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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
Knudsen Opposes
Strike Curb Law
unnecessary For Defense"
He Suys; "Cooling-OH
Period" Urged

Washington, D. C.-The Importance
of strikes in the national defense pro-
gram was minimized by William S.
knudsen, Director of the Office of
Production Management, in a state
ment before the House Judiciary Com
mittee. He declared that no legisla-
tion was needed to deal with indus
trial disputes in defense industries
and positively advised against anti
strike laws.
Mr.. Knudsen told the committee he
did not consider the strike situation
in defense industries serious and ex-
pressed the belief that industrial
strife would gradually decline as the
defense plan progressed and as "man-
agement decides to accept the laws
on the statute books"
With regard to sabotage, he said
it was mot much Of problem" and
expressed his belief that the Depart
ment Of Justice has all the law and
staff necessary to handle all subver-
sive activities.
Although convinced that "a cool
ing-off period" should precede the
calling Of strikes, Mr.. Knudsen held
this provision should be contained in
an agreement between the union and
the employer rather than in statute
law.
"If a strike has been building up
over long period" he added, "no-
body is going to cool off very much"
Describing the defense delays
caused by strikes as mot important"
Mr.. knudsen said that the defense
program, by and large, has been every
little hampered" by lack of coopera-
ton either from capital or labor
"Production is building up stead
! ily," he added, "but necessarily l am
not satisfied and don't expect to be.
But l have no complaints"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
Home Education
"The Child's First School is the
Family"-FrOebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, 8 West doth
Street, New York City. These arti-
cles are appearing weekly in our
columns,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
Snow Storm Blows
No Good For L. u. SO
Edstern Local Postponcs q
Special Meeting When
Storm Hits

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
Labor Federation
Opposes SedwdY
Executive Council Declares
Cunddu Benefits While
u. S. PoYs Bill

Miami, Fla.-Before adiourning its
midwinter session here, the Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor adopted motion opposing
the st. Lawrence seaway project,
and authorized George NJ. Harrison
and Matthew Vol, vice presidents,
and George Meany, sccretary-treas-
urer, to draft a statement to be sent
to members of Congress.
Mr.. Harrison, chairman Of the COM
mittee, said that the recent A. F.
L. convention authorized the Execu-
tive Council to investigate the st.
Lawrence waterway project. The re-
suit was that the Council, with one
dissenting vote, decided to oppose the
project for these reasons:
There is no economic justification
for the project.
The major benefits from the project
would accrue to Canada while the
greater part Of the expense would be
assumed by the United States.
The project would not benefit agri-
cultural groups because their export
able surplus Of products leaves the
farmers fields and is sold to others
before the products are exported
Whatever benefits might accrue from
water transportation would go tc
spectators and brokers.
The project cannot be seIf-sustain-
ing and will require additional eXpen-
ditures of public funds, which would
mean further burdens on taxpayers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
ALL. Chdrtering
Ford Plant Unions
Bio Success In Drive Now
In Progress Visioned
By President

Miami, Fla.-Henry Ford must ul-
timately bow to the inevitable and
sign collective bargaining agreements
with labor unions. This militant state
ment was made here by William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, with the predic-
ton that probably within six months
most of the 100000 employees Of the
Ford Motor Company would be men,
bers of A. F. Of l.. unions.
Already, according to Mr.. Green,
"a great many" Ford employees had
signed applications to join affliates
of the A. F. of L. Charters had been
issued for formations of such unions
at the River Rouge plant in Dear
born, the Lincoln plant in Detroit,
and the Kansas City plant, he said
The Ford drive, he stated, was one
of the largest ever undertaken by the
Federation.
In telling about the A. F. of LIS or
ganization campaign in the Ford Mo-
tor Company's factories, Mr.. Green
said that it's drive was being carried
on with the cooperation of workers
inside the plants. The employees, he
said, were being formed into Federal
labor unions.
The American Federation of La
Dor, Mr.. Green declared, would not
conduct the type of cloud campaign,
with the denunciation and discrimina-
ton carried on by the C. /. O."
A campaign such as the G. |. O.'s,
he said, meant creating a breach
among the workers and between the
workers and the Ford management.
Describing the origin of the Ford
campaign, Mr. Green said that last
month committees of Ford employees
from the River Rogue, Lincoln and
Kansas City plants visited him in
Washington and requested charters
Their numbers were insufficient, and
charter was refused at that time
However, he said, they returned early
this month with additional names, SO
charters were issued.
In the issuance of Federal charters
to these employees, Mr.. Green said
agreement was with the A. +. L.,
which had jurisdiction over the or
ganizing of auto workers. He en-
phasized that in reaching this per
feet agreement" there had been no
conflict between the Federation and
the United Automobile Workers of
America, A. F. l.. affiliate.
Since the organization movement
began, he asserted "a very large num-
Der of Ford employees" had signed
union membership cards.
"And we believe before long that
the majority Of the employees in these
plants will become members Of these
Federal locals" he added.
'In my judgment it is only a cues
ton of time until the A. F. L. will
be established in the Ford plants and
we will then call on the company to
recognize our organization as the col
lective bargaining spokesman for the
workers. 1t is our hope that the COM
pany will do so, as the facts will be
overwhelming. Then collective bar
gaining will be inaugurated for the
first time by the company"
Mr.. Green made it clear that craft
union members in the skilled trades,
such as pattern makers, building
trades workers, machinists and others,
would not be enrolled in the new Fed
eral locals. They would be assigned
to their own craft organizations, he
added
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
POOR DADDY,

One day Mary came to her mother
with very serious look on her face
Mummy" she said, "heaven sends
our daily bread, doesn't it,"
eyes, dear" | replied
and Santa Claus brings my pres
ents?'
"Yes, dear"
"And nurse brings our babies?"
"Then what daddy here for?" she
demanded.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-06
SMALL CROWD

81 understand" said young
woman to another, "that at your
church you are having such small
congregations. Is that so?"
"Yes," answered the other girl, $50
small that every time the rector says
Dearly Beloved you feel as if you
had received a proposal"
Evening star., 1941-10-13

armored cars were put to fight and
a fifth was captured along with sew
eral German prisoners and a guam
tity of equipment when a British
mechanical patrol attacked an Axis
outpost, the British communique re-
ported.
The Italian high command an
nounced that British forces at To-
brunk had renewed assaults on Ital-
ian positions outside that besieged
Libyan port, but had been driven
back by heavy Italian fire.
Both Italian and German planes.
meanwhile, made another of their
daily attacks on the fortress and
also blasted the British railhead of
Matruh in the Egyptian desert, it
said.
The Italians said British planes
had raided Bengasi and Tripol in
Llbya, damaging several dwellings
and lnjuring one person. In Ethio-
pia, italian scouting forces in the
Gondar region were reported to
have routed British advance ele-
ments.
At least five Italian ships were
damaged or set aflre by British
bombers and torpedo planes in a
series of raids in the Mediterranean
the British reported In Cairo yester-
day.
Three vessels were hit in a 20
minute torpedo assault on an Ital-
ian convoy, it was reported, and
two others were set afire during a
daylight attack against Italian
shipping in the Gulf of Sirte on
the North African coast
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Army Bomber Crash
0nMountain Pass
Kills Seven Men
Croft ExpIodes in Field
After Abruptly Crossing
From Sunshine to Rain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClSleu Press
MARCH FIELD, Calf. Oct. 13.-
An Army B-23 bomber, passing
abruptly from desert sunshine into
fog and rain. crashed on mountain
pass yesterday. Apparently seven
men were killed
Darkness descended so soon after
the accident that the bodies, streWn
among Wreckage over a distance of
300 yards, could not be recovered
and identified. Five bodies were
discernible, however, and there was
no reason to believe two other men
believed on board had escaped.
The l3-ton. tWo-motored Douglas
built ship, only heavy plane at
tached to the 9th Pursuit Wing at
March Field, was returning from a
flight to Albuquerque, N. Mex.
A few minutes after leaving the
bright sunshine over Palm Springs
it crashed with explosive force in
A hay field on San Gorgonio Pass,
in the San BernardinO Mountains,
3 miles from Beaumont and only
q few miles east of its goal Visl-
bility. in the driZzle and heavy fog,
was extremely low.
The plane goUged out a hole IS
feet long and 5 feet deep. Wit
nesses said it seemed to have
bounced and exploded in air, be-
cause the Wreckage apparently had
trained down"
Evening star., 1941-10-13

among officials who listened to the
discussion. They were not asked TO
testify in view of the fact they are
to be the chief witnesses before Mr..
Schultes subcommittee.
Pledges Action.
Mr.. Schultz. incidentally. re-
marked that since the full commit
tee had turned over the traffic prob
lem to his subcommittee he did not
propose TO let it become another
Rip Van Winkle.'
Mr.. Schultz said two members OF
the subcommittee would be unable
to be present tomorrow when the
hearings start on the parking lot
bill and he did not propose to con-
duct them alone. AS a result, Char
man Randolph urged all members OF
the full committee to sit with him.
In obedience to a committee re-
quest of last week, Mr.. Keech re-
ported that the Commissioners have
a fund of about 81 500 which can be
used to pay for the services of ex-
peItS Cdiltu W " dSIIlilS VII w oeoNS
traffic problems. He said some of
this money undoubtedly would be
used to pay the actual expenses OF
Police Commissioner Valentine and
Assistant Commissioner OLeary of
New York. who are coming here next
month to survey the traffic situation.
Mr.. Schmitt agreed with Rep
resentative Schultz that the Federal
Government should aid in helping
solve the traffic problems since it,
he said, is in large measure
responsible because it concentrated
Federal buildings in the Triangle
area.
Defends Railway Plan.
Mr. Schmitt said his plan for
subway to extend the railroad tracks
from Twelfth street and Virginia
avenue into the Federal Triangle so
a shuttle service could be provided
from the outlying sections would be
far less expensive than the $4,000
600 program which the Commits
sioners propose to carry out
He also pointed out that the shut
tie service would not interfere with
regular passenger train service. A
check up, he declared, disclosed that
only three passenger trains use the
tunnel from Union Station between
8 and 9 am. and none use it be-
tween and 6 pm.
Evening star., 1941-10-13
British and Axis
Forces CIashing
On Libyan Front
Tobruk Center of Action,
With Italians Compelled
To Retreat, Cairo Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Unusual activity over wide area
of Libya was reported by the Brit
ish Near East command at Cairo,
with both British and Axis forces
making frequent thrusts involving
artillery, tanks and mechanical
units.
Tobruk. where the British have
been besieged for more than six
months, was a center of action over
the week end British infantry pa
trolls, supported by tanks, compelled
Axis forces to withdraw from a
recently-captured observation post,
the British communique said.
Polish patrols in southwest
sector attacked Axis strong points
Saturday and inflicted numerous
casualties" on garrison before
withdrawing the British added.
The Axis forces concentrated,
putting down a continuous but in
effective barrage for the remainder
of the night" the communique con-
tinued.
A British artillery barrage yeSter-
day dispersed a number of Axis
parties working on defenses in the
southeast, the British said. German
tanks were rushed into action but
were said to have been forced to
withdraw
In the frontier area four German
Evening star., 1941-10-13

could not spend more than 81 foot
for land for off-street surface park
ing or more than S2.75 per car for
garages and keep the parking fee
within reason
In these days of easy money, why
can't the Federal Government enter
into this picture?' inquired Repre-
sentative Schultz.
I'VE would be most happy to
have any one help us provide these
facilities replied Capt. Whitehurst.
Tax Increase Cut.
Il read in the newspapers yeSter-
day Mr.. Schultz continued, that
what Washington needs is La
Guardia-some one who will fight
for something. In my knowledge
and I have been here 10 years-I
don't know of any one like that.
I am just wondering if any one has
taken up this parking problem with
the Government"
Capt Whitehurst said ''manv at
tempts" had been made to get Fed
eral assistance. chiefly through the
House and Senate Appropriations
Committees.
Has anything been done about
this s44,O0o000 traffic improvement
program or is it doing Rip Van
Winkle?" asked Representative
Schultz.
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
Keech told him the Commissioners
had recommended legislation to in
crease the local gasoline tax from
to 4 cents a gallon to provide
funds to get the program started,
but that the District committee in
reporting the bill to the House saw
fit to allow only a 1-cent increase.
Capt Whitehurst declared the
fringe parking lot plan will mot
cure ell our traffic ills, but it is a
step in the. right direction. If we
don't crawl, we will never walk"
Recalls Recommends ton.
Mr.. Schultz recalled that his sub
committee on street and traffic after
a study of the traffic problem some
months ago recommended that all
apartment houses constructed in the
future be required to provide off,
street parking facilities for their
tenants
What has happened to that rec
ommendation he inquired. "As
far as know nothing has been
done"
Thomas S. Settle, executive secre-
tary of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, suggested
an amendment to the off street
parking lot bill that would require
the District Commissioners to get
the approval of the Planning Com
mission before acquiring land for
parking purposes. He said the pur-
pose of the amendment IS to prevent
acquisition of land that might be
needed for Government use in the
future
Commissioners Mason and KutZ.
Traffic Director Van Duzer, Assist
ant Traffic Director Eldridge and
Acting Police Supt. Kelly were
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Representative Fish
Recalled to Army Duty

Representative Fish, Republican,
Of New York. outspoken isolationlst,
was ordered to Army duty on No
vember 6 for a short period during
the Carolina maneuvers. He served
a short tour of duty at Fort Bragg,
N c., in July.
Ranked as a colonel Mr. Fish will
he relieved on November 10 to return
to his congressional duties.
A reserve specialist Col. Fish
served during the World War In the
A. E. F. He was first a company
commander in the 369th Infantry.
During the war. he was promoted
to major and served with the 4th
Division. He received the American
Silver Star and the Croix de Guerre
for gallantry in action.
Evening star., 1941-10-13
| Horse Jumps
From Movinq
Van to Street

Little Sister, a jumper owned by
DR.. j. R. McGriff of Arlington, staged
a one-horse 'steeplechase" yester-
day when she jumped from NOV
ing trailer on Wisconsin avenue in
Bethesda.
Montgomery County police arrived
to find traffic snarled for blocks
and Little Sister cut and bruised
after her jump. She was recovering
in a Bethesda stable.
DR.. McGriff said the horse prob
ably was frightened by a passing
car or automobile horns. She broke
her halter and jumped 4 feet over
the front end of the trailer, damag-
ing its coupling.
Little Sister took fourth place in
the hunter class at nearby horse
show a few hours earlier.
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Safety
Continued From First Page)

Virginia areas for persons who work
in the District.
Such a service. he pointed out.
would provide quick transportation
from the outlying areas and relieve
congestion by taking off the streets
between 20 and 80 per cent of the
cars that now come into the District
from Maryland and Virginia.
Proposed Track Extensions.
Mr.. Schmitt said subway could
be erected at a cost of less than sl0.-
000000 to carry existing railroad
tracks from Twelfth street and
Virginia avenue SW., through the
Mall area so Government workers
living in Maryland and Virginia could
board and leave the trains near the
buildings in which they work
He pointed out that there is
loop of railroad tracks around the
District which the shuttle trains
could use to bring workers into the
heart of the Government triangle
area if a subway is constructed from
Twelfth street and Virginia avenue,
north on Twelfth street to Constitu-
ton avenue, and thence west TO Rock
Greek Parkway.
Elaborate Plans Drawn.
Capt, Whitehurst explained the
plan for fringe parking lots is only
one feature of the proposed extern
sive S4400O000 program developed
by the Highway Planning Survey
Board in cooperation with the Pub
lie Roads Administration for i'm
proving traffic conditions.
He emphasized that parking trou-
bles are due to the fact that at
tempts are being made to park
more cars in the congested sections
than existing facilities permit He
said there are two types of parkers
the transient and the all-day
parker. The all-day parker he broke
down into two groups-the automo-
bile owner who can afford to pay
for the privilege of parking and the
one who can't.
With the establishment of fringe
parking lots. Capt. Whitehurst said.
coupled with a l0W-coSt rail and
bus shuttle service from these lots
into the business area, "a real serv-
ice will be provided for the all-day
parker"
Cost PrOhibitive.
representative Schultz asked
Capt. Whitehurst if it is possible
to construct underground parking
garages beneath the Mall. He re-
piled it was possible, but the cost
would be almost prohibitive.
1t is estimated, Capt. Whitehurst
said, that it would cost about $500
per vehicle to construct under
ground garages, which when coupled
with the operating expenses of such
garages would necessitate a high
monthly parking fee-too high for
the average car owner to pay.
Capt. WhitehurSt said the District
Evening star., 1941-10-13
Bright Sun Blamed
For Crash Killing Two

ELIZABETHTOWN. Pa, Oct. 13
R,.-Aviation inspectors blame a
bright sun for a midair collision
here that killed a young pilot and
his girl friend.
Claude Judy. jr, 90 and Jane
stoner, 10, of MiddletoWn, died yes
terday in the wreckage of Mr.. Judy S
plane after it struck ship piloted
by Bert A. Tripp of ElizabethtoWn,
who managed to land safely.
Evening star., 1941-10-13
War
Continued From First Page)

longer has fresh troops to rush into
the gaps. in contrast to the earlier
stages of the war when German
thrusts we're retarded by wave after
wave of Russian reintorcementS.
The Germans earlier acknowledged
that two big pockets Of Russian
resistance still existed near wanna
and Bryansk, which the first two
Nazi columns by-passed in theii
drive, but said the position OF Red
Army units encircled there was
utterly hopeless.
Reds Attack to Escape.
Berlin military quarters declared
that trapped Russian forces at Bry-
ansk had made desperate efforts
Yesterday to smash their Wav out
calling on their reserves and at
tacking in waves Is men deep.
The attacks wilted under the fierce
fire of the Germans. who then
counterattacked and pushed deep
into the Russian lines, inflicting
extremely heavy losses, these quar-
tiers said.
Authorized German sources de-
clared that German armored forces
and motorized infantry were thrust
ing forward so fast that they no
longer bother to build an eastern
wall around the trapped Russians
but leave this task to hOrse-drawn
artillery and foot soldiers.
In the south, according to Berlin,
the pursuit of Russians who escaped
encirclement in the battle of the
Sea of Azov brought capture of H.
900 more prisoners and 33 guns,
while on the northwest-the Lenin-
grad sector" attempts of the enemy
to break out we're repelled with very
heavy losses to the enemy
Germans Confident.
A spirit of supreme confidence
was reflected by both the German
high command and the press, which
published maps showing the extent
of the claimed Nazi advances. And
the German public was given the
impression nothing could stop the
German Armies now.
Publication of the maps led OBJ
servers to believe that German ad-
vance guards actually might be
much nearer Moscow than reported,
although this was matter of pure
speculation.
The maps showed the German col
umn striking toward Moscow from
the west had reached a point near
Gzhatsk, SO miles from the Soviet
capital and some 81 miles east of
wanna.
The column driving from the
southwest was said to have reached
kaluga, which is approximately 100
miles from Moscow and 110 miles
northeast of Bryansk.
The northern column, moving
down from Valdai Hills, was re-
ported near Rzhev, 140 miles north
and west of Moscow.
From Kaluga. the maps showed
the Nazi lines bending down to Orel,
220 miles south of Moscow, which
the Germans say they have held
since October 3; then running
through Sunny, $50 miles farther to
the southwest, to the Zaporozhe area
on the lower Dnieper and finally
striking the Sea of Azov at Mariupol.
Tula big Russian munitions CEN
ter midway between Orel and Mos
COW. was placed well within the
Soviet lines by the maps.
Germany, constantly throwing in
fresh soldiers in the western sectors.
built up numerical superiority to
press the Soviets back and wedge
into their defense lines "at q cost
of tremendous losses in manpoWer
and armament" the first of today's
Moscow communiques said
Evening star., 1941-10-13
MONTGOMERY Hills PIT. A.

Parents of children attending the
Montgomery Hills Md Junior High
School will follow the daily schedule
at the school at the first fall meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher Assocla-
ton tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1941-10-13

GERMAN DRIVES ON RUSSIAN FRONT-The Germans were
reported hruStng three pearheadS ID today
from the Vada Hills and the others from the south
west They acknowledged Russian pockets
white in in the Vyazma Bryansk
On the southern front 2 London
motorized forces might have reached Taganrog
line indicates approximate battlefront outlined maps pub
Ished IN Berlin A. P. Wrephoto.