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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
Union Cooperation Helping Relieve
Skilled Labor Pinch In BUILDING Trades

Washington - The substantial
growth in apprentice training in
the construction industry is reliev-
ing the shortage Of skilled labor in
that field, according to report OF
the Labor Departments Bureau Of
Apprenticeship.
In the short period Of about 2
years the number Of apprentices in
the building trades has increased
from $4,000 to over $4,000, the
bureau said.
Unions, federal officials declared,
have contributed much to this re-
markable gain, and are cooperating
actively in federal, state, and local
training programs.
Most unions have relaxed their
rules relating to the employment Of
which fixed the num-
Der of trainees at a certain ratio Of
the number Of journeymen employ
ed. In many cases the ratio prin-
ciple has been suspended and ap-
prentices are trained on the basis
of local needs, present and future.
The building industry already is
much Of the benefit of the
training. Apprentice COM
pletions are running about an ave-
rage of 1000 a month. Apprentices
make a contribution during the
training period, too, because it is to
a large extent on-the-job training.
Information gathered by the Bu-
reau of Apprenticeship showed the
of apprentices by crafts as
Of June 80 as follows: carpenters,
42,797; bricklayers, 1895; plas-
terers, 4,255; painters, 1925; plum
Ders, 1875; electrical workers, 49,
367; sheet metal workers 9,540.
Most apprenticeship courses in
the building trades run from three
to five years. One or two are short
er. Trainees are being pushed
ahead in less than the normal time
in some cases.
California is leading the coun-
try in apprentice training with 20
900 out of the 128-208 apprentices
in the country on April 80. Califor-
nio also has the largest state bud
get for apprentice training work.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
Porter Who Placed
Service Above Tips
Gets SIS US. Bond

Washington, D. c. GLNS) -
A Pullman porter, a member Of the
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Por-
ters, AFL, who placed service first,
"letting the tips fall where they
may" has received a $25 u. S.
savings bond from the Federation
for Railway Progress, which has
promoted the cause of the passen-
ger, "who always needs "A break"
The oPrter, George Jay Phoenix
Of Washington has served on Penn
sylvania railroad trains between
Washington and New York the last
5 years. He has been in the en-
ploy Of the Pullman Co., since the
end of World War /. He is mar
ried and lives with his wife and
son in Washington.
The passenger who found the
services worthy of d note Of praise
was Joseph A. Gervatoski, an ex-
ecutive of the United States In
dustrial Chemical Co., Inc, of New
York City, who noted the kind
nesses of Phoenix April 7 on a trip
to Baltimore. Willitm c. MacMil-
len, Jr., president of the federation,
shook hands with passenger and
porter and thanked them for the
federation,
The life Of a porter is better
than it used to be because of a
more thoughtful public and the
attitude of the company, Phoenix
says. Tips? He said that tips are
what the porter makes them =
something that one must not over
look. About the salary for porters,
he said that there is a big differ
ence between the base pay of
S230.50 a month today in contrast
with the pay of $27.50 years back
He said that he was not ashamed
of his work and saw it as a chance
to help the public. He added that
he was proud to be a member of
the Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
POrters.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
Dingell Introduces Bill
To Lift Old-Age Benefits

Westinghouse proposal to ex-
pand the benefits payable under
the Social Security law was placed
before Congress by Representative
John d. Dingell of Michigan.
The measure would increase all
old-age benefits about so per cent
through a change in formula; re-
duce from 65 to 60 years the age
at which women qualify, and per-
NIT outside earnings up to $40 a
month for those on the rolls.
Under proposed amendments, a
widow with childen, who now can
draw only $85 month at max
imum, would be permitted up to
$127.50.
The changed formula for benefits
would provide that they be based
on so per cent of the first $75 OF
wages plus Is per cent OF
any excess not over $3.50. The pre-
sent formula allows 40 per cent
of the first $50 plus 10 per cent
of the excess up to $3.50.
The l per cent payroll tax on en-
ployers and employees would be
raised to 1.5 per cent on AIN. /,
one year earlier than now sched-
uled.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
AFL Wins In Store
Election As Strike
By Left Wing Fails

New York City (ILNS)-Em-
ployes of Oppenheim Collins & Co.,
department store in New York and
Brooklyn voted for an AFL union
as their bargaining agent after re-
fusing to heed a strike call of a
left wing CIO union.
The vote was 276 in favor of
representation by Local 100, Retail
AFL, and 108 opposed. Nine ballots
Clerks international Association,
were challenged as being offered
by employees not eligible to vote.
Local 1850, Retail, Wholesale and
Department Store Union, CIO, was
kept off the ballot by the National
Labor Relations Board for it's fail
ure to file non-Communist affidav
it's, as required by the Taft-Hart-
ley Act. AS a result the company
refused to negotiate a new con-
tract with the CIO union. The un-
successful strike was called in an
effort to force the store to negoti
ate.
The CIO union held up temporar-
lily certification of the AFL union
by challenging the result. Appear
ing personally in federal court,
Samuel Wolchok, president of the
parent CIO union, whose officers
have filed non-Communist affidav-
its, obtained an order requiring
the NLRB to show cause why it
should not be restrained from is
suing a certification of the election.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
Spradling Raps Congress

Detroit (LPA)-The August is
sue of 'The Motorman, Conductor
& Motor Coach Operator" contains
a scorching article by President A.
L, Spradling of the Street Rail
waymens' Union-AFL. Spradling
calls the 80th Congress "a do-noth-
ing Congress, and blasts its fail
ure to tackle the problems of hous-
ing, price control, civil rights, and
minimum wage revision. It's pas
sage of the Taft-Hartley law proves
its subservience to big business, the
AFL leader writes. Only in its en-
actment of the European recovery
program did the Republican domin-
ated Congress show any vision,
says. He calls for sup
port of LLPE's campaign.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
School Youngsters
Quickly Find Jobs

Washington-Nearly all of the
2,250,C00 youngsters who entered
the labor market after schools clos
ed in May or June have now been
absorbed in jobs, it was reported
this week by Evan Clague, chief
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
He declared that normal season
al expansion in many fields COM
bined with record-breaking busi-
ness activity, lifted employment to
a new all-time record of we'll over
61,000,000 in June"
Clague predicted that farm en-
ployment would decline from the
peak reached in June but that 9th
er industries, including construction
and canning, would take up much
of the slack.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
Larger Fund For
School Children
Lunches AHoffed

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-The
U. S. Department of Agriculture
has allocated to the states $58,S00,-
900 in school lunch funds, about
$5,000,000 more than last year,
The remainder of the $75,000,0OC
appropriated by Congress for the
permanent school lunch program
remains available to the depart
ment for purchase and distribution
of specific foods to schools, the
department said.
1t was estimated that between
100000 and 100000 school chill
dren will be benefited by the pro-
gram during the coming school
year. The school population is ap-
proximately 27,500,000 in elemen-
tary and high schools.
The federal funds were appor-
toned on a formula which takes
into account the number of chill
dren of school age and the per-
capita income in each state. In all
cases, the federal funds are match
ed from sources within the states.
The New York state ALLEGATION
was third highest on the list, S3,-
O29, 1898. 1t was topped by Pennsyl-
vania $4,372,S 1868, and by Texas, s3,-
516,239.
Eight addition states and one
territory received in excess of S2,-
10000. They were: Alabama, Cali
fornia, Georgia Illinois, Michigan,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio
and Puerto Rico.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
AFL Telegraphers Union
Wins Over Rival CIO Unit

New York-Employes of Press
Wireless, Inc, worldwide commu-
nications agency for newspapers
and press associations, voted to
transfer their union representation
from the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations to the American Feder-
alton of Labor, it was reported. In
a National Labor Relations Board
election recently, 79 employees of
the company voted for the Com
Telegraphers Union, AFL,
and Is for no union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05
Boards
Recommendation
Defied By Airline

Washington, d. C. QLNS) -
In an action virtually without pre-
cedent, National Airline, Inc, has
defied the recommendation of
presidential emergency board for
settling dispute between the com
pany and striking pilots.
G. r. Baker, president of the
corporation, informed the National
Mediation Board that it was "im-
possible" for the company to ac-
cept the findings Of the special
board that had found the carrier
guilty Of violation of the Railway
Labor Act and had recommended
the rehiring Of employees out on
strike
"The boards tacit endorsement
Of a strike instituted during the
mediation process, if upheld, would
serve completely to undermine the
primary purpose of the Railway
Labor Act to avoid any Interrupt
tion to commerce or to the opera
tion Of any carrier engaged there
in," Mr. Baker said in a letter to
the board.
The strike by the carriers pi-
lots, members Of the Air Line Pi-
lots association, began in Febru-
ary after the failure of negotia-
tions in a dispute that began in
1945, with the discharge
of a pilot. The pilots are continu-
ing the strike and have filed a
complaint with the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board designed to bring about
the revocation Of Nationals char
ter.
A week after the strike began
ire line replaced members of the
Pilots Association, an affiliate of
the American Federation Of Labor,
with non-union employees on the
ground that the former had refus-
ed to work and that their dismissals
were valid. The union contended
that the pilots were engaged in
a legitimate work stoppage under
The Railway Labor Act.
Employees represented by the In
Association Of Machin-
SITS also went out on strike short
Y before the pilots, but the COM
1any accepted the emergency
boards recommendation in this
.ase and settled the strike recent
y.
The emergency board recon-
nended the rehiring Of all employees,
pilots as we'll as clerical and me-
who engaged in the dis
Dute with the company and strong
Y condemned the company's labor
relations policy, saying:
"The story revealed by the evil
lence is one of disregard for sta
ltory and contractual obligations
IN the part of the carrier. 1t indi-
:ates an immaturity and lack of
responsibility which is not consis-
.ent with the duties imposed by
upon carriers in interstate
In rejecting the findings, Baker
that the emergency
BOARD was created after National
vas in full operation as result
# the hiring of Independent pilots
md consequently after the union
lad already "lost its strike" Adj
terence to the boards recommended
ions under such circumstances, he
.dded, would mean that "the en-
ire system of collective bargain
ng would be undermined"
He said that the company was
till willing to reemploy striking
,ilots "to fill existing and future
acancies."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05

Seven million employees in 49,
900 companies are buying U. S.
Savings Bonds through the Payroll
Savings Plan.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05

Thrift, American style, carried
out through investment in Savings
Bonds means Security and oppor-
tunity for the American citizen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05

Buying U. S. Savings Bonds is
one of the best investments an Am
erican can make.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05

Farmers can insure future secu-
rity by the purchase of U. S. Saw
ings Bonds.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-08-05

Save now builds future Security.
U. S. Savings Bonds provide the
means.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
IMPORTANT EXHIBITION OF NEGRO
AMERICANS AT The ART MUSEUM

The exhibit at the Art Museum,
portraits Of outstanding Negro
Americans, are attracting inter-
ested individuals and organization
al groups throughout the city.
George Washington Carver, Mary
Mcleod Bethune, Marian Ander-
son, Asa Philip Randolph, Walter
+. White, Mordecai w. johnson,
Richmond Barthe, Paul Robson
and Harry Thacker Burleigh are
among those included.
Eight of the paintings, many of
them life size, are by Laura
Wheeler Warning. and the rest by
Betsy Graves Reyneau. The tx
hibit. prepared by the Harmon
Foundation, New York City. was
arranged at Carver Neighborhood
Center, Kansas City Mo. The visit
to Portland is sponsored by the
museum and local members OF
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Idea for the exhibit originated
with Mrs. Reyneau while she was
working on commissions in Europe
where she was impressed by the
evils of nazism and facism. The
portraits by her are her contri-
button against such un-American
thoughts and activities taking root
in her own country"
Mrs. Warning, co-exhibitor, is
head of the art department, Chey-
ney State Teachers college. West
Chester, Pa.
The late DR.. George Washing
ton Carver, whose portrait by Mrs
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
YAKIMA, WASH.
BY MRS. A. L. PERRY
1914 So. Sixth
Telephone 2-f547

The Bethel A. M. e. Church
held its regular meetings Sunday,
January IL, with the pastor, Rev.
R. e. Frierson, conducting both
the morning and evening services,
which were wonderful. The Chill
dren's Choir sang at the morning
services. which were beautifully
done. This choir was organized
and trained by Mrs. Isaac Mitch
ell.
Monday night. January 5, the
official board held its meeting;
very fine reports were made. and
everyone enjoyed the meeting at
the Bethel Church.
TIL Number 2 Stewardess Board
puts on "Mardi Gras" Carnival
to be held in the basement of the
church Friday, Feb. s, at 8 D. m.
Mrs. Isaac Mitchell. president;
Mrs. Frank Mcintosh, secretary.
Mt. Hope Baptist. Rev. A. B.
Fuller. pastor. Sunday. Jan. IL,
the subject for the morning serv-
ice, 1.-THE New Life as a Brother
hood" Installation of new off,
GERS at 8 D. m.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
SOCIAL SIDELINES

Mr.. George Randall was hon
ored with surprise birthday
party given by his wife. Ludia. at
their home in N. E. Third Street
January 1. Unsuspectingly. Mr..
Randall was escorted home on the
evening OF the surprise by Sgt.
Guy Randall. He was greeted by
Happy Birthday - Happy New
Year" Gifts included a new $40
bill from Mr.. J. S. Donald; a
cake with the inscription Happy
Birthday George - 1879-1948,"
from Mrs. James WATSON; a green
and pink iced cake from Mrs.
Watkins; a white iced cake, dec
GRATED as the face of clock.
hands pointing to 10. Attending
were: Elder w. L. Mckinney of
Zion Hill Church of God In
Christ, Rev. c. N. Austin Jr.. of
Bethel Church, Elder Jessie Eos
ter and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Watkins, Mrs. Laura Webb, Mr..
Leonard Key. Mr.. ]. S. Donald.
Mr.. Charles Pitts and Eugene
Smith of California. nephew of
Mrs. Randall. Two poses of pho
tographs were taken-a delicious
repast served; departing guests
wished many happy returns of the
day.
It was Happy Birthday" in
every sense of the word for Mrs.
Ruth Leftridge when she observ-
ed her natal day January 6, with
a lovely dinner party enlivened
by entertaining games and prizes.
The honoree was the recipient of
many nice CITIES. Invited to share
honors were Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Cant of New York City. N. Y,
daughter and son-in-Iaw of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Miles.
Mrs. Clara Peterson of Los An
geles, a holiday visitor of her
friend, Mrs. Guy Neal, remained
into the post-holiday season to be
extended many social courtesies.
An addition to the official ros-
ter of new officers for 1948 of
Enterprise Chapter o. e. S. are
Mrs. Beatrice Reed, one of the
marshals; Miss Dorothy Pope, or
ganist.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
SOciials

Mrs. Beatrice Reed and family
wish to express their sincere
gratitude with a BIG Thank You
to all friends and well-wishers
who prayed, sent cards, flowers,
kilograms and were blood donors
during the critical illness of her
daughter Eunice.
Shut-Ins = Concalescing at her
home after a week in Good Sa-
maritan Hospital is Mrs. Blanche
Holiday.
Mrs. Beulah Cummings of Van
port underwent an operation at
Mulnomah Hospital.
Mrs. Nettie Watson is improv-
ing after treatment at Emanuel
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Elliott in
S. e. Steel, honored the Giants
of N. Y. at a three-course dinner
last Monday. The deliciously pre-
pared foor and artistic appoint
ments were for eight guests. The
hostess, former New Yorker,
has known Mrs. Cant for a num-
Der of years.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
S E "A T T L E

Christmas and spent all the holt
days with her sister Mrs. Lee
returned to Stockton. Calf.
Mrs. M. McGrady left New Or
leaens, La. Dec. 5, and arrived
here Dec. 3. to take care OF her
daughter, Mrs. Clara Mae Brooks.
who was IN the hospital. Mrs.
Brooks is home at the present
and is doing fine. Her mother.
Mrs. McGrady, has returned to
her home in New Orleans. She
left Yakima Jan. 10. hoping to
get home that same week end.
Mrs. Albert Mason visited her
sister, Mrs. Wrene, for the holi-
days. Also while she was here
she visited Mr.. Wrene, who is
still in the hospital. but is i'm
proving. Mrs. A. Mason went
home last week to 1850 e. 55th
St., Los Angeles. Calf.
On a vacation, Mrs. Betty H.
Ordano left Saturday night. Jan.
A. for California, where she will
visit San Diego and other cities
where relatives and friends live.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21

Reyneau is shown, said she
paints the soul of people"
Very impressive is the life size
portrait of Marian Anderson in
dark red gown. Her dignity,
refinement and warmth of perso-
nality and spirit have been caught
with remarkable accuracy and art
istic understanding. As one gazes
almost in awe at this master
piece of art and in appreciation
of the artist. they almost II fig
uratiyely speaking hear her
Ave Maria.
Gallery talks by Bella Mcknight
are very Informative likewise the
panel discussions, the first of
which was led by George L.
Thomas, race relations director
of the Portland Council of Church.
es, who is also president of the
sponsoring association.
"Wednesday, January 81, mem
bers of the YWCA are holding a
Membership meeting at the Art
Museum to see the exhibits and
to hear Mrs. McNights explana-
ton of the portraits. Mrs. McNight
is former member of the Nation
al staff of the YWCA. Hours of
the meeting. which will include
a brief progress report Of the
New Building Committee, 2:S0 to
$500 D. m.,s7;SO to 9:15 p. m.
On Monday afternoon the Inter-
denominationalIn group
headed by Mrs. Cora Minor, and
the Rosebud Study Club headed
by Mrs. Jessie Flowers, attended
he exhibit
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
Negro Golfers Barred,
Sue for $25O,OOO

SAN FRANCISCO Two suits
asking more than a quarter million
dollars in damages will be filed,
probably this week in behalf of
two Los Angeles Negro profession
al golfers who where barred from
the Richmond Open golf tourna-
ment by the Professional Golfers
Association, Attorney John Rowell
announced Sunday.
Plaintiffs in this action, Rowell
said, were Bill Spiller and Red
Rhodes, who were barred from
competition in the $4,000 fortuna
ment by a PEA ruling which re-
cognizes only Caucasians in tourna-
ments it controls.
Rowell said he would ask for
$250,000 against the PEA ON the
ground its ruling denies the Negro
golfers employment in their pro-
LESSONS as professional golfers"
Permits Issued
The attorney pointed out that
neither Rhodes nor Spiller was
eligible for membership in the
PGA, but said the PGA had issued
provisional permits to players.
The second suit would be di-
rected at the Richmond Golf Club,
where the tournament is being
held. In this action $4,000 will be
asked. This is the amount of the
first and second place prize
moneys. Rowell said he was basing
the action on a state law which
prohibits places of public accomo-
dation and amusement from dis
eliminating against a person be-
cause of his race.
The issue over the PEA ruling
that only Caucasians may enter
tournaments it sponsors came to a
head when the Negro golfers en-
try fees were accepted last Sun
day by Pat Markovich, tourna-
mnt director. Next day George
Schneiter, PGA tournament repre-
sentative, said the names could
not be recognized, adding that he
was merely abiding by rules as
laid down by the association.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-01-21
CONCERT ANNOUNCED

A sacred concert was presented
at the Mt. Hope Baptist Church
Monday night, Jan. IL, at 8
o'clock by the Kansas City Cos
pei Singers quintet. Rev. F. F.
Billips had charge of the singing
group. which was wonderful. The
silver offering will be used toward
a furnace fund. Rev. A. B. Fuller,
pastor.
The young people of Mt. Hope
Baptist Church will be entertain
ed Saturday night in Mrs. Nathan
Evans playroom. B. Graham is
head of refreshments.
The Church of All Nations at
Tenth and Mead Ave-. Rev. Mrs.
H. r. Ferguson, pastor, started
a revival service on Watch meet
ing night" and the services will
run as long as the Lord leads. The
spiritual side is high. This church
is sponsoring turkey dinner jan
uary II. at the home of Sister
Ferguson, S14 So. Fourth st.
Come one. come all! The pro-
ceeds from the dinner are for
the building fund of that church.
The turkey dinner is 81 a plate,