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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-31

Phone Strike
Planned For
February Is

| Wasington-(FP). - Unless some
nice 50 per day wage increases are
granted pretty soon, the "hellO girls"
and their associates are going to pull
the plug about Feb. Is and these
United States will get along with
postal cards rather than telephone
communication. The ''voice with a
smile" is fed up with stalling, even as
the U. S. steelworker, auto maker and
electrical plant employe.
A survey of the telephone industry
conducted by Federated Press Jan.
"a showed a universal determination
to make the American Telephone e.
Telegraph Co., Western Electric, and
the Bell System generally, put it out
in the pay envelope cor else"
kingpin of the communications cri-
sis is the Natl. Assn. Of Telephone
Equipment Workers, and its brother
organization, the Assn. of Communi-
cations Equipment Workers, both un-
affiliated with either the AFL or CIO,
but joined with the Natl. Federation
of Telephone Workers. Both are en-
gagged in dispute with Western Elec-
trio.
Because of this original dispute, a
host Of other telephone unions, in
cluding the important Federation of
Long Lines Telephone Workers, the
Union of Telephone Workers in New
York city, and their cohorts in many
another city and state across the land
have filed strike vote petitions with
the U. S. Dept. of Labor, the NLRB
and the Wage Sterilization Board.
Many others have overlooked the legal
formalities and plan to drop out in
continuous meeting or something when
the leadership directs. All of them
are demanding So day increase in
wages, plus some Strengthening out of
the employe benefit plans and ar
about working conditions.
Among the major telephone unions
that have already filed strike notices
are these:
Intl. Bro. of Electrical Workers
(AFL) and the York Telephone &
Telegraph Co., York, Pa; Natl. Assn.
of Telephone Equipment Workers,
Houston, Tex, and the Western Elec-
trio; Telephone Equipment Workers,
Baltimore, and Western Electric;
Maryland Federation of Telephone
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Vice Presidents
Turner, Chadwick
Visit Local 743

Sandusky, Ohio.-Despite the cold
weather during the month of January,
Local Union l43 had a good turnout at
their last meeting when the following
officers for the new term were elect
ed: President, Roy Den Ann; vice
president, Gayle Beecheler; treasurer,
Willard Walker; recording secretary,
Mildred Kirschner; financial secre-
tary, Henrietta Roth; defense secre-
tary, Gerald Ritzenthalter; trustees,
Eta Warren, Roy Marshall, Joseph
Grathwol.
Sister Henrietta Roth was called to
her home in Madison, Ind, by the
death of her mother who passed away
on December 25. While there she con-
tacted the flu which laid her up for
several days. She is back at her bench
again following a rapid recovery from
the i'll effects of the dreaded flu.
Bro. Edward Dahnke had the mis-
fortune to lose the thumb on his left
hand which was caught in the machine
while working in the press row. He
will be laid up for several weeks his
physician reports.
Dorothy Spenello has been named
floor lady in her department. She
has worked for the company for the
past % years and is worthy of the
promotion.
January "a was visitors day at the
Universal Slay Products, and a large
number of the citizens of the town
were shown through the plant. We
are glad Of the opportunity afforded
us on such occasions for it enables
us to promote the use Of American
made products.
On Jan. % special meeting was
called when Sixth Vive President
George Turner and Eighth Vice Presi-
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to do everything they could for them,
but was meeting with opposition from
the local. This individual advised the
service men to ban together and break
it up. Whether he refers to the union
when he says break it up the writer
does not know, but if such be the case,
then | am afraid that his remarks if
carried out can only mean trouble. The
local at no time has hindered any eff
forts to aid our returning service men,
but have gone all out in their efforts
to help them.
While on the subject of service men,
we wonder if he told them why the
firm stopped sending the $500 gift
they gave early in the war, or why
they didn't receive the vacation pay
they felt they had coming?
We have been informed the mobile
unit will be in our midst about the
middle of July and all the employees
will be called upon between now and
then to cooperate in making our shop
the cleanest in the industry.
The crews on the dish jiggers have
been charged with neglect, and were
given final warning that fines will
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-31
Jamestown AFL Refuses
To Gust MachiniStS

jamestown, n. Y.-(FP).-At its
first meeting of the new year the
jamestown Central Labor Council re-
fused to obey an AFL executive coun-
Gil order for custer of delegates of the
Init. Assn. of Machinists, which has
been suspended for non-payment of
percapita.
The council voted overwhelmingly
to place ION file" a letter from AFL
Pres. William Green and Sec.-Treas.
George Meany instructing it to unseat
the machinists.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-31
L. u l21 OFFICERS

Sebring, Ohio.--The following are
the newly elected officers Of Local
Union 1871: President, George A.
Wright; vice president, Goldie Mays
recording secretary, Hazel Brown; fl
nancial secretary, Naomi Woof; de-
fense secretary, Winnie johnson;
treasurer, Mae Bert; inspector, Mary
Ellen Govern; guard, Nora Waterman;
trustee, Hilda Haught.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-31
Strike Threat Forces
WAB To Change Award

New York-(FP). The New York
Building & Construction Trades Coun-
Gil announced that it had called off
strike vote scheduled to be taken
among it's 100000 members Feb. /.
The strike threat brought a partial
reversal of an award by the Wage
Adjustment Board which had pared
down wage agreement the council
made with the Building Trades En-
ployers Assn, of New York.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-31
Lewis Elected To Seat
On Executive Council
At MidWinter Session
TAKES POST IMMEDIATELY AND WILL
PARTICIPATE IN CLOSING SESSIONS;
PAYS PER CAPITA TAX ON 100000

Miami Fla The United Mine Workers returned home
JAM 25 reaatng with American Federation of Labor
UNIV Pres John L. Lewis unanimously elected to
the Influential, poicy-nakng AFL executive council.
AFL Pres William made the official
conference after executive council session that had
proved the action Green check for $4,000 the
UNIW's percapta tax 100000 members for January
Lewis who the founders of the rival CIO in 1885,
made his first bid for re-aaton with the AFL October 943
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-01-31
ServicemenToIdU Union
flinders Aid From Firm
At cIarksburg Pottery
MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS TROUBLE AT
McNICOL PLANT; CREWS ARE WARNED

Carksburg w. Va-Loca Union 80 met in regular
last Monday evening with all officers their
We to officers to follow their example this respect
and be hand at the meetings aid them carrying
wishes of the local.
The shop committee made their report of meeting held
Mr. Heathegton of the sectve service board who
the rights of the under the G. bill of rights
report also made that official of the firm had
with the service and informed them the
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
The 'Right-To-Work' Bill
BY FRANCIS WILLARD MUNDS, Prescott
"a Guest Editorial i'm Last Mondays Phoenix Gazette

The voters of Arizona have delivered their mandate
on the Right-to-Work Bill, but believe this mandate
solves nothing but will foment labor troubles
The working of Arizona gained their first step in
labor legislation by passing the eghour law for miners
during of the Is years that territorial legislatures had
made football of suffrage. Before this law was
enacted the miner who raised his voice for unionzed la
Dor backsted and refused enjoyment in cor
poration-owned mine in Arizona. 1t then that we
learned that the forces that opposed were
violently opposed to organized labor
By the time statehood granted, the unions had
become power to be reckoned with and had endorsed
woman suffrage without reservation. Notwithstanding
past failures we submitted petition to the voters
in the first state election and state with authority
that was due to undivided labor support that
suffrage was carried by majority of nearly three to
All business organized today and why not the bust
of getting living?> hold that working and
women who profit by improved working conditions gained
by organized labor morally obligated to dues and
share all other responsibilities necessary, and both
foolish and selfish for shirking their obligations.
Organized labor is too intelligent to surrender the
gains they have made in the past so without legal
fight to the finish 1t is belief that labor will eventu-
ally divorce itself from certain leadership and
then capital and labor together solve the moot ques-
tons that and trouble both Sides Not until then
can the true brotherhood of man be established
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Woolworths' In Atlanta
Signs With Retail Clerks
(AFL News Service)

Atlanta.-A "first" was regis
tered here when an agreement be-
tween the Retail Clerks Union and
Woolworth department store was
signed recently. This is the first
agreement to be signed between
the Retail Clerks International AS
sociation and any retail establish
ment in the city.
The agreement provides that NO
person shall be employed under the
age of 16; on weeks paid vacation
for all employees who have been
with the company for six months;
two weeks vacation with pay for
one-year employees, and three
weeks vacation after five years
with the company.
The contract calls for six holi-
days, and when an employe is re-
quired to work on these holidays
double time pay is allowed. Also
Is days sick leave annually is pro-
vided, with the work week set at
AZ hours, seniority rights, 15-min-
uate rest periods each morning and
afternoon and an increase in pay
of So per week across the board
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Schools Traininq
Disabled Veterans
Can Hike Tuition

Schools and colleges which must
provide additional facilities tc
train disabled veterans may ask
Veterans Administration to pay
more than their usual tuition
charges for these veterans, VA
announced.
The adjusted rate, for each in
stitution VA said, must not total
more than the schools teaching
and supply costs.
New regulations providing for
adjustments in tuition payments
for disabled veterans enrolled
under the Vocational RehabiIi-
tation Act apply only to non-s
profit, tax-suppOrted institutions,
according to VA.
VA has provided for the adjust
ments because it recognizes that
many schools do not have a flex-
ible income from taxes, endow-
ments and other sources to cover
additional expenses incurred dur
ing the present rush of thousands
of veterans to college.
VA has made similar provisions
for adjustments in tuition for stu
dents enrolled under the Service.
mems Readjustment Act &C. I
BilD.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF WAR DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASES OF GENERAL Interest

Army Ground Forces to Activate
Experimental UNIT Unit-A Uni
versal Military Training Expert
mental Unit, to be organized and
trained for one year along the
lines of the War Departments pro-
posed plan for UNIT, will be acti-
waited in January at Fort Knox,
Kentucky, it was announced by
General Jacob L. Devers, Com
manding General, Army Ground
Forces.
The experimental unit will serve
as "pilot plant, so that in the
event of passage of legislation by
Congress initiating UNIT, training
plans and the proposed "Code of
Conduct" for UNIT will have been
tested, and the number of Army
personnel necessary to conduct and
supervise the combined military
civilian type of training envisaged
will have been determined.
More than 800 newly enlisted
Regular Army recruits, preferably
18 years of age and not more than
19, will receive UMT-type training,
which would couple military train
ing with civilian supervision and
discipline. The unit will be organ
lied as a composite battalion, with
five companies of four platons
each.
Four platons will receive Infan-
try training, three Artillery, two
each Armored Cavalry, Engineer
and Transportation Corps, and one
each Medical, Signal, Chemical,
Ordnance and Quartermaster.
Trainees will be selected to con-
form to Army 10 averages, and two
platoons will be Student Training
Units" receiving first through
fourth grade instruction in addi-
ton to military training. These
two platons will be made up OF
men who have not attained a
fourth grade educational level.
At the end of the first six
months, the trainees will have
reached level of training which
would qualify thm, if they were
UNIT trainees rather than Regular
Army recruits, for any of the va
rious study or training options that
would be available to them under
the proposed UNIT program.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Let the ARIZONA SUN
be your shopping guide.

December IA is the date for an
outstanding Colored You tn Show,
Brown Fantasy Revue, to be CIV
en- in the auditorium of the Phoe-
nix Union High School at p. m.
All the proceeds are to go to-
ward the establishment of Negro
Youth Drop-In Center. At present
there is no place for Colored
Youth to go for wholesome enter
tainment.
There will be a varied program
arranged, said Miss Bobby Lewis,
chairman of production, that will
afford enjoyment for all music
lovers.
The first part of program will
feature the Carver High School
Choir of SO voices, singing Christ
mas songs and spirituals under the
direction of Mr.. H. F. Edwards; a
girls sextette will sing the "Chil-
dren's Prayer, from Hansel and
Gretel; piano selections by Misses
Sadie Hagler and Robbie Webb
and Joseph Patten and Dan Jack
son will sing song selections direct
ed by Mrs. Rachel Ward.
The second part Of the program
will feature dances of various
kinds. The African Fire Dance,
created by Aubrey Aldridge and
his Dunbar School staff after
much research into African his
tory, has attracted wide attention.
A "Tabu Dance" will feature Ha-
eel Williams and HurSel Cole;
eight couples will give demon
stration of the Texas Hop. Dane
ing will be rounded out by toe
dance and hula dance.
Throughout the second portion
of the program, varied musical
numbers will be sprinkled, nclud-
ing a duet, singing Swinging On
A STAR, a girls trio, and Lena
Steele singing Sentimental Bal
lad," all under the direction of Mr..
J. Eugene Grigsby who formerly
worked with army entertainment
units in Europe. He will be assist
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Gen. Davis Gets
New Assistant

Washington, D. C.-Captain Mel
vim T. Jackson, Warrenton, Va,
has been detailed to the War De-
partment, Inspector Generals De-
partment, for duty as assistant to
Brigadier General B. o. Davis, Sr.,
Assistant, The Inspector General.
Inducted into the Army in Feb
ruary, 1912, Captain Jackson was
appointed a cadet at Tuskegee
Army Air Field and eight months
later he graduated as second lieu
tenant, Air Corps.
Assigned to duty as pilot he
served with the 332nd Fighter
Group in the United States and
Italy. While overseas he was COM
mander of the 3O2nd Fighter
Squadron an dis credited with 146
combat missions in the 18th and
18th Air Forces.
Returning to the United States
in February, 1915 he was assigned
to Tuskegee Army Air Field as di-
rector of the Basic Flying School.
In May, 1916 he transferred to
Lockbourne Army Air Base and
this month left Lockbourne to
come to the War Department as
General Davis assistant.
Captain Jackson fills the assign
ment left vacant by Captain John
c. Overton of Flint, Michigan, who
since December, 1914 had been the
Generals aide and later his assist
ant. Captain Overton is on termin-
al leave and will be separated
from the service on Dec. %, 1916.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
.Tutson Publishers
Too Busy To Meet;
Printers Take Walk

There are no daily newspapers
being published i'm Tucson. At
least there were none when this
news item was written on Tues
day afternoon.
The Tucson Typographical
Union, lacking a contract and
being unable to negotiate one
satisfactory to the union, didn't
show up for work on Sunday
night and the papers didn't ap-
pear.
The printers had been meeting
with the publishers for more than
two months in an attempt to write
a new contract and until Sunday
there had been no open rupture.
The Tucson scale had been ma
terially higher than that prevail
ing in Phoenix and when, a couple
of weeks ago the Phoenix union
secured a substantial increase, the
Tucson union asked a raise in the
same proportion. This was refused
by the employers, who finally Of
fered the same hourly wage rate
that Phoenix had secured.
In an endeavor to come to an
agreement, the union offered to
split the 'differnce between the Of
fer of the publishers and the
unions request. This was also re-
fused.
After the union had taken a
strike vote and found that it
was unanimous, another attempt
was made to meet with the en-
plOyers.' According to the Tue
son uniOniSts, one fO the pub
lishers' committee would not at
tend because he was to be toast
master at a dinner and the other
was busy at the dog track and
couldn't be bothered.
AS a result of this, pickets are
walking before the newspaper
plant and no papers are being pub
lished in the Old Pueblo.
Negotiations are now being con-
Quoted between the unions COM
mittee and representatives of Tue
son job printing firms.
Jack Whiting, international rep
resentative of the ITU, is in Tue
son ramrodding the strike.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
San Marcus Hotel
Workers Out Due To
Contract Refusal

Members of the Phoenix Oper-
ating Engineers local No. 428,
walked off their jobs at the San
Marcus hotel in Chandler last
week because of the inability to
negotiate a new wage contract.
Wages and working conditions
were agreed to, but the hotel man.
agement refused to sign the same
closed shop agreement that had
been in effect for some time. The
operators declined to sign an
"open shop" agreement, but made
counter proposition, which was
refused.
The operators agreed to con-
tinue to work without a contract
of any kind. They informed the
management, however, that under
such an agreement, there was no
protection for either side; that the
men could-and probably would
demand a wage increase at any
time, or change working condi-
tionS. In other words, working
without any sort of agreement,
there would be no rules or regula-
tions and no holds barred.
The management refused to con-
slider that arrangement either, and
the men walked off the job.
AS a result, members of Culin-
ary Workers local No. 631, refused
to cross the picket line of the OPP
orators, and the hotel began i'm
mediately to recruit non-union
workers.
The swanky hotel opened De-
cember 1, when guests began ar
irving, and the outcome of the
struggle depends entirely upon
whether it can staff its engineer
ing department with competent
operators.
Local No. 631 has submitted it's
contract for renewal, and it was
and presumably is, still being con-
sidered. The agreement expires
January 1.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
PIONEER WOMAN
SUCCUNB5 AFTER
SHORT ILLNESS

Grief stricken over the death of
her son who was SHOT down in
flight over Italy, apparently was
the cause of death of Mrs. Generva
Shelton, 32nd and E. Van Buren,
who died Nov. 27 in Tempe hos
pital after an illness of two
months.
Her son, Curtis Shelton was
killed in action during the war and
was buried in Argoyle Cemetery in
England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Shelton
came to Phoenix 35 years ago be-
fore Arizona came into statehood.
Mrs. Shelton worked side by side
with her husband who contributed
to the great progress and growth
of Phoenix. He developd Acre City
and is reported that he is respon-
siIble for the opening of the Van
Buren and Washington highway
into Tempe.
Mrs. Shelton's death was a great
shock to her husband after 81
years of married life, as well as
many of the "old timers" who
have known the family for many
years.
She still lies in state at the Carr
Mortuary in Tempe, pending ar
rival of her other son, Charles, who
is now a patient in U. S. Hospital
after being released from Japan
ese prison camp.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
CHICAGO BUILDING RISES

Chicago.-During October build
ing permits in the metropolitan
area here made a gain of $4,161,- :
993, or about % percent on all
types of construction, according
to survey made by Bell Savings
and Loan Association. These per-
mits totaled $22,428, $50, compared
with SIS, 8,266,563 in September, and
$2O,82O,312 in October 1915. Resi-
Dental construction showed a gain
after continuous downward trend
since last March.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06

labor amendment adopted at the
November 5 general election.
There have been several meet
ings, at which Mr.. Thatchr and
Henry S. McCluskey, State Fedora
TONS counsel, discussed ways and
means of attacking the law on
constitutional grounds. 1t has been
definitely decided that the law
will be contested, and efforts will
be made to bring it to the state
supreme court as soon as possible.
The necessity for quick action is
evident because organized labor in
Arizona will not work on an open
shop basis, and unless the matter
can be decided soon, the entire
state, it is feared, will be in chaos,
because some of the employers are
getting ready to attack the unions.
On the other hand, there are
many fair employers who want to
maintain good relations with the
unions, but are fearful of the re-
suits if they attempt to evade the
law. The wording of the law is
such that no one seems to know
just what actions can or will be
taken to invoke it. Therefore,
labor feels that the only thing to
do is test the validity of the
amendment as soon as possible
and save strikes, litigation and
confusion.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
H0STESSES pR0(ESSED AT FORT BELV0|R
FOR ASSIGNMENT With ARMY IN EUROPE

Fort Belvoir, Va.-Three hos
tesss who have signed up to work
for from one to two years in the
ArmS's social and recreational
program in the European Theater
have been processed at this install
lation and are now awaiting trans
portation to Germany.
They are: Miss Pauline c. Cook
man of Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs. Ger
trude J. Meriweather of Seattle,
Wash, and Miss Mary L. Barnes OF
Amarillo, Texas.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
CORRECTION

The article which appeared on
the front page of this paper last
week concerning tn first colored
woman to be called on Federal
Grand Jury, was an error, accord
ing to reports. The SUN has been
informed that Mrs. Mac Walker
and Mrs. John Washington were
both called in October of this year,
but only Mrs. Walker served.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Local EIks Will Hold
Annual Memorial
Service Sunday

The William H. Patterson Lodge
of Elks and the Grand Canyon
Temple, Daughter Elks, will hold
their Annual Memorial Services
Sunday at 8 p. M, at Tanner Chap
ell A. M. E. Church, 9Th st. and
Jefferson.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Follow The Crowd 10 The Biz Teen-aqe Show

ed by Mrs. Rachel Ward and Mrs.
Maude WeemS.
The program is under the spon-
sorship of the Women's Division
of the Phoenix Urban League.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
CITY FAM1LY'S COST CLIMB

Washington. - The Bureau OF
Labor Statistics has reported that
the avearge city family of moder-
ate means was paying sos percent
more for goods and services in
mid-October than the same goods
and services cost in mid-August of
1889. At the same time, the con-
sumers' price index was 15.1 per-
cent over its position a year ago
and 1884 percent higher than the
1935-1039 average.
Arizona sun., 1946-12-06
Employees At Big Plant Are
Expected To Join American
Federation of Labor Ranks

The United Aluminium and Tinfoil Workers. Ameri-
can Federation of Labor affiliate will make bid for the
privilege of representing the employees of the Reynolds
aluminium plant west of the city at the election to be held
Friday December G. to decide which of three unions