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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
PHOTO.ENGRAVERS PROGRESS

THE constructive growth and achievements of a
typical union affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor are illustrated in the well-docu-
mented report of Edward j. Volz, president of the
International Photo -Engravers' Union of North
America, to the fortieth annual convention of the
union recently held in San Francisco, California
The unions membership enjoys steady
growth, now totaling 1880, compared with 1925
ten years ago.
Agreements negotiated with employers are
the basis of the unions policy for achieving short
er hours, higher wages and improved employment
standards. Mr.. Volz's report reveals that agree
ments either cOnSummated or pending cover AZ
cities. Twenty-Five per cent of the membership
have the 35-hour work week, 45 per cent have the
37H2 2-hour week, and the remainder have the 40
hour week. The fve-day week has been secured
for practically all of the unions members. Wage
rates range from weekly mnimums of $50 to $65
for day workers and from $3.50 to $78 for night
workers.
The Photo Engravers' Union is notable for the
financial assistance given to it's unemployed mem
bers. During the last year the locals paid 81 154,
950.O5 in benefits to their members who were
without work; for the last decade the unemploy-
ment benefits have averaged over $1,OOO,OOO per
year.
The local unions also paid S23,S15.19 in sick
benefits and $51 665 in death benefits. In addition,
the International Union expended $36,448.05 for
strike and lockout benefits s1SO17 for tubercu-
losis benefits, $24 400 for funeral benefits, and
$121 ,537 .13 for insurance premiums group in
surance for it's members-a total of 5000 ,4O2 l8.
The combined benefits paid by the International
832.42
With regard to finances the report of Secre-
tary-Treasurer Henry f. Schma indicates that
the officers and members of the Union need not
lie awake nights worrying as to how they are go
ing to meet their bills After paying out total
of 1858, 765.7O during the year the Union had a
surplus of $315 5,3S029, all either deposited in
banks or invested in gilt edge securities.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
Recreation Spending Hits Peak

Chicago, Ill. - Local governments
spent $29,365,472 for recreation pur-
poses in 1888 - the largest amount
since 1881, according to a report Of
the International City Managers AS
sociation. The year 1888 also saw the
largest number of communities spend
ing local funds for recreation under
leadership, and nearly eight million
dollars of the 1888 outlay for recrea-
ton was spent for recreational lead
ers. Altogether, 3,345 full-time year
round leaders were employed, which
was almost SO per cent above the low
figure Of the depression reported in
1882,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
NO GAG RULE WANTED

I ABOR believes in full and free debate on con-
- troversial questions and will have no sympathy
with any attempts to gag debate in Congress on
the neutrality or other issues. Hints that
"coture' may be used to shut off full neutrality
debate have appeared. Whether anything of the
kind will be tried remains to be seen
Attempts to curtail debate are at variance
with democracy and are certain to arouse protest
among all believers in the principles on which the
United States was founded. This does not mean
that the public will approve filibustering or other
mere time killing tactics. But it does mean that
the nation expects thorough consideration of the
neutrality issue, with full discussion of all as
poets of the problem
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
WHAT THE PRICE GOUGERS!

pROF'ITEERING with war conditions as an eX-
cuse seems headed for trouble. Labor, con-
sumers' organizations and governments, national
and local. realize the dangers of profteering in the
necessities of life and alert to fight it at every
turn.
The coming American Federation of Labor
convention at Cincinnati will undoubtedly de-
nounce profteering and discuss and act on a pro-
gram to make it tough for the price gougers
State and city labor organizations can be de-
pended upon to take similar action. Local unions
and individual union members can help by watch
ing prices and reporting any attempts at goug-
ing TO the proper authorities. Unremitting vigi-
lance and determined action can drive the gougel
to cover
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
UNITE ON ONE GREAT AIM

IT TOOK the united struggle of several genera
tions of workers to win the rights which labor
enjoys today Organized labor in the past has
found solutions for its problems through reason
and practical common sense; and organized
labor is not less competent today. With the same
determination and effort and will the different
groups of American life must lay aside their diff
ferences and selfish viewpoints and unite on the
one great aim-the expansion of industry, the
raising of our levels of living, and the supreme
necessity OF all-getting men back to work and
keeping them there Matthew Woll.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Dorothy Thompson, who tells the
world what to do in her newspaper
column, objects to Co. Charles Lind
bergh's recent radio talk urging the
United States to keep out of war. She
objects particularly to Lindbergh's ad-
vice that the source and background
of every opinion on the war be search
ingly investigated and cites European
activities of Lindbergh in recent years
in an attempt to show that he is in
fluenced by Nazi and Fascist ideas.
Whatever ideas may be influencing
Lindbergh, the world would be the
better for needing his advice. 1t is
good in any nation, on any subject,
including the field of labor relations.
See if any but propagandists can
take exception to it. Here it is:
"We must learn to look behind
every article we read and every
speech we hear. We must not only in
quire about the writer and speaker
about his personal interest and his
nationality = but we must ask who
owns and influences the newspaper,
the news picture and the radio sta
tion."
Keeping out of war by maintaining
close contact with other neutral ma
tions was recommended to Congress
and President Roosevelt by the Wash
ington, D. c., committee of the Cam
paign for World Government.
A conference of neutrals, the reso-
luton pointed out, could marshall
world opinion" in favor of an early
and just peace, and should invite
"all nations to participate in the
drafting of a constitution for world
federation under popular control and
with delegated powers only; said fed
GRAFTON to derive it's authority directly
from individuals and peoples rather
than from nations and to renounce
war as an instrument of international
policy"
Congressman Jerry Voorhis' House
Concurrent Resolution 27 urging the
President to take the first steps to-
ward world federation, was unani-
mously endorsed by the committee.
A growing interest in the establish
ment of world government as an al
tentative to war was reported by
William B. Lloyd, Jr., Of Chicago,
American director of the campaign.
Copies of the resolution were sent
to President Roosevelt, Secretary of
State Cordell Hull, and to Congress
sional leaders.
"Labor desires protective laws and
social security legislation, but we wish
to define the place where labor unions
leave off and the state begins. We
do not question the fact that political
authority ought to do something about
bettering economic conditions but
what it should do and how far it
should go is the real problem.
"The experience of our union broth
ers in some European countries should
teach us that once the government
succeeds in dominating the economic
field it finds little difficulty in extend
ing it's control to every human en-
deavor.-I. M. Ornburn, secretary
treasurer, Union Label Trades De-
partment, American Federation of
Labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
THE PRINTING PRESS

My heart is of steel, my limbs are
of copper and my fingers are of
brass.
| am the voice of today, the herald
of the future. | tell the story of
peace and of fighting. | stir the pulse
Of nations and make brave men dc
brave deeds.
When l speak many thousands of
people cease their work and listen for
| carry their joys and sorrows. am
right, knowledge, power. am the
record of things mankind has achieved
] am the laughter and tears of the
world and ! shall never die until all
things have returned to dust. | am
the printing press.
ANON
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
WHAT NEXT?
The wind is used to operate a
new refrigerator for country
homes. Brine-filled walls retain
refrigeration from IL to 16 hours
without wind power, it is said.
Bakers Sign McClelland- Kennard

Washington, D. C.-Bakery Work.
ers Local 462, Barnesville, Ohio, re-
ports the signing of an agreement
with the Northumberland Baking
Company, according to a communica-
tion from the Bakery and Confection-
cry Workers International Union of
America. The new agreement secures
higher rate of pay for part time
workers and contains clause secur-
ing the right to reopen the contract
in event of such necessity. The pre-
vious agreement of Local 462 did not
contain that provision.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
INDUSTRIALISTS WANT NO WAR

st. Louis. - ULNS). = Charles Bel
knap, vice president of Monsanto
Chemical Company, said here that no
American industrialist wants war and
that MISUNDERSTANDING and small
will cooperate in any sincere effort
to keep the United States out of war.
Belknap denied "the popular mis-
conception that all industry, and most
particularly the chemical industry,
profits from war;
"We don't want war;" he said.
"We can't afford one. Monsanto has
already paid back in taxes to the gov
ernment three times it's excess profits
from the World war, and the bill is
not yet paid"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
ASK 3O-HOUR WEEK

Toledo, Ohio, (OLNS).-A petition
campaign to promote a six-hour day,
30-hour week at no reduction in pay
for all workers in the United States
has been launched by the Toledo Cen
tral Labor Union CA. F. Of L.) in an
effort to reduce unemployment to
minimum.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
Dempsey Given International Job

CINCINNATI, 0. = (OLNS). = John
Dempsey, business agent for 10 years
of Cincinnati Local "A, has taken over
the duties of general treasurer of his
union, the International Association
of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental
Iron Workers, with headquarters in
st. Louis. Dempsey was appointed to
his new post last week.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. EAT WHAT YOU CAN
. CAN TO EAT
= SALMON TO WASTE
= ERA OF TIN CAN

L
i . ERA OF TIN CAN
Eat what you can
What you can't eat, you can
Or, as the Britisher told the joke
You eat all that you want
And what is left over you tin, hal
But all that is principally done in
the United States
For we do 70 per cent of all the
canning done in the world
Shipping to the rest of the world
only one seventh
Which amounts to 100000 cases of
canned goods
Distributed in other countries, in
1897
Your great-grandmother-
Taught her daughters how to "put
down" preserves
In crooks, and cups, and jars
Making apple-butter, such as you
never tasted
Marmalades, and ounce preserves
long forgotten
Candied rinds of melons, and peel
ings of oranges
But glass was too expensive in those
days
Until Mason glass cans, and Ball
jars
+ With screw tops and rubber gas
kets to seal them
Came in along in the middle of the
10Th century
X x X
Then somebody found out how to
make tin cans, cheaply-
Somebody else found the processes
for cooking and curing
While all together worked on the
problem of preventing ferment-
Until ,canneries spread all over the
map
Stimulating gardeners to raise to-
matoes by the acre
And whole farms were given up to
growing sweet corn
AS up in Mantowoc county, Wiscon-
sin
Where the Britisher wondered what
Americans did
With so much maize, don't you
know
Salmon going to waste in Alaska
Became almost something to start
a war about
Between japanese and United States
fishermen
Pineapples, grown most marvellous
ly in Hawaii
Got themselves into cans by the aid
Of Filipinos-
With Japanese business men and
their coolie cousins
Aiding in the growing and preserv-
ing Of the fruit
Which then found markets the
whole world over
Tin cans furnish one reason
Why Americans are able to live bet
ter
AS we'll as affording a safe and re-
liable method
For handling food supplies, not
otherwise to be had
In other countries, the added cost of
tin cans
Puts the product out of reach of
most of the people
Next time you enter a grocery
store
Stop and look, and measure the pro-
portions
In which Americans live out of tin
cans
Of the total Food Products, amount
ing to $3.6 billion in 1886
Animal and vegetable products can
ned had value of about one billion
To which liquors bottled and canned
added almost another billion
1t is the Era of the Tin Can.
x x x
And now, they are doing without
the tin
Plastics take the place Of the thin
coating of tin
Stainless steel makes the expensive
tin needless
But you won't get rid of the can,
for long while
Not until we get our food in des-
sicated tablets.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28

may err in my measures, but never
shall deflect from the intention to
fortify the public liberty by every pos
sible means, and to put it out Of the
power of the few to riot on the labor
of many.-Thomas Jefferson.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28

More jobs higher wages, greater buying pow
er-all come through patronizing only firms that
display the Union Label, Shop Card aud Service
Button.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28

WISDOM

The greatest curse that can be
entalled on mankind is a state of
war.-Sydney Smith.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28

The news reports that the Presi-
dents 'brain trust" has been dropped,
is indicative of shift in White House
policy. The brain trusters will keep
their official government jobs appar-
emily, but they will no longer be such
potent behind -the-throne influences.
The new group of Presidential ad-
visors is very diffirent. Most of them
are older, and experienced in govern
ment. By comparison with the "brain
trust" they are conservative. They
are we'll informed on foreign affairs,
and some of them were high in the
government during the World war
Newsmen report that the President
is graver, less jovial. They say Presi-
|dentially-inspired Experiments are
out for the duration of the war-and
that new policy highl.' encouraging
to business will be quietly adopted.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-28

EASTERN GENERAL WARE STANDING C0@MMTTEE @ ,,,
SUTTERLIN JAMES
L. WHEATLEY VIM YOUNG. EDWARD SEYFIERTl
Evening star., 1939-12-24

(See WOLFERT,, Page D-2D
Evening star., 1939-12-24

feature nuisance in theaters. EvcH
though elimination of bargain bills
would throw thousands of their fel-
low actors out of work, they
wlacked down the duals by count
of 70 to II. Significantly, only the
stars and featured players who ap-
pear steadily in "B" pictures cast
votes in favor of double bills. For
instance, Jed Prouty, father Of the
famous Jones Family series, in
scribed a large Yes" on his ballol
and added "Or where would We
Joneses be?"
Some stars preferred color, many
others did not. The vote in favor
of tinted pictures-43 to 29-was
much closer than you'd expect. be-
cause Hollywood is a place where
they love to gild the lily. But,
surprisingly, II stars who have re-
Gently appeared in colored pictures
either expressed themselves as IA
voring black and white or only SPAR
ing use of color.
Now. then, who is 1895 champion
, critic among the Hollywood stars?
The judges decided to settle that
little matter by checking back
through the returns and singing
out the players ballot that came
closest to matching the final re-
suits on all questions. This was
done. And meet the winner:
Jeffrey Lynn.
Counting a point for each of the
10 pictures finally named eand /
point each for the added ques-
tions Mr.. Lynn came through with
the astonishing total of 13 out of a
possible Is points-the champion
star critic of Hollywood.
Last year the N. A. N. A. poll
accurately forecast every subsequent
victor in the academy award COM
petitions-but it cannot be depend
ed on to repeat that feat. That's
because a picture named Gone
With the Wind" unseen out here
as yet, will be released December
%, thus making it eligible for the
10000 voters of the academy to
ponder over. And there's a posi-
bility the epic may be showered
with statuettes. Anyway, a tre-
mendous battle is foreseen between
Bette Davis and Vivien (Scarlett
Leigh for that feminine acting
Oscar"
The voters in this years poll
we're:
Charley Grapewin, Mary Healy.
Nancy Kelly, Dorothy Lamour. Jed
Prouty. Linda Darnell Robert Shaw.
Richard Greene. Spring Byington,
Eddie Collins, Joan Valeri, Sidney
(See HEFFERNAN, Page D-2)
Evening star., 1939-12-24

"Du Barry Was Lady" is dirty
joke dressed up beautifully, and TOO
Many Girls" and Streets of Paris
are routine. meaning acceptable, ar
rangements of pretty girls that are
like melodies and vice versa. He'll
zapoppin,' as you must have heard
by this time unless you have spent
the last 20 years under pillow, is
a special kind of howl-a combina-
ton of elks kicking one another in
the pants with iron shoes while girls
dance and a violin plays and Joe
Miller jokes thud softly through the
air.
lie Man Who Came to Dinner"
and Life With Father" are un-
pleasant comedies The first named
is a compilation of insults and the
last named revolves around the an
tics at home of a bully I found
Life With Father" especially pain
full and sat moodily while the theater
about me rocked with laughter. A
subscriber reports to me where I
erred.
Il would agree" he says, that
Life With Father is a distasteful
experience in the theater if the
characters in it we're realistic. But
they are such obviously cardboard
folk that you can't get hurt at
what they do. You have to laugh"
What he means is that if it were
a better play it would be lot worse,
and the reason the play is so good is
that it's so bad. No doubt, it is a
point to be considered, but, being
(See WOLFERT, Page D-2)
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Stars Turn Critics to Hand Out Laures for the Year 1899
Ina Pol of Personal 'Favort

cember 10. 1939-as seen by the
boys and girls who act in Hollywood
motion pictures. You must remem-
ber the movie actors are great movie
fans. They don't merely act in pic
lures; they 60 to see scores of other
pictures in which their colleagues
appear. So they're all pretty we'll
equipped to vote on who's who and
what's what in the film business.
To each of the random picked
voters was given a printed ballot
containing space for selection of the
actors choices for 10 best pictures
of the year, for best performance
by an actor. Cor '--st performance
by an actress and for best achieve
ment in directing.
Two added questions resulted in
an interesting symposium. One
asked, do you favor double fea-
tures?' and the other. do you pre-
fer color or black and white pho
tography?"
The 10 best motion pictures of the
year. as tabulated from the number
of times each was mentioned on the
actors ballots, developed the most
spirited competition of the survey.
The breath-t taking finish found
Goodbye. Mr.. Chips" leading Mr..
Smith Goes to Washington" by the
hairline margin of exactly one vote!
The British-made "Pygmalion." in
third place, was l3 markers behind
"Mr. Smith"
The 10 best pictures of the year.
as decreed by the actors, together
with the number Of votes each re-
ceived, follow:
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NATONALThe White Plume musical version OF Cyrano
Tuesday nstead Monday to through
night which being
presented Shuberts
and George Houston
Huncback Nore Dame the famed horror tale
which served CLANCY well, Charles
Laughton Odara the lovely with
Laughton Jamaica plays leading
in "Hunchback." which opens tomorrow
PALACE-"Guivers Travels" Fescher u-ength
cartoon report Lemuel visit to the Lputians set fol-
low Garbos happy "Nnotchka" other things
by Jessica Dragonette and Lanny
EAEFour Wives the chapter in which wedock overtake
last of those popular -Four Daughters Friday
is the in the original with the Sisters Rosemary
Priscilla and Lola and Gale playing daughters
become wives There will be show headed Martha
Raye
CAPITOLThe Secret OF Kildare Dr. Lew
Ayres and Dr. Lionel Barrymore Fridays
Helen Gilbert again
- on hand There will be a new stage show, too.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stripes" difficulties
living down criminal past scheduled
involved in the drama Bryan William Holden George
Raft and Humphrey Bogart
Evening star., 1939-12-24
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD


Hail the victors Of 1899!
The North American Newspaper
Alliances second annual "stars turn
critics" survey has been completed
and the winners established.
Just as they did one year ago.
when the idea of the actors own
survey was inaugurated by the N. A.
N A., 100 Hollywood stars, featured
and small part players-picked at
random from the contract lists of
five major studios-went to the polls
this week and cast their votes for
the outstanding production achieve
ments of the year.
When the smoke of close and
lively competition cleared ana the
results were confirmed by Cecil B.
De Mile, James Roosevelt and Win
field r. Sheehan, a trio of industry
leaders who acted as judges. the fol-
lowing results in the principal divi-
sions were flung up on the score
board:
Best motion picture of 1899:
Goodbye, Mr.. Chips
Best performance by an actor:
Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr.
Chips
Best performance by an actress:
Bette Davis in Dark Victory
Best achievement in directing:
Frank Capra for Mr. Smith Goes
to Washington"
These are the 1899 "bests" of all
pictures released in Hollywood be-
tween December 10, 1898, and De-
Evening star., 1939-12-24
For another year. Merry Christmas:

For another Merry Christmas:
To Southern birthplace
who satisfaction
could Scarlet the satisfaction
To Vvien Leigh, practically ditto
Dorothy position
this departments
To Sheridan bright, breezy and beautiful
Texas girl all blah.
10 Edmund Pon OF the National Tor dgreeng
this comparatively
Daryl with Brothers, thus exlng
them better
country
Shirley Temple dropping fifth boxoface standing
within IL months
The Tanning of the ShreW that
Olsen Johnson the only of the Hzapppn spirit
Olivier Critics Talent
ForM MoreT ThanNIe
the drama that he
with skill that he brought to the
Interpretation of n "Wutherng
To Blair ambassador
the of
neWsree staff
To Du1bm
consistently the which
servedly making good pictures.
Ratio Ray Bell and others of
all times
the dotng of the last IL (The
the coumn)
Falce Terrell and the staff OF
Warmers, ditto
To little another ditto.
gallant the best desk
O a editors bench
York Times and Wocot Gibbs OF