Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-30
STEVE J. NovAK, PRES.
LOCAL 49T, ,uAW-clo

benefits asked me this question
'sWhy doesn't the IOC do some.
thing about Unemployment Com
pensation in Ohio"
For a moment all / could say
was, 1--WE are trying to-"
1t can be done but it takes time
and a lot of hard work on the
part of all of us-not few.
Proof that it can be done was
shown recently in Michigan.
A terrific job by UAW and CIO
members, cooperation from far
mers and unemployment-stricken
communities and consistant prod
ding by Governor Williams finally
moved the Michigan Legislature
to increase Unemployment Bene-
fits.
Never in the history of the CIO
in Michigan have so many people
worked so hard and so well at
mobilizing support behind CIO
legislative program.
The law just passed falls short
of President Eisenhower's and
Governor Williams recommenda-
tions but it does provide improve
ments.
It happened in Michigan and
it can happen in Ohio. But it will
not happen in Ohio until more
OhioanS awaken to the need and
are willing to get behind the pro-
gram to see that the necessary
legislation is passed.
Bert Mackey is off work these
days because of sickness in his
family.
The Calendar and Seal Strip
line has been discontinued on the
afternoon shift at Standard Pro-
ducts and has been moved to Day
Shift operations.
Challenge Of the H-Bomb
"You and / and millions of our
fellow citizens and millions of
people all over the world read
about the latest H-bomb, and they
told us that this is not the end.
'sThe New York Times carried
an article to the effect that If
they take the mechanism and the
CUTS of the H-bomb and put it in
a shell made of cobalt, that one
bomb can wipe out every form of
life in one-third of the world."s
Our Scientists must certainly
be commended for their know
ledge. Especially if they would
exert that same amount of skill
and knowledge to the betterment
of humanity.
IF anyone believes that we can
have peace and security and free
dom and economic and material
welllbeing in the world in which
these great powers for human de,
Struction can be released, then
they are being completely unreal
iStic."
I'VE must find way to organize
the world community so that these
new found powers of science and
technology given to mankind can
be used, not to destroy life, but
to improve life-to lift the burden
of mankind and make life richer,
more secure, and give hundreds
of millions of people fuller mea-
sure of human happiness and hui
man dignity. That is the great
challenge.
Quotes are from speech by
UAW-CIO Pres. Walter P. Reuther
Membership Meeting
The final reading of the Build
ing Corporation Bylaws was made
at the membership melting in Lo.
cal 497 Hall last Sunday after
noon. The BYLAWS were unani-
mously accepted and approved as
read by the membership.
Bob Calm and Joe verock gave
excellent reports on the Chicago
Conference at Sundays meeting.
Comments coming from members
this week praise their reports as
the most complete and best re
ports ever given by delegates in
this local.
international Represen a tive
Tom Kinney had some interesting
figures on unemployment to give
at this meeting. Tom stated that
in Ottawa County alone there are
1900 people drawing unemploy-
ment compensation benefits,
And that 700 people, of the 1900
drawing compensation, in Ottawa
County have exhausted their un.
employment benefits. II is not
known how many claims have been
disqualified in this county.
1t was also pointed out that
these figures do not include E.OD.
workers.
Initial claims in the country for
state unemployment compensation
benefits went up 14.5 percent for
the week ended April 10 =.