The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-18
Executive Bourd Given Pow
er TO Plun Demonstration
To Fit Occasion
MONEY IS GRANTED
Recommendation of Officers
Report Committee
Is Adopted


A great and fitting demonstration
in celebration Of the fiftieth anniver.
sary of the National Brotherhood OF
Operative Potters was ordered by the
delegates assembled in the Forty
Eighth Annual Convention of the or.
ganization when they approved the
recommendation of the Committee on
Officers Report which provided for the
appointment Of committee to handle
all arrangements and placed such
money as might be needed into the
hands of the Executive Board. The
time, place and manner of celebrating
this event has been left entirely to the
good judgement of the Board and will
be announced as soon as the plans be-
gin to take shape.
The report was read at the final
session last Saturday morning by
Chairman Thomas Neal of Local
Union No. 9. The full report follows:
Report of Committee on Officers
Report
We, the committee on officers re-
port, beg leave to submit to the 48th
Convention of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters, the follow
ing report:
Auditors Report
We recommend that Auditors report
of 1939-1940 be accepted by this con-
vention. aa~s~vss- .-sa--.
Executive Board Report
"a We recommend that the Executive
Board continue their efforts to further
the Buy American movement, and to
increase activity along these lines.
General Ware
We recommend that the member
ship live up to the agreement or the
spirit of the law, and that the extra
employees shall be entitled to an equal
share Of the work, after they have
been employed six months in any fis-
cal year.
Jiggering Machine
We recommend that the Executive
tivity in regard to the jiggering ma
chimes. We also recommend that the
rate of pay be kept as high as pos
sible and the hours as low as possible.
Jiggerman and Helpers Uniform
Wage Agreement
We commend the Executive Board
for their interest and activity dis
played, and we recommend that they
bring to close as soon as possible
the agreement for a uniform rate of
pay on nappie and speciality jobs.
Uniform Wage Scales
We commend the Board for their in
terest in a uniform wage scale, and
therein mentioned make all possible
effort to collect the necessary data and
send same to the Executive Board.
James River Pottery Company
HOpewell, Virginia
We approve the handling by the
Executive Board of the James River
Pottery situation, and all others that
may arise of similar character.
Supervisors
We agree with the Board in their
activities, and recommend that they
enter same into their bill of COM
plants at the coming wage confer
ence.
Applications For Membership and
Reinstatement
We concur in the Boards action,
and in their thoughts concerning this
matter, and hereafter recommend that
all locals live up to the Constitution
Carrying Out
We concur in the rebuke by the
Board of individuals who made per-
sonal settlements, and recommend that
carrying out be done at firms expense
Decorating Shops
We highly commend the National
officials, and also the Paden City COM
mittee for their activity in this mat
ter, and we further recommend that
Spenalty be imposed on those making
individual settlements, penalties to be
decided by this convention assembled
General Ware Standing Committee
We extend to the Committee our ap.
probation, with thanks, for the settle
ment which is fair and recommend
that the Committee keep up the gooc
work.
Discharge Committee
To this committee we believe they
have been fair and just in their de-
liberations, and have given fair ane
just verdict in all cases coming before
the committee, we wish to commend
them to this convention and the Trade
in general.
China Ware Lining List
We are pleased to note with salts
faction that the china ware lining ha!
made forward step in the right di
rection, and commend this branch o:
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