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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02

top instead of the bottom score he had feared.
 I still think three no trump was the natural contract, but there is no point in giving up when you find you have reached an unusual con- tract. Play the hand out and hope for the best, which may be very good indeed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League

Best of Bad Bargain Decarer Ruefu Heart Contract When No Trump Game Is Laydown,
 But Goes to Work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02
Weddings
Garden Clubs To HoldMayMeetir,g

The Federation of Garden Clubs of Connecticut will hold their semi annual meeting on Wednesday, May II, at the Congregational church in Cheshire. Members of the Cheshire Garden club will be hoSteSses. The morning session will open at 1O:3O o'clock with discussions by federa- tion chairmen on the following sub jects: School and Junior Gardens" led by Mrs. Lester King; Plant and Bird Sanctuaries," led by Mrs. Allan Kitchel; Study Groups" led by Mrs. Henry Rennell. Luncheon will be served at Waverly inn at noon. Members will also visit the garden of Mrs. Frederick c. H. Carder.
 Reservations for the luncheon are in charge of Mrs. Harry c. Tolles, 545 Washington avenue, West Ha- ven.
 Mrs. P. R. Pratt and Mrs. William Platt were hoStesses at bridge for group 10 of the Women's society of the Bunker Hill church recently at Mrs. Pratt'S home on Adelaide ave- nue. Assisting during the afternoon were Mrs. James Maclean and Mrs. John Maclean. Those attending were Mrs. H. F. Alderson, Mrs. Judson Wells, Mrs. L. A. Kraus, Mrs. J. Glenn Griffiths, Mrs. George B. Lewis, Mrs. P. F. Gilneck, Mrs. Har- old w. Stinsen, Mrs. R. J. Lyons, Mrs. Harold Ford, Mrs. Irving Cho- ate, Mrs. Frank D. Mercer, Mrs. E. H. KnutSon, Mrs. w. H. Hill, Mrs. J. H. Hax, Mrs. G. L. Wigglesworth, Mrs. John Ensor;
 Mrs. Cyril Cross, Mrs. Jesse Bur- ton, Mrs. Leslie Rood, Mrs. George Schlough, Mrs. J. Irwin, Mrs. R. Peckham, Mrs. A. B. Crane, Mrs. Edwin Wells, Mrs. Harold Rogers, Mrs. Max KieSsling, Mrs. Leon May shaw, Mrs. F. c. Dunsmoor, Mrs. c. E. Bloom, Mrs. A. M Fairbank, Mrs. L. H. Welton, Mrs. F. A. Shattuck, Mrs. Russell DeBaum, Mrs. Walter Hoadley, Mrs. Albert N. Hoadley, Mrs. Roland Palmer, Mrs. William Platt Jr., Mrs. John Vaill and Mrs. Lester Bronson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02

and led low club to dummy, which was won with the ace. Now the ace of diamonds was played, and a low club ruffed in declarer's hand. A spade was returned, which East won. East laid down a trump, won in dummy with the king, and the king of spades was cashed. Now another club was led and declarer again fuffed, leaving him single high
 trump, which he cashed. In all he made five hearts, one spade, two clubs and two diamonds, winning
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15
APPROPRIATE

The teacher was not satisfied with
the efforts Of the singing class.
Come. come" she said. ''this
win never do. Open your mouths
wider and sing as heartily as you
can, Little Drops Of Water. and
for goodness sake put some spirit
into it-"-s.rsy Stories Msgazins,
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15
NOT OUTCLAwsED

Visiting Englishman-You have
no leisure clawses in this country,
what?
American-Sure, we have. Sit
down strikes and lockouts are sen.
eral all over the land
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15

Waring
''You want more money! Why,
my boy. worked three years for $40
a month in this very. business. Now
I'm the ownerl" ei@
well. you see what happened to
your boss. No man who treats bic
assistants like that can hang on to
his lob. "-Pearson's Weekly.
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15
QUARTER 4 NOTES T

'Ts It true that great singers
voice has brcken?' 's.-a
; 'Yes; I Ishesrd II last night in at
least four pieces"
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15
SOUPS ONT

First Fijian (after fine dinner)---
Dat missionary shore done meh
goodI
Second Fijian-well. he said he
come yere to do good.
Milford chronicle., 1938-04-15
THAT'S SOMETHING

''That isn't very brilliant looking
policeman
''well. his buttons sparkle any
way"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05

"That house is haunted, sir" you said,
ITS occupants have long been dead
And no one wants to live there now,
Because the house seems dead some
how"
You say it's haunted and tumble down,
And only menace to the town
Because the weeds have overgrown
The home that once | called my own.
Gay laughter rang within those walls
AS tiny feet ran through the halls
And, when l close my eyes, see
A little face that smiled at me.
The house is haunted, yes, for me,
With memories of what used to be.
But as for ghostly beings there,
That is thought | could not bear.
Ghosts, my friend, they say are found
Where crime and hideous things
abound,
But never in sacred shrine,
Such as this home that once was mine.
Where all was peaceful and serene
AS the spacious lawn that grew so
green.
The paths were lined with blossoms
gay
That bowed their heads at the end of
day.
We sat and made our plans, we three
Under that sweet magnolia tree.
Dreaming dream, unfolding plan,
Forgetting that God is stronger than
man.
Forgetting that He in His Infinite way
Would guide our steps from day to
day.
Molding our lives, at His command
Though sometimes we could not un-
derstand.
Why He gave life, then took it away,
Leaving our lives SO empty and gray.
But time heals all wounds and so l
return
In search of the happiness may earn.
By rebuilding a home, where love will
abide,
For all friendless children who come
to reside.
And here I will bury regrets of the
past
To find perfect peace in living at last.
MRS. JOSEPH RICkEL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
Local No. 53 to Elect
Next Meeting Night
Delegates To Convention
Will Be Chosen On
May 18th
MANY RESOLUTIONS

Local Union No. So met in regular
session Thursday, April %, with a
good attendance and we had an ex-
ceptionally long meeting. 1t was a
very interesting meeting, as all res
olutions pertaining to wage agree
ments were thoroughly discussed and
adopted. We have some very good
resolutions this year and if any men,
Der has any constructive ideas, bring
them to local in time for thorough
airing before convention time.
A report was made at local that
one firm is using the fastest fin
ishers in setting prices on new articles.
This is an unfair practice and is not
in keeping with the past relationship
between the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters and United States
Potters Association.
Next meeting night, May IL has
been selected to hold the election for
delegates to the N. B. of O. P. con-
vention and delegate to the American
Federation of Labor Convention. Meet
ing starts promptly at 1880, Room No
2, N. B. of O. P. hall. Be there.
20. c.. So
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
AE Wins in. vofe,of
Felt Workers Union

New York City (ILNS). Elections
conducted by the National Labor Re
lations Board among the workers OF
the Newark, N. j., plants of the Amer
ican Hair and Felt Company, resulted
in the choice of Hair and Felt and
Jute Workers Local Union No. 163
of the Upholsterers' Furniture, Car
pet, Linoleum and Awning Workers
International Union of North Ameri-
ca, affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, as it's sole collective
bargaining agency.
The final tabulation of votes cast
revealed 191 votes for Local Union
No. 163, 161 votes for the CIO oppo-
sition group, while 5 votes were cast
for no union at all, headquarters of
the Upholsterers' Union here an
nounced.
The Importance of this election, &C
cording to Sal B. Hoffman, internati-
onal president Of the U. F. C. L. &
A. w. l. U. of N. A., lay in the fact
that this election was held on the in
sistence of the CIO union which had
been claiming to represent the ma
jority of the American Hair and Felt
Co. employees in the Newark plants.
The American Hair and Felt Com
pany operates a plant in Milwaukee,
Wis.,, the workers of which are also
organized in a local union affiliated
with the U. F. C. L. & w. l. U. of
N. A.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
Green Hits l5-Hour
Day ds Bod Setback
Proposed Regulation" For
Truck Drivers Termed
Incredible

Washington, D. c. (ILNS).-Wil-
liam Green, president of the A. F. of
L., told the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that its proposed regulation"
of truck driving were almost in
credible and altogether bad.
"Since 1840," said Mr.. Green, "for
nearly one hundred years-organized
labor in America has fought for
shorter hours, for the eight-hour day.
1t was in response to this unrelenting
pressure of organized labor that
drastic curtailment of the maximum
hours of work has been achieved
throughout the American industry,
that shorter hours were written into
union contracts, and that maximum
hour legislation was enacted by state
and Federal governments, including
the Adamson Eight-Hour Law which
effectively limited hours of work on
railroads more than twenty years ago.
Decision Blow at Employment
"At the time when between eleven
and twelve million wage earners are
still without normal employment and
desperate efforts are being made to
spread employment through the
shortening of the hours of work, de-
cision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission giving official sanction to
a maximum workweek of 60 hours and
a maximum working day of Is hours
for men engaged in any occupation
unique for it's exacting, strenuous and
admittedly hazardous character, will
constitute the most drastic single set
back experienced by American labor
throughout the entire history of gov
ernment supervision and regulation
of standards"
Pointing out that no restraints
were placed by the ICC proposal on
uninterrupted time, though such re-
strictions had been found necessary
in other countries, Mr.. Green said:
"a fatigued driver is potential
cause of accidents and a direct haz-
ard to passengers and freight carried
in his own vehicle as we'll as to the
public using the highway. This fact,
fundamental to this entire proceed
ing, cannot be brushed aside as is done
in the report by the use of spurious
statistics which are alleged to validate
the fantastic contention that the long
er the drivers hours of work, the
safer the driver.
Most Pertinent Point Overlooked
"The report overlooks the most
relevant and pertinent point in the
comparison with railroad experience,
namely, that the railroad worker op-
crates on a closed right-of-way on
which there is no other traffic and
which is not accessible to the public.
Division 5 failed to focus it's atten-
tion on the fact that the motor car
rier driver, in contrast with the rail-
road worker, performs his work not
on an exclusively right-of- way but on
a public highway travelled by other
vehicles and that he is in direct con-
tact on the roads with the daily life
of the communities through which he
passes"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
Pins For Sale At
Local Union ll3
Cdlifornidns ore Enthusiastic
Over Beauty Of New
Lapel Buttons
THANK COMMITTEE

Local Union No. 113 received with
pride and enthusiasm the fine pins
which are emblematic of our organ
ization, and by the speed of their sale,
it will be no time until our supply is
exhausted. The pins are fine piece
of art and it will only cost you a quar-
ter to display one Of them on your
coat.
We had very good attendance at
our last meeting, the officers of the
local were very well pleased with the
turnout. Members of the shop COM
mittee of the Wallace China Company
wish to thank the employees for their
fine support in the past few weeks.
When everyone works together more
can be accomplished.
All members wishing to play night
baseball please report at the May IS
meeting, so we may form team equal
to the potters of this district and
make our organization known to all
local fans in this city.-O. c. 1873.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
industrial Deuths
Increase In Murch
l02 Fdtdl Cldirns Filed With
industrial Commission
During Month
(By Ohio Labor News Seryice)

Columbus, O.-Of the 1887 acci-
dental injury claims filed with the In
dustrial Commission during March,
102 were fatalities, eight more than
in the preceding month, according to
the report of Thomas P. Kearns, su-
perintendent of the Division of Safety
and Hygiene.
Although the total claims filed is
3O5 more than were filed during Feb
ruary, last months record is a re-
duction of 1896 claims over March,
1897, and three less fatalities.
Construction groups led in fatal
claims filed with Is, while machinery
led in accident causes, with 2,44O
cases, none of which were fatalities.
Commercial employment had IL fatali-
ties; metal goods manufacture and
public employees, II each.
Blast furnaces, steel works and
rolling mills accounted for 10 fatali-
ties; foods and beverages and mining,
Z each; care and custody of buildings
and grounds, 5; vehicle manufacture,
machinery manufacture and carriage
and trucking, each.
Clay, glass and stone products,
lumber and wood products, rubber
and composition goods and transpor-
tation reported two fatalities each;
agriculture, chemicals and allied prod
ucts, paper and printing, quarries and
stone crushing and miscellaneous in
dustries, one each.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
TRUCE TEMPORARILY AVERTS
ITTSBURGH TROLLEY STRIKE

Pittsburgh (ILNS)).-A threatened
strike of 2,70O trolley operators and
bus drivers was averted, for three
weeks, at least when the manage
ment Of bus lines and street railways
agreed to continue current wage rates
for that length of time to permit ne
gotiation of new union contract with
the Amalgamated Association Of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of America.
Pittsburgh Railways Company ad-
vised Mayor Scully that present wages
would be continued for three weeks to
permit arbitration of differences in
union demands and company offers
over wages.
The trolley operators and bus driv-
ers threatened to strike when the
transportation company ordered a
temporary wage reduction pending
negotiations of 193S-1939 contract.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
Reds All Tangled
Up With Enemies
Of People In Ill.
BY JOSEPH A. WISE


staged in the Illinois political primary
campaign by w. z. Foster, Earl Brow
der and other leaders of the Com
munist Party of the United States
constantly increases ones amazement
as the facts are examined and ap-
praised.
Of course one is not supposed to
criticize anything the Communists do.
1t makes them "mad" at you. They
retort by saying that you are "red
batter" if you point the finger of
scorn at their "screwball" didoes.
Work With Political Crowd
Nevertheless and notwithstanding,
the comrades gave a splendid demon
stration of their propensity to make
complete monkeys Of themselves as
result Of their efforts to influence the
course of events in the State Of Hi
nois in the year 1888.
They got themselves all balled up
with lot of people whom they are
wont to condemn in the severest terms
For example, just to mention a few
of the more prominent fellows whom
the Reds have been accustomed to de-
nounce as enemies of the people, there
was Pat Nash, Illinois Democratic
national committeeman; Ed Kelly,
mayor of Chicago; and Robert R. Nc
Corlnick, publisher Of the Chicago
Daily Tribune.
McCofmick is publishing an alleged
Republics dsilg newspaper, but he
has been itelong pal of Ed Kelly,
the alleged Democratic mayor of Chi
cago.
Tribune to the Rescue
Kelly is rated as a millionaire, yet
he had done nothing except to hold
appointive political jobs up to the
time that Mccormick, through the in
fluence of the Tribune, put Kelly in
the Chicago mayors chair as the sue
cessor to Anton J. Cermak.
When Foster and Browder got
themselves in a jam over their sup
port of Michael L. Igoe for the Dem
ocratic nomination for United States
Senator, the Chicago Daily Tribune
came to the rescue. Just to help out
Mayor Kelly, presumably.
Congressman Scott w. Lucas, who
was the leading contender against
Igoe and won the nomination by about
61,CO0 woes, began filling the air with
hoofs, horns, hide, hair, sand and
gravel over the alliance between the
Chicago City Hall crowd and the
Communists.
Lucas Charges Denied
The. Tribune came to the rescue by
publishing what purported to be fac
tual story of an alleged investigation
which it said it had made. With its
usual owlish solemnity, the Tribune
declared that there was no truth in the
charges being hurled by Lucas.
If the Tribune reporters had visited
any news stand where the Tribune
is sold, they could have purchased
copy of the Midwest Daily Record, Of
fetal Communist publication, which
carried an official Endorsement of
Igoe and a paid political display ad-
vertisement for him for days ahead
of the primary election, April II.
Pat Nash, Ed Kelly and "Bertie"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
Local Girls Make
Good In Big City
Doris. Lodge and Estere
Ruben Crash Gdtes Of
Tin Pan Alley
SELL TWO SONGS

A potter and her friend hit the Big
Towns headlines last month when
they sold two songs to New York pub
fishers. Miss Doris Lodge of 3O1
Jefferson street, and an employe of
the Hall China Co. is we'll known
throughout the district as night club
entertainer. She sings, dances and
plays the piano with an unusual
amount Of success. She put to music
the words of Miss Estere Ruben of
315 Jefferson street. Miss Ruben will
be remembered by readers of the Pot
tiers Herald for a number of poems
published last year under the name of
Tanya 10y. She, also, is an accomp-
lished musician.
The first song they sold to pub
Usher Joe Davis was titled "He's Just
Plain But Like Him That Way" The
second one was "May l Have My
Heart Back ?" "Toast To Our Love"
and "Roof On Old Manhattan" are
now being considered by the Mills and
Irving Berlin song publishing con-
Germs.
Nick Kenny, under the headline,
"May l Have My Heart Back Sends
Two Girls Home Happy" starts his
April % column in the New York
Daily Mirror as follows:
TIE A LONG way from little old
East Liverpool, Ohio, to little Old New
York City, especially if you're an un-
known songwriter trying to break in
to the toughest spot in the world to
crash :. Tin Pan Alley. 1t is especial
ly hard for girl songwriters.
Nevertheless, Doris Lodge and
Esther Ruben, two pretty kids of East
Liverpool, recently invaded New
York's Music Row with a batch of
their own compositions under their
arms. They popped into one music
publishers office after another, only
to be told their songs were to corny,
too long, too short, too draggy, over
sentimental, too cold or too hot. No
body wanted their offerings.
They could see themselves going
back to their home town empty-handed
and heavy-hearted, to face the 81 told
you so's' of the local yokels. Somehow
they drifted into one of the rehearsals
for our Daily Mirror "Road to Fame"
We listened to all their songs and
picked one of them, "May l Have My
Heart Back" as a potential hit.
That night Doris sang her song on
the air on our own Mirror hour, over
WMCA while Estere played the piano
accompaniment. The tears in her eyes
must have got into Doris voice. Sid
ney Mills, of Exclusive Music, was
listening in. So was Will Hudson, ia
nous maestro, arranger and composer
of "Mr Ghost Goes to Town" Organ
Grinders Swing" and other hit tunes.
Both lads called up, very excited.
Mills wanted to publish the tune i'm
mediately. Hudson wanted to orches-
trate it and introduce it on the air.
The next morning the two little
songwriters dropped into Mills office
and signed contracts for their songs
to be published. And wonder of Won
ders! They got fat advance royalty
check. Back they went to East Liver
pool in triumph. Their song will be
out next week.
Yes sir, it's long way from little
old East Liverpool, Ohio, to little old
New York . long way. >.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
Hosiery Workers
Plan Union Drive

Charlotte, ". C. (ILNS). = The
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers opened its annual convention
here on May 2, studying plans for a
new organization drive in hosiery
mills of the South.
Upwards of 300 delegates repre-
senting 18 states were in attendance.
Emil Rieve, national president Of the
union and acting director of the Tex
tile Workers Organizing Committee
of the CIO, reported plans for inten-
styling the unionization drive in south
ern hosiery mill centers. Other sub
jects scheduled for discussion were
weekly wage rates and wage differ
entails; boycott of Japanese silk, and
policies to be followed regarding COM
pany, individual and union contracts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
State Body Orders
New York Unions to
Leave Labor Purfv

Albany, N. Y. GLNS).-The execu-
tive council of the New York State
Federation of Labor has recommend
ed withdrawal of all A. F. of l.. unions
from affiliation with the American
Labor Party, asserting that the party
is "an instrument for the political ad-
vancement of the CIO."
In a letter. to affiliated bodies, Pres
ident George Meany of the state fed
Grafton said the executive council
called upon "all their members and
affiliates to follow up the political
philosophy as laid down by Samuel
Gompers, to stay clear of affiliations
with any political party, and to sup
port candidates solely upon their Ia
Dor records, irrespective of party des-
ignation."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
THOUGHTFUL

An Irishman carrying large sack
of potatoes along lonely road was
overtaken by a man driving team
hitched to wagon.
The driver offered Pat lift, which
he gladly accepted, but still kept the
sack of potatoes on his back. The
driver told him to put them down in
the wagon.
"Sure," Pat replied, 'I'm thankful
for the lift We give me, but l don't
want We to be burdened with the ta-
ters as we'll"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05
A BAD SPELL

Willie, looking very detected, was
on his way home from school when
his appearance attracted the attention
of kind-hearted old lady.
"What's troubling you, my little
man." she asked.
Dyspepsia and rheumatism" re-
piled Willie.
"Why, that's absurd" remarked the
old lady. "How can that be-"
Teacher kept me in after school
because l couldn't spell them,' was
Willie's dismal answer.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-05

When praising Roosevelt for de-
manding an end to tax exemptions,
do not forget that the exemption of
the salaries of Federal and State en-
ployes was the work, not of Congress,
but of the Federal courts. And that
Judge John j. Gore, who later issued
such obliging injunctions for the utili-
ties, is the man who started the suit
which exempted Federal judges from
having income taxes.