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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Woman Wage-HOur Administrator

Cleveland, o. (OLNS).-Miss Grace
c. Glascott has been appointed reg
ional director of the Wages and Hour
Division with headquarters in Cleve-
land by Col. Philip B. Fleming, wage
hour administrator.
Miss Glascott succeeds William J.
Kennedy, who resigned to become a
candidate for Governor in Ohio. She
was selected from the Civil Service
lists. She has been in the office of
Government Reports at Washington
and was formerly Secretary to Gen.
Benedict Crowell.
Officials of the Wage-hour admin
istration at Washington said the law
provides that regional directors be
named from civil service lists. The
salary is $500 year and the region
comprises Ohio and Michigan.
Congressman Robert Secrest, Fif-
teenth District, has protested the ap-
pointment. He was backing James
Berry, Buffalo, former chief mine in
spector of Ohio for the job.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Insurance Claims
OfMiners Are Net
Security Board Approves
All Claims After Disaster
In West Virginid

The Social Security Board has ap-
proved insurance claims for families
of 40 of the miners who lost their
lives in the mine disaster of January
10 at BARLEY, West Virginia, accord
ing to statement last Monday by Di
rector John j. Corson of the Boards
Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors In
surance. Mr.. Corson explained that
81 of the miners killed had been reg
ularly at work and were eligible to
insurance benefits, but all the claims
have not yet been received in Wash
ington. When all are in there will
be claims for 76 widows and parents
of the miners, and for 129 children.
These are claims payable under the
Federal old-age and survivors insur-
ance provisions of the Social Security
Act. The benefits are based on the
average monthly wages of the de-
ceased miners. In families with child
rem the monthly checks will continue
until the youngest child reaches the
age Of 1S.
Of the 40 claims so far received
and approved, said Mr.. Corson, -
have been approved for widows who
have only one child. The average
benefit paid to these families will be
$32.35 a month. Four claims have
been approved for widows with two
children, the average benefit being
$42.90 a month. Six claims, approved
for widows with children, bring
average benefits of $52.27 a month.
Under II claims, for widows with 4
or more children, the benefits range
from $4S to $50 month. In Is cases
where there were no dependents
eligible for monthly payments lump
sum claims were approved. These
claims average STAG. In three of these
cases widows who are eXpectant
mothers may soon be eligible to file
for monthly benefits.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Housing Authority
Contract Queried
Arguments Presented Before
Ohio Supreme Court
On Projects

Columbus, o. (OLNS).-Arguments
were presented before the Ohio Su-
preme Court last week in a test suit
involving the validity of two Cincin-
natl housing projects which have been
approved, estimated to cost S7,100,-
600.
The two projects are known as
"Winton Terrace" and English
Woods" and provide $50 units each.
The suit is brought by John D. Ellis
as City Solicitor against C. o. Sheriff.,
City Manager, and is in the nature of
a test case to compel Sheriff. to sign
a contract entered into by the City
Council and the Housing Authority.
The real question at issue is whether
the Authority can select a substandard
house anywhere in the city or whether
1t IS necessary to specify a certain dis
trict for slum clearance
Attorney W. X. Sibball, represent
ing Sheriff. and group opposed to
the plan, characterized the contract
as "bunk" and ''hokus pokus" and
charged that it was "a deliberate at
tempt to evade the law"
Attorney Alfred Bettman, repre-
senting the Housing Authority, argued
that it was not necessary to specify
any certain ''slum district" but that
substandard houses anywhere in the
city might be cited for elimination, in
numbers equal to the new units pro-
vided in the low-rent projects.
The Court has taken the question
under adyisement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
ELECTION PLAN
FILED FOR G.. M.
Four Unions are Involved In
Defining Terms for NLRB
Poll In So Plunts

Detroit, Mich.-Following an ex-
tended hearing by the National Labor
Relations Board an agreement was
reached by representatives of four
unions and General Motors Corpora
tion which paved the way for cleo
| tions in SO plants to choose collective
bargaining agents.
The documents in the case were
sent to the NLRB in Washington.
which will order elections if the rec
ord of the hearing is satisfactory. The
| stipulation was signed by representa-
tives Of General Motors; the United
Automobile Workers of America, af-
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor; the C. l. o. Auto Workers
Union; the Pattern Makers League of
North America, A. +. Of L. affiliate,
and the international Association of
Machinists, A. F. of l.. affiliate.
One provision of the stipulation
said:
"The appropriate bargaining unit in
connection with collective bargaining
in the General Motors Corporation is
the plant or group of related build
ings or plants operating under a
common local resident manager in the
same local community, producing sim
liar or related products, or craft sub
divisions within each plant as may be
selected by employees therein"
Another part Of the agreement de-
clared:
"The industrial relations staff OF
General Motors Corporations will ne
gotiate collectively with the officers
of the international union certified as
exclusive bargaining agency. This ne
gotiation will be for those plants fo,
which the international union has beer
certified as the exclusive bargaining
agency and on such issues as are com.
mon to all plants for which such in.
ternational union has been certified
as the exclusive bargaining agency"
Spokesman said the agreement was
speeded by the withdrawal of sever
plants from the proceedings by the
unions. Among those to be settled by
further negotiations and not to be in.
cluded in the present order for elec.
tions are three plants in Oakland
Calf, one in Los Angeles; the prov.
ing grounds at Milford, Mich, the
Chevrolet commercial body plant il
Indianapolis and the corporations
plant in Grand Rapids.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
County Recorder
Seeks Reelection

Richard o. Wilson Of East Liverpool
has today announced his candidacy for
reelection to the office Of County Re-
corder at the Republican Primaries,
Tuesday, May ID.
Mr.. Wilson's ancestors have lived in
Columbiana County over century.
He was born and raised in East Liv-
erpool and is 81 years old. He is mar
ried and has one daughter. He is a
graduate of East Liverpool High
School, Carnegie Institute of Technol-
ogy, Wooster and Geneva Colleges. He
is member of Rotary International,
the Calvary Methodist Church, Boy
Scouts Of America, The Young Mems
Christian Association, The Young Re-
publican Club, Printers Union No.
31S, Junior Chamber of Commerce,
National and State Grange and is Past
Master of West Point Grange. He is
now President of the Lisbon Farm
er's Institute and is chairman Of the
Legislative Committee Of the State
Recorders Association.
He was elected County Recorder in
1888 to fill the unexpired term Of Jesse
Calhoun, Democrat of Wellsville, who
died in office in 1887. He will have
served one half term in November
At the last election he carried both
the Primary and General Elections by
a large majority and lead the ticket
at both elections.
Monthly reports and audits are now
made and published in most county
newspapers; all chattle mortgages are
stamped with date of cancellation and
a record kept of such authority; all
record books have been cleaned mend
ed and those in need have been recov-
cred and bound; recopying of old deed
indexes (1S97-1914) is now being com
pleted; and plans are now being made
to install card index system to re-
place the old cumbersome chattle
mortgage books.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
CIGAR MAKERS LABEL DRIVE

New Haven, Conn. The Cigar
Makers international Union of Amer
lea and the New England Label
League are planning an intensive cam
paign for the Cigar Makers union
label in the New England area. The
campaign will begin about February
20 and will be under the direction of
Charles E. Roller of New Haven
Conn.,, fifth vice-president of the Cigar
Makers international Union. Adver-
tising and other methods of publicity
will be used in the drive, which is
expected to result in largely increased
demand for union made cigars.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Union Wages Advance
Business Prosperity
Begun at Depth of Slump, Pays Union
Scale and Operates Plant 81
Weeks Per Year

New York, N. Y.-Max Weinman,
ladies' handbag manufacturer of New
York City, is one of the growing num-
ber of employers who find that union
wage scales and steady employment
are an advantage rather than a de-
terrent to business prosperity.
According to E. X. Titus, World
Telegram financial writer, Mr.. Vein
man was not discouraged at the busi-
ness outlook in the depths of the de-
preston. To express his optimism,
he established a factory to manufac-
ture ladies' handbags in 1882, and to
indicate his belief in the advantage
of high wages he signed an agreement
with an A. F. Of L. union providing
for the union pay scale, hours and
work conditions.
Now, in his eighth year Of opera
ton, Mr.. Weinman's plant turns out
more than 100000 ladies' handbags
annually, each retailing for exactly
one dollar. He has recently increased
the space occupied by his plant and
regards the future with optimism.
Interviewed by Mr.. Titus as to his
satisfactory relations with the A. F.
Of l.. union, Mr.. Weinman said they
were partly the result of his success
in providing So weeks of work year
for large number Of workers. EN-
ployes of many Of the other compa-
nies in the same business are subject
to more frequent layoffs for seasonal
and other causes.
According to Mr.. Titus, the So
weeks of operation in the Weinman
plant "have been made possible by
careful study of the market for diff
ferent types of bags in various parts
of the country at different seasons.
1t has been found that while certain
distributors desire to have their mer-
chandise delivered just before they
expect to dispose Of it, others, in
Guiding many chain stores and mail
order houses, want it considerably in
advance of the season.
Production schedules are worked out
with a view to adapting to peak de-
mands from various sources in a way
that will make So weeks of work and
reduce layoffs of part of the working
force to the minimum.
"The continuous operation serves
also to reduce production costs
through keeping down the overhead
cost per bag"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
GOLD TIMERS CLUB OPENED

Chicago = Ell Segundo, California,
has opened the cold Timers Club" a
unique municipal recreation project,
the American Municipal Association
reports. The club was established by
the city council, which rented vacant
store building near the city hall. The
club was furnished with radio, desks,
tables and chairs given by citizens.
The city supplies chess games, checker
boards and other entertainment equip
ment. Belief that old folks are not so
versatile as the young in finding
amusements led to development of the
club.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-22
Hours. Pay Protected
In Federal Contracts

Washington, D. C.-The Labor De-
partment announced that supply con-
tracts for total Of $2,909,3l9 were
awarded during the week ending
January 27 by thirteen Federal
agencies under the provisions of the
Walsh Healey Public Contracts Act.
Each Of the contractors is required
to apply the 4O-hour week and pay
the minimum prevailing wage found
by the Secretary of Labor to be gen
eral in the industry with time and a
half for emergency overtime work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12
Britain Claims That
6Nazi Planes Downed
tcontinued Prom PAGE y

troops went to shelters. Prime Min
lister Churchill and coastal defense
troops he was inspecting IN q south-
eastern England area took to shell
tiers when German planes bombed
them.
Many Of the German planes now
used diving tactics, and followed up
their incendiary and high explosive
bombs with machine gun fire. They
were using whistling bombs in hope
of terrorizing the populace.
Hundreds Of shops, office build
ings and homes had been damaged
within "a hours. Aside from bomb
ing towns and villages, the planes
bombed and machine gunned farm
buildings and livestock. They sci
fire to a dairy in southwest England
and wounded several horses n
dairy stable.
Planes in Waves
The planes came in. continuous
waves, splitting their formations
after they had crossed the coast
and operating singly so as to spread
destruction and, they hoped, terror
over as wide range as possible.
The air ministry asserted today
that since June 18, SO German
planes had been shot down over Of
near Britain and that 173 had beer
shot down since the war started
Many German planes, it was as.
serted, had been so crippled that II
was unlikely they reached home
bases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12
GERMANY BLASTS
OVER ENGLAND
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sunk by torpedoes and mines, 1862
461 tons sunk by the surface craft
or other naval forces, 1,046,331 tons
sunk by the air force in addition
to more than 300 ships severely
damaged by the air force.
The high command said German
planes yesterday bombed airports,
harbor works, and arms factories in
south and central England"
The German pilots also reported
they had bombed ships off the east
coast Of England and made attacks
on the harbors Of Plymouth-one Of
the most important British harbors
on the channel-and Of Lowestoft,
northeast Of London on the east
coast.
The communicate also said that
factories were bombed at Portsmouth
and Burton on-Trent.
German planes sank one oil
tanker and four merchant ships In
the English channel and severely
damaged nine other merchant ships"
the communique said.
"The enemy yesterday lost IS
planes. Seven German planes are
missing"
A 15,000-ton steamer was among
those sunk, 1t added. The four mer-
chant ships were described as total
ing $4,000 additional tons.
The communique said fighting and
dive bombers units Of the air force
on July II attacked airports, har-
Dor works and arms factories In
south and central England and ships
off the south and east coasts. Har-
Dor works at Plymouth and Love-
shtoft were hit by bombs and at
Portsmouth an industrial works was
struck. The communique claimed
great fires" was caused at Burton
on-Trent.
The German claim Of 1929 ,213
tons of enemy shipping sunk since
the start Of the war compares to
British admissions Of approximately
10000 tons.
Counting neutral shipping which
might come under the German high
commands category of shipping
useful to the enemy" the total tom
mage sunk In the first 10 months
of war, based on British admissions
would be about 100000.
Neither Of these figures is any,
where near as large as the daily
average sinkings during the first
five months of unrestricted German
submarine warfare in 1917. The daily
figure for that period was 10000
tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12
HOSPITAL FIRE
TAKES FIVE LIVES
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ANfSAAuAAANAN~A S~NAAA . 49, -
most Of them. One woman, weighing
around 500 pounds, was lowered byl
ropes.
Room SmOhe-FiIled
Miss waechter said her room was
full Of smoke when she awoke.
There must be q fire, thought"
she said. II showed my rocm-mate
and cried, There's O IRE, get out
"Then ran into the hallway.
There was smoke there, too. And 4
went from room to room ana yelled
to them: There's IRE, you better
get OUT"
Occupants Of the building, which
houses the hospital power plant,
laundry, sewing room and Holy FAM
lily home, were all asleep.
Patrolman Harold Mills, driving
past the hospital in a police automo-
bile, was one Of the first persons to
reach the scene.
He said women were climbing on
the fire escape, others stood frantic
in front OF windows and cries Of
Help mel" and MY God, save mel"
rose above the steady cracking Of
the flames, he said.
The elderly residents, who worked
in the building, had rooms on the
third floor and In the attic. There
were from two to six women in q
room.
Dead Identified
The five dead women apparently
were overcome by smoke before they
could reach windows, Fire Chief Bar
ney Houston said.
The dead were identified as:
Miss Mary Theders, 81; Miss Mary
Rose Watkins, AZ; Miss Roselina
Burns, Al; Miss Minnie Brandhoff, 81
Hamilton, O., and Miss Regina Me
kamp, As.
Hysterical men and women occu-
pants Of the building were trapped
upstairs when an inside stairway
burned and the outside fire escape
became too hot to be used. Many
were brought down by ladders and
ropes aided by flremen.
The building was one Of several in
the hospital group. It was about 100
feet from the main building.
The fire apparently started above
the boiler room in the basement. It
made good Roadway before being
discovered. Most of the residents in
the building were asleep on upper
floors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12

| forcements we're on their way 70 the
British In Moyale. Ground defenses
there were being repaired between
aerial and artillery bombardments.
Position Of Turkey
Istanbul, July II (UP) -
Turkey will keep faith with her
friends and seek to maintain peace
with her neighbors in belief that
they seek peace with Turkey, Pre-
mier Refik Saydam declared today.
The premier,s speech to ten nation
al assembly had been awaited with
special interest because Of reports
that Soviet Russia might make de-
mands on Turkey, including q pro-
posal for a share In control and de-
tense of the vital Dardanelle Strait.
(Moscow dispatches officially de-
MED that any ultimatum had been
delivered to Turkey.
Turkey will be faithful to her
friends" the premier said. I'VE have
no aggressive intentions against our
neighbors and we do not believe
that these countries hold aggressive
intentions against Turkey"
In the present situation in the
Near East and in southeastern Eii-
rope, the premier said he did not
"see any immediate danger for
Turkey"
He warned, however, that Turkey
will refuse to be swayed by propa-
gando.
Turkeys attention has been con-
centrated on Syria as well as on the
Russian frontier as a result Of the
French military collapse in Europe
and reports that some French forces
in Syria might continue the war
against Germany.
After Saydam's speech, the ma
tional assembly voted confidence in
the government. The vote was
unanimous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12

southeast Scotland.
one British anti-aircraft unit at
q southwestern town brought down
another German bomber this morn
ing after having shot down four
yesterday.
King George in Danger
King George and Prime Minister
winston Churchill, it was disclosed,
were among the millions Of Britons
who were endangered by the bombs
and machine gun bullets the raid
ers rained on towns and countryside.
Between 20 and 80 persons had
been killed, at least, and hundreds
wounded In raids during the last "a
hours. Twenty-Five German planes
had been shot down and many more
SO seriously damaged that it seemed
unlikely they reached home.
/. King George was inspecting troops
ct an east coast town yesterday
when German bombers flew over
head. Neither the king nor the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12
Americas Warned

Berlin, July 12-(UP)-The Amer
icas were warned today by the news
paper National Zeitung of Essen
that the United States export car
tel plan jeopardized the western
hemisphere's commercial relations
with postwar Europe"
The newspaper is close to Air
Marshal Hermann Goering. It said
that in view of the United States
previous political and trade attitude
toward the authoritarian nations,
Tit is assumed that the centraliza-
ton (of surplus American exports)
would not promote relations with
these nations"
Under the cartel plan. the Amer
icas would pool their exportable raw
materials so they could be disposed
Of to the best advantage. The Ma
tional Zeitung said the United States
would control the exports.
The end Of the war will open great
economic possibilities between Eu-
rope and the western hemisphere,
the newspaper said. but II the Amer
icas want TO make the most OF the
opportunities they should try 10 UNI
derstand the European people. who
only want 20 remain unincumbeged
BY squabbllng political hlnderances
and aegrayations IN trade relations
with the United States.
u said that Germany and Italy
VIII emerge from the war greatly
strengthened economically. Germany
again win come into possession q
colonies. thereby enabling her "a
build up her economic independence
stronger than ever. Under these cir-
enhastanees. through the expert Car
tel plan the United States viii piiF.
sue eh0Ftsslsbted policy which
ceiapieiely shuts out khe aeonaInal
results ~ TIE waF o. fe14~40,s
TIE newspaper dollbiaa thar 9eisf
and Central American Interests, ~
Kiew ~ tilelf aEDefieneaa NltH fls'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-12
Building Permits

The following building permits
have been filed at the office Of
Building Inspector John T. Hart
ley:
City of Waterbury, Bureau Of
Engineering, to erect Comfort
Station at municipal Stadium,
WATERFOWL avenue, $500.
Lillian Beato, to erect one-fan1-
lily dwelling and garage, Country
Club Road, $4,000.
E. w. Benedict, addition to
home on LAG Herschel avenue,
500.
Michael Laccani, alteration to
building at 1901 South Main street
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