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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Luther Hull To
Represent LU IL
AtStute Meetinq
Would List Names Of Sup
porters Of Smith ConnullY
Bill On Bulletin Bourd

Luther Hall was elected delegate to
State Federation of Labor at our
meeting Tuesday night. Brother Hall
has been an active member of the local
for a number of years and we are sure
our interests are i'm capable. hands.
During the discussions at the meet
are Il number of pOtterS in this diStricr
who are not registered for the coming
election. This to say the least is a
disgrace to organized labor Perhaps
these Brothers endorse the Smith
COnnally bill that was recently passed.
We heartily agree with Local Union
"A in having the names of all sup
porters of the Smith-C COnnally bill pub
liShed i'm the Herald. Some think that
we could 90 one step farther and have
their names listed on a bulletin board
in every room in the building.
Brother Larry Finlay gave report
of the progress made by Trades Coun-
ell in organizing the restaurant and
tavern employees here. Larry who is
president of the Central body told of
the part we can play in bringing all
into the fold. When you visit any of
Union Button of the person who waits
on you and if it can not be shown, tell
them they are not worthy of your
patronage if they refuse to hire union
helD-O.C. -
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Weather Does Not
Mar drAttendunceA At
Meetings OfLUl22
Every Choir In He'll Occu.
pied At Meeting Lest
Monday Night
REGISTER VOTERS
August 2lst Will Be Red
Letter DcY For Cum
bridge Pctte1s

Cambridge. Ohio - With lightning
thunder, wind and rain, uniting to
afford an excuse for those not wanting
ito attend their union meeting. a notice
able increase in attendance was shown
at our meeting on July 26. This is the
true union spirit and much can be
accomplished if our members will nof
allow anything TO stand in their way
of attending the meetings. Too many
times in the past have we suffered
when through some fiimSy excuse we
failed To attend meetings and trans
act urgent business which would bene-
fit us.
A recent example of the laxity Of
labor resulted in the passage of the
Smith-Connally bill. \ committee has
been appointed here to see that every
labor voter is registered and goes to the
polls on election day with our reward
for those who supported this vicious
measure.
Congressman =. W. Griffith and Sena-
tor Harold Burton seem boastful of
this beloW-the-belt blow they have
dealt labor and it is up to every ind-
vidual working man or woman. regard
less of political faith, to back up the
officials of labor who promised the
Smith-connally bill supporters they
would be voted out of office
August 21 has been the date set for
our annual picnic at the City park
This affair has grown bigger each
year and the committee has promised
that this years outing will surpaSS
any we ever held. More details about
this later.
The local has rescinded our Bylaws
which required that local and National
officers be elected on designated
Saturday night. Elections will now
take place as provided for in the CON
stitutiOn.
Efforts by unknown parties to secure
action resulting in Sunday movies.
moved one of our local officers to eX-
press Il preference for Sunday bur
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
NewAgreementFor or
Local Union No. 1876
Has Been Presented To War
Labor Bodrd For
Approval

Los Angeles, Calf.-Local Union No
1S6 has completed Il new agreement
with the Bauer Pottery Company of
Los Angeles, Calf, and has forwarded
it to the War Labor Board for ar
prOval.
The new agreement which calls for
a substantial increase in wages all
along the line was reached following
two weeks of negotiations with Mr..
James Bockman, general manager Of
the Bauer Pottery co.
The conference committee of Local
Union 1856 was aided in its negO-
tiatiOns by Second Vice President
Frank Hull and Organizer George
Pace of the western Office of the Ma
tiOnal Brotherhood of Operative Pot
terS and were extended vote of
thanks for their commendable job at
the last meeting of the lOcal.-O.C. 1856.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Meeting Held In Eastern
Office Tuesday Eve
ming. July 9th
PERSONAL MENTION
MdnY Problems Confront
Local Following Ap-
provdl Of Raise

Trenton, n. J.-LOcal Union A. met
with full house this week and held
a very lively session.
The main items up for discussion
were the recommended tiOns of the Con
ference Committee with regard to the
recent War Labor Board award. The
committee met in the eastern office
Tuesday evening, July 81 and after
much discussion passed two resolu-
tons to be presented to the local
The discussion of both groups We're
practically the same and while the
arguments got little heated at times,
a spirit of tolerance and real brother
hood was manifest throughout, which
we hope will continue until the many
perpleXites of the War Labor Board
award are finally settled.
There are so many different angles
to our problem, aggravated to no little
degree by the still steadily rising cost
of living of which even the press adj
mitS that some articles of food are
per cent higher than last
july.
1t may be impossible for the OPA or
any other agency to prevent these
rises but we would like to suggest to
the proper authorities that mddlemen
commissions be thoroughly investigated
and also again that if the cost of liv-
ing cannot be frozen how terribly I'M
fair it is to freeze the wages of ordi-
nary working people who cannot hope
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
PRESIDENT DUFFY ORDERS
STRIKERS TO RETURN TO
JOBS or BE SUSPENDED
ILLINOIS JOBLESS Pay
DROPS 81 PER CENT

Chicago ILNSD. - June payments
penSation Act dropped 81 per cent
from benefits paid in June of last year.
Director Of Labor Francis Il. Murphy
reports.
Total benefits paid in June We're
S1,o11,14o'' said Murphy, compared
with $j.1S6.39S in June last year, a
drop of S4175.25S. While payments
showed Il seasonal increase Of $121.T .T24
or II per cent over those OF the pre-
ceding month, the May figures had
shown a drop of 30 per cent from those
Of May. 1912. and June reveals q
continuation of the general downward
trend"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Local Union No. az
Changes Date For
Anniversary Picnic
Celebration To Be Held At
Luke Plucentiu On Sat
urddY. August 18th

Salem. Ohio.-At the last meeting
of Local Union No. - Chairman Pete
Sanders of the picnic committee an
nOunced that the date for our celebra-
tion of the 2lth anniversary of the
Salem China Co. and Local Union No.
- has been moved up one week 10
August 14th. The change III date was
brought about when the committee
contacted the management of Lake
Placentia only To find that the park
has been taken for Saturday, August
2lSt.
4 complete list of events for the
day will be published in next weeks
Herald the committee announced with
Il special event carded for local Off
GERS and members Of the office force
of the Salem China.
\ report was heard from the
trustees in regards to changing our
meeting place. Several suitable sites
have been recommended and the local
notified the trustees To investigate and
report back at next meeting.
Four members We're suspended for
non-payment of dues. 1t was stated
that some of these brothers have gone
into defense work and failed to notify
the secretary Any member who is
contemplating on leaving the trade for
such work should ask for withdrawal
card, thereby saving the penalty OF
$1,000 for reinstatement when they
return.
Don't forget Saturday, August 14th
Make your plans now to attend
O & 10
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Illegal Strike Denounced BY
Board Members Following
Meeting Tuesday
MANY WORKERS IDLE
Seniority Dispute At Homer
Loughlin Plant Goes Into
Fourth Day

Continuing their defiance Of a ruling
by the Executive Board Of the Ma
tional brotherhood Of Operative Pot
ters that they return to their jobs
pending settlement by the Standing
{ fOlnmittee of the seniority dispute at
the Homer Laughlin China Co. Local
nion No. 1870 at a meeting Wednes-
day evening voted 10 continue their IL
legal strike until their case is settled.
President Duffy along with other
Board members met with representa-
tiyeS Of Locals 9. II, IS and 1870 Tues
day afternoon at Brotherhood Head
quarters when it was pointed out to
the strikers that nothing in the way
Of settlement could hope To be OBJ
tained while they remain away from
their jobs
In grievances of this nature provi-
sionS have been provided to handle
such disputes in a manner that has
prevailed for years between the mem
berS of the National brotherhood of
Operative POtters and the United
States POtterS Association. This court
which has been set up by way of
Standing Committee. consisting Of
equal representatives of both parties
has given a ruling which the members
Of Local Union 13O has challenged as
being fair settlement.
The strike which began Monday
was brought about when an
employee of the Homer Laughlin plant
was elevated to the position of kiln
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Local Union %
Will Assess Fine
OnNon-Attenders
Officers For Next Six Months
Elected At Me eting
Tuesday Evening

\ resolution pertaining 10 n fifty
cent fine for all members who do not
attend at least one meeting month.
had its third and final reading and
carried by Il large majority. There
was quite some discussion by some OF
the members in regard To collecting
fines. | want to stress right here Bro
theirs that it can and will be collected
just the same as your dues. Any who
think they can avoid this penalty by
failing to attend their local meetings
are wandering under a false illusion,
as it will be charged against you aS
dues.
1t is to be lamented that our local
has To adopt such a stringent measure
in order To carry on our business in a
proper manner The local belongs to
YOU and you belong TO it, 80 please
don't criticize too strongly as this i
for your benefit just as much aS the
fellow that attends regularly and does
his part. both for your interest aS we'll
as his own.
Following are the newly elected Gif-
GERS for the next six months: PreSi-
dent. Richard Bourne: vice president.
John Malarley; recording secretary,
Carman Lewis: financial secretary,
Hugh Eberharr: treasurer. George
Goppert; Inspector, Herb Barker ;
guard. Elsie HarSha trustee. Leonard
Brunt These officers are deserving OF
your support and cooperation in carry
ing out their duties.
1t was gratifying To see the increase
in attendance. So much more can be
accomplished when we have Il larg"
turnout. Our meetings are short and
snappy and will not take up too much
of your time. Come out to our next
meeting and lend your support. -
O.C %
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Name Committee
To Solicit Funds
For Servicenen
Equipment For Recredtiondl
Center Sought In Drive
Among Potters
SEARCH YOUR ATTIC
Locals Wishing To Donate
Should Send Checks To
NBOP Headquarters

A committee consisting of the fol
L. No. 4 : Laurence Brown, l.. L. No
9 and Larry Finlay of l.. L. No. II ha.
been appointed by President Duffy t(
solicit the local unions of this diStric
in search of recreatiOnal equipmen
for soldiers at Camp Shenango, neal
New Castle, Pa, and Deshon Militar!
hospital near Butler
At the request of the Red Cross
that members of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters join witt
in this drive, President Duffy has ask
ed that all local unions in this district
join in this worthy endeavOr and lenl
all possible aid when called upon.
At meeting Tuesday evening A
civic, church, social and fraternal or
ganizatiOns got vivid picture of the
desolate camp site when Mrs. Donald
Thompson, chairman, explained to the
group the dire need of chairs, sofas
lamps, and radios which are needed tC
for our boys.
We do not ask organizations to &C
out and buy these thinssa-Niss. Thomp
son told the assembled delegates.
This is not a plea for money, it is &
plea for things, and for your efforts il
digging those things out of cellars, and
attics and giving them to the Red
Cross.
Stanley II. Hilbert, chairman of the
transportation committee said his com
mittee will pick up any sizeable dona
ton and transfer it to the "ShenangC
Storeroom" which has set up head
quarters in the Diamond, where all
equipment will be stored until it can
be transferred to the camp.
All goods sent to the camp will be
may have an old radio that needs re,
pair send it in and we will see that
it is put in shape and forwarded to
the camp.
Copies of lists of articles needed at
the camp will be distributed to every
local and members are asked to check
this over and then begin the hunt in
the attic or cellar.
Local Unions who wish to donate
cash are requested to send in their
check to National Headquarters where
all monies received will be pooled and
forwarded to the Red Cross for them
to make the necessary purchases.
Please do not send your check direct to
Red Cross headquarters
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
California Art CO.
Acquires Tile Plant
New Addition Will Increase
Production 100 Per Cent
Officials State

The California Art Co. of Vernon,
Calf. announced this week they had
acquired the Tile plant at Santa
Monica. Calf. which formerly manu-
factured tile and porcelain ware.
Mr.. Guernsey, manager of the Cali
fornia Art Co. stated that with the
new addition production would be in
creased one hundred per cent. He also
expressed Il desire to n. b. of o. L.
officials on the west coast to operate
the Santa Monica plant under pro-
visions of the present agreement Of the
5Sth street plant, which is highly ap-
preciable and indicates further the
willingness of Mr.. Guernsey to deal
with the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters in collective bar
gaining.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Sebring Potter
Named Mdrshdl
Wdrehousemdn At Royal
China Plant Chosen At
Special Session

Sebring, Ohio.-Ralph NJ Dunlap, a
resident of Sebring for over 80 years,
was appointed Monday evening by
Mayor Phillip A. Schroeder to replace
George b. WilcoXOn as the village
marshal.
Residing on the South Johnson Road,
Dunlap received the approval of coun-
Gil in special session Monday, called
by Mayor Schroeder He will now be-
gin six months probationary term.
Employed in the warehouse at the
Royal China Company, the new mar
shall has also worked as guard at
the Ravenna Ordnance Plant and as
a special policeman at Lake Park.
His predecessor, Marshal WilcOXen,
left the job after a year and half of
service.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Peril OF Infldtion To Outlust War,
Commerce Department Warns

Washington, d. G. ULNS). - In
crcasing intiationary pressure on the
nations price structure will continue
we'll after the end of the war, the
Department of Commerce warned in a
statement issued here.
The warning came with an estimate
that liquid asSets-savings and bank
deposits-Of individuals and business
in the United States jumped approx
mately 80 billion dollars in 1911 and
1912
The estimate was based on data
gathered by the Treasury Department,
the Federal Reserve Board and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
A statement Of the Commerce De
partment said the assets promise to
rise at an accelerated rate which may
bring the total to $1OO,OOO,O 100000 by
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Ndtiondl Labor Relations Board
Acts For Dismissal Of Kaiser Case

Washington, d. c. ULNS).-Acting
under a new congressional restriction
on handling of disputes between unions,
the National Labor Relations Board
has taken preliminary steps toward
dismissal OF the celebrated case invOlV-
ing workers in the Henry J. Kaiser
shipyards at Vancouver, Wash, and
Portland. Oregon.
The board ordered all parties TO
show cause by August II why the
case should not he dismissed because
the complaint was filed later than 80
days after execution of Il closed shop
contract between the company and
American Federation of Labor unions.
The action resulted from inclusion
in the Labor Department approprla-
ton bill for 1914 of clause prohibit
ing the use of any funds in connection
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05

with complaint cases growing out OF
agreements between management and
labor unless the complaint was filed
within so days after the agreement
was made.
The board had issued a complaint in
the Kaiser case on the basis of charges
filed by the CIO Industrial Union of
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers OF
America. and William King, an en-
ployee. alleging the company had
entered into closed shop agreement
with IS AFL unions at time when
relatively few employees were work
ing in its shipyards.
The AFL Metal Trades Department
and its president, John p. Frey. vigor-
ouSly defended the agreement at
NLRB hearings held at Portland
earlier in the year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05

the end of the year." and should the
war continue . years or longer, this
huge reservoir of accumulated funds
is certain to grow by further tens OF
billions"
The department statement warned
also, of the danger of skyrocketing
prices in event of failure of control.
"While wartime savings in the form
of government bonds and idle currency
and deposits reduce the severity OF
price control problems during the wal
from what they would be if such say.
ingc We're not made" the department
said, they create Il reservoir of pur'
chasing power which, when added tO
current income, would be capable al
any time of skyrOcketing prices to un'
believable heights if controls should
fail"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
WLB APPROVES RAISE
FOR SOUP WORKERS

Washington, ID. c. GLNS). - The
War Labor Board granted wage in
creaSes ranging from to 4 cents al
hour to employees of the Campbell
Soup Co. plant at Camden, n. j.
About 800 workers employed al
season will be affected by the new
rates, which are designed to correct
intra-plant inequalities
The new rates range from hiring
rate for women of 5512 cents per hOull
to S71a cents per hour for overseers
The old scale was 81 p to S312 cents
per hour
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
VETERAN POTTER DROPS
IN AT HEADQUARTERS

William Wallbank of Alliance Ohio,
holding an honorary membership in
the National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters dropped in at headquarters
this week to renew his acquaintance
with President Duffy and Secretary
Treasurer McGillivray.
Mr. Wallbank who was warehouse
man by trade is visiting with his
daughters, Mrs. Edward Chetwynd
ed his early days at the trade and the
organizing of Local Union No. > at
New Cumberland in 1890. He applied
for honorary membership in 1921 while
working at Burbank Calf.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
President Green Invited To
Attend FiftY-ninth Annudl
Convention Of State Body
MdnY Credentials Have AL
ready Been Filed With
Federdt;on's S Secretary
NO-STRIKE PLEDGE
Registration Of All Labor
Voters To Be Stressed
At Annu0l Gathering

Columbus OhiO-A large number of
credentials for delegates to the Fifty
ninth Annual Convention of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor have al
ready been received, according to Phil
Hannah, the FederatiOn'S Secretary
Treasurer.
The convention opens in Columbus
Monday morning, August %, at the
Neil House, Columbus hotel.
Important Gathering
Great Importance is attached to
holding this convention, because of
critical situations both on the war and
home fronts, and important declara-
tiOnS of policy are expected to be forth
coming from convention sessions.
The NO-Strike Pledge to President
Roosevelt, given Immediately after this
country's entrance into the war, will
be formally repeated. A splendid
record has been made by the members
OF the Ohio State Federation of Labor
in this respect, with only fractional
deviation from the pledge.
Tribute TO Armed Forces
Tribute will be paid to the count
less Ohio A. f. of l.. members serving
in the armed services, as well as to
the soldiers of production here at home
who are sweating and toiling to pro-
duce the guns, tanks, ground vehicles
and warplanes needed to successfully
prosecute the war.
A likely topic at the convention may
be the serious lack of adequate price
control, and its effects upon wage
earners. The convention undoubtedly
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05
Stdte Official Visits Here

Miss Mary A. Welsh, investigator
from the office of department of In
dustrial Relations, Columbus, Ohio,
was visitor in East Liverpool this
week.
Miss Welsh who works out of the
office of Harry G. Schmidt, chief of
Division of Minimum Wage and Fe-
male and Minor labor addressed the
meeting of Trades and Labor Council
Wednesday evening.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-08-05

Lebanon Ind The British ambassador to the United STATES Lord Halifax
$
Nations the t. s. Machine Corporations Winklr
the War Production Board and important played by the
oil
shortages exist Lord Halifax shown with w. H. GaienF British consul
describes manufacturing method which aids flight artillery
VIII won an
Evening star., 1943-03-07

another army on the east flank with the
task OF cleaning out all enemy forces
within the Don elbow between Kletz-
kaya and Peskoyatka.
Almost to the mile and to the min
ute, this porgram was carried out. AL
though preliminary operations early in
November had established the spearhead
army at a good starting point between
Seraflmovich and Kletzkaya, the real
push took place in crowded four days
late in the month.
Merciless Efficiency.
When this 96-hour span was COM
pleted, the toughest fighting division of
the. spearhead army had joined hands
almost due west OF Stalingrad with
units from the two southern armies,
the cleanup job inside the Don elbow
had been done with merciless efficiency,
the western flank seemed securely
covered at the CHR. and roughly score
OF enemy divisions were encircled be-
tween the Don and Volga Rivers.
Because of unfavorable flying weather,
air strength had played very small
part in these offensive operations and we