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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28
Repairs Raise
Property Income

improvements to fill modern
needs and modern demands may
be made under the FILA Mod
ernization Credit Plan on thou
sands of income properties that
need modernixation to maintain
their income potential.
Retail stores and other COM
mercial establishments. that
need modernization to insure
their attractiveness to custom
ers are eligible for improvement
under the FILA plan. Apart
ment houses, hotels, schools,
and colleges are among other
types of structures which may
be modernized under this sys-
TEN of sound credit.
Normal improvement pro-
grams and the steady mainten-
ance of existing property are
Is important to a sound real
estate market as new building.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28
Better Homes,
Better Lining
Hints Ciuen

The arrangement of furniture
has q great deal to do with the
Inability and charm of a home.
Home-decorating experts say
that every object used for every
day living should serve two pur-
poses: one of utility and one of
beauty. Objects lacking either
one of these two requisites do
not function to their fullest ad-
vantage. Furniture must serve
not OILY a useful purpose but
anesthetic one as well. In short,
il must serve as a decoration
to the room and at the same
time be q physical convenience.
Intimate grouping for con-
Versation and relaxation is the
keynote in arranging the liv-
ing-room furniture, especially in
the small house where this room
is the center of family life and
guest entertainment.
For example, take the aver
age home on any evening: one
child may be playing, another
studying; the man of the fam
lily may be reading the paper,
or deep in problem or a book,
or just relaxing; the mother may
be doing one of a dozen minor
household tasks; guest or two
may have dropped in.
BY thoughtfully grouping the
furniture about the various CEN
tiers of the room-the fireplace,
a radio. desk, or bookshelves-
each member of the family can
pursue his particular interests
without disturbing the others.
Care should be exercised that
furniture groupings are not plac-
ed in the Zine of traffic"
through the house, or else they
will serve as a constant source
of awkwardness and annoyance.
Thus for every room of the
house it Is wise to lay out a de-
finite plan for furniture ar
rangement which will take full
advantage of the individual
functions of all pieces and at
the same time preserve a unity
of feeling together with an ap-
probation of the family's hab-
its.
Federal Housing Administra-
ton officials point out to pros
pective new-home builders that
when a new house is being built
IL will not be difficult to plan
the house for ease of living.
Without careful attention to
furniture placement in the be-
ginning, waste and dissatisfac-
ton are certain. These have
no place in the housing prob
lens of any family today. least
of all the family of moderate
means.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

Great Salt Lake, in Utah. is
more than four times as large
as the Dead Sea.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

There are about 1000 char
acters on . Chinese typewriter.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

/ The Daily Monitor Popularity
Continues - grow every day.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28
LIST Advantages
Of FILA Plan
Buyer Understonds
Type Of Transaction

When financing q new home
with a Federal Housing Admin
istration insured mortgage. the
buyer knows precisely what
sort OF financial proposition he
is undertaking.
He knows, for instance, that
the mortgage will grow smaller
each month until the home Is
owned free and clear.
He knows the year, even the
month. when the mortgage will
be wiped out.
He knows exactly what the
monthly costs will be. 1t Is
likely that this cost can be met
with less than he now pays
for rent.
He knows that IL he meets
the moderate monthly pay
ments as they come due, the
mortgage can never be fore
closed .-------a---------,
He knows he will never have
to face expensive renewals and
refinancing fees.
He knows that the rate Of in
terest will never be increased.
He knows that the FHA-in-
snured mortgage is his only
mortgage-and that he won't
have to worry about payments
on second and third mortgages
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

City Township =. County
The Monitor Serves ALL Three.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28
Poor Flashing Materials
Blamed fors Roof Leaks

QuoGtionnalro recently dls6x1
"a 10 40 field of3ieoe 6 I
Federal Housing Administrot16
and Home owners' Loan corpo
alton.
An analysis Of these replies 81
veals that nearly fifty pereont d
root failures are due 70 failure Z
flashing and faulty constructioG
Flashing Difficult 70 Replace
Since II II expensive and AZ
ficut to replace flashing afte
failure 1t IL important to use M
terials that will last at least Il
long - the roofing. Coppsr. lid
or galvanized sheat metal and ~
which have been painted b0t1
sides, may be used with any typ
Of roofing. Two thickness q
mineral surfaced roll roo1iu
may be used for valleys when Ii
roofing 10 asphalt shingles.
Flashing should be instal1a
around ehimneys. at intersectio
Of roofs end walls. valleys. hipll
and ridges. All flashing shQu(
be arranged to overlap generoue
ly, allow for any movement 0c|
curing In the structural member
and to avoid being punctured b
roofing nails.
Chimney Treatment
Around chimneys, flashing 4
nailed to the roof along witt
shingles. Pieces of metal also m
built into the chimney masonr3
and turned down over the flash|
ing to form a water tight joint. \
metal covered cricl1t is used q
shed water from behind tn
chimney when located on th{
sloping surface of the roof.
Flashing for open valleys b
the roof level il laid In pieces tiy
to eight feet in length and o.
sufficient width to extend well
under the shingles. Closed val.
leys are usually made tight with
pieces of sheet metal laid alter.
nately with the shingles and benz
to lap the intersecting roof sur.
faces.
Double flashing is necessary
where roofs and masonry walll
intersect, but for wood-covered
walls, single flashing will b
enough since the siding covert
the flashing and makes q suffi'
GENTLY tight joint.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28
Regular (hsdls Quest
Raise Qualify c Gds~en
9. How can hset loss Be r.,

duced in IN unfinishsd attic?
A. II the attic u not used or
floored and there u no necessity
for keeping the space at . COM
Portable temperature, insulation
may be applied above or below
the floor of the attic or in the
space between the joists. II there
is necessity for keeping the attic
heated, however, the insulation
should be applied above, below,
or between the roof rafters. At
tic windows should be weather
tight, and IL there are louver or
vent openings they should be
tightly covered during cold
weather. Spaces between the
studs at the floor line should be
boarded over to block the free
passage Of air from within the
walls. This measure il also q pre-
caution against fire.
@. What Ii meant by the term
cricket or saddle in connection
with roof construction?
. A. At the back of q chimney
which extends through . sloping
roof, the slope of the roof is alter
ed in such . manner that the roof
water is made to flow quickly to-
ward either side Of the chimney.
This is usually accomplished by
buildil..:: q miniature roof sloping
in two directions, which prevents
the water from being damned up
by the chimney. This miniature
roof Is termed cricket or sad
die. They should be covered with
a corrosion-resisting sheet metal
and properly flashed with the
chimney and roof 50 as to be
made watertight.
Q. Should Z basementless space
under q house be ventilated?
A. II the basementless space Is
enclosed, provision should be
made for foundation wall vents.
There should be at least two of
these vents, and their size should
be proportioned on q basis Of one
square foot of effective free
opening for each Is lineal feet
of exterior wall. Openings should
be protected by memorabilia
screening of not over one-eighth-
inch mesh.
@. What is the best shape and
size for q laundry chute and what
materials are most often used?
A. The household laundry
chute may be round or rectangu-
Lar In shape, about twelve to
eighteen inches in width and
may be made of wood or sheet
metal. If wood is used the surface
should be sanded smooth to pre-
vent snagging the clothes. The
chute can be built to the laundry
floor, with an access door ut con-
venient height or arranged so
that the clothes basket. can be
placed directly under the chute.
@. In plan, how should the
kitchen be located in relation to
other rooms?
A. The kitchen, Of course,
should be directly adjacent to the
dining room or, if the house is
very small, the dining space in
the living room. Access to the
front door without passing
through other rooms is desirable
when possible. as is easy access
to the stairs to the second floor
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28
CoIors EnIiven Concrete,
Offer New Fields Of Use
Available to Home Owner in Buff,
yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Slate

For many years concrete has
been thought of as a greyish ma
terial largely associated with
sidewalks, porch floors, and
basement walls.
More recently, however, color
ed concrete has become available
to the home owner or prospec-
tive home owner. Buff, yellow,
red, green, blue brown, slate,
black-all are possible colors for
concrete, and more and more
they are being used.
GAY COLORS FIND FAVOR
Gay colors for patio terraces
and front porches are finding
favor with modern builders who
recognize this new device for en-
livening an old material.
On the technical side of the
subject, concrete experts sug-
gest that a color pigment suitable
for use must fulfill these require
ments: it must be durable under
exposure to sunlight and wealth
err: and it must be of such COM
position that it will not react
chemically with the cement to
the detriment Of either cement
or color.
These requirements are said by
many authorities on concrete to
be best fulfilled with mineral
oxide pigments. Mineral pig
ments vary in coloring values;
because of this. most architects
and builders depend upon the
reputation of the manufactures
of pigments for assurance that
the quality of the material is sat
isfactory for concrete work. In
general, the finer a pigment is
ground the greater is its coloring
ability and the less the amount
required.
ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS
Another point to remember In
the use of colored concrete is the
fact that it is necessary to meas
ure all materials accurately,
particularly where the work re-
quires- several patches. Even a
slight variation in the amounts OF
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

o g teahnieal
I, ~ slall
5>l1& ~ low-co6t
= = lx = hailt With tar
H I ~ ~ the uss Of
1ing - the Federal
le Administtation.
~ conStTuction economy
70 ~ IS the same time has re-
Gi1d n greatly improved ap-
~ vDco u simplicity OF archi-
It'll design. Livability and
= are receiving more At
t&hnn nom builders. The re-
oh1tin9 privacy, light, ventila-
IT,, and sanitation are among
~ outstanding attractions to
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

Nany lsaks which occur a
othsrwiss sood roozs are due 70
the use of poor flaming matsr-
ials Of Improper installation.
That careful attention to these
details win do much to prevent
premature roof failure has been
substantiated BY replies to .
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-28

any of the materials. particularly
the pigment and water, is likely
TO cause noticeable variation in
color.
Owners of older homes may
make use of colored concrete in
undermining these properties.
This type of work is eligible for
financing under the Moderniza-
ton Credit Plan of the Federal
Housing Administration.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
Labor Movement Vigorously Defended

Cleveland, o. QLNS).-In a strong
reply to critics of labor unions, James
Myers, industrial secretary of the
Federal Council Of Churches of Christ
in America, vigorously defended the
labor movement as one of American
democracy's greatest achievements.
"The public has been given an ut
terly distorted impression of the fire.
quency or seriousness of strikes in de-
fense and other industries" declared
Myers, speaking at the Epworth
Euclid Methodist Church Forum,
Cleveland.
"This false IMPRESSION" he con-
tinued, "is probably due not so much
to anti-labor bias on the part of some
newspapers as it is to the fact that
it is considered news only when there
is labor trouble. When unions get
along we'll with employers, there is
seldom any mention of the fact in the
newspapers. The fact is that if on
any given day the papers were to
print even list of union plants where
there is no trouble, there would hard
ly be room for any other news in the
paper!
Strikes Not Serious Problem
"If the public were to Judge the
institution of marriage only by re-
ports in the newspapers, it might get
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
Drv Cleaners And
Laundry Workers
Asking Puy Boost
Local Union Seeks 209%o In.
crease In Conference
With Employers

A twenty per cent wage raise is
being requested by the local unit OF
the Laundry and Dry Cleaners Union
At meeting last Monday evening
which climaxed several sessions with
the employers, the petitions Of the
union were virtually agreed to pend
ing the working out Of certain details
concerning problems confronting the
industry at this time.
George Salsberry, president of East
Liverpoo's Trades and Labor Council
has been acting in the capacity of
business agent for the union. The
Central Body has also been working
in conjunction with the workers.
With the buying power of the COM
munity boosted through the efforts of
the National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters, it is only just that those
employed in the laundry and dry
cleaning industry keep abreast, states
Spokesman Salsberry.
Representatives of the union will
meet the employers at an early date
in an effort to work out all arrange
ments for the new contract.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13

as distorted an impression of matri.
mony as it does of labor unions. Fo1
it is seldom news when a man gets
along we'll with his wife. If, on the
other hand, he hits his wife over the
head, or seeks divorce, he makes
the headlines"
Myers pointed out that William s.
Knudsen and Sidney Hillman of the
Office Of Production Management do
not consider strikes in defense in
dustries a serious problem and re-
ferred to Hillman's statement that
statistics from eleven basic defense
industries showed that in the seven
months of the present defense pro-
gram the man-days of idleness due to
strikes in relation to man-days worked
were "only small fractions of one per
cent"
Unions Make For Peace
"In fact, it has been my observa-
tion over a period Of many years.
said Myers, "that in general there are
fewer strikes where labor is organ
lied and accepted on an industry wide
basis, than there are where there are
no unions or where employers are
still fighting against the formation of
unions. After unions have been ac-
cepted by employers, machinery exists
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13

Meet March 18th
Trades and Labor Councils
Banquet Makes Change
Necessary

Local Union No. &c met with an
other banner crowd in attendance
Gale Burchett and Richard King were
obligated and the transfer card of
Brother William Nagel received.
The financial secretary would like
all to note the following: Each ap-
prentice who has served his appren-
ticeship in the glost warehouse will
when he gets his warehouse labor card
return same to the financial secretary
and receive the journeyman ware
houseman's card"
The record on the labor card has to
correspond with the record on the
ledger before journeyman ware
houseman's card can be issued. All
warehouse laborers when advanced to
warehouSemen must report to the
financial secretary so it can be record
ed in the ledger.
This local was very sorry to hear
of the recent death of Brother Charles
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
Uniform Scale For
DecaIAccomPIished
Marks Third Decision Now
Reached By Uniformity
Committee

A uniform wage scale for decal was
agreed to at the close Of the two-day
session last Wednesday and Thursday
making the third decision reached by
the joint decorating uniformity com.
mittee in the past month.
Opening the meetings early in No
vember Of last year, the committee
has assembled about eight times in an
attempt to work out uniform price
lists for the decorating trades. Ar
agreement was reached for lining
February 7 and six days later tinting
was settled.
The problems confronting stamping
are the only ones remaining unsolved
at the present time, but they will
undoubtedly be taken care Of at the
next meeting of the joint committee
which will be scheduled in the very
near future.
The committee was an outgrowth OF
the regular biennial conference held
last September in Atlantic City. Presi-
dent James NJ. Duffy Of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters and
Joseph NJ Wells, head Of the United
States Potters Associations Labor
Board are the co-chairmen.
The three settlements reached thus
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
Salem Urged To
Vote At Meeting
Friday. March ID
Resolutions Scheduled to be
Presented: All Asked To
Attend Meeting

Salem, Ohio.-Friday, March IA will
be election of national officers and we
expect a large crowd in attendance.
Every member is urged to attend the
local meeting, if this is impossible at
least come down to the hall and cast
your vote. The primary election is
just as important as the general cleo
tion All members of No. AZ should
vote in order to let the trade in gen.
eral know what a good man we have
up for third vice president. Brother
Richard Reedy, our local president,
should have the vote and support of
his own local members, this is one
way of proving to the rest Of the
trade he is a good man for the job.
l understand there will be some
resolutions presented at this meeting.
You should put forth an effort to at
tend and hear them; it may give you
an idea for your own.
The flower fund collector has called
on most of the members and all but
two have consented to belong. Those
two members feel that the local union
treasury should be touched for these
last signs of respect. This flower fund
has been maintained FOR the sole pur-
pose of taking care of final respects
to all potters' families. If you didn't
belong to this group, you, or your
family would certainly feel hurt if
your fellow workers failed to send you
a basket. Twenty-Five cents a year
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13

Washington, D. C. QLNS).-"Labo,
in this country is united in its devotion
to the common cause" and has made a
remarkable record" since the defense
program was begun, the Labor Di-
vision of the National Defense Ad-
visory Commission declared in a re-
port of progress.
The report, entitled Labor Speeds
Defense" details the progress made
by the Labor Division since its es-
tablishment last June, in helping to
mobilize Americas manpower for de-
fense production, to launch the most
wide-scale training program ever at
tempted in this country, to settle la
Dor disputes in defense industries, to
stabilize labor conditions in the ship
building industry, to employ the un-
employed and in helping to farm out
defense work among the nations
smaller shops.
Strikes Actually Few
Sixteen Representatives of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, Congress
of Industrial Organizations and Rail-
road Brotherhoods make up the La
Dor Division.
Although strike news is prominent
in the news columns, the Labor Di-
vision said that actually the number
of men involved in strikes in the first
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13

six months of the defense program
was only about half as great as the
number involved when the United
States was at war "a years ago.
Other points made in the report
were:
"Work stoppages due to strikes in
American industry during the year
1910 accounted for an average loss
of less than two hours per year per
worker.
Work Stoppages Decrease
"This figure is put in perspective
when compared with the time lost
through industrial accidents. On-the-
job accidents accounted for an aver
age idleness of more than one day
per worker, or upward of four times
that due to strikes. And the figure
for accidents does not include the tre-
mendous loss resulting from more
than 1000 deaths.
"There has been a AZ per cent de-
cline in the number Of man-days idle
due to strikes during the first six
months of the defense program over
the corresponding period of 1889"
The report said that a detailed
study of industrial relations, made
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in
II industries crucial to national de-
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
Work Is Steady At
Warwick China
Local Misses Tillie Stdngel
Who Died At AGE 20

Wheeling, w. Va.-The o. C. from
Local No. has been very neglectful
in sending news items from this fair
city in the past year, but things are
unusually quiet down here. Work at
the Warwick China is very good at
this time.
Sister Tillie Stangel, aged 70, a
retired employe of the Warwick China
Company and an honorary member Of
the National Brotherhood died sud
denly following a stroke at her home.
Sister Stangel was born in Wheeling
April Is, 1871, the daughter of the
late John and Wilhelmenia Jasper
Stangel.
She spent great number of years
at the Warwick and all her friends
and shop mates will miss her greatly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13

Mr.. VOL Is recognized as an out
standing authority on labor and econ
omic topics.
Mr.. Woll came to the United States
at the age Of IL in 1891 from Lux
enlburg. The family located in Chi
cago where he received his public
school education. In 1901 Mr.. Woll
entered Lake Forest Uniyersity's Kent
College Of Law, graduating in 1904.
In addition to being the Third Vice
President Of the American Federation
of Labor, Mr. Woll is president of the
Union Labor Life Insurance Co.,
Union Label Trades Dept, "a. F. L.,
Workers Education Bureau, Americas
Wage Farmers Protective Conference
and for % years served as head of
the International Photo Engravers
Union. Upon his resignation he be-
came and is today the First Vice Pres
ident of this organization.
He is a director of the Legal Bu-
reau of the A. F. of L., editor Of the
editor Of the American Federationist.
Standing Committees on Education
and Social Security of the American
Federation of Labor list Mr., WcE
their chairman and he was uelegaee to
British Trade Union Congress, Birm-
ingham, England, l915-l916; to Inter-
national Federation Of Trade Unions,
Warsaw, 1887, and representative of
Labor to International Labor Organ
iZation, Oslo, 1898.
Mr.. Vol is also trustee and A. F.
Of L. representative on radio station
VIGIL, Chicago, Public Education
Association, Chicago, Chicago Tuber-
culosis Institute and National Tuber-
culosis Association. He is a director
Of the National Bureau of Economic
Research and served as director and
member Of the Executive Committee
New York Worlds Fair, Inc.
Finally Mr.. Woll is a member of
the National Committee on Prisons
and Prison Labor, National Academy
of Political Science, New York State
Insurance Advisory Board, Sports
manship Brotherhood, knights of Co.
lumbus, Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea. He has served on many COM
mittees including the War Labor
Board, dealing with social, labor, in
dustrial, unemployment, educational,
civic and charitable purposes.
Continued on Page Two)