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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
King Succeeds e S
wv. II. Emerson At
Homer LoughIin

Maxon H. King, chief engineer
at the Edwin M. Knowles China
Co. for the past several years, was
appointed last week to a similar
post with the Homer Laughlin
China Co., succeeding the late Wal
ter H. Emerson who died suddenly
of heart attack on Aug. 9.
Mr.. King, a graduate of Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology in
Boston, was employed by the Lam
son Co., of Syracuse, N. Y, manu-
facturers of automatic conveyors
before accepting employment with
the Knowles firm in 1884.
One of the projects Mr.. King
will take over is completion of
new straight-line automatic jigger
which was about 70 per cent COM
pleted when Mr.. Emerson was
stricken. 1t is anticipated the new
unit when completed will push ware
producing capacity to new heights.
Mr.. King was born in Spring
field, Mass, and finished his ele-
mentary schooling at Technical
High School before enrolling at M.
I. T. He is married and the father
of two children, Adelaide, student
at Stanford University in Califor-
mia, and son, Harry, student at
Culver Military Academy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
AFL Ship Captains
Demand SIS Raise

New York-UPA)-A wage in
crease of $15 a month for ship cap
tains, was. demanded by the Mas
ter, Mates & Pilots-AFL as negO-
tiations between the union and the
American Merchant Marine Insti-
tute opened here this week.
Other MMP demands included:
continuation of the practice of car
rying purser-pharmacists where it
has been the practice since 1912;
SIS for each additional shift served
by masters and chief engineers be-
tween p. m. and a. M; an extra
$3.50 monthly for officers requir-
ed by the company to wear uni
forms, and extra pay for officers
required to do work usually hand
led by unlicensed seamen.
The new contract will cover about
5000 MMP members on Atlantic
and Gulf coast ships. Masters of
Liberty ships now receive $645
monthly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
AFL Sfufe Body
Establishes PAC

Harrisburg, Pa.-LPA)-A per-
manent political action committee
for the AFL's 100000 members in
this state was established last
week by the State Federation of
Labor.
The 17-man executive council
headed by President James l.. Nc
Dewitt, unanimously approved a
plan whereby funds will be raised
thru voluntary contributions from
AFL members.
Defeat of all Pennsylvania Con-
gresmen who voted for the Taft
Hartley law will be the prime OBJ
iective, McDevitt said. One of the
first steps will be to distribute
Comparison copies" Of the Wagner
Act and the Taft Hartley Act.
"We are doing this" McDevitt
said, "in order to combat the vic
ious propaganda campaign present
ly being waged by politicians and
industrial leaders in Pennsylvania,
who are endeavoring to convince
the working men and women that
there isn't anything wrong with
the Taft Hartley law-that it was
passed to protect the individual
worker against abuses of union
leaders"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
Council Demands
Mccain Be Fired

| Chicago - The AFL Executive
Council demanded the immediate
removal of Irving G.. McCann from
his position as general counsel for
the House subcommittee investi-
eating labor disputes in Hollywood.
In calling for McCann's removal
from office, the Council issued the
following statement:
"The Executive Council demands
the immediate removal from office
of Irving G.. McCann, General
Counsel for the House Labor Sub
committee which is investigating
labor disputes in Hollywood.
"Mr. McCann demonstrated his
unfitness when, at the Sub-com-
mittee's recent hearings in Los An
geles, he physically attacked Joseph
A. Padway, Chief Counsel for the
American Federation of Labor and
grossly insulted AFL witnesses,
particularly Vice President Will
liam C. Doherty, member of this
Council.
"Mr. McCann's conduct was a
disgrace to Congress and shock
ing insult to the American Fedora
tion of Labor and the 100000
American workers it represents.
"The subsequent apologies made
by, aDd in behalf of, Mr.. McCann
cannot erase his misbehavior nor
restore public confidence in the
fairness of the investigation.
"The only way the House Labor
Committee can repudiate his re-
prehensible tactics is by discharg-
ing him. If the committee retains
him in office, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor will be forced to
conclude that it approves his in
excusable and indefensible con-
duct"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
LEWIS STYMIES AL
ON ANTI-COMMUNIST
OATHS UNDER NLRB

Chicago-UPA)-The AFL exc
cutive council, after vigorous de-
bate here last week, found that il
gould not agree on complying with
the Taft-Hartley law requirement,
that its members sign anti-Com-
munist affidavits.
The announcement was made a
few hours after it was learned that
the Councils stalemate was the re-
suit of John l.. Lewis stand that
he could not conscientiously sign
the statement because it was alb
surd and insulting. The United
Mine Workers president was OBJ
durate in the face of recommenda-
tions by AFL President William
Green and General Counsel Joseph
Padway that the affidavits be filed.
1t was believed that John l.. was
alone among the 13 members Of the
board.
The stalemate could mean that
no affiliated AFL union can have
any standing before the Natl La
Dor Relations Board-providing a
recent ruling by NLRB General
Counsel Robert Denham is sustain
ed. Denham maintains that affili-
ates have absolutely no NLRB sta
tus unless top AFL and CIO Off
cials sign the anti-Communist af-
fidavits.
With many CIO officials already
on record as opposed to signing the
affidavits and the final decision
up to the CIO Boston convention in
October, the Taft-Hartley version
of the NLRB may shortly find it
self with no business to handle ex-
cept that thrown its way by a
handful Of independent unions.
In other council decisions, the
AFL reaffirmed its position on
unity with the CIO with Green tell
ing reporters that he was not op-
timistic about merger because Of
Communist influence in the CIO.
Green's own words referred to "the
character Of the men in control of
some of those organizations"
There was full discussion Of po-
litical action against every Con-
gressional supporter Of the Taft
Hartley law, but with general
agreement that there would be no
collaboration with the CIO unless
"organic unity" had previously
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
LABOR LAWYER ADVISES
UNIONS FILE DATA AND
AFFIDAVITS UNDER LAW

| New York City-QLNS).-An 8
point program of "do's" ant
don'ts" for organized labor to cope
with the problems raised by the
Taft Hartley law was outlined by
Frank Waldman, well-known labor
lawyer, in a statement issued at his
office here.
Waldman, who is counsel to many
trade unions, and who has been
active in labor politics for over 30
| years, warned labor that if it goes
into politics to defeat supporters
of the Taft Hartley law, it must be
prepared to run independent can
didates in every Congressional dis
trict where the major parties both
nominate supporters of the Taft
Hartley law. Declaring that the
unions should continue to use their
economic power to maintain the
workers standard of living, he
stressed that labor must also keep
production high, in order to solve
the basic problems facing the
world,
Advising labor to file the finan-
cial information and noncommunist
affidavits required by the law,
Waldman, in one of the "don'ts"
emphasized that care should be
used in filing because of "hidden
pitfalls" in the law.
Inurging that labor comply with
the filing requirements, Waldman
saidlthat he did not share the view
of General Counsel Denham of the
National Labor Relations Board
that unless every member of the
AFL executive council files the
non-communist affidavit, all inter-
national unions and the thousands
of local unions affiliated with the
federation will be barred from u.s.
ing the boards machinery.
Sees Ruling Manifest Absurdity"
ain my opinion" the labor law
yer said, "his ruling Is wrong. Ii
the executive council does not file
it will not effect the bulk of the
membership of the AFL, although
it might have an effect upon the
federal unions which are chartered
directly by the AFL. However, they
represent only tiny fraction OF
the labor movement.
Tf Mr.. Denham were right, it
would mean that one man--any sin
gle member of the executive coun-
by refusing to file, de-
prive 100000 organized workers
of the right to collective bargain
ing under the lava manifest alb
surdity which Congress certainly
never intended"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
Contract I Let For
New Power PIon+

Officials of the Ohio Power Co.
have announced that contract has
been let for the construction of a
building to house its new branch
power plant in West Virginia on
the Ohio River, near Pomeroy.
The new plant when completed
will be jointly owned by The Ohio
Power Company and the Appalach-
ian Electric Power Company. These
companies are affiliated with the
American Gas and Electric Service
Corporation and that company's
engineering staff, under the direc-
tion of its president, Mr.. Philip
Sporn, has for many years been in
the forefront in the Development
of high-pressure, high-temperature
steam as applied to electric pow
er plants" Based upon the esti-
mates of these engineers, who are
supervising the design and con-
struction of the plant, this will be
the most efficient plant of its kind
ever built. Steam to operate the
plant will be developed at a pres
sure of 2,CO0 pounds per square
inch and heated to a temperature
of 1,05O degrees.
at is planned" said Mr.. Turn
er, "that the Sollitt Construction
Company will begin operation on
this project at once.
"The plant is designed for an
ultimate of six units, with an ag-,
gregate capacity of 100000 XIV. The
contract let calls for the immediate
of two units. Thus,
there will now be installed within
the building two huge steam cleo
trio turbines, each of which will
have maximum rating of 10000
or an initial total for the
plant of 100000 kilowatts. The
boilers appurtenant to these tur-
bines will burn 5000 tons of pull
verized coal day when operating
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18

been achieved.
The United Nations, said the
Council, "has proved itself almost
impotent" and ais being openly de-
fled by some of the great nations
and secretly circumvented by
small ones" The AFL chiefs de-
clared that "The cause of lasting
world peace is losing ground. Be-
yond question, the aggressive ex-
pansionist policy of Soviet Rus
sia is responsible for the turmoil
and tensions existing in many ma
tions of Europe and Asia. The
council believes that the U. S.
should not be content with sitting
back and waiting for the next move
by Russia. War with Russia should
be prevented if at all possible.
Reporters who talked with Coun-
Gil members here found increasing
indications that Green, who will be
rs next March, and who has head
ed the AFL for Il years, will and
should be a candidate for re-elec-
tion at the San Francisco conven-
tion i'm October.
Green sharply refused to discuss
the question with reporters, but
President William Hutcheson, of
the Carpenters, and President Dan
Tobin, of the Teamsters, were con-
fident that Green would run once
again and would be elected. Con-
spicuously, John l.. Lewis, when
queried, was silent.
The council also asked for "the
immediate removal from office" of
Irving G.. McCann, counsel for a
House Labor subcommittee. The re-
solution said that McCann "dem-
onstrated his unfitness when, at
the recent hearings in Los Angeles,
he physically attacked Joseph Pad
way, and grossly insulted AFL wit
nesses McCann's conduct was a
disgrace to Congress. The only way
the House Labor Committee can
repudiate his reprehensible tactics
is by discharging him."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
President Louds
ILGW's Dubinskv

Chicago - LPA) - President
David Dubinsky, of the Int'l Ladies
Garment Workers-AFL, was hail
ed by President Truman last week
as ii "tower of strength i'm the la
Dor movement" at a testimonial
dinner given to the ILGWU lead
er here by the Jewish Labor Com
mittee.
Truman's message said of Du-
binsky: "He has never lost sight
of the fundamental principle under
lying our free economic system
that management and labor are
associates who work together for
the mutual benefit and for the
benefit of the public. As one who
has always stood four-square for
Americanism, he deserves thanks
and appreciation of citizens every
where"
AFL President William Green
was the principal speaker and Sec
retary-Treasurer George Meany the
toastmaster. The Chicago Fedora
tion of Labor, the Illinois Fedora
tion of Labor, the AFL executive
council and the Jewish Labor Com
mittee sponsored the testimonial to
Dubinsky mot only as a tribute to
great man, but also to show la
boris complete support for the
great humanitarian work being
rendered by the Jewish Labor Com
mittee at home and abroad" Dublin
sky is national treasurer of the
JIG.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
Wagner Scores Retirement Rumors:
Plans Fight On 'Pernicious' Labor Law

New York City-Senator Robert
F. Wagner of New York effectively
squelched rumors Of his retirement
from the Senate and announced he
would fight vigorously for the re-
peal of the "pernicious" Taft Hart
ley law and for the enactment of
the Taft Ellender- Wagner housing
bill.
The Senator, one of labor's
staunchest supporters, who is con-
valescing from a long illness, is
sued a statement attacking the
"money-mad' real estate lobby and
the reactionary forces seeking to
"render impotent" the labor union
movement in this country. He said
in part:
81 believe that domestic treason
is being perpetrated on the Ameri-
can veterans and their fellow citi-
zens by the money-mad real estate
lobby and their unholy representa-
tlves In congress.
"When the Republicans came into
power the real estate lobby was
able to achieve control where be-
fore they were restrained. These
economic vultures have not only
prevented the Government from
carrying out a necessary and COM
prehensive housing program but
have succeeded in destroying an eff
fective rent control program, a
system of material priority for vet
erans housing; put obstacles in
the way of revising housing codes
and ordinances and have become
the silent but chief beneficiaries
from high-priced construction ma
terials.
The housing problem must be
solved. l know of no better cause
to which | can dedicate myself.
| feel quite as strongly about the
present Taft-Hartley Labor Law. |
believe it bad in concept and evil in
its objective which, | insist, is the
start of a long-range attempt to
render impotent the labor union
in this country.
There is great deal of wishful
about my health, my ten
ure in the Senate and my ability to
get in there and fight it out. God
has way of helping those who are
trying to carry on His work-"to
harbor the harborless."
The last few months | have been
my energy and rebuild
ing my health and | know of no
better way of using them than to
assist in undoing the slick organ
zation plans Of the Joint Commit
zee on Housing and their real estate
posses as well as those forces now
Joined in giant conspiracy to en-
slave again the laboring men and
women Of our country.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
Fire Prevention Week
Proclaimed BY Truman

Washington, ID. C. - President
Truman called for the observance
of "Fire Prevention Week" begin
ming October 5, asserting that loss
by fire has almost doubled" dur
ing the past decade.
The Presidents proclamation said
that fires cost the United States
more than $560,000,0O0 in 1916.
If unabated, he said, "fire threat
ems an even more calamitous loss of
life and waste Of material wealth."
He said preventable fires annual
ly claimed the lives of thousands.
I'm ordering dinner i'm an eXpen-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18

In ordering dinner in an expen-
sive joint, even with your wife,
try TO appear nonchalant about
prices.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
Rent Control
Law HeddinQ
For Collapse
Landlords Bidding
Time For Killing

Washington-UPA)-The rick
ETY. rent control law, sold to Con
gress last spring by the smooth
talking agents of the Natl Asso
citation of Real Estate Boards, il
heading for complete collapse, il
was reported this week in copy
righted story in The Ma hinist
weekly paper of the Int'l As~ocia
tion Of Machinists-unaffiliated.
although supposedly not to ey'
pire until Feb. 20, next year, the
rent control law is so worded," ac.
cording to The Machinist, "as to
permit removal of rent ceilings ir
any community where the rent con-
troll board so recommends"
The lam paper disclosed that
with more than half of these local
boards already appointed, it is ap-
parent that the Real Estate Boards
have been quietly packing them
with their own agents, pledged to
do away with rent controls before
Congress reconvenes in January.
"At the same time, landlords in
most states are biding their time,
and are not attempting to nego-
tiate voluntary" 15% rent in
creases as permitted by the law in
exchange for long-term leases. In
stead almost 94@6 of the nations
landlords are holding out in the
hope that once controls are aban-
doned altogether, they can make a
killing. Tenants in every house
hungry community will be the VIC
Tins.
"Here's the story: Local Rent
Control boards are being appointed
for some 600 so-called defense rent
al areas. These appointments are
made by Housing Expeditor Frank
Creedon but, under the law, Cree
don must accept the nominations of
the 48 state governors in filling
these boards.
$50 far Creedon has appointed
375 boards from names submitted
to him by the governors.
"Creedon is not challenging any
names sent in by the governors un-
less he receives complaints from
the community. In many instances,
no advance, notice of the names or
for protest is being
given the community.
"That is why complaints have
been filed against only 20 of these
boards.
"Virtually all the boards appoint
ed so far are dominated by land
lords, businessmen, real estate
dealers, bankers and lawyers.
Altogether 256 members of
these new boards are real estate
agents.
"Many' boards have no tenant
at all. Less than one
third of the boards so far have
any trade union representatives
on them. With few ex-
no board has more than
)ne labor representative"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18
FILM UNIONS AGREE ON
JURISDICTIONAL TRUCE

New York City - Heads of the
thirteen principal film unions sign
ed an agreement with New York
City film producers providing that
all jurisdictional disputes would
be solved through arbitration. The
agreement is to run for a period
Of 5 years.
Mayor O'Dwyer complimented
the union officials for the part
they played in reaching the agree
ment which, he said, is an "out-
standing contribution" to stabili-
zation of movie production and to
advancement of the campaign to
induce film producers to make more
movies in New York City.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18

at full load.
"The Sporn Plant" continued
Mr.. Turner, "is located adjacent
to extensive coal acreage which
eventually will be worked to sup
ply the plants coal requirements.
Immediately, the Sollitt Construc-
tion Company will employ hundreds
of workmen in the building con-
struction to be drawn from COM
munities near the plant.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-09-18

When you live beyond your in
come your friends await the crash
with hope and bated breath. Hope
will turn to positive ill-feeling if
you can manage to keep going in
definitely.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-25
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Editorial

Every japanese American and his parents
VIII with keen interest that the House of Re-
preventative has passed H. r. 1899. This mea-
sure, known the evacuation claims bill, would
grant to the Attorney General authority to add
Judlcate claims for losses arising out of the
mass evacuation of japanese Americans and
their parents from the West Coast as Il mill
ta1y necessity shortly after the outbreak of
World War H.
The final action awaits only Senate consi-
deration and that body's approval is sure to
come.
The Congress of the United States cannot
do otherwise if they are to state honestly and
sincerely that American principles stand for
fairness and justice to all
But persons of Japanese ancestry. Ameri-
cans and nationals who were whisked into re-
location centers, should remember that although
the bill states plainly that they will be paid off
accordingly, they must, in reporting their
claims, have concrete evidence of their LOSSES
And that brings us to these pertinent
questions:
How many of us will go through tiresome
boring court sessions to retrieve our losses!
How many of us have recorded on paper the
actual losses incurred during the evacuation
period?
printed in full elsewhere on this page gives us
very little hope for any monetary returns.
Instead OF doing amy more wishful think
ing, we believe it would be better for our soul
If we started life anew
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-25
LIMITATION: CLAIMS NOT
TO BE CONSIDERED

SEC. 2. (a) The Attorney Gen
eral shall receive claims for a per-
iod of eighteen months from the
date of enactment of this Act. All
claims not presented within that
time shall be forever barred.
Cb) The Attorney General shall
not consider any CLAN
ID by or on behalf of any per-
son who after December 7, 1947,
vas voluntarily or involuntarily
deported from the United States to
Japan or who is otherwise resident
in a foreign country;
90 for damage or loss arising
out of action taken by any FEEDER
al agency pursuant to sections
4067, 4068. 4O69, and 4070 (relating
to alien enemies) of the Re
vised Statutes, as amended CSC
U. S. c. 21-24. or pursuant to the
Trading With the Enemy Act, as
amended 80 U. S. C. App, and
Supp, 1-31, 616);
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-25
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