Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-17
LOCAL 497, uAW-eIo
STEVE J. NOvAK, PRES.

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this year workers are slowly being
called back to work whereas about
a year ago they we're being laid
off. But if you actually compare
figures you would find they are
about level with year ago here at
Standard Products. The fact that
workers are being called back in
stead of laid off is what makes the
picture brighter this year and we
certainly hope the present trend
continues.
On the national scale the EN-.
ployment picture is slightly diff
ferent. The unemployment figures
for November were mixture of
good and bad depending on which
way you look at the statistics.
The Joint CommerceLabor mon
thly report claimed further inn
provement in the job situation"
and contended that while unem-
ployment rose it was not as much
of rise as is generally expected
at this time of year.
Heaviest loss of employment was
in farm work where workers we're
dropped from farm payrolls be-
cause of an unusually early har-
vesting season.
Non-farm employment showed a
slight gain in the last two months.
Despite the recent gains, the re-
port noted that factory employ
ment in mid-November was below
last years level. With the excep-
tion of lumber, printing, and to-
bacco, every industry group show
ed some over-the-year loss.
IN MONROVIA, CALF. Of
ficials of the City Dept Of EN-
ployment were always afraid it
would happen, and last week it
finally did. A middle-aged jobseek-
er, came into the office one morn
ing and was given an application
form to fill out. The first-half-
dozen questions the man took in
stride, but reaching the seventh
puzzled look came over his face.
Two minutes later, however, he
had finished and turned in the
completed form. The official, ex-
amining it quickly, came to ques-
ton seven. THERE 1T WAS! Ques-
ton seven said: "Give your last
employers and work backward" 4"
The literal-minded job-seeker had
written: "1-Srotom Lareneg; q
Lilo Dradnats; 3-Retrob Ym." The
job-seeker looked at the employ
ment official and remarked, "You
know, that's the first time / ever
tried to write those names BACK
WARD"
NLRB MAJORITY RUSHING TO
REVERSE LANDMARK" DECI-
SIONS BEFORE BEESON LEAVES.
Look for some important anti-la-
Dor policy rulings by the NLRB
before Dec. 16. Labor-management
experts expect, so does the New
York Journal of Commarce and
the New York Times.
On Dec. Is board member AL
bert c. Beeson will have to step
down as his term will have expired.
And the present, three-man Eisen-
hover majority on the board is
rushing to remove some "land-
mark" decisions prior to this date.
Some of these decisions have al
ready been reached - in principle
- by 3 to 2 count. However, un-
less the orders and opinions are
written up before the deadline
date, they might as we'll be
scrapped
Beeson's successor, who has not
yet been named, will not feel free
to cast the decisive votes on these
big issues. Then, too, the Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate La
Dor Committee and in the Senate
Will hold the power of ystoing
beeson's successor. II is predicted
that no one with as close a tie-up
with management as Beeson will
receive Senate approval. So the
Eisenhower majority will now have
to work double time to reverse
key Board decisions before Dec.
18th.
Washington (PAD
Plans are set for the Chill
DREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY spon-
sored by the Company and Local
497 this next Sunday afternoon.
December 19 to be held, in the
High School Auditorium. The COM
mittee is busy with the last minute
preparations. This will surely be
busy weekend for the committee
workers But just think how many
small children are happily looking
forward to this Christmas Party.
with its clowns, Santa and many
surprises.
Reuther Accuses Knowland of
Advocating War. Walter p. Reuth-
er, President of the CIO, has &C
cused Senator William Knowland,
California Republican, of advocat-