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Montana labor news., 1949-01-20

While declaring that the economic
health Of the nation is good, and had
shown much residence i'll 1913 by
shaking off the danger Of a general
recession in early spring, Mr.. Truman
warned that harder tests for the econo-
my are shaping up for this year.
The President reiterated the need
for the program which he advocated
in his State Of the Union message and
later backed up with a request Tor a
record-breaking peacetime budget OF
$4,000 00, 900, much of which was re-
quested for his "fair DEAL social pro-
gram.
In his economic report, the Chief
Executive recommended the following
specific measures:
Rent control be extended for two
years with better enforcement.
Increased taxes be levied on cor
porations and individual incomes in
higher brackets.
There be a budget surplus for debt
reduction.
While some new excise taxes be de-
vised, the tax on oleomargarine be
repealed.
Bound in with his economic message
to make a book OF l40 pages was the
annual review of the Council of Eco
nomic Advisers, from which Mr.. Tru-
man drew virtually all the economics
OF his program. I
In summary, what the President and
his three economic advisers SAID was
that the American family got no appre-
ciable gain in income last year because
of the inroads of initiation, while bust
ness on the whole made more profit.
than necessary and therefore shoult
assume the biggest share OF the pro
posed new tax load.
An improvement was noted, how
ever, "in real purchasing power 0
families in all income ranges in tn
longer pun SIHSC piCWdi 49,
The broad upward movement 0
prices has ceased, the President said
welcoming this again in the battle 0
initiation. Production for the cconoml
as a whole rose about 3 or 4 per cen
last year, the report declared, and Ml
Truman set this as the target for l94'
More than a million new worker
were added in 1913 to the labor force
and this, too, was fixed as the l9l
goal to take care not only OF the nor
NAL increase in population but also {
the larger number of students con
pleting their education under the Y
program.
While noting all the s~alutary factor
Mr.. Truman cautioned that many az
justments in price and' income rel;
tions were necessary as the econor
moved out Of an area OF war-creat(
demands and purchasing power al
into an area in which the consum
was using currently generated incom
In this respect he warned that nev
in the records Of American statist
had the proportion Of consumer expc
ditures in the total national pictu
been lower. He asserted that II
Montana labor news., 1949-01-20
OLDSTERS WIN JOBS BACK

CHICAGO.-Two workers fired be-
cause OF old age, according to UE Lo-
cal lll9, have won reinstatement TO
their Jobs and back pay expected to
reach 1000 each.
Joe Monticlaro, with the company
since June %. 1888, was discharged last
August and James Walker, hired on
Sept. %, 1887 was fired in September,
The company's reason was physically
incapable OF doing the work"
Montana labor news., 1949-01-20
Truman Urges More Jobs,
Production in l949
PRESIDENTS ECONOMIC REPORT SAYS PROSPERITY
FOR EVERYONE ~DrATEST GOAL
Historical Lib,,,.

Library for more employ
ment. greater production, and BALANCED - lg power to insure
the nation prosperity in 1949.
In his annual economic report to Congress. Mr.. Truman urgee
such goals as a means Of attaining the supreme objective of tn
greatest prosperity for the whole country
Montana labor news., 1949-01-20

An economy that relies for
its stimulation on waste and
disaster is taking the road
to oblivion a. surely a the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-20
News of Great Falls
Building Trades

Meeting called TO order at 80 p NJ
by President Sims with all officers pre-
sent.
Minutes OF previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-20

"k is the business
old party politician ,
campaign contributions
the rich and votes from
poor on the ground that
will protect ono from s
other."-Oscar Ameringer.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
Odds Favor Govt
In Congress Fight
On Rich TiideIands

Washington (LPA)-The valu-
able oil under our coastal waters
will not be returned to the states
it was the concensus of opinion in
the capital last week.
A battle between the federal
government and the states over
these tidelands has been raging for
two years now. :.
Fresh speculation on the tide
lands issue followed President Tru-
mans State of the Union message
in which he said: "We must adopt
a program for the planned use of
the petroleum reserves under the
sea, which are-and must remain
vested in the Federal govern
ment."
Despite a Supreme Court decis-
ion last year giving the federal
government paramount right to the
oil-rich tidelands, Congress passed
a bill returning them to the states.
The bill was vetoed by Truman too
late to be overridden. There are not
enough votes in the 81st Congress
to override a similar veto this
time.
Sen. Robert Kerr Cd, Okla.), who
is big oil producer himself, last
week made statements favorable to
federal control of the lands. In the
recent elections, Kerr defeated Re
publican f. II. Moore, a leading
sponsor of the bill for state con-
troll.
Bills on both sides of the dis
pute have been put in the hopper
of both houses.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13

ed through political education, so
the anti-labor propaganda of the
NAM and other industrial organ
izations may be counteracted by
an aggressive educational cam
paign on the part of organized
labor"
1t was the opinion of the Con-
vention Committee on Education
that if the Workers Education Bur-
eau were supported by an ade-
quate budget it would be in a
position to wage an effective cam
paign against the widespread anti
labor propaganda which is filter
ing into our public schools, col
leges, and social organizations"
The convention endorsed this re-
port by directing the Executive
Council to make a substantial in
crease in the Federation's grant
to the Bureau and urged all AFL
unions to take advantage of the
many and varied services offered
by the Bureau through direct af-
filiation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
NLRB Hits Rebel
DEBT Store Union

Washington (LPA) = A cleft.
wing" led Independent union, which
seeded last year from the CIO was
the first union to be hit by the
NLRB for violation of the TIL law
which forbids union to strike
when another union has been Ger.
tilted by the board as exclusive
bargaining agent for a firms em.
ployes. x4
Trial Examiner William F.
Scharnikow ruled that Local 1856
of the Dept Store Employees Un-
ion-unaffiliated had no right to
strike the Oppenheim Collins store
in New York to force it's recogni-
tion as bargaining agent. In a
recent NLRB election the Retail
Clerks Protective Ass'n-AFL was
chosen bargaining agent by 276
to f08 vote of the Oppenhem Col
Inns workers.
The "left-wing" group, which
seeded from the Retail, Whole
sale & Dept. Store Workers when
called upon by that union to file
non Communist affidavits with the
NLRB, challenged the validity of
the election because it was not on
the ballot. Scharnikow said, in ac-
cordance with TIL, a non-comply-
ing union may not appear on bal
lots,
Last September the NLRB OBJ
tanned an injunction against Local
1860 ordering the union to stop
picketing the store. The following
month federal district court
found the local guilty Of violating
that injunction. Now the local is
appealing the contempt ruling in
circuit court.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
Telephone Workers
Hits Indiana
Phone Rate Boost

Washington (LPA)-The $780,
600 m m b er Communications
Workers of America last week an
nounced that it is modifying its
previous policy, at least so far as
Indiana phone rates are concerned,
and is opposing Indiana Bells
phone rate increase request right
down the line.
Hitherto CWA has intervened in
phone bill cases only on fact find
ing basis-giving state utilities
commissions the data it has accum-
ulated on AT&T subsidiaries fin
ancial and operating status.
But, in Indiana, as CWA Vice
President John l.. Crull put it:
Indiana Bell is seeking a $2,-
O00,000 rate increase using wage
increases as a basis for its request.
"The wage increases they refer
to haven't been made. A state
arbitration board last mon h
awarded Indiana phone workers
pay boosts ranging from SO to 81
a week. But while the company has
asked a state court to overrule the
arbitrators, they're still going
ahead with their 26%6 rate increase
request"
Crull indicated that when CWA's
executive board meets here next
week it may completely overhaul"
the unions policy on rate issues,
and intervene forcefully against
telephone companies whenever they
ask excessive rate increases. Until
then, he said, the Indiana case is
an exception to the fact finding"
rule.
In Maryland the union recently
furnished data to public officials
which resulted in the state attor-
ney general and the city of Balti-
more appearing against a company
demand at a public utilities com
hearing.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
AFL Convention Grants Increase
To Workers Educ cation Bureau

In setting of general enthus-
iasm, unity of purpose, and jubi-
lation over the recent election re-
suits, the delegates to the sixty
seventh annual AFL Convention
gave serious thought to the many
educational problems which face
their unions.
The Workers Education Burean
and it's director, John d. Connors,
were singled out for praise for The
service rendered in the political
education field, particularly in the
programming of panel discussions
in the various institutes it has
helped to conduct and in its public
relations work with colleges, uni
versities, and civic groups.
The report of the Convention
Committee on Education, unani
mously approved by the convention,
said, in part: During the past few
years the tremendous power of
educational programs have been
amply demonstrated. The Taft
Hartley Act resulted largely from
the highly financed propaganda of
the NAM. This program reached
its slippery tentacles into many
groups in the U. S., including nom
union teachers organizations and
educational institutions. The sue
cess of the political education pro-
gram of the AFL in the recent
election is a dramatic example of
the power of a well-organized edu-
catiOnal program.
"Just as the people of the United
States were educated in the poll
tical field with dramatic success
continued the report, $50 the peo-
pie of the nation may be educated
in the true principles and objec-
tives of organized labor as a con-
structive force in our democratic
society. Just as the proponents of
the Taft Hartley Act were defeat
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
SUP Wins Wage
Hike On Coast

San Francisco UPA)-The west
coast, troubled by maritime dis
putes for nearly four months now,
lived up to its reputation last week.
One problem was cleared up
when President Harry Lundeberg
and members of Sailors Union of
the Pacific-AFL reached agreement
with shipowners on wage increases
and clothing allowances.
Immediately on it's heels, how
ever, wage reopenings were sought
by two other unions, Marine Cooks
& STEWARDSHIP and Marine Fire
men, Oilers & Wipers. The new de-
mands are based on a clause in the
agreement reached after the long
coast strike which ended last
month.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
|AcW Dept Store
Drive Underway

New York (LPA)-By the end
of January the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America or
lganizing drive among department
store workers will be we'll under
way. On Jan. 27 ACWA organizers
from all over the country will meet
with top union leaders in Wash
Eington for three-day planning
session to get the campaign into
high gear.
President Jacob Potofsky reveal
: ed last week that ACWA's organic
ing machinery for New York store
workers is already set up. Super
vising the campaign are Vice Pres
idents Hyman Blumberg and Louis
Hollander.
Serving under them as NY dir
ector of organization is Louis
Yagoda, former ACWA organizing
and education official, who has
more recently been western NY
head of the NY State Mediation
Board. Assisting Yagoda is Hyman
Nemser, of Local $40 which has
successfully organized NY retail
clothing statesmen into the ACWA.
Potofsky disclosed that depart
ment store regional headquarters
will be set up in every major city
in the US. The 500 ACWA Offices
now functioning in 38 states will
be used as rallying centers for the
department store workers, and in
other cities new offices will be
opened, Potofsky said.
ACWA was granted jurisdiction
over the distributive trades by Of
ficers last month. Potofsky has
said, however, that ACWA will
concentrate it's efforts on achiev-
ing better standards for depart
ment store and clothing store work
ers, leaving the Retail, Wholesale
& Dept Store Workers free to
continue it's efforts in the rest of
the distribution industry.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
THOMAS PORTER

Thomas Porter, 81, died January
IL in his home in Bloomfield, fol
lowing long illness.
Mr.. Porter was born in Belfast
Ireland, and resided in this com
munity since he was a baby. He
was employed as a handler al
Plant 7 of the Homer Laughlir
China Co. He was a member OF
the Orchard Grove Community
Methodist Church and Local 10
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Ber-
tha E. Rutter Porter; a son, Car
T. Porter Of Bloomfield; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Margaret June Walton
of Middletown, Pa; his mother
Mrs. Margaret Hamilton Porter
Of East Liverpool; two brothers
Samuel Porter and Carl Porter
and two sisters, Mrs. Lila White
and Miss Florence Porter, all OF
East Liverpool.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
ICC Puppets of Management

Cleveland (LPA) = Making II
easy for RR carriers to have a
good safety showing is becoming
characteristic of ICC, and the Com
mission now requires only a
sketchy report of railroad workers
injuries, Int'l Brotherhood of Train
men warned last week. This makes
it impossible to learn if employ
ers are obeying federal safety
laws" Now without an effective
means of policing accident reports,
the union cautions that Official"
records of carriers will improve
by leaps and bounds.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13

The council urged that modern
ization and liberalization of the
state-federal unemployment com
pensation system should include:
/. More liberal eligibility re-
quirements.
2. Higher benefit payments.
3. Payment of benefits over q
longer period.
For Tax on Worker
1t recommended that the worker
be taxed to support the expanded
system as we'll as the employer
who, in general, pays the entire
tax now, although there are ex-
ceptions where employees also are
assessed.
The average weekly unemploy-
ment compensation in 1947 was
$17.83. The duration and size of
payments vary among the states.
The number of workers covered
by unemployment insurance was
32,600,000 last June. Increasing the
coverage by 100000 would bring
under its provisions about S5 per-
cent of the total number employed
by others.
The council proposed to extend
jobless insurance by bringing un-
der the act firms with less than 8
employees, federal civilian employees,
members of the armed forces not
covered by present readjustment
payments, employees of nonprofit
organizations, and some in agri-
culture. Employees i'm these categor-
les are not now covered by the law.
Payments for insurance, under
the councils recommendations,
would be borne equally by employ
er and employe, each paying a
minimum of y of percent of pay
rolls. The present law provides
that insurance be financed by a 3
percent tax on payrolls, paid by
the employer.
Need for Higher Benefits
Under a provision that the fed
eral tax can be Offset up to 80 per-
cent by contributions under approx
ed state an average of 1.41 per-
cent. Insurance payments to job
less employees are made by the
states under their own laws con-
trolling amounts and duration Of
payment.
Stressing the need for higher
benefits, the council said liberaliza-
tion Of unemployment compensa-
tion should take the form of more
liberal eligibility requirements,
larger benefits in relation to
wages, and payments over a long
er period.
Floor Under Rates Urged
Congress, said the report,
Should put a floor under state un-
employment contribution rates at
point which will allow the great
majority of states to pay adequate
benefits TO most unemployed mem
bers of the covered labor force for
period sufficient in normal times
to cover the duration of their un-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
Steel Industry To
Oppose Publicly
Aided Expansion

| Washington (LPA)-Whlle steel
Ibarons were launching their pro
paganda campaign last wee k
against President Truman's pro
posal for a survey of the adequacy
of the nations basic steel plants
liberal legislators were preparing
a Congressional resolution to i'm
plement the chief executives
policy.
Sen. James Murray Cd, Mont.
and Rep. Arthur Klein o., NY)
both announced that they will this
week sponsor resolutions for a
commission of congressman and
government officials, assisted by
both union and business represent
atives to study steel capacity and
consider the erection of a govern
ment operated "yardstick' plant.
Klein pointed out that the steel
Industry has shown its unwilling
ness to consider itself public util-
ity, (which it actually is" He said
that an adequately stated public
commission should be able to make
complete report, including legis-
lative suggestions, at the beginn-
ing of the 81st Congress- second
session.
Liberal congressman pointed to
ITVA as a model for the admins
tration of a government yard
stick" steel plant.
The President, in his state of the
union message, said that if sur
vey found Crucial" shortage in
steel supplies the government
should offer expansion loans to the
industry, and authorize the con
struction of such facilities directly
if action by private industry fails
to meet our needs"
Some industry spokesman said
that the Presidents proposal is
"only a club in the closet" to force
the industry to expand. Others
charged that the administration
wants to control the production of
steel. The more excitable fulminat-
ed that it's the first step towards
nationaizing the steel industry,
pointing to the program of the Bri-
tish Labor government.
Several blamed the unions for
forcing the idea on the President.
Sen. Homer Ferguson Or, Mich.)
who is accused Of election frauds,
and Dixiecrat Rep. Eugene Cox Cd,
Co. branded the administration
suggestion another step towards
socialism,
In a hastily released report on
capacity, Walter S. Tower, pres
ident of the steel industry's Amer
lean Iron & Steel Institute assert
ed that the industry now has a
of over 96,C00,000 tons
and promised it'll be $4,000, 900 in
1850.
Tower said that this is the all
time record and declared that in
dustry leaders are doing all pos
sible TO meet the nations needs.
Other steel executives, however,
claimed that production today is
more than sufficient. Out
standing untitled domestic needs
can be met by cut in exports they
assert.
Failure to produce over $780,
900 tons of raw steel in 1913 was
attributed by Tower and other
steelmen to shortage of mater
ials, such as scrap iron, which they
assert has been alleviated.
No indication was given that any
steel corporation is will
ing to accept government aid in
expanding. One big shot, on the
other hand, said flatly that the in
dustry should not be asked to meet
a large demand in any one year.
If it did production could not be
stabilized he asserted.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
UNION LOSES PRESIDENT

New York (LPA) - Death of
United Shoe Workers president,
Rocco Franceschini, came last week
after a two weeks illness. He had
previously been secretary to his
unions joint council here.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
Extend Jobless Insurance
System To More, Increase
Benefits. Congress Asked

Washington G. of the unemployment insur-
additional
benefits advocated by the American Federation of Labor
Advisory
Security Steinus Secretary
State
In advisory
by recommending changes ob
provisions already has reported separately old
henef aid and public relief
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
BRITISH UNIONISTS HONORED

London (LPA)-Two representa-
tives of labor were among those
honored by King George last week
President William Lawther, OF
Natl Union of Mineworkers, and
Arthur Deakin, Secretary of Trans
port & General Workers Union
were the recipients of the royal
awards.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
OBITUARIES
RALPH COOKE

hAbI II AOOhE
Ralph Cooke, 55, died January
10 in his home, 333 Rural Lane
following a three month illness.
Mr.. Cooke was a jiggerman by
trade and was employed at the
Harker Pottery Co. He was a
member of Local Union IL, Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative
Potters, St. Stephens Episcopal
Church and the Eagles Lodge.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mar
garet Baumgard Cooke; four sons,
James Cooke of Toronto, Kenneth
Cooke in the Navy, Ralph Cooke of
East Liverpool, and Ronald Cooke
at home; two daughters, Miss
Eileen Cooke of Knoxville, Tenn,
and Miss Alberta Jean Cooke at
home; a brother, James Cooke of
Sebring, and one grandchild.
WALTER EMERSON VON-SCIO
Canonsburg, Pa.-Walter Emer-
son Von-Scio, so, died at Cresson
Sanatorium on January 6, where
he had been a patient for the past
three years.
He was a kiln fireman by trade
and was last employed at the W..
S. George Pottery. He was MEM
Der of Local Union 81, National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters;
Keystone Aerie No. 687, Fraternal
Order of Eagles; Washington and
Sunset Lodge No. 623, FAM;
Societa Italiana DIM.S of Cresson,
Pa.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Algeo Von-Scio; one son,
James Von- Scio, Butler, Pa; two
sisters, Mrs. Leroy Gibson, Avella,
Pa, Mrs. Floyd Bright, Washing
ton, Pa; two brothers, Earl B. and
Gerald Von-Scio, Washington, Pa.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Walter P. McConkey, pastor of
the Central Presbyterian Church.
Burial was in Washington Gene
terry.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13

| hate myself for it but when my
New Yorker magazine is late |
give the newsstand girl a dirty
look that really should be televised
to Harold Ross, the editor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13
employment" /"

employment"
The advisory council is composed
of representatives Of labor, bust
ness, industry, government, educa-
tion and other groups. The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor member is
Nelson II. Cruikshank, the fedora
tion's director of social security
activities.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13

The wisdom of the wise and the
experience of ages may be preserv-
ed by quotation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-01-13

An apology is better than an
explanaticn-and quicker.
Evening star., 1949-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor Chapman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Dorsey
At another table were Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Adams with Mr.. and Mrs
Alan Moulton, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Orme, jr, and the William Merriams
Out at the Chevy Chase Club
Miss Rose Saul was hostess at q
dinner in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs
Newbold Walmsley. Her other guests
were former Ambassador and Nine
Augusta Rosso, Mrs. Crosby Miller
Mrs. Enid Sims Snow. Brig. Gen
and Mrs. Richard Cults, Mr.. and
Mrs. Royce Powell, Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Murphy, Mrs. Evelyn Patterson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy St. Lewis, Mr.
and Mrs. Laurence Smith, Capt. D.
P. Tucker, Mr.. Fred Roy. Mr..
Laurence Bungardeanu, Mr.. Tillman
Bunch and Brig. Gen. Burdette
Fitch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Bretsch
were hosts at gay New Years Eve
party that started early in the eve
ming and went on till practically
dawn with friends dropping in a