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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01
ANNUAL MEETINGS FOR WORKERS

COMPANIES hold annual meetings for stockholders The
time has when they should hold annual meetings for
employees. Such meetings should be called following pubca
reports The head of the enterprise should
side Either he associate should explain ucdy what
the report contains the volume of saes the total
paid the handed in taxes the cost of
materials the expenditures made to effect sales the net
fit and exactly how it allocated.
Such meetings should be held on company time All en-
poves invited Questions should be solicited comments by
workers invited
This is feasible step towards furthering the
nomc knowledge and understanding of Such
enightmen is most essential 1t could and doubtless would
bring about better relations between and
This would enable the employed classes to anayze
posed economic legislation inelgently Conducted in
the right spirit with readiness to all questions freely
and fully these meetings of employees would demon
that managements had nothing to conceal that they
anxious bring their work people closer into the whole
picture, welcome their questions expressions, views.
The cost would be nfintesima compared with the at
tainable beneficial results
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01
'CALLOUSLY NEGLECTED PROBLEM

RECENTLY, THE U. 5. SENATE endorsed American par
~ ticipaton in the international Organization for Re-
fugees act which transfers the for the thous
ands in the DIP in the American zone from our Army
Command to that civilian This transfer is expected
to result saving of some $50 million to the u s. Treasury
1t will not however, put single roof over refugees
head
These DPS Jews and non-Jews alike, remain of the
sorest and cous neglected problems the postwar world
We the United States have been spending lots of
keep many of them alive We have however, failed to DO
share in attacking the roots of this problem
There voices of them very influential in America
which calling for the legal admission into country Of
DPS by filling in immigration quotas did not fill
during the years President Truman supported this idea
in strong appeal to Congress some months ago.
Still, Congress remains unfrendly and caous But it is
all clear that unless America does her bit for these
rooted victims other nations capable of giving these
refugees home will not hand The world still
looks to America to set the exampeMax d. Danish, in JUS
tice International Ladies' Garment Workers Union
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01
This Is MY STORY,

LVERY WORKER should read This Is My Story the book
- by Louis f. Budenz former managing editor OF the Daily
Worker He joined the Communist party the sincere belief
that Communism stood for the betement of the workers
condition As time passed. he perceived how mistaken he had
been.
1T is Miraculous he writes in his book "how the Com
munsts discover enemy of the working class In any
individual country that dsagrees with Soviet Russia They
always associate Communism with the workers. whereas
discover that actually is of the worst enemies
of the working people"
Mr.. Budenz completely confirms the charges of the AT
that the CO strikes West Coast aircraft plants during the
period when Hitler Germany and the USSR. were bosom
friends actually cynical Communist acts to help Hitler
by slowing aid to Britain Anyone who wants to understand
Comies and how they operate must read This Is My
Story The publisher is Whittesey House. New York. the
price, So.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01
$4,000 A Yeur And Up

Davy Lawrence the favore
makes plea for those unorunaes who the
$10,000 $4,000 $4,000 bracket.
be
tanned when the abest and citizens
cess"
Our hearts bleed for these devils
sympathy for the millions workers who
$2,5O0 O
professional raising their fees
that their But "Davy" isn't work
asks for a little boost in compensation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01
PEOPLE KEPT IGNORANT

ERE IS No QUESTION That the people OF tfS country
want peace the industrial front But they have too
much good to hold the workers and their trade unions
responsible for every dispute and strike that They
know that it takes two to make quarrel and that manage
least equally responsible for such strife develops
And they know that the basic of most of the strikes
that have taken place VI Day the refusal of
agement pay wages which would enable the of
people to maintain American standard of living in the
face the economic dsocaon and the inflated cost of living
which inherited from the
Unfortunately, the American people have been kept
ignorant of the fact that collective bargaining working
cessuly under present laws wherever and whenever
practices sincerely with trade unions and that
there thousand upubczed of agreement between
mepoyers and unions for each disagreement which played
up the headlines In the of drastic treatment of these
exceptional Congress is voting legislation which would
make agreements impossible in the vast majority of
If such legislation becomes law it will wreck production
in America and flood the nation with industrial strife The
workers of America will submit to slavery will they
work against their will under conditions which obnoxious
them They have intention of meekly acquescng in
legislative robbery of the gains they have through their
trade unions after long years of patient effort.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01

Practice what you preach
ices if you desire union wages
partment.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-01

Demand union goods and serv-
Union Label Trades De-
Evening star., 1947-04-23

cabinet. both Of which belonged "a
the mother of Napoleon. have been
|hequeathed to the Lee Mansion IN
an ANONYMOUS donor, Irving q. Root,
National Capital Parks snperin-
#tendent, announced today.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Issued Il Fairfax.
Julian Warren Burke. 20, and Mildred
Jean Mathers, II. both Of Clifton
Samuel Myron Sleeper, %. and Marion
Kumpf. 80, both Of Route l, Alexandria
Maryan Anthony Marszalek. 81. Fort Bel
voir, and Dorothy Moore croson. 22
Falls Church.
John Othman Terman. 80. Atlantic City
and Rita Elizabeth Lunney. 81. Brook
lyn.
John William Northrop. jr.. 80. and Emma
Louis Nudge, %. both Of Fort Belvoir
Thomas Elven Arlington. %. Occu1uan
and Elizabeth Laura Howard. 10, Lorton
James Everett Ford, 49, Garner. n. c.; and
| Filomena Luciano, "a. Avellino, italy
Ray BOX. 80. and Theresa Elizabeth Pro
copio. %. both Of Fort Belvoir.
John Anthony Ronani, %, Alexandria, ane
Elvira Joanna Colayecctia. %, Route 4
Alexandria.
Eugene Irwin Dennis, "a, Fort Belvoir, ant
David Montague. 40. and Rosie Pearl Chap
=, man. ~ both Of Falls Chqrch M
and Madeline Davis Clinton, 27. Clifton.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Notification az tlae eift was nahde
/ BY an ofacial pf tne American Sc
fcurity and Trust Co. Ar. Root said.
Now nj Rome, the antiques viii he
sent to Washington and exhibited
lat the mansion.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Napoleon Bust C0binef |
Left 10 Lee Mansion

An alabaster bust OF Napoleon
Bonaparte and an antique Empire
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Issued II Fairfax.

5aEnfs Eifi.s.petb Hsaa Hs9ss. Is.4aaa Iss,aE and
Dallas Tnompsori. S5. Wssf,InEaton. iii M
Catherine BRADLEY. 81. Richmond. Va.
Evening star., 1947-01-15

membership of the congregation
from 600 to 1900 in the last six
wears. He is a brother-ir1-law OF
Gov. Luther Youngdahl of Mime
sota
His wife, the former Ruth Young
dahl, is widely known as public
speaker at Lutheran gatherings,
The family, including four children.
will arrive here January 20 and will
live in the newly purchased parson-
age at 1920 Argyle terrace NV.
A native of Minneapolis, Mr.. Mel
son is the son of the Rev. o. A.
Nelson. He was graduated from the
University of Minnesota in 1926 and
from the Augustana Theological
Seminary at Rock Island, Ill, in
1929. From 1929 to 1882 he was
pastor of Mount Olivet Lutheran
Church in Minneapolis and from
1882 to 1910 he served Arlington Hill
Church in Minneapolis. He has
been at Holy Trinity, Duluth, from
1910 until the present time.
He has been member of the
Budget Committee of the Minnesota
Lutheran Conference and a men,
Der of the board of the Mental
Hygiene Committee and the Luther
an Welfare Committee.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Cufeterius
Continued From First Page.)

case along with Commissioners
Richard Goodrich and James
Holden, attributed the settlement to
"a new procedure in conciliation."
Conferred 33 Hours.
The conciliators suggested the
technique after SO hours of almost
continuous conferences showed a
tight deadlock existed over what
points to arbitrate.
AS conferences opened again at
3 pm. yesterday, the conciliators
won an agreement from both sides
that they would accept a schedule
of arbitration as mapped by the
conciliation panel.
1T was a real example of the
best in collective bargaining at
work." said Mr. Manno.
He said an editorial in The Eve
ming Star proposing arbitration had
played an important role in intro
ducing that method as basis for
settlement.
Union members scheduled a meet
ing for 3 pm. today at Shiloh Bap-
tist Church. They will receive a
schedule from the company at that
time to regualte the return to work.
Effective Monday, GSI cafeteriaS
will increase prices of regular lunches
2 cents, of special vegetable lunches
5 cents and ala carte items from
l to 8 cents.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Board Will Observe
DC. Night Tomorrow

The Washington Board OF Trade
will observe District Of Columbia
Night" at the January general mem
bership meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the main ballroom of the May
flower Hotel.
A radio press, conference on Fed
eral-District fiscal relationships for
1947-48 will be a part of the program.
Editors from Washington news
papers and members of Congress are
to take part in this discussion, which
will be broadcast over Station
WNdAL at $50 pm.
The board will confer informal
citations on James w. Lauderdale
newest member of the Public Utill-
ties Commission; James r. Kirk
land, recently appointed counsel to
the, Senate District Committee, and
Joseph C. Grew, fromer Ambassador
to Japan. Mr.. Grew, chairman OF
the Red Cross drive for Washington
to be held in March, will discuss
Red Cross services at home and
abroad.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Committee 10 Select
Hospital Center Site
VIII Meet tuesday

A meeting of the special commit
tee to pick site for proposed
$40 ,000, 900 hospital center here has
been called for next Tuesday after
noon. At the same time the ground
work for the design of the 1,500-bed
project will be laid.
The committee, composed of
representatives of Emergency, Gar
field and Episcopal Hospitals plus
Government officials and one pub
lie representative, will take part in
decisions on the spending of ST.
10000, asked in the l948 Budget
to buy land and make plans for
the center.
Among other things, the commit
tee is to decide which facilities Of
the three hospitals going into the
center-can be combined into jointly
operated units and which must be
kept separate because of their spe-
cial nature; also what location
would be best for the center and
what type of buildings would be
most advantageous.
The committee is composed of
Chief Justice Bolitha j, Laws of the
District Court. Surg. Gen. of the
United States Thomas Parran, Vice
Admiral Ross T. McIntire, former
surgeon general of the Navy; Henry
P. Blair, representing Episcopal
Hospital; George A. Garrett, repre-
senting Emergency. Hospital; Will
liam R. Castle, representing Garfield
Hospital: Robert M. Meehan, repre-
senting the public; District Health
Office George c. Rutland. Federal
Works Administrator Philip B.
Fleming. Public Buildings Commits
sioner w. E. Reynolds, Alan John
stone, chief counsel for the Federal
Works Agency, and w. Meade Kel-
Ter, solicitor for the Public Build
ings Administration.
A number of sites are under con-
sideration for the center, but the
only one which has been mentioned
publicly is the Glover estate at
Massachusetts, and Nebraska ave-
nues NV. However, Charles C.
Glover, jr., has announced that the
property is not for sale.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
1000 Veterans Checks Halted
For Foiline to Report Earnings

who failed to meet today's dead
line actually were due January 5
but were extended 10 days when
only a few hundred were received
earlier. this month,
The agency said blame for the
suspensions rest in some cases with
employers. The instructions told
veterans to turn their reports over
to employers for certification and
forwarding to the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
At the same time, F. w. Kelsey
finance chief of the agency, today
instructed regional Offices to readjust
cases where checks held up because
of former overpayments "are result
ing in hardship to the veteran
The overpayments resulted from
ceilings that limit subsistence pay
ment if veterans earnings total
more than $110 month. About
$500 local veterans received over
payments during August, September
and October, the agency said.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
O'Nuhoney
Continued From First Page)

conviction, which has not wavered,
that the National Capital, to meet
it's responsibilities, needs much
better income. And I believe it is
to the interests of the United States
as q whole to make a substantial
contribution toward making Wash
ington the foremost Capital in the
world
The bill was referred to the
Senate District Committee, headed
by Senator Buck, Republican OF
Delaware.
The land area formula excludes
from the total area any portion un-
der water. 1t also excludes from
the part .chargeable to the United
States the land embraced within
streets, parks and any Federal land
used by the local government.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Labor
Continued From First Page.)

| NSOnt!nueu rTOHl F1rSC Page.t
any bill to create a mediation board
or any kind of board, either inside
or outside of the Labor Department,
Ito replace his Cancellation Service.
! He said this service has done a good
job despite difficulties.
| Approves Truman Plans.
The Secretary approved all the
proposals made by President Truman
to Congress-for a 20-man labor
investigating commission and for
banning some jurisdictional strikes,
for example. Mr.. SchWellenbach
said he also may approve some other
proposals not made by the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Schwellenbach would not COM
ment on closed shop bills nor on
most of the other congressional pro-
posals. But concerning the effort
to create new mediation board
or commission-contained in several
of the major bills in the House and
Senate-the Secretary was en-
phatic.
I'm my opinion" he said, Setting
up any kind of board would do more
to hamper any efforts toward indus
trial peace than any single piece
of legislation that could be adopted"
He said in reply to a question that
he included labor courts" in that. g,
mo board" he said, "can function
effectively, or be of any assistance
in settling labor disputes. It isn't
a job for a board, either inside or
outside the Department of Labor.
It's a job for an administrator.
He defended the record of the
Cancellation Service and said it
ought to remain in the Labor De-
| partment.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
China Reds Reported
Starting Offensive
By the Associated Press

PEIPING, Jan. 15.-The Official
newspaper Chih Shih Jim Pao today
said 100000 Communists strung
along the Sungari River in North
ern Manchuria had opened theil
long anticipated winter offensive.
The report was not confirmed
The Chinese press several times in
the post two months has reported
Lin Piao, Communist commander
had opened an offensive with
Changchun, the Manchurian CAPT.
tai, as the objective but no offensive
materialized.
Chih Shih Jim Pao's dispatch said
the Communists were driving along
a 100-mile front, striking toward the
Changchun- -Kirin railroad.
Other reports said 10000 Com
munists were converging on Tehhui
SIS miles northeast of Changchun
The Hsin Min Pao said Tehhui was
surrounded.
Field dispatches reported substan-
tial National troop concentration
had been thrown into the Kiangsu-
Shantung border fighting after the
Chinese Communists captured Yin
sien, l8 miles northwest of Taierch-
wang
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Spitsberqen
Continued From First Page.)

spokesman said. The 1920 treaty
he added, provided that the islands
should not be used for what he
called "warlike purposes.
Negotiations Begun in 1914.
The Tass story was broadcast by
the Moscow radio last night.
Negotiations for revision of the
treaty, the broadcast said, were in
stituted by the Russians with Nor
wegian representatives. in 1914 and
1945 and an understanding was
reached" about the necessity for
joint defense of the islands.
Further discussions took place in
New York last November between
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and
Norwegian Foreign Minister H. M.
Lange, the broadcast added.
Mr.. Lange was not available for
comment in Oslo, but high-rank-
ing spokesman there said the Fore
ign ONCE had not received the text
of the Russian communique con-
corning Spitsbergen and would not
comment until it had.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
As ""THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c.


workers themselves suffer" the Sen
ator continued
In fact, it might well be that
employees in industry would be the
principal sufferers. !"
Legality a Question.
| One of the big questions about the
moves in Congress to outlaw pend
ing suits is whether the proposed
| legislation is constitutional
Senator Capehart said he wanted
to emphasize that I5have conferred
with leading attorneys who have
given exhaustive study to this prob
lem, and they have assured me that
the pending amendment Ito the
Fair Labor Standards Act) fully
meets the test of constitutionality." J"
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Donnell, Republican, of
Missouri, is counting on hearing at
least Is witnesses by next Monday.
Senator Donnell refused to an
nounce the full list, saying only
that representatives of both labor
end management also will be heard.
Senator Wiley's Office said the
CIO, whose unions have led most
of the pending suits, has asked to
testify.
The avalanche of pay claims
started after the Supreme Court
upheld a portal suit filed against
the Mount Clemens (Mich.) Pot
terry Co. by the CIO.
The high tribunal ruled that work.
ers were entitled to pay for time
they are required to be on an en-
ployer's premises. This applied to
time spent to make ready-the
sharpening of tools, changing
clothes and SO forth-as well as to
productive work.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Portal Poy
Continued From First Page.)

ruptcy now hanging over many in
dividual employers cannot be un-
derestimated and an emergency now
exists.
I'VE cannot afford to wait with
folded hands the determination of
the courts on this crucial issue
affecting the very life OF our private
enterprise system.
Enemies of the United States at
home and abroad are feeding upon
the confusion. the uncertainty and
the fear engendered" by this prob
lem
Senator Wiley, in statement sug-
eested these possible courses:
l. Definition of compensate
working time within the meaning Of
the Fair Labor Standards Act. u
This would remove the threat of
future losses, he said.
2. Removal of portal-to-portal
suits from jurisdiction of the courts.
3. A time limitation provision af-
fecting all claims, pending or pros
pective, or a general statute OF hm-
itations to cover all claims under
the act, portal-to-portal or other
wise.
Senator Capehart said the po-
tential loss to the Treasury from
portal pay suits is so great that tax
cutting must be delayed until some
remedy" is found.
The Indiana iawmaker also testi-
fled that the portal-pay claims
already totaling more than $4,000
OOO 000-"t threaten the very exist
ences of thousands of businesses ano
industrial units"
Immediate Action Urged.
1.-THE magnitude of the economic
= problem presented by the so-called
portal-to-portal suits impels immedl-
ate action on the part OF Congress,
Senator Capehart declared.
Senator Capehart testified that il
the pending suits are successful
even in a minor degree" the result
inevitably would be loss OF tremen.
dous sums of money in Federal rev.
enues due to reduction or elimina.
tion of tax liability and the greatly
increased cost of goods and service!
to the Federal Government. HI
added:
In fact, the potential loss to ths
Government is so great that can
not see how we can even consider
reducing the tax burden now
unless Congress enacts legislation tt
remedy this situation"
Wants Top Officials Called.
The Indiana Senator suggested
that the subcommittee call before il
the Secretaries of Commerce, Wal
and the Navy as well as other tor
Federal officials ito tell how thes,
suits might bear on the fiscal'aspect:
Of their departments"
Senator Capehart. an industrialis
himself, said we are facing a ma
tional problem which, if no
promptly solved, may have disas
trous consequences on production
and commerce.
Declaring the pay demands "fa
transcend anything in the nature
Of & law suit involving simple finan
cial liability" Senator Capehar
added:
THE amount Of alleged liabilit.
In each instance is so staggering
that not one company in hundret
would be able to meet it."
Noting that if businesses fail, "th
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Zoniinq
Continued From First Page

saw no protection to the White
House in the maintenance of pres
ent zoning on lower Sixteenth street
He said it was the only one of the
major avenues leading to the White
House which is not already CON-
mercial.
He also pointed out that although
the White House originally was de-
signed as the home of the Presi-
dent, in recent years it has become
more and more devoted to Office
purposes.
Elisha Hanson, representing the
American Chemical Society and the
National Geographic Society, sug.
gested that the commission ask fol
White House opinion on the pro-
posal.
Mr.. Hanson criticized the proposal
as too broad" adding that he die
not want to see liquor stores, neor
signs and barber poles" in that
location. He said he would not
object to certain types of business
enterprise. such as Office buildings
being allowed.
Mr.. Hanson's position was in
Evening star., 1947-01-15
u. 5. 10 Junk and Sell
|CanoI Pipeline, Plant;
Canadian Pact Made
BY the Assoeia,sd Press

Secretary OF State Byrnes disclosed
today that Canada has agreed te
let the United States junk and sell
piecemeal part of a sl33. 600. 900 war
time white elephant-the Canol oil
refinery and pipeline project.
Under a pact reached last Friday
the United States may sell all. or
part of Canol Project No. / to the
Canadian government or other buy
ers, remove what it can't sell, or
merely abandon it.
The agreement, Mr.. Byrnes said in
a report to Congress, covers a pipe
line running from Norman Wells,
Northwest Territory. to White
Horse, Yukon Territory; refinery
lat White Horse and related facil-
ities
Three Projects Exempt.
1t does not cover Canol Projects
No. 2, 3 and 4-systems set UP to
distribute the refinery's finished
products-because the Army has not
declared these surplus. Y
Mr.. Byrnes reported an investi-
cation disclosed it is doubtful that
"any governmental or private agen-