Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-01-28
LOCAL 4s7. UAW-cio
STEVE J. NOVAk, PRES.

In letter TO STOCKHOLDERS, uateO
January 20, 1855, j. S. Reid, Presi'
dent of the Standard Products Co
tells how net profits rose 33 per
cent in six months, despite a dip
in total sales.
We quote from his letter:
met profits of The Standard
Products Company during the six
months just ended were $4486 ,368..
90, an increase of 33 per cent over
the 1854 $4,000 earned in the same
period a year ago., n. II
This substantially improved
profit picture is particularly in
teresting in view of the fact that
sales for this first half Of the cur
rent fiscal year were down about
% per cent in comparison with
last year"
Mr.. Reid predicts a sharp rise
in sales and states, ''they (sales)
will be favorably influenced In
coming months by new military
orders received BY THE PORT
CLINTON DIVISION"
He also cites evidence of general
improvement in operations and in
creased efficiency ALL ALONG
THE LINE.
The Standard Products Company
paid a zoe per share common stock
dividend to stockholders.
Local 497 is sponsoring both a
women's and a mems bowling team
to take part in the Fourth Annual
ulAW-CIO International Bowling
Tournament this year. Members on
the teams are:
Women's Team: Dolores Snyder,
Marietta Hanck, Regina Gumb,
Mickey Cernak, Mary Brown, Rita
Guth.
Mems Team: Joseph verock, An
drew Kozlok, Wilbur Peterson,
Richard Boldt, Steve Arhutieh,
Harold Fehnrich.
The tournament will take place
at the State Fair Recreation Center
in Detroit and our teams are
scheduled to compete Sunday,
January 30. Last years prize fund
was $4,000.
A number Of important matters
were discussed and acted upon at
our Local 497 Membership meeting
last Sunday. Well try. to cover the
most important items.
Four nominations were made
for a delegate to represent Local
497 at the UAW-CIO Convention to
be held in Cleveland March 26
through April 8. Nominated were:
Joe Verock, Steve Novsk, Bob
Simon and Larry Lucas.
The membership named the fol.
lowing members to act on the
election committee: Willis Leh-
man, James Brough, Steve Adams
and as alternate, Ed Williams.
This election committee has al.
ready announced that the nominees
for Convention Delegate must
either accept or decline their nomi-
nation by $3.50 pm, Wednesday,
January 26.
The election for Convention
Delegate will be held on
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1856
- from 500 am. to 600 pm.
Only one delegate is to be elected.
Tom Kinney, International Rep
resentative who has announced his
candidacy for councilman-at-La Large,
gave the membership an outline of
his political platform and asked
for the support OF our members.
The Eighth Region 2-B Women's
Educational Conference will be
held February 8. 4, and S, 1855 in
Toledo.
The membership elected as Lo
cal 497 delegates to this conference
two of our Stewards - Leona Tun
mel and Gertrude Cox.
The three day conference will
cover studies on various subjects
Then on Saturday evening a ban
quet and dance Wll conclude the
conference UAWscIO Vice Presi
dent Richard Grosser will speal
at the Banquet.
Larry Lucas gave report OF
the Ohio State CIO Council Con
vention which he attended as Lo
cal 497 delegate. Larry says h,
not only was given the honor O
serving as Sergeant-at-arms during
the Convention but was asked t,
run as candidate for State CIC
office, which he decliHed to do.
General Motors has agreed Il
pay Comedian Bob Hope $4,000
an hour to emcee its 'Motorama
Tv show This is 500, ,999.10 abov
the minimum hourly wage pre-
posed by President Eisenhower.
On the sick list:
Louise Durdel is still confine,
to bed because of fall on he
way home from work January Ia
Frances Potts is now home frOr