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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02

fall than they were last spring,
are due for another price increase
in the spring. When manufacture
OF spring lines begins next month,
trade sources predict that the reg
ular weight worsted suits will sell
at retail for So higher prices than
prevail now, and tropical worsteds
will cost 10eo more.
The meat coming on the market
in the next few weeks is mostly
grass-fed cattle. Cattle men are
sending extra cattle to market,
anticipating the closing in of win
ter, and the end of range feeding.
With corn scarce, they're unload
ing the cattle now. It's the feast
before the famine. And remember
most of it is Commercial" grade
which means it may be tough,
though just as nourishing-if you
can pay the price.
Canned foods soon will go up
in price; already rising at whole
sale levels are canned tomatoes,
salmon, corn, peas, pineapples,
peaches, canned meats. When pre-
sent stocks are replaced with goods
packed in 1947, you'll find few
pennies more on each item on the
shelf. This is another industry
which is exercising PLANNED scar
city," Only about 80% of potential
packing capacity was used in 1947.
Bituminous coal prices went
lown a tiny fraction last week. In
lustry sources report that meetings
big users of coal = rail-
'oads and utilities-and the coal
nine operators are now going on,
ooking to a price reduction for the
zig users. Those who stoke home
furnaces probably won't benefit, |
hough.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
u. S. FARM EMPLOYMENT UP
2l, 600 ABOVE LAST YEAR

Washington, d. C.-Total farm
employment in the United States
September l rose to 11,132,OCO,
which was 2l 900 above q year ago,
the Agriculture Department report
ed.
Of the total, 2,873,0O0 were hired
workers, 10000 more than Septem-
Der / last year. The number of fam
lily farm workers declined $4,000 to
8,259,O00.
The department said supplies of
seasonal labor generally were ade-
quate to handle all work on time
during the current harvest season.
which generally shows a
slight increase in farm employment,
this year had a decrease Of 5000
workers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
COP Mixes Social Lows But
Pldns To Rob-The-Poor Tax

Washington OPA) = There
won't be any social legislation pass
ed by the next session of the Re-
publican Congress-if Sen. Robert
Taft (R., OhiO) has his way-but
it became a foregone certainty this
week that the COP will push its
'rob-the-poor' tax program as soon
as Congress reconvenes.
This was revealed after two DEM
ocratic members of the House Ways
and Means Committee, which origi-
mates all tax legislation, charged
that the 'low income groups are
having a sales tax rammed down
their throats.'
Reps. John d. Dingell 3D., Mich
and Herman Eberharter 3D., Pa.)
both strong critics of the COP tax
bill which was vetoed twice this
year, criticized a special 11-man
study group which has been pre-.
pairing tax legislation for the COM
mittee. This group, made up of tax
lawyers and representatives of big
business, is known to favor a sales
tax program.
At recent secret meeting of
this group mot a single member
of the Ways & Means Committee
was present and the press and tax
payers were barred from the meet
ing" said Dingell and Eberharter.
"The Republican Congress has abb
dicated to its masters in Wall
Street the formulation of it's fed
eral tax revision program. If the
low income groups are going to
have a sales tax rammed down
their throats, in addition to Repub-
lican inflationary prices, at least
they should be entitled to have the
decisions made in public"
Nub of the Republican plan will
be higher consumer taxes on such
items as telephone toll charges,
autos, refrigerators, fur coats, etc.
To secure public wrath a direct re-
duction of corporation taxes will be
evaded, but taxes on dividends from
stocks and bonds would be sharply
scaled down.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
Is NATIONS IN EUROPE
NEEDS TO us.

Washington-UPA)-The report
of the 16 nations of Western Eu-
rope, outlining their recovery plans
and stating their need for Ameri-
can assistance was placed before
the President and Secretary OF
State Marshall last week. Europe's
economic experts estimate that
their nations require s22 billion
worth of "evternal assistance" over
the next four years. About SIG bill
lion would have to come directly
from the United States, and the
remainder from UN fiscal agencies
and from Latin America.
The 16-nation Paris conference
was called by British and France
after Secretary of State Marshall
had suggested that European ma
tions must plan comparatively the
solutions to their economic prob
lens. Attempts made by the u. S.
as well as by France and England
to secure Russian participation in
the conference were rejected. Sew
eral weeks ago a conference re-
port had been prepared estimating
an assistance requirement of $29
billion, but a reduction of ST billion
has been made as a result of insis-
tence by American State Depart
ment officials, who did not dispute
the figures but feared that the U.
S. Congress would react unfavor-
ably to such an estimate.
During the course of the Paris
conference the European crisis
deepened. Before final considera-
tion is given to the implementa-
tion of the four year Marshall
Plan" President Truman and his
advisors are being forced to consid-
er immediate steps to alleviate food
and currency shortages.
The President has appointed a
special committee headed by Char
les Luckman, president of Lever
Bros. and including AFL President
Green and CIO President
Philip Murray to recommend i'm
Mediate food conservation measures
for the U. S., to make the greatest
possible amount of food available |
'or shipment overseas. Treasury of |
'icials are studying plans for rapid |
return to European nations of gold |
supplies taken from them by the
Germans and then recaptured by
troops. Widespread doubt
S expressed in Washington about
he possibility of these measures
llone succeeding in significantly
even the present ex-
rene shortages. A return to price
oods is being recommended to the
controls and rationing of basic
oods is being recommended to the
President by a number of progress
i've groups.
No report is expected from the
ommittee headed by Commerce
secretary Hartman on Americas
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02

Mems suits, much higher this
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
AFL's TEXTILE WORKERS
WIN FAVORABLE CONTRACT

Lawrence, Mass. = The AFL's
United Textile Workers negotiated
a new agreement with the Arling-
ton Mills division of the William
Whitman Co.
Under the contract, which runs
until August /, 1949, the union
gained six paid holidays, improved
paid vacations, time and a half for
Saturdays and Sundays, hospitali-
zation and survival benefits, life,
accident and sickness insurance, and
other benefits.
The agreement provided for no
immediate wage increase, but con-
tains a clause providing for re-
opening of the wage question in
February and August of each year.
The UTW recently defeated the
CIO in an election to determine the
bargaining agent for the company's
5000 employees. The AFL group
won by large margin in its sue
cessful resistance to the CLOS raid
ing attempt.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
LIMITATIONS HERE

The cost of living essentials useC
by moderate income families in
large cities rose to an all-time high
on July Is, the Labor Dept re,
ported last week. Prices rose about
10 from mid-June to mid-July
with foods 1872 above the 1885
1889 average. Rents rose 1&6 in the
month ending July Is.
The average factory worker
could buy more with his wages in
1941 than he can in 1947, even
though he earned $40 less. In 1941 J,
according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, the average worker earn
ed $29.53 a week. In 1947, he earns
$49.37 a week. But he still can get
only the same amount of groceries
with his 1947 pay as he purchased
in 1941.
Food prices, according to the
private firm of Dun & Bradstreet,
continued to rise at the wholesale
level to new peak on Sept. 16.
Department store sales are fall
ing off. Compared to last year,
dollar sales for the week ended
Sept. IA were down 19d from the
corresponding period a year ago;
and would be down even more
sharply if the price rises were fig
ured in, to show how many few
er items were bought for the
Percale house dresses and even
brunch coats will cost $4.9S this
winter, instead of the old price of
S2.9S to 1925, according to trade
reports. Piece goods costs are much |
higher, resulting in the boosted re-
,ail prices.
Mans c,1ifc ,>nrah 1,,oInr +b.c
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
NOTICE KILNMEN

A special meeting has been
called by Local Union No. 8 for
Friday evening, Oct. 10. Business
of special importance to be tran
sacted and all members are re-
quested to be present.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02
Comment On
World Events

Ut. James ". Leyburn, Profess
sor Of Sociology at Yale Univer-
sity, believes that progress in
combating racial and religious in
justice everywhere can be made a
United Nations marshaling of world
opinion on the issue.
In just issued 32-page Public
Affairs Committee pamphlet,
"World Minority Problems" a
popular analysis of the worlds ra-
cial, cultural and national minori-
tiles and the problems associated
with them, DR.. Leyburn effectively
supports the contention that "open
discussion" in the United Nations
should aid in promoting remedial
steps throughout the globe.
Although no country has as yet
indicated that it would admit inter-
vention by any outside tribunal in
internal affairs, DIR. Leyburn sug-
gests that "the incorporation in the
charter of Bill of Rights of the
People of the World would focus at
tention upon civilized standards of
behavior and make it possible to
criticize lapses from that standard
in any member nation.
While far from being an effec-
tive guarantee of minority rights,
such open discussion might we'll
lead to remedial steps, for adverse
world opinion is never welcome"
Granting that a merger of ma
tional cultures into single world
culture would be the most funda-
mental way of eliminating animos-
tiles, the author points out that
such a merging of culture would
require many generations, even
when folk are eager to achieve it."
The pamphlet advocates, as
practicable alternative, efforts di-
rected primarily towards achieving
"a liberation of differences, and an
actual respect for them"
AS an indication Of progress, at
tention may be called to the fact
that Americans are no longer proud
that their ancestors prosecuted
Quakers and Catholics. "If a peo-
pie can SO radically transform its
values about matters as important
as religion, it is not impossible
hat tolerance can be extended to
,ther differences of culture-and
likewise to differences of complex
on. The steps seem to be these: |
rom active persecution to discrim-
from discrimination dis |
.steem; from disesteem to accep-
ance."
DR.. Leyburn also sees other pro-
yress in the United States even
hough minority problems still
eem to be acute. He points out
hat "the Negro has many more ac-
ual rights and privileges now than
le had in 1865. Our exclusion laws
ave been modified to permit the
ntry of Chinese and Hindus upon
quota, and to make possible their
chievement of citizenship. The de-
isions of the Supreme Court play
n increasing role in strengthening
he position of minority groups;
nd the education and training of
of. those formerly dis
against, coupled with
1eir dignified fulfillment of i'm
ortant posts, are having their eff l.
ect upon public opinion" Il
In all Of this he sees "a definite +,
: increasing awareness of our mi
ority problems, of the gap between
If theory and practice, of what i
he nation is losing by discrimina
on"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-02

The Union Label is a perpetual
strike and nobody is called out!
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Mrs. K. E. Byron
Weekend Hostess

Mrs. Katherine Byron was hostess
at two parties over the week end.
Last evening she entertained at a
buffet supper in honor of the
recently wed Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kluge; Mrs. Kluge is the former
Mrs. Paul L. Townsend. And Satur-
day evening she gave dinner at
the Army Navy Country Club.
Last nights affair was in the
nature of surprise party for Mrs.
Kluge. She had known about the
party but she did not know that
the guests would arrive at Mrs. By
ron's home on r street armed with
shiny new cutlery, kettles and roll
ing pins, all for her. 1t was q
kitchen shower for the bride.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Prev Savoy, Mrs. McCeney
Werlich, Mrs. George Holmes, Capt.
Neil Phillips, Col. Hayden Price,
Mrs. Hope Ridings Miller, Comdr.
Jack Meikle, Mr.. and Mrs. v. Man
ming Hoffman, Mrs. Blanche Day
and Mr.. Meade Patrick.
Mrs. Byron's guests on Saturday
were Col. and Mrs. Walter Baylor,
Col. and Mrs. James Michael DAILY,
who live at Quantico; Capt. u. s. NJ
and Mrs William Brockman, Col.
Price, Col. Keith McCutcheon, Mrs.
Estes Kefauyer and Mr.. 3. White.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Anxiliary Board
Gipe Luncheon

The Auxiliary Board of the Alex
andria Hospital will entertain at
luncheon tomorrow in honor of the
Capital area hospital auxiliary and
volunteer boards. The luncheon will
be held at l o'clock in Carter Hall
and it will be followed by a round
table discussion.
Mrs. James H. Brown, president OF
the Auxiliary Board, will preside
Mrs. I. M. Hufford is chairman OF
the luncheon and she will be assisted
by Mrs. Nelson Snyder, Mrs. Corbin
Dorsey, Mrs. Arthur King and Mrs
Ira Smith +
Also assisting her will be Mrs
Ralph Manchester, Mrs. Nelson
Gray, Mrs. Eliot Wells, Mrs. Owen
Jones, Mrs. John Hunter, Mrs. Rob
ert Brown, Mrs. C. c. Lamond, jr.;
Mrs. j. Virgil Gaines and Mrs
George Pickett.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
T ca and Style SboW
Planned For FRIDAY
lBp Goodwill Guild

Costumes dating back almost 8
century are to be displayed in 9
style show Friday which will be 9
feature Of q tea given for mem
bers of the Goodwill Guild by Mrs
Thomas Rees at her home In Spring
valley.
The tea will follow a business
meeting. After the style show the
Rev. Harold Shape, director Of the
Goodwill Industries, will make 9
brief talk.
All of the old crinolines and
velvet gowns, bonnets and plumeo
hats to be. exhibited were sent in
| to the Goodwill Industries by Wash
Iingtonians from old trunks, closets
and cupboards. Many of them are
| in perfect condition after being
stored away in moth balls for years.
The models will be Miss Mary
Lou Rutledge, Miss Mildred Doug
las, Mrs. Albert Warner, Mrs. George
Ward, Miss Myrna Rees, daughter
Of the hostess; Miss Mary Virginia
Alves, Mrs. Lois Hechinger England
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, Mrs
Charles DAILY, Mrs. Arthur Phelan
and Mrs. James Morris Fly.
Among those assisting the hostess
will be Mrs. Samuel Herrick, In
charge of the models; Mrs. Martin
Vogel. Mrs. Ernest Humphrey and
Daniel, and Mrs. Henry de Forest
Ralph, president of the Goodwill
Cuild.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Bradford d-Bachrach Photo.
st. Johns Mothers
viii Hold Forum

A forum on parent-pupil rela-
tionship, with both parents and
pupils participating, will be the fea-
ture of the last joint parents meet
ing of the st. Johns Mothers Club
at $3.50 pm. Friday in the school
auditorium, 1925 Vermont avenue
NV.
Students representing each year
of school will discuss questions SUBJ
mitted by parents concerning par
ent-pupil relationship.
Mrs. Lewis M. She1er, club presi-
dent, will conduct the meeting
which will be followed by short
musical program. Refreshments will
be served by Mrs. Michael Mahaney,
hospitality chairman.
Evening star., 1947-04-07

Alumni Of Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
sity who sigh for the good old days
are going to have an opportunity to
imagine they are back Ia school Fri
day night.
The Alumni Club Of Washington
decided it had been too; long since
many Of the former students In this
locality had visited their alma mater
in Delaware, Ohio. So they decided
to bring the University campus to
Washington for one-night stand.
The scene Of this novel alumni
evening" will be the Let's Building
of Foundry Methodist Church.
Alumni will be asked to register
at 8 pm. for a series Of classes de-
signed to bring them up to date on
college activities. One Of the high
lights Of the program win be q
chapel session conducted by DR..
Edwand I. Rice. president emeritus.
Faculty members who will be on
hand to offer instruction in their
respective fields will be Dr.. Ben
Arneson. head OF the political science
department; DR.. William Manuel,
head OF the chemistry department,
and Coach George Gauthier, head
of the athletic department.
Probably the most realistic touch
OF all will be provided by the pres
ence of George Hoffman, better
known as "Bunhimself.' Mr.. Hoff-
man operates Buns" the college
hangout, and is famed for his, wit
and his fudge cake a la mode.
The latter will be on the menu
Friday night.
The tuition fee of so cents will
cover the cost OF the fudge cake
which "Bunhimself' has promised
to ship straight from Ohio.
Reservations are being handled
by Mrs. Clarke Fauyer and Mrs,
David Austin.
The washington Club will cele-
brate the 56th anniversary of Its
founding with a luncheon Wednes-
day which Is sure to be one of Its
most interesting events this year
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, who enter
tanned the Twentieth Century Club
last week with "reminiscences of her
famous father, Alexander Graham
Bell, will be one of the speakers.
This time, however, Mrs. Grosvenor
will relate stories of the early days
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Service League
Meets Tomorrow

Special emphasis will be given te
Army Week, which opens today
and to the work of our Army women
in war theaters, at a meeting of the
Washington unit, Women's Overseas
Service League, at pm. tomorrow
at the Red Cross District Chapter
House, 1880 E street NV.
Following election of officers, 1t
Col. Mary A. Hallaren. acting di-
rector of the WACS, will address the
group. Co-speaker on the program
with Col. Hallaren will be 1t. Mary
B. Warner, WAC, who is attached
to the Adjutant Generals Office
here.
Mrs. Dixie Wright, president o1
the Washington unit, will preside
Women who served overseas during
either World War or World War II
are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Service Items
OF Interest
nCabital
By Betty MMken

Parties preceding the weddinl
Saturday of Miss Judith Amen
Davidson and Maj. Anthony Walker
U. S. M. c., include the cocktail
fete Mrs. Harry N. Cootes will Civ
Friday before the wedding re
hearsal, the dinner Maj. Wake
will give for the wedding party a
the Lafayette Hotel following th'
rehearsal in st. Johns Church OF
Lafayette Square, and the luncheon
Miss Helen Paine, daughter OF Rea,
Admiral and Mrs. Roger w. Paine
gave Saturday at Pierre's. -
Miss Paine's other guests were
Mrs. Wilbur r. Helmer, who vii
attend Miss Davidson, Mrs. Thoana
D. Durrance, Mrs. Hugh Robinson
and Miss Marion Rowcliffe.
The wedding of Miss Davidson
and Maj. Walker will take place
Saturday at 4:30 o'clock with 8
reception afterward at the 1925 T
Street Club. The bride-elect is ths
daughter of Vice Admiral and Mrs
Lyal Ament.
Mrs. Alexander McCubbin Carey
of Ann Arbor will be her sister.
matron of honor, and besides Mrs
Helmer, her other attendants viii
be Mrs. Kenneth Wallace and Mis-
Margaret Spruance of Newport, r. I
Maj. Walker, who is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Walker of thi.
city, will have Mr.. James Bryant
of New York as his best man, anc
Majors Valentine Diehl, Forbes Bas-
tian and Wilbur r. Helmer, all ol
the Marine Corps; Mr.. Richard
Storm, Mr.. Andrew Duvall and Mr.
Robert Neuffer as ushers.
Miss Davidson's brother and sis
-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Davidson, will arrive Thursday
from Pasadena, Calf, for the we'd
ding.
Miss Gene Hamilton Ferris
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
M. Ferris, arrived Thursday night
from Wellesley College to spenc
the spring vacation with her par
ents and complete plans for hel
wedding Saturday to 1t. Calvert
Potter Benedict, son of Mrs. Charles
Calvert Benedict of Washington an6
the late Maj. Benedict.
1t. Benedict left last night fo,
Fort Benning, Ga, after joining hi
fiancee for the week end in Wash
ington.
The wedding of Miss Ferris ana
1t. Benedict will take place at
o'clock in All Saints Episcopa
Church in Chevy Chase, with a re.
ception afterward at the Chevy
Chase Club.
1t. Benedict, who is the grand.
son of Maj. Gen. Jay L. Benedict
U. S. A., retired, will return from
Fort Benning later in the week ane
will have 80 days leave before 60
ing to the European theater fol
duty. Following their wedding trip
his bride will return to her studie.
at Wellesley College, where che il
president of the senior class anc
from which she will be graduated
in June.
Miss Virginia Shepherd, daughter
of the Assistant Commandant Of the
Marine Corps, Maj. Gen Lemuel C
Shepherd, jr., and Mrs. Shepherd
will return to her studies at st
Anne's School in Charlottesville
Va, today after spending hel
spring vacation with her parents
Her cousin, Miss Lucy Baylor Driver
will return tomorrow to Miss Porter!
School in Pennington, Conn.,. after
visiting Gen. and Mrs. Shepherd
and their daughter during the hol-
days.
Miss Barbara Talbot. daughter of
Col. and Mrs. William Milstead Tai
bot, celebrated her 18th birthday
Thursday evening by
entertaining a group of her young
friends at dinner in small dining