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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26
lam, Teamsters
Organizing Drive
Spreading In Mo.

st. Louis (LPA)-The success
which the Int1 Association Of Ma
chinists- unaffiIiated and the Int
Brotherhood Of Transfers. AFL
have had in their joint organizing
drive in the automotive and petro-
leum trades in st. Louis has in
spired Kansas City drivers and
nachinists to adopt the same pat
tern.
Last week the Kansas City drive
was launched. An independent
union of 2200 members in the two
trades voted to dissolve and affiIi-
ate its members with the two big
unions, and over 200 workers in un-
organized shops and filling stations
signed up at the drives first public
meeting.
Plans for the joint effort were
laid late last month at a meeting
of Kansas City officers of lam and
IBT. IBT International Represent
ative Harold Thirion and lam Vice
President p. l.. SiemilIer led the
discussion, in which st. Louis as
well as Kansas City leaders Of the
two unions participated.
Hearty support has been pledged
by the "Forty Club" a group of
Kansas City's most influential
AFL leaders.
st. Louis LAM and IBT members
are proud Of the joint organizing
formula which they worked out
late last year, and have "sold" to
the national officials of the two
unions. After initial concentration
on st. Louis and Kansas City
they'll be able to go after morgan
lied shops in smaller cities in Miss
ouri, they feel confident.
Progress was also reported last
week in the st. Louis department
store organizing drive, undertaken
by the IBT in cooperation with the
Retail Clerks Int'l Association
AFL and the Building Service En-
ployes Intl Union-AFL.
By the end of the third week of
the campaign over 1000 of the 49,
600 department store workers in
the city had been signed up. Rich
ard Kavner, organizer of Local
68S IBT, and chairman of the joint
committee revealed.
At it's recent shop conference
and convention Local 688 reelected
Harold J. Gibbons as secretary and
director. Gibbons is also serving as
chairman Of the tri-union commit
tee which hopes to soon have the
department stores under contract.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26

ly criticized the unions each time
the paid advertisements appeared" !"
McDevitt pointed out.
| He listed other examples, and
then stressed I'VE do not ask the
press to champion our cause, un-
less they conscientiously feel that
there is justification for our posi-
ton.
eve do ASK" he said, "that the
press, in reporting and editing
such matters, give the facts on both
sides of the issue and let the read
ers judge for themselves. :. If the
editors desire to express their opin-
ion of the dispute, that should be
done in editorials and not in the
news reports.
eve have no fear at any time of
truthful reporting. That is healthy.
That is constructive. We welcome
it at all time.
Unfortunately, the trade union
movement does not occupy fin
ancial position comparable to that
of industry. We do not have the
funds which would permit us to
buy advertising space to contra
dict untruthful statements. We
have to depend almost entirely on
the willingness of newspaper pub
fishers to give us some space to
make reply to unfounded charges"
Too often, he said, newspapers
will play up a smear of labor on
Page 1, and when asked to make a
correction, "they run eight or nine
lines under the ointment ad on
Page 40.
"Surely you will agree with us
when | say that is not fair play"
he added.
McDevitt wound up by making
an unusual suggestion, that the
Publishers Association select an
advisory committee composed of
representative of industry, the
public and labor "for consultation
with your editors on any matter
affecting the citizens of any speci-
fc area" so as to assure fair treat
ment for all concerned.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26
More Living Space
In Cow Barn Than
Economy House,

Washington (LPA)-The much
touted Economy House" doesn't
provide as much space for mem
bers of middle-inc families who
are being urged to buy them as the
Dept of Agriculture recommends
for cows, and is just about as big
as the standard two-car garage.
Unionists who have long oppos-
ed the economy house movement,
sparked by the real estate lobby
and the Federal Housing Agency,
were chuckling about the speech
made last week to the House by
Rep. Hugh Mitchell Cd, Wash.) at
tacking these dwellings,. Mitchell is
one of the sponsors of legislation
to encourage mutual and coop
housing organizations to build for
the 40% of US families with an
nual incomes between $4,000 and
$4,000.
For every COW, Mitchell told the
Congressman, a model barn has
180 square feet of building-almost
500 more than the space allotment
for family of five in an economy
house.
"Now," Mitchell told the Con-
gress, "it is quite true that a COW
is somewhat bulkier than human
being. But, on the other hand, she
leads a much simpler, quieter, and
more carefree life than a modern
American female of the human
species. Most of a cows eating,
sleeping and sitting is done in ap-
proximately one spot, at least
when indoors. And for her sterner
duties, a good up -to-date barnyard
offers separate structural appurt-
enances not included in these min
imum-space standards: a milking
parlor, for instance, and bull pen.
Like a lily of the field but un-
like an American housewife, the
COW sews not, neither does she
spin, cook, wash dishes, launder,
rock the baby, make Johnnie do
his homework, keep up with the
outside world, entertain the PTA,
nor stay pretty to keep her hus-
band home.
"The work in COW barns is not
done by cows but by human beings
who if they live in economy houses,
must sometimes ponder the curious
logic of a great white father who,
thru the US Dept of Agriculture,
encourages more bovine luxury, |
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26
Unions RoIIy To
Pro-Lobor Poper
With New Loans

Flora, Ill. (LPA)-Charles A.
Crowder, publisher Of the bi-week-
ly Flora Sentinel, was still fight
ing this week for the right to treat
labor news fairly in his columns.
A weeks stay granted by a
county court temporarily held of
the effort Of group Of business
men to wipe out Cr?wders paper.
After failing to crush the paper
by an attempted advertising boy
colt, the businessmen-mostly oil
operators and distributors-sec
ly bought up a chattel mortgage
on the papers presses and equip
ment. Then they started fore
closure procedures and served
notice they would have the presses
seized so as to strangle the paper.
They also prepared to forcclose on
a mortgage covering the Sentinel's
building.
They embarked on this attack
after Crowder resisted demands
that he stop publishing organized
labor's side in local disputes-and
in particular, that he cease sup
porting local of the Int'l Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers in its
strike for recognition at the city
owned light plant.
So far, Crowder has received no
backing from the newspapers of
Illinois in his freedom of the
press" battle, but unions here
AFL, CIO and Railroad Brother
hoods-have united in "Clay
County Labor Group" to rally aid
for the publisher.
They're trying to raise S12, $50
in loans from unionists and others
for trust fund to buy up the
mortgages and save the paper. So
far, they haven't come near the
goal because the union movement
is small and there aren't enough
members to supply that much
money. The appeal has been ex-
tended to unionists thruout the
state and elsewhere.
Crowder has received a message
from international Secretary j.
Scott Milne Of the Electrical Work
ers lauding him for his battle.
81 know how much courage ii
takes to stand by convictions and
buck powerful Big Business inter
ests that control advertising,
Milne wrote. "If we only had more
fearless editors in our country
editors who believe as yoa do that
"a free press means a free nation,
we should certainly be much fur
ther along the road to true demo-
cracy."
Crowder declared he intends to
fight to the finish. 'In rural areas"
he said, editors are slaves to ad-
vertisers because of an unfounded
fear of loss Of advertising if they
give union labor fair treatment.
We hope to show in this town of
6000 that a newspaper need not
necessarily die because it recog-
nizes and supports the rights of
labor"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26
Italian UnioniSts
Win Their Point
In US Congress

Rome (LPA)-Democratic trade
unionists in Italy were congratu-
lating themselves last week on
having scored a point with the US
Congress.
Last year the Marshall plan law
said that 25a6 of all grain shipped
to Europe by the Economic Coop
Grafton Administration must be
made into flour in the US. This
proviso limited employment in the
Italian milling industry.
The ERP Italian Trade Union
Advisory Committee, representing
all non-Communist unions and blocs
in the Italian labor movement
pointed out this fact to ECA Ital-
ian mission chief James Ze1lerbaeh.
When Zellerbach was in Wash
ington testifying before Congress
for this years ECA bill he passed
on to Congress the complaint Of
the Italian unionists. Congress re-
piled by cutting in half the milled
flour requirement.
Tom Lane, formerly an officer
of the Bricklayers Union-AFL and
James Toughill Of the American
Newspaper Guild, US labor men on
duty with ECA in Italy, joined the
Italian union men in hailing the
Congressional decision as tangible
evidence Of the solid relationship
which exists between ECA and free
trade union forces in Italy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26

be bad news for a lot of Influence
peddlers" in the nations capital
Without a dissenting vote, the
House has approved a resolution
for an investigation of lobbyists
and lobbying.
introduced by Rep. Frank Buch'
anan d., Pa.), the resolution
would set up a joint committee OF
seven members each from the Sen
ate and House to conduct the in
quiry. The Senate is expected to
give it's "okay' also.
House Republicans, in floor
speeches, delivered all sorts of
warnings against letting the probe
develop into witch hunt" OF
business representatives, but they
went along with the resolution be-
cause it was expanded to include
1obbying" by officials of govern
ment agencies, as well.
An inkling into how big the
lobby business has become was
given by Congressman John Mac
Cormack Cd, Mass.), majority lead
er in the House.
The Lobby Regulation Act has
been on the books for over two
years and MacCormack declared
that according to the records
there have been about $40,000,00O
paid in for some activities of this
kind, and only $9,000,00O per year
have gone for salaries"
at might be interesting to
know where the other money
went," he said.
Rep. Adolph SABBATH Cd, Ill.)
dean of the House, charged that
some of the lobbyists have drawn
as much as $150,000 a year.
SIN many instances these lobby
lists obtain their money by fraud
and misrepresentation, because |
know of many of them, and | know
they cannot deliver anybody" Sa-
bath said.
He contended a lot of abuses
have developed, and declared the
probe should elicit facts that will
enable Congress to put "teeth" in
the law to eliminate these abuses"
Reports for the first quarter of
1919, filed by many of the lobby
lists and lobby organizations under
the law, show that money is being
spent in gobs on efforts to influ-
ence legislation. Some of the big
gest lobby outfits to report are
these:
POWER TRUST = The power
lobby, otherwise known as the
Natl Association of Electric Com
panies, reported having a half
dozen representatives in Washing
ton on its payroll, topped by Pur-
cell Smith, at $65,000 year. Also,
the NAEC revealed it paid $44 ,255
to N. w. Aver & Son, advertising
to conduct the unsuccess-
full propaganda campaign against
by Congress for
of a steam power
plant by the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
REALTY LOBBY-In this group
are a batch of organizations, in
the Natl Association OF
Real Estate Boards, the Natl
House Owners Asso-
citation, the U. S. Savings & Loan
League and many others. They re-
ported dozens of lobbyists on their
at salaries ranging up to
S25, 900 year.
RAILROAD LOBBY-Chief fig
lre in this aggregation is j. Carter
Fort, head of the Assn of Ameri-
,an Railroads, who gets $4,000 a
year and expenses. Subsidiary or
ganizations making up this lobby
are the Transportation Assn of
America and the Railway Business
Assn, which listed salaries of
100000 and $25,0C0 for their lob
oyists.
MEDICAL LOBBY-Clem Whit
aker and his wife, Leone, who are
managing the American Medical
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26
Trial Examiners
May Keep Jobs

Washington (LPA) = The Civi
Service Commission has decided to
reverse itself and permit govern
ment agency trial examiners sci
for a "purge" TO keep their jobs
it was learned last week.
Altho the commission has not
yet formally stated that it won't
fire these key officials, who failed
several months ago to pass "rig-
ged" examination, attacks on the
original csc action from trade
unions and other groups have pro-
badly saved the hearing officers
jobs.
At least three NLRB trial exam
iners who were slated for dismissal
have been told that they'll keep
their jobs. Examiners in NLRB and
other agencies called the earlier
decision to bounce them an attempt
to purge New Dealers.
Behind the original csc crack
down on the experienced nearing
officers was the pressure of big
business interests who didn't like
their impartial decisions, and of
the American Bar Assn which
wanted to dictate civil service
policy in this personnel field.
At the same time that the veter-
an examiners were rated as having
flunked the "unassembled examin-
ation," underlings of NLRB Gener-
al Counsel Robert Denham were
given passing grades. An 'unas-
examination" permits csc
to disqualify job-holders and ap-
plicants on grounds of personal
ity" as we'll as competence.
while beating the drums thru FILA
for ever more cramped accommoda-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26

A woman with her mind made
up is a woman about to change her
mind.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-26

while beating the drums thru FHA
for ever more cramped accommoda-
tions for the cows owners, mast
ers, and ultimate consumers"
, 1949-09-28
Man Fires Shot In
Bay Home;
Is Promptly Arrested

Justine Rodriguez walked
into the home Of Candida Lii
bron at IS Hospital Street at
$40 p, m. yesterday with a Is
calibre automatic pistol which
he discharged. One man, Abra-
ham Camacho, is said to have
received slight powder burns
on his face.
The bullet, according to Po-
lice reports, passed through a
pantry, a kerosene tin and in
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, 1949-09-28

on several charges of fraud.
He was on $40, 900 bail when
ne fled from Puerto Rico to
this Island. The two officers
were met by Acting Director
of Police George Matthias.
Two weeks after his arrival
in St. Croix his picture APP
peared in the Eel Mundo" and
was spotted by the Acting
Director who had been eyeing
him with suspicion ever since
ne first saw him working as a
salesman in the community,
Velez voluntarily signed a
waiver thus permitting the Of
Ulcers to take him back with
the necessity of instituting ex-
tradition proceedings. Chief
Emmanuelli and his aid, left
with Velez in their custody on
the afternoon plane.
Before leaving the Detective
Chief, who was seeing St.
Croix for the first time said:
Continued on Page -
, 1949-09-28
v. l. INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN
HAITIAN EXPOS.

The Virgin Islands have
been invited to participate in
the Haitian Exposition in De-
cember 1919, celebrating the
20Oth Anniversary of the
founding of the city of Port
au-Prince.
Articles for representation
of ST. Croix will be chosen
from an exhibit which will be
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-09-28
LUTHERAN PARISH
HALL TO BE OPENED
ON OCTOBER 5TH.

The opening of the new
Lutheran Parish Hall inChris-
tiansted will take place on
Wednesday night, October 5
at 8 p. M, the Rev. Leo La
Fontaine announced today.
There will be open house to
which the public is invited.
A feature of the evenings
program will be the recorded
conference musical program
in which an outstanding plan
ist, Miss Lorraine Wiggan ap-
peared.
Bad weather caused post
ponement of the first opening
date.
, 1949-09-28
HERBERT LOCKHART
OF ST. THOMAS
DIES: BURIED AT $3.50

Herbert Lockhart, one of
the most prominent and pro-
merchant in St. Thomas, died
at 10 o'clock last night, accord
ing to cable reports.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted in the All Saints An
glican Church at $3.50 p. m.
today, after which the body
was inferred in the family
vault at Sugar Estate,
Several friends in this Is
land planned to go by a spec
ial plane but it failed to come
in.
, 1949-09-28
Mr.. & Mrs. Crooks OF
Puerto Rico Visitinu
Friends Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Crooks
formerly of Santurce, Puerto
Rico, arrived here a few DAYS
ago and are visiting their
many friends. The couple is
well known to Virgin Island
ers who have been visiting
Puerto Rico over the past Sc
veral years.
Mrs. Crooks operated a
boarding house; Mr.. Crooks
IS a mechanic. Both have re-
tired and plan to settle down
after visiting st. Thomas, st.
John; Trinidad, the home Of
Mr.. Crooks, and thence to
New York. Mrs. Crooks is a
native of St. Croix.
They are at present the
house guests of Mrs. Florence
in Christiansted.
, 1949-09-28
Truman Tells Ladies
Not To Be MisIed
By Labels

President Truman spoke to
a gathering of Democratic la
dies in a little get-together in
c~ommemoration of the Demo-
cratic National Committee yes
terday. He said that they must
not be misled by the label
some people put on things.
Look under the label and see
the facts, he warned. One of
those facts is that the people
who denounce the Fair Deal
program as alien or dangerous
are just 100 years behind the
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-09-28
Council To Hold More
Public Hearings On
Wage Hour Bill

The Municipal Council of
st. Croix has decided to hold
further public hearings on Mu-
nicipal Council Bill Nc. 8, a
draft of ordinance to prescribe
minimum wage and maxi
mum hour standards. Accord
ingly two days have been set
aside for this.
Hearings were already held
on this bill but many employ
ers were either absent from
the island at the time or had
failed to attend until it was
too late.
The hearings in Christian
sted will be held on Wednes-
day night, October 5th at 800
o'clock in the District Court
room; and on the following
night, October 9th in the Pc
lice Court room in Frederik-
sted.
, 1949-09-28
MRS. CHRISTIAN GOES
TO VACATION IN U. S.

Mrs. Almeric Christian, who
is with the Child Welfare Di-
vision, left for the mainland
on Saturday to spend her va
cation and visit her parents
who lives in New Jersey. She
took along her little daughter,
Dona-Marie.
Mrs. Christian is the wife
of Attorney Christian.
, 1949-09-28
J~uqo-Sluviu Orders
Hungarian Diplomats
To Leave Country

Reacting quickly to Hun
gary's move, the Government
of Jugo-Slavia has ordered 9
Hungarian diplomats to
leave the country immediate
ly.
Yesterday the Hungarians
issued an order for the i'm
mediate departure or 10 Ju-
go-Slav diplomats,
, 1949-09-28
President Visits Home:
To Tdke Part In
Masonic Ceremony

President Truman left Wash
ington for a two-day trip to
his home state. He will then
board a plane for st. Louis
where he will take part in a
Masonic ceremony, after
which he will fly to Kansas
City to attend a dinner in hon
or Of the new Democratic
committeeman VIM. Boyle, jr.
, 1949-09-28
TWO WOMEN TAKE OATH
AS NEW q. S. CITIZENS

Two women became citizens
of the United States at the
opening session of the District
Court, they are: Agnes Lucre-
tia Stethens and Alicia c..
Wightman.
Miss Stethens was formerly
a British subject; she was
born in ST. Kits. Mrs. Wight
man was a Nicaraguan.
, 1949-09-28
Chief Of PR. Detectives, Aid
Take Back Fugitive

Rafael Emmanueli, Chief of the Detective Bureau of the
lnSular Police Department of Puerto Rico and his aid, Luis
a. Colon-Arizmendi, a Guardsman police officer, arrived
mere on the last plane yesterday to take VTgilio Cardona We
lez, a fugitive from Justice, back to stand trial in Puerto Rico
Arizona sun., 1949-08-05
Teenage Highlights
BY Robert Lewis

We turn again to the latest
goings on's, here-and-about, this
week. We owe you an opology for
promising you the girl of the week,
but due to circumstances beyond
our control, the picture we had of
Lois Tate was sent off and didn't
show up in time for this weeks
article. But it will surely be in
next week, by all means. We have
a substitute for this week, she is
Althea Williams, really and truly
first class heart breaker. We will
give you the whole low down on
her, exclusively. have been work.
ing on this for five months, she
tries to be a play-girl, but doesn't
know how. Her full name is Althea
Rosen Williams, she resiNeS where
many guys have lost their happi-
ness, starting with Donald Cole, Pete
Durham, Fred Mcdonald, Frank
Martin, Robert Exexe, Crandford
Bonner, Eldrige Gonaway and end
ing with me.
But before she got me in her
clutches, I believe, she wouldn't
harm anyone else but now you are
wise to the fact, always pretending
she doesn't know. That is the story
as told by someone who really
knows.
Now to get started on our regu-
lar Info" which including no
propagander, Miss Christine Cotton
and Sammy Davis seem to be Great
ing quite a scene and whats to it?
Freddie Moore again has been seen
with the "Blue Ford Kid" Thedore
Wesley wandered around and found
the one who cared much about him,
but will soon be leaving her on a
short vacation. It is true that De-
lanye told Gloria to go home early
Friday night and not be seen with
no other boy. Mildred Gotten was
seen at the Union Station waiting
for little "Hot-Rod" to blow in.
Eta Concholar doing the same
things at the bus depot; which will
he take train or bus? One never
knows. How will this turn out? Miss
Alma Williams, a message has been
sent that you are not the only one
getting mail from Nelson Snake"
Mathis, Grace Whitfield has quite
a collection herself.
A certain guy has eyes for Wilma
Clark but you know how the deal
is, Joe Williams has the best go and
always will have, right Wilma?
jubilee Harrison and Erma Jean
jefferson are not speaking any
more. Geraldine Johnson is betray-
ing one of her friends, is it because
of a guy from Mesa? Marie Culla-
nan can't seem to make up her
Arizona sun., 1949-08-05
Registration Date At
A. S. C. is Sept. II

Hundreds of Arizonans who never
before attended Arizona State Col
lege here have applied to enter the
school in September.
Registrar Alfred Thomas; Jr., to-
day announced registration dates
and reminded new students they
must be on the Tempe campus Mon
day, September IL.
Fres SHIN an Week events are
scheduled through Saturday, Sep
tember II. Aptitude and physical
Arizona sun., 1949-08-05

examinations and social events will
be held.
New students must send admiS-
sion forms and high school grade
transcripts before they receive GER
tificates of admission advising them
Thomas said.
of cceptance by the college,
Students other than new fresh
men will be permitted to register
from Tuesday, September 13, to
noon Saturday, September II, in
new program designed to facilitate
enrolment, he added.
Actual instruction will commence
the following Monday, September
19.
Arizona sun., 1949-08-05
American Legion
News

The American Legion Auxiliary
news of the week, Post No. 40,
(Tilden White Post)-Don't forget
the membership drive is still on and
will continue until August IS.
Reports from the convention will
be made at the next regular meet
ing; second Thursday of this month.
The Auxiliary officiated at the
funeral of Mrs. Lillian Barclay of
Douglas. who died here last week.
Arizona sun., 1949-08-05

Twenty rats will eat and ruin
one ton of grain in a year. Two
hundred rats will do the same work
in thirty days. Food and money can
be saved-by killing off rats.
Arizona sun., 1949-08-05

mind between two guys one shorter
than she, and one taller or about
the same size.
This isn't all of the news we had
for you this week but it is all
space will allow. The rest of it will
be forthcoming next issue. Until
then we News-Hounds will be look
ing for more news from the teen
ayers of our city.