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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-11

with an amputated leg or arm may
experience and probably will tell
you of what seems TO him a pecut-
lar feeling as if the lost limb
were still there. This is known
as phantom limb. p"
This is not a new subject in
medical science. 1t is as old, | am
sorry to say, as warfare. After
every war the world is exposed
once more to the. sad experience
of knowing about it in wholesale
quantity. Amboise Pare, the stout
old military surgeon of the French
wars of Francis the First, and
Charles TX, described it first in
1851. DR.. Weir Mitchell, the ia
nous novelist doctor of Philadel-
phia, studied the symptom in our
Civil War soldier casualties, and
TO him we owe most Of our knowl-
edge of these phenomena.
In about % per cent Of all cases
the patient with an amputation
feels the sensation as If the limb
were still there. In most instances
it goes away in time. 1t is due,
of course, to the fact that the cut
nerves are accustomed TO carrying
the sensations from the skin and
periphery Of the limb and even if
they are severed any stimulation
of them arouses only the same old
sensations they have always been
in the habit of carrying. Amputa-
tions of the arms carry greater
conviction that the limb is still
there than Of the legs.
Feeling of Abnormality
The sensation is usually pain.
less, but even so there is a feeling
of abnormality. But sometimes it
is quite painful. In such cases
there is a curling in Of the nerve
ends in healing and these "neuro-
mata' may have to be injected
with alcohol.
The sensations besides pain
felt in the phantom are itching,
warmth, throbbing and cramping,
and these are sufficiently uncom-
Portable to say the least.
One very strange feature of
the condition Of phantom limb,
whether it is painful or not is that
the phantom is always felt as if
it were in exactly the position it
was IN at the time Of amputation.
ut is as if the postural model had
become frozen when normal slim
ulation ceased"
Since the beginning of our pres
ent wartime experience with this
type Of casualty a great deal of
study has been put on it by neu-
Biological surgeons and it is ex-
pected that more satisfactory ex-
plantations of the phenomenon and
more satisfactory treatment of the
serious complications, such as Sc
we're pain, will ensue. Up to the
present the treatment has not been
very satisfactory. 1t is the prac-
tically unanimous opinion Of all
surgeons that re-amputation, or
cutting off the stumps of the pain
ful nerves consistently fails to re-
lieve the pain and other symptoms.
Since attempts at relief at the
peripheral site-the stump-have
failed, the latest research has been
to approach the problem by ex-
aiming the central nervous sys-
TEN. DR.. Gutierrez Mahoney
treated one patient by removing
the part. Of his brain which re-
ceived the sensation from the
painful limb with complete sue
cess. Such measures even though
drastic may have to be employed
in drastic situations.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
B. L.: What is the meaning Of
the saying-"One hour of sleep
before midnight is worth five
hours of sleep after midnight"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

B. L.: What is the meaning Of
the saying-"One hour Of sleep
before midnight is worth five
hours of sleep after midnight"
Answer: This saying has no
scientific foundation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28

the BTUC.
2-The conference cannot promote
international unity because the pro-
miscuous invitations issued by the
BTUC to dual labor groups will only
cause intensifcation of labor disunity
within nations such as the United
States and Canada.
3-The AFL cannot participate in
a conference where government fos-
tered and government dominated
unions, which fo o W totalitarian
PHILOSOPHERS, are represented.
4-Labor representatives from neu-
trail countries still under Axis domi-
nation have been invited, yet they
cannot speak for their constituents.
"The American Federation of Labor
favors the holding of world confer
ence of labor convened under proper
auspices at an appropriate time,''
Mr.. Green concluded. "This confer
ence must be made up of the repre-
sentatives of free, democratic trade
unions, organized and administered
by the workers themselves and free
from governmental domination and
control"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Labor Spurs
Jump Of Critical
War Ite m S
IL Per Cent Increase
Over October Levels

Washington, D. C.-Describing No
vember as a wonderful month for
critical munitions production, Hiland
G. Batcheller, acting chairman of the
War Production Board, revealed that
the Is critical programs spurted IL
per cent ahead of October levels.
Stating that 1--WE are now making
tremendous progress Batcheller
cautioned that the programs still call
for tremendous" increases which can
only be achieved by use of "all our
resources in manpower and facilities. !"
To illustrate, he stated that it has
just been decided to construct pos
sibly 40 million dollars to so million
dollars worth of new tire making
plants, some of them 'from the
ground up" to create additional tire
making capacity capable of producing
a million more tires a year.
Going over the critical programs
one by one, he stated that miracle
of production" has been accomplished
in boosting production of B-29 Super
fortresses SO per cent between June
and November, but indicated that
present volume must be roughly
doubled before expanding schedules
can be satisfied.
In November, 80 per cent more
Superfortresses were produced than
in October to bring the total 3 per
cent above schedule for the month.
Most dramatic gain cited by
Batcheller was the 262 per cent rise
in Navy rocket production over June
November production was per cent
above October levels, per cent ahead
Of schedule, he said. But production
must continue to expand from the
present Is million dollars month
rate to a rate of rs million dollars
month, he said.
Batcheller, WPB chief of opera
tions, conducted the press conference
in the absence of WPB Chairman J.
A. Krug, who is on the West Coast
inspecting war plant installations.
In October, critical programs show
ed per cent increase over SepCem-
Der, Batcheller pointed out.
The critical production situation
prompted the recent announcement
by War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes that Selective Service
would resume the induction of men
in the 26-through 81 age bracket who
quit war jobs or were engaged in non
essential activities.
Batcheller said he had "great
hopes" of making use Of plants where
war contracts have run out to make
critical items. He said it was prefer
able to use the manpower in the plant
where it is organized into a team"
to moving it to other plants.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
President Signs
Tax Freeze Bill
New Sociol Security
Plan Promised By FDR

Washington, d. C. (ILNS). = The
fight against the bill to freeze the
social security payroll tax at / per
cent for the coming year was lost as
President Roosevelt signed the meas
ure, which he said he did reluctant
ly."
In signing the bill, the President
reiterated his support of the sched-
uled rate increase in the law to 2 per
cent and emphasized that the action
of Congress had merely put off neces-
sary financing arrangements for an
other year.
81 have felt in the past and still
feel" Roosevelt said, "that the sched-
uled rate increase, which has been re-
peatedly postponed by Congress $
should be permitted to go into effect.
The long-run financial requirements
of the social security system justify
adherence to the scheduled increase,
and the increase was consistent with
wartime fiscal requirements"
The President said that at "an
early date" he planned to submit to
Congress "a comprehensive plan for
broadening and improving the social
security system"
Organized labor opposed freezing
of the tax and President Green of the
AFL told Congress that American
workers want a sound social insur-
ance program and they are willing to
help meet its costs through adequate
payroll deductions"
The bill to freeze the tax another
year was passed by large majorities
in House and Senate.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
The Uncovered Will Wake
(Wall Street JournaD

After the House had voted by an
overwhelming majority to freeze"
through 1945 the old-age and sur
vivors' benefit tax rates, Senator
Wagner, father of our social security
system, reminded his radio audience
that actuaries estimate the long
range cost Of present statutory bene-
fits at between a and per cent of
covered payrolls and added:
"If the cost averages only a per
cent then workers and employers to-
day are paying for only half the bene-
fit rights which are being built up Oh
the basis of today's wage. That
amount (difference) will have to be
made up in the future if the promised
benefits are to be paid"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Company Unions
Of Teachers Hit
Central Labor Bodies
Warned Against 'Trdp'

The American Federation of Teach
ers, fast-growing AFL affiliate OF
educators, sent out a warning to al
local labor central bodies not to be
drawn into traps" set by non-unior
teachers organizations which ar,
really company unions"
Though the Federation mentioned
no names, its blast was aimed prim.
arily at the National Education As.
sociation," glorifed Company
union" which has been collaborating
with the National Association OF
Manufacturers.
The n. h. A. has been holding "edu.
cational conferences" in many cities
and inviting labor leaders to partici-
pate in an attempt to secure labor
support for its program.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28

materials and garments, while needed
clothing is often impossible to OBJ
tain.
Workers Held Penalized
The removal of canned vegetables
and meats from rationing, they as
serted. has led to uneven distribution
of supplies. This penalties war work
ers and low income city consumers
who cannot afford to buy ahead and
who are dependent on what they find
on the store shelves from day to day
or can only shop late in the day, IT
was added.
They reported that the millions OF
consumers whom they represent re-
gard food rationing as protection
and a guarantee of fair distribution,
and want it maintained so long as
supplies are short. 1t is their hope
that those foods which are still short
will be restored to rationing imme-
diately.
The desperate food needs in the lib
Grated areas were discussed. The
representatives agreed that the mem
bers of their organizations want
United States supplies managed IN
such way that this country can
carry out its promises and do its
share toward relieving starvation and
distress among liberated peoples.
Labor representatives who attend
ed included Mrs. Annie Stein, Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League;
Mrs. Eugene Burr, Women's Auxili-
aries of Labor, AFL; Paul Sifton,
National Farmers Union; Mrs.
Eleanor Fowler, Congress of Women's
Auxiliaries, CIO; Donald f. Mont
gomery, CIO Cost of Living Com
mittee.
Other representatives included Miss
Caroline +. Ware, American Associ-
alton of University Women; Mrs.
Henry r. Atkinson, National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers; Miss
Hazel Davis, National Education AS
sociation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Green Opposes corving Up Of PoIond;
Urues u. S. To Veto ChurchiIrs P1un

New York City.-Hope that Amer
lea will say mo" to those who seek
to carve up Poland's territory was ex-
pressed by AFL President William
Green at meeting here of the Amer
lean Labor Conference on Interna-
tional Affairs.
The statement brought resouding
applause from the audience of more
than a thousand at the Hotel Commo-
dore, who also cheered when he
added:
81 know you share with me feel
ing of apprehension over what has
happened in the last few days. LIN
waging this war we have been in
spired by noble ideals and high pur-
poses. Surely we are not going to en-
gage now in invading the territorial
rights of men and women living in
countries which have fought and suf-
fered so much"
Calling on Americans to remember
the lessons of history, Mr.. Green de-
clared that the portioning of terri
tory, whenever and wherever it has
occurred, "has sown the seeds OF an
other war" 1t seems inconceivable
that America should lend herself to
such policies now, he said.
This portion of Mr. Green's talk
was an extemporaneous addition to
his prepared address but it reflected
the feeling Of distrust and disgust
with the power politics which per-
meated the three sessions of the con-
ference.
Appropriate enough, the meeting
was on the subject of Labor and the
Future Peace" and the resolution,
produced at the morning session deal
ing with Dumbarton Oaks, voiced the
groups reluctance to accept the find
ings made there as any more than a
step toward an adequate organization
for the maintenance of world peace.
1t stressed that latter a period of
transition" all nations and not just
"peace-loving nations" be admitted to
the organization; asked that the AS
sembly, composed of all states, "be
given more important functions as the
basis of the whole international or
ganization;" proposed that Excessive
dominance" given to four or at most
five great powers in the Security
Council be eased and that, instead OF
unanimity to act against an aggres-
sor nation, two-thirds majority be
substituted
Still further, the resolution sug-
gested that the Security Council
should have a continuing policy for
the reduction of ornaments and that
the peace organization as a whole
should set up "a system of interna-
tional trusteeship" for colonies of
Axis countries and inundated areas.
In his prepared talk, Mr.. Green
gave four major reasons why the
AFL has refused to participate in the
so-called world labor conference call
ed by the British Trades Union Con-
gress. These reasons were:
1-Sucn conference should be
called by the established international
organization, the international Fed
Grafton of Trade Unions, after con
sultation with it's affiliated bodies and
not by single member of the group,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Offers Suggestions
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progress that is being made along
that line here. We checked through
out minuteSand found that our health
committee was appointed on Decem
ber l8, 1912. President Oscar Dale
appointed Bert Clark, Mary Scibian,
Dorothy Donovan and Gerald kirker.
The first thing the committee did
was to meet with the manager, Mr..
Gould, who had suggested health
committee and was very enthusiastic
concerning its functioning in the
proper manner. A constitution was
drawn up and a printed copy taken
from the 1912 agreement was given
to each employee as follows:
Duties Of Employees
Employees are to give their
fullest cooperation in an effort to
keep their places Of employment clean
and sanitary, by keeping their tools
and benches clean. Pieces Of clay,
clay scraps, broken ware or refuse Of
any kind, dropped on the floor acct
dentally, shall be picked up by the
workman responsible. at the time the
accident occurs, and put in the cut
ting box, in the green room in the
scrap box or other receptacle pro-
vided for that purpose.
2-Ware accidentally broken in
stove rooms, stilliards or green room
shall be picked up by the workman
responsible, at the time the accident
occurs.
3-Each workman shall empty his
cutting or scrap box into the chute
before it overflows and see to it that
all scraps are placed in the chute,
not thrown at it.
4-Workmen can better the health
conditions in their shop by a little
cooperation in seeing that each other
strictly obey these rules.
5-While il is understood that
workmen are not expected to take a
broom and sweep out from under
meath their benches into the aisles,
yet it is also most thoroughly under
stood that they must not let any clay
scraps or refuse of any kind gather
under or around their places of work.
The sweeper is expected to brush
from underneath their places only the
ordinary dust that will collect and not
refuse that the workman through
carelessness permits to collect.
A CLEAN SHOP is A HEALTHY
SHOP. PLEASE COOPERATE IN
HELPING TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.
We have not perfected all we
started out TO do, but in these two
years we have gone long way in
achieving our goal. Last week the
state inspectors were at the shop and
after going through the entire plant
taking dust counts, etc, they stated
they may have seen few cleaner
shops, but never the enthusiasm and
cooperation as shown here and were
confident that we would soon accom-
plish our goal. They also promised Us
a priority for certain appliances to
carry OH our work-O. c. 7G.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS AIDED

Baltimore, Md. QLNS).-Maryland
has made 100000 available as a
grant to local governments for half
the cost of preliminary studies, plans
and specifications for public works
projects. A recent summary by the
Maryland commission on postwar re-
construction and development, limited
to the state program and Baltimore,
showed there are final plans COM
pleted for 23 projects to cost S6,l1S,-
600; l43 projects are in the plans and
specifications state for total Of
&S1 7o0 0OO
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
STRIKES NOSE DIVE
DOWN TO NEW LOW

Washington, d. c. Time lost by
strikes has taken a nose-dive, the De-
partment of Labor revealed.
During October, the last month for
which figures are available, man-days
lost from work stoppages amounted
to 690,O00, or a mere 9 1000 of / per
cent of time put in by the nations
workers.
That's decline Of 322 ,534 man
days below losses from strikes for the
corresponding month a year ago, the
department said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Senators Propose

ment; and

ment; and
"(c) 1t is the policy of the Gov
ernment to assure continuing full
employment by Q encouraging, to
the fullest extent possible Federal
investment and other expenditure, the
highest feasible levels of employment
by private enterprise, (2) providing
whatever volume of Federal invest
ment and other expenditure may be
needed to assure continuing full en-
ployment."
The committee report explained:
"The proposed bill sets up new
type of budget to carry out the policy
of necessary Federal investment and
expenditure "a national production
and employment budget.
"This new budget would deal with
the total amount Of investment and
expenditure by all groups in the coun-
try - consumers, business, state and
local government, and the Federal
government. 1t would be made up, on
the one hand, of the total expendi-
lures needed to guarantee full en-
ployment and, on the other hand, of
prospective total expenditures. Ac-
cordingly, two-fold program is set
forth for balancing the national pro-
duction and employment budget:
"There is to be general program
for encouraging increased non-federal
investment and expenditure. They
may call for new policies dealing with
banking and urrency, taxation,
wages and working conditions, social
security and related fields.
"To the extent that this program
may not be sufficient to balance the
budget, second program is called
for "a program of Federal invest
ment and expenditure. This program
could include specific programs for
assistance to business, public works,
public services, conservation and other
public activities. A provision is added
calling for the performance of all
public construction work by private
concerns"
"The general outlines of both pro-
grams are to be submitted to Con-
gress on the first day of each session
along with the regular budget for the
operations of the Federal Govern
ment," the bill declares. Both budgets
are to be prepared by the Bureau of
the Budget under the direction of the
President.
In a statement which accompanied
the proposed bill Sen. Murray de-
clared that it is not intended to pro-
vide an easy and automatic solution
to the problem of full employment.
at should be emphasized" he add
ed, "that the bill represents a clear
break with the so-called 'compensa-
tory spending approach of the l930s.
This is not just bill to take up the
slack through public works. 1t is
founded on the premise that we can't
just sit around and wait until people
are out Of work before we do some
thing about promoting employment
j, for one am convinced that realistic
policies toward small private business
will open up vast new horizons of
private expansion"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
so Million Jobs
Can Be Provided

Louisville, Ky.-America's capacity
for output is great enough to provide
60,00O,O00 jobs after the war at de-
cent wages. So declared Marion III
Hedges, research director of the
Electrical Workers, in an address
here to the Workers Educational
Council.
at will take an annual income OF
$50 to 1875 billion dollars to make that
many jobs" he said. "But we can
reach that. War and civilian produc-
tion combined are now running at
that rate or better.
"lf we can achieve such a miracle
of production in war, we can do SO
in peace"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
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: LOCAL UNION NO. AZ

: Salem, Ohio.-Every member
! is urged to be present at our
: meeting on December 29, to vote
I on asking a vote of the trade
+ according to Section S6 OF our
+ Constitution, to vote on setting
+ the National officers salaries at
+ 1943 levels.
: P. X. Laughlin, President
Daniel Karp, Vice Pres.
+ John Ehrhart, Fin. Sec.
: Nellie Jackson, Rec. Sec.
! Fred Shaffer, Def. Sec.
( Carey Jackson, Treas.
: Mae Scott, Guard
+ Raymond Spencer, Insp.
( LeOna Walter, Trustee
! Lillian DeJane, Trustee
/ John HOuk, Trustee
! i i i 4 j. j. !. I. j. i 4 4 j. 4 4
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Warns Notion Of

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profit, before taxes, in the first half
of this year as before the war, while
those who have converted to war pro-
duction are making times as much
profit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Red Cross To
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serve them through their readjust-
ment to CIVILIAN life For this reason
we must ask the American public to
our goal of S18O,O00,0OO as
an absolute minimum"
Colby M. Chester, chairman of the
General Foods Corporation, will be
chairman of the 1916 campaign.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-28
Lock Of Adequate Controls
Brings High Priced Goods.
Nutionul Bodies Declare
REMOVAL OF FOOD RATIONING HAS
LED TO UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF
SUPPLIES; EUROPE NEEDS DISCUSSED

Washington D. C. OLNS)Representatves of 16 labor and
other Mrs. Roosevelt recently to discuss
with her two pressing problems the owcost clothing
crisis and the need for food rationng.
Lack of adequate clothing controls by the War Production
Board organizations maintained has resulted in the appear
ance of seazy articles high the disappearance of
sary servceabe for children workers. and farmers
and an abundance luxury apparel They objected to the
producing luxury and Sleazy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-04
MITES 14OLetters Fail to Reach
Soldier Missing in First Bottle

Pvt. Richard Mccartney, az, went
into his first major battle and was
reported missing November 8-with-
out ever receiving any Of the 40
letters, II Christmas boxes or cable
grams his wife, Doris. 2101 Q street
Sc, sent him, she said today.
For two and half months Pvt.
Mccartney, who is in the LIST Army
in France, heard no word from his
wife, although she received an aver
age of two letters q week from him.
His last letter was dated Novem-
Der T.
HE went right into his first big
battle with nothing from home, !"
Mrs. Mccartney said.
Pvt. Mccartney, who was reported
missing in The Sunday Star, wrote
that he didn't mind living In fox
hole or being cold--"that's a part
of war. But 1t sure does hurt when
mail call comes and I don't get
anything"
Mrs. Mccartney tried sending both
V-mail and airmail and increased