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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Bell System
Isn't Willing
To Bargain

Washington (LPA)- Expressing
willingness to bargain, bargain
and bargain, President JOSEPH
Beirne of Communications Worker;
of America -unaffiliated last week
announced a policy of extending
contracts for short periods as they
expire.
CWA, which is presently negoti-
ating about so contracts in all
branches of the telephone industry,
covering about 217000 workers.
Most Of them expire some time in
May.
While several Independent COM
panies have agreed to wage boosts
as high as 21c an hour, CWA Of
ficials report a uniform refusal of
Bell system companies to come thru
with any wage increase proposal.
The union is asking Substantial"
pay boosts.
The American Union of Tele-
phone Workers, representing Bells
long distance operators, has broken
off negotiations with American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. The 25,-
900 long lines workers were con-
fronted by company offer of
except ironing out of minor
wage inequities. The Federal Medi-
alton & Cancellation Service is step
ping in.
The Communications Workers
holds its national convention on
June 6 in Spokane, Wash. "If the
natter of a wage increase is not
settled by the time of our conven-
ion," Beine said, "we shall ask
he convention to make a decision
IN a course of action"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Convention Told
Union Adds $4,000
To Their Roster

Atlantic City (LPA) - Despite
the gloomy picture as far as anti
labor legislation is concerned, the
1900 delegates to the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers convention here
this week were presented with an
impressive record Of steady pro-
gress made by the union in the
past two years.
The unions membership has in
creased $4,000 to an all-time high
of 5000. Employment opportuni-
ties, especially for veterans, are at
tracing many new workers to the
industry. And, the ACW Executive
Board reported to the convention,
the union has chartered SO new
locals and two new joint boards
since the last convention. There are
mems garment factories
for the first time under the ACW
banner in Mississippi, South Caro-
lima and Florida the board report
ed.
Wage increases of SO a week
have been won, the delegates were
in addition to which
there are now retirement benefits
paid at the age of 65, and illness,
accidents and disqualification bene-
fits have been increased. A new
development is the payment of sur
gical benefits in all industries un-
Ter ACW contracts.
Special tribute will be paid at
he convention to the memory of
he late Sidney Hillman, ACW
president from the pioneer days of
he union until his death on July
o, 1916. Since the last convention,
wo ether top ACW leaders-Vice
President Dorothy Bellanea and
Joseph Catalanotti have died.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Building Wages Lag
Behind Living Cost

Washington (LPA) = Even the
thoroughly organized building
trades workers have not received
enough wage boosts to compensate
for the rise in cost of living since
June 1889, the Bureau of Statistics
revealed this week.
Average wage for union work
ers in the building industry was
$1.99 an hour on April l, BIS re-
ported. This is 81 per cent higher
than June, 1889. But over this
same period, the consumers price
index advanced by SO per cent.
AS for higher wages being re-
sponsible for increased building
costs, BIS points out that average
primary market prices for building
have scared 116 per cent
since 1899.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
ArtWare Workers
AT CrooksviIIe
Given Cash Bonus

CroOksville, Ohio-On Tuesday
evening, May 4, the management
and employees of the Diamond Pot
terry Corporation, motored to the
Gottke Home Restaurant for a de-
licious chicken dinner.
Tables We're set for 80 people.
The place cards were envelopes
containing a bonus check of 10 per
cent of wages earned during the
month of April, given in apprecia-
tion for their fine work during the
month.
Mr.. James McLane, manager,
acting as POSTMASTER, gave short
talk on the progress that the cor
poration has made and compliment
ed the workers for the fine spirit
they have shown in making this
progress possible.
Others called upon for short
talks were Mr.. Ralph Traut, sup
erintendent; Mr.. Stanley Hirsch,
owner; Mr.. Edward Stockdale,
president of Local Union 211, and
Mr.. Phil Tracey, district organizer
for the Brotherhood. Mr.. Joe Muir
ray was special guest.
Our slogan Progress In Pot
tery", is the desire of all the en-
pioyees that this program will be
made to come to pass by their hard
work and by being on the job every
day.
The members of Local Union 211
wish to take this means of ex-
pressing our thanks to the firm
for their fine fellowship.--O. C.
oil
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Oil Infere SIS
Resort To Trick
7 o K OBJ Govt

Washington (LPA)-The power
full lobby run by Standard Oil of
California and Texas Oil Co., scor-
ed again last week in their attempt
to rob the American public. The
tidelands bill, which would take the
rich oil lands under coastal waters
from the federal government and
give them to the states, has been
prematurely pushed onto the Sen
ate calendar.
The history of the tiledands bill
is a story of Congress trying to
override the power of the Supreme
Court in order to favor big business
interests who want the oil lands
out of the control of the federal
government. Last year the Supreme
Court ruled that the lands were
federal property. The lobby i'm
mediately pushed thru a bill trans
ferring them to the states but the
measure was vetoed by President
Truman.
This year the bill came up again
and passed the House by an over
whelming vote: Here's where the
trick came in. Sen. Sheridan Dow
ney 3D., CALI promptly dug up an
old unused rule under which he
put the bill right on the Senate
calendar without having it first
go to committee in the usual way.
The move was greeted with indig-
nation by several startled Senators.
Said Sen. George D. Aiken (R.,
VT, Il think this procedure is one
Of the most high-handed, outrag-
eous procedures ever attempted on
The part of any member of Con-
yress. | cannot conceive of anyone
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Upholsterers Urged To
Get Into p PoliticsFdst

Washington (LPA)-Meeting in
Washington's historic Willard Ho
tel, the 25th convention of the Up
holsterers's Int'l Union-AFL was
told both by AFL President Will
liam Green and UIU President Sal
Hoffman that it must put politi-
cal action at the top of the unions
agenda for 1948.
President Hoffman warned that
if the unions don't take the lead
in electing a liberal Congress this
year they'll "be looking back next
year on the Taft Hartley law the
way labor looks back on the Wag-
ner Act now."
William Green characterized the
8Oth Congress as "outstanding-as
a colossal failure. A strange coali-
tion of reactionary Republicans
and equally reactionary Southern
Democrats has teamed up to sup
port every legislative attack upon
labor and every legislative favor
for big business"
Labor's League for Political Ed
ucation has a tremendous task
ahead of it, President Green said.
1t must compile and publish the
records of all Congressman, con-
duct "get-out-the-vote" drive and
take an active part in the actual
exposing the double talk
IF unworthy politicians and clari-
Tying the issues for the benefit Of
The voting public"
at would be impossible for many
members of Congress to get re-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Lewis Fights
Attempt To
Stop Pension

Washington (LPA) - United
Mine Workers President John l..
Lewis last week replied to the lat
est attempt of Ezra Van Horn,
operators representative on the
miners pension fund board of
trustees to prevent payment of
benefits to over-age miners. Van
Horn has entered a suit against
Lewis, and the neutral trustee,
Sen. H. Styles Bridges (R., N. H.)
to stop them from putting the fund
into operation, and has warned
banks not to honor their checks.
Lewis made two major points to
the federal court that is consider
ing the case: /. that Van Horn
"does not come into court with
clean hands" since his whole pur-
pose has been to keep the plan
from coming into effect; and, 2.
the contract under which the fund
was set up, and subsequent agree
clearly establish the legal
ity of the operation of the plan ac-
cording to the proposals of a ma
jority of the three-man board of
trustees.
The UNIV leader pointed out
that Van Horn has from the be-
gining opposed not only the Lewis
Bridges plan, but every suggestion
for getting down to business. He
said that Van Horn had accepted
Sen. Bridges as the third trustee,
and had previously agreed that
checks signed by two of the trus-
tees should be honored.
Union lawyers contended that the
plan is perfectly legal-even under
the Taft Hartley law, and that the
court has no right to substitute
it's judgments for those of a ma
jority of the board of trustees. Van
Horn has also objected to the ap-
oointment of Miss Josephine Roche,
herself a mine owner, but one of
he few who have established a rec
,rd for fair dealing with the union,
is the funds director. Next week
lewis and other UNIV representa-
ives will commence negotiations
or a new contract with ownership
pokesmen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Another Record
Month For NLRB

Washington (LPA)-It's getting
a little boring-but it's true. March
194S was another record breaking
stint for the Taft ft-Hartleyized
NLRB. During those 80 days the
board received more cases, and
conducted more elections than in
any previous month in its history.
1t was the fourth straight month
in which NLRB statistics have
overflowed the charts.
The boards daily election aver
age for March was 1873, of which
120 were union-shop authorization
polls.
During the month $3.50 cases
were filed with NLRB-38 per cent
more than in February. Over $500
of the petitions were requests for
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elected" Green pointed out, "ex.
cept for the fact that their constit-
uents are not familiar with then
record. The truth is that many wot-
ers do not even know the name OF
their own Congressman"
american workers have taken
all the initiation they can stand,
Screen asserted. IF prices continue
to go higher and SNUG industrial
leaders continue to deny cOmpen-
satory wage increases, | predict
a startling political overturn in
the November elections"
The AFL leader remarked that
al am offering no brief or endorse
ment for Mr.. Stassen, but the fact
that he is proving more popular
with the rank and file of his own
party than his Old Guard oppon-
ents appears to me to show the
way the political trend is swing
ing in this country. 1t is note
worthy that even the members of
his own party are turning thumbs
down upon the Presidential aspir-
ations of Senator Taft"
UIU's executive board has rec
commended that the union go on
record in support of the Stratton
Bill to admit 100000 displaced Eu-
into the U. S.
Welcoming the union to Wash
ington, President Truman wrote
"You are meeting here
in a year which may we'll determine
the worlds future, and whether lib
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Salem And New Castle
Teams Picked For Ball
Game At Annual Picnic

ers the committee for the goth annual outing of the Nation
Brotherhood of Operative Potters which will be held at
beautiful ldora Park in Youngstown Saturday June r.
selected the two baseball teams to compete in this years
diamond classic for the mythical championship of the n
B. of o. p.
1t easy task for the committee in picking the
two teams to bats in the feature attraction the
sports program for picnic day Six teams made application
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Potters Aid In
Celebration Plans
For Centennial

Falls Creek, Pa.-Plans for the
city's centennial celebration are
mGying along at a fast pace with
the potters taking an active part.
In addition to improvements to the
ball field and the opening of a new
playground, many other civic en-
terprises are underway.
The project was started by the
Jackson China Athletic Association
under the leadership of Chairman
Glenn Locke, Tony Turk and
George Mills, president of L. u.
104. These fellows deserve a big
hand for their fine work.
Civic organizations are doing
their part toward the project by
making cash donations. There is
still plenty of work to be done and
all potters are asked to help.
The ball team has purchased new
equipment and are looking forward
to a successful season. Although
we failed to make the grade as one
of the teams to compete in the dia-
mond classic at the potters' an
nual outing at Idora Park, we hope
next year will find the Jackson
China nine as one of the competing
teams.
Best wishes to our old friend
Earl Wauagman who left us to seek
the sunny weather of California.
How about sending us some warm
weather Earl?
Good luck to Red Craven who
has left US to accept a position in
Cambridge, Ohio.
And last but not least, best
wishes to Tommie Cruddas and his
new bride.
Bro. George Mills who has been
on the sick list has just returned
from a two weeks visit in East
Liverpool. He was a caller at head
quarters while in the Ohio city.-O.
;. 104.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13

TO play in this years classic, but
the committee after scanning the
record Of all entries, were of the
unanimous opinion that the Uni
versal A. A. baseball team, spon-
sored by the Athletic Association
Of the Universal Sanitary Manu-
featuring Co., of New Castle, Pa,
and the Salem China Company nine
Of Salem, Ohio, would furnish a
brand Of ball worthy Of the pat
ronage Of all potters on picnic day.
The New Castle nine, which in
cidentally made application to play
at last years outing, boasts fine
record. Last year in a 14-team
league they won 28 straight games
and went to the semi-finals of the
Pennsylvania state tournament in
volving "a Of the best teams in the
state. The teams personnel are all
members of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters and af-
filiated with Local Union 1873.
The Salem entry boasts SINH
lar record including members of the
team being potters who are affili-
ated with Local Union No. AZ. The
only blotch on their near perfect
season was the defeat suffered in
the final playoff for the cham
pionship in the City Industrial Lea
que.
Officials of both of these con-
tenders claim their clubs have been
strengthened for the coming cam
paign and will take the field at
Idora Park, June u, set to play
the game of their lives.
Other events o. the athletic pro
gram are being worked out by
Chairman Frank Duffy and his
aides and will be announced at a
later date. In addition to new fea-
lures on the card, all prizes for
the various events have been up
ped and the take-home-pay should
warrant keen competition in all
contests.
There is little doubt in the
minds of the members of the COM
nittee that this years outing will
,urpass those of other years. Prizes
will be more attractive and also
more plentiful. Instead of the usual
50-pairs of the best ball-bearing
-oller skates money will buy, the
has increased the num-
,er to 100 pairs of skates, equally
livided between boys and girls.
free tickets will be given all chill
lren as they enter the park gates.
The committee did not overlook
he fact that little Junior or Sissy
night get hungry before lunch time
oils around, and have arranged a
emmy scramble for the youngsters
which will be held in the dance
'avillion at 11:45 a. m.
The baby show, always one of
he main features at potters out
ng, will start off activities of the
ay and will open at IL a. m. in
he dance pavilion. Three prizes
7ill be offered in this event and
ill include a $4,000 War Savings
'ond to winners in each classified
on: Groups up to one year old;
at,raap ono apd turo-vaarc and
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MORE BAD PRICE NEWS

Washington (LPA)-That "break
in wholesale prices" in February is
all over. In fact, wholesale prices
for the week ended April II rose
to within 0.5 per cent of the level
reached at the end of January, just
before the break in farm prices.
Wholesale prices for the week were
10.7 per cent above the correspond
ing week in 1947.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13

regardless OF when said employee
is hired, during or after the regular
vacation period Of his department.
2-An extra weeks vacation for
25-year employees, for total of
three weeks.
Six paid holidays per year at
regular pay, or plus regular pay
| if worked. When one of the six
recognized holidays occurs during a
calender week of Monday through
Friday, same shall be considered a
32-hour week and Saturday work
shall be at time and one-half for
that week, if worked. Holidays
that occur on Sunday shall be cele-
brated on Monday, with regular
straight pay and any of the six
holidays worked shall be computed
at double the regular rate. Holi
days falling on Saturday shall not
be computed as a paid holiday,
unless worked. However, those on
shift or continuous work shall be
paid double the regular rate of pay
for any of the above six holidays,
when holiday occurs on his normal
shift.
4-Bonus for fowl shift" in
creased from .075c to 10 cents per
hour.
5-A 10-cent per hour increase
for all plant employees, with an
additional .05c increase for block
ers and casers, painter, carpenter.
welder, pipe-fitter, machinist and
electrician.
6-Maintenance men shall not be
obliged to lose time during the reg
ulal work week to perform spec
ial work on Saturday or Sunday.
The present 40-hour week, Mon
day through Friday, is maintained
in the new contract. While the gen.
eral increase falls short of our ex-
pectations of a few weeks ago, in
the light of events of few wage
settlements in other industries at
the present time, including the var
ious fringe-concessions, it is compar-
able to any similar third-round in
crease in any industry where pro-
duction and not service is the
prime factor.
The proposed agreement was
presented to the members at a
special meeting on April 20 and
final negotiations were completed
the following day. With few excep-
tions which were later ironed out in
the final conference, the entire
membership assembled, approved
the new contract and the commit
tee and Bro. Wheatley were auth
orized to complete negotiations to
the best of their ability.
We wish to thank Bro. Wheatley |,
for his services in our behalf in ne
gotiating a new and better con- ,
tract to a successful conclusion, {
also the negotiating committee for ,
a splendid job. We also wish to
give credit when and where j
credit is due, to the management I
of Universal for the mutual un- {
derstanding through the years with /
the innumerable problems that have
arisen from time to time in an ami ,
cable manner. i
Naturally Local Union so is
proud of the fact that this year t
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-13
Local Union No. SO Signs
1W0-Year Contract With
Universal Sanitary Co.

SO able to that negotiating committee ably
assisted by First Vice President Wheatey has completed
series of three conferences with the officials of the Uni
versa Sanitary Manufacturing Co., in which two-year
contract consumated the chief points of which
follows:
Improved vacation concessions applied to new
ployees in that employee is entitled to weeks
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-06
Walter White Urges
Aid 10 Europe

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. GAN
P)-Support of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF
Colored People was given to the
European Recovery program by
Walter White, executive secretary
of the NAACP, speaking before
the senate committee on Foreign
Relations today.
Mr. White declared: "Unless
the United States and all other ma
tons which are able to do so CO.
operate in feeding and helping to
rehabilitate war devasted areas of
the earth, the physical suffering
and the obliteration of hope all
over the earth will amost newt
ably lead us into another war
whose consequences, in the light
of the splitting of the atom and
of a germ warfare are too fright
ening to contemplate"
Reminding the United States
senate that hunger is as painful
to brown, yellow and black stom-
achs as it is to white ones, the
executive secretary urged the ex-
tention of aid not only to the coun-
tries of Europe but laso to the
needy in Asia, Africa and the Ca
ribbean. Mr.. White also asked
that the European nations in
cluded in the recovery plan be re-
quired to adopt programs under
which their colonies would speed
lily be given the right of self de-
Continued on page Al
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-06
BY Jimmie N. Jones

The Dunbar Wolverines are
within two wins from the city
championship by taking Fairview
in tow Wednesday night in the
"Big Eight high school carnival.
Never before in the history of
the scholastic race has a team
shown so much as these Little
Brown Men" of Summit street who
are playing their initial season in
the City league. Having won over
Parker 80 to 80; Chaminade 81
to FL; Stivers, holders of the city
championship for two years, 80 to
276Kiser 40 to Is and their lat
est victims being the highly touted
Fairview high 46 to 20. Official
records show the following tabula-
tions, lions, Dunbar, 1876 points as
against their opponents total of
1874. Responsible for this remark
able showing is Ralph (Bo) Farr,
all City candidate for the guard
post, and Sage Brown, lanky for
ward who leads the scoring for
the Blue and White at this writing.
Rounding out the quintet are:
Charles Francis, guard; Ezariah
Smith, another forward, and Os-
a Dominick, talk lanky center.
Coach Luther White made no mis-
take when he said he had the best
five in the race as has been prov
en- in every game.
The Wolverines show their most
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-06
Negro History Week
On National Network

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-As part
of it's observance of Negro His
tory week, the United Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers of
America (UE) will bring to the
air on a national radio network
outstanding Negro leades in the
nation on the eve of Abraham
Lincoln's birthday, Wednesday
night, February II at 1880 o'clock,
EST. (Check attached time and
schedule for your community
The program--featuring Arthur
Gaeth's weekly commentary - is
sponsored by 100000 UE men
and women and is heard via the
Mutual network over more than
80 nations every Wednesday night.
This Wednesdays program
February 11), entitled Fighters
for Liberty" will present DR.. w.
E. B. Dubois, one of the nations
outstanding Negro leaders; Paul
Robson, singer and actor; Lena
Horne, entertainer; Rev. Kenneth
Williams, first Negro Councilman
in Winston Salem, N. c., since re-
construction days; Mrs. Florence
Lucas, Gorld Star mother; and
Edward Washington, trade union
Continued on page Al
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-06
West Side Cabs
Meet Revere Tonight

The game of the year comes off
tonight at the Fifth street YMCA.
The battle that all the West Side
has been breathlessly awaiting
will dock the rafters Of the Y.
We refer, Of course, to the bas-
ketball game between the West
Side Cabs and Johnny loves Club
Revere for the 1947-48 champion
ship of the West Side. An over
flow crowd is expected to witness
this exhibition.
The West Side Cabs are riding
the crest of a 16-game win streak
having won II of their 10 games.
The Cables are tied with the
Moose Lodge in the Gem City
league that plays each Sunday at
the Coliseum as a preliminary to
the Met games. The West Side
Cabs will have the following line
up, Ives, Stephens and Tucker,
fordarws; Sullenger, center, and
Arnold and Christian, guards.
This formidable six will be
faced by a equally formidable sex
tet playing for Club Revere.