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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-25

up very strongly an assertion TO
! the effect that the National Bro
Itherhood of Operative Potters
practiced racial and sex discrimin-
alton. Employees in this plant are
of many different nationalities as
they are in potteries covered by
contract with the Brotherhood ;
however, they have women doing
many of the skilled trade opera
tions receiving rates of pay consid-
erably less than provided in our
contract for the same work.
They especially stressed that we
had union seniority as against their
shop seniority. They convinced, it
seems, the majority of employees,
that if the Brotherhood should win
the election that employees would
be discharged at the demand of the
Brotherhood and that members
from various local unions outside
of New Castle would SO in and
take over their respective jobs.
They had a big party last Sat-
urday night with the usual free
drinks and eats and $2C0 door
prize to attract these people to the
meeting This enabled the c. |. 0.
spokesman to continue their re-
peated lies and misstatements re-
garding the National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters. A rumor was
afloat to@the effect that the C. |. O..
did not provide the 5000 for the
door prize; that party outside of
any labor organization furnished
this money, for what purpose, rep
resentative Neff of the c. l. o.
could best explain.
Brotherhood representatives
Slaven, Chadwick and Turner spent
much of their time during recent
months in advancing the cause of
the Brotherhood among these work
ers Members of Local Union No.
1873 contributed much towards the
fine showing the Brotherhood made
in the election. A strange anomaly
in connection with the campaign to
win the election, the C. |. o. re-
peatedly stressed the necessity of
a wage increase for the Shenango
workers. Then came the following
in one of their pamphlets: "Who
Said Ten Per Cent? Certain
stooges of the N. B. of o. p. claim
they will get you ten percent
wage raise if you vote N. B. Of
o. P. They know that the N. B. of
o. p. shops that have granted ten
percent are working reduced crews
two and three days per week. They
know that if it were possible to
Turn I'm p11e TqDO)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-25
Representatives of MOP
And USPA Set Date For
Drafting New Agreement

Following meeting of members of the United States
Potters Association held Tuesday the East Liverpool
try Club Brotherhood officials and representatives of the
manufacturers announced that Lake Placid ~ will be the
for the 1949 conference be held in September
Propositions adopted the 55th national convention for
consideration at the joint conference committee between rep
esentatves of the National Brotherhood of Operative Pot
ers and the United States P0ttes Association have been for
warded to the manufacturers by Secretary Cas Jordan
the s % m Sd nd 5 g G when d the 6f first with
agreement reached in the form of contract covering the industry
notification be mailed from
quarters the details have been worked all
the conference This Very popular
brotherhood Wiling wt the Of the
rank d 5 % ba 5 IF and Joseph
Wells chairman labor of UsPA will preside
Following propositions submitted
m hoy When % work becomes I slack h and I'd employee working
When an employee reports for none is available
the employee shall be paid for four hours his prevailing rate
s. apprenticeship be set up for maintenance
First three months aborers wages three months
hour Second six months hour
Third six months cents hour after fourth six
A. Maintenance men shall be classed as skilled labor.
That all girls working continuous conyeyor in the
decorating shop shall receive ten cents per hour the
ers shall not be than sss per hour.
the above
| third % sfsd % months a s II Tsa' M s @ ii %'yta
1885, after hd sas This v aa
All extra gOs drawing shall be given to SarsdssseTs
a
brings his the job then the of
jggeman shall be available work to lose
vacation
revision upward of Onefourh cents for
handles that this shall be paid by the firm
to whoever cuts the handles.
The price dozen operated gger shall be
with full
paid iggermen for working with less
shall be 70 day for each helper absent
changing moulds the mOuldrunner, baerout,
up baler shall receive jiggerman
cups made igger by hand the price shall be
raise cents 100 dozen the base price.
shall be delivered to the wOrkmens bench
also carried from the
firms also that all
spOnges be furnished at the firms expense
clock hour shall be returned to its
this shall be made retroactive to the first
pay in February, 1949 in its entirety.
10 That ANYTIME a individual article started
a shall paid until
shall be granted substantial increase
funds be provided for retirement
nd welfare for all employees
o. provide forty hour week vacation
with of instead OF the
percent.
That provide forty hour weeks vacation
with five of instead the
four percent -, g. L. sLu
he half regardless of worked
work packers required to pack DAY work.
thew shall of their hourly
all work shall the first day the
in regardless of the day of the week
26 That be held to adjust the rate of
nav of the selectors in chnaware shops.
27 uniform be established Tor dinereht
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-25
Wage Conference Opens Sept. 1 3
Bentley honored
At Stag Party OF
Local Union No. 4o

Trenton, N. J.-Russ Marks
Grill was treated to a scene last
Thursday evening not often wit
messed in this troubled world, that
of union men shelling out their
own money to pay tribute to a man
they had often disagreed with, but
never had lost respect for or never
accused of being unfair.
The guest of honor at this event
was Mr.. Fred Bentley, retiring
superintendent of the Mutual plant
of the Trenton Potteries Co. Who,
after twenty-one years of trials
and tribulations in that position re-
tired August 1st for a well earned
rest. Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley's i'm
aim is a tour of Great Bri-
tain for which country they sail
9th and expect to return
to this country the latter part of
October.
The POSTMASTER of the evening
was l.. U. No. 40 Vice President
Joe Valentine who first asked those
present to speak of their relations
over the years they served on COM
that were asked to meet
with Mr.. Bentley. When all present
had spoken his piece, the toast
master found they had taken his
rehearsed speech and covered every
phase of it so thoroughly that he
had to fall back on relating his
own experiences concerning his as
sociations with Mr.. Bentley.
He then presented Mr.. Bentley
with savings bond and cautioned
him about taking it with him when
he goes to England, as they have
learned to love American bonds
over there. Mr.. Valentine called
upon Mr.. Bentley for a resume of
his early days in the potting trade.
Mr.. Bentley, a skilled raconteur of
many years standing, entertained
those present with many humorous
and scenes he had wit
messed personally, with everyone
begging for more.
Mr.. j. Quigley told of the good
works of Br. Bentley during the
asst depression and said he will be
missed by all the members of the
health committee.
President Dolan said the best
to Mr.. Bentley will be
he Christmas fund for retired
of which he was the
originator and guiding spirit since
is inception.
Mr.. Alec Hendrie said Mr. Bent
ey's good deeds were SO numerous
hat they will never come to light
Financial secretary, A. j. Has
all said some men have success
hrust upon them, others climb to
t on the shoulders of their fellow
workers. and others earn it the hard
way which was the case with Mr..
Bentley.
Those present at the festivities
j. Quigley, ]. Valentine,
!. ]. Hassall, M. Fabiano, Alec
Iendrie, Sam Clark, Ed Carroll,
teve Nowicki, Roy Pitroski, Don
)'Neill, J. Lukas, j. Krecicki, G.
ietz, VIM. Tonne, Chas. Mcclure,
{. Fusco, Joe Farletta, G. Saund
RS, Les Schek, Ed Ford, Dave
laven, P. Fierabend, w. Haas,
ON Conroy, Tom Pimlott, Law
ence Dolan, w. Cartilage, and Joe
iesielski.
Work continues slow at present
18th many members returning
'om their vacations to find them
elves with three and four days
Ork npr week
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-25
Annual Picnic OF
Local Union 80,
A Great Success

Richmond, Calif.-Local 89's pic
mic committee can sit back and
take a well earned rest after
making possible the most success
ful picnic in the locals history.
The committee had promised the
members everything except a
beautiful day and the weather man
obliged US with real sunny Cali
fornia day. A good crowd was on
hand to enjoy the refreshments,
games, prizes, etc.
Too much praise cannot be given
Bros. Freddie (Red) Hayes, COM
mittee chairman and Clifford Ad-
cock, as well as the rest Of the
committee for the efforts they put
forth, to make this affair the COM
plete success it was.
The only trouble throughout the
day was when three elderly gentle
men named John Lelli, Joe Quart
and Sal Freschi, not hearing so
well, kept trying to enter the 7
and 8-year-old races, thinking that
20 and 80-year-old races were be-
ing called, and one of them when
ruled out by local President Rex
Morgan, started the malicious
rumor that brother Morgan's beau
.iful Polka-dot shirt was pajama
.op and attempted to have him re-
moved from the park.
The management of the plant
,ame as guests of the local and
walked away with several prizes.
Local 165 of Ell Cerrito had a
delegation present and two of
hem, Bros. Lloyd Burris and Floyd
Toto won prizes.
Following is a list of local mer-
:hants who cooperated in making
his affair successful, and in appre-
:iation, the potters in this area
night do well to keep this list to
ook over when shopping:
Jays Mems store (who also do
lates two pair of work pants at
.ach union meeting); We a
3aird's, McCrackens, Hollywood
Fashions, Oscars Club, Base Hit,
Ardells', Buckhorn, Pablo Club,
Trio Club, Jacks Crab Shack,
Traverse Liquor Store, Handy
liquor Store, Jim Longs Bait |
Shop, Prents' jewelers., VOLTS |
ewelers, San Pablo Auto Supply, |
nd so many service stations it |
lould require too much space to !
st all of them.
At the last regular meeting the
uditing committees report was
pproved, as well as the report of
y Bro. Otto Baars' committee on
he recent collection held for an /.
brother.
Also the report on the latest
etitiOn sent to our Congressman
n the importation of Puerto Rican
nd foreign ware.
The committee reported that
lille manager Bill Mckinney was
ather tight with the purse strings
n adjusting any inequities, he had
cen willing in many, many in
,ances to adjust working condi-
ons of the jobs to bring them in
ne with the others, and in some
lses had adjusted prices when it
'uld be proven that it was the
lly way to correct an inequity.
o person can say that Bill Mcl
inney has not been honorable in
| of his dealing with the local,
J we'll as his recognition of the
,cessity of the union and what it
ands for. In the short time he
is been in Richmond, he has won
mself many friends.
The local is still sitting tight
aiting for a settlement in the !
eel industry before signing a
w contract at which time we
I've the assurance of our national
ficials that joint meeting will
called with tha poponapu
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-08-25
Brotherhood Is Defeated
In Vote For Bargaining
Agent At Shenango Plant

The National Labor Relations Board election conducted at the
Shenango Pottery last Tuesday resulted of
Workers Of America c. o. 95 for the National Brotherhood of
Operative Poes
them continue the collective bargaining these
This the elimination of intensive and spirited
between the organizations the the
of the employees Prior the published
the National Brotherhood of Operative Poes
Evening star., 1949-12-21

Sure to be useful as we'll as beautiful Pure silk
seorfs, oenerous-sze squares, in literally dozens
Of different designs! Solid eoIors, too! You'll
find all tho eoiors on the Christmas tree in this
gift collection Of we'll over thousand seorfs!
LANSBURGHS-ScartseSt Floor
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Capital Festival Planned
by Negro Opera Company

A music and dance festival at
Griffith Stadium, August 26, will
climax a six-day meeting here of
the National Negro Opera Com
pany 1t was announced yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Cardwell Dawson,
president and managing director
Of the company. said plans for
the festival. to begin at 8 pm,
are not complete but that classical
and popular musicians and sing
ers will be on the program.
The opera meet" preceding
the festival. will be held begin
ming August 81 in the YWCA
annex at 171s Thirteenth street
NV. Costumes. scrapbooks and
opera sets in miniature will be
on display during the meeting.
The meeting will be to acquaint
the public with opera and to dis
cuss future operas by the COM
pany and plans for building an
opera house here, Mrs. Dawson
said.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Street Dances Scheduled
AT District Fairgrounds

Free street dances will be spon-
sored again this summer at Dis
trict Fairgrounds by the Recrea-
ton Department. it was an
nounced yesterday. Music for the
dances, which were instituted for
teen-agers but are open to people
Of all ages. will be by Local TO.
American Federation of Musicians.
Dances are scheduled as follows:
At Barry Farms. 1880 Sumner
road Sc. from 7 pm. to 8 pm.
tomorrow; at Langston, 2210 H
street NV. from pm. to 8 pm.
Wednesday,. at Randall, First and
I streets S.W., from 7 pm. to
pm. Thursday; at Smothers,
Forty-fourth street and Washing
ton place NE. from 6 pm. to
pm. July 13; at Francis pool,
Twenty-f1fth and N streets NV,
from 6 pm. to 8 pm. July %; at
Banneker pool, $500 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, from 7 pm. to 8 pm
August 18.
The Recreation Department also
is conducting summer dances
every Friday from 8::45 pm. until
II pm. at the Takoma Recreation
Center. Fourth and Van Buren
streets NV. at Is cents per per-
SON
Evening star., 1949-07-03

free or slave States upon their
admission to the Union.
Tucked away between the pages
Of the Minutes Book Is this plea
on the blue paper of a printed
dodger from certain citizens of
Kansas: The sons of the Pill
grims in the West appeal to their
brethren in the East to keep Kan
sas from becoming a slave State. -
Heading the long, long list of
pledges appear such names as:
George Livermore. $50; H. W.
Longfellow. $50; Willard Phillips,
$25; H. Townsend, Waldo Higgin-
son and G. F. Noyes, $40"
One of 30 Copies of Letter.
A copy of Lincoln letter in the
old Townsend lap desk is one of
30 known to have been struck off
from the original letter, which to
date has not been located, accord
ing to the Library of Congress and
the Ralph G.. Newman Bookshop
of Chicago. which specializes in
Lincoln letters. It was written to
Mrs. Horace Mann of Concord.
Mass" from The Executive Man.
sion' and is dated April 5, 1864.
Presumably, Mrs. Mann is the wife
of Horace Mann, who in 1889
founded the first training school
for teachers in the United States
at Lexington, Mass, and was from
1848 to 1853 an earnest opponent
of slavery in the Congress. The
Senator Sumner of Massachusetts,
who is referred to, was one of this
country's most fiery advocates of
enfranchisement for the colored
race and the author of a speech,
The Crime Against Kansas"
which caused passions to run high
on the floor of Congress.
This is the letter:
"Madam-The petition of per-
sons under 18. praying that I
would free all slave children, and
the heading of which petition it
appears you wrote, was handed me
Evening star., 1949-07-03
District Court Goes
On Summer Schedule,
3,769 Cases Listed

District Court was faced with
3,769 cases ready for trial as it
goes into its reduced summer
schedule. it was revealed yester-
day in statistics released by the
courts assignment commissioner
Richard L. Collins.
OF the total. 3.702 are calen-
dared civil cases. Besides 81 GRIM
inal cases ready for trial, there
were 221 others on the criminal
calendar as of July l which were
not ready for trial for several
reasons. OF these, 1853 involve
persons who are either fugitives
or insane. Forty-one others are
awaiting arraignment.
Three Judges on Duty.
Only three judges are scheduled
to be on duty at.the, court through
July Is. One of these is Judge
David A. Pine. who is presiding
in the motions branch. The other
two are Judges Jennings Bailey
and James w. Morris, who are
scheduled to try criminal cases.
Ordinarily civil cases are not tried
during the reduced summer sched-
ule which runs until opening of
the October term.
During the last half Of this
month only two judges are sched-
uled to be on duty, one to hear
motions and one to try. criminal
cases. In August, only one judge
is scheduled to be on duty to
handle motions and emergency
cases. Two judges are scheduled
to be on duty the first half of
September and three during the
second half.
Statistics on Gases.
Statistics released by Mr.. Col
Inns showed a total Of 1928 civil
cases disposed Of during the year
ending June 80. OF these 1856
were disposed of through trial and
the remaining 1887 through agree
ment Of persons involved or
through dismissal.
1t was estimated that as Of June
80 approximately a year would
elapse between the time a civil
jury case was calendared and the
date Of which it would be tried.
In turn, nonjury cases would
come to trial II months after
being calendared, 1t was esti-
mated.
Criminal cases disposed Of dur
ing the year ending June 80 num-
bered 1866. OF this total, 497
were disposed of by trial, 845 by
guilty pleas and 324 through dis
misSal. New indictments returned
during the year numbered 1853.
Evening star., 1949-07-03

sale. almost 104 Mrs. H. g. fo"nsend'
years old, refers to the self-same
tumblers that adorn the corner
cupboard in the dining room OF
Mrs. Robert Swan Townsend S
home at 10 Grafton street NV.
The receipt, made out to a Mrs.
Cushing, grandmother OF Mrs
Townsend's mother-in-law. is
dated September 10. 1845. under
the firm name of W. r. and A,
H. Sumner of Boston.
It was through her husband S
93-year-old mother. Mrs. William
Townsend, that Mrs. Robert Swan
Townsend has been able to keep
safe for posterity these treasured
relics of the past. Mrs. Town
send, sr., is still active and makes
her home with her daughter-in-
law at 10 Grafton. The younger
Mrs. Townsend is president OF the
Twentieth Century Club.
In Lap Writing Desk.
Repository for the treasures is
a mahogany lap writing desk that
once belonged to H. Townsend,
uncle of William Townsend. H.
Townsend was secretary OF the
Cambridge Society to aid Kansas,
and he came here after the Civil
War to work in the War Depart
ment as result Of a personal let
ter Of commentator from Gen.
Mcclellan. This letter Is also
among the contents of the writing
desk.
AS I looked at the treasures I
was surrounded by an atmosphere
of antiquity induced by the pres
ence of Lowestoft, Rose Luster
and Spode china: reflections from
t-bordered and eagle -surmount-
ed mirrors. original Chippendale
chairs and Boston rockers. There
Evening star., 1949-07-03
q few days since by Senator Sum-

a few days since by Senator Sum-
ner. Please tell these little people
l am very glad their young hearts
are so full of just and generous
sympathy. and that while I have
not the power to grant all they
ask. 1 trust they will remember
that God has, and that as it
seems, He will do it. Yours truly,
A. Lincoln"
There are three Townsend
young people in this generation,
Robert Swan Townsend, who is
with the WAC Broadcasting Co.
at Burlington. Vt; Theodore,
sophomore at the Georgetown
Preparatory School, and Patricia,
who attends the Country Day
School of the Sacred Heart. Mrs.
Robert Swan Townsend, whose
late husband was in our United
States consular service, main
tains the family's New England
background through summer
home at Northeast Harbor, Me.
Evening star., 1949-07-03

used at the Nuremberg trials and,
in five languages, at the United
Nations. Prior to the war. Col.
Dostert was an attache at the
French Embassy and chairman of
modern languages at Georgetown.
Assisting him in launching new
teaching methods in the fall will
be DR.. Jean Deny of Paris. whose
appointment as vice director also
was announced by the George
town regent.
1t will be a three-man team in
direction. DR.. Walsh. a skilled
linguist, who supervised the Army S
language and area program at the
university during the war. will be
in general charge as he is over the
Foreign Service School.
Has Exceptional Record.
DR.. Deny will come here in Sep
tember. For the past 10 years he
has been a teacher and the ad-
ministrator Of the famous Ecole
Rationale des Langues Orientales
Vivantes in Paris. He has long
been a specialist in the Turkish
and Middle Eastern languages and
ut Georgetown also will be in
charge of the Institutes Division
Of Linguistics.
In scoring another first" for
Evening star., 1949-07-03
West European Union
Fleet Maneuvers Held
Warning Aggressors
By the Assoeioied Press

WITH THE WESTERN EURO
.PEAN FLEET AT PENZANCE,
Eng, July 2.-The commander OF
Western European naval maneu-
vers said today that the exercise
was ordered to show the world that
Western nations ARE willing and
able to work together in case OF
aggression"
The commander Of the Joint
maneuvers, staged by British,
French, Dutch and Belgian fleets,
is Admiral Rhoderick R. McGrigor
commander in chief of the British
Home Fleet.
Admiral McGrigor told a news
conference aboard his flagship. the
aircraft carrier Implacable, that
the exercises are unique in mod
ern history"
"Our countries are entered in a
defense pact and 1t Is only natural
that If defense pact is to be any
use, the armed forces Of those
countries should be able and ac-
customed to working together" he
said.
Field Marshal Lord Montgomery.
chief of the Western union mill
tary forces, will arrive tomorrow.
Admiral McGrigor announced.
Lord Montgomery will sail with
the main force for maneuvers in
the Bay of Biscay beginning Mon
day.
Admiral McGrigor said the
massed feet is the biggest gather
ing of warships since Tokyo Bay
at the end of the war.
The British Home Fleet COM
munications officer described the
exercises, now in their second day,
as very encouraging" They COM
prised the development Of a uni
fed system Of voice, flag and tele-
graphic signalling.
Capt. J. j. Cady Of the United
States Navy. is accompanying the
feet as an observer.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Freddie BorthoIomew's
Grandmother, 81, Dies
BY the Associotsd Press

WARMINSTER, Eng, July q
Mrs. Emma Bartholomew. 90.
year-old grandmother of Freddie
Bartholomew, the film actor. dice
here last night. Her actor grand.
son was born here.
At one time she lived in Holly.
wood with Freddie. Her 93-year.
old husband, Fred Bartholomew
survives.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Copy of Lincoln Letter, Records
|Of 1859 Reqiment Preserved

was q fascinating sheen on a set
of Bell" andirons fashioned from
early bell metal in the colonies.
The summary of a weeks &C
tivities of the famous XII British
Regiment concerned it's detail to
the Lake George region in 1859.
This regiment, it's annals filled
with heroic exploits. is still an
active unit of the British Army
and fought in both World Wars.
Its commander at the time of
the 1859 assignment was the IA
nous Brig. Gen. John Forbes,
whose death occurred on March
II of that year. according to the
careful annotations, which told of
the headquarters in the wilder
ness" with the men beset by a
scourage Of illness. This manu-
script was discovered in 1874 in
the attic Of the old Townsend
house In Bolton, Mass, subse-
quently destroyed by fire.
Picturesque Handbills.
Another curiosity was a pic
turesque handbill in the form of
an ode, dated September 10. 1910.
distributed to further "a ladies'
fair in aid of the Bunker Hill
Monument Fund"
| A yellowed, printed program
listed the order of performance
Of the funeral solemnities in
Faneuil Hall. April 20, 1841, of the
death of William Henry Harrison. +"
It cites Rufus Choate as the
eulogist. (Choate was a bril-
liant legal mind and scholarly
speakerD
Also nonpolitical is a printed
valedictory ode l86O honoring
Winthrop School for Girls in
Massachusetts, and its founder and
principal, Robert Swan Townsend,
father Of the present Mrs. William
Townsend's husband
| The carefully kept minutes of
H. Townsend, Esq, secretary of
the Cambridge Society to Aid
Kansas, tell of the struggle in
progress to determine whether the
then Territories Of our western
domain were to go into the fold Of