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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

Tag Gag
Camp Chaffee, Ark.-The in
specting officer looked twice at
the bunk tag.
What's that tn for?" he de-
manded.
Pvt. O'Mara took a long breath.
Tank duty. seven days week,
Sir"
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

seal of the Superior Court of the
State of Arizona in and for the
County of Pinal, this 14th day OF
May. 1943
June, 1943.
(SEAL)
II. j. MARKS. Clerk.
First publication, June 20, l943.
Last publication July IL. l943.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

New Jersey and he mas recently
been at home on a seven day
leave.
IL. Howard Richardson, senior
pilot on a Blimp is in the Carib-
bean area.
Sgt. Bill WInn and Sgt Evan
Winn are both taking an active
part in the North African cam
paign. They are trying to contact
each other there but so far with
out success.
Gloria pratt is now employed
by an abstract company in Pres
colt.
MareelIa Freeman has returned
from her vacation in San Diego.
Mrs. Robert Graham was
weekend visitor in Mesa and Phoe-
nix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Redondo and
Leo Bloch and Mrs. Bloch's daugh-
ter left this week for Rochester.
Minnesota TO enter Mayo Brothers
Clinic.
Mrs. Lynn Farley Is a patient
in the st. Joseph hospital In Phoe-
nix.
=
Benny White left this week for
Grand Junction. Colorado for a
visit with Paul Price.
Charles Alden. District Cover
nor OF the 111th Arizona District
OF Rotary International will make
his official visit at the regular
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

Cochran, Elodia Padilla, Penny
Thompson. Edilia Padilla, Beatrice
Lopez. Ann Adler, Mary Belmont,
and Mrs. Albert Lloyd.
Mrs. w. c. Truman was a Phoe-
nix visitor, Wednesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16
10 YEARS AGO

Ten years ago the PTA had It's
lawn social in the patio Of the
school house. Part of the pro-
gram was a cowboy tap number.
The Prosecuted Maiden. by Bet
" Preece and Mary Gardner and
Mona and Beatrice Bryce sang a
cowboy number in their western
costumes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

AT the social hour at the Com
munity church they were featur-
ing the following program. Rev.
r NJ Ward was the minister.
Mrs Wuertz read the Scripture
and the church had a girls chorus.
Mrs. W. G.. Roche gave a brief
talk on the Indian school in Tue
son. Della Lou Ware sang. 9th
ers on the program were Mrs. w.
r. Mutt. Mrs. J. F. Eisenhart. Mrs.
ID s Davis and Bernice Damon.
Ten years ago today. Will Rog-
ers had column In the Coolidge
Examiner.
Ten years ago the feature pic
lures showed a picture OF the Bel
gium section In the Century OF
Progress" In Chicago. A peace
time play-land and optimistic
planning for a future.
The funny paper ten years ago
were using jokes about summer
gardens but they weren't victory
gardens then.
10 years ago Jessie Mutt was
leaving TO see the Worlds Fair in
Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs. s. G.
Burt were catching fish at Cool
idge Dam.
The Coolidge Auto Supply was
selling tires at a 10 and 25 per
cent discount
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

New Jersey and he has recently
been at home on a seven day
leave.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-07-16

Il. Howard Richardson, senior
pilot on a Blimp is in the Carib-
bean area.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
NLRB Rules mo
Vote" In Shenunqo
Pottery Election
Date For Run-OH Election
Will Be Set At Pitts
burqh MEETING

The National Labor Relations Board
announced last week mo election" fol
lowing tabulations of the ballots cast
to select bargaining agent for EN-
plOyees of the ShenangO Pottery Com
pany at New Castle
A CIO union led with 643 votes, less
than the necessary majority. United
Construction Workers, UNIV affiliate,
had 493, and the National brotherhood
of Operative Potters 242 OF the 1915
voting out of 26OO eligibles, 597 favored
mo union"
The National Labor Relations Board
has called meeting for Thursday
May q, i'm Pittsburgh of the the union
organizations when a date will be set
for a run-off election to be held in the
near future.
President Duffy in commenting on
the outcome of the recent election
stated that while the vote for aftilia-
tiOn with the National Brotherhood of
Operative POtters was third in the
tabulations, representatives of the Bro
therhood will attend the meeting in
Pittsburgh and plans will be made to
carry through the organization cam
paign to the end
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
PROBLEMS OF POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION

should succeed in attaining this lofty
aim.
Yet there are some questions to ask,
some issues to clarity.
Mr.. Johnston can hardly believe that
business firms acting independently of
each other could do the job. He evi-
IDENTITY expects to achieve the aim by
the voluntary cooperation of groups
of related industries, on the lines de-
vised by the Committee for Economic
Development recently created by Il
group Of manufacturers
1t would indeed be an important
step forward if cooperative and CO.
ordinated planning of investment could
be achieved. But will independent cor
pOrations accept and execute a well
balanced program of gradual economic
expansion? Will big monopolies, which
by the nature of things must become
the most influential members of the
industrial groups, give up their usual
MISUNDERSTANDING policies?
We wish they would. But it is far
from self-evident that they will. Such
Selfdenial on the part of the great
mOnOpOlies would be rather unusual, tO
say the least. The success of the best
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
Mdchinists Union
MdY Quit A.F.L.
Membership Of 100000 Au-
thorizes Executive Board
To Bolt If Il So Desires

Washington.-While steps were be-
ing announced for the resumption of
unity conferences between the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and the Con
gress of Industrial Organizations the
International Association of Machin-
lists, AFL, authorized its executive
board to withdraw from the Fedora
ton if, in it's discretion it deemed 1t
necessary to do so.
At the same time reports were in
circulation that the International Typo
graphical Union which has been out of
the AFL may rejOin at the same time
that the United Mine Workers are re-
admitted
However, no precipitate action by
the machinists is expected despite the
referendum adopted by the 100000
authorizing their executive officers to
take drastic action if the unions dis
pute with the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters is not settled promptly.
The principal development today on
the labOr-unity front was the an
nouncement by the AFL that it's labor
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
BRITAIN STUDIES ABSENTEEISM,
DEVISES MEANS TO COMBAT IT

Two recent publications show thar
Great Britain is not only studying the
causes of abSenteeiSm but is deviSing
ingenious ways to combat il. The pub
licationS are a pamphlet on the psy-
Geological factors which tends to in
crease abSenteeiSm, issued recently by
the British Ministry of Labor and Il
pamphlet published by the British In
formation Service of New York on
Working Conditions and AbsenteeiSm
in Britain.
Foremost among the psychological
causes of abSenteeiSm are the unfav-
Orable impression which inefficient
management makes on workers and
doubts as to the urgency and import
ance of their jobs. the Labor Ministry
pamphlet states.
Labor Gets Share
When workers notice that manage
ment is inefficient, they gradually de-
velop an attitude of Indifference to
their work, and they are inclined TO
feel that it does not matter much II
they take a day off now and then, even
when the plant is busy. Great Britain
has tackled this cause of abSenteeiSm
by giving labor n share in solving pro-
duction problems and, when necessary,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27

intentiOned schemes of this character
must be doubtful without vigilance and
control. Who shall exercise this con-
troll?
In stressing the role of business in
maintaining full employment, the
speakers at the Commerce Chamber
meeting and not only Mr.. Johnston
put the accent on their desire to leave
the government out of the picture. In
deed, fear of the increased power OF
government bureaucracy ran high at
the meeting. 1t is easy to understand
this strong current of opposition. We
must, however, see things in the right
perspective.
We can be sure that no one who
spoke against government interference
would have thought of denying that
the government has very important
functions to perform in the economic
and social fields.
Everybody will admit that it is the
task of Congress and the Executive
to keep the money sound by checking
infatiOn to be concerned about such
things as good transportation system
commercial treaties with foreign cOun'
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by replacing grossly inefficient man
agementS with better qualified ones.
The other psychological cause of alb
>enteeiSm. lack of real interest in the
job. appears. the Labor Ministry finds,
when workers are not convinced of the
Importance of their work. The larger
factories have grown, the report af-
firms, the greater has become the gulf
between those who know and those
who don't" Frequently even fOremen
are not fully aware of the importance
of their departments in the war effort.
The Ministry of Labor has urged in
duStrial management to make serious
efforts To combat this important pSy-
Geological cause of abSenteeiSm. 1t
emphasizes that workers respond not
only to the money incentive but also,
when they are made aware of the
part their particular job plays in the
final product. to the incentive of in
tereSt.
Working Hours Reduced
The publication Of the British In
formation Service gives information
about measures designed to curb abb
Senteeism which springs from causes
other than the purely psychological
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
Locdl Union No. 4
Sets Example For
Others To Follow
Committee Will Gather Nee
essdrY Evidence Before
Presenting Case
LANNING-"ALL WET"
Delegates To Trades Cour.
Gil Submit Report OF Rep
resentdtives Support

The attendance at our last few meet
ings has certainly played u biz part
in diSbursing with the unusual amount
of transactions which seem TO be in
creaSing with each meeting. As our
president remarked as he called the
meeting to order. every question that
has been brought upon the floor lately
has been settled right here in the hall
the night it is presented as it should
be- and we have not had TO notify
the accused brothers To appear at a
later meeting before a settlement can
be made.
Local No. 4 has inStigated a new
Set-up which we think is one of the
best yet brought forth. In the future
all complaints which have been regis
fore the Standing Committee, will be
investigated by a committee of five ap-
pointed by the local. and upon their
ruling will decide the proper course 70
take. Too many times in the past has
the Local entered complaints with the
Standing Committee. only to find that
when the case is brought up before
that body, the necessary evidence is
not available We think this is a very
good plan and will not only expedite
the number of cases that have been
pending, but will assure fair repre-
sentatiOn of any controversy.
Our representatives in Trades and
Labor Council certainly are on the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
WHO SHOULD
DO THE JOB?

Many speeches were made at the re-
cent meeting of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce, good and bad, far-sighted
and narrow minded.
The president of the Chamber, Eric
Johnston, had already attracted the
attention of the working world when
he wrote that mo American president
will ever again permit American citi-
zens to be unemployed. They will be
employed by business or they they will
be employed by the government"
Mr.. Johnston spoke in the same vein
at the recent meeting. He again recOg-
niZed that in the postwar world full
employment will be not only desirable
but absolutely indispensable. But he
again insisted that it must be the busi-
ness world which, in cooperation with
labor and agriculture, will maintain
full employment, high wages and maxi
mum purchasing power"
No one would raise an objection,
everybody would be happy, If business
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
Petty Practices Of
FeWFirrns TendsT6
Invoke Discomfort
Firm Demands Thut Member
Has Cdrd Noturized For
Failure To Punch Clock
SHOP COMMITTEE ACT
President Currun Stresses
The Importance Of Redd-
ing Quarterly Reports

With our official O.C being laid-up,
will endeavOr to pinch-hit and inform
the trade of the activities of Local
Union No. o.
"Absenteeism'' still prevails on Fri
day night, but we hope this will not
be for long, as many questions which
We're discussed Friday night tend to
show that any laNity on our part will
find us behind the wel-known ''S'' ball!
One question that seems to bring
forth the ire of many Of our members
is the firm compelling a brother who
has failed to punch his card, to have it
nOtariZed before he will be paid for
that day. While we do not uphold any
one who continually would make a
practice of neglecting his card. neither
do we cOndOne the attitude of the firm
In labor's no strike pledge to our
many circumstances that will come
forth to test that pledge. The National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters in
tends to do their part in fulfilling such
a pledge and all we ask of our en-
ployers is to go along with us in order
that no work stoppage will occur.
If the word of the bench boss and
the other members of the crew are not
enough, to, isubstantiate the acknOwl-
edgement of Il member working on that
crew a certain day, then we feel that
the firm has gone n little too technical,
SO to speak, and are only opening the
doors to dissatisfaction among it's en-
ployees. The shop committee has been
instructed of the action taken by the
local.
1t was reported that certain plant
in this district has notified it's EN-
plOyees when controversies arise over
working conditions, that they can do
nothing about it, and even go so far
as to inform us that If it is not to
our liking, what can we dO-yOu are
frozen to your jobs.
This l might add is another exam
pie of what length some people will
go to invoke dissatisfaction. Attend
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Locdl Union No. AZ
To Hold Fish Fry
Nomination Of Officers Will
Be Held At Next Meet
ing On June a

Salem, Ohio.-NOminatiOn of local
officers and a fish fry with all the
trimmings will be the main attraction
at the next regular meeting of Local
Union ~ ON Friday evening, June 4.
President Jackson named Phil
Laughlin chairman of the committee
with the following brothers and sis
ters as his aides: Emma Resatka, Mae
Scott. Helen Sanders, Leona Walters,
A. j. Sanders, John Ehrhart, and John
HOuk If you are planning to attend
this party please get in touch with any
of the committee or notify your shop
committee, for due to the rationing SyS-
TEN that we have with us these day
they must know how many TO prepare
for. Remember if you do not make up
your mind until the last minute, don't
blame anyone but yourself if you go
short.
Brother Fred Shaffer is all smiles as
he passes around the cigars Fred, Jr.,
Aetna Avenue. Congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. Shaffer and their son.
Many of our members who have left
the shop for jobs in defense factories
are coming back to take up their jobs
in the plant We welcome these bro
theirs again into our fold and hope it
will not be long before this war is over
and all can come back.
We mentioned last week about Bro
ther German having the fourth son.
1t seems in the naming of this boy,
Paul and Mrs. German were at "a
stand-stil when Brother Pete Means
dropped in on them and suggested that
the boy be called Clarence. Well, the
first new outfit for Master German will
be bought by Pete.
Nomination of officers for the next
six months will be held at our next
meeting and every member should
come out and help pick those best
suited to serve us for the new term.
If the present officers do not suit you.
now is the time for you to act, don't
wait until after election and then COM
Dlain.-OC A.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
POLES KILL NAT LABOR
OFFICIAL IN WARSAW

guage broadcast, said that Kurt HOff-
man, director of the Warsaw Labor
Exchange" key Nazi slave labor re-
cruiting organization, had been "sen.
fenced to DEATH and killed by Polish
patriots.
The broadcast, reported by OWL
said that Polish Quisling, installed
as director in the Municipal Transit
System so that he might inform the
Nazis about the activities of transpor-
tation workers, also had been killed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
AFL RENEWS N0LSTR|kE PLEDGE "C0ME WHAT May
Consolid ddtion Of
Big WireConcerns
Ends Long Battle
Western Union Takes Over
Postal: History Of Cdm-
pdign To Protect Labor

The nations two great communica-
tiOnS systems - Western Union and
Postal-which have been vigorous com
petitOrS for more than 60 years-be-
came one this week. The nuptials, in
which the Federal Communications
Commission participated, were of the
shotgun variety, Postal being Il
somewhat reluctant party.
The combined business will operate
upder the name of Western Union,
which will assume financial and other
liabilities of Postal
The consolidation is the first Of a
campaign launched more than 10 yea rs
ago, when Western Union interests
attempted to push through Congress
legislation sanctioning the merger
without anybody noticing it. 1t was
said at the time that prominent
Washington lawyer lobbyist wOul d
have received Il fee of S1,0O0,OOO had
the deal gone through.
Slipped Through House
The legislation had been slipped
through the House with less than a
dozen members knowing what was be-
ing done. When the bill reached the
Senat it was sent to the Committee on
Interstate Commerce, whose chairman,
former Senator c. c. Dill, refused to
report it out because it contained alb
solutely no safeguards for the public
or the workers.
incidentally, LABOR was the first
publication to reveal that an effort
was being made to effect the merger
and to expose the bugs in the legisla-
ton.
Subsequently, lobbyists renewed the
effort to obtain Congressional action,
but were, balked by Senator Burton X.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
Union MenbersOf
American Legion
Should Take Stund
Recent Anti Labor Speech
Of National Commander
Druws Ire Of Potter

Perth Amboy, n. J.-Local Union
No. 96 had good turnout at their
last meeting and the spirited discus
siOns that were held made the time
fly too fast.
In view of the agitation that is 60
ing on at present by anti-labor groups
all over the country. the writer be
lieves that all members of the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative Pot
terS who saw service in World War
and who have become members of
American Legion posts. should let it be
known at their legion meetings and
local union meetings that less agita
ton by the National Officers of the
American Legion would be in order
1t also should be known by Legion
naire- Union members that there are
UnionLabor posts well established in
various cities and that there will be
a conference of Union-LabOr Legion
naires in Detroit on June y and 13.
a Legionnaire who is very active in
forming Union-Labor posts is George
G. Danfield 224S North Kimball Ave-,
Chicago, ILL., and his efforts to extend
t eSe Union Legion organizations
throughout the country should have
the support of all Legionnaires
throughout the pottery trade.
1t is understood that most of us who
work in the sanitary industry are un
able to attend such conference, but
the writer believes that all Union
LegiOnnaires should send IA word of
encouragement to this group who is
carrying the fight against those in the
Legion who would destroy what labor
has built up for the worker. a reso-
luton from either Il Legion post or a
Local Union would show them their
efforts are not in vain.-O.C. 96
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
9th Term Urged
By Labor Groups
If Wur Is Not Won BY Sum
mer OF "A, People Must
Forget Politics

Philadelphia.-Re- of Presi-
dent Roosevelt as Il patriotic necessity
if the war is not over by Summer of
fange. former American Labor party
nominee for Governor Of New York. in
Il speech at the constitutional conven-
tion of the United Labor Committee of
Philadelphia in Town Hall here.
IF the war is not deciSiveIy won
by the Summer of 1914 the American
people must forget politics and finish
with dispatch the business of re-elect-
ing the Commander in Chief" Mr.. Al
fange said. The issue is not the fourth
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
Lewis Petitions
To Return Miners
To Runks Of AFL
Surprise Move Bdred As
Miners Leader Himself
Made Application
COMMITTEE OF THREE
Political. Labor And Eco
nomic Repercussions As
Result Seen In Capitol

Washington, d. c. GLNS). = Re
atfiliation of the United Mine Workers
with the AFL by the time the AFL
convention next fall is now in order
as Il consequence of the formal appli-
cation made this week by John l..
Lewis to the AFL Executive Council
meeting in Washington.
President Green of the AFL said
that 1.-The council welcomed the receipt
of the application and is proceeding to
consider and act upon the application
in an orderly and sympathetic way"
1t is conceded that President Lewis
would not have made the application
for reaffiliatiOn without assurances
from friends in the AFL that it would
be received. Much work has been done
during the last two years to insure
ma jority approval of the reatfiliation.
One of the ma jOr obstacles to reatiili-
alton was the Construction Workers
Organizing Committee, which Lewis
discontinued after leaving the CIO.
What to do about the AFL Progressive
Miners, numbering 10000, is the most
difficult jurisdictional problem in the
reafiiliation procedure.
Jursdictiona difficulties revolving
around District so, Lewis catch-all
unit, are not regarded as insuperable.
They cut across the spheres of AFL
federal unions which are controlled by
the Executive Council and which can
be realigned in any manner which may
seem eXpedient.
A further indication of the sympa-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27
AFLHits 6 States
On Fascist Low
Defiance Planned If Coun.
sci Says Restrictive Laws
Unconstitutional

Washington.-The executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
declared that some MISUNDERSTANDING
laws adopted in Arkansas, Kansas,
South Dakota, Idaho, Texas and Colo
RADIO, were part of sinister and
underhand attempt by Fascist infiu-
movement apart and to smash the eco,
nomic and political strength of Amer
ica's workers."
Not only would the AFL test the
validity of these laws, but, if advised
by counsel that they were unconstitu
tional, would refuse to obey them.
Mr.. Green told reporters that Joseph
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-27

supports it. Into this effort, the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will pour
every resource at its command"
The AFL statement reafirming the
no-Strike pledge. enumerated the vic
tories Of Americas basic battle of
PRODUCTION" and congratulated the six
million members of the AFL whose
hard work, untiring skill and patriotic
devotion 10 duty have helped to make
these glorious production achievements
possible" The council then said:
AFL Originated 'N0-Strike"
We take pride in the fact that this
executive council originally sponsored
the no-Strike pledge which served as
the inspiration and ggide for American
soldiers OF production in their long and
sustained drive to make our nation the
arsenal of democracy.
But even more gratifying has been
the loyal and answering fultilment
of this pledge by the members of the
American Federation of Labor during
Il period of abnormal economic pres
sure and hardship.
The executive council considers it
timely and important TO emphasize
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