Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27
STEVE ]. NovAK,. PRES.
LOCAL Ae7, uAW-Clo

Delegates to the UAW Education
Conference here in Washington,
d. C. are sure to raise lot of
questions on current bills. Looks
like the "clean elections" bill may
come in for the most questions.
Perhaps this is because of the SEN
sational exposures during the de-
bate over the Gas Bill which stirred
I'D the old problem of undue polit-
ical influence.
The elections bill is known as
the Johnson Knowland Bill, bear
ing the names of the ranking Sen
ators of both parties and is a di-
rect result of the public pressure
for reform. But it looks like a
fake. II would not stop any of the
evils which have aroused the pub
lie.
The Bill allows contributions to-
falling up to $4,000 in any calen-
dar year. II man with a bushel
of bucks wanted to contribute
more, he could contribute $4,000
for his wife and for each of their
children :. every year.
1t even allows for 500 income
tax deduction to be permitted for
political contributions. The ordin-
ary worker Gt there is an. ordinary
worker who could afford a $100
political contributioD could get a
theoretical tax deduction of $40 for
a $100 contribution :. very rich
man might get tax deduction of
as much as SOL for his 500 con
tribution.
Public hearing on the Bill is be-
ing urged or that Senator'S offer
amendments TO actually get at the
evils which the "clean elections
bill is supposed to counter.
We didn't want to miss that
Membership Meeting Sunday but
as Local 497 delegates to the UAW
Conference, Kenny Sharp, Ray Eb.
erie and l left Port Clinton very
early Friday morning and at the
time of this writing have reached
Washington and are prepared for
four days Of conferences, speeches
and clinics"
Guy Mum is prepared to broad
cast some of the highlights of the
main events but | doubt if he will
touch on the Clinics. These
clinics are held in the evenings
and often run through to early
morning hours and gives us a
chance to discuss problems and to
gather information relative to our
local union needs. Often it hap
pens that we need not ask our
questions. Some other delegate
may have an almost identical prob.
lem or question and by the time
his question is answered, SO is ours.
We still can't figure out how
Kenny Sharp managed to attend
the Thursday evening Bowling
Banquet and catch that $50 am.
Friday train!
The Standard Products manage
ment announced last week that the
Port Clinton Division will be closed
from 1900 pm. June Is to TOO
am, July 2. The salarted en-
ployees will take their vacation
during tnfs period According to
our contract hourly employees may
chose their own vacation periods.
However, if they wish, hourly en-
ployees may take their vacation
during this period.
Latest on the Trading Stamp
Craze A woman in Tampa,
Florida fined SIS for a traffic
violation said, when she paid her
fine "What about my Green
Stamps"
It's no secret that couple of
Americas favorite girls were busy
getting married last week. But
you may not have known that
both fthem are good union girls,
too. Grace Kelly is a member of
two AFL-CIO unions - the Screen
Actors Guild and the Actors Equity
Assn. Her dad held card fol
many years in the Bricklayers -
and research has established that
she's also distant cousin of Pres
David j. Mcdonald of the Steel
workers. Margaret Truman is
member of the American Fedora
tion of Teleyision & Radio Artists
No Automation in India, Pres
Walter P. Reuther learned durin,
his visit to that country. He visited
workmen at their jobs and in tn,
fields and talked with them abou
the processes involved in theil
age-old methods.
Many newspapers have halle
Reuther's visit to India as a grea
accomplishment in promoting
better understanding of American
and American opinions. They sa,
he accomplished much more tha
official Government spokesmel
and, in fact, was able to correc
misunderstanding caused by ou
diplomats.