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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Teachers
Union Grows
Fast In Yedr
1000 New Members
In Last II Months

|. Chicago QLNS).-The American
Federation of Teachers has gained
nearly 1000 members in the last IL
months, Orvin R. Kuenzli, the unions
secretary-treasurer reports.
The gain, one of the largest in the
history of the organization, has been
made despite heavy losses to the
armed forces and to war industries.
Many teachers have been compelled
to leave the profession to secure suf-
ficient wages to meet the increased
cost of living. A recent report of the
Senate Committee investigating white
collar workers shows that the aver
age weekly wage of teachers through
out the nation is only little more
than half that of other skilled union
workers.
Joseph Lands, of Cleveland, presi-
dent of the teachers federation said,
in commenting on the growth of the
union:
"We are gratified that thousands
of teachers are beginning to realize
that affiliation with organized labor
is the only satisfactory means Of
securing effective collective bargain
ing. Too long have white collar work
ers remained aloof from other work
ers.
"The schools as well as the teach
ers have suffered because the teach
ers have not been organized in suffi-
cient strength to protect their pro-
fessional interests. AS compared with
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Agreements AFFECT
OVER 100000 WORKERS

New York City QLNS).-Accord-
ing to statement issued by the Swe-
dish Federation of Labor Unions new
collective agreements covering l4O,-
900 workers have now been signed.
Real wages has hitherto remained at
about 6 percent below the 1889 level,
and the new agreements include in
creases averaging 4 to percent.
Since Feb. 5, 125,0O0 metal workers
have been on strike and agreements
covering 3S5,OO0 workers still remain
to be signed. A preliminary agree
ment has been reached, however, in
the iron and steel industry, affecting
45,O00 workers. The agreement signed
in the textile industry, which employs
10000 workers, included an increase
of s more per hour, but will run for
1945 only.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
CCC Scandal
Greater Thdn
Teapot Dome
Big Grain Gamblers
Clean Up Millions

Many queer things have happened
at Washington, but nothing more ex-
traordinary than a disclosure that
officials of the Commodity Credit
Corporation took advantage of their
position to tip off information to
grain gamblers that enabled them to
clean up millions and millions of
dollars" in the market, and nobody
has gone to jail.
"a greater scandal than Teapo.
Dome," was the way Congressman
John Taber (Rep., N. ", referred
to relations between the officials and
certain brokerage houses in Wash
ington and Chicago"
The charge was made during House
debate preceding adoption of legisla-
ton extending the life of the c. c. C..
another two years and increasing its
borrowing power from three to five
billion dollars. The additional money
is for the payment of subsidies on
agricultural products.
Taber said the brokers had been
given advance information that the
C. C. C. intended to go into the mar
ket and buy wheat at parity prices.
The brokers, he asserted, bought up
millions of bushels of grain at much
lower prices and unloaded it at
huge profit when the government be-
gan it's buying program.
Frank Hancock, former member
of the House from North Carolina,
who was in the House when Taber
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22

The procedure in voting will be as
provided in Section No 81 in the Ma
tional Constitution:
when a vote Of the trade is
to be taken, the ballot shall be
open in the locals meeting room
for one month, and the members
shall have the privilege of debat-
ing on the question and recording
their votes at any meeting dur
ing the month. Every member
shall vote from the roll, and the
votes shall remain sealed and
not counted until all votes have
been recorded on the last meet
ing night"
Section No. Is at the present time
reads as follows:
Resolutions calling for change
in salaries for National Officials
may be introduced in Conven-
tions or Local Unions"
Convention delegates deleted from
Section No. rs:
"But such resolutions must be
referred to the trade for adop-
tion or rejection, and each officer
shall be voted upon Individually;
resolutions pertaining to Nation
al Officers salary are permitted
only on the off year"
Adoption by majority OF members
in the April voting will make effec-
tive in its entirety, Section No. rs as
same appears in the revised October,
la41, Constitution sz~s ss.9s
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Short Session
By Local ia
Lost Tuesday
Formation OF Health
Committees Lagging

Local Union 124 met in regular
session Tuesday evening with the
usual routine business being transact
ed in record breaking time. Although
the meeting lasted only one hour,
ample time was given to discussion
on all subjects brought upon the
floor By holding the meetings to one
hours duration there is no excuse
for any members who are interested
in their trade to be conspicuous by
their absence.
A warning to all shop committees
was in order following the second
consecutive time within two weeks
that it was found necessary to ad
minister the oath of obligation to can
didates at two intervals during the
evenings session. Our meetings start
promptly at 1880 p. m. and the chair
men of all shop committees were in
structed to notify all candidates who
are to be initiated that they must be
present at the hall at that hour,
otherwise their application VIII be
carried over until the next meeting.
A report of organizing Health COM
mittees on the various plants in line
with the agreement reached at our
last conference with the manufactur-
ers, found some shops with their COM
mittee appointed and functioning,
while others have not made much
progress. Plant No. 5 of the Homer
Laughlin China Co., Edwin NJ.
Knowles and Harker Pottery are the
only ones to date. 1t is very import
ant that all shops get busy and ap-
point their committees Immediately
so as we may work together as one
unit in improving conditions in the
trade.
The Honor Roll of Local Union 124
now bears the names of 103 members
in the service. There is one way We
can lend our aid to these brothers
and sisters who are in the service,
and that is by supporting the Red
Cross in their latest drive. When you
are solicited on the shop, double your
of former years. =
o. C. 124.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
World Trade
Conference
"Politicdl"
AFL Warns Nation
Against DictatiOn

Washington, D. C. QLNS). Declar-
ing that the recent "World Trade
Union Conference" in London fully
justified the refusal of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor to attend,
the federation, through it's Interna-
tional Labor Relations Committee,
warned the nation against dictation
by "any international trade union
gathering in the conduct of our
foreign relations"
The statement declared, however,
that American labor unions have an
obligation to take part in the formu-
lation of the peace as advisers to the
national delegation of the United
States at the forthcoming San Fran
cisco conference and similar meetings.
The essentially political charac-
ter" of the so-called World Trade
Union Conference was cited by the
committee as justification, among
many other reasons, for AFL nom
participation.
AFL Stand Explained
Comprising the committee which
issued the statement were AFL Presi-
dent William Green; Secretary-Tre
urer George Meany; Vice President
Matthew Woll; President William j.
McSorley, International Union of
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers;
President E. f. Milliman, Brother
hood Of Maintenance Of Way En-
ployes; Robert j. Watt, AFL Inter-
representative.
The committee said that the AFL
mad accepted the responsibilities of
membership in t he international
Federation of Trade Unions which re
stricts membership to "single free
trade union organization from each"
country.
The committee continued
"Sir Walter Citrine, as general
secretary of the British Trades Union
Congress, invited the American Fed
Aration of Labor to participate in a
purely exploratory and consultative
world trade union conference in Lon
Ion. We declined the invitation be-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Seobees In "Hoftesf Battle Of
Supply" During Landing On Two Jimo

Immediately. l had been hugging the
sand for minutes when shell land
ed about 10 feet away. A piece of
shrapnel cut through my entrenching
shovel, and buried itself in my pack,
not an inch from my back.
"That shovel saved my life," Farina
explained. 1--WE dragged it over the
beach ever since and am to take it
back home, varnish it, and hang it
over the mantel."
The Seabees and the Marines toll
ed side by side in the water and the
volcanic sand. Under heavy enemy
fire, their supply party unloaded sam
tracks" and landing craft. They oper-
ated bulldozers and helped clear
wrecked and disabled vehicles from
the beach. All of this was necessary
before their first big job-getting the
airfield in operation-could begin.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
The Engineering
Aspects Of Aluminium
PrOpIlylaxis
The tenth of a series of articles
dealing with the efficiency of me-
tallic aluminium as a preventive for
silicOsis in humans.
By A. w. JACOB
Introduction

Shortly after Denny, Robson, and
Irwin ID published their first paper,
in 1887, on the prevention of sill
COSTS by metallic aluminium, expert
ments were begun on the practical
application of the discovery.
1t was thought at that time that
aluminium powder, to be effective in
aluminium therapy, would have to be
intimately admixed with siliceous
dust at the latter's source. There fol-
lowed several years of experimental
work underground, during which the
application of aluminium powder was
tested in:
Q) Shakers on machine columns,
vibrated by drills
(2) Walls placed in drill holes to be
blasted
(3) Both homogeneous and hetero-
geneous mixture with explosives
(4) Packages with tamping
(5) Compassionate lines
(6) Special compressed-air electors
for use while drilling and after blast
ing
(7) The discharge Of ventilation
fans
(8) The filters of respirators
1t was concluded from this research
that any adequate method of intro
ducing aluminium powder into a mine
atmosphere would require too much
extra gear, supervision, and alumni
ium powder, and would interfere un-
duly with underground routine.
Later, animal experiments by
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
NeedFor Ships
High Despite
Big Jdp Losses
Manpower Shortages
Threatening Output

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Man-
power shortages in the shipbuilding
and ship repair industry have been
cited by Secretary of Navy James
Forrestal as threatening to put the
brakes on the accelerated pace of the
war.
Forrestal pointed to specific delays
encountered at three different yards:
/. The Navy had planned to build
four cruisers-Toledo, Newark, New
Haven, and Buffalo-at an East
Coast yard, and each of these will be
nine months later in joining the fleet
than the Navy had hoped at the be-
ginning of 1914.
2. Only fve-sixths Of the labor
needed to overhaul a heavy cruiser
within a given time was found avail
able at West Coast yard.
3. At another West Coast yard
the shortage of labor would have
added so per cent to the time allotted
for overhaul of a battleship-a delay
which the Navy could not accept.
Forecasting tremendous strain and
tension on US here at home this year."
Secretary Forrestal sought to answer
the question: "Why do we still build
ships when we have whitfield the jap
anese navy down so closely to boys
size?"
SIN the first place." he said, "our
navy has to fight not only the Jap
anese navy but also their shore bat
teries and land-based planes every
time we open up new beachhead. In
/Turu TO Pd0f Tsr0J
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22

ed MN 1aVoraDly.
Brother Russell sleepy our faith
full stand by from that department
was with him which made it like old
times. Don't forget brothers, you can
not expect anything from an organi-
| zation, if you don't put anything into
it.
President Werner announced that
until warm weather sets in, social
will be held following our first meet
ing each month. We urge you to keep
this fact in mind and get back into
the habit of attending your meetings
regularly.
A very courteous reply from one
of our state legislators in answer to
our request that he support bills ex-
tending social security, met with the
approval of the Local. We are still
waiting to hear from the others.
We hope every member gave their
full share to the Red Cross when
solicitation was made on the shop
last week. This year more than ever,
we are asked to give until it helps.
Brother Lance Ansell made a re-
port of the annual meeting of the
Community Chest which he and
brother Watson were appointed to at
tend. One prominent feature of this
meeting was the asking of those
questions we have all voiced in the
shop. He reported all were answered
very satisfactorily.
The Local has purchased fivel
tickets for an entertainment and
dance sponsored by tine Union Label
Council of New Jersey. The affair
will be held in Newark on April Goth
and anyone wishing to attend should |
fTurn To Pa0p Tzo0D
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Roman Pottery Kiln
Found In Britain

London,-A two acre kiln,
yielding the largest collection
of Roman pottery found in
Britain in recent generations,
was disco vered recently
through chance remark of a
home guardsman.
From the kiln, in forest land
of northeast Hampshire, were
taken many truckloads of frag
ments of extraordinarily fine
pottery used nearly 1000 years
ago in the third century of Ro-
man occupation.
The archeologist, Maj. A. G.
Wade of Betley, Hampshire,
said a home guardsman of his
company told him that his
grandfather had spoken of old
pottery in the forest.
The pottery, which he said
disclosed a process of decora-
tion unknown to modern ex-
perts, will 60 to the British
Museum.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Executive Board Calls
Trade Referendum
To Be Held In April
POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM APRIL
HEADQUARTERS WITHIN TEN DAYS

In accordance with Section No. 86 of the National Constt
on sufficient number of local unions have endorsed the PROPOSE
on for the renseon into the Constitution that part Section
No. Is which stricken by the delegates Con-
vention.
Accordingly the Executive Board meeting desig
mated the month of April during which time the question will be
debaabe in all meetings. shall be the right of all members
at regular meeting during the month To be exact the
voting time will be from April st, through April 30th.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1945-03-22
Officers Set Example
For Rank And File At
Meetings Of Local 45
ALWAYS ON HAND EVERY FRIDAY
NIGHT; CONTEMPLATE PENALTY
ASSESSMENT FOR NON-ATTENDANCE

Trenton N JEXcept occasions do find it
report the absence any official of this their
respective post when the roll is called.
We think this fine record and worthy of adoption by the
rank and file We note with interest the taken by other
locals along this line and while compulsory
attendance have procedure if voluntary
attendance does not improve.
George Bar apprentice moudmaker initiated last
meeting and Pm the number could
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-17
Friday NiEht League
FARWELL TEA HONORs WOODS

Supt. and Mrs A. A. Wood were
honored at a farewell tea held at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Dexter last Saturday afternoon and
evening. The host and hostesses
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dexter,
Miss Isabel McGrade, Mrs. Swift
Hunter, Mrs. James Krall, Mrs.
Harry Hough, Mrs. Walter Neils,
and Mrs. Alberta Rowland. The
house was beautifully decorated
with spring flowers, as was the tea
table adorned with flowers and can
dies. Tea, coffee, sandwiches and
sailed nuts were served to the
guests both afternoon and even
ing.
A fine musical program was pre-
sented in the afternoon with Miss
Fern Galbreath, and Miss Comma
Simoni singing two duets accom-
panied by Mrs. Helen Peters. Mrs.
Walter Neils sang a group OF three
songs, accompanied by Miss Inez
Ratekin. The guests again enjoyed
the same musicians in the evening,
| with the addition of three violin
solos, by Mr.. Bert ]. Skakoon, &C
companied by Miss Ratekin. Mrs.
Wood was presented with a lovely
corsage of red roses, and Mr.. Wood
with red carnation bOutonniere.
Hundreds Of Libby townspeople at
tended the tea to pay their re-
lspects to Mr.. and Mrs. Wood.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-17
Will Vote June 5
on Good Roods

HELENA, May Is. - Approval
of the $12,00O,000 highway deben-
ture bond issue by Montana voters
at the June special election will
result in establishment of the states
first comprehensive farm-to-market
program, officials Of the Montana
Automobile Association said today.
H. O. Bell of Missoula, chairman
OF the association, which is the mo-
tor division of Montanans, Incor-
porated, the state chamber of COM
merce, said after conferences with
state highway department officials
that plans have been completed for
$17,707 900 m-to-market pro-
gram as part of the $4,000, 600
road development plan prepared for
the first three years after the war.
Howard w. Holmes, state high
way engineer, informed members
Of the Automobile Association that
the department has completed all
details for a three-year construc-
ton program to start when the war
emergency is over, under terms OF
which every highway finance dis
trict of the state will receive its
share Of work according to pro-
visions OF existing state law.
under this highway debenture
act Montana can finance a $780,
O0O-a-year farm to-market program
for three years-the first real Sec
ondary road program in the states
history he said.
This represents an annual in
crease OF about II times previous
schedules, as our secondary program
averaged only about $500, 900 year
from 1895 until the start of the war
halted construction"
The highway debenture issue
will be submitted to the electors
of the state for approval on June
S, the same date upon which voters
of the 80 eastern Montana counties
will elect a congressman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-17
7th War Loan
Now On

The battle for Japan has just be-
gum" say the 7th War Loan post
ers. It must be backed up, paid for
and fought by free people. The
7th War Loan also has just begun
officially on May IA This drive also
must be backed up and paid for by
free people-by Americans!
Don't forget that the sick, wound
ed and disabled do and will con-
tinue to require medical care. To
get the proper kind of care for
these men and women, many mil
lions of dollars will be required.
Many more millions will also be
needed for mastering out pay and
benefits given by our government
to veterans in order to get them
started again in Civilian life. After
all, that's about the least we can
do for them after what they have
done and are doing for us.
Lincoln county claims a portion
of the rs million Americans who
buy bonds on payroll savings and
are already off to flying start!
These patriotic people began their
buying in April and will keep on
through May and June.
But it is up to all Of us-to the
rest Of us as we'll It's our turn tc
swing into line. And we'll have
to do so if the vast sum needed, is
raised. So let all of us here in
Lincoln county back our country
and our boys, not alone with liz
service but with our money as we'll
On page 7 of this issue appears
an ad sponsored by a group Of
| Libby's businessmen who are sup.
!; porting the Mighty 7th not alone BY
buying war bonds but also with
their Wholehearted moral support
They are paying for this advertise
ment and similar one next week
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-17
Vaughn Near
When Pyle
Died
Cpl. Bill Vaughn Was on
Location of Journalists
Death Within 5 Minutes.
WRITES THAT JAPS
ARE SMART FIGHTERS

Corporal Bill Vaughn, son Of "
A. Vaughn Of Libby, is right up II
front in the Pacific War Theater -
he says in q letter to his father
and sister, Mrs Robert Mccain. Ex~
cerpts Of his interesting letter,
which was written on japanese St.
tionery with Japanese scroll on II,
follow.
Je Shima, May /, 1915
Dear Dad, Laura and family:
How are you all by now. am
fine. Received letter from you just
now, SO thought I'd write.
We were on our way for long
time. We were on boat SO dayS,
and in that time | was off the boat
and on land three hours.
We don't have tents yet, we live
in foxholes. But will be out pretty
soon.
We have lot of snipers here yet
They come out and shoot our men
every hour or so. These Japs are
no fools. They come out with packs
on their backs, and if you shoot
them the packs explode. They come
over at night and blow things up.
You don't know what they are CO.
| ing to shoot at. They even shoot
at you when you are driving down
the road in truck.
We are on little island called
Je Shine. Just three miles from
Two Jima, where they are doing oil
of the fighting. The fighting is all
done here. We are just 800 miles
from Japan itself. We were the
first troops to land on the home
land and it was sure rough. We
are attached to the division. We
were right up in the front lines
with the Infantry for a while.
was right where Ernie Pyle
was shot just five minutes after he
was shot.
The Japs are sure dug in on these
islands There is nothing but a
bunch of caves and tunnels.
+ am sure long way from home
now. But have good chance OF
coming home this fall or winter 1t
all depends how the furloughs and
reassignments 60. | sure would like
to get back.
We have Jap planes over us darn
near all the time. We have shot
down quite few already.
Love,
RIII.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-05-17
ELDON SCHUCK RESIGNS
AS COUNTY CLERK

Eldon Schuck, who has faithfully
served the people of Lincoln Coun-
ty as their clerk and recorder for
the past eight and one half years
resigned this position, effective last
Saturday, May IL. He is succeeded
by George Earle, well known Lin
coin County resident Mr.. Earle is
given hearty recommendations by
Mr.. Schuck in an announcement
appearing on page eight Of this is
sue Of the News.
Mr.. Schuck left Monday for Sc
attic, Wash, where he will be en-
ployed by the Alaxka Red Salmon
Packing Co. as paymaster. He viii
leave Tor Alaska soon, the work
taking him to Alaska for at leas
three months Of the year.
Mrs. Schuck and daughter, Jo
anne, will remain here until schoo
is out, joining Mr.. Schuck some
time later.