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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
Progress B Being
Made For Opening
Of Coop Store

At a meeting held this week in
the auditorium at National Head
quarters, further plans for launch
ing a cooperative store in East Liv-
erpool were discussed and all indi-
cations point to the store being
opened within the next two weeks.
: Reports gathered from various
cities where similar stores are in
operation state they are a definite
success and enables working people
to buy the necessities of life at
from 25 to 40 per cent less than the
same items can be bought in reg
ular retail stores.
While it is the plan of the COM
mittee to handle only food items at
first, later on clothing for both
men and women as we'll as house
hold equipment will be handled
through the cooperative system at
tremendous savings to the consum-
er.
Location of a store room for
distribution of products will be de-
cided at a meeting to be held next
week at headquarters. A manager
for the store will also be chosen at
this meeting and it is the desire
of the committee that as many rep
resentatives from the various locals
in this district be present at this
meeting. Notification will be sent
all Locals as to the date and time
of the meeting.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
AFL, cIO Rally
Public B ehind
Nursery School

Madison, Wis.-UPA)- Some
thing more important than the
Taft-Hartley law or the high cost
of living is being discussed in Madi-
son these days. The whole city, fol-
lowing the lead of AFL and CIO
unions, is turning out to support a
public nursery school program.
The battle began in July, when
the city council announced that on
Sept. / the oiliy remaining nursery
school would be closed and some so
children would be left at the mercy
of relatives or neighbors of their
Nworking parents.
axe. When the parents approached the
Union Labor News, local labor pap
er, they got an editorial and a
printed plea from one of the moth
ers. The Madison Federation of
Labor quickly went on record in
favor of continuing the nursery
school. By the time of the August
City Council meeting, civic groups
got a 60-day extension of the
school. The catch was that all par
ents who could afford the full fee
of $40 week were disqualified,
and only children of families on
relief-11 of them-were allowed
to stay in school.
BY this time, public indignation
was high. Petitions were circulat-
ed by every union in town, stores
have given space for displays on
the school, and members of wo-
mems organizations, church groups,
and the Junior Chamber of Com
merce are circulating petitions.
Even the rival local papers have
buried their deep-seated political
differences to support the public
nursery school drive.
Mothers have taken to public
speaking = including four broad
casts over the local radio station.
Meanwhile, everyone except the II
youngsters still enjoying school is
waiting for the outcome at this
months council meeting.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16

fits" should ward off recession.
Turning to the international sit
uation, Green blasted Communism
and Russian policy and aroused
great applause as he cried:
"We want no more war = we
crave international peace. We de-
mand that those standing in the
way of peace and security change
their tactics"
Secretary Assails Reds
Secretary Schwellenbach also de-
nounced Communism and urged
that union leaders under domina-
tion of foreign power should be
thrown out. He advised that union
leadership should carry on "in the
same spirit as in the days of Sam
uel Gompers" and cited two types
of leaders who said have brought
discredit to unions-the compla-
cent, satisfied type who should be
retired and those who carry out
the directions which are given them
by some foreign power"
The latter group, he asserted,
should be "picked up by the seat
of the pants and the nape of the
neck and thrown out bodily"
Sees Unions Losing Race
Discussing wages, Schwellenbach
said that all labor had attempted
to do was to pursue prices" and
that not in the last Is months
had it been able to catch up. He
added that there was relation
ship between wage increases and
price increases but asserted the
wage earners were not Exclusively
responsible" for high prices.
eve should fight with all our
vigor," he declared, against any
effort to continue the campaign
to tie up the wage earners of the
country the label of being exclu-
sively responsible for the increase"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
AFL Treasury Drops
To S464,5S2 In 1947

San Francisco - LPA) - The
AFL's treasury balance dropped
from $1,742,077 as of Aug. 81,
1916, down to $464, ,5s2, the AFL
Executive Council reported to the
convention here last week.
With a record membership of T.
577,716, the AFL reported an in
come from per capita tax of ST.
88S,35S. Total receipts were SIS, $780,
819. Organizing expenses were list
ed as $1,264,30O and organizers
salaries, S715,136.
Printing of the AFL weekly
news service was listed as $15,224.
Cost of printing the American Fed
erationist, monthly magazine, was
$129,450.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
Denhdm Reversed Al On
Communist Affidavit RulinQ
5000 Cases
Put Back On
Active List

Washington-LPA)-By a four
to one vote the National Labor
Relations Board last week reversed
/ General Counsel Robert Denham's
ruling that top CIO and AFL Off
cials must sign the Taft Hartley
anti-Communist affidavits before
affiliates can use NLRB facilities.
The reputation of Denham's ar
bitrary Interpretation of the law
proved complete verification of
the contentious of labor attorneys
that the AFL and CIO cannot be
considered unions in the sense of
bargaining agencies. Voting to
override the Denham ruling were
Chairman Paul Herzog and Mem
bers James ]. Reynolds, John Hous-
ton and Abe Murdock who wrote a
separate concurring opinion. J.
Copeland Gray, the Boards indus
try member" dissented.
The Boards decision pointed out
that "the fundamental purpose" of
Congress in enacting the anti-Com-
munist clause was 'to eliminate
Communist influence from the labor
movement"
The Denham Interpretation would
not do that, the Board found. Are
Communists likely to be eliminat-
ed from positions Of influence in
the labor movement by our barring
those local and international unions
that are in full compliance
from using the facilities of the
Board, merely because certain Of
ficers of parent organization over
whose status they have only the
most remote control may choose not
to sign the required affidavits
We think not. An examination OF
the constitutions and practices of
the AFL and CIO convinces US that
the authority of their governing
bodies is narrowly limited"
The decision pointed out that "if
one officer of the AF'L or CIO fails
to comply, not a single complying
local or international union within
that federation can derive any
benefits from its own clean hands.
In consequence, there being no con-
ceivable advantage to such unions
in bothering to comply they
would be no better off than labor
organizations that might be unable
to comply because Of the actual
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
Convention Told
Europe's Fate Is
In Marshall Plan

San Francisco - LPA) - "The
fate of 500,000,000 people in Europe
depends on the Marshall Plan"
said DIR. Kurt Schumacher, chair
man of the German Social-Demo-
cratic Party, who is here to address
the AFL convention.
The gaunt, one-armed leader OF
one of the most powerful and in
fluential groups of European work
ers spent ten years in some Of Hit
ler's worst concentration camps as
a result of his unyielding devotion
to the interests of the German
working class.
DR.. Schumacher declared, in an
interview with newsmen, that at
tempts are being made by the
Communists to capitalize on the
continued chaos and anarchy in
Europe for their own purposes.
"The attack by the new Com
munist International, just organ
lied, is not just an attack against
the Marshall Plan," he said. at
is also an attack upon those work
ing class movements which stand
for democracy, instead of a Com
munist police state.
Discussing the work of the un-
derground movement of Germany,
the flashing-eyed German political
leader told of how in the early
days of Hitler, the concentration
camps were filled with workers
who resisted Fascism. "The roots
of Hitler's success were in the
terrible social conditions that ex-
listed in Germany" stated DR.. Schu-
macher. "If present-day living con-
ditions for the masses of German
workers do not become better, a
new nationalist force may arise
supported by big industry"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16

box, Green urged the delegates to
set a twin objective: Repeal of the
Taft Hartley law and defeat of its
supporters in Congress.
Firm Stand Urged
Green strongly defended labor's
wage policy and was backed by
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Sch
wellenbach, who told the conven-
tion that an attempt was being
made to make labor "the whipping
boy" for the high cost of living by
using wage boosts cas- the excuse
for price increases"
President Green declared it was
up to the delegates to take firm
stand on maintaining the American
standard of living in the face of
the threat of continued initiation.
Wage increases won by organ
lied labor since the end Of the war,
the AFL chief said, had kept the
American economy "form spiraling
into another depression to date"
He added that "labor's hands, were
tied as prices continued to sky
rocket" and challenged the "manu-
facturers and sellers of labor's pro-
duct, as their direct responsibility"
to return to the American tradi-
tion Of producing in large quanti-
ties for a mass consumption mar
ket at the lowest prices possible
compatible with American stand
ards"
Asks Russia Change Tactics
Green's assertion that wage in
creases had prevented a depression
was based on his statement that
they had materially narrowed the
dangerous economic gap between
excess profits, prices and the pur-
chasing power of the people," He
denied charges of inefficiency made
against labor and said that "prop-
er readjustment of prices and pro-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
AFL's Growth Shown
Over Last 10 Years

San Francisco-(LPA)- The
AFL's growth in membership
during the past 10 years was
emphasized by the AFL execu-
tive councils report to the con-
vention here last week.
In 1887, the AFL had mem
bership of 2,860,933. 1t picked
up membership during the
toughest depression years; in
1888 it Used 3,623,807; in 1889,
4,C00,364.
The AFL's record for the last
four years shows: 1944-6,8C
913; >1945-6,931, ,221; 194G-7,-
161, ,808; 1947-7,577,716.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
Joseph Padway Dies At
"A. F. of |. Convention

San Francisco-(LPA) - AFL
4 General Council Joseph Padway,
one of the most highly respected
and effective labor lawyers in the
recent history of the American
union movement, died here last
week.
Padway, 68, and a familiar
fighter for labor causes before Con
] gressional committees, collapsed
during an address of the AFL con
vention and died a few hours afte'
in the Stanford University Hospita !.
Death was attributed to brain
hemmorhage.
"Judge. Padway, died as he lived
fighting foE cause of labor"
said AFL PreHdent William Green.
The conventiSh. held memorial serv-
ices for PadNay who was born in
Leeds, England. He was educated
in England It'd obtained his law
degree frop, Marquette University
in 1912. -.
m His career as a labor figure be-
No an in lal5swhen he was appointed
general counsel of the Wi ,nsin
AFL. He was elected to tie
senate in 1925, first on tn st
and later on the Progress y
ticket. From 1925 to 10 w.
ed as civil court juds
kee and ever after o
his intimates and to
as -"Judge Padway."
Padway gained natio
nence in many importa y
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
Inf'ILobor Press
Votes A Cleanup
On Ad Rockefeers

San Francisco UPA) - The
Both annual convention of the Int'l
Labor Press of America, the labor
press "arm" Of the AFL, has rec
commended a renewed drive against
"so-called yearbooks" and long
distance telephone soliciting of ads
by certain labor papers, and voted
a singing attack on Federated
Press, labor news service.
The ALPA report cited Labor
Press Associates as an example of
the Services of excellent quality
which were recommended by AFL
papers, including also the AFL
News Service, Int'l Labor News
Service, Natl Labor Service, and
Stelzle Service.
"We strongly urge all AFL pap
ers to discontinue Federated Press
for the same reason that the AFL
refuses to join the Soviet-dominat-
ed World Federation of Trade
Unions" the ALPA convention de-
clared.
In floor discussion of the report,
President Max Zaritsky of the Hat,
Cap & Millinery Workers-AFL de-
clared "It's no secret that FEEDER
ated Press is a Communist outfit
and follows the party line, even
though sugar-coated.
1--WE can edit our papers without
using Federated Press" he said.
"In Labor Press Associates, you
have service that is outstanding.
The merits of Labor Press Associ-
ates should be called to the atten-
tion of all labor papers"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-10-16
President Urges S
AFL Help To Aid
Stricken World

San Francisco-ILNS)- Presi-
dent Truman in message, called
upon the American Federation of
Labor to increase Americas pro-
duction still further "to help meet
the critical conditions which threat
en- the well-being of the entire
world"
The message was read by AFL
Secretary Treasurer George Meany
to the federation's Goth convention
here.
Truman voiced confidence that
America "can depend upon its
workers to cooperate fully and gen.
erously in an all-out effort to help
feed the hungry across the seas in
the months ahead.
Sees Acute Need OF Grain
81 feel sure" he wrote, that the
working men and women of Ameri-
ca do not begrudge our sharing
our abundance with those less for
tunate, especially in view of the
fact that our production today is
greater than ever before in peace
time.
"The need for grain in many
countries in the year ahead will
be even more acute than in the
past. The United States must ex-
port large amounts of food if this
need is to be met-but to do so will
require the conservation of food by
every American"
The President made no reference
to the Taft Hartley Act. On the
labo front, he reminded delegates
that employment figures have
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Defeat All Taft LQW
Bdckers, GreenSays

San Francisco scohng denunciaton OF the TAFT
Federation
every of who voted for
asked that be set aside as holiday to
to his ballot.
Opening convention declared that labor
legislation after
after labor had established great record Of wartime
ducion.
Declaring them into the ballot
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The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
Many Killed In States Train Wreck

ALTOONA, Pa. (P)-A heap of twisted metal scattered over a des- olate mountainside was all that re- mained today of the Dearborn Special. Michigan Centrals crack flyer, when it plunged over 150- foot embankment yesterday, kill ing 25 persons and injuring Al others.
 An investigation of the wreck, one of the worst in railroad his tory, was started by the interstate commerce commission, the Penn sylvania public utility commission and the railroad.
 Five of the dead were still un- identified, two of the bodies man. gled beyond recognition.
 The dead included 16 passengers six railway mail clerks and three members of the creW-an engineer and two firemen-Which manned the twin locomotives in the trains tortuous climb over the Allegheny mountains.
 Many of the injured lay in crit ical condition at Altoona'S two hospitals, some expected to die.
 Nobody knew what caused the Hear passenger train, enroute from Detroit to New York, sud- denly to leave the rails as it head ed into Bennington curve, two miles west of the famed Horse shoe Curve" in the pre-dawn darkness.
 Its sleeping passengers, jared awake to death and pain and dis aster, incoherently described only a "series of bumps" before the grinding crash of disintegrating steel.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
Not To Extend Draft Law

WASHINGTON, P)- Members of the House armed services com mittee said today conversations with military leaders have con- vinced them there will be no re- quest for extension of the draft law.
 Instead, they said in private in- tervieWs, the army and navy soon will launch an "all out" drive on Capitol Hill for universal military training.
 The members were questioned after attending a second secret meeting with army and navy heads yesterday. The first session was held last week.
 The lawmakers predicted that President Truman soon will an nounce officially that no request will be made to extend the draft beyond its March 31 expiration date, although he may ask Con- gress to retain the selective service machinery "just in case"
 There have been no induction calls since last October.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
Pope AsksChildren To Aid Europe

VATICAN City, P)-Pope Plus XII urged the Catholic school chil- dren of America in radio address today to give their pennies and dimes to help save the lives of less fortunate children of Europe and the Far East
 The Pontiff-on this first day of Lent, which opens a drive for the aid of child victims of war-de- scribed the difference between the lot of American children and many elsewhere in the world who, he said, are fatherless and mother less, without adequate clothing, shelter, food or medicine.
 He spoke about II minutes.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19

ANCHORAGE, (P)-A rescue team was expected to leave today for Yakutat to open land and air search for a Gruman Widgeon plane missing since Sunday on a flight from Yakutat to Anchorage.
 Tenth rescue squadron planes which scanned the North Dutch is land region of Prince William Sound yesterday sighted no wreck age. It was in this area the plane and its two passengers were re- ported down.
 The pilot of the missing plane was believed to be Oliver Olson, whose brother, Norman, and a sis ter live in Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
Fire Razes Building In Anchorage

ANCHORAGE (P) - Two per sons were known dead and two others were hospitalized today af- ter a fire which razed 25 apart ment units here yesterday after noon.
 Neither of the dead, both men, have been identified.
 The fire loss was expected to run more than $100,000 with half of the figure resulting from loss and damage to furniture, clothing and personal effects.
 Many of the apartments were occupied by military personnel and their dependents. Cause of the blaze was not determined.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19

ATLANTA, (4) - Cover n O r = claimant Herman Talmadge de- clined direct comment today on a speech by Dr. Clark Foreman of Atlanta last night in Washington in which Foreman said that Tal- madge's seizure of the state cap itol" was a Fascist coup as was Hitler'S beer hall putsch."
 Foreman spoke over radio sta ton WWDC in the 18th of a series of broadcasts sponsored by the In stitute of Race Relations. Foreman is president of the Southern Con- ference of Human Welfare.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
Legislature Busy With Many Bills
By Mildred Hermann

Engstrom, Ost and Laws have introduced a memorial to provide for a railroad between Continental '. s. and Alaska with connection ;3 Anchorage and Nome.
 McCutcheon has a bill to move the Capital to Palmer.
 The Senate passed the statehood memorial asking Congress to ad- init Alaska to the Union. All Sec ond Division Senators and Rogge and Collins of Fairbanks voting against it. Jones was not present.
 The House passed Jones bill making special provision for Wer- ner at Maynard Columbus hospital during the rest of his life.
 The House passed the pension bill by Almqulst providing for slightly higher pensions to pioneers and removing citizenship restric- ton. Not as much increase as
 
 House revamped the labor law with reference to the labor depart ment acting for collecting of wage suits. The most drastic amend ment provides for a ten day lapse following termination before wage suit can be instituted.
 The House amended the Walker bill providing for removal of the Governor from the Board of Ad- ministration. This leaves the Gov- ernor on the board. Bill not voted on but amendment has passed.
 House also voted to amend the bill by Walker regarding the vet eranS revolving fund to provide that fund be built up to ten million dollars instead of as provided by in the act, to three and a half mil lion.
 The House also amended the bill providing for reform of pri- mary election law by requiring the names of the candidates be sub mitted under the party label and voter can vote only for the candi- lates of one party. All the candi- dates on one ballot however and not necessary to declare party pref erence when voting.
 The House passed the Scott bill raising the excise tax on liquor exactly as passed by the Senate af- ter defeating one amendment to lower the tax and another amend ment which sought to double it.
 The McCutcheon bill providing $75,000 appropriation for search of lost airplanes lost in the House.
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
LIFTING THE LID AT JUNEAU

JUNEAU Feb. IT, 9:55 .(P)-
 The House passed a bill to re- quire municipal police officers tC be bonded to the extent of $2,500 A bill introduced by Rep. Robert Hopes O.-4th and Lawrence V Meath R.-4thD to make the legaI interest rate six percent instead oi eight per cent.
 Rep. Mrs. Elton Engstrom R.- lsD and Rep. w. w. Laws R.-2nd) introduce memorial to have a railroad built from Prince George to Anchorage via Whitehorse and Gulkana; also a railroad from Fairbanks to Nome.
 The Senate passes Victor C. Riv- CTS D.-3rO memorial urging that Alaska be put on an even basis with the States in distributing of forest and road monies.
 By a vote of IS to ' the House tables bill putting the Territory into the wholesale liquor business. It carried an appropriation of $50,000 for set-up.
 Rep. Steve D. McCutcheon O. 3rO introduces a memorial to Con- gress asking for the removal of the capital to Palmer.
 The House killed a bill to appro- priate $75,000 to pay for the ex- penses for searches for lost air planes.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
ROTARY CLUB GIVES LADIES' NIGHT PARTY

The Rotary Club of Nome is giving a party this evening for the wives and lady friends of mem- bers of the club. The party will commence at 800 p.m., and will include dancing and entertain ment, following the regular meet ing and dinner.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19

LONDON, (H) - Hard-pressed Britain, plagued by the worst win ter in memory, heard good news today. Prime Minister Attlee an nounced the end of a two-weeA shutdown of factories in the Mid lands-the industrial heart of Eng land. He said that production probably could be resumed Mon day after the plants had been forced to shut because of the coal shortage. The restrictions on the use of electricity, however, will be kept in force indefinitely.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-19
ANCHORAGE, (P - A new

ANCHORAGE, (A0 = A new speed record for the flight between Seattle and Anchorage was being claimed here today by Art Wood ley, president of Pacific Northern Airlines, and Tom Pugh, who made the flight in 5 hours, 12 minutes.
 The plane, a Douglas Invader A-26, recently was purchased by the firm as research ship.
 Bodley, who piloted the plane, said the plane fought headwinds much of the flight.