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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22

Anato Barsov bewldered fragment of humanity
tossed upon the giant of international politics and
paganda handed back to the Red Army at Linz the
Austrian zonal border not far from the ared where he
crashanded last fall in what he said break for free
dom No doubt this is the last that the world will hear
of Mr. Barsov Whether the wife and child to whom he
said to be returning him again is likely to
know. He has stepped back through the Iron Curtain has
been swallowed up and is gone
He went of his free will. But free will is an inap
proprate concept to apply to this bit Of osam upfed by
the colossal Of scarcely human times He
conditioned in the regmened ideoogy of the Soviet state
Having flown the border he first suspected of being
Soviet spy he then for months paythng of Western
propaganda, brought to the United States onzed pub
cized and subjected to pressures different from those he
had known but perhaps hardly less demanding.
BY fair means or foul the Soviet Embassy managed to
get to him and induce him to consider returning Had the
embassy successfully spirited him back to Russia it would
State Department secretly laid him by the heels dropped
him into airpane and had him within few hours back in
Austria GALL of course without any form of trial due
process) where he given the ree w choice of return
ing to Russia spending the rest of his days Western
Europe suspect exile
Perhaps the fast action by the State Department has
resulted in victory In the propaganda battle But thinking
of Mr. Barsov human being thinking of his wife and
child cannot feel altogether happy about this episode
He broke for the democratic West in search of liberty Sup
posing he did get in touch with his embassy Is West
liberty fragile thing that this necessiaed instant
police action of kind usually associated with the
secret processes Of totaaran justice? AS push them
about IN the high interests Of state (e the Russ
ians) beginning to forget that and
than mere helpless counters onthe vast boards of pocy
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
Volume-DestroYing' Tdxes

Labor agrees with President Truman most things
but can't to with him the question of the war
time excise taxes Though these taxes burden on bust
ness reducing sales and employment particularly at time
of sackenng industrial activity the President favor their
retention Labor believes they should be eliminated
duced
Striking evidence of the effect of the taxes has just
from the Western Union Telegraph Co., whose busi
is hampered by 25 percent excise tax teegrams
Reporting deficit S5091 795 in the first months of
this year. compared to loss of 81 92500 in the
od in 1948 the company attributed it to the reduced busi
activity and to the misunderstanding effect of the
telegraph excise tax"
For the months from kilograms sent by the
public which bear the full impact of the tax declined 81
percent the company added
The Commercial Teegraphers Journal said some months
ago:
"The war is over. Telegraph employees want employ
men The excise tax discouragng and mparng the
of telegraphs. 1t should be eliminated entirely
The thing could be said of the wartime excise
taxes transportation fares, electric light bulbs
admissions luggage and other things They should be
eliminated at least greatly reduced
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
THEY HAD A GOOD TIME
so STATISM TO YOU-BOO!
BY NATHAN ROBERTSON

Washington PAFew propaganda campaigns in history have
collapsed odevaangy and onvncngy and promptly
this Americans that
policies
of the dollar crisis
tive politicians this country who follow the big business lines
designed to Americans that the British
failure and therefore warning to defeat the liberal of
which propagandsts
nouncing socaistic.
But the campaign backed because batany false The
figures which have been brought the dollar
Washington British officials
policies
the British but underlying problems that
ment Britain would have faced.
They basic economic problems arising from the fact that B
has used her and strength fighting world
which weakened financially
ray while industrial capacity efficiency expanding
record breaking rate Even fundamental differences
industrial efficiency which have developed several
under conservative British governments
The picture the anti Truman
Britain that living does from America indoenty oang
worked hard with the result that British
with while the Socialist
pam the British workers.
quite different Britain is
the Labor than
Europe third higher than before
of COAL the first industry be sociaze steadily
higher than before the although
fcuies of working Britains deep mines increasing
1t is quite true that compared with America, British produc
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
Middle Ground Must Be Found

The question before all of citizens is where
economy headed economy know is essentially sound
but which must remain dynamic if it is to survive Employ
opportunities have sackened off somewhat since the
booming peak of last while labor force is being
panded by veterans completing their educaons under the
c. l. Bill and by the customary increment of youngsters
coming out of school during time of expanding population
Our job to it that there jobs for these
and opportunities for advancement for the
who have learned trades have been trained in
professions while at the time making that
older workers. particularly those forty and still far
from retirement not pushed aside and thrown
the scrap heap, their skis wasted
To do all these things can't just rest 60-mion
job economy; must have economy which is flexible
and expandngan which recognizes that the we'll
being of of requires continually improved economic
conditions for all Of us.
In this situation, labor and management alike battling
the socaed Fourth Round of postwar
agreements must reasonabeness and fairness and
industrial craftsmanship both sides Industry must
squeeze lot of the initiation out of it's prices labor
must to it that the price level not oed upward by
reasonable demands There is middle ground here and it
must be found by both sides.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
Municipal Business Pays Off

Facts and figures that will please advocates of munici
pal ownership and support their views the value of mun
cpa enterprises contained in report by the Municipal
Finance Officers Association which finds that from
these enterprises has record highs recent years
Citing recently published Census Bureau figures the
association noted that the operating from cyown
ed enterprises toaled than 1912 million in 1947an
increase of Ga percent 1916 At the end of
1947 $50 business undertakings owned by the 397
cities covered in the survey of cities 600 population
Contributions by municipal businesses, excluding those
of New York City, cities general funds exceeded
$55 million in the year However, if New Yorks operations
included the would be true More than $72 mil
lion contributed by that city 1947 for operation of
the subway lines alone
Waer-suppy systems comprise the largest portion of
the cyowned enterprises The 322 systems accounted for
$50 million of the contributions to cities in 947 The
50 electric light and systems contributed more than
$158 million to the cities general revenue funds.
Gas-suppy systems also of the top money
makers for cities Net contributions to the general
of the 6 cities that and operate system exceed So
million Municipal radio stations also payed off, with of
the operated by cities $4,000 contributing to the gen
eral fund
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
Guards Against Depression

The American Federation of Labor in it's monthly
vey has strengthened confidence in the economic outlook
and performed public service by pointing out the guards
against depressons built the United States since 1929
Following the "Strong sustaining forces which the
AF declared make recession almost impossble"
Employment is still very high, 12,500,000 above
prewar industrial production still rs percent above pre-
Unions have kept workers wages in pace with price in
and union contracts protect wage rates against cuts
Workers buying power much stronger than in previous
times of price Decline though must be still stronger to
lift consumer demand"
Unemployment compensation gives workers partial in
while unemployed Farm prices protected against
collapse by government price supports Bank deposits
guaranteed by the government.
Building construction this year is continuing last years
high mark Government spending including European aid
and military programs will continue at than $40 000
600.
Consumer income, though inadequate is still only per-
cent below the postwar peak
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
Quurter Loaf

The Taft Hartley law took another bite out of union
rights few days ago However, the teeth slipped to the
tent that little bit was left untouched
1t happened this Local 145 International Brother
hood of eamsters (AFL) began pcketng three stores
Bridgeport Conn, in effort to obtain recognition from
the Bridgeport United Delivery Service The stores rent
trucks from the delivery service sister local. Local 1871
asked its member drivers at of the stores to strike in
sympathy with Local 145
On these facts the NLRB found both locals guilty of
secondary boycott 1t went further with Local 5 however
That local found to have sinned additionally by boy
colt aimed at obtaining recognition without having first
obtained certcaton Local 191 absoved of knowledge
of Local 145s unlawful objective"
And for the crumb of comfort. The NLRB did
agree that primary recognition strike legal and that
Local 45 could not be prohibited from cketng United De-
livery.
"No man can serve two masters the Bible SAYS But
the Senate Armed Services Committee this week voted to
to allow the IT, S Steel Corporation pay $4,000 year
to its president Carl a. genrtz, while Uncle Sam pays
him $4,000 year chairman of the Munitions Board
which has lot to do with mult-bondoar purchases from
such corporations as u. S. Steel
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
Housing Bill Passed

One of the most powerful obbies in this country
given sound beating when Congress passed the housing
bill This BILL similar should have been passed
ago and probably would have been had it not been
for this powerful real estate lobby.
There still millions of American families in the low
er and middle income groups who poorly housed High
construction costs have made impossible for of these
people to better their housing situation.
The people should not get the idea that they
forget about it, that the job finished and that there
thing else they can do.
Under the measure passed. states and cities must set
public housing authorities to be eligible for federal aid in
clearing ums and building houses apartments for low
income groups The real estate people will be stop
project possible and they busy everywhere These
people just don't quit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-22
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is fin In union signals r really got mixed when b the @ ApL @ @
4 mated % thru G make e h r @ True
pan % pe G @ T ee s on Of M
members living in the suburbs hike seven and eight miles before
which Of Gsrs almost up sms m
T 5 fed e Lettering Rd @ s B 4esS ne Want tg Truman and R @ M
jus @ the Sa five e % % a % pu @
clothes detectives spotted them From
M o sides sr y % e tn s up e T ps @
without driven
beng agents eight with
union s1a If & to ?s tss the
% Ssy @ five ay g p w % ms IS 5 job " seven
s %
tss
Of Hi ht % S s roa a ef & Co.. BY which his e%sf o#ns % %
system
If S f5 it
down 2 fourth round pay raise ns wG d o with the e d
EstRs S Sss
Advisers announced that the nations industrial
ea Tf pay fsi a TO % at s @
be the
The steel ssa repeated the big
argument that industrial profits necessarily
setting This decision followed disclosure
fits ranging 1857 and the fact that 113 corporations each with
assets of than $1OoooOO0 6 of the nations
Almost the US
that American should have at $lsa his pocket
Equally convincing for the seewokers others whose
turned down speech by aborhang Congress
W. Gwn R N.Y. Contending that the
industrial of $37 lie too high Rep Gwm expressed his
ss sgs s saR his Fay
because taking from employers and giving to
does create additional purchasing Gwn
right Workers Just tter the additional five
cents hour yachts and mink coats.
nations bedrooms
dreamed by eactionae Here from
Round
the $1.25-a-copy big business magazine: u
"Wthn individual industries trends mixed
textiles, pajamas were off and sheets 49,"
X
Congress isn't succeeding in much else it's putting
battle between the House and the Senate to which body
work the least time First the House of Representatives
with only 80 of its 531 members attending ompd off to the golf
days clipped
minutes The apparently
observing this performance the day. with
members their the Senate alme
with official lasting less than minute The point of all
that the
unfinished work 81 bills which the House has already
81 WONDER Senator Hubert Humphrey f this the
why the Senate calls itself the greatest legislative body the
world?'
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

show and new train ride at only
nine cents per trip.
A new and original live pig con-
cession will be added when the
show sets up in Bridgeville next
week. The plan for this consession
was originated by Jack Blades.
Commander of Bridgeville Post No.
26, American Legion. The conees-
sion will be known ais Feed the
Pig" and real live eight to ten
weeks old pigs will be given away.
AS a resume of one of the biggest
weeks to ever hit Bridgeville: It's
the. American Legion Carnival,
opening Monday, June 9Th, with
plenty of rides, wild animals.
Punch and Judy shows, free cash
and merchandise awards every
night. A huge parade on Wednes-
! day at 500 p. M. with snappy
bands and gay uniforms. A brand
new N1949 Chevrolet car to some
lucky person en- closing night
June 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
Mr and Mrs M ]. Swain


MIR. and Mrs. w. ]. Swain.
Mrs. Liza Stevenson from As
bury Park, spent the weekend at
her home Holly Oaks" on the
Bridgeville-Redden Road.
Mrs. L. +. Hoch entertained the
members Of her bridge club oil
Tuesday evening
Union Methodist Church
L. E. WlmbrOw, Minister
BridgeyiIIe, Delaware
Sunday Services, June 5th
The church school will meet in
all departments at ten A. M. The
smaller children are making final
preparations for their program on
June 18th. Methodist Student Day
(Children's Day. will be observed
at 11:00 A. M. on that day. Also, a
special baptismal service will be
held in connection with their pro-
/ gram for all unbaptized children
and parents are invited to present
them at that time. Plans for the
I Daily Vacation Church School tC
start on June 18th, will be announ-
ced. 1t is hoped that all the chill
dren in the community and all de-
nominations will participate in it
G.. G. Richards, Sup't.
4 The pastor will conduct the
morning service and administer
the Sacrament of the Lords Sup.
per at 11:00 A. M. No other serv.
ice is quite so helpful and ascred
as this one. Let us receive all the
possible benefits from this service
of Remembrance" by being pres.
ent and by taking part.
The young people will gather fol
their last regular meeting of tn,
4 season. The officers will be il
charge and will review the work oi
their departments for the year ant
make suggestions that will hell
the new officers who take up theil
duties in the fall. The annual tril
for those who have attended th'
M. Y. F. will take place next Sun
day, June 18th. Details will be an
nounced this Sunday. Miss Pegg,
Jackson is the retiring president
Miss Wanda Stuart is the new pres
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
BRIDCEvILLE

Mrs. Elsie Phillips from Laurel,
is spending some time with Mrs.
Mollie Belts and Mrs. Mae Belts
Miss Mary Kinder entertained
the school faculty at dinner on FRI
day evening.
Mrs. r. D. Smith, Sr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Heller Hoch spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Adams from
Washington, D. c., visited MT. and
Mrs. Charles Wimbrow on Satur-
day. Mrs. Adams is Mrs. Wimbrow's
sister
Mrs. Charles Smith of Newark,
Delaware, is spending the week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Wiley.
Miss Mary Jacobs of Dover, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Price. Jacobs.
Miss Ann Cahall and Miss Esther
Hindenach of Ardmore, spent the
weekend with Mrs. L. M. Cahall
and Mr.. Laurence Cahall. Mrs. Ca
hall accompanied them home on
Monday for short visit.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Victor Lewis spent
the wee-end with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. G. Davis and Mr.. anG
Mrs. C. v. Lewis.
DR.. and Mrs. L. F. Hoch and Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Y. Vandenburg, from
Baltimore. spent Sunday and Mon
day on DR.. Hoch's Cabin Cruiser
the "Maryline."
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Norris and
daughter, Peggy, from Georgetown
and Miss Mary Jacobs were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Price Jac-
obs on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. K Hoch few to
Wilmington, Sunday. to spend the
day with DR.. and Mrs. Charles /
Hoch.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.. Clifton spent
the weekend in Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D.. Smith attend.
ed their son, Jerry's graduation
from Greenbriar Military Acade
my in Lewisburg. West Virginia
over the weekend.
Dir. and Mrs. r. w. Baker o
Woodbury.. N. j., Dr.. Ralph L. Mea'
gle and DR.. Ricards Hagan of Viii
mington were weekend guests o
MIR. and Mrs. HI. It. Baker.
Mrs. L. E. Wimbrow and Mr.. apC
Mrs. Charles Wimbrow spent Sun
day with Mrs. Wimbrow's brother
Mr.. c. S. Brown and Mrs. Brown
at their cottage in KentmOre Park
Maryland.
DIR. and Mrs. Walter Lee ant
children from Middletown. speE
Sunday with Mrs. Lees parents
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

ident.
The Rev. L. E. Wimbrow attend
ed the special showing of the NOV
ing picture THE Lawton Story at
the Shore Theatre, Milford, on
Tuesday morning. The Rev. and
Mrs. L.. E. Wimbrow spent Wednes-
day in Wilmington. While there the
sacrament of baptism to the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b.
Rash, Jr.
The Kay Amusement Company
will move their show and carnival
into Bridgeville this weekend
from New Castle where they are
showing this week.
It is the same company that
showed here last year, but with an
entirely new show. In fact, it re-
/ sembles a circus very much with
7 its wild animal tents and other
added attractions. Because of the
support of the Bridgeville Com
immunity in the past, the American
Legion was able to book this new
and bigger show here this year.
There will be a family of monk
eys, one of which Bobby" b.
name has been featured several
times by the late Robert Ripley in
his Believe It or Not" Cartoon
Bobby the star of this troupe has
appeared on television many times
He will also prove just how smart
a monkey can be.
Two new attractions for the kid.
dies will be a Punch and Judy
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
McCORMICK-DEERING Spreaders
Place Manure Accurately

of the valuable liquid por.
tion.
Yes, all FIVE models ia
the Mccormick -Deering
Spreader line give your full
value from your manure, be-
cause of their fine shredding
and even flow of material to
the beater. Sizes from 40 to
IS bu. capacity. Ask for de-
tails on the model that fits
your farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-01
Settlement

Mr.. and Mrs. Menno Augsburger
and Mrs. Chas. Boehr of Winona
Lake, Ind; Mrs. Vernon Butler,
Goshen, Ind; Miss Arvilla Geiger,
Los Angeles and Miss Ruth Bixel,
Pandora
Mrs. Glen Zimmerly who under
went a major operation at Lima
Memorial hospital is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Steiner and
family made a business trip to Ft.
Wayne, Friday.
Remodeling of the Omer Gratz
residence is nearing completion.
Abraham Suter is spending two
weeks in the home of his daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Keller In
Bellefontaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Grismore
are the proud parents of a baby
girl born to them Monday.
The dedicatory services at the
Pandora Missionary church were
largely attended over the week end
The occasion marked the return OF
nearly all the pastors who had
served the congregation from its be.
ginning.
Rev. and Mrs. Aubrey Henderson
and family of St. Clair, Michigan
visited in the home of her father
John Schneck and brother Clarence
Schneck and family the latter part
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence SchnecR
and family visited in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Case and family
at Lagrange, Indiana, Thursday.
Esther Reichenbach and Joanne
Hatfield, students at Taylor univers.
| ity spent the latter part of the week
with their home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wenger
formerly of this locality and for the
past years residents of Texas, arr
the parents of baby girl born II
them recently. She has been names
Suzanne Christine.
The new electric organ recently In
| stalled in the st. John church is +,
be dedicated Sunday afternoon. TIL
program is to be broadcast over th
Findlay broadcasting station at 80
O'Clock.
| Harry Hochstettler of Mansfiel
visited with his home folks here owe
Sunday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Schumache
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-01
CARA'S CONVICTION
is UPHELD BY u. S.
COURT OF APPEALS
Former Bluffton Man, Draft
Act Violator, to be Paroled
Next Tuesday
He and His Wife Plan to Take
up Residence i'm Wyandotte,
Michigan

The U. S. District Court of APP
peals in Cincinnati in decision
handed down Monday upheld convic-
tion of Larry Cara, q year old
former Bluffton college instructor
who is serving a sentence in the
Federal Correctional Institute at
Milan, Mich, for violation of the
peacetime draft act.
Federal Judge Frank kloeb i'm
posed sentence of 18 months inn
prisonment last March after a jury
in the Federal District Court at
Toledo found Cara guilty of advising
Charles Ray Rickert, former Bluffton
college senior to refuse to register
under the 1948 Draft act.
Cara, however, will be paroled
next Tuesday, it was announced by
the U. S. Probation Office in Toledo,
the parole beginning five days after
the earliest possible date on which
he could have become eligible, ac-
cording to a probation official.
Cara and mis- wife, who has been
living here, plan to take up residence
in Wyandotte, Mich, where he will
be employed as a construction work
er and remain under supervision of
the U. S. Probation Office, Detroit.
Rickert who was sentenced by
Judge Kloeb and also was confined
in the Michigan institution was
paroled three months ago.