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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-04-01
From Capitol Hill
By EARL Il. LEWIS, Nj. c.
18th Chic District

Much interest is being displayed hero
in the resolution introduced March
10Th by Senators Ball of Minnesota,
Hill of Alabama, Burton of Ohio and
Hatch of New Mexico which seeks
Senate authorization now of some kind
of Peace Agency. Under this reSou-
ton the Senate is asked to define the
kind of foreign policy which this ma
ton will follow when the war ends
ana thus avert Il repetition of the 1920
incident. It's introduction has stirred
up general discussion of postwar aims
! and purposes on which there are many
shades of opinion. The Introduction of
! this resolution was coincident with the
arrival in Washington of Anthony
! Eden, British Foreign Secretary, for
| the purpose of discussing war and
! postwar problems
Food Shortage And Farm Problems
The threatened shortage of food,
which is daily becoming more appar-
ent, caused the Senate last week to
pass the so-called Farm Deferment
! Bill which sought to remedy the situa-
ton by requiring draft boards to defer
men who were engaged in the raising
of agricultural products. 1t was con-
ceded on all sides that this sort Of
| legislation would not have been neces-
Sary had there been an enlightened
and effective manpower policy; but
lacking that Congress felt it must step
into the breach and attempt to rem
edy, in part at least, the threatened
shortage OF food due to the loss of
InanpoWer from the farms. Last week
the House also passed bill author
iHing county agents of the Extension
Service of the Department of Agricul-
ture TO recruit and transport farm
workers to the areas of such shortage
70 those members Of Congress who
have lived on farms, il seems to be an
inadequate solution to the problem but
it is Il step in the right direction al
though the question still remains as to
whether it isn't case of locking the
barn door after the horse is stolen
Draft Deferment PriOrities
Over War Department opposition
the way was cleared late last week
for Ho1se action ON lanisIotion ia oiv.
droft dafar,oent n,.ioritins to mon viii
donn,dnnts and A. ,,,t dr,ft ouot,s ~,
, ct,te-,ida instead of local bo,is nh.
piu would f,rhid drovtino of ,,,op wiz
dependents of each state until al
single men in that state had been in
lrnfod ,,,,,a,,t oo,,u,ort. CHOW, t,,t
thara is lilkaIv IN deve,on wida diffar
oucns of oninion whom this matta,
,,,,o,, mn fn,. action IN ,bo uouso
Martin s;rnlsnos
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mon visited ,,a rl,nt of tba clann :
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-04-01
Wdlling Sees Community
Cooperation Big Step In
Curing Absenteeism Evil
CHANGE IN STORE HOURS ADVOCATED

Washington, D. c. 0LNS)-While there may be simple
absenteesm industrial plants community cooperation
will far toward solving this wartime problem This opinion
expressed Metcafe Wang administrator of the and
Hour and Public Contracts Divisions u Department Of Labor
speaking the guest of Albert n Dennis the 453d
tive weekly broadcast of his Labor News Review WJSV
of the Columbia Broadcastng System, Washington.
Absenteeis the Federal administrator pointed out thrives
orishes where facilities
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-04-01

costs.
Only on one count did the Board
offer any encouragement to labor. 1t
voted unanimously to make further
studies on how wage increases be-
yond the limits of the Little Steel
formula may be permitted to correct
inequalities, to lift substandard wages
and to aid in the better prosecution of
the war.
The other four counts in the AFL
petition were voted down by Il com
bination of the public and industry
representatives on the Board. The Go
members voted in support of the AFL
petition. In the request for reopening
the packinghouse and West Coast air
craft wage cases, Public Member
Wayne Morse voted with the labor
members, but the final decision was
to ) against such action.
In their petition, the AFL members
urged the WLB to scrap the Little
Steel formula and to formulate q
new wage policy (which is genuinely
equitable, accurately realistic and ad-
miniStratively possible"
The petition emphasized that labor
agreed to attempt to administer the
Little Steel" formula under protest
and only with the understanding that
this wage policy would be reconsidered
if living costs did not stay put.
Prices and the cost of living have
not been stabilized" the At'L charged.
The petition pointed out that the
Little Steel formula permitted a 10
per cent increase in wages over the
Jan 1, 1911, level to make up for the
date to May, 1912. But even official
statistics show that the cost of living
has increased at least 6 per cent since
May 1912, the AFL protested.
IF no change is made, does the
Board admit that in fact it no longer
has flexible wage policy but that Il
wage freeze is in force?', the petition
demanded.
1T is our considered Judgment that
the National War Labor Board should
recognize the fully demonstrated fact
that the 10 per cent wage adjustment
IL 1lo lbIlStl tNiuildblt anu Slltulb
therefore be scrapped In its place
there should be Il cost of living adj
iustment which realistically reflects
the actual cost of living to the worker
today"
Charging that the VILE has neg
lected TO take constructive action tC
correct wage inequalities and sub
standard wages, the At'L added:
Substandard wages make a farce
of rationing when the worker canno
buy his fair share of goods
Calling for Il clear exposition Ol
wage policy, the Al'L petition said:
The difficulties experienced by The
National War Labor Board are due il
the main to the attempts made to ap
ply an infeXible formula to Il flexible
and changeablc situation. AS Il result
the Board has found itself Immersed
in contradiction and confusion"
The petition also insisted that The
Board cannot function in aCcOrdanc,
with democratic processes if ii permit
outside influences or agencies TO die
tate its decisions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-04-01
NEARLY l0G2a BOND BUYING

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.-Of the 10000
persons in Cedar Rapids who are buy
ing war bonds through the payroll
deduction savings plan, 1900 are
members of unions affiliated with AFL
or CIO, the organizations which team
ed up with anagement to make Il
city-wide campaign effective.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-04-01

adequate and frequently results from
poor personnel policies. With some
100000 women in war plants by the
end Of 1043 together with the pros
pect that another 100000 women
Will replace men in nOnwar jobs, the
problem becomes all the more serious,
for the nation still depends upon these
workers to also maintain the Ameri-
can home.
New Store Hours Urged
The percentage Of absences among
women is greater than that among
men. Part of that higher percentage
| springs from the fact that retail and
service establishments have failed to
adjust to the needs Of the war The
woman war worker must leave her
Job to shop for the family's necessities
unless the store in her city or neigh
| borhood remain open at hours when
the days work is done.
Walling pointed to Washington as
an example Of the need for community
adjustment, with employees of gov
ernment departments and agencies
now working overtime schedules and
remaining at their desks until . or
6 p. m every day except Sunday.
If it is necessary for Washington
stores to serve their customers by
opening at noon and remaining open
every weekday, night, they should be
prepared 10 do so. he cOntended. If it
is necessary for them to remain open
on Sundays in order to meet with the
wartime work schedules Of their Gus
toners that would be but a small CON
tribution, he added.
Community Action Asked
| Community adjustment to war work
hours. Walling said is one way in
which the problem Of aE}senteeism can
be met We ought to make it unnec-
esSary for workers 10 leave their jobs
in order To shop before the store is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19
ASK PSYCHOLOGIST
FOR SCHOOLS HERE
Tentative Budget Setup
Made By Board on Health
Councils Request

Appointment Of Q psychologist for
public schools was urged BY repre-
sentatives Of the waterbury Health
Council ct q meeting Of the board
Of education last night, and Q re-.
quest for o $500 appropriation In
the school budget for the position
was approved by the board. Definite
action on creating the post was
postponed, however, and the board
Indicated the matter would receive
close study.
A committee composed Of Mrs.
Elton s. Wayland, Mrs. Frances
Prendergast, and DR.. Richard j.
Hinchey outlined the plans to the
board. Mrs. PrendergaSt explained
that the psychologist would aid
teachers in discovering children with
pre-deiinquent tendencies, and emo
tional or personality problems, and
would suggest corrective procedure.
Because the budget estimate VIII
be due shortly the board voted 70
include q request for the psychology
item now, with reservation on the
appointment until o thorough study
Is made.
The estimate includes o 5000 sal
airy item, $500 for clerical expenses,
1900 for test material, and $50 for
travelling. The committees request
was made officially In q letter from
w. J. Pape, chairman Of the health
council.
The education commissioners have
called Q special meeting for next
Monday night to consider the school
budget for next year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19
DESTRUCTIVE TAX
BURDEN FOR US.
Hitler and FIirOhitO Out
matched by Present De.
structive Attitude

@. Donald Dallas, president OF the
Revere Copper and Brass co" OF
New York, dashed out ct the present
tax structure in q speech last night
before 300 members Of the 1ndust-
rial Foremen's club at the Women's
club auditorium.
"You can't have an expanding
economy under q tax burden that
destroys In the hearts and minds OF
the people the initiative and inceil.
tive for risk enterprise" ne SAID.
"FIitler and Hirohito could not de-
wise Q more destructive blow at the
American Industrial system tnan
our present tax structure.
The Revere company president
described relations between labor
organization and politics until the
dictators took over the show ana
called off the game"
John A. Coe, chairman OF the
board Of the American Brass CO.,
introduced the speaker who at one
time was associated with Mr.. Coe
firm Of the F'oremens assoc1atlon'
presided at the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

duction, ! do declare that We'd
nesday, October "a, shall be OBJ
served as Connecticut Scrap
Holiday:
~ That all retail business, bus
mess offices, theaters, and other
amusements, schools, state, county
and municipal offices, and all
other activities not engaged In the
production Of war goods, shall
close at IL noon and remain
closed until 8 p. m;
az That all men, women and
children 30 released shall consti-
tute themselves q vast army Of
scrap workers;
(S) That ali public and private
trucks not needed directly for
war transport be volunteered for
scrap collection;
(4)--That groups Of men releas-
ed from business be assigned as
scrap demolition crews and truck
workers; and
60 That during the period from
October 10 to October "a the State
Of Connecticut shall devote the
scrap collection Its unbounded en-
ergies and will TO win an early
total victory.
$50 Tons Quota
Waterbury's quota in the scrap
bank drive Is $50 tons and to at
tain such o high total 1t will b
necessary for OF least 1000 volun
teers to participate. The local cam
paign has been drawn up by divid
Ing the city into four zones; north
ern, southern, eastern and western
with the four captains, Clifford Nc
Hale, Daniel ]. Mahaney, Dennis j
Mccarthy, and Charles b. Slate
heading each respective section.
1t Is estimated that each captain
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19
RALLY ARRANGED
BY FRENCH COP

The French Republican club wiz
hold q rally honoring mayoralty
candidate John J. Kearney and ms
party associates according to an
announcement by Homer Bernier.
president, and candidate for city
treasurer. The date set for the
function is oct. 20 and will be held
at the Franco-American han on
South Main street.
The rally which viii be followed
by q social is In charge OF the lol-
lowing officers: Vice-president ACE
lard Dorval: Secretary Mrs. Cleo
Rouchard. Asst. Secretary Leo Arch
ambault. Treasurer Leo Pepin. Mr.
Pepin Is also acting as finance Of
icer for the campaign with publicity
ia charge Of william Cambigue. the
refreshments committee is headed
by Mrs. Dorval.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19
ASSESSORS HOLD
INITIAL SESSION

Naugatuck, Oct. lo.-Borough AS
SCISSORS Luke Comiskey and Henry
Titley were In session Monday Tor
the purpose Of fling Of property
lists.
Property owners were notified lists
must be signed by November or q
10 per cent penalty will DO added.
Yesterdays session was the nrst
Of the year. The assessors VIII be N
session every day for the rest Of
the week between 1880 and $3.50 p. M,
and they win also sit during the
same hours October IS and q, ana
from 1880 Q. m. 10 $50 p. m. OCTOBER
N, 2s. 20. 50 and November ].
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

Boston, oct. 10 - (U.p.) CHAIR
man Harriet A. Robson Of the RED
Gross volunteer special services pre-
diets that American women win be
drafted soon for essential war work
Miss Robson made the prediction
IN en- address TO 1000 nurses aides
Hast night. aconscriptlon Of Amer
ican women for essential work n
the war effort Is definitely coming
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

should have ct least $50 volunteer
"lieutenants" working with him in
his area, and in this way the work
will be made easier for all. Many
more volunteers are needed ct this
point for all zones and those who
can and viii help are being urged
to call the Civilian Defense office
10000 and place their names on the
list.
Despite the good job done by the
residents OF the city In the last
scrap drive held here there Is still
great deal Of odds and ends a.
round homes and garages and they
should be gathered together to add
to the nation wide pile Of salvage
that our steel mills must have TO
beat the Axis.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

D. - A
r. has also been announced that
ca wednesday; october n, the
trucks win canvass The centrally
heated streets Of the city, g that
dnv has been declared o half-holi-
6ay ~ the Governor.
Pertinent to the scrap drive ana
lie necessity i the following procla-
nation Y issued by Governor Ray
mAond n. Baldwin:
In PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: Those IN charged
with the high responsibility for
che flow OF war weapons have In
formed the several states that ar1-
other successful scrap drive" Is
absolutely essential TO 100 percent
production Of steel during the
coming winter; end
WHEREAS: The backlog OF
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

Residents Of City Asked to Place Donations On Street;
Wednesday Oct. ~ to Be "Scrap Holiday

saturday is the day that the trucks win pass your
mouse TO collect the scrap metal providing you live on
treet that II beyond the center Of the town. II Is being
urged bv Frank Lyman chairman Of the drive that the
people place what accumulated scrap they have IN front q
their places Of residence not later than Friday evening
49, ,nn,r hnrna AZ an early hour Saturday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

scrap at the nations steel mills
Is adequate only for two months
production Of steel at the present
unprecedented rate: and
WHEREAS: Connecticut indus-
try relies heavily on salvage for
an ul1ceasing supply Of raw ma.
terials; and
WHEREAS: We must not fail
to back our Connecticut boys with
stout arms Of steel;
NOW, THEREFORE,, !, Cover.
nor 4. Baldwin, do make the fol-
lowing
PROCLAMATION: In order
that the State OF Connecticut
shall uphold the honors won by
It's men and its women In the bat
ties Of war and the battles Of pro-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

and coming 4o9n, 4he GHlrfaAn
''and whom q ceres every ielsuttd
woman. REGARDLESS o. her financial
brackets, VIII be put 70 work fer hef
country"
The need for nurses aides waa
stili greater than ever, she added,
and called for more volunteers %
relieve married nurses IN UNDER
manned hospitals.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

Three thousand gallons OF fuel
oil per hour Is q destroyer's rate OF
consumption
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

A drnne bee never returns home
from his honeymoon. The queen
bee returns, while he Is left %
siarve. since he eannol secure iood
for hlmneln.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

Al oyster alaoll 4 made d
minukn, calcium, carried
chlorine, cuppeE. iron, uAaHN
manganese. nitrogen, silica. Ness
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

Lloyd o. Douglas, whose No. !
best seller 'sIshe Robe Is soon 10
Be given Technicolor perturbation
by frank ROSS, has left hollywood
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19
EDWARD T. JONES
GIVEN JAIL TERM

Naueatuck, oct. 19.-Edward T.
Jones, %, Of 103 Locust street was
sentenced to year in jail BY Judge
Thomas Neary In borough court
Monday for failing to support his
wife and two children.
Michael Strazensky, 30, Of ~ MIL
street, Aneonia, was granted o dis
charge on q charge Of reckless drtv-
ing. He was arrested October 3
following an accident on the Wa
erbury-Naugatuck road. His car
struck q pole and turned over, In.
Turing him and three other occu"
pants.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
Editorials and Comment

EDfTOR'S NOTE: The FOLLOWING edit.
oriois are presented as interesting Opin'
IONS poiced bp editors elsewhere. Thea
10 not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
nus paper
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
SHOULD WE BE JEALOUS
OF OUR ALLIES?

The mere fact that America may be
doing more or less in this war than our
allies may be doing, is no grounds for
weakening our effort, undermining our
cause, or creating friction among the al
lies.
AS conditions become tougher and
tougher for many, and as all persons
feel the pressure of increased taxes,
higher prices and more difficult prob
lens, it is perfectly human that we say,
Il wonder how our burdens compare
with those of other countries
Well, the answer to that is cleancut
its first phase Look at Holland. Look
at all the conquered countries and pic
ture their plight. They are paying 100
per cent Consider France, split and
torn asunder. China, like wounded,
quiet-spOken giant, fights doggedly on
after six years of war.
These are giving far more than we are
giving.
And there is little question about Rus
sia Everyone can see that she is engaged
i'm completely all-out effort.
In the last analysis, the temptation to
jealousy lies in comparison between
ourselves and Great Britain, and the best
figures we can find show that the United
States in the current fiscal year will
have spent about 80 billion dollars, as
against less than % billions by Britain
and all her dominions That doesn't
look so good, at first sight.
Reduce these to percentages of income,
however. and the comparative values are
different. Our expenditure is about 62
percent of national income. And the
percentage of the United Kingdom is
about the same. Great Britain mot in
cluding Canada, Australia and New Tea
land) is high man with SO per cent of in
come going into the war.
No, there is little ground for jealous
les.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
5. Burton
Heath
Wrifes:

Throughout the northeast in par
ticular. families are shivering in
their homes and still have not man.
aged to save enough fuel oil to as
sure them against acute suffering
The only relief i'll sight, slight as 1t
NAV be-unless the weatherman
performs miracles-will come from
whatever conversions can be made
to coal.
So what happens? First there is
strike over increased dues to
John L. LewiS's union. 1t is set
tied by Presidential intervention.
Meanwhile there has been loss
of approximately one third tempo
rsrily. in the mines potential out
put.
Harold Ickes, New Dealer and
surely no enemy of organized la
Dor. pointed out the effect in
press release after operations had
taken an upturn:
Even with increased production
and emergency distribution
measures instituted, the east coast
fuel situation remains acute
Donald Nelson, trying to clarity
the issues in another dispute, said
that five military needs are re-
ceiving prime priorities. They are
stipbuilding, aircraft, synthetic
rubber. anti-submarine escort YES
sells and high-octane gasoline.
So what happens? Petty strikes
here and there in each industry
particularly, in view of its size and
Iii gent importance, in the syn
thetic rubber preparations.
Now John L. Lewis is demand
ing a pay rise for coal miners.
This is on top of the fact that, by
holding onto the 5-day 35-hoIr
week, as a pay basis, when nation
al emergency demands 6-day work,
his constituents are getting time
ord-a-half for hours for which
most war workers have to be sat
isfied with straight time rates
Tho time-and-a-half over 30
hours provision has forced the OPA
to authorize a price increase. The
wage rise. if bulled through, will
shove up the cost of coal again.
These are merely hit-and-mlsS.
passing commentaries upon reasons
why there is an increasing critic
ism of organized labor by persons
who hitherto have not INDUCED. 1t
may be significant that these blasts
often come from men who have re
Gently seen at first-hand what the
s5O-a-month men in uniform are
suffering while fellow Americans
demand their pounds of flesh at
l.omc.
Smart labor leaders will begin
looking ahead to that day when
ever it may be, that few millions
of men are mustered out of Uni
form and get back where they can
go to the polls on election day.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
GLORlFYING
YOURSELF
BY ALICIA BART
NEA Service Staff Writer

Grandma used to say. pretty is
as pretty does" meaning the kind
ly lass was her choice regardless
CT the tilt of her nose Nowadays
alert girls say for themselves,
pretty is as pretty feels mean
ing the girl who is sufficiently
rested, fit. and alive to notice
when the sun is shining probably
will be willing and able to keep
her face figure. and clothes fresh,
interesting. and attractive.
One certain way to feeling chip
per is general conditioning exercise.
If you have a monotonouS though
active job. or if your work keeps
you inactive. you really must swing
q muscle When YOU do this in ac-
tive sports. Wrrther bowling or
skating or whatever, Okay, If you
Go it regularly. But if you aren't
getting in your active sports, then
do try strengthening setting-up
routines. The results in feeling
alert will surprise you.
For an interesting time of eXer-
ciGing, try this one which has been
used by the WAACS:
Kneel on the floor or mat. Let
arms hang comfortably at sides.
Swing arms forward, shoulder high,
and at the same time extend the
right leg to the side as far as pos
sible Now swing arms sideways,
straight out. Then drop them to
original position, and at the same
time return leg to original rosi-
ton. Relax and reverse, extending
left leg Repeat about eight times.
Many experts say it's a mistake
to try TO attain military precision
in exercising. especially when your
object is general conditioning. I
wouldn't advise you to rag-doll
through your setter -uppers. But
freedom during the exercises is
important. You may tend TO move
st;ffly at first-or listlessly. Try
to strike balanced, easy pace.