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Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
Blind Section Hand
Uses Wife's Eyes
To See His Work
Young Woman Began Working On
The Railroad During the
War Period

KAN NSAS CITY, MO.-Mary
Alonge, who stands over five feet
tall in mems work shoes, admits
that her job as a section hand with
her blind husband is the best work
she's ever had.
A broad grin lights up Mary's
round. smudged face as she tells
about her work Of cleaning out box
cars at the Rock Island dump yards
here Shoveling dirt, unloading
whatever debris has accumulated in
the cars, welding pick in cold
weather to loosen frozen ground, all
are part Of an eight hour daily shift
for Mary. who's been employed here
for five years.
Working constantly beside the
young woman is her husband, Joe,
tall, slender and dark, who needs
her with him because Of failing eye
sight. Physicians who have exam
ined Joe have given no hope that
his sight will ever be improved.
IF he could see better, he would
be doing something else. Well, we
both work." commented Mary.
Since a railroad yard isn't exactly
the place for frills, this stocky
woman wears mems overalls, a
leather jacket and an old wool scarf
tied around her head.
Mary began her job during the
war. when all the railroads, desper-
ate for help, first began hiring
women as laborers. Her husband,
who had been rejected by the army
because of his almost sightless eyes,
was employed at the yard doing
piecework. One day Joe's boss
came around and asked him if his
wife wanted to work
Mary went down the next day and
never quit" There were about 40
women in the yards then, cleaning
tracks and doing other labor for
merly done by men. Most would
quit or lay off when cold weather
came along. Today, only one other
feminine worker, switch oiler. is
still there.
Mary and Joe each earn 81 cents
an hour, which brings their weeks
income to $90.24 And they are saw
ing as much as they are able-what
with doctors bills and increased
prices-so they can buy a little
house. They have long dreamed of
it.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
Famous Indian Wheel

The famous and mysterious In
dian Medicine Wheel known a. Sun
II ri" now may be seen from the
new highway between Lowell and
Sheridan, Wyo. 1t is located upon
the highest portion Of Medicine
mountain. From its elevation Of
over $4,000 feet. it may be seen
for nearly 60 miles. It was men,
toned by the hrst westward Nor
mon caravan. and the Lewis and
Clark expedition reported 1t as an
oddity Of nature. II Is q giant stone
wheel with % distinct spOkes. even
ly spaced, and measures rs feet in
diameter. Its origin Is unknown. but
II Is thought to have been laid down
by the aborigines and used In some
form Of worship.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
Job Injuries Increase
I'm Postwar Industry

U. 8. economy is expanding under
the pressure of postwar necessity.
but that almost frantic expansion is
taking a high toll in deaths and in
juries of workers.
Last year, the bureau Of labor
statistics reports. was the seventh in
a row in which more than two MIL
lion workers suffered disabling in
juries ON the job. Time lost during
the year because Of injuries amount
ed to AT million man-days-the
equivalent Of a years full-time en-
ployment for about 100000 persons.
Giving even greater pause was
the fact that 1900 persons were
killed in job accidents during l947.
Bureau of labor statistics puts
the blame. to a large extent. on
rising employment. Another factor
last year, however, were two ma
jor industrial disasters-the Texas
City explosion and the Centralia.
ILL.,, mine disaster-both of which
took heavy tolls.
Job injuries in 1947 increased /
peY cent over 1916. job injury deaths
jumped per cent. The years toll
included 1900 employees who will be
totally disabled for the rest of their
lives and another 10000 who will
suffer some permanent impairment
as long as they live.
Increases in injuries and deaths
occurred in construction, mining and
quarrying, public utilities and trade.
Agriculture and railroading injuries
were fewer than in 1946.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
Money Grows On Bushes, Not
Trees, This Women Discovers

BICKNELL, IND.-Mrs. Oscar
Finke often heard the sarcastic
phrase. "Do you think money
grows on trees?" but she never
thought she'd see the day when
she could truthfully answer. mo.
it grows on bushes.
Walking home from the grocery
she spotted a $40 bill on a bush
Amazed. she started picking and
soon had $95. But Mrs. Finke
didn't keep the money.
1t was part of a cached nest
egg which neighbor buried un.
der a flower pot for a vaction
trip. The wind blew the bills
away and they caught on the
bush.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
italians Claim Depth Record
For New Midget Submarine

MILAN. ITALY.-A midget sub.
marine designed by Pietro Vassena
reached a depth Of 1929 feet in
Lake Como. a son of the inventor
said II was believed no crew was
aboard.
The inventor said the previous
record depth for submarine was
453 feet. The son said his father
had given no details of the test
The submarine is called the Vas.
sena c.
The sub with VasSena and an.
other man aboard reached depth
of TIL feet The submarine is Is
feet in length 1t was designed tc
60 to a depth Of 2,625 feet
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
telIigence, is definite evidence Of
an adult who hasn't grown up and
who is dumb in the bargain!


who is dumb in the bargain!
DR.. M. M. Reynolds. careful OBJ
server of human traits, made study
of negativism in babies. It begins to
appear at the age Of six months, he
found. Then it gradually subsidies.
Intelligent children exhibit negativ-
ism less than dull children. Wherever
it persists, it is sign of deficient
intelligence and a mind that won't
grow up. And to have negativism is
not a thing Of which to be proud.
Closely akin to negativism is a
commoner trait. We call it stubborn
ness. One-third of us are born stub
born. grow up stubborn, die stub
born-to the everlasting damage OF
our personalities. For like negativ-
ism, stubbornness is sign of mental
deficiency and inadequacy. The stub
born person isn't strong; he is mere
ly weak; he is afraid that if he gives
in, yields a point, he never again
will be able to climb back to the
same degree Of vantage. Therefore
he sits tight.
II you have negativistic or stub
born tendencies, don't give up heart.
You can get over both. Just examine
your own mental outlook. Do you
find yourself taking the opposite side
Of questions? Do you find yourself
holding your ground when there Is
no reason for it, no need Of it?
Then guard against both these
tendencies Of yours. Watchfulness
you must exercise. But you can win
if you try. And you must win. be-
cause no negative. no stubborn per-
sonality was ever a successful, q
ikeable or a charming personality.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
Canses Of Deaths

Il has been estimated that only
seven causes are now responsible
for three-quarters Of deaths IN the
United States. They are, m order
named, heart disease, cancer. vas
cular disease, accidents, nephritis,
pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
vot+erv won Rattle

Queen Elizabeth launched the frst
English lottery - to equip the ships
which beat back the Armada. The
lottery wheel was placed On the
stems of St. Paurs cathedral.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

ELECTRIC Soil Cables, air and soil ther-
mostats, pipe heating cables and ther-
mostats Free literature. L. s. Tiegs, Rt.
8, Boise, Idaho.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
AUTOS, TRUCKS & ACCEs.
.ICKUPS
BUSINESS & INVEST OPPOR'

OPPORTUNITY OPEN to build per-
manent substantial, self-liquidating busl-
ness Of your own by owning, operating
route Of Wurlitzer Coin-Operated Phono-
graphs. An aggressive individual with
$4,000 to $4,000 to invest will find this
an Interesting proposition offering ex-
cellent returns. Thorough training avail
able. Write or phone The Wolf Sales
Company, 1882 Broadway, Denver, Colo.
Alpine 3405 for interview.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

NEW s2-VOLT MERCHANDISE FOR
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY: Royal Vac
uum Cleaner & Attachments, $4,000;
double head Schick Shaver, $500; Churn
with gal. jar, $22.25; Motors-A HIP,
y HIP, $67.40; / HIP. $12650. Salts
faction Guaranteed. LAMBERT ELEC-
TRIO COMPANY, HAY SPRINGS, NEBR.
WAR Surplus-Light Plants. 3,000-watt,
&C. 110-volt. Direct driven generator,
powered by 4.cyl. Hercules, water-cooled
engine. Plants are definitely new, are
complete with spare parts, tools and
battery. Just as boxed for overseas ship
ment. Shipping W.T.. $50 lbs. Here's your
best opportunity for city power and
lights beyond the power line. Makes
excellent standby plant for hi-line
users. They are brand new, heavy duty.
long life, and only s495. Dealers invited.
fl. G. Zech, Yuma, Colo. Phone 107.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

CANADIAN FARMS-Write US for FEE
INFORMATION on farm settlement op-
portunities. Fertile soils. Reasonably
priced. r. G. BOswOrth, Canadian Pacific
Railway, Union Station, st. Paul, MINI.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

FUEL, Feed, Grain Business. Reason
able. Late model equipment. Contact
Owner. 215 So. 18th, Brighton, Colo.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

JEWELRY STORE WANTED, or loca-
ton. r. w. Bradford, Goa West Tenth
Kansas City 6, Missouri.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

FOR SAVE: 12-unit Tourist Court. Fur
ther details write B. MADDRELL, ozark
Tourist Court, Ozark, Arkansas.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23
FARMS & RANCHES

500 ACRES Grass Land, Western Kiowa
Co.. corners on highway and railroad
siding. A. N. Damours, 1904 e. 14th,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

WE'LL established year-'round business.
New, used furniture. tires, accessories,
farm commodities. Excellent location.
Drawing from counties. Low rent. For
information write s. L. v. Trading Post,
628 State Avenue, AlamOsa, Colo.
Arizona sun., 1948-04-23

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02

like to give middle-aged women
something that will contribute to
their comfort, but they usually
want perfume.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Cotton Mill Men
Map 1949 Fight
On Minimum w age

New York OPA)-The big fell
lows in the cotton textile industry
have decided that they'll campaign
in Congress next session for a
single law governing the figure be-
meath which wages are not allowed
to fall.
This was the decision reached at
a session of the Cotton Textile In
stitute last week. There are now
two laws in effect-the Walsh
Healey law covering work done on
government contracts, which sets
a minimum wage at the prevail
ing" minimum, and the Fair Labor
Standards act which presently sets
the minimum wage at 40c an hour
for work on goods involved in in
terstate commerce.
Textile unionists had no trouble
guessing how the cotton mill men
decided to throw their weight. It'll
be in favor of abolishing the more
flexible Walsh-Healey provision,
and substituting the Elsa 40c
wage floor. And observers at the
Institutes sessions say there's no
question they'll fight hard to keep
that 40c from being raised to Toe
or 81 as proposed by President
Truman and organized labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
AFL Twice Votes
For Labor Unity

Cincinnati (LPA)-Twice during
the AFL convention, the delegates
went on record for labor unity.
They adopted recommendations on
that subject submitted by both the
committee on the executive coun-
cil's report and by the resolutions
committee.
The second document declared
that greater unity between the
groups of organized labor has
never been more necessary than
today"
ISSUES having formerly divided
the organized labor movement
have largely, if not completely,
the document added.
Whatever differences may remain
are overshadowed by the far more
fundamental and serious problems
and tasks confronting all of labor"
The AFL executive council was
called upon to Constantly apply
its efforts, thru conferences with
representatives of other organized
groups of labor, to the end that
unity be achieved in the American
trade union movement at the earl
lest possible opportunity"
Another resolution instructed the
council to renew negotiations with
the Int'l Association of Machinists
for reaffiliation. President William
Green declared that conferences
with the Machinists will soon be
and he described pros
poets for such reaffiliation as
bright"
The convention also voiced dis
at the "disaffiliation"
Of the United Mine Workers and
expressed the hope the miners twill
reconsider and rejoin the parent
body"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Oil Workers Are
Digging In For
Long Struggle

Los Angeles, Calf. NPA)-De-
spite settlements which have been
reached with all major oil COM
panies here, the Union Oil Co. has
allowed the three-month-oId strike
Of $4,000 oil workers to degenerate
into lockout Of 22OO Of its strik-
ing employees.
The Oil Workers Int1 Union has
offered to settle on the same basis
with Union Oil as with the other
cofnpanies--a 12Hc-an-hour wage
increase, as was originally offered
to the companies before the strike.
But Union Oil has jobs "avail-
able" for only $50 of the original
220O striking employees. SO, Union
Oil strikers are digging in for a
long battle in an effort to remove
scabs who are operating the com
pany's refineries on a partial basis.
A determined stand, they feel, will
eventually move the company from
its position. This feeling has been
substantiated somewhat by re-
cent survey Of Union Oil service
stations in the area, which shows
drop in gasoline sales of more
than 25R. Plans for possible
boycott campaign are being dis
cussed to cut sales for the com
pany still further.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Living Costs
l. LeveIiing Off
Near New Hiuh

Washington UPA) ~ The first
break in the living-cost spiral for
US wage earners in a long time
came in October, according to the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics. The
BIS cost-of-living index for Octo-
Der dropped one-half of one per-
cent below the all-time high reach
ed in August and September, but
still was Ga higher than a year
ago, and 1920 higher than when
OPA ended.
At the same time, October week
ly earnings for manufacturing pro-
duction workers rose to an aver
age of $54.64 compared with $54.1S
in midSeptember. This was main
ly caused by an increase in the
work week from 40 to 400 hours
in the month. Hourly wages re-
mained at about $136.
Most non-food items in the con-
sumers price index rose during the
month, but declines in the prices
of meat more than balanced them.
Apparel prices rose, especially for
women's shoes and coats and mems
overcoats and topcoats.
Over the past year, according to
BIS figures, rents have increased
3.3% and they've gone up 1496
since August 1889.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Revenue Dept Asked Why
II Doesn't Crack Down On
Bio Outfits Like Textron

Washington (LPA)-A Senate
4ommittee hearing last week on
the affairs Of Textron, Inc. failed
to turn up information on. why
there has been a 14-month delay
in collecting IL years back taxes
Of a Charitable trust" run by
Royal Little, president Of the tex
tile corporation
Sen. Charles w. Tobey (R.,
N. H.) started Investigating Tex
tron several months ago when Tex
tile Workers Union of America in
dicated that some light should be
thrown on the outfits phony fin
ancial operations and labor policy.
The Tobey committee managed to
save the jobs of HOO textile work
ers and found that Little had been
using the Rhode Island Charity
Trust to manipulate his business
enterprise and avoid taxes.
Not content to let things ride
just because the union members
jobs had been saved, TWUA Presi-
dent Emil Rieve, on the basis of
testimony before the committee,
asked the Bureau of Internal Rev
enue to remove charitable trusts
from the federal tax exemption
list. Rieve pointed out that the
Textron trusts were not bonafde
operations but had been set up de-
liberately to avoid the payment of
income taxes.
When Tobey reopened the hear
1ngs last week he asked Commiss-
ioner George ]. Schoeneman of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue to tes-
tify. "When the little people of this
country are ordered to pay taxes,
if they fail to do so promptly, the
Bureau of Internal Revenue comes
down on them like a ton of bricks"
said the Senator in a telegram to
Schoeneman. "No different consid-
Grafton should apply in the case of
this $4,5C0,000 trust. If you fail
to appear before the sub-commit-
tee tomorrow you will do so on
your own responsibility"
Schoeneman did not show up
at the hearing.
Textron head Royal Little, how
ever, did appear at the proceed
ings and confirmed charges that he
sold actress Helen Hayes $4,000
worth of Textron stock at a $10,-
900 loss in order to induce her to
appear on a Textron sponsored
Textron sponsored radio program.
The other witness was Sen. j.
Howard McGrath 3D., r. I.), chair
man of the Democratic Natl Com
mittee. McGrath is a trustee of the
Rhode Island Charities Trust, The
Rhode Island Senator said that
the trust is being operated entire
ly within the law, but agreed with
Tobey that there is Groom for i'm
provement" in the laws governing
charitable trusts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02

We have had eras in which "the
boys" just about had their own
way. The Harding era was one and
if ever we had mental infantilism,
with vicious trimmings, that was
it.
You cannot expect "the boys" to
understand, for example, the Chin
ese situation. Or the Berlin crisis.
Out of either of these could come
world calamity.
"The girls" generally care lot
more about bridge and gossip than
they do about homes and sound
government.
Finally, the amount of brain
power wasted and distorted in this
most critical period of world his
tory, when the fate of every living
human being hangs in the balance
is frightening.
The wonder is that affairs run as
well as they do.
There should be dignity about
"the people,, but insofar as people
destroy and belittle their own dig
nifty, to that extent the dignity and
power of 'the people" will be dam
aged. Let's Danish "the boys" and
the girls" and substitute men and
women.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
vFW Head Meaps
Praise On kFL.

Cincinnati (LPA)-The Veterans
Of Foreign Wars stole the show
from the American Legion at the
AFL convention here.
Commanders of both-Lyall r.
Beggs of the VFW and Perry
Brown of the Legion-were guest
speakers.
Brown, am oil magnate, spoke
first. He congratulated the AFL for
its fight on Communism, and wound
up with an appeal for labor sup
port of peacetime conscription. He
got polite applause.
Beggs, on the other hand, went
to town. He came out with glowing
praise for organized labor for its
role during tbe war and after.
In wartime, he said, labor on the
home front "did a superb job of
throwing back into the collective
faces of the Axis powers their
taunting propaganda of too little
and too late"
"Not as long as American labor
remains a free and integral part
of our democratic process will it
ever fail its job" he declared. cts
the backbone of our economy-of
our national prosperity.
"Whenever we are threatened
from abroad, we know we can al
ways count on American labor, not
only to do its part in giving us the
best military ornaments on time,
but also to do its part when called
upon in shouldering the weapons it
produces.
Beggs estimated that 100000
veterans of both World Wars are
members of the AFL, and large
number of these, he said, are also
members of the VFW.
"We know the record of your
organization" Beggs went on.
"From first-hand experience we
know you did lot more than give
lip service to the men coming home
from the battlefronts.
Most of these men never wanted
more than an even break in their
readjustments to civilian careers.
The AFL went all-out to see that
our returning veterans received
that break.
"You went to bat for veterans
who had been refused their jobs on
the strength of petty excuses. You
set up training programs for dis
abled and unskilled veterans. And
when that training was finished,
you made sure they got chance
o apply it in decent jobs. You
ought along with the VIEW to /
'aise the ceiling of allowances for
,eterans during training periods.
"In short, you have been friend
# the veteran, and that makes you
friend of the VFW."
Beggs capped that speech by pre-
enting to President William Green,
or the AFL, the VFW's highest
ivilian award, its Gold Citizenship
ledal.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
Voters Tax Bill
TO Be Advanced

Washington (LPA)-Before the
81st Congress will be plan to
stimulate the American people to
vote by giving voters in federal
elections a reduction from taxable
income.
Appalled, by the shrinking num-
bers Of eligible voters who actually
vote, Rep. Arthur G. Klein, Cd,
N.Y. plans to introduce a bill which
will provide that voter who ap-
pears at the polls and qualities
himself will be given certificate.
This certificate will be recognized
by the Collector of Internal Rev
enue for deduction of $50 from
gross income.
Recognizing that the bill offers
no incentive to the man who has
not been able to earn enough
money to require him to file a tax
return, Klein nevertheless feels
that it is "a real incentive to the
great mass Of voters with mar
ginal tax liability" He feels it is
one Of the better bonus plans ad-
vanced. at is certainly an improve
ment over the quaint American
custom of buying votes on the
street corners" he said, and would
amount in reduced taxes to the
highest poll tax assessed-s2 a
year in Mississippi.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-02
S TEELWORKERS
CASE REACHES
SUPREME COURT

Washington (LPA)-The United
Steelworkers Of America last week
formally petitioned the US Sup
RENE Court to rule that Inland
Steel Corp. must bargain with it
on pension and welfare plans re-
gardless of whether or not USA
officers have signed the Taft Hart
ley laws non-Communist affdav-
its.
A circuit court has ruled that
welfare programs must be discuss
ed with unions, but only if their
leaders have filed the Communist
disclaimers.
USA wants the first part of that
judgement upheld, but it insists
the affidavits section of the 1947
anti-union act is unconstitutional.
USA and President Philip Murray,
like a number of other anti-Com-
munist union leaders, regard the
oath requirement as an infringe
ment on their constitutional rights
and have refused to sign.
Even with the Taft Hartley law
slated for repeal the case remains
an important one. A number of ad-
vocates of repeal have stated that
they favor reenactment of the non
Communist affidavits requirement.
In its brief, USA contends that
the section by its infringement up
on personal liberty violates both
the first and fifth amendments to
the Constitution.