The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-11

While the world shakes-gosh and
how it shakes-with tremendously inn
portant questions, here is one that's
been storing up steam for a long time:
WHY do walters grip the top of
your glass when they hand it to you?
And if the glass is a water glass the
chances seem to be much more in favor
Of the rim-grip than if it is a glass
meant for other beverages.
Presumably glass ware comes from
the kitchen after Il Sterilizing process
but what becomes of the sterile con
dition in the grip of a waiter who
seems more or less intent upon learn
ing the breaking point of glass when
gripped tightly around the top rim
from the outside.
The union could do worse than carry
on a campaign to educate walters to
keep their fingers from coming in con-
tact with the rim of the glass from
which you expect to drink.
Perhaps the reason for writing about
this subject this week. instead of specu-
lating about when Germany will quit
is that Germany may have quit by the
time this column gets into print in your
favorite labor paper.
This is an especially good time for
walters to keep their fingers from the
rims of glasses.
Nn h,l, TO in who
because of a number of factors, epi-
denies are easily possible.
That's not scare idea-it's just the
common sense of things Manpower is
short and one result is that big cities
are dirtier. Dirt is a breeding place for
disease. Flies carry it. Rats carry it
and the more dirt, the more likeli-
hood of rates.
1t is wise to take every reasonable
measure in the direction of cleanliness.
With most cities far under-manned in
doctors They're in the armed serv-
ices) and with similar shortage of
nurses, the civilian population must
learn every possible measure of self
protection and to know Il good deal
about Self-care.
Well, so much for that It's a relief
to get it written. Its been cooking Il
long time.
Let's talk about oil. From Georgia
and Florida come reports that oil has
been found.
Jimmy Alfred, former governor of
Texas, is running around grabbing
leases: but Florida's Governor Holland
says he wants to think the whole thing
over before the state starts making oil
leases.
If these two states should become
big oil producers it would do a lot to
change the whole economy of the south
eastern states. 1t would mean more
than just oil for great areas.
Take the labor situation alone The
war has changed that for the dura-
tion'-but oil might change it forever.
Oil would change the character of
cities, too. 1t might make, for example,
Il Dallas out of, again for example, an
Orlando. Many things would change
greatly.
And then, after the war, what would
happen to the whole Shebang if some
one should come along with Il fuel to
replace gasoline? Yes, question mark
and also exclamation point!
1t could happen. And it wouldn't be
any more amazing than some of the
things that HAVE happened in the last
two years.
Perhaps one of the best reasons why
it could happen is that the world isn't
going to be the same place after the
war that it was before the war.
Almost everything will be changed or
will be affected by change.
You don't believe it? Well, why not?
Air transport will affect ALL trans
port and that's as sure as anything
can be-
Rising living standards in many
lands will affect all other lands.
Give all Latin America Il decent
standard of living - and that's what
it's going to get-and YOU have here
Il new hemisphere, affecting us in a
thousand ways.
Come on war. Get done. Let's see
this new world, with its promises and
its new troubles. For whatever else
changes and passes away, trouble is
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