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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1948
Page
6
The Negotiating Committee at Aluminum Industries met management on Sept 23 for a general pay increase for all employees. After a two hour session management called a recess to draft proposals. An eight cent per hour increase, effective Sept 26, was offered after the recess. A meeting was held that night in Redman's Hall.
A committee, though not all members agreed, considered a proposal tied to a recent arbitration case. The discussion showed mixed support as officials weighed potential measures and fairness concerns.
A local appeal urges voting on November 2 and registration to be eligible. It notes PAC literature will help workers vote intelligently. The piece also recounts former employee Harry Fogus returning to Canco and Joe Fergus hunting, with humorous notes on management offers and ballistics. It ends by accusing two monopolists, Bill Krippendorf and Walter Rueger, of cornering the fruit and produce market in Delhi Township.
In a crowded auditorium, an official refused a tempting offer to sell his bill of goods despite promises of safe delivery. The committee presented the proposal but it was rejected amid tense exchanges.
In the six months ending March 1948 profits of small companies with assets under 250000 fell sharply, while large industrial firms with assets over 100 million saw profits rise, reflecting a divergence in profitability between small and big operators.
The item urges all eligible people to register to vote before October 4 and notes Willie Mason’s new ten dollar shoes as a sign of luck. It also mentions a found cocker spaniel named Smoky now in a happy home with Nita Waits and reports Joe and Ethel Slusher visiting their old Kentucky home over the weekend and enjoying hospitality.
Union calls for organizing at U S Playing Card Co as hiring rises. Members urged to assist stewards in explaining and recruiting unions, stressing timely dues for efficient admin. Local 256 plans an October meeting with guest speaker Morse Johnson, Democrat candidate. Speedy recovery wished to several finishing and production department workers.
A former light opera star May de Sousa died of starvation and lay unclaimed in Chicago’s morgue for three days before the American Guild of Variety Artists gave her a burial. Though not a union member, AGVA Regional Director Jack Irving stated the policy aims to prevent theater artists from being buried in potters' fields. De Sousa, 66, had worked as a scrubwoman after fading from the stage.
The piece notes democracy hinges on citizens exercising their right to vote. It argues democracies cannot endure when a majority neglects their franchise by not voting for their chosen candidate or party.
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