The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-26
Conference In Conjunction
With Labor Division OF
Production Bodrd
POTTERS WILL ATTEND
Local Unions And Central
Bodies Urged To Send
Representatives

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With more than 400 delegates regis
tered a week in advance, a record turn
out of labor is assured at the confer
ence on Labor in the War" to be held
Saturday. February %, and Sunday,
March l, at Ohio State University in
Columbus The conference will be held
in conjunction with the Labor Division
of the War Production Board and Will
have as speakers state and national
leaders of AFL. CIO and the Railway
organizations Two of the speakers will
be heard ON the radio direct from the
conference sessions.
Sessions are scheduled for Saturday
afternoon and evening and Sunday
morning and afternoon. The Saturday
evening session will be held i'm the mems
gymnasium and will be open to the Sen-
eral public while the other sessions will
be held in University Hall and will be
open only to registered delegates and
guests Special seats will be reserved
for all labor representatives registered
as labor delegates.
Speakers will talk on labors part In
the war program and there will be gen
eral discussion at the close of each ses-
sion. On Saturday afternoon the speak
ers will be NJ. J. Lyden, president, ONO
State Federation of Labor; John
Owens. president Ohio CIO Council ;
and D. B. Robertson, president, Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen Howard l.. BeviS, president
of Ohio State University, will welcome
the labor delegates and preside at the
session The topic will be Labor Is De-
termined to Win the War"
Eli l.. Oliver, chief of the Labor Re
lations Branch of the War Production
Board will speak on "Prdduclng for
Victory at the Saturday afternoon ses'
sion. His talk will be broadcast over
Also speaking ut the same session Will
be I.t.-Col. 4. Robert GinSburgh, repre-
senting the UnIerSecretary of War
Frank Fenton, Director of Organiza'
ton, American Federation of Labor
James Il. Carey, secrelary-treaSllrer
Congress of Industrial Organizations
and Paul V. McNutt, administrator
Federal Security Agency, will speak on
Saturday evening on The Home Front
i'm n World at War" McNutt will be
heard over Station Wool and Ma
tional Broadcasting hook-up from > ~
to 8 40 y. IN.
Herbert :. Atkinson, member of tht
fni, tu nf
tees, will preside at the session. @y
Speakers at fhe Sunday sessions vii
include Darrell ID. Smith, of the Labor
Division, War Production Board; Rob
ert Weaver, Chief of the Negro En-
ployment and Training Branch, WA
Production Board; Dan \. West, Depu
ty Administrator, Office of Price Ad
ministration; and Paul B. Appleby, L
S. TndcrSocretary of Agriculture, II
Gordon Hayes, Professor of Economics
Ohio state University, will be chairman
for the morning session and John j
Cunningham, Dean, College of Agricul
ture, Ohio State University, Will b.
chairman of the afternoon session.
Registration will be conducted in tin
Administration Illl,lllS W Il'l' IL ihI'
ber of exhibits by government agencie
will be on view.
-Four workers, two from the ALL an'
two CIO will be- heard Friday, Feb. -
over WOSU from Z 10 10 30 y. III.
WUkc at the same time and Wool,
to 9:1J. ON "Our Part in the War Pre-
gram" They will also be heard Salut
day morning, II 10 to II 80 owe
WBNS.
The conference program was M
ranged and planned by II. w. Nisongci
professor at ohio State University
with the cooperation of officials of TN
Ohio State Federation of Labor and TN
Ohio CIO Council.
All local unions and central bodic
are urged to have delegates in attend
ance at these meetings. If your creden
tials have not been sent in, bring then
with YOU. Additional credcntial blank
may be secured through tn" office o
the Ohio State Federation Of Labor