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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Grain Handlers In
Twin Cities Mills
Go Out On Strike

Minneapolis ILNS).-Demand-
ing higher pay, an estimated 1900
grain handlers went on strike
Sept. s at II Minneapolis and st.
Paul mills. The strikers are MEM
bers of Local 1852, American Fed
Grafton of Gain Professors, affili-
ates of the American Federation of
Labor.
Raleigh Meyer, business agent of
the local, said that the union had
demanded 81 cents an hour in
crease, asserting that the rise was
needed to bring Minneapolis wages
into line with those paid in Buffalo,
N. Y, and Chicago for similar
work.
The strike vote followed reject
ion of a recommendation by fact
finding board named by Gov. Luth-
er w. Youngdahl that a 1212-cent
hourly wage increase be given the
men.
Wage scales range from 81 cents
an hour for girl packers working
with smaller than 25-pound sacks
to SLAB for second millers, mill
wrights, engineers and other main
tenance crafts.
Three mills, estimated to employ
about 200 men, continued opera
tions under agreements reached
with the union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Amvets New Head
Drops Membership
lin Home Builders

Washington (LPA) - Evidently
man can't head veterans group
and stomach the activities of the
home-builders lobby. At his first
conference after assuming office as
national commander of Amvets,
Harold A. Keats told reporters
that he had dropped his member
ship in the Natl Association of
Home Builders.
He resigned because l was dis
gusted with the evasive tactics and
economic double-talk of the home
builders who have yet to give
straight answer to the housing
cries of so many Americans"
For IL years, Keats has been a
building contractor in Fort Lauder
dale, Fla. He charged that "Over
and over they have promised to
come up with a workable solution
for the low-cost housing needs of
the ill-housed thru private enter
prise alone. They have not been de-
liVered."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16

days program and invited Local
102 to aid them. We ask President
Duffy to speak, and as busy as he
was getting ready for the Wage
Conference he very readily accept
ed.
1t was pointed out to this group
assembled that we of Local 102,
n. B. o. p should be very proud
of our National President for his
way Of bringing out the facts to
the people. Many of the members
of Local IA of the Glass workers
congratulated the potters for hav-
ing such a wonderful speaker and
statesman for their National Pre-
sident'
AS members Of the n. B. 0. P.
we should get behind our national
officers and give them all the sup
port we can, so that the working
people of our great country can
well enjoy the American way of
life. The one way to have this is
to get behind and work for men
who are favorable to labor.
We wish to thank President
Duffy, Mrs. Duffy, Secretary Chas.
F. Jordan and Vice President James
Slaven for being with US on this
successful Labor Day.
Local 102 at its last meeting had
the second reading Of the proposed
one dollar fine for non-attendance
at the meetings at least once a
month. We do not like to have to
put this fine on our members as we
would rather have them attend the
meetings than have their money
for staying away. We really could
use their service to help carry on
the work of. the local. We have
some very good men in our local
who could do a good job for the
local and the organization as
whole.-O.C. 102
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Labor Will Aid
New Immigrants

New York (LPA)-The interest
of American workers in the pro-
blems of employment, housing, and
education of our new immigrants
people from Europe's' displaced per-
sons camps, was recognized by
New York City last week.
Three trade unionists were
among the IL civic leaders whom
Mayor William O'Dwyer swore in
as members Of his Commission on
Displaced Persons. They are: Muir
ray Weinstein, manager of Local A,
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO, Joseph Twin, manager OF
Local 14208, Int'l Ladies Garment
Workers Union-AFL, and James G.
Quinn, secretary of the Central
Trades & Labor Council-AFL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Cambridge Local
122 Takes Part In
Big Labor Day Fete

T Cambridge, Ohio - The Labor
Day celebration in Cambridge was
a grand success, even though rain
in the morning delayed the parade
one hour. After that the sun shone
brightly for the remainder of the
day.
John Owens of the United Mine
Workers delivered the address at
the City Park. He gave a very stir
ring and sincere speech. 1t made a
person feel proud to be a member
of a labor organization.
At the local meeting of No. 122
September 8 great deal of busi-
ness was handled. Dan Killinger
was voted expense money to attend
the Ohio State Federation of Labor
Convention. He had been elected at
a previous meeting. Nominations
were also made for the election of
delegates to the American FEEDER
alton of Labor Convention to be
held in Cincinnati.
A clay worker mentioned that
the management of the Universal
is shifting several items of gener-
alware to their stoneware shop.
This touched off considerable argu
ment and an investigation will be
made.
Elmer Lewis, our financial secre-
tary, gave us a surprise when he
read the list of delinquent members
on dues. This is a deplorable situa-
tion and must be corrected at once.
Two members were suspended for
non-payment of dues, William Ran
kovitch and Clell Dawson.
Election day is not very far away
and the last day to register is
close. If in doubt about your eligi-
bility check with your election
board. The labor vote this coming
election must be heavy to swing
the balance of power again in fav-
or of decency toward the masses
of common people. Government for
a select few must go.-O.C. 122
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
IBEW's Convention
Is Biggest Ever

Atlantic City (LPA)-The larg-
est convention on record-repre-
senting a membership of almost
500, 900, about 100000 more than
at the last convention two years
ago-opened here this week under
the gavel of President Daniel Tracy
of the Int'l Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers-AFL.
With more than $500 delegates
in their seats, plus almost an equal
number of relatives and non-dele-
gate members, the convention
heard President Tracy warn that
unless the Taft Hartley law is TAX
en- from the books, "there will be
complete destruction of the effec-
tiveness of the trade unions and
this in turn will bring about a low
er standard of living for American
workers."
Unions don't need any TIL nom
Communist affidavits to eliminate
Communists from their ranks,
Tracy said, pointing to the IBEW's
record in this respect.
Secretary J. Scott Milne report
ed that in the past year more than
5000 retired members of the IBEW
received $2,00O,000 in pension pay
ments, which now amount to $50 a
month over and above social sec
urity payments.
"Wage increases were never the
cause of increased costs of living.
They were always and still are the
result" Tracy told the convention.
Industry can never succeed in
it's effort to make labor the 'scape
goat for the high cost of living.
Each succeeding month, the pay
envelope of the worker has been
actually cut into deeper and deep
er because of runaway prices of
the basic essential living commo-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Veteran Miner Receives
First Pension Fund Check

Chicago (ILNS).-Bonuses foi
veterans will be a billion-dollai
question for voters in 6 states this
fall. The Federation of Tax Admin
istrators says that referendums
calling for cash awards to World
War ii veterans will be voted or
in November in Indiana, Iowa
Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota
and Wisconsin. Pennsylvanians will
vote on a bonus for their veterans
next year.
Payments to servicemen propos-
ed by these states total 81 200, ,000,-
600 according to a recent Tax
Foundation study titled "Cash Bon
uses for Veterans" Approval of all
7 would increase to II the number
of states with World War II vet
bonuses, and boost to $2,800, 0,C00,-
900 total authorizations for that
purpose.
After the first World War, &c
states enacted vet bonuses totaling
slightly more than $400,O00,O00-
just about one-seventh the amount
approved or pending final action
for veterans of the more recent
conflict. Nine of the World War |
bonus states have approved cash
payments to the newer crop of vet
Grams, while others have refer
enda scheduled. Maine is the only
state among those that paid a
World War / bonus which has fin
ally rejected one for veterans of
World War II.
Wisconsin's $2OOOOO,OOO bonus
plan is the biggest to be voted on
this fall. A retail sales tax of 8
percent would be adopted to fin
ance the payments. Missouri's pro-
posed $160,000,O00 bonus would be
financed by raising the state sales
tax from 2 to percent.
Indiana veterans would receive
some $120,000,000 in bonus pay
ments under pending legislation.
The Indiana referendum>this fall is
not final. 1t is being conducted to
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Local Union No. AZ
Last Meeting Held
With Small Crowd

Salem, Ohio-Local Union No
AZ met in regular session last
Tuesday evening. President Bob
Morrow is attending the wage con-
ference, therefore Vice President
Robert Mccoy was in the chair and
handled matters in a very salts
factory manner.
Delegates to the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor Convention were
nominated. The convention is to be
held in Cincinnati this fall.
We should have the conferee's
report next meeting, so everyone
plan to attend and hear his report
Of the wage conference.
Perhaps the scheduled champion
ship softball game between the
China and Amvets made our at
tendance at the meeting low. Every
one was quite interested in this
game and no doubt were planning
to see it. The weatherman took a
hand in things and with rain fall
ing steadily it was necessary to
postpone the game until Thursday
night. 1t was then that our team
showed just what is needed to be
championship team.
The Amvets, in league competi-
tion, had won 26 straight victories
and had won two more in the play
offs. This left only the China to
defeat to annex the city title. But
Salem China team was their water
loo. The China team won two
straight to take the title of City
Champs of 1948.
Each and every player on the
team is to be congratulated for the
excellent game he played to de-
feat such a fine team as the Am
vets. Especially the pitcher, Dale
Ritchie, who in the clutch certainly
demonstrated that he is still tops
among pitchers in this district.
Carry on fellows and let's make it
two in a row by planning ahead for
the 1949 season.
The sympathy of Local AZ is ex-
tended to Sister Francis Flick
whose husband died recently, also
our sympathy to Brother Volio
whose mother passed away.
Try to remember our next meet
ing on September 20 and be on
hand to hear the report from the
wage conference.-the. AZ
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Primers Union Denies All Chorqes
Of vioIofing Federal Injunction

Indianapolis, ILNS).-Denyine
all charges of violating a federal
court injunction in it's negotiations
with publishers, the international
Typographical Union declared that
it's contracts have not insisted on
closed shop conditions, as the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board al
legged
!, The union further contended that
)the labor board in effect was ask
ing the court to support publishers
on disputed points not covered in
the injunction.
The NLRB general counsel has
petitioned Judge Luther M. Swyg-
ert in federal district court to find
the ITU in contempt of his March
27 decree and to stop the payment
of strike benefits to Chicago news
paper printers. The governments
petition contended that the TITUS
contract demands contained clauses
which would discriminate against
employees who were not members of
the union.
Gerhard P. Van Arkel and Henry
Kaiser, ITU attorneys, said in the
! answer filed here with Judge
FSwygert:
"In none of the cities mentioned
in the petition have the clauses in
question been the focal point of
negotiation or the motivating fact
or underlying any strike. In such
instance where an agreement has
not yet been reached, the employer
has refused to bargain further on
matters which are not involved in
the instant proceeding.
"It follows that the petition in
effect solicits the power of this
court in support of the adamant
position of publishers on points
which are foreign to this courts
decree"
Chicago publishers contend the
union is insisting on a virtual con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Scribe Expresses
Opinion OF Local
214 Non Interest

Redlands, Calif.-After holding
the polls open from 7:30 Friday
evening until 200 a. m, only 28
members of Local 214 showed up
to vote. With over 260 members in
our local, | think this not only dis
gusting but a disgrace. We all
have the right to openly express
our opinion and why these mem
bers did not turn out to vote one
way or another is beyond this writ
er.
In the past ! have made every
effort in the Potters Herald to
build up the prestige of our local,
to create the feeling throughout
the trade that this young local was
coming to the front, that we are in
there pitching at all times. But this
kind Of support does not merit
taking up space in the Herald, or
my time to build up any sugar
coated stories.
| am quoting these facts to all
members of the trade with the hope
that such publicity will have some
bearing on their conscience. That
they are guilty of letting hand
full of their brother members down,
small group of men who with the
assistance of our national repre-
sentatives have made it possible
for them to be earning a decent
living.
Yes, | mean just that. With all
the bowling and squawking that
continually goes on, it is an admit
ed fact that because we are mem
bers of the N.B.O.P., the citrus
growers, Chamber of Commerce or
any of the bigwigs of this valley
have been unable to hold the wages
of the Desert Flower, the Pacific
Division of Universal, down to
where they would like them. And
why? Organization, that's your
answer.
And why does the majority of
the members only consider the al
mighty dollar and none of the basic
principals of what it really means
to them and their families to have
the protection of organized labor.
All of the things covered in the
work agreement and contract,
those rights which you know full
we'll are protected. And how any
group of members can expect Is or
20 men to carry the business all
the time and never receive any
support is certainly being disloyal.
1t is my honest opinion that the
greater part of these young MEM
bers in our local do not realize
what could be done, how much har-
mony could really exist and how
much smoother and efficient things
could go, if only they would attend
and thereby become more
in the affairs of true or
ganization.
If any of the brothers and sisters
of the trade anywhere have any
to make to help bring
some of our members out of this
slump, / would certainly appreci-
ate your letter in the Herald or to
our local union.-O.C. 214
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Veterans Bonuses Election
Issues In Six States This Foil

Washington (LPA)-ln a dram
attic ceremony last week in the
headquarters of the United Mine
Workers, President John l.. Lewis
presented 62-year-old Horace Mich
| ael Ainscough with the first $100-
a-month pension check from the
UMW's welfare and retirement
fund.
Lewis spoke eloquently of the
fight of the miners union against
the coal industry practice of using
men up and \then tossing them
aside "to live or die as their own
circumstances dictate" He said
that he trusts that never again will
men go down into the pits without
the protection of the UMW's well
fare and retirement benefits.
Present were Miss Josephine
Roche, director of the fund, and
herself a mine owner-one of the
few who has always dealt fairly
with the union-and US Social Sec
urity head Arthur Altmeyer, whose
cooperation Lewis praised.
But the center of attention was
Horace Michael Ainscough. When
he was nine years old Ainscough
went to work in the coal mines of
Lancashire, England. For SO years
he worked in the pits, and for SO
years he has been a union member.
He came to America in 1904, and
has worked in a Wyoming mine for
the past 21 years.
President Lewis signed Aims
coughs check, and with a hearty
hand shake presented it to- him.
Ainscough, slightly built, wiry,
with ruddy cheeks and snow-white
hair stood as erect as a soldier. But
a quaver in his voice, and a mis-
tiness in his eyes, betrayed his
emotion at being the first coal dig
ger to actually receive retirement
check from his union.
Unabashed by battery of flood
lights and newsreel cameras, Aims
cough faced Lewis, and with IA dig
nifty and sincerity which brought
applause from the news
men who filled the room said:
81 am not thinking so much of
myself as of the others whom /
symbolize-thes older men, the wo-
men, and the miners orphans, and
the joy that this fund brings to
their hearts. They are not here to
express their gratitude to the un-I
ion, but | offer for them this fer
vent prayer: God bless the day
John L. Lewis was born"
1t was a scene which might even
have impressed the NLRB lawyers
who last week filed their briefs be-
fore a trial examiner. They are
seeking, under the Taft-Hartley
law, to deprive the UNIV OF It's
right to maintain union shop con-
tracts. Union lawyer Wally Hop
kins has replied with a 70-page ex-
position of the unconstitutionality
Of the anti-labor law.
To date 454 members of the
UNIV have filed pension fund ap-
Their average age is
S6.3 years, and they have averaged
more than 80 years of service in
one of the most hazardous indus
tries in the nation. More than 30%o
Of these men started to work in
The mines before they were 20
years of age.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
PAPER MADE FROM WHEAT

Boston LPA) = Experiments
conducted at a Holyoke, Mass,
paper plant have succeeded in pro-
ducing newsprint from wheat
straw, it was revealed last week.
The Kinsley Chemical Co. which
conducted the experiments claims
that wheat straw paper can be
marketed at from $65 to $72 ton
as contrasted with the nearly 500
price of wood pulp paper.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
AFL'S AUTO WORKERS
WIN NEW CONTRACT

Cincinnati.-Local Union 868, af-
filiated with the AFL's United
Automobile Workers, reported the
signing of new contract with the
Ohio National Company. Among
the many gains won by the union
were wage increases ranging from
a minimum of 10 cents to high of
25 cents an hour. Six paid holidays
are also a part of the agreement.
A union shop has been included,
contingent upon the outcome of a
National Labor Relations Board
referendum.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
Buffalo Potters
Annual Picnic
Held August 18th

Buffalo, N. Saturday morn
ing, August 28th broke clear and
hot for the annual picnic of Local
76 membership, employees of the
Buffalo Pottery. Up until noon
there were only few scattered
people present as a lot of our peo-
pie had to work in the morning,
Fred Schumacher, our Ok Roaster
De Luxe, had been on the job since
11!00 P. M. Friday, and was all
set for the first cutting by 900 a.
m. when we arrived. Around noon
the people started to arrive in ever
increasing numbers and before the
day was over $50 green tickets had
been handed out. We also found
that our committee was far too
small to take care of the many de-
tails connected with an affair of
this kind. Toward evening a large
number of people filtered into the
park through the back way and this
was the element responsible for
some of the .rowdyism that occur
red later on. Two strangers were
seen wearing the Chefs hats and
others were seen going home on
the bus with aprons and towels
wrapped around part of the OK
carcass.
I'm the ball game Fred Kendzior's
Clay Shop team fulfilled their
boast of a week before and handed
the downstairs team, captained by
Ralph Stuart, a good beating by
scoring IL runs to their 2, there
by evening up the terrible defeat
suffered last year when the Clay
Shop was pounded all over the lot
Maude Waiver, May Sutton and
Kathleen Stewart did spendid job
as chief cooks in the kitchen but
Maude was little peeved when she
went home because someone took
the OK sandwich she had been saw
ing. $50 grab bags disappeared as
if by magic and the run on the
skippy cups was SO terrific that the
stand was able to remain open only
Is minutes of each hour. By nine
in the evening the beer was all gone
and so was everything in the line
of solid food. At 1000 the darciEg
ended too and SO passed into his
tory another Buffalo Pottery Pic
mic Success for everyone said they
enjoyed it immensely.
June Donovan was the only one
needing First Aid when she rubbed
the skin from her toes while run
ming in the girls race.
You have heard of men losing
their shirts. Well, Eleanor Meyer
didn't lose hers but she did lose her
skirt. She had on one of those three
piece outfts-blouse, shorts and
skirt, and she took off the skirt,
layed it down, and that was the
last she saw of it. She hopes it
will be returned to her.
Barney Kasprzak is surely a
lucky man. He won some statues, a
vase and what not. Soon he had all
the girls hanging around him.
When he left for home, he had one
solitary vase left. Henry Golebie
ski and his wife spent the greater
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
President James M. Duffy
labor Day Speaker At
Ford City, Pa. Labor Rally

Ford City, Pa.-Presdent James M. Duffy the
speaker the Labor Day affair in Ford City, along with
speaker from the c. l. O..
After the people Of Ford City heard the address of Pres
dent Duffy and Mr. Hart think there will be lot of
and changing their vote at this coming election go
along with labor For if the facts pointed out to
group of aboring people regarding the TafHartey Law
these two did it in their talks
Local IA Of the Flat Glass Workers had charge of the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-16
BULLETIN

AS we go to press there is
no information from the Wage
Conference now in session in
Atlantic City. Full details will
be in next weeks issue of
the paper.
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