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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25
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We can stand still right where
we are and take good look at
the little ole Happy New Year and
we can be almost completely sure
that he will turn out TO be mess.
As matter Of fact he will begir
as a mess. He could get little bet
ter as he ages, bat also he coulo
get Il mighty sight more Of mess.
Honestly, there isn't much rea-
son to hope for improvement and
there is a lot Of reason to fear a
worsening.
When Russia's Mr.. Molotov took
his brief case and flew home from
the four-power conference just {
few days ago he put the officia
seal on division Of the world int
two great camps, mutually hostile
waging that cold war We
have been talking about. That just
isn't good. But there it is.
The commies don't hesitate to
rob their own people Of their eye
teeth, as they have just done. Why
expect them to hesitate to do any
thing else that might suit connie
purpose?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

Kelsey, of the Metal Polishers, Buff
fers, Platers & Helpers lnt'l Union
and Joseph Landis, of the Ameri-
can Federation of Teachers.
Other convention addresses were
to be made by j. Ross Robley, At
torney for the Natl Farm Labor
Union; Rowland Watts of the
Workers Defense League; Edward
Weyler, secretary-treasurer of the
Kentucky State Federation of La
ber, and Paul Jacobs, assistant di-
rector Of the Natl Labor Service.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25
Farm Workers Paw
As Low As In SOS
Delegates Assert

Little Rock, Ark. (LPA)-Lasl'
ing out in a bitter attack upon the
80th Congress, the executive coun-
Gil of the Natl Farm Labor Union
AFL, reported to the opening ses-
sion of the unions 18th annual
convention that "the real wages
paid to farm workers are now as
low as they were at any time dur
ing the depression of the 1930's.
Meeting Dec. II, 13 and IA, un-
der the Craftsmanship of H. l..
Mitchell, union president, 200 dele
gates, white and Negro, from all
over the United States, unanimous
ly approved the charges made by
their executive council against Con-
gress.
"The most severe blow struck at
farm workers by the Congress came
when it ordered the liquidation of
all government housing projects for
farm labor" stated the report.
"The first proposals advanced
by the industrialized farm inter-
ests were for the federal govern
ment to sell the Sc permanent farm
labor housing projects only to prl-
vate associations of growers, and
for the federal government to lend
them money at low interest rates
to purchase the farm workers
homes"
After pointing out that this pro-
posal, incorporated in the Hope
Capper Bill, was too raw for even
the 80th Congress, the farm union
executive council reported its eff
forts to gain support for the sub
stitute measure introduced by Rep.
Helen Gahagan Douglas d.,
Calif.), which had the support of
the union. The Douglas bill is still
pending.
The council stated that Zone of
the blacklist marks on the record of
the Congress of the United States"
took place when "a compromise
was quickly introduced and
passed to permit the federal gov
ernment to lease the farm labor
housing to private associations OF
big farm operators and to sell all
such housing before June 30, l949.
AS a result, all of the farm labor
camps built by the government for
the use of farm workers and their
families are now in the hands of
the big farmers.
"The result has been that rents
have greatly increased, health and
sanitation services have been abol-
ished, and all child care services
are at an end. The workers who
reside in these farm labor camps
are at the mercy of the big farm
operators"
In addition to discussing these
problems, the executive council also
took up the extension of social Sc
curity benefits for farm workers;
a wage and hour law for agricul-
ture; a labor relations law for farm
workers; the report of President
Civil Rrights Committee
and the organizational progress of
the union.
Speakers addressing the three
day convention of the farm work
ers include three AFL information
al union presidents; Earl w. jim
erson, of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters & Butcher Workmen; Ray
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25
USES Reports
Continued From PAGE One)

workers Q18,4OO) topped all pre-
vious levels in the post war period.
Placements of clerical and sales
workers (56,200) and skilled work.
ers (36,000) were the highest of the
year." 49,.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25
Industry Is
CONTINUED From Page One)

at the polls in 1913, we will give
the enemies of labor an answer they
will never forget" Tracy said.
Delegates thunderously cheered
Tracy and laid plans to achieve
these goals lin their home commu-
mites.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25
Frightened COP
Continued From Page One)

one of the three liberal members
of the, House Ways & Means Com
mittee who opposed the proposal to
tax co-ops, jumped the gun on
Knutson by introducing a bill which
would cut taxes by $500 ,000,O00.
Unlike Kuntson's proposal, the
Dingell measure would give a
break to wage earners and the ma
tion's low income brackets. He pro-
posed: IA So billion annual re-
duction in federal excise taxes; 2
Raising personal exemptions on
income taxes by S100 and reducing
surtax rates l per cent in each
bracket; 3-Permitting husbands
and wives to split their incomes
for tax purposes to reduce their
income taxes.
fusion, trouble and possible disas-
to,- Too bod xrn,1 oot,'t al
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

The annual U. S. death rate
from tuberculosis has been re-
duced from 100 to 80 per 100000
in the last 20 years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

"This explains" the News adds,
"why the Soviet leaders reacted to
the Marshall Plan in such an ag-
gressive manner and with a CAM
paign Of abuse bordering on hys-
terra. They Immediately regrouped
their political forces and changed
their strategy. The policy of gradu
ally gathering the strength of the
Communist parties in the Western
countries-in the expectation of the
depression in the United States
was abandoned in favor of a pol
icy of direct offensive to prevent,
at all costs, the realization of the
Marshall Plan.
Accordingly, the WFTU = in
which democratic trade unionists
are used for the purpose of Com
munist infiltration was supple
mented by the Cominform which
proclaims the necessity of annihil-
ating all democratic elements in the
labor movement of the Western
countries-on the pattern followed
in the Soviet satellite states. By
adding representatives of the Com
munist parties of France and Italy
to those of the Soviet satellites,
the Cominform made it clear that
the seizure of power in France and
Italy is an immediate objective of
international Communist strategy.
Such a seizure would be a decisive
blow against the very idea of the
Marshall Plan"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25
Comment On World Events

Labor members Of the National
Planning Association joined in APP
proving specific recommendations
on administrative machinery for
undertaking an immediate program
Of U. S. aid for Europe, as propos-
ed by the Marshall Plan. 1t is sig
nificant that the recommendations
Were endorsed unanimously by Mp
AS members from labor, business
and agriculture who attended its
recent annual meeting in Wash
ington.
"The necessity Of early action
to provide adequate aid giving ef.
feet to Secretary Marshall's policies
should hardly present contro-
versial issue today" the NPA men,
bers stress in statement explain
ing their recommendations. The
question is not whether we should
undertake the great task Of aiding
European recovery, but how" they
point out.
The administrative plant put for
ward by the leaders from the ma
jor economic group is based on a
careful consideration Of the 'fun-
damental division Of powers in our
government provided for by the
Constitution Congress should de-
fine the policies, appropriate the
required funds, and give precise
powers to the President for the
programs execution. "The respon-
sibility for administering this pro-
gram should be placed directly on
the Chief Executive"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

were based upon the expectation
Iof an economic depression in the
United States. They assumed that
such depression would affect eco
nomic activities everywhere outside
the Soviet sphere and they expect
ed this would result in what they
called sharpening of the antag-
onisms among the imperialist pow
ers, ,-i. e., tne incapacity Of the
democratic world to undertake any
kind of concerted action.
"In the domestic and internation-
al political and economic crises
which would ensue they hoped to
find an opportunity for engineer
ing the seizure Of power by the
Communist parties in a number of
countries outside the Soviet sphere.
They hoped thereby to bring about
a new westward leap of Sovietism."
''ln accordance with these ex-
pectations," the Free Trade Union
News continued, "the policies Of
the Communist parties in the West
ern countries aimed at syste-
matte increase Of their strength and
influence in order to seize power
when the expected depression in
the United States and the inter-
national turmoil resulting from it
would give them the green light.
"The instruments Of these poll
cies for increasing the strength of
the Communist parties in the West
and firmly entrenching them in
strategic positions were various
forms Of united fronts, with the
World Federation Of Trade Unions
as the most important and far
flung united front organization.
Announcement Of the Marshall
Plan was Immediately recognized
by the Soviet leaders Of world Com
munism as a threat to their stra-
tegic plan characterized in the fore
going. They felt that the execution
of the Marshall Plan would bring
about the economic recovery Of
Western Europe and thus contrib
ute to the consolidation Of world
economy as a whole. Moreover,
the Marshall Plan, as they under
stand, presupposes close collabora-
tion of all participating nations
and requires concerted action by
the democratic world. The practical
of the Marshall Plan
would, therefore, have completely
upset the entire Communist STRAIT
egy and, to a large extent, render
ed futile their systematic mobiliza-
tion of forces"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

1--WE recognize" the statement
says, "that the continued mainten-
ance Of our domestic prosperity
is dependent on the rehabilitation
Of war-torn countries overseas.
Clearly, the primary responsible
ty for this task rests on their
hands. However, an all-out effort
for recovery cannot be successful
without economic assistance from
the United States. 1t is thus that
we can help to raise the standards
of living throughout the world, and
establish a sound basis for the
proper economc relations between
nations.
at is only thus that democracy
and peace can flourish. 1t is only
thus that the spread of totalitarian-
ism, whether from the right or the
left, can be arrested.
"If we strike out boldly in the
course charted by Secretary Mar
shall, we may yet succeed in laying
the foundation for a world order
based on peace, justice and the
rule OF law. This is our supreme
objective"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

Set by the big boys fight
for the benefit of the few at the the the Natl
Manufacturers has done good bfo the NAM With 947
fits altme $7a billion the NAM has
moth publicity campaign that higher profits espon-
sbe for high this impossible view down the public
throat the radio and all slick advertising media will be
used It's worth billions the NAM that black white
and will spend millions to do the job Starting from the lower left
around their God the Almighty Dollar NAMers
mot dupont board chairman of duPon Robert A Wason
rng NAM board charman F. Crawford Of Thompson Products
Howard Pew Sun Oil Co.; John McCaffrey of n
Co.. Fuller publisher Saturday Evening
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

The world outlook is bleak, in
deed. The Marshall Plan is our
answer to soviet intrigue and tc
soviet efforts to bolshevise west
ern Europe. It's our cold war plan
and it's going to cost US an awful
lot of money and supplies.
/ No kind of war is cheap.
What Mr.. New Year has to wor-
ry about, among the top items for
worry, is whether Russia will start
shooting war if she feels she is
losing the cold war.
! 1t will be a difficult thing for
communism to accept defeat and
still remain in power. In that fact
lies the fuse to the barrel of dyna-
mite.
Russia may be weak internally.
The initiation revealed by devalua-
tion of the ruble, which amounted
to outright confiscation of nine
tenths of whatever money the peo-
pie have, is a serious thing. But
the soviets can do to their slave
people what no free nation could
do or would do. So we dare not
take that evidence of weakness as
moderating factor in the picture
of international conflict. We have
to expect the worst and to be pre-
pared to meet it head on.
Now, little ole Mr.. New Year,
that isn't all you have to worry
about.
You have to worry about infla-
tion here at home and you have to
wonder where will be the end.
You can look over your political
leaders and you don't find much
about which to be encouraged, in
relation to initiation.
Both Republicans and Democrats
are all gummed up in politics, fear
ing that whatever they try won't
work and almost hoping that what
ever they propose will be defeated
by their opponents before it can be
adopted and tried.
You can behold shocking lack
of brains and of courage-at least
of courage.
Leaders in both camps listen to
their advisers and some of the adj
visers must be very bun bling, in
deed. Nothing happens to help to-
ward relief.
How refreshing it would be if
leader of brains and courage would
stand forth and proclaim a pro-
gram, regardless of whether it
might win or lose votes.
How the people would take cour
age, if leader did but stand forth
and lay out plan not built upon
political expediency.
But, little ole Mr.. New Year,
that doesn't seem likely to happen.
Leaders seem not to know how to
read the minds of the people, nor
how to take courage and draw in
spiration from the people, in re-
sponse to political and economic
and courage.
The most brilliant" proposal and
about the only definite proposal so
far offered is one to make it more
difficult for poor people or wage
earners to buy on credit the things
that they need and for which they
don't have all the ready cash. Gosh
how positively stunning
that bit of economic folderol really
is!
Well, little ole feller, Mr. Happy
New Year, your just no sight at
all for sore eyes. You're just wet
iiaper full of more and more con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

The machinery proposed in the
statement calls for establishment
by Congress of coordinating COM
mittee, chaired by the President
with full representation from ap-
propriate departments and agen-
cies, and with the Secretary of
( States as vice chairman; a new
operating agency-not a corpora
tion-headed by an administrator
responsible to the President; and
an advisory board to the new agen-
cy, non-partisan in nature, which
would have broad geographical and
economic representation.
Preparation of the statement fol-
lowed study by an NPA subcom-
mittee of the administrative pro-
posals made in the Herter and
Hartman reports. The joint sub
committee responsible for drafting
the statement was composed of
members of the NPA board of trus-
tees and of the labor, business,
agriculture and international COM
mittees. For the labor committee,
the statement was signed by Mar
ion H. Hedges, former research di-
rector of the international Brother
hood of Electrical Workers and Ted
Silvey, ClO.
Why the Communist leaders in
Europe are so bitterly opposed to
the Marshall Plan is clearly ex-
planned by the AFL Free Trade
Union News.
"Prior to the Marshall Plan,' the
publication says, 'the tactics of
Soviet totalitarian Communism and
its stooges throughout the world
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-25

fusion, trouble and possible disas-
ter. Too bad you can't go chase
yourself!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-02
WHITEVILLE BRANCH
OFFICE INCREASES
LICENSE TAG SALES

WHITEVILLE, July l - The
Whiteville branch office of the
Carolina Motor Club sold nearly
400 more motor vehicle license
during the first six months
of 1947 than for the correspond
ing period last year, it was learn
ed today.
While many places were show
a decrease the Whiteville branch,
through June 30, sold 1925 this
year against 1884 in the same
six-month period of 1916.
Mrs. Annie B. Jodran,' branch
manager, announced today that
the auto license bureau would be
closed July Fourth and Saturday.
The half-year license plates went
on sale Tuesday at the branch OF
flee located in Braxton Motor
Sales, Inc. building on South Madl-
son street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-02
OVER THE NETWORKS

NETWORK PROGRAMS
Time is eastern standard. For central
standard subtract one hour for noun
tain standard subtract two hours. Some
local stations change hour of relay to fit
local schedules. Last minute program
changes cannot be included.
TODAY
Cor East. Daylight add one hour
Evening
5:0oLNews Report, Is Min.-nbc
Eric Sevareid and NeWs-cbs
Network Silent Il hr.)-mbs-east
Riddles Hour-(repeated hour later
-mbs-west
5:15-America Serenade; Sports-nbc
Guest Talks Time-cbs
5:30-Red Barber and Sports-cbs
5:45-Lowell Thomas Newscast-nbc
World News & Commentary-cbs
6:00-Radio Supper Club-nbc-basic
Mystery Drama for Week-cbs
Fulton Lewis, Jr. (repeat hour later
-mbs
6:15-News n Comment-nbc
Jack Smith Song Series-cbs
C2nce Music-mbs-basic
6:3O-Manor House Party-nbc
Bob Crosby Show-cbs
Leland Stowe (r'pt at 10-mbs
6:45-Kaltenborn Commemorate
Robert Trout and News-cbs
Sports repeat so m. later)-mbs
7:00-Col. Flack Skit-nbc
American Melody Time-cbs
Crime Book Drama-mbs-basic
7:3o-Summerfield Band-nbc
Jean Hersholt, DR.. Christian-cbs
Johnny Madero, Drama-mbs
7:55-Five Minute News-cbs
8:00-JinX and TeX-nbc
Rhapsody in Rhythm-cbs
Gabriel Heater Comment-mbs
8:15-Real Life Drama-mbs
8:3o-District Attorney Drama-nbc
Meredith Wilson Music-cbs
Name of hat Song Quiz-mbs
9:o0-The Big Story Drama-nbc
Whistler, Mystery Drama-cbs
Opionaire ~Forum-mbs
9:30-To Be Announced-nbc
To Be Announced - chs
Latin-American Serenade-mbs
10:00-News & Variety 3 hrs.-nbc
News, Variety, Dance 8 h~-cbs
News, Dance Band, 2 hrs.-mbs
ABC PROGRAMS Times fit either
Eastern Daylight or Eastern Standard.
6:o0-Network Silent hour east
Riddles Serial Hour-west repeat
7:oo-NeWs and Commentary
7:15-Elmer Davis Commentary
7:30-The Lone Ranger Drama
8:00-Lum and Abner Comedy
8:15-Bobby Doyle Show
8:30-Paul Whiteman Music
9:00-The Beulah Show
9:30-Eddie Albert Show
10:00-Phil Silvers Program
1O:30-Henry Morgan and His Stuff
11:00-NeWs & Dance Band Hour
II :00-Dance Band Hour-west only
DAYTIME SUMMARY
selected programs as listed below
are broadcast at the same time Mon
day through Friday. Time is eastern
standard. For central standard subtract
one hour; for mountain standard two
hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-02
radio Programs

8:05-Mornlng Devotions
8:20-Flashes of Life
0:30-Shady Valley Folks (M)
8:45-Shady Valley Folks (M)
8:55-News Pictures
9:0O-Cscil Brown CM)
9:15-Faith in our Time (M)
9:30-Say It With Music
10:00-World News
lO:05-Meet the Band
l0:l5-Tell Your Neighbor CM)
1O:O-Heart's Desire (M)
l1:00-kate Smith Speaks (M)
l1:15-Rambling with Paramore
1l:30-Tin Pan Alleye Goes To Town
12:00-Tabor City News
IL :10-Carolina News
- :15-Luncheon Dance Music
II :30-South American Day
1:00-Queen for a Day M
l:3o-Martin Block Show CMD
2:30-Texas Rangers
2:45-Jackie Hill Snow (Ml
3:00-Here's to Vets
3:15-The Johnson Family (M)
3:30-TWo-Ton Baker CM)
3:45-Music from the Islands
4:O0-What's New
4:15-Whst America is Playing
4:30-124O Club
5:00-Music Box CM)
5:l5-Adventure Parade CM)
5:30-Hop Harrigan (M)
5:45-Tom Mix (M)
6:00-Fulton Lewis (M)
6:15-Bal Scores
6:20-Sports of All Sorts
6:30-Dinner Music
7:00-Crime Ii CM)
7:30-Johnny Madero CM)
8:00-Gabriel Heater CM)
8:15-Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
8:30-What's the Name of that Song (My
9:00-Opionaire (M)
9:30-Latin American Serenade (M)
10:00-H. Hoppe & the News
10:15-Eventide Echoe
10:30-Carmen Cavallero (M)
10:5@Mutla al Reports the News (M)
IL :0O-Sign Off
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-02
TWO PATROL OFFICERS
GET REINSTATEMENT

The two port patrol officers who
were released three months ago
because of insufficient appropria-
tiors have been reinstated in the
customs service, according to
Colonel John Bright Hill, collector
of customs.
K. K. Kimball returned to his
duties as port patrol officer here
yesterday morning and W. F. Nc
Illwain, a former patrol officer, is
back in the customs service as d
storekeeper, Col. Hill said.
The reinstatement of the two
men was made possible, he said,
by a modification of the original
slash in customs appropriations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-02
Miss Kathryn Hale
Joins Columbus FILA
Staff At WhiteuiUe
Special to the Star

DPNI1d1 u tIC JIdI
WH1TEVILLE, July 1 Miss
Kathryn Hale, of Windsor in
oertie county. has ben transfer
ed to the Whiteville Farmers
Tome Administration as clerk
typist in the office of c. D. Picker
rell, FILA supervisor in charge of
Columbus and Brunswick coun-
ties.
Miss Hale was transferred to
Whiteville from Jackson, North
ampton county, where she had
been with the Farm Security Ad-
ministration FOR 10 months. She at
tended Louisburg College where
she took a commercial course.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-02
W G N |
1910 On Your Dial

TODAY
e.SO-News Summary
s~.23-Sunup Hoedown
s.OO-POST News
fO5-Eye Opener
gGO-Today in Dur Town
s;05-Fun at Breakfast
s:OO-Cecil Brown
9:15-Morning Devotional
e.3O-say 1t With Music
II: OO-Eleanor Watts
io15-Tell Your Neighbor
tO;30-Hearts Desire
II .0Q-Kate Smith Speaks
t1:15-ShoWcase
it:3O-U. S. Marine Band
l2;Oo-Cedric Foster
i2:15-Bobby Norris and the Singing
Strings
10 :31-Merv Griffin
i2:45-Checkerboard JamDoree
1:OO-Queen For a Day
1:30-Martin Block Show
2:30-Hollywood Melodies
2:45-Jackie Hill Show
3:OO-Erskine johnson
3:15-The Johnson Family
3:30-TWo Ton Baker
3:45-Quaker City Serenade
4:00-Record Review
S:00-Adventure Parade
5:l5-The World Predicts
5:20-Under the Capitol Dome
5:25-NeWs
5:50-Rhythm Ranch
5:45-Tom Mix
6:00-Fulton Lewis
6:15-Music for Suppertime
s:30-Melody Parade
6:45-Inside of Sports
f:00-Crime C1ub
T:30-Johnny Madero Pier %
e:00-Gabriel Heater
s:l5-Music in Three Quarter Time
8:2O-Orchestra
s:50-News
9:00-Opion-Aire
9:3O-Latin American Serenade
10 :0O-All the News, and Washington
News Roundup
N:l5-Dave LIE Winters Orchestra
~f0i0-Sammy Hayes Orchestra
l0:55-News
ll:05-Midnight Matinee
ll:55-Tomorrow's New Tonight