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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Anenf WhippIer.
Continued From Page One)

clude. from its columns all com
munications or other matters inn
pugning the motives or reflectine
upon the honesty of members of
the organization"
This responsibility for proper
censorship of the Potters Herald
imposed upon your National Of
ficials by the Constitution of the
organization is truly task that
we dare not fail to observe, for one
single suit for damages at law
could inflict incalcuable injury up
on the membership. Isn't it strange
that the same malcontents who
have been charging your officials
and delegates to your conventions
with violations of the Constitution
make demands upon the Executive
Board members to grant them
special privileges that'are in per-
feet conflict with their duties as
set forth in the same National Con-
stitution.
The action of these unreasonable
members might further be brought
to your attention by reminding you
of their unlawfully entering Ma
tional Headquarters on July 6 for
rump meeting, inspired by Fin
lay, Whippler and coherts, despite
the fact the auditorium had pre-
viously been rented to the typo
graphical union. Here again may
we assert that the Constitution inn
poses upon the Executive Board
the obligation of care, maintenance
and management of our National
Headquarters. We shall not burden
our members with a repetition of
the account given in last weeks is-
sue of the Herald, as to the filthy
and most deplorable condition in.
which they left your meeting hail..
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Local AZ Reports
(C0nfinued From Page One)

ball game has been lined up and the
park manager has promised to have
the field in the best of condition.
All kiddies from one to so can ride
anything in the park by presenting
the badges which will be issued to
them on the grounds. Also there
will be free coffee, ice cream, cho-
colate milk and orange ade. So be
sure and bring your dinner and
make a day of it.
We are hereby extending to the
Executive Board, Manager of the
Potters Herald and all other broth
ers and sisters an invitation to
spend the day with us and help
make our annual picnic real sue
cess.
A real pat on the back to our
Health Committee and Management
for the many things they have ac-
complished. We hope that by your
continued cooperation we can Sc
cure the. showers and other rest
rooms that are so badly needed
in our shop at the present time, but
we must, as individuals, do our
best to keep our own working areas
as clean as possible. We must work
together and make our shop a clean
and pleasant place to work in.
A last reminder that every other
Monday night at 1880, Memorial
building Local AZ meets.-O. C. AZ.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Sfofe to Pass On World Labor Pocfs
Under A Change In ILO Constitution

By joint resolution approved by
both houses of Congress, the Unit
ed States government soon will
ratify changes in the constitution
of the International Labor Office.
The changes bring into conform
ity the procedures of the American
federal-state dual system of gov
ernment with the functions of the
.ILO by permitting each of the 4S
states to ratify, or not ratify, con-
ventions adopted by the more than
so nations which are members of
the lilo.
The resolution also defined po-
licies relating to American partici-
patton in activities of the ILO. One
rider appended to the resolution
provides that all delegates and al
ternates appointed to represent the
United States in official delibera-
|tions of the lilo must undergo in
vestigations by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. Another rider fix
ed $1,091 ,739 as the maximum con-
tribution of the United States for
lilo activities and the sum of $685.
900 for the expenses of American
delegates designated to participate
in its deliberations.
The LILO was organized in 1919
as an affiliate of the League of
Nations. The United States be-
came one of its members in 1884.
Since then American industry
has become increasingly aware of
the influence which international
problems exert on our economy.
Both management and labor, as
well as the United States govern
ment, have participated on stead
lily increasing scale in the Hos
work. All three are directly repre-
sented at the LILO conferences.
Member countries are entitled each
to four delegates, two from the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Man Hours Decrease
Per Unit OF Product

New York-The average number
of man-hours expended for each
unit of product was 3 per cent less
in 1915 than in 1889 in the manu-
facture of selected types of general
purpose industrial equipment, Rob
ert Il. Behlow, regional director of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, De
partment of Labor, reported.
Between 1889 and 1912, he ex-
planned, the index of unit man-hour
requirements declined steadily to a
point per cent below that of 1899,
as important gains in manufactur-
ing efficiency were made. During
1943 and 1914, however, the trend
was reversed. BY 1914, man-hours
expended for each unit had increas-
ed to about the same level as in
the base year, 1889. Average unit
man hour requirements decreased
3 per cent from 1914 to l945.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Many Interesting
(Continned From Page One)

floor that men employed at Pioneer
try to bring all articles in dis
pute to the next meeting. Presi-
dent appointed committee to
work with the men on these arti-
cles, Norman Lanning and Ray
Bucher were named.
The big casting machine at
Hall China is producing approx
mately Ia dozen per man per day.
Local now has n membership
of 297, four less than last quarter.
The polls will be open from 400
p. m. each meeting night next
month to give members a chance to
vote on the referendum on officers
salaries. Burgess, Mccall, Calhoun,
Garvey, Moss, Buxton, Hall and
Vervin will work the polls.
1t seems some members feel they
are buying smaller sponges at the
same price as the large ones. Shop
committees were instructed to
check bales for size and insist on
proper prices. The sponge at one
shop for $l.30 is almost twice the
size as one at SLIGO on another
plant.
Brothers Floyd Pollock and
George Wucherer were placed on
the sick list. Brothers Calhoun and
Masker named on the auditing
committee.-O c. 4.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Big Corporations
Growth Threatens
The Small Business

Washington, D. c. (ILNS) =
Small business, which the Ameri
can Federation of Labor has lone
championed, is threatened by the
growth of big corporations, the
Federal Trade Commission warned
the nation in a report to the spec
ial session of Congress.
Unless the steadily increasing
power of "giant corporations" is
curbed collectivism will triumph
over free enterprise, the commits
sion declared, urging Congress to
plug "the loophole" in the Clayton
antitrust act, passed in 1914.
The ETC said that it is crucial
that workable means be found to
prevent the corporations 'sfrom
Steadily increasing their power at
expense of small business"
"If nothing is\ done to check the
growth of concentration, either the
giant corporations will ultimately
take over the country, or the gov
ernment will be impelled to step
in and impose some form of direct
regulation. the commission said.
"In either event, collectivism will
have triumphed over free enter
prise, and the theory of competi-
tion will have been relegated to
the limbo of well-intentioned but
ineffective ideals"
A definite choice must be made,
the commission said. EITHER this
country is going down the road to
collectivism or it must stand and
fight for competition -"
This is the real meaning of pro-
posed amendments to the Clayton
act, the commission added. Without
such amendment the rise in econmic
concentration "cannot be checked"
The loophole in the Clayton act,
the commission explained, permits
corporations to buy the assets rath-
er than the stock of competing
firms. This, it contends, evades the
original intent of Congress to
check the creation of monopolies
in the early stages.
Citing the need for action, the
commission disclosed that since
1910 the merger movement, which
is the title of its report, has result
ed in the disappearance of more
than 2,450 formerly Independent
manufacturing and mining COM
.panies. According to the FTC these
companies held assets aggregating
some $5,200,000,000, or more than
s per cent of the total assets of all
American manufacturing corpora
tions. Recent examples of the use
of the merger-escape loop are pro-
vided by such industries as cement,
salt, white lead, fire extinguishers
and book paper, the commission
said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Facts Required By
TIN Act Lacking
In Union Replies

Washington, D. C. QLNS) =
Approximately half the $4,000 un-
ions which to date have filed fl
nancial and organizational data
with the U. S. Department of La
Dor as required by the Taft Hart
ley Act submitted incomplete in
formation on the first try, William
l.. Connolly, director of the Bureau
of Labor Standards, said.
To facilitate the submission OF
complete information without resort
to further correspondence, the Bu-
reau of Labor Standards has just
issued a substitute form for future
filings designed to simplify the pro
cess. If union answers all the
questions on the form, it need only
submit a copy of its constitution
and bylaws to comply with the
terms of Section 8 (f) and (g) OF
the new labor law.
"Complete initial filing of organ
ization and financial data is impor-
tant, especially for local unions
They frequently file in a hurry
because they have cases pending
before the National or Regional
Labor Relations Boards which can
not progress without certification
of their completed registration. For
unions wishing to obtain the bene-
fits of the act, delays incident to
obtaining the information required
by law, frequently hold up adjudi-
cation and may further disrupt in
dustrial peace" Connolly explain
ed
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Still Pursue Condor

Washington (LPA)-The Atomic
Energy Commission, after a thorc
investigation, has cleared" Bu-
reau of Standards head Edward U
Condor, an atomic fission pioneer
for continued work ON top secret
atomic energy projects. The FBl
had already expressed confidence
in his loyalty. But Chairman j. Par
nell Thomas (R., N. J.) proclaimed
last week that his House IMAM
erican Activities Committee will
keep bounding the distinguished
physicist.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

ALLIANCE STICKS

Philadelphia (LPA)-At a con
vention from which virtually every
prominent non-Communist labor
and liberal leader has excluded him.
self, Henry Walalce, his followers
and their Communist allies, with
out much trouble worked out a
platform last week. Many demo
cratic trade unionists wish the ma
jor parties had the new party's
domestic program, but few We're
willing to embrace the Communists
and the Russian foreign policy
which go with it, so far as candi-
date Wallace is concerned.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Wage Contract Ends
Restaurant Strike

Belleville, Ill.-Eating places re-
opened here after owners of the
last Is of 1913 establishments sign
ed contracts with Local lit of the
AFL Bartenders, Mattresses, Cooks
and Hotel Employees Union, ending
a strike over increased pay request.
Under the new contract, inexperi-
enced mattresses will receive $21
a week, increased from $40, and
trained bartenders will get $62.50,
increased from $50.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
L. E.P.L. Steps
(Coniinned From Page OHe)

Know when and where and how
to register and vote.
Vote in the primaries: That's
where you select the nominees.
Know the candidates who will
appear on the ballot.
Know the candidates position on
important issues.
Know the voting records Of those
who have held office.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Local Union No. rs
(Conhaned From Page OHe)

he tried to keep a large fan from
falling. We sincerely hope he will
not lose any fingers and will be
able to be back on the job before
long.
The next, meeting will be held
August 6, at which time plans will
be made so that all may have a
chance to vote on the referendum
on national officers salaries.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Nation Awaits Plan
To Curb Initiation

Washington (LPA) - w h n
President Truman presents his
.anti-inflation bill to Congress next
week, he precipitates what may
be the deciding fight in the 1948
national election campaign.
There is plenty of raw material
available on which the President
can base fighting, effective infla-
tion-control program. He has the
overwhelming weight of public
opinion back of him. Meat prices
are at an all-time high, and the
present shortage of livestock prom
ises to hold beef, lamb and pork
prices near present levels well into
next winter. The Gallup poll shows
that about one-third of US fami-
lies believe they're not able to meet
the living standards they should
have to subsist decently.
Truman himself, when he called
Congress bach to Washington last
November, presented 10-point
program which was almost entire
ly ignored by the legislators.
He is expected now to call for
immediate imposition of price con-
trolls and perhaps some rationing
on important commodities; whether
he will couple this with wage con-
trolls is not certain, though union
leaders want wages left to the pro-
cesses of collective bargaining.
What sort of curbs he'll ask on
consumer and bank credit, and what
sort of system of priorities he'll
suggest for scarce commodities like
steel and construction materials
aren't yet certain.
Meanwhile, many unions are reit-
Grating their backing of S. 2l26, a
bill introduced by Senators Ebert
Thomas 3D., Utah) and Robert F.
Wagner 3D., N. W and later spon-
sored in the House by Rep. Helen
Gahagan Douglas 3D., Calif.).
This bill states its aim is to re-
store the balance between prices,
profits and wages, and between
production and distribution. 1t says
wages should be controlled thru col
lective bargaining.
This measure would institute
price control BY freezing prices on
all goods, with a Coordinator of
Economic Sterilization authorized
to lift controls on goods he finds
do not add to the price paid by con-
sumers or add to the cost of living
of substantial numbers of people.
Controls could be reimposed if nee
.essary.
Secondly, the bill would sterilize
banks holdings of government
bonds so that these holdings can't
be used to initiate the supply of
money in use.
In addition to the overall Thorn
as Wagner Douglas bill, there are
proposals to restore meat ration
ing, but no price controls, by Rep.
Jacob Javits (R., N. ", and an
other to investigate meat prices
proposed by Sen. Raymond Bald
win (R,, Conn.,.
Representing the Taft-Dewey
wing of the Republican party,
which hasn't yet spoken officially
on the initiation question, Rep. Clar-
ence Brown (R, Ohio) told report
ers here last week that the Admin
istration could knock prices down
by: keeping foreign aid ship
ments to a minimum; 2-checking
credit expansion thru Federal Re-
serve Board action; 3-returning to
the gold standard. Said Brown
about price controls and rationing:
81 don't think this Congress or this
country is ready to go back to the
of wartime now"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Comment On World Events

A strong plea for submitting the
Berlin crisis to the United Nations
for action by the Security Council
or the General Assembly is made
by the executive committee of the
American Association for the Unit
ed Nations.
AAUN, a leading educational or
ganization in the field Of collec-
tive security, numbers among its
officers and members the follow
ing who agreed to the statement;
Sumner Wells, Judge Robert Pat
terson, Former Secretary of War,
James r. Shotwell, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Benjamin V. Cohen,
Frederick C. Mckee, Oscar A. de
Lima, William Emerson president,
and Clark S. Eichelberger, director.
"The Berlin crisis" the statement
says, "should be submitted to the
United Nations upon the initiative
of the United States if it becomes
clear that direct negotiations pro-
vided under the Charter have bro
ken down. The United States is in
Berlin by perfectly legal right. 1t
should stay there.
"The crisis is a serious threat
to the peace of the world. The Am
erican people are aware that an UNI
expected incident in that zone could
lead to another war. The members
of the United Nations are obligated
under Article 81 to submit any such
disputes to the Security Council if
they have not been able to settle
them by direct negotiations.
zone of the compelling reasons
in submitting the Berlin dispute to
the United Nations is that, as the
history of the United Nations
shows, the collective judgment of
many states furnishes not only the
force Of public opinion in demand
ing a settlement, but wisdom for
the settlement. The crisis in Iran,
lIndonesia, Kashmir and Palestine,
in all of which the United Nations
Security Council was either to Sc
cure a settlement or is in the pro-
cess of securing a settlement, show
what the collective judgment of
the members of the United Nations
can accomplish.
ain submitting the problem of
Korea to the General Assembly last
September, the government of the
United States took the position that
when two members of the United
Nations could not reach an agree
ment, the collective judgment of
the other members of the United
Nations was required.
"The issue would in all probabi-
lity be submitted to the Security
Council first. But failing agreement
there, the matter could be referr-
ed quickly to the General Assem-
bly,.
"The present firm position of the
American government which must
be maintained would in no way be
lessened by the submission of this
question to the United Nations in
an effort to seek the full force
of world public opinion and judg-
ment in this great crisis"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
ILLINOIS CONVENTION CALL

Chicago QLNS)-The executive
board of the illinois State Fedora
tion of Labor has issued the Of
ficial call for the federation's 66th
annual convention, to meet in Chi
.cago beginning Monday, Sept. 27.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

A ten, five, or a one-dollar bill
is about the most slippery thing in
the world. Roll those bills into u.
S. Savings Bonds through the Pay
roll Savings Plan.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

L. S. Savings Bonds viii help
provide future security for your
home and your business.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
DeIegofe Reports
(C0nffnupd From Pane One)

riage to Brother Frank was en-
ployed at the Warwick China. Our
congratulations to both the par
ents on this happy occasion.-O. c.
6.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

Juan Tppe, President of Pan American World Arways
Clipper America flying The slSooOoo
of feet of 20 Bong Sratocruserype Clippers
will ba delivered Pan American November It carries 75 pas
lounge the deck The largest fastest commercial
landplan Clipper America will be used service between San
Honolulu, cutting flight time from IL hours
s will also be used the New YokLndon service where
will fight time from 4h to IL hours Later the newype
Clippers will be used extensively in the proposed system
domestic and elsewhere PAAs worldwide service
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

government, one management, and
one labor.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Montgomery Board
Asks State PSC 10 Fix
County Taxi Fares

The Montgomery County COM
missioners have agreed to ask the
| Maryland Public Service Commits
sion to fix taxicab rates in the
county.
The action was taken by the board
yesterday in response to recon-
mendation by County Public Utili-
ties Agent Albert E. Conradis. 1t
was the latest move in the battle
between taxicab owners and county
authorities over the latters at
tempt to regulate cab operations
under an ordinance adopted about
year ago.
In a ruling several months ago
the Circuit Court rejected a de-
murrersSby Mr.. Conradis 70 suit
challenging constitutlonallty OF the
ordinance. AS result of the oDin-
ion, taxicab operators have con-
tended the ordinance IS void and
three Bethesda cab companies re-
Gently increased their rates. No
final decision in the suit has teen
handed down, however.
Mr.. Conradis told the board taxi
cabs are common carriers and
are subject to the authority of the
Maryland Public Service Commits
sion. He claimed the commission
has power to set cab rates.
Declaring both the public and
taxicab operators ARE entitled to
have equitable rates of fare" Mr.
Conradis said the Public Service
Commission would hold public hear
ings at no expense to the county and
would set the rates. Approximately
200 cab drivers are affected, MI.
Conradis added.
J. o. Harvey. county roads super
visor, reported work is being held up
on the repaving of Jones Bridge
road from Connecticut avenue to
East-West highway because of the
insistence of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission on a 100-foot right-of-Way
along the 2-mile stretch.
Mr.. Harvey said an 80-foot right
of-way had been planned by the
county. He estimated cost at about
$5O,OOO The commissioners said
they would meet with commission
officials in an attempt to reach a
solution.
A request by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission fol
authority to issue $4,000 900 in bonds
was approved. despite opposition by
Commissioner Wesley I. Sauter.
The commissioners authorized
sidewalks on both sides of Baltimore
avenue from River road to Glen
Cove parkway, Bethesda, at a cost
of about $4,000.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Polk Murder Case
Solution Is Likely,
Ad Club Is Told

The six-month-o old murder oi
Radio Correspondent George Polk in
Greece is far from a closed case and
there is a feeling among those best
informed on the mystery that 1t
eventually will be solved. Theodore
Koop. chief of the WTOP-CBS news
room told the Advertising Club OF
Washington yesterday.
Extraordinary efforts are being
made to bring Mr.. Polk's assaSsins
to justice in the interest of freedom
OF the press and the security Of all
Americans abroad, he said.
Mai. Gen. William J. Donovan
former head of the Office of Stra-
tegic Services, will leave for Greece
in a. few days on, his fourth trip
there to press che inquiry.
In cooperation with the Column
bia Broadcasting System, which en-
ployed Mr.. Polk, the Overseas
Writers Club of Washington has
retained Gen. Donovan as counsel
in the case. The club also has
posted a $4,000 reward for informa-
lion leading to conviction of the
guilty parties.
Mr.. Polk, a former Navy combat
pilot, dropped from sight while try
ing to establish reliable news
contact with Communist guerrilla
forces. His truSsed and bullet blast
ed body was found floating in Salon.
ika Harbor. He had been mur-
dered with a gun whose muzzle had
been placed at the base of his skull.
More than 500 persons have been
questioned, 1t was said, without
hearing anything of the movements
of the American after he left his
small hotel in Salonika on the night
he disappeared.
Winston Burdett, CHS correspond
ent who accompanied Gen. Donovan
to Greece on the last trip, Is OF the
opinion that Mr.. Polk could have
been the victim of rightist terrorlsts,
though the Greek investigation has
centered on guerrilla Sympathlzers.