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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Private Upton Of
Locul Union lO3
Killed In Frunce
Local Mourns Loss OF First
Member To Make The
Supreme Sdcrifice

Erwin, Tenn - The sentiment dis
played by the record turnout at the
special meeting called by Local Union
1O3 to hear the report of our cOnferee
to the wage conference, clearly indi-
Gated they are in accord with the ac-
tiOn taken at the conference. Perhaps
when the Little Steel formula is
broken both sides will meet again and
new agreement drawn up.
Brother Louis ThOrnberry was called
to East Liverpool by the serious i'll
ness of his mother.
The Southern POtteries are still 60
ing like house afire and it looks as
though 1914 will pass out with bang
Our sympathy is extended to the
family OF Pfc. Laddie TiptOn who was
killed i'm action In France. Private Tip
ton, who was member Of this local
received his training at Camp Walters
Texas, before going overseas.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
John ID. Upton and daughter,
Claudean. He is the first member Of
Local Union 103 to make the supreme
sacrifce-O. G. 103.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Potters Support
Hospital Levy
Renewed Of A-Mill Levy
Will Not Increase Your
Current Tax Rate

East Liverpool voters will be asked
In November to vote for renewal or
the p mill tax levy for the East Liver
pool City Hospital
1t is not new thing to find organ
lied labor in the forefront of an enter
prise designed to serve humanitarian
needs and subordinate local unions of
the National Brotherhood of Operative
POtters in the East Liverpool district
have endorsed the levy.
Taxpayers are not being asked to
pay any more than they have been
paying for the past five-year period,
merely renewal of the present levy
which will provide $4,000 annually
for hospital maintenance.
President James Nj. Duffy, men,
ber of the board of directors, has ap-
pealed to members of organized labor
to support the levy urgently necessary
to improve the service now rendered
and to meet a growing demand for
such service.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
General Ceramics
PIunf At Mefuchen
Takes On New Life
Plant Thoroughly Cleaned.
Wells Pointed New Dress
ing Rooms Installed

Metuchen, N. There is an old
adage, Cleanliness Is next to Godli-
ness" such being the case the EN-
ployees of the General Ceramics should
be closely allied with the latter cond-
tion. The entire plant has been thor
Oughly cleaned from top to bottom
with every nook and corner gone over.
The walls have been painted white and
the doors and windows trimmed in
drab blue. The radiators have been
covered and painted aluminium.
The renovation has certainly i'm
proved the morale of the employees
and ii behoOves each and every one 10
keep the shop In its present condition,
thereby eliminating all health hazards.
The firm notified the shop committee
that plans are now underway to install
new dressing rooms with showers.
Generally, things Seem to he sailing
along nicely with few complaints. This
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Solons Denounce
Gifts To Sponsors
Of Corgo Vessels
Wives And Daughters OF
Government Oticidls Are
Among Recipients

Charges that wives and daughters
of administration officials have re-
ceived valuable gifts for acting as
sponsors of cargo ships gave members
Of Congress shock this week.
The report came from the Comp
troller Generals Office, which has been
auditing the acoountS Of shipbuilders.
The total value of gifts so far turned
up is said to be more than $3,OOO,000.
Senator Harold H. Burton (Rep.,
Ohio, said he considered the MATTER
of sufficient gravity for Congress TO
order an investigation.
Individual gifts ranged In value up
to $500. it was revealed. Among the
recipients were the wife of Congress
man Schuyler Bland Dem., Va),
chairman of the House Merchant Ma
rine Commission, who received a $1,000
bracelet the wife of Senator Walter
+. George (Dem., Ga.) whose bracelet
cost $2,2S5, and the daughter of Sena-
tor Josiah Bailey (Dem., N. c., chair
man of the Senate Commerce Com
mittee who was listed as having been
given a $2,O75 bracelet.
Presents worth $S,325 wer reported
as going to members of the family of
(TUsa to Pace Sm)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
WhedtleY Attends
Last Meeting Of
Frenchtown Local
Discusses Propositions To
Be Token Up With Firm
In Neur Future

Frenchtown, n J.-First Vice Presi-
dent Wheatley attended our last meet
ing and discussed the propositions that
will be taken up with the firm as soon
as he can make arrangements for the
meeting Brother Wheatley's talk was
very enlightening and TO the point. He
urged the members to be more faithful
in their attendance at local meetings
and not to rely on receiving infOrma-
tiOn on the shop.
80 members were obligated and their
names added TO the roll.
A committee was appointed and viii
canvass the shop for donations To send
gifts To our members in the service.
Anna Slack, Pauline Taylor and
Alice Fisher have been named as a
committee for the War Fund Drive.
This is a very worthy cause and one
in which we should give at least one
days wages. Organized labor has al
ways supported this drive and the
members of Local Union 173 can be
counted on to do their part.-O. c. 173.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
President Asks Congress TO o. K.
New IVA For Missouri River Area

ton Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
These and other regional authorities
spanning the country were first recon-
mended by Mr.. Roosevelt in a message
to Congress in June, 1887. Bills calling
for development of the Missouri, Ar
kansas and Columbia River basins
have been introduced periodically.
Mr. Roosevelt described the proposed
authorities as postwar undertakings
which would aid in the creation OF
employment and in the stimulation of
industry, business and agriculture in
the areas involved.
"The benefits which have resulted in
the Tennessee. River Valley" his mes
sage stated, Include flood prevention,
irrigation, increased electric power
for farms and shops and homes and
industries, better transportation on
land and water, reforestratiOn and
conservation of natural resources, the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
SufetY Techniques
Improve Illinois
Accident Record
Report Shows Industrial
Accidents Decreased
90 During l943

Chicago QLNS). = Industrial acci-
dents, resulting in compensable in
juries, decreased 2 per cent in Illinois
during 1943, i'm relation to man-hours'
exposure to accident hazards, despite
a nearly 10 per cent increase in actual
number of such accidents, State Di-
rector of Labor Robert l.. Gordon an
nOunced
In the Annual Report on Industrial
Accidents in Illinois for 1943, Gordon
said:
"An increase of about II per cent
was estimated for man-hOurs' exposure
i'm 1943 as compared with 1942. Com
parisOn of this increased exposure with
the increase i'm accidents (9.7 per cent?
indicated a per cent reduction in
accidents for 1913 as compared with
1912. This probably reflects, i'm some
measure, the intensified activities of
state and other prevention agencies
and the educational work i'm safety
techniqueS among induStry's key men
fostered by the federal authorities.
The situation as to fatal injuries is
much more encouraging, the report
continues:
Fatal accidents reported in 1943
were 504 compared with COS in 1912
an actual decrease of over II per cent
when related to the increased expo
sure a decrease of over 36 per cent is
Indicated"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Labor Press To
Meet Prior To
FLConvention
Will Convene AT Roosevelt
Hotel In New Orleans.
Saturday Nov. l8

Springfield, Ill. (ILNS). = r. r.
WoOdmansee, secretary treasurer of
the International Labor Press of
America, has issued the call for the
organizations annual convention, to be
held beginning 10 a. m., Saturday,
Nov. 1S, in the Gold Room of the
Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans.
Secretary-treasurer WOOdmansee says
in the call:
LAS you well know, the American
Federation of Labor will meet i'm New
Orleans beginning, Monday, Nov. 20.
This will enable us to complete our
work as far as necessary and be in a
position to present any and all resO-
lutiOns from our body to the AFL.
"At the last convention, it was de
cided to meet on the Saturday before
the AFL with the hope that we may
have a better attendance. We hope
that you may be able to reach New
Orleans on that date and take part in
our meeting"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
J.J.DeldneY. Noted
Labor Leader Dies
President Of Muster. Mates
And Pilots Union Held
MdnY Public Positions

Jersey City (ILNS). = One of the
most cOlOrful leaders in the labor
Ovement-President J. J. Delaney of
the Masters, Mates and PilOts-died
in the st. Francis hospital in Jersey
City, the town in which he was born
almost 65 years ago.
He attended parochial schools in
Jersey City, but at the age of 13 went
to work as a deckhand in New York
harbOr. Later he shifted to inland rail
road ferries and by 1906 has risen to
master of ship. Six years earlier he
joined the Masters, Mates and Pilots
and he has been active in the Organiza-
tiOn ever since.
Among offices he held in the union
were those of president of Locals l
and 3 in the New York habOr, vice
president of the national organization
and president since 1886.
Delaney not only led in battles to
organize licensed men aboard ships,
often against bitter opposition of the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Irnportunt Civil
Rights Appeals
Confront Courts
American Civil Liberties
Union Will Appear As
Counsel In Six Cuses

Washington, ID. C. ILNS).-ImpOr
tant questions o. constitutional liber
ties confront the new term of the U. s
Supreme Court, which convened Oct 2
the American Civil Liberties Union
says. The liberties union will appear
as friend of the court or directly as
counsel in 6 cases.
The ACLU says that foremost are
2 cases testing the constitutiOnality OF
the evacuation from the West Coast
and the subsequent detention of Ameri-
can citizens of Japanese ancestry.
Certified to the high court by the
Circuit Court of Appeals "a San Fran
cisco because of the important ques-
tiOns involved, the decision in the cases
is expected to clarity disputed rights
of citizenship in time of war. The
ACLU is filing two briefs holding the
evacuation unconstitutional as not
merited by the military situation, and
detention of Japanese Americans with
out hearing or trial as a plain viola
tiOn of their civil rights.
AIOtHeI ISSUE vi DdtlOndl IilIoI :
tance in which the ACLU will also file
a brief is the case of II. j. Thomas,
president of the CIO United Auto
mobile Workers who is testing the
validity of Texas statute requiring
registration of labor union organizers.
The appeal is from a decision of the
Texas Supreme Court which sustained
a lower courts order finding Thomas
guilty of contempt of court for viOlat-
ing an injunction issued to restrain
him from addressing group of work
ers in Galveston.
To cases involving Negro trainmen
seeking to restrain two railroad bro
therhOOds from acting as bargaining
agents for employees on the ground of
their racial exclusion practices will be
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12

RlgntS we nave created an instrument
which coordinates and makes more
efficient labOrs contribution for COM
munity and United Nations relief. The
thousands of members of the American
County will respond, / am certain,
with the same willingness and gener-
Osity which has marked their cOntri-
buttons in the past
Southern Columbiana County en-
braces East Liverpool and Wellsville
plus Franklin, Madison, ST. Clair,
Washington, Wayne and Yellow Greek
townships.
Chairmen for each of these areas
will be named in the near future, and
a campaign organization assembled
preparatory to Launching actual soil
citation.
Agencies which derive their finances
from the National War Fund are:
USO, United Seamen's Service,
War Prisoners Aid, Belgian War Re
lief Society, British War Relief So
ciety, United China Relief, United
CzechOslovak Relief, National Amerf-
ean-D Dessmsark Association, 4sx.sch He
lief Fund, Greek War Relief Associa-
tiOn, American Relief for Italy, Friends
of Luxembourg, American Relief for
Norway, Polish War Relief, Queen
Fund, Russian War Relief,
United YugOslav Relief Fund, Refugee
Relief Trustees and the L. s. Com
mittee for the Care of European Chill
dren.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Labor Given Toughest War Program.
To cIinch Victory In Three Months

Washington, d. c. The toughest
production job of the war-tO produce
more munitions than ever before In
history-has been assigned to the last
3 months of this year, j. A. Krug. new
chairman of the War Production
Board, announced.
Krug said total of $5,9OO,OO0,OOO
worth of munitions month must be
produced during the last 3 months of
1914, unless Germany falls before the
end of the year.
Krug predicted that the nation
would come within or 3 per cent of
meeting this years total goal of 67.3
billions worth of munitions, compared
to a lag of per cent behind the 1943
goal and lag of IA per cent behind
the 1912 goal.
The overall totals - which do not
single out the critical programs for
emphasis-revealed bright picture !:
the entire program was "a per cent
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Decul Girls Hold
Special Meeting
On Bonus Question
Meet In Specidl Session Fol
lowing Regular Meeting
Tuesday Evening

Following the regular meeting Of
Local Union No. 124 Tuesday evening.
the decal girls assembled in the audi
torium for special meeting regard
ing the division Of 1910 on decal ma
chimes. This situation is becoming
alarming and we hope some settlement
can be reached shortly
We wish to again call to your at
tention, the picket line is still being
maintained at the w. r. Grant Com
pany store. Several reports have been
received of members crossing this line.
The local will assess fine on any
member found guilty of this offense
All decal girls at the Hall China
Co. are requested to be present at our
next meeting ON Tuesday, Oct. II. Sew
eral complaints have been received Of
certain girls not getting an equal divi-
sion of work.
We were very sorry to learn of the
recent illness of SecretaryTreasurer
John McGillivray, but are glad TO
learn that he will be back on the job
within Il short time.
The local voted to donate $1,000 10
the Salvation Army In their drive. We
feel this organization worthy of the
support of all members of organized
labor. The hospital levy was also en-
dorsed at the meeting.
Betty Foster Vevi Mays and Ruth
MOsher, busters, were appointed on the
shop committee at Homer Laughlin
plant No. 4, and Dorothy Yost, June
Burcham and Helen Davis at the Ed
win NJ. Knowles China Co.
Six new members We're obligated and
three Withdrawals isslied.-O. &. 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
Housing Situation
Becomes Aldrminq
At Cambridge. O.
MdnY Potters Forced To Use
All Their Spare Time
Hunting Dwellings

Cambridge, Ohio-Alembers of Lo-
cal 122 received the report of final
action at the recent East Liverpool
conference and everyone knows that
while wages have been frozen rigid,
little success has resulted from efforts
10 control price increases, profits, or
salaries of top flight executives.
Wages may tend toward imitation,
but the upward price trend becomes
more noticeable because lower priced
items are now non-existent and pay
checks buy less. Talk of tax reduction
for the expanding incomes of the elite
are now in order.
Our local housing situation becomes
more acute each week with many pot
ters finding it difficult 10 find homes.
Eventually it comes to everyone
notice to move the place is sold. Pos
sibly town mass meeting could get
action for government built homes and
rent control.
The Guernsey Trades Council meets
October Il to determine which candi-
dates are friendly to labor and pass
their decision on who labor should
support.
Brother Charles Meecheck, Pacific
veteran has been discharged from the
army and has returned to his job in
the clayshop.
Brother Arthur Ferber now boasts
of being grandfather of twins born to
his daughter. while she was visiting
her husband who is in military train
ing in Texas.
Thirteen new members We're Obli-
gated and their names added to the
roll, and four We're suspended, Maxine
Wayt, WinOna Ramage, Kenny Davis
and Helen Shuber.
Brother Hubbard, delegate to the
Ohio State Federation of Labor CON
vention in Columbus completed his re-
port and was extended vote of
c. 122.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12

Washington, ID. C.-In message to
Congress President Roosevelt urged
careful and early" consideration OF
legislation which would spread Federal
establishments patterned after the
Tennessee Valley Authority through
out most of the west.
The greatest emphasis in the mes
sage was given to the Missouri River
Basin, where the Governors of eight
of the nine States in that region re-
Gently petitioned for legislative and
administrative action to develop the
basin for the greatest benefit of its
citizens both present and future, and
for the greatest benefit of the United
States"
The President also urged renewed
consideration of proposals for similar
development of the Arkansas River
watershed from the Mississippi to its
source in Colorado and the Columbia
River watershed, covering Washing
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12

pressed over the failure to set Speci-
fled date for the payment of the 1914
vacation. Our people have been very
patient during all the controversy over
this question, but / fear their patience
is very nearly exhausted. and if the
manufacturers persist in their present
attitude, they are only asking for
trouble in the near future Here's hop
ing they see the light. and change their
present attitude
Trade unionists Of Sebring and
vicinity We're very much astOunded
last week by the appearance in our
midst of Ohio's senior senator and out
standing anti-unionist, Robert A. Taft
| know of nothing that would do his
opponent more good than to have this
performance repeated in other strongly
unionized districts such as Sebring.
Looking over the labor record of Mr..
Taft, would like to quote a few state
ments made by the senator In July,
1914, Mr.. Taft said: Il am opposed
to voting by soldiers, they lack knowl-
edge of the issues and candidates" He
said soldiers should not be allowed
10 vote because they lack access to the
facts. then immediately pressed into
law rule to prevent them acquiring
the facts. AS far as the issues and
candidates 90, we have had both be-
fore us for years, and as far as the
soldiers are concerned, ninety-five per
cent who come from the working class
know the issues only too well to suit
Mr.. Taft and the interests he repre-
sents.
In November, 1941, Mr.. Taft said:
1T is fantastic to think Japan will
attack us" | wonder if this was be-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
SdnitdrY Workers
Discuss agreement
At Last Meeting
Members Urged To Give
One Days Pay To Redch
Quota In War Chest Drive

Trenton, ~ IA well attended
meeting was the order Of the evening
with the conference committee on hand
in full force to discuss the new agree
ment. As always when these brothers
get together the session Is very
spirited
The shop committee reported the
protest on the loss in lavatOries has
been settled to the satisfaction of all
men involved
What promises to be hard working
committee has been named by Presi-
dent Harry Jones to put our quota i'm
the War Chest Drive over the top.
The committee is composed Of the fol-
lowing brothers: Charles thinner, Roy
Schaffer, Lester Stout, Mike GevOk,
Fred Thompson, Tom Ganny, Jerry
Glover, Jim Acton, Lance Ansell and a
man yet to be chosen from the mould
shop.
This drive is backed by leaders of
organized labor and so deserves every
union members support to the limit
the war effort may seem great, yet our
sacrifices are small compared to the
men In the armed forces. They give all
their time and in many cases their
young lives in our fight against an
enemy who would destroy all trade
unionists as they have done in their
own countries. Their bOyhood and
youth was spent in the midst of the
great depression. You went without
during those trying times. So did these
boys who are now men. Yet without a
chance to profit by our trade unions,
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12

complete at the end of August, with
aircraft, ships and guns, making the
mark with GO per cent compilations,
ammunition SO per cent, combat and
motor vehicles 62 per cent, cOmmunica-
tiOns and electronics 81 per cent, and
miscellaneous equipment, GA per cent.
After VIE Day, Krug said, most
of the programs which now seem diff
ficult will be comparatively easy"
For example," he said, Army re-
quirements for heavy artillery ammu-
milton will be reduced rs per cent,
heavy truck needs will be down 72 per
cent from 1914.
mo cutbacks are in prospect for the
A-26 Invader or the SuperbOmber
these planes will be needed to carry
on the war in the Pacific. Neverthe-
less, there will be sharp reduction
in other types of planes, which will
release resources for the A-26 and the
SuperbOmber."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
VENEZUELA TO RATIFY
Ia ILO CONVENTIONS

Montreal (ILNS).-The Venezuelan
National Congress has authorized the
ratification of ii international labor
conventions, it was learned at the In
ternatiOnal Labor Office here
The ratificatiOns will become effec-
tive as soon as the Congress- action
receives the approval of General Isaias
Medina Angarita, the Venezuelan
president, and the instruments of rati-
ficatiOn are deposited at Geneva.
AS q member state of the Interna-
tiOnal Labor Organization, Venezuela
undertakes in ratifying the conventions
to take measures to implement their
provisions and to report annually to
the LILO on these measures.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
VINO Field Representative
To Speuk Here October l8

Paul H. MotZ, field representative
for the ManpOwer Commission will
address members of the East Liverpool
Trades and Labor Council at their
meeting Wednesday, October Is, Secre-
tary James Grafton announced this
week.
A native of Cleveland Heights, Mr..
Motz is graduate of Western Re
serve University with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts and was in the in
surance business until he was asked
to serve as field representative.
The meeting is open to the public
and will be held In the regular meeting
room Of the council in the Brother
hood hall.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-12
DUTCH RAIL WORKERS
TIE UP SERVICE

London (ILNS).-The railway strike
ordered by the Netherlands govern
ment from its headquarters here is a
complete success, says a statement
broadcast on behalf of the government.
The statement said that in several
Dutch towns other strikes had been
started i'm addition To the shutdown
of rail services. The strike call was
issued by the Netherlands government
as the result of request from the oc-
cupied country itself and after con-
sultation with supreme allied head
quarters. 1t was broadcast in Dutch
over radio Orange.