. Richard Gosser.
zl have worked here Overland since 1941 In these
years Mr. Gosser has given me and my fellow workers
more security than we have dreamed of
s4@naInsau sincerity Mr. Block don't think yoW know
the true facts about Union, the UAW -CIO, you
would have printed of the untrue things you
have about our leader MIR. Gosser.
I wish you would print the letter in your paper
SO the people of Toledo will know of the Overland
and Local IL, UAWCIO willing and do believe in
our leader, Mr.. Richard Gosser.
l. Yours,
Harry McAninch,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15

Yours truly,
Leon Campbell
Toledo Scale Unit
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15

Harry McAninch,
RID IL, Box 173,
Fairbanks Drive
Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-12-15

Very ruly, .
MauricesLang, L
MemberSof Local IL, UAW
724 Scales Rd.
Toledo, Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-10-12

Dorothy Marietta Mitchell, ~. cook.
both Petersburg. W. Va.
Freeman Charles Murray, so, min
Mae Funk. -, near Tunuclton, W.
Va.
Robert Denzil Cline, 10 (paIcnts
Phillips, 49, both RowlcShur"', W. VA.
Clarksburg. W. Va, and Erika ANA
liza Owen, Is, both Clarksburg, ".
Va.
Richard Talamagc Rohm, %, ma
chine oper., Oliphant Furnace, Pa,
and Marie Irene Leghart, p, Hop
wood, Pa.
Ronald Lee Leach. is (paleu's
consentD, glass worker, Dcllslow, ".
Va, and Doris Jean Uatman 20,
secretary, Star City, W. Va.
Hudson Samuel Sponsler 20 (par-
ent's conscnD, miner, near Morgan
town. W. Va, and EIncstiue Louise
IIarman, %, Star City, w Va.
Charles Allen Shuckart, %, miner,
Leckronc. Pa, and Bessie Mae Skilrs,
10, near Carmichacls. Pa.
William Neal Cool, "a. machine
opcr., Newburg, ". Va, and Joyce
Ann Strawser, II parents conscnD,
Tunneton, W. Va.
Cecil Raby CaIladine. 50. miner,
Coal Center, Pa, and Lillian Mac
Hawkins, 10, maid. near Failmont,
W. Va
Albert Walters, 2G. truck driver,
and Dorothy Ellen Stauser, 20, both
Uniontown. Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-10-12
Additional Local
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-10-12

Mae Dulm, clerk, Jere, W. Va.
Floyd Ray Hughes, ID, clerk, East
View, Pa. and Theodocia Irene Ship
man 20, stenog.apher, Waynesburg,
pa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-10-12
lis better Iookinq-ulI Ground

It's better looking-ull around
Yes, it's the best looking of all low-priced
cars, as a recent independent nationwide
survey shows-and, in addition, it's the
longest, widest, heaviest car in its field.
II drives more costly
Finest no-SMft driving at lowest cost with
Chevrolets Powerglide Automatic Trans
missions ~. or finest standard driving
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Evening star., 1950-12-28
Cardinal Preysing Buried
As 5000 Watch in Freeze
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. 28.-Five thou
sand mourners stood for hours in
freezing weather today to witness
the funeral procession Of Konrad
Cardinal Won Preysing. archbishop
of Berlin.
Representatives of the Western
powers and the rival East and
West German republics attended
the pontifical requiem, which was
celebrated in St. Sebastian s
Church in the French sector by
Josef Cardinal Frings, archbishop
of Cologne.
The funeral cortege then jour-
neyed a half-mile to St. Hedwig' S
Cemetery on the boundary divid-
ing this city between Russia and
the Allies. Interment was on the
Russian side of the line.
Cardinal Won Preysing. a
staunch champion of religious
freedom for Catholics against Nazi
and Communist measures in East
Germany, died December 81 of a
heart attack. He was 10.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
New Russian Canal
To Link -Four Seas
And Aid Fleet Mobility
BY The Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec. 28.-Russia'
centuries-old dream of a water
way linking the great Volga and
Don Rivers is due to be realized
In 1851 with the completion two
years ahead of schedule of a 60
mile canal. the Soviet govern
ment announced today.
The huge waterway. begun be-
fore World War II. will provide
Russian ships with lane between
the Black Sea and the Caspian,
Baltic and White Seas-an idea
first cherished by Pete the Great
in the early 18th Century.
A decree by the Council of
Ministers announced the speed
up in the project, which completes
vast system of canal links be-
gun decade ago.
The Volga-Don Canal extends
from Stalingrad on the Volga to
Kalach on the Don. BY linking
the four seas, it will increase
Soviet strength in several ways.
l. BY enabling vessels to navi-
gate between the Black Sea and
any of the other three seas in
European Russia. it will greatly in
crease the maneuverability of Rus
sia's feet.
2. 1t will enhance Russia's abil-
tty to produce wheat, Gotten and
livestock by putting into produc-
ton fertile but arid areas, and the
sun-beaten lands in the center of
the Soviet bread basket.
3. 1t will relieve the load On
Soviet railroads by enabling coal
from the Don Basin to move by
water along the Volga Valley and
adjacent seas and waterways.
AS part of the canals construc-
tion, a large dam across the Don
will supply power for generators
with a capacity of 100000 kilo-
watts
The canal system also involves
q large-scale irrigat ton project,
which the decree said will be COM
pleted sometime before 1856. This
project will irrigate 1875 900 acres
of land and improve 5 million
other acres.
Evening star., 1950-12-28
Weather Improves as NJ Troops Move to Southern Korea

single road wormed its way
through treacherous mountain
passes. Ice and snow made it slick
for the motorized column that
crept up the side of one hill and
crawled down the other.
The. same frozen winds that
.chewed through layers of clothes
and numbed the senses of soldiers
from the 18th ripped into Ameri-
can and British Marines and the
7th Divisions 31st and 32d Regi-
ments battling north of Hamhung
in the Changjin Reservoir area.
Winds lashed across the reservoir
to freeze humans and vehicles.
The Chinese Communists in
Evening star., 1950-12-28

OF winter remain before the biting
chilled winds sweeping out of the
north and west begin shifting to
bring warmer south and east
winds from the Pacific.
The battle-ground today is far
from the extreme mountainous
northern border where some of
the bitterest cold of the war was
experienced.
High Weather Casualties.
United States and British Ma
rines and the American Sd and 7th
Divisions found the elements as
much of an enemy as the Chinese
and North Korean Communists.