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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

officials received this propositions of the
consideration confer
committee which s follows:
Firm shall determine when layOs they
shall be conducted seniority basis.
Firm shall have the right packages of 3400
cubic inches packed day shop.
g. Firm shall determine when work week shall
Any firm shall have the right establish standard 80
minute lunch period for day workers.
The firm shall be obligated make the mini
workman that due other cannot
will not produce sufficient work minimum rates
work jobs.
When firm makes application the N B. of o. P. head
for headquarters shall furnish
the firm the of the for which
worked during the his and for
his discharge
Z. There shall be revision the apprentice agreement
The manufacturers shall have the privilege of dividing
casters work which the
jiggerman's work is divided.
Regardless of rules precedent there shall be
discrimination in the pottery industry because of
TO- Maximum sick leave shall be six months far holding
original Employee
given Is nearly an equivalent job as possible
That s" plates be included list items by
the piece work for glost dressing.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Site of Wage Conference
Changed From Lake Placid
To Atlantic City, n. J.

Brotherhood officials announced this week that the 1949
conference will be held in Atlantic City instead of Lake
Placid n Y announced in last weeks Herald The change
brought about when officials of the two organizations
informed that suitable arrangements not available
to house the delegates at the annual wage parey.
The date for the opening session remains previously
September 3 Daily will be held at the
RtzCaron HOTEL headquarters for members of the United
States Potters Association.
will the Ambas
ador Hotel with the being taken of
Delegates will special
Sunday September IL will arrive Atlantic City that evening"
at
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Union Man Sparks
Cincinnati Co-Op
Building Homes

Cincinnati (LPA)-The first 2(
homes in cooperative housing
project here-fve room houses
with two bedrooms, costing $67OC
will be ready Sept. Is.
The project, organized by fam
lilies in a public housing develop
ment whose incomes had risen
above the ceiling" for public
housing, is sparked by Vice-pres-
ident Chuck Freeman of Division
46, Communications Workers.
Already, SO houses have been
started, demonstration home is
visited by many interested fam
lilies daily, and the Rainbow Homes
Association has taken an option on
another 72 acres for future sub
division.
Everybody involved in the COM
plete transaction has been willing
to pitch in and produce" Freeman
says. The low cost comparable
houses here are selling for $11, ,5OO)
is caused by formula that any
coop homes group can repeats:
pooling of money, mass production
and determination.
Monthly payments run from SAT
to $52.12 a month, and this includes
principal, interest, mortgage in
surance, fire insurance and taxes.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Local 4 Elects
Williams Delegate
To Wage Farley

At a special meeting of Local
Union No. ON August 27, Pres
ident Fletcher Williams was elect
ed delegate to the wage conference
which opens in Atlantic City on
September 13.
In a field of six candidates, Bro.
Williams polled 40 votes out of a
possible 70 to cop the honors. Bro.
James Moss is our other candidate
being a hold over from the pre-
vious conference.
The special election was neces-
sary due to the fact that Bro.
Frank Dales who, along with Bro.
Moss represented us at the last
election, is now a member of the
Executive Board, serving as sixth
vice president. -O.C. A
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
AFL Union Blasts
Labor Policy OF
Armed Services

Washington (LPA) The AFl
Building Trades Department lash
ed out again this week at the labor
policies of the armed services
this time, for attempts to chisel OF
wages.
The attack follows previous de
nunciations of the Army Engineer:
for favoring "open shop" contrac
tors on government projects.
All branches of the armed ser
vices are under the Department.
fire now. 1t charged they have beer
trying to evade in various ways the
provisions of the Bacon-Davis Act
which requires payment of prevail
ing local wages on government
construction contracts.
Here's one way they do it, the
Department said: "Instead of let
ting contracts for construction
the armed forces employ a system
of purchase and hire using main
tenance or temporary civil service
employees, and they pay wage rate;
far below those prevailing in the
locality"
A national checkup showed such
violations occurring in at least 81
states, President Richard Gray de-
clared. In many cases, the wages
paid were found to be as much as
40 per cent below prevailing levels,
he said.
Gray explained that conferences
were being held with top military
officials in an attempt to put a stop
to this evasion, but that so far the
armed services have done nothing
to end the abuse.
"Not only does this practice re-
suit in payment of less than pre-
vailing wages and tear down estab-
lished pay schedules and working
conditions" Gray added, "but it
ieprives men employed on tempor-
ary civil service status of social
security benefits during the time
they are so employed"
Gray declared that if the armed
services don't correct the situation,
The fight will be taken to Congress.
Enforcement of the Bacon-Davis
act is now up to each Federal
agency which contracts out work,
put Gray declared efforts will be
made to have the law amended so
is to place full enforcement in the
labor Dept and to plug up other
oopholes in the act.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Auto Workers Win
15c Hourly Raise

Chicago, Ill.-Just six weeks
after organizing the plant, Local
2S6 of the United Automobile
Workers of America, AFL, has re-
ported signing of a contract with
the National Video Corporation.
Heading the long list of gains is
a straight Is cents an hour wage
increase for all employees. Other
provisions of the initial pact in
clude paid holidays, liberal paid
vacations, a health and accident in
surance plan, and an unusually fine
grievance procedure. The contract
also includes many other features
typical of the superior agreements
negotiated by this amalgamated
union which boasts of more than
thirty plants in the Windy City
area.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

Washington (LPA) = The Ma
tional Tax Equality Association,
the outfit that spends lot of time
and even more money fighting CO.
operatives has come perilously
close to outsmarting itself.
1t turns out that NTEA consists
of couple of publicity artists and
not much else except the big busi-
ness interests which put up the
money. Or that's the way it SEEM
ed when Scott & Schuler, Organ
ization Counselors, appeared be-
fore the House Committee on the
Problems of Small Business of
which Rep. Wright Patman Cd,
Tex.) is chairman. The committee
is looking into "phoney" small
business organizations which real
ly are big business organizations.
The firms Mr.. Scott, whose first
name is Vernon, is executive vice
president of NTEA. The Chicago
office of Scott & Schuler is-guess
where-right in the NTEA office.
Meanwhile, the other partner,
Mr.. Loring Schuler, is executive
director of the National Associat-
ed Businessmen, Inc. By the stran-
gest of condolences, the Washing
ton office of Scott & Schuler is in
the offices of NAB, Inc, whose
main purpose is to distribute pro-
paganda and lobby for NTEA.
In short, Scott & Schuler in
stead of representing NAB, Inc,
and NTEA as Organization coun-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Cambridge Potters
Getting Overtime
AS Work Picks Up

Cambridge, Ohio - Cambridge
Potters held their annual outing al
City Park on August 20. Everyone
enjoyed themselves in the contests,
prize drawing and dancing. An
extra act was Red Savage accid-
emily falling off his horse. The
Committee did good job of
rounding up prizes and arranging
the schedule for the day.
On Labor Day the Central Labor
Union will put on their usual pro-
gram at City Park. Frank Camp
bell announced that a full after
noon and evening of fun, ball
game, contests, prizes and dancing
is in store for all who attend. A
notable speaker is aged for the
afternoon. So get your tickets
potters, and plan TO attend.
A couple of weeks ago Head
quarters officials were at the
plant to help the Shop Committee
and company officials iron out sew
eral problems according to the re-
port at local meeting. Some were
settled, while others require fur
ther study.
Work has picked up at Cam
bridge shops. Plant 2 has resumed
operations after several months
idleness. Plants l and 3 are en-
pIoying overtime work to meet the
demand. -O.C. 122
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
New Senate Probe.
To Reveal Details
OF Life Under TIL

Washington (LPA) - When the
newly scheduled Senate inquiry
into the how, what and why of
labor relations gets under way this
fall you can expect the whole sor-
did two-year history of union life
under the Taft-Hartley act to be
revealed.
The Senate approved the probe
last week and voted $4,000 to
carry it out by taking final action
on a resolution introduced by Sen.
James Murray Cd, Mont.) late in
July. Murray proposed the resolu-
ton on behalf of a bipartisan
group of 10 Senators of which he
was one.
Although Sen. Taft himself may
end up on the subcommittee of the
Labor Committee which will con-
duct the inquiry, you can be sure
that organized labor will not be
pushed around VIII en- hearings
(Tnrn TO PAGE Tsrol
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Local 124 Calls
Special Meeting
For September 6

Local Union 124 had a very large
turnout at their meeting last Tues
day evening in the auditorium at
headquarters.
The chief item of business on
the evenings agenda was the cleo
tion of delegates to represent the
local at the wage conference which
opens in Atlantic City on Sept. 13:
Spirited contests resulted in
choosing three delegates to repre-
sent the various crafts under our
banner. When the final tally was
made the results were as follows,
Ruth Bowers, decal girls; Fred
Mountford, liners, and Walter
Daniels, decorating kilnmen.
Local 124 has called a special
meeting for next Tuesday evening.
September 6 in the auditorium at
headquarters. 1t is important that
every member be on hand as busi-
ness of vital Importance will be
transacted. -O.C. 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Story With A Moral

Washington (LPA) - The
other day Congressman from
a big city district was leafing
thru the mail he'd been getting
about labor legislation. What
he discovered may be lesson
for the whole labor movement.
Some 95 percent of his cor
respondents wanted the Taft
Hartley act repealed.
The remaining five percent
wanted TIL to stay on the
books.
Of the 95 percent opposing
the law, only 60 percent were
registered voters. A full 40
percent, or two-fifths of that
group, had barred themselves
from the polls.
Of the five percent favoring
TIL, slightly more than SO
percent were registered voters.
'Nuff said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
TAX THE CO-OPS SEEN
AS BIG BUSINESS DRIVE

sellors" are running them. To make
the picture a little clearer, it
should be pointed out that NAB,
Inc, has been called "a small bus
mess front" for the big business
interests financing NTEA.
Scott told the Patman commit
tee that his firm had only one
client besides NTEA and NAB,
Inc, and mentioned the Indiana
State Chamber of Commerce. But
it was brought out at the hearing
that NTEA gets most of the half
million or more a year it uses to
fight the cooperatives from the
utilities which hardly qualify for
the "small business" class.
While Scott was looking none
too good before the Patman Com
mittee in Washington, one-time
liberal Congressman Jerry Voor-
his, now secretary of the Cooper
ative League, was charging in
Chicago that NTEA was deliber-
ately violating its agreement with
federal authorities to stop distri-
buting the "phony bucks" carrying
a "tax the coops" message NTEA
has been handing out.
The phony bucks were made to
resemble dollar bills, and the gov
ernment decided that they violated
Treasury rules prohibiting the use
of advertising matter showing any
marked similarity to money.
NTEA's answer was to come up
Turn TO Page Tsgo)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
NEW PROBES PLANNED
TO BUST MONOPOLIES

DR.. John Blair, ETC economist
told the House monopoly investi
eating committee that even these
cases of 'extreme" concentration
of economic power were outside the
reach of the present anti-trust
laws as they have been interpret
ed by the courts.
"Then the inevitable conclusion
is" Chairman Emanuel Cellel
(D-NY) remarked, "that if there
is to be any remedy it's up to Con.
gress to do something"
"That's my conclusion" DR.
Blair replied.
Previous witnesses have testi-
fled that the very existence of such
concentrated control, even where
there are no illegal price agree
ments, softens competition and
often creates monopoly conditions
The Federal Trade Commission
report to Congress listed another
half dozen industries which are
dominated by four to six compan-
les, making a total of 10 highly
concentrated industries out of 26
studied. Some others were not in
cluded, such as soap. DR.. Blair said
Lever Brothers. had refused to let
the Commission publish its figures,
so soap was not included.
The FTC's list of extremely
concentrated" industries follows:
Turn TO Page Tsco)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
LOBBY PROBERS WON'T
LACK DATA; IT'S RIGHT
UNDER THEIR NOSES

Washington UPA) - Whether
lobbying in the halls of Congress
is investigated by a special COM
mittee of the House of Represent
atives or by a joint House-Senate
group, congressional probers should
know where to look for material.
There is plenty dangling right
under their noses as number of
LPA stories have made clear in
recent weeks. The fve-percent fees
which relatively small business
may drop here and there are pea
nuts compared to what the giant
corporations pay every year to
provide themselves with elaborate
services in the capital.
1t is officially reported that 261
organizations laid at least $4,098,-
653 on the line in Washington dur
ing the first six months of 1949 to
influence the course of legislation.
Since the provisions of present
lobby laws are not tightly enough
written to require disclosure of
every last cent chargeable to lob
bying, there is no telling how much
more was spent to fight repeal of
the Taft-Hartley act, to fight the
75-cent minimum wage or to fight
against the liberal and labor inter-
est in a dozen other legislative
battles.
The revelation that ex-senator
Joe Ball, that one-time lean and
hungry militant of the Newspaper
Guild, had collected his personal
percentage from a lobbyist for
General Motors and General Elec-
trio for his work as a minor hack
in the Taft Hartley business made
a flashy story which was an in
finitesimal part of the whole lob
bying picture. But the news that
an ex-senator was on the lobbying
staff of GE and GIN did put the
spot light on the whole lobbying
operation. Moreover, Joe may even
have been worth the $3475 he pick
ed up, worth it to GE and GIN if
not to his former brothers in the
Newspaper Guild.
Incidentally, why the CONNER
cial press sat on the Joe Ball story
for nearly two weeks after it was
broken by LPA and other labor
mediums is mystery. LPA put it
out on Aug. 12-and LPA possess
ed no secret information.
The present situation in Con-
gress SO far as lobby probe is
concerned is this. The House of
Representatives has passed reso-
luton authorizing a seven-man in
dependent committee to investi-
gate lobbying The House also has
authorized a joint Senate-House
investigation by a special commit
(Tnrn to Page Tseo
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

Washington LPA)-A series OF
hearings by the House Monopoly
Investigating Committee in the
fall on proposals for strengthen
ing, the antitrust laws was ann
ounced this week by Chairman
Emanuel Celler Cd, N.Y..
Celler announced the hearings
late in October, would deal
nth increasing penalties for anti
trust violations, the trend toward
increasing concentration of econ
omic power and legislation needed
to meet this situation; conflicts of
law and policy within the govern
ment, particularly in military pro-
curement; the Reed -Bulwinkle law
exempting railroads from the anti
trust laws; the Webb-Pomerene
law exempting exporters from the
antitrust laws; tax incentives TO
encourage breaking of big busi-
ness; and the relationship between
monopoly and totalitarianism.
Next year, Celler announced, the
committee will go into more diff
fcult questions such as the concen-
Cation of equity capital in the
lands of large commercial and in
dustrial companies and life insur-
ance companies, the alleged need
for a more accurate definition of
legitimate union activities that
should be excluded from the anti
trust law, and the need for restor-
ing omp ct on administered
price" industries controlled by a
few companies.
Celler's announcement followed
testimony by Federal Trade Com
mission officials last week that 13
major industries are dominated in
each case by three companies or
less, which provided new ammuni-
tion for strengthening the anti
trust laws.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Badger Federation
RenameS Haberman

Eau claire, Wis. (LPA)-
Though subjected to a sharp pum-
melting from the floor for his
policies, President George E. Hab-
erman of the Wisconsin State Fed
Grafton of Labor won reelection
without opposition at the Fedora
tion's annual convention here. His
victory came after opponents fail
ed to agree on a rival candidate.
Earlier, opposition forces failed
by a narrow margin in an attempt
to put over a resolution requiring
officers of the Federation to back
political candidates endorsed by
the Citizens Nonpartisan Confer
ence on Political Education, a
joint political group of labor
groups, farmer organizations and
GOODS in the state.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Editors Note:

Editors Note:
President Duffy was also in
Washington on June 21, stop
ping over while en- route to the
national convention. Together
with representatives fro m
labor and management of the
Glass industry, he appeared
before top officials of the
Army and Navy requesting
both branches of the service
to purchase American made
pottery and glassware rather
than foreign made products.
The Army which is in charge
of rehabilitation of Japan, gave
favorable replies to the re-
quest.
On the evening of June 21,
President Duffy attended a
banquet at which there were
present twenty-four Congress
men and two Senators from
states where the pottery in
dustry is covered by wage con-
tracts with the Brotherhood.
They promised in their official
capacities to follow through in
every possible way to pro-
mote the sale of American
made products.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
NBOP Champions To
Play Cambridge Nine

Winners of the mythical champ
ionship' baseball crown at the an
nual outing of the N. B. of o. P.
held at Idora Park in June, the
East Liverpool club, playing under
the banner of the Riverview Green
house, will journey to Cambridge,
Ohio, on Labor Day to cross bats
with an all-star team picked from
the industrial league in that city.
Guy Digman, president of Local
Union No. IL, manages the team
and potters in the Cambridge dis
trict can rest assured Dig and his
boys will furnish the all-star nine
with plenty of competition. The
game is scheduled to get underway
at 3 p. m.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

The meeting was held in the
conference room of the Secretary
of the Interior with representatives
from two pottery associations, The
United States Potters Association
and the Vitrified China Associa-
ton, together with two members
of Congress, representatives Of the
Labor Department, the Puerto
Rican government and President
James M. Duffy of the NIB. of O.P.
= Mr.. Gould highly praised Mr..
Duffy's presentation before this
group and told of the very favor
able impression he made upon the
members of the Labor Department
and those of the U. S. Interior De-
partment. He minced no words in
adding to his praise of the Broth
erhood chieftain and stated had the
meeting been held without Pres
ident Duffy being present to repre-
sent labor, the meeting no doubt
would have been a failure.
We of Local Union 76 are very
thankful he was present to repre-
sent labor and are quite sure the
other locals who have been direct
ly affected by the importation of
low priced china from Puerto Rico,
likewise appreciate his ability in
handling our affairs.
The success of this meeting was
due primarily to the many locals
in the NIB. of O.P. who, in response
to an appeal from President Duffy,
wrote individual letters to their
Senators and Congressman, pro-
testing this unfair setup in Puerto
Rico.
This is a splendid example Of
what can be accomplished when we
are of ONE mind and there is a de-
sire to help one another. An in
vitation was extended President
Duffy by a representative of the
Puerto Rico government, to visit
that country and organize the
Workers of the Crane China Co.
y We believe a serious attempt
should be made real soon to bring
these people into the NIB. of O.P.
The vitrifed china plants face a
peculiar and dangerous situation,
due to statesmen going around the
country informing the buyers of
American china that Puerto Rican
china will be available to them at
a much lower price than the AM
erican product.
There is not enough Puerto
Rican china coming into this coun-
try to supply all dealers, but it has
had the effect of causing the buy
ers of domestic china to purchase
only what they actually need, be-
cause they are afraid to stock Am
erican china for fear that some in
their territory obtaining Puerto
Rican china will undersell them.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

This lack of buying in quantities
by the dealers is principally the
cause of vitrified china plants be-
ing on reduced time at present.
If the Puerto Ricans could be
organized and wage scale estab-
lished comparable to the American
potter, this would have the effect
of assuring the dealers of Ameri-
can china that they would be able
to compete with this foreign pro-
duct and permit them to order
enough stock ahead to meet their
demands of their trade and the
china plants would be able to work
full time.
The writer shares with many
others the belief that we should all
get behind President Duffy who
has always had the interest of our
organization at heart and who,
more than anyone else, has been
responsible for it's success through
out the years he has been in office.
He needs to be free from the
petty chickering's that have been
going on within our organization
the past few years, so he can de-
vote his full time to the many
organization affairs that are con-
stantly coming up.
Our hope is, that the action
taken by the delegates in the last
convention, will end for all time
any attempt on the part of a sell
fish few to destroy the organiza-
tion. -O.C. rs
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
NOTICE LOCAL UNION IL

A special meeting has been
called for Saturday evening,
Sept. 3 at 7 p. m. at head
quarters. Business of vital i'm
portance to every member will
be discussed and all are urged
to be present. BY order of pre-
sident.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
Pottery Official Praises
Duffy For Fight Against
Imports Of Foreign Ware

Buffalo n The members Of Local Union rs well pleased
the Buffalo Pottery regarding the meeting held in Washington
August "a concerning the importation of Cnawa from Puerto
Rico
This produced by cheap labor being shipped
and sale
than similar product in this
erica tier