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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Labor Leaders
To Air Views
On tn Repeal

Washington (LPA)-Four of the
nations top labor leaders will join
with Sen. Ebert ID. Thomas Cd,
Utah) in national radio broadcast
Saturday March IL on the progress
that Congress is making with re-
peal of the Taft Hartley Act.
Arranged and sponsored by the
Democratic National Committee,
the program will hear speeches by
AFL President William Green, CIO
Sec'y-Treas. James Carey, Pres.
Harvey Brown of the international
Association of Machinists, and
Pres. George Harrison, of the Bro
therhood of Railway Clerks.
The broadcast will be heard at
8 p. m, Saturday, March IL, over
the stations of the American
Broadcasting Company. l. a b r
union members are being urged to
check with their local ABC stations
or newspapers to see whether the
broadcast will be received there or
rebroadcast at a later hour that
night.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
letter TO THE
EDITOR

Dear Editor:
/ was pleased to read in last
weeks Potters Herald the let
ter from the delegate of Local
Union No. 9 who resented his
name being used in the char
acter assassinating p o tiers
News. This paper was sneak
ed around the various shops
during Brotherhood Week as
we'll as on the eve of the COM
ing election of officers, just to
poison the members minds
against the present officers.
A fine speciment of Brother
hood they are showing. In taxi
ing the obligation we vow to
"try and promote harmony"
What harmony are they show
ing? AS for promising never
to reveal any of the workings
or doings of the organization,
they have broken all those obli-
cations. They are just bunch
of antagonists and if they
don't get elected this time they
will go digging for more dirt
to publish in the fourth edition
of the 'Potters News, which
isn't fit to wrap garbage in.
Very truly yours,
MARY DANIELS
Local Union 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Teumsfers Meet
To Push PIunS

Chicago UPA)-Some 700 local
union officials of the Int'l Brother
hood of Teamsters-AFL met here
last week in the second of three
meetings being held by the IBT
aimed at reorganization of the
union into Is functional trade di-
visions, each with large degree
of autonomy.
The reorganization is to effect
greater working efficiency in the
union as we'll as to push organiza-
tion of the 100000 unorganized
workers with the IBT jurisdiction
under its AFL charter.
The meeting also heard letter
from Int1 President Daniel Tobin
expressing the belief that there
was a possibility that the Taft
Hartley act will not be repealed be-
cause some Democratic officehold-
ers in Congress will give President
Truman a "double-cross."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Labor Department
Should Be Bigger,
Commission Says

Washington (LPA) - Consider
able enlargement of the Labor De-
partment is being recommended by
the Hoover Commission on Reor-
ganization of the Executive Branch
of the Government in its report
dealing with that agency, expected
to be made public sometime within
the next two weeks.
The chief Labor Department sug-
gestion of the commission, which
has been studying reorganization
of the executive agencies for more
than a year, will be one to transfer
the Selective Service setup into the
Labor Department, move which
was suggested several times during
World War ii but never carried
out.
Other recommendations include
the following:
1-Return to the Labor Dept the
US Employment Service, which
operated under the federal govern
ment during the war but was re-
turned to a federal-state basis after
the war.
2+Return to the Labor Dept the
Unemployment Compensation Di-
vision, now in the Federal Security
Administration.
3-Give the Secretary of Labor
direct authority over enforcing the
Fair Labor Standards Act.
4-Return to the Labor Dept
several labor functions of the Vet
erans Administration and the Mar
itime Commission.
The Commission also touched on
several controversial subjects in
refusing to make a recommended
ton as to whether the Cancellation
Service should return to the Labor
Dept, and refusing to recommend
the Children's Bureau,
now in the Federal Security
Agency. The Commission would
also let alone the NLRB and the
National Mediation Board, which
administers the railway labor law.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Building Trades
Leaders TO Attend
Meeting In Rome

New York (LPA) - America g
great knowhow in the building and
construction trades and industry
will be offered to unions and man
agement abroad next month as
one of the best weapons to fight
the spread of Communist influence
in Europe.
The move is to be made at the
ten-day conference of the civil en-
gineering and public works COM
mittee of the Int'l Labor Organiza-
tion to be held at the Palazzo
Venezia in Rome beginning March
16.
The four American delegates
will include Howard McSpedon,
president of the New York Build
ing and Construction Trades Coun-
Gil of the AFL; Finlay Allen, busi-
ness manager of the Detroit Build
ing and Construction Trades Coun-
Gil, and two employers.
McSpedon outlined his plans for
the conference at a luncheon meet
ing of $50 trade union officials in
New York last week. He said he
would offer New York's postwar
construction achievement as an eX-
ample to other countries as an
antidote for the spread of Com
munism in European construction
work. New York, he told the gath
ering, was selected to send a rep
resentative because of its record
for performing the biggest, quick
est, and best construction at the
lowest unit cost"
The ILO office in Geneva, mean
while, issued last week "A lengthy
study on the state of the building
and construction industries and
in all countries of the
world intended to aid the coming
conference in considering the pro-
blems in the industry.
The study predicts that the
building industry can be expected
to play an even larger part in the
economies of various countries in
the future than ever before.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Public Assistance
Funds Asked
As Last Resort

Washington (LPA) = A highly
critical House Ways & Means
Committee last week opened hear
ings on a proposal to provide ad-
ditional federal funds for the
states public assistance programs,
to take care of needy people who
aren't cared for adequately by any
present insurance program.
No "vast new system of home
relief" is contemplated in the pro-
posals, made on behalf of the Ad-
ministration by Social Security
Commissioner Arthur Altmeyer.
Instead, Altmeyer emphasized that
the whole system of social insur-
ance-against unemployment, i'll
ness, disability, windowhood =
should be set up first, with public
assistance becoming "less and less
important as our first line of de-
fense becomes more and more eff
fective in preventing destitution.
The public welfare bill would
provide for assistance to the states
for all needy persons being aided
by the state public assistance
agencies. At present, the federal
funds go only to the aged, to the
blind, and for dependent children.
Funds would be given the states in
varying amounts, depending on per
capita income. Increases would be
made in the amounts that can be
paid the states for each dependent
child. Over and above these
amounts, funds would be allotted
for medical care provided by the
state for needy persons. The feder-
al government would require a
state, before it got federal funds,
to establish standards for family
budgets and for equal treatment of
all needy people.
Remarks by Chairman Doughton
Cd, N.C.) indicated that he is hos
tile to the proposals, which are be-
ing championed in general by Reps.
Eberharter (Pa.) and F o n d
GRID as we'll as other of the lib
eral Democrats on the committee.
Hearings continue all this week,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Stage Union Wins
Salary Increase
For Film Workers

New York City (ILNS).-A sal
ary increase of $3.50 per week
liz cents per hour on a 40-hour
basis-has been obtained for $500
front office and backroom workers
at the nations film exchanges fol
lowing more than 3 months of ne
gotiations by the international AL
lance of Theatrical Stage EN-
ployees. The raises will amount to
almost a million and a half dollars
a year, under 2-year contracts.
The increases are retroactive to
last Dec. 1. New scales go into eff
feet the week ending March 10,
and the back pay checks-totaling
nearly half million dollars-will
be issued as soon as possible there
after.
The new contracts establish a
minimum of $34 per week, an in
crease of $3.50, with the scales
ranging upward from that point to
an average of approximately $75
per week for head bookers.
Companies involved are Para
mount; Loew's, Inc; RKO Radio,
10th Century-Fox; Universal-Inter-
national, Columbia and Republic.
Separate IATSE negotiations will
open in the near future for ex-
change workers employed by Unit
ed Artists, Monogram, Eagle-Lion,
Film Classics and National Screen
Service. In the past, deals signed
with the smaller companies have
followed the major pattern.
The film exchanges are located
in 80 key cities throughout the
country; Albany, Atlanta, Boston,
Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver,
Des Moines, Detroit, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mem
phis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New
Haven, New Orleans, New York,
Oklahoma City, Omaha, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Portland (Ore.),
st. Louis, Salt Lake City, San
Francisco, Seattle and Washington,
ID. C.
The IATSE negotiating COM
mittee, appointed by International
President Richard F. Walsh, con-
sisted of Assistant International
President Thomas j. Shea, chair
man; international Vice-President
Louise Wright and International
Representative Joseph d. Basson.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10

Committee has reported favorably
a bill which would repeal the 1947
act prohibiting the closed shop or
any other form of union security
agreement. The committee also kill
ed bill which declare secondary
boycotts and sympathy strikes
against public policy. Another bill
provides for a mediation division
in the Agriculture and Labor Dept.
Ohio-The House voted II to 81
to repeal the vicious anti-labor
Ferguson Act of 1947. The House
also passed bill which would re-
quire the state and political sub
divisions to recognize the right of
employees to join labor unions.
Oregon-A bill has been intro
duced in the House to repeal the
1947 law making secondary boy
colts unlawful.
Pennsylvania-A bill has been
introduced in the Senate to stop
the issuance Of injunctions in labor
disputes.
South Carolina-A bill has been
introduced in the House to enact
labor relations law similar to the
Wagner Act.
South Dakota-The House is con-
sidering a bill to repeal the anti
closed shop law, one restricting
picketing, and another allowing
suits against unions.
Tennessee-Both House and Sen
ate Labor Committees have approx
ed bill repeating the Little Taft
Hartley" of 1947, which prohibits
the closed shop or any other type
of union security agreement.
Washington-A bill to compel
scabs to register with the State
Department of Labor and Industry
is now being considered by the
House.
West Virginia-The House has
received bill to enact labor re-
lations law modelled after the Wag-
ner Law.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
COMPROMISE PLAN OFFERED
ON CANCELLATION SERVICE

San Francisco 0LNS)-William
II. Davis, former chairman of the
War Labor Board, said here that
the Federal Cancellation Service
should be returned to the jurisdic-
ton of the Department of Labor.
That department, he added, should
be called the Department of Labor
and Industry, and it should have
"the money, backing and power to
do a job" Davis offered these sug-
gestions as a solution to the contro-
versy over whether the conciliation
service should remain a separate
agency, as provided by the Taft
Hartley law, or should be returned
TO the Labor Department.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Shorpens Swords
For Woge Bottle

Detroit (LPA)-Ford Motor Co.
tuned up for spring contract nego-
tiations last week with a letter to
Walter P. Reuther, president of
United Auto Workers, turning
down, in advance, the demands
UAW is expected to make when it
reopens the Ford contract in May.
The letter from John S. Bugas,
vice-president in charge of indus
trial relations, got space in news
papers thruout the country with its
statement that Ford doesn't want
to raise car prices, and therefore
is in no position to grant a wage
raise or pension plan. Copies of the
Bugas letter were sent to 10000
Ford employees.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
New Assessment
May Be Necessary,
Randolph Warns

Chicago (LPA)-The possibility
that new assessment may be nee
essary for the unions defense fund
has been suggested by President
Woodruff Randolph of the Init
Typographical Union-AFL just as
the big unions members are pay
ing the last installment of years
assessment of Az %.
Randolph wrote in this months
issue of the ITU Journal that such
an assessment might be necessary
in view of the fact that the union
must live under the most adverse
circumstances for some time to
come"
The last levy was voted by the
ITU membership on Feb. 18, 194S
for one year. Nearly $14,00O,0OO
has been paid in by the members,
some $11, 100000 of which has been
paid out, about $9,000,000 of it to
the Chicago Typographical Union,
Local 16, in it's fight against the
Chicago newspapers.
whatever the need may be-"
Randolph wrote the members,
whether it is III, 596, or 1026,
the members of the union must re-
'spond to the need and do it cheer
fully and overwhelmingly"
He reminded all of the members
that the men who are still on strike
are receiving only 60R of their
normal salary, thus in effect pay
ing a 4036 assessment to fight the
fight that belongs to the whole
union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
British Unionisfs
(C0ntinued From Page One)

Sir Will Lawther said that the
ECA program is evidence of Amer
ica's continued interest in Euro
pean democracy. He explained that
British unionists were surprised
when the US after the war, abrupt
ly terminated Lend-Lease and
UNRA, but declared that the Mar
shall plan proves that America is
still in the fight for the survival of
world democracy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
LABOR KEEPS WORKING
INLEGISLATURES TO
KILL ANTI-LABOR LAWS

Washington (LPA) = La b RS
drive to repeal the many anti
labor laws enacted in the past few
years is beginning to bear fruit.
In more than two dozen states
bills have been introduced, and in
many cases gone through commit
tees and on to the floors of the leg
isIatures, to do away with the
stringent regulations against labor
that were so prevalent after their
1947 sessions.
Here is brief roundup of major
labor relations bills introduced in
the legislatures, with the action
taken wherever there has been any
to date;
Colorado-The House passed a
bill to repeal the restrictive State
Labor Relations Act of 1943. The
repeater faces sitter fight in the
Senate, but Gov. Lee Knous is
steadfastly behind it.
Delaware-The House voted 81
to Ia to repeal the 1947 state labor
relations law that has been describ-
ed as ''the most vicious in the coun-
try-even worse than Taft Hart
ley" Gov. E. f. Carvel is for out
right and fast repeal.
Idaho-The House is considering
a bill to enact a state labor law
modelled after the Wagner Act, and
it has already passed bill to per-
NIT the checkoff. Another bill al
ready through the House repeals
the act calling for compulsory ar
bitration in utility disputes.
Massachusetts, bill introduced
calls for creation of a new concila-
tion and arbitration service.
Minnesota-The House and Sen
ate are considering bills to repeal
the secondary boycott ban, and the
House is also working on bill to
repeal an act of 1943 which string
emily regulates labor unions.
Missouri-Both House and Sen
ate are considering bills to repeal
an act of 1947 which prohibits jur-
isdictional strikes, sympathy
strikes, secondary boycotts and
strikes by state employees.
Michigan-A bill has been in
troduced in the Senate for outright
repeal of the vicious Bonine-Tripp
law of 1947, which attempted to
limit the right to strike and tied
labor up with endless red tape.
Much of the act has been declared
unconstitutional by the ia e
courts.
Nebraska-A bill creating a
labor law similar to the Wagner
Act is under consideration in the
House.
New Jersey-The House is con-
sidering a bill to prohibit the inn
portation of strikebreakers.
New York-The House is consid-
ering a bill to repeal the law out
lawing strikes in public utilities.
Another bill would permit en-
ployees of the state and its poll
teal subdivisions to join unions
and bargain collectively.
North Dakota-The House Labor
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Provision To Ban
Segregation In
Capital Defeated

Washington (LPA) - Segrega-
tion in the nations capital came
in for some attention in Congress
last week when the House voted
down an amendment to the DC ap-
preparations bill that would have
barred discrimination in the city's
schools and other public projects.
The amendment was introduced
by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell o.,
N.Y. and opposed by Rep. John
Rankin Cd, Miss.). Rankin branded
the amendment a "communistic eff
fort to stir up race trouble in the
District of Columbia"
Speaking for the measure were
Rep. Vito Marcantonio (ALP, N.Y.
and Rep. Andrew j. Biemiller Cd,
Wis.,. "At the last Democratic
National Convention," said Biemil-
Ter, sit was my privilege along
with the gentleman from Mime
sofa, Mr.. Hubert Humphrey, and
Mrs. Esther Murray of California
to propose the plank on civil rights
which was adopted by that conven-
ton. As long as | have been in
politics have always believed that
people who adopt platforms should
live up to them in their political
life and in their political action"
81 am for the Powell amendment
to ban segregation in Washington
because | think that all it does is
to establish in the National Capital
the customs that prevail thruou:
the greater part of our Nation"
The measure was defeated in a
voice vote
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
IATSE WINS RAISE
FROM DISTRIBUTORS

New York (LPA)-Workers in
the nations film exchanges won
pay increases of $3.50 a week re-
troactive to Dec. L, in contracts
signed last week by Int'l Alliance
of Theatrical Stage Employes-AFL.
More than $500 employees of
Paramount, Loew's RKO Radio,
goth Century Fox, Universal Inter
national, Columbia and Republic
film companies in 80 cities are Gov
cred by the two-year contracts,
reached after three months of ne
gotiations.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10

Remenber when bare bulb like this was tI,, last word
in lighting? That's when You started calling your electric
bill flight" bill.
Then electricity began ,< take chores. 1t
learned to cook and and clean, wash and iron,
preserve food entertain the fam Yin general to make
life healthier and happier and easier all around. Lighting
became only fraction of that job.
Naturally, you depend electric service for
and more jobs-until now you couldn't imagine
living without electricity! Today your electric bill is
just about the smallest item in your family expenses
yet what else does so much, for SO lille?
Yes, it's still Eight" bi-it lghtens your chores,
your home and the business of balancing your budget!
Hear famous In radios domuie show
ELECTRIC THEATRE cBs, Sundays PM
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom, has seen
fit to take from midst friend and fellow worker
Brother Charles Labe respected and admired for his fellow
ship and character, and
Whereas We the members of Local Union 81 recognize
the loss of this Brother and shall cherish and respect the
memory his evidence of sympathy
and esteem, it is hereby further,
Resolved That extend profound sympathy to
his family copy of this resolution be published in
official journal The Potters Herald copy spread the
minutes of the Local and copy sent to the beeaved family
Also that charter be draped mourning for period of
thirty days.
CHARLES A. HALL
Secretary.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
NOTICE l.. u. 1873

< Huntington Park, Calf. -
:. Local Union 1873 will consider
:. and vote on amending our
\ Constitution by a vote of the
! trade at our next regular
= meeting to be held on March :
= Ia.
:: George Groscross, Pres.
\ George Shultz, Vice Pres.
= J. c. Smith, Fin. Sec.
X S. A. Lyle, Treas.
= Cora l.. Hutchison,
< Rec. Sec. :
!. . :. :. =. =. =. =. I
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
NOTICE LOCAL UNION 201

< Huntington Park, Calf. -
< Local Union No. 201 will con-
:: slider and vote on amending
:. our Constitution by vote of
< the trade at their next regu-
:: lar meeting on March "a, 1949.
!: Josiah Llewellyn, Pres.
= Everett Marshall, Vice Pres.
= o. l.. Sullivan, Treas.
= Drew Burchett, Insp.
\ Orvis Reese, Rec. Sec.
:: f. j. Zuvanich, Trustee
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
NOTICE LOCAL UNION 33

Beaver Falls, Pa. - Local
Union No. 33 will consider
and vote on amending our
Constitution by a vote of the
trade at the next regular
meeting on the 14th of March.
Lloyd Cook, Pres.
Chester j. Fisher, Rec. Sec.
Herbert Smith, Fin. Sec.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10
Support Pyromids
CONTINUED From Page One)

when it comes to the floor after
the filibuster dies down are: Demo-
cratic Senators Maybank (SC), Ell
lender La.), Wagner (NY, Spark
man (Ala.), Myers (Pa.), Hill
(Ala.), Pepper (Fla.), Long (La.),
Taylor Qda.), Douglas GID, Frear
CDel), and Republicans Flanders
(Vt.), Tobey (N.H.), Taft (Ohio),
Aiken (VtD, Morse (Ore.), Lodge
(Mass.), Young (N.D), Baldwin
Comm, Ives IN. W, Thye
(Minn.), Smith (Me.).
The Democrats who want to be
sure their constituents understand
that they're for the measure are:
Miller Idaho), Chapman (Ky.),
Withers (Ky.), Humphrey (Minn.),
Broughton (N.C), Kerr (Okla.),
Nicely (W. Va.), Hunt (Wyo.),
Connally (Tex.).
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10

and will be completed before any
action is taken on other parts of
the social security improvement
program President Truman sent to
Congress in January.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-10

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Arizona sun., 1949-06-03
Governor 1arvev
Proclair1s Shut-Ins
Day in Arizona

Whereas, the movement is to en-
courage the practice Of friendship
for the sick and Shut-ins is being
sponsored by the Shut-Ins Clubs
and through programs of other
civic and religious organizations;
and
Whereas, this movement reaches
thousands of sick, physically handi-
capped and afflicted shut-ins,
civilians and veterans alike, in the
homes, hospitals nd institutions
for the disabled throughout the
State of Arizona and is a means of
alleviating human suffering and "a
source of spiritual uplift in mo-
ments of stress and futility; and
Whereas, it is we'll to remember
that we who live in world un-
bound by four walls owe a great
moral debt of consideration to
those individuals whose physical in
capacities force them to live in re-
tirement and to forego a normal
life,
Now, therefore, I, Dan E.
Garvey, Governor, do hereby pro-
claim Sunday, June fifth, 1949, as
SHUT-INS DAY IN ARIZONA
and on this day all citizens, neigh
bors and friends of our shut-ins are
asked to remember the afflicted
and physically handicapped by
visits, cards and flowers or other
small gifts, and to continue acts of
kindness throughout the year.
Arizona sun., 1949-06-03

Let the ARIZONA SUN
be your shopping guide.