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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-10
SpeciaI Meeting OF Morrow Reelected
LocoI Union No. II At Annuul Reunion
DroWs Big Crowd Of French-Suxon
President Duffy And Vice
President Turner Drop
In On Meeting

Every chair in the hall was occupied
at our special meeting held last week.
Perhaps if the same enthusiasm was
shown at our regular weekly meetings,
many of our troubles could be checked
before they reach the danger stage.
George Turner We're welcome visitors
and were called upon for a few re
marks. Their advice and counsel on
many questions brought before the To-
cal will prove beneficial to our shop
committee i'm meeting the various dis
putes which seem to be coming quite
frequently lately. Too many times do
we fail to follow the instructions of
our leaders, and, as is always the case
we hurt our own cause. We appreciate
the visit Of our national officials and
hope they can find time to come back
soon.
Health hazards in certain plants
was up for discussion. 1t seems some
of the firms have neglected to carry
out their promise of improving condi-
tions on their plants. With the wage
conference coming up in September,
any employee on "A plant where these
conditions exist, should take the matter
up with their shop committee, and
then report it to the local, who in turn
will instruct the delegates TO bring ii
before the conference.
II.,1I Aln oil
delegate to the Ohio State Federation
of Labor convention which will be held
i'm Columbus in September.-O. G. -
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-10
Pass Reconversion
Legislation Now
Senator S Wurninq
Jobs Must Be Found For 10
Million Servicemen When
The Wur Is Over

Washington, ID. c.. uLNS).-In q
vigorous statement emphasizing that
reconversion legislation now is impera-
tive, Senator Harley NJ. KilgOre OF
West Virginia and Representative
Emanuel Cellar Of New York declared
jobs must be found for 20 million war
workers and 10 million servicemen
when the war ends.
Any plans except for full employ
ment will be swept away in the tide of
unemployment and depression, they
said, in presenting an analysis of the
KilgOre bill to the Senate Military At
fairs Committee. Organized labor is
supporting the bill and the American
Federation of Labor has launched an
aggressive campaign for its speedy
passage.
Senator KilgOre and Representative
Cellar warned that if comprehensive
recOnversiOn legislation is not enacted
at once, the nation faces the peril of
economic disOrganizatiOn.
Big Problems Seen
The Kilgore-Celler statement said !:
when the war ends, jobs will dis
appear for 20 million workers now en-
gagged In war production. To these
within few months will be added 10
million servicemen who will return to
civilian life The United States govern
ment will hold Is billion dollars worth
of war plants and equipment and go
billion dollars worth of supplies. Fac
tories will be chOked with half-finished
products ON which cease-wOrk orders
(THrN to Pare Sm)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-10
Wuqe Increases Awarded
Comedian Roll Workers

Ottawa ULNS)-The Canadian War
Labor Board has awarded an increase
of 6 cents an hour in the wage of all
hourly-rated Canadian railway workers
Daily-paid employees will receive an
increase of As cents "A day. weekly-paid
employees an increase of S2.SS a week
and monthly-paid employees an in
crease of S124S.
The decision is estimated 70 benefit
from 100000 To 175,000 workers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-10
Pullrndn Co. Announces
Unemployment Plan

Chicago ULNS).-The Pullman Co.
has announced here plans for the re-
employment of all its former workers
now in military service, including a
provision that the discharged veterans
will be given 60 days to return to their
Pullman jobs instead of only 40 days
as provided by federal law.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-10

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
MESA Strike
Voted Today

Detroit. Mich. Nov. Sup -
Twenty thousand members OF the
Mechanics Educational Society %
America were ordered TO strike IN
% Detroit war plants today. and
union leaders said the strike would
spread to Cleveland this afternoon.
The strike, which threatened 10
close 66 plants in Detroit, Cleve'
land and Toledo, was called 10
force action by the War Labor
Board OF MESA's dispute with tho
CIO United Automobile Workers
at, the Auto.Lite Company In To-
ledo.
MESA claimed that six OF its
members were discharged by Auto
Lite because they failed TO MAIN
tain JAW memberships according
to clio maintenance clause. Mat
thew Smith, national secretary OF
MESA, said the strike would spread
to all MESA members in the three
cities unless the WLB clarifies why
the discharged employees cannot be
rehired for the Auto-Lite divisions
where MESA has membership
majority.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
World Accord
For Air Seen

Chicago. Nov. SAP Predic.
tons OF success in the attempt to
reach a world accord for air trans
port operations developed today in
official analyses Of the frank state
ments OF position made by the lead.
ing countries at the international
Civil Aviation Conference.
The outlook most frequently ex'
pressed at yesterdays opening
session was that the job involved
difficult but not insurmountable
problems.
The Canadian stand, voiced II
frank language by c. D. Howe, min
lister of construction, represented
n much nearer approach to the
American position than some off,
Gals had expected. indicating a
good possibility, these observers
said, that the rest OF the gap can
be bridged In due time.
BY the same token, the Cana
dian position was regarded as ha7-
ing moved farther away from the
British program, which remained
one OF complete control, even to
the division OF traffic and fixing
of rates. to be vested in an Interna-
tional Air Transport Authority.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
See HOUSE Page 6
Blood Donor
Lists Sought

The next Blood Donor Day will
be November 7. 1906 o'clock at
the Methodist Church. The sFon-
soring organization Is the Ypsilan-
Il Chapter OF the Daughters of
American Revolution whose mem
bers will register donors in addi-
lion to the financing of the can.
teen service. Today at the post
office the registrations are being
taken by Mrs. Ralph Scriyens and
Mrs. Clarence Hutson: Saturday
at the same place the registrations
will be received by DR. Ellen Muir
ray Brown and Mrs. Walter Dixon.
At the Martha Washington Theater,
two other OAR. members will be
present for the convenience OF reg.
istrants. Today at the theater
Mrs. Florence Leach will serve /;
Saturday, Mrs. Joseph +. Thomp-
son.
All day today, the public address
system was TO be operated by Jun
ior Chamber OF Commerce mem
bers under direction OF Glen Touse.
simultaneously. Mrs Earl Free
man and Mrs. ID. 3. South will reg.
lister at a convenient place on Mich
igan Ave. Mrs. South. head regis
trant and Miss Estabrook Rankin,
general chairman OF the service
report a shortage OF 1875 donors for
the November quota. Each mem.
Der OF Ypsilanti Rotary Club has
promised TO give pint OF blood
or to find a substitute. who will
give for him. The demands upon
the Red Cross Blood Bank are
increasing daily. The national or
ganization reported the reserve
bank completely exhausted on D.
day
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Pre-Fabricated House Made
by Architect at University

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. sap
"A modern. five-room, factory-to-
you hoese. built. out of seven com.
'plete pfe-fabficated units, has just
been finished at the University of
Michigan. Designed to be warm in
winter and cool in summer. and
to last longer than the convention
al house, the experimental house
is expected to sell for about $4,000
after the war.
The house was built by George
3. Brigham, associate professor
OF architecture at the University,
in cooperation with the War Pro.
duction Board. Brigham was com
missioned by the WPB to work out
the plan under the War Emergency
Act but because of a delay in OBJ.
tanning materials the project be-
came an experiment in postwar
housing.
The house Is made OF factory
made sections s X 10 feet which
can be trucked to the site, set on
foundation posts and bolted togeth-
err. The builder can use as many
units as he needs and can add more
units or rearrange old units. Eacn
additional unit will cost about $500
Features OF the house are fac
tory.installed plumbing and light
ing. a double floor, no furnace
pipes. and no nails In the novel
heating system, hot air from the
furnace is forced into ten inch
space formed by steel trusses be-
tween the two floors and forced
out through registers warming the
floors in addition 10 making an
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Ypsilanh Pledges Ouer $4,000 For Funds

Following the Victory dinner
Thursday evening, reports OF var
ious teams soliciting contributions
for the 1914 War Fund and Com
munity Chest showed total OF
x50. ass OF which a little more than
$27 1000 had been paid In checks and
cash
Under noteworthy leadership oi
ID. r. Qulfk the Special Gifts Com.
mittee passed the SIS. 900 mark and
his enthusiasm was also reflected
in the cup-winning report OF the
Peninsular Paper Co. employees,
who, through Capt Alfred Ellens
dorf turned in $l139, n per capita
average OF Si3.56.
Motor State Products employees,
under Capt. William Hendrickson,
raised more than last year from
fewer employees, averaging san
and giving Peninsular a close race.
This Is the fourth consecutive cup.
winning year for the paper makers.
City employees contributed Si0.S7
per capita.
Second OF the two cups awarded
went TO teachers OF the city schools
and maintenance men, who exceed
ed their quota by 90 per cent, turn.
ing I'm, through Capt Jack Lock.
wood, 1889. There was 100 per
cent participation.
Ahead OF Last Year
Counting $500 pledged, but not
officially listed the total exceeded
the amount in hand after the close
OF last years campaign by approx.
mately $4,000 Prospective contri-
butors not yc contacted are ex.
pected TO subscribe enough more TO
raise the final total sufficiently to
allow for the usual small shrink.
age and still leave the full amount
needed.
Success OF the campaign was ap.
parent throughout the Thursday
evening meeting Prizes were
awarded majors and colonels
while captains OF teams were
usTfAFA
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Kelly Turns
to Lansing
(By the Associated Press)


With spokesman for the two, ma
jor political parties confident Of vic.
tory at the polls next Tuesday,
Governor Kelly abandoned further
campaigning in Wayne County to
turn his attention to today's spe-
cial session of the legislature.
In his final speech in the Detroit
area Thursday night, Kelly pre-
dicted the Dewey-Bricker Republi-
can ticket would carry the state
by at least $4,000 votes.
The governors estimate OF the
margin was about so per cent high
er than that OF Republican Chair.
man John r. Dethmers, who pre-
dicted Gov. Dewey would receive
100000 OF the states 1850, 900
votes.
Walter c. AverilI, Jr.. Democra.
tic state chairman said meanwhile
that 100000 votes-53. 900 short
Of the 1910 record-would go to the
polls and that president Roosevelt
would be the choice OF 1,l22, 900 OF
Il IN, Dewey 10000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Bomb RanSoon as
Japs Attempt Leyle Rescue
u. S. Fighters
Attack Jap
Convoy
lnv As,oeiateA pre.sD

supertorts bombed Rangoon 10.
day as Japan threw its best pilots
into a desperate attempt To rescue
battered remnants OF imperial
ground forces from death trap
being closed on Leyte island by
Gen Douglas Mac Arthur, who him
self missed death by inches from
a Japanese aerial attack.
The War Department announced
a substantial force" OF B29's, car.
rylng the greatest bomb. load per
p me IN aerial nIstC effectively
smashed railway yards in RangoOn.
These Burma raiders flew from
India bases.
An eight hour air BATE vas
fought around convoy off Or
moe ms recently arrived reinforce
ments were reported trying TO flee
from Leyte. where routed Nip.
ponese have already suffered an
estimated 10000 casualties.
Every available American fight.
or plane Joined In a merciless at
tack on the convoy and it's tight
aerial cover. Twenty seven ia.
panese planes were shot down.
Many pass were damaged by ac-
curate anti-airCraft fire from ia.
panese destroyers, but none was
lost.
As his victorious ground forces
pushed toward Ormoc from three
directions. Macarthur announced
the end OF the Leyte-Samar cam.
paign Ii in sight"
Even the Dark China picture
frightened for the Allies. with Chi
nesc troops rccapturing the Bur
ma road stronghold Of Lungling
for the third time In five months
u. $. Liberators sinking destroy.
or and damaging transport In the
South China Sea, and ChunEking
welcoming the imminent return OF
Donald NJ Nelson 10 form n Chi.
nese war production board
A so caliber bullet fired by n
strafing JApancse plane missed
General MacArthur's head by a
scant foot The general. who has
had numerous close brushes with
death. looked at the bullet hole
in the wall OF his hut and com.
mented. well. not yet"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03

states, have been quoted in previ.
Gus AP surveys as believing the
soldier vote may be decisive. The
rs are merely those in which the
soldier vote appears likely to out.
number the 1910 plurality OF either
paryt Six Of them gave Willkie a
total OF So electoral votes, the 9th.
ers gave Roosevelt 179. They are:
Colorado 1902 (WD; Illinois. 95..
69l (R): Indiana. 2j,403 (W);
Iowa $3.50 wv: Maine 7i73 (W);
Massachusetts I3S,s22 (RJ; Mich.
igan 6,926. (W): Minnesota 1922
CR): Missouri s7.467 (R). New Jer.
sey 71,52S (RJ: New York 400
tR). Ohio 1885 (R): Oregon 3S,-
$50 CR): Vermont 1902: Wiscon.
sin 25.6l5 (R): wyoming, 6,65i
(R). Totals i.004,864.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Editor Freed
In Libel Case

Hart. Mich, Nov. 3-AP-Freed
OF criminal libel charge. Swift
Lathers, diminutive and eccentric
editor, went back to news gather
ing today for his country weekly,
which he boasts is the worlds
smallest newspaper.
And he'll be writing for a larger
reading public now. for throughout
his stormy four-day trial. which
ended with his acquittal last night.
he utilized recess periods to do a
booming circulation business.
Charges against the outspoken
editor. self.termed last stronghold
OF the free press" were brought by
Sheriff Marland II. Littiebrant fol-
lowing publication in the fye-by-
seven-inch Mears New OF a story
on the sheriff's fatal shooting Oct.
6 OF an itinerant Mexican fruit
pick r. Littiebrant. exonerated by
a coroner's jury, claimed he acted
in self defense after the Mexican,
Jose Davila. resisted arrest.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
If Margins Same as in 1910 Either
Candidate Could Win

tial civilian shift toward the Repuh.
leans at the same time.
There is the equal possibility
that II might, with or without help
from the voters al home, top the
Republicans hairbresdth victory Of
1910.
New Yorks estimated $4,000
soldier votes are nearly 10000
more than Roosevelts 1870 plural.
ity there. The 10000 probable serv.
ice voters from Maine, which gave
Willkie 7.4T3 plurality. could
shatter the Republican tradition o.
their native state.
The is states are not the only
ones in which the soldier vote may
have a marked effect. Officials in
Pennsylvania and California to
name two OF the most populous
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
More Names
.BeingCalled
in Campaign
(By the Associated Press)

-h11VN%N-N@N~
A new surge or name calling
poured openly into the political
campaign TO-DAY, along with a pre-
diction by President Roosevelt that
'hysterical, last-minute accusa-
tons" may pop up from undercov'
er whispering.
From a member OF his cabinet,
Interior Secretary lckes. came the
charge that the Republican cam
paign for Thomas 4. Dewey has
been a sly, but deliberate effort TO
encourage" anti-labor and anti.
Semitic feeling.
And from Dewey came denun.
citation OF Democratic tactics as n
Guiding the most corrupt offer ever
made by any political party" 1t
is time, he said. Ito put an end
to secret deals, both at home and
abroad"
These were open charges, openly
made, by Ickes at New York and
Dewey at Wilkes.Barre, Pa.
But what President Roosevelt
was talking about, In l5minute
political broadcast from the White
House last night Is the even more
than the usual crop OF whisperings
and rumorings" which he said has
married tn campaign already.
"As we approach election day,
more wicked charges may be
made" he said, adding that "hys-
terical, last minute accusations or
sensational revelations are trump
ed up in an attempt to panic the
people on election day"
Dewey will make his final big
campaign appeal tomorrow night in
New York, in the same arena in
which Ickes spoke.
Mr. Roosevelt, who picked Bos-
ton for his Saturday night speech,
will include stops in Bridgeport and
Hartford, Conn, and in Springfield,
Mass.
On Monday night, election eve,
both candidates plan messages to
their supporters.
Slight Lead
Their chances have been weighed
by four nationwide opinion-sampl-
ing polls. Three of them-Cross-
ley, Elmo Roper land Newsweek,
gave the President a slight lead,
The fourth. the Gallup poll, indi-
Gated that Dewey has the edge at
this stage OF the electoral vote. All
four were careful to point out that
as of today, the margins are not
conclusive.
The vice presidential nominees,
Democrat Truman and Republican
Br, cker, headed homeward after
gruelling tours.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Approach to
Harbor
Nearly Clear
CBy Associated Press)

10y fTeSSD
The battle TO clear the approach
es TO Antwerp was virtually over
today, with all vital parts of Wal.
cheren Island in Allied hands, and
on the U. S. First Army front in
Germany American infantrymen
plunged toward the fortress town
OF Hurtgen against tough Nazi re-
sistance.
The Germans, smashed back
both in western and eastern Eur.
ope. staggered under a mighty aer.
ial blow over the Rhineland yester.
day. described in a communique as
the U. S. Eighth Air Force Fight.
ers' greatest victory OF the war
over the Luftwaffe."
In the east. as Russian tanks,
guns and infantry rumbled toward
the outskirts OF Hungary's capital,
panic prevailed in Budapest, a
Russian front dispatch said, The
Red army in five days has surged
so miles over the level Hungarian
plain, vital German breadbasket.
The Vanguards which burst
through the gloomy Hurtgen forest
yesterday after long lull in the
sector were within eight miles of
the road center of Duren, itself 20
miles from Cologne and the Rhine,
but the significance of the attack
was yet to be assessed.
The full scale offensive against
the German homeland may wait
final clearance of the approaches to
Antwerp.
British commandos and infan.
try on Walcheren Island, last point
from which enemy guns could com.
mand the schelde approaches, over
ran Vlissingen (Flushing). Other
Allied units moved southeast from
the Westkapelle bcschhead to
within two miles of the city.
On the eastern fringe on the Al
lied salient in Holland British sec
ond Army troops probed to the
outskirts OF Meijel, eight miles
from the Mas (Meuse) River.
There were indications the Ger
mans were preparing to abandon
the position.
French forces in Southern
France have captured Baccarat, i'm
portant Vosges mountain gateway
toward southwest Germany, after a
fierce tank battle which cost the
Germans heavily. u. S. Seventh
Army doughboys plodded in cold
rain thought a number OF villages.
Russian troops smashed into the
outer defenses of Budapest on the
south, and northeast Of the Hun
garian capital Red Army Columns
cleared the enemy from a 65-mile
section Of the middle Tiszas east
bank. II was possible that spear
heads already might have crossed
the Tisza, driving to link with
forces on the south for the all out
assault, and the Germans said the
Russians might smash into Buda-
pest over the week end.
lore than 1000 Raj heavy
bombers poured some 1000 tons Of
exploding steel last night on Dus-
seldorf, German arms center.
In Yugoslavia Marshal Tito an
nounced capture OF the Adriatic
port of lara, 90 miles south OF
Fiume. The Germans yesterday ad.
mitted loss OF the ports OF Split,
Metkovic and Dubrovnik on 100
mile stretch of the Yugoslav Dali
matian coast. OF the coast, Brit.
ish destroyers sank three enemy
destroyers.
The Italian front was mired by
unusually heavy transforms and
only minor gains were achieved by
the Allies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Several Hurt
In Accidents

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 3-Viola
Howard, %, 213 w. Kingsley ST..
suffered a possible fractured pei.
Wis Thursday night when she fell
from a car being driven by Rob
ert Mclaughlin. 81, 947 Woodlawn.
Mclaughlin told police that the
door against which Miss Howard
was leaning came open and she
fell to the pavement.
Couple Hurt
Joseph Mault, 40. oil Palmer
ST., Detroit. and his wife, Mrs
Lydia Mault, So, were bruised and
lacerated Thursday night when
the car in which they were riding
collided with one driven by John
]. Bradley, 40, 1898 Mark Twain,
Detroit.
Child Injured
Susan Poland, 3, 312 N. 4th St,
Ann Arbor. was slightly injured
last night when the car In which
she was riding with her father col
lided with one driven by p. F. Lob
dell, 1925 A St., Dexter.
Faces Charges
Claude Stratten, 3S. $3.50 Tower
I'd. is being held by the sher-
ifs office on a charge of driving
under the influence OF liquor az
ter the car he was driving veered
off the road and hit a tree on Pom
tiac road. Stratton received minor
head injuries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03

BY ED CREAGH


Enough soldier votes are likely
TO be cast In next Tuesdays cleo.
ton to change the political com.
plexion OF at least is states.
Sealed In millions OF bulky enve-
lopes from ships and camps
throughout the world Is the power,
an Associated Press survey indi-
Gates. to overcome the pluralities
which wendell Willkie achieved in
six states four years ago, and the
same power TO erase President
Roosevelt's margin in 10 others.
IL the division OF the civilian
vote Is approximately the same
this year. the military ballots
could assure victory for the Presi-
dent or for Gov. Thomas +. Dewey.
his Republican opponent, in all is
OF the states. These states repre-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
War In Brief

Western Front-Yanks plunge
toward fortress town OF Hurtgen
in new full scale offensive: Brit
ish troops on Walcheren island ov'
errun Vlissengen. French forces
in southern France capture Bacca.
rat.
Eastern Front-Red Army smash
es into outer defenses of Budapest.
Air War-RAF bombers blast
Dusseldorf, Allied planes raid
widespread oil and rail targets as
German air force comes out of
hiding TO join battle.
Paelfle-Superforts bomb Ran
COON; Macarthur announces lend
OF Leyte-Samar campaign in sight.
Chinese troops recapture Burma
road stronghold Of Lungling.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-03
Union Head,
PAC at Odds

The resignation OF Alfred Angus
tus president OF the Washtenaw
County Industrial Union Council,
was accepted at the monthly meet
ing OF that organization Thursday
night. The reason for his resigna'
ton was that he could not adhere
to the mandates OF the P.A.C.
The office OF vice president Is
also vacant due TO the resignation
OF Charles Bridges, who has left
the employ OF the Ford Motor Co
Both OF these offices will be
filed by an election held at the
next regular meeting OF the coun-
scil the latter part OF November.