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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
AGED PENSION
ROLLS INCREASED

Columbus, O. (OLNS).-Aid for the
aged rolls reached a new high in the
state during October when 123,7OS
persons received payments, it was
announced last week by Tom McCaw,
chief of the State Division of Aid for
the Aged.
Total payments during the month
amounted to $2,816,155 with the aver
age award for the month being $22. .76.
The October figures on recipients rep
resented an increase Of 2,763 over the
previous month. The average grant
per recipient in October was greater
than in the previous month, which was
$2269.
Although the states aid for the
aged rolls have increased 1888 dur
ing the first nine months Of this year,
McCaw estimated that administrative
costs Of the division will be about
$250,0O0 less this year than in 1888.
McCaw also announced that he ex-
pected that the divisions number of
recipients would be about 125,000 by
the end Of the year.
Numerous aged persons throughout
the state whose applications were on
file for long periods Of time have been
placed on the rolls during the past
few months.
The division has been making a con-
certed drive to give attention to ap-
plications longest on file, McCaw
said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
No Idle Potters
Continued From Page One)

Just about all back to work. Due to
a scarcity of decorating kilnmen,
Brother John Rue has gone on the
kiln as an apprentice. There are sew
eral new faces at the lining bench and
a few unfamiliar ones in the clay
shop.
The Alliance method of advertising
"Buy American Union Made Goods"
was discussed at the last meeting and
Local No. 70 wants to express their
wish that they continue with the good
work.
We would like to see the increased
attendance continue and the hall filled
with the members every meeting
night. We are all there to help a
brother or a sister with any trouble.
So come to local and keep the plant
on the smooth basis it is on now.
Would like to see all at the Novem-
Der 10 meeting.-O. c. 70.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
BedutY Shop Owner
Continued From Page One)

ard for the industry would be bene-
fetal, and expressed the opinion that
"any ethical owner does not have to
worry about minimum wage law"
One owner emphaticaly expressed
the opinion that so-called "cut- rate
shop owners do not make profit
from the work performed, bat make
money solely on the cheap wages
paid.
Present at the October "a hearing
in Akron were Miss Dolly Phillips,
secretary treasurer Of Beauticians'
Local l05-A, who initiated the petit
tions resulting in the survey; Mrs.
Betty Collins, president of Local
105-A; Fred Tapfer, Cleveland, Sam
Schooler, Cleveland and f. M. Sand
ers, Akron, representing the Ohio
State Association Of Journeymen Bar
bers and Beauticians, and Miss Eliza
beth Magee, Cleveland, secretary Of
the Consumers League of Ohio, which
is supporting the survey.
Low-wage conditions identical with
those uncovered in the Akron survey
were testified to by employees Of
beauty parlors in Youngstown, where
a hearing was held October 26 by Di-
rector Strain, Assistant Director Mel
son Hovey, and Minimum Wage Su-
perintendent James p Walsh, Jr.
Witnesses testified that they were
paid So to SO per week on commits
sion basis Of earnings. AS in Akron,
it was revealed that in some shops
sweeping floors and washing equip
ment was made part Of their duties
on order of the owner.
Several Youngstown shop owners
appeared before the state officials
conducting the survey to advocate the
establishment Of a minimum wage
standard for the industry.
Director Strain has not announced
the date or city in which the next
hearing will be conducted.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
Labor Relations Bourd
Inquiry Is Postponed

Washington, d. C. (AFLWNS).-- -
Representative Howard W. Smith
chairman Of the House Special Com.
mittee to investigate the administra-
ton Of the National Labor Relations
Act by the National Labor Relations
Board, announced that the hearings
scheduled to begin early in November
will be delayed beyond the middle OF
the month.
Committee investigators, it was
stated, are collecting data which in.
clude returns from over 10000 ques-
tionnaires that were sent to partici.
pants in Labor Board cases.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
Vets Celebrate
Neutrality Week
Start Statewide Cumpuiqn
To Mould Sentiment Of
Ohio Voters

A statewide campaign to mold
sentiment for strict neutrality for the
United States in the present European
crisis, has been launched by the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars during the
week beginning October 20 which, by
official proclamation of Governor John
w. Bricker, has been designated as
Veterans of Foreign Wars Neutrality
Week" throughout Ohio.
This organization whose members
are men who have served on foreign
soil in every war or campaign of the
United States since 1898, will use the
radio and will hold public meetings in
localities throughout the State in it's
effort to impress upon citizens the ne
cessity for action by the national gov
ernment that will keep this country
at peace and free of any entangle-
ments that might involve us in
Europe's war.
Served Overseas
In his proclamation designating V.
F. w. Neutrality Week, Governor
Bricker called attention to the fact
that members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars have seen war at first
hand and that they, more than any
other group Of citizens, know the hor-
rors of war and the sacrifices it in
wolves.
1t is fitting, he points out, that these
men should take the lead in move
ment to keep us out of war, and he
asked that all citizens of the State of
Ohio join with the V. F. w. in it's
effort to assure this country's abso-
lutte neutrality in the current struggle
abroad.
AS a fitting send-off for the week
of neutrality activity, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars were on the air on
Saturday, October %, with program
from Radio Station WLW in Cincin-
natl. This Broadcast was in the form
of an address by capable speaker
who outlined the principles of the V.
F. w. and explained the purposes and
aims of the Neutrality Week Cam
paign.
During the days that follow this
broadcast, communities throughout the
State have Joined with units Of the V.
F. w. and it's Auxiliary in public gath
erings and other demonstrations built
around the theme of neutrality.
Auto Tour Planned
A special automobile, appropriately
decorated to convey the neutrality
theme, is touring the State during the
week, stopping at strategic points,
where it will serve as the center for
demonstrations planned by units in
these communities. 1t is carrying liter
ature ito be distributed, setting forth
the V. F. WIS principles as to neu-
trality, an adequate national defense,
and other phases of the organization's
policies.
The veterans organizations have So
licited the aid Of ministers, profession
al men, and other civic, fraternal and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
A. F. L. Auto Workers
Sign Milwaukee Firm

Milwaukee, Wis. (AFLWNS).-Of-
ficials of Local 232 of the United Au-
tomobile Workers Of America, A. F.
of L. affiliate, announced the ratifica-
tion of new contract with the Briggs
and Stratton Corporation.
The agreement renews the prefer
ential closed shop provision and other
features Of the expired contract and
improves piecework and seniority ar
rangement for many groups.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
JERSEY WAGE AVERAGE UP

Newark, N. J. GLNS).-New Jer-
sey industrial workers are receiving
an average weekly wage which is
higher than at any time since 1880
but is 9 per cent below the peak level
of December, 1928, says a memoran-
dunn prepared by the State Chamber
Of Commerce. The average indus
trial pay envelope for a week, based
on earnings in the quarter ending last
June is reported at S2642
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
Misery Can't Bring Prosperity

/ feel It is a serious mistake for, US
to found any hopes for real prosperity
on the miseries of war-torn Europe.
When the war is over, much Of our
war business will collapse suddenly
and we may be great deal worse off
than before we got it. In any case
the European war cannot possibly
solve our economic problems here in
the United States.-Mrs. Florence
Kerr, Assistant Commissioner, WPA.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02

Always Demand the Union Label
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
WAR BRINGS NO GOOD

"War," said the Greek sage, "is the
father Of all things" We know bet
ter; we know that modern war is the
father Of nothing that is good. The
best that can be said for war nova
days is that it may be accepted as
the lesser Of two evils, when there is
no other possible choice.-The Wall
Street Journal.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02


patriotic groups in it's campaign. In
communities where there are V. F. w.
musical units, parades are held be-
ing followed by public rallies at which
appropriate addresses and patriotic
demonstrations will be on the program.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-02
HARD LUCK

"I drank some cider and now I
can't find my way home"
"Well, you shouldn't take it so
hard"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
LOIS JONES FINE EXHIBIT
Continued from Page ~

embourg Garden, Paris. One passed
and looked long at the beautiful paint
ings of still life and felt he could pick
up a piece of "The Toast" or "The Veg
etables" or help oneself to the "Fruit"
The beautiful black bodies of the "Af-
rican Bathers" caused much comment
as did "a French Mother" and "NIu-
latto". The detail of the "Wash House
on the Seine-Paris" was exceptionally
well done. The water colors were
equally delightful.
The artist is Boston girl. She pos
sesses the rare combination of rare
innate ability, an intense love for her
work, the soul of an artist and excep-
tional artistical training. She has had
honor after honor heaped upon her.
The thrill of life time for the great
est of artists is to exhibit in the annual
exhibition of the Salon DIES Artestes
francais in the Grand Palais. 1t is
almost phenomenal for an artist to be
accepted at first attempt. Lois was ac-
cepted at first.
The artist has just returned from a
years study in England, Italy and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
TEXAS GOV. ADDS SUSPENSE
TO DEATH PENALTY
Continued from Page y

capital punishment, but in Williams
case he thought it was all right.
THE death penalty will be inflicted
March 5 unless the board (the Board
OF Pardons and Paroles) extends
clemency," he said, 81 therefore grant
a thirty-day reprieve =. in order that
Winzel Williams may suffer this dread
full punishment thirty days before he
is relieved by death in the electric
chair"
O'Daniel, whose campaign platform
was "the golden rule" continued:
"Also, I am frank to admit that I be-
lieve in the Bible literally and do not
intend to be party directly or indirectly
to killing a person. But the matter
according to law is out of my hands
and beyond my power at the expira-
ton of this thirty-day reprieve."
Williams was convicted on charge
of killing his white employer, E. B.
Atwood, 63, near Dallas last spring.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04

France. In Europe her work was com
pared to the great Paul Cezanne.
She has paintings on exhibit at The
Philadelphia Academy of Art now,
Mont Marie" and ia cuisine dams
Latelier de L'artiste", which is another
signal honor.
In an interview Miss Jones saws she
plans to continue teaching at Howard
but feels that a successful teacher must
be a producer as well to be inspira-
tlonal. At present she is working on
some murals and creative painting of
Race life, considering that in that way
she may show the race to better ad-
vantage than would be done by artists
OF other racial groups. She is the ar
fist for the Association of Publishers
and IS at present doing the illustrations
for AFRICAN Heroes and Heroines"
soon to be published. She has done
the illustrations for several others. Miss
Jones said further that she likes Paris
best OF all the places she visited in
Europe and she is grateful at the APP
probation Of her work. She had no
advice to offer except that every artist
should 60 abroad and that every one
should spend as much time as possible
looking at all of all kinds.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04

the rumor that John Henry was
carried to his dressing room, as when
| rushed from my seat to his dressing
room he passed me walking" as
jauntily as he did on the way to the
disaster. l tried to get inside but
the battle among the friends, news
paper reporters, and cops was too
much bother for me.
SPYING THE NEWS
l doff my hat to Marian Anderson,
the queen of song, and take low bow
of congratulation to her, being award
ed the Spingarn Medal for '39-the
race member having made the greatest
achievement of the past year.
Orchids to the illustrious committee
who made such well chosen selection
. and scallions to adverse opinion.
e.. She's in Cleveland o. Friday (3)
at Music Hall =. Down in Texas soon
. March 10, Fort Worth, in Dallas
(2) Houston (23) San Antonio (25)
Waco (27) April 1, st. Louis, Birming-
ham (3) Atlantic 81 Washington.
d. c. (9) Philadelphia (13).
| hope the last minute FLASH
rumours are erroneous g.. Chick Webb
and Ella (Tisket Tasket) FITZGERALD,
"First Lady of Swing" are the objects
of i'll effect at the swank Cocoanut
Grove, Park Central Hotel, on Broad
way :. along with the Four Ink Spots.
NBS (male) songcasters. =. Evidently
the loathsome serpent, race prejudice
has cropped up out of darkness
the dirty viper. he will find his do
main in hell, not in New York
certain "cheap" Jealous Nordics are
supposed to have functioned an custer
| heard the grand opening Wed.
night, right after the fight, and Ella
began her program with "Just A Kid
Named Joe" j.. far from the Harlem
live and her rendition of the sensa-
tional hit F,D.R. Jones was a solid
killer Moe Gale the mgr. saws
thnv'll fight to finish.
Speaking of FD.R. Jones song hit.
Billy Rose has placed the entire Col
o"od oroun of 80 artists in his Casa
m9nana doing the number from "Sing
Out the News" Buck & Bubbles.
/eigfeld stars, of Blackbirds fame. are
the tops on the bill at the fashionable
Continental Room of the Top Hat
Hotel in JERSEY, along with John
Steel, Ann Pennington & Harry Rose.
Toe Louis and his stable flew home to
Detroit. Joe took along the fat
check from Mike Jacobs of the John
Henry Supper" Joe refereed bouts
at the Hearst All-American festive
Fri. night composed of 80 amateur
fighters gathered from the four cor
ners of the U. S.
Gene (Honeybov) Sedric. tenor sax
of Fats Waller DIRK. made several new
records for the piccolo machine fans
for Vocalian. with Myra johnson do
ING the chirping.
WORLDS FAIR IN HARLEM
This is to advise that the Fair in
Long Island will not be the only at
traction. We are going to have a Fair
in Harlem too, according to the plans
OF the Harlem Reception League Ser
vice, 227 LenoX Ave. which is prepar-
ed to give the following information
Housing room register. conducted
tours, guides, hostesses, escorts, sight
seeing parties, dining, dancing. pub
licitv, and every aid for YOUR trip.
Write to your Cruising Reporter for
full information.
FLOYD SNELSON.
400 Manhattan Ave, N. Y. C.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
BERNICE WEST
GETS DIVORCE

BOSTON, Mass.-The climax to a
true life drama filled with tragedy that
has been enduring for years, finally
come Jan. 25 when the former Ber-
nice Lane of Baltimore secured an un-
contested divorce from Atty. st. Clair
West of Cambridge on the grounds of
cruel and abusive treatment. with the
privilege of assuming her maiden
name. Miss Lane, noted beauty, be-
lonPs to prominent Baltimore family
Narrowing tales of abusive treat
ment necessitating not only the care
OF private physicians, but hospitaliza-
ton, make the years between 1921
when Miss Lane married West, to 1896
when she left him, almost unbelievable
During those years Miss Lane had her
husband arrested number of times,
but it wasn't until March End of 1886
thot she left him forever.
On March End of that year while
they were living on Walnut Ave, Rox-
burv, she charges that West threat
ened to cut his wife with a razor. Miss
Lane escaped from him and ran into
the street, followed by West who
chased her to the avenue where a
police cruising car rescued the girl
md told her to go to friends home
for the remainder of the night.
Accordingly Miss Lane went to a
home near her own. again followed by
her husband, who then tried to break
in the door, succeeding only as the
police arrived again. this time to place
him under arrest. He was arranged
the following morning under $1,000
bail.
Miss Lane had Dr. Joseph Lassiter
and DR., Benjamin Robinson testify
about their having to treat her for
bruises caused by Atty. West. Once
it was burn, when West showed a
hot iron against her chest, she said.
Another time it was a sprained ankle,
she testified, which was the result of
his trying to push her out of a speed
ing car. Again it was a knot on her
head where he had beat her unmerci-
fully.
Throwing water on her, breaking
furniture, pulling down curtains, tear
ing them and everything in sight were
other minor cruelties inflicted on the
SLIGHT figure of the girl he had mar
ried, and these things she has never
mentioned until now.
Miss Lane said during an interview,
81 went through a living hell. Some
times | would think, if hell is any
worse than this, then I'd just as soon
go there"
When Miss Lane left West, she
gained work on the WPA and during
that time she was due support because
of the inadeuuacy of her pay check,
but the attorney never lived up to his
obligations. At the present time fur
Their hearings are due concerning ali
mOnv.
Miss Lanes father, Atty Lane, was
the first Colored man to practice law
in Baltimore and her two brothers are
prominent in professional and civic
circles, one being Atty. E. Everett
Lane of Baltimore and the other
Russell Lane, principal of the Crispus
Attacks High School in Indianapolis,
Miss Lane is being represented by
Atty. Frank Daniels.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
HUB ARTISTS IN SPRINGFIELD
Continued from Page y

capabilities and given over to the pro-
duction of outstanding attainments. .
Mrs. Helen Wick Clarkson was
chairman of the recital committee
assisted by Mrs. Hatton Hudson, CO.
chair; Mrs. Luna Babcock, sec'y.;
Mrs. Marion Coles, asst. sec'y. (P.C.R0
Mrs. Clarkson was hostess at an in
formal reception rendered the artists
after their performance which was at
tended by the Springfield elite Mrs.
Clarkson is the wife of Attorney J.
Clifford Clarkson, the first Colored
Councilman for Springfield in many
years.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
A Tribute to Books

Clarence Days tribute to books is
as follows: "The world of books is
the most remarkable creation of
man. Nothing else that he builds
ever lasts. Monuments fall, nations
perish, civilizations grow old and die
out, and, after an era of darkness,
new races build others. But in the
world of books are volumes that
have seen this happen again and
again and yet 1--we on, still young,
still as fresh as the day they we're
written, still telling mems hearts of
the hearts of men centuries dead. {"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
HUB GIRL TO HOWARD PLACE
Continued from page l.

pleased with her appointment. To her
many friends and acquaintance in
Boston she sends greetings and hopes
they will remember her in their pray
ers" for her continued success. She
is the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Thomas,
10 Wellington St., Boston, Mass.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
NO COMPROMISE ON ANTI
LYNCH BILL, SAYS NAACP
Continued from Page ~

plan to investigate lyrchings and
place the findings before Congress is
inadequate to meet the present situa-
ton"
The bills which are being supported
by the N.A.A.C,P. are now before the
House and Senate judiciary committee
respectively.
Evening star., 1939-10-11
Names Of 4 Navy YARD
Communists Given
To Dies Probers
Union OfficioI Quizzed
Briefly in. Executive
Session
By JAMES f. CHINN.

Names of four active Communists
in the Washington Navy Yard were
given the House Committee on un-
American Activities today by a high
official in the Machinists' Union at
the plant. His identity was not
disclosed.
The Navy Yard union official was
questioned by the committee at a
brief executive session which pre-
ceded the public questioning of Gen.
Walter G.. Krivitsky, for II years
a member of the Soviet military in
telligence
The union official appeared VOL
unfairly before the committee as a
result of statement in a report
seized recently during a raid on the
headquarters of the Communist
party in Washington which declared
the party had a unit in the Govern
ment's big naval gun factory, but its
work among the machinists there
was "at standstill" because of mis-
takes of the past"
viii BE Subpoenaed.
The four Navy Yard employees,
whose names were given the COM
mittee. are to be subpoenaed as wit
nesses later when the committee be-
gins a contemplated exhaustive in
quiry into Communist activities in
the District. Six subpoenaes already
have been issued for other Navy
Yard employees, but will not be served
until the committee is ready to ques-
ton them.
The Navy Yard Machinists'
Union official is understood to have
described to the committee some
of his own observations among
suspected Communists at the plant,
especially with respect to the dis
tribution of propaganda literature
and attempts to recruit new mem
bers.
The committee questioned the
union official in room in the old
House Office Building which tenn
porarily has been converted into
a work room for newspapermen
covering its hearings.
AS soon as the committee con-
vened in the spacious caucus room
the place where it has conducted
hearings for more than year
Chairman Dies announced there
would be a special executive session.
Instead of clearing the caucus room
of the 100 or more spectators who
had arrived to hear the testimony
of Gen. Krivitsky, the committee
members walked out and met a few
minutes later in the nearby i'm
provised press room to take the
testimony of the Navy Yard union
official.
The committee late yesterday
asked the Metropolitan Police De-
partment for an additional guard
for its offices, which were broken
into early Sunday, presumably by
some one desirous OF getting
hold of records of the lengthy
investigation. Reported missing was
a list of members of so-called Com
munist front" organizations, but,
according to Chairman Dies. du-
picate list is on file at the Depart
ment of Justice.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, advised the re-
quest for men was on its way to
his Office, said he was prepared to
Cooperate" with the committee.
Evening star., 1939-10-11

Germany today ordered in
tensification of air attacks on
British warships blockading the
North Sea at the same time that
NaZi quarters in Berlin were in
terpreting the speech yesterday
of French Premier Daladier as
supporting hopes for peace. The
order for joint sea and air Of
fensive against the British fleet
was the result of what Berlin
authorities said was the success
full result of such attacks since
October 7. page AID
With her delegation in Mos
cow waiting to begin consulta-
zion with Soviet leaders on "po-
litical and economic" matters,
Finland hoped for the best but
prepared for the worst, and thou
sands of her citizens fled from
the capital, Helsinki, and Viipuri.
An experimental blackout was
carried out last night. Finnish
sources said the delegation would
stand firm in refusing conces-
sions to Soviet Russia similar to
those which were. extracted from
Latvia and Estonia. { Page AID
During Senate neutrality de-
bate, Senator Clark of Missouri,
opponent of repeal of the arms
embargo, contended President
Roosevelt had exercised emer-
gency powers actually vested in
hum only when the country is at
war or In imminent danger Of