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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd X. Martin,
Hagerstown Route 5, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
son on Dec. 7 at the Washington
County Hospital.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
MACS Have important
Work Al Hospitals

As an X-ray technician at big Army
hospital, Private First Glass Clara King
of the Women's Army Corps has the
satisfaction of knowing she is playing
an important part in helping wounded
soldiers along the road to health.
Pvt. King, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil C.. King of Cottageville, West Vir-
GINA, is stationed at Halloran General
Hospital, Staten Island, New York. Pvt.
King had studied nursing before she
enlisted in the Women's Army Corps on
May %, 1913. After her basic training
she was assigned Immediately to Halo.
ran General Hospital.
Pvt. King was chosen to attend the
X-ray technician school at Hot Springs
General. Hospital. She prepares patients
for the X-ray treatments, manipulates
the switch which controls the duration
and intensity of exposures, and develops
and dries X-ray films. Army medical
officers make the actual interpretations
of the X-ray films,
The Army has issued a special call
for women to serve in the Medical De-
partment WACS fill vital jobs as medi-
cal and surgical technicians, laboratory
technicians and dental technicians.
Women between 20 and so years of
age can secure full details about join
ing the WAC by visiting or writing u.
S. Army Recruiting Station, 504 Post
office Building, Jackson 3, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
Telephone Co. Plans
Postwar Expansion

Furnishing more telephones for rural
Aississippi through resumption of a
;Program interrupted by the war in 1912
is one of the principal postwar pro-
,jects Of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company.
This was learned today from ]. C
Hay, Mississippi Manager for the tele-
phone company. Mr.. Hay said that re-
sumption of this program long has been
a major objective of Southern Bell, to-
gether with the task of providing serv-
ice to the large number of applicants
phones because of the lack of equipment
due to war needs.
When war came, Southern Bell was
In the midst of rural tel phone de-
velopment designed to extend the con-
venie, ce of the telephone in farm areas
The program, which was in progress
when materials which go into telephone
manufacture became scarce, had to be
stopped in the fall of 1912 after nearly
1,400 new rural telephones had been in
stalled in Mississippi at cost of APP
proximately s105,O00. About 275 miles
of new telephone lines were construct
ed before work ceased.
Before actual work began, a great
deal of planning and engineering had
been done, looking toward a continually
developing farm program which would
take telephone service into area after
area. This is the same program, with
expansion and new developments, which
0e telephone company plans to resume
as early in TIE future as conditions
will permit" Mr.. Hay said.
The telephone official continued:
eve already have men in the field MAX
ing a survey preparatory to drawing up
definite plans in order that we will be
equipment and manpower have again
become available.
"In addition to requiring equipment,
the extension of the telephone system
into more and more farm areas will en-
gage a large number of our people. To
help with this program we are going
to rely great deal upon our more than
zoe Mississippi telephone employees
now in the armed forces. In the main,
Gese employees on leave are technically
skilled people, such as linemen, central
office technicians and engineers, whose
activities will be big factor in farm
telephone development"
Mr.. Hay said that the Bell Telephone
Laboratories have made many new de-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30

velopments in the art of telephony dur
ing the war and that Southern Bell will
draw heavily upon these new creations
to further the farm telephone program.
He pointed out that one vital phase
of the rural telephone projects-that
of obtaining the necessary equipment
must await the industrial reconversion
period, because the manufacturers of
peacetime telephone equipment are still
fully engaged in making war communi-
cations equipment. And of course their
reconversion to peacetime manufacture
will be affected by the nature of the
continuing communications needs for
the war against Japan.
eve are going to be ready to resume
our program at the earliest possible
time" said Mr.. Hay. "A great period
of progressiveness surely lies ahead for
agriculture in Mississippi, and the COM
ing of the telephone to more and more
farm homes will certainly be an i'm
portant phase of that growth. We are
looking forward to the opportunity of
being a part of this progress"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-11-30
w. n. Fineher, Jr.
Gets DISCHARGE

The many friends of Sgt W. Fl. Fin
cher, Jr., are glad to have him back at
home after four years service in the
army. He received his honorable dis
charge and got home this week
Mrs. Fineher and daughter, Marilyn,
returned with Sgt. Fincher and they will
again make their home in Lexington
where he is connected with his father
in business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02
Briggs, Clio
Pact Ordered
WLB issues Directive
for New Contract
BX ED. BRAND

Finding a change in union Off
Gals at the Briggs Manufacturing
Co. plants has improved labor re-
lations and restored confidence,
the War Labor Board, Saturday,
issued a directive ordering the
Briggs company to enter into a
contract with Briggs Locals 2l2
and PCS. UAW-CIO, for mainte-
nance of membership.
A union demand for a check
off" of dues was denied. on the
score that the practice was not
contained in previous contracts.
and to award IL at this time would
not be advisable.
The company, a WLB spokes-
man said. is agreeable TO the con-
tract which ends a protracted
argument that has been in prog
ress between the company and the
union since Pearl Harbor.
FIND NEITHER BLAMELEsS
In at least one strike, the
spokesman said, it was found that
neither side was entirely blame
less"
Reviewing the WLB's hearing in
the case. Louis c. Mariani chair
man Of the regional WLB said:
"Much Of the work stoppage-
at the Briggs plants was caused
by certain officials and members
OF the union and through 'sus-
picions.'
TELLS ROOT OF TROUBLE
zone difficulty which beset
previous relations between these
parties was the measure of iso-
lation of Locals 212 and 265
from the International JAW
CIO organization, when IL came
to matters of discipline and con-
troll OF the membership, and of
issues of major policies between
the company and the union.
THE company has felt that II
lacked access TO, as need arose,
TO internatiOna union represent
atives and this condition inten-
sified Its objections 10 continu-
alton Of union security.
CONDITION RELIEVED
Recently" Mariani contin-
ued. "the international union,
taking cognizance Of the situa-
ton, appointed q member of the
international board a. director
of this department with respon-
sibility over the affairs of the
UAW-CIO at the Briggs plants.
This development, and per-
sonnet changes In the local
unions, give a new aspect to the
membership issue. The new d.
rector for the union II a man In
whom the board has real conf
dence, and In whom the Briggs
company has reason to repose
confidence. He Ia aware of the
responsibility entailed In his as
Segment, and the kind of show
Ing the locals must show In the
Briggs plants to redeem their
records"
Emil Macy, now in the army,
was the former director.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02
Photographer TO Meet

The Photographic Guild of De-
troit Saturday announced il will
hold two print meetings at the
Hotel Statler, July II and Aug.
81. at 8 p. m. The public is in
Vited to attend.
Washington Journal., 1944-09-15
Ser 8ranO OeS
v0eneral SlOrmm''
@Or 40 Sabren ereisnete ii6 @eiu
YOrfs sr6kte SdiffsfataitrOpbe

gine Der be0auernsmerteIten &a.
taltropben, Die Stem gorf lie betrof.
fen bat, ereignete iib am Is. SUM-
1904, ols Der Iusflugsonmpfer
General Slocum" i'm @aft &iDer
in Jlammen aufging. 9as $50 SUB
lange S6iff galt als zines Der iaon-
item i'm Stem Oorfer Safen, un0 es
puroe regelmGBig au6 an 8o6en-
tagen fir Musfliige benubt. Sir
ben Is. sunni NOR es BON Der st.
Marf's 2utberan Evangelical
@bur6" gemietet porOen; 1858 Ser
ionen, oiele unter ibnen Deutide
uno Amerifaner oeutider Ibfltnft,
nabmen an Ger 5abrt tell.
Morgens Inn 8 ubr, anoertbalb
Stunoen bepor aae &uSfliigler an
9oro oeriammelt naren, fnno Der
0eger : @rbeiter @alter Bapne eli
men Mal9inilten, Der ii6 i'm &aum
unter Ser &npitGnsfaiiite nit elmer
offenen Sellnmpe gu i6uffen madte.
8apne beri1tete oieien 8orfan ME
manoen, ga er aus @%rfabrung mlB-
tie, ooB oie Observation-Disclosures
uuf benz Sdiff iiberaus lar gebano-
babt uuroen. &ur5 na6 10 ubr,
ols Ser General Slocum" Sell
@ate gegeniiber Ser 90. StraBe err
reidt bate, bemerften einige &in-
Der - es tparen iibermiegeno Srau-
en- ulo &inber an 8oaro -, Dab aus
benz S9iffsinnern &au6 81 fom-
men i6ien. Gin 8tp%olfidbriger Sum
ge lief gum &apitdn @illiam $. San
S6aif un6 ma9te i'm auf ben
Mau9 aufmertiam. Gas iino nur
bic &eiiel~ autportete Der &apitan.
uno ais einige Minuten ipdter elm
anoerer Sunge gu ibm fam, UNI Die
glei6e 8emerfung 81 MAIDEN, mari
Der &npitGn i'm binaus.
Die oiinne l9pere &au6fabne aus
Dem S6iffs6an9e puroe oider. Die
Haiiagiere glaubten, es muBte ettpas
unternommen meroen, uno itoberten
8pei Wann Ser 8eiabung auf. 8a
Ser &apitdn feline @npeiiungen CAB,
banoelte Die 8eiabung lelbititanoig.
0a6 einigem Su6en puroe cine
S1lau1leitung aufgetrie6en uno an
cine Orudpumpe amgei6loien;
Washington Journal., 1944-09-15

perbeiratet mar. Seitoem lit er
bier uno ieit 1872 in @albington,
mo- er Die ate S9neui6e 8rauerei
uno S9enfmirti9aft an Der 20iterl
StraBe, @orbpelt, Scr. 1929, 5Di-
i6en 30" StraBe uno &c" StraBe,
iibernabm. Our6 r%aitloie ar6eit
uno @iQensfraft erparb er ii6 Ser
mogen uno Mnieben. 9abei blie6 er
I9li1t bei9eioen, gere9t, gutmiitig,
pfli1tgetreu, balf ben Irmen, urter'
Itiibte 8aiienbduier, Snititute, Bib
liotbefen, nergaB Die alte Seima1
nidt, itiftete bort &inoer6etpubran-
Italten, elm berrlides 8olfsbao in
&ombilo, beoa6te Dos Steinburg'
muieum BEL &ombilo, reiite ettpa &c
bis 35 NAL na1 europa, mar Sur
gait in @iesbaoen. Sn @aibington
baute er ii9 t892-1894 oas beutigt
@obnbaus, bas erite feuerfiderf
Sous in @aibington. Oie Brobi6i'
tions5eit bat er natiirli6 ungern nit
gemadt, aber Der Smlptgegner bon
omals, 8ii6of Cannon, muBte Dol
einigen Sagen, MIR y Sabre alt
ms @ras beiBen.
Sier in @aibington feierten Der
beliebten Serrn @euri6 poriger
Sonntag einige @ruppen bon 8ar.
germ, tpie Der s8oaro Of Grade"
uno bic n@ufbington Union Babel
2eagne" uno Die o8reperD ano geaii
@orfers Union geo. 49,, unb Die
,Seuri6 employees aiiociation", in
elmer &aoio- Anipra6e, iber Die Sta'
ton 8 in benz 8rogramm
v9obor Stems @epiem". @s fpra6er
Die Serren q. St.. Dodge, Sarrp S.
Sbompion, 5ranf 9. 9er6, nno 8
auan Stowea. Man geoa6te oeS
~perebrten Serrn feruer aud in
.8erein aelteiter @inpobner 8alb'
ingtons", i'm @oritano oes n&upperi
Seims fir Site 2eute", I'M u9eut.
iden @aiien9aus", uno liberal, tpf
er ionit Jreunbe bat, (uno er bal
oeren piele), beionoers natiirlid aud
i'm 6amilienfreiie ieiner Jrau, lei.
mes Sobnes, gbriitian, junior, uni
3peier So9ter: Srau &arla Sling
uno Srau Mnita gdles, nit neur
gnfelfin6ern. gs lebe oas 1902 Sab
re iunge @eburtstagsfino Gbriltiar
@euri6, len.
Washington Journal., 1944-09-15
Oematsrnbe

.Miaer," iagt &egiitrator @eioe-
mann gu ieinem iiingiten @ebilfen,
.oas lit cine peroammte Erooelei-
ga Itebt Gilt iebr" orauf uno Die
Sadie liegt nod INNER bel Sbnen
felt"
.@arum iol6e ueberitiir6ung?"
ermioert Mtiiaer pomaoig, roas Itebi
ia morgen aud nod orauf uno oamr
it's ebenlo eilig wie beute."
Washington Journal., 1944-09-15
gOm yGdlGdter" Miiaer

nMutti, beute baben mir in Der
S6ule oas 2ieo pom Sdl6hter
Miiaer geiungen!"
n@ber aino, elm ioldes 2ieo gibt
es bod gar nidtl"
n9od. es beiBt: 0as rub elm
sdlddter WsiiQer fem. Dem uiemaIs
fiel oas @arbern eint"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Dues Increase
VotedDo By
Local Union AZ
Plan To Rdise Rdte For Fe-
male Members Meets
Strong Opposition
SYMPATHY EXTENDED
Will Send Four Delegates
To Atlantic City Con-
vention In June

Salem. OhiO-Local Union 40 met
in regular session last Friday evening.
with five new members being Initiated
and Il very interesting debate and deci-
sion rs to raising the monthly dues of
female members. The outcome of the
vote showed the ma jority opposed to
increasing the monthly dues of female
members and the present rate of 40
cents Il month will be maintained for
the time being.
When it was suggested that a new
proposal would be submitted. the
women stated they would willingly
agree To an increase in dues, provided
The same applied To male members.
\ vote to add Il fine of five cents for
each months dues collected in the shop
was unanimous. So members who do
not attend local meetings and pay their
dues. must pay the collector an extra
five cents. same to be charged us dues
if not paid.
\ number of resolutions were read
and approved and ordered forwarded
to headquarters.
Election of delegates to this years
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Sociul And Dance
OF Local No. l22
Draws Big Crowd
Oldtirners Share Spotlight
With Youngsters At Fun
Frolic On Murch Is
UNFURL SERVICE FLAG
Members OF Fair Sex Filling
Vacancies At Warehouse
Trade In Cumbridge

Cambridge. Ohio.-Local i22 met on
April > with a fairly good attendance,
interesting discussion and early adj
jOurnment
\ number of resolutions We're ap-
proved and several membership appli-
cantS We're obligated. The trend to-
ward women selectors and warehouse
men has reached our plant and vacan-
cicS are being filled by women.
Government draft examinations has
resulted in acceptance for service with
Uncle Sam, two iiggermen. several
casters. number of jiggermen'S help
erS and tradeSmen from practically
all departments. az we'll as including
clayShop foreman Earl Tritt and
Assistant Superintendent James Myo-
gatroid, the latter two being signed VI
as future admilalS for the navy.
The manpower situation threatens
to become Il problem deserving some
and action. The jiggermen
seem to be the hardest hit along this
line and have been forced to struggle
along as best they can while at the
same time suffering IL loss in their
earning power through inability Il
secure helpers.
Mid-war planning will no doubt pre-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
AFL Non-Por+ison Political Policy
Reuffirmed In Bi-Purfison Broadcast

had wound up their debate, Philip
Pearl. commentator for the AF'L, said:
Now, YOU have heard both sides of
the case. The American Federation
of Labor, in pursuance of its nom
partisan political policy, does not at
tempt to pass judgment. 1t believes its
members can be relied upon to exercise
their good sense in deciding how to
vote Therefore the AFL does not en-
dorSe any national ticket as whole
nor any political party as a whole.
The Federation does, however, keep
careful check on the voting of MEN,
berS of Congress. On the basis of these
voting records, it gives its official en-
dorsement to members of Congress
who have voted in the interests OF
American workers and for the welfare
of the nation as a whole.
These endorsements are made re-
gardless of the political atfiliation OF
the particular candidate. 1t makes no
difference to the AFL whether men,
Der of Congress is Democrat or q
Republican. If his record shows him
to be friend of labor and loyal
American, he can count on the Fedora
tons endorsement. Otherwise the
members of the AFL are urged to
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Decorators Have
Fine Turnout At
Meeting Tuesday
Shop Disputes Quickly Set
tied When Members Fol-
low Proper Procedure
WEAVER LEAVES TRADE
Fish Fry Held In Basement
Following Meeting; Mil
Ter Bros. Busy

Local Union 124 had one of the best
turnoutS of the year Tuesday evening
when business of vital Importance to
the trade was up for -tiisssxssion, This
is as it should be. bring your troubles
to the local, don't go around the shop
grumbling.
We were glad to see in the Herald
where President Duffy has been
chosen as one of the speakers at the
Postwar Forum to be held in New
York. We feel an honor has been be-
slowed upon the organization in this
respect and we are quite sure he can
ably fulfill the task. While our or
ganiZatiOn is small in comparison to
many affiliated with the A. +. of L..
none can doubt our claim to having
one of the outstanding labor leaders of
the country ut our head.
Sister Ola Weaver has taken out 4
withdrawal card and will enter de-
fense work. We are very sorry to seq
her leave and wish her the best of
luck in her new endeavOr. Ola has held
the Office of inspector for many years,
as we'll as chairman of the entertain
ment committee. President Armstrong
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Meony Denounces "Suicide" Policy
Of Choking-0ff u. S. Air Industry

Washington, ID. c. - A warning
against acceptance by the United
States of proposals for freedom of
the air" in the realm of postwar air
transportation was sounded by George
Meany, secretary treasurer of the
American Federation of Labor.
Writing In the American Fedora
ZIONIST, official monthly magazine of
the AFL, Mr.. Meany cited the grave
danger to American wage earners If
, foreign competitors whose wage stand
,ards are far below those existing in
this country are granted unlimited use
of the air space of the United States.
The AFL official commended the re-
cent proposal of the Railway Labor
Executives Association that all Ameri-
can flag international air service be
unified in one strong system, under
strict government supervision, and
with opportunity for all American
transport interests to be represented
in it's ownership.
In labOr's view, he said, "the near
disappearance of American flag ship
ping from the high seas is an unan-
swerable argument against both free
dom of the air and freedom Of the
seas. If the extreme form of these So
called freedoms were in force, our sur
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13

Washington, d. c. The American
Federation of Labor strongly reiter-
ated that it will follow a strict non
partisan political policy during the
coming campaign in a Labor For
Victory" broadcast featured by ap-
pealS for labor support at the polls
by SpokeSmen for the Democratic and
Republican National Committees.
Rep. Gerald w. Lands (R) of In
diana declared that the greatest peace
time prosperity ever enjoyed by work
erS in any country was experienced
during Republican administrations and
declared that Republican victory in
November offers the best opportunity
for full postwar employment and
better working conditions.
Rep Michael J. Bradley O.) of
PENNSYLVANIA insisted that the Demo-
cratic Party. under the leadership of
President Roosevelt, has enabled labor
to make greater advances in ten years
than previously had been recorded in
a century. He warned that the Repub-
licans might seek to nullify these gains
by cutting off funds for enforcement of
labor legislation.
After the Congressman, who were
designated as their party spokesmen
by the respective national committees,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
FinldY Retdins
Presidency Y OF
TrddesCouncil
james Grafton. Veterun Off,
cidl Begins Thirteenth Year
As SecretdrY-Tr
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Committees Appointed To
Visit Local Unions In Sup
port Of One-Mill Levy

Larry Finlay, business agent for the
Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
was reelected president of East Liver
pool Trades and Labor Council ut the
organization annual election held last
Wednesday evening in the n. b. of
O. L. hall.
James Grafton, veteran official of
the organization was retained as Secre-
tary-treaSlrer. Mr.. Grafton was first
elected to this office i'm 1881 and has
served in that capacity ever since.
Other newly elected officers are
Dever Dewell, vice president William
Martin, guard and Laurence Brown,
Lawrence Cunningham and William
Bllrlingame, trustees. All terms are for
one year.
Committees were appointed to visit
all local unions in the city for discus
sion sessions on the One-mill levy for
completion of the high school "GAN
building"-the gymnasium. auditorium
vOcatiOn-and other standing commit
tees, including the political action
group. will be appointed at the next
meeting.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13

face ships might be driven even from
our coastal trade routes, and our air
ships from our own domestic sky
ways
Foreign competition drove American
bottoms from the high seas, Mr..
Meany wrote, because it was not free
and fair" competition.
Foreign ship lines had two advan-
tageS," he said. "low wage levels and
government subsidies (and often Ger
tain mOnOpOliStic advantageS). All
these advantages enjoyed by foreign
competitors will be even more dOmi-
nant features of international air
transport in the postwar period than
they were in prewar surface carrier
traffic.
1T is easy to understand why GER
tain foreign interests that prOtited SO
handsomely by the decline of Ameri-
can shipping under freedom of the
seas should be even more anxious to
get the United States committed to a
policy Of freedom of the air. But it is
not easy to explain or cOndone Ameri-
cans advocating policy which all
relevant experience and evidence indi-
cate is dangerous if not suicidal for
uS"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Firm Willing To Pay Sub
stdntidl Wage Increase
But Board Says No
ESTABLISH BRACKETS
Wdit Eight Months For Pdnel
Hearing To Submit Ad-
d;tionul Evidence

Los Angeles ralif.-t'nder the terms
Of our present wage agreement. negp-
tiated and effective June ). 1913, thu
Bauer Pottery Co agreed to pay sub
stantia wage increases To almost all
of our members with the stipulation
the increase would not become effective
until approved by the War Labor
Board.
Dnr propositions We're immediately
submitted To the War Labor Beard by
Second Vice President Frank Hull, and
the long and torturouS waiting period
began. On August 10. l9i3 the War
Labor Board approved partial award
which was very unsatisfactory To our
entire membership. Vice President
Hull appealed the decision of the War
Labor Board Immediately.
On March 81. 1914 we were notified
by the War Labor Board that a panel
hearing would be held in Los Angeles
on April > for the purpose of giving
lis an opportunity to submit additional
evidence and show cause why the
original decision of the War Labor
Board should not be sustained.
1t may be surprising. and | think
shocking. To the eastern members of
the brotherhood 10 learn the Wage
Sterilization Board have established
what is referred To as tested and GO
ing" wage rates commonly referred 10
as brackets.
The brackets for the ceramic indus
try in the state Of California were
established, we understand, as a result
Of survey by some government
agency of the wages paid for specific
job specifications throughout the en-
tire ceramic industry in the State of
California, including all branches of
pottery, brick, tile. terra Gotta, and
all kindred clay industries. An average
Of the rates found was established as
the tested and going wage rates be-
(Tuyn to Pdoe Six)