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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Utility Workers
Sign Pact With
A Loyalty Clause

New York (LPA)-For the first
time in a union contract, Utility
Workers and Consolidated Edison
Co. last week signed an agreement
including a loyalty clause for any
one seeking employment with Edi-
son.
Under the terms of the pact, job
seekers say (for purposes of infor-
|mation) whether they are members
of the Communist Party or any
other organization listed as sub
fverSive.
The Utility Workers bar Com
munists from membership in their
union. Under their new contract
with Edison they have a union
shop. Unless there are no Com
munists in the plant, therefore,
they must violate either the union
constitution or the union-shop con-
tract.
There are $4,000 employees COW
cred by the new agreement, which
grants lie an hour wage increase,
provides for arbitration of future
disputes, and runs until Feb. %,
1851 with a wage reopening next
year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Postal Workers
Challenge Loyalty
Check Procedure

Washington (LPA) - Charges
that the Postoffce Dept Loyalty
Board has deliberately pressed
charges against those employees
who have been most active in COM
batting racial discrimination in the
Department, were included in a
suit questioning the Constitution
ality Of President Truman's loyal
ty order filed in Us District Court
here last week.
The test suit asked that 26 sus-
pended postal workers in six cities
be reinstated with back pay. Form
er Assistant Attorney General O..
John Rogge is counsel for the post
al employees.
DEPENDENTS named are: Attorney
General Tom c. Clark, Postmaster
General Jesse Donaldson, Chairman
Seth w. Richardson and q other
members of President Truman's
Loyalty Review Board, and three
members of the Postoffice Loyalty
Board.
Royce also asked an injunction
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Board Issues Two
Decisions On Free
Speech Under Law

Washington (LPA)-The Natl
Labor Relations Board has issued
two new decisions bearing on the
"free speech for employers" pro-
visions of the Taft Hartley act,
currently receiving much criticism
by witnesses before the House
Labor Committee.
In one case the Board held that
an employer does not violate the
law by calling a union an "outlaw," F."
wildcat" or "off- breed" But III
another case the Board said the
TIL law does not protect an en-
ployer who remarks that he will
close down his plant if the union
wins an election.
In the first case an official of the
U. S. Trailer Manufacturing Co.,
of Kansas City, Mo-, referred to
the 60 year old international Asso-
citation of Machinists as a "wild-
cat" union. Although the Board
asserted that the official had not
violated the law, the Board MEM
bers did agree that the company
had wrongfully discharged nine
lam members and ordered them
reinstated.
The second case involved the
Craddock-Terry Shoe Corp. and the
United Shoe Workers. In that case
several company officials were
found to have asked employees if
they had attended union meetings,
how they intended to vote in the
coming election, and to have told
them that they would be discharg-
ed or the company closed down if
the union won the election.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Author OF Local
0ption Rent Curbs
Reveal Strategy

Washington UPA) - Just to
keep the record straight-that they
are both opposed to any adequate
rent control law-two southern
Congressman last week had this to
say about the 'iocal option" sec
tion of the House version of the
rent control bill:
Cox Cd, Ga.): Will the gentle
man yield?
Williams Cd, Miss, and author
of the local option plan): | yield.
Cox: am very strongly in favor
of the gentleman's amendment, and
yet | think | realize that the adop-
ton of this amendment is not go
ing to make this rent-control law
a good law.
Williams: | do not think so,
either.
Cox: Because you cannot make
silk purse out of a sow's ear.
However, the amendment ought to
be adopted. The adoption of it
would make the measure less
sweeping in its operation. | be-
lieve the House, when it finally
comes to vote up the measure as
amended should vote it down."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
St. Clouds Labor
Mayor Will Visit
Germany In May

st. Cloud (LPA) -. The labor
mayor of this small city-Math j.
Malisheski, who has spent his life
in a railroad shopman's overalls-
is going on mission of democracy
to Germany in May.
Malisheski, a longtime member
Of the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men-AFL, was elected mayor here
last year Thereafter, the people of
st. Cloud embarked on an Opera
tion Democracy" project.
They adopted" the town Of
Mellrichstadt in Bavaria and regu-
larly sent relief shipments to the
people there. As a result, officials
of Mellrichstadt have invited NAL
isheski to pay a visit.
People Of st. Cloud have raised
a fund to enable their mayor to do
so, and he viii be accompanied by
a delegation Of other leading citiz-
ems on the journey, starting May
90.
Malisheski speaks fluent German
and he said he has notified the of
ficials Of Mellrichstadt that he is
looking forward with enthusiasm,
as man in overalls, to convey to
the German people the definition Of
democracy as it is practiced here"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Communist Activities In Unions Aided
BY Taft-HartIey Law, Committee Told

! Washington, ID. c. QLNS). =
Communist activities in the labor
movement have increased in the II
months since the Taft-Hartley Act
has been in effect, President Will
lam Green of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor told a House Labor
subcommittee.
Green, testifying on the Admin
istration substitute for the Taft
Hartley law, charged that COM
munism has fed on "the discomfort
and unrest" among workers result
ing from the restrictive features of
Taft Hartley.
He added, however, that the in
crease in Communist activity had
come about in unions other than
those in the AFL. He did not name
the unions. Chairman Lesinski of
the full Labor Committee agreed
with Green.
Green again indorsed the Admin
istration labor bill which would
substitute the old Wagner Act,
with some notifications, for the
Taft Hartley law. Under question
ing by Representative Nixon, Re-
publican, of California. Green said
that he personally would have no
objection to going a little beyond
the Administration bill and insert
ing a provision which would re-
quire unions as we'll as manage
ments to bargain for contracts in
good faith.
The AFL president declared that
if the Taft Hartley law remains on
the statute books and severe un-
employment comes, Communists
will take advantage of the situa-
ton to create chaos, confusion and
economic disturbance"
"Would the Taft-Hartley Act
give them ammunition ?" asked
Representative Wier, Democrat, of
Minnesota.
absolutely" Green answered.
"The best kind"
Attempting some heavy sarcasm,
Representative Nixon asked Green:
How many members has the AFL
lost since the Taft-Hartley Act
was passed ?"
Green acknowledged it was
probably so" that the AFL had
gained members "but we did it in
spite of the Taft Hartley law"
"Have you been able to negoti-
ate any advantageous contracts
since the Taft-Hartley law was
passed ?"
"We have had more difficulty in
negotiating contracts" the AFL
chief answered.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
AFL Will Serve
On Movie Council
Despite DeMille

Hollywood lLPA) - The Holly
wood AFL Film Council, which
withdrew from the Motion Picture
Industry Council, when anti-labor
producer Cecil =. DeMille was
made head of that group in Janu-
airy, has voted to go back into
MPIC.
"The action Of the Hollywood
AFL Film Council should not be
construed as voicing confidence in
the present chairman Of the
Motion Picture Industry Council" !"
said a union announcement. "The
Hollywood AFL Film Council abb
hors the anti-labor policies and
activities Of G. 3. DeMille."
Welcoming the union group back
into the organization, DeMille said,
81 feel that the AFL can make a
distinct and valuable contribution
to the MPIC's public relations pro-
gram for the entire industry, of
which organized labor is so import
ant a part"
Directing to the Councils state
ment about his anti-labor policies,
the producer declared that his
policies and activities regarding
labor are a matter of record, be-
fore Congressional committees and
in countless speeches, articles, let
ters and other statements"
They're a matter of record all
right. DeMille gave up a weekly
radio program that paid his $780,
a year rather than pay a 81 assess
ment to American Federation of
Radio Artists-AFL. He has spent
Of dollars from his per
sonal income to finance anti-union
literature.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
House Group Lays
The Law Down To
State Lobbyists

Washington (LPA) A House
Appropriations subcommittee, in
its report this week recommending
2-billion dollar fund for the
Labor Department and the Federal
Security Agency, went out of it's
way to lay the law down to little
known organization which has been
quietly working for years to kill
unemployment compensation.
The group is the Interstate Con-
ference on Unemployment Secur-
ity, made up of state unemploy-
ment commission administrators.
The members of this group have
wanted for a long time to get the
Federal government out of unem-
ployment compensation altogether
and turn the whole scheme back
to the state legislatures, which are
much more susceptible to manage
ment lobbyists than Congress.
Their belief is that the state legis-
latures would cut way down on the
taxes that industry is now paying
for unemployment compensation,
and possibly kill the program al
together.
This is what the House subcom-
mittee dealing with the matter
said: GAS long as the activities of
the Interstate Conference are fin
anced from funds made available
by Congress their activities should
be conducted at all times in such
a manner as to assure Congress
that it is concerning itself solely
with problems concerned with the
administration of the employment
security program"
In other words, said the subcom-
mittee, stop lobbying! And not
only that. 1t went on to say that
the Interstate Conference is hav-
ing too many meetings of members
at Federal expense.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Congressman For Barring Union
Firms From Federal Building Jobs

Washington, d. c. QLNS). =
Legislation to require the federal
government to let construction con-
tracts only to firms employing
union workers may be introduced
by Representative Charles a. Buck
ley Of New York, he indicated.
Buckley, a member Of the House
Public Works Committee, brought
up the matter during committee
consideration of bill to authorize
the Federal Works Agency to un-
dertake a comprehensive planning
and site-acquisition program for
future federal construction pro-
jects.
Public Buildings Commissioner
w. f.. Reynolds was testifying,
and Buckley asked him why gov
ernment building contracts were
not always given to contractors
employing union labor. Reynolds
replied the law required that they
be awarded to the low bidder, with
out regard to employe affiliations.
"Well, | want to change that
law" Buckley commented.
In response to another question,
Reynolds said most Of the ma ior
government office building projects
in the District of Columbia have
been handled by contractors using
union workers.
A blanket requirement would be
Impractical in many small COM
munities where no union crafts
men are available. but where the
government has construction jobs,
Reynolds said.
Representative Buckley, a con-
tractor in private life, commented:
"If they don't have union labor,
they can't do decent job"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Phone Companies
Should Continue
Salaries Report

Washington (LPA)-The Com
munications Workers Of America,
biggest union in the telephone field
has asked the Federal Communica-
tions Commission not to agree to
request from the telephone in
dustry that they no longer be re-
quired to report salaries of man.
agement employees in the upper
pay brackets.
At present FEC requires AT&T
and other telephone companies to
report salaries of individuals whose
pay is $4,000 or more year. The
companies have asked to be excus-
ed on grounds that these reports
to FEC are "unduly burdensome."
CWA President Joseph Bierne
said, We've been using these
salary reports in bargaining with
telephone companies, pointing out
the substantial differences between
these amounts and the average
gross earnings of S49.50 a week
for non-supervisor employees. That
may be. the reason the companies
have suddenly decided that report
ing them. has become 'unduly bur-
densome.'"
Instead of doing away with the
reporting, CWA said, the FEC
should go back to the old rule that
the companies should report all
compensation oyer $4,000 year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Union Commended
For Report On
Mental Hos pitfalls

Baltimore, Nd. HPA)-The
Maryland District Of the Intema-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union-AFL has been commended
| by the governor and the speaker
Of the states house Of delegates
for its public service in a recent
report on Maryland's mental hos
pitals.
A special committee Of the union
toured the states hospitals, for
warded a report thru the Balti-
more Federation Of Labor to the
legislature and then worked to get
other unions Interested in action.
Now the union is negotiating
with the Red Cross to take over
responsibility for adopting the
only ward in any state hospital for
tubercular mental patients, and a
specially-trained group of union
members will make regular visits
to the ward with books, candy, and
decorations for the wardroom.
The ILG and the Baltimore Fed
Grafton are also working closely
with the Maryland Mental Hygiene
Society, a 15-year-old organization
that has come forward with dy-
manic plan for correcting the sad
state of the mental hospitals.
"Thru all Of our work." said
Jean Martin Pagano, educational
director of the ILG in the area,
1--WE have stressed the fact that not
only the ILG but the BFL is inter
ested in active legislation by THIS
legislature. We have also stressed
the point that labor is interested
in the welfare of its members as
well as their wages and working
conditions, and we have argued
that it is the people in the lower
income brackets who must go to
these hospitals"
Both the ILG and the BFL have
passed resolutions calling for a
telegram, postcard, and letter cam
paign to the members of the leg
islature urging raises in wages for
nurses, welfare workers, and at
tendents employed at the hospi-
tails.
The ILG's report called condi-
tions in three state hospitals a
"living hell" and went on to detail
how the sleeping rooms were hous-
ing almost twice as many patients
as they were equipped for, how
none of the patients had sufficient
clothes to get the fresh air they
need, and how they are fed in
crowded dining rooms in a chap
hazard manner more similar to
animals than humans"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
Pay Raise Granted
Cemetery Workers

New York (LPA)-The strike of
gravediggers at Calvary and Gate
of Heaven cemeteries ended here
this week after Cardinal Spellman
agreed to give an $3.50 pay raise
to the 240 cemetery workers in
volyed.
The settlement granted union
recognition and set up a three man
panel to work on the question of
hours. The diggers are still work
ing six day week.
During the strike, 100 members
of Local 293, United Cemetery
Workers had disaffiliated from
their parent union, Int'l Food,
Tobacco & Agricultural Workers
CIO and became Local 365, Build
ing Service Employes-AFL, in
order to refute charges by Cardinal
Spellman that they were Commun-
ist-dominated.
The Cardinal had led seminary
students across the picket line at
Calvary to bury bodies that accu-
mulated there during the eight
week strike. In announcing the
settlement he credited the locals
switch in affiliation with his de-
cision to recognize the union.
Vice-President David Sullivan of
the building employees union said,
in statement following the set
tlement: 81 have pledged His En-
inence my full support and cooper
alton in carrying out the agree
ment that was reached"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24
WOMEN'S PAY STILL LAGS

Wa hington LPA)-Labor
Dept figures for 1947 announced
last week offered some interesting
facts for the feminine population.
Median income for men with
money incomes from any source
was $2230; for women, s1017. Half
the women and a fifth of men re-
ceived less than $1,000 during the
year, while 300 of the stronger
sex and only So of ladies received
over $1,000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24

against further loyalty proceed
ings involving government work.
ers until the case is decided.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24

A perfect gentleman makes
every other man in the room un-
easy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24

Buy Union Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-03-24

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
Joe pAL00kA' IS
One BIG FEATURE
AT 10Th CENTURY

Joe Palooka, Champ" Mono
grams perturbation of Ham
Fishers famous comic strip charac-
tiers. which opened an engagement
at the goth Century theatre las
night, is especially noteworthy in
a number Of respects. 1t stars Leor
Enrol in one of the most delightful
haracterizations of his career, ano
in the title role it introduces g
persopable young man named Joe
kirkwood, who won the role as the
result of nationwide talent
search. Needless to say, the film,
has ready-made audience OF
millions of newspaper readers. who
for years have followed the adj
ventures of Palooka and his friends
AS if this were not enough, the pic
ture is also graced by the presence
of number of fistic champions
headed by the potent ice Louis
himself.
With Joe Palooka, Champ is
another good production in this
two feature bill The second fea-
ture is Renfrew of the Roya
Mounted in "Sky Bandits" Jane
Newill and Louise Stanley have
leading roles.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
II IN, II OUT ON
ALASKA COASTAL
THURSDAY TRIPS

Passengers totaled 54 on Alaska
Coastal flights yesterday with q
F: departing and ~ arriving. Two
extra flights had to be flown into
sitka with 3loo pounds OF par
joel post.
For Skagway. passengers were
Elmer Rasmussen. Mr.. and Mrs
Reever. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Larry
Lindstrom.
For Sitka: William Walton, Glen
Race, AL Speer, Miss Reed, w.
Krake, Annie Pastolobo, Virgil
Bettner, c. F. Wyller, A. Stoddard.
For Saook Bay: Ed vogel, A. E.
Owens, Cliff OShea.
For Hoonah: John Olson. Hugh
Daniels; for Excursion Inlet: Wv
ian Banrey; for Funter Bay: MI.
! Hargraves; for Tulsequah: j. Lar
sen, S. p. Freeman.
For Pelican: James Reed, Dan
Mines, Mrs. Bertha Raatikainen;
, from Pelican: Mrs. Bertha Raati-
kainen, Hans Ensbrunner; from
Tulsequah: j. j. Boyd, J. Larsen,
S. p. Freeman; from Hoonah; Mary
Benson, Mrs. B. Metz.
From Sitka: Bob Ackervick, C. F..
Wyller, John C. Dunn, A. Stoddard,
w. A. Carson, Bob Merrill. l.. E.
Bonn; from Saook Bay: Ed Vogel.
From Petersburg: Ralph Ball,
Mrs. Carol Enge and child.
From Ketchikan: M. T. Harring-
ton, Patricia Burns, John Free,
"Chuck" Jensen.
From Skagway: DR.. H. E. Pope.
From Haines: T. c. Whiteside,
William Durance, w. H. Daub, G..
C. Carter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29

$40 100000; electricity s6,OOo,O 900;
streets, sidewalks, bridges, etc.
$l0,0C0,000; schools $9,0O0 900, Uni
versity of Alaska buildings $4,500,-
600; hospital and health centers
$1l 100000; public buildings, ST.
100000, waterfront facilities, in
Generators, fire alarms, communica-
tons, etc, $3,2O0,000 and admins
trative expenses, 100000.
Donald r. Wilson, City Manager
of Anchorage, testified his city
is ready to go ahead with a pro-
gram of $4,0oo.00O construction OF
community facilities and ST. 900 900
n school construction He said the
rapid growth of Anchorage from
1890 in 1899 to an estimated 20 900
" more now made it impossible
for the city to keep its facilities up
to the amount and standard re-
quired by the larger city.
The committee recessed until an
unspecified date. when it will hear
technical experts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
FEATURE, SERIAL
IS WEEKEND BILL
CAPITOL THEATRE

The Last of the Mohicans" is
the weekend feature opening to-
night at the Capitol theatre with
Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes and
Henry Wilcoxon heading a notable
cast.
The story, based on James Feni-
more Cooper's classic, brings to the
screen Hawkeye, Uncas, Major
Duncan Hayward and Magua with
all the excitement and adventure
of their experiences.
Telling the story Of the bloody
French and Indian war, THE Last
OF the Mohicans" is truly an epic
Tim that no one should miss A
thrilling canoe chase, Indian am
bushes and the capture of Fort
William Henry are highlight action
sequences of the film.
Ten years in Action Comics and
5uperman magazines, nine years in
iaily and Sunday newspapers
coast-to-coast, eight years on the
superman radio program broad
cast over the Mutual network. now
the amazing Superman will rocket
10 the screen for the first time as
| real live hero. The opening chap
-er of Columbia's feature serial,
Superman," will be shown at the
Capitol tonight with new episodes
5laying each weekend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
NURSERY MOTHERS
MEET TO DISCUSS
NEEDED EQUIPMENT

Nursery mothers met yeste-da.
at the home of Mrs. Stanley Bas-
kin. Mrs. John Kelly, chairman,
discussed the need for new equip
rient which will be purchased in
time for the opening of the nursery
in the fall.
Mis-. Harvey Startling presented
an interesting discussion on health
which included the child's physical,
mental and social adjustment.
Meetings will continue TO be held
on the fourth Wednesday of each
month. Many worth while activities
will be performed at These meetings
to prepare for a stimulating anc
well organized nursery psogram
next year. The nursery will close
this year on Friday, May 90
Refreshments were served ky
Mrs. Baskin and Mrs. Startling.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29

to form single German fedora
state. The Times said the pro-
posal is designed to draw the teeth
from Soviet maneuvers which the
Western powers expect. The Times
reported France has not yet APP
proved the proposal)
tSpokesmen for the American
and British delegations at the Uni
ted Nations said they had no know
ledge of any such proposals.)
Battle OF Barges"
In Berlin itself truce was ar
ranged today in the Battle Of the
Barges." Russian officers who tried
yesterday to halt traffic in the
British sector canal locks said to-
, day they had orders to lay off
Armed British military police still
stood guard on the locks, however
Several hundred Communist and
! anti-Communist German youths
clashed in the former capital this
morning. The skirmish, which took
place in the American sector, ap-
parently was insired by Commun-
list pre-May Day meeting
Cunning For Killers
Elsewhere in the world
In Manila, an angry constabulary
went cunning today in the re-
treats of the Communicated HUI
kabalahaps for the ambush killers
of Mrs. Aurora Quezon, widow OF
the Philippines first President, and
II other persons.
There were cries from congress-
men for martial law in the Hulk
country where Communicated I'M
dergrounders once fought the Jap
aneSe.
Watkins Accusations
| In Washington, Senator Watkins
! tR-Utah) today accused the Tru-
man Administration OF trying to
T! fool the people" about the cost of
the North Atlantic Arms program.
| Watkins said he is sure the cost
(; will be several times the $l,13O,-
100000 first-year sum which the
President plans to ask for bolster
ing the defenses of non Communist
Western Europe.