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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington. - The United States
has always adhered to the principle
of freedom of the seas. The fact that
it voluntarily agreed to limit this
principle temporarily as a sacrifice to
prevent war, did not mean that it
should be done indefinitely. We have
found that this surrender was in vain.
American vessels have been attacked.
The "Lehigh" was sunk in daylight
hundreds of miles from any war zone.
For the maintenance of our national
honor we should see that the seas are
free to the American flag in every
part Of the world. To do otherwise is
to give the mastery of the world to
other nations and permit ourselves to
be placed under the domination Of
those who would be our enemies. 1t
appears that Hitler proposes with his
raiders and submarines to drive our
shipping from the seas. The answer
is to put our shipping on the seas.
Good syea?
In the United States there are 90,-
coo statues and memorials to men on
horseback, soldiers, sailors, politicians
and occasions. Some of these me-
MORALS are very terrible. Here are
nearly one million tons Of metal
many welded into atrocious monstrosi-
ties. Why not take over if necessary
and use some of this vast amount of
metal for national defense purposes ?
A commission could be created to save
the worthwhile and beautiful and
convert the useless and ugly into
bombs, shells and tanks to save de-
mocracy.
History
In the defense Russians are making
to keep their country from domination
by Hitler we are witnessing the re-
birth of a great nation, traditionally
the friend of the United States. In
the bitterest days of the Civil War,
when the cause of the Union was at
it's lowest ebb, the Emperor Louis Ma
poleon, of France, was about to recog-
nize the Southern Confederacy as an
independent sovereign nation, the
Russian Government dispatched its
war fleet to New York Harbor as a
gesture of friendship to the Federal
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
HOW TO STORE ROOT AND
STAPLE VEGETABLES

Some staple and root vegetables, to
be kept at their best, need a cool
moist storage place, such as a base
ment without a furnace. Others keep
better under warmer, drier conditions,
say food experts Of the L. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The vegetables that need cold and
damp storage are beets, carrots,
parsnips, turnips, winter radishes, po-
tatoes, celery and cabbage. In general
these vegetables keep best at a tenn
perature somewhere between 81 and
az degrees Fahrenheit with about 90
per cent relative humidity. But if
white potatoes get too cold, they turn
sweet, 50 don't let them get below "a
degrees.
Onions, dry beans, pumpkins and
squash need dry storage place.
Sweet potatoes need 10 cure first in a
very warm place; then they keep best
at around 50 degrees in a rather moist
atmosphere.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly BY Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. c.
FOOD FOR FREEDOM

Here are the goals farmers are
asked to aim at for the year 1912 il
the Food for Freedom campaign, an
nounced by the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture, and here's what they should
mean to consumers in this country.
Meat: The 1912 goal aims at the
production of PAP billion pounds Of
beef, pork, veal, lamb, mutton and
chicken, or about II per cent more
than this year. After export needs
are met, this goal, if it's achieved and
shared equally among everybody in
the country, would be enough to pro-
vide each person with 169 pounds Of
meat for year. Actually, Of course
it's not going to be shared equally,
but this increase Of available meat
should put meat eating, guantitatively
on higher level than it has been for
| 80 years.
Milk: Milk production is intended
seven per cent more than this year.
For American consumption, after the
amounts of dairy products to De
shipped abroad are deducted, there
would remain some S72 pounds of
milk equivalent per person if the goal
is reached. This amount of milk is
II pounds per person above the av-
erage consumption for this year and
is the largest amount available per
person in any year recorded.
Eggs: Four billion dozen eggs is
the 1912 production goal, about 10 per
cent more than this years production.
After export needs, there may be
about 306 eggs left per person in this
country.
This is about what we have been
consuming in the past five years, more
than in the drought period but con-
siderably less than in the 20's. Some
of these 306 eggs may not be eaten
by consumers but instead may be held
off the market, depending upon farm
prices. Consumption then would be
below the levels Of recent years.
Vegetables: The fresh vegetable
goals for 1912 call for a slight pro-
duction increase from commercial
truck farms in the important produc-
ing areas; about the same from the
truck gardens in the vicinity Of large
cities; and for some increase in the
production of farm gardens, mostly
for consumption on the farms. They
provide a level of consumption much
higher than in earlier years and at or
a little above that Of recent years. No
increase in the potato production goal,
including sweets, is set for 1912. The
goal provides an average consumption
of l65 pounds of potatoes per person,
something less than the average
figure for past years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
Union Labor Life Ins. Co.
Elects MdloneY Secretary

New York, N. Y.-Matthew Woll,
president of the Union Labor Life In
surance Company, announced the cleo
tion, at meeting of the company's
executive committee, of James P. Ma
loney, president of the Glass Bottle
Blowers Association Of the United
States and Canada, to the office of
secretarytreasurer Of the company.
Mr.. Maloney succeeds the late Thomas
E. Burke, who was also secretary
treasurer of the United Association of
Plumbers and Steam Filters of the
United States and Canada.
Andrew A. Myrup, secretary-treas-
urer of the Bakery and Confectionery
Workers International Union, was
elected vice president and assistant
secretary treasurer, filling the office
made vacant by the death of Thomas
A. Rickert, who was president of the
United Garment Workers of America.
The executive committee also elected
Joseph P. McCurdy, president of the
United Garment Workers Of America,
and Martin E. Durkin, present secre-
tary-treasurer of the United Associa-
ton of Plumbers and Steam Filters,
to the company's board of directors
and executive committee.
Mr.. Woll stated that due to the in
creased cost of living the salaries of
all employees had been increased. He
said the company is enjoying one of
the most prosperous years of its
existence and that it has now $S1 $685.
1876 of group and individual insurance
in force.
The executive committee voted to
continue the company's present divi-
dend formula for individual policies
for the year 1912.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
FLATTENED HIM

Mrs. Simpkins (after relating the
excruciating details Of her appendix
operation to her dinner companion at
party): "You say your uncle had a
terrible accident last month";"
Dinner Companion: eyes, a steam
roller ran over him."
Mrs. Simpkjns: Horrors! What did
you do?"
Dinner Companion: 81 ran with him
to the doctors office in the next block.
But the doctor had gone to lunch."
"When did you do them"
81 slipped him under the door, and
ran to telephone the doctors home"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
Group Formed To Study
Cigar Industry Wages

Washington, D. C.-The Wage and
Hour Division of the Labor Depart
ment announced that the committee to
recommend minimum wage for the
cigar manufacturing industry will
meet here December 9.
Thomas L. Norton, Professor of
Economics at the University Of Buff
falo, heads the committee, composed
of representatives Of the public, the
employees and the employers.
Government. Louis Napoleon backed
down, and the history of the United
States was changed.
kurusu's Better Half
Saburo kurusu, envoy extraordinary
from Japan, is Jap career diplomat.
War or peace hangs on the result of
his momentous conferences with Pres
ident Roosevelt and Secretary Of
State Hull kurusu has an American
wife, three children who attended
public schools in this country and it
is reported that his wife and children
have, in effect, said "Pop the United
States is o. X, with u.s." 1t has been
said that Americans never lose a war
nor win a conference. This is one con-
ference our nation will not lose.
President Roosevelt has been very
adroit in arranging the conferences.
For example, the japanese envoy was
compelled to confer with Secretary
Cordell Hull before an interview with
the President could be scheduled. Our
smooth and able Secretary of State no
doubt prevailed upon Kurusu to tip
his hand and then Immediately got on
the line to tell the President about it.
Good Investment
If by sending billions Of dollars
worth of planes, tanks, munitions and
food over there we are able to keep
our young men over here, isn't that
money well spent?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-12-11
GOT THE MONKEY

There was certain amount of not
always very friendly rivalry between
the congregations Of the two churches
in the small Highland village, and
when one of them installed a hand
some new organ, feeling ran very
high.
1t was not long before the petty
parish official of the organizes church
encountered his opposite number in
the street.
$50 ye hae an organ" he said.
"A'ye need the moo is monkey"
"Ay," was the calm reply, "and a
We need over yonder is an organ"
effort on the part Of the government
to relate these lessons to the manage
ment Of available labor resources.
The immediate objectives Of the
Minister Of Labor, in accord with his
iong-term policy, are to distribute the
skilled men for essential work Wher-
ever it has to be done, whether in the
services or in the war trades, and to
secure continuous production without
driving the workers to the point Of
exhaustion by excessive hours OF
labor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05

She astonshed when the chairman whispered
didn't know how she going say it. but she go
ing TO say it.
She got up, she trembled, she literally shook. She
took drink of water guped looked at her notes. and
finally squeaked: Good evening"" long, long pause.
Then she got hold of herself. She forgot herself.
She astonshed whe the chairman whispered,
Times up" She made speeche after that. She
elected.
In Wyoming, governor is elected every two years.
When her term up. she spoke again. Elected. She
became such good speaker that she outstanding
Clubs and organizations sought her out. She has made
every state in the Union except
President Roosevelt heard of her He was impress
ed he appointed her director of the United States mint
The have in your pocket coined under her
supervision. She has 200 people working under her
Her is engraved the cornerstone of the federal
building in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, where government
keeps its gold.
She inherited the first job governors but if she
hadn't learned speak she would not have been elected
it. 1t the changing point of her life 1t has made
her national figure and of the most influential
women in the United States
To the reader of this column: by all means, learn to
talk your feet.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05
APPLICATION BLANKS

Application blanks the bane of many peoples
existence
1t would be interesting to know how many and
women have decided against government career be-
cause of mental rebellion against filling in answers to
quantities of complicated questions but undoubtedly if
the Civil Service Commission checked up it would find
records of millions of blanks which sent out
quest and never heard from again
Even in large industrial concerns where the ques-
tionnaires simple compared with governmen ques-
tonnare there high rate of applicants for jobs who
heard from again after they given appl
cation blank.
The personnel manager of a large industrial
whose department several thousand girls each month
who seeking jobs said at when he first began that
work he became greatly embarrassed the number of
girls who came back. He thought must be
thing he did said which made them decide. "Pl
work for that company"
For, he explained he would interview girl after
another who seemed TO be likely prospect for his
pany she would seem to want job and he would then
give her application blank take home and fill out
That's the last he would hear from her Later, he
found this the experience of all personnel Ap
plicaton blanks they agree, are one of the biggest
hurdles job hunter must get over
Part of the for that probably is physical az
But there's to than that. There is feeling
of rebellion the part of people toward being class
flied cataogued regmented. We don't like being
little frogs in big puddles small cogs in big machine
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05

be included in price legislation, al
though many congressman admit
privately that they favor such a
curb But. as in so many meas
ures OF this kind, congress fears
the repercussions from voters who
consider themselves hurt by legis-
lation.
In both Republican and Demo
cratic circles here, Secretary of
State Hull is being praised for his
masterful handling OF the difficult
Japanese problem. 1t is felt that
he used every means at his com
mand TO avoid war in the Pacific
and yet did so without any sugges-
tion OF jeopardizing Americas in
terests. He is being lauded for his
patience and diplomacy in handling
the delicate situation. both in his
long discussions with the visiting
Japanese ENJOYS and in consider
ing the interests of all other coun-
tries involved in the Pacific ques-
tion. There is probably no man in
Washington today, including the
President himself. who is as gen
orally respected as the secretary OF
state.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

When in this town squabbles with anyone
else in town for the period of year. think it safeto
predict that the world from then look forward to
lasting peace.
For most of the of war if reduced to simplest
terms, grow out of the kind of iltemper. poor
craftsmanship misunderstanding greediness and bullying
which make neghbors stop speaking wives and husbands
seek divorces and boys start swinging at anothers
jaw.
Nations have the same characteristics the people
who make up those nations. So long people i'm
patient easily angered quick to jump at conclus
ions and anxious to get revenge nations will continue to
play those same roles.
Ignoring for the the of this any
other war there title doubt that the permanent end of
awaits the time when all people will live according
to the commandment, Love thy neighbor"
How expect nations to remain. at peace as
long many of unable to solve the petty prob-
lens of keeping peace in homes and among
rival groups in nation?
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05
lMG4xa91E
ASahos Of 'Tlosv 10 Win Fnlends
and Inl~e,scs People"
LEARN TO TALK ON
YOUR FEET

Some years ago girl was born farm my
old home in Missouri. Her father plowed and shucked
corn and pitched hay; the girl led the life any girl
farm does. Her Nellie Tayloe.
She fell in love with young man named Bradford
Ross, and her became Nellie Tayoe Ross Now
you may recognize it. They moved to Wyoming; he was
interested in politics and it not long until he
nounced himself for governor. There whirlwind
campaign and when the votes counted he was the
governor of Wyoming. The ex-farm girl was de-
lighted. A governors wife!
And then things were not so we'll The young COVER
nor became ILL., died His wife succeeded him COVER
She qualified to do this for she had taxed over
all his affairs with him and had helped him with his de-
cisions. She became outstanding
AS the period came toward end her friends urg-
ed her for governor She intensely interested
in managing ,he state but there barrier between
her and election She would have to make speeches She
would have to meet the people, they would have to know
her
She had never made speech in her life and she was
terrified What should she do about it? Well she de-
cded she would make the speech She had the first
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05
TODAY
|TOMURROW1
| -
DON RosntsoN

LEWIS enemy
Right now, IL the American peo-
pie were asked to vote for Public
Enemy Number 1, there Is little
question that John l.. Lewis would
win hands down. The most no
torious gangsters. the crookedest
politicians and the loudest isola-
tionists wouldn't have chance In
competing with the head of the
mine workers for this dubious
honor.
For Mr.. Lewis has gone further
than any of them would dare to
go: he has openly and boastfully
slapped the face" of the Presi-
dent of the United States; he has
declared war on our government;
and he has acted without regard
to overwhelming public opinion
against his stand. For the month
of November, he certainly deserves
the distinguished service award for
the American who has done most
for Hitler.
IF I were a member of a union
would for my own good as well
as for the good of my country. want
to sever all relations with Mr..
Lewis.
Knowing that public opinion, con-
gress and the President are the
factors which make democracy,
would not want to be tied up with
a revolutionist who writes to the
President that he won't listen to
an umpire because one could not
be found where decision would
not reflect your Interpretation oi
government policy, congressional
attitude and public opinion.
In other words, Mr.. Lewis viii
only listen to an umpire who will
say Everybody else is wrong but
you!"
MINERS qratefu
If a group of coal miners were
asked to vote on the American who
has done the most for them, they
would undoubtedly cast an over
whelming vote for the very sam'
Mr.. Lewis who has recently plum
meted himself into the position o
Public Enemy Number 1.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Lewis
over a period Of many years, ha
done a remarkable job in improV
ing the lot of coal miners. He Il
primarily responsible for gettinI
them shorter hours, better pay AM
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05
IA AIR
by TEX HANCOCK
RIB MT ROP

Foreign Minister Ribbentrop In
directly warned the United States
last week that unless we stopped
followong the fool-hearted leader
shin of the President we would
get into the war, get licked ana
then face an economic crisis" the
like of which we had never known.
In the warning he expressed bellef
that there was no doubt about the
Germans winning the war.
There is no debut but that we
will have an economic crisis fol
lowing the war. And it will doubt
less be unlike anything we have
ever known. But it could be all
that and not tax US to the limit.
We Americans have a way OF
thinking of our resources as De
yond the possibility of being tax
ed to the limit. Always, in our
minds. there is a margin to faii
back on. And always there IS tne
idea tndL we Cdn do oN' So
have to do. Haven't we Always
done it?
Won Ribbentrop avoided mention
inc the economic crisis that Ger
many would face following tne
war-win or lose. Some of US are
lust as certain that she will lose
as she is certain that she VIII Win
And IL things were bad in Germany
before the war-so bad that she
rsed that as the excuse to MAKE
room for her national lite-no"
much more "bad" they are golht
to be after this mess is over.
Germany's economic crisis lol
lowing this war will be unlike any
thing she has ever experienced
The conclusion her people VIII
come to is that war does not pay
and that the bloody path to glor!
never leads you to it.
THE PEACE TO COME
More than worry about the eco
nomic crisis that is to follow tn
war should be our worry about tn
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05

this seemed a rather flimsy techni
lity for making IL possible for a
closed shop TO be approved: II was
feared that the President was
using this as a means of saving his
face while giving in to Mr.. Lewis.
For ii was generally believed
Mr.. Lewis considered himself the
victor when a man of DR.. Steel
mans reputation OF sympathy TO
coal miners was named to the
board.
To draw attention away from his
apparent yielding to Mr.. Lewis. the
president gave partial &c
ahead" signal for congress TO work
on legislation for curbing strikes
Following a conference with the
President. Rep. Mary Norton OF
the house labor committee, said
the President had not suggested
specific legislation but had left II
up TO the committee.
Saying that it was unfortunate
that labor had forced the need foI
legislation. Mrs. Norton stated that
something has to be done about il
and expressed the hope that the
committee would frame a. bill that
will not destroy labor's gains
made during the past eight years
but that will compel labor to un
derstand that we are in an emerg
ency and that they have got tc
conform to the situation"
For the past year, while there
has been growing demand fol
curbs on strikes, it has been gen
erally conceded by congress tha'
no legislation could be put through
without the approval of the Presi
dent. Now that he has approved
the framing of legislation" it II
expected that this will be attended
to quickly, but there are man!
congressman who believe there viii
be further delays in actual pass
age unless the President urges
such legislation in stronger term
than he has used so far. The fina
decision in the threatened railroa'
employees strike is expected Il
determine the Presidents mex
move.
| 1t is felt possible that labor dii
ficulties will add to the public dc
mand for a ceiling on wages,
subject which most congressme
would like to avoid, but which ha
been proposed in conjunction wit
the price control bill on which the
are being forced to act. 1t is hel
improbable that a wage ceiling wi
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-12-05

Washington. ID. c. (NW'NS) -
The indignation in the halls of
congress against John l.. Lewis has
not abated because of Mr.. Lewis
decision TO permit the coal miners
to return to work. Congressman
were surprised to learn of the de-
cision of the head of the coal min
ers union TO accept the verdict of
n three-man arbitration board. most
of them having felt that the army
would have to take over the coal
mines before a settlement would
be reached. but they remain in
tensely suspicious of Mr.. Lewis
motives and of his willingness to
put the interests of defense above
the interests of his union.
Among the large anti-Lewis group
in congress it is felt that Mr.. Lewis
accepted the arbitration plan only
because he felt certain that the
board would vote in favor of the
closed shop-the only issue in the
coal strike which was responsible
for loss in steel production equal
to the amount used in building 80
destroyers.
The members named to the
board by the President, which was
acceptable to Mr.. Lewis. were Mr.
Lewis himself, Benjamin F. Fair
less. president of the United States
Steel corporation, and DIR. John r
Steelman. director of the United
States conciliation service. 1t wa:
more or less taken for granted thai
the actual decision on the closed
shop would rest entirely in DR.
Steelman's hands-since Mr.. Fair
less would vote against a CLOSED
shop and Mr.. Lewis. of course
would be for it.
Since the President had saiC
that the government will .neve
order a closed shop. DR.. Steelmal
disassociated himself from the gov
ernment while serving on tn
board. To many in Washington