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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
AVERAGE l.. :. FACTORY WAGE
76 CENTS AN HOUR

INCLUSIVE OF overtime payments, the aver
~ age earnings Of factory workers in the u. 5. IN
January was 76 cents an hour, Secretary Of Labor
Perkins reported last week.
"Many of those who earn less than 40 cents an
hour are outside the scope Of minimu wage
legislation,' Miss Perkins explained. "One-tenth Of
the factory workers, the most highly skilled, earn
Sill or more.
"IIourly earnings in the war industries are
somewhat higher than in manufacturing industry
as a whole. AS these industries expand, average
hourly earnings will rise, quite apart from any
revisionS of wage rates. Ninc-tcnthS Of workers III
war Industries earn 80 cents or more; tWO-thlrd
earn from 90 cents to Sl.lO; onc-SlXth earn Yl.lO
or more per hour"
Accoring to this January report, workers in
war industries, who compromises $4,000 Of the
10,15O,OO0 persons engaged in manufacturing
averaged 81 cents an hour.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
TREASURY AND AFL IN
JOINT RADIO BROADCAST

Washington, ID. G. - The United
States Treasury Department is cooper
ating with the American Federation of
Labor in sponsoring Il special nation
wide radio broadcast ON the N.B.C. Red
Network on Saturday, June 10, at
1915 p. III. E.W.T. This will be the
first time that II of the regular week
~ series, Labor for Victory, sponsored
on alternate weeks by the AlL and the
CIO, @ocS on the air in full SponSor-
ship with II government war agency
While details of the program are
still Il secret, it will be aired from
Washington and Hollywood, and it will
include national figures and Il name
band. The program is expected To pro
mote many phases of the war effort, IN
addition To boosting the AFL'S drive
to top its announced quota of Il billion
dollars in War Savings Bonds.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
INCENTIVE FOR LABOR

INCONSISTENCY of employers who fight fair
wage levels yet demand high profits for bust
ness is scored by the American Federation of
Labor in its current economic survey.
"Imployers claim that high profits are ncces-
sary as an incentive for business, yet they con-
denim similar incentives for workers." the survey
remarks, discussing wage sterilization.
The AFL is doing a good job in putting the
Searchlight on this claim of the employers. For too
long, they have been permitted to get away with
talk about fat profits as a business 'incentivc,'
while declying the same incentive" for labor.
High wages, it has been proved again and
again, provide an incentive for labor to do its best,
making for efficiency and consequent good business
profits. When all employers realize this, the nation
will have taken a big step forward toward lasting
prosperity.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
FIRST WAGE DECISION

IN ITS FIRST wage decision since the President
= sent his message to Congress to freeze the cost
Of living, the National War Labor Board last week
issued a directive order stabilizing the rates Of
pay for LOO employees of the Breeze Corpora
tions, Inc, of Newark, N. j. The CIO United Auto
mobile Workers Of America was involved.
The Board order set new minimum rates of
pay for ten classiications Of Jobs which were be-
tween the lowest and highest rates paid by the
The new rates amount to considerable
wage increases for workers paid below the new
Those pair more than the standard
rates did not have their wages reduced.
Because of the urgent need for the StabiliZa-
ton Of the hiring rates paid by this company" the
Board raised the present minimum hiring rate
from 50 to 60 cents an hour, with the rate to 90 to
SIS cents an hour sixty days after hiring, to 70
cents within ninety days and to n cents within
l2O days.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
NAZIS CONSCRIPT HOLLANDERS

London-Germany is expected TO CON
script another 10000 Dutch laborerS
to work in war factories despite fail
urc of their campaign TO force the
Dutch into works projects, the Aneta
News Agency said. So far about $780,
600 HollanderS have been forced into
German war work, it added.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
STEEL WORKERS HIKE
WAR BOND PAYMENTS

Cleveland, O.-The 60 members of
Local 252:3. United Steel Workers of
America, ClD. voted To raise their
regular payroll deductions for War
Bonds an average of $500 Il month
apiece, despite increases in living costs.
This action has been taken" they
wrote war production officials, lin spite
of the constantly rising cost of living
in Cleveland and vicinity.'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
MORE PAY FOR GRANITE MEN

Barre. Vt. GLNS).-Barre members
of the Granite Cutters international
have accepted IL compromise wage
scale TO $3.50 daily. The old scale was
50 and the union had asked $40. When
the demand was refused, work was
suspended May l, about 800 men being
affected.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
MAY DRAFT BRITISH WOMEN

New York City.-The labor shortage
in Great Britain has become SO acute
that the government may SoOn be
forced to draft women to take the
place of mcn in essential jobs, Mrs.
Lovat Fraser, lecturer for the British
War Relief organization, told a meet
ing of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. PEARL HARROR
. U-BOATS
. RUBBER SHORTAGE
. MERICA IS MAD

= AInGhllA 10 MAI |
Now America IS mad!
We didn't like Hitler
His treatment of German Jews was
offensive
But that seemed to be Germany's
business, after all
If those Heinies wanted that kind of
a country
Well, we were glad we didn't have to
live in it, with them
CZechoslavakia was pretty rotten,
but Britain took it
Poland, Belgium, Holland, and then
France
That began to show which way the
beast was headed
About that time we began to read
Mein Kampf, too
But, still, that was we ,yonder
across the Atlantic
X X X
Then came Pearl Harbor-
All America woke up, with one large,
unanimous cuSS-WOrd-
We were pretty angry, but 50 nearly
helpless
For the time being, the urge to do
something
While we learned, bitterly, our silly
handicapS-
1t was terribly humiliating, clarity
ing, educational
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right afterWard-
We took il as ii mere matter-of-fact
incident.
X X
The draft, was just logical prepared
ness
If it did mess up Il lot of things, it
also absorbed man-pOWer-
Lend-leaSc hook-up was really good
for business
Yankee pride in mass-production be
gan to swell up
That stuff had been our middle name,
first, and for years
If they wanted planes, tanks, guns
and annon balls
Hitler would soon be wanting to take
lessons from our bows.
X X X
p, -,
n,,nI 49,, .I, ~ "'7"' y" syn
Singapore, Hong Kong, Surabaya.
never seemed important 10 Us
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
AFL AUTO WORKERS WIN
ANOTHER NLKH ELECTION

Milwaukee. WiS.-In Il fOur-Way bal
loting among the employees of the Auto
matte Products Company here the
United Automobile Workers of Amer
lea. A.FL affiliate. won a National La
Dor Relations Board election by Il de
cisiye majority.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
w H A KIT

You ear now have a whole meal
with glass service. Tables and
chairs are being made from glass,
50 are knives, forks and other table
service. GObletS, plates and cups
of glass. are of course not new.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-06-04
That meant tires
Now America is mad!
We didn't like Hitler

That meant tires
JaloppicS, and Joy-riding gone
Gas we could wangle, somehow, Dor
row., beg or steal
But rubber: We had gone TO sleep on
rubber
Here is one of the freedoms nobody
mentioned out there ON the Atlantic
Freedom 10 burn gas, and rubber,
anywhere, amy time, anyhow
Freedom to race with the cop, or to
hitch-hike-
Now may all their ShintoS and
BuddhlS and other "Sorry' idols
have grabbed off our rubber
NOW we are NADI
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Morgenthau Returns
Here After Trip 10 Europe

Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau returned to his desk this
morning after a three-week trip
to Europe The Secretary arrived
at New York last night on the
Transatlantic Clipper and was met
by Mrs. Morgenthau and Harry M.
burning, collector Of the port.
In New York, the Associated
Press said, the Secretary told news
men that his trip had been very
interesting" He added, II come
back very much encouraged by what
I saw. I want particularly to ex-
press my admiration for the women
of England at work"
While abroad, the Secretary said.
he saw w. Averell Hartman, lease
lend administrator, and Premier
Jan Christian Smuts of the Union
Of South Africa.
There were 80 passengers on the
ship, including Mrs. Laura l.. Mac
Arthur, daughter of Majority Lead
er Barkley and wife of Douglas
Macarthur, nephew of Gen. Doug
las Macarthur. Mrs. Macarthur
was accompanied by her 5-year-old
daughter, Laura.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Russians Defend
Caucasus Road
In Fierce Battle
Reds Retreat in
NuIchik Area, but
Gain in StuIingrud
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Nov. 2.-The Red
Army fought f1ercely throughout
the night to defend the ap-
proaches to its vital military
highway across the Caucasus
Mountains after a retreat in the
Nalchik area yesterday, but the
midday communique reported
the Germans had been thrown
back in various parts of Stain
grad.
OF the critical situation in the
Nalchik area, the communique said
only that "our troops fought heavy
defensive engagements" -Four
enemy tanks, IL troops trucks and
five guns were reported smashed by
Soviet artillery fire.
(The Berlin radio reported to-
day that German forces had cap
tured the town of Alagir, cutting
of the northern approach to the
Ossetic military highway through
the central Caucasus)
1t was in the Nalchik area that
the main German strength seemed
to be gathering in the shadow of the
towering Caucasus Mountain crags
The action in Stalingrad apparently
had dwindled to small engagements
in scattered sectors.
During the night the Russians
moved aggressively against German
positions in the scattered and
blackened city and reported that
they had captured several buildings
from the enemy. One Soviet guards
unit was credited with killing $50
Germans and the city's defenders
were described as "displaying cour-
age and inventiveness.
Standstill at Mozdok.
Northwest of the city Russian
scouts broke into the German lines
and killed about a company of Ger
man infantry, the midday communi-
que said. Six pillboxes, three dug
outs, one gun and five machine
guns were smashed, it was said.
More than 300 Germans were re-
ported killed in the fighting north
east of Tuapse, Black Sea naval port,
but the trend of the fighting there
was not indicated.
German activity in the Mozdok
area of the Caucasus, where Nazi
troops were attempting to break
through to the Grozny oil fields. was
reported at complete standstill.
Pravda said this drive finally was
checked October Is. The newspaper
estimated German casualties for
September in the Mozdok area at
10000 killed or wounded and said
the October losses were as great.
The Germans had planned to cap
ture Grozny by August "a, the date
on which they reached the Stain
grad region. Pravda said, adding that
the capture of Baku, mots important
Russian oil center, had been set for
September Is.
Reds Gain in Two Sectors.
Red Army troops advanced in both
the northern and southern sectors of
Stalingrad's defenses, the midnight
communique said, and northwest of
the city they consolidated their posi-
tions before the declining power of
the German assault.
Today marked the end of the
tenth week of Stalingrad's siege.
In the Caucasus, where the Rus
(See RUSSIA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Armed Girl Bandit Robs
Two Stores in District

Girl clerks at two Highs ice cream
stores were held up and robbed this
morning by colored girl who forced
her victims at the point OF a gun to
surrender all the cash in the estab-
lshments.
The robbery squad was assigned to
hunt the woman bandit.
The bandit was described by her
victims as slender, of light color, and
wearing gray slacks and a coat with
a fur collar.
At 918 H street NE, the girl held
up Miss Grace Romano, 80, and
escaped with an envelope containing
money. Soon afterward she held up
Miss Ethel May Martin, ~, clerk at
the High store, at 1925 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, and obtained 500.
Evening star., 1942-11-02

problem Is yet In sight.
This commentary on one Of WASH
ington's most serious wartime prob
lens was contained In q report
prepared BY w. r Draper, acting
surgeon general Of the health serv-
ice and submitted by Watson B.
Miller, assistant administrator OF the
Federal Security Administration. It
was the second such report sub
mitted to the Senate In compliance
With q resolution Of October -.
The first was submitted BY the Fed
eral Works Administration last
Thursday, and information compiled
Evening star., 1942-11-02
River|and Races WhirIy
Al Pim|ico Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-Louisiana
Farms Riverland, the horse which
whipped Tola Rose and Alsab in the
Westchester Handicap at Empire
City, today was named to contest the
s10,000-added Riggs Handicap to-
morrow at Pimlico with Whirlaway
and five other horses.
Because he had run Saturday, Riv-
erland's entry in tomorrow's race was
something of a surprise. He will be
ridden by ALI Robertson, the jockey
who piloted him to the upset triumph
over Alsab.
Whirlaway will carry top weight
of 100 pounds, including George
Woolf, and Riverland will carry 116
pounds.
In the only previous meeting be-
tween the worlds top money winner
and the sensational former platter,
Whirly came OF victorious. That
clash was In the Washington Handi-
cap at Laurel Park October a.
Whirlaway won the stake, with Riv-
srland finishing third behind Thumbs
up.
The Riggs is contested at q mile
and three -sixteenths.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Light Vote Expected Tomorrow;
COP Confident of Gains
Democrats Concede Losses Likely,
But Declare They'll Retoin Control

IA, going Republican as expected.
Sharp reductions in registrations
indicated a light vote despite ap-
peals from party leaders, including
President Roosevelt, that citizens go
to the polls to demonstrate that one
of the Nations most cherished priv
ileges-the free ballot-could be pre-
served in war and democracy kept
functioning.
In an attack on washington
bureaucrats," Frank Gannett, as
sistant chairman of the Republican
National Committee, declared in a
radio speech last night that Re-
publican victory would mean that
I'VE are going to prosecute the war
with more efficiency, more deter
mination, more power and win de-
cisively."
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Utah recalled in a statement that
Woodrow Wilson lost his program
for the peace" with the election of
(Continued on Page A-16. Colmn ~
Evening star., 1942-11-02
District Army Colonel
Among As Nominated
As Brigadier Generals
Col. julien F. Barnes
Recently Served os
Major General
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)

Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Among a list of As colonels nomi-
mated for the grade of brigadier
general and sent to the Senate for
confirmation today by President
Roosevelt is Col Julian F.. Barnes
of the field artillery, a native of
Washington.
Both Col. Barnes and his brother,
Brig. Gen. Theodore Barnes, were
graduated from Western High
School. Col. Barnes recently was
an acting major general on over
seas duty.
Another on the list. Col William
H. Holcombe of the Engineer Corps,
now of New Orleans, grew up in
Washington as boy, also attended
Western High School. At one time
he was Assistant Engineer Com
missioner for the District.
Two National Guard colonels with
outstanding records also were nomi-
mated. They are Col. Wilhelm A..
Anderson, who was born in Homo
lulu, and Col. Howard E. Fuller of
Binghampton, N. Y.
Other colonels nominated include
the following:
Harry John Collins, Edwin Luther
Sibert, Newton Longfellow, Alfred
Bixby Quinton, jr.; Maurice Levi
Miller, Theodore Earl Buechler,
Benjamin Greeley Ferris, James
Pratt Hodges, Luther Stevens
Smith, Edgar King, Clovis Ethel
bert Byers, Wolcott Paige Hayes,
Roger Manning Wicks, Frederick
Willis Manley, Patrick Weston Tim
berlake, George Vernon Keyser,
Frederick McCabe, Charles Frost
Craig, John Martin Clark, Franklin
Otis Carroll, William Dan Powell,
Paul Wolcott Rutledge, Warren
Rice Carter, Hayden Lemaire Boat
ner, Hugh Tullock Mayberry, Lee
Andrew Walton, Stanley Lonzo
Scott, Floyd Emerson Galloway,
Gordon Philip Saville, Horace Os-
car Cushman, James Alexander
Mollison, Cyrus Rowlett Smith,
Thomas Dresser White, Aaron Ed
ward Jones, Lawrence Augustus
Lawson, Victor Herbert Strahm,
Willis Ratcliffe Taylor, George Mat
thew Halloran, Benjamin Wiley
Chidlaw, Nathan Bedford Forrest
and Percy Lee Sadler.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCldtcO FIeSS.
With Republicans predicting
"substantial' gains and Demo-
Gratis conceding them some, but
not enough to control, Americas
adult millions will pause briefly
in their drive to win the war to
vote tomorrow in the "off-year"
elections which will determine
the makeup of the Seventy
eighth Congress and State ad-
miniStrationS.
In the first wartime election since
1918, when the Republicans gained
control from a Democratic Congress
under Woodrow Wilson and held it
for II years, upward Of 100000
voters-light compared with former
years-are expected to choose from
more than 1900 candidates, SO Sem
ators, 432 House members, 81 Gov
, ernors and a host of other State
officers q
Maine held its election September
Evening star., 1942-11-02
u. S. Subs Sink z More Jap Ships;
NavyRu|es GuadaIcanaPs Waters;
Rommel Units Still in Desert Trap
La Guordio Predicts
N. Y. Election Will
Eliminate Farley
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Mayor
La Guardia refused to predict
the outcome of tomorrow's
gubernatorial voting when asked
by reporters today except to say
the election would eliminate"
State Democratic Chairman
James A. Farley from politics.
"Jim Farley prophesies and
can only win when he has
Franklin D. Roosevelt running"
said the Mayor. Il am too old
to make a prophecy"
Mr.. Farley, State Democratic
chairman, is supporting Attor-
ney General John j. Bennett,
jr., for Governor. Mayor La
Guardia is supporting Dean
Alfange, American Labor Party
candidate. -.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Star to Give Election Returns
Over Station WMAL

Tomorrow night, rapidly the votes counted,
election results will be made known by The Star Radio
Station WNiAI.
For the latest Associated Press returns from all the
Nation and for local returns from nearby Maryland V
gina, keep tuned to WMAL During the evening, will
be broadcast with increasing frequency the returns pour
Comment and Interpretation by The Stars political writer's
also will be provided.
For readers interested in the latest returns parcu
lar States The Star will offer special telephone begin
ming at Simply dial National 5000 and give the operator
the of the State in which you're interested This service
will be maintained until midnight
On Wednesday morning however when District trunkines
viii be loaded with calls important the program The
Star will be unable to maintain its usual night
telephone service and the public is urged refrain from
inquiries s#
The Evening Star Of Wednesday viii bring full cleo
tion results. III
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Is Girls Reported Killed
In Albanian Dispute
ey the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 2.-Prison
guards at Tirana, Albania, fired on
a group of girls demonstrating for
the release of political prisoners re-
Gently, killing Is and wounding Is,
reliable Balkan sources reported to-
day.
Women and students were re-
ported taking a leading part in the
insurrection movement against their
Italian rulers because so many men
opposing Italian rule are fighting
with guerrillas in the mountains.
The director of Tirana police and
two guards were wounded recently
by patriots, after which more than
100 persons were arrested, these in
fOrmantS said.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Defense Corps Held
Not Liable for Injuries
e Associated Press.


TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 2-Attor-
ney General David T. Wilentz has
handed down an opinion that men,
bers of the Citizens Defense Corps
cannot be held liable for injury or
death to persons or damage to
property resulting from performance
of their duties, Civilian Defense
Director Leonard Dreyfuss an
nounced today.
Mr.. Dreyfuss had asked Mr.. Will
entz whether liability could be in
Cured by a member of the Civilian
Defense Corps, such as an auxiliary
policeman, air-raid warden or an
auxiliary fireman, for injury to
another person during the perform
ance of duty, provided no personal
negligence was involved.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
District Wholesalers
Threaten 10 Take
Pork Off Market
Six Firms Plan Action
Unless OPA Permits
Increase in Profits

Pork and pork products will
virtually disappear from Wash
ington meat counters within the
next few days unless the Office
of Price Administration lifts the
new ceilings on wholesale pork
prices, it was indicated today as
wholesale meat dealers in the
District halted the sale of pork
to retailers.
Refusal to sell any pork or pork
products until the OPA takes action
to increase their margin of profit
was suggested by six of the largest
District wholesale. meat concerns,
who explained, I'VE can't afford to
do business under these new prices" !"
All other meat jobbers were under
stood to be following a similar policy.
They estimated that most of their
customers, the retail stores, have
enough pork on hand to last "for
several days" After the stock now
in the hands of retailers is ex-
hausted, Washingtonians may find it
virtually impossible to buy pork,
they indicated.
Meeting Is Called.
A meeting with OPA officials in
an attempt to obtain raise in the
price ceilings was to be held today,
several packers said.
The pork ceilings effective today
were announced by Price Admin
istrator Henderson on October % to
replace an OPA order which pre-
viously had frozen pork prices at
the highest level prevailing between
March and of this year. District
wholesalers and OPA officials have
held several meetings since the new
ceilings were announced.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., general counsel
for the National Independent Meat
Packers Association, who protested
the original freezing order on the
grounds that it failed to take in &C
count the upward spiraling of
prices of live hogs" said today the
new ceilings eliminate only certain
abnormalities of prices existing un-
der the freezing order and do not re-
lieve the position of the packer. The