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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
NO BLACKOUTS IN USA

|NIIERE will be no blackOuts in the United States
when Christmas comes around. Street after
street, and mile after mile will light-up for Christ
mas and reflect thanks that America is at Peace.
America is the only region this year where the
lights on the Christmas tree may burn throughout
the night without violating a law, military or
civic.
In our land where the torch of Liberty has
famed through many periods of darkness, little
children will continue to greet the new Won
is the one land where electric lights burn on in
the windows and on the Christmas trees, let us
all unite to make this light Christmas. Whether
lit be in the expansive front yard of mansion
with trees bedecked by those who have plenty,
Tor the tiny window of a small cottage, show a
light at Christmas time Holiday lamps of red
and green strung like holly wreaths in the Win
dows Of the land will spread their holiday mess
age of greeting in honor of Him whose birthday
lis December 25.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
NO SUSPENSION OF LABOR LAWS

NATIONAL Defense Advisory Commission Of
ficials primarily concerned with formulating
and activating defense production labor policy are
reported to be certain that proposed legislation
to suspend certain labor laws, primarily the Wag-
ner and Walsh-l1ealey acts, will fail.
They are certain to be confident that before
Congress can get around to act on the proposed
legislation, certain voluntary reforms and reg
ulations engineered by the commissions Labor
Policy Advisory Committee will have removed any
alleged necessity for the legislation.
Within the next few months it is expected
voluntary wage stabilization program will have
been worked out in the aircraft and shipbuilding
industries, in cooperation with the Labor Com
mittee. Such stabilizaton should substantially
decrease the likelihood of strikes in those indus
tries. Whatever the basis of the final stabiliza-
tion program will be, defense officials are said to
be insistent that it shall be voluntary on the part
of employers and employees representatives
"There will be ramming of a defense labor
policy down anyone's throat" is the way it has
been expressed.
These reports from the defense commission
are.most encouraging, indicating the national gov
ernment's continuing intention to stand with or
ganized labor in maintenance of present wage and
hour standards
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
NYA Health Projects
Formed In 48 Stc.tes

Washington, D. C. - Statewide
health projects for NYA workers will
be in operation before January 1 in
all AZ States, the District of Colum-
bia, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands as part of the National
Youth Administrations $2,5OO,OCO
health program, NYA Administrators
Aubrey Williams reported to Paul V.
McNutt, Federal Security Admins
TRAITOR and co-ordinator of all health
and welfare activities affecting ma
tional defense.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
MINIMUM WAGE APPROVED
FOR BEAUTY OPERATORS

Columbus, Ohio. GLNS).-Revised
recommendations Of the Cosmetology
Wage Board, fixing a schedule of
minimum wages for the coSmetology
industry have been formally approved
by Director George A. Strain, Of the
State Department of Industrial Re-
lations.
The action was accompanied by a
directory minimum wage order, eff
fective December 5, which officially
placed the $4,000 employees of the in
dustry under the protection of the
State Minimum Wage Law for a
probationary period Of at least 80
days.
The wage boards recommendations
fix $l3 as the minimum for beauty
operators in communities of less than
5000 population, excepting those in
metropolitan areas; $14.5O for oper-
ators in cities between 5000 and
$4,000 population, excepting those in
metropolitan areas, and SIC for all
cities Of more than $4,000 population
and those in metropolitan areas. The
rates include beauty school students
who perform work on the public for
which fee is charged.
The recommendations fix rates of
$3.50 below scale for beginners and
50 below scale for full-time maids.
Likewise, a 44-hour work week is cs-
tablished and hourly rates set for
overtime work and part time en-
ployes.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
HOW'D DOC KNOW?

One Of the freshmen took in a strip
tease this summer and next day went
to an oculist to have his eyes treated
"After | left the show last night
he exclaimed, "my eyes were red and
sore and inhamed."
The Doc looked him over, thought a
minute and then remarked, "After this
try blinking your eyes once or twice
during the show . you won't miss
much"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Leather Workers Given
35-Cent Minimum Wage

Washington, d. ca recommen-
dation Of the Luggage and Leather
Goods Industry Committee urging a
minimum wage Of 35 cents an hour
for that industry, effective January
6, 1941, has been approved by Col.
Philip b. Fleming, Administrator Of
the Wage and Hour Division, u. S.
Department Of Labor. 1t was esti-
mated that the 35-cent minimum
would increase the hourly wage rate
Of approximately 5000 workers of
the $4,000 employed in the industry.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
A JOB WELL DONE

The film magnate wanted one Of his
stars to accept reduction in salary.
So he said to his junior partner: "You
tackle him, Paul. You're better edu-
Gated than what | am, You can give
him q better line Of talk than me-"
Paul. went off on his disagreeable
job. When he came back, the magnate
asked anXiously:
"Well how about it ?"
"He acquiesced," said Paul.
Did he? The dirty dog"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
WHAT NEXT?

Westinghouse X-ray equipment
will soon provide mobile hospital
service for victims of war in
Great Britain. A unit has been
installed in a 22-fOot trailer built
for the British Red Cross. This
mobile X-ray "clinic" contains a
lead-lined X-ray chamber and a
complete darkroom for develop
ing and studying photographic
pictures of war victims injuries.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS

. IF HITLER CARRIES
| THROUGH
WHOSE LOSS
WOULD BE GREATEST?
Whose loss
Would be greatest, in America
1t Hitler's program carrie!
through?
Monied men in Germany, when Hit
ler began, and who helped him
Have learned the Nazi disregard
for property rights
Schacht has violated every princi
pie of banking finance
X X X
Middle class people in Germany
Who were promised everything, i
Hitler won
Have learned the hard way, wha
Nazl management means
They understood that labor woult
be brought into line"-
That power of the Jews in bust
ness would be broken
That markets would be steadied
everything would be "regular"-
But then they saw these very things
bring only terror to themselves
For they too have been peeled tc
the bone
Labor was promised National So.
cialism-
Which sounded like emancipation
from rotting capitalism
What they got, was smashing OF
their unions
Loss of free organization, free
speech, their own free press
Their development of self-govern-
ing institutions
In co-operatives, peoples banks, po-
litical movement
These We're wiped out, ruthlessly
and completely
Labor had much of financial value
to lose, and lost it all
Much more valuable were liberties
which made life worth while
Today: they may not even listen;
~ 10 FeIDOIeH-
Americas losses
Should Nazism rule the world
Would strike first, doubtless, at
profits
Through this, blows would fall on
levels of living
Cheap foreign products would
force prices down
Wages would drop to cellars below
present floors
Labor's stake in Americas bounties
of today
Would drop as near to zero as 60
ing operation would permit
While Nazis would milk our pro-
ducts of farm and factory
Introducing, meanwhile, ever-t thick
ening edges of terror
x X X
But, if the rich
Along with the middle class and
workers.
Still could listen, think, speak, read
assemble
If minds still were free; wills un-
trammelled-
Movement still uncontrolled; COM
munications unhindered-
Real men and women might find
some answer to tyranny
However: that is only academic
For, Masters Of Bread are also
Masters of Minds
Through what hard school
Must Americans all finish this
course Of study
Before lessons of free life, and
blessings of self-control-
Are evaluated for a nation?
Essence of our "American Way
lies not in freedom to exploit an
other
1t lies in power of mutual tolerance,
and fair give-and- take
And if we have not learned to give
this free swing Of life
It's adequate potential Of resisting
force against diCtators-
Then our real emergency lies in
search for that implementation
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS
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Although the Civilian Conservation
Corps is steadily transforming inn
mature undisciplined boys into con-
forming citizens, it is not adequately
preparing enrollees to participate in
self-government.
This conclusion was drawn by the
American Youth Commission follow
ing study of the CCC to chart what
the camps have contributed to the
education of 100000 boys enrolled in
the past seven years.
"Unquestioning obedience under all
circumstances is not the supreme
virtue in democracy, because de-
mocracy demands two types of cit
izenship - conforming and contrib
uting," says the commission report.
"On the other hand, obedience under
appropriate conditions is essential to
co-ordinated group activity, without
which civilization could not exist"
x X X
In training for obedience and or
derliness, two necessities to conform
ing citizenship" the commission found
that the CCC "is steadily taking
group after group of immature, un-
disciplined boys who have not pre-
viously been among the most success
full of their generation, and is max
ing men Of them. In general, it is
making them competent within the
limits of conforming citizenship"
contributing citizenship" includes
among other things an ability to par
ticipate effectively in the activities of
variety Of self-governing groups,
respect for the opinions and civil
rights of others, and finally an un-
derstanding of the basic principles of
democracy and deep loyalty to it
both in principle and in practice.
One of the major weaknesses of the
CCC consists of "the limited extent
to which it prepares enrolees to par
ticipate in self-governing forms of
group action, or even to direct their
own activities as individuals" the re-
port concludes.
x X X
The commission found the CCC en-
rollees ranged from some who had
attended college before entering the
corps to the three per cent who were
practically unable to read or write,
and the % per cent whose literacy
was on the level of the average child
in the fourth grade. Forty per cent
Of the enrollees had 10 previous work
experience. Twenty per cent were
from foreign born parents.
"Many enrollees at the time of en-
tering camp have become problems to
themselves, their families, and their
communities. In seeking to provide
an adequate program for the entire
enrollee group, the Civilian Conser-
walton Corps has heavy response
bility," the report says.
One of the best methods which the
corps has devised to develope ICON
tributing citizenship" is in connection
with training enrollee leaders, the
Commission found. Each company of
200 enrollees is allowed one senior
leader, nine leaders and sixteen as
sistant leaders, who receive higher
pay and correspond in rank and sta
tus to the non-commissioned officers
in the Army. The opportunity for pro-
motion which is open to all enrollees
provides one of the most important
incentives for individual progress in
camp, and the enrollees who actually
serve as leaders receive experience
and training of special value from
the standpoint of contributing citizen
ship" the report says.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
BENDING NEUTRALITY

METHODS and proposals are being discussed in
1A Washington to revise the Neutrality Act to
permit American ships to carry War supplies to
Britain. OF course that would be inviting danger
to our shipping interests such as landed US in
trouble in the World War Some of the Senator's
have been vigorously defending the cash and
carry" program that has been in operation for
some time.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
USHA HOUSING NURSERY SCHOOLS

NURSERY schools are operating in at least
"a United States Housing Authority public
housing projects.
During one recent three month period, So ,16C
children Of families in the "A projects received
the benefits Of trained supervision. These schools
were also attended by additional 6,658 neigh.
borhOod children not living in the projects.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
FIRST LADY OF THE LAND

The vigorous active and popular Mrs. Franklin
ID. Roosevelt is expected to go on with her life and
activities as usual during the next four years
She has always stood in high favor in the Natl
Onal Capital even at times when the Presidential
popularity bounced up and down.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

Lots of fellas figure they ought to have high
wages on their first Job, cause it's much harder
work when YOU don't know anything about it,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

""hy is the little fellow crying ?"
"B-b-cauSe he can't have holiday"
"Why can't he have a holiday?"
because Ae don't 20 to school yet"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
WISDOM

If we were to fancy a wholly
Christianized world it would be a
world inspired by the spirit of
Christmas-a bright, friendly,
beneticient, generous, sympa-
thetic, mutually helpful world.
George William Curtis.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

Some bachelors have a tough time tryin' to
decide whether they should stay single and dis
appoint few women for a while or to get married
and diSappOint one woman for the rest of her life
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

| always fgger it's good to have money and
all the things that money can buy, but it's good
too, to check up once in a while to make sure you
haven't lost the things that money can't buy
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
THE UNEMPLOYED

Official and scmi-official reports place the mum
ber of unemployed in the United States at ap,
proXimatey nine million, even though national
defense has been reducing the totals some.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

Every time ! hear some woman GCttn wound
lp know somebody is going to get run down.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

The sermons you hear always seem to fit some
oody else to T.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
On the Air


Thousands of consumers are receiv-
ing free Government bulletins or
solving their buying and household
problems by tuning in every week tc
CONSUMER TIME, the Saturday
morning broadcast sponsored jointly
by the Consumers Counsel Division
of the Department of Agriculture anC
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs.
After each of these broadcasts let,
ters and cards pour into the office OF
the Consumers Counsel requesting
copies of Government bulletins and
pamphlets offered to listeners of the
program. The bulletins range from
advice on how to buy meat to facts or
selecting rugs, and information or
choosing vacuum cleaner.
Along with the bulletins, persons
requesting them receive Consumer
Tip" 3 by card briefng buying
hints, to be filed away for reference
when it is needed.
The program is heard on Saturdays
at ll:l5 A. NJ, Eastern Standard
Time, over the Red Network of the
National Broadcasting Company. Yor
can find out the name of the station
nearest you to whom the program is
made available by writing Consumers
Counsel Division, Department of Ag.
rlcuIture, Washington, D. c.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19

EASTERN GENERAL WARE STANDING COMMITTEE
ianufacurersA G. DALE FRED SUTTERLIN, JAMES TURNEF
)peraive L. WIIEATLEY, VIM e. YOUNG. EDWARD SEYFIER1
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-29

bro, pastor; Defenseless Mennonite
Church, Rev. Eli Steiner, pastor ;
st. Mary's Catholic Church, Father
Robert Maher, pastor; and The
Christian Science Society.
A consideration of the religious
life of this community would be in
complete without including the in
comparable influence of Bluffton Col
lege. Whatever is for the cultural,
moral, and spiritual betterment of
youth and the community this Chris
tian college fosters.
The churches have realized that
the advancement of the community
has demanded a cooperative spirit
among the various denominations,
which is manifested by the uniting
of their efforts in the organizing of
the Religious Educational Council.
Through this instrument many
community projects of religious ma
ture have been inaugurated among
which the most far reaching is the
teaching of the Bible in the public
schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-29
NisUdnder Implement
Store In NeJU Block

One of Buttons newest and most
modern business blocks is that which
houses the c. f. Niswander Farm
Implement establishment on South
Main street.
The building was opened in 1887,
and in addition to the show and
stock rooms it houses a complete
farm implement repair department,
one of the finest in Ohio.
Handling McCormick-Deering i'm
plements, the store does an annual
business of 100000 or more. Seven
men are employed in the sales and
service departments.
C. F. Niswander, owner, is in
charge of store activities and offers
a complete and unusual farm imple-
ment service setup.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-29
TOlUn SerUed By 10
Progressive Churches
BY REV. CHAs. ARMENTRoUT

AS traveller approaches Bluffton,
the church spires of the village are
among the first visible evidences of
the town.
They stand as a symbol of the re-
ligious nature of the community
All thoughtful people who know
Buttons history are aware of this
religious foundation upon which the
village was set from its very be-
ginning.
Bluffton is blessed with the guild
ance of ten churches: st. Johns
Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Rev. Emil Burrichter, pastor; Luth-
eran Church, Rev. w. L. Harmony,
pastor; First Mennonite Church, Rev.
III. T. Unruh, pastor; First Metho-
dist Church, Rev. J. A. Weed, pastor;
Presbyterian Church, Rev. Charles
NJ Armentrout, pastor; Church of
Christ, Rev. L. B. Remaley, pastor;
Missionary Church, Rev. A. F. AL
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-29
Page Co. Buys From
400 Farms In Area

In 1919 the Page Dairy company
Branch No. was organized and be-
gan operation in Bluffton, manu-
featuring condensed milk products.
This plant has grown steadily and
today handles processing of milk and
sour cream gathered from over 140O
farms in an area of go miles.
In recent years spray process
milk drier has been added, which
turns out a high grade milk powder
that is shipped to many states; es-
pecially in the South.
The outstanding policy of the
Page Dairy company has always
been, and always will be that its
products must be of the highest
quality. The best proof that this
policy has been maintained through
the years, is the fact that today the
company operates six plants.
The Bluffton branch has a person
mel of twenty-five men and women,
each trained in his or her particular
duty. Among this group are two
field representatives of the company
whose duties are not confined to
simply the soliciting of milk OF
cream patronage, but aiding in var
ious problems that might arise that
are of mutual interest to the pa
tron and the company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-29
Citizens Bank NOlU
In It's 10th Year

The Citizens National Bank was
founded in January, 1920, and
started business in the old First
National Bank building, Main and
Vine streets, with $4,000 capital
and $4,000 surplus.
A year later the institution moved
into its fine new headquarters where
it is now located. The bank has
had a steady and continued growth
from the beginning until now it has
capital and reserve of over $780,
900, and total resources of well
over one million dollars.
The bank has always been care
fully and conservatively managed. II
was one of the few financial insti-
tutions in northwestern Ohio that
survived the shock of the economic
collapse ten years ago. When the
bank holiday was lifted by President
Roosevelt in 1882, the Citizens Ma.
tional was one of the first to be per-
mitted to open its doors for bust
ness by the Federal Banking De-
partment. Many of the other banks
in Allen and surrounding counties
remained closed for a time, or were
completely liquidated.
The institution is a member of the
Federal Reserve System, and up to
five thousand dollars for any one
depositor is insured against loss by
the federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration.
The fine impressive bank struc-
ture, one of the finest in this part
of Ohio, is a credit to the commun-
ity, and the subject of much favor
able comment from visitors from
other localities.
The bank has always kept on
hand a liberal supply of funds to
take care of the business needs of
the community, and has been free
to make loans for all legitimate
business enterprises.
The present Board of Directors
consists of L. 7. Greding, Chairman
of the Board; C. Henry Smith,
President; Hiram Locher, Vice
President; Elmer C. Romey, Cashier;
,, Noah Basinger, Edwin Amstutz and
Henry P. Huber.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-29
One-StOp Service
At Wells Station

Complete one-stop service is offer
ed by Wells Sinclair station, which
has been managed by Nelson Wells,
since its opening in November, 1887.
Wells has experience of 10 years
in the service station field, and his
completely equipped station is at the
disposal of area residents.
Station equipment includes a hy-
draulic hoist, wash and grease
racks and tire repair department
Tires, tubes and accessories are
handled in addition to gasoline anc
oils.