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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
THERE'S ONE BIG IF
in THE MARSHALL PLAN

Marshall plan by this time a
Washington politics. Both Repubi-
with the plan 1t question of how
much and what strings going to attach the
the
fairly that plan
and ourceu approach policy which the United
States has committed itself to in the postwar period
chief
Marshall that European nations would
aid they could another, has stimulated
nomc solidarity Here then, the makngs world
instead of only in lofty phrases
There another which
plan properly mpmente represents reply
which
compusn combat totaaransm
either The fact OF participation world settled that
ton.
call phrase used above-propely i'm
plemened The mpementation the
plan and the that accompanies it.
If about throwing weight handled
the whole question of Allied debts World
Marshall plan altogether face the
consequences world starvation and
The with which The Marshall in
extremes One
and renquish all control
Only soft heads will ignore that have real responsibility
Marshall plan extremely position American
people and they will sentiment
tai administration of billions of American dollars.
The other extreme which be avoided
ud part of Lady Bountu who dispensing charity
the know their 1t is
the Communists and their agents will
to be firm but bv
understandings An self righteousness the bounty
which dispensing will be self-defeating
Specifically what does all OF this advice 1t
although the United
must not lecture Europe
their salvation will lie
student of
the imposition of kind economy fantastic for
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
NEWS and VIEWS

commentators Ob this column modestly
% ~ the Rs s % of @ % angs ~s to Ssm % mv @ sdS p
doing nay3e with the modcm of responsibility and the
cIuson time much Hyer-
cal us the feeding Of mOonc m radio and scoops
tions be understood let alone improved
from asTea written may r % TO e % h ehe n S
draws speak, the ultimate conclusion from
swer
ems to provoke another world conflict
Somehow, the Russians of fight with what
Why they are corrupt & and % aS they
logically, they are the last word in hypocrisy
M this has become increasingly % apparent INN most of M EarGpe
with their propaganda te bear
ase s s % so ey es snd 1ss trade and
% there has scarcely been evidence that the West under
fort has been made face the to contain it. The
policy of contanme against Soviet expansion is unfortunately only
the Russians at some crucial points say the Paranes Treste
fight ideas planning
slowly but surely unless international campaign mapped
carry the cold VAR into European politics. the labor movement
into the conflict of M IDEAS Such campaign the only kind which
positions Berlin, Paris Rone} And % alone feel is
power politics flames worldwide be
created
territory; the offensive from the Communists;
such falling confusion that they would rather with
sm su the ps S bem or v an @
This the only believe to keep in Europe
Last week developments cIo Automobile Workers follows
N snd o % n s acra as ans de S Machine M os Ssd Mine
sse w0 Railway s Reeo caF s pressing o g6es e S "a
Big Five proposal boosts members daily pay
foreign countries totals s65ooo0co far including billions iii
military forces ~
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
WHAT Is A LIVING WAGE?

THE question: What is living wage? The it de-
pends who pays it and who receives t-and where,
and under what conditions To the SNUG gentlemen of Wall
Street it means thing; to the working and his fam
lily, it means something else
After all, not interested any longer in living
wage We speak of decent levels of constantly
creasng and improving standards of living We will
not be satisfied with which merely permits to
stay alive, with a minimum of shelter and clothing
Working people of America in 19f7, demand, and they
going to get wages which will enable them to send their
children to schools and universities Wages which will per-
nit workers to homes and automobiles, and take
vacations insurance and provide decenty for the f
ture, the goal. They will come
We live in expanding, growing economy. If our
method of conducting business and industry stops progress
ing will idle Free enterprise cannot stand still 1t is not
static system Stability when applied to free enterprise
poison of the deadest sort If free enterprise is to survive
it must grow and it grows Labor must in for
ever-ncreasing share of the rewards.
Either must drop the of the term, "a living
wage" give meaning. What is better than "an
American wage? In American vision widen
ing horizons of progress splendid health
tion, enjoyment of e finer educational opportunities
better homes and stronger independent people, That
is Labor's aim, in 1917
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
CAN'T IGNORE WORLD OPINION

THE Presidents Committee Civil Rights in its recent
= report emphasized this thought:
The United States is not so strong the final triumph
of the democratic ideal not inevitable that ignore
what the world thinks of record
Then the committee pointed out:
Discrimination against, mStfeatment of, any racial
religious national group in the u. S. is only
internal problem The dignity of country, continent
major portion of the worlds population may be
outraged by it. relatively few individuals here may be
identified with millions of people elsewhere and the way in
which they treated may have worldwide repercusson
The committee report realistically remarks: "The in
ternaona reason for acting to civil rights
is not to win the approval of toaltaran critics. We
would not expect it if record spoteSS them
civil rights record is only convenient weapon with which
to attack Certainly would like to deprive them of that
weapon But we are more concerned with the good opinion of
the peoples Of the world
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
is EUROPE AS FAR AWAY AS
GRANDFATHER THOUGHT?

WHEN fathers grandfathers and great grand
" fathers left the old country and to America they
leaving Europe and it's politics behind.
We know that they thought wrong Too many
brave have since died defending the American flag
the shores of the Somme the Rhine and the Danube Rivers
of Europe for to believe that turn backs
Europes politics. That's why President Truman and General
Marshall have undertaken to help put European countries
back their feet before get involved in another
When the special session of Congress meets later this
month"; the President will ask for $50 billion to for
machinery and food and other supplies for Western Europe
For all practical purposes, this money will probably be
gift If remember the history of the unpaid debts
of the first World War; have to believe that
most Of the Marshall Plan money will never be repaid.
We have all got to make up our minds whether we want
make the sacrifice such aid to Europe requires We know
for example that the British asking for substantial ship
ments of iron and steel out of which they make mining
and other machinery to get their mines and factories going
again We know that the steel corporations this country
refusing to build mills to increase their production
of steel Unless the steel companies change their policies
steel shipped to Britain will ayOffs and short
shifts in metal working plants where steel already
is short.
Sending food to Europe not going to relieve the pres
that keep prices high Nor is going to let cut
taxes.
That's the cost there's kidding ourselves. We
have to decide whether the Marshall Plan is worth It,
Whether for the Marshall Plan or not depends
whether think that kind of democracy should be
kept alive in Western Europe 1t depends on whether
think that suppression of free trade unions Western Eu
rope will undermine trade unions and de-
mocracy here at home We be reasonably that with
out help France and Italy at least will turn Communist
Fascist We know that free trade unions cannot exist
der either system
If think that it doesn't matter what happens
Europe then lot of brave Americans who fought two
European SOIL fought and died for nothing If
think it does matter, then any price is cheap.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
A FAIR STANDARD?

IN 1884, the Republican party platform and Candidate
Dewey to high heaven that the Grand Old Party
going to do right by the Fair Labor Standards Act
WageHOur) that it much part of our life as the
hamburger and hot dog
Last week, representatives of Big Business launched
antLSA campaign before the special House Labor sub
committee headed by Rep Samuel Mcconnell, Jr, R Pa).
First two savoes in the campaign made Big Business posi-
tion clear.
Round called for end to all overtime for those MAX
ing $75 week (since the average industrial work
ers wage is $5042, many making well above $75).
Round aimed at aboshing the 4O-hour week.
The ultimate conclusion is painfully clear to those in
terested in keeping Elsa strong if only for FSAs effect
full employment Keep MesSrs Taft, Ball. Hart
ley and Hoffman. They move fast.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR SCHOOLS?

THE United States has gone far any country in th
world in opening to it's children the door of the school
house Of states have Jagged Virginia for ex
ample under the Byrd machine
But in the MAN, we've done good job However, fol
years friendly observers have felt there something
wrong with system Our children don't get the kind OF
education wished them to have.
Perhaps the answer is to be found in the muc-publ
cized story from Denver Teachers attending convention
of the Colorado Education Association subjected to
quiz American history They fell down such questions
(Which side did the Tories favor in the American Revo
luton? and "Who assassinated Lncon?"
Obviously, teacher who can't answer those questions
should be removed from the schooroom Perhaps the quiz
answers doubts about educational system We need
teachers who better equipped and if to have
them, must be prepared to pay proper wages.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
THE TRUTH IS

ONE of the Al lies which enemies of restoring price
troll keep spreading that OPA restricted production
For instance Scrpps Howard writer Lawrence Fertg salo
October 6:
"Peope who advocate price control as cure-al
for rapidly mounting prices to forget that production
decreases when price control comes in
The facts prove otherwise The 9Th report from the Of
flee of War Mobilization and Reconversion april l. 1916
when OPA still in effect disclosed Total civilian pro-
ducon stands at the highest level reached by the
nation, in or in peace
The 7th report from the office issued July l.
1916 when OPA still had not been booted out said Total
production of goods and services stands at the highest point
in peacetime history.
Facts facts But the opponents Of OPA only
interested in smearng the agency which put harness
outright profiteering.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13

ABOR has had good deal to say about the closed shop
- of the Lawyers Union" 1t comes, generally, in the
form of the integraed bar You must belong to the Bar
Association pay your dues and obey the rules you can't
appear IN court.
But here's the most amazing story of ALL In Montgom-
cry County Pa the lawyers have fixed things law
yer who doesn't live in the county practice there
Lawrence II. Eldridge, a Philadelphia lawyer, says
Montgomery County has the most stringent rules in the
1t is practically impossible for outsider to settle
there and become member of its bar know of one lawyer
who applied for admission to the Montgomery County Bar
Association in 1885, at the head Of the waiting list in
1889 but hasn't been admitted up to date"
There's the 'closed shop with vengeance The lawyers
of Montgomery County set up neat monopoly for them
selves and bar all outsiders.
Labor is willing wager that nine out of ten of the law
yers of Montgomery County put in large part of their
spare time denouncng labor unions because Of their
strictve practices"
But labor union in the history of America mas ever
attempted anything like the deal the Montgomery County
legal lights have put
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Weber, of Jggermens Local IL Liver
pool returned work after days confinement from the result of
infected foot.
Wilt, of the Limoges China
Sbrng Atlantic City hospital with fractured
skull suffered a fall after having tainted
Frank Kans, the Edwin M knowles plant Newell w.
V has applied for into Rocky Glen Sanaorum McCon
nellsvile, Ohio.
James f. Mlgan of Chester w Va aggermaker the Hall
China Co.'S plant applied for admission Hopemount
at w. Va
a
Taylor Smith Taylor plant Chester w. died
Rocky Glen Sanatoum McComelsvie Ohio where he had been
patient for two
President Duffy left this Cincinnati
Federation of Labor
George Turner of Pesser Local No. who elected dele
gate by the trade at large
William Williamson gos knman at the Limoges China Company
Sebrng, Ohio a visitor at National Headquarters.
Edward L. Veh washer at Plant No. of the Homer
aughm China Company is confined to bis home with injured
Mrs Eliza Davidson Mr. and Mrs Edward Davidson and Mrs "
Noles of Minerva Ohio called to Erwin by the illness
of Frederick Davidson
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
From The Heruld Files
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Pottery at East
the addition of two kn The
pottery the addition will increase capacity
than so per
Several sanitary firms controlling eight plants have renewed the
that
before the strike in the sanitary trade BECAME effective The firms
Elite Van Pottery Companies of Trenton N j. ronsdes
Bordenown, N j. Penn Pottery Company Pha
depha Wooster Manufacturing Co.. Caksburg w.
The Wooster Sanitary Manufacturing Co., Fredericksburg Oho
Potomac Valley Pottery Co.. Keyser W. Va and the West Coast
Sanitary Manufacturing Company Mllbrae Calf
Elizabeth Booth of Moore Street. fnher the Harker
confined her home suffering from injuries
ceive in a fall.
improvements totang approximately $l750OO under
Richmond the Pacific Porcelain Rich
mond Calf
Sverman of Local Union 3d. fnishe suffered
bruised hip fall of clay while working mine Svers
Switch in Welsvile.
Osborn, iggerman, formerly of Liverpool died at his
home in Erwin, Tenn.
In the absence of First Vice President George Cartilage who
East Liverpool attending meeting of the Executive Board Health
William Mushet presided meeting of presidents of
the general locals Trenton N. j.
Charles E. Reed famiarly known Judy well known jig
died skull
suffered when he fell from automobile
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
DAMN!

THIS employer campaign to kill the 40hour week just
about wrecks faith in human nature.
A few months ago. they campaigning to free or
ganzed labor the tyranny of union wage scales The
Hartley Act resulted Now the unorganzed worker is
to be freed from the oppression of the 4Oour week.
After all these years you'd think that employers would
have learned little something Study after study has been
made. They all show that works efficiently
eight-hour day.
Nonetheless the U. S. Chamber of Commerce with their
troop of well trained professors beating the drums to
peal the overtime provision of the WageHour Law
We would like to report that Congressman too in
egent to be taken by this kind of damn fooshness I'm
happily the proemployer congressman only too happy
to be able do the bidding of the Chamber of Commerce
1t just goes to show, you can't teach old dog
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
SHRINKING DOLLARS

ACCORDING to Earl 0. Shreve President of the United
- States Chamber of Commerce, prices soaring today
because when have lot of in the pockets of the
people, cash registers under mattresses in the form of
bank deposits, each dollar becomes little less valuable
While do not doubt Mr.. Shreve's economic intei-
gence and honorable Intentions wonder whether that ot
of money" he finds unhealthy is not png up instead in
the bugng vaults of proees rather than under the seey
mattress of Mr. John q. Wage-Earner.
We certainly cannot accept the prexys sweeping and
illogical" conclusion that shrinking dollars should be
ped out indscrmnaely Rather, do think, would it be
practical to those who still have most of what
calls redundant dollars to stop sitting them and
invest for the purpose of avertng that much talked
about recession.
No, Mr. Shreve it is not dollars that accumu-
lang under the bed it weebut the fancy buck of the
gOugerS
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13

Democracy
believe
will be allies
against Marshall the con-
imposed Conservative
England wouldn't qualify
the place of economics the New
tonary by
The Marshall plan achieve two properly handled
shelter
import the democracy the
world if properly handled. " ~
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-13
SURE Is SOAPY STUFF

DROCTOR AND GAMBLE, the big soap company cleaned
up $18,514575 in the first nine months of this year,
been reported against only $5 million during that
period in 1916. Some suds
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-03
Caldwell And County Teachers Benefit
From Terms Of niels-Cramer Bill

The highest level of financial aid
to schools in Noble county and Cald-
well in the states history was guar
anteed last week when this bill,
along with several others, won ap-
proval of Governor Thomas j. Her
bert.
A major portion of the $49, 600, 900
increase over the previous two year
program will be put in teachers
paw envelopes. The $159, 100000 BIZ
ennial school foundation program
act was filed with the secretary of
state Immediately after Governor
Herbert had signed it.
Virtually the last measure enacted
by the legislature in 22-hour mar
athon session, the school aid bill
provides that rs percent of the in
crease over the 1945-46 program of
Sill, 100000 be used to increase
teachers salaries and hire limited
number of new teachers. In the
Caldwell schools, one new teacher
will be hired to instruct the over
flowing classes in the local grade
schools.
Local participation in the. school
finance program was raised from
three to four and one-half mills
under the foundation law and flat
grants and equalization will be paid
on the basis of the average number
of pupils enrolled in the schools.
The tenaciously fought comprom-
ise program approved by the legis-
lature and the governor made the
following increases in state grants:
Flat grants elementary pupils
$45 to $53.25, high school students
$54 to $64.
Equalization elementary $3.50
to $101.75, high school $81 to $122.
Individual increases to teachers
under the hiked program will range
up to $500 with more funds avail
able for salary increases in the poor
equalization or additional aid" dis
tricts than in districts receiving only
the flat grants.
Superintendent H. c. Secrest is
now busy engaged in figuring" out
the increases in salary for the var
ious instructors in the schools of this
county and In practically every in
stance, they will be varied, depend
ent. of course, on the enrolment. A
graduating chart, compiled by the
state board of education, will be
used and school heads are unable at
this time to determine the exact in
crease.
At the final session, senate spon-
sored $4,000 minimum for teachers
having certain qualifications was
deleted from the bill in the house
because of the increased cost which
the proposal would entail.
But the teachers in Caldwell and
Noble county will still benefit and
this coming September will resume
their duties on the highest salary
level yet attained.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-03
Civil War Widow
Dies In HOSnitaI

Mrs. Margaret Lytton Mcbride,
80, widow of Gideon Mcbride, died
at the st. Francis hospital in Cam
bridge, Friday evening. Death was
due to complications which ensued
after she suffered fracture of the
hip in fall at her home in Sarahs-
vile.
Her husband, Civil War veteran,
died many years ago. Funeral serv-
ices were held Monday afternoon at
200 o'clock from the Pleasant Hill
Methodist church with Rev. John
Grimes officiating. Interment was
made in the church cemetery by the
McVay-Schilling funeral home, Of
Caldwell.
Surviving are seven children, in
cluding Ross Mcbride of Akron, Mrs.
George Childs of Lima, Mrs. J. l..
Smith, Cambridge, Myron Mcbride,
GAINESVILLE, Mrs. Ollie Taylor, Col
umbus, j. I. Mcbride, Pleasant Lake,
Ind, and H o. Mcbride of LaPort,
Ind
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-03
WOOdSfield Man Is Held
On ManSlaughter Charge

Chris Leasure, driver of the truck
which plunged into a ditch near
the Keevert farm, resulting in the
death of Harold Leasure, 80, of Stat
ford, pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned before Squire w. A. Massie
of Woodsfield on a charge of man.
slaughter.
He is held under a $1,000 bond
to the Monroe county grand jury on
a charge of unintentional man.
slaughter.
Bert Leasure, father of the dead
man, who was cousin of the driver,
swore out the warrant for Chris
Leasure's arrest.
Dorothy Leasure, wife of the
driver, sustained a broken pelvis
and their two year old daughter,
Creola, a brain conclusion and a
broken right leg. Both are in the
GAINESVILLE general hospital.
Bonita, one year old daughter of
the driver, Ronald, five, his son and
Gladys Stewart, 19, sustained in
juries but were no. nospitalized.
At the time of the accident, Har-
old Leasure was thrown from the
truck by the impact and died of in
jurieS sustained.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-03
William E. Taylor
Dies After Illness

William Edgar Taylor, IS, well
known resident of Maple Heights
where he spent his entire life, died
at the family home, Friday morning
at Tbs o'clock, following an ex-
tended illness.
He was born in Vinton county, a
son of the late Edgar and Martha
Eley Taylor but most of his life was
spent in Noble county where he en-
gagged in coal mining. He was an
active member of the First Church
of Christ in Caldwell and served for
a number of years as an officer of
the church.
He was well and favorably known
to a wide circle of friends. His wife,
Clara Brown Taylor, died two years
ago.
Surviving are a son, Robert Tay-
lor of the home and two daughters,
Mrs. Bruce Hinchcliffe of Maple
Heights and Mrs. Martha Maxwell,
wife of Rev. Robert Maxwell of
Holland, Ohio, several grandchild-
rem, one brother, Arthur Taylor of
Belle Valley and two sisters, Mrs.
Mayme McCune of Wooster and Mrs.
Pearl Smalle of Mt. Vernon. His
father-in-law, George Brown, of
Caldwell route also survives.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 200 p. m. from the First
Church of Christ in Caldwell with
Rev. Milford S. Casio officiating.
1nterment was made in Olive ceme-
terry by the McVay-Schilling funeral
home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-07-03
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD AT CALDWELL

The Quarterly Conference of the
GAINESVILLE District of the Free
Methodist church will be held in
the Caldwell Free Methodist church
July 3-6. Services will begin on
Thursday evening at 800 o'clock
and will continue on Friday, Satur-
day, and Sunday. Pastors and visit
ing members from the II churches
of the district are expected to be
in attendance.
The various ministers will preach
and take part in the services. Rev.
R. B. Maxwell, sperintendent, will
preside, and will preach on Sunday
morning, in which service Holy
Communion will be observed. The
public is invited to these services.