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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13

landlord hardship, Edelman said
local TWUA officials in 10 states
had successfully handled rent in
creases for more than 200 union
members who were renting out
part of their homes to other work
ers. "These small landlords in our
union had no trouble getting what
they wanted from OPA," he said.
"If they had, they would have been
on my neck to adjust their cases
here"
In an area not under rent con-
troll, Rock Hill, S. c., Edelman said
one union family had it's rent
boosted from $50 to $50 monthly
because of the installation of
septic tank, "an ordinary neces-
sity of sanitation" More of that
sort of thing would happen, he
said, with rent controls killed.
Rock Hill should have been put
under rent control, he added, but
OPA could not get the funds need
ed to survey the area to see Off
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City Fdthers
Aid In
Tdriff Fight
Jaycees Follow
Along Same Line

Wheeling, w. Va. - Returning
to America from England, after Z
few months vacation, Brother AL.
bert Neigh relates some of tht
conditions he and Mrs. Neigh
found in his native country. He
states shortages Of the necessities
of life are not so noticeable as in
this country. New left hand drive
cars are to be found operating in
all sections Of England and many
Of them were made in the L. s.
| (Some Of we Americans have been
wondering why the long delay to
supply our own domestic market)
Mr.. Neigh says he found the Brit
ish Isles rapidly removing all
scars of the past war, with new
homes Of the prefabricated type
going up everywhere, also new Of
flee and public buildings of every
description. Aviation is not being
neglected, some of the latest type
aircraft is being developed at the
moment in our cousin nation.
According to Mr.. Neigh, unem-
ployment is not visable but wages
and salaries are much lower than
over here. In general, the English
people seem to be in high spirits
and getting back to normal way
of life. Brother Neigh is a caster
at the plant.
Last week, resolution drawn
up and passed by the Wheeling
City Council, opposing any change
in the Reciprocal Trade pacts was
sent to members of the Congress
sional Tariff committee in Wash
ington, also to the members of
Congress from this district and
state. The city fathers feel any
cut in the present tariffs will be in
furious to the manufacturing con-
Germs in the Wheeling area.
Wheeling's Junior Chamber of
Commerce followed suit day or
two later. The action was ordered
by an unanimous vote of the or
ganization's membership when
several speakers pointed out the
necessity for a high protective tar
iff to insure the present high wage
levels in effect among the manu-
featuring plants of the Ohio
Valley.
Both City council and the Jay
Gees are to be commended for their
action in behalf Of organized labor.
Meeting at the home of Brother
Geo. Friedrich, the committee ap-
pointed by the local audited the
financial books. AS in the past, our
records are in the best of condition
and we feel the affairs of Local
No. 6 are being handled in an eff
ficient manner.-O. c. 6.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
F. Jividen Heads
Trades Council

At reorganization meeting of
the East Liverpool Trades and
Labor Council, Floyd Jividen, kiln
fireman at the Homer Laughlin
China Company, was chosen to
head the Central Body through
1947.
Others elected to office include
Harley Anthony, vice president;
Frank Walcott, secretary-treasur-
er; John Hart, inspector; James
Moss, sergeant-at-arms; William
Ashbaugh, Frank Dales and Will
liam Martin, trustees.
Chairmen for the various COM
mittees will be selected at the next
meeting of the group, and plans
formulated for active participation
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To
Ruise Local
Union Dues
Action Taken At
Special Meeting

Despite the cold spell which
gripped the East Liverpool dis
trict over the week end, the atten-
dance at the special meeting Of
Local Union No. IL on Saturday
evening was very gratifying. In
fact, 116 members were present
when Guy Digman called the meet
ing to order.
The session which was called
primarily to ascertain the senti-
ment of the membership in re-
CARDS to raising the monthly dues
from so to 65 cents, found the
majority in favor of the proposed
increase.
In discussing the matter from all
angles many took the floor to ex-
press their views some pro and
con, but the consensus Of opinion
deemed it necessary that if we
were to function as progressive
unit in the Brotherhood chain, a
raise is warranted at this time.
The committee on Bylaws was
instructed to bring in a resolution
recommending the change, the
same to be up for first reading at
our next meeting. 1t will take three
readings before it goes into eff
feet.
The Local is now affiliated with
the West Virginia State Fedora
tion of Labor. We feel this is a
step in the right direction as many
of our members work in plants To-
Gated in the mountioneer state.
A party has been arranged for
Friday evening, Feb. Ia at the
recreation room at the Webb Cor
poration. Every member is urgent
ly requested at this party and
good time is assured all.
Bro. Ernest Terrence is up and
around again following a recent
operation in the City Hospital.
Ernie" has not returned to his
jigger as yet, but confided to
friends he is anxious to get back
in harness.
Bros. Charles Adams has been
and Ben Barker placed
On the roll. The latter has accept
I'd employment at plant No. 5 of
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Buffalo Pottery
Undergoing Mony
Changes. Soys OC

Buffalo, N. Y. = Everything
seems to be rolling along fine at
the Buffalo Pottery with the shop
beginning to take on the appear
ance of an up-to-date plant. A new
coat of paint is being applied to
the walls and ceiling. The Miller
machines are to be moved down.
stairs, relieving a cramped condi-
tion in the clayshop and changes
are being made on the vibrator for
the bisque kiln. There are other
changes but these are some of the
most important.
The bisque ware girls held
surprise party for Mary Sheehan
on her Goth birthday. There was
cake with all the trimmings, plus
the usual gifts that tend to make
happy birthday.
We are all pleased with the re-
suits of the recent wage conference
and feel vote of thanks should be
extended the members of the
Executive Board and the confer
ence committee for a job well done.
Incidentally we heard by way of
the grapevine, Oscar Dale our con-
feree does a mean job of interpret
ing the front page news of a Swed-
ish newspaper. How about that,
Oscar?
We are sorry to report the death
of an old employee, Julia Delaney.
She suffered stroke from which
she never recovered. Julia worked
in the decal shop for % years and
her passing is mourned by her
many friends throughout the plant.
Our deepest sympathy is also
extended Margie Rittner of the
office force in the recent loss of
her father.
Happy birthday greetings to
Kate Putnam, Joe Majewski, Eddie
Lenkowski and Gordon Wilcox
o. c. 76.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
SIoven, Turner
Attend Meeting
At Evansville

Evansville, Ind. - Local Unior
No. 5 elected officers at their
meeting on Jan. IA with the re-
suits as follows: Frank Miller
president; Henry Schnautz, vice
president; Theresa Montgomery,
recording secretary; Arthur HUFF
fine, financial secretary-treasurer;
Ralph Schnautz, defense secretary
John Schultz, inspector; Marcella
Refine, inside guard; Leo Schnautz,
statistician; Norman Clewlow,
Hilary Pate and Charles Burch,
trustees.
Our sincere sympathy is extend
ed the wife and family of the late
Val Snyder who passed away re-
Gently. A brother of Sister Caro-
line Johanas, he retired from the
Crown Pottery several years ago
because of i'll health.
A special meeting was held on
February A when vice presidents,
George Turner and James Slaven
were visitors in Evansville. A fine
attendance was on hand to hear
a detailed report of the recent
wage conference in Washington as
well as further enlightment on
trade problems here in Evans
vile. We greatly appreciate their
visit and hope they can find time
to drop in on us in the near future.
A surprise wedding shower was
held recently for Sister Betty
Cook. The honored guest received
many fine presents from her shop
mates.
Sisters Mary Zeigler and Bar
bara Cabbage are each sporting an
ring. Neither sister
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
Mining Engineers
Look At Union
Wages And Weep

New York (FP) = Mining en-
gineers are plenty dissatisfied with
their own wage standards-parti-
cularly when they see the wage in
creases being won by members of
the United Mine Workers-and the
only answer of the engineers have
been able to find it to join a union.
This is revealed in a survey in
the anti-labor Engineering & Min
ing Journal. young men in the
industry employed in technical and
supervisory work are having
hard time maintaining their self
respect in the face of the relatively
greater consideration and. better
pay which the industry accords to
labor" the magazine walls.
The survey shows that 80 per
cent Of the engineers feel their pay
is too low. Although majority
opposed unions, they had no other
solution. The 25 per cent who
favored unions did so because
their experiences make them des-
pair of obtaining adequate recog-
milton of their abilities" in any
other manner, the article says.
Principle reason the engineers
object to unions, according to the
magazine, is that unions "seek to
discourage excellence and gear the
organizations to the abilities of
the less proficient or ambitious"
Nevertheless, the engineers pro-
tested by a substantial majority
against the present system of pro-
motions and ''interest in progress"
in the industry.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
Dine And Donce
Party Of L. U. n
"A Real Success

The annual dine and dance party
of Local Union "a, Wellsville, held
last Thursday evening at the
Eagles Ballroom in East Liverpool,
far surpassed the expectations of
the committee, general chairman,
George Heckathorn, announced
this week.
With arrangements made to
handle approximately 300 people,
the large crowd present far over
shot that mark, but not to the ex-
tent that it hindered any of the
activities on the program. Round
and square dancing was the chief
diversion of the evening with
music being furnished by a top
notch orchestra that enabled the
young as we'll as the old to DEM
onstrate their version of 'rug-cut-
ting
Les Kirchler and Carl Hannen
ably took care of satisfying the
wishes of the inner-man. When it
comes to frying fish, these two
boys who operate the Fifth Street
Tavern in Chester did a wonderful
job and received many compli-
ments for their service.
Among those joining in the
evenings fun and announcing the
party a real success was Ray
Dickey, clayshop foreman at the
Sterling China Co. Ray is a form
er member of the national picnic
committee of the Brotherhood and
one well qualified to voice an opin-
ion on a successful event.-O. C.
%
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a. flcdfd In Detroit was reserved
III both CIO and AFL quarters.
In the face of the Picard deci-
sion, however, congressional lead
ers vowed to proceed promptly
with legislation to clarity the
law" outlaw such suits and pro-
vide more exact definitions in the
wage-hour statute.
Picard made a sharp distinction
between manufacturing and min
ing workers in defining eligibility
for portal-to-portal pay and con-
tended that even if the U. S. su-
preme court overrules him, awards
for back pay could not be made
beyond June 10, 1916, the date the
highest court upheld the original
claims in the Mt. Clemens Pottery
Co. case which Picard has now
dismissed.
This opinion by the district
Judge, of course, is subject to re-
view by the supreme court along
with his request for further light
on what is meant by walking
time" which he termed "a narrow,
picayunish, meager sphere"
Picard did not find that all port
al-to-portal cases should be dis
missed. He observed that "there
may be, and perhaps are, many
instances where walking and the
preliminary activities time con-
sumed is of such an amount as to
call for compensation that the
worker is not now receiving"
Picard indicated he believed
plant protection man who has to
don a uniform and hunt for his
days assignment is entitled to
portal-to-portal pay, as is a fire
man who has to report early to
relieve another. But the Mt.
Clemens case, he said, "is an out
and out manufacturing case, diff
ferentiated from coal mines and
other specific types, and what ap-
plies here may later be held to
apply to industry in general"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
Annual Wage For Workers Urged
To Solve Unemployment Losses

ductable for income tax purposes
as the cost of doing business.
If U. S. Steel took the plan, the
report said, it would increase
prices 0.4 per cent or cut that cor
poration's profit between 3.4 and
3.9 per cent. The same would be
true for Bethlehem Steel.
General Motors would need an
crease of under 0.3 per cent or cut
its profits II per cent cor various
combinations of lesser adjustments
in rates and profits" The tele-
phone industry would need a rate
boost of 0.4 per cent or profit
reduction of IT per cent, the re-
port said.
In the 12-year period from 1929,
Latimer said, the 800 billion dol
lars loss from unemployment if
"productively used, would have
been sufficient to build all the rail-
roads in the country, to have sub
stantially rebuilt the cities, and to
have permitted the replacement of
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
FiniShers Name
Muffie McGiII
Head Of 1. u. So

Local Union No. So met in regu-
lar session Thursday evening and
elected officers for the ensuing
term. The results are as follows:
President, Matte McGill; vice
president, Ann Colledge; financial
secretary, Ella Duffy; treasurer,
Martha Newland; recording secre-
tary, Kathryn Daily; assistant sec
retary, Ann Quinn; guard, Eliza
beth Howell.
The attendance was the largest
that the local has witnessed for
months, the election and trade
problems being the chief matters
of interest that drew the members
out.
We had the usual report from
shop committees and find every
thing under control, at least for
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
French-Suxon Co.
Switches To Oil
For Firing KiIns

Due to the present gas shortage
in the Sebring district, the installa-
tion of oil burners for firing the
decorating kilns at the French
Saxon China Company was tried
this week.
Up to this time French-Saxon
was not affected too much by the
shortage as the kilns in all other
departments are oil operated and
the decorating department was the
only one out.
The situation at Gree s
Ceramics remains the same with
employees being laid off due to
all departments being closed down
because the kilns are gas operated.
The Stanford Artware shop, an
other plant employing gas only,
was also forced to lay off all help,
except few for the upkeep dur
ing the shortage period.
The Limoges China Company is
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
GrindIey Arfwore
Announce Plans
For New Pottery

Sebring, Ohio-A. K. Grindley,
president of the Grindley Artware
Company plant that burned to the
ground on Feb. 8, announced early
this week the company is making
plans for rebuilding. Temporary
shelters and the renting of rooms
to carry on a limited production
are being considered.
Sebring contractors are now
drawing up plans for building
with 5000 square feet more floor
space than were in the burned out
structure.
As many of the older employees
as possible will be rehired, he
stated, but no expected date can be
set at this time for the completion
of the building but if materials
can be obtained it should not take
long.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
Kansas City Newsless
As Delivery Men Strike

Kansas City, Mo. (FP) = This
town is without its lone newspaper
as a result of a strike by delivery
men against the Kansas City Star.
The delivery men are organized
into a union affiliated with the
international Printing Pressmen's
Union. When a picketline was
thrown around the newspaper
plant, not only the pressmen but
all printing craftsmen refused to
pass. The strike tied up both the
Star and it's morning edition, the
Times.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
VACATION PAY OF
JOHN LEHEW

Entered by Local Union l46-
Paden City Pottery Co.
The committee ruled Mr..
Lehew is not entitled to 1916
vacation pay, because he was
separated from his employ
ment at Paden City Pottery
Company Dec. %, 1945.
APPRENTICE JIGGERMAN
BUYING HIS OWN SPONGES
Entered by Local Union 12-Hall
China Co.
Under provisions of the
agreement, page 76, para
graph 10 Of the 1912 agree
ment, jiggermen are required
to pay for sponges. No excep-
tion is made for apprentice
jiggermen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13

restrictive bills pending in Con-
gress in a brief, hardhitting reso-
luton which said:
"The AFL has opposed and will
continue to oppose all legislation,
either federal or state, that dis
turbs, menaces or destroys it's free
status; that limits free collective
bargaining; that erects legal bar
riers to stop the economic and So
cial progress of all workers gain
fully employed; that makes the
legislative representatives of the
people a police patrol for employ
ing and financial interests.
"The executive officers of the
AFL are instructed to decry, op-
pose and fight such projected leg
islation in the name of all the
members of the AFL; they are
authorized to use all the facilities
and resources of the AFL and to
enlist the cooperation of all the
affiliated unions and their MEM
bership in such effort. The presi-
dent, first vice president and the
secretary-treasurer are constituted
a committee to supervise such ac-
tion and make all necessary deci-
sions related thereto"
Green told a news conference
that using the entire resources of
the AFL might include mass raj
lies or demonstrations on a grand
scale.
At earlier <sesssssss tsaa council
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Final Verdict On
Portal Pay Up To.
The Supreme Court.

Washington (FP)-Despte adverse ruling in the dis
trict court in which originated the portatoporta pay
problem will find its final solution the L. supreme
That opinion came from union attorneys Feb. 10 who
pointed out that number of district judges appeals
court decisions might be made without giving fnay the
issue involved They said there indication that the
unions concerned in the walking me get-read forwork
suits totaling almost billions dollars inclined
withdraw these actions.
Official comment the decision of District Judge Frank
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
AFL'S Resources To
Fight Off All Anti
Labor Legislation

Miami FP)-The AFL will summon all it's strength in
cludlng possible demonstrations by workers. fight off
antiabor legislation it's executive council resolved here Feb
5.
Winding up it's shortest midwnter session in years. the
council appointed AFL President William Green, Secretary
Treasurer George Meany and President William Hutcheson
of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters committee three
with full authority to lead the fight
The council summed its attitude toward some labor
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
SLIPHOUSE EMPLOYEES
RATE OF PAY

Entered by Local Union 1876
Paden City Pottery Co.
The committee ruled men
loading materials in the slip
house shall be paid $1.035 per.
hour, including all wage in
creases. This does not deny the
firm the right to use laborers
to bring materials up in the
bin or do general cleaning up
around the sliphouse at regu-
lar laborers' rate.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-13
STANDING
COMMITTEE
Settlements

The Generalware Standing Com
mittee meeting in recent session
made the following settlements on
cases presented before that group
for adjustment:
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
Packers feor buyers
strike in hog spree

Price-wise housewives gave
the big packers the filters this
week as Meat Trust market
rigging sent the price of pork
soaring.
With 81 pound pork chops
In the Offing, big packers fear.
ed a new buyers strike that
viii collapse the market.
The Chicago Daily Drovers
Journal reported this week that
the advance In pork prices was
trailing because of growing
resistance to the price level at
retail"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

| Uudisputably. the indie
pendents held the balance
of power. And in Is wards,
the Independents were able
to throw the election into
a run-Off.
Outstanding fact of the
election is that 288, 239 voted
only in the non partisan al
dermanic elections and did
not cast a party ballot in the
city-wide primary.
In five wards, independent
candidates endorsed by the
Star were instrumental in
forcing a run-off.
In eight wards. Surrender
sed candidates were either
elected outright or will ap-
pear in the run-off
In some wards, such as the
5th, the independent vote
proved decisive in upsetting
the apple cart.
Here the Republican Bertram
Moss was ousted from the Coun-
Gil by the small margin, defeated
by Robert E. Merriam.
In several wards, independents
running entirely without the
backing of the two old parties
polled several thousand votes.
THE TWO facts which stood
out from Tuesdays voting were:
III The complexion of the City
Council has already changed
for the better, with the promise
of more improvements after the
run-offs on April 1.
2 The basis was laid for a con-
tinuing progressive indepen-
dent coalition that Is likely to
have an important bearing on the
'48 elections.
Outstanding among the indie
pedents were Wallace I. Kargman
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

SIGNIFICANT totals were also
piled up by: Peter Brown (2nd) ,
Negro clearinghouse union lead
err; Frank Mierkiewicz (32nd
CLIO fur and leather union lead
er; Dorothy Bushnell Cole (42nd'
progressive club woman; Pearl
Hart Oath, outstanding attor'
ney; Max Mailman (39th), labor
lawyer; Karl Baehr (31st), labor
backed clergyman.
In the 10th ward, the labor
backed Democrat, Bel a m n
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
BiIbo on the Southwest Side

1t was National Brotherhood Week.
1t the closing week of the adermanic election
campaign.
And out on Southwest Side of Chicago of the
aldeanc proved that machine politics and bro
therhood don't mix
In wards brotherhood week became the signal
for the launching kind of hate campaign that Hersm
specialized in.
Here certain UhIe in the 18th Ward and certain
Martin 18th Ward led the field in arousing
Blbo atmosphere.
Tons of printed material dumped the residents OF
these procamng white supremacy and the Naz doc
trine of pure Aryan
"Keep our ward white!" they shouted.
conscious of the fact that people have learned that
attack Negro people becomes attack other
mnoes groups they made assurances that they mean
Negroes only"
Uhe and Blocker their kind will have be repudated
again again polls But the than that such poison
propaganda will be rooted out of city.
Chicago will have to seek in earnest city ordinance
that win outlaw such Blboism.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01
in which there

The machine Republican, Russell
w. Root secured 230,710.
However, the aldermanic cleo
tons will continue in the spot
light for April /, with run-off
scheduled in at least the follow
ing Is wards:
2, 8, 10, II, II, Is, Is, %, 80,
81, IS, SO, 80, 40, Al, A, At, 48,
so.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-01

Becker, poHeu
hi g h es t but
was forced into
a run-off.
The progress
sive Democratic
inc u m b e n t S
George K ell S
( 28th) a n d