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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Marion Hedges To
Be CoIumnist For
Union Newspapers

Washington (LPA)- The man
who last month received the first
award of the Natl Planning Asso-
citation for his contributions in the
field of social planning-Marion H.
Hedges-begins next week to write
a regular column for Labor Press
Associates and The Potters Herald.
Hedges, who pioneered in the
field of union research and educa-
tion, will write under the heading
"From A Washington Window.
He served for 23- years as director
of research for the Int'l Brother
hood of Electrical Workers-AFL
resigning the post late in 1947.
The .NPA award was made to
Hedges, out of a large number of
business, farm and labor officials
under consideration, for his con-
sistent work in promoting labor
management relations on peace
full basis, and for his pioneering
work in social planning. He has
served as technical adviser to the
unions in the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, where uniquely peaceful
and friendly relations have exist
ed between the Authority and more
than a dozen AFL and independent
unions since TWAS inception. He
also has been secretary of the
Council on Industrial Relations of
the Electrical Construction Indus
try, and an official of the Natl
Planning Association since its
founding.
Hedges is a native of Indiana,
SO years old, and is the author of
two labor novels as well as num-
erous articles for the labor press
and for journals of economics and
sociology. He began his career as a
teacher, coming to the
IBEW after the university dropped
him because of the radicalism ex-
pressed in his first published book.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08

Washington, D. C.-The AFL's
Pattern Makers League won the
right to establish separate collec-
tive bargaining units in plants in
which CIO industrial type unions
have held exclusive bargaining
rights for all workers.
The National Labor Relations
Board, acting under a provision of
the Taft Hartley law, rendered two
decisions in favor of the union
which will enable it to free itself
from the domination of the larger
CIO.
The case involved the Harnisch-
feger Corporation, Milwaukee,
where the CIO United Steelwork-
ers has been the bargaining agent,
and the Westinghouse Electric Cor
poration's Cleveland plant, where
the CIO Electrical Workers has
been the agent.
The NLRB ordered elections to
determine whether the pattern
makers and apprentices in the
plants wished to be represented by
the craft union. The CIO unions
were excluded from the ballot in
both cases because they have not
filed non Communist affidavits re-
quired by the Taft-Hartley law,
but this exclusion brought the maj
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Sponsors Radio
Quiz Program

Washington (LPA)-Americans
who want to know more about the
organized labor movement will be
able to learn the easy way now.
Each Tuesday, for the next 26
weeks, the CIO will present a la
Dor quiz program over the Ameri-
can Broadcasting Company network
at 10:45 p. m. EST.
Members of two different unions,
and their families, will be the
"stars" of the program each week.
They'll compete in answering the
quiz masters questions for prizes
of U. S. savings bonds-the win
ming family getting a 500 bond
and the loser a $25 consolation
bond.
The program, to be called "It's
In the Family" will originate in
ABCs Radio City studios in New
York. Any member and his fam
lily is eligible to try out for spot
on the program. Selection of con-
testants will be left to the shows
producers. The Tuesday night pros
gram Jan. 6 is the first labor radio
show to use the quiz technique
regularly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
NLRB Gives Craft Union Opportunity
To Establish Separate Bargaining Unit

or significance of the two deci-
sions.
The decisions represented the
first use of the Taft-Hartley pro-
viso that the board shall not de
eide that any craft unit is inappro-
pirate on the ground that
different unit has been established
by a prior board determination,
unless a majority of the employees
in the proposed craft unit vote
against a separate representation"
George @. Lynch president of the
pattern makers, said he had pend
ing before the board Is more cases
of a similar nature and that de-
cisions in them probably would be
issued promptly now that a pre-
cedent has been determined. The
pattern makers group numerically
is one of the smallest of the AFL
affiliates but the members are a
highly skilled, we'll organized craft
group.
The boards decision recognized
the pattern makers craft distinc-
tion and added that under these
circumstances, we believe that the
pattern makers involved in this pro-
ceeding also may, if they so desire,
constitute a separate unit, not
the boards previous
more inclusive unit determination"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Hull Visits Local
Union 124 W hiIe
Here On Business

Judging by the attendance at our
first meeting in 1948, it looks like
the members of Local Union 124
have carried over their enthusiasm
for attending meetings into the
new year. At our session Tuesday
evening, the decal girls held full
sway and in the proper procedure
aired their complaints before the
local and adopted measures to cor
rect same.
Several of their complaints are
now in the hands of the Standing
Committee and we sincerely hope
this body will come up with the
right answer and restore peace and
harmony in their ranks.
The meeting was marked with an
added surprise in the presence of
Second Vice President Frank Hull.
Bro. Hull former active member
in the ranks of 124 is always well
come by his former shopmates
whenever the occasion arises for
him to visit US. His advice and
counsel on numerous occasions has
played no small part in enabling
us to meet various problems af-
fecting our trade.
Bro. Hull was called upon for
remarks and very ably responded,
stressing in his talk, conditions as
they exist in California in the de-
corating branch of the trade. Judg-
ing by the numerous inquiries l
wouldn't be surprised if some of
the gals have ambitions to live on
the west coast.
1t was very gratifying to see Sis
ter Margaret Curley back in our
midst. Margaret has had a seige
of illness which prevented her from
attending meetings, but we hope
the new year will bring her bet
ter health and we can look forward
to seeing her every Tuesday eve-
c. 124.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Fish Fry To Mark
A n n niveYsary OF
Local Union No. 10

Local Union No. 16 met in reg
ular session on Tuesday evening
with banner turnout on hand. Due
to the large attendance, extra
chairs were needed and after a
little delay these were provided
and everyone made comfortable for
very interesting meeting.
The main item on the evenings
agenda was the report of commit
tees from the various plants re-
garding working conditions and
other irregularities that seem to be
creeping up in the trade. Steps
were taken to cope with the situa-
ton, keeping in mind, the laws and
regulations for such procedure as
embodied in our agreement with
the manufacturers.
After all matters of a business
nature were taken care of, the bal
ance of the evening was devoted to
discussing fitting ceremonies to
mark our anniversary celebration.
Several suggestions were made, all
of which were very fine, but the
majority seemed to be of the opin-
ion that a fish fry would be best
and a committee was named to
make the necessary arrangements.
The tentative date was set for the
last Saturday in January and in all
probability will be held on that
date unless the committee on ar
rangements when they make their
report at our next meeting are un-
able to secure the necessary facili-
ties.
Our next meeting will be held
on January 20 and we hope to have
another record turnout on this
date.-O. c. 16.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08

-SlQerlng lne INVITATION ana VIII uH-
doubtedly send labor representa-
tives to participate.
Included among the free trade
union groups to announce their ac-
tive participation are those in the
United States, Puerto Rico, Haiti,
Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile,
Panama, Costa Rica, FL Salvador,
Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Argentina, and Peru.
In addition to President Duffy,
the United States delegation con-
sists of Frank Lloyd of the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters Union; Phil
Hannah, secretary-treasurer of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor
and former Assistant Secretary Of
Labor; Bert Jewell of the Railway
Labor Executive Association; and
Roy Brown of the international
Association of Machinists.
The United States delegation met
in Washington prior to their de-
parture for Lima to consider a
number of resolutions which it in
tends to present to the conference
for consideration and approval. 1t
is expected that among these reso-
lutions, the u. S. delegation will
ask for pronouncements in favor of
the international Bill of Rights
now being drafted by the Economic
and Social Council of the United
Nations; in favor of absolute free
dom of organizations; in favor of
independence for every country of
the Western Hemisphere now in the
status of a dependent territory or
colony; in support of the inter-
American system Of defense and
cooperation; and against any form
of slave labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
III. PodeWeIs Named
CIayshop Foreman
At LalgEIin Shop

The many friends of Harry
Podewels throughout the trade will
be glad to learn of his appointment
as clayshop foreman at Plant No
a of the Homer Laughlin China
Company.
Harry assumed his new duties
this week in a pinch-hitting roll
substituting for Herbert Patton at
Plant No. 5 who is confined to his
home with illness. Upon his return
Harry will switch over to the No.
A shop.
The new supervisor who is jig
german by trade, has been an en-
ployee of the Laughlin concern for
the past 25 years. An efficient
and skilled craftsman he is well
qualified for the new post.
He has been an active member in
Brotherhood ranks and has held
several offices in his local. He was
appointed member of the Gener-
alware Standing Committee in
January, 1945, and has served on
the general picnic committee of the
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters for the past several years,
usually heading the sports pro-
gram at the annual outing.
Our best wishes to Harry in his
new position and by the same tok-
en- our admiration of the Laughlin
officials is selecting a man from
the ranks for this important posi-
tion.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
WALLACE, TAFT
IN SAME CAMP

Washington (LPA)-AFL Off
4 cials were unanimous last week, in
a nationwide radio discussion of
what's ahead for 1948, that the an
nouncement that Henry Wallace
would run for president meant no
break in the anti-democratic front.
AFL economist Boris Shishkin,
legislative representative Lewis
Hines, and publicist Philip Pearl
agreed that Henry Wallace and Re-
publican hopeful Sen. Robert Taft
were still on the same-anti-demo-
cratic-side of the street on such
vital questions as what to do with
the Marshall Plan.
The comments were made in the
final broadcast of the AFL's Tues
day night series over the American
Broadcasting System.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Thanks Local For
Christmas Present

'It's nice to know your friends
remember you at Christmas time,"
writes John M. Evans, patient
in the Mahoning Sanatorium at
Youngstown, Ohio.
Mr.. Evans, a caster by trade, is
affiliated with Local Union No. a
and wishes to take this means of
expressing his thanks for the
thoughtfulness of members of his
local, who, following their usual
custom, give each member on the
sick list a present on Christmas.
Bro. Evans entered the sanator-
ium two years ago and according
to his physician has shown a mark
ed improvement through the treat
ments received at the Youngstown
institution.
Previous to entering the sana-
torium, Bro. Evans was employed
at the Hall China Company.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Welfare Agencies
Praise Support Of
.A.F. OIL. Members

New York City. - Representa-
tives of welfare agencies engaged
in providing aid and assistance
to less fortunate individuals in
this nation and abroad joined in
praise of the activities of the Am
erican Federation of Labor and its
8 million members who have assist
ed them in their efforts.
Speaking on the AFL radio pro-
gram, 'Labor-USA," were Thorn
as Keogh, secretary of CARE; Lee
Marshall, national chairman for
American Overseas Aid United
Nations Appeal for Children, and
Ralph Blanchard, executive direc-
tor of the Community Chests and
Councils, Inc.
Mr.. Keogh told of the activities
of his organization which has han
died the shipment of bundles of
food and clothing to 81 million
families in Europe. He said:
81 deeply appreciate this oppor-
tunity to congratulate the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor on its
splendid program to send CARE
food and other packages to the
Free Trade Union Movements in
Europe. During the past year
the AFL, through its information
ais, through its local unions and
through individual members has
sent more than a half million dol
lars worth of these packages to fell
low unionists abroad. AFL pack
ages have been sent to Poland,
Italy, Austria, Greece, France,
Germany, and other countries. That
is a record of which AFL men,
bers can we'll be proud"
Mr.. Marshall outlined plans for
the coming February campaign to
raise funds for the aid of needy
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Minister Thanks
Lord For Labor
Leaders Devotion

Atlanta (LPA) = A preacher
stole the show-and left a thor
oughly startled audience-at the
opening of the huge new Ford Mo-
tor Co., plant near here in Decem-
ber.
Rev. Warren Gambler Budd,
Methodist minister, pronounced the
invocation that could hardly be i'm
proved for a statement of labor's
rights. Present for the ceremonies
were Henry and Benson Ford, all
/ of the Ford organization's top
brass, the Governor, Atlanta's May
or, and most of the important busi-
ness leaders in the state.
Here is what Rev. Budd said:
80 God, Thou are Thyself the
great Creator, the Master Work
man. Thou hast revealed Thyself to
us in Jesus the carpenter whose
roughened hands bear eternal testi-
mony to the dignity of toll.
1--WE sense Thy presence in the
upward surge of the masses, who
with the awakened self-respect. of
cfisdrem~5fsG God, have through 4iie
centuries cast off the shackles of
slavery and serfdom, and stand
now gazing toward the dawn of a
greater freedom.
"We praise Thee for those brave
spirits who have led the way; who
have dared to risk even their chill
dren's bread in organized endeavor
to improve the lot of all; who for
their unselfish devotion have been
condemned as outcasts of society;
endured prison; sacrificed their
lives as martyrs to the cause.
"Help Thou the labor movement
of our day to be worthy of its heri-
tage. Unite in high purpose the
workers in the factory and the
farm. Preserve them from the
temptation to selfish complacency.
Guard their leaders from the lust
for personal power. Guide them in
the service of the common good.
"Help the workers of all lands
to stand shoulder to shoulder for
justice and peace among the ma
tions. Save them from the sin of
selfish nationalism. Give them
wider vision of world government
with justice and liberty for all.
"Grant to labor the wisdom to
seek a world of peace and plenty.
by means of organization and the
ballot, keeping their movement free
from hate and violence, building
into the cooperative commonwealth
those spiritual values which alone
can make it endure.
Bring at last, all workers by
hand or brain into worldwide broth
erhood; into closer fellowship with
Thee, o God, the Father of us.
all. Amen"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
UndergOes Operation

Trenton, N. j. - Alex Young,
former fourth vice president of
the National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters is recovering from
recent operation, headquarters
was advised this week. This makes
the second operation in the past Is
months, the former board member
has undergone to regain his health.
During his stay in the hospital
he was the recipient of many let
tiers and cards from members
throughout the trade, wishing him
a speedy recovery, for which he
extends his wholehearted thanks
for their kind remembrances.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Lewis Explains
Reason For Break
From Federation

Washington (LP)-In a letter to
local unions which appeared last
week for the first time in United
Construction Workers News, Of
icial organ of the United Mine
Workers affiliate, the UMW's
President John L. Lewis gives the
reasons for its disaffiliation from
the AFL.
The UNIV chief says that "the
small group of men who now con-
troll the policies of the AFL" have
developed an increasing hostility
towards the UNIV and its poll
cies." Further payment of per capi-
ia to the AFL would not be in the
interests of the miners, he contin-
ues.
An accompanying article in UCW
News reminds its readers that Will
liam Hutcheson, president of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters-AFL,
"belatedly," was the only member
of the AFL executive council to
support President John l.. Lewis
in his fight for "a militant stand
against the odious slave law"
Quoting Lewis speech to the
AFL national convention that unit
ed AFL opposition to registering
under the act would have resulted
in the laws being completely dis
credited, UCW News accuses the
AFL of accepting the non-Commu-
mist affidavit provision of the act
as ."an opportunity to profit at the
EXPENSE of rival unions"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
President Duffy Leaves For
Labor Conference In Peru
WHOLESALE PRICES UP
2H IN 4-WEEK PERIOD

Washington, d. C.-Whole-
sale prices for the week end
ing December 20 stood at a
level 81 percent higher than
prices in effect just q weeks
earlier, the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics reported.
Nothing a rise for the week
Of Z per cent, the BIS said
its wholesale price index ad-
vanced to 1925 per cent of
the 1926 average, 1872 per
cent above a year ago, and
less than 8 per cent below the
all-time high set in May 1920.
Prices of commodities 9TH
er than foods and farm pro-
ducts led the advance for the
week with a gain of 1.3 per
cent, the BIS report said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Special Meeting

All members of Local Union %,
Mouldmakers, are urgently request
ed to attend a special meeting to
be held Tuesday evening, January
13, in our regular meeting room.
Matters of special Importance will
be discussed and every member
should be present.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Notice KilndrawerS

A special meeting of Local Union
II has been called for Thursday
evening, January Is at 1880 p. m.
Business of special Importance will
be transacted at this meeting and
any member who is not present
will be subject to a $1.00 fine.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
LOGGING JOBS BARRED TO
MINORS UNDER 18 YEARS

Youngsters under 18 will be bar
red from most occupations in the
logging of pulpwood by an order
issued this week by Secretary of
Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach un-
der the child labor provisions of
the Wage-Hour Act.
The order goes into effect Feb
ruary 2.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Musicians End All.
Record-M aking In
Move To Save Jobs.

Chicago Q4PA)-The American Federation of NIusi-
cians-AFL entered the New Year with strategy to
protect the jobs of it's members from the nroads of earned
music" The policy is mo performances for
mercia phonograph records
At midnight Dec 81 the musicians did their last
work for the recording companies closed up their music
and left for good In ALL I'll recording and transcript
tion companies silenced.
President James c. Petrlo of the Musicians declared
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
CIawges Heads L. u. It's

Trenton, N. Local Union It's
at their last meeting elected the
following officers: w. E. Clawges,
president; Louis Coppola, vice
president; Nicholas Petro, financial
secretary treasurer; Alfred j.
Schuster, recording secretary.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08
Delegation Left Washington Tuesday;
Opening Session Scheduled For Jan. 10

President James NJ Duffy one of the five dele
gates who left Washington D. c. Tuesday to represent
the American Federation of Labor at the forthcoming labor
conference which opens in Lima Peru January 10.
The Brotherhood chieftain in communication with
headquarters indicated whoehearted support for the
posed formation of information federation of free trade
unions in the Western Hemisphere.
total of 16 nations has thus far made known its nten
Ons to send delegation to the conference Others con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-08

that the recording ban will stay OF
forever"
"We're going through with it
we're never going to make records
ever"
: Defending the unions policy
Petrillo pointed out that less thar
5000 of the 225,000 members of the
organization had been receiving
any work from the recording indus
try-and most of it only part time
Average earnings of the musicians
from even the largest recording
companies don't exceed $3.50 a year
he said.
Yet, the work performed by these
few thousand players has depriv-
ed tens of thousands of other mu-
sicians of employment. Everywhere
records and transcriptions have
been replacing live musicians, he
said.
In the radio industry, for exam
pie, only 33 out of 1900 stations
have used any live musicians" the
rest relying on records, transcript
tions and network programs, Petril-
10 declared.
"That's the situation," he said.
"We amt mad at anybody. But
WHAT are we supposed to do, go on
cutting our own throats !? ;. Get
ting mad at the union amt going
to change the problem. Nobody has
tried to help us but they know
there is a problem"
For the past two years, the prob
lem had been ironed out by an
agreement under which the record
ing companies paid a royalty to the
union which was used to employ
live musicians on free public con-
certs around the country. However,
the Taft-Hartley Act outlawed
such an arrangement, leaving the
union with no alternative but to
stop playing for recordings.
1t may be a long time before the
public feels the effect of the Mu-
sicians ban. In anticipation of the
deadline, the recording companies
kept operations going day and
night for weeks prior to the end of
the year in order to build up a big
backlog of records. No estimate
was available as to now long this
backlog will last.
Meanwhile, in this city, the union
pressed a battle to protect itself
from another law aimed at the Mu-
sicians-the Lea Act, which among
other things forbids the union from
"coercing" radio stations to hire
more musicians than they need.
The second round of trial, in
which Petrillo and the union are
accused of violating the law, got
under way before Federal Judge
Walter J. La Buy. The union is
charged with trying to compel Sta
lion WAAF here to hire three mu-
sicians more than it allegedly need
ed, and with calling a strike when
the management refused.
In the first round Of these pro-
ceedings last year, Judge La Buy
held the Lea Act to be unconstitu
,tional and threw out the case. How
ever, the government appealed and
the U. S. Supreme Court later up
held the constituticnality of certain
PROVISIONS Of the Act and ordered
a new trial of the oa..e on it's mer-
it's.
Union attorneys at tne trial de-
MED the charges Of violation of the
Lea Act and also renewed allega-
tions that the law is unconstitu-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-05-31

It oAND t,0f0.OO
j hereby certify that the fore
going report is in the conformity
to Section 25D7 of the General Code
f. Il. McCurdy
Auditor, Union County, Ohio
Richard l.. Cameron
Judge of the Common Pleas Court
Union County Ohio