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Congress.
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procedure whenever possible and
depend primarily on straight col
lective bargaining. Contending that
the new law has "a fair, honest and
honorable objective and a well de-
fined purpose" Denham said he
couldn't commend" the union at
titude and predicted that "the sane,
balanced judgment of union lead
ership" would eventually realize
that labor has more to gain than
to lose by dealing with the Board.
at was not I'm unnatural immedi-
ate reaction" he said. "They have
had a great deal Of liberties, and
it was only natural to cry out just
as you do if somebody sticks pin
in you. can't commend it. | think
it's mistake"
Murdoch, whose appointment
was opposed by Sen. Joe Ball (R.,
Minn.) and other Congressional
reactionaries because of his pro-
labor record in the Senate, said he
thought it was "healthful" to have
bill thoroughly debated but after
it is enacted ait then behooves
every good citizen to accept it," He
expressed hope that the laws
avowed purpose of promoting bet
ter labor-management relations
would be realized.
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CAN CONGRESS- TAKE
IT'S OWN MEDICINE?

Washington LPA)-One piece
of neutrality-suspicious. goose :"
legislation introduced in the dying
hours Of Congress is certain to get
a distinctly cool reception when the
next session convenes in January.
The cool reception will probably
come chiefly from those Republi-
cans that most approved of the
section of the Taft Hartley law re-
curing unions to file registration
statements detailing their incomes
and expenditures.
Rep. Mike Mansfield 3D., Mont
introduced legislation which would
require: Livery member to file
"full and complete statement" each
year of his income during the pre-
ceding year; 2-The Clerk of the
House to publish the complete vot-
ing records of each member within
three weeks after the closing of
each session.
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Leading Medical Authority
In Coal Fields To Direct
Union S Hedlth Program

will advise trustees of the Welfare
and Retirement Fund on health and
medical problems. He will also as
sist state and local public health
authorities, as we'll as coal opera
tors and unions, in carrying out
recommendations contained in the
Medical Survey of the Bituminous
Coal Industry issued last spring
| by Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone.
This survey, provided for by the
Krug-Lewis agreement when the
government was operating the
mines, is the first nationwide re-
port on living and working condi-
tions of miners. It's recommended
tions include:
Establishment of strong local
health departments; improvement
of basic sanitation; organization of
health education programs, includ-
ing health demonstration projects
by medical societies or philanth-
ropic foundations;' industry-wide
studies and research on nature, oc-
currence, and control of occupa-
tional disease and disabilities; re-
habilitation programs; expansion
of company industrial medicine
programs, including physical ex-
aminations of employees, and pro-
vision Of adequate first aid and
other medical facilities; improve
ment of size and quality of hospi-
tails and out t-patient clinics; modi-
fication and consolidation Of pre-
payment plans for medical care;
improvement of housing and of
recreational facilities.
These and other recommenda-
tions of the survey call for close
cooperation among miners, opera
tors, medical societies, health or
ganizations and federal, state and
local official agencies.
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Housing Shortage
lCantiuued Erant Pane Onel

committee of the House Labor
Committee, organized to investi-
gate "racketeering" in the con-
struction industry, has postponed
| it's hearings until the end of Octo-
Der. Originally, it had planned to
open it's hearings in Washington
August A.
Chairman Gwinn, in mid-July,
issued statement indicting the
AFL building trades unions for
various unsubstantiated practices
which, Gwinn charged, were re-
stricting construction. Both the un
ions and the construction industry
have indicated that they prefer
solving their own problems, and
the real estate editor of the Wash
ington Post last week frankly said
that the Gwim Investigators "are
expected to have tough time find
ing competent witnesses to test
ify."
The high dollar volume Of con-
struction put in place in 1947,
greater than for any other year ex-
cept 1912, is caused by high prices,
not increased construction, the
Commerce Dept reported last
week.
"When allowance is made for
changes in construction COSTS" the
Commerce review shows, "the ply
steal volume of construction in
1947 will have been exceeded in at
least IL years out of the last 80,
and that it will be less than two
thirds of the peak physical volume
reached in 1929" Construction
costs, the study predicts, are now
"leveling off at about 900 above
1885,"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07
Minnesota Authorizes
Slum Clearance Tax

Chicago (ILNS)-The first state
law of it's kind, Minnesota recently
passed legislation empowering cit
les to levy a special tax to finance
slum clearance, the National Asso-
citation of Housing Officials notes.
The association says that Indiana
has similar law in effect but it
applies only to Indianapolis. Min
nesota authorizes the special rede-
velopment tax for all municipal
tiles.
The tax is limited to 10 cents per
500 property valuation for the
first 2 years of it's application, and
5 cents per $100 thereafter. Funds
from the tax may be used for rede-
velopment only, to be administered
by dual-purpose local housing and
redevelopment authorities.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07
Child Workers
Hurt Offener

Washington (LPA)-Child work
ers are twice as apt to get hurt as
are older workers on the same job,
the Labor Dept warns.
Two agencies in the Labor Dept
studied the records of workers un-
der Is years old on great variety
of jobs-office, clerical, and sales
as well as production, maintenance
and transportation.
Compared with their older fel-
low workers, boys and girls under
18 had 22.9 disabling injuries while
older workers had 1877 disabling
injuries per million hours worked.
The rate of injuries causing perm
anent disability was IL for child
rem and 0.6 for those over 18.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07
Federal Employment
Continues To Decline

Washington, ID. C.-The number
of Federal civilian employees con-
tinued to decrease in most of the
AZ states during the first three
months of 1947, according to recent
estimates made by the u. S. Civil
Service Commission. Total Federal
employment in the AS States and
the Washington ID. c., metropolitan
area dropped from 1880, 700 at the
end of December, 1916, to l,944 400
at the end of March, 1947
Decreases Of between 1000 and
5000 workers occurred in five
States California, Illinois, New
Jersey, New York, and Washing
ton). For the same period, the
Washington, ID. c., metropolitan
area showed a decrease Of over 3d.
900, from 22l 300 to 218,000 work
ers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07
|AFL TeumSferS
Tell Tuff off

Indianapolis (LPA)-The Taft
Hartley law press gag was openly
challenged here last week by the
August issue of the international
Teamster, monthly publication of
the Int'l Brotherhood of Teams
ters-AFL.
Seven pages of the issue were
devoted to a listing of Congress
men who voted for the Taft-Hart-
ley law under the heading, "Here
Are Your Enemies"
Editorially, the Teamster declar-
ed, "Sen. Taft says we can't tel!
you this chow to vote). Well, that's
too bad. But we are doing it. If
Sen. Taft wants to do anything
about it, let him get started"
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Can Dish
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ly to address the FEPC supporter
as "Mr. Randolph" obviously be-
cause the witness was Negro.
Finally, Randolph said: 81 want to
say for the record, Mr. Chairman,
that | think it is below the dignity
of anyone who is member of the
Senate to refer to witness who is
testifying before a committee by
his name without using Mister |
want that to be put in the record
because | think that a man who is
in the Senate ought to have enough
dignity and intelligence and UNDER
standing and sense of proportion to
realize that he is small and absurd
and ridiculous and preposterous
when he takes that position"
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Washington, d. c. QLNS)-
DR.. r. R. Sayers, outstanding medi-
cal and safety authority on living
standards and working conditions,
as well as local disqualification and
medical services in American coal
fields, has been granted a leave of
absence from the U. S. Public
Health Service to accept the chair
manship of the Medical Board
established by the trustees of the
United Mine Workers of America
Welfare and Retirement Fund to
serve the bituminous coal industry.
DR.. Thomas Parran, surgeon
general of the U. S. Public Health
Service, announced the selection of
DIR. Savers by the UMWA trustees,
the government agreeing to leave
of absence without pay" for Dr.
Sayers to direct this long overdue
and important health program.
Availability of DIR. Sayers is made
possible by the policy of the U. S.
Public Health Service of making
available "expert personnel to Of
fetal organizations to assist in the
developmental stages of new and
significant health undertakings"
Headed Mines Bureau
Aside from a wide background
of experience in the promotion of
sanitation and health, DR.. Sayers
served as chief surgeon and chief
of the Health and Safety Branch
of the u. S. Bureau of Mines from
1917-1933 and as director of the
bureau from 1910 until his recent
resignation.
DR.. Sayers begins his new work
Aug. /, with headquarters in the
United Mine Workers Building,
Washington, ID. c.
In his new position, DR.. Sayers
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Food
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brands, selling at high prices.
Farmers were receiving only
about &c pound for tomatoes in
New Jersey, while housewives in
New York paid as much as Zoe
pound.
However, farmers on the whole
mainly the large-scale farmers
and plantation owners - received
29c more for their products on July
Is, than on June Is, while the
prices of things farmers buy went
up only 10 over the same period.
No solution to the food price
problem was seen in the proposal
by a House Agriculture Subcom-
mittee, which last week called on
the Agriculture Dept to stop all
exports of meat and corn and pro-
ceed with caution" with whea.
shipments abroad.
The House members ignored the
fact that no corn and practically
no meat was exported during July.
Foreign governments are lacking
the dollar credits needed to buy
these goods at the present high
prices, even though their people
are hungry. The House members
also ignored the fact that the
greatest increase in meat exports
during the first five months of
1947 was a 1870 rise in exports
of horse meat, not used in the u. s..
for human consumption.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07
BRITISH UNION FOR PERILLO

New York City (LNS) - Dis
patches from London report that
the Musicians Union of Great Bri-
tian, with $1,000 members, cabled
a message of solidarity to the Am
erican Federation of Musicians.
The message said that President
James G.. Petrillo Of the AIM and
his colleagues shave become the
representative of music a n S
throughout the world in the forth
coming struggle against the at
tacks of those who represent the
most violent forces of reaction"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07
Congress Masters
BestOw Pat On Back

Washington (LPA)-The U.
S. Chamber of Commerce last
week gave Congress a resound-
ing pat on the back for having
listened so carefully to it's mas
ter's voice.
"Congress wound up seven
months of hard work with re-
cord of which it can be proud"
said Business Action, weekly
publication of the C. of C. which
together with the NAM was one
of the most influential forces in
shaping the Taft Hartley Act
and lobbying it thru Congress.
"The first session of the 80th
Congress heard the voice of bus
iness," Business Action pro-
claimed happily. "The voice
must also be heard as members
of Congress return home to
commune with their constitu-
ents. 1t also must be heard in
the second session"
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Small Popers
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semi-rationing program. Under
Murray's bill this unit would ode
wise and maintain an equitable
system" of distribution to provide
a sufficient supply of newsprint tc
"bona fide" publishers. The gov
ernment, thru this group, would be
permitted to buy Eat or about pre-
vailing market prices" a quantity
of newsprint not more than SO OF
the volume used in 1916. No con-
sumer would be allowed more than
1900 of the amount he used in the
third quarter of 1915. Murray also
offered two other bills, the first
asking for a UN inquiry into the
international newsprint situation
and the second calling for a COM
mission to study methods of induc-
ing manufacturers to establish a
newsprint industry in Alaska.
Huge international black market
operations centering here were
verified by survey made by Asso-
|ciated Press. paper from Canada,
Sweden, France and Poland is be-
ing sold and offered at prices from
around $500 ton up-with the ac-
cent on up At least one publisher
has paid 1920 ton," said AP.
publishers of metropolitan dailies
as well as small-town papers are
paying fancy prices to pad out
dangerously low supplies.
Zone paper dealer is currently
offering 500 tons of high-quality
Swedish newsprint at $240 a ton at
Curacao, Netherlands West Indies.
This is equivalent to about $3.50 a
ton delivered in New York." the
AP report continued. asked for
the reason he based his price at
Curacao, he explained that the
tonnage was shipped from Sweden
and destined for a American
consumer. Due to a friendly con-
nection between the Latin-Amer-
ican agent for the Swedish manu-
facturer and his own company, he
said, this tonnage was diverted
from it's scheduled destination. He
said that 500 tons would be avail
able about every four to six
weeks"
French newsprint, the report
went on, is offered for August de-
livery at $225 a ton, a $5-a-ton
boost within the last month, de-
spite a desperate shortage of news
print in France. Polish newsprint
has been advertised $21O a ton
fob. at a Polish seaport.
An indication of the relation be-
tween supply and demand for
newsprint in the u. S. was given
by the Select Committees report.
"WhiIe production of newsprint in
the u. S. and Canada increased
1870 during 1916 over 1945--and
1919 over the last prewar year of
1941-during the same period of
time the demand for newsprint
averaged approximately 35% above
normal. During the first six months
of 1947, the total estimated con-
sumption of newsprint for all pur-
pose within the u. S. was 2,357,-
037 tons, or at rate of consump-
tion 1917 higher than that of 1885,
Significantly, during 1916 Can
ada produced 4,143,392 tons of
newsprint while the U. S. produced
only 770,S90 tons. The UNESCO
report on Aug. % will show that
the u. S. consumes $50 of the
worlds total newsprint supply.
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Chicago Teamsters
Ratify New Contract

Chicago-Ten locals of the AFL's
teamsters union ratified contract
with 210 Chicago area fuel oil and
gasoline firms employing 1,400
transport drivers.
H. f. Wood, secretary-tr treasurer
of Local 705, said the drivers had
received guaranteed 40-hour
work week with no cut in pay. Pre-
sent work week for the drivers, he
said is AS hours. The contract, re-
troactive to July 1, when the old
contract expired, will run for two
years.
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BENGOUGH REPLACES WATT

Montreal UPA)-Percy Ben
cough, president of the Canadian
Trades & Labor Congress-AFL,
will represent workers interests at
the Int1 Conference of Labor Sta
tisticians which meets here this
week. He takes the place of Robert
Watt, AFL international represent
ative, who died on his way to Mon
treal from the Int'l Labor Confer
ence i'm Geneva.
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Union

vised on how to deal with union de-
mands for abolition of mo strike
clauses and the inclusion of "will-
ing and able to work" provisions
such as the United Mine Workers
AFL obtained in their contract.
In Chicago, a meeting of the
Natl Association of Personnel Dir
ectors held to discuss Ignorance of
the Taft-Hartley Law and It's Con-
sequences" heard employer repre-
sentatives declare that manage
ment expects the law to be enforc-
ed to the letter and that it will
work because management intends
to see that it will work." However,
President M. F. Darling, of Local
Blob, Int'l Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers-AFL, told the meet
ing that his union would not sign
any more contracts calling for
arbitration or no strike clauses.
Contending that the law gives
labor the status of second class
citizenship" Darling said that the
union would challenge it openly.
At both meetings, as in others
held in other parts of the country,
there was general agreement on
one thing-that a great deal of the
law will not be strictly enforceable
until it is clarified by the courts.
Meanwhile, labor was concen-
trating on how it will adjust itself
to or challenge the following pro-
visions of the Taft Hartley law
that become effective on Aug. 22.
THE closed shop ban and the
prohibition of union shop unless
majority of the workers covered by
the contract vote for it. 2-The ban
on dues checkoff without written
authorization from the individual.
3-The ban on secondary and jur-
isdictional strikes. 1.-The ban on
expulsion of a union member ex-
cept for non-payment of dues or
fees. 5-Ban on "featherbedding"
or made work" 6-Ban on strikes
within 60 days of contract expira-
tion. BAN on NLRB certifcation
of local or national union unless
officers file sworn affidavits they
are not Communists or sympathiz-
ers. 8-Ban on long list Of "un-
fair practices" by unions, even in
cluding the charging of Excessive
or discriminatory dues" and alleg-
ed refusal to bargain. 9-Ban on
collective bargaining by foremen.
In addition, union leaders expect
many employers to take advantage
of the provision permitting an en-
ployer to fire for "cause" without
any assurance as there was under
old NLRB rules that the firing was
really for cause and not for. union
Still another basis for ap-
prehension on the part of labor is
the way i'm which another section
of the law would facilitate the
of large industrial col
lective bargaining groNps into doz-
ems of small craft units if the lat
ter demand it. Employers who
would prefer to deal with small
and relatively weak union groups
instead of strong, company-wide or
unions can be ex-
pected to encourage Independent |
and splinter unions, thus gradual
ly cutting into the numerical
strength and bargaining power of |
the present large international un-
ions, according to labor lawyers.
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AFL Distillery Workers
Receive Wage Boosts

Louisville, Ky.-Pay increases
were granted to $50 distillery en-
ployees here and approximately so
in Frankfort, according to an an
nouncement by John E. McKiernan,
international vice president of the
AFL Distillery Workers Union.
McKiernan said so at the Stitzel-
Weller Distillery, Shively, won
raises ranging from Is to 21hc an
hour under new contract. This
makes the base minimum rate
$1.20 an hour for men and 95c for
women.
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limit the unions responsibility to a
strike which it has actually caused
or actually ratified.
"In order to keep breach of con-
tract cases out of courts, it can be
provided that any claimed breach
shall be subject exclusively to the
grievance procedure under the con-
tract and to arbitration, with the
award of the arbitrator to be final
and binding.
Since liability for acts Of So
called agents is made very broad
under the Act, each contract should
make very clear just which persons
are designated by the union as
agents. 49,"
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CP LOSING IN SWEDEN

Stockholm, Sweden (LPA) =
Communists are losing ground in
the influential Metal Workers I'm
ion in this country, it is claimed as
a result of the election of delegates
to the MWU annual convention.
Only 80 Communist delegates have
been chosen, compared with 1913
Social Democrats.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07

Charts show advance i'm whole
sale prices to new postwar peak as
reported by U. S. Labor Dept. bur-
eau of labor statistics. Reading
down, building materials, up 31.9%
over last year; food, up 1880 and
textiles, up 26.4es. Other figures,
not shown, were hides and leather
products, up 249s; farm products,
up 1867, and housefurnishings, up
1880. Federated Pictures)
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Ceramic Technician
Needed

A capable man is wanted to
look after laboratory equipment
and storeroom in the Depart
ment of Ceramic Engineering at
Ohio State University. Should
have general all-rOund clay
plant. glass plant, enamel plant
or pottery experience and some
mechanical ability. Full-time
job with pension system. one
month annual vacation. Com
municate with Prof. J. L. Car
ruthers, Dept. of Ceramic En-
gineering, Ohio State Univer-
sity, Columbus, Ohio.
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BOTTLE WORKERS GAIN

San Francisco QLNS). = Mem
bers of the Glass Bottle Blowers
Association in Northern California
have ratified an agreement with
employers providing 10-cent
hourly pay increase.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07

No one ever deliberately set out
to make a mess of his life. i.
Somewhere he lost the way.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07

Buy Union-made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07

Demand the Union Label.
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they are not Communists or Com
munist sympathizers. Without these
affidavits union has no standing
before the Board. However, NLRB
lawyers, conceding that large ma
tional and international unions
may be in strong position to
ignore the NLRB, believe that
smaller unions must eventually
find the necessity of using the
Boards facilities in dealing with
employers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-07

How long can Labor Unionists
expect to receive Union-made
wages if they do not buy Union
made goods?
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Mss Nancy Rbeem
To Wed Mr.. Talbot

An announcement of much inter-
est in old residential circles is being
made today by Col. and Mrs. George
H. Millholland of Washington oi
the engagement of the latter's
daughter, Miss Nancy Rheem,~ te
Mr.. John Alden Talbot, jr., Of New
York and Daytona Beach. Fla, son
Of Mr.. j. Alden Talbot Of New York
and the late Mrs. Talbot.
The bride-elect is a graduate OF
Holton- n-Arms School and attended
Vassar College. She is the grand
daughter of the late Mr.. Harry
Wardman, prominent Washington
builder.
Mr.. Talbot attended the Thatcher
School in Ojai, Calf, and Yale Uni
versity. He is a member of the Yale
Dramatic Association and the
Manursing Island Club in Rye, N. Y.
end a is president and chairman OF
the Airpark Corp. of Florida. His
mother was the former Priscilla
Peabody, his grandfather is Stephen
Peabody of New York and his great
grandfather, George Griswold
Haven, founder and first president
of the Metropolitan Opera.
No date has been set for the
wedding,