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Evening star., 1949-09-01

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Evening star., 1949-09-01

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1949-09-01

1see ANNIVERSARY, Page A-5.)
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Newspaper MoguIs
Refuse To Learn

New York (LPA) - When the
63rd annual convention of the Am
erican Newspaper Publishers Assn
got under way last week the press
moguls were told that the reason
they'd been 50 wrong in their cleo
tiOn guesses last November was
because they'd gotten "too far
away from the people"
Altho none of the lords Of the
dailies disputed this criticism, they
don't seemed to have learned much
from it.
Not one spokesman Of organized
labor was on ANPA's labor pro-
blems discussion panel. This panel
was presided over by George N.
Dale, chairman of the ANPA's
standing committee on labor, which
has helped direct the Chicago pub
fishers Crusade" against the Int'l
Typographical Union-AFL.
Lead speaker was Gerard d..
Reilly, renegade NLRB member,
co-author of the Taft Hartley law,
and lawyer for the publishers in
their attacks upon the ITU. Other
speakers, like Robert C. Basset,
Hearst's labor advisor, all told the
publishers to sick to Taft Hartley
principles"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Denhdm. Tdft- ft-HdrtleYites'
Fdvorite Cited As Rucist

Washington (LPA)-One Of the
many reasons why organized labor
is opposing the Wood bill, the
union-haters' proposal to keep
"Taft-Hartley principles" aliv e
while appearing to repeal TIL, is
because it guarantees that Robert
n. Denham will remain key man in
the NLRB.
The Wood bill provides that not
withstanding the repeal Of the
Taft Hartley law, which created
Denham's job, he shall be permit
ed to serve out the next two-and-
a-haf years as NLRB general
counsel under any new statute.
Last month it was reported that
Denham was involved in a move to
replace trained NLRB trial exam
iners with his own office boys. At
that time it was limited that the
Jewish ancestry Of some Of the
trial examiners was reason" for
their being disqualified for the jobs
they hold.
Then last week Sen. Matthew NJ
Neely Cd, w. Va.), reliable anti
TIL legislator, read into the Con-
gressional record a series of arti-
cles by noted civil rights attor-
ney, Charles H. Houston.
Houston dug up some of Den
hams decisions back in the pre-
TIL days when Denham was him
self a humble trial examiner. In
one of them Denham, referring to
a foreman in an anti-union plant
said:
ut was his job to push the
Negro crew and a good pusher of
such crew must of necessity keep
after it agressively and practical
ly all the time"
As Houston comments: an other
words, Denham expressly approves
slave-driver tactics to make Ne
groes work"
During his investigation of Den
ham Houston also heard references
to the General CounsePs anti-Sem-
itism. He writes:
"Denham was hostile to the ap-
pointment of Jewish lawyers as
trial examiners on the NLRB staff. |
He has openly taken the position
that Jews were not capable of un-
derstanding things the way white
gentiles do, and that they should
not be selected for public posi-
IONS"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Court Action Spurs Drive For
Halt On Bosing Point Charges

Washington (LPA) = The Sup
RENE Courts action last week up
holding a Federal Trade Commits
sion order outlawing the basing
point pricing system in the steel
conduit industry has given a push
to proposed legislation blocking
further prosecution of anti-basing
point cases.
By a four-to-four vote the Sup
rene Court upheld the FTC and a
lower court in a case where con-
spiracy was not charged. By alb
sorbing freight charges in their
prices and meeting competition"
the steel conduit manufacturers
maintain, the industry has arrived
at identical prices across the coun-
try without connivance. General
Electric, r epublic Steel, and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube are
among the companies involved.
FTCs position is that the prac-
tice was improper because it de-
prived customers near the source
of supply of the lower prices they
would get if the industry didn't
use the basing point system.
Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary
Committee last week reported out
a bill sponsored by Sen. Francis j..
Myers Cd, Pa declaring a mora
torium on new anti-basing point
for two years. A
similar bill presented by Rep.
Francis E. Waters Cd, Pa.) pro-
viding a 16 months holiday, has
been okayed by the House
Judiciary Committee.
During the moratorium Con-
gressional policy on freight absor-
ption can be clarified, supporters
of the bill say.
Last year the Supreme Court
sided with ETC in its disapproval
of the cement industry's basing
point system, and FTC cracked
down on the steel industry's
scheme. In both of these cases,
however, collusion between the
was charged.
Now, basing point advocates are
saying, the freight absorption prac-
ices of many manufacturers, on
an individual basis, are all subject
20 FTC attack unless the morator-
UNI is proclaimed by Congress.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Ford Workers Map
Demands For Talks
Starting May 18th

Detroit (LPA)-The giant Ford
empire-with 115,000 workers and
49 plants all over the country-will
soon be the scene of a precedent
setting struggle for better wages
and more security for workers.
Negotiations will open May 16 be-
tween the United Auto Workers
and Ford Motor Co.
Union officials were able to re-
port that a S4,000,000 strike fund
will have been built up by the in
ternational by July Is, when the
present contract expires. Full re-
sources of the million member
union will be thrown behind the
Ford workers, it has been made
clear.
At meetings of the JAWS Ex-
ecutive Board and Ford Council
here last week, plans were mapped
to tie in the negotiations with pro-
tests against speedups in the Lin
coin plant and in B building at the
Rouge plant. The Board authorized
a strike May at the Lincoln plant,
involving Local COOS $500 work.
ers, if a speedup is not ended be-
fore then. At the Rouge plant,
where Local 900 uniOnists voted to
strike the whole plant, employing
$1,000 workers, the board deferred
authorizing a walkout until an in
ternational committee meets with
Ford on the speedup charge. The
union claims the B building assem-
bly, is operating at 1867 of the
rate approved by the union, while
the company disputes the locals
figures.
"While supporting efforts to re-
duce unit costs on the sound and
legitimate basis of chronological
advances" the JAW board assert
ed, "we stand uncompromisingly
opposed to, and will resist with all
our strength, any efforts on the
part of management to reduce
costs and expand profits by speed
ing up the workers. 1t is our policy
TO authorize strike action in any
plant, large or small, big corpora
ton or small shop, when the facts
show that an employer is attempt
ing to drive his workers to make
them produce more than fair
days work."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Accepts Bid Of
Southern Owners
For Wage Talks

Washington (LPA) - President
John l.. Lewis on behalf Of the
United Mine Workers last week
accepted the southern mine owners
request for separate bargaining me-
gotiations. The UNIV suggested
that the contract talks take place
in Bluefeld, w. Va, beginning
June 6.
In his letter Lewis indicated that
SO UNIV representatives would
participate-six from each of the
six southern districts. This may
mean that he and other top UNIV
officials will not be present them
selves. They may at that time be
bargaining with northern mine
owners, altho no date for these dis
cussions has been set.
Joseph l.. Moody, president Of
the Southern Coal Producers Assn
has expressed some doubts about
the advisability of the time and
place suggested by the UNIV. He
says that Bluefield will be the
scene Of an Elks convention at the
time Lewis wants contract negotia-
tions to get under way.
The UNIV, however, is assured
that there's room left in the West
Virginia town for it's representa-
tives and the SCPA's. Lewis has
told Moody that the two of them
ought to be able to work out pre-
liminary details by phone.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Pension Age For
Miners Reduced

Washington (LPA)-The retire
ment age for hard-coal miners was
reduced last week from 62 to go
Vice President Thomas Kennedy OF
the United Mine Workers announc-
! ed.
Kennedy revealed that the trus-
tees of the Anthracite Health &
Welfare Fund, which covers nearly
$4,000 hard coal miners, have
agreed to cut the pensionable age,
following a similar decision by the
trustees of the soft-coal fund.
Meanwhile, the UMW's wage
policy committee remained silent
on the results of it's 1949 contract
discussion session held last week.
A shorter work-week to stabilize
employment, and wage increases
are expected to highlight the de-
mands.
A request to both northern and
southern coal owners for a bar
gaining conference will probably
be forthcoming this week from
UNIV President John l.. Lewis.
Two weeks ago the southern oper-
ators jumped the gun and ann
ounced that they want to terminate
the existing contract on June 80.
Opposition to any union demands
was indicated by the owners
spokesman, Joseph Moody, in his
letter to Lewis.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Tenn. Lawmakers
Doing Fine JOB

Memphis, Tenn. (LPA) = Boss
Crump doesn't think much of the
record of the Tennessee legislature,
which has just adjourned, but
leaders of labor think the lawmak
ers did a pretty fair job.
Last fall, Crump's machine got
a hard jolt when Estes Kefauver
was elected to the US Senate,
Gordon Browning to the governor
ship, and other anti-Crump men to
the legislature.
Crump has received a few new
jolts from this legislature. For one
thing, it passed law for perman-
ent registration of voters, which is
expected to make more difficult
the machine leaders efforts to rig
registration lists.
Also, the legislature whitfield
down the poll tax. 1t wiped out the
tax for party primaries, which in
Tennessee are more important than
the regular elections. In addition,
an exemption from payment of the
tax was voted for women and the
blind. On top of that, it passed a
bill to clear the way for constitu-
tional amendment to eliminate poll
taxes for all voters in all elections.
Among other measures enacted,
the legislature tightened the ban
on child labor in factories and haz-
ardous occupations to cover child
rem up to 16, instead of IA as here
tofore; reduced the maximum hours
for working women from 56 to 48
a week, and boosted maximum un-
employment compensation benefits
from $1S to $22 a week.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Ill. Gravy Trdin' Charges
Discloses COP Corruption

/ Chlcago (LPA) - The " r n
-Egravy train" scandal-which in
volved the siphoning out Of state
funds to newspaper editors and
others supporting the political ma
chine of former Governor Dwight
GREEN'S growing bigger by the
week.
Earlier, two big midwest papers,
the Chicago Daily News and the
st. Louis Post-Dispatch, exposed,
the fact that 33 editors and pub
fishers of daily and weekly papers
in Illinois had secretly been paid
a total Of nearly $500,000 during
the Green regime. They were given
phony state jobs to justify the
payments, and in turn opened up
the columns of their papers to glor-
ification of the G. O P.
Checking further, the two papers
have now found that at least ST.
100000 was plucked from the state
treasury while Green was governor
to pay hundreds Of political sup
porters, including the editors. They
were kept on a "secret payroll" Of
the state highway division and as
cover-up were given such titles
as "field investigators" "clerks"
and assistants. The number of
such payrollers shot up tremen-
dously prior to political campaigns
and dropped after the elections.
"The payments through t h e
years went to county Republican
chairmen, editors and publishers of
newspapers, ward committeeman
and friends of the administration"
the Chicago News declared.
Role of the Illinois editors in the
scandal has left the press in a
dither. For time, the story was
suppressed, except in the several
Chicago and St. Louis papers.
Since then, other big dailies, fear
ing the implications of such sup
preston, have run the story.
Among these, the Washington
Post did so with long, apologize
editorial for having delayed publ
cation of the story. It's alibi was
that the press services hadn't car
ried it on their wires, and so it
didn't learn about the scandal right
away.
The editorial voiced "shock" at
"the evidence of political venality"
among the editors and publishers,
and in worried tones declared that
failure of the press generally to
publish the story "looks like a
cover-up of a scandal within the
family" The scandal, it said,
affected "the reputation of the
American newspaper press as a
whole"
Earlier, the st. Louis Post Dis
patch, which participated in the
original expose, declared that "it
is humiliating to be compelled to
report and comment on this shame
full chapter in American journal
ISM"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Negotiates Insurance Plan

Cincinnati, o. (LPA)-The Unit
ed Auto Workers-AFL's drive to
bring it's membership under the
Int'l Unions insurance plan took
another step forward here last
week with the signing of the Globe
Wernicke Co. Coverage for Local
382 members under the plan in
cludes a $1,000 accidental death
and dismemberment provision, and
a $1,000 non-occupational disabil-
ity provision.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
SoIons Spell Out
Mealth-For-AII
Program In Bill

Washington (LPA) = Hearings
will open May Is before Senate
Labor Subcommittee on the four
different proposals for financing
improving the nations health. The
measures range from Sen. Robert
A. Taft's "dole" to the "health for
all" bill which includes the insur-
ance method of financing casts Of
individual health care.
The health insurance bill will be
split into two sections, to expedite
matters, and as a result one sub
committee headed by Sen. Lister
Hill Cd, Ala.) will some time in
the future schedule hearings on
the non-controversial tion S.
These cover hospital construction
and public health services.
The different approaches to iden-
teal problems, as Sen. James
Murray describes the health insur-
ance and dole proposals, will be
considered at one time, in hearings
of indefinite duration, though Muir
ray indicated he hopes to finish in
four to five weeks.
The new health insurance bill,
introduced by eight Senators and
two Representatives following Pre-
sident Truman's message, is known
as S. 1879 in the Senate, and HR
4312 and 4313.
The ten men described their pro-
gram in detail at a press confer
ence here, and insisted that the bill
offered by Sen. Robert Taft Or,
Ohio) and other GOPers would
bring the US much nearer to SOC
ialization than their insurance mea-
sure. "Sen. Taft proposed tax-paid
care for millions more of our peo-
ple," they asserted. "If anyone
thinks that it is a long step be-
tween that and free government
medicine for everybody, let us warn
him solemnly that he is very much
Sponsors are: Senators James
Murray (Mont.), Elbert Thomas
(Utah), Robert F. Wagner (NY),I
Claude Pepper (Fla.), Dennis
Chavez (NM), Glen H. Taylor
Qdaho), j. Howard McGrath (RD
Hubert Humphrey (Minn.) and
Reps. Andrew J. Biemiller (Wis.) |
and John Dingell (Mich.).
Their bill provides:
THAT employer and employe
each contribute p % of payroll
into a personal health service ac-
count, out of which doctors would
be paid for services they render to
these individuals and their fam
lies. The individual would still go
to his doctor for treatment, and
could change from one doctor to
another at will. The difference
would be that the bill would go to
-he insurance fund office, rather
han to the wage Garner.
2-The states would have the
of administering the
program, with local committees of
doctors and laymen administering
he program locally. Doctors would
set fee scale by majority vote.
3-To improve the quality of
care, and to increase medi-
al personnel, the bill would pro-
,ide for aid to medical education,
unds for vast program of medi-
al research, expansion of hospital ;
construction, a program of incen-
ives to lead doctors to settle where
hey are most needed.
4-Extension of the present t
-in-aid to the states for pub [
ic health activities, maternal and
hild health and service to crippled [
hildren. {
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Shoe Union Names President

Washington (LPA)-By a vote
of 10 to 6, the executive board of
United Shoe Workers has appoint
ed William +. Thornton of Lynn,
Mass. to fill the presidency vacat-
ed last year by the death of Rocco
Franceschini. Thornton won over
Isadore Rosenberg, manager of
Joint Council No. 13 in New York.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Banquet rendered
Union Head Who
Retires In June

Newark, N. J. LPA)-A veter-
an warrior of the labor movement
President Harvey w. Brown of
the Int'l Association of Machinists,
who retires from office at the end
of June-was honored at a big
farewell banquet here, put on by
his home lodge No. $40.
Nearly 800 members of the
lam, representing lodges from all
over the United States and Canada,
joined in the event. Many other
trade unions also participated, and
Brown was swamped with tele-
grams from labor organizations
and public officials, praising his
long service to organized labor and
the nation. Some even came from
trade union organizations overseas.
A message from President Tru-
man highlighted tn e tributes.
Harvey Brown has served this
union, its members and the labor
movement faithfully for "A years" +"
Truman said. "May he have many
more years in which to give sage
counsel in the interest and for the
advancement of American wage
earners."
Among the deluge of kilograms
a particularly significant one came
from Senator Hubert Humphrey
Cd, Minn.).
Humphrey made it clear that
"the country won't let Harvey
Brown retire." even tho he is CIV
ing up the reins of the lam. The
Minnesota senator emphasized that
"there are too many important
jobs in this nation and abroad"
which need the ability and exper-
ience of the lam chieftain. He
voiced the hope that Brown would
to serve the labor move
ment and the nation.
Among those who honored Brown
were many of the unions old
timers who had worked with him
in many a critical and bitter battle
of the Machinists on the industrial
fronts.
Major speeches lauding Browns
career were given by Vice Pres
ident A. ]. Hayes, who will sue
ceed Brown as president, and by
Secretary-T Treasurer Eric Peterson.
Brown was presented with
shower of gifts. Foremost was
new Oldsmobile sedan, contributed
by the staff of the Machinists'
grand lodge and the members of
the executive council, and a tele-
vision set, given by group of
lodges, including his own.
Among other tributes to Brown
were these:
Vice President Alben w. Bark
ley-"I join in wishing Mr.. Brown
every happiness and contentment
in his retirement"
Secretary of Labor Maurice j.
Tobin-"I congratulate you on
your "A years of unselfish devotion
to the cause of elevating the stan
dard of living of those who toll"
President William Green of the
Aft feel confident that Bro
ther Brown will stand at attention
in any emergency, or whenever he
might be called for duty in the
Scores of other members of Con-
gress, public officials, and trade
inion leaders sent similar mess
ages.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12

We often wish that, to prove our
friendliness, it wasn't necessary
every day and twenty times a day
to remark the weather, the state of
our health, and the condition of
business.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12

Does anybody read the ads on
paper match books except wives
who are curious about their hus-
bands meanderings?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12

My father told me to watch nv
step. It's the best advice anybody
can give. He said, "You are being
watched" That's true, too.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
Coxbure FLA Beys Make
Tour OF Memphis

Coxburg FLA boys recently
made an educational tour of Mem
phis. Those going were: r. E
Harthcock, James Robert Rogers
Layton Rogers, Harris Nixon Rob-
ertson, Edward Spencer, Billy
Joe Abernathy, Skipper Spencer
and Willie Frank Spencer along
with their advisor, Arden D.. Bar
nett. They were gone three days.
Some of the places of interest
| visited by the group were: Ford
Motor Company plant:-Upon ar
rival at the plant the group was
assigned a guide to show them
through the factory. In this plant
they saw halves of bodies, fen
ders panel dashes and other parts
Of a a or truck being carried
along a conveyor. AS they moved
down the assembly line they OBJ
served that each man had a def
mite task to do and the different
operations that r necessary in
building a car or truck. When the
end of the Assembly was reached
they saw a vehicle that has just
Just been completed with them
looking on. There was a man
waiting to drive the vehicle off
the line into the parking lot ready
to be distributed to some section
of the country. There are $50
cars and trucks put out in an
8-heur day, which figures an
automobile coming off the assem-
| bly, line in a little less than a min
ute and a half.
Next they visited The CONNER
cial Appeal and saw the different
steps and processes that the paper
goes through in being made UP
and printed.
The group visited the penal
farm which has some Of the best
dairy cows that can be found in
this section of the country.
It also toured the Memphis
Packing company and observed
the way the employees slaughter
ed, dressed, cut and dressed the
meat before it was ready for dis
tribution.
The boys motored across the
Harahan bridge into Arkansas anc
saw the new Mississippi River
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe W. Latham, of
Jackson, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Weathersby over
the weekend. Their many friends
in Lexington will regret to learn
of the recent death of Mr.. La
tham's sister, Mrs. Hazel Beavers.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs Allan Ramsey.
Adelaide and Allan, Jr., enjoyed
several days in Memphis last week
and Sunday in Jackson where
they were guests of her brother,
L. S. Mcknight and family, and
attended a reunion of Mrs. Ram
sey's family.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Miss Elizabeth Ramsey is visit
ing her brother, MI. Allan RAM
sew and family this week. she
will leave soon to resume her stu-
dies IN the hatcher school.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Herman Flowers has returned
from st. Louis where he went on
a buying trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Flow
ers had as their Sunday guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Thomas of
Cleveland.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

bridge that is being constructed.
Among other places visited
were the caves in the National
Memorial cemetery, Pink Palace,
Keedoozle store, the Fairgrounds
and the zoo in Overton park.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

DR.. and Mrs. ]. E. Williams.
fernando, spent Monday night IN
the home of her brsther, Parham
H. Williams.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Miss Alleen Ramsey was a guest
in the Allan Ramsey home last
week before resuming her duties
as head of the English department
in the Kosciusko high school
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Ross, Clarks-
dale. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Spencer
and daughter, Jackie, of Cleve-
land, were Sunday guest sof Mr'
and Mrs. Leo ]. Names. The lat
ter were accompanied home by
Mrs. Fannie Ross who was spend
ing two weeks here with her
daughter, Mrs. Maness.