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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-06-09


it. For the selection Of the
site Mr.. Kenan gives the credit
to the architect, Arthur c. Nash
What Mr.. Kenan had been think.
ing Of before he talked with Mr.
Nash was a stadium on a level
or nearly level, space, like stadi.
uns he had seen elsewhere.
when Mr.. Nash proposed the
ravine site to me-" he said, q
made the objection that we
would probably run into rock
and have to do a great deal OF
costly excavation. He explained
that the plan was to use the hill
sides as the foundation for the
stands, merely cutting away as
much of these hillsides as was
necessary for the laying of the
concrete.
Having thus learned that ma
ture had provided the best pos
sible foundation for his stadium,
Mr.. Kenan advanced another OBJ
lection: too much water. He re-
minded the architect that the
drainage from a large part of
the University campus passed
through the ravine where the
playing field was to be. Mr..
Nash had an answer to that
too said Mr.. Kenan. He told
me that all we had to do was to
place q big concrete pipe in the
ravine, at the proper grade, and
let the water run through it. I
hadn't thought of such a thing,
but it was simple enough as he
explained it. We did just what
he proposed, and it was per-
feet solution of the problem. The
pipe, running right under the
middle Of the playing field, is 81
inches in diameter, big enough
for man to walk through. 1t is
more than big enough to carry
all the water that ever flows into
it."
Mr.. Kenan came from New
York three or four times when
the stadium was under construc-
ton. He likes to recall the keen
interest taken in the project by
everybody working on it, from
the contractor and chief en-
gineer down to the humblest dig
gers and haulers. The men in the
labor force were so eager to get
the stadium finished in time for
the dedication game with Vir-
ginia, on Thanksgiving Day OF
1927, that they worked overtime
without asking extra pay.
With the cost estimated be-
forehand at 1866, 900, the actual
cost was less than $300,000," he
said. THAT was for the stadium
without the field house or the
loud-speaker equipment. After
the stadium was begun / agreed
to give the money for these two
additions. This brought the en-
tire cost to $313,000," which was
$55, 900 below the estimated
cost Of the stadium by ITSELF
Mr.. Kenan talked Of the i'm
portant part played by the late
Charles T. Woollen in supervis
I
ing the whole project. Mr.. Wool
len was the commander-in-chief
on the scene.
One person in Chapel Hill
with whom Mr.. Kenan discussed
the project, on his visits here
was his former teacher and be
loved friend, the late Francis P
Venable.
How much building costs hav'
increased is illustrated by th'
twin structures that were erect
ed last year as additions to tn,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Center
In St. Louis
Sick Leave

SEATTLE, Wash. (LPA) -
The average employed person
loses six days a year because
of sickness. But in st. Louis,
the figure for members of Local
688, Transfers, who 60 regular
ly to their own union-sponsored
medical center for checkups and
treatment, is only three and
one-half days.
That is what Lou Berra of the
staff of the Transfers local La
Dor Health Institute told the an
nual convention of the Coopera-
tive Health Federation here. The
convention voted to work hard
for federal aid to medical edu-
cation to relieve "a critical
shortage of physicians, dentists,
nurses and related professional
personnel throughout the coun-
try"
DR.. Dean Clark, Federation
president and general director
of Massachusetts, General Hos
pital, said that unless immediate
steps are taken, one-third of the
nations m e d | C a | schools may
have to close within the next
three or four years for lack of
funds. Jerry Voorhis, Federation
secretary, said that Except for
the American Medical Associa-
ton, 1t is widely recognized by
everyone that there is an acute
shortage of doctors in the U.s."
The convention also pushed
support of the bill introduced
by Sen. Humphrey Cd, Mimi
that would authorize the federal
government to lend money to
coop health centers on a long
term, low interest basis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Rent Deconfrol
Blocked BY
Action Of Labor

AKRON, OHIO (LPA) - Ak
ron renters can thank the Clio
that their rents were not hiked
August A.. And rents can't be
hiked until after the November
election, and perhaps not even
then.
City Council had voted to lift
rent controls August 4. For
tunately for tenants. and unfor-
tunately for the rent gougerS,
Ohio law provides for forcing a
referendum on the issue, if
enough signatures are obtained
on a petition.
The CIO got busy and got the
signatures, in the face of a vic
ious and threatening campaign
by property owners.
To date GAINESVILLE is the only
Ohio city which has voted to
Keep rent controls after Dec, 81,
when federal controls end.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Greedy Landlords
In Portland, Ore,
Thrown For A Loss

PORTLAND, Ore. (LPA) -
This city's greedy landlords
have lost their fight for immedi-
ate rent decontrol. The City
Council, after an all-day hear
ing, voted 3 to 2 to leave the
issue to thevoters at the Novem-
Der election.
Although a survey in Janu-
airy showed that tn vacancy
rate for houses and apartments
fit to live in was only 4 per
cent, Arthur D. Jones, attorney
for the oregon Apartment
House Owners Assn. charged
the council majority with being
"derelict in their duty"
Meanwhile the council h a S
scheduled a public hearing on
whether a low-rent public hous-
ing measure should also be put
the November ballot. The pro-
posal was rejected at the May
primary, but the unions charged
that voters in the May campaign
were misled by a campaign of
distortion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Asks Ford 70 Meet On
Decentralization Program

Iments, however, no mention OF
the effect on the employees in
volved in such a decentraliza-
ton program has been made.
AS a result, the employees of
Ford Motor Company are faced
with a serious problem. The
fear of insecurity is something
that always has and always will
cause anxiety and apprehension
among all people. This is par
ticularly true when factual data
or eventualities are not known
by the affected people. Without
a doubt, you have at some time
in your life experienced such a
fear.
We know that you have ex-
pressed great concern for the
welfare and the security of the
employees of your Company.
You have received many fine
concentrations from m y
sources in this great country OF
ours, other parts of the world,
and particularly from those per-
sons who r employed by Ford
Motor Company. | am positive
that your statements r sincere
and well-intended. 1t is with
this thought in mind that /
write you so hat you may fol-
low through on your program
of more job security for all per-
sons employed by your Com
pany.
1t is necessary to allay the
fears of insecurity faced by the
Ford workers in the Rouge
area. They must be informed of
all factual data possible as to
their job status and the effects
of the decentralization program
upon their employment. In this
fashion they will then know
that their jobs will be as secure
in the future as they are today.
A few simple questions must be
answered to accomplish the
restoration of confidence in
these workers.
The International Union is
very much concerned over the
growing unrest among the men,
bers of Local 900, UAW-CIO.
The problem facing them is of
major importance to them, to
your Company and our Union.
1t is a problem which in my
opinion calls for your personal
participation In order that the
Ford workers may know once
more that you, as president of
Ford Motor Company, still have
a personal interest in their
problem and that you are sim
cere in your Human Engineer
ing Program"
We, therefore, request a
meeting with you and other
representatives of Ford Motor
Company to discuss this inn
portant problem.
An early reply will be great
w apnreciated
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Packard Strike To Continue
Until Firm Meets Demands
JAW Officers Say

DETROIT (LPA) - The
strike of 5000 members of the
United Auto w orkers-CIO
against the Packard Motor Car
Co. will continue until manage
ment comes up with an ade-
quate economic p k a G e."
Ralph Urban, president of the
Packard Local, and N a n
Matthews, co-director of JAW
Region l, announced Aug. II.
They said Packard had staged
specifically the kind of pension
plan or other economic conces-
sions it would agree to They
pointed out that the company's
much, advertised plan 2" fail
ed to contain definite wage pro-
posals, a union shop or other
improvements desired by til e
desired by the union.
The company, Matthews and
u b said, has incorrectly
claimed "Plan 2" has as its basis
the General Motors plan. They
said the plan doesn't include the
a m o MT of wage increase, an
automatic annual wage increase,
elimination of inequities or a
general increase for skilled
workers over and above the gen.
eral increase, all features of the
Swear General NJ agree
ment.
The union officials said that
Packard also would have to meet
a number of vital non-economic
demands. These include promo
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Up
But Newspnnt


WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
shortage of newsprint - the
paper on which dailies and
most weekly publications are
printed-grew greater in July
even though the paper mills
produced more than in any
other July in history,
According to the American
Newspaper Publishers Assn,
dailies reported they had a 40
days assured supply compared
with 40 days supply on hand
in July 1949. Although produc-
ton was up, so vas newsprint
consumption. Stocks of news
print at the end of July totaled
LA, Gal tons, compared with
1876, 397 tons at the end of July
a year ago.
The economic controls bill
passed by the House provides
that the President al control
stocks of %newsprint, make loans
to encourage production and
can slap price controls on news
print If he finds any of these
steps are necessary to the ma
tional defense.
Shortages of newsprint, ac-
cording to the American News
paper Guild, have had a lot to
do with the fact that new, in
dependent dailies aren't being
started any more. And the high
prices, the newsmen's union has
charged before a House COM
mittee. endanger the lives es-
pecially of independent small
dailies. The union has urged
that the government act to stop
the black market in newsprint.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Jim VinsOn
Dept. ID, End Shift

Helen Hipkiss, after ringing
out one night recently, be
thought herself when out of the
shop and had to run, back to ger
her unmentionables left in
package in the ladies rest room
Helen 10th had a birthday or
August 18th and her friends
Grace Sylvester. Sally O'Nei,
and Alice Kocinski helped hei
celebrate. Alice baked a very
good cake for the occasion ano
gifts were presented.
Tommy Beach, supplyman
rugged up a contraption so he
could steer his. cupboard boat
from the bow. II was operated
by means of a rope and as Tom
my essayed the head into a
wave at full speed, the rope
b o k e, swapping him. His
friends r buying him a new
strong rope. Guess that will
hold him.
Irene Strain, Dept. ID, was
married to John Bronakowski
on July 10th at Angola, Indiana.
II appears that John wished to
relieve her of the Strain.
(Oh-h-h. RHY). This couple
visited Niagara Falls on their
honeymoon. Congratulations
Who is the young lady recipi-
ent of a compact with the en-
graved initials A. J. presented
by Jim Mort Ubry on his re-
turn from the Pacific Coast?
Walter Austin and his wife
celebrated their 36th wedding
anniversary the first week in
August. Congratulations.
The rumor that Wilmet Pape
is losing weight through dieting
is difficult for this writer to be-
lieve. When does the canteen
open?
If we ever truly wished any
one a happy birthday, it's Ce-
celia Raczkowski-she deserves
one. Cecilia will be a year older
on August 10Th.
Dorothy Ferner will celebrate
her birthday on Sunday. August
10th. Best wishes.
Night before the picnic the
way the rain is coming down
Lake Erie resembles a desert in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
IS
Union Office
CHAMPION UNIT

Union Oftlce
Apparently the Mr.. r. A. Stranahans letter has put some
confusion in the minds of our members, The part we refer to is
this When you vote for the strike, you DO NOT Immediately
close the plant down. The procedure that will be used is as
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

ton on a seniority basis (when
o h r factors are equal) and
issues concerning clerical, ga
rage and technical employees.
1.-THE Packard workers a r
determined to win for them
selves the same gains their fell
low union members have won
in the plants of Packard COM
petitors," Urban and Matthews
said. "They are entitled, moral
ly and economically, to those
gains. They are determined to
make no Packard cars until the
company agrees to those gains"
The strike began Aug. Is
after several months of negotia-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

she has worked so hard for. So
at this time, / think it would be
a fine gesture to make Carrie.
not queen for a day, but for
ever. God Bless you and may
you live a long and happy life.
She would have been married
so years on August 1st and she
gave candy away on the follow
ing Monday.
Did everyone notice Jerry
Griener's sinner? That rhymes,
doesn't it? 1t happened at High
land Park during a baseball
game. Jerry tried to catch a
foul tip with his hands but got
it in the eye instead. Someone
else got the ball for a souvenir
and all Griener got was a
sinner. Serves you right, you
big lug.
Vern Montague celebrated his
birthday last week on August
18th. Many more such happy
occasions, Vern.
Don't forget men, the Cham
pion Annual Golf Tournament
on Saturday, Sept. 10th at Sun
ningdale. Lots of prizes and re-
freshments. Get your starting
time at the Union Office. Tick
cts will be on sale later. Every
ones welcome, regardless of
how good or bad your game
may be.
Dorothy Sobolewski came in
to york on Monday, August 81,
wearing a lovely diamond ring.
No plans have been made on the
date as yet, but we'll inform
you as soon as they are known.
What a lucky guy!
Martha Sroczynski had a
very nice birthday celebration
on August 18th. A very nice af-
fair it was too, candy, cake,
presents and a beautiful bou-
quet of flowers.
Sorry to hear that Helen Kin
or and her husbands picnic was
married by an accident on their
way home. They were shaken up
and bruised quite a bit and
their car was damaged very bad
ly. So sorry this happened but
the only consolation you have
is that it could have been a
whole lot worse.
Beaulah McGillvary was a
very happy young lady when
she was handing out individual
ly wrapped pieces of birthday
cake and Health bars on
Tuesday, August 22nd to com
memorate one more happy
birthday. We all wish you many
more such days, Beaulah. Incl
dentally Beaulah received very
many nice gifts from her CO.
workers.
Don't forget TO vote to sup
port your committee. They have
done a lot for you in the past
and by voting YES they will be
able to do more for you in the
future.
Good bye now, see you next
week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
AFL-cIo Cooperation
Pays Off As Armour
Signs Contract

CHICAGO GPA)-Close CO.
operation between the ALL and
Go unions in the packing in
dustry paid off when Armour g.
Co. signed a contract granting
10000 workers in 80 plants an
increase of IL cents. The two
unions are the AFL Amalgama-
ted Meat Cutters and the CLIO
United clearinghouse Workers.
A few days later Swift signed
for IL cents with the ALL union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Workers Face


Ken Bannon, director of the
UAW-CIO National Ford De-
partment, has asked Henry Ford
II, president of the Ford Motor
Company, to meet with the UNI
ion to discuss the effect on Ford
workers of the company's de-
Capitalization program.
Bannon's request was con-
tanned in a letter to Ford this
weekend.
In the company's announce
ments of its plans, Bannon said
in his letter, mo mention Of the
effect on the employees in
volved has been made. AS a re-
suit, the employees of the Ford
Motor Company are faced with
a serious problem. The fear OF
insecurity is something that al
ways has and always will cause
anxiety and apprehension among
all people"
The decentralization plans OF
the company create a problem
which in my opinion calls for
your personal participation in
order that the Ford workers
may know that you still have a
personal interest in their prob
lem and that you r sincere in
your Human Engineering Pro-
gram" Bannon wrote.
The text of Bannon's letter
follows:
Ford Motor Company has an
nounced through the public
press that they intend to con-
struct several new plants in
various locations throughout
the country. The reason adj
vanced by the Company for the
construction of these new plants
as we'll as revamping facilities
already in existence, is that you
must remain in a competitive
position in a highly competitive
industry. In order to do so, we
realize that you must be able to
operate efficiently to meet the
demands of competition and to
do so you must have the best of
modern, well-equipped plants.
In all of these announce
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
8 More Communities
End Rent Control

WASHINGTON (LPA) - AS
a result of local otpion decon-
resolutions, Housing Elk
penditure Tighe E. Woods has
ended federal rent control in:
Upper Arlington and Cuyhoga
Falls, Ohio; Birmingham, Mich;
Tallahassee, Fla; Burbank, Cal;
Barboursville, w. Va; Swarth-
more, Pa; Woodruff Place, Ind.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

contrast. Here's wishing every
one had a good time.
Tid-Bite, Any Shift
Congratulations to Maynard
Griffin, formerly of Dept. G.,
who has a Stoker Sales and
Service Co. He is the Sales
Engineer. Maynard worked at
Champion for Is years. Good
luck on your new venture, May
nard.
Leo Delaney, Dept. AA, wish
es to express his appreciation to
the membership for remember
ing him during his recent ill
ness. We are glad that Leo is
back at work.
Remember what the a e
President Roosevelt said: I'VE
HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR
BUT FEAR ITSELF"
Come on Champion, get in
there and vote. Vote to SUP
PORT YOUR ELECTED REP
RESENTATIVES AND TO GET
A GOOD CONTRACT SETTLE
VOTE FOR TIL
STRIKE.
You and you alone will de-
eide whether Champion will
have what is equal to the other
shops in town or less.
You and you alone will de-
eide, even after the strike vote
has been won, whether the shop
viii 90 on strike or not. No one
can make that decision for you,
The committe will bring the
last Company proposal back to
you and then you will decide
whether TO strike or not.
MARK X FOR STRIKE.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
The Coop
Corner

@0A49
and farmer, took off the other
day in defense of co-ops and his
remarks in his daily column
bear repeating. To quote:
So. Cooperatives, C h a n
stores, Twas, new deals. labor
governments never come into
existence because of some soap
box orator and ven a whole
army of such orators. They
come into existence out of eco
nomic and sociological pressure
and necessity.
The farm cooperatives came
into existence as a measure by
which the farmer could protect
himself against the gorging and
swindling of the fertilizer,
machinery, feed and commits
sion merchants who sold him
things OF purchased what he
produced.
-. The system of food distri-
button in the world is abomin-
able and belongs to the Middle
Ages instead of the Twentieth
Century. The same is very near
ly true of distribution in this
country. A system exists where
by shipping costs plus commits
sion merchants gorging and
manipulation at times creates a
spread of as much as 1870 and
more of the total costs between
the price paid the producer and
the price paid by the consumer.
There are towns within 100
miles of New York City which
eat fruit, vegetable and dairy
products raised on the edge
of, or even within corporate
limits, but only after these
commodities have been ship
ped into New York and out
again and after the commits
sion merchant has manipulate
ed the price and taken his
cut. A very fat cut is paid for
both by producer and con-
sumner.
Recently celery growers in
Ohio were being paid a cents a
bunch for celery which "a
hours later was sold to house
wives in retail stores at 20 cents
a bunch. A big share of this
particular spread went to the
commission merchants rather
than to shipping costs because
it was Ohio grown celery sold
to Ohio consumers located some
times less than so miles from
the market.
-. During the war a good
many retailers learned that they
could make more cash with less
labor costs by selling commo-
dities at as high a price as they
could get. In other words, the
retail grocery man preferred
selling one case of celery at %
cents a bunch to selling three
cases at 10 cents a bunch and
did so.
Meanwhile, the commission
merchant kept down the price
by telling the producer that
there was a surplus of celery
-. THIS is ASKING FOR,
INDEED YELLING FOR
BOTH PRODUCERS AND
CONSUMERS COOPER
ATIVES.
-. Recently Murray Lin
coin, president of the Ohio
Farm Bureau was accused of
eevrything from mayhem to
treason because he proposed
cooperation between farm pro-
ducers' c~ooperatives and un-
ion labor consumers coOpera-
tiveS 49,.
If conditions and prices, both
to consumer and producer are
not improved, we ire going to
have just such cooperative ar
rangements SPRINGING UP
EVERYWHERE. and the time is
not too far away. Under such a
plan, the producer gets perhaps
80 per cent more for his labor
and investment and the consum-
err pays 80 per cent less for his
food 49,"
So much for the opinion of
an expert in his field.
p..lliniA.. Carnnast4oa
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-09-23
Benefit Smoker
To be Oct. Is

With popular Tommy Umeda, Ha
waiian Nisei featherweight, head
lining the card. a benefit smoker
featuring pro boxers from Seattle
will be sponsored by the Nisei Vet
Grams Committee on Friday, Oct. 13
in the Buddhist auditorium, it was
announced by Shire Kashino.
Kashino said that the proceeds will
go toward equipping the NVC foot
ball team which is now practicing
three times a week at Broadway field
Since this will be the first smoker
to be held by Nisei organization
here in Seattle, it is expected that
full house will see the action
packed bouts. Tickets will soon be
on sale.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-09-23

All basketball teams - both boys
and girls-Should have representa-
tives at this meeting. The bylaws
will be discussed and plans for the
coming season will be laid out
As i'm the last few seasons, "AA"
and "A" classes will he formed.
Mar Is also asking teams which
would like to enter the "B" class
to be represented.
1t was indicated by Mar that the
casaba season will open about the
middle of November and extend to
February, 1851.
The basketball picture will be
somewhat changed this season with
many of last years teams finding
the draft situation a difficult one.
1t is expected that many young
players will fill the ranks left by
those going into service from the
AA.
Dc'chs Shahp'ohs VI 'ht nm
class, Cathay Post 1876 will pro-
badly not be ont on the maple
floor this year. Mar Said. Also
as and 40 champions Tokuda
Drug will recruit players from its
farm team. the Savoys, which took
the "a" crown with an impressive
l2-1 season record.
Other teams which saw action In
the IA" class last year were Fill
Pine Cavaliers. Main Bowl Challen-
gers. Old Timers. Lotus Mercury.
Polka Dots and Superior Used Cars.
Glass A fives which will probably