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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

Washington, D. ca six-point
program to protect migrant workers
and to alleviate the insecurity of their
economic and social life was present
ed to the special House Committee
Investigating Interstate Migration of
Destitute Citizens by Boris Shishkin,
economist for the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
In outlining this program, Mr..
Shishkin said:
advance job inventories should be
made to provide advance information
on prospective employment opportuni-
ties. Such a service developed ma
tionally by public employment offices
in defense industries and in all sea-
sonal and Auctuating employments
would greatly reduce the flow Of
blind migration which is most costly
and wasteful to our community and
to our economy. This program should
be undertaken as promptly as pos
sible and with full working cooper
alton and consultation Of organized
labor and Of industry.
Federal licensing of all private
employment agents and agencies op-
Grating across state lines, for the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Local No. So Writer
Not Sure 3O-hour
Week Right Answer
Afrdid Women Would Enter
Industry And Pull
Down Wages
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Sebring, ON reading the report
of our delegates to the A. F. of l..
convention, notice that the Fedora
tion has endorsed the six-hour day
as the ultimate goal for all labor
This is very good as far as it goes.
However, cannot see where the
shortening of hours is to help the
situation in general, unless the aver
age weekly pay is maintained. True
it is going to create more jobs for
those now unemployed, but as far as
increasing the purchasing power of
the workers, i fail to see where it is
going to be of any benefit. Without
maintaining the average weekly wage
the buying power will still remain
the same. The only difference will be
the distribution among more workers.
Five or six will be spending the same
amount as is now spent by three or
four.
The final result might be the driv-
ing of more women into industry in
order to maintain the average family
income, which we all know will have
a tendency to lower the general wage.
Women, although doing the same
work as formerly done by men, are
expected and generally do, work for
a considerable less amount. Therefore
the six-hour day without maintaining
the average weekly wage will be of
no benefit to labor in general.
| heartily agree with the O. C. from
Cambridge in regards to the "Buy
American" program. Our local, and
the other Sebring locals, as well as
our recently organized Trades and
Labor Council have been very active
in promoting the sale Of American
made goods. Let us hope the manu-
facturers cooperate by improving jeb
opportunities.
In recent issue Of the Herald,
this O. G. made known the action of
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Minerva Profits
By Discussion On
Price Uniformity
Peislock, Standing Commit
tee Member. Explains
How Court Works
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Minerva, O.-The attendance at the
last meeting of Local Union No. 70
was very sparse, but the discussion,
as usual, was Of vital Importance to
all, even the uninterested members
who were too busy to attend.
We were very pleased to have
Brother Louis Peislock of East Liv-
erpool with US. As you know Brother
Peislock is a member of the standing
committee so we took advantage Of
this fact by having an informative
discussion. We believe we all under
stand the meaning Of uniformity and
the rating of individual items since
he has made it so clear.
We reserve the right to jurisdict
the practice hours of the present ap-
prentices in the lining trade and very
definitely prohibit the use of wheels
and tools at home. This practice
has been common one for a number
of years and we are having trouble
making the boys see the detriment
to both themselves and to the success
Of the trade. This home work idea
smacks too much of the Japanese
with their kiln in every back yard and
the starvation wages they pay. We
have trouble enough keeping the
American standard of living up, with
a fifty-four-hour scale on a forty-hour
basis, without our own people under
mining it.
The shop here is not on full sched-
ule and the contention over division
of work is active. We are fortunate
that we do not have a group of new
employees. AS we are old members
Of the organization we are sharing
the work equally with all, so every
body will eat Christmas dinner, in
stead OF just CHOSEN few. I have al
ways contended that it is better to
live and let live, but my ethics must
be wrong by the attitude taken by
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Campbell Elected
President Of LU l03
Erwin Potters Looking Tc
Committee For PdrtY
During Holidays

Erwin, Tenn.-Although we have
been pretty quiet lately, we are still
plugging along. The members of Lo-
cal Union No. 10S had rousing good
meeting last Tuesday evening. There
were seventy-five members present
with some hot arguments. -
Election Of officers for the next six
months took place, with w. j. Camp
bell being elected to the presidency;
Berry Runion, vice president; Dale
Clouse, financial secretary; Bernie
Laws, recording secretary; Walter
Mountford, defense secretary; Earl
Miller, treasurer; Hubert Duncan,
trustee 1S months.
Eight new members were taken in
to membership and there will be six
more taken in next meeting night if
the membership report is favorable.
We are working extra good here with
three shifts operating in the clayshop
and we hope the brothers and sisters
are all going good in the north.
We have had one snow so far this
winter, but there is lots of it in the
mountains. The mercury has been as
low as 16 degrees above Carlo, but
we never have the cold weather you
folks up north get.
While we have a membership of
nearly 300, we do not have the turn
outs that we should have. Come on
out to the meetings brothers and Sis
ters, they are short and sweet and
always over by 9:3O, unless something
extremely important is up for de-
bate. There are some members | have
never seen in the local room except to
grind an axe. Come out to all the
meetings and help the other fellow
grind his axe. Help make every meet
ing a bowling success.
There was a Christmas treat COM
mittee appointed by the new presi-
dent, F. Williams, P. Cunningham, D..
Runion, Mrs. Smith, Mary Griffith
and Alf Evans. We will have a
Christmas party sometime soon.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Kiln Repair Only
Hall In Work For
Local Union No. q6
Damage To Kiln Causes
First Major Shut Down
In Four Years

Perth Amboy, N. J.-You members
of 90 won't have any excuse now for
missing the meetings, as the Potters
Herald directory has been changed,
stating our meeting nights as the
second and fourth Friday of the
month.
The kiln at the Fords Porcelain
Works has undergone repairs and due
to this some Of our members were off
for few days the week of Decem-
ber 16. This is the first major shut
down of the kiln since it was started
about four years ago. According to
information from those in authority
it was evident that the repairs were
needed at this time or greater dam
age would have been done.
C. l.. U. Delegate Lybeck cited
some of the points in the speech given
by Assemblyman Bob Wagner Jr. of
New York who spoke here on Decem-
Der 5. His speech was mostly con-
fined to bill which he is sponsoring
at present in the New York assembly.
This bill calls for health insurance for
worker and his family. If it goes
into effect it will give workers and
their family disqualification as we'll
as compensation for a stated time,
when the employe is i'll. The speech
was very interesting and the educa-
tional committee of the Central Body
is to be congratulated for having Mr..
Wagner appear.
Nomination of officers was held and
at the next meeting, December 27,
election will be held. There were NOM
nations for every office and we are
glad to report that there were very
few declinations. We hope our men,
bers give serious thought to this
election and come to our next meet
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Lee Is President Of
Local Union No. l65
Organization Of California
Art Plant BY Hull Well
Received

Ell Cerrito, Calif.-Local Union No
l65 has received the good news that
Brother Frank Hull has organized the
California Art Pottery at Los Angeles.
Their agreement includes the check
off and closed shop and calls for an
twenty-five per cent. In dollars and
cents this increase means as high as
$4,000 per year on some of the work
mems pay.
The job of reaching the workers
and getting them enthused and then
organized required many days and
nights of ceaseless effort on the part
of Brother Hull. He accomplished it
all with no loss of time. He also
established a very friendly relation
ship between the firm and the union,
one that will endure.
Speaking for the members of Local
Union No. 165, we wish to express our
deep appreciation for Brother Hull's
services and for the creation of the
Office. To the Executive Board we
also wish to express our thanks for
the good judgement and wisdom dis
played by sending Vice President
Hull to the coast and our earnest
hope is that they will keep him here,
so that he may protect what he has
accomplished. For it is written, "a
man will fight to death for that which
he hath created"
The kilnplacing jobs at our plant
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
AnnuuI Chrisfmos
Par+y This Friday
For Salem Riddles
Grownups. Too, Will Wont
To Spend Evening With
Santa Claus
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Salem, O.-Local Union No. AZ
wishes a Merry Christmas to all men,
bers, their families, the office staff
of the Salem China and the men,
bers Of the trade in general.
Friday, December 20, will be the
night for members and employees of
the Salem China to bring their child
rem to the X. of P. hall to spend the
evening with Santa Claus. There will
be plenty Of entertainment furnished
by Salem China talent and children
of our members.
The committee has something new
this year, making the treat somewhat
different from other years. They are
expecting a large turnout as this is
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Bonque+ Tickets
Placed On Sale
ByLocoI No. IS
Ross Templeton Reelected
President of Trenton
Local Union

Trenton, N. Local Union No.
45 held it's semi-annual election of
officers last Friday night, with much
interest being displayed.
President Charles Ross Templeton
was reelected after very interesting
contest, Russell Sleepy, vice presi-
dent; Elijah Watson, financial secre-
tary; Lance Ansell, recording secre-
tary; Fred Hodgkinson, treasurer;
Charles Janis, guard; Andrew jamie
son, inspector; Harry Naylor, statis-
tician; Ed Kramer, trustee; Tom Ell
son, Russell Sleepy, Jack Cooper and
Joseph Bradbury, conference commit
tee. These conference members were
unopposed, Brother Bradbury comes
to the committee to represent the
china shop.
Tickets are now on sale for the
annual banquet to be held at Vein
mans, January 25. President Duffy
has accepted an invitation to attend
and we hope that the other members
of the Executive Board will be able
to be there.
We extend our sincere sympathy
to Brothers William Plagg and
Homer Skeratt whose fathers died re-
Gently, also to Brother Harry Jones
who lost cousin under very sad cir
cumstances about week ago.
Brother Bob Haggerty suffered a
stroke last week and is very i'll, but
we are looking for him to be on the
road to recovery soon. Brothers Bill
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Warner Denounces
Nozism, Foscism
And Communism
Legion Commander Out
lines Frdterndl Relation
ships With the AL
BY \. B. of O. p. Delegates to the
A. F. of l. Convention

By n. B. of o. P. Delegates to the
A. F. of l. Convention
Milo j. Warner, Commander of the
American Legion, condemned the
European relationships based on
Communism, Nazism and Fascism in
an address to the recent convention
Of the American Federation of Labor
at New Orleans, La.
After outlining the fraternal rela-
tionships that have existed between
the Legion and the A. F. of l.. for
many years, Mr.. Warner said:
Each of US has denounced Com
munism, Fascism, Nazism, and all
they represent. We have recognized
them for the things they are. We
have demonstrated the wisdom of
banning them from America. The
world revolution now in progress is
the battle of ideologies We foresaw.
If our warnings have gone unheeded
in other parts of the world, we have
succeeded in strengthening the people
of this country against the willy cum
ming of all their agencies.
GAS the days become more difficult,
as we refuse these non-American doc
trines that seek cover in the dark
ness of the past and dare not face
the bright sun of the future, we must
remind ourselves and our children
continually that while life in Amer
lea may not be perfect, and while
some of the things which make it
more nearly perfect have to be post
poned to a future date, there is no
place better anywhere else in the
world.
eve are Americans in the world of
today, and what a privilege. If you
question it at all, and l know you
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Hdll Nd1ned Leader
Of Local Union IL
jones "Kdm" Price Present
ed Engraved Loving Cup
For Fuithful Service

Local Union No. IL held election
of officers Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der II. The newly elected officers
are as follows: Luther Hall, presi-
dent; Kenneth Ferrish, vice president;
John Weber, recording secretary;
George Salsberry, financial secretary;
Walter Pelly, inside guard; Guy
Digman, inspector; William Burlin-
game, trustee; Ernest Terrence, sta
tistician.
President Luther Hall succeeds
Brother Larry Finlay who decided
not to stand for reelection. Brother
Finlay held to the opinion that he
could not work on night shift and
give his best to No. IL. So we con-
ceded him his opinion and we will
cooperate in every manner with our
new president, Luther Hall, who we
are certain, will prove exceptionally
capable.
We presented our friend and broth
er, James exam" Price with a beau
tiful engraved loving cup. Brother
Price has been a member of our local
for a number Of years and was one of
the first employees of the Knowles Pot
terry Company.
There will be no meeting of No.
IL on Christmas eve, but we will hold
our meeting on New Years eve, so
attend the meeting and start 1941
right.
Local Union No. IL wishes the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Sign New Contract
At Stockton Plant
Many Potters To See Rose
Bowl Come New Years
In Pasadena

Stockton, Calif.-By this time some
of the eastern potters are wondering
what has happened to Local Union
No. III. We are still here and as
time passes we are developing into
a bigger and better pottery.
We have, after Come debating, sue
ceeded in putting into effect our new
contract for the coming year. Thanks
to the splendid services of Frank
Hull and our local shop committee
Alonzo Snyder, Thomas Marshall and
O. L. Sullivan, we have acquired a
contract satisfactory to all and by all
means within the demands of national
headquarters.
We are all sorry to lose the ser
vices of Max Booth. Max was a very
loyal brother and l am sure we all
will miss his great achievements as
our local president. Max was pro-
NOTED to clay shop foreman a couple
of weeks ago and seems to be going
great in his new position. Max was
replaced as president by o. L. Sulli-
van. Sully, as we all know him is
full of pep and vigor, and loves a
good honest fight, so we all believe
he will make very good leader.
Over on the sports ledger of this
pottery l have been hearing rumors
about the shop promoting a cage
team. We hope to have a good club
and are working hard to raise suff-
cient funds to back the team financial
ly. We have three coaches, Max
Booth, Jack Shearer and o. L. Sulli-
van, so l guess between the three of
them they can teach US something in
the way of basket ball.
Quite few Of the local potters are
obtaining reservations for the Rose
Bowl game in Pasadena on New
Years day. We hope to have lot
of fun at the game, but then we pot
ters always do.
We, the potters, of Local Union No.
III, wish all members throughout the
country a very Merry Christmas and
a Prosperous New Year.-O. c. III.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18
b|odgett Lost
To Tiger Quint

After a disastrous weekend in
which they lost two games, Sta
dium's Tigers will try to bounce
back into the win column when
they meet the Lincoln hoopsters
Friday night In the Stadium gym
at o'clock.
Stadium's midget squad will
open its conquest for its 18th con-
secutive city title when it plays
the Lincoln babes in the prelimin-
airy tilt at o'clock.
Even though the Abes lost by a
50-27 score to the high flying
Everett Seagulls last night at
Everett, they are still the favorites
to win from the Bengals by virtue
of their win over the Walla Walla
Blue Devils last Saturday night.
Adding another trouble to the
stadium's list of worries, was the
news that Earl Blodgett, promis-
ing young forward, will also be out
of play for several days with a
badly bruised leg.
With the idea of finding a good
long shot, the Bengal mentor, V. G.
Lowman, has switched his dead
eye forward, Dave Molitor.
According to Lowman, Molitor
Is the best long shot on the squad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18
JOHNNY MIZE
SIGNS PAPER

ST. LOUIS-Johnny Mize, slug
ging first baseman for the st.
Louis Cardinals and batting cham
pion of the National league, today
signed a contract for the 1910
season.
1t was a one year document
and President Sam Breadon,
who conferred with Big Johnny
today, did not announce the
terms. II was understood,
however, that Mize received
$4,000 last year and had
been promised a raise.
Joe Medwick, the Cardinals'
other slugger and star outfielder,
has not yet signed up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18

were COf1pleleu Olllf luSsud.
Tentative plans call for Nc
omber to appear in a Hereunder
headlining the program and for
Ward TO step six rounds in another
bout enjoying semi-final billing.
Although neither McOmber
nor Ward has had q fight since
October rs, both boys have
been training steadily In the
interim, with the result that
one last week of intensive
work viii put them In fine
shape for combat.
The popular youngsters are re-
garded as two of the best fistic
prospects to be developed here
since Freddie Steele first tied on
the leather mittens. McOmber, a
electromagnetic with a hefty
wallop in either hand, has fought
himself out of opponents his weight
in the Northwest and has been
meeting heavyweights more often
than not.
WARD PUTS ON WEIGHT
Ward, who is rapidly adding
poundage. may soon be full
fledged middleweight after his
comparatively brief campaign in
the weller ranks.
McOmber's last fight re-
suited In q second-round kayo
triumph over Lou Morgan Of
Dayton, Ohio. Appearing on
the same card, Ward turned
In a dazzling boxing exhibit
ton to gain six-round de-
cisi0n over Leonard Antonio,
an experienced California well
terweight.
Next step in putting the card
together will be the signing Of the
best ringmen available as oppon-
ents for McOmber and Ward,
something which Maylon expects
to do before the end of the week.
The matchmaker is working in
close cooperation with w. G.
Pinches, general manager of the
J. C. Penney company and chair
man of the boxing card committee
for the Tacoma Finnish Relief or
ganization. BERTH johnson, chair
man of the Tacoma group, made
the appointment Tuesday, and ad-
ditional members of the boxing
committee were to be named today
or Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18
IDAHO PLANS
DUCK REFUGE

TWIN FALLS, Idaho-Plans to
purchase 573 acres of land in the
Hagerman valley for use as a
game refuge for migratory aquatic
birds were announced to sports
men here today by Chairman
George Booth of the state fish and
game commission.
Funds to purchase the land
were provided under the Pittman-
Robinson act by the federal gov
eminent. The land was valued at
approximately $4,000 by its
owners.
The game department already
holds options on the land. If
plans to establish the game refuge
are completed, it will be the first
OF its kind in Idaho.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18
Luthers May
Lose Big Sig

Pacific Lutheran's hopes of de-
feating Central Washington OF
Ellensburg Friday and Saturday
at Falkland were jolted yesterday
with the announcement that Sig
Sigurdsen, high-scoring pivot man,
had strained a leg ligament. Sig
will be unable to see much action,
it was reported. An idea of just
how big a blow this is can be
seen. Sig Is the teams scoring
punch, averaging IA points per
game in the first IL tussles.
Ellensburg is rated as the
outstanding outfit in the
Wa h ington Intercollegiate
league by virtue of two wins
over Cheney last week. They
are pacing the league with
four wins against no losses.
Last night Coach Cliff Olson
sent his Glads through their last
full scrimmage before game time.
Tonight and Thursday he will
taper off with shooting practice
and drill on plays. Howard Willis
and Omar Stenesen have been
working in with the starting five
during practice, and it is quite
likely that one of them will get
the starting nod if Sigurdsen is
not in game form.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18
Tiger Matmen
Face Kapowsiin

Stadium's city championship
wrestling squad will again hit the
trail next Friday when they jour-
ney TO Kapowsin to take on the
Kapowsin Loggers in their second
match Of the year.
The Tigers hold one win over
the U. S. S. Idaho. Kapowsin has
lost two matches. one to Fife and
another to Lincoln, but is improv-
ing fast and may give the Bengals
trouble.
The Stadium grapplers who are
to make the trip have not been
chosen yet but an elimination
meet was to be held this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18
Winter Carnival Prizes
Numerous and Attractive

Topped by a 21-jewel wrist
watch, offered by The Tacoms
Times for the winner of the mems
slalom, the list of prizes for lead.
ing finishers In the ninth annual
Tacoma Winter Sports carnival
races at Paradise valley Sunday,
Jan. 2s, was announced today.
The prizes, both in guam
tity and quality, are better
than those Of any previous
year. according TO Orville
Stewart, general chairman.
Assembled by Al Taylor and
August Won Boecklin, they
were donated by various Ia
coma firms.
This year, for the first time,
special prizes are offered in all
three races to the top Tacoma con-
testants. First Tacoma man in the
mems slalom will receive leather
faced jacket from Klopfenstein's.
An electric bedroom clock, given
by Mierows, Inc, will go TO the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18

nine inches in length.
Smell. probably the only Ameri-
can to actually use such weapon,
is back from the wilds OF New
Brunswick. where he went in
search OF deer and other big game.
He shot one of the bolts through
a telephone book having thick
ness of almost two inches.
Smell. a 1e-year-old student, had
to obtain permission before he
could bring his deadly bow into
his room at Harvard university.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-18

bracelet; I'd, metal ski poles (Rich-
ardson's Ski shop; Sd, Indian
blanket q. C. Penney Coz; 4th,
three-pound box of candy Brown
& Haley 9Th, Photographic album
Eastman Kodak Stores).
Junior boys downhill - LIST,
sverre Grimstead perpetual trophy
and pen and pencil set pioneer,
Incl; I'd, hunting knife Jennings
Hardware; Sd flashlight (Enger
Hardware).