Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-08-27
Post Office Clerks
ToConvene Here
Sept. 5, 6, Z
By E. A. SLATTERY

their wives and families, will
meet in Newark when the joint
state conventions of the Ohio
Federation Of Post Office Clerks
and Woman's auxiliary assemble
here Sept. 5, 6, and 7.
The three day session, lasting
over Labor Day, will bring visi-
tors to Newark from all over the
state of Ohio. Other honored
guests will be members of Con-
gress, high ranking postal Off
cials from Washington, D. c. and
several national officers of both
the clerks organization and the
Woman's auxiliary.
Newark is particularly pleased
to welcome these delegates and
visitors as to illustrate her abili
ty to be host to convention
which ordinarily meets in cities
the size of Cleveland, Cincinnati
or Columbus.
The historic Hotel Warden, re-
Gently remodeled and redecorated
will be the convention headquar-
ters of both groups. It's ideal To-
cation, in the center of the city,
within short walking distance of
all shops and stores will make
the Warden a most suitable con-
vention hotel. 1t is estimated
that the gathering will spend an
approximate $4,000 in Newark no.
tells, restaurants and shops dur
ing their brief visit here.
Affiliations Nationally
The Ohio Federation of Post
Office clerks is the state organi-
zation of postal clerks affiliated
with the National Federation of
Post Office Clerks in Washing
ton. The national organization
constitutes a membership of over
$4,000 postal clerks. They are
headed nationally by President
Leo E. George of Washington, D.
C. and in the state of Ohio by
President James d. Caldwell of
Columbus, Ohio, and Secretary
Treasurer John C. Sweeney of
Cincinnati, o.
The Woman's auxiliary is head
ed nationally by Mrs. Herman
H. Lowe of Nashville, Tenn, and
in Ohio by Mrs. John Swisshelm
of Toledo, o.
The joint conventions will be
pleased to meet in Newark, a
union city for they represent the
finest in unionism. Being affil-
lated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the Ohio State
Federation of Labor and with La
Dor Congresses throughout Ohio,
their delegates and visitors have
always been a credit to Labor,
for they are among the pioneers
in mediation and legislation to
attain their aims, rather than US
ing the hard handed practice of
striking.
Paramount Issues
The paramount issues of this
convention will probably be the
seeking of suitable legislation to
remedy the inadequate salaries of
postal clerks and substitutes.
Their task will be to awaken the
public to the fact that for II
years, since 1925, there has been
no wage increase for postal en-
ployees. During the depression
however, they received a 80 per
cent reduction, including 80 days
without pay, fact not generally
known, and as to their pension
system-they maintain it them
selves by per cent deduction
out of every pay. The result is
that the average wage of a pos
tai employee is $37 per week.
The Postal convention hopes
that the people of Ohio will be
aware of the economic plight of
the postal employee, and will de-
mand of the Congress suitable
legislation adjusting their in
come on parity economically
with the 1925 adjustment, the
last they received.
A further object of the conven-
tion provides a forum for the
smaller post offices throughout
Ohio which are unable to finance
national convention delegates,
and in that way choose principles
for national resolutions to be pre-
sented at the nation wide con-
ventions by the Ohio State or
ganization.