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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
'Pray-Don't
On We Day
Col. McCsrty Urges
Display Of Reverence

Col. William IL McCarty, whC
succeeded Col. s. D. Ringsdorf a
commander Of District l, Sixth
Service Command al his mrs
press conference Saturday ex
pressed the hope that Detroiter
VIII make We Day A day Of
PRAYER and not celebration.
When the war in Europe
ends. any one who celebrates II
by drinking IL doing a dtsserv-
ice 10 our fighting men," he
said. land believe that our
armed forces need prayers more
than they need toasts.
with less talk about ceiebra-
ton. more people are going 10
stay on their war jobs the day
Hitler falls. This war won't
oe over till the last fighting man
il home"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
IHrk+Dipioma+=Dies

WASHINGTON, Nov. II tUP(
--Mehmet Munir Ertegun. Turk
iSh ambassador TO the United
States and dean of the Washing
ton diplomatic corps. died early
today after an illness of several
months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12

After examining their papers and
finding them correct. she finally
issued the happy couple their
hard-earned marriage license.
They were to be married at 7
p. m. in the Christian Church of
Lincoln Park.
Ross. who lives at 1543 Mill,
Lincoln Park. is a veteran of the
North AfrieaH and Sieiiiaff- frva-
sions and has been on convoy
duty aboard DESTROYER for-22f
months
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Allies Design
.Dedd|ier w
VIII Use Frieh+ful
Robot Il Necessary

The Allies have the means and
the designs for turning out suci
weapons as the friGhtful va robo
bomb but have rcfrained from
doing so for humane reasons,
statement by the Ford Motor co
revealed Saturday.
In answer 10 query by ths
Times. Ford engineers declared
that robot bomb jet propulsion en-
gines could be duplicated here 4
their need was felt in the over
all strategy of the Allies.
.DEyLISH WEAPONS
These bombs are Of the most
deyiliSh and destructive type"
the Ford statement said. The
Allies have not employed the
robot bomb To date -. mainly
because Of the inhuman nature
Of the weapon"
Adding that the uSe of Jet pro.
pulSion has a vast future, the
statement continued:
"If the demOniacai fury Of the
enemy continues tn show itself
In the utilization OF such
weapons as this bomb. IL may
become necessary for the Allies
to employ countering methods
III attack and equalization OF
Germany's offense-
CAN EXCEED NAZIS
This decision would he en-
tirely up to our chiefs of staff
and the war commanders.
But we believe that the
country's engineering brains and
production ability can devise
weapons that will he superior to
anything the Germans can ever
turn out.
I'VE feel certain that means
can he found to neutralize the
effect of these bombs That Is
the next step"
PRECISION BOMBING
Discussing the technical use OF
such bombs, the engineers said
that the speed of jet propulsion
engines can be increased almost
without limit.
The application of precision
bombing rs war technique, on
the other hand" the Ford state
ment said. els the most humane
type of war tactic that has
been found.
Using IL. the Allies have de-
veIoped through the use of the
famed American bOmbsighf.
means Of hitting targets with
unheard of accuracy and mini
mum loss Of life"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12

The couple. Gmner's Mate &c
Jess T. Ross Jr. and Miss Thelma
Burrows, 20, of 1889 Mill, Lincoln
Park. had been planning for the
last six months TO be married the
next time Ross got home.
Thursday morning the 23-year-
old sailor landed in New York
after his-24th- Atlantic conXay
crossing. He called Thelma, told
her To Invite the guests and set
the wedding for Saturday night.
FIND OFFICE Is CLOSED
Flying, he arrived here late
Thursday. On Friday they had
their blood tests and on Saturday
they appeared at the marriage
license bureau. That is, they
started out for there, but they
couldn't get in.
The County Building was closed.
1t was Nov. IL, Armistice Day. a
legal holiday.
Their disappointment was al
most overshadowed by the cha
grin they would face in telling
their more than 100 guests that
the wedding was postponed.
Frantic, they decided to contact
some of the officials at home
They finally succeeded in reaching
Edmund b Sullivan, assistant
county clerk.
GIVEN ENCOURAGEMENT
After hearing their story Sui
Ivan told them to fill out the
form waving the five-day wait
and then to meet Mrs. Frances
Fitzgerald, marriage license bu-
reau clerk.
Mrs. Fitzgerald came down
from her home and opened the
bureau for the young couple.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Kind Officials Enable
Sailor Here to Wed

Through the sympathetic cooperation of Wayne County
sailor with q months duty and his girl should be
by the time you read this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Poles Sink U-Bosf

LONDON. Nov. IL tUPl-The
Polish destroyer Garland recently
sank a German U-bost in the
Legean Sea. IL was reported.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Local Union No. l2l
Nu1nesNewO Officers
Interesting Report Made BY
Shop Committees At
Lost Meeting

Sebring, OhiO.-Local Union 121 is
still meeting on the second and fourth
Tuesday i'm X. of +. Hall with Presi-
dent Mae Ve0n presiding and doing a
fine job. The officers serving with Miss
Veon are Erma Seeker vice presi-
dent; Florence Cameron, recording
secretary; Helen Craven, financial
secretary; Margaret Paese, defense
secretary; May Burt, treasurer
Katherine Mueller Inspector Ramona
Kelly, guard; Mary MackisOn, Emma
Oldfield and Carrie Dunlap, trustees.
The attendance at our last few meet
ings has shown an increase but there
are still the same few who cannot find
time to attend.
A very interesting report concerning
the grievances taken up on the various
shops was made by Thelma Craven,
Spaulding; Margaret Paese, Royal
China; Katherine Mueller, Limoges
and Hazel Brown, French Saxon. -
o. C. 121.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Workers Forgotten Men Of America
As Congress NegIecfs Human Needs

tiOn, but friends of labor condemned
such delay.
1--WE are told" Senator George ID
Aiken said, that there is not time
now to consider protection for jObless
workers. 1t seems rather peculiar that
men can work day and night over
property and dollars and cents, but
cannot give consideration to human
beings"
'"That does seem peculiar" replied
Senator Alben w. Barkley, "but there
are many types of peculiar people, and
some of them find their way into legis-
lative halls"
Labor's chief demand - for a uni
form, national system of unemploy-
ment compensation with increased
benefits to serve as unemployment in
surance during the recOnversiOn period
was defeated by both Houses of
Congress. AS result, the present,
varying. state systems Of unemploy-
ment compensation, which even such
conservative national leaders as War
Mobilization Director Byrnes and
Bernard M. Baruch have denounced
as inadequate, will remain in force.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Richmond Potters
Back On Job After
Three-DdY Lockout
Second Vice President Hull
Settles Price Dispute
At California Shop

Richmond, Calf-A very fine turn
out was on hand for our last three
meetings and it is hoped that the mem-
bers will continue to be faithful in
their attendance and take an active
part i'm the affairs of their local.
The members were locked out for
three days, but are all back on the job
now, thanks to the splendid work of
Second Vice President Frank Hull.
The lockout occurred when the firm
completely ignored our collective bar
gaining contract and endeavOred to set
q price on new fixture to their own
satisfaction. Second Vice President
Frank Hull was called in on the case
and settled the controversy immedi-
ately.
While Brother Hull was here, new
contract was drawn up and signed,
and ii is the opinion of the writer that
it is very fine contract.
We hope the company will abide by
the new contract, as the local has
every intention of doing SO, and thus
avoid further work st0ppages.-O. G.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Union Heuds Ask S400 An
nuul Increase In Postal
Workers Bdsic Pay

Washington, ID. c. ULNS).-Urging
$400 annual increase in the basic pay
of $4,000 postal employees, union
executives predicted before the Senate
Postoffice Committee that the Little
Steel wage formula would be liberal
lied in the next few weeks.
Revision FOreseen In October
William c.. Doherty, president of the
National Association of Letter CarriedS
said that public officials, labor leaders
and business people now generally con-
cede that the War Labor Boards 10
per cent yardstick will be broken dur
ing October"
Mr. Doherty said an upward revi-
sion of the wage formula would not
help the Post Office Department work
ers unless Congress acted to give the
government employees the same bene-
fits that would accrue to private en-
ployees.
William c.. flushing, chairman of
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
No Protection For Workers
Who May Lose Their Jobs
When Output Is Curtdiled

Washington, ID. C.-American work
ers are to be the forgotten men and
women i'm the reconversiOn period un-
less Congress changes its mind after
election day.
The emasculated George bill which
was adopted by Congress before adj
journment offers no protection or Sc
curity for workers who may lose their
jobs when war production is curtailed
and finally stopped.
The House refused to accept the only
two sections of the George bill that
held out any measure of security-one
providing travel expenses for stranded
war workers and the other extending
Job insurance benefits to government
workers in shipyards, arsenals and
other establishments.
Leaders of both parties talked about
more generous treatment after cleo
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Absenteeis1n No
Longer Exists At
Meetings Of us
Attendance Increases When
Local Assesses Fine For
TdrdY Members

Trenton, n. J.-Being well acquaint-
ed with union activities we all know
the hardest job is getting the members
to attend local meetings regularly. y
survey taken by our efficient local
leaders show that in the past two
months ninety-four per cent of our
members attended at least three meet
ings in the two-month period.
This record breaking attendance
was brought about when motion was
passed To fine any member $1.O0 for
not attending at least one meeting Il
month. Although this fine seems "A bit
harsh to the ears, we are proud TO say
that to this date we have not collected
penny and the only complaints we
have heard is the lack of chairs 70
handle the crowd.
We have received word that the
boys at the Richmond plant are back
at work. We congratulate them foi
their fine spirit in upholding their just
labor right-O. G. 115.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Chindwdre Local Had Lurg-
est Attendance In Two
Years At Meeting
WARN DELNQUENTS
Vocation Pay Bused On Per.
centdge Bdsis Sdtisfuc-
tory To Membership

Trenton, n. 1.-The attendance al
our last meeting was the largest WI
have had in two years and President
Alex Young in calling the meeting t.
order thanked the members for coming
and assured all that if they would bs
as faithful throughout the year, much
of our trouble could be averted.
Dispensing with the regular routine
business in short order, Brother Sam
Jackson, c0nferee to the wage confer
ence was called upon for his report
Giving detailed report of the pro-
ceedings from the time the conference
convened in Cleveland up until the
final sessions in East Liverpool, he
outlined the highlights of the wage
parley and was asked many questions
by his listeners.
The action taken by the conference
committee comedies one hundred per
cent with the sentiment of the men,
bers of Local Union 1874. Especially is
this true regarding their stand i'm sup
port of our national officials, whom we
feel were unjustly criticized when they
We're charged with failing to demand
that our members abide BY the agree
Ilent.
In answer to queries pertaining to
certain propositions, First Vice Presi-
dent Wheatley took the floor and ex-
planned the action taken at the con-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Postal Unions Ask Congress Vote
On Modest Pay Increase ProProsoI

the AFL Legislative Committee made
strong plea for immediate enactment
of pending bill providing S4OO an
nual raises. Husing pointed out the
fact that postal employees had not
received any increase in their basic
pay since 1925; that the present tenn
porary increase now in effect was en-
tirely inadequate based upon increased
living costs, and also stressed the prob
ability of an immediate revision of the
Little Steel formula.
Senators Urge Action
Senator Wagner of New York and
Tunnel of Delaware appeared before
the committee as did Congressman
Feighan of Ohio and urged immediate,
favorable consideration of the bill.
Senator Mead of New York stressed
the Importance of going thoroughly
into the question of a salary increase
in order that equitable legislation may
be enacted.
Senator Reed of Kansas expressed
himself as being favorable to a proper
adjustment of salaries and also felt
that the matter should be very thor
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Finishers Prefer
Paid Vacations On
Percentage Basis
Urge Better Attendance At
Locdl Meetings To Elimi-
ndte Shop Disputes

Despite the rain, large crowd at
tended our regular meeting to hear the
detailed report of the Cleveland con
| ference and the 2-day session at Head
quarters. All were eager to learn of
the settlement reached on vacations
with pay, and after hearing the report
were in a much better frame of mind
than week ago when the parley
broke up i'm dispute at Cleveland.
All were glad to learn that each
employee who has been on the payroll
of their respective firms from June. 1,
1913 to May 81, 1914 will qualify re-
gardless of the number of hours work
ed. This was made retroactive to pro-
vide 1943 vacation pay for persons
who were not eligible under the 1900
hour minimum.
A vote of thanks was extended our
conferees and we hope from her report
the members will feel it their duty to
fulfill their obligation and attend their
meetings regularly BY this plan all
will have better understanding of
our constitution and wage agreement,
which stipulates that whenever
grievance occurs on the shop, take it
up with the shop committee first and
then if you are not satisfied, and still
feel an injustice is being imposed upon
you, take the matter up with your
foreman or superintendent, and if do
not get justice, bring your case to
local and it will be taken up with our
national officials where due considera
tiOn will be given the member or mem
bers involved. We say again, our
officials have at all times our welfare
in mind and will do their best to see
we get a fair deal i'm all disputes.
We also feel that ninety per cent of
the disagreements on plants would be
avoided if some of the fOremen and
superintendents had a better under
standing of our agreement and would
use some judgment when they are con-
fronted with grievances by shop
committee.
Our next meeting will be held on
October IL. Make it must" to be
IL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Lively Discussion
On 6O-4O Bonus At
Meeting OfLU724
Polls Opened AT Noon Fol
Election OF Delegates
To AFL Convention

Discussion on the 6040 bonus on
decal machines was the chief topic OF
discussion at the meeting of Local
Union No. 124 Tuesday night. This
question has been hanging fire fol
some time with the girls feeling they
are suffering an Injustice under the
present set up. We hope when the con
ference committee meets with the
manufacturers in December, this ques,
tiOn will be settled
Third Vice President James Slaven
and conferees Margaret Curley, Clair
Armstrong and Roy Thompson gave a
report of the wage conference and
what action was taken regarding
propositions affecting our trade
Election for delegates to the A. f. OF
l.. convention was held with the polls
opening at noon and closing at the end
of the meeting.
Our sympathy is extended to Re
Turn to PaUp Tsv0J
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Urges u. S. Labor
To Keep Supplies
Rolling To Fronts
Products Of American Labor
Doing More Than Is Real
lied To Win The Wdr

Washington, d. C. QLNS). = mo
matter how hard ourAnen try to keeJ
our fighting equipment in operation
they will fail unless you here at h0ma
see to it that new parts, new equip
ment and new supplies come to them,
Rear Admiral l.. Il. Combs, Gee, USN.
Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, Navy Department, told
1900 members of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor and Congress of In
dustrial Organizations in Philadelphia.
Equipment Goes To War"
Admiral Combs, who recently re-
turned from 25,O00-mile inspection
trip of advance bases i'm the Pacific
area, said that the products made by
American labor and management are
doing more than is realized to win the
war.
The Seabees land with all the tools
and equipment they need. Their prob
lem theI, is to make them do as much
work in months as they would ordi-
narily in 3 years. In many cases the
machinery is worked "a hours a day.
1t cuts through jungles which have
been turned into quagmires by terrific
rain.
AT one island we visited, it rained
26 inches i'm q days. In addition, it
is likely to get doused in salt water
and rusted by salt air. And some of
II gets blown tO bits bV enemy bombs
and shells. In other words, the equip
ment goes to war;" the Admiral said.
Commenting on the wars progress,
Combs declared, "The Nazis and the
laps are weakening. They can be COM
pared to prize fighter whose breath
s coming hard and whose blows are
0sing their sting. His leg-wOrk has
slowed up, and he is trying to protect
his chin. Some people think this is the
.ime to start clutching our hands
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Lows Of % States
Give Workers Time
Off To Cast Votes
Right Guaranteed By Statute
Disclosed By Tobulution
Compiled By Mulholldnd

American workers may not know
this, but i'm at least % States they have
the right by law to take time off from
work to vote on election day-and in
most instances without being ''docked
in pay or otherwise penalized.
Existence of these laws was revealed
i'm a compilation made for the Rail
day Labor Executives Association by
Frank l.. AIulhOlland. counsel for the
association. Chiefs of rail unions affili-
ated with the association plan to pub
liciZe the tabulatiOn widely among
their members as part of their regis
ter and vote" campaign.
Though our checkup was carefully
made, we do not claim the list is COM
plete" Mulholland said. I'VE may have
overlooked similar laws in other states,
and, if so, we hope the alert and in
telligent readers of LABOR will write
in to the editor and supply the addi-
tional information"
Nine of the 22 states included in
MulhOlland's study have virtually
identical statutes. These require all
business and industries to give workers
two hours time off while the polls are
open, without and deduction from pay
or other penalty
However, the workers must apply
for leave i'm advance of the election,
and the employer may designate which
two hours are to be taken. Bosses who
violate the laws are subject to fines or
Imprisonment, or both.
This type of law is in effect in
California, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, New Mexico, New York, South
Dakota and Utah.
Some states are even more liberal.
Kentucky and Missouri specify that
workers shall have four hours off and
West Virginia three-in each instance
with pay. Provisions vary in the re-
states on the tabulation.
Arkansas requires that employers
must either suspend operations all day
or change shifts not later than p. m.
on election day so workers may vote.
In Indiana workers must be given
four hours leave and in Maryland
mot over four hours" - but in each
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Sanitary Potters
Hold Social After
Meeting Sept. 29
Conference Committee Is
Urged To Be Present At
Meeting October 9th

Trenton. y. i've were glad 10
read where Brother Elijah Watson
had reached the finals in the election
of delegates to the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention to be held i'm
New Orleans in November. Brother
Watson has given many years of faith
full and progressive service in the in
members support in the coming elec-
ton to be held Friday, October l3
Fourth Vice President Charles Zim-
mer requested the conference commit
tee to be on hand at our next regular
session on October 6 to discuss the new
agreement.
The shop committee made a report
of the sum raised to send Christmas
gifts to our buddies in the service. The
has been very gratifying and
the members deserve credit for their
generous contributions. The committee
also gave report on the settlement
made on the new lavatory.
Peter Radice, prominent Central La
Dor executive, spoke on the War Chest
drive which will begin on October 9th.
He asked the support of all labor in
this drive to uphold the worthy char
tiles connected with the fund.
The entertainment committee com
posed of james Acton, Jack Burns,
Andrew Warner and Jack Cooper de-
serves the thanks of the local for the
able way they served the refreshments.
Fried oysters, cold cuts. cheese. soda
and beer on tap comprised the menu.
%. G.. AZ.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05

The break came when the confer
ence committee in substantiating the
claim Of our national oflicials-"that
at no time has violation of the agree
ment ever been called 10 their attention
that the same was not Immediately
rectifled refused to go along with
the ultimatum of the manufacturers
that unless certain provision was
embodied in all future contracts, no
agreement would be signed.
Deferring negotiations on the 90
propositions submitted by the Brother
hood and the 2S counter proposals of
the United States POtters Association,
until the committees reconvene follow
ing break in the Little Steel" for
mula, the brotherhood requested that
if no break occurs in the wage sta
bilization policy, the committees weuld
resume negotiations no later than
December ;.
Paid vacations for 1943 and 1914
were settled on a percentage basis, re-
placing the 1600-hour minimum which
some firms had used as yardstick for
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-05
Members In Service
Will Receive Xrnus
Gifts From L. U. AZ
Local Presents Gold Star Pin
To Parents OF PFC.
Roy A. Griffith

Salem, Ohio.-With many questions
pertaining to the decorating shop w
for discussion, the attendance at our
last few meetings has shown an in
crease.
Five new members received the obli-
CATION and their names added to the
roll. One withdrawal was issued ant!
honorary membership cards granted to
Romey Balsley and Thomas Stevens.
President Phil Laughlin appointed a
committee to solicit funds for sending
Christmas gifts to our members in the
service. We have quite large num-
ber and hope the members will take
this into consideration when making
their donation.
A vote of thanks was given the So
cial committee for the excellent fish
supper served following our last meeG-
ing Brother Jimmie" Edwards saw
that no one went away hungry.
We wish speedy recovery for Will
liam Alton who has been seriously i'll
in the hospital for some time.
"A gold star pin was presented to Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Griffith. Every MEM
ber of the local extends their heartfelt
sympathy to the parents whose only
son, Pfc. Ray A. Griffith, age 20, was
killed in action in the South Pacific.
Mrs. Griffith is liner and the father
a jiggerman. Private Griffith was en.-
ployed at the Royal Ching Co. in
Sphriuo before entering he service i'm
September, 1912.
Our sympathy is extended Sister
Mae Hagan whose mother passed away
last week. She was SO years of age
n ~