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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Insurance Problem
Cleared By L. u. 81
Buy American" Drive Still
Very Definitely On In
Cdnonsburq
BOTH PLANTS DOWN
Idlewild Park Sdid To Be
Most Beautiful Park
In State

Canonsburg, Pa.-With President
James Green welding the gavel, Local
Union No. 81 met in regular session,
August l. The meeting was not par
ticularly we'll attended, but proved to
be an exceptionally interesting one.
We are expecting big turnout at our
next gathering to vote on the national
questions now before the trade.
The group insurance agent from
Pittsburgh was present, having been
called in to make certain adjustments
and clear up a few misunderstanding.
A new set of officers will be chosen
at our next meeting tc represent the
Railroad Group Insurance. That is an
other reason for expecting all potters
in Canonsburg to be present, August
Is.
Both plants are still down in "Gun
Town with all sorts of rumors flying,
but nothing official.
The "Buy American" drive is still
definitely on, and none of our stores
are selling products marked, made
In Japan We are 100 per cent anti
japanese and believe a great demon
stration in Washington would have its
effect. We promise to give all the as
sistance possible to such movement.
President Green visited Baltimore
and Detroit in the past couple of
weeks while Ed. De LAME, with his
wife and son, Jack, spent some time
at Idlewild Park in the heart of the
mountains. According to Ed, it is the
most beautiful park in this state. In
fact, he declares it to be an ideal spot
for the Potters Picnic as he describes
the tame deer, rabbits, squirrels, fish
eating from the visitors hand. The
park is ten miles east of Greensburg,
three west of Ligoneer, on route 80.
1t is some IS miles from East Liver
pool and 81 from Canonsburg. There
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11

per cent to 81 per cent of capacity in
three weeks.
"In May, when the business outlook
was uncertain" says the survey, "and
fear for the future dominated bust
ness thinking, 78,50O wage earners re-
ceived cuts. In June, with confidence
growing and the outlook brighter,
only 28,600 had their wages reduced" F"
Pump Printing Well Timed
Speaking Of the service Of the gov
ernment in turning back the tide, the
survey says:
"Past experience has shown us that
pump printing is not effective unless
we'll timed. In the present case, how
ever, the pump printing seemed to
come at a strategic moment. Due in
important measure to the maintenance
of workers buying power, business in
early June, 1888, had recovered from
much of it's depression ill-health, and
seemed close to the time when it
could resume an upward climb to
prosperity. Inquiries had been work
ed off to large extent, prices were
stabilizing, there was no serious price
or credit imitation. Because our sta
tistics are inadequate, however, it was
not possible for business men in gen.
eral to know the state of business
health; an atmosphere Of gloom had
predominated and many had advocated
wage cuts.
Funds have already been allotted
which will provide 9,237,OOO man.
months of employment before July 1,
1882"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Local IS Prepares
For Great OUTING
Arrangements Being Made
For Field Day. Saturday.
August 9th

Regardless Of the hot weather, men,
bers of Local Union No. sc are turn
ing out for the meetings of the local.
We have been having some very inter-
esting meetings lately, but have not
had much in the Herald about them.
Maybe the o. C. was taking a va
cation?)
Bank night is being observed by
this local one night each month and
the lucky member is given credit for
three months dues, so be at the meet
ing every Monday as you might be the
lucky one. Brother Frank Coleman
had all the luck last month.
There are still two meeting nights
left to vote on the proposed new Of
flee of Second Vice President and three
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Akron Nd1ned For
OSFLConvention
Next Years RdllY Will Be
Held In Rubber City:
Toledo Defeated
DECISIVE ACTIONS
F FiftY-Fourth Annual Meet In
Cincinnati Is Marked
With Success
(By Ohio Labor News Service)


Cincinnati, O.-Decisive actions
stirring and informative addresses and
strict adherence to the non-partisan
political principles of the American
Federation of Labor marked the 54th
annual meeting of the Ohio State
Federation Of Labor held here last
week.
1t was the largest convention of the
Federation in 21 years, being attend
ed by 393 delegates, representing 25
city Central Bodies and PAT Local
Unions.
Akron was selected as the 1899 con-
vention city in spirited contest for
that honor, winning out over Toledo
by margin Of II votes after Lima
had been eliminated in the first roll
call.
In a stirring address, Lewis G.
Hines, organizational director for the
American Federation of Labor, who
spoke as the personal representative
Of President William Green, attacked
the administration of the Wagner La
Dor Relations Act and told the dele
gates that the AFL had no quarrel
with the rank and file of the CIO.
Hitting at the pro-CIO attitude of
the National Labor Relations Board,
Hines declared that the AFL is pre-
pared to take the necessary steps to
protect its interests by demanding a
change in the personnel of the Board,
or amendment to the law to protect
the rights of AFL members.
81 say to you, in meeting this situ-
alton, (pro-CIO rulings and CIO in
fringement on AFL contracts) We will
not resort to the National Labor Re
lations Board, we will not depend upon
governmental agencies, but we will de-
pend as we always have in the past
on our modified strength to get what
we want, and do it in an effective and
practical way"
Referring to the CIO rank and file,
Hines declared: Il say this for the
American Federation of Labor; we
have no quarrel with the rank and file
iiSlIiUtIS VI OlIlOIlS dllllldLGu Will Tile
CIO. Our quarrel is with the philos-
ophy of the leadership of this move
ment who set out deliberately to de-
stroy the American Federation of La
Dor, and who failed in the attempt"
Spencer Miller, Jr., Director of the
Workers Educate Bureau of Amer
lea, delivered another of his timely and
scholarly addresses to the convention,
in which he urged Labor to press for
national health insurance, citing the
need for such insurance as a problem
of dramatic urgency at this time.
He lauded the educational program
sponsored by the Ohio State Fedora
tion of Labor and directed by Dewitt
Huffman as one of the "most notable
educational programs carried on by
any one of the State Federations of
Labor throughout this country"
(Contirued on Pcde TWo)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Ambulance Chasing
Attorneys Are Hit
DonnellY Promises Fight To
Finish For>Canirns
Bourds
(By Ohio Labor News Service)


Cincinnati, O.-Lashing out in bitter
denunciation of Ambulance chasing"
attorneys who exact exorbitant per-
centages of compensation paid widows
and dependents of killed workmen,
Thomas J. Donnelly, Secretary-Treas-
urer and Legislative Agent of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor, told
delegates to the saith annual conven-
ton of the Federation here last week
that he would flight to the finish" any
attempt to break down protective leg
islative barriers secured by the OSFL.
His fighting words, one of the un-
expected highlights Of the convention,
were occasioned by the decision of the
Franklin County Court of Appeals up
holding an attack on the constitution
ality of the Regional Claims Boards
of the Industrial Commission, created
by the 92nd General Assembly to hold
first hearings on controverted claims
for workmen's compensation.
Injunction proceedings seeking to
prevent the functioning of the Claims
Boards were filed several months ago
by Columbus attorneys who had, prior
to the creation of the Boards, enjoyed
"a large and lucrative practice repre-
senting claimants for workmen's COM
pensation before the Industrial Com
mission at Columbus.
Two Of the principal reasons for the
Federation's sponsorship of the Reg
ional Claims Boards before the Gen
eral Assembly was the practice of
some attorneys in negotiating secret
contingent fee contracts in addition to
allowances by the Industrial Com
mission and contrary to law, and to
enable applicants for compensation to
present their claims before three
member board holding hearings in
their home district.
with all due respect to that Court,
the Executive Board Of the Ohio State
Federation Of Labor has contemplated
that perhaps the suit might be lost
in the Court of Appeals and we are
going to the Supreme Court with it,"
Secretary Donnelly said in comment
ing on the adverse decision.
'If we lose that suit in the Supreme
Court, we are going into the Leg
islature again with a similar prop
osition that will be unquestionably
constitutional after we have had the
decisions on the present law which
will show where the alleged unconsti-
tutionality exists.
GAS long as am on this job as Leg
islative Agent and I have the vigor
to pursue what l want to accomplish,
l am going to keep after this thing
until l get an amendment to the
workmen's compensation law of Ohio
that will let every workman have his
claim heard at home and eliminate to
the greatest extent these outrageous,
ambulance chasing lawyers who still
think they are going to trim the in
iured workman" Secretary Donnelly
concluded amid prolonged cheering and
applause from convention delegates.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Day will be celebrated.
Onward March Traced

onward Marcn Traced
That is why, in this transcribed
production of the Labor Parade, the
American Federation of Labor traces
this majestic onward march . a
march which fostered labor's great
contribution to the developments and
stability of the nation. -.
End Announcer: The first Labor
Day celebration was in New York in
1882. P. j. Mcclure, one of the great
pioneer figures of American organized
labor, was among those who induced
the New York Central Labor Union
to inaugurate the custom that was to
grow into law and become nationwide.
Then follows the parade itself.
Only parts of it can be given. You
hear Mcclure marching by with the
Carpenters. Then
Narrator: Here come the printers.
The printers, calling themselves the
Typographical Union of North AM
erica, organized their first union be-
fore the Revolutionary War. =.
Other Unions Follow
Changing an anvil as they come, the
Machinists and Blacksmiths!
With banners that carry the an
cient emblem of their craft march the
Bricklayers. :.
It's the Bakers. . . The figures on
their banners and their union label
trace back to the guilds of the Middle
Ages.
And the rest of the line goes by
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
BoYcotters Search
for Missing Labels
Wheeling Buy American
Committee Sent Out
To Investigate
TRACING RUMORS
Hear Foreign Goods Being
Sold With Labels
Removed

Wheeling, W. Va.-At special
meeting in the Labor Temple last Fri
day, August 5, the "Buy American"
Campaign Organization held a dis
cussion on ways and means to stop the
removal Of foreign labels on articles
imported into this country.
We are under the impression that
an indentifeation mark is required by
Federal law on all goods entering the
United States. Many complaints have
come from our citizens as they are
unable to distinguish one article from
another. This, it is said, is due to the
removal Of the labels.
A careful check of the retail stores
in the city will be made and reports
of the findings will be taken up at a
meeting to be held Friday, August 19.
If we find that merchants are de-
liberately removing the foreign labels
on stock offered for sale, the proper
authorities will be notified and de-
mands will be made to bring a halt to
this misleading practice.
News of Local Union No. is rather
scarce at this time, but a few things
have been happening.
Miss Mayme Butler, fnisher, spent
Sunday, July 81 at Akin Ridge, sum-
mer resort near Bridgeport, Ohio.
Later in the afternoon she enjoyed
game of golf with a party of friends
at the Belmont Country Club.
Brother George Friedrich spent the
week-en at his camp on Big Wheel
ing Creek.
Brother Scott Shaner, kilnplacer at
the Warwick, was called to New
Castle upon the death of his mother,
Sunday, July 81. The entire men,
bership of Local 6 joins with the o. c.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
LU 7H Members
Urged To Vote on
Nofionoi Issues
Tuesday Is Lost Chance To
Vote On Creation Of
New Position
KEEP COOL AT LOCAL
Two GiQnt Fdns Make Room
Coolest Place In Town
This Summer

Whether it is the heat or not, we
can't be certain, but here we are once
more in the Potters Herald after a
prolonged absence with few lines
about the doings in Local 124.
We wish first to bring to the at
tention of the members that the bal
y lots are in the room for voting on the
two issues before the trade. The first
is for the creation of new office to
be known as Second Vice President and
the last chance you will have to voice
your opinion on this matter will be
next Tuesday night.
You may also cast your vote, at this
time, in favor or against the proposed
salary increase for the national off,
cials. This is your organization so we
expect all of you to do your duty.
To those of you who may be stay
ing away because of the heat blast
the weatherman has prepared for US,
let US tell you that we have the old
fellow licked with two of the largest
fans on the market. We can promise
you that you can now keep cool at a
Local 124 meeting.
Attention to all those who have been
officers of this local the past eighteen
months. Please bring your social Sc
curity cards to the next meeting, or
mail your number to us so the secre-
tary can file our tax return with the
internal revenue office.
Our meetings have been extremely
snappy and interesting with President
Williams in the chair. While the
sessions are to the point, making for
interest and a quick getaway, ne one
is throttled in the remarks he or she
wishes to make, so why not come up
and express your opinion on the i'm
portant questions confronting US at
this time.
We have been expecting to receive
an invitation to a fish fry from our
financial secretary and his brother
fisherman, but we learn there is a
recession on among the fish schools,
too. That is, excepting the gars,
which were caught right and left, but
only after "Rev." Hassee had washed
(Contin,,ed on p10e Twoj
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Lincoln Campaign
Off To Fine Start
Business District Giving Full
Cooperation With Two
Exceptions
TO SHOW PICTURE
Plan to Have Movie" Mode
For Use In Nearby
Communities

Lincoln, 1ll.-Just a few lines from
Local Union 11G to let the trade know
that the members Of our "Buy Ameri-
can" committee are doing the job in
a big way. While we did not get into
the campaign as soon as a majority
of the locals, we are now able to re-
port that the pledge cards have been
distributed throughout the town and
with but two exceptions, we find the
business district to be, cooperating
fully. The requests for store cards
are coming in at such rate, the COM
mittee will be unable to fill them ALL
There are plans now underway for a
moving picture depicting the need and
value Of the boycott and "Buy Ameri-
can" campaign.
The local press has given US one
editorial so far and we are assured
more will follow. Data from Ameri-
cas- Wage Farmers Protective League
has been presented to the editors and
we can expect to see it soon in edi-
toral form.
The picture will be owned by the
local and can be taken from one COM
munity to the other and should be a
means Of convincing this great group
of farmers that their sales will best
be boosted by purchasing American
made goods. We believe we can prove
to them that this method will bring
recovery much faster than all the trade
treaties and improvement to the ex-
port trade.
The Trades Council, as we'll as all
individual locals, has endorsed this
movement, and there are at present
18 affiliated locals.
In order to support the work of this
committee, it is necessary that we
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
LU3l Hears Talk
On Organization
Members Enjoy Speech o.
Frdnk Hull At Lost
Regular Meeting
INVITE OFFICIALS
Believe National Officers
Can Give Local Real
Start to Success

East Palestine, O.-The meaning Of
organized labor was certainly brought
home to our members at the last meet
ing when Brother Frank Hull spoke.
Reviewing the duties of member Of
an organization wishing to make ad-
vances in the industry and telling us
why some trades are earning WPA
wages, Brother Hull made big hit.
1t was the most interesting meet
ing we have had in number of
months and we wish all those who
failed to attend to know that they are
missing treat when they fail to show
at our gatherings.
Let us get our shoulders to the
wheel and make this local real or
ganization to further the aims Of the
lower paid branches.
We wish to see more of our Natl
onal Officials. They can give US a
real start in building up an organiza-
ton that will receive better conditions
and bigger pay envelopes for us.
The warehousemen will note that
the meeting with the w. S. George
officials has been postponed until next
week because one of the foremen is
on his vacation.
1t seems the w. S. George plant has
two ball teams known as the Big Po-
tatoes and the Little Potatoes. The
last game played was lost by Man.
ager Hank Mccall. They say Hank
owned the ball and with two outs he
persuaded himself to put himself in
as pinch-hitter. After reaching over
to Salem for two he allowed the third
to cut the heart of the platter without
taking the willow from his shoulder.
The catcher had to come from the
bench and tell him the side was out.
1t is suggested that Hank stick to call
ing them, for he is an umpire by trade.
See you all Monday at 1880.
%. C. 81,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-08-11
Acted
On 81 Resolutions
Protest Infringement ofWPA
Activities On Privute
Industry
(By Ohio Labor News Service)


Cincinnati, O.-Delegates to the
54th annual convention of the Ohio
State Federation Of Labor here last
week acted on 81 resolutions on a
variety of subjects which had been in
troduced during the first two days Of
the convention.
The proposals were considered by
committees, who then made recon-
mendations to the convention to con-
cur or nonconcur, or favored reference
to the Executive Board Of the Fedora
tion for further action.
Included in the resolutions were a
number protesting infringement of
WPA activities on private labor and
industry, as detrimental to private en-
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
MIR. ALFRED ]. MASON
DIED MONDAY LAST

Mr.. Alfred Jackson Mason, AZ, one
of the most prosperous farmers on
the Eastern Shore, died suddenly at
his home in Accomac, Va, Monday
morning, August 22nd.
Funeral services were held from
his home Wednesday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock, the Rev. J. HI. Binsted,
pastor of Drummondtown Baptist
Church, officiating with interment in
the Parksley cemetery.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Margaret
Scarburgh Mason, he is survived by
one son, Alfred Jackson Mason, Jr.,
Az years old; by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 2. o. Mason, of Accomac; and
one sister, Mrs. Roy R. Miles, of Ac-
comac.
Mr.. Mason is we'll known in POGO
moke and has been a frequent visitor
here in past years.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
RETIRED FARMER
OF MELBOURNE
DIED AUGUST II
Funeral Services Were Held
Last Sunday From Rem
sons Nj. E. Church

News reached here too late for pub
lication last week of the death of Mr..
William Purnell Watson, we'll known
retired farmer of Melbourne, who
died at the home of his son, Mr.. Rus
sell Watson on Friday, August 18th.
Mr.. Watson was held in high esteem
by all who knew him. His jovial dis
position and generous attitude toward
his fellowman made him a valuable
and active citizen.
While he had been in declining
health for more than year his con-
dition was not considered serious un-
til the day before his death when he
arose to do his customary chores about
the house. He complained of feeling
i'll and was forced to return to his bed
where he lapsed into a coma from
which he failed to rally.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at 2:3O o'clock from Remson's M. e..
Church and interment was made in
the cemetery if the same denomina-
ton.
He is survived by one son and two
daughters: Mr.. Russell Watson, Mrs.
Henry Carey of near this city, and
Mrs. John Merritt of near Stockton;
one brother, Mr.. Emerson Watson, of
Franklin City, Va, and three sisters:
Mrs. Marion L.ambertson and Mrs.
Florence Payne of this city, and Mrs.
J.. C. Aikey, of Millmont, Pa. Seven
grandchildren and three great-grand-
children also survive.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
MULE BURNED
WHILE HITCHED
TO LOAD OF FIRE
HAY Takes Fire From Burning
Brush And Burns Cart
And Mule

A cart, mule and a flaming load
of hay caused quite bit of excite
ment Tuesday morning about II
o'clock near the home of Mr.. o. Pitt
man Carey, a short distance from
town.
Mr.. Carey was burning some brush
when his helper, a colored man work
ing on the farm, drove up with load
of hay in a cart. A spark from the
brush landed in the cart quickly set
ting fire to the hay and causing the
mule to run away. The cart with its
flaming load was dragged some dis
tance up the road until it became
wedged against tree or pole.
Mr.. Carey in attempting to free
the animal received painful burns on
the arm which necessitated treatment.
The mule also was burned but not bad
ly enough to cause serious conse-
quences and the body of the cart burn
ed. Dire might have been the results
had the mule ran into the barn OF
other outbuildings. AS it is Mr.
Carey is fortunate in that his injuries
are not of a serious nature and he
will be able to save the mule. The
colored driver was also unhurt.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
KENNETH VINCENT ENTERS
THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL

John Kenneth Vincent, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Roger F. Vincent of 451 Lin
den Avenue, Pocomoke City, has been
named recipient of a Rose Memorial
Honor Scholarship to Brothers Col
lege of Drew University, Madison,
New Jersey. The award is based on
Mr.. Vincent's academic record and
participation in extra-curricular ac-
tivities in the local high school, on the
quality of recommendations, and the
promise of future leadership. The
scholarship honors the names of Mr..
and Mrs. Lenox S. Rose whose gener-
GUS bequests have also provided a
new modern $500,O00 library building
now under construction at Drew.
Mr.. Vincent will enter Brothers
College in September as a member
of a large freshman class which starts
q new decade in the history of the lib
eral art. CO iege. His will be the
eleventh entering class since the
founding of Brothers College in 1928
on the campus which has served for
more than seventy years as the home
of Drew Theological Seminary.
IL the local schools Vincent was
known fol his musical, as well as his
academic abilities.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-26
MRS. CHAS. |. MASON
SERIOUSLY HURT BY FALL

Mrs. Charles L. Mason, is, at pres
ent, in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore
Md, suffering from the result of a
fall on Friday evening of last week.
Mrs. Mason was leaving the bal
park on the evening mentioned, and
slipped on the macadam road running
in front of the grounds. Her fall
seemed to have been caused by some
green grass which lay on the road
Her heel struck this, making her foot
slip.
She was taken to the hospital and
X-ray photographs have revealed q
fracture in her spinal column, which,
of course, is serious and most pain
full, but with the treatment she is
receiving there is no reason for fear
of fatal results.