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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Washington Labor Report
By BRADFORD V. CARTER
LPA cnlumnisf

Republican Natl Committee began column
the COP poopshieet furnishing summary of it
their efforts or rebuffng their offer cozy.
First @ wa set OF & Phoo mat mats o pf b a4H
these gentlemen handsome and doubt you've already had
The summary the abor record of the Republican
off with 1882 In that year Republicans Norris
Lac aqa n @ ns The u%%fy I a W mhta nad e T ifI
Hasy haf s year the eoP ''''' 'S 1 "" p'Ss |
forth It doesn't claim instance Republicans Congress had
anything amy 40 s @ Raasg q the % Washeg @ e % % e aws hat
benefited workers during these Could be that they opposed
only point that the COP the basis Of recent history
conscrpt during the that in 1916 the conservatives
turned down Truman % ian draft into the
OF the Dewyies do have thing to boast about from
s passed fO the aH Under
established relations guided by orderly and
Republican labor policy has
the % & says %eysR T and the
Finally the COP sends US resume Of the & labor records OF
York which
passed under Democratic the objection of most
Of @PSef Se sfate FEPc atute e on W' ne
scale for state employeswhich establishes wage
of $i6O for civil service workers the extremely high living costs
bfer FORM about the of claims made for Gov
It's really pretty funny isn't it? In release to the labor press
law whose great d 20 @ i "ots hb uar @ S o, % s
hec has na it's eapacy T s bs we'll being of its mem
the negative of helping defeat bad Admins
aGn proposals there G isn't single thing IN the 6 COPS national ALTON eE
campaign with hope of catching the votes of union conscious
Another amusing thing if wasn't tragic this; here
the largest political in the US publishing
average today price controls housing
on and health much abor issues he does the
might conclude COP doesn't know very much
that this will be unless
all start doing more OF political action job than we've been dong
far.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Ldbor Day Message
By HARRY S. TRUMAN
President of the United States

The affords opportunity to
American labor the tremendous
task of reconvertng economy to peacetme basis
skill American have played
which resulted today altme
employment, production, income and profits
and strains general have succeeded
working Labor agriculture and business have all worked
to and standard
these and the production OF
make Nation the cornerstone
prosperity
lasting peace waveed its of
by aiding other nations their
effort toward industrial recovery
Our continue increase production and
standard of living.
of the fruits of our labor.
best of life in the world
it. Some workers their actual
despite by the rising tide of initiation
dsocaton We must curb initiation
before it leads to economic disaster
Some the of decent minimum
injustice and increase the minimum level
from 40 o at least rs cents an hour. .
lack the protection of adequate social security
national health program we must proVoe
ity for them.
All American services which should could
Department of Labor provided with
funds This situation must be remedled
and their members 1t should be repealed
labor relations absolute
strength and to I'M
prove our national standard of living.
labor interested good government
great efforts to get November is to be hoped that
the customary minority of those eligible
polls opinion what course the United
the days ahead Then the outcome VIII be the
decision of all America.
factory We all know that labor will be
the the challenge of odays peaceme
blems to that democracy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
NEWS and VIEWS
Bv ALEXANDER S. LIPsELL Gan ILNS Feature)

Fascist claim ghS % toll h o Franco sT sP3m 81 h
The 5 y M Ta reaS @ u to those Slightest
disloyaty to the present regime A., ;or f A+ ara
destined suffer the most They are breed ed wG
only bleak mountainous regions Of Spain can produce Being
the 'front.' line % Of the g % fe S Pa @ w WHAT ney more
they willingly bowed to the orders Of the Franco regime
pressors.
Before me is Indaleco PreO minister Of in
his tar with the % brush % oTd of tb n
% s ps6 f he e the
Hstaas lSss mountains those committed 6y spanish
In the Astua writes special etachments Of the Civil
agast e miners and their families Recently
at their homes y citizens m n s6 % % Socialist gafk e pa
and those that they had not been able to
days das lR tortured tuT f' then put to horrible
done throwing the victims into natural I
lucky died By the i'm impact act of their bodies
aEat % cnns 6nf %s % f e of agony from the we'll The
them off by & 5pGGg s tS gasoline the deg beg sa
poured over them Thus they would survive
ed et frsseHS SSr 0 the P91 climax of Whatever
mere S rs S & be Unite" Nations CaIouse as the world has be-
that n umdS ppGc m S pG mS will Naon sGo
& the % s S"r2 of %a o Dsn haSe duty
Henry Wallace complaining abuses heaped him
Progressive party the American with having
s e Wharf no the
the the I wSer g esd m 0p Or
oHrtRe''s oH tSe radio tic state ms 's"' ""F''s'
mo!emens ts'se every y'fSS
don't blame men for fl fighting % w facts b nasc y ab t ne M
of the United the three nternaiCna
f a% ass 'ns he Priss
By and violence who commits
This n eT e WSes 6agd Is is BY BY the the
the Wallace ntend>to for their end
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
ON PEACE
By RUTH TAYLOR

How well do want peace? And what do mean by peace
Is it conditions until crisis develops? Is it
golden days in which to garner all can for curse YES Is
live lives unfettere by responsibility for others
believe that desirable object itself! DO
normal of mankind that
for ourselves?
does mddlng in the affairs of
of basic traffic laws True
understanding Peace be only
is based understanding.
each other and
rights That ownershps 1t
all alike equal freedoms and equal opportunities for
There security for the highest develop
of all.
We have unless willing for
it, And that price is the same for vigilance we
unsettled problems
there spots and discrimination There
when have to decide enough to fight
for it.
"Now talking again! We don't want We are
fed up with going overseas!'
But-wat Who is talking of going overseas!
the world until home!
the until the
can't until
people And where that brother?
that meeting you hrked? The election
which The job left half done? The
people all because
and had o rush?
begins home If want it, will have to start
with yourself.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
No Apologies To Make

constructive suggestion, which every American Fed
Grafton Labor member approve and support with ac
ton was made by Lewis c. Hines AFL legislative represen
tatve in speaking before the New York State Council OF
Carpenters.
LET me suggest" Hines said, that we declare, here
and now and everywhere that there nothing the matter
either with our leadership our rank-andfe the Amer-
can Federation of Labor that take the offensive ana
declare that the labor of the greatest forces
for good in nation today.
"We are law-abding, God-fearing decent citizens VINO
produce the wealth of the land We have apologies TO
make our membership norganzedabor Onthecontrary
we are very proud heritage organized workers and
of accomplishments
.We have developed feeling of security in our jobs,
freedom from fear knowledge that cannot be dlscrm-
mated against by unscupuous employers we have raised
the standard of living for ourselves and our families as
well as for all workers. We have elevated ourselves In every
way and we have taken rghtul place industrial and
political citizens yes citizens in every sense OF the word
and we defy the aborhater wherever they are and VINO
they
where do go from here? We go forward, as we
have always done in spite OF adversely lnspe OF many se
backs have met with"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Good Work!

Further evidence of the determination OF organized
labor carry the fight to the enemy comes from the n
energetic political campaign carried on by the United Mime
Workers and other labor organizations the uonbackeo
candidate James S. Golden scored resounding victory
over three opponents by winning the Republican nomination
for vacant seat in the House OF representatives
Goden's election in November is assured since no
Democratic candidate filed to contest for the seat the
United Mine Workers Journal reports Explaining that the
Hartley Act definite issue In the primary
campaign the paper notes that Golden attorney Tor the
UMA is pledged to work for repeal while his opponents
attacked him defending labor The union organ also
condemns the of vicious anonymous eafet charging
the UMWA leadership with everything from Communism
to gangserism in the familiar pattern of owdown political
blingsgate."
Victory in Kenuckys ninth congressional district may
seem minor detail within the framework OF national pol
tics vet il shows how the wind blows Labor the march
II knows the stakes and goal AS the Carpenters Non
partisan Committee of New York in its increasingly Ell
fectiye prediction campaign says the workers of Amer
ca now know they must mobilize their own strength fight
their own battles and win them That alone can Amer-
can trade nonsm be preserved the workers livelihood be
made secure, and their rights respected
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
What Should Union Members Do
To Make Nov 2. Elections Count

The greatest members do to make the Nov
advancing and prosperity to
all the membeof families
especially that all their relatives registered
and all Nov. 2.
In countries and and the Scandinavian
countries we find casting their bal
lots in general elections.
5OO000O American voters who able to did
half the possible stayed from
the polls
a that refused the housing
problem that attacked Security System that passed the
Hartley organized labor and that refused
hour The voted
paying their of the the
did Initiation
the purchasing value of the American dollar.
his relatives
out of public life the who
roll that they decided
v the
has shown
of
top which nicely without
the additional help
Frankly cleaning out the present Congress patriotic duty
they will bring wish every
will shake the world weaken the USA and
make Russia the worlds strongest power.
members relatives make impossible
they all cast informed ballot November q
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
"A Lesson To Labor

Maurice j. Tobn of Boston, in accepting the Secretary
ship Labor declared that the damage done by the oOth
Congress can and must be repaired if the department is
carry it's full duties and responsibilities to the wage
and all the people, That sentiment and
policy with which organized labor is in full accord.
Nevertheless let's kid ourselves into believing that
the Secretary achieve anything of lasting benefit
during his necessarily limited term The Labor Department
has sunk presently to such low level as to make 1t OF little
value only to the wage but to the entire Aer
can community It's budget thanks to the 8Oh Congress- is
less than 000-about much the National Labor
Relations Board spends in the current and only one
tenth of that of the Department of Commerce Three top
positions that of the undersecretary and two assls
tant secretaries are vacant.
In short all that remains of the department which back
in 1913 started with great fanfare and high expectations
is she'll Why this should be at at time when the Amer-
can labor greater economic powers than
before and the people wide awake to all labor issues
is hard understand 1t meanchoc fact that the Labor
Department aside from losing influence has been guted OF
some it's most important agencies among them the Con-
cation Service the Employment Service the Immigration
Burtau and the Childrens Bureau.
The fate of the Labor Department ought to teach or
ganzed labor lesson Mr. Tobins appointment all obsev-
ers agree closely related to the forth coming presidential
campaign What the department becomes after JAN l949
will be determined in this years elections In their outcome
organized labor regardless of aatOn and political pref
erences, has vital stake
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Millions Lose Ground

Millions of persons are losing ground in the present
members incomes little ahead of the drastic price rises
which have brought such loss low income groups The
AFL monthly survey comments.
Many union families have made real gains In living
standards thanks union increases Unqueston
ably union members numerous among those VINO IN
creased their savings in 947 Unions have usual led the
way for others Pay increases in union plants have been
followed by increases in other plants that millions OF
families have had help in meeting their high vng
costs.
The whole picture however is not bright The Federal
Reserve Board states that he general financial status OF
consumers showed the first signs of weakening IN 1876
and points that fewer families held savings at the END
of the year and there Indebtedness The prospect
is saws the board that at least onefOurh OF all families
will make further heavy cuts in their savings.
"For consumers as a whole there rise OF more
than 10 per cent in 1947 in total money ncomebut lv
inc costs rose than IA per cent About 80 cent OF
all families reported higher incomes but many felt that
even SO they were off because prices had risen more
than income Other families had definitely lost out for 30
per cent had income and 20 cent had lower
incomes in 1947 than 1916 The majority of American fam
lilies had their living standards reduced in 1947
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Government BY Injunction

After years of agitation, the American Federation or
Labor finally 1882, secured legislation forbddng equity
courts to nuncons in labor disputes The corporation
LAWYERS who wrote the Taartey Law realized that tins
legislation was the buwark of union effectiveness so they
sought nufy its effectiveness by authorizing the Pres
dent and the officers of the National Labor Relations bou
TO seek nctons in labor disputes held to endanger public
safety Judges determine the validity of the claim and Issue
nunctons which divert responsibility to the courts 30 the
Injunction evil ended by the law of 1882 in process of re-
vva Nor is this evil limited to the jurisdiction of the Taft
Hartley Law Already railway workers have been enJoined
from striking when the government took the railways
and warned that strike against private employers would
menace public safety.
Agricultural workers in California, on strike against
the mammoth corporation employing them, although they
are excluded from the benefits of all labor legislation have
nevertheless been enoned from getting the aid OF other
organized workers in preventing the employing corporation
from marketing its produce 49,,
The judiciary of the country is making rules which
deny workers the right to strike Legislation which members
of Congress repeatedly refused to sanction has been
made operative by udgespubc servants appointed to en-
force laws, not to make them.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

Tear away all the supestructure and the trade union
list is a with principle.
The trade unionist believes thing before all others
that bear on the living he for his family That is the
principle of unity among the who use the same TOOLS
work with the materials In this era OF big business
we can protect ourselves, and win for families better
living only if work together for the common good
If little band of forward thinking men had not once
figured that principle and worked out the ways to apply
it. there would be no trade union movement today.
BY the same TOKEN if and when working man or wo-
man forgets that principle of unity the trade union falls
and his living standards fall with it. Certainly no man VINO
understands trade unonism doubts that.
In this day reaists can't afford to forget that the
real basis of trade unonsm is this principle.
Today than ever, women realize that they must
demand unon-made goods and union services to channel
every dollar of union into the cash registers OF or
ganzed industries The best plan is TO
patronze only those firms that display the union label shop
card or button-Ms Herman H. Lowe president American
Federation of Women's Auxiaries of Labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Lobor DoY Objective

Observance of Day this year will be celebrated by
more than Is million organized workers Addltlonal mons
will eniov dav of rest and read and hear of the
of American labor in the last twothirds OF century
Throughout the history of Labor Day celebraons the
objective has been to follow the precept of Peter Mcclure
its founder-that it is day to celebrate the dignity ana
achievements of those who work for a living.
Many of these achievements are monumental they IN
cde the rise of American production heights that
the envy of the rest the world from which both employ
ers and labor neutrality-suspicious. from everlncreas-
ing production and workers with constantly increasing i'm
provement in the standard of living
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Cities Hex Dim Bistros

The dim-it upholstered manole' type of tavern may
be on the way out of fashion in California Pasadena has
passed an ordinance requiring minimum lighting OF at
least one foot candle in all parts of public places serving
alcoholic beverages the international City Managers Asso
citation notes and the Los Angeles council has instructed
the city attorney to draft similar law.
The Pasadena let-therebe-ight order also requires
that taverns have view window opening from the
main entrance side not less than feet square, Presumably
this opening is to tacit reminder to customers
that there is a world outside, really.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
New Coop Venture

second cooperative warehouse in Detroit similar to
the Motor City Consumers Coop Warehouse No. establish
ed several months ago, is now under way.
Following the pattern set by Warehouse No l. the new
store will Feature Coop brand merchandise sold at prices
than those paid by chain stores Profits will be dstb
uted among coop members basis proportional
to purchases. -- .-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Tell II To The Veterans"

Housing legislation in Congress is not emergency
measure declared Senator Joseph Ball of Minnesota anti
labor Republican speaking to the Minneapolis Retail Gro
GERS association " sss NM
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Recreation
Planners Here

James S. Stevens of Raleigh,
worker, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wea-
yer w. Pangburn of New York
City, recreational planners with
Ellwood Allen, arrived here to-
day to start work on the long
range recreation program for
Roanoke Rapids which was ap-
proved by the city's Recreation
Commission recently.
Stevens, who has visited Roa-
noke Rapids previously for sur
veys of the city's recreational
needs along with DR.. I-arold G.
Meyer, said he will stay with
the Pangburns for only a short
time while they are engaged in
their work.
Stevens said this morning that
Pangburn has been associated
with Allen for a number of years
in the recreational planning busi-
ness and has an engineering
background for work in drawing
up plans for such a recreation
center as has been proposed for
the overall recreation program
for Roanoke Rapids.
The local Recreation Commits
sion signed contracts with Allen
for long-range plans and sketches
and designs of center on Nov
ember 8.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Truman Nav
Ask Increased
Postal Rates

Washington, Nov. 18-(AP)-
President Truman will renew
with vigor next year his plea for
higher postal rates to. h e lp
balance the budget, those in the
know said today.
i The postoffice Department now
seems likely to wind up $780,
1000, 1000 in the red next June 30
an unprecedented loss which
would account for more. than a
third of the deficit forecast for
the entire governments opera
ton this fiscal year.
Officials told a reporter pri-
vately the increase most. certain
to be proposed will involve Sc
cond class mail-made up chief
ly of newspapers and magazines.
They said the reason is that
the Postoffice Department rates
that category as = its biggest
money-loser. They insisted the
fact that majority of the ma
tion's press opposed Mr.. Tru :
mans election is beside he
point.
To emphasize their no-retalia-
ton contention, b.. they, recalled
that the President recommended
postal rate boosts in each of the
last two years and followed
up the first suggestion with a
specific bill draftedsby the Post
master General.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Marshall Calls us. Monetary
Experts To Discuss Currency
Aspects OF Berlin Problem

Paris, Nov. 1S-(AP)-Secre :
tary of State Marshall summon
ed American financial and none
tary experts today from Wash
ington and Berlin to advise on
currency aspects of the Berlin
crisis.
They will consult with DR..
Philip C. Jessur, U. S. deputy
who handles the Berlin case for
Marshall in the Security
Council.
This step was disclosed by an
American delegation source as
emphasis in the blockade dispute
shifted to technical aspects of
the currency control problem in
the former German capital. 1,
The American experts are fly
ing to Paris from the Treasury
Department in Washington and
from Gen. Lucius D. Clay's mill
tary government staff in Berlin.
The experts will. have before
them a questionable of, t h e
currency issue which Security
Council President Juan "A. Bra
muglia Of Argentine has sent to
the big four nations. H.. =
Bramuglia is leading a Berlin
compromise effort on behalf of
the councils six neutral" ma
tions.
U. N. Secretary-General Try
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
VFW Auxiliary
State Officials
Here Friday

Mrs. Alberta Warner, state
president of the Woman's Auxili.
ary of the Veteran. of Foreign
Wars, and Mrs. Bessie Hyman,
senior vice-president of the Auxi-
liary will be guess of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at meeting of
the Third District at,the V. F. w.
Home at 1887 Hamilton Street,
Friday evening at 800 o'clock.
Mrs. N. T. Jones, local president
announced today.
The following towns comprising
the Third District will be repre-
sented; Wilson, Rocky Mount,
Norlina Warrcnton, Roanoke
Rapids and Louispurg.
Refreshment committee for
the occasion will be Mesdames
Hilda Richardson, Anne 5, Mae
Reynolds, Louise Smith, Lula
Bell Brown. Stella Wilson and
N. T. Jones.
The purpose of the meeting is
70 elect new district officers for
k>s Third District.
All members are invited to be
present,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-18
Fire Causes
Slight Damage
To Cotton Gin

A fire which started in a con-
denser in the gin caused an es-
timated $100 damage at the
Rosemary Gin Company at the
Seaboard junction shortly after
II o'clock this morning.
George E. Harris, manager of
the gin, said he believed the fire
had been started by matches
which were scattered through
some of the cotton being ginned
at the time.
Fire C.-ief W. c King said
cotton gin employees had dis
covered the fire and had used
four fire extinguishers while the
fire department was being sum-
moned. The alarm was sounded
at lilo and local firemen hur-
ried to the scene of the fire to
find it had been kept in check
by the gin employees.
Chief King said the local fire
men got the fire extinguished
with water from a booster hose
on the truck, however he said
he felt certain the gin would
have been demolished except for
the prompt action on the part
of those employed at the gin.
The fire equipment left the
scene at 11:35.