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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

A Chamber of Commerce is as a
rule worth to town just what its
members make it. If it is made up
OF live up and coming business and
professional men it gets things done
and stirs up business for commun-
fty. That Is why our Chamber of
Commerce gets things done. It is
made up of energetic, live wire, 60
getters, who, not content to wait
until business comes thir way, go out
after it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13
Norway's Bishops Score Nazis

Stockholm, Sweden - AL Nor
wegian Protestant Bishops have
joined in statement to their do
ceses condemning the Nad rule in
Norway as deliberately encouraging
a contempt for all law and abetting
an era Of violence toward the peo-
pie of occupied areas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

The government can draft young
men into the service and require
them to do its bidding in the pro-
gram Of national defense, but the
radical labor leaders are still free
to gum up the program at will.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

The first improvement in flour
in rs years, or since the introduction
of the rolling mill in the manufac-
ture of flour, is to be made soon &C
cording to the officials of the Mil
ler's National Federation. Vitamins
heretofore removed in the milling
will be introduced into flour. The
vitamins of wheat are found in the
wheat germ. These have been re-
moved from all white flour because
of the public preference for white
flour. The new flour, tits claimed,
will be more healthful. There will
be no difference in the appearance
Of flour with the vitamins and the
present flour without vitamins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

A local man who doesn't use to-
bacco in any form figures that in his
forty years abstinence he has saved
around $4,000. He doesn't have the
$4,000 and can't explain what he has
done with it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

It requires three years to build
a modern battleship. Building bat
tleships Is like taking out fire in
surance. They have to be built when
they are not needed in order to have
them when they are needd. It's too
late to take out fire insurance after
the fire has started. Its too late to
begin to build battleships after the
war has begun.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

It is estimated that soil erosion
is costing this nation over three bill
lion dollars a year. Much of this
loss is preventable.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

IF Russia had any dreams Of
European domination she shouldn't
ask for a better opportunity than
she now has. All Russia has to do
is to stand by, sharpen her sword,
sell all the food stuffs and supplies
she can to the warning powers and
when they fall exhausted step in
and take over.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

Jitney Jones complains that his
preacher doesn't preach to hit the
sinners. The last time that Jitney
was at church the preacher talked
about the sin of stinginess in the
matter of church support. Though it
was over three months ago Jitney
has not been to church since.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13
5th
Column
BY NORMAN CHANDLER


Ns~npPsr Publishers cemmakss
VOU and Mrs. J. Smatherington
i Brown may be surprised to learn
that you personally are giving aid and
comfort to fifth ooIun1nists.
Here's how il happens:
Yesterdays papers duly announced
that Such-and- Such Civic Betterment
Association would meet tonight at
This-or-That school auditorium.
Tomorrow's papers will record the
&ae.f that k6A xnesfirrr xrroa x,r~s.d~<I
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

Hitler, who has overrun seven ma
tons and taken from their people
everything that would aid him in his
battle for world domination, now
objects because England seeks help
from the United States.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-02-13

over by Mrs. ]. Smatherington Brown and that the
eminent DR.. Fuzzy of the Gloom School of Economies
spoke at length the theme that advertising is
waste of money"
Now the newspapers must report such things. It
is the job of free press keep you informed acc-
rately of what 10 going on in the world How else
would you learn the facts by which you, citizens in
q democracy, are able to govern yoarselves7
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Providence Firm Signs
Pocketbook Union Pact

New York, \. Y.-Samuel Reinlib
president of the International Ladies
Handbag, Pocketbook and Novelty
Workers Union, (AFL) reported that
Blacher Brothers, pocketbook manu-
featuring company Of Providence
Rhode Island, has signed a closed
shop contract with the union covering
about 525 workers.
Included in the contract is a clause
providing for the readjustment OF
wage rates when the union has sue
ceeded in organizing the majority OF
the workers employed in the indus
try. This clause provides for the sta
bilization Of the pocketbook frame in.
dustry and seeks the elimination OF
cut-throat competition.
President Reinlib reiterated that
the pocketbook workers had taken &
stand against working on frames
manufactured in non-union shops.
course are only obtainable in Amer.
ica.
If thorough educational campaign
can be waged, America will not have
to fear the postwar depression.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Britain Delivers
Continued from Page One)

responsible for this advertisement now
has four large show windows filled
with displays of British-made mer-
chandise and large signs conveying
the message that
Britain delivers the goods.
"Floodng the American markets
with British-made merchandise sub
stantiates statements made on the
floor of the House during the debate
on the lease-lend bill to the effect that
Great Britain is doing business as
usual despite the war, while Ameri-
can factories are in wartime produc-
ton and the American manufacturer
of competitive products is being cur
tailed In other words, Mr.. Speaker,
while a minority of America is cry
ing for more and more aid to Britain,
Great Britain is doing business as
usual and is, apparently, embarking
upon a trade-war program that may
eventually crush the United States
economically.
81 do not believe that the advertise
ments of sales Of British-made mer-
chandise in American stores will
cause the American manufacturer to
become very optimistic and gleeful. In
fact, ! rather imagine he grows more
pessimistc as he strolls through
American department stores and sees
great stocks of British-made mer-
chandise on sale, while at the same
time he is worrying about where and
how he will raise the money to meet
his increased tax bills next year-in-
creased tax necessitated by the New
Deals decision to fight and pay for
Great Britain's war.
British soaps, china, earthenware,
clothing materials, tobaccos, and other
articles of British make are growing
more conspicuous in American de-
partment stores each week. To me
this proves that Great Britain has
every intention of holding her world
trade to the detriment Of the Ameri-
er, whose money is being used by the
administration in power to pay the
bill.
"All Of this, Mr.. Speaker, recalls
to mind that not so many years ago
Great Britain boycotted American
made merchandise, and during that
boycott the countrysides of England
were plastered with signs reading
"Buy only British-made goods" Glow
much longer, may | ask, are the peo-
pie of the United States expected to
play the role of "Uncle Sap?"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
7 Million Jobless
AFLCouncil Says
Probable Decrease To Five
Million Wdrrdnts Cut In
WPA Funds For 1912

Washington, D. C.-Visioning re-
duction in the number of unemployed
from 100000 to 100000 due to in
creased jobs provided by the nation
al defense program, the Executive
Council of the American Federation of
Labor approved President Roosevelt's
recommendation that the WPA appro
priation for the fiscal year beginning
next July be reduced to $875,0OC,-
600, but warned that Federal funds
should not be slashed below this
point.
"The latest estimates of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor show there
are still about 100000 persons un-
employed in this country but the
probabilities are this number will be
reduced to 100000 within year be-
cause of the rapid expansion of de-
fense industries" the Executive Coun-
Gil said.
"In view of this situation, the Amer
lean Federation of Labor approves
President Roosevelts recommendation
to Congress that WPA appropria-
tions for the coming fiscal year be
cut by $109,0C0,00O.
"It would be dangerous and fool
hardy, however, to slash the appro-
priations more drastically. We can
not, even in times of emergency, de-
sert the army of unemployed; and,
much as we would like to see it hap
pen, there is little likelihood that all
Of these men and women will be able
to find jobs in private industry in the
coming year.
"There are many factors preventing
the complete absorption of the unem-
ployed in the immediate future, even
while industrial production goes into
high gear. Man-hour production in
manufacturing has increased to such
an extent that in some industries one
man now produces as much as two
used to do few years ago. This is
| due to new labor saving devices and
processes.
Furthermore, each year there is
considerable influx of new workers
into the labor market. Augmenting
these, it is expected that millions of
farm workers, lured by prospects of
higher pay and steady work, will seek
jobs in defense industries. Another
danger is that many workers now en-
ployed in producing goods for civilian
use will be displaced if shortage of
materials forces reduced production.
wherefore, the appropriation of
| SS75,OOO,0O0 asked by the President
for WPA during the fiscal year end
ing June 1912, is none too high. 1t
means that WPA employment will
have to be cut by 100000 by the end
of next month from what it was on
January 1. 1t means that the WPA
will be able to employ an average Of
only a million persons during the COM
ing year.
"Under these circumstances, furth-
er economies could be achieved only
at the expense Of extreme suffering
by those who are unemployed through
no fault of their own"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Wulthdm Watch Co. Signs
Jewellery Workers Pact

New York, n. Y.-Samuel E.
Beardsley, general secretary treas
urer of the International Jewelry
Workers Union (AFL) announced that
Local No. 72 had ratified the agree
ment with the Waltham Watch Com
pany, of Waltham, Mass, providing a
wage increase Of 212 cents per at.
tendance hour, the 40-hour week and
3-hour day with time and one-half for
overtime, vacations with pay, senior
ity rights and the settlement of dis
putes by arbitration in cases where
they are not adjusted directly be-
tween representatives of the union
and the company.
The Waltham Watch Company has
1875 employees of whom 1875 are
members Of the union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Defense Program
Causes Demand On
Marine Officers
Radio Officers Throughout
Notion Asked To Go
To Sea

Columbus, o., June 2.-Expanding
defense production has seriously de-
pleted Ohio's labor pool in nearly SO
per cent of the 441 skilled and semi
skilled occupations listed by the Bu-
reau Of Unemployment Compensation
as essential and in greatest demand
| by defense industries, Governor John
W. Bricker was informed today by
| Administrator H. G. Atkinson.
An inventory Of work applicant
| files Of the Bureaus 63 branch Offices,
taken May IT, revealed that there
were 29,144 professional, skilled and
| semi-skilled workers registered as
| available for employment in ACT Sc
lected defense occupations.
There were 1926 skilled workers
in 232 occupations registered but in
ia classifications, less than ten ap-
plicants were available The serious
shortage of skilled workers in vital
occupations is further emphasized by
the fact that nearly one-third of the
registrants in this classification are
building tradesmen, Administrator
| Atkinson pointed out.
In the 209 selected semi-skilled oc-
cupations, 1926 workers were regis
tered, but less than ten applicants
were available in each of 102 classi-
| fcations. There were less than ten
applicants registered in eight of 26
selected professional occupations. To-
tai number Of registrants in this class
ification was 1872.
Among the skilled occupations in
which critical shortages exist are:
Harness repairman, airplane workers
Of all types, machinist, die maker,
template maker, pattern molder, ship,
shop and powerhouse electricians, in
spector, motorcycle repairman, auto
mobile tester, gunsmith and ordnance
man.
Semi-skilled occupations in which
less than ten applicants were regis
tered include: Shop machine opera
tors, grinders, electrical assembler,
coremakers, bucker-up, welders, car
buretor Inspector, parachute packer,
tool dresses, and final assemblers.
Professional occupations in which
applicant shortage exist are: Metal
lurgist, mechanical engineer, aeronau-
tical, electrical, marine and heating
and ventilating engineers, die design
er, and sheet tester.
Every effort is being made by the
Bureau to increase the number Of
registrants in these classifcations, the
Administrator informed Governor
Bricker. All unemployed workers,
and those having special skills but
have not worked at their trained oc-
cupation within the last eight or ten
years, are being urged to register
with Bureau Offices in their commun-
ity for defense work, the Ohio Bureau
chief said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Sulem Anxious
Continued from Page One)

performed but did not compete for
prizes. They were Betty Cosgarea,
tap dance, "Cecelia"; Marjorie Finer
an, tap dance, 81 Hear a Rhapsody;
Barbara Rose, acrobatic tap.
Everyone here in Salem is making
plans to have the best time ever at
the anual picnic. We are trying to
get as many to go as possible as the
committee has a very pleasing day
mapped out for young and old. So
all you brothers and sisters get your
baskets ready with fried chicken and
trimmings, pie, cake, baked beans and
what have you. Your o. G.. will come
around and ask for a hand out Take
the old car, tune her up for the %
mile ride and get started early, and
when you get there forget about work
for the day and have good old-fash-
ioned time. Remember have a good
time, don't talk shop and hunt some
one up to tell your troubles to. The
officers and members want to enjoy
themselves, not have to be bothered
listening to troubles on such a happy
occasion.
We wish to remind all members of
No. AZ that next meeting night will be
nomination of local officers. We urge
that everyone attend the meeting Fri
day, June 13. Other business of i'm
portance will be on the floor, also
more about the picnic from our COM
mitteeman Pete Sanders.
Pop King informs US that at the
last picnic his daughter, Shirley, had
her bathing outfit taken from their
table. He would like very much for
the party who took the suit to return
it to the lost and found office at Idora
this year so Shirley can take dip
with the rest of the kiddies. See you
at the picnic. O. c.. AZ.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
WPA NURSERIES FOR BOOM
TOWNS

Washington, D. C.-Along with Co.
COO soldiers pouring into Fort Bragg,
near Fayetteville, N. c., came con-
struction workers and their wives and
children. The population of Fayette-
vile G7,42S) doubled in the boom
To help care for children the WPA
operates three nursery schools for
children three to six years old and
playground activities for those six to
twelve years of age. Seven hundred
youngsters attend these classes daily.
The city has equipped the nurseries,
as it has the Fairgrounds, and the
tots get lunches, an afternoon nap
and story and play hour.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05

A new booklet which tells what a
social security account number means
to the holder has just been issued.
Copies may be obtained without charge
by writing to Glenn H. Pittenger,
manager of the Social Security Board
field office in Youngstown, Ohio. Some
business houses are obtaining enough
copies of the circular to distribute one
to each employe, Mr.. Pittenger said,
His Office will arrange for such dis
tribution where it is desired.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Real Affinity

Rastus: "Sambo, does yo all know
why dere am such an affinity tween
4 colored man and chicken?"
Sambo: "Must be because one am
descended from Ham an de odder
from eggs"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05

To avoid disappointment, workers
who believe themselves qualified for
jobs in industries classed as most es-
sential to national defense are urged
to register at the nearest Employment
Security Center before attempting to
find work outside Of their own COM
munity.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Home Education
The Child's First School is the
Family"-FrOebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, 8 West 10th
Street, New York City. These arti-
cles are appearing weekly in our
columns.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Happy Thought

"Why are you running a steam roll
er over that field?" asked the
stranger.
"I'm trying to raise mashed pota-
toes," explained the farmer.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05

"Next | will tell you how we shock
the wheat"
Dear me. Can | listen to this ?"
murmured the woman from the city
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
Page the Litcrati

"He: "Do you like O. Henry?"
She: "No, the peanuts always stick
in my teeth. Univ. of Baltimore
Marion Bee.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
= OBITUARY =
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WILLIAM ALCOCK

William Alcock, 6S, died suddenly
Friday, May 80, at p. m. in the
home of his niece, Miss Dorothy Os-
born, at 223 West Third Street.
Mr.. Alcock was, born in Tunstal
England, coming to the United States
with his parents when he was six
weeks old. He last yas employed as
caster at the Smith, Phillips pottery
He was a member Of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
He leaves a brother, Arthur AL
cock, and sister, Mrs. Charles Schen.
kel, both of East Liverpool.
Services were held Monday at
p. m. in the Martin funeral home by
Rev. John F. Dimit of Alliance, form.
er pastor of the First Methodist Pro.
testant Church. Burial was in River.
view Cemetery.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-05
FREDERICK LIVESLEY

hEDLhI\ II LII v ESLf1
Frederick Livesley, II, of the Cera-
mis- hotel at 422 East Fourth street,
died Sunday at 11:4S a. m. in City
hospital Of internal injuries and shock
suffered when he stepped into the
path of an auto Saturday night about
1926 on East Sixth street.
Mr.. Livesley, last employed as a
mould maker at the Knowles, Taylor
and Knowles pottery, resided at the
Ceramic hotel most of his life.
He leaves two sisters, Mrs. George
Brock of Glen Ridge, N. j. and Mrs.
Gertrude Buxton Of Mt. Clemens,
Mich; three sons, William Livesley,
Edward Livesley and Frederick Lives
ley, and two daughters, Mrs. Anna
Russell and Mrs. Rose Womer, all of
East Liverpool.
Services were held Tuesday after
noon at 2 in the Martin funeral home
with Rev. X. f. Caulk of ST. Steph-
ems Episcopal Church officiating.
Burial in Riverview Cemetery.
x X x
KO1 II. 1ERRENCE
Roy II. Terrence, SIS, formerly of
East Liverpool, died suddenly of a
heart attack at his home in Hope
well, Va, Sunday at l p. m.
Mr. Terrence was returned to his
home recently from a hospital where
he had undergone an operation He
was believed recovering when strick-
en-. Death was attributed to a blood
clot.
A potter by trade he had been en-
ployed in a sanitary ware plant ir
Hopewell for the last Is years.
Mr.. Terrence leaves his mother
Mrs. w. J. Terrence, and daughter
Miss Audrey Terrence, both Of East
Liverpool; two brothers, Jesse Ter,
renee of Calcutta and w. o. Terrence
of Cleveland, and granddaughter
Janet Mae Croscut Of Cory, Pa. His
wife died about two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Terrence ano
Miss Audrey Terrence left Sunday
night for Hopewell. Funeral services
were held in Hopewell Tuesday at
p. m. The body arrived here late
Tuesday night. Funeral services here
were conducted today.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
'NAACP Officials
Tour In Ii States

New York-Speaking tours will
carry them several thousand miles
into IS states, to discuss the Ne
gro and national defense, organize
youth, and raise funds will be I'M
dertaken next week by three Of
ficials of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People.
The officials are Dean William
Pickens, director of branches,
whose two-month tour will take
him into Massachusetts, Illinois,
Missouri, Michigan, Indiana and
Wisconsin; e. Frederic Morrow,
NAACP branch coordinator, whose
tour of four months will carry him
into Wyoming, Utah, Washington,
Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mex
lea, Colorado and California; and
Madison S. Jones, youth director,
who will visit Ohio, Michigan, Il
linois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
Roy Vikings, assistant N. A. A.
G. P. secretary and editor of The
Chrisis magazine, is now speaking
to branches of the organization in
Florida and Georgia.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Witnesses Reveal
Torture In Okla.
Murder Trial

Hugo, Okla.-Colored and white
witnesses appearing here yester-
day in the trial of w. D. Lyons, a
Negro farmer charged with killing
a white family and then setting
fire to their home nearly two years
ago, testified that the state inves-
tigator, Verni Cheatwood, admit
ted to them that he forced the
confession from Lyons after beat
ing him with a black jack for
six hours.
According to testimony brought
out at trial, Elmer Rogers, his
wife and four-year-old daughter,
were murdered on December 81,
1889 in Fort Towson, Okla, and
their bodies burned when their
home was fired by the murderer.
TIL only evidence brought out that
connects Lyons with the case is
the statement of witnes who
said Lyons was seen hunting near
the Rogers home on tn day of
tn murder, and then forced con-
fession.
During the trial, which is ex-
pected to close tomorrow, when
the case will be handed to the
jury, Judge I. r. Childers described
the case, which has attracted peo-
pie from all over the county, as a
gala day." White students in
the elementary and high schools
here have been allowd to attend
the trial with their teachers. e
Lyons, who is represented by
Thurgood Marshall, special counsel
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People;
and Stanley Belden, of Cushing,
Oklahoma; had his eye BACKED
and his head rammed against a
brick wall several times, while Of
ficers took turns beating him. But
he refused to admit anything, he
said.
Some time later, he testified, he
was taken up to the County Pro
secutor's office, where more than
ten officers took turns beating
him with black jacks. They then
brought in some of the bones of
the burned victims, placing them
in his lap. They then continued
to beat him until 2:30 in the morn
ing, he said, when he finally "con-
fesed."