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Evening star., 1946-01-10

Edwin N. Lewis, Gilbert L, Hall,
Don Bernard, Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith, Benjamin M. McKelway
Neville Miller, Senator Styles
Bridges, Coleman Jennings, Evan
Clague, Howard H. Long, Adaly1l
Davis, Clark Diamond, DR.. George
c. Rutland, Mrs. John j. Halsey
Milo Christensen, Capt. Rhoda K
Milliken, Mrs. Charles Runyan, H
Clay Whiteford, Brig. Gen. Gordon
r. Young. r. A. Van Orsdel, Ran
dali Buckingham, Senator Arthur
Capper, Gertrude H. Bowling, Mrs.
Harold Marsh, Mrs. Milton King
Boris Shiskin, Robert L. Haycock,
William P. McCracken, jr.; Edward
A. Dent, Mrs. Harry Bernton, j.
Francis Summers, Col. William O.
Tufts and Francis w. Hill. jr.
Be as determined to help put the
Victory Loan Bond drive over the
top as were the men who made vic
tory DOSSihle
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
Union Delegates
NarrowIy Escape
Hotel Disaster

Atlanta (FP)-Sheer luck saved
a large group of the 400 delegates
attending a southern conference
of the Textile Workers Union from
being trapped in the disastrous
blaze which took 121 lies at the
Winecoff hotel here Dec. Z.
Publicity Director f. NJ. Schoff-
stall, who was here to attend the
conference, said large block of
reservations had been made at the
hotel but were cancelled when it
was found the delegates had made
their own arrangements.
Only one union official was reg
istered at the Winecoff at the time
of the fire. He was Dave Terry,
TWUA business agent at duPont's
plant at Old Hickory, Tenn. Trap
ped on the fourth floor, Terry
sweated out the rescue attempts
and was able to make his way
down a ladder placed at his win
dow by firemen. He escaped un-
injured.
Meanwhile, Atlanta officials
were faced with the problem Of
how to enforce new safety code
provisions against buildings erect
ed under old codes. In many cases
alterations to conform with the
codes passed in 1943 would cost
from $4,000 to 100000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
AFL To Test Bon
On Closed Shop

Lincoln, Nebr. (FP) = The re-
Gently adopted Nebraska anti
closed shop constitutional amend
ment will be appealed to the U.
S. supreme court if necessary, AFL
Attorney Herbert S. Thatcher of
Washington, d. c., said here after
a meeting of Nebraska union rep
resentatives.
The Nebraska case will be push
ed through the high court in ad-
vance of appeals from similar
amendments passed in three other
states = South Dakota, Arizona
and Florida because the Neb-
raska amendment has the clearest
and, most expressive language, he
said.
AFL leaders who met here to
make plans for test Gaze of the
amendment and mapped a course
of action to follow after the new
law becomes effective the the proc
lamation of Gov. Dwight Griswold
between Dec. Is and 20.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
Green Suggests
Miners. Owners
Hold Conference

Washington (FP) - The brand
of failure was placed upon the fed
eral governments strike-b e-breaking
tactics in the soft coal crisis by
AFL President William Green who
warned that American labor will
never "accept court injunctions,
punishment and penalties, force
and involuntary servitude."
Green, commenting on the as
sess of 3.5 million dollar fine
against the United Mine Workers
and a $1,000 fine against Presi-
dent John l.. Lewis for refusal to
order the miners back to the pits,
called for negotiations with the
private mine owners.
"The government has succeeded
in its efforts to impose a heavy
penalty upon the mine workers and
their chosen leader, but even so,
the acute coal shortage continues"
Green said.
The AFL chief recalled he had
said Nov. 20 that neither court
injunctions, troops with bayonets,
nor the incarceration of the min
ers or their representative in Jail,
can serve to produce one single
ton Of coal
"The coal miners will interpret
the heavy penalty imposed upon
them and their leader as an at
tempt to wreck their union. This
will serve to develop a more hostile
psychological condition throughout
the mining sections.
"Having tried force and coer-
cion and having failed, would it
not now be wise and advisable"
to make new approach to the
problem? "Why not arrange a con
ference Of representatives of those
who manage and operate the mines
and representatives Of the mine
workers." Green asked, to seek
"bass of accommodation acceptable
to all concerned"
Charging that resort to the in
junction in the UNIV case "is
violation of the Norris-LaG Guardia
act" Green said Labor will never
become reconciled to the pursuit
of the injunction process i'll labor
disputes"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
NOTICE POTTERS

Glenn H. Pittenger, manager of
the Youngstown field office of the
Social Security Board announced
this week that due to Christmas
falling on Wednesday this year,
the local branch office in the base
ment of the Post Office will not
be open on that date. However, the
local branch office will be open on
Monday, Dec. 80, from IL a. m. to
400 p. m.
Beginning Jan s, the regular Of
flee hours from 11:00 a. m. to AGO
p. m. every Wednesday, will he re-
sumed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
Coll Conference
To Mop Fight In
Movie Lockout

Los Angeles (FP) - A confer
ence to map a citywide fight
against conspiracy indictments re-
turned against leaders of the Lock
ed-out AFL studio workers has
been called for by the newly form
ed Committee to Support Labor's
rights.
The committee, which includes
leading labor and civic figures,
warned in a call issued to 1000
union, church, fraternal and civic
organizations:
"lf members of your organiza-
tion plan to act together and re-
fuse to be deterrel from their OBJ
jectives, they can be charged with
committing conspiracy and spend a
term in the state penitentiary. This
is government by decree and not
by law and as such is fragrant
violation Of the Constitution of the
u. So
The indictments for criminal
conspiracy" were handed down at
secret grand jury sessions against
13 leaders and members of Con-
ference Of Studio Unions locals
and Film Technicians Local 6S3,
International Alliance of Theatri-
cal Stage Employees, involved in
the lockout of 1000 studio workers.
The defendants attorneys were
not even allowed to present their'
side of the case.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

Pittsburgh (FP) - In its first
large scale attempt to win portal
fo-portal pay for its S00,O00 mem
bers, the United Steelworkers sued
two U. S. Steel Corp. subsidiaries
for 120 million dollars in back pay.
Filing of the suits by the steel
workers and similar actions taken
by other unions came as a spokes-
man for the National Association
of Manufacturers warned his col
leagues that the portal-to-portal
principle might prove more costly
to them than the 1872 cent wage
Increases won in basic industries
last winter.
The steelworkers' suits were
filed in federal court here against
the Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp.
and the National Tube Co. Back
pay for six years is asked for co.
000 Carnegie Illinois employees in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Vir-
ginia and 10000 National Tube
workers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Indiana.
Similar action was taken the
day before in Cleveland, where the
steel union filed suit against Re-
public Steel Corp. for % million
dollars and an equal amount in
damages for about $1,000 employ
ees in Republic plants across the
country. The union in separate
suit also claimed 10 million dollars
overtime pay and like amount in
damages for 10000 employees Of
the American Steel & Wire Co.
: In Huntington, w. Va, Local
1904 of District so, United Mine
Workers, sued the international
Nickel Co. for more than 3 million
dollars in back pay for time spent
by 2,00O employees in going to and
from their jobs.
: The suits marked the first broad
application by the labor movement
of u. S. supreme court decision
last June in the Mt. Clemens Pot
terry Co. case, applying portal-to-
portal principle to all types of in
dustrial and manufacturing estab-
lishments.
Under the decision all employers
covered by the wage-hour act of
1888 are liable not only for travel
time under the portal-to-portal
doctrine but also for all time spent
by employees in changing clothes
and washing up, donning special
safety and protective equipment,
waiting in line at time clocks, pre-
pairing tools and in similar tasks
necessary to the performance of
the regular job.
: The court also held that backpay
for such must be paid at time-and
a-half, since it would have meant
overtime work if added to the reg
ular work day when originally per-
formed. Since back pay awards.
may be doubled as penalty for EN-
ployers' violation of the act, the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
Labor Launches Drive For
Back rtul-To-PoYtul Puy

final amount received by the en-
ployee would in effect be paid at
triple time.
Alarmed at the broad implica-
tions of the Mt. Clemens decision,
both the U. S. Chamber of Com
merce and NAM are seeking legis-
lation to limit employers liability.
In frank talk to delegates to
MANS 51st convention here Dec.
5 NAM Counsel Raymond S. Sme-
thrust said: Il think by the time
the next meeting of this kind rolls
around, we would be willing to ex-
change what portal-to-portal costs
with what 1872 cents cost last
year."
Admitting there was much con-
troversy over whether Congress
would do anything to limit back
pay claims, Smethrust said: "two
years ago we looked into the mat
ter rather carefully. We concluded
then that Congress did have that
power" He added with legallistic
coyness: 81 am not urging that
anybody here should urge their
congressman to do anything about
it, because that would constitute
lobbying, but we believe that Con-
gress can impose a reasonable
statute of limitations on these
claims" which he said would "do
more damage" than a general
wage increase.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
NAM Spurred
(COnfinned From Pa0e OneJ

NoVbftf"t0 SUbs 61t OstI
The collection speech to back
this program was made by Presi-
dent j. Howard Pew of the Sun
Oil Co., COP financial angel and
chairman Of the MANS National
Industrial information Committee.
Pew encouraged the Nantes
to dig down into their pockets by
boasting Of how the NAM had
succeeded in killing OPA. "No
more difficult assignment ever
faced a group Of men," he said, adj
hitting that before the NAM
launched its anti-price control
campaign about 80 per cent of
the people favored OPA. Seven
months later after the press and
radio had picked up the NAM
propaganda, another public opinion
poll showed that a majority of the
people were against OPA controls,
Pew said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
OukIund Uneasy
As Employers
Break Pledge

Oakland, Calf. (FP)-Although
this city's 2-day AFL general
strike over, much uneasiness re-
mains centered around picketing Of
two department stores by Local
1865, Retail Clerks International
Association.
The clerks have resumed mass
picketing of kahn's and Hastings
department stores charging that
The employers had violated their
pledge to stay closed pending arbi-
tration Of the the dispute. Sum
.Dnoned to a city hall conference,
the AFL union leaders agreed to
Peaceful picketing but added that
'tthe employers assurances they
would not open are worthless, and
If we have been doublecrossed we
intend to find out about it,"
Police are back on a l2-hour
emergency schedule which had
been lifted when the general sym
pathy strike ended. The Alameda
County Building Trades Council
voted to join the Kahn's picket
line not only to help the clerks but
because it too has a dispute with
the store. Secretary Jack Reynolds
said Kahn's installed an escalator
with the help Of Los Angeles
scabs' and that when the clerks
strike is settled "those guys have
a beef to settle with as"
Case Of the union has been
strengthened by a wire to the city
manager from Federal Cancellation
Chief Edgar l.. Warren. "lt would
appear only reasonable for the
union to ask for bargaining rights
on the basis Of representation at
individual stores" Warren said.
This is the main demand Of the
strikers, rejected by the employers,
who want citywide negotiations
because kahn's and Hastings have
a majority of union members and
other stores do not.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

"Please pass the flapjacks,' Lit
tie Luther said in an appropriately
mild tone of voice. "I'm hungry"
From Mr.. Dilworth's end of the
table came a deep silence marked
by the occasional slurp of maple
syrup.
81 said how about the flapjacks,"
said Luther, raising his voice just
little.
"But you've already had two,"
said his father, raising his eyes for
moment from his own stack.
"You know I've made a scientific
study of this and I've calculated
that on the basis of the work you
do, two medium-sized flapjacks is
quite adequate to replace the en-
ergy you put out"
"Then you must be substituting
for an atom-bomb pile, if wheat
cake consumption is any index"
said Little Luther.
"That's quite another question:"
said Mr.. Dilworth sharply, "and if
you don't watch your tongue you'll
find out how much energy | can
put out. after all, | make the
money that pays for those pan
cakes"
Eyes, you seem to keep your
corporation full, whether it's flap
jacks or finances. | guess you
squeeze your Little Dimity diapers
to the last drop, too. But there's
a fallacy in your figuring" said
Luther, picking up crumb that
had escaped his eye. "If | hadn't
run down the corner to Green
shaw's grocery last night for flour
and if nom hadn't got up early to
whip up a batter, all you would
have had is a plateful of green
backs and silver for breakfast. And
it may be out Of order, but |
haven't heard any rumors that you
handkerchief those Dimity diapers
yourself, either. The way | see it,
you do nothing but live on other
peoples honest labor. Now how
about another flapjack? ?"
you'll see it differently when
! get through panning YOU" growl-
ed Mr.. Dilworth. "Shall we make
an appointment for the woodshed
where we can engage in a little
genuine corrective bargaining?"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

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Election of officers was held
with the results as follows: Presi-
dent, Clair Armstrong; vice presi-
dent, Margaret Curley; recording
secretary, Norman Whippler; fl
nancial secretary, Harold vii
liams; treasurer, Carlos Sayre
guard, Grover Jackman; inspector,
Barney Linder; Statistician, Henry
Cresswell; trustee, Roland Horton.
Delegates to the wage confer
ence in Washington next month
were also elected with the follow
ing being chosen, Clair Armstrong,
Harold Williams and Margaret
Curley.
To members of the Executive
Board and the trade in general,
Local Union l21 wishes to extend
the seasons greetings .-O.C. l24,
Demand the Union Label.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
kiInn,en
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TL0HIfnnfd FT0m Pdge OHfJ
ization.
Matt was employed last on the
bisque at plant No. of the Homer
Laughlin China Co. and confines
to his friends that he has no inten-
ton of leaving the shop, but is
only taking a much needed rest.
Harry Podewels, son of the late
Bro, Charles Podewels, appeared
before the local to personally exs
press the family's thanks and af-
probation for the kind expression
of sympathy shown them during
their recent hour of sorrow.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
AgneW Succeeds
Lawrence As Head
Of Boss PofFerS

G. d. Agnew of the Universal
Potteries, Inc, Cambridge, Ohio,
was elected president of the
United States Potters Association
at their annual two-day convention
held in the William Penn Hotel,
Pittsburgh, Pa, on Monday and
Tuesday of this week. He succeeds
Frederick P. Lawrence of the Ed
win M. Knowles China Company,
Newell w. Va.
James K. Love of the Shenango
Pottery Company, New Castle, Pa,
was elected first vice president;
Floyd W.. Mckee of the Salem
China Company, second vice presi-
dent, and c. M. Sondles of the
Paden City Pottery Company,
third vice president.
w. A. Betz of East Liverpool
was reelected secretary-treasurer.
A banquet attended by 200 guests
was feature of the proceedings.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
OBITUARIES
GEORGE w. PRITCHETT

GEORGE w. PRITCHETT
George w. Pritchett, 72, died
Dec. Is in his home, 1868 Water
loo street, following a six-weeks'
illness.
Mr.. Pritchett was born in Wash
ington County and spent virtually
his lifetime in East Liverpool. He
was jiggerman by trade and was
employed last by the Hall China
Co. He was a member of Local
Union No. IL, National Brother
hood of Operative Potters.
He leaves four brothers, Charles
A. Pritchett, Clyde Earl Pritchett
and Raymond E. Pritchett, all of
East Liverpool, and Elmer Prit-
chett of Chester, and a sister, Mrs.
Mary Nina Tyrell of East Liver
pool.
Services were conducted by Rev.
William S. Longsworth, pastor of
the Calvary Methodist Churcth.
Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
CHARLES E. Pollen

Sebring, Ohio-Charles E. Pollen,
65, of Bandy's Crossing, died Dec.
16 in the Alliance City Hospital
following a two-year illness.
Mr.. Pollen was employed last by
the Royal China, Inc, here. He was
born in Salineville and lived here
for the past AS years. He was a
member of Local Union SO, Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative
Potters.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Ray
Abney of Alliance; two sons, Ellis
Pollen of Alliance, and Howard Po-
len of Stow; brother, Elmer Po-
len, and half-brother, Edward
Zuber, both of Alliance.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

We never confess our faults ex-
cept through vanity.-La Roche
foucauld.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

You can't shift responsibility
without paying a fat price.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

Experience seems to be the only
thing of any value that's widely
distributed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

PAPER GETS NEW EDITOR
Dearborn, Mich. (FP) = Leo
Orsage of Ford Local 500, United
Auto Workers, is acting editor Of
Ford Facts, the locals lively week
ly, succeeding Bob Lieberman.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19
Jiggermen Elect
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ty and Henry Vorndran were tell
ers and spent a busy evening max
ing the rounds picking up the little
white slips.
Due to our next meeting falling
on the eve of Christmas, the regu-
larly scheduled meeting for next
week has been postponed.-O. c.
IL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-12-19

Ploid and ploin
robes for the men
10 | k S. lust the
thing for solid
comfort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-08

| With his brother Victor he took
a trip around the world on
a financial shoestrong, cycling
through the major European
countries, watching Hitler come
up and Mussolini celebrate ten
years of Fascism, teaching Rus
sian farm boys the tool-making
trade in the Cork automobile
plant, wandering around Russia
on their workers passes for five
months, and eventually crossing ST.
IBERIA, visiting China and Japan, and
working their way home as seamen
in the Fall of 1885.
Walter joined the U. A. w., then
an A. F. L., unit, and became head
of the West Side Local No. TIA in
Detroit. When the union went CT.
o., he became a members of the
Congress international board.
Serious Man
He is a rather small, red-haired
serious man who does not smoke,
limits his drinking to a very occa-
sional glass of, beer, and is much
too serious to waste his time at
poker or such games. He is often
thought of as intellectual and an
able If partisan, economist. But
ne does not rely completely upon
the intellectual approach. When
demagoguery seems called for, he is
both willing and capable. He knows
how to dramatize an issue, both in
words and with action. He has a
keen sense of both strategy and
tactics.
An excellent illustration of his
ability to handle situation came
during the organization period,
when he judged that the Kelsey
Hayes Wheel Company would be
fertile ground because of dissatis-
faction over the 52-cent an hour
Women's wage an an alleged speed
up. Local 174 had only 80 members
among 5000 employees, Reuther
could not get organizers inside and
the workers feared to attend meet
ingS.
He drilled few trusted agents
carefully to shut off the power
~ {" oOAcVC6AS AALOlIlCIlC. WORKERS
started muttering Strike. When
foremen asked what was wrong,
stooges told them to "Ask the
Union" Management telephoned
Reuther to come quick and order
the workers back on the Job.
They sent a car for him and
escorted him inside, where he
plunged Immediately into a Wig
orous organizing speech.
When are you going to order
them back onto the job?" asked
the anxious management.
Il can't give them orders until
get them organized" Reuther told
them.
Within 48 hours he had $500
membership applications; when
The management declined to ne
gotiate he called a sitdown. Then
days later he had a 75-cent be-
ginning wage for the women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-08
BY s. BURTON HEATH
NEA Staff CnrreSnnndent

New York, May T. (NEA)-To
understand Walter Philip Reuther
and the direction in which he will
try to steer the United Automobile
Workers if he can, the CLIO
lit Is useful to know something
about his background.
He was born in Wheeling, w.
Va, 80 years ago, second of the
four sons Of Valentine Reuther,
who came from Germany as a
Iaborer, because an ardent social
4St and at the age of % was head
of the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly.
Valentine Reuther pronounced
TO rhyme with Luther) was per-
son Of intense convictions which
he Strove to impart to his sons.
Opposed to Religion
He was the son of a clergyman,
but himself was opposed to formal
religion. His wife, however,
was a devoted Lutheran So it
was the family rule that the boys
should go to Sunday School and
Church with their mother on Sum-
day morning, and in the afternoon
they would go into the parlor and
hear the fathers reasons for
disliking religious formality.
On Winter nights Valentine
would take his four boys upstairs,
organize them into two teams and
umpire debates on social and eco
nomic topics of current interest.
Walter learned much about CATCH
nc-nnfnh-non fnror1cinc in thncn
sessions.
When Andrew Carnegie offered
Wheeling a public library build
ing Valentine led successful
opposition against acceptance,
because of the bloody strike in
Carnegie'S Homestead plant.
First Success
Walter left high school and be-
came a tool and die apprentice in
the Wheeling Steel Corporations
plant where in 1927 he achieved
his first success as a labor leader.
Christmas fell on Sunday that year.
The company declined to give its
men an equivalent day off. Walter
organized successful stay-at-home
demonstration and then found
himself unemployed.
With only three years of ap-
premiership he went to Detroit,
got a job in the Briggs Manufac-
turing Company, while veterans
walked the street and stood in the
bread lines, and when Ford opened
up, after retooling for the Model
A, Walter finagled a journeyman's
job there. He worked an 8-hour
day and in spare time finished high
school, and then entered Wayne
University, where he organized an
innocent-appearing 4-C Club that
spent most Of its time discussing
unionism.
In 1892, unemployment and
breadlines returned to Detroit.
Reuther, then head of a 40-man
crew, held an open union organi-
zation meeting for Ford workers
and was fired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-08

Shipyards Of Belfast, Northern
Ireland, are crowded with vessels
Tor overhaul after heavy work in
the war years.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-11-23
| STATE q NE
|. MARION x
BY
Howard
Fast

It was 1892 in Germany = a
year before Adolf Hitler and MS