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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
EROSION MUST BE FOUGHT

NOW that the frontier is gone, and the New
~ England and Southern farmers cannot move
out to get new land, Americans are beginning to
look back at the farms they have been leaving.
What they too often see, in the southeastern
states especially are quilted, eroded washed out
FARMS ruined for any ordinary farming purposes
In the north, where the great timber lands form
erly stretched for hundreds of miles, similar pic
lures meet the eye of the traveller.
Virgin timber, standing for hundreds of years,
and uncut, laid the foundations deep
and rich for our American farms. The Indians
used the forests only to raise crops of wild game
excepting for their little gardens of maize and
gourds. But the white man had big way with
him, and he went after that stored-up fertility
with big gangs of aX-men. Burning the timber,
for the greater part, he planted year after year,
and sold his crops in Europe
America was getting ahead. But at the same
time, America was literally closing ground" And
when the erosion processes started, of wind and
water cutting Of the soil, and black dust storms
carrying top lands away for hundreds of miles,
America began to pay, in the loss of products loss
of homes, and abandoned communities, for the
"cash in hand" which she had collected for the
crops.
Now, it has become necessary for govern
mental policy and program to attempt to retrace
the steps taken so hurriedly in the early days. And
this is no fad, no scientific dream. 1t is cold ne
cessity, for the fertile soil that has been washed
down into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico must
now be replaced, by the slow processes of soil
building. But happily, we have the answer. And
here's hoping we have the good sense to apply it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
SPEEDING CHIEF AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSE

WHAT causes traffic accidents? Everyone has a
theory and the variety Of these theories is as
great as the problem itself But the National
Safety Council Chicago, in the 1889 edition of it's
statistical yearbook, Accident Facts, presents an
analysis of the problem that is based on cold facts
and figures.
According to the records, the greatest single
driving sin is speeding listed in the official sum-
maries of fatal accidents throughout the country
as exceeding the speed limit or too fast for con-
ditions."
Nineteen per cent of all drivers involved in
fatal accidents in 1888 were speeding, the councils
figures reveal. In some states this percentage was
as high as 81 per cent, in others as low as pc,
cent.
The councils statistics show that about half
Of the drivers involved in fatal accidents violate
the law or good driving practice. Since many ac-
cidents involve two vehicles, there probably is a
violation by one driver or the other in more than
60 per cent Of all fatal accidents.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
Fail To Report Earnings
While Drawing Benefits

Columbus, O.-First conviction of an
Ohio worker for failure to report earn
ings while drawing unemployment
benefits was obtained Friday in the
Lakewood, Ohio municipal court of
Judge M. j. Walther
Joseph A. Furin, 20, clerk, 412
Forest View Ave-, Bay Village, o., en-
tered plea of guilty. Testimony re-
vealed that he had been employed dur
ing the 16-weeks while he drew weekly
BUG benefits of S142.70 to which he
was not entitled. Furin was fined
$500 and costs and sentenced to serve
60 days in Jail.
First information regarding this
fraud was discovered by BUG officials
routine check of quarterly employer
reports.
Investigation of this case was con-
Quoted by Charles M. Petit, BUG
special agent.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
BIG NEW YORK CITY CLUB
SIGNS UNION CONTRACT

New York City QLNS).-The fa-
nous Bankers Club of America, 120
Broadway, has become the first large
club in the city to sign union con-
tract. The agreement was signed with
the Hotel & Club Employees Union,
Local 6, A. f. of l..
With the signing of the agreement
the union withdrew pending charges
of unfair labor practices against the
Bankers Club which were scheduled
to be heard before the New York State
Labor Relations Board. The union
charges had accused the club of "dil-
atory and procrastinating tactics to
avoid collective bargaining"
Under the terms of the agreement,
Hotel & Club Employees Union, Local
6 is recognized as sole collective bar
gaining agency for the clubs en-
ployes, the shop chairman is rec
ognized, pay increases of up to about
74 Go are obtained by the employees,
and preferential hiring through the
union is agreed to by the club man
agement, which also agrees to hire all
extra walters. and other extra en-
ployes only through the union.
In all, 222 of the 240 employees, COM
prising walters, bartenders, cooks,
kitchen workers, hall boys and porters,
benefit under the contract.
Hotel & Club Employees Union, Lo-
cal has been certified as collective
bargaining agent for the employees of
the Racquet e. Tennis Club, the Har-
ward Club, the Princeton Club, the
Drug & Chemical Club and others.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
AFL UNIONS MEET THREAT

Toledo, o. (OLNS).-State and
national representatives of American
Federation of Labor Unions were the
principal speakers at a rally here
August II, sponsored by the Toledo
Building Trades Council in answer to
John l.. Lewis announced intention
to start organization efforts in the
construction field.
Speakers at the rally included
George w. Strom, Plumbers and
Steam Filters Union; Frank Patino,
Building and Common Laborers'
Union; Arthur Bennett, Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers; Charles J.
Case, secretary of the Ohio State
Building and Construction Trades
Council; Harry Card, president, and
John Froehich, executive secretary of
the Toledo Central Labor Union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
STATES AND HOSPITAL SERVICE PLAN

POPULARITY of the movement to lower the
costs of medical and hospital care is indicated
by the action of 18 states in passing special en-
abling acts permitting non-profit hospital service
plans under regulation of their insurance depart
ments. In nine more states the voluntary hos
pital insurance plans are operating without the
acts
New York was the first to encourage the move
ment by passing enabling legislation in 1884
Since then marked progress has been made. Ad-
ditions of 1889 include Maine, New Hampshire
Rhode Island, Iowa, Ohio, New Mexico and Yer
mont. Other states with the permissive laws are
Alabama, California, Illinois, Mississippi, Georgia
Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky
and New Jersey.
Approximately 60 different hospital service
plans are operating in "a states, it is reported
The plans at present include more than 3,0OO,0O(
subscribers who guaranteed certain number
of days of hospital care for monthly contributions
ranging from SO cents to 81 90 per person.
Although varying in detail, the plans under
state laws, provide for a Joint guarantee of ser
vice by local member hospitals. The number OF
hospitals in each plan ranges from one in kongs
port, Tenn, to more than 300 in New York City
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
WORK AND FREEDOM

F'rom the New Leader New York City,
A BOUT the most juvenile boast made by the
"A Bolshevks is that unemployment has been
abolished in Russia while the Nazs have been
making the same boast for Germany. Mule owners
can make the same claim for their beasts and the
inmates of Sing Sing will admit that they never
lack employment, but no intelligent person wants
to be labor conscript in Russia, Germany OF Sing
Sing.
Employment at reasonable hours and for de-
cent incomes is essential to normal life and happi
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17

ness, but without freedom of democratic organiza.
tion and action by the masses-and there is nc
such freedom in Russia, Germany, Spain and Sing
Sing-workers become inmates of prison. The
Bosheviks and Nazis recommend the lockstep OF
prison life, but who wants to be convict?
incidentally, Sweden is almost Social Demo
cratic nation and it has practically wiped out un-
employment, but it is not nation of prison con-
scripts. Freedom and democracy flourish there
and only convicts and pack-animals enjoy the
"ideal' of the Bolsheviks and Nazis in Sweden.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
BANKER NOMINATED

Newark, 0. (OLNS).-Edgar E.
Baker, secretary Of the Newark Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and vice president of
the Ohio Conference of Bricklayers,
won the Democratic nomination for
mayor over field of six candidates at
the primary election last week. He
will oppose Glen Wright, former New
ark policeman who won the Repub-
hcan nomination, at the November
election.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17

In the last analysis we shall improve our stand
ards OF living and make secure our present social,
economic and political order by encouraging the
making of more things to use and to enjoy in the
art and business of living. This process can only
be hastened by proper distribution of the re-
wards Of industry through the medium of fair,
adequate and justly proportional wages and by
proper relationship, making for mutual interest
confidence and good will.-Matthew Woll.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
DONNELLY SPEAKS TO LEGION

Columbus, O. (OLNS).-Thomas ].
Donnelly, secretary-treasurer of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor, will
address the annual convention of the
American Legion of Ohio at Akron,
August II.
Eli A. Jensen, Springfield, Com
mander of the Legion in Ohio, address
ed the convention of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor at Akron last
month, and President Lyden delegated
Secretary Treasurer Donnelly to ad-
dress the Legion convention in return
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

In response to requests from al
parts of Great Britain, plans have beer
completed for the launching of La
Dor Book Service. The new organiza
ton has the support of the Nationa
Council of Labor, representing the
British Trades Union Congress ant
Labor Party and Of men and womer
representing many sections of the
movement.
Its aims will be to give every mem
ber an opportunity Of building up, OF
attractive terms, a library Of import
ant books dealing with national ane
international affairs, and of first-class
books of general interest, including
fiction, autobiography, travel and ad
venture.
X X X
The books will be chosen by a Sc.
lection committee consisting of Sin
Walter Citrine, DR.. Hugh Dalton, NJ
P, Prof. r. H. Tawney, the eminent
historian and pioneer of working.
class education, G. D. H. Cole, one OF
the labor movements outstanding
economists, Mrs. Mary Agnes Hamil.
ton, the well-known writer and former
labor M. P, Francis Williams, editor
of the "Daily Herald" and E. F. M
Durbin, the young labor economist.
This selection committee will work
in consultation with an advisory coun-
ell, which includes prominent leaders
of the movement, and men and women
distinguished in the world of liter
ature, science and education.
Members of the Labor Book Service
will be entitled to receive two books
every month-a full-length book by a
famous author and short "Fact Out
line" dealing with some particular
economic, political or social question.
By ensuring continuous supply OF
good books at cost, this new book SER
vice is expected to be an important
addition to British labor's educational
resources.
The International Federation of
Trade Unions information service says
that an observer in Berlin who comes
into contact with all sections of the
population reports that the whole of
administrative and social life is rot
ten with corruption. The leaders of
the state and the party, whom every
one knows to have been very poor
people six years ago, rival each other
shamelessly in eXtravagant living.
They possess luxurious town houses,
country houses, summer villas in the
mountains, riding stables, magnificent
cars, etc. No statement is ever issued
of the size of their salaries, but no
one thinks that these can be so high
as to allow of living on this scale
Everyone believes that they merely
take as much as they want from pub
lie funds.
The plague of corruption has spread
from the Nazi leaders to public Offices,
and bribery is rife everywhere. This
can be seeh also in the food shops
Customers make all kinds of presents
to shop assistants, not only of flowers
and chocolates, but also silk stockings
motion picture theater tickets, etc., in
order to get some of the goods avail
able. Such customers as cannot afford
these bribes, have to be satisfied with
two ounces of butter a week instead
of the promised four ounces, and only
receive the lowest quality.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. A GOVERNMENT GRANT
. SUBSIDIES IN HOUSING
= WHO is TO CLEAN
SEWERS?
= WHERE ARE THEY TO
LIVE?


. WHERE ARE THEY TO
IL LIVE?
Subsidy
"a government grant
"Of money to a private enterprise
Deemed advantageous to the gen
eral public
That is the meaning of subsidy, sub
vention, tariff, ETC.
And it is as old as the history of
governments
They used to call the gift of par
Lament to the king by that name
x x X
Now we get subsidies in housing
Quite frankly, they tell us
Families in the low income levels
Cannot afford to pay rentals to
cover the costs
Of modern houses, including the de-
cencies of civilization
Therefore, it is right and proper
That the whole community should
contribute
To the building and furnishing of
homes
For people of low incomes
At rentals within the means of
these low income receivers
And that is the meaning Of "slum
eradications"-
But, why?-
What of it, and who cares?
Suppose they can't pay the costs of
good housing
Why then should they have their
old tenements taken away?-
Let them stay in their Alley Dwell
ings-
They must like them, or they
wouldn't stay there
X X X
Not so fast, my fine feathered
friend
These are the people who do the
necessary work of the town.
There are disagreeable things still
to be done
SO we must have people who are not
too squeamish to do them
IHCIC are SCIccCo W UC 0WcpC, dHu
sewers to be cleaned
So these jobs are saved for the peo-
pie of low incomes
Forsooth, do you think anybody
would do these things
If they were receiving high in
comes
High enough to make out an in
come tax report?
What a naivete!
X X X
On the other hand
Or, perhaps it is on the same hand
If the places in which these peo-
pie live
Are such as to facilitate the breed
ing of disease
That neutralizes the cleaning of the
sewers
And if these peoples children, hav-
ing no decent Fairgrounds
Spend their time dodging the cops,
and snatching from store counters
That becomes expensive, and a men
ace to property
Sometimes leading even to muir
ders-
Of the wrong people
x x
And so, you see
Merely as sort of insurance
Ranging from the lives of the best
people
To the health of the whole COM
immunity
And the property guarded by our ex-
cellent police force
We will pay subsidies to those
philanthropists-
Who will put their money into dwell
ings for the poor
SUBSIDIES ranging from 25 per cent
to rs per cent
OF the original cost of building
| And guarantee the mortgages with
government backing
We must have places for these peo-
pie to breed
You know!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
WHAT NEXT?

An exhibition automobile whose
body is made entirely of trans
parent plastic material is on ex-
hibitiOn at the New York Worlds
Fair. The motor and chassis can
bee seen through the body.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
WISDOM

Let us raise standard to
which the wise and honest can re-
pair.-George Washington.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-17
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hutchet Out
The Truth

. HISTORY DEPENDS ON
FOOD
. HUNGER DRIVES TRIBES
TO FIGHT
. INTERESTING BUT
MONOTONOUS
. SAME THING YEAR AFTER
YEAR
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-06
READ THIS FIRST:

Summoned to the state penltentiary
where her father lies near death, Iona
Alderman is dlsmayed when he fails to
recognize her. He is serving a lite SEN
tence for murder which occurred
when he sought to avenge his daugh-
ter's honor. Finding a friend IN Jim
Claridge, Iona had just begun to take
a new interest In life when the prison
warden telegIaphed her OF her father S
illness. Alone IN the world, she mad
spent months, finding Jobs. then losing
them when ii became known she was
a convict daughter. Finally Jim had
found heI new position, saw more
and more Of her. until they fell In love.
The prison warden takes Iona to his
home. AS they enter, two convlctS con-
front them with guns. Once In the war
denis car, the convIcts slug the warden
and dump him out, then attempt mad
getaway with Iona in the front seat.
Eventually she pretendS to faint, then
lurches for the steering wheel. Then
they crash. Only slightly injured, Iona
RECEIVERS in the prison hoSpltal ana
finds her father has died. When she
takes her fathers body to their old
home or burial. she finds herself the
object of all eyes, due to the vide
publicity that followed the attempted
prison break. Back in the city, her
landlady asks her to leave because or
the publicity. AT her office she finds q
strange girl at her desk.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-06

less round again. And again.
Seven-thirty, then eight o'clock.
nine, finally. And still no call!
Motionless by her window, she
twisted her sodden handkerchief
into a ball and smoothed it out
again. over and over. He HAD to
come, she kept reassuring herself.
Something had kept him away
from the boarding house. He had
not received her call, couldn't have
received it, or he would have come.
Sitting there in the dark, her
mind went back again over the
things that had happened to her In
the past few days. She shuddered
as she realized their enormity, and
a little of her faith in Jim ebbed,
leaving her cold and shaken. What
if, after all, it was too much for
him What if he, too, like her sour
faced landlady and the embarrassed
Sanders, couldn't stand the public
ity.
She sobbed, suddenly, as the sus-
penSe became almost unbearables
and began pacing the floor again.
Once, outside her door, she heard
the click of the floor elevator and
the sound of steps coming her way
and she held her breath. But they
passed on down the corridor and
her hopes fell again. Ten o'clock
came! Ten-thirty. At last she
could bear no more. Picking up the
telephone she put in another call
to Mrs. Peterman'S.
This time she got her connection
and Mrs. Peterman's voice leaped
at her from the receiver.
Gould speak to Mr.. Claridge -
Iona asked her, pleadingly.
Mr.. Claridge's not in just now.
Who wants him ?"
He's not in" Relief gripped
her. HAS ne been in at all this
EVENING"" she brought out.
He went out after dinner. Who
wants HIM"
He was in to dinner? Tonight ?"
Eyes. If you'd tell mo
who"
did you give him my message?
Inc one gave you this after.
noon? The words seemed to come
from her stiff lips Of their own vo-
lition.
About calling the hotel? Yes,
I gave it to him. Wrote a note and
slipped it in his door do you
want me to tell him again when
he comes in? It's gettin' pretty
late"
"No, you needn't bother" Some
how she managed to keep her voice
calm.
She sat for q moment numbly
holding the phone in her hands
when the click Of the severed con-
nection had sounded in her ear.
Jim, tao! It was hard to believe.
Surely, not Jim! Why, he loved her!
She could have sworn he loved her.
He couldn't be doing a thing like
this. It was impossible. She felt
stunned. bewildered, as If the earth
had dropped abruptly from beneath
her feet, leaving her gasping, not
knowing in which direction to take
her next step.
Ito BE xOntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-06

preparations for a bath. OF course
it wasn't really time for him to
call. He probably wouldn't receive
her message for another half hour.
It was usually about three when he
quit work.
Mechanically she forced herself
to go through the motions of bath
ing and fiuf6ng up her mop of hair.
With hands that fumbled a little
she dressed herself in her blue suit
again, smoothing out the ruff1e of
the fresh blue linen blouse that
brought out the clearness of her
young skin. She even went over her
nails, one eye on the creeping
hands of the dresser clock.
She wouldn't allow herself to
think, even, of what had happened
to her, until she had talked it over
with Jim, she decided. 1t was too
much to face alone. Jim would tell
her what to do about it. He'd smile
that little half smile Of his and the
blackness would go away. Perhaps
with Jim across the table from her.
looking at her with his brown
''Tiny" eyes, she might even be
able to laugh about it.
He was late in calling. Three
thirty and four o'clock passed and
still no tingle of her room phone
brought a drawing voice to her
from the stuffy parlor of Mrs. Pet
erman's boarding house. Her head
was whirling little as she sat by
the hotel window and watched the
people crowding by on the street
below, and she realized suddenly
that she had mad nothing to eat
since the country breakfast the
old minister's wife had forced on
her back in Bridgewater before she
had boarded the train. Not that she
was hungry. The way she felt now.
she never wanted to eat again!
Five O'clock came as she sat
there staring, and she began to
wonder if, perhaps, he might not
have gone to dinner without visit
ing the boarding house. He might
have decided to eat out. Or Mrs.
Peterman might have neglected to
give him her message. In a sudden
need for action she dialed the hotel
desk again.
Are you sure there's been no
call for 1882" she ssked.
."Three-one-eight? Nothing
htoday for three-one-eight," the
clerks droning voice informed her.
Impatiently, then, she told him to
connect her with Mrs. Peterman's
number.
THAT line seems to be busy" he
told her, after long wait. Cant
raise them"
In a panic she hung up. If the
line vase busy perhaps Jim was
calling her now, trying to get her.
She paced the floor then, but no
call came through. Six O'Clock
passed, then six-thirty. The dizzi-
ness in her head warned her that
she should go out and eat, but she
couldn't summon the courage. She
felt, somehow. that she could never
face the crowded street again with
its hostile eyes. Not alone!
Slowly the minutes dragged. The
clocks patient hand made its end