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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
AFL. RRb, |A|M PLAN
STRONG POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS IN 1948

Washington (LPA)- Leaders
Of the AFL, Railroad Brotherhoods
and the Int'l Association of Ma
chinists-independent this week
whipped into shape their plans for
militant political action during
1948.
Committees of each group work
ed intensively on programs for
Embarrassing and on other details
of the new political machinery.
In the cast Of the AFL, Presi-
dent William Green also went on a
national hook-up to explain the pur-
poses of the AFL Labor's Educa-
tional and Political League, as set
up at the conference earlier of
chiefs Of 105 national and interna-
tional unions.
"The purpose of this league"
Green said, "is to obtain a real
mandate from all the American
people in the 1913 elections. Many
millions of eligible American cit
izens did not vote in 1916. /. As a
direct consequence, the forces of
greed and reaction were able to
capture control Of Congress"
Green reviewed the record of
this COP Congress-passage of the
Taft-Hartley Act, destruction of
price controls, pigeon-holing Of all
social welfare proposals.
"We of labor do not want that
kind of government" Green said.
1--WE are certain the vast majority
of the American people have no
use for it either. That is why we
have decided to organize machin-
cry to convince our own union
members and the voters at large
that the reactionary trend must
be halted and reversed in l948."
Green stressed that the political
league will be financed entirely
by voluntary contributions and that
no union member can or will be
,oh'pNiiSu w ouppoit lilt L'dSu''
"But we expect our call for con-
of not less than 81 per
will be answered enthusas-
tically by all 100000 members
of the ALL" he said.
"Why should the League need
so much money for any election,
you may ask" Green went on. "The
dollars these days to carry on an
effective educational and political
Green declared the League will
find it necessary to conduct large
scale newspaper advertising, radio
Droadcasts and other educational
to offset anti-labor pro-
Daganda and get labor's case to
he public.
An important objective Of the
league will be to make available
o the voters the records of each
for Congress, he said.
LET me make it clear" he stress
ID, that if a candidate for Con-
,ress voted for the Taft Hartley
\ct, he cannot hope to obtain the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18

answer is that it takes millions of
endorsement of the League.
81 have no hesitation in stating
what we are trying to do. We are
trying to bring about a houseclean-
ing of Congress, much-needed
eviction of those false representa-
tives of the people whose only
loyalty is to big business and great
wealth. We hope to defeat all of
them"
In the case of the Railroad Bro
therhoods, chiefs of 20 of the or
ganizations have set up Railway
Labor's Political League i'm order
to mobilize their l,250,000 men,
bers, as well as their families and
friends, to register and vote in
1948.
Major detectives, as set forth in
the Leagues bylaws, are: "to en-
courage rail workers to vote more
fully and effectively" than ever be-
fore; to distribute complete infor-
nation on the voting records and
attitudes of candidates, particular
ly on problems affecting rail work
ers; and to inform the railmen on
the opinions of their organizations
with respect to the qualifications
of candidates.
As indicated by Browns accept
ance of the post Of secretary-treas-
urer in Railway Labor's Politi-
treasurer in Railway Labor's Politi-
thurer in Railway Labor's Politi-
cal League, the Machinists will
work comparatively with that or
ganization, as well as with the
AFL League and other sympathe-
tic groups.
LAM officials week ago estab-
lished the Machinists Non Partisan
Political League, with goal of
81 100000 in voluntary donations
the 624, GOO members Of the
union and their friends. This week,
A. J. Hayes, lam vice president
and secretary-treasurer of that
league, announced that three types
of membership will be offered: hon.
Drary memberships, for So contri-
buttons; active memberships, for
30, and sponsoring memberships,
for $25 or more.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
MICHIGAN MEETING IS
URGED To SUPPORT j. 5.
CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT

Detroit (LPA)-A capacity au-
dience at Rackham Memorial here
was told last week that it was time
Americans practice what they
preach about civil rights. Mrs.
Sadie T. Alexander, a member of
the Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights, urged Michigan residents
to go behind the recommendations
of the committee.
Speaking at a conference called
by the Michigan Committee on Civil
Rights and the Workers Education
Service of the University of Mich
igan were Secretary Treasurer
Emil Macy of the United Auto
Workers, President Frank X Mar
tel of the Detroit and Wayne Coun-
ty Federation of Labor, George
LIP Weaver, Director of the Natl
CIO Committee to Abolish Dis
elimination, and Father McGim of
the Catholic Interracial Council.
Weaver told of the events lead
ing up to the formation of the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights, pointing out ''the wave of
an hysteria which trail
ed in the wake of the shooting war,
manifesting itself in a wave of
police brutality, lynchings and the
of an entire community
in Columbia, Tenn"
Martel emphasized the violations
of civil rights that have come
about as result of the passage by
Congress Of the Taft Hartley Act. 1
He described the one-sided treat
ment accorded labor by the press
of the nation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
3 AFL UNIONS VOTE
1911 FOR STRIKE.
.0N WESTERN UNION

Washington (LPA) - Western
Union employees in three AFI
unions have voted by more than 10
to one in favor of strike before
Christmas it was announced here
this week at headquarters of the
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL.
About $4,000 workers will be in
volved in the strike call in 3COC
telegraph officers from coast to
coast. Only New York City, where
Western Union employees are men,
bers of the American Communica-
tions Ass'n-CIO, will be unaffect-
ed by the projected walkout which
was seen as inevitable" by CTU
President w. l.. Allen.
The three unions, the CTU, the
Telegraphers Workers Union, and
Telegraph Employees Union, have
asked for 15c hourly wage in
crease and other contract improve
ments. CTU Attorney Frank Bloom
said that the strike vote ranged
from nine to one to IL to one in
favor of the walkout in Philadel-
phia, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Rep. Fred Hartley (R., N. J.)
complained that there was no way
under the Taft Hartley law to pre-
vent the strike, because the three
unions have complied with all Of the
laws requirements and filed the
necessary strike notice. "All we
can do," said Hartley, "is admit
that we didn't go far enough when
we wrote the act. We should have
gone on and did the complete
job | wanted to do when the bill
was before Congress" No Taft
Hartley action can be taken against
the three unions "unless somebody
can rule that the strike would i'm
pair public health and safety"
Hartley said, "and | don't see how
anyone could make such ruling.
Even though the strike may be a
serious Inconvenience to the pub
lie, there are obviously too many
alternate facilities available for
anyone to say that it will bring
public health and safety into peril"
AS the strike vote came to a |
conclusion Western Union announc-
ed that it's net income for 1C |
ending Oct. 81 was $8,262,- |
581 compared with deficit of $11,-
109,316 for the same period last
year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18

this type of cooperation for more
than 10 years; 15 per cent for less
than 2 years, and only 2 per cent
have abandoned the method.
Plant Wide committees of union
and management representatives
were found in 76 of the 1872 com
panies studied. One quarter of these
committees have been established
since the war, 60 per cent have
existed less than 5 years, 33 per
cent functioned more than 5 years,
and only 10 per cent for more than
10 years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
NEW POST OFFICE HEAD
OPPOSED FOR RACE BIAS

Washington (LPA) - The new
Postmaster General, Jesse M. Don
aldson, has not lived up to his 9TH
erwise good record of handling
employe grievances when it comes
to questions of racial discrimina-
ton, it was charged last week by
Labor Secretary Clarence Mitchell
of the Natl Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Mitchell told the Senate Civil
Service Committee about specific
cases Of discrimination in hiring
from civil service lists which had
been called to DOnaldson's atten-
ton when he was First Assistant
Postmaster General. Though the
committee recommended Donald
sons confirmation, it also set up
a subcommittee composed of Sen
ators LANCER (R., N. d., Chavez
d., N. NJ, and Buck (R., Dell
to investigate the charges.
No Negroes are hired as postal
clerks in either Knoxville or Mem
phis, Mitchell told the Senator. He
pointed out that Sen. Kenneth Nc
Kellar's brother is postmaster in
Memphis. Under the present sys-
tenn, The NAACP spokesman as
serted, "the offenders escape re-
primand by fleeing into a jungle of
rules and regulations" Donaldson,
he continued was charged with the
to correct these evils
as First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. However, "He permitted dis
elimination to go virtually unchal-
lenged, especially in the southern
states"
The NAACP did not directly
question Donaldson's right to con-
and letters were entered
in the record of endorsements re-
ceived from all major postal work
ers' unions including the indepen-
dent all-Negro Natl Alliance of
Postal Employees.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
Refractory
(Confinued From Page One)

retary, Mary Landwert; treasurer
Ruth Ann Cameron; defense collec-
tor, Jack Davis; trustees, Rex Kin
ser; Ralph Kinser, Charles Moore;
chairman of shop committee, Rol-
land Boals,-O. c. l66.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
100000 ON u. S. PAY ROLL


Dallas, Tex. = The number of
civilian employees of the Federal
government has decreased from a
peak Of 3,770,O00 to mid-1945 to
100000 now, Henry F. Hubbard,
Washington executive vice-chair-
man Of the Federal Personnel
Council, said here at the Civil Serv-
ice Assembly of the United States
and Canada. The current civil serv-
ice payroll averages $5OO,O00,O00
a month, he said.
The assembly is composed of civil
service agency directors and of
other individuals engaged in gov
ernment personnel administration.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
Union Employer Teamwork
Found Increasing Output,
Aidinq Labor Relations

New York City QLNS)-Labor-man coopera-
ton increasing production and improving labor relations,
the American Management Association said here reporting
preliminary findings of year and half study of empoye
participation in aiding output.
majority of $50 representative companies studied in
dcated that ION the whole and direct consequence of
effort at cooperation their labor relations better in
19f7 than in 1916" the association revealed.
The ANA said n per cent of 182 manufacturing
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
NOTICE FINISHERS

Due to our regularly scheduled
meeting falling on Christmas, Lo-
cal Union So will hold their next
meeting on Tuesday evening, Dec.
23rd. A full attendance is request
ed at this meeting as business of
vital importance will be transacted.
20. C. SO.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
ROBERT SALSBERRY

Robert Salsberry, 78, of Sebring,
former East Liverpool potter, died
Dec. 13 in the Mercy Hospital,
Canton, following a short illness.
Mr.. Salsberry went to Sebring As
years ago when the Mahoning coun-
ty pottery town was established.
He was employed last by the
French China Co., retiring about
15 years ago. He was a member of
the Methodist Church and an hon
orary member of The National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Helen Stewart of Wheeling, and
Margaret Salsberry at home, and
a sister, Mrs. Adelia Dawson at
home.
Funeral services were held from
the late home, 495 Oregon Ave.,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
JAMES OKEY SMITH

James Okey Smith, 21, died Dec,
IA in the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Okey C. Smith, on Fin
ley Road, Chester, following three
month illness.
The young man was born in
Newell and lived in Chester for the
past six years. He was employed
by the Continental Kilns.
He leaves his parents, two broth
ers, Delmar C. Smith of East Liv-
erpool, and Robert A. Smith of
Vandergrift, Pa, and a sister,
Hilda Smith at home.
Rites were held from the Martin
Funeral Home by Rev Paul Tidball,
superintendent of the Trl-State
Gospel Mission. Burial was in Lo-
Gust Hill Cemetery.
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y
which have formal programs of
employe participation are pleased
with the work of employe-manage-
ment committees. Of these, 46 per
cent We're moderately pleased" and
26 per cent "keenly pleased
Surprise" Is Predicted
The association is studying en-
ploy participation in increasing pro-
ductivity as possible device for
reducing industrial conflict by de-
veloping mutually satisfactory
methods of achieving the goals of
labor and management. The COM
panies studied, ANA said, report
ed they enjoyed relations free
from the threat Of strike and con-
ducive to more intelligent living to-
gether than in the pastor at least
a state of peaceful disagreement"
Commenting on the study, Alvin
f. Dodd, ANA president, said: "We
have already found out there is
more labor and management plan
ming and cooperation than is gen
orally believed. | thing the com
pleted study will indicate specific
methods, describe practical appli-
cations and evaluate results which
will evoke surprise in many quar-
terS."
Output Gains Expected
The full ANA report will be pub
lished after further Investigations
in the next few months. In an
nouncing preliminary findings, the
association stated that as labor
management cooperation results in
cost reduction it increases the size
of the total revenue available for
distribution to employees, manage
ment, stockholders and consumers.
The study, being prepared by
Ernest Dale, ANA economist, shows
that 43 per cent of the companies
surveyed which have established
management cooperation through
a formal program of employee
committees did so because "it's
good industrial relations" Twenty
three per cent were prompted by a
desire to reduce the cost of produc-
tion to improve their competitive
13 per cent stated they
were responding to government
and 7 per cent to union
pressure.
Approximately So per cent of the
companies stated that at the time
the programs were inaugurated
they expected definite increases
in productivity to result, while 10
per cent undertook cooperation
Just to see what would turn up"
Few companies, ANA said, set up
any specific detectives.
rs Plant Wide Committees
Cooperation on department
basis was shown by the associa-
tons study to be more widespread
than on plant-wide basis. De-
partmental cooperation was found
in 144 of the 1872 companies; of
these, 30 per cent have practiced
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18
OBITUARIES
JOHN f. MALONEY

John E. Maloney, &c, retired
mouldmaker and brother of William
l.. Maloney, mouldmaker at the
Homer Laughlin China Co., was
found dead in his room at the
Thompson Hotel Dec. 16, the vic
tim of a heart attack.
Mr.. Maloney had been rooming
at the hotel for about a week. He
was seen last about the hotel Sun
day midnight.
He was born in Salineville "a
son of Frank and Sarah McHugh
Maloney, and resided in East Liver
pool for the past 40 years.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Zetta
Lisk Maloney; a daughter, Mrs.
Claude Moine, and son, Eugene
Maloney, all of Huntington, w. Va.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at 9 a. m. in ST. Aloysius
Catholic Church. Burial was in the
Columbiana County Memorial Park.
X X X
DIMIT ELMER WOLFE
Dimit Elmer Wolfe, II, retired
potter and a former st. Clair Ave.
feed and grain dealer, died Dec. IA
in his home, 1913 Ambrose Ave-,
following a long illness.
Mr.. Wolfe was employed last as
a warehouseman at the Taylor,
Smith & Taylor Co. He was one
of the owners of the Wolfe &
Lones Feed store, which vas in
the Ryan building on st. Clair
Ave. for many years.
Born in Antiquity, he resided in
East Liverpool for about 46 years.
He was member of the Macca-
bees, Odd Fellows and |. O. O. F.
Encampment Lodges and Local
Union sc, National Brotherhood OF
Operative Potters.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Emma
Pounds Wolfe; a son, Donald f.
Wolfe of East Liverpool; four
brothers, H. Jones Wolfe of Apple
Grove, j. Wade Wolfe of Pitts
burgh, Peter C. Wolfe of Plants,
and Warren A. Wolfe of East
Liverpool; three sisters, Mrs.
Esther Cleland of Toledo, Mrs.
Madeline Cunningham of Charles
ton, and Mrs. May White of Col
oden, w. Va, and two granddaugh-
ters and tow great-grandchildren.
Services were held from the Mar
tin Funeral Home by Rev. K. w.
pastor of the First Church
Of the Nazarene. Burial was in
SPRING Grove Cemetery.
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Sebring, by Rev. Barnett, pastor OF
the Sebring Methodist Church. Bur-
ial was in Grandview Cemetery
near Sebring.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-12-18

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Cooperation on department
basis was shown by the associa
tion's study to be more widespread
than on plant-wide basis. De-
partmental cooperation was found
in 144 of the 1872 companies; Of
these, 30 per cent have practiced
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-18
MAYOR INVITES TRUMAN
 TO VISIT WRANGELL

Mayor Doris Barnes, of WrangeIl. is in receipt of a letter this week from the White House in answer to one she had written previously to President Truman inviting him to visit Wrangell during his pro- posed trip to Alaska this summer.
 The answer to Mayor Barnes letter. signed by Matthew J. Con nelly, Secretary to the President, says:
 Dear Mayor Barnes:
 "The President has received your letter of March 21 and he is, of course most appreciatiye of the kind invitation extended to him.
 "I must tell you, however. that there are no definite plans for this trip, gut if and when such trip is made your invitation will certainly have every consideration.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-18
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
WRANGELL MAN WRITES OF DEATH OF 0LD-TIME
 CANADIAN RANCHMAN

Following feature story, by Ricn- ard J. SuraUt, U. s. Commissioner of Wrangell, appeared this week ID the Alaska Daily Empire in Ju- neau and gives an interesting ac- count of one of northern British Columbia's real old-timers, No kill-Jackson" who passed away re- gently.
 The account says:
 ''NO-kill-Jackson, one of the last of the oldtime northwest stoekmen, died a few weeks ago at his tiny ranch on Clearwater Riy- CT in the Cassiar District of north ern British Columbia. Born unde" a lucky star in Virginia SS years ago, he started life as simple coWhand on the western ranges and became prosperous - out of pure, luck, he always claimed. He took one of the first herds of horses through Yellowhead Pass when the railroads were prospect ing for routes, performed miracles in the BOer War as master of transport and came home with medals and citations to locate the famous "Groundhog" anthracite claims in the Cassiar.
 It was while he was in South Africa that the sobripuet, No kill-Jackson" was fastened onto him by certain friendly Rocky Mountain tribesmen who respected Jackson for his jovial outlook on life, his square dealing, his even temper and his intercession in their behalf with the government When Jackson went to war they hailed him as chief and made frequent inquiries at the railway station. One day the agent told them of the first serious reverses.
 Big fight far off. Plenty man
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-18
GETS CASH
 FOR SCHOOL SURVEY

WASHINGTON - A grant of s10,000 has been made to the town of Petersgurg for use in blueprint ing construction of school facil- itiea The money will be available under the advance planning pro gram of the Federal Works Agency and is to be repaid to the Federal government if construction mater ializes. The total estimated cost of the project is $30O,0O0.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-18

kill. Queen she cry.p
 Kill Jaekson?'
 No kill Jackson, the telegraph CT reported.
 At intervals thereafter an In- dian would ride up to the station lend an ear to the clicking instTu ments and look inQuiringly at the agent
 No kill Jackson?"
 A just and generous man, Jack son never claimed the distinction of discovering the Grounding coal fields The Indians told me about the outcrop and brought samples. They climb the mountain to hunt groundhogs.
 Engineers investigated t n e coal. It was first rate anthracite, but a long way from a railhea0. Then came a telegram offering hlm a quarter of a million for all his interests He bought drinks for the multitude in the little town cf Hazelton, B c. and answered that he would sell a half interest for $50,0O0 he wanted to gamble with coal.
 In Toronto, he received thae S5O,0O0, married Ethel. a pretty brown-haired waitress who was his junior by some 25 years. They toured the States, blew the $50,- 900 and returned to Groundhog Mountain where Jackson directed Hhe transport of supplies. One pack animal with a reputation for ser entity always carried champagne.
 simon Gunanoot, the Indian outlaw, received some of these sup plies surreptitiously-f and am munition = from the Indians in JacksOn's employ when the Proyin- cial Police were camping on hns trail but Jackson could have sworn that he never saw the out law, and knew nothing of his rt- ceiving aid. A man can read sign, though, and it was justifiable hon- icide, involving a woman.
 "The years passed and no shin ing steel rails gleamed on Ground hog Mountain. Enough develop ment work was done to secure a crown grant for the property, then the packtrains were laid off. The marmots came out of their holes and whistled derisively at the re- treating miners.
 The Jacksons left the mountain of their dreams and settled at Grand Rapids on the Stikine River where gardens flourish and fish and game is plentiful. A few years ago a grizzly made a pass at Jack son while he was removing a beav- CT from a trap, but 'No-kilp rolled into the slough and got a. way. He arrived home in tattered clothing minus his Stetson.
 "Of late years Ethel did the trapping for her aging husband He tried desperately to get into World War II, but his letters and citations were returned with the advice that this was a mechanical war. Illness caused him to fly to Wrangell last fall with bush-pilot Dalzell - his first aerial trans port, and he loved it. He returned to Telegraph Creek, and then to Clearwater, kept alive by brandy administered with a spoon. He died just as the brandy was exhausted.
 Will NO-kill-Jackson's ghost haunt the Mountain of the Ground hogs, the Indians wonder?"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-18
NENANA STARTING
 Tn NTThnAr m ID

TO WARM UP. REPORT
 JUNEAU - Word has been re- ceived by the Empire from George Ball at Nenana that thawing weather the past week has put water on top of the ice on the riy- CT.
 The ice is still 40 inches thick, however, and solid with heavy freezing every night. Most of the snow is now gone from around the town, the report stated, but thaw- ing has made only surface water.