Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-03-19


Local. 497 members are participat
ing in the protest campaign.
To further encourage and help
Erie Garden residents in their
protest were the fine letters from
Realtors Ann and Gene Bolte
Emery Gielow, and Herm Frede-
rick, testifying that an increase
in rents at this time would be
unjustifiable. When an Erie Gard
en- resident is in the market for
a home of his own, he could we'll
remember these Realtors who have
given such splendid cooperation
at this time.
Results should be forcoming
from this combined effort. Keep
ing rents reasonable will certain
ly lessen the burden of the un-
employed dentor.
Did you hear about the lady
who called a tax collector the
other day to ask if she could use
the cost of furnace coal as a de-
ductable expense. When he an
swered, mo, she replied, "Well
if that isn't a loss due to fire
don't know what isl
Bob Robinson is On our sick list.
We send him. our best get well
wishes.
1t was announced this week
that five distinguished American
leaders have accepted invitations
to participate in the UAW-CIO
Chicago Conference, April 8-11.
They are Senator, Paul Douglas,
Senator Hubert Humphrey, Paul
Hoffman, Chrm. of the Board of
-Studebaker Corp. and Bishop
Bernard ]. She'll of Chicago, Di-
rector of Catholic Youth Organi-
cations, &C. Y. o..
Many vital topics will be cover
ed at this conference including
Unemployment" and 'The Guar
anteed Annual Wage"
$500 UAW-CIO delegates will
take part in the Conference to-
gether with an expected 500 news
men, observers and guests.
dad, what does it mean when
1t says a man attends a convention
as a delegate -at-large?"
"That means his wife wasn't
with him."
A Republican has given advice
to Ike-to Change Ways Before
It's Too Late. In March 5th issue
of U. S. News and Report Clar-
ence B. Kelland, Republican Ma
tional Committeeman for Arizona
gives this advice to Republican
officials in Washington: Start
dramatizing Administration achi-
evements :. Stop trying to be
nonpolitical on political matters
-. Get Republicans into Gov
ernment Policy jobs Fire a
few speech writer's Pay more
heed to Senators and party Off
cials out over the country"
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Cecil King, Sr., and Jack Herod
Represented this Local 497 at the
Citizenship Meeting held in Bowl
ing Green Tuesday night.
Il
Eote to all laid-off members of
Local 497: Our Company's insur-
ance Representatives has not as
yet given us a written reply to
our questions on insurance.
The Ohio c. l. o. Council Exc
cutive Board has launched an in
itiative petition aimed at obtain
ing urgently needed improvements
IN the Ohio Unemployment Com
pensation Law.
This initiative petition campaign
will result in the presentation of
llberalizing amendments to the un-
employment compensation law for
consideration at the next regular
session OF the Ohio General AS
sembly.
1t is expected that other labor
organizations, civic, fraternal and
similar groups, as we'll as the gen.
eral public will join in the cam
paign for better unemployment
compensation law in Ohio.
Unemployment Figures
The latest statistics from the
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation on Ohio's unemploy-
ment picture give us no cause
for joy.
New claims for unemployment
compensation jumped to 1850
for the week ending March 6, an
increase of LAOS over the pre-
viouS week.
Continued claims (workers un.
employed for one week or more)
showed a slight decrease to no.
O52 from the previous week of
11O,989. How much of the de-
crease is due to the fact a number