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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21
Just
Judgment
By
THE HON. TOM c. CLARK
Attorney General of the
United States

The enforcement of the wage and
Hour law as to criminal procedure
was originally in the Antitrust Divi-
sion of the Department of Justice and
it was there, as lawyer in the ranks
| prepared and tried cases in the ex-
perimental days of this statute. Now,
as Attorney General, l am still con-
cerned with the statutes relative to
the rights of the workers, which is
but part of the regular work of the
Department.
Never before has the Importance of
the administration of justice been as
vital as it is today. If democracy as
we know it has anything to offer to
the world, it is not merely the right
to elect officials. It's strength is in
the fair administration of our law
Fundamentally this means the oppor-
tunity for every man, no matter how
humble or exalted the individual, nc
matter how small or large the amount
involved, no matter how inarticulate
or skilled the pleader, to be heard and
to be heard patiently, courteously
to be heard without prejudice or bias
and with full opportunity to present
the grievance or the right, and to have
a decision after full hearing by a
Judge who will not be influenced by
fear, prejudice or dictation from with
out.
Freedom, without law to back it,
is anarchy. Just as men must have
freedom to think and speak in order
to progress and indeed survive, so
must they have self made law regu-
lating that freedom.
A democratic free government is
one of laws, not of dictates. Accord
ingly, the right to dissent is the most
important freedom guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights, for upon it hang all
our other freedoms. In order to pre-
serve that right for ourselves we must
accord the same privileges to others
However, while it is our right to dis
like some laws, it is also cur respon-
sibility to obey the laws we, the peo-
pie, have made.
because laws dIt ~ SblOiiH'i ~
weaker than the persons who enforce
them and are covered by them, it Is
up to each of us to help preserve
the American way of life, by obeying
these laws, whether or not we like
them.
] have great faith in the tolerance
and wisdom of the people. Having
been trained to freedom, ] know they
have the strength to use that free
dom wisely. There is balancing OF
power in freedom because it is apple
able to all without regard as to class
color, creed or economic status. With
out equal rights for all there would
be no freedom for any-no liberty
just license to oppress for the benefit
of favored few We must administer
Justice to others as we would have
it administered to ourselves, so that
it may be said of US that we Judge
the people with Just judgment"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21
Transit Strike Is Solid
DESPITE Police Violence

Lancaster, Pa.-(FP). - Only a
skeleton picket force marched before
car barns of the Conestoga Transpor-
tation Co. here Feb. ID, with police
outnumbering pickets, following a
clash two days earlier in which the
bluecoats dubbed and arrested num-
Der of strikers.
Although the company claims it has
26 buses running and 81 men at work,
only II Of the $50 members of Local
1241, Amalgamated Assn. of Street
Electric Railway & Motor Coach En-
ployees (AFL), who struck Feb. 6 are
back on the job and the few others
working have been recruited as "vol-
unteers."
The present strike is really con-
tinuation Of the 26-day transit walk
out here last September which ended
with an agreement to arbitrate. Ac-
cording to Init. Union Rep. A. H.
Keller, the company reneged on its
promise and the union had to strike
again to force the CTC, privately own
ed by Lancaster's wealthiest citizens,
to arbitrate the unions 25 demands.
The transit workers are carrying on
their strike in face of virulent anti
union campaign by the local press
and strikebreaking attempts by the
company, aided by local police.
"The police have shown how much
they are against democracy by club
bing our pickets, among whom were
Purple Heart veterans of this war
carrying American flags, and the
Lancaster New Era attacks our strike
editorially and in it's news columns
every day." Keller said.
From the first day of the strike,
when all transportation was halted,
the company took big ads in the paper
appealing for "public-spirited persons"
to volunteer as drivers. Some veter-
ans responded and were involved in
the clash when cops tried to escort
them through picketlines surrounding
the car barns.
Plans for colling general strike
were dropped, Keeler said, after it
was decided that workers could do
more for the strikers by going to
their jobs and donating to the strike
fund.-
Keeler said he considered the strike
effective since no trolleys are being
run and only a few buses, each with
two or three men protecting the driv-
ers, are in operation. "We feel the
public is not getting good service and
we're satisfied the morale of our men
is high" he said. "We also feel the
people of Lancaster are behind us In
our demands which are for decent
wages and security"
To the outward eye Lancaster is ex-
tremely quiet with very little traffic
on the streets, restaurants empty,
stores deserted and some closed. A
mass meeting was scheduled for Feb.
Is with union speakers to answer
questions on the strike. Federal concll-
iators were also to be present, in
cluding NLRB Examiner Michael Es-
sen, who will study union charges OF
unfair treatment by the company. Act
ing Mayor Daniel Coulter refused to
address the meeting, saying he was
too busy taking the mayors duties as
well as his own as city commission
Cr.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21
District SO. UNIV
Asks Election In
Vscoe PIunfs

Washington-FP). - The ULRB
announced Feb. Ia that District so,
United Mine Workers (AFL) has filed
petitions for an election in the seven
plants of the American Viscose Corp.
which are under contract with the
Textile Workers union.
Plants of the Viscose Corp. are To-
Gated in Marcus Hook, Lewiston, and
Meadville, Pa, Front Royal and Roa-
noke, Va, and Nitro and Parkers-
burg, w. Va. Approximately 15,C0O
workers are involved,
District so already has contract
rights in two celanese plants, one at
Narrows, Va, with 5000 workers and
the other near Newark, n. j., with
1900.
| A spokesman for District so said
| the Viscose workers resent being
classified as low-paid textile workers
and want to be regarded as chemical
| workers.
Legislative Rep. John Edelman of
the TWU-CIO said the rival organiza-
| tion has had from two to ten organ
izers at each of the viscose plants for
about two years. He charged that the
action was "an old fashioned jurisdic-
tional raid with political overtones.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21
.1ckes Quits.
.WurnsOfNeW
Teapot Dome

Washington (FP).-- Harold Ickes
resigned as secretary of the interior
Feb. 13 as the climax of his row with
Pres. Harry S. Truman over the lat
ter's nomination of Gilman Edwin w.
Pauley as undersecretary of the navy.
Although Ickes was unrestrained in
his formal letter of resignation, his
views expressed in a news conference
fairly bristled. Addressing 500 report
ers, Ickes said: 81 don't care to stay
in an administration where | am ex-
pected to commit perjury for the sake
of party. | never belonged to any
party in any sense as that, and | am
too old to begin all over again"
This reference was to his battle
against Pauley's confirmation by the
Senate. in which Truman sided with
the oil executive after Ickes testified
Pauley had tried to scuttle U. S. oil
policy with a promise of Democratic
campaign contributions from oil cor
porations. Truman, siding with Pau
ley, limited Ickes was mistaken.
Explaining that his testimony was
not volunteered, but came after be-
ing summoned by Senate committee,
lckes wrote Truman "some of your
choice friends have felt moved to re-
sent keenly the fact that when called
as witness / told the truth,
which | later verified | am un-
willing to believe that view their is
that I ShOuld have committed r,,,r
jury"
Ickes recalled the old Teapot Dome
oil scandal of the Harding administra-
tion in which Sec. of Interior Albert
Fall was convicted of accepting a
100000 oil bribe, and said 81 was
shocked by the suggestion that liberal
campaign contributions might be
forthcoming if the government should
forego whatever claim it might have
to the oil-rich lands lying off the
coast of California"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21
"FIRST ROUND"

Our problem is now to increase pur-
chasing power so that the people can
consume what the war proved they
are capable of producing. In no other
way can full employment be assured
and our free economy preserved. La
boris strike for higher wages is the
first round in the postwar struggle to
achieve full employment and maintain
it.-Railway Clerk.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21

Truth wants no champion who is
not ready to be struck as to strike
for her.. G.. Holland.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-02-21

The Union Label Is the emblem Of
Industrial democracy.
Evening star., 1946-09-29

wrapping and folded it carefully beside her,
From Bill probably. This was his first gift.
1t should be honey.
Now she had it open. 1t WaS a honey. The
sleek satiny box opened to disclose black
velvet case, and as the cover door fell for
ward, there was an amber gold crystal bottle
that might have been designed by Cellini,
and on it a tiny label in black and gold:
Safety Second" Eight ounces This was
really gift. This was something girl didn't
get every day of her life - even the most
beautiful girl in the world! She figured quick
ly, but not mercenarily, that it must have cost
close to five hundred dollars She'd have to
scod Bill Sturtevant! He simply shouldn't
do things like that the darling!
Then she saw the little envelope. She
opened it, smile already on her lips as if in
response to his little sentiment. The smile
vanished Emily dear Remembering how
YOU loved this in the old days =. and other
things Dudley"
1t wasn't from Bill And it wasn't for her.
Someone had made mistake, Briscoe and
Company! She almost wept into her choco-
ldle. 30 Dill WOulu lOliiC loihSHl Will liz III
evitable orchids . and life would go on.
and on. E.
But she had to do something about it. For
a moment she was tempted, Keep the per-
fume Say nothing Who would know? There'd
been no card =. No, she couldn't. 1t wasn't
lust the perfume 1t was the excitement of
having been given it - another tribute to her
beauty - but now it was merely an accident.
She'd call the store Immediately.
HE perfume department of Brlscoe and
Company was extremely sorry, but quite sure
no mistake had been made. Mr., Johnson
himself had examined the girls sales check,
the name and address had been carefully fol-
lowed; there was nothing they could do about
it.
But it's supposed to be for someone else!"
she cried You must find out who sent itr'
Here. luckily, they could be of little
service to her The article had been paid for
by check, and therefore the name of the pur-
chaser had been noted. Dudley D. Ludlow,
with an account at the Chase National.
Thank you. so much" she said
She tipped through the telephone book.
Here it was. Dudley D. Ludlow, II West 9Th
Street Spring 1881. She diaed it rapidly,
before she could change her mind,
Evening star., 1946-09-29

mot Pierre's or the Stork or the Waldorfn'
she said. Lets be different"
Dudley ruminated. They're all pretty
much the same aren't they?" Then he looked
,,p at her brightly and grinned: There's a
wagon at Eighth and Sixth Avenue"
"A lunch wagon she cried. How wonder
full! I've never done it! You're an angel!'
They had few more cocktails and she
asked him to wait while she dressed to 60
stunning
MAY use your phone?" he asked her
casually.
''Of course!' she said, and left him.
He waited moment and went to the phone
Clark's voice answered him. We'll, if it isn't
Dudley" he gloated Thought you d be tied
up for the evening
Il am," said Dudley Dinner with Miss
Faversham Like to join us? You know. the
wagon at Eighth and Sixth. And do me a
favor, will you? don't usually rush you on
BETS but do get that five hundred to my bank
first thing in the morning -. Yes, in full.
| don't like to be overdrawn'
No, Clark didn't join them But he was
at Eighth and Sixth as Dudley and the most
beautiful girl in the world stepped out of
taxi and walked into the lunch wagon.
From secluded doorway, Clark watched
them through the window as they dined on
hamburgers with lots of ketchup. Then,
quietly, he dropped something addressed to
the Chase National in the mailbox
From the diner. they went to a flea circus
on West Forty-Second. Then they had one
dollars worth of dime-a-dances at Romance
land Then they tried their skill in shooting
gallery on Eighth Avenue. They ended up at
the Automat with coffee and doughnuts.
When he got her back to her hotel it was
close to four in the morning He'd left the
package of perfume at the desk when they
went out and now he picked it up as she said
good night to him.
1T was beautiful evening"" she said.
Yes he agreed. That sort of things fun
for change" Then he smiled at her. You
know" he said, Il maS going to take you to
the Flower Show"
I'm allergic to flowers she stated
ME too" ne said
He carefully undid the wrappings of the
square box took out the card from its little
white envelope, tore it into small pieces and
handed the beautiful black velvet case to her.
IF you don't mind" he said, I'D like you
to have it,"
''Me." she said "Oh no, couldn't -.
simply couldn't! What about Emily?"
liz PRESSED the perfume back into her
hands. Its as if Emily never existed, he
said and walked off into the early dawn.
In the subway home, Dudley took pencil
and an old envelope from his pocket and out
of sheer curiosity figured up the evening
Printing S2.76
Safety Secondp' with tax 48S.OO
Lipstick (carmine) 2.44
RomanCeland LOO
Taxi Zen route) 2.75
Evening star., 1946-09-29


put his hand in his pocket to withdraw a
little package.
Sometime YOU must tell me about Emily,
she said as she took it.
His face seemed to cloud over. Some
time" he said Perhaps"
I'm sorry" she said, noting what she
thought was a gleam of sadness in his eyes.
1T doesn't matter" said Dudley. Then he
indicated the little gift. Il don't mind if you
open it," he said Il know how women are
about unexpected presents
Thank YOU" she said. and tore Oft the
Briscoe and Company wrapping.
A TwO-DOLLAR carmine lipstiCk and a printed
card! William Makepiece Sturtevant lll!'
Oh, she was embarrassed For herself, for
William, for Dudley. To have opened this be-
fore a man who flung around gallons OF
Safety Second" She could have died right
on the spot! Except that she was too angry.
People, she thought, philosophically, don't
die in a rage.
To Dudley, her rage made her, if possible,
even more beautiful than ever. He rose as if
to go. Perhaps I'm disturbing you, he said.
'Nor' said Paula quickly, almost eagerly.
You're not disturbing me! Id rather you'd
stay for while, if you don't mind
mot at all. said Dudley. seating himself
again. Its very pleasant here
She didn't want to be alone Dudley, in
addition to being gallant and charming in his
shy way, would keep her from throwing
things, give her a chance to calm down before
William Makepiece Sturtevant III and the
Flower Show But she might be OBTAINING him.
Unless -. ?" she asked him, hesltatlngly.
He knew she meant other arrangements -
arrangements with Emily.
He turned to her with great frankness.
You asked me before about -. about
Emily I'm afraid l was little abrupt. It's
just that we'll. Emily is part of the past.
That's what sending her the perfume meant
That's why I'm not having dinner with her.
1t makes one little sad to realize that every
thing has an end
IHE boy was suffering, she could see that.
He was going through something, this gener-
ous romantic lad whose past loves swooshed
around in Safety Second!' - who kept his
memories fragrant that way! -. He turned
a little away from her Obviously. he didn't
want her to see how much he needed some
one to talk to at this unhappy moment.
Gould you - he said, &C. would it be
possible for you to have dinner with me? -
I,d rather not ho alone TONIGHT -
That was true He'd much rather not be
alone tonight.
Before Paulas mind rose the dull gray pic
ture - the Flower Show night club, Bill
Sturtevant - and a two buck lipstick! Yes
she said vigorously. I'D like to! I'm free
for the entire evening"
Don't do this just for me-" he pleaded.
Il can manage.
It'll be fun!' she said ITS always fun
when people don't know each other too we'll"
81 feel I've known you for a long time,
assaszs
Evening star., 1946-09-29

Dudley had been sitting close to the phone
for several hours At the first ring he picked
it up.
Mr.. Dudley Ludlow" voice said.
Speaking" said Dudley
This is Miss Faversham," said the voice.
''Who?" asked Dudley courteously.
Paula Faversham."
''Oh yes" said Dudley noncommittally
There's been a slight mistake" she said.
Il received package addressed to me but
with a card enclosed for -. for someone
called Emily Were you the sender?"
''IEs.' said Dudley. as if a little disturbed.
But how in the world e. ?"
Il don't know" she said Il called the
store, but they were no help at all. That's
how got your name
Very kind of YOU he said Things like
that happen of course
''Yes, they do, don't they?" she agreed.
IN send it over to you Immediately"
Please don't bother" he said. Let me
pick it up I'll bring along yours at the same
time
Il don't quite understand" she said,
''You see," Dudley answered. ''Briscoe and
Company must have had a package for you
at the same time. They simply mixed the
addresses
"Of course see," said Paula.
Emily must have received yours. I'll get
it from her and bring it over to you, Will you
be in at six?"
Yes, at six" said Paula She left the phone
little heartened. So she was getting pres
ent anyway from Bill, probably
Dudley entered the lobby on the stroke of
six, and was told that Miss Faversham would
receive him. She rose as he entered the apart
ment $50 sorry to have given you all this
trouble" she said.
mot at all, said Dudley. Il regret the
inconvenience to you.
He was nice, she decided. Good-looking,
and not too sure of himself. She was glad
she'd given in to her curiosity as to what he
would be like - man who gave eight ounce
bottles of Safety Secondr' to girl who
once, long ago had stirred romance in his
heart. Won't you sit down." she said,
Thanks" said Dudley. She poured
cocktail for him He watched her, the most
beautiful girl in the world. There was no
question of it. The nearest competition to this
star was several long light-years away.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-08

it's case to the Supreme Court. The
Florida ruling was reversed and the
nation took a long step toward releas-
ing the nations press from the letters
with which the courts have bound it
for generations, despite the provisions
for a "free press" in the First Amend
ment.
There are bound to be times when
journalistic prejudices tincture reports
or comments on court decisions. In
such instances the offending news
paper is as guilty as an offending judge,
and well deserves prosecution. The OBJ
legation rests heavily upon editors and
reporters to be sure they are safely
within the facts and, most essentially,
fair. It is possible, of course, that err
rors should occur, in which case proper
explanation and apology is the only
reasonable, and certainly the only
gentlemanly, way to redress an unin-
territorial wrong. But, as the New
York Times says of the Miami case.
e.. if the right of a free press is to
be maintained, questions of error and
prejudice have to be literally constru-
3D."
Newspapers are now free of an old
incubus. They will deserve the freedom
only if they, with full cooperation of
judges upon the bench, are ready to
give all parties at interest a square
deal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-08
Religion

By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
THE ROCK OF BOLDNESS

l haven't much patience with
Bible teachers who are always
finding keys" to books of the
Bible; and who generally treat the
Scriptures as if it were a cross
word puzzle. But the Book of the
Acts does seem to have a key
word" and that is 'boldness." The
first recorded prayer was a prayer
for boldness in witnessing - for
this Bible boldness means free ut
terance" and the word recurs
so often as to deserve under
scoring.
What reckless saints were those
first disciples! How lightly they
held their own lives, that they
might testify to the Life. There
seems to have been a contagion of
courage from Christ. Nobody ever
suspects a saivelling, cringing
christian of having been in the
soodly company Of the worlds
greatest Hero.
In admiring and ~affectionate
loyalty, we would walk SO close
~ with Thee, o Christ, th-t
something Of Thy knightIy
and chivalrous courage NAV
DC impaired to us. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-08
Merchants Next

Hardly will the state engineers have
concluded their annual convention at
Wrightsville than some five hundred
members of the North Carolina Mer-
chants Association will assemble there
for their yearly sessions. The report
is that by 8 o'clock Monday morning,
in advance even of registration, many
delegates will be on the beach.
Weather permitting it is safe to be-
lieve that save for important business
and discussion sessions the whole group
will spend the time bathing, boating,
fishing or enjoying any of the other
recreational activities for which
Wrightsville is famous.
Naturally the session no one will
miss is that on Monday when Cover
nor Cherry delivers his address,. The
Governor always has a message of
especial merit whether to merchants
or any other assemblage. We wish he
might spend more of his time in the
Wilmington area.
Aside from the merchants, who are
sure of a hearty welcome, Wrights-
Vile is getting back to the prewar con-
vention situation. Throughout tn e
summer many gatherings will be held
there. 1t is gratifying to note that
organizations of many types have not
lost interest in the beach since the war
halted conventions because of the gaso-
line shortage and limited facilities for
train travel.
With this conclusive evidence that
Wilmington and Wrightsville are in
line for even greater patronage than
before the war it is obvious that some
thing must be done as quickly as ma
terials are available to increase accom-
modations for visitors. Hotels and
apartment houses are in great demand
both here and at the beach.
There is no good reason whv this
area should not be selected for nation
al conventions, if full ADVANTAGE is tak-
Ell of the opportunity for a large build.
ing construction program as soon &c
existing prohibitions are lifted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-08
Mr.. Louis Moore Comes From Hiding
To Tell Us About Our Townships Here

GRANT, UNION, and HOLDEN.
Nevertheless, such is the fact.
This is revealed by a dusty and
musty record book in the county
courthouse at Wilmington entitled
Townships and School Districts"
The sole content of this volume is
the report from a special commit
tee of the then existing Board of
Commissioners of New Hanover
county, naming the townships. This
report was accepted by the board
and made in order as of Dec. 80,
1853.
In connection with the forego-
ing, there is an interesting story.
This may be new to the reader
as it was to the writer. 1t was
something foreign and entirely
unknown until accidentally ascer-
tanned after considerable research
concerning the townships of the
county. The discovery resulted
from a spirit of curiosity and a
desire for information concerning
the period of travail the people
of North Carolina suffered, fol-
lowing the conclusion of the War