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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
NEW YORK PAINTERS
SEEK FEDERAL AID

New York City ULNS). - District
Council ., brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and laperhangerS is urging
that unemployed painters and other
classes of building workers be per-
mittrd to share i'm the funds which it
is proposed Congress appropriate for
the allevintion of priorities unemploy-
ment. Eighty per cent of the districts
1900 members are out of work, union
officials say.
District . also advocates establish
ment of free training schools to teach
painters trades that would make them
more useful In war work. Michael hi
SilveStru, Secretary-treaSlirer, says that
much of the unemployment in the build
ing trades is attributable to the limita
tiOns on supplies enforced by the gov
ernment and that, therefore, the union
felt its members were entitled to Fed
erll aid.
The union has asked that ii be al
lowed to cooperate In supplying quail
flied painters for cumOuflage work in
New York and other large cities.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
Labor Luuded For
All-Out War Effort

Washington, D. C.-Under- Secretary
of War Patterson paid tribute to the
remarkable cooperation" which the
War Department is receiving from all
branches Of labor working on war pro-
duction and said efforts would have
to he redoubled during 1912.
Referring to American workingmen
and women as "our soldiers of produc-
tiOn," he said:
Il wish to place all emphasis on the
remarkable cooperation we are meet
ing from all branches of labor work
ing on victory contracts. Without this
cooperation, our entire program would
be failure. With labor pouring out
its utmost energy and initiative, we
can move forward quickly and deci-
sively towards our goal of victory pro-
dnctiOn."
"Our program of victory is going 10
require unprecedented energy on the
part of both our soldiers in the front
lines and our soldiers of productiOn.'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
SPEED-THROTTLING
DRIVES NAUGURATED
TO SAVE LIVES, TIRES

Chicago, ULNS).-The Council of
State Governments announces that
speedthrOttling campaigns have been
launched or planned by most of the
4S states in connection with the ma
tons tire rationing program.
The campaigns call for voluntary
or mandatory reductions In speed by
motorists, whose recOnditiOned or
patched-up tires may not stand up
under today's usual driving speeds
Strict speed law enforcement will
accompany speed reduction programs.
Enthusiasm for the campaigns is
shown in reports from governors and
other state officials of more than 40
states to the council, which suggested
the speed reduction campaigns be in
augUrated.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
Lubor's Defense Work
Louded BY Morgenthdu

Detroit, Mich.-Inbor has not only
done its share in furthering the de-
fensc program, but ii has been ahca'l
of the procession, according To Sec
retary of the Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau, .Ir.
In II speech here, the Treasury chief
tain sought To put at rest II flood of
calumny and slander let loose by labor-
haters. In and ont of Congress-
american labor" he said, has been
ahead of us all in its willingness to
produce armaments to win the war,
whatever the sacrifices, whatever the
consequences"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
New York City Painters
Aid Air Ruid Defense

New York City ULNS).-Two thou
sand American Federation of Labor
the emergency repair service established
by Mayor La Guardia as part OF the
city's defense against air raids. Mich.
ael Di Silvestro, secretary-treasurer OF
District Council 9, Brotherhood OF
Painters, Decorators and Paperhang-
erS. announced He said the executive
board of the union had decided to pay
union officers engaged in committee
work in defense stamps, instead OF
cash. =,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
THE ALIEN
PROBLEM
BY RUTH TAYLOR

The alien problem has raised its ugly
head again. Now that we are at war.
men are looking SuspicouSly at their
neighborS, wondering if those who bear
foreign names or speak with an accent
different from their own, are loyal
to this government of ours. In Tia,
hurry of things we frequently do not
stop to differentiate between the good
and bad. We too often argue from ef-
feet to cause, not from cause to effect.
Certainly there are SubverSiye alien
elements i'm our midst. When we come
across them we have Il definite duty
that of reporting them 10 the proper
Federal authority. But only Il small
proportion of those of foreign blood
among us are diSloyal and untruSt-
worthy.
After all, when we get right down
to it, we are all of us Immigrant born.
| know | am. My fathers fathers had
one of the earliest of the Pennsylvania
grants, shortly after Pcnn-they were
Immigrants. My mothers mothers pco-
pie were early settlers in the Shcnan-
doah Valley when that was the farlh-
est outpost, devastated regularly by
| the Indian raidS-lhey were immi-
grants My mothers fathers We're
sturdy Scotch preSbyterianS who cross
ed the seas to Canada in the trek for
liberty of conscience We're inmi-
grants. My fathers mothers people
came from Germany long before Forty
Eight, after IL poIiticai uphraval they
! were immigrants. And 50 am |, though
born here, as truly an immigrant aS
the newest arrival to our shores.
This country has been built on and
by immigrants. They have given tO
their history, their minds, their hearts,
their lives, and their talents To this
country of their choice. 1t is for us
who can call ourselves Americans be-
cause of the accident of birth to do as
our fathers did before us, hold out the
choice, and make them feel at home.
| Don't condemn without reason, nor
discriminate against them. Give them
the privilege of Joining in with the
rest of us to work and fight for the
existence and maintenance of these
United States and the democratic way
of life in which all are free men,
The alien problem is our-and your
problem, and ii is up To uS-and that
! includes NOlI--to solve il.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
No Wage Ceilings Or Regu-
Lotions In Measure To
Check Inflution

Washington, D. C.-The American
Federation of Labor scored a major
legislative victory when Congress pass,
ed and the President signed price
control bill free of any wage ceilings.
In signing the measure, President
Roosevelt declared that when coupled
with adequate taxation, rationing and
Il proper savings program it would
go far toward checking initiation.
The life of every person in the land
will be vitally affected by the new
law.
1t vests in single administrator
sweeping authority to prevent profit
eering by fixing maximum prices for
all commodities and controlling rents.
The President clearly Indicated his
intention of appointing Leon Hender-
son to this all-mportant job. Hen
derSon has been flmctioning as price
administrator under emergency powers.
1t will he HendersOn's ma jOr task
to see to it that consumers who are
required to do with less because of
war shortages are not mercileSsly
gouged by profiteers.
He will also have to prevent price
mark-ups on vital materials which
the Government must purchase in
huge quantities for war production.
Reactionary newspapers sought to
make it appear that the new law is
worthless because it makes no attempt
to, ,l,,fn I,,t in f...t iii
prove these contentious.
The American Federation of Labor
has repeatedly demonstrated that
higher wages represent only minor
proportion of the increased costs of
production and that increased pro-
up for such wage boosts rs industry
mas been forced to yield.
From the beginning the American
Federation of Labor took the lead in
advocating enactment of Il price con
troll bin as II protection for the ma
tons wage earnerS against runaway
prices 1t was shown that each jump
in the cost of living amounted to Il
pay cut for workers since their pay
envelope dollar would buy less.
At the same time, the Federation
bitterly fought all moves to place
wages under Federal regulation or con-
troll on these grounds:
1.-The labor of human beings, as
existing law recognizes, is not Il com
modify or article of commerce.
2-Wage increases do not materially
affect production costs.
3-Pay envelopes still have Il long
way to go to catch up with increased
living costs.
In signing the new law, the Presi
dent made it clear that he is far from
satisfied with provision regulating
prices of farm products. The farm bloc,
which was most vehemently for wage
regulation, saw to 1t that premium
prices for agricultural products We're
assured inthe bill. Amendments may
have to be adopted to guarantee farm
ers II fair return but to prevent sleeper
prices for the necessities of life.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
WATCH THE WORK-WEEK

We must have sacrifice by everyone.
become war casualties. And among
these the very first will he the widely
held notion that long hours mean n
high production rate. our late entry
into the carnage gives us the precious
advantage of drawing ON British eN-
pcriencr. And in the matter of length
of the work-day, the British have care
fully recorded the experiments made
and the results achieved. Their expert
reports become now Il rich mine of
things To be avoided as well rs of
things to be done.
\ human-intcrcSt tale which recent
ly went the rounds of the press may
well serve as Il warming to Americans
plant that had gone on Il G4-hour-a-
week basis had difficulty in securing
adequate black-out material Alert sig
nails forced shut downs which shorten
ed the hours. For several weeks in
succession they averaged fifty instead
Of the regular siNty-four.
Just what number of hours per week
give the greatest output can lee dis
covered only after careful experiment
under expert guidance. 1t varies with
the nature of the work, the physical
conditions, the age and sex of the
workers. No worker and no trade union
official will object to the lengtheniag
of hours If there is lack of trained
PERSONAL in any craft, but they must
be on their guard. At the point where
we get the maximum production per
man, the stretching out process must
cease.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
Labor Conference
To Meet Sunday
In Cincinnati
Third Of Series Sponsored
BY Ohio State Fedora
ton Of Labor

The third in Il series of regional
Labor and Educational Conferences
sponsored by the Ohio State Federation
of Labor will be held Sunday morning
and afternoon, February Is, in the
Roof Garden of the Gibson Hotel, Gin
cinnati. Ohio. This conference is being
held especially for the members of
Organized Labor in the district includ-
ING Cincinnati, Hamilton, MiddletOwn.
Dayton, Springfield, Chillicothe and
Portsmouth.
The second in this series of confer
enceS was held in the City of Newark
on January Is. The meeting was at
tended by some 600 members of Or
ganized Labor and their friends. 1t
proved to be s'asss-sn outstanding sue
cess that it attracted great deal of
attention, mot only in Ohio, but from
other parts of the country.
lIighlighting the meeting in Cincin-
natl will be Il talk by Ernst Winkler,
"a former Lieutenant in the Germany
Army and IL former leader i'm the Cath
ollie Youth Movement in Germany.
WnIller spent ~ years in NaZi Con-
centration Camps because of his re-
fuS;ll To turn over the membership list
of the Catholic Youth Movement to
he GeStapo.
Other speakers of national reknOwn
will include Ruth Taylor, labor col
unnSt for Il number of years and who
| IL inc thn Wnrl, nf tha
recent Doctor Charles SteZle. Miss
| Taylor has been Il champion of La
! boris cause for great many years
and will speak on the value of the
| Labor Press.
Spencer Miller, Jr, Director of the
Workers Education Bureau of Amer
lea, will speak on workers Educa-
tional Needs for Postwar Planning
and Development" Mr.. Miller, who
has an international reputation, is one
of The outstanding men in this coun-
try iii the adult education field.
Other speakers will be w. II. Rob
ertS, Labor member of the Board of
Review, Ohio Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation, who will speak on the
amendments To the Unemployment
Compensation Act; Michael j. Lyden.
| President of the Ohio State Fedora
J tion of Labor and Thomas j. Donnelly.
| ccretary-TreaSurcr of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor.
In addition to the above named
! speakers, plans are being made to have
| Frazier ltcalnS, Director of the Office
OF Civilian Defense for the 9th Corps
Area, which includes Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky.
Although the conference is being
neld especially for the members of
Organized Labor the meeting will be
opened To the public, and they, as we'll
as every member of Organized Labor,
are urged to attend this important
meeting.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
Labor Wins Outstanding Victory
As Price Control Law IS Adopted
4 + + j. i j !! = j. = = i !. i i i 4
j WAR LABOR BOARD ENDS 4:
! MANY LABOR DISPUTES !

= Washington, d. CA 100 per =
! cent batting average in ending or =
= averting strikes was scored by the =
! new National War Labor Board :"
! as it rounded out the third week =
= of its activities.
\ In three wallOutS and one =
! threatened Stoppage. the boards =
= appeals brought immediate re- X
\ suits, and production continued y
= pending hearings by the board on =
! the issues in dispute.
= Cases before the board rose to y
= 40. with close TO 2OO,WO workers =
= involved, but not one man among y
y these was out on Il picket line. -
J. i. J. !. !. !. !. y !. :. !. !. !. ! i + j.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

| CSSul0u a. A6IkCS OulO
Washington-The Administration is
cutting nnn-defense expenditures to the
bone, and then scraping the bone. The
appropriation in the independent Of
fices appropriation bill for the fiscal
appropriations of S1.257 ,S99,349. That's
il pile of folding money.
Front Line Fighter
Douglas Macarthur, great Amer
brilliant leadership, high devotion to
duty. great bravery and resolute de-
fense of the Philippines is making his
tory that will thrill Americans in years
to come. may he the next President
of the United States after +. u. II.
Douglas Macarthur "the rock of
Batan" is the greatest front-line fight:
ing general since the turn of the cen
tury.
President ROOSevelt'S promise to the
Philippine people is being fulfilled. If
your neighbOr says "To bad, MacAr-
t'u' - hVI'S7IVSS
"Be patient-wait-th Japs will never
capture Macarthur nor COrregidOr".
You may say that with the same as
surance and confidence that spurs on
the brave Americans and Filipinos in
the epic defense they are making.
Enough Rope
Philippine Commonwealth Commits
sioner Joaquin Miguel EliZalde, affec
tionately called mike" by his col
leagues, is Chairman of the Board
Elizalade and Company, Industrialists,
Manila. He has been cut off from his
mother and family by the Jap capture
of Manila He has been informed by
the War Department that the hemp
plant. including most of the PHYSICAL
property of ElZalde and Company has
been destroyed or captured by the in
vaders. Mikes family has suffered
financial losses approximating five
million dollars The Japs, in capturing
Manila and most of the Philippine
Islands, have placed their grip on the
worlds source of Manila hemp. This
is irreplaceable strategic material, eS-
sential to everyday American life, and
i'm our national defense efforts. Philip
pine Commissioner mike" EliZaldo, a
fine gentleman, soldier, industrialiSt
and statesman, commented, We've
given the JapS enough rope. Let's pray
they hang themselves"
Political Genius
Directly after the vote in the House
of Representatives last November in
which most Republican congressman
opposed the Presidents request for
drastic changes in the Neutrality Act
Wendell Willkie told Joe Martin, Re
publican National Chairman, Joe
those Republicans who voted against
repeal of neutrality are going to have
tough time being reelected. They
are going to find the country is be-
hind Roosevelt. When the Republican
National Chairman disputed his state
ment Willkie said, Listen Joe, If you
re-elect eighty per cent of those who
voted against the President, you will
be the greatest political genius of all
time"
Bible Answers Question
This nations engaged in total war.
Every man and woman is asking
What can l do for my country in this
time of peril?" Ecclesastes $40 says
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do
it with thy might. That is the
answer.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
RAZORBACK'S COOPERATION

San Diego, Calif-painting cOntrac-
tors in convention here applauded an
appeal to the hOmebred razorback to
develop Il longer brste for making
paint brushes. Ernie Morck of San
Francisco said the paint brush indus
try of the United States had been
largely dependent on the five-inch bris-
ties that hogs readily produce in japan
and China.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12
Ida Smith Heuds No. 81

The following officers were installed
at the last meeting Of Local Union No.
-, WarehousewOmen: President, Ida
Smith; vice president, Mary McGown; :;
recording secretary, Edith Sayre; fl
nancal secretary, Grace Hall treasur-
or, Florence Eddy: trustee, Gladys
Myler; inspector, Ethel Baker; guard,
X nthprinp RlnnEpnShiu
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12

This nationis engaged in total war.
Every man and woman Is asking
What can l do for my country in this
time of peril?" EccleSiastes 10 says
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do
it with thy might. That is the
answer
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-02-12

battles. And now these very same peo-
pie fall all over themselves I'm fright
the moment II looks as though labor
peace might become an actuality.
The reason for these apparently con-
Trajectory attitudes is not far to seek.
These spokesmen for an allegedly free
press owe their loyalty to the Messrs.
Moneybags who control their publica-
tions They speak the policy of big
business. They hate and fear labor.
They seize upon every opportunity to
smear labor.
In such publications, the press is
free for the representatives of big
business. If labor tries to get its say
in, the press Is no longer free.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30

1t. Kuth M1lIett
 It's enough to make over last years dress, so that 1t looks like this years without telling every- one who compliments us on 1t that 1t Is last years model made over. AVOID MAKING
 GUESTS UNCOMFORTABLE
 It's enough to decide to enter tain as inexpensively as possible; there's no need to explain to guests that having spaghetti supper in- stead of steak dinner is an econ- on1y measure.
 Too much talk about personal economies, is not only boring, it's depressing. And 1t can make guests uncomfortable. If we tell them we're economizing in this way and that way, they may think we be- grudge the money we've spent en- tertaining them.
 So let's economiZe but do 1t quietly. There's nothing very in- teresting in the fact that we've given up this or that for the dura- ton, anyhow. Everybody else Is cutting down.
 But living seems more gracious If We keep our economies to ourselves, instead of proudly calling attention to them.
 A good goal to strive for is to economiZe as much as we can and talk about 1t as little as we can.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30

"Typists wanted. fast, experi- enced. TypistS wanted, &C., curate, fast. Touch typists
 Yes, there are typing jobs - IF you know the quick, accurate touch system. Bosses aren't hiring slow as-molasses, one-flnger typists!
 Why not learn touch typing al home with our instruction book let? A keyboard chart shows how to place your fingers nthe eight guide keys"-j, a, k, s, l, d, f and semi-colon.
 Then, as in the exercise pie tured, you practice striking these keys. By moving only one finger at a time, striking sharply and lightly, you can work smoothly evenly and tirelessly-as profess sional typists do.
 Other exercises get you used to the other keys: each finger has its own section on the keyboard. BUT no matter what key you type the finger must immediately return to its guide key.
 This keeps you from popping all over the keyboard, willy-nilly making mistakes.
 Prepare for 8 job with the aid of our 32-page t yping booklet Teaches touch typing with charts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30

thetic rhinitis are of course not communicable, yet nine times out oI ten the b. the blighter will gel YOU while he is assuring you 1t H of no consequence, if you are one of those simple souls who still be- lieve they are safe as long as they keep their feet dry and avoid drafts. Yes, indeed, it takes time to find out, but let us hope 1t will not take life too.
 QUESTIONS mad ANSWERS
 Heart
 I have enlargement of the heart. I drive car, and when l get oil the car my heart hurts me and I get short of breath. GA. L0
 Answer-Only your physician can advise you what to do.
 Alum
 Recently had to use different baking powder from what I had used for years. This new one con- tains sodium aluminium sulphate" (alum) Is 1t all right to use?
 (Mrs. K. F.) Answer-As wholesome as any other, in my opinion.
 Knowledge of Food
 I wish you would have more ar. ticles giving practical knowledge of food and nutrition in general. AS you probably know, most of us have too little knowledge, know too many things which ain't so' about food and diet. (W. Al Answer-Gist of many such ar. ticles is given in booklet "Feeders Digest" for copy send twenty five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address.
 (Copyright 1942, John F. Dille CoO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-30
FOOD REQUIREMENTS

Milk: 1 pint adult, 1 quart child eggs: one daily (minimum 3-4 per week.; meat, fish or poultry recommended, serving daily (liver, one time a week., mini mum times a week; meat sub stitutes: dried beans, peas, cheese peanut butter, eggs.
 Vegetables: I potato or more g day, two or more servings other vegetables, green, yellow; fruits: serving citrus or 1 serv- ing tomatoes, serving other fruit; cereals: 1 serving whole grain bread: serving each meal, whole grain or enriched; sugar and fats to complete energy needs.
 For days menu using all of the required foods, something like this may be planned for weekly budget of about $312 per person:
 Breakfast: Stewed figs, diced bacon, scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast, butter, coffee, cocoa
 Lunch: Corn chowder, crusty rolls, butter, baked apple, ginger cookies, tea, milk.
 Dinner: Flank steak with stuff- ing, summer squash, beet relish bread, butter, cherry pie, coffee milk.