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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04

Caux-Sur-Montreux, Switzer
land, (By Cable to ILNS).-"La-
Dor has a chance to remake the
world" said Tom Gillespie, cores
pondent of International Labor
News Service, Washington, D. c.,
addressing the World Assembly
for Moral Re-Armament here.
Among the 1000 representatives
of 32 nations who have already at
tended the assembly have been
general secretaries of the trade
union movements of Austria, Hol-
land, Greece, India, and China.
Eighty million workers are or
ganized across the world in 40
countries" said Gillespie. Social
ist governments are now govern
ing Sweden, Britain, New Zealand,
Australia, and Norway. Yet labor
is divided and rendered Ineffective
by inner struggles. That is not be-
ing done by accident, but r. men
out to disrupt and pull down the
Socialist governments.
Says MIRA Is Answer
Economic schemes and pro-
grams are no match for an ideo-
logy. The need is for an inspired
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Ro+e Adjustment
Goes Into Effect

Washington, D. C.-For years
Southern governors have been
seeking changes in freight rates
which they contended Disseminated
against their states in favor of the
East and North.
After a long investigation by
the |. C. C. and a battle up through
the Supreme Court, the class rates
were cut last Friday 10 per cent in
the South and part of the West
and were raised by the same
amount in the East. Eventually
the rates are to be "equalized" in
the three territories.
Only a comparatively small
amount of freight is shipped under
these rates. 1t is estimated that the
Eastern roads gain about $18,000,-
900 a year and the Southern and
Western lines lose $12,000,0O0 and
$16,OC0,O00, respectively.
In the South, according to the
New York "Times," there was Il
great difference of opinion on what
the change would do.
Some hailed it as an "emancipa-
ton" 1t means practically moth
ing," asserted others, including the
head of the Alabama Public Ser
vice Commission, who charged
"the whole matter has been simply
a political football"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Film Unions
Sign N. Y G..
Peace Pact
Agree On Arbitrator
To Be Named BY Mayor

New York OPA) = With nc
''help" from the Congressional
snoopers who have been holding
hearings in Hollywood, spokesmen
for the 13 principal film unions in
this city last week signed an agree
ment ending all jurisdictionai dis
putes for the next five years in the
movie industry in this city. e
The unions-all AFL affiliates-
agreed to allow Mayor O'Dwyer to
name an arbitrator to settle any
disputes that cannot be solved by
the unions themselves. O'Dwyer,
who witnessed the signing of the
agreement at City Hall, indicated
that New York will make further
bid for the lucrative film industry
by eliminating "archaic" local laws
and regulations that discourage
movie-makers from using this city.
"My compliments and congratu-
lations to the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters, the United Scenic
Artists, the Int'l Alliance of Thea
trical & Stage Employees and its
various locals, the Teamsters, the
Musicians, and last but not least,
the Screen Actors, for the sensible
and patriotic decision to which
they have come" the mayor stated.
Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the
subcommittee of the House Labor
Committee continued to try to find
it's way thru the intricacies of the
jurisdictional dispute here which
has locked studio unions in bitter
battles for many years. Commit
tee counsel Irving McCann, who
last week slugged AFL General
Counsel Joseph Padway and made
insulting remarks to Lettercarriers
President William C. Doherty, was
still on the job. AFL President
William Green has demanded Nc
Cann's removal, a request echoed
by editorials in many leading news
papers which expressed fears that
the committees hearings were
making a farce out of CongressiOn-
al Investigations.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Publishes Book
Showing How To
Beuf off Fuscism

Washington (LPA)-After many
delays, the Government Printing
Office last week finally offered to
the public, at 40c copy, the book
"Fascism in Action" which was
prepared by the Library of Con-
gress at the request of Rep. Wright
Patman 3D., Tex.).
Despite the reluctance of Con-
gress to authorize the printing,
and the obvious lack of interest on
the part of many Senators and Re-
presentatives, Patman and other
liberal members Of Congress hope
that thousands of copies will be
used "as an aid to the American
citizen in protecting himself and
his children against this most dam
gerous movement of m o d r n
times"
There are still manifestations of
the fascist way of life, even though
the fascist nations went down to
military defeat, Patman warns in
his preface to the book. He lists
recognition and exposure of fas-
cist-minded groups as one of the
most important actions that AM
ericans can take to ward off fas-
cism here.
"Organized labor must be alert
to the dangers of fascism," Pat
man asserts. One whole chapter of
the book tells what happened to
labor under the fascist regimes in
Germany and Italy, and what is
still going on in Spain. "The work
ing class has more to fear from
fascism than any other group" the
Congressman warns. at it signi-
ficant that one of the early acts of
every fascist regime is the aboli-
tion of all labor organization out
side government control"
So impressed are they with the
of getting large num-
bers of people to read the book,
that Reps. Patman and AdOlph j.
SABBATH 3D., Ill., have both ordered
several thousand at their own ex-
pense for distribution.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Net Sdvings Of Families Drop; Only
$3.50 Able To Sove; 27oo Used Funds

Ann Arbor, Mich.-Only 65 per-
cent of American families saved
any money during 1916 and anoth-
er q percent exhausted their saw
ings or went into debt, according
to study made by the Survey Re-
search Center of the University of
Michigan.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
leased the report in its monthly
Nbulletin.
y A decline in total net savings by
the 46,3OO,O00 spending units in
the country was reported. Main
factor in the drop-off in total ma
tional savings was the fact that
12,500,000 Of the spending units
spent more money than they earn
ed during the year. Seven percent
of all the spending units "broke
even," spending what they earned
and saving nothing.
A spending unit is defined as all
persons living in the same dwelling
unit and belonging to the same
family who pooled their incomes to
meet major expenses.
More than half of the total av-
ings were accumulated by the one
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Asks AFL Make
Study Of British
Labor Problems

Washington, d. c. QLNS).-
Before leaving for England as fra
ternal delegates to the British
Trades Union Congress, two offic-
ials of American Federation OF
Labor unions were called to the
White House and asked by Presi-
dent Truman to make a study OF
British labor and economic pro-
blems on their visit.
The men, who expect to be
abroad about 80 days, are George
J. Richardson of Washington, sec
retary-treasurer of the Interna-
tional Association of Firefghters,
and Arnold S. Zander, Madison,
Wis, president of the American
Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees. They will rep
resent the AFL at the British Ia
Dor meeting, opening Sept. l.
They said the President wanted
them to look particularly into the
question of productivity per man
hour.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Miners Journal
AffuckS Trumun
On Appointment

Washington (LPA)-The recess
appointment by President Truman
of James Boyd as director of the
federal Bureau of Mines is attack
ed this week in scathing editorial
in the United Mine Workers Jour
nal.
The miners publication charges
that Interior Secretary j. A. Krug
influenced Truman to make the ap-
pointment. The UNIV had opposed
Boyd's appointment on the grounds
that '"Mr. Boyd knew nothing what
soever about the coal industry,
which is by all yardstick rules Of
reason logical ground for opposing
an incompetent and unknown TAX
ing over the dictatorship of gov
ernment bureau that affects the
lives and welfare of 100000 coal
miners"
Boyd's appointment, during the
last session of Congress, was
blocked in the Senate Public Lands
Committee because of the union
objections, and until the sudden
Truman announcement it was un-
derstood that the President plan
ned to nominate some individual
more acceptable to the union.
president Truman seems to
have happy faculty for pulling a
boner just when things are rolling
along easy for him and his political
standing appears to be on the up
SURGE" the Journal observes. "This
time the President has gone out of
his way once again to antagonize
the men who man American coal
mines.
Truman does not seem to have
kept up with the records of recent
mine explosions and the severity
of the disasters, the loss of life in
volved, the widowed and orphaned
left behind at home or abroad"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Congress Probe
Aims To Indicf
Coop Ventures

Washington (LPA)-Undismay-
ed by the storm of protest caused
by their smear" hearings on the
Greenbelt, Md, consumers cooper
atives, members of the House Small
Business Committee now are turn
ing their attention to farmers CO.
ops.
The secretary of Greenbelt Con-
sumner Services Inc. at the hear
ings' end charged that two of the
three members of the subcommit-
tee-Reps. Walter Ploeser (R.,
Mo- and Walter Riehlman (R.,
N. w. "acted as prosecutors
rather than men trying to find out
the facts.
Rep. Wright Patman d., Tex.)
vigorously defended the co-ops in
the hearings, and was the dissenter
when the subcommittee voted, two
to one, to urge that the Federal
Public Housing Administration end
the monopoly" privileges Of the
coop in occupying the shopping
center in the federally-sponsored
community.
Supporters of the coop pointed
out in the hearings that private
housing developments follow the
practice of limiting the number of
stores and theatres and gas sta
tions with the project, just as the
federal government did when the
Greenbelt community was built
with federal funds 10 years ago.
Dillon S. Meyer, head of the
Public Housing Administration
which will operate Greenbelt until
the community is sold either to
present residents or to private
owner-as required by Congress in
the near future = vigorously de-
Tended the present set-up. "The
people of Greenbelt have their own
government and their Coop" he
said, "they could put it out of bus
mess. | think that a coop is just
as much a part of the free enter
prise system as corporation"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Negro Troinmen
Sue For Rights

Washington LPA) - Another
suit aimed to. insure the job rights
of Negro railway trainmen and
locomotive firemen was filed in the
us. District Court here last week.
The st. Louis-San Francisco Rail-
way and % officials of the Rail-
way Conductors, Railroad Train
men, Locomotive Firemen & En-
ginemen, and Locomotive Engine
ers' unions were named defendants.
For more than 40 years, the
Assn of Colored Railway Train
men and Locomotive Firemen
charges, the railroads and the un-
ions shave persistently tried to
drive Negroes out of train, engine
and yard service solely because of
race" The suit refers specifically
to a union agreement with the st.
Louis San Francisco Railway sign
ed in 1928, which restricts future
hiring of Negroes to the jobs of
train portor only.
The Supreme Court has ruled
favorably to the Negro rail work
ers in two cases which involve
southern railroads, cases which
were referred back to the local
courts where the cases originated.
Latest figures show that there
were 1000 colored locomotive fire.
men-in skilled jobs paying $3.50
to $500 a month-in May 1945. The
Negro union leaders charge that,
with the growing use of Diesel en-
gines and resulting elimination of
firemen, their ranks are being de-
pleted by frings, instead of up
grading to engineers as is the
practice with white skilled work.
ers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04

| Dl-mOntnly OASIS snail De effective
as of Sept. 16, 1947.
Negotiations throughout the con-
ference were of a most friendly
nature with neither side showing
any signs Of anomosity in present
ing evidence supporting their pro-
positions.
The conference took on an his
torical aspect inasmuch as it mark
ed the first time in negotiations
between the two groups, that all
locals in the Brotherhood chain
covering the generalware and
chinaware branches of the trade
had representation.
Propositions agreed to in the
conference are as follows:
Six cents per hour general wage
increase to all employees.
Any worker who completes a
year of service from the date of
employment of any year shall be
entitled to one week of vacation
pay.
Any worker who completes five
years of service from the date of
employment of any year shall be
entitled to two weeks vacation pay.
Jiggermen will receive $1.221a
per hour for all changing of
moulds, and $1.20 per hour for all
oiling of moulds.
Ware wrappers are not to make
any selection of ware. The ware
housemen are to make the selec-
ton, except the ordinary setting
out of bad pieces.
The shift differential shall re-
main as has been the custom, with
the addition that all those not now
having a second shift shall be paid
SC per hour starting at 6 P. Nj. ex-
cept the watchmen, sweepers and
cleaners.
Any dishmaker who has low
earnings, appreciably lower than
their fellow tradesmen will have
the right to take the matter up
with the firm, with the assurance
that something will be done about
the case.
In addition to holiday pay pro-
vided in the agreement, time and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Promote Plant
To Make Cement
For ; Provinces

st. John, N. B. (ILNS).-The
New Brunswick Federation of La
Dor and District Trades and Labor
Council have launched a cement
production project, in view of the
fact that scarcity of cement has
been delaying all construction pro-
jects in the maritime provinces.
One of the vital factors in the scar
city has been the very high rail
rate on a bag of cement from the
plants in Quebec and Ontario pro-
vinces in equal to half the price
paid for the cement.
There is not a cement plant in
the maritimes, so the AFL unions
have decided to promote one in st.
John to meet the demand from the
provinces of New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
The promotion plan calls for
pledges being made by the indivi-
dual provincial governments, the
municipal governments and the
contractors to use the cement pro-
vided price and quality are right.
The financing would be by SUBJ
scriptions from individuals and
companies and not limited to the
unions and their memberships.
Limestone and red clay, 2 of the
ingredients of cement, are avail
able within st. John and in the
suburbs in large quantities. The
third ingredient, gypsum, is avail
able in large deposits across the
Bay of Fundy, about 40 miles and
also i'm Albert County.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04

one half shall be paid for all hours
in excess of forty per week. The
normal holiday hours shall be
counted in the accumulation of the
forty hours work week.
The firm will place bulletin
boards in convenient places in the
plant. 1t is understood that what
is posted on these boards must have
the approval of the management
of the plant in cooperation with
the shop committees.
The committee on health and
welfare is to be continued.
New agreements shall be print
ed for both general ware and china
ware.
1t shall remain the option of the
firm as to what day work-week
is started. But there shall not be
any changes in work schedules that
reduce the workers earnings.
All work performed on Sunday
shall be paid for at regular rate
plus 31c per hour premium for all
hours for which other premium
pay is not paid, for this purpose
the DC shift differential shall not
be considered premium pay.
The manufacturers agree that
they will not enter suit against the
n. B. of o. P. for illegal strikes,
where the Brotherhood officials do
not approve the strike, and the
Brotherhood officials will give their
fullest cooperation to bring such a
strike to an end.
The effective date of contract
shall be Oct. l, l947. Any wage
changes that appear will be effec-
tive on Sept. Is, 1947, except in
cases where they have a BIZ
monthly pay then the effective date
shall be Sept. 16, 1947.
This agreement shall be known
as the August 1947 agreement,
and is to remain in force until Oct.
1, 1948, with the provision that
this agreement can only be reopen
ed by mutual agreement between
the United States Potters AssOcia-
tion's Labor Committee and the
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Seen "Outstanding Decision"
Brotherhood officials hailed the
step, which came after only short
discussion of the resolution intro
duced from the Aoor, as "the out.
standing decision toward estab.
fishing labor unity "since the labor
movement was aroused by passage
of the Taft-Hartley bill"
David B. Robertson, the 71-year-
old international president, des.
cribed the action as "among the
most progressive ever made by a
convention of our brotherhood.
With about 114,O00 members in
this country and Canada, the fire.
men and enginemen are outnum-
bered among the "big five" rail-
way operating brotherhoods only
by the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen.
The action of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen followed by only 10 days
approval by the convention of the
selection of committee to discuss
terms Of a consolidati.,n with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers.
Asked what would be the effect
of the proposal to merge with a
kHombined AFL and CIO should an
yAmalgamation with the Engineers
take place first, brotherhood
spokesmen could give no specific
answer, since the terms Of merg-
er with the Engineers have not
been discussed. 1t was considered
certain, however, that merger COM
mittees would take cognizance of
the move for affiliation with the
AFL and CIO when joint discuss
ions of the proposed firemen-engi-
neer consolidation begin.
Under the resolution dealing
with the proposed affiliation with
the AFL-CIO the conditions incid-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Farm Labor Union Fights
Use OF Imported Labor

Auburndale, Fla. - The AFL's
National Farm Labor Union ann
ounced it's intention to picket any
citrus fruit packing company en-
ploying foreign nationals to pick
oranges and grapefruit.
l.. S. Warnock, spokesman for
the union, said that several pack
ing companies have plans to import
Bahaman and jamaican workers to
pick this years crop of citrus fruit.
Citing the abundant supply of
American labor for this purpose,
Mr.. Warnock charged the packing
companies are seeking to break
down the wages paid to American
citizens in the citrus fruit industry.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Soys Export Drop
Won't Slash Jobs

How many jobs are created by
current heavy American exports
abroad? About 100000, it was
estimated this week by Evan
Clague, head of the Bureau of La
hor Statistics in the Department
of Labor. That's about 5 per cent
of total employment outside of
agriculture and government, he
said.
Clague explained, however, that
drop in exports won't necessar-
lily mean that jobs will decline ac-
cordingly. "For many commodities
Asufficient demand. exists in this
country to absorb large part, if
not all, of the difference" he said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
AFL Group Pledges Aid
To 1947 Community Fund

Chicago.-The Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor (AFL) voted to give
"loyal, active, and generous sup
port" to the Community Funds
1947 campaign which will get un-
der way in October with goal of
$7,700,00O.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Convention Votes
To Affiliate With
Merge of AFL-CI0|

San Francisco QLNS)-If the American Federation of
Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations form united
labor movement the Brotherhood of Locomotive Femen and
Enginemen will seek to join the organization.
The brotherhood in 35h convention here adopted reso-
uton deporing the weakness of American labor by dis
nity and authorized the brotherhoods international pres
dent to seek it's afaton with the organization thus
ed when amalgamaon of the two greatest bodies of
lied labor about
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04
Scent Hourly Wage Increase
Granted Trade; Will Become
Effective September 18th

The national conference of the NIB of
the United States Poters Association signed working agreement
days of negotiations parey held last week in Pittsburgh
The which
19 stpuang shall be eopenng
approved
of
mitee of the United Potters
Highghng
the hourly all the industry Al
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-04

lat the William Penn Hotel Aug e. benefits gained through
fringe adjustments far exceeds the half-cent mark.
In addition to the general Scent hourly raise agree
ment reached for additional hourly for Sunday
work, making the premium pay for all work performed
Sunday 31cents per hour plus the regular for which
other premium pay is not paid.
Although the effective date of the contract is Oct l.,
1947 changes embodied in the pact will be effective
of Sept 15 1947 except where firms who pay the
Evening star., 1947-12-28
W]aty0n-Gr0SUen0r W2edding
Capital Society Attends Ceremony
Held at St. Margaret's Church

Bethesda, and the ushers were Mid
shipman Alexander Graham Bell
Grosvenor and Mr.. Gilbert Melville
Grosvenor, brothers of the bride,
and four friends of the bridegroom
at Lehigh University, Mr.. William
B. Poland, jr.; Mr. Norman B.
Christie of City Island, N. Y; Mr..
William r. Breck of Princeton. and
Mr. Gordon r. Baer, jr., of Johns
town, Pa.
The reception was held in the
Chevy Chase Club, Mrs. GrosvenoY
receiving the guests assisted by Mrs,
Watson. The former wore a long
red crepe dress with brown acces.
sories and Mrs. Watson was in green
crepe with brown accessories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson went north
on their wedding trip for skiing
and ice skating and will make their
home in Bethlehem, Pa, while Mr..
Watson completes his studies at
Lehigh University. Mrs. Watson
attended st. Margaret's School at
Waterbury, Conn, before attending
Colby Junior College, where she
received bachelor of science degree
in medical technology. She did part
OF her research work for the degree
at Doctors Hospital here. Mr.. Watt
son attended Potomac and st.
Adams Schools and he left his
studies at the Citadel in Charles
ton, at the outbreak of the war to
join the Engineer Corps. He was
graduated from the Officers Can.
didate School at Fort Belvoir with
the rank of second lieutenant and
served in the European theater.