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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
CONNOLLY BILL

A WITCHES-BREW of labor-bating venom anc
disruption has been concocted by Senate ano
House conferees, to poison industrial relations ano
Ito undermine the morale of Americas loyal wal
workers.
1t has been labeled the Smith Connolly bill ano
includes most of the worst features of the differ.
ent anti-union measures passed by both houses OF
Congress.
Most of the ingredients of this alleged com:
promise bill come from the quack-medcine chest
of Rep. Howard Smith, the most notorious labor
batter in Congress.
AS chief stooge of union-busting employers
Smith has for years led nearly every Legislative
attack on labor, and he has now at last succeeded
i'm slipping over some of the worst of his nostrums
The Smith-Connally bill is supposed to be an
anti-strike measure directed chiefly against the
strike-inctement of John L. Lewis. But actually
its chief impact will be felt by millions of or.
ganized workers who are faithfully observing
their no-strike pledge and producing to the limit
and who have no sympathy with Lewis policies
The bill goes far beyond it's alleged anti-strlke
purposes to undermine the right to organize, to
destroy the projections furnished by strong
unions, and to disrupt the work of the War Labor
Board.
Completely unrelated to it's anti-strke declara
tions, for instance, is it's blatant attempt to re-
strict the democratic polical activities of organ
lied workers, by denying unions the right to con
tribute to political campaigns
This would leave wealthy individuals and fam
lilies still free to exercise undue political influence
through large personal contributions, while deny
ing to low-paid workers the right to offset this
influence by pooling their political support
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
THE COMING ELECTION

AT THE CLOSE of the 1910 campaign political
"A statisticians were able to pick up their pencils
and show that the change of a few votes IN each
of certain number of districts might have
thrown the election to Wendell l.. Wlllkle, Kepub-
lican standard bearer, rather than to Franklin ID.
Roosevelt The majority of these districts were
in the working g-cass sections of the industrial
towns, cities and States.
1t is obvious that there is a labor vote which
the contenders in both main political parties are
seeking to corral But the big question is which
party can concentrate its appeals to garner the
major number of votes in the gift of the working
people who are not synonymous with the trade
unions, as large the latter organizations are.
Thus the appeal of the politicians is to the leaders
of labor, for it is through them that they hope to
reach the rank and file.
The AFL usually issues the labor records of
the standard bearers of the two maj aOrlty political
parties but does not seek to influence affiliates to
vote for either one. That is left to the judgment
of the members.
A more detailed method is used by the ALL
in approaching Congressional candidates. The
voting records of the candidates are scrutinized
and set forth at some lengths. The nOnpartlsan
policy of 'eecting our friends and defeating our
enemies" is the yardstick as well as the slogan in
these campaigns.
1t is too early to forecast how the labor leaders
will take sides in the 1914 election. 1t is signii-
can't however, that in a recent warning to South
ern Democrats, Daniel j. Tobin, head of the
powerful international brotherhood of Teamsters,
warned against "crucfying' the trade-unOn
movement. The import of the warning is apparent
from the fact that, for the last three national cam
paignS, Mr.. TObn was chairman OF the labor dlVl-
sion of the Democratic National Committee. In
the same article Mr.. Tobin also warned the Re-
publicans that unless they were governed by pro-
gressive men they would "never get back the con-
troll of the political machine of the nation"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
SLOW-UP COMING

tFrom the Journal of Electrical Workers.
TI1ERE IS every indication that there will be
unemployment in the midst of so-called man
power shortage before the summer is over.
All the facilities needed for our vast war pro
ducton are built; many of the stores of materie
such as ammunition and tanks have reached such
abundance, so that as result, certain war indus
tries tapering off already and men are being
thrown out of work. All this is to be expected and
is probably unavoidable but it certainly shows
that there is no reason whatsoever for a labor
draft act even for an administrative mandate
tying workers to their Jobs
1t has been the position of the Electrical
Workers Journal for more than two years that
there has never really been any manpower short,
age in this country there has only been ineffective
administration of manpower problems. AS the
summer approaches this will become increasingly
IeVdent
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
MILLINERY WORKERS RAISE
MONEY TO BUILD DESTROYER

New York City 0LNS). illinery
workers, members of the United
llatters, Cap and Millinery Workers
International Union i'm New York City
have decided to carry the war to
Hitler and HirOhto in the form of Il
L. s. Destroyer gift to the govern
ment from the workers and their en-
ployers
Under the leadership of Nathaniel
Spcctor, manager of the millinery
joint board of the union, Il drive is
under way to raise $5,OOO,OOO in war
bonds with which to purchase the
destroyer and over $3,0OO,OOO of the
amount has already been raised.
The movement began with an indus
try-wide conference, attended by both
labor and management. Zone confer
enceS then were called and the drive
was on. Friendly rivalry has speeded
the sale of bonds and each member of
the union has pledged to purchase at
least one 500 bond This is to be in
addition to the regular payroll deduc-
lionS. Employers also are heavy pur-
chaserS in the drive.
Labor has and wants a share in
this war;" Spector said. Labor knows
that its own survival depends on our
winning the war and also the peace.
Because democracy itself is at stake,
labor graspS every opportunity to serve
in winning the war" he concluded.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
Smokes" PLAN MAKES HIT

Washington, ID. C.-Reports from all
over the nation show that the move
ment for sending smokes to soldiers
and members of the other armed
forces has caught on everywhere, with
union members in the lead of the
movement Raleigh uniOn-made cigar
cites comprise Il big proportion of the
cigarettes going overseas, the plan of
the Brown and Williamson Tobacco
Corporation, manufacturers of Raj
eighs, for sending the cigarettes, max
ing it easy for unions to cooperate.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
THE DANGER LINE

Mr.. AND MRS. WALKER, did it ever occur tC
4'A you that the curb line is your danger line
When you cross that line to the street you ster
into a realm where faster moving wheel traffic
is in control
And did you ever ask yourself how fast they
are coming? Well, at 20 miles per hour they are
approaching at 80 feet per second.
But how does this compare with your own
speed as walker? A good brisk walker who has
some place to go, may make miles per hour OF
6 feet per second In other words, about one-fifth
as fast as a slowly moving automobile at 20 miles
per hour.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
MYRIAD OF UNION CIGARETTES

Washington, ID. C.-An idea of the
cigarettes that have been sent by
unions to members of the armed forces
is given by the report that up to
March 81 alone, local unions affiliated
with the International Brotherhood of
7772,2O0. Many other big national and
international unions have bought Rat
eighs to equal or exceed the Electrical
Workers. The cigarettes are sent under
a plan worked out by the Brown and
Williamson II baccO Corporation,
Louisville, Ky, manufacturers of Raj
eighs and other unionlabel cigarettes
and tobacco products.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
CHISELING BOSSES PAY $33,351

New York City QLNS).-In the first
four months of 1913, S33.3517S was
under the minimum wage law from
1,176 establishments under minimum
wage orders and turned over to 1912
workers who had been paid that much
less than the prescribed minimum
wages. Nearly $1,000 was collected
from 357 establishments for $50 work
ers in April. Six industries are under
minimum wage orders, namely, beauty
service, cleaning and dyeing, confec-
tionery, hotel laundry and restaurant.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
JUNIOR POLICE FORCE SET UP

Providence, r. I.-This city will SET
up a Junior Police force in an effort
to curb vandalism, which has included
the destruction of field houses in sew
eral municipal parks. The Junior
police" will learn the workings of the
police department, work with the
school safety squad, and perform other
tasks under police direction. Boston,
by a similar organization is reported
to have reduced delinquency so per
cent.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17

This price business comes close TO
being tragic.
A roll back of prices was promised.
We haven't even had a little bit OF a
push back. There's just been mere
tickling of few prices. just enough
so they can be seen to squirm bit.
Very little
That's the story on all sides. The
reductions are:
Very little.
I And you get the same old run around
when you figure in percentages
X X X
Suppose there's a general 10 per
cent reduction. 1t never can average
out that way because nobody buys the
same amount of all the things on
which that average percentage is
figured
Nothing is trickier than cost of liv-
ing figures.
You can double the cost of a pack
of matches and nobody is going to go
broke paying it.
But if you double the cost of meat
that's something else again. And it
HAS been doubled.
Amazingly enough the cost of bread
has scarcely budged throughout the
war days.
Few commodities are more eco
nomically produced, which may have
something to do with the stability of
prices, Mr.. Thurman Arnold to the con-
trary Notwithstanding
But to get back to the tragedy of
price fixing and unfixing.
X X X
There's an axiom about the meeting
of the immOvable object and the ire
sistable force.
Well, it doesn't apply where price
fixing and buying power are concerned.
Price increases seem to take the
place of the irresistible force and
when prices slam into income, or buy
ing capacity, in the market place,
money goes flying into scattering parti-
cles.
The fixed income people and the
wage earners, whose income is prac-
tically fixed, get it in the neck
Prices on the rise, matched against
incomes that have to stay where they
are, raise hob with living standards.
That is happening.
When you add commodities that no
longer are to be had at any price, then
you raise more hob with living stand
ards.
We are in the midst of beautiful
mess.
X x X
We can set lot of the blame Oppo-
site the Office of Price Administration.
Henderson or Brown-t doesn't make
much difference. Its still a mess
McNutt's Manpower outfit hasn't
helped the mess any. And the politics
| of WLB have added to the confusion.
straight down the path to victory,
civilian administrations can't seem to
keep their heads or their directions
The President runs beautiful war,
but through his appointed aides he
runs sloppy home front.
Perhaps this isn't the Presidents
fault, except that he appointed the
men.
But the men, once appointed, have
been playing Il lovely game of politics
and displaying lousy brand of adj
ministrative capacity at one and the
same time.
SO, you'll march out and count your
pennies and count your ration points
and see what you get. Nobody will
kick against necessary sacrifices. But
we have a right to kick all over the
place at politicians who mess up the
home front needlessly.-CMW.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
w H A T MEX T?

A Karlsruhe paper says that today
even WOmen's hair can serve the
German armament industry and it is
now being collected to be used in the
production of driving belts. Every
dressing table should, therefore, have
paper bag for collecting hair, the
newspaper says, adding that block
leaders will call monthly at every
household to collect the hair.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS,

Hiram Motherwell, former European
correspondent for the Chicago Daily
News and now consultant with the
Postwar Division of the Columbia
Broadcasting System, has come to a
cheering conclusion. A long period of
starvation and chaos in Europe, pre-
dicted by many prophets of gloom, is
not inevitable, he declares.
''rhe modern world has everything
it takes-wealth, experience, science
to enable Europe to rebuild itself with
in 5 years." he says.
In Rebuilding Europe - After Vic
tory, new Public Affairs Committee
pamphlet, Motherwell asserts, ''The
new Europe can easily become capable
of producing twice as much wealth as
it could produce in 1885," But this can
be done only if all permanent political
arrangements and settlements are de-
ferred until economic Europe has got
on it's feet again, he warns.
X X X
The organization which will be re-
sponsible for the reconstruction of
Europe is being built now, according
to the pamphlet, out of agencies which
exist in the United Nations. Chief
among these are our own Office of
Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
Operations, the British Inter-Allied
Bureau on Postwar Requirements, and
the international food commission re-
Gently discussed at the international
food conference at Hot Springs, Vir-
ginia.
The pamphlet pictures this United
Nations Reconstruction Organization
moving in on armistice-day Europe 'as
a sort of receiver in bankruptcy to re-
organize the continents assets in trust
for it's peoples"
We will find Europe in which the
than the tremendous physical destruc.
ton. Government, civil service, pOliti-
cal parties, and press will be non.
existent or in chaos. Transportation
will be cripples, and primitive barter
will be the only means of exchange.
X X X
Food without delay, food without
repayment, and food without discrimi
nation" will be the first major job of
the reconstruction organization, the
people of Europe as nothing else could
that the United Nations represent re-
construction while Hitler represented
destruction
The next jobs awaiting this United
Nations agency will be: controlling
transportation, planning physical re
construction, converting war industries
to peacetime production, supervising
credit and banking facilities, and fixing
rules for the conduct of business.
In these tasks, the United Nations
would be wise in "enlisting European
resources and brains-by no means ex
Guiding German brains - to the ut
most" suggests Motherwell, pointing
to the church, to those municipal ad
ministrations which will not be torn by
ducer cooperatives, and to the large
industrial and commercial trusts which
can be operated as instruments of pro
duction when the top Nazi or Quisling
executives have been booted OUT
DEMONSTRATION" the pamphlet con
cludes, should soon become not 4
United Nations economic dictatorship
but cooperative effort on the part OF
all European peoples to redeem theil
future"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
LAW PROTECTS BULLFROGS

Topeka, Kan.-BullfrogS now enjoy
the same protection as fish, as the re-
suit of recent legislation. The State
Game and Fish Commission is working
of them.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
RAIL PAY RAISED IN CUBA

New York City ULNS).-Workers
on Cuban government-owned railway
lines have received pay raises ranging
from 10 to 20 per cent, the 1nterna-
tional Transport Workers Federation
is informed from Havana, Cuba. The
railway labor organizations of Cuba
have indicated that pressure will be
brought upon private-owned lines to
adjust the wages of their personnel to
the higher level.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
LABOR'S ACTIVE HELP NEEDED

/ HAVE always believed That The war e1lOrt II
which this country is engaged vtally needs
organized labor's active help and participation
believe that the effort would fail if lacked that
help. ] am not talking about labor's mere support
that can be taken for granted-but about real
concrete hep.-Donald M. Nelson, chairman, Wal
Production Board.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
APPRECIATE LABORs WAR FUND PLANS

Labor praised for
f. of the
his York;
While New of
Mb officials wh" advocating bos full participation with
by
cooperation menlber
OF he atiomlW
of is
NJ of is the
LnInr rnfI fed ntionSR cief
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17

It's every mans business to know
his business and if he doesn't know
his business he HASN'T any business to
be in business.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
News From Ohio Federation Of Labor


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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
THE
CHERRY Tree

Where With Our Little Hatches
We Tell the Truth About Many
Things, Sometimes Profoundly,
Sometimes FIipPantly and
Sometimes Recklessly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
w I S D o M

Is life worth living? Yes, so long
As there is wrong to right.
Alfred Austin.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-17
PRAISE ASSISTANCE OF LABOR PRESS

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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
Winter Park School
PIT. A. Holds First
Meeting OF Session

The Winter Park PIT. A. held
its first meeting of tia 1894 sea
son in the school auditorium, Sep
TENDER IA, with a large attend
ance. Mrs. S. D. Hurst, presi.
dent, presided It opened with the
singing of America, after which
Mrs. George Sloan led the devo.
tional, using the 18th chapter Of
John. Mrs. Jean Joyce beautifully
rendered a violin solo, accompa.
MED at the piano by Miss Helen
Dobson.
The teachers were introduced
by C. G. Berry, principal, as fol
lows:
First grade, Mrs. Charlotte Col.
lette; first-second, Mrs. Elizabeth
Whitesides second grade, M i S
Eleanor Rothwell; third. Miss Bes-
sic Alderman; fourth. Miss Moni
ca Jackson; fifth, Mrs. Estelle
Wells; sixth. Mrs. Ida Crockett
Miss Clarice Swain. Miss Aileer
Williams seventh, Mrs. Verna T
Blakeslee, Mrs Inez B. Hinnant
Mrs. Louise Polvogt; eighth, Mrs
Margaret D. Winstead, Miss Heller
Dobson, Mrs. Marguerite Fittings
rud; music, Mrs. Jean M r T
Joyce.
The following officers and chair
men, introduced by Mrs. R. W
Galphin, program chairman, viii
serve this season:
President, Mrs. S. D. Hurst
first vice-president, Mrs. R. W
Galphin; second vice president
Mrs. R. w. Walton recording sec
rotary, Mrs. S. A. Crawley; treas
urer, Mrs. Robt. Smith; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. W. R
Pape. Chairmen: hospitality, Mrs
W. E. Starnes magazine, Mrs. l.
F. Traitster; summer roundup
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
Flora Macdonald
Opens 4Sth Term

RED SPRINGS. Sept. 1s-The
4Sth session of Flora Macdonald
college was formally opened Fri
day morning, with the president,
DR.. H. G. Bedinger, presiding at
the opening exercises in the col
lege auditorium.
After a brief welcome to the
faculty and student body, DR.. Bed
niger presented the pastors OF the
town churches, who each spoke a
word of greeting. President Emer-
titus c. C. Vardell made a short
talk, directed especially to tn e
new students, after which Dr. Bed
niger presented the guest speak
er. the Rev. H. K Holland, pastor
of the Raeford Presbyterian
church, who made an impressive
talk.
The college begins its 46th ses-
sion with an overlooking student
body New students approximate
12O. which include 100 freshmen
and q transfers. From a finan'
cial standpoint, Flora Macdonald
is in an excellent condition-the
hest in its history.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19

lions where bland. mild ancdyre mss
sage medium IN skin lubr:ca ton Is de-
sired. One condition IN which women
application for masssg :pg the body dur
ing pregnancy -. it helps keep the skin
eoft and pliable thus avoiding IN
Necessary discomfort due to dryness and
1gntness. It refreshes and tones the
akin An ideal massage application for
the numb, tingling or burning sensa-
lions Of the skin :. . for the tired back
muscles or cTamp-like pains IN tbs leSx
Quickly absorbed Dslieh It'll to rss
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19

Turtles are capable of laying 15C
eggs within half an hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
&&pectit1qa&A?
Mothers Friend
helps bring ease
and comfort to
expectant
mothers.

1EO T q s E S
Nl FRIEND, 81
OK utsitely pre-
pared enonieot, Is
Hcof,,I ~ al ~LI
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-19
Miss Elizabeth Dixon High
Weds Lieut.. James A. Brooks
Continued from Page Nine)

They carried arm bouquets Of blue
asters tied with blue satin ribbon.
Little Miss Sars Helen High, cous-
in of the bride, was flower girl.
Wearing blue dress of satin and
net she carried q pink basket fill
ed with rose petals.
Groomsmen were Joseph Schulz
ken, cousin of the bride, and Vance
Hollingsworth. Ushers were uncles
of the bride. Leban Thornton, Lu-
cius Howell, OF Raleigh.
Mrs. High, mother Of the bride,
wore a MOSS green gown Of crepe
with sequin and corsage Of briar
cliff roses. Mrs. Brooks, mother
of the bridegroom, wore blue
Gregg gown and a corsage Of pink
roses.
Mrs. Brooks is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter High of White
vile. She was graduated from
Whiteville High school and STRAIT
ford college in Danville, Va.
Lieut. Brooks is the son of Mrs.
w. F. Brooks, of Wilmington and
the late Mr.. Brooks. He was grad
uated from Whitevllle High school
and attended Oak Ridge Military
Institute. For the past year he has
been a member of the United States
Army and was graduated recently
from the Officers Candidate School
at Camp Davis.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the couple left for their we'd
ding trip. For travelling the bride
wore tWo-piece dress of brown
toast Virgin wool with matching
accessories and a corsage of or
chids