Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-11-20

LABOR VIEWS
STEVE J. NovAK, PRES.
LOCAL 4o7, UAW-CIO

Observation-Disclosures t~cvc-
STEVE J. NovAl<, PRES.
LOCAL 4o7, UAW-cIo
A reminder and an invitation to
all members and friends to our
first annual feather party Of our
Local 497 7-UAW-CIO. Feather party
will be held Tuesday, November
"a, 1858, 7:30 p. m. at c. /. o.
Union Hall, Maple Street, Port
Clinton, Ohio. There will be
prizes and plenty of turkeys,
chickens, ducks and geese.
We extend special invitation
to the public. Come and let's get
acquainted, by introducing our
selves to each other. And get to
know each other better. Chairman,
Joe Blaskis; co-chairman, Larry
Lucas. II
Congratulations to Lowell l
Schudt of Shipping Department
We hear that he made pretty
Helena, Ohio girl very happy by
giving her a big sparkling dia-
mond.
Here and There
Washington-Joseph A. Beirne,
President of the Communications
Workers of America-CIO, still
wants to know from Secretary of
Defense Charles E. Wilson how
come the U. S. government turned
over Navy cots and blankets to
the telephone company in Mary
land for use by strikelbreakers
during labor dispute. There has
been no answer to his request, but
that is understandable---it's
tough question to answer.
Columbus, Ohio-A Common
Pleas judge issued a temporary
injunction against VA W-CIO
striking workers at the North
American plant without notice to
the Union, without hearing, or
without any show of violence. This
is government by injunction with
revenge.
II
New York-U. S. Steel Corpora
ton announced third quarter earn
ings in 1853 (July, August, Sep
tember) of $61, ,7O6,2 ,264 This shows
a substantial increase over second |
earnings. It kind of looks
as though our corporate friends |
can afford guaranteed annual
wage for Steelworkers.
The Latest in Cive-Aways
Rep. Curtis Or. Neb.) is a law
maker who thinks that Social Sc
curity is totally immoral"
Now that he heads House Sub
committee with a 100000 appro-
priation to investigate Social Sc
,urity, he thinks it would be a.
good idea to toss the old age pro-
gram over to private industry
hat is, the big insurance compa-
MES. I
Curtis tossed out the idea re-
;ently in Columbus, Ohio, address
ng the Ohio Chamber of Com
nerce, saying possibly the solu
ion to the program is system
private concerns handle
he entire program"
New Cimmick &
Insurance Sweetens Salary
hat is, for the big shots in busi-
less and industry. An article in
Business Week under that title
'evealed another gimmick enjoyed
~ corporation executives-of your
expense. 81
A fast-growing number of the
zig boys no longer have to worry
bout building estates" for their
antilles, or about income for
themselves after retirement or
Turing illness, the magazine re.
ated, because their firms take
are of the situation with insur
nee policies.
Cost of the insurance premiums |
S charged by the corporations to
business expenses" THUS reduc-
ng their taxes And the corpora
ion officials pay no income taxes
m the handsome benefits they
md their families receive. OIL
'ourse, the loss in taxes has to be
made UP some way-guess who
rays?
Business Weeks, article cites
hts example: "A New York firm
lnploys 500 people. The two doz-
n top executives have company
add 100000 policies. This givesI
ach top-level executive a sizable
'oost toward an estate" (Well it !
night, since on his death the fam
ly gets 100000 and pays no in
ONE tax on it) ~
But even while he's living, Mr..
Zig wakes fat on the gimmick,