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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
Michigan Labor Unites
To Urge Senator Ferguson
Be Ousted From Senate

Detroit (LPA)-A petition sign
ed by top officials of the AFL and
CTO in Michigan demanding an in
vestigation of charges of financial
irregularities by Sen. Homer Fer
guson Or, Mich.) was sent last
week to the US Senate, Attorney
General Tom Clark, and Treasury
Secretary John Snyder.
Ferguson is unfit to sit in the
US Senate" the union officials
charged, because he deliberately
violated the state constitution by
seeking election to the US Senate
while he was serving as a circuit
Judge. This is in violation of the
code Of ethics of the American Bar
Assn, and such a man, the petition
states, ''is suffering from funda-
mental character defect which
makes him unfit to sit as a member
of the Senate of the U.s."
Signers of the petition are: Pres
ident Joseph M. O'Laughlin of the
Michigan Federation of Labor,
President August Scholle of the
Michigan CIO Council, President
Frank X. Martel of the Detroit
Federation of Labor, and President
Michael Novak of the Wayne
County CIO Council.
Second charge documented by
the unionists is that Ferguson de-
liberately violated the election laws
by receiving funds which had been
contributed Illegally by certain
Michigan automobile dealers to the
Republican campaign and to his
campaign thru a certain Summer
field, Republican Natl Committee
man from Michigan who passed the
funds to the Republican Natl Com
mittee whereupon a portion thereof
was returned to Ferguson. We
charged that Ferguson had full
knowledge of the facts surround
ing the illegal collection of cam
paign funds and in spite of that
fact he accepted these funds and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
STRIKE CALLED ON TUBES

New York (LPA)-Discharge of
49 employees by the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad has resulted
in a strike of 400 members of
Transport Workers Union, Matt
hew O'Leary, representative, ann
ounced last week.
The strike, affecting service thru
the Hudson Tubes, is unrecognized
by the Natl Mediation Board on
grounds that the union is not a
certified bargaining agent. Com
pany spokesmen have threatened
discharge of those not returning
to work Immediately, claiming its
contract is with the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen. TWU men,
bers, who recently bolted the Bro
therhood after objecting to it's al
legedly "soft" policy, stated the
strike is proving "l00% effective"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17

tractors and companies who fear
what might happen if the Army
Engineers were relieved of their
present pattern of operation.
5-Federal Security Administrat-
or Oscar Ewing appeared Delore
the same Senate Committee to urge
that his agency be given the status
of a full department with Cabinet
status.
Ewing, who heads the nations
health and social security program,
made it plain to the committee that
it was not a personal matter of-d
promotion to him, but that higher
status was important in view of the
tremendous scope of his work.
6-President Luther C. Steward,
of the Natl Federation of Federal
Employees, largest of the govern
m mt workers unions, differed
sharply with some of Hoover's re-
commendations on the methods of
hiring federal workers. Steward,
who was the only labor union Off
cial on the Hoover Commission.
said that some of the recommenda-
tions to decentralize personnel OPP
erations in federal agencies would
result in favoritism and personal
patronage in its 'most pernicious
form."'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
MRS. IDA M. HUTCHINSON

Mrs. Ida M. Hutchinson, 52i
Grant Street, Newell, died Feb. 1C
in a hospital at Spencer, w. Va
following a long illness.
Mrs. Hutchinson was born in
Leon, Mason county, w. Va, and
came to this district about 35 years
ago. She resided with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Lytton in Newell. She
was floor lady at Homer Laugh
lin China Co. Plant 8 before her
retirement in 1914 when she was
granted honorary membership in
the National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters.
She was member of the Newell
Church of the Nazarene.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs. c.
F. Vaughn and Mrs. M. G. Covert
of Newell, and three grandchildren.
Her husband, George Hutchinson
died in 1905.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
AFl. Leaders Will
Become Professors

Newark (LPA)-With the hope
THAT high schools throughout the
country will follow suit, AFL lead
ers will conduct a one week educa-
tional experiment with Newark
High School seniors starting Feb.
I28.
Forty union officials will serve
as professors at East Side High
for classes designed to give stud
ents "factual picture of labor's
role in building America in to the
worlds greatest industrial nation" !"
and to correct existing fallacies
about the labor movement.
Sponsored by the Essex County
Trades Council--AFL, union PRO
fessors" will conduct seven classes
"A day during the school week.
Each session will start with a 20
minute lecture, followed by 25
minutes of open discussion. Topics
covered will be labor's struggle
bHipuSh liit ytdiSJ WHY itbOi Gil
tered politics; collective bargain
ing; causes of strikes; labor legis-
lation; labor's asset to the COM
.munity, state and nation.
Preliminary instruction in teach
ing techniques are being given the
visiting instructors by the local
school board and Rutgers Univer-
sity officials, with the enthusiastic
backing of John S. Heron, Super
intendent of Schools, and William
Green, national President. Mark
Starr, ILGWU educational director
will open the project with a talk
at the student assembly Feb. 20.
Two union representatives and two
pupils will sum up discussions at
the following assembly March 7.
In charge of the committee head
ing the project is Lewis Hermann,
Intl Typographical official and
state assemblymen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
House Ignores Hoover In
Sendinu Bill To.Sendte

Washington LPA) - The fight
to reorganize the government de-
partments was in full swing on
half dozen fronts in Washington
this week.
1.-The House passed by a lop-
sided vote of 306 to 8 bill giving
President Truman the power to
proceed on reorganizing most of
the government departments. The
measure now goes to the Senate,
where it should get action shortly.
2-At the same time, ex-Pres-
ident Herbert Hoover, who has been
head of commission studying re-
organization of the government for
the past Is months, came in person
to present the first of his reports
to Congress. He made his report to
the Senate Executive Expenditures
Committee, and urged that no
agencies be exempt from the reor-
ganization powers.
3-The House billignored both
Hoover and President Truman on
/ the exemption clause. For most
agencies the President may submit
reorganization plans to Congress
in lump form, but for seven spec
flied agencies any changes would
have to come in separate and dis
,tinct packages so that Congress
could give them special treatment.
These agencies were: the armed
services, Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Federal Reserve Board,
Securities & Exchange Commiss-
ion, National Mediation Board,
Railroad Retirement Board, and
the National Railroad Adjustment
Board.
4-After testifying before the
Senate Committee, Hoover held a
press conference in which he
strongly condemned the waste and
duplication of work done by the
Army Engineers, and termed that
a prime example of what he meant
by saying that billions could be
saved in the governments opera
tion. He also blasted the current
wave of kilograms being sent to
members of Congress urging them
to "save" the Army Engineers.
Hoover said he believed the tele-
grams are coming mostly from con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
|FTc Hits DebtaI
Supply Monopoly

Washington (LPA)-If you paid
too much for that set of choppers
YOU should know the reason why.
The Federal Trade Commission
this week charged the American
Dental Trade Assn with conspir-
acy "to eliminate competition in
the manufacture and distribution
of dental goods"
Manufacturers belonging to the
Dental Association make more
than 1871 of all dental goods dis
tributed in the US, and that in
cludes not only false teeth but
drugs, filings, all the instruments
and appliances used and even the
chairs and office furniture.
Cited in the FTC complaint
were 144 dealers and manufactur-
ers in SO states, accused by the
commission of monopolizing the
industry and scheming to keep
prices up. The Association polices
the industry, the complaint says,
by reporting to the officers and
committees any dealers who get
out of line on pricing and selling
policies. Then the heats put on
the alleged "price violators" in
various ways. The Dental Asso-
citation carries on a constant cam
paign against non-members and
refuses to sell products except to
"those with whom trade relations
have been established"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
Governor Names
Priest Mediator
In Steel Strike

Detroit (LPA)-M Michigan's Gov.
Mennen Willeams last week named
the Rev. Raymond S. Clancy, dir
ector Of social action Of the Arch
diocese of Detroit, as special medi-
ator in the five-month-old strike of
United Steelworkers at the Shake
speare Co. in Kalamazoo.
Meanwhile, ten officers of the
steel union were indicted on
charges of melting a riot at the
plant last month. The ten, includ-
ing Michigan steelworkers director
Thomas Shane, have been released
on bail of $2500 each.
A congressional investigation of
the.Kalamazoo Riot has been pro-
missed by Rep. John Lesinski Cd,
Mich.), chairman of the House
Labor Committee. Lesinski earlier
condemned a one-man investigation
by Rep. Clare Hoffman OR, Mich. J,
declaring that Hoffman had mo
more authority than a rabbit" to
hold hearings on the incident.
pentIeman makes M noise. a
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17

used them in his behalf. At the pre-
sent time several individuals in
Michigan have been indicted for
the illegal collection of these funds
and the Dept of Justice is in full
possession of the facts.
1--WE charge that Ferguson's
cynical and deliberate violation of
the Corrupt Practices Act govern
ing the office which he sought ex-
hibits a deep-seated Fundamental
defect of character and lack of in
tegrity making him unfit to sit as
a member of the United States
Senate.
"We charge that during Fer
guson's second term as circuit
Judge in the State of Michigan he
headed investigations as one-man
grand juror under the state stat
utes. We charge that he has not
yet made a complete and proper
accounting to the Board of Audit
ors of Wayne County as to approxi-
mately $4,000 of committee funds
entrusted to him as a one-man
grand juror"
They then reproduce hire g
columns by Drew Pearson involv-
ing charges that Ferguson's family
was involved in a complicated
series of financial transactions in
volving agencies for the Chrysler
Air-Temp Corp, as well as reports
that Ferguson called off an investi-
cation Of the Tucker motor car
corporation after visits from in
fluential Michigan Republican lead
ers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
75c Wage Floor
Slated For Early
Congress Action

Washington (LPA)-With mea-
sures calling for a 75c minimum
wage slated for early passage in
Congress, Wage & Hour Admins
traitor William McComb devoted a
major part of his annual report for
1948 to proposals for other changes
in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The report was transmitted to
Congress this week.
To clarity the ELSA definition of
Irregular rate"-the issue in the
"overtime- e-on-overtime" suits which
were carried to the Supreme Court
last year-the administrator pro-
poses new language to cover the
varieties of methods of computing
pay used in various industries.
Relaxation is suggested of the
d pres sent overtime requirements
(time-and-a-h half after 40 hours) to
encourage certain kinds of annual
employment plans which promise
a worker either a guaranteed num-
Der of working hours a year, or a
guaranteed wage. This was also
proposed in the report of COM
mission set up by President Roose-
velt to study guaranteed annual
employment and pay plans.
T A direct prohibition of child la
Dor, instead of the present indirect
provision, and application of child
labor rules to all industries in in
terstate commerce, is urged by the
Wage & Hour Administrator, to
strengthen this part of the law.
Union groups are expected to go
further, and ask that child labor be
banned in industries affecting"
interstate commerce. This is the
phrase used to describe NLRB jur-
isdiction.
, Extension of coverage of the
wages and hours sections of Elsa
to all establishments in covered
Industries that substantially affect
commerce" is proposed. Changes
in the section dealing with trans
portation service workers by ex-
tending to all workers the min
imum wage provisions, and exempt
ing from overtime rules only oper-
ating employees, and clarification
of the present retail or service
establishment exemption are pro-
posed. Commercial-type farm en-
ployes, and onshore employees of
fish handlers and professors should
be covered by minimum wage rules,
according to the Wage & Hour Ad-
ministrator's proposals to Con-
gress.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
Utility Antistrike Act Repeal First
In Ohio Labor's Legislative Drive

Columbus, O.-Labor ana Soclal
apparently has priority
in the 98th Legislature of Ohio, IL
one is to Judge by organized labor S
iredoubled political activity and the
number of bills INTRODUCED in the
House and already assigned to the
various committees.
A main legislative consideration
of the states trade union forces IS
repeal of the Ferguson Act which
outlaws the right of public en-
ployes, including teachers, to strike.
Public workers who goes on strike,
no matter what the grievance, must
be Immediately discharged In
the event he is permitted to return,
he cannot receive wage increase
for one year and is put on "pro-
baton" for two years.
Act "Club Over Labor"
Among the union spokesmen APP
pearing recently before the House
Industry and Labor Committee was
Phil Hannah, former u. S. Under
secretary of Labor and secretary
treasurer of the Ohio State Fedora
tion of Labor. Passionately plead
ing for repeal of the law which is
"a club held over the heads of pub
lie employees, ready to smash those
courageous enough to rebel against
intolerable conditions" he added:
"By ignoring our state and ma
tional constitutions, the Ferguson
Act has snatched away the free
born rights and natural dignity of
every man and woman who earns
his or her living in public employ
ment. 1t smacks of feudalism :.
The view is held by some that pub
lie strikes are unpatriotic. The true
patriot in government service is not
an obedient slave to every public
official. On the contrary, he has a
responsibility to improve working
conditions in the same manner as
every worker who through his
union helps to raise the standard
of living for ALL"
The extent of labor's influence
in the Ohio General Assembly is
best illustrated in the various leg
islative committees. Eleven of the
Is members of the House Industry
and Labor Committee are from
heavily populated counties where
labor was active in behalf of the
Democratic ticket last year. Its
chairman is Ed Wilmer, a member
of the AFL International Typo
graphical Union. Another ITU
member, James Joyce, is chairman
of the House Commerce and Trans
portation Committee. Presiding of
ficer of the Senate Labor and Indus
try Committee is Orval +. Whit
acre, a veteran member of the
AFL BARRIERS Union and an exper-
fenced legislator.
Broad Labor Program
Other labor demands are inn
proved unemployment insurance, a
liberalized workmen's compensa-
tion law, establishment of State
Department of Labor, a wage and
hour law patterned after the fed
eral Fair Labor Standards Act, a !
state fair employment practices
and anti-injunction measure, high !
er old-age pensions, wage raises
for public employees, and repeal of
state taxes and restrictions on the
and sale of marg-
arine.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
OFF TO A GOOD START

New York (LPA)-Amalgamat-
ed Clothing Workers can look for
ward to an extra active member
about 1S years from now when the
son of Mrs. Marie Koval grows up.
He was the 10,000th baby born
under maternity benefits won thru
the unions collective bargaining
agreements. Mrs. Koval's benefits
bring up to 100000 such help paid
to date by the ACW.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17

/ love to discuss problems with
young people because their pro-
blems are so simple and can be
solved with a few dollars.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17

1t isn't fair to convict a husband
on suspicion.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17

A gentleman makes no noise; a
lady is serene.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
NORTH STATE GOSPEL
SINGERS CONVENTION TO
CONVENE IN THE GATE CITY

The fourth annual Gospel ChoirS
and Quartette Convention will
convene in Greensboro, begin
ming Sunday, September 18, and
closing on Saturday, September
"a, at Bishop Temple Christian
Church, located on East and Per-
kins Streets. The Convention will
open with the Royal Social Quar-
tette.
The Carolina Quintette and the
Joyful Gospel Singers of Win
ston-Salem.
The president at large, Elsie
James Dowdy, will preside. The
Convention will continue its pro-
gram and business sessions each
night, closing with big musical
quartette contest. All Greensboro
quartettes, choruses, and relig-
ious, fraternal, business and pro-
fessional musical artists are ask
ed to delegate with the Conven-
ton session. All radio weekly en-
tertainers are invited, and the
general public is extended a cor
dial invitation. It is expected to
be a glorious affair.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
PAIR SENTENCED
FOR FORNICATION

Elmer Joyce and Mrs. Maybelle
Spruill were sentenced Tuesday,
September 6, in Municipal-Coun-
ty Court by Judge E. Earle Rives
for fornication and adultery.
Joyce was sentenced to six
months on the county roads, sus-
pended for three years upon pay
ment of $25 and cost of court,
and Mrs. Spruill was sentenced
to six months at County Home
suspended for three years upon
payment of $40 and cost of court.
Mrs. Spruill and Joyce, who is
a local cab driver, were arrested
May "a, and the case was con-
tinued on the grounds that the
two were to marry, which would
reduce the charge if the ceremony
had gone through. Mrs. Spruill
testified upon the witness stand
that she and Joyce had some
misunderstanding and called off
their marriage engagement.
Mrs. Spruill stated that she
had been married before and had
five children, which her hus-
band had disbanded and during
the time Joyce had taken up
with her he helped to support
her and the children since they
were so small that she was un-
able to secure job to help take
care Of them. But after she and
Joyce had this misunderstanding,
they preferred to accept the court
sentence for fornication and adul-
terry.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
HARRIS ACQUITTED ON
MURDER CHARGE
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Sharp instructed the jury to
bring in one of three verdicts,
second degree murder, man
slaughter, or not guilty, in the
case of Harris of Route 7, charg-
ed with Staying Cecil Yancey..
Testimony presented in the
hearing Friday, September 2, in
dicated that Yancey entered the
room in which Harris was sleep
ing armed with a knife and brick.
Attorneys for the defense stress
ed the point that Harris was en-
titled to protect himself from
Yancey, with whom he had pre-
viously had trouble.
While the jury was reaching a
verdict in the case, Judge Sharp
sentenced Lorenzo Jeffries of
1102 Perkins Street to from sew
en- to 10 years in Central Prison
after he pleaded guilty to- a
charge of assault with deadly
weapon with intent to kill.
Jeffriesl was arrested by local
police August after he alleged
ly inflicted serious cuts on Eliza
beth Russell, Negro woman Of
100 Perkins Street, on the night
Of August A.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
TO THE ADULTS
OF GREENSBORO

Were you ever denied a job
because you couldn't" read or
write? Did anyone ever say to
you that you were too old now,
or you are too old now to learn?
Let us tell you that it's never too
late to improve yourself. You're
never too old to learn. If you're
interested in improving yourself
through learning more about the
Elementary School System in or
der to improve your job oppor-
tunities, why not enroll in the
classes for adult education Tues
day night, September IS, from
7:30 to 9 p. m. at Washington
Street school.
These classes in reading, writ
ing, arithmetic, English and SPELL
ing will be held Tuesdays and
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
BENNETT ANNOUNCES
NEW FACULTY ADDITIONS
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degree in journalism at Syracuse
University, resumes duties as d.
rector of Publicity. Scarlette,
who received his M. B. A. degree
in accounting from the Unlver-
sity of Chicago, returns to the
administrative staff as business
manager-comptroller.
DR.. Villa B. Player, Ed. D.,
Columbia University, will serve
as Co-ordinator Of Instruction
Admissions. A graduate OF Ohio
Wesleyan, DR.. Player also re-
ceived her M. A. degree from
Columbia and holds the Certifl-
cat d'Etudes from the Unlver-
sity of Grenoble.
The curriculum divisions Will
be headed by Miss F. Louise Gu
enveur, M. A., Columbia, chair
man, Home Economics; James II.
Sayles, Jr., M. S., Michigan State,
chairman, Biological and Physl-
cal Sciences, and Chauncey G.
Winston, M. S., Indiana Unlver-
sitv. chairman, Social Sciences.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
HOUSING AUTHORITY HERE
INSPECTS BUILDING SITES
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asking that 400 units of white
housing and 700 units of Negro
housing be built in Greensboro
over two-year period. Hall said
he expected a favorable reply
from Washington on the groups
request in a week or two.
The housing authority also in
spected the site of the white prof.
ect in Glenwood. The 29-acre
tract of land there was purchased
by the authority before the war.
Next meeting of the housing
group was set for 7:3O p. m.
Wednesday at city hall, Hall said.
John p Broome, assistant COM
missioner of Public Housing Au-
thority, and A. R. Hanson and
Herbert Sullivan of the regional
housing office in Richmond, Va,
are expected to meet with local
board members at Wednesdays
session, Hall said.
Hall said that on Thursday of
next week he expected to show
the housing officials the Negro
sites the local group had under
consideration.
The housing chairman said he
would welcome suggestions as to
possible location of Negro units.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
SEVERAL ARRESTED FOR
ON-TAXPAID LIQUOR

Earl H. Smith, Broadacres;
Robert D. Nall, General Deliv-
cry, Greensboro; William H. Har-
ris of Falls Church, Va; Floyd
E. and CARMEL L. Wilson of New
ton, and Vernon Lee Dingle of
ia North Clinton Street, were
arrested Saturday, September 3,
on charges of illegal possession of
various amounts of non-taxpaid
liquor.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10

James Carpenter, of 226 South
Glmer Street was arrested at
1925 South Ashe Street Saturday
night at $50, on a charge of first
degree burglary as stated by po-
lice. Carpenter alleged1y broke
into the home of Charlie T. Byrd,
l523k South Ashe Street, Friday
night, September 2, entered the
room of his daughter, Shirley
Anne Byrd, while she was Sleep
ing, and attempted to assault her.
He was held in city Jail without
privilege of bond.
The future outlook., 1949-09-10
TWO MURDER CASES HEAD
SUPERIOR COURT CALENDAR
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At Tuesdays session of civil
court, with Judge F. Donald
Phillips of Rockingham presid-
ing, a jury granted divorces to
Clarence c.. Hill against Evelyn
Pearl Oliver Hill, and, to Pearson
Steens against Inez Floyd Steens.
Two damage suits-Mamie l.
Stroud and Mrs. Helen Parks
against N. E. Hargett and c. l.
Hargett, trading as Hargett Flu
neral Home, and Benny Dobson,
ambulance driver, were contill-
ued.