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April 24,1943 Page Three (Column 1 and 2 Top Article) THEY BUY BONDS - HERE’S WHY Minute Interviews with folk you know tell why they bought Victory Bonds...Why many will “Back the Attack” by buying them again. Many are the reasons why Canada's citizens are backing its War Effort to the utmost, why they will "Back the Attack" by buying bonds of its Fourth Victory Loan. All of them are patriotic, but some are personal, intimate reasons too. Others again, in addition to being patriotic, are sound, practical reasons. To find out why some of the men and women of Ajax buy bonds, we sent our photographer out to ask them. Here are some of the answers he brought back: Helen Thompson, a Westerner, who works on Line No. 1, has a brother in the navy. He is in training at Esquimalt, B.C., and if he can do his bit so can she. "He is willing to risk his life," she says, "so surely I can lend my money." E. B. Killens of Whitby, a groupleader on Line No. 4, who has three boys in uniform and whose wife is an inspector on Line No. 3, says: "I think the buying of bonds is the most practical way for us at home to back the War Effort of our country and its allies. No matter what our job is. whether it's in war industry or private industry or anywhere, we all have one big one in common to Win the War!" Mrs. Kay Bullen of Oshawa, a Line No. 2 employee, has a sad reason. She lost her boy. "I had a son who went overseas with many of his pals. All fine boys they were, too," she explains. "Mine won't be back, I know, but if by lending my money will bring back the others. . . well, I'll buy bonds." An Englishwoman by birth, Mrs. Bullen hears from a lot of relatives she still has there. "The bombings are terrible," she says. "If bonds will stop the bombs no one who knows anything about what that's like would hesitate about buying them." Line No. 4's Lillian Shaubridge, whose home is in Scarborough, has two of her family in the army. Her husband has been overseas for nearly three years and her son is hoping to follow him. She bought bonds during the last two campaigns and is buying them again because, "My husband and boy are doing their part and I want to do mine. That's how I feel about my job here and why I'll keep on buying bonds. And anyway," she continued, "the country needs it." "My husband is a prisoner of war," says Mrs. Eleanor Caine, an employee on Line No. , who came here from Weyburn, Sask., last July. "I am doing a war job here, sure, but I am lending my money too. I want this war to end in Victory and soon! I want my husband back!" Maintenance man Fred Sykes, another Westerner, says he buys his "for a rainy day." Having saved some of his wages, he told us, "I'd rather the country had it to fight the War than leave it lying in a bank." There's a lot of food for thought in these reasons. If the attitude of these people is common to all of us here, there's no doubt but that Ajax will go "over the top" by achieving its quota. (Column 1 and 2 Bottom Article) Red Cross Donations Total $6,623.15 To Set Record In contributing $6,623.15 to the Canadian Red Cross Society during its recent campaign for funds, a new local record was established by the plant's personnel for the amount of money donated to any one charity, H. M. Colling, whose office has been responsible for the conduct of most charity drives here, revealed when he released for publication an accounting of the donations received. More than doubling what was contributed to the Red Cross last year, the campaign netted over $2,000 more than was contributed to the Canadian Aid to Russia Fund which heretofore was the largest single contribution made by the employees here. A list of the receipts follows: Line No. 1 ................................$ 645.50 Line No. 2 ................................ 482.95 Line No. 3 .................................. 1175.45 Line No. 4 ................................ 508.40 Cap and Det. Line ................ 646.00 Pellet and Tracer Line ........ 157.75 Construction Dept................... 363.60 Maintenance Dept................. 403.70 Transportation Dept............... 94.85 Stores Dept............................... 197.28 Salvage Dept........................... 23.50 Production Planning Dept. .. 112.50 Development Dept................... 23.00 Administration Bldg............... 279.50 Security Dept........................... 44.00 Safety Dept............................... 22.00 Employment Dept................... 27.50 Traffic Dept............................. 16.00 Time Office .............................. 65.00 D.I.L. Laboratory .................... 27.50 Housing Men ...................... 14.25 Housing Women ............... 65.50 Hospital .................................. 53.00 Design Dept............................. 28.00 Powerhouse ............................ 19.00 Factory Inspection .................. 48.25 Anonymous ............................ 94.17 Inspection Board ...................... 860.00 War Supplies Corp................. 22.00 Guards .................................... 81.50 Ajax Public School Teachers 16.50 Piccadilly Club ........................ 5.00 $6623.15(Pictures Centre Column From Top to Bottom) (Picture 1) AS EMPLOYEES VOTED Pellet and Tracer's Mary MacDonald, better known as sparky, deposits her vote in the ballot box under the watchful eyes of two scrutineers during the recent election when the UE (CIO) was chosen as the employees' bargaining agent. (Picture 2) The line-UP at one of the voting booths watches Margaret (Toots) Anderson, another Pellet and Tracer girl, as she marches with her ballot to the ballot box. She was one of the four thousand and ninety-three Works employees who voted. (Column 3-4) Employees Donate $1,434.24 to Burned-Out Hottot Family Fund Established to Assist in Rehabilitation of Homeless Family; Fire Costs Life of Son The fellow workers of Amede Hot-lot, a Pickering Works carpenter, who was severely burned in the tragic fire which gutted his four-roomed Pickering Beach home and which cost the life of his four-year-old son, John James, have rallied to the aid of his homeless family by donating a total of $1,434.24 to a fund which will be used to defray the family's medical expenses and assist in its rehabilitation. The fund, which was organized by Mr. George Randall, neighbor and friend of the Hottots, will be administered by a joint employee-management committee, the personnel of which has yet to be named. The fire, which was caused by an overheated stove pipe, occurred in the early hours of April 8 and because of the frame construction of the four-roomed cottage quickly got out of control. Discovered by Mr. Hottot, who was awakened by the crackling of the flames, the fire had so far progressed that it was only by his quick action that the members of the family, excepting four-year-old John James, who had already perished, managed to escape. Aided by another son, seven-year-old Raymond, he effected the rescue of the two other children, Alice, age 6, and Donald, 2. The latter children escaped unharmed but Mr. Hottot suffered severe lacerations to his arms and hands in breaking the windows of the cottage to get them out. Both he and Raymond were badly burned and had to be rushed to hospital for treatment. Mrs. Hottot also suffered severe burns to her back, arms and legs, but did not have to be hospitalized. (Column 4) District To See "Arms For Victory" Show Visitors to Oshawa during the week commencing May 3 would do well to visit the "Arms For Victory" show being presented at the Arena in that city. Sponsored by General Motors of Canada Limited as a contribution to the current Victory Loan campaign, the show will be presented nightly. (Column 5) EMPLOYEES CHOOSE UE (CIO) UNION AS BARGAINING AGENCY All Employees, Excepting Electrical Workers, Now Represented by UE Local 521 Four thousand and ninety-three hourly paid D.I.L. employees of the Pickering Works marched to the polls on Friday, April 9, and under the supervision of representatives of the dominion Department of Labor, a majority, 3648 of them, elected Local 521 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, a union affiliated with the CIO, as their bargaining agency in all negotiations which they may have with the Company management. Of the 4,093 ballots cast, 405 were opposed to representation by the union and forty were spoiled. As a consequence of the election, all hourly paid employees of the Works will be represented by the CIO U.E. Local 621 excepting the electrical workers, who voted February 17 to have the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, an A.F. of L. affiliate, act as their bargaining agent. Following the election, Mr. William R. Cambers, President of the local, and an employee of Line No. 1, in a statement to The Commando, intimated that his union's next step will be to establish formal relations with the management. Commenting on the cordiality which has existed between the union and the management, Mr. Cambers referred to a tribute paid by Mr. James Hutcheon, Department of Labor representative, following the election. Mr. Hutcheon, remarking on the election, was agreeably surprised at the harmonious atmosphere which prevailed. In part, Mr. Cambers said: "Being chosen as the workers' collective bargaining agency in this important war-plant brings more than mere gratification, however. It brings us serious and important responsibilities, too. Each of us, as individual members of our Union, and, together, as the Union itself, will be expected to achieve the greatest possible results in Morale and Production. We will accept these grave responsibilities and fulfill them completely. In so doing, we will prove that our Union is not only an asset to ourselves, but to the Company, the Nation, and the end that Hitlerism will be destroyed in the shortest possible time." Local Legion Meeting To Feature Presentation The Ajax branch of the Canadian Legion will hold an open meeting on May 6. The place has not been decided on but it will possibly be in the Ajax School. Representatives of Provincial and Zone Commands will be present. The feature of the evening will be the Whitby Branch's presentation to the Ajax Branch of a Legion Standard or flag. The standard is an elaborately embroidered flag that is used in parades and ceremonials. Short speeches, community singing of old and new war songs and entertainment by local talent with a master of ceremonies are on the agenda to liven up the meeting. CORRECTION Under an illustration accompanying the Men's Camp story published in the March 15 issue of The Commando, Mr. Al. Bogan's name was incorrectly published as Gus Korckyuck. We apologize to Mr. Bogan for the error.