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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
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with the operators, the Association
increased miners wages from $50 to
200 per cent in the various districts
over the pre-war figure, regulated
hours Of work by restriction of indi-
vidual output, and established and
maintained closedshop conditions in
many districts.
ut set the pattern for the indus
trial type of union organization in
the coal industry and inaugurated the
now traditional policy in American
miners unions of no discrimination
against race or creed.
"To prevent unfair competition and
it's consequent effect on the wage
structure of the industry, the Asso-
citation proposed joint action with the
operators to stabilize wages by sta
bilizing the price of coal and sought
to establish uniform or competitive
wage rates throughout the industry"
Union Died After War
Immediately following the end of
the Civil War personal dissensions
among the officers of the union re-
suited in suspension of the Week
ly Miner, the Associations paper. At
the same time, in the process of eco
nomic readjustment after the war,
wages were being cut and some mines
closed and others worked only part
time. The American Miners Asso-
citation. torn also by its internal
struggles, fought losing battle and
disappeared.
The report is based upon detailed
study and examination of original
documents, including letters and news
papers, many of which would other
wise have been lost forever. 1t was
already impossible to find single
surviving copy of the Weekly Miner,
though it's circulation at one time
was 10000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-26
TAKEN FOR GRANTED

Notwithstanding the tOO-preVaIent
propaganda from all sides, the hope
and prayer of the American people
today is that we shall be spared the
horrors Of war. They have taken for
granted that the authorities at Wash
ington meant what they said and
said what they meant when they
promised to keep uh out of war
William Cardinal O'Connell, Boston.
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Housing Projects
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son project, safety glass has been in
stalled in doors leading from the
nursery school to the playground
The nursery school has nine doors
opening onto the playground and the
safety glass will eliminate the danger
Of cuts.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

LudIu IlSuWdy VII e. "e~t"' sf'
when we saw sign reading. Cal
leo, 4 miles" This was of our
route, but 4 miles isn't much on a
3,0O0-mile trip. and we decided to
visit Calico.
I have read many stories about
ghost" towns, and Calico hap
pened to be one of them Also I
have seen many of these abandond
mining towns in the movies Calico
was supposed to have been quite a
place during the gold-rush days.
The road to Calico was narrow
and rocky and there was hardly
room for our car. Soon we sighted
large basin in which the miners
washed their gold We also saw
the abandoned works of mine.
Calico, however, was disappoint-
ing. There were only two houses
standing, and there were some
people living in them. OF the rest
Of the town. nothing was left but
crumbling concrete walls and stacks
Of the earthenware bowls used for
panning gold.
After visiting Calico. we decided
we would still like to see a ghost"
town as one is pictured in the
movies.
Gene Autry is my favorite cow
boy star. never miss one of his
movies and I read his adventure
page in The Star every Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

side and began fishing. Since the
fish we're biting well they forgot the
time and stayed there all day, not
noticing that the tide was coming
in and changing the peninsula to a
small island. About $50 pm, the
boys decided they would go home.
but to their amaZement they were
stranded. Ira was the only of the
trio who could swim, and he didn't
want to leave the younger boys by
themselves.
I'VE walked up to the power plant
with the hope of being able to get
across on the dam there, but we
found it was broken and impass-
able" Ira said.
They went back to the spot where
they had crossed before. and Ira
built a fire hoping to attract at
tention and also to keep warm.
They sat around the fire for many
hours waiting for the tide to 60
down.
I'VE were hungry. but we weren't
afraid. I knew the tide would go
uOWH SOulctlIIIc, Ira SdlO.
Meanwhile the families of the boys
became worried over their failure
to return and H. T. Taylor, James
uncle. and John Empey, John CAL
loway's stepfather, started a
search for them. At about 10 pm,
the boys were discovered on the
island by one of the searches. They
were shouted encouragement and the
police were notified. When the
harbor police boat reached the
scene it was baked because the
water was too shallow.
"At little after midnight" Ira
said, "the tide seemed to be going
out. Knowing the other boys
couldn't swim. decided to try wad-
ing with John on my back The
water wasn't too deep for wading.
and we made it safely to shore
Then 1 returned and brought James
over" The boys soon were on their
way home with an interesting story
to tell their chums.
Ira and John both live at 800
Central avenue, Maryland Park. and
attend Linden Hill School James
lives at Kenilworth and Eastern
avenues NE.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

"hham heoaihk' er was the
ground, with large boulders scat
tered here and there. The rocks Of
Old Rag Mountain are of volcanic
origin. All the way up we found
wild flowers growing in abundance.
The rocks seemed to grow larger,
and where they almost met they
formed winding passages.
When we reached the summit we
caught our breath at the combined
beauty and vastness of the scene.
The land was laid out in patchwork
plots of varied browns and greens.
A young man of Swedish birth
looked at the terrain and said, Yes,
America is vastly beautiful"
We fingered at the peak for an
hour or so, lunching on sandwiches
and cocoa. While we were still there
we saw falcon and d few buz-
yards flying lazily overhead.
Going down, the Saddle Ridge
trail was steep, but near the bottom
it leveled of. Streams crossed it
frequently. ..
We reached home by bus at $50
pm, tired but satisfied by a. day
in the open spaces.
Evening star., 1940-06-02


check. I have many hobbies, and
one is to take pictures, so I bought
flash bulbs for my camera with the
check"
In fairness to Esther, it should
be pointed out that her prize money
was received and disposed of before
the Red Cross made it's appeal for
contributions; otherwise, I am sure,
her reaction would have been the
same as Jeanne's.
And the same thing should be
said of Alma Belt, Surrattsville
(Md) High School, who writes:
You can imagine my surprise
when I saw my poem in The Junior
Star. Thank you very much
for awarding me one of the prizes.
had planned to take a trip
with some of my friends, and that
check was certainly appreciated"
X
Enterprise of the kind that makes
good reporter was shown by
Charles Stebbins In obtaining the
story published under his name to-
day.
On May 6 all the local newspapers
carried brief accounts of the ma
rooning of Ira johnson, John Gallo
way and James Taylor. That was
thrilling adventure" Charles told
himself, "and it ought to make a
swell yarn for The Junior Star. I'll
find out more about it.
Unable to get in touch with any of
the boys by telephone, Charlie fin
ally decided to write the oldest one
Ira-a letter. II simply told him
I wanted to interview him and his
friends to get good story for The
Junior Star" Charlie explained. IRA
wrote back. giving me a definite
appointment, and then I went out to
see them"
X
Junior jottings:
Jeanne Barinott is editor of her
school newspaper, Taft Talk
From Urquhart Dixon, Alexandria,
Va: II was very surprised to see
my poem, Signs of Spring. pub
ished a few Sundays ago. have
placed 1t in my scrapbook, beside
my other winning and merited Sc
lections." . Wilfred Iltis, now en-
rolled at James Monroe High School,
Fredericksburg, Va, came to the
United States from Czecho- -Slovakia
about a year ago. I'm glad there
is an ocean between Hitler and
this country" he writes Doris
Marie Coates, 8. Montgomery School,
reports that the circus held at
Riverside Stadium for the benefit
of Children's Hospital was very
good, funny and interesting" .
"Ihe world longs for peace" points
out Miriam Berman, IS, Roosevelt
High School, but its future is not
very bright today, with war raging
IN Europe and rumors of war al
most everywhere No one seems
to know where the plague of war
will strike next. We can only hope
that the near future will bring
complete victory of right over might
and that peace and happiness will
flourish" Those are fine words,
we'll said, Miriam Patricia Nell,
13, st. Anthonys School, in re-
porting the activities of Girl Scouts
at the Brookland Recreational Gen.
ter, says: Frances Kirk, IL, Troop
6, who has bowled less than q
year, now rolls 90s and zoos regu-
larly."
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Another Schooldav
BY PEGGY BRILEY, IA,
Central High School.

BY PEGGY BRILEY, IA,
Central High School.
If I only had ten more minutes
To lie here and peacefully sleep.
But when Nom says, Hurry get up"
1t really makes me want to weep.
There goes the first bell,
And don't know my lesson. oh, dear.
Maybe that red-headed boy will help
me.
Yet he doesn't know himself, fear.
At last school is over,
And I can start slowly home,
First stopping at the drug store
For a sundae or ice cream cone.
Later I take long walk
With Emily and Lou,
And then around five,
I study a lesson or two.
Soon dinner is ready,
And at ten I hop into bed.
Tomorrow will be- another school,
day.
Oh, me! 1t gives me a pain in the
head.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Prizes TOfaling IS
offered for Best
| Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star.
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions pub
nshed each week. The following
rules must be observed.
l. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age, address, telephone
number (if any and school Of the
author must appear at the top Of
the first page of every contribution.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; If typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless Of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication Of their contributions
S. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the prin-
cipal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however,
to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
yisable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star. Warrington, p. 9.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

in-the-pulpit. When the white man
came to this country he found the
Indians ate the roots of this plant
He tried eating it raw and found
it very bitter until the Indians
taught him how to cook it.
I wonder if the readers know the
fruit of the strawberry. You would
probably say it is 'the part you eat,
of course So did We, but we soon
learned better. as Mr.. McHenry
taught us that the little seeds on
the berry are the fruit, the part
we call the berry the stem
Another flower every one noticed
was false Solomon's seal, the plant
growing over foot high with light
blue-green glossy leaves and clus-
ter of small flowers at the tip of the
stem The history of this plant is
very interesting. AS most of you
know, the early kings could not
write. Instead of their signature
they used seals that they kept hid
den so no one could find and use
them. The roots of this plant are
supposed to be in the shape of the
seal of King Solomon.
An odd plant called the jewelweed
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Nature Hikers Study Plants
In Rock Creek Park

was the next one we saw. The leaf
is smooth and resembles the elm.
the stem is translucent and the Juice
from it is supposed to cure poison
ivy. This plant received its name
from the little flowers that droop
from under the leaves like ear rings
from the ear. When you place leaf
of this plant under water it looks
like silver.
Purity, beds and beer. Have YOU
ever heard of such a combination?
1t is the bed straw or clover plant
which has six points to the leaf and
a square stem. The small white
flowers represent the purity of the
Virgin Mary. Long ago, the plant
was used for stuffing mattresses and
there is common belief that the baby
Jesus lay in manger of. bed straw
In some countries, beer is made
from the plant.
We also found some bloodroot. Mr.
McHenry painted our faces with the
red juice from the stem as the In
dlans used to do long ago when they
held war dances. If this sounds like
fun to you, and it was for us, look
for plant about 10 inches high
with leaf like one from an oak
tree. and small blossoms with waxy
white petals that open in the morn
ing and close at night. Mr.. Nc
Henry warned us not to pick this OF
any other Wild flower in the park
We saw about 80 other plants and
flowers. Among these were May
apple. agrimony, bluets, chickweed
cranesbill. cats claw, violets, beach
fern, wild geranium. trumpet vine
robins plantain and the Joe Pie
weed which grows in stories just like
the apartment house you live in
This weed received it name from an
Indian named Joe Pie who used ii
for treatment Of typhoid fever.
AS we were walking along some
one saw worm. 1t brought squeals
and shrieks from the girls, and
since many of us we're reluctant to
handle it. Mr. McHenry advised a
lesson on worms.
wish every one could take hike
through the park as we did and en-
joy the beauties Of spring.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Solitude
BY ROBERT RAINSBURY, IA

Dy nODLnl hAlNSDOn1, lf
Powell Junior High School
In wood not far away.
A pretty color scheme
Is formed by trees and bushes.
And a babbling, laughing stream.
This color scheme of gold and brown
Beguiled lonely camper
He said, Here will I pitch my tent,
With no one nigh to hamper
He built himself a little fire
On which to cook his meals,
And here within the CHEEKY wood,
No loneliness he feels.
In. time a cabin there was built,
BY this same lonely man;
He nailed bronze plaque on the
door
Engraved with verse that ran:
ITO those who seek escape and rest
From the city's deaf'ning riot,
give this place that you may find
Contentment, peace and quiet"
And city folk who chance upon
This Nimrod's small retreat,
All bless his name, because they find
Their happiness complete.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

the more advanced classics, includ-
ing arias from operas One of the
songs she especially likes is Ava
Maria" which she sings in German.
Mildred believes vocal lessons not
only give one soft, well-modulated
tone, but that they teach one to
breathe and speak properly. Breath
ing exercises of five minutes each
morning and evening help perfect
her voice. She devotes an hour a
day to practice and never tires of
1t because it is her hobby.
One of her favorite recreations is
to listen to famous singers over the
radio. Although she graduates from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
this year, she plans to continue her
singing lessons.
The young singer has been in
three private song recitals and will
appear in her fourth this month.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Mary Webster. sides those men,
toned above, several unique ones
In which she has special interest.
Helen's principal concern for the
past two years has been her room
Hers is no ordinary room such as
the average 17-year-old girl might
have, but concrete expression of
her own personality. This enter
prising Roosevelt High School SEN
ior has taken the attic of her home,
which includes. besides large bed
room. hall which she uses as an
exhibition space, and redecorated it
to suit her own individual taste.
Utilizing many leftover and cast
away materials, she has built a
dressing table with only the aid of
a small desk that came with type
writer, white ruff1ed curtain, a
mirror and a low bookcase. The
result is vanity equipped with all
the convenienceS of store bought"
one, but with an individual touch
that adds a great deal to her room.
Her bed, located in cozy alcove,
is strewn with colorful pillows and
makes tempting lounging spot
for tired after school visitors.
Helens collection of over 100
books, including her favorite, "A
Man for the Ages" story of Abra-
ham Lincoln by Bachelor, occupies
a book case on one side of the room.
Miniature dogs of every conceivable
shape and material sit, lie and
crouch on top of her dresser. On
one wall are hung several silhou-
cites made by this ingenious student.
Her latest group of hobbies deals
with the World War and the Amer
lean Legion, of which her father
Is a member. So far she has four
guns, one of which is the first of its
kind and was used in the Civil War.
World War relics such as helmets
and swords make up another of her
collections.
Two sweaters and a dresser set
are the results of her yearn for
crocheting, while several scrapbooks
of souvenirs show that she has
travelled both far and wide. One of
her most exciting hobbies is entering
contests, and although she hasn't
won yet she's still hoping. Among
the sports, Helen likes bowling best,
with basketball running a close sec
ond. With high of 102 and an
average of 95, she is considered a
better than average bowler. In ad-
dltlon to the preceding hobbies, this
versatile senior has time to corre-
spond with friends, collect tapes
tries and try her hand at house
keeping
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Adoption
BY LOUISE McCOLLUM. Is,

BY LOUISE McCOLLUM. Is,
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Down on the corner by the lamp
post he stood,
All alone he was and lookin'
lonesome as could be,
And at every passing citizen, or it
didn't matter who,
He wagged his tail and seemed to
say, Have you a home for
me?"
He was dirty and sorrowful and
hopeful besides.
And he looked at me with ques-
ton IN his eyes;
He was awful, awful little. and
scared and hungry, too;
Seemed to me he had more
troubles than he needed for
his size"
He was brown and sorta muddy with
some white beneath the dirt,
And his left hind leg just didn't
want to bend. '''''
I wondered then what kind he was
just dog, I guess,
But I don't know where I could
have found a better friend!
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Donald McHen-
ry OF the Ma
tional P a r k
Service.
AS we entered
the woods, Mr..
McHenry asked
if We knew a
certain three
leafed plant. OF
course, every one
knew poison ivy,
Lne menace 10
mixers"
Following this
was a short dis
cusSion on the
fo~,,l,nw Ya1lr
Evening star., 1940-06-02
lust Between Ourselves
Bv PHILIP II. LOVE.
Junior Star Editor.

JGIHoT G
What a happy old world this woulc
be if everybody were as generous
as Jeanne Barinott, l3, of 1243 Irving
street NE.
in The Junior Star of April q
Jeanne was awarded a prize of s.
for story about the vase collection
of Betty Lou Rector, 13, of 14O:
Lawrence street NE. Now come.
the following letter from Jeanne
who is student at Taft Junior
High School:
I'm late in writing to thank yol
for the dollar you sent me for my
contribution. On Sunday Tn
the first up at our home. Clad ir
bathrobe and slippers, I quietly ge
to the front door for The Sunday
Star. When I saw Prize Contribu-
ton above my article. I was sc
happy I woke my mother up tt
tell her. It's the first dollar I've
ever earned, and I've made note Of
it in my diary. .,..
Last Saturday night heard ar
appeal on the radio for the Rec
Cross. thought of my check, anc
I'm mailing it today to the cashier:
Office of The Star
Jeanne's decision to contribute hel
prize money to the American Rec
Cross shows an unusually charitable
spirit. To give a dollar or so tt
the Red Cross to aid Europe's wal
victims does not, in itself, warrant
any particular commendation. Thai
is only common charity-an act
of which all but the most hard.
hearted are capable. But to hand ove1
the first dollar you've ever earned, 6
dollar that represents your first sue.
cessful attempt at writing for pub.
lication-Well, that is something else
again. 1t is, indeed, a lesson ir
unselfishness from which all of us
no matter how charitable we may
fancy ourselves to be, can learn
great deal. To repeatr-what q
happy old world this would be il
everybody showed Jeanne's generous
spirit!
X X X X
1t is not for me to say what con-
tributors to The Junior Star should
do with their prize money. If they
want to spend it for movies, candy
ice cream or anything else, for that
matter, that's their business. But
after seeing the newsreels of the
havoc wrought by the Nazi invasion
of The Netherlands, Belgium ano
France, after watching the mum.
berless refugees stumbling along the
blood-soaked roads of those unhappy
countries, I can't help feeling that
nothing could give The Junior Stal
greater satisfaction than more let
ters like Jeanne's-letters saying
that more prize dollars are being
turned in to the Red Cross fund te
provide food, shelter. clothing and
medical aid for those who, through
no fault of their own, have nothing
not even a safe place to lay their
head.
Esther Mizell, Kensington, Md, re-
ports that her story of the rabbit
business built up by her brothers
Bill and Charles, has resulted ir
more business"
"The very morning the paper came
out" Esther writes, "a lady from
Washington came out and bought
pair of rabbits. Bill and Charlie.
want to thank you.
Il also want to thank you for the
Evening star., 1940-06-02

u dtClCu / i e.
quently during
my life. We have
lived in Puerto
Rico, which I
like best of all,
and have visited
Haiti, Santo Do
mingo, Cuba and
Mexico. I was
born In Wash
ington.
On our last
trip to Califor-
MIA, we were
crossing tn e
desert on the
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Ghost Town
Disappoints
Boy Traveller
Visits Old Calico in
California Desert
Country
Prize Contribution.
BY CARL E. HEATH, Jr., 10.
Seat Pleasant (Md) School.

Western stories, in magazines and
in the movies, are my favorites,
and I have found very interesting
our family's trips through the West,
especially to California.
Because my father is a radio
operator in the U. S. Navy. I have
Evening star., 1940-06-02

2uageS-French,
German, italian
and Latin. She
has taken vocal
lessons for the
past three years.
She learned &c
play the piano
when she was 6
and accompanies
herself.
At first, Mil
Dire DIS teacher
taught her SIM
pie A m er i can
songs. She now
S i n gs English
fo1ir co~~1 1l
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Riddles

l. Holland raises these for vases,
people wear them on their faces.
Q. Some are found in magazines,
others wait on kings and queens.
3. Always stays yet leaves at
night: has bark, but doesn't bite.
4. What saucy bird you've some
times met is found within the al
phabet?
5. Parts bowl and part tells
time; the whole is found in Egypts
slime.
Evening star., 1940-06-02

Maybe IL 5 d
S t a m p, auto
graph, or gun
collection? No
m a t ter what
your hobby is,
Helen Saunders,
II, of 1910 Della
field place NV.
has pro b a b l y
tried it at some
time or other ,
for her hobby is
"h O b b / e S." At
present she has
over 20 hobbies
including. be-
Evening star., 1940-06-02

from Washing
ton thro u g h
Sperryville, Va.
to the base Of
t he mountain.
After hiking a
mile and a half
t h r ugh t h e
woods we rested
at a spring and
then made only
one more stop on
the ga = mile
climb to the
summit.
The higher we
went tho ro,loh.
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Thar She BI0ws!

Father (sternly)-"Where have
you been, James?"
Son-FiShin'
Father Well, come int the
woodshed. and Wen have a .aling
expedition"
Evening star., 1940-06-02
Fishing Trip
Has Unusual
Ending
Maryland Student
Bears Companions
To Safety
Prise Contribution.
BY CHARLES STEBBINs, 1s.
Central High School.

A chapter from the story of
Robinson Crusoe was enacted un-
expectedly by Ira johnson. jr., 16,
and John Galloway, 13, both of
Maryland Park, Md, and James
Taylor, Anacostia Junior High
School student, when they recently
were marooned for l6 hours on an
island in the Eastern Branch of the
Anacostia River.
The boys started out one morn