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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-06-18

first sent Chiang's gang got into Com
munist hands by black market and
capture. What assurance have we
that the last consignment, sos mil
lion in April will not go the same
route?
awake Up Mike!"
Congressman Mansfield is of good
intentions, though somewhat of an OPP
portunist He is yet as the farm boy
at the Worlds Fair, but does not
catch on as fast as the average farm
boy Winston Churchill at Fulton,
Missouri, appointed Mr.. Truman trus-
tee in bankruptcy of the British En-
pire. One of the assets the trustee
was to conserve was London holdings
of So per cent of Iranian and Arabian
oil The Marshall plan is mostly to
enable the trustee to preserve that
asset, but Mansfield has not found
that out yet, and votes to let our Mill
tary use up more American and South
American oil in defense of the London
asset than the British get from
Arabia. The war scare is the smoke
screen for what the hidden purpose is
Of the Marshall plan. Wake up Mike!
Since reading Mr. Mansfields abs
lrd apology for voting for the Mundt-
Nixon bill, perhaps we should observe
the old noted placard of the Arizona
shoot the fiddler, he's
doing the best he can"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-06-18
Reviewing robson

Box 3422, st. Paul 1, MINI.
The Peoples Voice:
Gentlemen:
| A lady asked, 81 wonder if Paul
Robson realizes how much America
has done for him?' Very gently, l
replied, Il wonder if America realizes
how many fine things Paul Robson
has done for HER?"
Most of us know Paul Robson only
as baritone concert-artist, the Moor
! in "Othello," and Eugene O'Neill's
Emperor Jones'. How many of us
are acquainted with the following
facts:
l. In 1913 he won the ABRAHAM
LINCOLN MEDAL for most notable
and distinguished services in human
relations in New York City.
2. In 1914 he won the DONALDSON
AWARD FOR the best acting per-
Torrance"
8. In 1914 he won the AMERICAN
ACADEMY ARTS AND SCIENCES
GOLD MEDAL for "best diction in the
American Theatre.
f. In 1915 the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie voted him the SPINGARN MEDAL
for Outstanding achievement"
5. Scholastically, he won the COW
eted PHI BETA KAPPA KEY.
6. He won letters in FOUR sports:
football. baseball basketball, and
track
7. For TWO seasons he was Walter
Camps choice for End on the ALL
AMERICAN football team.
8. He was a law student at Column
bia university.
9. He is student of at least SIX
languages; and has worked zealously
toward the establishment of a univer-
sal language in order to better the
understanding amongst nations.
How many of the congressman who
gave Mr.. Robson the works" at a
recent session can lay claim to any
such Christian, intellectual, athletic,
and artistic record? Whether we dis
agree directly, or deep-seatedly with
the convictions of this uniquely-gifted |
how can we deny HIM
his right to them? Can we be so
and unjust and un-generOus
as to continue to prosecute a genius
who has brought happiness to the
peoples of the world with the songs
from his heart: who has distinguished
himself for his endeavors to better
our relations within America. who, by
recognition, and through devotion, has
lightened the burden of his race on
their truly long and Lonesome
Road?
Robson owes America the great
of healthy body; but Amer
ice owes Robson the enrichment of
her soul.
Very truly yours,
JOAN NIXON,
(FOrmer resident of MOntana) |
P.S.: | think you are doing |
splendid courageous job with your
paper JIM
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-06-18

Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, was
built by the Carpenters Society, first
association of craftsmen in the Uni
ted States, founded in 1924.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-06-18
Very truly yours,
JOAN NIXON,

(FOrmer resident of Montana)
P.S. l think you are doing a
splendid courageous job with your
paper. jim.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-06-18

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

Ask for Union Labeled merchan.
disc.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
European Unions
Send Labor Doy
Greetings To US

Washington (LPA) - Apprecia-
tion for American aid in European
reconstructions as embodied in the
Marshall plan, and gratitude for
the role Of organized labor in Am
erica in bringing ERP into being,
was the theme Of Labor Day greet
ings TO Us trade unionists from
leaders Of five European labor or
ganizations.
Guilio Pastore, general secretary
of the Christian Syndical Organ
ization Of Italy, declared:
"To you American workers we
Italian workers of the fields, Of the
factories, and Of the offices want to
bear witness that your efforts and
your economic support of Italian
reconstruction represented by the
European recovery program are
understood here as a wonderful
gesture Of brotherhood and as an
invitation to mutual effort dir
ected to the maintenance Of peace
in the world and to the attainment
Of a higher justice among the peo-
pie"
From France came this state
ment Of the executive board of the
General Federation Of Labor Work
ers Strength (CGT-FO):
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

Aroused at the prospect that
Merriam might direct a reorganiza-
tion study Of the Railroad Retire
ment Board and the Federal Secur-
ity Agency, Lyons declared: at is
inconceiYable how anyone who har-
bors such basic and obsolete hos
tility toward the essential purposes
and objectives of a program can
possibly make constructive recon-
mendations as to the manner in
which it should be organized"
One Of the proposals Meriam's s
book makes is that employer pay
roll taxes be lifted and the entire
cost of social security be borne by
the workers.
Last week Labor reported that
Merriam also wrote report at the
request of Sen. Robert A. Taft (R.,
Ohio denouncing health insurance
legislation.
Other Brookings men are on the
Hoover Commission staff. Last
year the Institute circulated a
study called "A National Labor
Policy" which NAM hailed as "par-
alleling NAM conclusions"
Other Hoover experts" are
drawn from General Electric, Cen
eral Motors, Ford, Us Steel, Alum
inum Co. Of American and several
Wall Street banking firms.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Probe OF Hoover
Commission Urged
By Labor Secretary

Washington IPA)-Labor Sec
retary Maurice J.. Tobin last week
said that he is urging President
Truman to investigate the activities
of the Hoover Commission on Gev-
ernment Organization. Attention
was called to the consideration by
Commission personnel Of a scheme
to abolish the Labor Dept by La
Dor, official publication of AFL and
unaffliated railroad unions.
Railway labor last week continu-
ed to fight against the devious op-
erations of the committee establish
ed by the 80th Congress, with de
preston President Herbert Hoover
at its head.
On behalf of the 100000 mem
bers of 21 rail workers organiza-
tions, A. E. Lyons, executive secre-
tary of the Railway Labor Execu-
tive Assn, protested to Hoover the
selection of DR.. Lewis Merriam of
Brookings Institute as the COM
missions Especial projects direct
or"
Lyons pointed out that Merriam
revealed himself in book publish
ed in 1916 as an enemy of the rail
road retirement system, and of lib
eral social security legislation gen.
orally.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
New CARE Parcel
Meets Big Need OF
Europe's Families

New York City (ILNS).-A new
package to help meet one Of the
greatest single needs Of under
nourished European families-a 10
pound package of lard for $5 So
is announced by CARE, the non
profit government-approved service
of which the AFL's Labor League
for Human Rights is a member
agency.
The announcement comes in the
midst of the AFL's nationwide
campaign among its 100000
members for funds to send CARE
food and clothing textile packages
to men and women striving to re-
build a free democratic trade un-
ion movement overseas.
Orders for the new lard parcel
may be sent to CARE, AFL Staff
Representative, so Broad Street,
New York A, with delivery guaran-
teed in Austria, Belgium, Czecho-
slovakia, France, Great Britain,
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Po-
land, and the American, British
and French Zones of Germany. For
Berlin, the price of the package has
been set at $3.50, since CARE has
been unable to maintain its custo-
mary stockpile there as a result of
the blockade, and the package must
be flown in from Frankfurt.
CARE has also announced the
withdrawal of it's cotton package.
Executive Director Paul Comfy
French explained this step was in
line with CARES policy of re-
spending to changing conditions
overseas. He said the cotton supply
in Europe is steadily improving
and production there makes it un-
necessary for CARE to continue
offering the cotton package.
The product contained in the
new lard parcel is called "Swift'n-
lllS dllO doiuc liOill Cilc IdSI lHSat
it will pace a long missing necess-
ity on European tables, it has quail
tiles that make it especially suit
able for long distance shipment and
storage. "Swift'ning" requires no.
refrigeration and will not turn ran
cid. CARES addition of the lard
package is the result of surveys
disclosing that the lack of fats re-
mains one of Europe's most serious
nutrition problems.
Other packages offered by CARE
at SO each, are standard food;
special food for Italy, Greece, Bri-
tain and Japan; kosher food; baby
and infant food; wooden, blanket,
layette, household linen and knit
ing wool packages.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
PAGE FIVE

"We take this occasion to express
the gratitude of the French work
ers for the voluntary sacrifices
which the American workers are
making in aiding i'm the task of
European reconstruction, their ges-
ture of human solidarity has rail-
led labor throughout the world in
the cause Of freedom and in the de-
fense of democracy. In accordance
with the great traditions of true
trade unionism in France, the Force
Ouyriere affrms its whole-hearted
desire to cooperate in the economic
and social tasks which will insure
peace, democracy and freedom"
Axel Strand, chairman of the
Swedish Confederation of Trade
Unions, said:
"We in the Swedish labor union
movement regard the Marshall
Plan as significant and conscien-
tious attempt to rationalize the Eu-
ropean economy and to bring ma
tions to the position where they
can produce, thus making possible
an increased and free exchange of
goods and services.
''In our opinion the general well
fare of the world can be rebuilt and
conditions created for a lasting
peace only by cooperation among
peoples. The Swedish labor union
movement very much wants to par
ticipate in this effort"
Vincent Tewson, general secre-
tary Of Britain's powerful Trade
Union Congress pointed out that.
"The European recovery pro-
gram is welcomed by the British
trade union movement, not as pro-
viding merely a breathing space,
but as the strong foundation upon
which economic reconstruction, sec
urity and international cooperation
can proceed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Truman Says Big
Vote Will Beat
Taft-hartleyites

Detroit (LPA)-Speaking before
a Labor Day crowd of about 1885,
600 trade union members and their
families in Detroit's Cadillac
Square, President Truman warned
that if the men and women of or
ganized labor don't go to the polls
this fall the union movement will
be destroyed.
The reactionary Republicans who
fastened the Taft-Hartley law on
the nation, and who rejected his
program of initiation controls and
housing legislation "know they
can't count on your votes" the
President said. "Their only hope is
that you won't vote at ALL" Then
Truman expressed his confidence
that American labor will turn out
and vote against the Taft-H Hartley
ties this fall "and win this crusade
for the right"
Before Truman spoke, President
Walter Reuther of : the United
Auto Workers declared that the
Democratic candidate has the sup
port Of organized labor because of
his stand against the Taft Hartley
law, his championing of the civil
rights program, and his battle for
housing and price control.
Reuther, whose right arm was
still in a cast as a result of the
attack upon him four
ago, vigorously urged the
of a liberal Congress to re-
place "the Republican 80th Con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Tedmsters Leave Political
Action Up To Local Unions

Indianapolis (ILNS).-The In
ternational Brotherhood of Teams
ters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemer
and Helpers of America, has decid-
ed to leave political action in the
national campaign up to the local
unions.
The general executive board of
the international union, which has
a membership of more than 1,000,-
600, recommended that the locals
concentrate on the defeat of con-
gressional supporters of the Taft
Hartley labor law, regardless of
party.
The decision of the board to fore
go any organized national political
drive or to take sides in the presi-
Dental election was made known
by Daniel j. Tobin, the unions pre-
sident, in the September issue of
the organizations official publica-
ton, The International Teamster.
Tobin, who served as labor chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee in all the Roosevelt pre-
sidential campaigns, said that the
union had abandoned plans for a
prediction political conference in
Washington. He emphasized that
the selection of candidates for en-
dorsement would be left to the
local unions. The locals also will
have responsibility for any fund
raising drives to be conducted in
connection with the political cam
paign.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

standing of the fact that there
were no such persons as witches.
Finally that understanding came
and then there were no more hang
ings of witches.
The general picture of the AM
erican Revolution-and the way in
which most of our school children
are taught it's of an inspired
band of Anglo Saxons fighting for
freedom. These generally are typi-
fled by the oft-portrayed trio, with
fife, drum and flag.
Most of us know little or nothing
about the vital part played by Jews
in that epic struggle.
A great deal is said about "the
dignity of man., not much about
the dignity of men.
What Henry Wallace has accom-
plished is an unknown factor, as of
now. 1t could be that he has done
more harm than good. What may
cause some to wonder about Henry
is that until the campaign opened
he wasn't staging any Of the dram
as of his recent trip.
1t seems that when one is can
didate he builds up issues out of
al proportion to what they were
before candidacy was fact.
Again, we need impartial dis
covery and reporting of fact. We
need this in relation to domestic
issues and in relation to world is
sues.
Never have we seen an hour
when such explosive issues faced
mankind. Wise policies can come
only out of understanding and to-
day there is too little understand
ing.
We need to have facts presented
as rays of light, not as shafts of
hate.
We can bring this lesson to the
doors of labor itself, as well as to
other doors.
what are the facts?" is a ques-
ton that needs asking more often.
If it were, then there would be less
frequent repetition of such phrases
as "the lying so-and-so's" and ''the
lirty so-and- d-so's."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

The bottom has fallen out of the
tin foil business. Everyone uses
aluminium foil now. It's cheaper.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
HIT FARM TOOL MONOPOLY

Washington (LPA)-The Justice
Dept last week filed antitrust suits
against International Harvester
Co., J. l. Case Co. and Deere & Co.,
three big makers of farm machin-
cry. The companies are charged
with suppressing competition by
agreements with retail dealers SO
that they don't rival each other in
various communities.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

df11.(44|;isHzKEY

With Henry Wallace rampaging
around the country, emphasizing
race questions, we get new slant
on the great need for presentation
of facts about paramount issues.
There is,a crying need for an ex-
act statement of facts about many
things.
Henry Wallace is as far from OBJ
jective statements as anybody else.
What to do about it isn't easy to
say. A pretty good cure would be
in deep thinking by the people as a
whole, but that isn't possible, for
many reasons, some of them good.
Henry Wallace is emphasizing
the Negro question, as if that were
the only such issue we face.
Actually the Negro question is a
minority question and of those we
have several, some acute.
Henry doesn't talk about the diff
fculties of the Jewish and Catholic
minorities, but they are very real
and sooner or later will have to be
faced.
The National Conference of
Christians and Jews helps untangle
the Jewish and Catholic minority
problems, but it isn't too success
full, in spite of hard work.
Our country has many minorities
and most of them find some injus-
tice at the hands of the majority.
In many cases it is the size of
the minority that starts the trouble.
Long ago | lived in community in
which there was one Negro family.
The teen-age daughter went to
school with the white youngsters
and was accepted by them in every |
way as one of them.
Had there been so Negro child
rem in that school there would
have been a different situation.
Why? That is really a question
that should start some thinking.
When we get to a point where
Individual worth and character is
what counts we shall have gone a
ong way.
1t has been said that you cannot
ndict a whole nation, but society
has indicted whole races-when
hey were minority races. Remem-
Der, it is the majority that indicts.
We are told that we need toler-
ance. We do, too. But mere toler-
ance isn't all we need. We need to
know and understand the reasons
'or tolerance. And when we do,
hen it isn't tolerance any more. 1t
S civilized living, under justice.
For example, what certain early
Iew Englanders needed was not
olerance of witches but an under
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

Ohio) "ran away" from his own
bill because the "real estate lobby
had to be kow-towed to-"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

Last year the government bought
100000 lbs. of dried eggs and
81, 100000 lbs. of frozen eggs.
That's equal to $500, 100000 indivi-
dual hen fruit!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

100000 pairs of shoes were
produced in June, 1913.
Marion progress., 1948-11-18
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
North Carolina
Mcdowell County

Take notice, that whereas on the
1st day of June, 1948, Samuel Wal
ter Patton and his wife, Allie Mae
Patton, executed and delivered to
the undersigned trustee a deed of
trust on the lands hereinafter de-
scribed for the purpose Of securing
Che payment of certain Indebted
nesses in said deed Of trust de-
scribed and setforth, which said
deed of trust has been duly reg
istered and is recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Nc
Dowelt County, North Carolina, in
Deed of Trust Book 60, at page
ZIP, and whereas default has been
made in the payment of said in
debtedness, and demand has been
made upon the said Samuel Walter
Batton and wife, Allie Mae Patton
for Che payment of the same and
payment has not been made, and
whereas the holder Of said indebt-
edness has requested of the under
signed that the lands described in
said deed of trust and given to
secure said Indebtedness be sold
for the purpose of satisfying the
came,
Now, therefore, in exercise Of the
power of sale contained in said deed
Of trust, and in accordance with the
terms of the same, and for the pur-
pose of satisfying said Indebtedness,
I will offer for sale, at public auc-
tion and for cash, to the highest
Bidder, on Monday, November 29th,
1948, at ten o'clock, A. NJ, at the
courthouse door in Marion, N. c.,
the following described tract of
land
Beginning on an iron stake in the
West margin of a proposed street
and in 2. W. Longs line, the same
being Longs Northeast corner of
his tract Of land bought from Es-
telle Louise Long and her husband
Ray T. Long, said stake being To-
Gated N 10 w 143 feet from J. D.
Owenby's Northeast corner, and
runs N II E with west margin OF
said proposed street SO feet to an
IRON stake in same; thence sc
degrees and 20 minutes w 425 feet
TO an iron stake in Barber's line
thence S 6 E with Barber's line sc
feet to an iron stake z. W. Longs
Marion progress., 1948-11-18
Thomas Carlyle

"Books Tell the Story" during
this Book Week of 1948. Books will
go on telling the story for all folk
who have Andrew Lang's love of
books.
"One gift the fairies gave me:
They commonly bestowed of yore)
The love of books, the golden
yore)
The love of books, the golden key
That opens the enchanted door"
Many of our very young folk al
ready have that "key to enchanted
lands" Some of the Marion Ele-
mentary School youngsters sit out
side the library on Bookmobile
Days and wait until the library as
sistant, Miss Hilda Goodman, comes
from the high school to open the
library doors.
For those who have come library
ward on Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
our Bookmobile Days, and found the
Marion library closed until $3.50
p. M, the following schedule will
tell when the library is open.
Mcdowell Public Library sched-
ule for Marion:
Mondays, Thursdays, and Fri
days-1: :OO-5:3O
Tuesday and Wednesdays, 3:30-
5 80
Saturdays, 9:00-5:30
The children of Dysartsville school
Marion progress., 1948-11-18
NOTICE

North Carolina
Mcdowell County
In The Superior Court
Before The Clerk
S. J. WESTMORELAND,
Petitioner
HARRIET REBECCA WHITsoN;
kOLLIE SON, DELOIS
WHITSON AND WILLIS WHIT
SON, CHILDREN AND HEIRS AT
LAW OF CHAMP WHITSON, AND
ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CHAMP
WHITSON: ALL OF THE UN-
KNOWN HEIRS OF ABE WHIT
SON, DECEASED: ALL OF THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF Oracle
GARDNER, DECEASED.
Respondents.
TO THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
CHAMP WHITSON, DECEASED:
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ABE
WHITSON, DECEASED; AND THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF GRACIE
GARDENER, DECEASED:
You, and each of you will take
notice that special proceeding en-
aitled as above has been instituted
IN the Superior Court Of Mcdowell
County, North Carolina for the pur-
pose Of having partition sale of
The following described lots Of land,
20 wit,
Lots Nos. %, %, "a and 25
in Block No. 22 of the Augusta
Marion Subdivision, according
70 Il &c
sorded in Map Book 1, at page
100, said lots being 25 feet in
width and 165 feet in depth.
And you will further take notice
that it appears from said petition
fhat S. J. Westmoreland, petitioner
therein alleges that said lots of
land are by the following named, as
tenants in common, they owning
the shares appearing after their re-
spective names, to wit:
s. J. Westmoreland 9-15
Harriet Rebecca Whitson lis
The unknown heir of
Oracle Gardner 3-15
The unknown heirs of Champ
Whitson, including the share of
his known heirs lis
The unknown heirs of
Abe Whitson lis
You will further take notice that
Il appears from said petition that
S. j. Westmoreland claims to be
the owner of one-half the interest
IN said lands of which Oracle Gard
ner died seized and possessed that
the children of Champ Whitson are
supposed to be Mollie Whitson, De-
lois Whitson and Willis Whitson.
And you, and each Of you, will
take notice that you are required
TO appear at the Office of the Clerk
Of the Superior Court of Mcdowell
County, North Carolina, at his office
IN Marion, N. c., and answer or
aemur to the petition in said pro-
eeeding within ten days after the
9th day of November, 1948, or
petitioner will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in the peti-
lion.
This the 28th day of Oct, 1948.
EDNA D. ALLISON, Asst.
Clerk Superior Court of Nc
DoWell County