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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26

London. Significant testimony to
the value Of Joint Works Committees
has been offered by an American busi-
ness man with factory connections in
Britain. He has just returned from the
United States and has been studying
with interest the war time organization
Of his factory in England. He teStifieS
ciently and without fuss though they
range from iOr problems Of speed
ing up production with a depleted staff
to the minor but still essential job Of
supplying the needs Of workers who
have no time TO do their own shopping
The Joint Production. Consultative
and Advisory Committee in this Ameri-
can busineSsman's plant consists Of
representatives of the management
meeting with an elected representative
from each department. Workers repre-
Sentatives are members of their Unions
but are elected by the vote of all EN-
plOyeeS in the Department whether
trade uniOnistS or nOn-uni0niStS. This
gives the works committee (he says
Il different complexion from ne@otia-
tiOns with the Unions themselves.
The Factory management, he de-
declares, is very pleased with the re-
suits obtained through the Committee S
operations. There is an atmosphere
of reasonableneSs at the meetings.
| Criticism has been constructive, re-
sulting in increased output"
War Effort The Only Consideration
! Recently the Chairman Of the Re
| giOnal Production Board with an ad-
wiser on factory operations who covers
| five regions. spent a day in this plant
| to select q number Of skilled and semi
! skilled production men and some OF
the office staff With the assistance of
the Joint Factory Committee the whole
operation was done competently and
reasonably, and there was no other
| feeling except to see that the best
results for the war effort should be
obtained.
In this plant the Man Power Board
has maintained two Investigators. both
of them former Trade Union officials
in whom the workpeople have the ut
most confidence. Their job has been rC
study each department and its person
mel thoroughly. 10 assist in releasing
for other forms of war service botl
men and women in the plant within the
calling up ages.
AZ an illustration of the procedure
this American business man explain
that worlpeople trained in the plant
admittedly the most forehanded plant
in the region, are transferred to othel
plants which We're less fOrehanded. /
would seem a point of justice, he re
marks, that the less forehanded shoulC
suffer instead of his. but that is no
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
ITU Locals Ask Resumption
OF Dues Payments To AFL

indianapolis GLNS). ).-One hundred
and tifty-three locals of the Interna-
tonal Typographical Union have rati-
fled Il resolution calling for "reSump-
ton" of dues payments TO the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, President
Claude NJ. Baker, revealed here
The resolution was submitted for
ratification by the Newark (N. j.
Typographical Union No. 1O3. The reso-
luton must be submitted to refercn-
dunn of the membership, but no date
has been announced by the executive
council.
Referendum approval of the reso-
luton still would leave the lTU far
from reahiliation with the AI'L, vari-
h Gus officers and members pointed out
1 Simple resumption of per capita tax
r. Payments would not do the job.
The ITU was expelled in 1889, not
because of failure to pay per capita
tax, or dues as the resolution states,
but because the membership by refer
endum twice refused to pay Il l-cent
per member special assessment levied
by the AFL. The ITU was two years
in arrears G4OO0) when expelled
The resolution also demands that
the AFL cancel all past Indebtedness
and definitely guarantee autonomy
of the international.
ITU officers pointed out that reaflii-
alton with the AFL would be Il matter
for negotiation, rather than reSump-
would have to apply for reaililiation,
and the application be submitted to
the AFL convention for approval.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26

to the eyeball which shatterable lenses
are not.
Off to college this fail? Well, basic
ally your wardrobe remains the same
as ever, Il suit, separate skirts and
sweaters. raincoat or reversible all
date clothes, and coat The coat, of
course is the backbone of your college
education, and this year it must be
the officers coat. 1t goes everywhere,
over everything and should he bought
with durability the prime requisite.
And remember to buy il large enough
to 90 over suits and sweaters on those
bitter December daYS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26
Holding Depression Not
! Inevitable, AFL Council
Urqes Reconstruction Pldn


Chicago QLNS) American Federation of Labor does
not believe economic sahup is inevitable when peace
Outlining post industrial program the AFL executive
council declared here that the federation did share the pess
mstc attitude of those who oresee from
preston at the conclusion of the war;
The council recommended that the War Production Board %
directed begin plans for industry by industry
and plant by plant that all be for action the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-26

the war ends"
While President ROoSevelt's demo-
bilization proposals are "meritoriouS
and constructive as far as they 90"
they offer merely temporary stop-gap
protection" the council said.
Advance Plans Asked
The councils recommendation for
planning of conversion is based on the
belief that the real answer to the
problem of rehabilitation is based on
the imperative need for private indus
try to furnish employment.
First step in the rehabilitation of
industry for peace, the council main
tained, rs to make advance plans for
: peacetime basis
The second major step must be the,
encouragement of capital investment
and industrial expansion for peace
time production. The executive council
believes that the Government should
not only permit, but stimulate oppOr-
tunitieS to make Il reasonable and fair
profit for firms that are willing to in
crease production and employment.
Profit Seen Best Incentive
Furthermore, these business firms
must be given assurances that they
will not be taxed to death. In the long
run, the best incentive for bigger and
better business under our free enter
prise system is Il chance to make a
profit. No better way can be found to
promote confidence and stimulate bust
ness activity.
"Finaly, the executive council rec
ommendS that every national and inter
national union affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor take
the initiative now in seeking TO find Il
basis for postwar labormanagement
cooperation.
Electricians Example Cited
The International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers blazed the trail
toward this objective last June when
it inaugurated series of conferences
with the National Electrical Contrac-
tors Association for the purpose of
< working out joint solutions of the in
|duStry's postwar problems. Among the
> sub jectS now being surveyed as q
result of these meetings are how to
reconvert the industry as quickly as
possible, how to increase peacetime
production, how to meet manpoWer
problems and how the union and the
employers can best promote maximum
output and top employment.
The Executive Council heartily
recommends similar labor-management
cooperation in all plants and in all
Industries. The benefits to workers, EN-
ployers and the nation as Il whole
would be incalculable.'
Big Opportunities Seen
Opportunities for business eXpan-
sion, unparalleled in the history of the
nation, were foreseen by the council
which held that stocks of consumer
goods had vanished and that the future
should bring boom in housing and in
export trade.
Proposals of the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations for joint action on
the political field were rejected by the
council, which decided to realirm it,
irrational nonpartiSan political policy
and formed its usual nonpartiS;u
political committees headed by w. II
flushing and Lewis G. Hines, AE'l
Sl.,ti t.It
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
How to Preserve
Easter Corsage
Cool, Dark Place Best;
Cut Stems in Water

II seems rather appropriate TO
write on Easter Sunday about the
care of cut flowers and corsages
since so many of each will be re-
ceived today. If the flowers have
just been cut from the plant
they should be placed in cool
water deep enough to cover almost
to the flower and put in a cool,
dark place several hours.
This process is commonly called
hardening off" and is done to
stop the flowers from growing.
All cut flowers, even after they
have been hardened off, and ar
should be kept in a cool
spot, preferably out of the sun,
and should be allowed plenty of
water. They will keep better if, on
receipt from the florist. the stems
are cut off about an inch with a
slanting cut, while immersed in
water.
That is, make the cut while
the stem under water
so no air can enter the cells of
the stem as ii is cut.
Corsages should be replaced in
cellophane bags if received in
these or else wrapped in wax
paper and kept in the refrigerator
when not being worn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Mixture Kills
in Lawns

Ii is possible to grub-proof lawns
against June bugs and other in
Sects which pass part of their
life in the ground, by applying TO
of arsenate of lead to
each 1000 square feet Of space. The
arsenate of lead is mixed with
compost or sand and then the mix
ture is spread over the surface
OF the ground and thoroughly
watered.
This procedure is not recon-
mended for plots on which vege-
tables are to be grown because as
yet it is not known whether the
vegetable plants absorb any Of the
chemical through their root-hairs
and so contain some of the poison
when eaten.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Plant Squash
In Corn Fields

Pumpkins and squash may be
planted in between rows of corn,
thus utilizing valuable space. Fer
tilize a spot with a shovelful of
manure or a handful of CONNER
cial fertilizer-miXing either well
with the soil. Then SOW about 10
seeds.
When the seedlings reach four
inches IN height. thin. leaving the
three or four strongest plants.
Keep killing up the soil around
the plants little by little as they
grow taller until the hill is six
inches high.
These same crops plus cucum-
berS may be planted along the
base OF compost heap and trained
over the heap as they grow-thus
using space that otherwise would
60 10 waste.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

THE lettuce, satisfy, endive and dandelion
i are. the only common vegetables be-
longing TO the Compositae or Composite
family. The Composite is the highest in
point of evolution of plant families, bearing
the same relationship to other plants as
man does TO other animal life. Some
present day botanists divide the Composite
into three families. Members of this family
are characterized by having large number
of small individual flowers in a head.
The dandelion, sometimes used as
vegetable in the garden, is good example
of the method of towering and distribution
of their seed Each individual flower de-
velops a seed.
The lettuce Lactuca Scariola) is the
best and most common of all salad plants
and is mentioned as being on the royal
tables Of the Persian kings about 500
B. c. 1t was in general use by 164 A. d.
Among the Romans, lettuce was very
popular.
In England, chaucer about 1910, uses
the word in his prologue, well loved he
garlic, onions and lettuce"
At present there are many types and
at least 100 varieties in the various seed
catalogs Of today. The cabbage and cos
lettuces are the sorts now principally
grown.
Satisfy tTragopogon Porrfoiius COM
monty called vegetable oyster or oyster
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Garden Saves Time,
Money, Test Reveals

Half an hour from vine To pot
is wise saying of country folk
whose meaning has been entirely
lost to the modern race of city
and country buyers of so called
fresh fruits and vegetables"
Details of the tests upon which
these statements are based are
given in the bulletin. To produce
1,749.7 pounds of fresh vegetables
a total of ga hours and IL
minutes work. The total cost, in
taxes and interest but not
labor was compared with the mar
ket cost of the vegetables. and
showed a saving of S5S.4S, which
out as 62 cents for each
hours work required; and besides,
says the bulletin:
you not only experience the
pleasures Of planting and tend
ing a garden but profit from the
exercise involved"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
ENDlVE

plant is a native of the Mediterranean
countries but is not mentioned as being
used in a garden as a vegetable until 1887.
Satisfy, when the seeds become scat
tered by the wind, becomes naturalized.
Quite often one sees this seed head 4 inches
IN diameter along country road and it
is sometimes put in wild bouquets. These
wild seeds planted in the garden produce
nearly as well as those purchased.
Endive was used by the Egyptians at
an early date. The plants must be blanched
for two weeks to make them palatable.
This may be one reason why it is not more
commonly used. The curled types are the
most commonly used.
The dandelion is highly spoken of
as spring green in the wild state by
various authors but only in recent years has
the dandelion been grown by commercial
gardeners as a source of salad greens.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
The Low|y Beet
Aids Gardeners

"And n little beet shall guide
them" might be a good motto for
those new gardeners who need a
guide TO the condition Of their soil.
No better vegetable guide is avail
able. If the soil is too acid he
tops OF the beets will be yellowlsh
and the plant will not grow well.
The cure for this condition is an
addition of lime TO the soil.
General poor growth may also
indicate that there is insufficient
fertilization or that some plant
food is lacking. However, if a
balanced plant food has been used
IN a normal amount. this lack of
growth generally means lack of
lime.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
TASTE is BETTER

AS to the quality of home grown
compared with those
obtained in the market, the bulle-
tin states:
You learn what really fresh
vegetables taste like. Peas, corn,
lima beans, string beans and the
rest of the vegetable family lose
more than half their delicious
flavor a few hours after picking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Page of Information for Detroifs Victory Gardeners
OUererertiOn Is Risk
Of Victory Gardeners

This week. weather permitting, thousands of
Detroers will dig their backwards for victory gardens
To many of these thousands, digging will be
experience That's why the Times asked expert for
pointers to ache or two.
The expert, Martin Purtel, the citys general
gardener in charge of supervising victory and chdrens
gardens, cautions all gardeners not TO overdo
His first rule Do not try to dig up all of your
garden in few hours-take two three days if it's
large one For the victory gardener who overdoes the
hard digging may not be around to enjoy the fruits of his
labor
Here are few simple instructions Mr. Purtel offers
help your strength and make the digging job
easy as possible:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Gardeners Urged to GrOW
Greens for Eating, Canning

Every gardener is urged 10
grow green's in his garden not only
for fresh foods to eat during the
growing season but also to have
some 10 can for next winters
meals.
Greens are included among the
non-acid vegetables and it is sug-
geSted that homemakers follow
carefully the recommended direc-
tons for canning them.
The pressure cooker is recon-
mended for processing greens. for
It is possible under 10 pounds pres
sure 10 reach temperature high
enough TO kill the bacteria more
readily than by processing in any
other way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Mrs. George {. Hill
Heads Woods Club

The Seed and Sod Club of Hunt
ngton Woods has reelected Mrs
George c. Hill, president and Mrs
r. T. Leonard, recording secre-
taEy. New to office are Mrs
Stanley Boynton, vice president;
Mrs. J. G. Manley, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. +. {. Howell
treasurer. and Mrs. William
Creaser, partliamentarian. The
next meeting of the group will be
Nav 18.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Don't Poison Plants
You Expect 10 Eat

Caution: Do not plan to use
such stomach poisons as arsenic or
Paris green on the leaves of plants
which are to be eaten. Look now
for spray materials containing
pyrethrum or rotenone which are
nonpoisonous. These are avail
able only in very small quantities
but failing these. nicotine or cryo-
lite may be used to combat various
types on insects.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Horticulture Club
10 Gather on May IS

The eleventh annual meeting of
the Michigan Horticultural So
city will be held May Is, at 7:30
p. m. in the WWJ auditorium.
Movies and slides on gardening,
business meeting and round
table discussion of gardening prob
lens will fill the evening. There
will also be exhibits of an educa-
tiOnal nature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

How much money can a Victory
Garden save in the family budget =?
Careful tests and studies made
by the School of Living, of Suffern,
n. y. established that a vege-
table garden can save the average
family from S5848 TO S100.11 a
year. at the same time providing
over 400 pounds more vegetables
than are consumed by most city
families.
In bulletin detailing lis studies
OF this subject the following state
mentS are made.
"A century ago home vege-
table gardens were the rule.
Today not only city families but
millions of families living i'm
suburban and country districts
buy their vegetables In retail
stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
WARNING ON VARIETY

Beginners, particularly, should
not try TO grow too many differ
ent things. Easy ones to grow
include tomatoes. beetS. carrots.
radishes. lettuce. string beans,
New Zealand spinach and onions
from sets or seeds.
Corn. potatoes and squash take
too much room for small gardens.
II is useless TO attempt a garden
unless the crop can be taken care
of daily. Watch carefully for signs
of disease and insects and be pre-
pared 10 cope with them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Grape Hydtinths
Are Easily Divided

The little blue grape hyacinths
in bloom now multiply rapidly.
If eft alone until their foliage
turns brown. they may then be
lifted and divided. Each single
bulb is best set 6 inches from any
other TO give room for new clumps
of bulbs TO form. 1t is best to re-
plant the bulbs Immediately.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Penny's Pennies
Buy 7 War Bonds

NEW YORK. April "a QNS)-
Penelope de Mast, g. has been saw
ing pennies ever since she was old
enough TO toddlc. Finally Penny
got $3.50 of them. Yesterday she
bought two S25 war bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
What TO DOThis Week

Sow lettuce beets Mix radish
seeds with carrots bee and Identify for early cult
walton.
o.
then n
more nd m In manu- CONT or mule
DO oil Of the pruning Of and rics that already
been done.
Spade pillow ground laepanted
will be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
READ DIRECTIONS

However, some homemakers
have been successful in using the
boiling water bath for processing
green's. If using a pressure cook
err read carefully the directions
that are with il.
The following method is sug-
geSted for canning greens:
Have all jars and supplies clean
and ready for use
Select green's that are at their
best stage for canning. wash
thoroughly, steam or cook in I'M
covered kettle until completely
wilted. Pack in jars hot. filling
jars 10 within !. inch from top.
Add one teaspoon OF salt TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
0PA Assures
v Gardeners
Of Extra Gas
Agency Amends Rules
to Provide for 300
Miles for Travel

WASHINGTON, April "a CUP)
Victory gardeners-those cult
waiting 1,500 square feet or more
will get extra gasoline rations this
summer if they can show need for
extra mileage, the OPA announced
today.
The agency has amended its reg
ulationS 10 provide up TO 300 miles
for victory garden travel. At Is
miles per gallon, that would give
the city farmer" some 20 extra
gallons during the gardening sea-
son.
The special victory garden ra-
ton, issued through the "B"
coupons, is a result of agriculture
department and OCD demands.
Those agencies advised that many
city residents were ready and will
ing but unable 10 take over the
care of gardens in outlying DIS
tricts because they couldn't get 10
them.
IMPORTANCE STRESSED
These garden plans, which
are an integral part Of the gov
ernment's war food production
program" OCD said, would be
seriously handicapped unless
some provision was made TO en-
able these volunteer gardeners
10 drive out Of their patches"
To prevent ill-eonceived hopes
that this supplemental rationing
can be used Tor cheating on gaso-
line rationing, OPA announced
these regulations 10 govern the
program:
This 800 square feet has
10 be cultivated regularly. and
vegetables, not pansfes, must be
grown.
WHAT HE MUST PROVE
2-The garden farmer must
show he can't get 10 his garden
any other way than driving and
that his labor is necessary for
its cultivation. This limitation
will not apply OPA pointed out,
TO city residents regularly en-
ployed on farms. These city
living, farm-working folk will
continue to be eligible for occu-
pational mileage.
3-The urban dweller who
wants TO cultivate a rural plot
must arrange, If possible. 10
share his Car with other gar
denerS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Useless 10 P| ant
Garden in Shade

Do not attempt Victory Gar
den in shaded location. 1t is
useless to plant a garden where
ii will have less than six hours OF
sun, and full sun is better.
Do not attempt more planting
than can be given proper care. A
plot 40 by so feet. or 30 by 60
will require al least 80 hours
work per month, during the entire
growing season.
Some work should be done daily
There is continual wedding. The
surface soil should be kept stirred
and watering may be needed al
times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
OLD IDEA SOUND

This habit was acquired pre-
sumably because the public had
been led 10 believe that IL II
cheaper as well as more con-
venient to buy vegetables than
10 grow them. But careful
studies show that this Is not
true.
THE studies Of. the school
show that the total amount of
time necessary for planting,
caring for and harvesting n
vegetable garden is less than
that commonly. occupied in
shopping i'm the retail market"