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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
LESS CREPE-HANGING, PLEASE

(trum NaQuokoa. Iowa, Community Press
NEWS commentator Gabriel Heater voiced an
~ objection in a recent broadcast to the tendency
on the part Of some Army and Navy brass hats to
warn the people of the United States that their
war casualties will become increasingly heavy.
This may be true, but what point is there, as
Mr. Heater said in repeatedly calling the attention
Of the parents Of the nation to that fact? Those
of us who have loved ones in the service and make
up the bulk Of the population, are we'll aware Of
the risks OF war, we know our boys are facing OF
will face the possibility Of death on the battle
field but we have the faith that they will give a
good account of themselves whatever the circum-
stances and ven keep our faith and hope that
they will return to us when the wars are ended
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
WHAT'S THE IDEA?

EVERY time one Of our generals wins a battle
IA some of our daily newspapers and pressure
groups Immediately urge that he be elected Pres-
dent. They don't even wait long enough to ask
the General if he wants to be President, but they
apparently assume that because he was in COM
mand when the battle resulted victorously for our
side he is good enough to be commander-in-chief.
While it is realized this is a form Of hero
worship not confined to any segment Of our
heterogeneous population, we sometimes wonder II
it is not also dovetailed with desire to get that
man" out Of the White House. Those who hate
him-and with good reason, from their point of
vew-are willing to grab anyone with halo,
even though temporary and draft him as a candi-
date.
don't likc-from our point of vieW-but until a
better man comes along We'll struggle along with
FDR.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
MOLDERS VOTE FOR STRIKE
IN u NORTHWEST PLANTS

Portland, Greg. GLNS).-AFL mold
ers and foundrywOrkerS in II plants
in rs Washington and Oregon cities
have voted for Il strike to enforce de-
mandS for higher wages. Balloting the
first strike vote in the Pacific North
west since the Smith-Connally labor
disputes act showed 2,942 i'm favor of
II strike and 4S4 opposed.
Union officials plan to make every
effort to settle the dispute without ac-
tually calling the strike, however. The
election set no time for the strike call.
The union demands Il wage boost from
Sl.2O to Sl.2S hourly for jOurneymen,
from SIS to % cents for helpers. The
increases were denied by the regional
War Labor Board and an appeal to
the national WLB was denied.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
w H A T MEX T?

A new production weapon that
will build 20 more bOmberS Il week.
driving rivetS 6 to 8 times faster
than ever before possible. has been
introduced to the West Coast air
craft industry by its inventor, Wal
ter G. ilitchell. chief engineer of the
Independent Pneumatic Tool Co.,
Chicago says the New York Times.
The new service is q pneumaticaliy
operated hand tool which will drive
four blind" rivets minute for in
stallatiOn of de-icers. instrument
panels and other plane assemblies,
not only revOlutionizing operations
now performed by slow operating
hand cranks. but opening the way
for a score of new applications.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
KNOX PRAISES WORKERS
FOR PRODUCTION JOB

Washington, -. C.-Civilian workers
of naval shore establishments are
building and maintaining Il Navy deS-
tined for victory because free men and
women have put their hearts into our
equipment, ships and planes" accord
ing 10 Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox.
Secretary Knox stressed the impor-
tance of civilian personnel to the
NaVy'S war effort and praised them
for their production record. The Navy
aloat and ashore is proud of its
civilian employees" he said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02

On one of her recent broadcasts
Dorothy Thompson did IA piece about
how the South feels toward Negroes
and Jews.
Among other things she made the
very sound point that minOritieS take
lot of their characteristics of conduct
from the majority. Thus, Jews get ac-
cused of being hungry for money, while
no nation ever has gone after money
as vigorously as this very nation of
ours In what other country is the unit
of currency known as "almighty'?
The immediate purpose is to add Il
couple of punch lines to what the viSor-
Gus Dorothy had to say.
In one Florida county a sheriff told
a group of Negro strikers to be back
at work tomorrow" or 90 to Jail. That
broke their strike without any NLItB
foOiShness.
In another police chief served
notice that if Negroes were allowed to
take part in Il patriotic parade they
would be put in Jail They didn't
parade.
There is plenty of race feeling in
the South-plenty.
1t runs against Jews as well rs
against Negroes.
Similarly rage against Roosevelt
runs to its drtiest depths in the South
Why the situation is so is one of
those things not so easy to see. But
could there be any connection with a
iteracy rate not too high and a ven
ereal disease rate terribly high in too
many places? Perhaps not, but some
where lie the roots of Il foul and dan
gerouS prejudice. e.
Predictions of race riots to come are
not hard to find. And there is another
saying that is becoming rather COM
mon. 1t is this one:
after the war We'll get 'em where
we want en-
The story is this:
A good many Negro men are in the
services. A great many others are
working for better wages than they
ever got before. A great many Negro
women are getting service allowances.
SO, the Negro population doesn't have
to work for oldtime wages.
That Il similar condition applies to
white men doesn't do much to bring
any sense into the picture.
The South doesn't use the world
Negro very much. 1t clings to mig
ger" and by golly, what a lot of white
employers intend to do to high falutin'
'niggerS'' when the war is over and
wages 90 down again Ohey hope), will
be plenty.
In other words, Negroes were meant
to be under dogs and to darned we'll
stay that way.
Self Improvement, through better
jobs and better pay, is not in the
catalogue of the Southern majority.
OF course the conditions of menace
which exists in the South is by no
means confined to the South. Washing
ton, ID. c.. has many who will prophesy
race riots "at any time" Detroit has
had one. Other big industrial centers
are potential trouble spots, too.
But perhaps the economic basis goes
Il little deeper in the South: and surely
tradition is deeper and ClingS fighters
1t is pretty certain that Fascist and
NaZi propaganda has been at work to
fan the flame of danger.
1t serves no purpose to get mad
about the situation. or to rant about it,
IT may serve some purpose to recog-
niZe its existence and get it talked
about. Intelligent men and women have
a job TO do. And that job may require
Il tremendous amount of moral cOur-
age. Few subjects arouse temperS to ,
more fiery hpat-tMW
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
DEMAND UNION LABEL ON MAIL COURSES

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
1PAY BOOSTS DURING DRIVE

AShevlle, \. C.-rhe height of
has been discovered in the
Planning Mill. c. F..
Bradley, regional representative of the
UpholSterers International Union has
reported to International President
Sal B. Hoffman, that the company has
given seven wage increases to its en-
ployees during the current organiza-
tion drive being conducted at the plant.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THIS

nONAI.D NELSON, head of the war production,
~ has returned from his trip to Russia and he
owes out the news that Stain told him that the
Soviet government is going to repay all of the lend
lease that it has received from the United States.
None Of the other co-pmtnerS in this war have
ever talked like that.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
ARTHRITIS RECIPE REQUESTED

washington, y. t.-T'he War Labor
Board. which ordinarily deals with in
duStrial ills, was bit puzzled recently
by Il letter from Il woman in Chicago,
who wrote: Gentlemen: Have been
informed your department has n recipe
for arthritis using lemons. If this is
true will you kindly send this infor-
mation?'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Swedish press discussion of Fin
lands prospects of peace with Russia
continue unabated. This of course is
natural, considering the proximity of
Sweden and Finland and the friendly
relations between the two nations.
The newspapers, in general, believe
that it is impossible for the Films to
submit to unconditional surrender
Thus the Conservative Svenska Dag
bladet of Stockholm declares that "to
count Finland among the aggresSOr ma
tionS conflicts with well-knOWn facts,
which Great Britain ought to find ii
difficult to forget, having once been
ready to help Finland with arms to
defend its independence"
There are, to be sure" the paper
adds, certain Finnish groups that still
refuse stubbornly to understand reality
but it is out of the question that they
should have influence on the Govern
ment." The paper is convinced that
Finland is ready to use every oppor-
tunity to get peace on satisfactory
terms.
"Unwise utterances and actions have
occurred, but it is absurd to insist that
Finland is nourishing aggressive inten-
tons. The SwedeS want Il durable
peace between Russia and Finland
While they ought not to fan the sus-
picions of certain Finnish circles, they
have the right and the duty to declare
that threat against Finland is also
felt by them as threat against
Sweden.
I'm fact, Sweden's future conception
of Stalins Russia depends on what
form the settlement between its two
Eastern nighbOrS will take"
For years, the NaZi cOnquererS OF
Holland have tried by every means to
drive the total of some 100000 organ
lied workers into the controlled Dutch
Labor Front. The result was lament
able from the Nazi viewpoint. Some
two-thirds resigned ut once when the
transfer took place and of the other
third, four-tifths left the new unions
later on, the international Federation
of Trade Unions reports.
Neither threats nor represSive mea-
Sures could alter the workers deter
mined refusal, the IFTU says. Since
every use of violence only intensified
the unyielding attitude of the workers,
them with inducements.
Unemployed members of the Labor
Front get in addition TO public assist
ance an extra grant of 10 per cent OF
their former income. Those who paid
contributions to unemployment inSur-
ance get 20 per cent of their last wage
guaranteed.
This clumsy bribery stunt will also
fail" the IFTU predicts and com
ments: apparently the Nazis are
really 50 naive as to think that sugar
candy will work where the whip has
had no effect
Well-informed Danes, with connec-
tionS in diplomatic circles in Denmark,
who have been interviewed in Sweden
b'll'Nt iii'll HUH - 'NSttil'' 10 WI y
strong in Germany and that even If the
breakdown were to come soon (SOme
Danes believe in Il few weeks and the
generals for example, should refuse to
carry on the war, it would nevertheless
continue in the form of terrible in
Iternal conflicts. Perhaps masSacreS
would take place between the GeStapO
and the Army.
Danish arrivals in Sweden have fol
some time been stressng the tension
that exists between the GeStapO and
the Army, as we'll as between old
and new" Germans in Denmark.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02

1t is claimed that widespread wage increases
would start serious imitation. Such claim ig-
noreS the fact that in many plants and industries
workers. productivity has increased far more than
their wage Such plants and industries can well
afford to raise wages without any danger to
monthly labor survey.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02

The answer 10 the workers mount
ing protest against the even-higher
cost of living is to be found in more
reasonably priced food on their tables
rather than in piling up state statis-
teal tables.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
w is D o M
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The wealth of nation is men. not
silk and cotton and gO!d.--Richard
iIOvey.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02
THE
CHERRY Tree

Where With Our Little HdfcEief
We Tell the Truth about Many
Things, Sometimes Profoundly,
Sometimes Flippantiy and
Sometimes ReckleSsiy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02

President James M Duffy P; o. Box East Liverpool Ohio
PredentE Wheatley Broad National
BankB Building, Trento s,
Vice PridenFrank Hull GIL Pacific Blvd Huntington
Park Calf.
Slaven, Mills. Liverpool
Ohio
New Jersey.
Newbon,
New
Turner. w. Fourth St. East Liver
Ohio
Jordan, East Virginia Avenue
Sebring Ohio 49,
Chadwick Grant Street. Newell, West
Virginia.
McGray. p. o. Box East Liver
POOL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-12-02

STANDING COMMITTEE b
Manufact acturers. M ". A. j.
Opeaiyes. JOHN McGILINRAY LOUIS PESI.OCk r. HAYNES
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
County to Control
River Sanitation

At the hearing Monday night
sponsored by the Benton County
Planning Commission, there was
only one resident of Kennewick,
although several from the High
lands were there.
The meeting was for the pur-
pose of asking the county COM
missioners to do something about
the water contamination above
the intakes for the two systems.
Representatives of the county and
state health boards were present
and the problem has been more
or less worked out.
Residents, both in houses and
trailers, along the river bank be-
tween the canal and the river,
will be required to install septic
tanks instead of dumping sewage
into the river which has been
found to be against the state law
already on the statute books. The
commissioners will require build
ing permits for all future installa-
tons in that area, which will in
clude the requirement referred
to. g.. .....
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
NEWS OF OUR
MENaxaWO
az UNIFORM

a Mosque that is more than 1900
years old, are as solid as the day
they were put up. Inside of the
large temple is tomb where rests
the old prophet, that founded this
temple, his wife and three chill
dren. This old man is rated right
along with the prophets in our
Bible. You know the Koran
Mohammedan Bible) contains our
Bible and also a lot that our Bible
doesn't mention, yet they have abb
solute proof for lot of their be-
iefs.
There is high iron fence across
the room that fences off the
tombs. The interpreter swore by
all that was holy, that crazy
person put in that pen and left
there for three days and nights
would come out perfectly well.
I'm not religious but I won't dis
pute his word. After you see
these things, and see the look in
the eyes of these old Arabs you
can't help but know that they
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
e Of { Hears
About Project

A description Of Kennewick's
new federal housing project, to-
gether with a display of the plans
and blueprints for il We're given
at the chamber of commerce meet
ing this noon. p. G. Richmond
and r. E. Reed, members of the
local housing authority, explained
the drawings and handed out such
information as was available.
Several carloads of material ar
rived today and trucks and equip
ment, together with the con-
struction foreman and crew and
immediate work is to be started.
The community house, accord
ing to the contract, is to be the
first building completed, in mat
ter Of 80 days. The entire project
is to be ready for occupancy by
the first of February.
The units will all contain stoves.
refrigerators and in some cases
basic furniture. Water, lights.
fuel garbage and yard service are
to be furnished residents. The
houses win be rented on a priority
basis. ~~~ - -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Horse Heaveners Stage
Private Bond Drive

Members of the Locust Grove
Grange in Horse Heaven had a
lot of fun last Friday night when
they held a bond auction sale at
their meeting house. Kit Clifford
acted as auctioneer in his GUS
tomary entertaining manner and
managed to coax nearly $4,000
worth of bonds from the small
group which attended. This, too,
right on the heels of the big drive
just completed during the pre-
vious month.
Articles of merchandise had
been contributed by the Kenne-
wick merchants. These were
auctioned by the size of the bond
purchased. Two pillows, for in
stance, brought bond sales of
$500 each, and the auctioneer
himself bid $500 for the small hole
in Lifesaver candy.
Following the sale dancing and
refreshments were enjoyed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
New 30-Roolrl
School in Cards
For Kennewick
Increased population
need for enlarged
school facilities here

The wartime influx of people
into the community is apparently
going to result in new school
house for the Kennewick district.
Supt. E. S. Black has assurance
of a federal grant sufficiently
large to erect 30-room building,
plus at least two new buses and
a cash grant of $4,000, besides
sufficient equipment to furnish
the building.
Mr.. Black is on the Coast now
attending to the details in con-
nection with the project and hopes
to have the deal far enough along
so that construction can be started
this winter.
Plans are for the building to
be put on the property owned by
the district just west of the pres
ent grade school building. First
plans included remodeling of the
old Washington street building
now used as a garage for the
school buses, but it was found to
be too old to be worth the SAL
vaging. .. a
In the meantime Don Coates,
former principal of the high
school, has been hired by the
board to act as assistant super
intendent while Mr.. Blacks time
will be devoted to the new build
ing project. Under the wartime
setup, it appears that the new
facilities will be entirely at the
expense of the federal govern
ment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Try to Hurry
Local Protects

rians specifications and esti-
Ia1es for Kenenwick's new hos
p4'dl nave been sent to the head
quarters in Seattle for final ap-
s.oval. In addition to the hos
p''di proper, Rev. Coan, chair
a OF the development COM
aul!ee stated that plans were also
'e.l Tor a $4,000 nurses home.
INDICATIONS are that the govern
s s.ent is ready to make the grant,
r ru' at today's chamber of COM
s astse meeting it was decided to
, ,'; a committee there to inter-
s, W the board with a view of
~.rying the action. The COM
a''ee will also attempt to con-
r mee the board of the very urgent
S Seeo for the 2OO-unit additional
DUSSslns project here.
several carloads. of material, a
s .au crew and the construction
aeman for the Strand & Co.,
rived here this morning. The
Ss mpany has the contract for the
~sw housing unit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Kiwanians Hear About
Conditions in China .

The Chinese people are Won
derful, but their customs and
parts OF the country are terrible,
rom the white mans standpoint,
John Whitaker, manager of the
local FSA camp told Kennewick
Mwanians Tuesday noon. Mr..
whitaker, son of medical and
church missionaries, was born in
china and lived there for some
years. He learned to speak Chin
csc before he could speak Eng
nsn, but says he's now beginning
70 De unable to think in Chinese.
Members of the club asked him
many questions concerning the
country and his answers were in
:, ,ensely interesting, giving new
nsnt to some of the actions which
are linking up that country with
ours in the world conflict.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
North Africa
Friday, Sept. "a

Dear Nom:
I slipped up on the letter last
Sunday. I had to work all day.
Then Monday I went south, right
to the edge of the Sahara desert
to install refrigerator. Got back
Wednesday night. / was the only
American back there except for
the negro that drove me, and of
course he didn't count. I didn't
have a bit of trouble with the
so-called wild Arabs. They are
wonderful people if you just try
little to get to know them. They
treated me just as swell as they
possibly could. We went through
a Mohammedan Mosque that is
next to Mecca itself, as far as
sacredness is concerned. It is actu-
ally right at the gateway to the
Sahara. Inside it is beautiful
thing, even though it is just made
of mud bricks. Everything seems
to just be ageless in the desert.
Timber that holds up the roof of
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-10-21
Board Gives Time,
Places and Dates
For Registration
Applicants for ration
books must have old
one to turn in

If you intend to eat next year,
there is one duty that someone
in the family will not be per-
mitted to neglect next week. Four
afternoons and evenings, Oct. 26,
%, % and 29-Tuesday to Friday
of next week, every family must
make application for the new Ra-
ton Book No. a.
For the Kennewick district the
registration will be at the senior
high school building from 2:30 to
500 in the afternoons and from
ZOO until $50 each evening.
For the Richland district, regis
tration will be at the grade school
building on two days only, Wed
nesday, October 81 and. Friday,
Oct. % from nine to twelve in the
morning and 600 to $3.50 in the
evenings. No afternoon sessions
at Richland. =.
For the lower valley, registra-
ton will be held at the grade
school building at River View
on the afternoons and evenings
of the first three days, but not in
the evening of Friday, October %
Registration hours there will be
800 to 500 and 700 to 900 each
day, but only in the afternoon on
Friday, October %.
Residents in the Hanford-White
Bluffs district will register at
Hanford, but the time and place
has not yet been determined. The
residents are asked to watch the
bulletin boards for further in
formation. ~. e.n
Each applicant must have Ra-
ton Book III for each of the per-
sons for whom he makes appli-
cation for Book w.