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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Senufe Votes To
Increase the Work
Week For Women
Functions Of The Regional
Cldilns Boards Clarified
In Keifer Measure
(By Ohio Labor News Seryice)

(By Ohio Labor News Service)
Columbus, O.-By a vote of % to 6,
with five Senators not voting, the Ohio
Senate last week approved a measure
sponsored by Senator Robert H. Hoff.
man, Columbus, containing number
of industrial exemptions to the eight
hour day law for women and minors,
some of which labor will endeavor to
have eliminated by the House of Rep
resentatives.
The measure, identified as Substitute
Senate Bill No. 1T, had not been re-
ferred to a standing committee of the
House as the General Assembly ad-
journed last week, but it will probably
be sent to the House Labor Committee
for consideration this week.
When the bill was before the Sen
ate Commerce and Labor Committee
for hearings, so many employer associ-
alton representatives appeared and
clamored for exemptions for their par
ticular industry that a substitute bill
was drafted.
Representatives of labor and other
social-conscious groups unsuccessfully
opposed many of the exemptions when
the bill was before the Senate COM
mittee.
Hotels and restaurants, left behind
in the grand rush for exemptions in
the Senate committee hearings, caught
up with the parade on the floor of the
Senate, where an amendment was
adopted exempting female workers in
those two industries in cities of less
than 100000 population from the
eight-hour day limitation.
Exemptions and other reductions in
limitations to the eight-hour day, 49,
hour week law, contained in Substitute
Senate Bill 1T as approved by the
Senate, include:
Female office workers in manufac-
turing establishments: Eight-hour day
eliminated, 48-hour week retained.
Laundry and dry cleaning industry
Permits 5O-hour weeks preceding seven
recognized holidays.
Bakeries: Permits one 10-hour day
and nine hours on other days, but moi
to exceed 45 hours per week.
Resort hotels and restaurants: Per.
mits more than eight hours per day
on Sundays during June, July, August
and September for females over q
years of age.
Canneries: Removes all restrictions
as to hours of labor Of women anc
minors during canning season.
Permits: Nine-hour day and 50-houl
week for eight-week period in one
year on approved application of en-
ployers in manufacturing, laundry ano
dry cleaning industries.
Exempts: From provisions of eight
hour day women employed by dealers
in intangibles; financial institutions
including banks; newspapers and in
surance companies.
Reduces: Salary of women classified
as Executives" for purposes of ex'
emption from all restrictions from $35
per week to $25 per week.
Voting for the substitute bill in the
Senate were Senator Adams, Baker
fCootipued an p1da Five)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Committee Can't See How Il
Will Be Possible To
Improve
CONTESTS READY
Baby Show. Boil Come. Tap
Dancing. Beauty Parade
All Included

Racing plans through to completion
an enthusiastic committee, through its
spokesman, Chairman George Goppert
announced that the 1889 Potters Picnic
at Chippewa Lake Park, June 10,
would make it hard on themselves be-
<cause the members can't possibly see
how they will be able to live up to
tradition and have better outing for
the clay workers next year.
Reports have already come in from
the various locals from Trenton to
Lincoln, Ill.,, proving that enthusiasm
also runs high among the trade. There
is no other day in the year like it.
You meet friends you haven't seen
since the last picnic and probably will
not see again until the 1910 picnic.
You ride high wave of excitement
as we'll as the giant ferris wheel and
the thrill rides.
The pottery diamond supremacy is
always settled on picnic day. You see
the finest baby show in the state and
the best bathing beauty parade this
side of Atlantic City. With the warm
WOoIHOI SICCPhiS up VII youS DaIHii6
in the country's cleanest lake is GER
tain to make strong appeal.
The boxing card will be the strong
est yet attempted by the committee
and state championships have been
the rule in the past. William Watkin,
sports head, has not announced the
promoter as yet, but has made it clear
that the one who puts on the bouts
will have to have excellent talent lined
-llp. The races and other contests are
all set.
The tap dancing contest, a big fea-
ture the past two years, will again at
tract the talent throughout this sec
lion. A preview was seen at Salem's
annual fish fry when the sons and
daughters Of the members displayed
clever routines.
Have you ever seen four or five hun
dred kids let loose on a dance floor
covered with pennies? If you haven't,
you'll have the laugh of your life June
10. Watch 100 of these same kids
yell when their tickets are called for
Continued on Page Five)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Mobilization Of
Unions To Secure
Less Hours Urged
A.F.L. Emphasizes Necessity
Of Five-Hour Day and
Colour Week

Washington, D. C.-President Will
liam Green Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, in communication sent
to the presidents of the A. F. of L..
National and international Unions,
stressed the Importance of the resolu-
tion adopted by the 1888 convention of
the American Federation of Labor
calling "upon all National and Inter-
national Unions to exercise every ef-
fort possible to bring about reduction
in the number Of hours and days work
ed per week"
"This action of the convention" he
gaid, twas based upon the urgent need
1of finding and employing a remedy for
unemployment"
In urging the practicability of the
shorter work week, the Executive
Council of the A. F. of l.. in it's re-
port to the convention revealed that
the U. S. Department of Labor re-
ports showed that during 1887 "30
per cent of the membership in print
ing trades and Is per cent in build
ing trades were working less than a
40-hour week and per cent of union
bakers"
Decrease in Hours Since 1929
"The 1887 records show striking
gains since pre-depression years." the
: Council continued. Average hours of
= h'nion building trades were shortened
rom forty-three per week in 1929 to
J: .:thirty-nine in 1887, and in printing in
the same period average union hours
were reduced from 44.3 to 1915. This
means an average gain in leisure of
four hours for building tradesmen and
nearly five hours for printers. Union
bakers also reduced their hours by
nearly five per week in these eight
years.
"The work week of forty hours or
less is so prevalent in building and
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Wellsville Dances
WednesddY,MdY3 8
Election Will Be Held On
Same Night At l. O. O. F.

Wellsville, O.-The next meeting of
Local Union No. "a will be held in the
l. o. o. F. hall, Wednesday, May 3
at 7 p. m. sharp. The business of the
evening will be taken care of speedily
in order to clear the decks for action.
A social and dance, augmented by
entertainment from our own ranks
will start Immediately after the meet
ing and we can promise you an eve
ming that you will not forget in some
time to come.
fContinued on Poue Fivel
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
Salem Fish Fry
Is Enjoyed BY $50
Members, Friends
Amdteur Show Druws Praise
From Annual Events
Largest Crowd

It's an old saying that, "No one
has so much fun as people," Perhaps
this could be qualified somewhat to
read, No one has quite so much fun
as people at Safem's annual fish fry.
With $50 guests consuming more
than 250 pounds of fish, hundreds of
pounds of potatoes, cole slaw, bread
and over hundred pies, the fifth an
nual fish fry sponsored by Local Union
No. AZ got off to an auspicious start
last Saturday night.
Appetites having been completely
satisfied, the guests moved to the up
stairs room in the X. of P. hall to wit
ness one of the most talented amateur
shows ever staged in this section of
the country.
Not amateurs by any means, but
hits of the show just the same, were
James M. Duffy, president of the
Brotherhood and F. w. Mckee, Salem
China Co. head. The union official
congratulated the local on the excell-
ence of it's annual celebration, stating
that a real improvement could be seen
each year. Telling the members and
guests Dow he personally enjoyed the
festivities of the evening, he said it
was an evening Salem could we'll take
pride in and that the other locals
would doff their hats to the spirit
shown.
Mr.. Mckee brought the greetings of
the management and gave praise for
the cooperation of both the Brother
hood and the local. He said that many
friends in other lines of business have
asked him how the pottery could go
on with the union on it's back for
thirty years (the present management
took over in 1879. Mr.. Mckee ex-
planned that these were men who had
experienced only the C. I. o. form of
unionism. He always told these friends
that both sides were human and the
cooperation was real.
With but two exceptions the entire
picnic committee was present. Intro
duced from the stage by member A.
S. Sanders, the committee through it's
spokesman, Chairman George Goppert,
explained the reasons for choosing
beautiful Chippewa Lake Park for the
1889 outing and promised everyone the
greatest picnic the organization has
yet sponsored.
In addition to President Duffy, Sec
Treasurer John McGillivray,
Third Vice President George Chad
wick, Sixth Vice President George
Turner, Seventh Vice President James
MCGOWAN and Eighth Vice President
Joshua Chadwick were present to rep
resent the official family of the Broth
erhood.
To open the amateur show, Chair
man Fred Shaffer took the stage,
complete with curtains and a micro
phone, to ask Rev. Chester Huffer, a
fellow worker, to ask Gods blessing.
The chairman next introduced Frank
Stone, the master Of ceremonies, who
led a chorus of America and intro
duced the judges, Edmond Peters
David Bevan and Ned C. Wells.
In group one, which was for mem
bers only, Ruth Clark, with her "Fri.
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-27
MonddY Election
Night For No. 10
Turner's and Handlers Have
Important Meeting

Members of Local Union No. 10
will hold an important meeting Mon
day, May l, when the business which
was held over from the last meeting
will be settled. 1t is absolutely neces-
sary that all turner's and handlers be
present at this meeting.
May / will also be election day. The
polls will be open from one o'clock in
the afternoon until after the meeting.
With two good reasons to be present
we do not expect any absentees Mon
dav nipht.-O. C.. 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09

Whether council desires to set
rates at level that will yield fair
profit to the municipality is within
the sound discretion of that body.
1t is limited only by the fact such
rates must not be excessive, un-
reasonable or discriminatory. In the
absence of special statute, courts
will not prohibit municipality max
ing a profit.
Authorities should bear in mind
that municipal ownership implies
furnishing the product at the lowest
cost possible consistent with eff
cheney, service, quality of the COM
modify and preservation of the plant,
and profits should not be used to
create manifest preferences or dis
elimination among taxpayers, Her
bert said.
In the operation of a public util-
ity the municipality acts in its pro-
prietary and not governmental ca
pacity, Herbert ruled. The question
was raised by the Bureau because
present rates of the publicly owned
light plant of a Cincinnati suburb
yield a profit.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
College Eleven Will Play Heavy
Assumption Team Here Saturday

Another formidable foe will be
met by Bluffton college gridders
when they face heavy Assumption
college team on the Harmon field
gridiron this Saturday afternoon, in
what will be the Beavers final start
of the year.
Assumption has fine record this
year, having lost only to Toledo De-
Sales unbeaten outfit, and the Cana
dian team is leading the Michigan
Canada league of which it is mem
ber.
One of Assumptions victories was
an unexpected win over Findlay, a
team which defeated Bluffton, but
despite the edge dope gives the visi-
tors Coach A. C. Burcky is confident
his protoges will be in the running
all the way.
In the four previous meetings of
the two teams, Assumption has been
able to score on Bluffton only once.
but this year the team will not
come here as an underdog.
This years Canadian squad is big
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
Many Farms Bar
Hunters
Continued from page u

only on Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays with the sea-
son starting at noon Wednesday. No
hunting will be allowed on Mondays
and Tuesdays this month nor on Sun
days at any time.
The pheasant season will close
Thursday, Nov. 80, while the rabbit
season will continue until January /,
with hunting allowed every day of
the week, except Sunday, after Nov.
20. ae.3.f t941<ae
Grouse Season Less
The Hungarian partridge season
will correspond to the pheasant sea-
son but the grouse season will be
only on Fridays and Saturdays from
Nov. 10 to Nov. 25.
Bag limits are the same this year
as last with two cock pheasants al
lowed each day but no more than
four in possession; rabbits, four per
day or in possession; partridges, four
per day or in possession, and grouse.
two per day and not more than four
in possession.
The season for raccoon, oppossum
and skunk will be from Nov. Is to
Jan. 15 with no bag limit on the lat
ter two animals. Limit on coons is
set as two per day or in possession.
Minks and muskrats in the inland
trapping districts may be taken from
Dec. 15 to Jan. Is and in the Lake
Erie district from Dec. 15 to March
Is with no bag limits in either dis
trict. Red and gray foxes may be
taken at any time in this section of
Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
BellefOntdine Wins
OUer Pirates, $50

Bluffton High gridders were un-
able to match the superior strength
Of a heavier, more versatile Belle
fontaine eleven last Friday night at
BeIlefontaine, and the Chieftans cap
tnred an easy decision by a score of
S3 to O. F9'
1t was Bellefontaine's seventh vic
tory in eight starts this fall, the
only revarsal being z to 0 defeat
meted out by Celina's unbeaten ag-
gregation.
BY winning over Bluffton the
Chieftans finished their 1889 West
ern Buckeye league season with a
record of four. victories and one loss.
On the basis of their record, they
are certain to finish in second place
in the loop, and should Celina stun
BILE in its remaining tilt, Bellefon-
taine will tie the Bull Dogs for the
championship. 4e -
BelIefontaine took an early lead in
last Fridays contest by scoring 13
points in the opening stanza. Seven
more points were added in the Sec
ond quarter, and a like number in
the third. The scoring was COM
pleted with six points tailed toward
the close of the contest.
Miller, slashing fullback, scored
three of his teams touchdowns, and
Hildreth and Boone added one each
The setback was Buttons seventh
in a row, and it marked the close
of league play for the locals with.
out a victory being scored.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09

Capt. Don Lieberum, quarterback
of the Manchester college eleven,
jumped back into the lead as the ma
tion's leading grid scorer at the ex-
pense of smaller Bluffton college
team last Saturday afternoon on the
Harmon field stadium.
When Lieberum and his mates had
finished running rough-shod over
Bluffton the score stood 3 to 7, the
worst defeat in Bluffton history.
Capt. Lieberum accounted for "a
of the points scored by his team, and
his performance put him out in
front again as the nations leading
scorer. He has been the pace setter
in the scoring r&ce every week but
one since the season opened.
His performance here last week
gave him total of 90 points, and
Tom Harmon, of the University of
Michigan, who led last week is sec
ond with 70. Harmon scored only
six points last Saturday.
Buttons lone touchdown came in
the fourth quarter when George
Swank set the stage for the score by
galloping from his own 35-yard line
tc the Manchester six before being
hauled down. Radulovich plunged
over from this point for the touch
down, and Yoder bucked for the
extra point.
Manchester scored Ia points in
each of the first three periods then
polished off the DAY by counting q
in the fourth stanza.
Bluffton made seven first downs to
16 chalked up by the visitors. but
the larger Manchester crew pretty
well dominated play thruout the con-
test.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
SHORT SPORTS

as he accounted for "a of the points
his team made as the visitors wal
loped Bluffton, SO to 7. Lieberum
now has a season total of 80 points,
and Tom Harmon University of
Michigan ace, is in second place with
70.
Leipsic gridders have been absorb
ing some real beatings this fall, but
none that have yet equalIed the count
ran up on the school by Bluffton
Highs rugged team of 1923. In that
year, Bluffton walloped Leipsic, 72
to 0. Carey came near turning the
trick two weeks ago, when they beat
Leipsic, 10 to 0, and Pandora last
week trounced the team, 81 to O.
Mt. Cory was defeated last week
by Liberty, DO to 6, but the high
spot of the game was when Halfback
Raymond Sibold, of Mt. Cory, inter-
cepted a Liberty pass and ran 1O3
yards for touchdown. 1t was the
longest run of the week in the state.
SIDE CHANCES
Assumption college will bring it's
band to Bluffton for this Saturdays
gridiron tilt with Bluffton college.
Following last weeks Bluffton-
/ Manchester tilt, one of the officials
said he thought George Swank,
Bluffton back, was as capable as
Capt. Lieberum, of the visitors, the
nations leading scorer Manches-
ter, it was disclosed has a football
squad of 10 players, and travelling
team of 30-Bluffton colleges total
squad numbers 31Rawson defeat
ed McComb last week 80 to O.
Celina High copped its eighth VIC
tory in a row by defeating Cold
water, 42 to 0, last Friday..-.-.-Ada
won over Shawnee, 81 to 0, with
Ralph and Glen Neiswander doing
all the scoring-Lima South re-
mained undefeated by walloping
Wapakoneta 38 to Findlay COL
lege walloped Kenyon, 26 to o. Ohio
Northern lost to Coach Stuart Hol-
combs Muskingum team, 10 to O.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
Bluffton Farm Institute Will
81. Be Held On January 26 And q

Buttons Farm Institute on Jan.
26 and 27 will be one of eight to be
held in Allen county this winter.
Announcement of the countrywide
program was made last week by
James H. Warner, agricultural ex-
tension agent. Last year Allen coun-
ty institutes attracted a total attend
ance of 11,720 persons, Warner
said. This is the fourth highest by
counties in the state.
Speakers at the Bluffton Institute
on Jan. 26 and 27 will be Clarence
Collier, of Ney, Defiance county, and
Mrs. M. c. Rooselott, of Buford,
Highland county.
Collier is soil demonstration and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09

president of the Defiance County
Farmers Institute. Mrs. Rooselott
is worker in welfare problems of
youth.
Other Allen county Institutes will
be held at Cairo, Lafayette, Spen-
cerville, Elida, Perry township, Har-
rod and Conner.
The Lafayette institute last year
had the sixth highest attendance
record in the state. This years
meeting at that place will be on
January 10 and 20, with Mrs. C. E.
Duff, of North Canton, and Henry
Leimbach, of Vermillion, appearing
as the state speakers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
Team Standing

icdiil w IL FTS. OptS.
Button College 2 5 % 189
Bluffton High l Z 35 153
Jim Miller former Bluffton college
and Button High school grid star, is
receiving statewide publicity on his
rampaging Pandora football team.
Articles appeared last week in two of
the states leading newspapers, "The
Cleveland Plain Dealer and HThe
Cincinnati Inquirer"
In part one of the articles said:
"In the village of Pandora, population
588, the big news this year is the
high school football team.
There are only 80 boys in the school
and the coach is ony 20 years old
just couple of months beyond the
eligibility limit for his team-but the
kids have won five and lost one game
against pretty tough opposition.
Jimmy Miller, of Bluffton, is the
coach. He was graduated from Bluff
ton High school when 16, and romped
thru Bluffton college in four years,
getting his diploma last June.
"Odly enough, Miller's high school
alma mater, Bluffton beat his Pandora
team to 0, in the opening game,
thus marring his debut as grid men
tor. But Miller did bit of fixing
here and there after that game, and
his boys have won the last five (now
six).
"Star of the Pandora team is Ken
meth "Taters" Basinger, IT year old
quarterback"
Last Friday, Pandoras rswamped
Leipsic, So to 0, running the teams
total scoring to 215 points. Oppon-
ents have scored only 80 points. Ba-
singer last week made five touch
downs, giving him a season total of
142 points.
Bluffton spectators last Saturday
saw Captain Don Lieberum, of Man
chester college, regain the lead in
the national collegiate scoring race,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
Light Plants Profits May Be
Used To Meet Towns Expenses

Profits arising from operation of
Bluffton's municipality owned cleo
trio light plant may be used to pay
expenses of the municipality, it is
ruled in an opinion by Attorney Gen.
eral Thomas J. Herbert.
Municipal light plants may law
fully charge a rate that will show a
fair and reasonable profit after all
charges, including depreciation and
amortization, and unless prohibited
by statute, as in the case of water
works, profits from publicly owned
utilities may be transferred to the
general or other fund of the NUM-
cipality. the attorney general ruled
in an opinion to the state Bureau
of Inspection and Supervision of
Public Offices.
For the past several years bonds
of Buttons municipal light and
waterworks plant have been paid by
the council from balances of the
board of public affairs. These bonds
previously were retired by the coun-
Gil from the regular municipal sink
ing fund money for which was raised
thru tax channels. None of the
plants profits, however, have been
used for other municipal expenses.
Continuing his opinion, the at
torney general ruled:
In operating a utility council
should fix rates that will make il self
supporting, cover repairs, necessary
enlargement, interest and debt re
Tireuauf charCca
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
Recreation News

Buttons recreation center in the
Grade school basement was opened
this week for the fall and winter
season. 1t will be open after school
every day and in the evening for
boys and girls. Hours in the even
ing will be from 7 to 8 p. m. On
Saturday facilities of the center will
be available from 2 to and 7 to 9
p. m.
Dale Davidson, assistant recrea-
tional director here for more than
a year, is the new Bluffton recrea-
tional supervisor. He succeeds Gene
Zuber, who has been named regional
director, for the Northwest Ohio
area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
IN CHECKER TOURNAMENT

Several from here participated in
an area checker tournament at the
Hotel Chittenden in Columbus last
Sunday, among them John A. Diller.
Gene Zuber and DR.. Weldon Diller.
In Northwest area competition
against Central Ohio players, Zuber
teamed with Asa Long, of Toledo,
to win the meet for this district.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
STATE AMENDMENTS

Unofficial returns on four state
issues voted in Ohio indicate that
all of them were lost by decisive
notwithstanding from three to
one to five to one.
The four issues included the Bige-
low old age pension and initiative
proposals and also plans to revamp
the civil service commission and in
stitute a state board of education.