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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Takes Issue With
Press Statement
For Pension Plan
By JAMES NJ. DUFFY

Press accounts Of Mr.. Joseph NJ.
Wells report to members of the
United States Potters Association
at their annual meeting in New
York recently, as to the irrespon-
sible attitude of employees in the
industry, members of the Brother
hood, towards more up-to-date and
better methods for producing
quality wares, is provocative to
say the least.
The United States Potters Asso-
citation and the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters have
been free from costly strikes that
so seriously damages public well
fare. This has been accomplished
because of the mutual responsible
ity and confidence between employ
ers and employees in the industry.
Mr.. Wells unfortunate and un-
called for statement has caused re-
sentiment among the members of
the Brotherhood beyond anything
that has happened in the last Z5
years. | can speak from personal
experiences with members employ
ed in the potteries regarding their
responsibility to do their best in
their job tasks and to strive for
quality merchandise. Innumerable
are the recent instances of my
wrestling with problems in certain
shops. Very, very few are the ex-
ceptions where members have fail
ed to respond to my suggestions
for greater efforts towards more
and better production.
When confronted with new
methods or new machine installa-
tions this working towards more
and better production is something
both management and labor must
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
In Representatives To Plan Defense
Against Threat Seen In Import Program

Washington, d. c. QLNS). =
Alarmed at the prospect of increas-
ingly heavy competition from Eu-
ropean and other sources as a re-
suit of the ECA import program
and the State Departments recent
announcement of a third round Of
tariff. cuts in 1850, joint group OF
representatives of both labor and
management in some 10 industries
will meet in Washington, Jan. II.
The meeting was initiated by a
group of AFL unions belonging to
Americas Wage Farmers Protec-
tive Conference, of which Matthew
Woll, End vice president of the
AFL, is president. Among the in
dustries that will participate are
pottery and glassware, fisheries,
hats and millinery, scientific instru-
ments, jewelry, photoengraving,
matches and wall paper.
Pointing out that these groups
are representative of the miscel-
laneous industries in this country
that will bear the brunt of any in
creased competition from abroad,
o. R. Strackbein, executive secre-
tary &C the labor group, said that
the economic. life of many long
established small and medium sized
industries in this country, devoted
principally to the manufacture of
consumers goods, is at stake.
"Few people realize" Secretary
Strackbein said, "That in order to
hold our export markets at their
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22

present abnormally high level, our
avowed national policy of opening
ever wider our gates to imports, to
make it possible for other countries
to pay for our exports, is designed
consciously or unconsciously to fat
ten our large mass-production in
dustries which are our heaviest ex-
porters, at the expense of the
smaller in dustries scattered
the United States. The
big exporters are the industrial
giants that manufacture automo-
biles, iron and steel, electrical
equipment and machinery, petro-
leum, gri C u ural implements,
ETC."
Expressing complete sympathy
with the objective of European re-
covery, he said that the meeting
scheduled for January would ex-
plore alternative means of correct
ing the trade balance without
bringing unemployment and de-
preston to numerous industrial
areas in this country.
There would be little point in
gaining recovery for Europe which
would be merely temporary" he
said, "if this can be accomplished
only by visiting a blight upon our
own producers in competing lines.
This should not be necessary"
In calling the meeting, Strack-
being said, full cognizance was
taken of the gravity of the dollar
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
SondIes EIecfed
Head of U.S.P.A.

M. C. Sondles, vice president of
the Paden City Pottery Company,
was elected president of the Unit
ed States Potters Association at
their annual meeting held in New
York City.
Mr.. Sondles succeeds Floyd w.
Mckee, president of the Salem
China Co. Other officers are E. l..
Torbet, vice president of the On
ondaga Pottery Co., Syracuse, N.
Y, first vice president; j. Harrison
Keller, Salem China Co., second
vice president, and John T. Hall,
vice president of the Hall China
Co., third vice president.
w. A. Betz of East Liverpool
was returned as secretary-treasur-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22

VINO nelpeu In promoting our IN
terestS.
The line up for 1850 will be as
follows: George Smith, president; ;
Keyron Donahue, vice president;
Elijah Watson, financial secretary;
Lance Ansell, recording secretary;
John Shannon, Inspector; John
Richards, treasurer; Fred Hill,
guard; Michael Gevak, trustee;
Joseph Abrams and Robert Han
nah, conferees, (18 months). Bros.
Ansell, Watson and Richards who
were reelected without opposition
thanked the members for their con-
fidence.
These officers will be installed at
our next meeting on January 6 and
we hope there will be a good turn
out on hand to lend encouragement
to these new officers in carrying
out the duties of their respective
Offices.
Company officials met with the
conference committees from three
locals, 45, 40 and 81 on Dec. 16 and
discussed pension and welfare
plans. They were promised a de-
finite plan would be presented by
Crane Co. before April 1st.
Local Union 45 agreed to wait
for the proposal at their meeting
the same evening. We hope other
matters taken up at this meeting
will soon be acted on.
We were pleased to hear that
turkey will be the fare for Christ
mas as in former years, thanks to
our employers.
Mr.. Aitkin pays us a visit now
and then and we are always glad
to see his smiling, country-club
beaten face.
Among our New Years Resolu-
tions or at the top may we put
81 resolve to do my work to the
very best of my ability and to back
up my Local so as to get all the
benefits can for myself and fam
ily." -O.C. 45l
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22

Duffy, labor member, East Liver
pool, Ohio.
After five days hearing evidence
regarding the tile, brick, sanitary,
hotel and restaurant china, ending
with visit to the chinaware plant,
the minimum rate for the brick,
tile and sanitary was increased
from % cents to 40 cents per hour
and for the chinaware from %
cents to so cents per hour In COM
parison with rates paid in similar
potteries on the mainland these
rates, as a basis for such pottery
operations, can be seriously dam
aging to mainland pottery workers
job opportunities.
Puerto Rico is an impoverished
territory that has no natural re-
sources. This fact, along with the
absence Of any industrial activity,
leaves them without job opportun-
tiles for their many hundreds of
thousands of poor people who sub
sist on the meagerest imaginable
necessities of life. There are some
$4,000 of the inhabitants who live
in one room shacks setting on four
props in the swamplands. These
people live for the most part on
what they can beg or appropriate
unto themselves. Hygiene and san
itation are completely out of the
question. One of our group after
touring the slums very aptly said
nature was the only good break
these unfortunates had, in that the
warm sunshine with its salubrious
climate saved them from dying like
flies. What their actual diet may
consist of we did not learn, but it
was common to see children, even
in their teens bereft of any cloth
ing whatsoever.
Sugar is their main source of
income, rum is next, | believe in
production, with some tobacco, cof-
fee and citrus fruits. Citrus fruit
production in some years past was
quite substantial, but they could
not compete with Florida or Cal
ifornia and when they could not
find market for these products,
the people ceased the cultivation Of
same, until today the only produc-
tion is for consumption on the is
land itself.
Ironic in this situation is putting
a railroad out of business through
a court order because of its failure
to pay a minimum rate provided
under their law. The railroad ap-
parently has not been a paying
proposition, but it did give employ
ment to some thousands of work
ers at wages which they could not
secure elsewhere on the island.
Since this road was not profit
operating business there has been
no buyer for same. The government
IS going to buy the road and will
liquidate the business in order to
procure the land for other pur-
poses. These displaced railroad
are, of course, added to
the many, many thousands of indi-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Puerto Rica Firm Using
lr0quois Trade Mark To
Sell Ware In Mainland
By LANES VI. DUFFY

The first special Industry Committee under the Fair Labor Stand
from 40 cents 5 cents per hour assembled Sanurce Puerto Rico
November 20 following
and public MEMBER Cecil Snyder Supreme
of Puerto co public member Meca Walng, Rchfed Conn.,
public Antonio Rog
Ferr employer member Puerto Rco
member Columbus Ohio Albert E. Sanchez member Puerto
Rico; Pudeno Rivera Martinez labor
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
i. M. Ornburn,
Label Trades Head
Dies From Stroke

|. M. Ornburn, secretary-treasur-
er of the Union Label Trades De-
partment died December 19 in a
New York hospital, following a
short illness.
Mr.. 0rnburn suffered stroke
and entered the hospital on Dec. 5.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
NOTICE LOCAL 2O3

All members are requested
to attend next meeting for
nomination and election of Of
ficers. Fines will be enforced.
By order of president.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Officers For Local Union
As Will Be Installed At|
Meeting On January 9Th

Trenton ito national officials and members throughout
the trade Mr. Rydsrom and all
Local Union as extends the seasons greetings.
We thank Mr. Rydstrom the other
frequently during the and ironing many problems
We thank the Shop Committee
giving much time these problems
half.
his vice president Edgar Shuman officers
Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18
First-Groders
 To Pre-Register Aug. p and 23

A preliminary count of noses of the children who expect to enroll in Palmer schools first grade next month is to be con- ducted next week, School Su- perintendent William T. Zah- radnicek announced today. Mon day and Tuesday, Aug. p and 23, have been selected as pre-regis- tration days for potential first graders.
 Parents are asked to pre-reg- iSter their firSt-graders, as we'll as any other student who has not attended Palmer school before, between the hours of g a. m. and noon or to 4 D. m.
 If some parents find next weeks registration days incon- venient, MT. Zahradnicek said they might enroll their children during the rest of this week.
 The school board has ruled that all pupils planning to en- roll in the first grade must be six years old by Nov. 1, 1949
Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18
Unhappy Day

Tuesday, Sept. at 9 a. m. will be the zero hour for all Valley school children. On that day, the fall term at Palmer school opens, superintendent William T. Zah- radnick announced this week. For Palmer school teachers, va cation hours are even shorter. They will be called at a special teachers meeting at the school on Friday, Sept. 2.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18
Two Vacancies Still At Palmer School

Existing vacancies on the staff of Palmer school have been mar roWed to two, according to Su- perintendent William T. Zahrad- nicek. The positions of agricul- tural instructor and sixth grade teacher still are thrilled.
 Latest acceptances this week came from Robert Critics, who will take charge of school coach ing duties, and Mrs. Caroline Miller, who has accepted the home economics vacancy.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18
Doirymen Announce Plans For Fair Exhibition

der to protect all livestock dis played at the fair.
 All cattle to be exhibited at the fair must come from herds which have been tested and disease free for the past six months.
 Livestock will be fed and cared for by the fair, under the direc- tion of Department Superin- tendent William Hoskins. How ever, all owners must do their own milking. A demonstration Surge milking machine will be in operation in a demonstration
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18

Farmers who plan to exhibit livestock at the coming Mata- nuska Valley Fair, this week were warned that all cattle to be displayed, including calves, pigs and goats, must be accom- panied by a certificate of health. The livestock must have been tested for Bangs disease within 10 days of fair time, Miss Louise Kellogg, committee chairman, said.
 pr. E. F. Graves, territorial veterinarian, has agreed to con- duct this testing program, in or
Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18
SELECT OCT. 8 AS DATE FOR
 ANNUAL EVENT

The date for this years annual game dinner, sponsored by the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen, tentatively was fixed for Oct. 8, at last Mondays committee meeting. A much more elaborate affair than last years dinner was planned.
 Sportsmen this year will ask all Valley residents to share in a part of their plans. The game dinner will be served to mem bers and guests in the school lunchroom, it is anticipated. The dinner then will be followed by dance in the gymnasium, to which the public will be invited, without charge. Any uneaten game will be served at a buffet luncheon at the dance.
 In order to make certain of the number to be served, it was de- cided to hold an advance sale of tickets for this years dinner. All members will be limited to one guest, it was decided. Tickets will sell for $50 each. Deadline for the purchase of tickets was fixed for Wednesday, Oct. 5, the last general membership meet ing before the dinner.
 As it was handled last year, food will be brought to the din- ner ready to serve, except for carving. Dinner will begin at 6.30 and all food must be in the kitchen by 6 o'clock.
 General committees appointed to take care of dinner details were named by president L. c. Stock. They included
 Table setting and serving Mrs. F. R. Sims, Mrs. Stock and Viola Daniels; coffee making
 Continued on Page 3
Valley frontiersman., 1949-08-18

Lake George, natures annual shoWoff in the Matanuska Val ley, lazily showed through the ice barrier at it's mouth sometime late last Sunday evening, it was reported early this week by Clyde King, ST. The breakup date of Aug. IA is the latest of record, in the rather brief 10-year span records have been kept.
 The event has been expec- tantly awaited here in the Mata- nuska Valley for almost a month now. Premature reports four weeks ago indicated that the lake was ready to spill it's waters, in what was thought to be the earliest breakup of record.
 All the signs were favorable four weeks ago. Black oil slicks on the surface of Knik River, plus loWlying mists over the headWaterS of the river near the lake heretofore have been infall- ible foretellers of breakup. But this year all signs failed; though there was a slight rising in the level of the river waters during that period of false alarm.
 Squeezed between craggy mountains and the broad face of Knik Glacier, each year the melting waters from the glacier lift the water level of the lake until it bursts it's seal of ice at the rivers source. Then Lake Georges waters foam into Knik River, carrying with them heavy cakes and floes of glacier ice that swirl clear to the Inlet's waters.
 The spectacular natural show has damned ice and timbers about the billings of bridges over Knik River in years past, making it necessary to blast the debris free to preserve the bridge. How ever the display of the past sev- eral years has been common place, long time Valley residents say.
 If the breakup runs true to form, the river will rise about an
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Evening star., 1949-09-14

All wool and port wool body shoker puIIovers wit
Ieeves; oil wool sleeveless, puIIovers novelty from
md two-tone wool eoot sweaters; all purpose po'
WOOL rib cout sweoters. Newest eoIors Smoll Medium
und Large. Sizes 36 to As.
GoIdenberss Mems Department Street Floor
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01
What Will Grain Prices Do!
r, Market Analysis

ON June 80, 1949, compared with
1876, 1000, 900 bushels in 1948 and a.
100000 in 1947.
It is believed that over 300, 600, 900
bushels of wheat have been inn
pounded for government loans or
purchase contracts, or as much az
the probable. carryover. However,
some of this may have been re-
deemed late in 1948 when prices
were S to 7 percent over the loan
value. Some of it will be used by
the government to fill export needs
after it takes possession on or before
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01

On the average. wheat and oats prices
have shown LITTLE change from Febru-
airy TO early summer. then declined az
harvest began. and advanced in the
fall and early winter months Corn
prices tend to advance from late fall
TO early summer. and decline in early
fall. Based on tho number of times
prices were higher han in the previ-
Gus month January and September
were strong months in wheat and oats
prices. February. March June and
July were weak months. =
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01

DRICES for all grains are near OR
= below the loan levels. These
supports probably will prevent
prices from going much lower, but
markets are likely to have only
small upturns during the rest Of the
season, unless new crop prospects
become unfavorabIe next spring.
Combined stocks Of all grains
held by farmers are larger than ever
before at this season.
Utilization is increasing, but ear
ryovers at the end of the season are
certain to be extremely heavy. Bur
densome SURPRISES are starting to
pile up.
Quantities impounded under gov
eminent loans and purchase con-
tracts are not likely to be large
enough to cause market tightness.
Thus far, conditions are favorable
for large crop production in 1949.
World production of grain has e
covered to the prewar level. Exports
from the United States will remain
large in this crop year. but foreign
needs r declining.
Past price history does not en-
courage expectation of 8 price rise
during the rest Of the season, corn
excepted. See chart.
Price support levels probably will
be somewhat lower for the 1949-50
season.
Stocks of grain ON farms ON Jan.
] (rye and barley on Dec. ~ totaled
over 1000, 900 900 AGO.
900 tons, compared with 70, 200, 0O0
tons a year ago and a 1938-47 aver
age of 7 100, 900 tons. Market stocks,
especially wheat and corn, are rather
large.
Domestic use Of wheat will b<
lighter than for several years due
10 reduced feeding. Food, feed and
seed will take about TOO, 000, 00<
bushels Of wheat this crop year from
the total supply of 1.479, 000, 00t
bushels. Total exports are expected
to be 1000, 900 TO 500, 000, O0t
bushels. This will leave a carryovel
of 8O,O0O,O 900 to $50. OOO,O 900 busheL
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-02-01

April 80. Hence, it is likely that free
market supplies will be ample until
the new crop movement starts.
The area seeded to winter wheat
m the United States yields is S per-
cent larger than last years high rec
ord If average yields are OBJ
tanned ON the probable acreage Of
both winter and spring wheat, the
total 1949 crop will be large enough
30 permit exports of 800, 900, 900 TO
400, 600, 900 bushels, and add another
100. 600, 900 to 200, 000, 900 bushels 70
the carryover.
Consumption of feed grains IN the
next six 70 nine months probably
will be larger than last year by 10
percent or more. But, the present
farm stocks are o than so per-
cent larger, They are more than
ample for continued large sales to
market as well as increased feeding.
Exports of feed grains this season
have been expected TO reach 160,-
600, 900 to 200, 900, 900 bushels, most
fy corn. European countries want
feed grains 10 increase their live
stock production which is still Is 10
80 percent below prewar. Purchases
thus far have not been zap TO ex-
pectations. However, this may be
partly due to vessel shortage result
ing from the longshoremen's strike
last fall. Buying OF corn may be-
come more aggressive as ports clear
up.
The heavy supply Of III has
raised the question as 30 acreage
ellotments and marketing quotas in
1949. This will be decided by Feb. l
Restrictions appear unlikely since
government policy seems to lean to-
ward building large grain reserves
10 stabilize livestock production
The average course of wheat, corr
and oats prices in the last rs year,
IS shown by the upper part of tn.
accompanying chart. January usu
ally has been a time of strength
with prices for all three grains ad
vancing over December In a larg'
proportion of the years. (See thu
lower part of the chart.) Februar,
Evening star., 1949-08-25
Neiqhborhood Effort to Give
New Look to Block of Homes

by building, wrecking and supply
firms here. He urged other COM
panies to aid the project.
Miss Christine Sadler Of Nc
Calls told of the plans success in
Philadelphia. The idea also was
lauded by Clifford Newell. civic
leader and member of the local
"Yardville. U. s. A." group.
Architect Horace Peaslee offered
suggestions on landscaping. Wal
ter M. Royal of the Federal
Housing Administration told Of
the loan-securing facilities Of
FILA. if such aid might be re-
quired. Mrs. Elizabeth Draper,
assistant principal of Hine Junior
High School, which serves the
area, said she thought an
architecturally pleasing brick wall
should be built along the rear Of
one side of the block, which faces
an up-to;date housing develop
ment.
The Rev. Carter S. Gilliss Of the
church presided.