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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Rules Union And
Company Broke
Taft-HartIey Law

Washington (LPA)-An NLRE
trial examiner ruled last week that
both the United Auto Workers and
the North Electric Manufacturing
Co. in central Ohio violated the
Taft Hartley law during an 80-day
strike last fall.
North Electric attempted to dis
courage its workers from joining
the UAW, by threatening closure
of the plant if the men joined the
union. 1t also encouraged" an "in-
dependent" union in whose affairs
the company seems to have had
more than passing interest. Sup
ervisors were sent to meetings of
the workers to speak against the
UAW.
UAW Int'l Representative Ed
ward Duck tried to get the firm to
the bargaining table without sue
cess. North Electric also stalled
past a union deadline the UAW's
request for consent NLRB cleo
ton.
When the strike, which the COM
pany had made inevitable, broke
out, the UAW-organized workers
set up a mass picket line which
kept non-strikers from entering or
leaving the plant, the trial exam
iner declared. He also asserted that
the union was responsible for the
breaking of plant windows.
The examiner, Howard Myers,
ruled that both the international
union and it's Local 951 violated
Taft Hartley, since Duck, a UAW
was in charge of the strike.
He has ordered both the UAW and
North Electric to cease RESTRAIN
ing and coercing" the workers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09

ent higher tax bill and loss of an
other freedom
"Why, then, should the situation
be so different when the commodity
is housing? Why the loud demands
for the federal government to
launch a gigantic low-cost public
housing program? Why are so
many willing to take charity from
the government in housing but
highly indignant if the local relief
agency would suggest a handout
for food or clothes ?"
The answer might be that you
can always live on beans for a
while instead of pork chops-but
you can't live anywhere except in
a house, or a Quonset hut or a
chicken house.
A simple answer is presented,
though, in the real estate lobby's
pamphlet. We're for low-cost pub
lie housing because a "clever pro-
paganda program by a coalition of
planners socialists and radicals
has so twisted the facts surround
ing housing that some people are
to believe that the gov
ernment owes me a house at half
price either for rent or purchase
Just to show what a fine job the
private homebuilders are doing to
meet the housing shortage, the
Commerce and Labor Departments
last forecast that there will be few
er housing units started in 1949
than were started in 1948. Their
estimates are: for 1949-875,000;
for 1950-925,000
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
SOUTHERN UNI0NISTS take lead
IN LABOR LEGISLATION Meeting

ing the Dixiecrats out of the state
Democratic party. Last year, how
ever, labor couldn't get any favor
able bills enacted by the state leg
islature, because it was so busy in
its fight against restrictive legis-
lation. He praised AFL, CIO and
unaffiliated union political cooper
alton.
Charles Gramlin, secretary of
the Georgia AFL, then rose, eyed
his states industrial commissioner,
Ben Huiet, and said Il hope we
can persuade the commissioner to
look a little more deeply into our
problems than he has in the past"
Mrs. Lucy Randolph Mason, who
represented the Georgia CIO at
the meeting, had already urged
more federal legislation to assist
workers in the not-so-well organiz-
ed states.
Sharpest note of optimism in the
opening session of the annual
meeting to consider problems of
state labor laws-good and bad
was injected by the New England
delegates. The defeat of anti-union
proposition in both
Maine and Mass. proved to them
the Importance of united labor
political action, they said. For two
years we've been defending our
selves, now we intend to push
ahead for beneficial laws, they de-
clared.
In opening the session Secretary
Tobin praised the Is years work
of the conference, which was inau-
gurated by the Labor Dept in the
first year of the New Deal. 1t is
made up of the head of each state
Iabor department and state labor
named by the gov
srnor. Much of the progressive
state legislation of the New Deal
IRA was developed in these confer
,nces, Tobin said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Air Pilots Take
Refresher Courses

Washington (LPA)-After be-
ing on the picket lines for nearly
10 months, pilots of Natl Airlines
are taking "refresher" courses pre-
paratory to returning to work, now
that an agreement has been reach
ed settling the strike.
Natl Airlines, which fought
hard to break the Air Line Pilots
Ass'n-AFL, admitted defeat last
week, and agreed to go thru the
grievance procedures and trial de-
manded by ALPA for a pilot fired
four years ago.
The union members struck Feb.
3, 1948, after trying in vain to
work out satisfactory grievance
procedures with the airline for sew
eral years. Pilots used flying pic
ket lines" over the New Orleans,
Miami, Washington and Newark
airports, as we'll as picketing ticket
offices in all those cities.
Now, the pilots are receiving
complete refresher courses, using
check pilots from other airlines to
insure no discrimination son the
part of Natl Airlines officials. The
company has agreed to re-instate
all strikers within 60 days. In ad-
dition, union and management have
agreed to expedite all grievances
occurring during the next nine
using James M. Lands,
former chairman of the Civil Aero
nautics Board, as conciliator.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Longshoremen Accept Wage Increases,
Vacation, Welfare Fund Concessions

New York City QLNS).-Wage
increases and other concessions ac-
cepted by members of the Interna-
tional Association of Longshore-
men ended a paralyzing 18-day
strike in ports from Maine to Vir-
ginia and added up to a signal vic
tory for the union.
The men returned to work on the
basis of an agreement entered into
with the New York Shipping Asso-
citation and recommended by Cyrus
S. Ching, director of the Federal
Mediation and Cancellation Service.
The workers approved the settle
ment by a 9 to | vote.
The agreement provides for a
13-cent hourly increase in straight
pay and 1912 cent boost in over
time pay, raising hourly pay to
|$1.8S and $2.82. Other benefits in
clude a weeks vacation after 800
hours of work, 2 weeks after /, $50
hours and a welfare fund retro
active to Aug. 21. The agreement
runs until next Sept. 30.
Joseph P. Ryan, international
president Of the union, predicted
that there would be "peace along
the waterfront for a long time to
come"
More than $50 vessels have been
tied up along the Atlantic Coast as
direct result of the strike, while
number of large luxury liners,
like the Queen Elizabeth and the
Queen Mary of the Cunard White
Star Line, have been tied up
abroad.
Liners Sailing Held Up
Crewmen, sympathetic to the
longshoremen's strike, forced the
postponement of the Queen Eliz-
departure from Southamp-
ton for days. The Queen Mary
was affected only for a few days,
as she had been docked for over
haul.
President Ryan announced here
that the lila Atlantic Coast Dis
trict executive council would meet
Dec. 27 to "work out a uniform
welfare plan for each port based
ON the terms of the new contract
into with the New York
Association"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09

These Christmas parties have
been regular thing for several
years and the members of Local
Union No. 1873 appreciate very
much the spirit of fellowship dis
played by the Company at Christ
mas time. We believe these ges-
lures indicate a satisfactory col
lective bargaining relationship be-
tween the Company and the Bro
therhood. While it is true during
! the year we have been confronted
with many problems in our work
a-day life which have always been
amicably adjusted in common
sense, fair and meritorious manner,
our many misunderstanding have
always been adjusted to the salts
faction of all concerned and we are
thoroughly convinced the policy of
the Company as indicated by the
plant manager, Gertrude Gilkey, is
fair.
After year of hard work in the
shop and struggling with the many
problems Incidental to our collec-
tive bargaining relationship we
think it is a fine gesture on the
part of the Company to assemble
the production and office personnel
and express their gratitude by pre-
pairing a grand social affair which
in substance indicates the problems
of the out going year are behind
us and forgotten and that all hands
indicate their desire to meet the
problems of the coming year with
a clean slate, good cheer and best
wishes to one and all for a Merry
Christmas and a fruitful New
Year.-O.C. 1873
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
WANT A HOME? YOU JUST WANT
HAND0UT, SAYS REALTORS LOBBY

Washington (LPA) = American
\ families who look to Congress to
J jack up the sagging, pre-World
War | style construction industry
are simply a bunch of no-good
buns. In fact, they're willing to
lean back idly and claim that "The
world owes me living"
That's the picture of millions of
home seekers that's painted by the
Natl Association of Real Estate
Boards Washington Realtors Com
mittee, in a pamphlet which they
published last week.
Here is a sample of how they
figure: $50 the price of meat is too
high. At least many insist that it
is, in the light of 1889 standards.
! So they object vociferously; they
berate the butcher; they parade
with picket signs. In other words,
they follow the time-honored Am
erican way of expressing their dis
approval.
"Most of the objectors, however,
would be aghast if it was suggest
ed seriously that the government
get into the meat packing and
butcher business so they could get
cheaper chops. They don't expect
the government to give them
handout from it's tax income by
paying that difference in price. In
that respect they understand the
American system of free enter
prise. They don't expect or want
government aid-and its consequ-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09

As it is our yearly custom to
send a basket of food to the shut
ins on Xmas, the baskets this year
will include a turkey, donated by
the firm.
In our last letter we stated that
our Christmas party was a fifty
fifty proposition. True enough it is,
but in this case we have the pri-
vilege Of purchasing the commod-
tiles and the firm pays the bill.
This is a fine gesture on the part
of our congenial manager, Mr..
Floyd Mckee, and certainly a large
vote of thanks is due him for show
ing such an interest in our annual
party.
There is still time to order your
Christmas candy through the local.
This is wonderful opportunity to
purchase good candy at a reason
able price. The local also benefits
in this matter as the money deriv-
ed through these sales will help to
pay the expense of our Golden
Jubilee celebration next October.
Congratulations to Bro. Carl
Spack and his charming bride. This
had been predicted so it comes as
no surprise to this writer. But 10
and behold, when we were told
Bro. Roy Deane had also married,
it certainly proved there is only
one Winchell. We wrote with some
doubt as to whether it really hap
pened but since it was everyone's
subject for days it surely must
have a truthful ring to it. That
little fellow Dan Cupid certainly
shows no preference for any age
when he goes to work.
The delegates for the coming
special convention are awaiting
some news as to when it will con-
vene. Our representatives Bros. P.
K. Laughlin, William Stark, Rob-
ert Morrow and William Criss are
well versed in the laws of our or
and should represent
as in a manner that will meet with
the desires of a great majority of
our members.
Remember, you too can be an
active member by merely attending
your local meeting and doing your
part to help keep all of our pro-
olems solved as they arise. 1t is
your local, so why not treat it as
such and be a part in all of its
AZ
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
STRIKES DECLINE

Washington (LPA) - The num-
Der of strikes in 1948 is lower dur
ing the first ten months than dur
ing 1947, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. There were
1850 work stoppages in which
about 100000 workers were in
volved, whereas from January to
October 1947 there were 1896 work
stoppages involving 2,08O,0O0 work
erS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
WANT PAY BOOST
FOR KENTUCKIAN

Louisville (LPA)-Never men to
forget the welfare of native son,
the Louisville Central Labor Union
has initiated a drive to get Vice
President elect Alben Barkley, a
Paducah, KY. boy higher salary.
They've also passed a resolution
urging Congress to provide a suit
able home for the vice president in
Washington, and proposed that
President Truman's pay be boost.
ed. A resolution passed at the
CLU's last regular meeting would
ask Congress to raise Barkley's pay
from $4,000 year to $4,000 and
Truman's from $4,000 to 100000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
ENTERS HOSPITAL

Emerson S. Bowman, honorary
member of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters is a pat
lent in the City Hospital. Mr.. Bow
man a caster by trade and last en-
ployed at the Hail. China Co., is ill
with pneumonia and entered the
hospital upon the advice of his
physician.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Santa Anita Pottery Co.
To Hold Christmas Party
For Employees, Families

Angeles CaWe are very happy to announce have been
Gikey,
ter will again entertain the members of Local Union No 1873
turkey and all the trimmings Refreshments throughout
the and exchange Christmas
will supplied bv
Musicians Union The festivities will begin
until the
the members of Local No
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Local Union No. AZ Will
Elect Officers At Next
Meeting On December Is

Salem oho-A the next meeting of Local Union AZ Dec 49,
officers months will elected
headed by Sister Freda Reed will light lunch plan to attend
take part this important meeting.
party be held at VIEW.
hall upstairs All the final and certainly
looks like this will the held which
incidentally left little be desired There will
well the older folks bring the kd
a chance to tell Santa Claus what they want.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
NOTICE KILNMEN

Local Union No. 8 will elect
officers at their next meeting
on Friday evening, Dec. 10. A
full attendance is requested.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
NOTICE LOCAL UNION 124

Nomination and election of
officers will be held at our
next meeting on Tuesday even
ing, Dec. IA. All members are
urged to be present.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Retired Barber
Adopts Dairying

SD. Jones, Montgomery Coun
ty farmer, sold SLIP worth of
Grade A milk last month, from his
herd of % COTS. Short pastures due
to the dry spell caused hif to spend
more for supplement feed than
usual. His expenses for the period
wArn Ss07-
Jones has SO acres Of land six
miles south of Montgomery. Most
of his farm is in the Black Belt
area. He has a grazing program
with Dallis grass White Dutch
clover, and common lespedeza in
his permanent pasture. Johnson
grass and Galley peas furnish adj
ditional grazing.
He has 40 COWS in his herd and
keeps his own herd sire. His milk
ing barn and cooling unit is of mod
ern design. His farm is wired to
control his livestool. He uses me-
chanical equipment in all his ope
rations.
Jones retired from the barber
business a few years ago to take
up farming. He likes dairying for
like barbering, it brings in a steady
income. He also operates a battery
brooder which turns out 200 broil-
ers a month.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Sylvania Workers
Fought For Raise

We recently conclued successful
negotiations for wage increase
and other benefits to be included
IN new master agreement cover
ing 1000 workers in 10 plants of
the Sylvania Electric Products Co.,
in West Virginia Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Western New York
and New York City.
One of the most significant
lessons learned by the negotiation
committee during these negotions
was that the people they repre-
to win their demands, but given
sented were not only determined
intelligent, militant leaership, they
were ready to fight for them.
However, the committee couldn't
and didn't discover the strength of
their people until they had given
that kind of leadership.
This phenomenon is not confined
to the workers in Sylvania. 1t is
true of workers generally. They
will respond to leadership in which
they have confidence and on issues
which they understand.
Employers consistently under
estimate the workers. Their error,
however, grows out of their basic
contempt for the people as merely
prfit-producing autmatons.
1t should not come as surprise
to find that the people resent the
company's refusal to grant their
just demands or that they are de-
termined to fight and determined
to win when they know that these
demands are just.
They joined the union because
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Girl Scout Officials
Defy Dixie Hate Mob

NEW YORK-Despite the in
vasion of Girl Scouts training
camp near Bessemer, Ala, on
June II by a ban of masked and
robed men, officials of the organi-
cation refuse to be intimidate, it
was learned this week, when they
announced that they would continue
to conduct training centers of the
kind throughout the country.
The camp was ordered broken up
by the men after two white women
instructors had been searched and
told that the. residents of the area
"don't like Negroes and whites
living together Unpleasant rum
ors were later circulate about the
camp and it's occupants all of
whom were Negroes except the two
instructors.
The stand of the national office
was expressed in a resolution "a
doption by the officers and mem
bers of the national executive COM
mittee on June "a. The resolution
follws:
"It will continue to be the
policy of the Girl Scouts . +. to
serve all their members regardless
of race or creed, and to extend
membership as rapidly as possible
to all those who wish to join. We
shall continue our country wide
program of training adults for
leadership and shall provide for
this purpose the best available in
structorS dawn from local groups
and the national staff"
Shortly after the incident in Ala
bama, the national director called
on Attorney General Tom Clark to
investigate the affair, but no re
ply has been received from the
Justice Department up to this
tim e
The camp. site near Bessemer
was rented for the occasion by the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Death Rate On Farms
Double MONACO Level

CHICAGO, Ill.-Farm workers,
coolred and white, had an acciden-
tai deate rate twice as, high as
workers in non-agricultural indus
tries in 1947, the National Safety
Council reports this week.
The 1947 death rate for farm
workers was So per 100000 work
ers, while in non-agricultural in
dustries the death rate was 26.
The high farm work death rate
gave added significance to Farm
Safety Week, proclaimed by Presi-
dent Truman for July 1851, which
seeks the elimination of at least
30,000,0G0 farm hazards. Each
member of a farm family was
asked by the President to accept
personal responsibility for the
elimination of at least one source
f accidents during the week.
1880 Farm Residents, CoIOred
And White, Die
Other highlights of the Coun-
cirs annual farm accident report
were:
|. Total farm residents deaths
were 1880 about the same as
last year Injuries totaled
about 100000.
2, Farm home deaths totaIed
1000 with approximately 1,05O,OOO
non-fatal injuries.
B. Motor vehicles killed 1900
farm residents in 1913 and
injured 100000 more.
A. The Total of 1890 farm work
deaths was down per cent
from 1916, but it still represented
rs per cent of the nations occupa-
tional death toll for 1947.
5. Public non-motor vehicles
deaths, such as drowning, took
the lives of 1000 farm resi-
dents, sharp increase of IL
per cent over 1916.
6. Fire destroyed farm property
valued at $9O,OOG,6OO, in 1947
one-sixth of the national fire
loss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
Jackson College
Names Athletics
Board

JACKSON, Miss. - President
Jacob L. Reddix of Jackson Cole
ge has annunced the appointment
of a board of control
for all college athletics. His an
nouncement states: "This Board
will formulate all policies in regard
to intercollegiate sports in the Col
lege."
At the first meeting of the board
May %, President Reddix pointed
out that the policies formed by the
Control Board would be general
and not administrative.
The members of the Board are:
Bolton C. Price, chairman; II. t.
Sampson. B. B. Dansby, Harold
Jacobs, Rev.. A. L. Rice, Charles
w. Lewis, Earl Banks, De Lars
Punches, all of Jackson;'W. A. Hig
gins of Clarksdale, and Edgar T.
Stewart of Memphis, Tennessee.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-07-10
TuSkegee Track
Star To National
Meet

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala.
- John Carroll, Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Conference
Mile and Two-Mile champion will
leave the Tuskegee Institute cam
pus Wednesday morning for Mil
waukee Wisconsin, where he has
been entered in the National Track
and Field Championship of the
Amateur Athletic Union of the u
nited States on July 2 and 8.
On July 2, Carroll will run in the
1900 meter junior run and the 5000
meter run. On July 8 he will hake
part in the senior 1900 meter run
which is the semi-final Olympic
try-out for this event.
While Carroll is trying to quail
fly for the final Olympic trials to
be held July 9 and 10 at Dyche Sta
dunn, Northwestern University,
Ecanston, Illinois, his feminine
college mates, the thin-clads of the
Tuskegee women's championship
track and field team, will be taking
part in the Women's National A.
A. u, Track and Field Champion
ships at Grand Rapids Michigan,
July 6.
The young women contenders
will go on firm there to Providence
Rhode Island, where they will take
part in et1ssS <asssss C;i=- ss.gsss tsy-1ssr
and those VINO are successful rs
these tests and upon their selection
by the Olympic Committee, will
sail at 4:0G P. NJ, July IA, from
Pier 81, New York City, on the S.
S. America for London, England.
Members f the Tuskegee Instit-
ute Women's Track and Field team
selected to make the trip include:
Theresa Manuel Tampa, Flori-
da; Juanita Watson, Bessemer,
Alabama; Lille Purifoy, Snow
Hill, Alabama; Gweldolyn Taylor,
Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania; Doris
Hill, Shorter. Alabama; Mabel
Walker, Camden, Alabama; Nellie
Mckee, Bay Minette, Alabama;
Mary Griggs, Tuskegee, Alabama;
Nell Jackson, Tuskegee Institute
Alabama, and Jean Lowe, Toronto
Canada.
Cleve L. Abbott, director of the
department of Physical Education
and Athletics at Tuskegee Instit-
ute, will be in charge of the party
Mrs. Jessie H. Abbott will be the
q chaperon.