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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
Labor Conference
Continued From Page One)

On thes other hand, the detailed con-
sideration which is being given to the
reduction of hours in road transport
is evidence that the Coal Committee
was not following merely a formula
of the year. The International Labor
Organization will never permit re-
action, even in the face of a tragic
choice between ornaments and an i'm
proved standard of living, to establish
it's claim that all progress is impos-
sible.
''In the third place, we should rec
ognize that the work of the Office in
preparation for the Coal Convention
was worth while. We have had before
us the text of a Draft Convention
covering highly competitive indus
try, which technically is nearly ready
for adoption. Even in our present and
temporary defeat, then, there is real
progress"
Mr.. Hinrichs added that in support
ing the resolution the Conference rec
ognized that peace and social justice
are indivisible. "War, and prepara-
tion for war;" he continued, clay
waste the resources that make pos
sible substantial advance toward bet
ter conditions of life. Disarmament
and all that implies, is the other side
of the shield of social progress. To-
day major proposal, namely shorter
hours in coal mines, is temporarily
defeated by forces of overwhelming
magnitude outside this Conference
But precisely now, when nations are
concerned with their existence from
day to day, it may be the supreme
function of the International Labor
Organization to maintain the long anc
broad view. The sanction behind that
long view is the force of the workers
need in all countries"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
BUG Determine
Cldilaas Of Jobless
The Attorney General Holds
Thot Present Rule Is
Retroactive
(By Ohio Labor News Service)

(By Ohio Labor News Service)
Columbus, O.-Redetermination of
claims for unemployment compensa-
tion of approximately 10000 workers,
filed between January l., 1889, and
February %, will be started soon by
a special force of workers at the Bu-
reau of Unemployment Compensation.
A preliminary study of the claims
is being made, H. C. Atkinson, admin
isSrator of the BUG said last week,
preparatory to launching the tedious
and involved process of redetermining
the amount of award each claimant
was entitled to on the basis of rule
adopted on February % by the Unem-
ployment Compensation Commission.
Redetermination of the claims was
made possible by an opinion rendered
by Attorney General Thomas Herbert,
following a request by Administrator
Atkinson for ruling on the legality
of such procedure since amendment
of the unemployment compensation
law by the 93rd General Assembly and
replacement of the three-member I'm
employment Compensation Commits
sion by the Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation headed by an Admin
istrater.
The method of determining the
average wage of claimant for
unemployment compensation was
changed on February % by the old
Commission, which issued blanket
statements that all current claims
would be automatically predetermined
and that beneficiaries would receive
adjustment checks.
Based on a ruling by Judge Charles
Leach of the Franklin County Com
mon Pleas Court in which the Com
mission was enjoined from using a
rule which coupled the average wage
of the worker on the basis of actual
earnings, the new rule adopted Febru-
ary % provided for calculation OF
benefits on the workers most recent
full-time weekly wage.
| The Commission was superseded by
the Bureau before the proposed rede-
termination could begin, and Admins
traitor Atkinson questioned his right to
proceed under the amended law and
also to the fact that the law specifies
a ten-day period of protest from any
party affected by the payment.
Attorney General Herbert held that
the matter of redetermining the claims
for benefits had reached the stage
whereby it became proceeding" un-
/
Administrator Atkinson's authority to
cause a redetermination of benefits in
accordance with the rule adopted
February % and the action of the old
| Commission
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grdphers
Building Is Strong
Organization
Work Stoppoge Honors Two
Killed In Recent Cen
erul Strike

Chicago ULNS).-One more step
towards the building up of strong
American Federation of Labor union
among employees of the Western Union
Telegraph Company was taken when
the company agreed to the use
of bulletin board in the Washington
office and a check-off system for col
lection of dues from members of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
The Labor Boards certification of
the CTU in Washington has been Of
ficially recognized by the Western
Union and negotiations for an agree
ment are in progress.
The CTU'S petition for certifcation
tof Indianapolis Western Union en-
Iployes was heard by the Labor Board
in June. An early election or certifi-
cation is expected, following the prece-
dent set in the Washington case.
Two charters are being issued to
cover Western Union groups in New
York, and considerable progress is
|also being made in Chicago.
The CTU will intervene in the San
Francisco case, where the CIO is ask
ling the Labor Board for certification.
l"Our information is that the CLOS
membership in the Western Union in
San Francisco is less than 10 per
cent" President F. B. Powers said here
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
A. F. of L. Insurance
Agents Map Program

Washington, d. c. (AFLWNS).-
The second annual conference of the
Industrial and Ordinary Insurance
Agents Council sponsored by the
American Federation of Labor out
lined an intensive organization pro-
gram at it's sessions held in the A.
f. of l.. Building here.
Those participating in the confer
ence included delegates from South
Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, North
Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and the District of Column
bia.
Negotiations in progress between
the council and the Home Beneficial
Association, of Richmond Va, and
Peoples Life Insurance Co., of Wash
ington, ID. c., were unanimously ap-
proved by the conference which en-
dorsed a proposal to further the sign
ing of an agreement with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor by pledging
the councils full economic strength to
successfully terminate negotiations
with these companies.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
Officers Elected
By Local No. l59
John Guul. ST.. Elected To
Presidency of Akron
Locul

Akron, Ohio.-Local Union No. 159
members elected officers at their last
regular meeting. The following were
elected: John Gaul, ST., president;
Joe Gregor, vice president; John Karl,
secretary; Blame Denious, financial
secretary, U. S. Stoneware; Frank
Williams, financial secretary, M. A.
knight Company; Ben Richardson,
treasurer; Joe Ulrich, trustee for six
months; Phillip Long, guard. Shop
committees for the two plants were
also named. M. A. knight Company:
Bill Grummel, Mike Ulrich and Joe
Nutco, Jr.; Shop committee for U. S.
Stoneware: John Karl, Joe Gregor and
Joe Denning. Joe Nutco, Jr. was
elected Inspector.
Would like for all members to get
their dues paid up before next meet
ing night as there will be suspensions
handed out at the regular meeting.
The boys are planning picnic for
July %, each man who wishes to at
tend must pay one dollar and fifty
cents for his ticket, and in return fo1
this he will receive all he wants to
eat and drink.
| The attendance has been fairly gooC
at the last several meetings, but will
be even better from now on. See yoJ
at the picnic.-O. c. 159.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
Delegates Report
(Continued From Puue One)

reporting successful convention. We
were told George Salsberry was glad
to start to East Liverpool as he was
homesick.
Brother Boots Landrille is still on
the sick list, but we are all hopeful
his health will improve in the next
few days.
James Grafton will represent our
local in Akron next Monday when he
attends the Ohio State Federation of
Labor Convention. He will also serve
as delegate from the local Trades and
Labor Council
Don't forget, the Tuesday meeting
is of special Importance and we wish
to see representatives from Halls, 7.
S. & T. and Harker's.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
Union BuiIdinq
Union Labor's demands for payment
of the prevailing wage on WPA.
Dor.oco,%o@;,oc of P,,;1d;pn Tro odoc
Continued From Page One)

Union Labor's demands for payment
of the prevailing wage on WPA.
Representatives of Building Trades
Councils in Cincinnati, Akron, Canton,
Hamilton, Columbus and other metro
politan areas asserted that their or
ganizations had sent protest wires to
Congressman and Senators but were
withholding ordering Union men off
WPA jobs in majority of cases pend
ing action of the State Council.
John Rohrich, Cleveland, leader
in the powerful Teamsters' Union, de-
clared that WPA has hurt the build
ing industry more than it has helped
it, and that the action of Congress
would ruin it completely.
Labor is on the spot" Rohrich de-
clared, "and we got there by helping
to elect the reactionaries who put this
steal over on us"
President Jockel announced that he
had been notified by more than 200
Unions that they had wired Congress-
men and Senators in protest of the
elimination of the prevailing wage
clause on WPA construction.
Following adoption of the resolu-
tion requesting Union mechanics not
to work for less than the prevailing
wage rate in their locality, another
motion was adopted ordering the ap-
pointment of committee to draft a
formal protest to be presented to the
Building Trades Convention Wednes-
day.
President Jockel appointed Albert
Dalton, Cleveland; Evan A. Baker,
Cincinnati, president of the State
Bricklayers' Conference; A. J. Frecka,
Akron, treasurer Of the Summit
County Trades and Labor Assembly;
H. E. Martin, Canton, business agent
of the Sheet Metal Workers Union of
that city, and Ross A. Boggs, presi-
dent of the Columbus Building Trades
Council, to draft the resolution.
| The resolution, drafted by the COM
mittee, "emphatically protests any
reduction in the prevailing rate of
wages and the increases in hours on all
WPA projects" and urges repeal of
that section of the law Gin behalf of
the 100000 building trades mechanics
in Ohio"
President Jockel said that the res
olution would be considered by the ex-
ecutive board of the Ohio State Build
ing and Construction Trades Council
which met in Akron Tuesday night
prior to the annual convention, as well
as by the convention delegates, ano
that there was no doubt the action OF
representative here Monday would be
confirmed.
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Continuation Of
Continued From Poqe One)

help in any manner possible.
The pottery exhibit at the Worlds
Fair will be continued next year in ac-
cord with the unanimous wishes Of
the delegates after hearing a COM
plete report on the excellent advertis-
ing opportunities it is presenting the
American union potter. President
Duffy and Vice President Turner, in
charge of the workmen at the show,
explained that all problems had been
worked out and that the fair goers
are receiving the working exhibit,
jointly sponsored by capital and labor
in fine manner.
1t was pointed out that dishes are
used by every person, every day, but
the majority had not the slightest
idea of the hand work and skill that
went into the making Of dinnerware.
For that reason the show was crowd
ed at all times and shared with the
General Motors Exhibit the highest
praise of the entire Fair.
A committee composed of Robert
Larkins, l.. U. al, chairman, p. X. Cal
hoon, l.. u. and Richard Reedy, l.. u.
AZ, was named by President Duffy to
inspect local finances in accordance
with the recommendation adopted as
part of the report Of the committee
on officers report.
A majority Of the delegates depart
ed from Atlantic City Monday eve
ming, feeling they had had enough of
the fine salt air to last the \ through
the summer.
kilograms were received during
the course Of the convention from Lo-
cal l73, Frenchtown, N. j.; Local 7s,
st. Johns, Canada; William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor and Matthey Woll, vice
president of that organization.
George Heckathorne was called home
from the Convention Saturday when
his newly-born child died.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
Riqh+ Of Appeal
(Continued From Page Onel

appeal. You should go to the office
and make out the form there, if pos
sible, because they will assist you in
filing out the blank and will explain
about the hearing.
(5) Appeals are heard by an inn
partial tribunal, provided for in the
law. In some States this tribunal is
appointed by the board Of review, in
others by the State unemployment
compensation agency. 1t may consist
of one member or more than one. In
either case, the member or members
of the tribunal must have had no pre-
vious connection with the handling OF
the claim or with the decision which
is appealed.
co. The hearing is informal, and
you can present your case in your own
words. You may appear alone or you
may be represented by an officer or
agent of your union, or by an attor-
ney. You or your representatives may
testify and bring witnesses. II you
find that witnesses will not attend
voluntarily you may ask the appeal
tribunal to issue subpenas to compel
them to come. The local unemploy-
ment compensation office will help
you with this. The subpenas are
issued without cost to you and witness
fees are paid by the State agency.
All testimony is taken under oath
or affirmation, and stenographic rec
ord is made, in case of further appeal.
This record is open to you or your
representative.
(7) Under most of the State laws,
if the decision of an appeal tribunal
was not unanimous, you have right
to second hearing, this time before
board of review. If the decision
was unanimous, or if the case was
heard by one-man tribunal, the board
= of review decides whether there shall
be second hearing.
(S) For a second appeal, you file
application at the local unemployment
compensation office as before and II
the appeal is allowed, you ere duly
notified of the date and place of hear
ing. The board msy decide, however
to consider the question solely on the
record of the first hearing. Or it may
decide to have you and your employer
appear personally argument on thu
basis of the record. Or it may decide
not to hear the interested parties il
person at all but merely to allow then
to file their arguments in writing.
(9) The second appeal decision il
final unless YOU decide to appeal tt
the courts. Here again there is a tim'
limit, specified in the State unemploy
ment compensation law, and this Law
also governs the procedure for cour
review.
(10) For particulars as to appeals il
your own State, inquire at the neares
unemployment compensation office, o
write to the State unemployment com
pensation agency at the State capital
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
On copi+ol Hill
By GEORGE L. KNAPP

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Isador
Lubin, U. S. Commissioner of Labor
Statistics, is one Of the most careful
of all handlers of figures in Washing
ton. He went before the monopoly
committee to tell it something of what
this country needs in housing. About
100000 new families, he said, need
new dwelling units each year. Another
$4,000 units per year are needed to re-
place the so-called homes that should
be destroyed.
Then there are 100000 dwelling
units in this country which are unfit
for habitation, or need drastic re-
pairs. To straighten up and replace
these in 20 years would require 200,-
600 more dwellings per year. Or, to
add up, we need to build 525,00O
homes year for 20 years; fully 200,-
900 more than were built last year.
X X 4
But that is just starter. Lubin
told the committee that about 81 per
cent of the city families in the United
States not on relief have annual in
comes Of 81, 500 or less a year, each.
Yet of all the housing built last year,
only Is per cent was built to sell at
from $4,000 to $4,000 per unit, which
is the top notch that can be paid by
people with 81, 500 annual income or
less.
For several years, at least, Lubin
tells us we need quarter of a mil
lion homes year of that price, and
not more than $4,000 of them were
built last year.
X X X
A WPA report on migrant Fami-
lies" is showing the usual good sense
of such reports. 1t says that since es.
sentially the migrants are families
which go from one state to another
Uncle Sam, as the only authority
which is equal in all states will have
to take charge 1t may be left tt
speak for itself; but l should like tt
call attention to the utter change thai
has taken place in existing lifetimes.
When l was boy in the upper
Mississippi Valley, very valuable Sc
of workers were migrants. They were
all bachelors. In the spring the!
came out of the "pineries," meaning
the pine woods that were being turnet
into lumber, and scattered over wide
landscape. They sometimes helped t.
plant the crops, more often helped il
haying and harvest, then in threshing
and then, when that was done in tn
northern part of the farm belts, bacl
, to the pineries again.
The pines are gone; machines ar
improved till a farm man does tn
work of anywhere from 2 men to 40
and the migrants are married.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
CeIebsui55ion Of
St. Rocco Day To
Be Held Sunday
The Wellsville Sons Of Ituly
Schedule Parade. Boil
Come. Concert

The annual st. Rocco celebration
held in Wellsville will start this year
with fireworks in Central Park at II
p. IN. Saturday, August 19.
A solemn high Mass will be cele-
brated Sunday morning. Rev. Thomas
Ring will read the Mass with the as
sisting priests still unnamed.
A parade from the church to Cen
trail Park where marchers will hear a
concert by the Columbia band and be
entertained by baseball games and
other sports will follow the Mass.
Thousands are expected to come to
Wellsvile to take part in the celebra-
ton. The Sons of Italy and the Ladies
Auxiliary of that social club are spon-
sorS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
COMMISSION PROPOSED

Washington, D. Ex-senator Bar
bour has introduced legislation to Gre
ate a National Tax Commission to
study overlapping taxation by Federal
and State governments. The Commits
sion, to be composed of five members,
also would be authorized to study and
report to Congress on "the influence
of multiple taxation and reports re-
quired in connection Herewith on
business profits, policies and manage
ment," and the relationship between
collection costs and revenue yield of
existing taxes.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
CITIES SAVE

Chicago. Ill.-Fresno, California and
Portland, Oregon, have Joined grow
ing list of cities, headed by Milwaukee,
which build their own fire apparatus
to save money, the International City
Managers Association reported re-
Gently. Portland's savings last year
on seven pieces of equipment COM
pleted in the fire department shop
amounted to $4,000, while Fresno's
firemen recently built two pieces of
apparatus at one-third less than the
price Of new, assembled apparatus.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
Moore Hulted On Return
To Coast By Broken Leg

Kenneth Moore, member of Local
Union 1l3 and an employe of the Ver-
non kilns in California, is visiting his
mother at 446 Main Street, Wellsville.
Brother Moore had the misfortune
to break his ankle, delaying his re-
turn to the west coast. He states, how
ever, he should be able to start the
journey by July 20.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
WORK STOPPAGE HONOR 2 DEAD

San Francisco QLNS). - Twenty
thousand members of San Francisco
waterfront unions stopped work July
5 for "a hours in coastwide observ
ance of the anniversary of the death
of two workers in the 1884 general
strike.
The maritime federation led a pa
rade for services at Civil Center for
Howard Sperry, longshoreman, and
Nicholas Borboies, cook, killed in the
strike disturbances.
Ports at Los Angeles and Puget
Sound also were closed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13
OFFICERS INSTALLED
BYLOCAL UNION NO. 6

Local Union No. 8 installed the fol-
lowing officers at their June 30 meet
ing: Matthew Curran, president;
Enoch Jones, vice president; P. X. Cal
hoon, financial secretary; Roy Broad
bent, recording secretary and statisti-
clan; William Arb, inspector; William
Mccoy, guard and Wilbur Earl, trus-
tee.-O. G. 8.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13

WANTED-Chinaw handler in
California Pottery. Write Box 81, East
Liverpool, Ohio.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13

Always Demand the Union Label.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-07-13

We, Of the COMMITTEES, wish at this
time to express our sorrow at the
passing from our midst of so many
members in the past year, and recon-
mend that this Convention stand with
bowed heads while the Secretary reads
the names of our deceased.
Signed: Henry l.. Bruce, l.. U. 116,
Chairman; Joseph Buchheit, l.. U. A;
Lewis Wilson, l.. U. 66; T.. Desmond,
L. U. 70; Lois Coleman, l.. U. 124 /;
Harry E. Byers, l.. U. 131; Max
Boothe, l.. U. III.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
CANNON

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burton wer,
dinner guests OF their son anC
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Burton, near fredericksburg. on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swain visited
his sister, Mrs. John Nelson on Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Harriet Short who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Short
has returned to her home in New
Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wootten and
family of Delmar spent Saturday
with his mother. Mrs. Verda Woot-
ten.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cannon spent
Sunday evening with Mrs. Daisy
Whitney and family.
Some of the Cannon people attend
ed the old fashioned pIa yat Wesley
Community House on Friday night,
given by the Atlanta Club and en-
ioyed 1t very much. t
Mrs. Lee Burton, Mrs. Annie o.
Neal and Mrs. Ira Williams spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Burton.
Mrs. Ira Wiley had a quilting
party on Wednesday afternoon.
Christian Endeavor soical and bus
mess meeting was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Workman on
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gilbert are
the proud parents OF a baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. R. Williams OF
Reliance visited Mrs, Ycrda WOot-
ten on Sunday afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1939-03-10
ROXANA

Don't forget the covered dish lun
cheOn Saturday, February IL, at the
community house.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill McCabe en-
! tertained to dinner Saturday, Mr.
and Mrs. George Bennett and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Murray
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Goodwin, Jr., and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Murray, all of near town
Their Sunday guests were Mrs
Ethel Bunting and daughter of Bish-
Opville, Mr.. and Mrs. William 'Tru-
lit of Frankford.
Mrs. Lula Wilgus of Snow Hill,
Md, spent Thursday afternoon with
Miss Alice Lockwood.
Asher Carey, Jr., of Washington
College, Alvin Tingle of Delaware
College spent the weekend with
their parents here.
Mrs. John Hickman is spending a
few days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. E. Jones was confined to
her home by illness last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Blair of Will
mfngton spent the weekend with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Cove
Bennett.
Rev. Lowery sold at auction sale
recently his farming implements.
Miss Louise Breasure of Selbyville
visited friends here over the week
end.
A. B. Carey, Orlando DerricksOn
and |. b. Lockwood made a business
trip to Harrington on Monday.