The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-07-15
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behalf as we'll as Vice Presidents
Wheatley, thinner, Organizer James
Scion, President Davies and other Of
ficers and members who never gave
up trying to get this answer.
We also thank MeSSrs. Aitken and
Rydstrom for their cooperation. There
has been a great deal of time involved
and still needed to work out details in
the fairest way.
Fourth Vice President thinner Oc-
cuped the chair on July 2nd in the
absence of President Davies who was
on vacation and installed the officers
for the next six months. Brothers
James Birch standing in for President
Davies and Peter Duboski for Trustee
Dermody, all other officers were
present.
President Davies spent the first day
of his vacation i'm our interests. In the
morning with Vice Presidents Wheat
| ley, thinner and other labor leaders
Of Mercer County they met with rep
resentatlves of the War Labor Board
arranged by President Marcianti of
the New Jersey State Federation of
Labor, which resulted as before men
| toned.
In the afternoon he attended Il
meeting when the conference commit
tee, Vice President Wheatley and Or
ganizer Scion met with the firm when
the new 4S-hour rule was discussed at
| length but no changes made as it was
shown that our members are nearly
d all putting in good eight hours per
| day. All members are earnestly re
quested to do so and save trouble for
everyone concerned
The question of the price of sponges
which has risen from thirty-tive cents
to AS much as one dollar and seventy
five cents, and are hard to get at that
price was also discussed and we hope
something will be done about it.
Other matters were also considered
at the conference which did not break
up till : :45 p. IN. The boys, includ-
ing the firms representatives. were
getting tired and hungry even though
Mr. Aitken did treat all to a bottle of
coke which helped quite II lot. Mr..
Bentley nearly missed out on the treat.
This he said proved who was the for
gotten man.
Mr.. Rydstrom referred to the Can
adian plan of figuring wages and
prices ON the cost of living. Are we
too proud to borrow good ideas from
another country or is it that big profits
of some strong parties would be in
danger.
Foreman Arthur Wildblood has been
enjoying his two-week vacation, leav-
ing Elmer Lewis and Harry Bramrler
to look after his men. Elmer received
an infected elbow SO Doc" and nurse
shipped him off to the hospital leaving
Harry Il double share of trouble and
counting the days until Arthur and
Elmer are back on the job. N.
Jim ,Quigley, the other member of
the health department, ordered him
self to the hospital Il few weeks ago
and we hear he is coming along fine.
Best wishes Jim. Brother Joe smashed
two fingers and will be off for two
weeks.
Brothers lIarbourt, Gooch, Jones,
Nnylor, Jerome, Ice k. SIpith,. Patter-
son and Straight have been selected
for the shop committee so far for the
next term. f.,, .
President Davies thanked the .retir-
ing committee and eXhorted the new
one to do their best to fill this often
difficult duty.
Lawrence Grubb was ratified, by the
local as conferec in place of Russell
Sleepy, who resigned, and Brothers
Templeton, Simpson and Davies re-
elected
Brothers Birch, Jones and Rossier
We're appointed auditors. ,
Another interesting letter was re
ceived from Private Charles Rose with
Uncle Sans forces.
Come out and join US next Friday
10. {. A. '....