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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Five Unionists Back From
Yedr Of Study In Britdin

! washington tLTA) IL you
walked into Transport House, head
quarters Of the British Trades
Union Congress in London, and
asked to talk to any leader of the
TUG, he'd see you answer all your
questions about the British labor
movement.
That's just what five American
students of labor relations, did Of
ten during their stay at Ruskin
College, the workers education
school at historic Oxford Univer-
sity. These unionists: Babs Wat
son, Kentucky State Federation of
Labor; Lucille Thornburg, Office
IEmployes-AFL; James Tyree, Unit
ed Auto Workers-CIO; Jerry Red
land, Natl Farmers Union; and
Bah Repas, State County & NUM-
cipal Workers-AFL, have just COM
pleted years study their on labor
scholarships.
Babs Watson arrived in New
York last week on the Marine Fal-
con, went out to Brooklyn to see
the Dodgers, and came down to
Washington where she told LPA
about her trip.
There are 92 students altogether
at Ruskin. To be eligible you must
come from a labor union. Everyone
here is on a scholarship, some from
their unions and some from the
Local Educational Authorities
which are something like our school
boards. SteeIworkers, mineworkers,
taylors, garment workers, clerical
workers, teamsters and many other
British unions were all represented
in the student body last year
By talking with these students,
you could get pretty good picture
of what's happening in most of
the unions, and that's why Babs
found that the informal discussions
in the dorm were the most benefit
cial to her understanding of the
trade union movement in Britain.
When they first arrived at Rus
kin, the students thought of having
informal discussion periods con
trasting the American labor move
ment with its British counterpart.
They soon found, however, that
they talked union all the time any
how and that afternoon teas were
the place where they could trade
ideas and information the most
freely. They had their own tea ra-
tions and facilities in their rooms
and didn't have to eat as a group
at that meal.
The British union students were
particularly interested in the color
problem in our country. They want
ed to know all about the CIO and
AFL policies toward Negroes as
well as what actually happens in
the shops. The other thing that
puzzled them about the United
States is the question of why we
don't have a labor party here.
The American students were free
to study whatever interested them
most and Babs put special emphasis
ON the British trade union move
ment, Labor Party history and the
present Labor Government. One or
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

two days "A week, they went in to
London and visited Transport
House, where the busy labor lead
ers always had time to see them.
"They don't just give a welcoming
address and then forgot about
you," Babs reports. "The leaders
there are more like rank and filters
here-and the same goes for Off
cials of the Labor Party.
One of the main assets of being
some place like Ruskin is that gov
ernment people, members of parlia-
ment, and so forth, come down
from London to lecture and discuss
things with the students.
During vacation periods, the Am
orleans were free to go where they
pleased. Babs visited Germany, Hol-
land, Belgium, France, Switzerland,
and Scotland. She talked with labor
leaders in all these places and on
special tour arranged by the In
ternational Student Service, stud
led social conditions in the factories.
and working class homes of France.
In one house in Paris, just like
a New York tenement, man living
with his son in a two room apart
ment had a big noisy textile loom
right in the living room. These peo-
pie who work at home sometimes
own their machines and sometimes
rent them. They're paid for piece
work and hours are up to them
as long as they can stand it.
There's no place to go to get out of
sight of the machine. It's always
there staring you in the face.
The French labor movement
can't tackle problems like this un-
til they've been able to solve their
political troubles, and food distribu-
tion and black market problems. In
Germany the unions are restricted
by the three military governments
and haven't had a chance for col
lective bargaining at all. They're
concerned with price con-
troll and better food distribution
for the workers. They haven't lost
in membership though, the work
ers are sticking with them.
The five unionists learned great
deal in their year abroad. Babs
Watson is going back to work in
the Kentucky AFL, Bob Repas ex-
poets to go on the staff at the
School for Workers, Lu-
ellie Thornburg is returning to her
union work in Tennessee, jim Tyree
is staying at Ruskin for another
year and getting a diploma, and
Jerry Redland has gone back to
the farm in Montana.
Five more students are going
over in the next few weeks. Babs |
would like to see the Ruskin schol-
arships set up on a permanent
basis. Despite the fact that Britain
Is on an "austerity" program,
they've put up the money to bring
American labor students over, and
It seems ironic to her that the Am
erican unions shouldn't retaliate by
setting up an exchange. There's so
much that British workers could
earn here.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Unions Backbone
Of Opposition
To Southern Bloc

Montgomery, Ala. (LPA)-With
many southern politicians trying to
straddle the fence between the
Dixiecrats and President Truman,
organized labor thru the south is
the backbone of the opposition to
the reactionary maneuvers of Gov.
Strom Thurmond's supporters.
In Alabama, for example, there
was a convention of rank-and-file
Democrats last week end which
nominated a full slate of electors
pledged to support the national
Democratic ticket. That convention
grew out of an earlier meeting in
Montgomery, of leaders of all or
ganized labor in Alabama.
The purpose of the Dixiecrat
campaign is to ENSURE the election
of the nominees of the Republican
party" the union spokesmen said.
They charged that former heads of
the state Democratic machine who
have gone over to the Dixiecrats
have attempted to prevent the ma
tional Democratic ticket from get
ting on the ballot, and have FUSED
dictatorial tactics" to prevent the
voters of Alabama from having a
free choice at the polls.
Among the union representatives
at the meeting were: President
Jack Brock of the Alabama AFL,
President Carey E. Haigler and
Secretary-tre E. M. Wells of
the state CIO, President William
Mitch of District 20, United Mine
Workers, and Chairman ]. P.
Knight of the state legislative
committee of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen.
Democratic state chairman Cess
ner McCorvey who has moved the
into the Dixiecrat camp,
and most of his lieutenants are
Republicans in Disguise" the un-
ion chiefs said. They pointed out
that McCorvey himself and many
of the Dixiecrats are corporation
lawyers.
In Louisiana, President K. H.
''Lige" Williams of the state AFL
has attacked the Dixiecrat move
ment as "a colossal political hoax"
He declared that "the movement of
the Dixiecrats is the most fragrant
scheme ever devised to elect one
part by dividing the strength of
another.
Altho not formally endorsing the
national Democratic party the
state LLPE has characterized the
Dixiecrat organization as "the
.reation of Wall Street monied in
,erests who seek to elect a Republi- \
IAN president" John U. Barr, chief
Oixiecrat in New Orleans, is also
,ne of the principal figures in the
Ia. Association of Manufacturers,
which has consistently opposed the
of collective bargain
ng into Louisiana.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
July Living Cost
SO.3 Above Month
w hen OPA Folded

Washington (LPA)-While high
er food prices contributed to the
all-time peak reached by the Con-
sumers' Price Index for July Is,
sharp advances in the prices of
coal and other fuels, autos and ac-
cessories, carfares and rents all
added to the high cost of living.
Between mid-June and mid-July
.he price index rose IL per cent,
20 a point 1877 per cent of the
1858 average. 1t was 9.7 per
cent higher than year ago, 30.3
per cent above the last effective
month of wartime price controls in
June 1916, and 1872 per cent above
the last month before the war
broke out in Europe, August 1889.
There was a rise Of "a per cent
in the one month in prices for
coal, and the miscellaneous" item
rose % per cent as a result of
higher prices for autos, auto insur-
ance, tires, and public transporta-
tion.
Rents rose 03 per cent, varying
sharply from city to city. In Pitts
burgh, rents increased 2.2 per cent,
in the one month. Rents increased l
per cent or more in Denver, Indian
apolis, Buffalo, Kansas City and
AS for foods, the same old story
that every housewife knows was
simply confirmed. Prices of meats,
poultry and fish advanced 2.6 per
cent in the month. Dairy products
were up l.5 per cent; cheese, up
30 per cent; butter up 90 per
cent as consumers just stopped buy
ing the luxury items. Fruit and
prices decreased only or
per cent-a lot less than usual in
the summer season.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
MAILERS TO OBEY TIL LAW

Denver (ILNS) - The Interna-
tional Mailers Union convention
here condemned the Taft-Hartley
labor law but instructed national
and local officers to comply with
it. A resolution approved by the
delegates instructed all officers 20
obey the requirement for filing
nom Communist affidavits and fl
nancial statements. The convention
denounced the act as wholly un-
fair to organized labor"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
No Drop In Meat
Prices Until 1949

Washington, d. C. QLNS)-The
United States will not get "substan-
tial relief" from high meat prices
"for about a year, until the fall
of l949," Secretary of Agriculture
Brannon said here.
The Secretary made the state
ment in a CHS "Country-Journal"
radio broadcast. At the same time
he estimated initiation in meat
prices has cost the public at least
$200,000,000 during June and July
of this year alone.
Brannon criticized Congress for
tons rationing and price control
program, which he contended would
it's failure to adopt the administra-
have been of marked help in hold
ing down living costs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
OBITUARIES
ARTHUR j. HINER

Minerva, Ohio-Arthur j. Hiner,
"A, R. d. 3, died Unexpectedly at
his home August 25. Born near
Malvern, he was a life resident of
this vicinity.
A jiggerman by trade he was
employed at the Cronin China Com
pany and affiliated with Local
Union 10, National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters. He was a mem
Der of Fraternal Order of Eagles
No. 2199.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ethel Hiner, four sons, Jack, Dale,
Gene and Gerry; three brothers,
Wade of Alliance and Clyde and
Lewis of Los Angeles, and three
sisters, Mrs. Bertha Ruhl of Mans
field and Mrs. Violet Bohen and
Mrs. Axle Bodley of Alliance.
Services were held from the Dill
Ion McCreery funeral home with
Rev. l.. S. Green, officiating. Burial
was in East Lawn Cemetery.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
POWER WORKERS WIN

Minneapolis (LPA)-An annual
increase of $3,000,000 was won last
week by Locals 160 and % of the
Init Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers-AFL for 1000 IBEW mem
bers. The new contract with the
Northern States Power Co., nego-
tiated by the two locals nominally
covers only their 1860 members,
but it's terms will be extended also
to workers in a number of cities
in Wisconsin, North Dakota and
Illinois.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Denham Wishes You-AIl
Happy Taft-HaftIey Day

Washington (LPA) = AS the
Taft Hartley law entered its Sec
ond year this week NLRB Genera
Counsel Robert U. Denham drop
ped into his office, after pro-
tracted illness, to wish the law,
himself and his staff a "happy
Taft Hartley day." Altho Denham
pooh-poohed Int'l Typographical
Union-AFL President Woodruff
Randolph's charges that Sen. Rob
ert A. Taft (R., Ohio) has been
needing his office to charge ITU
with legal contempt of Taft-Hart-
ley, he didn't quite deny them.
Randolph said last week that
Taft had called NLRB lawyers into
his office and told them to &c
after ITU for violating Federal
Judge Luther Swygert's injunction
against the union. President Tru-
man has promised an Immediate
and thoro" investigation of the
charges.
Denham, at the informal press
conference held on Taft Hartley
day, reminded reporters that he has
been away from the job, sick, for
several months. He said that it Is
customary for Legislators to check
with members of his staff from
time to time as to chow the law
was working"
he said that Taft as one of the
authors of the 1947 act is natur-
ally interested and has inquired
about its operation. But nothing
more. while | wasn't a partici-
pant, Denham declared, 81 under
stand that's what happened here.
The Ohio solon has not been
heard from himself. He's vacation
ing in Canada. His clerks say that
he considers President Truman's re-
spcnse to the ITU charges just an
other political maneuver.
Even Denham conceded that if
the ITU charges are accurate-and
he says they're artificial smoke
and no fire"-the President IS
right in calling them Shocking"
The NLRB czar won't be back
at work for at least another week,
but he couldn't resist coming into
the office for a Taft-Hartley day
celebration. Among the good wishes
he conveyed to the public were:
IA promise to enforce the law
against unions and employees who
sign "bootleg contracts" to retain
pre-Taft- Hartley union security
provisions; and,
2-An admission that at least on
the administrative side his law
could be worded little better than
it is.
Denham had a kind word for the
five-man NLRB, which he said has
cooperated nicely with his own en-
forcement staff in making Taft
Hartley stick. He added that NLRB
employees who are "holdovers" from
the Wagner Act days have had to
change their ''method Of approach,
their method of thinking" now that
Taft Hartley's the order of the day.
Meanwhile, President Truman
was boating on the Potomac, pre-
sumably drafting the anti-Taft-
Hartley speech with which he will
open his election campaign in De-
troit on Labor Day.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Wiremen End VI Snafu

Fresno, Cal. (LPA)-A rush job
by 40 members of the AFL electri-
clans unions last week saved VI
Day veterans celebration here
threatened by a last-mniute SNA
Flu. Just a few hours before the
vets street carnival was to open, it
was discovered that no provision
had been made for light. In two
hours union crew strung 1000 feet
of wire-for free too.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
FOR RABBITS ONLY

Washington (LPA)-If you can
do it, you can beat the high cost
of living by going on an all-carrot
diet. The Bureau of Labor Stats
tics found that the price of carrots
went down 1872 per cent between
mid-June and mid--July. 1t was
the only food that showed real
price reductions. Pork chops rose
OIL per cent, and meats in general
went up 90 per cent in price.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

and lasting prosperity and the
maintenance of world peace will be
shattered.
"America cannot afford such a
wild gamble. We must act now to
prevent disaster. In the absence
of any effective legislation by Con-
gress to lead the way, such action
must be voluntary"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
AFL GOING TO THE DOGS?

Chicago (LPA)-The AFL's Ex-
ecutive Council, at its meeting here
last weekend, received an applica-
tion for charter as an AFL Affili-
ate from a union made up of own
ers and trainers of greyhound rae
ing dogs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

The owner of U. S. Savings
Bonds is the manager of his own
thrift enterprise.
Evening star., 1948-12-10

inexpensive yet personal Eoeh OF these three snowy
white hondkerchiefs has embroidered Into'' Neey
made in white hemsttched hens, shadow Ploos' oooo
little "extro gift" for the mon-ot mouse!
LANSsURGH's- characteristics Street Floor =
Evening star., 1948-10-21
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 2l.-A French
lawyer, described as former coun-
sci for the Duchess of Windsor
filed $3.50, 900 suit yesterday against
Attorney General Clark and foul
other present and former Federal
officials.
The lawyer, Armand Gregoire, 54
charged he was wrongly arrested
as an enemy alien in 1912. He
also named as defendants MIR
Clark's predecessor, Francis Biddle
Edward J. Ennis, Thomas M. Cooley
I'd, and w. Frank Watkins
Mr.. Gregoire charges in his COM
plant that the defendants con-
spired to deprive him and Other
members of neutral and Allied ma
tions of their liberty.
Mr.. Ennis was director of the
enemy alien control unit from 1941
to 1916, when he was succeeded by
Mr. Cooley Mr. Watkins is district
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Highlands Citizens Re-eIecI
Denq|er as President

The Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association last night re-
elected Harry M. Dengler president
for the coming year.
Other officers reelected by the
group were: German Prince, first
vice president; Joseph G. Motyka
second vice president; Mrs. Joseph
N. Todd, secretary; Geary w. Lewis
and Joseph N. Todd. delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and to the North Washington Coun-
Gil. The only new officer elected was
Russell G.. Merryman, treasurer.
The association decided to join
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Lawyer Who Served Duchess
OfWindsor Sues Clark, BiddIe

director of immigration and ma.
turalization.
Mr.. Gregoire stated in his com.
plant that he married his Ameri.
can wife in France about 10 year:
ago and that she came to this
country in 1910.
He said he followed her a yeal
later, travelling ON a visa ISSUED
under the French quota.
The complaint states that Mr.
Gregoire, who settled in San Fran.
cisco, was arrested on the order oi
Attorney General Biddle on January
/ 5, 1912, as an enemy alien.
Soon thereafter, the complaint
says, an enemy alien hearing
board ruled that Mr.. Gregoire was
Frenchman and that therefore
Mr.. Biddle had no authority to in.
tern him.
In February, 1912, according tt
the complaint, Mr.. Blddle, acting
on the advice of Mr.. Ennis anc
Evening star., 1948-10-21

Mr.. Cooley, ordered Mr.. Gregoire
interned as an enemy alien.
The plaintiff states he was placed
in an internment camp until Feb
ruary, 1916, when he was brought
to Ellis Island.
He won release through a habeas
corpus writ, the complaint says.
However, he was forced to remain
In the Eastern and Southern Dis
tricts of New York pending Gov
eminent appeal of his case.
The complaint states that in No
vember, 1947, the Circuit Court of
Appeals ordered Mr.. Gregoire re-
leased.
Mr., Gregoire's attorney said the
Frenchman had been attorney for
Mrs. Wallace Simpson before her
marriage to the Duke of Windsor
Evening star., 1948-10-21
z Boys Snatch Purse,
.Outrun Navy Officer

The efforts OF a Navy officer to
overtake two youthful purse snatch
ers last night were unsuccessful and
they made away with the purse and
$50 belonging to Mrs. Hazel w
Saunders, 1921 Kalorama road NV.
Mrs. Saunders told police two COL
ored boys, about Is years old
grabbed her purse as she approached
her apartment house. 1t. Rodney
w. Wilson, U. S. NJ, who lives at
2318 Twentieth street NV, saw the
episode and chased the boys un-
successfully for several blocks, po-
lire said
Evening star., 1948-10-21

and send delegates to the newly
formed North Washington Council
1t also was decided to leave the
groups delegates Alinstructed in
the coming election of officers for
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tionS.
The meeting date for the group
was changed from the third We'd
nesday to the fourth Wednes.
Gay Of the month effective ii
November. The association met in
the Brightwood School, Thirteenth
and Nicholson streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Grunae to Hold Dance

The Beltsville Grange will hold
its annual fall square dance at $50
pm. Saturday in the Beltsvilie
Evening star., 1948-10-21

|School. Halloween costumes may
be worn and prizes will be awarded.
The Eben-Ely Group will provids
the music.
Evening star., 1948-01-24

1See CADETS, Page B-2D
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Attic to Cellar
Tips for Bride
And Groom Needing
Housefurnishines
By Betty Trexler

Times of inf1ationary prices are
hard on everyone. But they're es-
pecially tough for the bride and
bridegroom who must furnish a
home or apartment from scratch,
or for others who move from a small
apartment to a home.
For those who just cannot buy
all the things they need in the way
of new furnishings, the next best
thing is to invade second-han
stores, auction rooms, or even an
tique shops, where not all items are
high priced, as you can find out for
yourself.
And don't overlook the "for sale"
classified ad columns of the news
paper, where anything from sewing
machines to washing machines are
for sale.
Coffee Table Possibilities.
If you're in the market for a
coffee table, you might consider
buying a secondhand Victorian
handicapped table and have the
legs cut down.
And even piano benches have been
sawed down for use as coffee tables.
although usually they need to be
refinished or lacquered in black or
any other color that blends with the
furnishings. We saw one of these
1See TREK ER. Page B-2.l
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Large DC. Delegation
To Attend Convention
OF Home Builders
120 Manufacturers Set
To Exhibit Products in
Chicago, Feb. n to 28

A large delegation of Washington
home builders is expected to attend
the national convention Of the Ma
tional Association of Home Builders
in Chicago from February % to rs.
A spokesman for the home build
ers' group here said 25 reservations
have already been made, and that
the number of local delegation res
ervations probably will reach SO by
convention time.
More than 100 manufacturers OF
building materials, supplies and
equipment will have an exhibit OF
new products at an exposition to be
held in connection with the show.
Prominent Government officials
will address the sessions. Among
them will be Franklin D. Richards,
commissioner of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration; Raymond M.
Foley, administrator of the Hous-
ing and Home Finance Agency, and
Jamees O'Neill, national commander
of the American Legion.
Sessions will be held in the Stev-
ems Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Two New Apartment
Sections Given FILA
Approval

The new sections of Southern
Hills Apartments, on Third and
Fourth streets at Chesapeake street,
Sc. to provide 100 new dwelling
units for World War II veterans
and their families, have been ap-
proved for FHA-insured financing,
Director James A. Hewitt of the
District Office of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration announced to-
day.
Both sections will be built by M.
Rodman, Nathan Siegel, Irwin Gel
ger and Max Wertheimer and will
be financed by the Union Central
Life Insurance Co., with mortgages
insured by FHA under the veterans
emergency housing provisions Of the
National Housing Act.
Section will be financed with a
mortgage of $657 300 and will con-
tain IS apartments. Section will
be financed by mortgage of $751;
400 and will have rs apartments
The buildings will be two and three
stories high.
This brings to 118 the total of
veterans mult-family rental hous-
ing projects approved by the Dis
trict FHA office under tthe new
program Mr.. Hewitt said.
They will provide 1883 new
dwelling units financed with insured
mortgages in excess of 500, POT 900.