Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-10-23

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and Jack Herod, representing our
local union.
FAMILIAR ROAD The old
timers who say that the younger
generation is on the road to per-
dition no doubt know what they
are talking about they prob
ably recognize the road.
AN EASY DEATH
Speaking of the younger genera
ton (and who isn't these daysO
here is a true story OF group of
Boy Scouts near here that should
bring a chuckle:
The troop of Boy Scouts was as
sisting in a Civil Defense text.
The mock air raid was staged and
the scouts impersonated wounded
persons who we're to be picked up
and cared for by members of the
defense organization.
One Scout was supposed to lie
on the ground and await to be
rescued, but the first aid people
got behind schedule with their
work and the Scout lay wounded"
for several hours. When they fin
ally reached the spot they found
nothing but pencilled note:
"Have bled to death and gone
home"
A little fellow in an attempt to
explain black-eye and torn clothes
to his executive father, ahbied:
Gee, Dad, we were only playing
Labor and Management, but we
haven't learned to negotiate
peacefully yet"
ARE YOU INCOMPATIBLE?
This is the story of an ordinary
Joe who was discharged from his
Job because the boss said that he
was hard to get along with and
incompatible" This stunned our
Union friend because he knew
"incompatibility" was something
you got a divorce for and
he was happy with his wife and
family so what =. the
Well, he filed a grievance and
the matter was finally brought to
arbitration. The Union Represent
ative asked the boss, isn't it true
that the discharged man was only
recently incompatible :. f. that per-
haps he had developed some per-
sonal troubles, was sick or some
thing?"
"Oh, no." vehemently denied
the boss, "he was incompatible
from the first day he worked here."
"How long was that?" continued
the Union representative.
Eight years." came the answer.
The arbitrator came to the OBJ
vious conclusion that the discharge
was not for "Incompatibility" but
simply to suit the employers con-
venience. You see, among other
things the arbitrator found that
the boss had considered our friend
incompatible because he asked for
raise in wages.
We are not sure of the moral OF
this story but perhaps it
proves the point: Brother, you'd
better belong to Union or the
boss will "can" you for "incompat-
ibility" even is it takes him
eight years to make up his mind.
Here at Standard last week like
able young employee of Mexican
descent reported to work bit
late this particular night and was
promptly told by his foreman, :"
will see that you are DOCKED
for this tardiness."
So the employee, puzzled as he
was, goes to his Union Committee
man and asks in broken English.
"Whas' tn malta with my fore.
man :. he crazy or sumpthin'? (.
he tella me +. 60 see a DOC F..
three clock in tn NORM :. where
I finda DOC at three clock in the
mornin'?"
The Committeeman realizing the
mistake explained that the fore
man had said DOCKED not
DOC.
THE UNION
Is not a myth but a must.
Is not farce but force.
Is not rabble rouser but a
refuge.
Is not a military agency but a
democratic organization.
It thrives on the demands of its
friends and the damms of its en-.
emies.
L