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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
Local Discusses
Plans For Opening
Cooperative Store

Many subjects were discussed at
the last meeting of Local Union
l24 but none of which seemed to
have the interest Of the members
more at heart than report sub
mitted by Bro. Harold West re-
garding the opening of a coopera-
tive store in East Liverpool for
members of the N. B. of O. P.
The subject while not entirely
new to the members of Local 124,
seemed to have taken on an added
squirt after Bro. West, member
of a special committee who made
trip to Dillonvale where a CO.
operative store is in operation, told
of the success of the venture and
the benefits to be gained by the
potters if store is opened here.
We sincerely hope the committees
plans will be carried out to the
letter and it will not be long be-
fore the innovation is in operation.
We are sorry to say Sister Mar
garet Curley is still i'll and unable
to attend our meetings. Hurry up
and get well Margaret, we miss
you on Tuesday eveninng.-O. C.
124.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
Young California Democrats Demand
Government Aid To Speed Housing

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-De-
claring the government must lead
in a drive to lower housing costs,
the California delegation to the
first postwar convention of Young
Democratic Clubs of America, meet
ing at Cleveland, asked adoption
of a platform plank for greatly
expanded federal housing program.
While approving the Taft-Hart-
ley -Ellender- Wagner housing BILL,
the delegation said it was "only a
first STEP. 1t asked action to bar
alleged restrictive practices by cap
ital or labor, saying:
"The government must take the
initiative in bringing housing costs
down. The full powers of the fed
eral government should be used to
bring to an end monopolistic and
restrictive practices that have rails
ed housing costs-whether by build
ers, by manufacturers and distribu
tors of material or by labor.
"New construction techniques and
and other techniques that
offer cost-saving possibilities
should be investigated and large
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
Hannah Calls For
Political Action
Against AFL Foes

Speaking before a large gather
ing of delegates to the third annual
Conference of Federal Labor
Unions of Northwestern Ohio
Phil Hannah, secretary-treasurer OF
the Ohio State Federation of Labor,
led an imposing array of speakers
in an offensive against anti-labor
politicians.
Attacking the evils of the Taft
Hartley law, he called for politi-
cal action and registration commit
tees in central bodies, local unions
and other affiliated organizations,
$50 that Labor can go to the polls
and defeat those people who would
chain the hands of the workers of
this country"
Hannah blamed the present Con-
gress for abolishing many laws
that in the past have raised the
living standards of the American
people.
Congress also passed a bill that
has weakened the fair wage law. 1t
adopted a rent control bill giving
landlords the right to raise rents,
and at a time when the cost of
living has scared beyond the endur-
ance of the workers.
Congress has voted against the
extension of the social security pro-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
Plans Completed
For Bohquef And
Dunce Of L.U. 80

Clarksburg, w. Va.-Local Union
80 met last Monday evening with
all officers at their respective
posts.
The Labor Management commit
tee reported that arrangements for
the dance and banquet to be held
at the Stonewall Jackson hotel on
Dec. 13 were completed. Heinie
Hamill's orchestra has been engag-
ed to furnish music for the dane
ing. Tickets are now on sale and
can be purchased for the small sum
of $500 each.
Bro. Pat Scott was reelected
president of the basketball league
for this season and announced the
pottery team would begin practice
next week. Any employee wishing
to try out for the team should con-
tact Bro. Scott at once.
By action of the local, commit
tees will be appointed to contact
employees in each department in
reference to the family group in
surance coverage.
1t is reported that the Mobile
unit will make another visit to
Clarksburg next month.
The employees in the plant have
become careless lately in regards
to keeping the shop clean. The
dressing rooms are becoming clut-
tered up with old clothes. Notices
will be posted and unless these
clothes are taken home to be laun-
dered each week, they will be con-
fiscated for the ash can.
Our deepest sympathies are ex-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
'AFL Adopts 3-Point Program
In Support of Marshall Plan
Conference called
To Map Labor Aid
To Preserve Peace

Washington, d. C.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor announced
three-point program in support
of the efforts Of the United States
Government to preserve world
peace through the Marshall Plan.
/. The Federation will call con-
ference of labor representatives of
16 nations of western Europe to
consider how labor can promote
the economic rehabilitation of Eu-
rope under the Marshall Plan.
2. The Federation will issue a ma
tionwide appeal to its eight million
members to purchase Care" pack
ages for distribution to the needy
workers of Europe.
8. The Federation will expand it's
own program of assistance to the
free trade union movements of Eu-
rope and facilitate the exchange of
more detailed information on colec-
tive bargaining and other economic
SuDJcCIo VI lnIClCol " ldDOI VI
izations on both sides of the At
lantic.
The decision to hold the Western
European Labor Conference was
reached at a meeting in AFL head
quarters of the AFL's International
Labor Relations Committee, in con-
formity, with action recommended
at the recent AFL convention in
San Francisco.
Irving Brown and Henry Rutz,
European representatives of the
AFL, were instructed at the meet
ing to return to Europe Immediate
ly and arrange an appropriate time
and place for the conference.
The committee declared that "the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
No NEW ANT|-LABOR
LAWS FOR CONGRESS
OR STATES IN 1948

Washington tLPA)-Republican
and Democratic leaders gather
ing in Washington last week for
the special session found them
selves in virtual agreement on just
two scores.
There will be no further anti
labor legislation of major type
either in Congress or the state
legislatures in 1913, and there will
probably be no final action on the
COPS "aid-the-rich" tax program
in the session beginning in Jan
uary.
On the state level, it was pointed
out that only eight legislatures
convene next year, and the II
states that enacted anti-labor leg
islation last year feel that to go
farther in a national election year
would be dangerous.
In Congress it is now admitted
that the Republicans are more than
little frightened at the trend of
recent elections and public opinion
polls. Sen. Robert Taft (R., Ohio),
Congressional COP leader, has de-
clared that the Taft Hartley law
will remain Gas is" until after the
elections and party strategists have
definitely turned thumbs down on
any action that would ALLEVIATE the
nations wage-earners vote more
than it has been already.
At best the union-haters like
Rep. Fred Hartley (R., N. j. and
Rep. Clare Hoffman (R., Mich.)
can only hope for an amendment
to the Taft-Hartley law directed
specifically at the American FEEDER
alton of Musicians-AFL for its ban
on the making of recordings and
transcriptions after Jan. l. Hart
ley will open hearings on this SUBJ
ject in mid-January.
Seen as nearly hopeless are Hart
ley's demands for inclusion of or
ganized labor under the present
antitrust laws, a "right-to-work"
amendment to the TIL law, and a
ban on industry-wide bargaining.
Election minded Republicans
(Hartley has announced he will not
run for reelection) are expected to
curb Hartley's impetuosity with a
flat insistence that Congress take
no action whatsoever on changing
the aft-Hartley law until it has
received a report of the Joint
House-Senate Labor Relations
Committee (the watchdog" COM
mittee) on how the law has oper-
ated. This report is not scheduled
for completion before next March.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
DENIED SECRET DATA
CANCELLATION FUNDS

Washington LPA) = Congress
number one labor-hater, Rep. Clare
Hoffman (R., Mich.), may have tc
answer to his Congressional col
leagues for what government Of
ficials describe as two outrageous
performances in recent weeks while
Hoffman presumably was acting
as a one-man investigating COM
mittee.
In one case, Hoffman succeeded
in breaking up federal conciliation
efforts in long-drawn-out strike
in Michigan City, Ind. In the sec
ond, Hoffman threatened to block
any further appropriation for the
new Federal Mediation & Concilia-
tion Service because he was refused
confidential information on a strike
settlement.
At Michigan City, a strike that
began on Aug. 7 was considered
SO difficult and at the same time
so important that not one but three
federal conciliators were assigned.
Although representatives of the
company had refused to meet with
the union from the beginning, the
conciliators achieved major
triumph in finally bringing the two
groups together. At this point Hoff-
man barged in.
His first contribution was to de-
nounce the conciliators publicly and
then for good measure condemn
the union. Immediately the union
representatives pulled out of the,
meeting, declaring they would not
negotiate a contract in Congress
sional investigating session and
while transcript was being made.
Hoffman departed but warned the
conciliators not to hold another
meeting without advising him so
that he could attend.
At Clinton, Mich, Hoffman's
one-man inquisition was centered
on strike already settled at the
Clinton Machine & Tool Co. Ac-
cording to a transcript filed with
the House Labor Committee Hoff
man subpoenaed Cancellation Com
Earle Greenlee and de-
manded that Greenlee "tell us what
the representatives of either man.
agement or the union said at these
negotiations"
Both Greenlee and an attorney |
for the Mediation & Cancellation
Service pointed out that tradition
ally such pre-settlement discussions
were kept confidential and that if /
they were not neither management
nor the union, in many instances,
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
CONGRESS RECEIVES 4
POINT ACTION PROGRAM
FOR j. s., FOREIGN AID

Washington (LPA) - The big
business drive to tax the earnings
of the U. S. cooperative movement
continued here last week with the
Republican-dominated House Ways
& Means Committee as the sound
ing board.
BY weeks end more than a, score
of co-op-haters had been heard by
the Committee in sympathetic fash
ion, while handful of coop rep
resentatives were either heckled or
given quick brushoff. Meanwhile
on the tax front there were two
developments.
1-GOP strategists persuaded
Committee Chairman Harold Knut-
son (R., Minn.) to defer his "aid-
the-rich" tax program until the
regular session of Congress Begin
ming in January.
DrRoswell Magill, who head
ed 10-man tax advisory commit
tee which recommended tax pro-
gram giving wholesale relief to up
per bracket incomes, was discover
ed to be attorney for a number of
million-dollar corporations seeking
tax rebates. Among the firms rep
resented by Magill, while he was
preparing his tax recommendations
to Congress, were Shell Oil Co..;
Delval Construction Co. of New
York, Fain McGaha Oil Corp; and
the J. G. White Engineering Co.
Liberal Congressman join labor
in attacking the Republican tax
plans. Rep. A. ]. Forand d., r. ID
last week charged that the COP
tax policies were designed to aid
the wealthy at the expense of the
nations wage earners. The same
accusation had been made earlier
by Representatives Herman Eber-
harter 3D., Pa.) and John Dingell
3D., Mich.).
Knutson< made several attempts
to drive a wedge of antagonism be-
tween the>farm co-ops and organ
lied labor. He cited the statement
of one labor witness to the effect
that the price of butter should be
be about 25c pound in terms of
workers purchasing power. Almost
for "the poor dairymen"
Knutson demanded to know of the
coop witness what would happen
if the labor movement opened gro
Gerry stores and sold butter at 25c
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
STRENGTHEN WAGE HOUR
LAW TO PROTECT KIDS,
CONGRESS GROUP ASKED

Washington (LPA)-Nine of the
most influential women's organi-
cations in the nation, plus the AM
erican Federation of Teachers-AFL,
last week sent a delegation to
Chairman Samuel J. Mcconnell (R.,
Pa.) of the House Labor Subcom-
mittee holding hearings on the Fair
Labor Standards Act, to ask streng-
thening of the child labor provi-
sions of the law.
Represented officially were the
General Federation of Womens
Clubs, the League of Women Vot-
ers, Natl Consumers League, Natl
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
Natl Council of Jewish Women,
NATL Education Assn, Natl Wo-
mems Trade Union League, Natl
Federation of Business & Profess
sional Women, and the American
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
Sanitary Firm Takes
Issue With ScribeS
Letter To The Trade

Trenton, N. J.-Local Union 45
held very interesting meeting on
Nov. ID, but your o. C. was very
sorry to hear that the Trenton Pot
teries Co., had taken personally his
letter to the Herald on Nov and
especially so, as some of those
statements as published do not ap-
ply at all.
At no time has our company
tried to force any man to make
more ware than he feels he is cap
able of doing. 1t is we who force
ourselves, racing with one another
and Growing over the one we beat
we hear that every day.
We enjoy racing, the only trou-
bic is we get done much sooner
than if we worked at an ordinary
pace and the boss sees US sitting
around and wonders why we do not
make more ware.
: This is not only done in our in
dustry but in every industry where
there is a similar piece work set
up. We understand it led to a
strike in one plant where the firm
tried to force the men to make
more ware in the time that was
saved by this procedure. The ques-
tion seems to be, is a man entitled
to be done early if he exerts every
effort to that end or is he not.
have heard lot of men say he is.
Another question, can an exc
cutive tell when a man, who may
not move more than a few feet
from his bench is racing or not, and
would not the man be SO ashamed
to be caught :? that he would not
do it while being watched? I? These
are just thoughts that worry your
C. O. He would like to know the
answers but perhaps there are
none.
We say if the fast man makes
more ware per day, the one who is
not so fast will try to keep up
with him and so hurt himself or his
product. Is it worth it? We know
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-20
Poor Attendance
At idsf Meeting
Of LocuI No. 756

N East Palestine, Ohio Local
1yUnion 156 held their first meeting
of the month on Nov. 3rd, with the
attendance not up to par. Perhaps
the small turnout can be attributed
to some of our members who have
been laid off, do not bother to at
tend meetings. For the benefit of
the absentees let me remind them,
all members are required to attend
one meeting a month or they are
subject to a fine.
Following rather lengthy dis
cussion regarding our working
agreement, the local went on rec
ord as opposed to opening the con-
tract at the present time.
| suppose all the press depart
ment is happy to see the dazzling"
smiles of the girl pressers, back
after nearly two-week layoff. The
girls report their short vacation
was anything but welcome, due to
the fact that most of them were
caught with empty purses.
1t was reported the party held
on Oct. 81 was considered real
success by all those who attended.
We saw several people making
their debut on skates and the man.
ager thanks them from the bot
tom of his heart. After all, the
floor needed good cleaning.
Plans for another party to be
held in the near future are now in
the making and all those inter-
ested are requested to be present at
IXhe next meeting when final ar
'Eangements will be announced
o. C. IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10
LONGEST STRIKE
SETTLED SUNDAY.
Union Workers Reach
Agreement With J. |.
Case After Weeks

RACINE, Wis, March 9-W.R-
One Of the longest strikes in the
nation S, history was settled tonight
when employees of the w. I. Case
farm equipment company voted
to accept company proposals.
The vote was 927 in favor Of &C.
cepting the new contract, and 448
opposed. The vote. however, still
vas being checked before it could
be recorded officially.
Executive vice president Theo-
dore johnson of the Case Co.,
said terms of the settlement soon
form to the principles which are
basic to the company's policy"
Wage increases offered in Oct,
1916, were accepted by the union
representatives" he said. These
adjustments vary according to
jobs, plants and location.
mo provisions were included in
the contract tor a closed shop.
compulsory checkof of union dues
and assessments, or maintenance
of membership"
The closed shop issue had been
the most bitterly disputed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10
STATE OFFICIALS
DEDICATE TEMPLE
Carpenters And Joiners
Open New Headquarters
With Ceremonies

A number Of labor leaders from
this area and throughout the state
took part yesterday afternoon in
the dedication of the LABOR Temple
at Fourth and Castle streets.
Speakers for the occasion includ-
ed C. A. Fink, president Of the
North Carolina Federation of La
Dor; Rowland Adams, executive
board member of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America; A. E. Brown
Asheville, Acknowledgements AFL
of Fayetteville, AFL director in
this section, James F. Barrett,
organizer; T. T. Hamilton, Jr.,
principal, New Hanover county
high school; Councilman J.E.L.
Wade and A. T. Wrench, treasurer
Of the central labor union, who
spoke in the place of c. B. Korne-
gay, head Of the Wilmington cen
trail labor union.
The building recently was pur-
chased and renovated by the Car
penter's Local No. 1165. J. L. Dew
is financial secretary and treasur-
er of the carpenters local.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10
S. S. HAWESBURY
In DISTRESS OFF
CAPE HATTERAS

The Coast Guard cutter Chere-
kee was last night nearing the
spot approximately 100 miles east
of Cape Hatteras where the S. S
HaWkesbury was reported in els
tress with motors disabled and the
second mate dead, the Norfolk
office of the Coast Guard announc.
ed late last night.
The craft was sighted yester-
day by a plane from the Elizabeth
City base, and the Cherokee was
dispatched to the spot to tow the
stricken craft into port and to
render any aid requested, Norfolk
base officers said.
Message was first received that
the motors Of the vessel were not
III working condition and agents,
of the company operating the
HaWkesbury were notified of the
plight of the ship, the Coast Guard
said. Shortly thereafter, however.
an SOS was received from the
craft and aid was Immediately dis.
patched to the position reported,
officials Of the Norfolk base said
They reported there were no de-
tails on the death of the mate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10
ASSEMBLY FACES
HEAVY CALENDARS
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tons in the bill to S311, 500, 086. The
North Carolina Education ~assccia.
ton has said that the amount pro
vided in the increase would not
provide teachers with the 30 per
cent boost they h a d asked, and
many legislators h a e said they
favor a higher boost.
Labor will come up for it's share
OF attention this week with a vote
on the anti-closed shop bill expect
ed to come Tuesday when the Sen
ate committee on manufacturing.
labor and commerce meets. The
bill, which passed the House over
Whelmingly, would ban the closed
shop, the union shop, maintenance
OF membership, and mandatory
check-off of union dues by en-
ployers.
The same committee IS also ex.
pected to consider either Tuesday
Or Wednesday a subcommittee
bill calling for a maximum work
week of 48 hours and a minimum
wage of 40 cents an hour. The
original bill called for a 4O-hour
work week.
A bill by Rep. Dan Tompkins
OF Jackson calling for a statewide
liquor referendum is expected to
be considered tn week by the
House committee o propositions
and grievances. The Senate FL
nance committee, which killed a
similar bill by Senator Penny of
Guilford, will also give Senator
Chaffin of Harnett an opportunity
to speak in behalf of his meas
ures, which also calls for a pro-
hibition election.
A public hearing has been sched-
Tiled by the House Finance COM
mittee for Tuesday afternoon on a
bill calling for a vote in Mecklen-
burg county on the. question of
legalizing liquor stores.
Bills to require automobile priv.
ers to furnish proof of financial
responsibility after they have been
involved in accidents, requiring
biennial inspection of automobiles
for mechanical defects and pro.
viding for the resistance of driv.
ers' licenses every four years
have been under study by legisla.
tive committees for several
weeks, and some action may be
taken this week.
The states budget revenue bill
which was reported favorably tt
the House last Friday, has beer
placed on the House calendar TO.
consideration Tuesday. The meas
ure calls for the collection Of a,
estimated $l84, 172, 600 in genera
fund revenue during the ensuin,
biennium.
The House Finance comnaitte,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10
SECRETARY CITES
PROBLEMS AHEAD
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bassador Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
who greeted him at the airport.
Marshall's first visitor was Bev-
in, who called at the Embassy to
confer with him.
The first conference activity was
a meeting this evening of the Big
Four deputies who agreed to open
the conference at 5 pm. tomor-
row g am. EST.
It was assumed the conference
would be held in the so-called
Fliers' club just outside of Mos
cow. But up to tonight none Of
the delegations had been notified
by the Russians of the meeting
place. Despite repeated requests
nom of the visiting administrative
or communications experts had
been permitted to visit the site.
On the six-point program for
the Moscow meeting are the fol-
lowing items:
l.. Report of the Allied Control
commission on the German situa-
ton.
2. Consideration OF a provisional
German government.
8. Preparation of a German
peace treaty.
4. United States proposal for an
allied treaty to enforce German
disarmament.
5. Report of an exports report
on German coal.
6. Report by deputies on Austr-
ian treaty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10
WALTER PATTEN
RITES WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW MORNING

LOUISBURG, March - CP'-
Funeral services for DR.. Walter
Patten. 66, president of Louis
burg College, who died here last
night of a heart attack, will be
held Tuesday morning at 1880 at
the Louisburg Methodist church.
L%ouisburg College will suspend
classroom activities for the SER
vices.
DR.. J. Marvin Culbreth, pastor Of
the church, will conduct the SER
vices, assisted by the Rev. w. A.
Cade, chairman of the Louisburg
College board of trustees. Prior
to the services at the Louisburg
church, the Rev. j. G.. Phillips
will conduct a private memorial
service at the home.
A final service will be held at
2:30 p. m. in the University
Methodist Church at Chapel Hill,
cemetery.
DR.. Patten, who had taken an
active role in college and church
work for a number of years. had
served Louisburg college as presi-
dent since 1889. He held a dean
ship at the college in 1937-38.