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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
THEY COUNT VOTES,
NOT OPINIONS

Washington (LPA) On cleo
tion day, it's your vote that counts,
not your opinion.
That's the theme of the Regis
tration Manual just issued by the
Political Action Committee.
The manual is an attractively
gotten up booklet which tells you
just how to go about organizing
your area for the 1850 Congress
ional elections. Main idea is to
establish card index of your ward
or precinct, and then see to it that
every man and woman eligible to
vote registers-and votes.
The aim is to transform opinions
into votes. Votes are what they
add up when the polls close.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
British Union Congress
Backs Up Government

tain's production drive. Overall
production, he said, was 25 per
cent above pre-war, and exports
nearly so percent higher.
Lashing out vigorously at Bri-
tish Communists and their sabot-
age of the recovery effort, he was
greeted by boos from a small Sec
ton of the audience, but these
were Immediately drowned out by
thunderous applause.
Recalling that the TUG last mel
in Bridlington the weekend World
War ii broke out on the continent,
Lawther reminded his hearers that
British Communists, because of the
Nazi-Soviet pact, then did their
best to cripple the anti-Nazi war
effort.
Delegates passed resolutions up
holding the Labor governments
measure to stabilize the British
economy, approving the Marshall
plan, and okaying withdrawal from
the World Federation of Trade
Unions. The last action was by a
five-to-one vote.
Harry Bates, one of the US fra
ternal delegates representing the
AFL, was enthusiastically receiv-
ed by the delegates. He assured
them that this country will not
move into a major depression.
Membership in the TUG has
reached a rd-breaking total of
almost 100000. There are some
900 delegates at the conference,
coming from .187 unions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Taft Addresses Workers
On The COmpany's Time

Cleveland (LPA)-Having told
his story to business men at
luncheon here before the Smaller
Business of America, Inc" Senator
Robert A. Taft celebrated his Goth
birthday as "Be Kind to Workers
and Farmers" day. He toured
neighboring Lake and Geauga
counties, visited two factories, had
luncheon in an old cheese factory,
now the community center of Park
man, and then covered the farming
communities.
His first stops of the day were at
the Chardon Rubber Company
plant in Chardon and the Johnson
Rubber Company in Middlefeld. He
did it up brown. He went through
each plant, shook hands, asked
questions. At the Johnson plant
production stopped while the Sen
ator addressed the entire plant
personnel in a store room. p. S.
Both plants are unorganized.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Bass Named uRW
New Sec't.-Trea.

Akron (LPA)-George Bass has
been named Secretary-Treasurer OF
United Rubber Workers to fill the
unexpired term of the late Charles
f. Lanning.
Bass is president of Local 5,
1900 member local now on strike
against the B. F. Goodrich Co. He
was appointed to his new post by
President H. r. Lloyd and unan-
imously approved by the executive
board.
81 shall continue to take part in
the negotiations with the B. F.
Goodrich Co., until our strike is
successfully concluded" Bass an
nounced.
81 intend to resume in Dayton
tomorrow morning. With the full
weight of the international Union
behind us, and with the solidarity
of our members, l am confident we
shall win the strike"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Worker Injuries
Decline In 7948,
BIS Report Soys

Washington, d. C.-Work- injury
rates in manufacturing and non.
manufacturing declined durin 6
1948, according to final summaries
released here by the Labor De
partment's Bureau of Labor Stats
tics.
The average injury-frequency
rate for all-manufacturing indus
tries decreased 8.5 percent, from
1873 injuries per million man-hours
worked in 1947 to 17.2 in 1948. De-
creases were reported for ID of %
mining classifications and for Is
of 40 other communicating in
dustries.
Although the frequency of work
injuries decreased, the relative
proportion Of fatalities and perma-
nent disabilities increased. AS re-
suit, the average number of days
lost per case in manufacturing rose
from 70 in 1947 to 83 in 1913.
Noteworthy decreases in injuries
occurred in the lumber group of
industries. The frequency rate for
the group as whole dropped from
66.0 to $50. Logging and sawmills
still had the highest frequency
rates of all manufacturing indus
tries-that for logging was the
highest of any industry surveyed.
Oustandingly low injury rates
were reported in 1948 by the syn
thetic-rubber industry, II. Of the
nonmanufacturing industries stud
led, the transportation group show
ed the most improvement in injury
frequency rates.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Local Union No. 1876
hears Report By
Pres. Mckenzie

Local Union 1875 met in regular
session September 7th with Presi-
dent Mildred Mckenzie in the
chair. President Mckenzie was our
delegate to the West Virginia Fed
Grafton of Labor Convention and
she gave the members a report re-
garding the proceedings Of the
Convention. President Mckenzie
was elected Vice President of Dis
trict No. i of the West Virginia
State Federation of Labor.
All Local members should check
their dues books and if you find
you are in arrears you should at
tend our next meeting and take
care of this all important matter.
Local Union 1876 extends get
well wishes to all our member on
the sick list and all members
throughout the trade who are i'll.
-O.C. 1875
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Prompt Service OF
Group Insurance
PIeases Member

Another letter was received at
Headquarters recently regarding
the prompt, courteous service a
member, insured under our n. b.
of o. P. Group Insurance plan, re-
ceived when she found it necessary
to file a claim for disability and
disqualification benefits.
The following is the letter re-
ceived from Peggy Tarbett, mem
Der of Local Union 10, Minerva,
Ohio:
118 Bonnieview Ave.
Minerva, Ohio.
August "a, 1949
Mr.. James NJ. Duffy, President
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters
East Liverpool, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
| am a decal girl employed at the
Cronin China Company, Minerva,
Ohio, and a member of Local
Union No. 20.
| became i'll with arthritis on
April /, 1949 and the n. B. o. p.
Group Insurance paid me in full
for 13 weeks disability benefits.
was also in the hospital for IA days
and | received my hospital bene-
fits within two days after | mailed
my bill to the Francis P. White
Agency.
| wish to thank the members of
Local No. 70 and all who made it
possible for me to belong to the in
surance. The service rendered me
was most prompt and courteous.
Sincerely,
Peggy Tarbett
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
AFL Urges Aid For Britain In Crisis;
Her Prosperity Holds Key To Peace
By ARNOLD BEICHMAN

New York.-The full force and
influence of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor has been placed
squarely behind the British Labor
government in its current nego-
tiations with the United States.
The American Federation of La
Dor took this step through the Free
Trade Union Committee because
'in the interest of human freedom,
world peace and prosperity-with-
out which our own democracy,
well-being and security can have
no sound foundation-we of organ
lied labor will do our utmost to
have our country aid Britain in her
immediate plight and in the long
range solution of her basic econ
omic problems"
The statement issued by Matt
new Woll, AFL vice president,
came as the negotiations between
the British and American govern
ments started in Washington with
the arrival of Foreign Minister
Ernest Bevin and Sir Stafford
Cripps, Chancellor of the Exche-
quer. They were meeting with Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson and
Secretary of the Treasury John w.
Snyder.
The AFL made it clear that un-
less Britain is aided in this crisis
neither Europe, nor Asia, nor
Africa nor the Americas can be
secure against the further en-
croachments and continued ag
gression of totalitarian Russia and
its worldwide agencies of subver-
sion"
Eyes, Britain desperately needs
our aid," the declaration said. "But
desperately needs the sta
bility and prosperity of Britain as
the key to all western Europe serv-
ing as a buttress of democracy and
peace"
"We know of no other factor
our country which could so
dangerously undermine our own
prosperity as an Impoverished,
weak and bankrupt Britain would.
Hence, for our own sake, as well
as for the sake Of the British peo-
pie to whom our nation is closest in
1inship, in culture and democratic
must we do everything
20 aid the people of Britain upon
whom so many heavy burdens have
fallen at this critical juncture of
history"
Lashing out vigorously at the
'inveterate isolationists and rock
'ibbed reactionaries of the right"
Who have led in the attack against |
he British government and people, |
he AFL pointed out that this
group is playing into the hands
# the reactionary forces on the
,seudo-left-the totalitarian Com
nunists who are nothing but agents
md lackeys of Russian imperial
SIN. This attempted anti-British
propaganda only serves anti-demo-
ratio forces that are feverishly
eeking to create economic chaos,
o bring on social and political col
apse in the free countries and to
an the flames of another global
To help the British people and
chieve worldwide prosperity the
FL committee suggested the fol-
,wing 10-point program:
Immediate dollar assistance
nrough the International None
ary Fund; U. S. acceleration of its
program of strategic
0mmodities; closer integration of
.merican and British defense sys-
ams; dollar allotments to various
RIP countries to be turned over to
ritain which in turn would de-
yer essential commodities to those {
lifting of restrictions by I
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Part-Time Worker
Can't Quit And
Collect Benefits

Columbus, Ohio-An individual
who quits his job because it only
provides him with part-time en-
ployment can not be said to have
quit for just cause and is there
fore not eligible for unemployment
benefits, the Unemployment Com
pensation Board of Review ruled
today.
The Boards unanimous decision
came in the case of a Cincinnati
truck driver who left his job be-
cause he was only getting on the
average of two days work week.
In making its decision, the Board
pointed out that "the prime objec-
tive of the unemployment compen-
sation act is to stabilize employ
ment." The hardship of having only
a few days work each week, the
Board said, "was certainly not al
leviated" by the workers quitting
his job and becoming totally un-
employed.
, The Board also pointed out that
"a partially unemployed indivi-
duaP-which the truck driver was
els entitled to retain the first So
of his earning in any week without
affecting the amount of his unem-
ployment compensation" By quit
ting his job, the Board stated, the
worker not only lost this advantage
over total unemployment but also
deprived himself of an opportun-
ity to work the days that work
was available"
The Board cited the Ohio Law
which states that mo individual
may serve a waiting period or be
paid benefits for the duration of
any period with respect to which
Chez voluntarily quit his work
without just cause in connection
with his work" In denying the
claimant benefits, the Board added
that, had the latter stayed with his
part-time job, he would have had
sample time to search for other
work."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15

Bridlington, England (LPA) -
>Greatest applause from delegates
Iat the British Trades Union Con-
gress' 81st conference here was
given to Prime Minister Clement
Atlee, who appealed to the dele
gates for greater production eff
forts in the nations financial crisis
which, the Prime Minister said,
"would have faced any govern
ment."
Atlee charged that those who
hate Britain's labor government
are trying "to make bad blood be-
tween Great Britain and the U.s."
He expressed approval of Presi-
dent Truman's expressions of SYM
pathy with the plight of Britain.
Earlier, delegates had admins
tered a whole series of trouncings
TO the Communist delegates. Start
: ing off belligerently with boos at
Sir Will Lawther's opening ad-
dress as chairman, the Communist
line delegates were much milder
when they agreed to withdraw
resolution calling for ending COM
pulsory arbitration in labor dis
putes. Instead, all agreed on a
study of relations between unions
and nationalized industries.
Lawther, miners union leader,
paid high tribute to the Marshall
plan in opening the TUG confer
ence. While praising "the generous
cooperation of the U.s." he also
pointed to the tremendous and
sustained endeavors" of British
workers as big factor in Bri-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
Swedish Labor
Still Wants To
Freeze Wages

Stockholm (ILNS).-The govern
ing body Of the Swedish Fedora
tion of Labor, in which all the
member trade unions are repre-
sented, has decided to recommend
to the unions that they prolong ex.
listing collective agreements fol
another period. A similar recon
mendation was made one year ago
and it was also observed by the
unions. The decision now taken
however, is not to be regarded as
final until the farmers, salaried
employees, and other groups in the
same definite way express them
selves in favor of cooperation to
ensure stability in the country
economy. AS soon as their respec-
tive positions have been made
clear, the labor federation will hold
another meeting.
In it's resolution year ago the
federation emphasized that under
prevailing conditions a continued
improvement in the living stand
ards of the workers in Sweden
could not be achieved by means of
higher incomes, but only on the
basis of an increased production.
This years statement takes note
of the fact that the governments
attempts to prevent further price
rises have been crowned with sue
cess. Many difficulties remain how
ever, the federation adds. A boost
in exports, enabling Sweden to inn
port all products which are essen
tial to it's economy, is still of the
utmost Importance.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15
AFL Chemical Workers
Win New Wage Boost

Binghampton, N. Y.-Ansco di-
vision of General Aniline G. Film
Corp. granted 1,500 production
workers represented by the AFL
International Chemical Workers
Union a Scent hourly pay increase
under a new contract.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-15

TRIBUTE TO FATHER OF LABOR DAY-Mrs. Kathryn Caya,
of Camden his daughter placing wreath on the of Peter
Mcclure father of Labor Day. Arlington Cemetery Pnnsauken
N Elmer H. Wene, Democratic candidate for
the American Federation
holiday aobr formally voted
Congress in 1894 MCGUIRE associate of Samuel Gompers
in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21
FuH Pau-No Work!

Leaders of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers and the Brotherhood Of
Firemen and Enginemen are now demand
ing an extra engineer and an extra fireman
on diesels, claiming the extra men are
needed. But the facts prove these men are
not needed. They would just be drawing
full pay for doing no work.
The railroads are placing an ever-in-
creasing number of diesels in service
thpassenger and freight, These trains are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21
Walls AND SCALES

to their friends, who will also
visit Key West.
Key West Tourist Average Wage
Garner
The visitor to Key West in
most Instances, like ourselves, is
just an average wage Garner,
who has saved his extra pennies
to spend a vacation in Florida.
Some are retired business men,
living ON moderate incomes, a
few are wealthy. 1t is to the first
two groups that we have to look
for continued tourist prosperity.
Straining the financial strings
of these people to the breaking
point, leaves them faced with no
other alternative but to return
home, and if they feel they have
been gouged, will not return.
Excessive rates harmful to all
AS in all other cases, the limo
cent must suffer with the guilty.
Amy criticism of Key West af-
fects all, not only those who are
guilty.
So if the rumors do have foun-
dation, they should be corrected,
not only for the personal inter
ests of thosfe concerned, but for
the city as a whole.
SCALES:
Fish are getting heavier in the
Island City Fishing Tournament,
and the age of the fishermen APP
parently is getting younger and
younger.
Jack Rowe, Jr., age II years, of
Peoria, ILL.,, entered a tarpon, the
first in the tournament to date,
weighing 80 pounds, measuring
5 #. 6 inche fs,with a girth of
1914 inches.
The charter boat captain who
took the party out, stated that
the boy is natural born fisher
man, that in the years he has
been fishing, he has never seen
anything to equal the way in
which Rowe battled the willy tar
pom.
Another entry, by Walter Bur-
man, age eleven, that removed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21
kED RAIDERS DEFEAT CUBANS 6-2 :
IN FIRST CAME OF START OF IND :
HALF PLAY, ISLAND CITY LEAGUE

Raiders at least once except Dom
enech.
Score by innings:
Raiders - 10 020 2Ox-6 5 3
Cubans 100 900 00l-2 8 2
Batteries-Joe Casa and Rodri-
guez. E. Rodriguez, Rounds and
Lee Griffen. base hits, c. Val
dee. Stolen bases, Griffen /, Dom
enech /, Villareal /, Baker 2,
Acevedo |, Casa /, Rodriguez l.,
Cabot /, Sacrifice hit Rounds,
Double plays, Griffen to B. Villa
real. Famed Casa IL, Rodfigu-
ez /, Rounds /. Walks Rodriguez
2 Rounds /, Casa 4. No hits l ruin
off Lefty Rodriguez, winner
Rounds loser Casa. Umpires, Hen
riquez and Santana. Time l:55
min.
In the second game, the
Clowns failed to show up and
forfeited their game to Bombers,
then the Cubans played them an
exhibition game and it was a real
game until the third when the
Bombers started their heavy ar
tlllery and scored runs on three
pitchers on five hits, three walks
and hit batSman.
Preacher Perez started on the
mound and was sent to the show
ers when he walked three batters
in the third. "Kaki" Rodriguez
pitched to five batters and four
hit safely and then Raul Castel-
amos came in and he was touched
for one more hit
In the sixth the Bombers scor-
ed four runs on one hit. For the
Cubans, Vidal was touched for
five hits, and two of them were
by o. Blanco, one good for a tri-
pie. Vidal and Aritas hit doubles
Vidal hit three safely and AritaS
two.
In the field, Vidal Santana,
Mira and Cascade were the best
for winners and ]. Rodriguez,
Blanco and Cabot were the best
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21

be looked into by the Chamber
of Commerce and the Hotel and
Restaurant Association to see if
they have any foundation. The
prosperity we have been enjoy
ing the past few years, shows in
dications of returning to at least
a semblance of normalcy. Prices
are starting a downward trend,
and while not enough to show a
substantial saving, there is hope
that they will reach a level COM
menSurate with our earnings.
Automobiles are plentiful in
some makes, some manufacturers
have reduced quotas. while still
others have laid off employees.
By charging a nominal price
for our rooms, meals, and attrac-
tons we can be assured that peo-
pie coming to Key West will
spread the word about our city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21

=
the leading contender to date
was mackerel, weighing 10
pounds one ounce. measuring Z
feet 1914 inches with d girth Of
1874 inches.
Walters parents are regular
winter visitors to Key West, from
Greenville, N. Y. Their sister aid
brother law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Mathews are residents of
Key West; having moved here
some years ago to make their
home.
Other catches reported to date
in the tournament are:
CoBIA:
/ c. T. Johnson, Minneapolis,
Mimi, "a pounds, 8 #. II ms.
girth % ms. Victor F. Braun, Mil
waukee, Wis. 38 pounds, 4 feet
long, girth 26 inches.
BARRACUDA:
Dir. Morton D. Bogdonoff, New
York City, % pounds, 4 #. Q ms,
girth 10 ms. Leonard Lesley,
New York City, 26 pounds, 4 #.
long, girth Is ms,
KINGFISH:
The new leader in this CLASH
fication was caught by Sam
| Marks, of the Manhattan Beach
| Club, NJ Y. and weighed in at
IS pounds, feet long, with a
girth of % inches.
AMBERJAcK:
Mrs. Dorothy Walters, Ham
mond, Indiana, "a pounds, 3 #.
ms. girth % ms.
Another fishing party COM
posed of Richard Percival, Kenya
Colony, Africa, Mrs. Pauline
Hemingway, her mother, and
Charles Thompson reported pref
ty good luck with tarpon, last
week. The party had eight strikes
of which three were caught, the
heaviest weighing SO pounds.
AND FINALLY:
John Dyson, 22l3 Staples Ave,
took us to task the other day for
not reporting catch he had
made. He reported that while the
fishing boats were tied to the
docks during the rough weather
the other day, he caught buck
ct of grunts while fishing from
the boulevard.
Dyson says let them have the
game fish, there's nothing to him
like a pan of fried grunts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21
tssisialsers Explode
Culians l2.4 In Second
Battle, An Exhibition
Baseball Came

n ths openef Lefty" Rodri-
nust Was wild and walked the
ffnt man Iie struck on, the sec
Und batter bat the ball got away
RON esther and both runners
we're safe The catcher threw
wide 10 second and Tango Suar-
o. reached third. D Rodriugez
walked on another pass ball and
Tango scored
Lefty was sent 10 the showers.
Rounds came In and retired the
side without letting anyone score.
Joe cnsfa. Jr.. pitched a good
game foF the CubanS but poor
support was his downfall. In the
first Baker walked and stole sec
0nd and third. A bad throw put
him over the plate
In the second Domenech walk
"a. stole sfe0nd and an error by
Casa scored him Two more were
added In the fifth.
In the sevencth. an error put
Julius on first. a sacrifice placed
him on second. and a perfect
hunt BY Valdez sent him over the
plate The Cubans scored their
last run I'm the ninth. McManus
singled. Torres hit one 10 left.
and Baker threw McManus out
a. second. Casa singled TO left
and Torres scored and +. Perez
tanned t0 end the game
AZ bat Valdez hit two safely
and Vlllareal one
fuf che losers, McManus hit
tNo and Casa two. IN the field,
the stars were, CalerO and +.
Prrez for losers and Baker, b.
Viliafeai and Meme Domenech.
Casa tanned every one of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21

Here's the truth about diesel locomotives.
Diesel locomotives are equipped with
every modern device for maximum safety.
They have automatic controls. They can
be operated safely by one man. But tUo
men-an engineer and freman-are now
employed on a diesel road locomotive.
Diesel locomotives adopted by the
railroads as one way of improving their
service to you-have hauled millions of
passengers in recent years with one of the
best safety records in railroad history!
They have pulled millions of tons OF
freight millions of miles-also with one of
the best safety records in railroad history!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21
Walls:
W AILS:
Don't kill the Goose.
BY JACK DELANEY,

Rumors of excessive rates
charged tourists for accotrimoda-
tons in this area, are being heard
daily. Whether the reports are
true Oh not we have no way of
knowing, but the matter should
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21

Summary: 3 base hit Blanco. 2
base hits Vidal and AritaS. Stolen
base Cascade 2, Anguiera 2, Vidal
2, Santana /. Jack Villareal |,
Cabot, Casa. Struck. out Vidal 5
Perez, Castellano 6. Walks Perez
S, Castellano 4, Vidal 5, Time l
hour, 80 min. Umpire Henriquez
and Grimes, Scorer Aguilar. Win
ner Vidal, loser Perez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-21

for losers, P. Rodriguez played
good game at first.
: Score by innings:
Cubans 900 / 0l2- 4 5 2
Bombers 1913 008 0 40x-12 9 4
Batteries; Perez, Rodriguez,
Castellanos, X. Rodriguez and J.
Rodriguez. Vidal and Al. Ace
vedo.