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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30

Push Drive To
Get Out Vote

Cleveland (LPA)-For five mon
tbs now the United Steelworkers of
America has been. conducting a
drive to get all of the unions 22,-
500 members in the city of Cleve-
land registered and firmly commit
ted to voting on election day.
When Regional Director William
Donovan learned from the city
Board of Elections that only 1880
of the unions members were regis
tered he assigned staffman Bert
Ohler to get busy for PAC in the
area. The Board of Elections, at
the unions request, helped break
down the membership rolls of the
union into wards and precincts so
the workers can be contacted in
their neighborhoods as well as in
the shops.
This same information will come
in handy on election day itself,
when PAC workers will go from
door to door getting the union vot-
ers down to the polling places. USA
and PAC have been talking not
only with the union members them
selves, but with their families and
even the folks who rent rooms in
the union mems homes.
The registration job, now in its
final stages, has been a big one.
The steel local in the area with the
best record when the PAC drive
started had only $3.50 of its mem
bers registered to vote, while one
locals membership was 1920 un-
registered.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30
Pottery Guild On
Coast Signs Pact
With Brotherhood

Huntington Park, Calif.-At a
wage conference between the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative
Potters and members Of the Cali
fornia Pottery Guild, a new agree
ment was signed covering four
plants on the West Coast who
maintain membership in the guild.
The agreement similar to that
recently signed between the n. B.
of o. P. and the United States Pot
ters Association, affects employees
affiliated with Locals 113, 183, 1876
and pol, employees of the Vernon
Kilns, Wallace China Co., Hollydale
Pottery Co. and Santa Anita Pot
terry.
Second Vice President Frank
Hull aided by Organizer George
Pace headed the Brotherhood rep
resentatives in negotiations of the
new agreement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30
Senate Hearing Exposes
Textile Industry Racket

Nashua, N. H. (LPA) - After
robbing 10000 textile workers of
their jobs thru some very question
able financial deals, President Royal
Little of Textron, Inc, last week
made the grand gesture of offering
700 of them their jobs back if they
would operate under double
speedup.
The offer was made at hearing
of a US Senate committee which is
investigating Textron at the re-
quest of Textile Workers Union of
America. With tears in his eyes,
Sen. Charles w. Tobey pleaded
with Little to meet with the Mayor
of Nashua and TWUA President
Emil Rieve in an effort to save at
least $500 jobs in Textron's New
England plants. "Man, you're rich;
you're a capitalist; you're able as
hell" Tobey implored. "These peo-
pie toll for living. We've got
job to do. We can save the day for
Nashua if you'll only meet with US
tomorrow in the mayors office"
The union asked for the hearing
when Textron announced it would
close its Nashua and Jackson mills
which employed $500 workers. 1t
had already closed plants in Dover,
N. H., Manvile and Esmond, r. l.,
Taunton, Mass, and Waynesboro,
Va. Little said he had closed the
mills because he could produce
more for less pay in the deep south
and in Puerto Rico.
Senator Tobey began his investi-
cation after Rieve accused Little of
financial speculations (which are
undermining the entire textile in
dustry." The textile workers presi-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30
Conferees Make
Report At Last
Meeting Of No. A

Sebring, Ohio-Local Union "A
met in regular session on Sept. Is
with good turnout on hand. Fol-
lowing transaction of routine busi-
ness matters, the balance of the
meeting was turned over to the
conference delegates who made
their report.
We are especially pleased with
the general wage increase as well
as other concessions granted in the
new agreement. We feel the con-
ference committee did a swell job
and are deserving of a vote of
thanks from the entire trade. To
the officials of the organization we
carry the same thought in mind.
In my last letter to the Herald
regarding meeting halls in Sebring,
your o. C. was subject to much
criticism in describing some of the
meeting quarters as not much bet
ter than barns. This is not the
case with Local Union "A who has
a very nice hall in which to hold
their meetings, but it is owned by
the V.F.W and at the time of my
last letter to the Herald, they had
a short term lease with a 30-day
eviction notice attached. The Vets
have been very accommodating to
Local "A and any reference to barn
like structures certainly does not
apply to their quarters.
The City fathers decided not to
include a large meeting hall in
their plans for a new village hall,
despite the crying need for such
from the citizens at large. Will the
voters put their OK. on this pro-
ject when it does not fill the needs
of the present day?
At recent meeting of the Gen.
trail Body the members did not en-
dorse the proposed structure and
the civic organization followed suit
at their meeting on Sept. 10.
The JayCees at a recent dinner
endorsed community improvements
but did not consider the needs of
the people.
Bro. F. M. (Frisky) Howell lis
again confined to his home with
latest reports indicating slight inn
provement.-O.C. "A
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30
Local Union No. 4
Defeats Measure
Asking Trade Vote

Local Union No. 4 held a very
Interesting meeting Monday even
ing with the hands of the clock
nearing midnight as the president
raped his gavel, calling the meet
ing to and end.
The attendance was above usual,
resulting in much discussion on the
various matters brought before the
local. Chief among these being the
stand to be taken by the local in
asking for referendum on action
of the 1913 convention.
Following much discussion in
which some Of the speakers reached
a heated stage, the local went on
record by secret ballot in defeating
the measure. The vote clearly in
dicates that Local Union No. does
not condone the actions Of certain
individuals who, by their sense of
reasoning, shuns the democratic
procedure of majority rules in re-
buke to action taken by delegates
seated in convention.
The writer is of the opinion that
all the fury waged during the re-
cent referendum is certainly not
that becoming a union tradesman,
and the sooner we get down to bus
mess and quit this mud-slinging,
the better off for all. Our national
officials have been subject to public
scorn as has the good name of the
National Brotherhood Of Operative
Potters.
We have been told our officials
have not lived up to the constitu-
tion and that they were guilty of
numerous infractions while hand
ing down decisions in carrying out
the duties of their respective office.
The old saying, "Let He Who Is
Without Sin, Cast The First Stone"
might well apply to Local No. A
during voting in the recent refer
endum. Ny Interpretation of Sec
tion 40 of the constitution is that
all who vote must vote from the
roll. Why was this procedure not
carried out? Was it done deliber-
ately to defeat the issue at hand ?
It's just little things of this sort
that one must take into consider
alton before criticizing others. True
it is we all make mistakes, but
there is a great deal of difference
between mistakes made in a sin
cere effort to render justice and
mistakes made purposely to benefit
certain individuals.
1t is with a note of regret that
none of our members were nomin-
ated for delegate to the AFL con-
vention. Due to circumstances be-
yond our control, the official notice
from headquarters concerning the.
matter was mislaid until it was too
late to nominate.
Several items Were brought be-
fore the local for information con-
cerning a fair price. Since we have
no size list for tea pots larger than
36 ozs. it is very difficult to set a
price. We are anxiously waiting
for a conference to establish a
price list for large tea pots.-O.C. 4
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30
Albany Printers Win
S13 Wage Increase

Albany, n. Y. (ILNS).-A week
ly pay increase of s13 is provided
ii aew contract signed by Local
a, International Typographical Un-
ion and 2 Albany newspapers.
William A. HAZEL, state labor
mediator, said that the contract
with the Observation-Disclosures and
the Times Union is effective as of
Sept. l, 1t will run until Oct. 81,
1949. He said that the union mem
bers would receive an So weekly
pay increase retroactive to Nov. l,
1947, the date the previous contract
expired. An additional increase of
S. is effective Sept. l.
The new contract calls for wage
scale of S87 a week for day work,
S91 a week for night work and
S93.50 for the lobster shift. The
previous scale was STA for day
work, $78 nights and S80.50 for the
lobster shift.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30

Washington. - George Meany
secretary treasurer of Labor's Lea
que for Political Education, declar-
ed that it is the paramount duty OF
every union member first to regist-
er and then to cast his vote in the
coming elections.
In an impassioned radio appeal
to the American public and espec-
tally to all union members, Mr..
Meany took as the theme for his
address a statement made many
years ago by Samuel Gompers,
founder of the American Fedora
tion of Labor Mr.. Gompers said:
"No union member can be con-
sidered good union member un-
less he is first a good citizen"
Declaring that the truth of Com
per's statement is more true today
than ever before, Mr.. Meany placed
the blame for the antilabor crusade
and the failure to enact social leg
islation in the Congress and in the
state legislatures squarely upon
the shoulders of the people of this
nation who do not vote. He said:
81 could go on with national is
sues which are disturbing many
people in this country, such as in
adequate social security benefits,
restrictive labor legislation, and the
need for health insurance. In each
case we must face the fact that the
fault lies within ourselves, not in
our elected representatives in Con-
gress, that we are not getting the
kind of government we want.
1--WE cannot get the kind of gov
ernment we want by not voting.
That way we get the kind of gov
ernment other people want"
Mr.. Meany decried the fact that
the vast majority of the American
people are "inclined to take their
precious citizenship for granted"
and have neglected both the pri-
vileges and obligations of such
citizenship. He declared:
Perhaps the highest privilege of
citizenship is the right
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-30
Trenton Local To Assess
Members for AbsenteeisIn
AT Local Union Meetings

Trenton n J.-Loca 45 held a very good meeting Sept
"a but still the majority of members do not to
what happens The majority knew resolution had been in
troduced to make attendance month compulsory with
the alternative of paying 100 dues instead of 80 cents and
still they interested enough to do anything about it,
take it is quite all right with them
The resolution passed by large majority and will go
into effect Nov. st We have long talked of such
and hope will have the desired effect of increasing
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
State Men
Face Charges
In New York

New York, Oct. sLP)- Nine
of the AFL Seafarers Interna :
tional Union were booked by po-
lice on charges Of coercion last
night and early today for their
tactics in helping AFL garment
workers picket non-union shops.
The nine men were accused OF
forcing dress shop employees to
leave their places of work and
go to the offices of the dress
joint board of the ALL Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union.
Those booked were among AZ
seamen on picket duty in the
garment area who were picked
up by police yesterday and tax
en- to the district attorneys Of
flee for questioning. The others
were released last night.
The nine men arrested were
80, of Whistler, Ala; Herman
booked as: Carl Carlson, ~, Of
~. Gene Daniels Daniels, 20, Of
n lvng, "a, of Jacksonville, Fla,
s3uIv ue!II!M % N 'os,usN
Mount, N. c.; Thomas M Cow
er, so, of Norfolk, Va, and
Joseph Carroll, 20, of New York
City. .l-.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
Cotton Crop
Estimated At
Is Million Bales

Washington, Oct. 8-(AP)-The
agriculture department today
forecast this years cotton crop
at 1908, 900 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight.
This figure is 140, 900 bales less
than the 1929, 900 forecast a
month ago. Last years crop was
II, 1857, 900 bales and the ten-year
(193746) average was LOLA, 900
bales.
The acreage for harvest was
indicated at %, 1923, 900 acres.
The condition OF the crop as
Of Oct. ! was put at 81 per cent
Of normal compared with ~ a
year ago and II for the ten-year
average.
The yield of lint cotton per
acre was indicated at 3l0.a
pounds, compared with 267. 8
pounds last year and 254.2 for
the ten-year average.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
Halifax All
Boys Win Prizes
At Cattle Show

Halifax.-Two Halifax County
All Club boys won first places
at the second Annual Negro
Junior Cattle Show held in
Rocky Mount September 30 and
October 1.
The event took place at the P.
R. Worsley Stockyard when 81
animals were exhibited by All
Club and MIA members from
ten counties. A banquet, demon
STATIONS on fitting, judging,
ringing bulls noses and dehorn-
ing cattle were features on the
program.
Estee Gary of the Eden All
Club and Joe Louis Faulcon OF
Print won blue ribbons in the
under-one-year-old dairy heifers
class. Gary's Jersey calf was Sc
lected by the judges for the
final elimination in the grand
champion show and was placed
third. Faulcon's Holstein cali
ranked high in the fitting and
the showmanship contest. Other
Halifax All exhibitors were
Jonathan Scott Of Weldon club
and Garrett Young of Print, sec
ond place winners; Ashley Whit.
aker Of Dawson club and Char.
lie Newkirk of Enfield club
third place winners in the adult
COW class.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
Durham Warehouse Destroyed By
Fire; Loss Estimated In Millions

Durham, N, c., Oct. lap
fire destroyed the huge ware :
house of Colonial Food Stores
early today. Unofficial estimates
set the loss at between 5000, 900
and $5,000,000.
Assistant fire chief C. H. Law
son quoted warehouse Officials as
saying 5000, 900 would be ICON
sentative" estimate. Others
placed the loss as high as $1,000,
900.
The huge brick structure, COW
ering 10000 square feet in an
area five miles south of Durham,
was a complete loss. Only a
few walls were left standing.
The fire was reported to have
started in a trash pile about 2
am. 1t spread to platform,
then to the interior, packed with
great stores of foodstuffs and pro
duce.
County firemen were handicap
ped by a lack Of water.
Two wells in the vicinity were
soon pumped dry by q county
fire truck.
The warehouse seraed q ! con
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08

Mcneil said at the present
time there are 81 people on his
list of employable persons who
are physically Handicapped in
one way or another. OF this
total, Mcneil said, there are 20
veterans of World War II. He
said that the disabilities range
from slight hearing or sight i'm
pairments to amputations and
other troubles.
"All of these people have been
classified as employable and are
anxioups to be gainfully work
ing somewhere they can be USE
full and where they can make
their own living" Mcneil said
They are all useful workers if
they are given a chance, and we
would like to see them proving
their abilities"
He said any employers who
are interested in putting some
of these people to work can do
so by calling the local office for
information or by calling at the
Employment office at 216 Roa-
noke Avenue.
He said that people who have
injuries or disabilities and are
not employable are handled by
the Vocational Rehabilitation
service maintained by North
Carolina and are made employ
able where it is possible.
Earl Paul is a good example
of the type of person who is
looking for a job he can do in
spite of physical handicap
which might stop lesser man
All we need is more employers
who ARE looking for good work
ers and are.swilling to ignore a
mans physical disability in some
way that will not hinder his do
ing a good job" Mcneil said.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08

t:al North Carolina storage and
distribution for Colonial Stores,
which operate in many cities un-
der the name of Big Star. 80
The building was owned by the
North Carolina warehouse com.
pany, a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Norfolk, Southern Railway.
At the offices of that COM
pany here today it was said the
structure was erected six years
ago at a cost of $4,000. It had
a concrete floor with brick walls
eight inches thick and was coz
sidered Virtually fireproof.
The opinion was expressed
that the srread of the fire wss.
due to the fact tn. the butid.,
ing was filled with groceries,
most Of which were packed u
|c. lboard cartons, which buru-,
ed rapidly. q
The warehouse was deacrihe6
as the largest In the CoIqai
Stores system. II ctdinAxiIy = 4
piled all Of the chains r6(S n
stores IN North Carolina, Su
| u NE Elizabeth City stea.
/ Z isw IA South Caroline mo-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
Ministers
Speak At
School Assembly

Several of the local ministers
were the guests of the student
body of the Roanoke Rapids High
School, on Thursday. They held
devotional meeting in the high
school auditorium. at 2:40 o.
clock. After making the neces-
sary announcements, Principal ].
w. Talley turned the meeting
over to the Reverend Edmund
Berkeley.
Mr.. Berkeley introduced the
| guest speaker, the Reverend Ro-
bert L. Crandall, visiting min
lister of the All Saints Episcopal
Church. Mr.. Crandall is tn e
Rector of the Saint Peters E
piscopal Church in Charlotte.
He spoke on the many needs Of
an education.
The stories which he used to
illustrate his topic were enjoyed
by all the students. The one
which made the deepest impress
sion, was the one Mr.. Crandall
told about the young boy who
went to school just so he could
play football. He followed the
coach's instructions to the most
minute details, yet when he
finished school, he was not cap
able of doing any type of work.
Mr.. Crandall pointed out the re-
suits of anyone doing this, be-
cause they would not be quail
fled for specialized positions.
The other ministers who were
present at the meeting, except
the Reverend Edmund Berkeley
and his guest Reverend Robert
L. Crandall, were the Reverend
John M. Walker, Reverend w. R.
Stevens and his guest the Rev
erend ]. A. Russell, pastor Of the
Grace Methodist Church in Will
mington, and The Reverend B.
Marshall White-Hurst.
An invitation was extended to
them to return to the high school
at any time,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
Few Democrats
Attend County
Rally Meet

Halifax. A Disappointing"
meeting of Halifax County Dem
ocrats was held here at the court
house last night by a small
crowd of party members who
had been called to attend a
countrywide rally.
Henry T. Clark of Scotland
Neck, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Halifax
County Democrats, said this
morning that only about six Of
the II Halifax County precincts
were represented at last nights
meeting.
He said in the meeting all
those present were reminded
that in spite of the division of
the Democrats on matters OF
national politics there is still a
great need for party solidity in
North Carolina, especially with
the efforts being made within
the county and state to strength.
en- opposition parties.
All those present were urged
by the chairman to get out anc
vote in the forthcoming Novem
Der General Election and to Sc,
to it that as many people vot,
as is possible.
Eric w. Rodgers of Scotland
Neck, secretary for the county
executive committee, was ap
pointed as temporary treasurer
to receive party contributions
and all precinct leaders were
urged to see to it that local con.
tributions are collected.
Chairman issued an invitation
to all Democrats to attend the
major Democratic rally next
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in
Tarboro at which Democrats oil
the Second Congressioal District
will gather to hear from party
notables including Representa-.
tive John Kerr, ST., of Warren
ton and Senator-nominee J. M
Broughton.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
q. e. Convicted
Of Monopoly
In Hard Metals

New York, Oct. 8-(P- The
General Electric Co. was con-
victed today of conspiring be
tween 1927 and 1910 to monopo
lie trade in hard metal COM
positions and products in this
country and abroad.
Also convicted in Federal
court were two affiliate COM
panies and three officials.
The defendants were accused
in a l94l indictment of violat-
ing the Sherman Antitrust and
Wilson Tariff Acts.
The corporate defendants are
subject to possible fines aggre
eating $4,000 each, the indiyi
duals to similar fines and poss
BILE Imprisonment of five years
each.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08

eigh they gave me an artificial
arm to use, but I tried it about
three hours and was pretty dis
appointed when found out my
elbow was too stiff for it to do
me any good. I took the thing
off and haven't used it since"
]. H. Mayfield, personnel man
ager for the mill, said he con-
siders Earl one of the most val
liable workers in the finishing
department today. He said Earl
is getting along well because he
is doing his job well by any
standard-not because he is do
ing his job well in spite of his
handicap. Mayfield said he had
never seen a person who COM
pletely ignored his handicap and
has never asked privileges OF
favors because of it as Earl has
done.
Earl, who is a native of Ran
S. .nville, has been in Roanoke
Rapids since 1886 except for the
short time he worked in Virgin
ia. He is married and is the faith
er Of two-year-old son, David
Earl. At present he is living in
his own home at 610 Cedar
street anG said he is glad tc
have a place of his own. He ap-
pears to be picture of health
and said he just hopes the in
terview for this article will en-
courage S ne of the physically
handicapped workers in this area
to overcome their difficulties.
Fred w. Mcneil, manager OF
the local North Carolina State
Employment Service office, said
that people like Earl Paul are
good examples of the people the
office is trying to place during
the Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-08
Tagging Sales
Reduce Cotton
Textile Prices

New York, Oct. 8-(AP)-Lag
gins sales in cotton textiles this
week brought prices of many
items down close to the old OPA
ceilings.
Business was spotty all
through the week, accumulated
somewhat by the Jewish hoh-
days.
Some buyers said they are
getting a fairly steady flow of
small orders for immediate de
livery. They see no sings yet
of the heavy. buying that mills
expected to develop in the past
month.
Announcement by cannon mills
that it will sell type 100 combed
sheets at the same price levels
as its type $50 carded, caused
considerable comment in the
market. The company is dis
continuing the type 1870 carded
sheets.
Cannon officials said the
move had been planned for
some time, and that it followed
the company's policy of giving
the consumer the best quality
sheet possible for the money.
College Bars Down
NEW YNRK -W.P)- A state
law prohibiting all racial and re-
IligiJus discrimination in the
admission OF students to college
became effective In New York
at the beginning Of the school
iyear. Jointly sponsored by a
Democrat and q Republican,