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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-11

Arthur Oliver of Arkansas,
testifying before the Pace cot
ton subcommittee at Washing
ton last week, gave a revealing
insight into the mental pro-
cesses of a large segment of
States Fighters which would
lead one to believe that their
advocacy is for class rights
more than it is States Rights.
MI. Oliver acted as spokesman
for the Agricultural Council of
Arkansas and testified in con-
nection with the establishment
Of cotton acreage allotments
and government subsidy for
cotton growers in the form of
price supports.
Mr.. Oliver, among other
things, testified that the gov
eminent should limit the plant
ing of cotton to produce one
million bales less than the pre-
vious years consumption, so
that any surplus of the year
before could "be gradually eat
en- away without any sudden or
drastic disruption of the econ
omy of the Cotton Belt" It
seems to us also that this
scheme might result in the de-
liberate creating of an economy
of scarcity, with the resultant
inflated price of cotton main
tanned throughout the years to
come by government order and
direction with the bulk of the
American population footing
the bill either through direct
subsidy payments or inflated
prices for cotton goods.
He also advocated strenuous
ly the retention of a cotton
price support by the govern
ment at 80 per cent of parity
and testified that the present
government limitation of $3.50
on the amount of soil conserva-
ton payment that can be made
to any one person or corpora
ton be raised to $4,000. Later
in the hearing Mr.. Oliver
brought the house down when,
in answer to a question on a
phase of the program he answer
ed that as "a States Rights man
| believe in government by law
and not by man" We wonder
how many small independent
cotton planters belong to the
Agricultural Council of Ark
ansas?
The City of Natchez contin-
aies to collect fat revenues UNI
der the municipal "black mar
ket" tax on liquor sellers and
gambling establishments which,
like the state tax, was passed
with the announced purpose of
discouraging such operations.
The. Natchez tax has been yield
ing a consistent $1,000 monthly
since its passage. The BLACK
market tax ordinance, which
is payable in advance, assesses
liquor retailers $50 per month,
liquor wholesalers $3.50; punch
board operators $25 and pro.
fessional gamblers 5000. Ac-
cording to figures for Febru-
airy the City Of Natchez col.
leeted the tax from 50 liquor
retailers, one liquor wholesaler
20 punchbosrd operators and Is
professional gamblers! That's {
better average than the state
which collected slightly les
than one-million dollars from
liquor sales last year. Despite
these facts, adjustment of pro
hibition can't even get serious
consideration in the state leg.
islature.
Attorney General Greek L
Rice ruled last week that pin
ball machines where no money
or anything else of value il
given are not gambling devices
and the state will continue Il
nnllnnt taxns on them The rnl
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-11
You're
Telling Me-!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

Ice cream is now urged as
an ideal breakfast food. We
can't see where it would ease
the early morning crouch to be
served a sundae with bacon
sprinkles or eggs a la mode.
=
In Sydney. Nova Scotia. a
crow has been flying into school
rooms and carrying away the
pencils. Wonder what smar. kid
trained him TO do i'll
If the. Golden States current
weather keeps up California
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-11

many Miss Pauline Colley
and T. T. Justice ruled over
Y. M. B. c. carnival ball
Editorial: Two Can PLAY the
Came. reprint from Oxford
Faple) warned southern states
about party bolt Farm prop
erty in county showed increase.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-11

foreign policy spokesman when
the secretary is absent from Of
flee. But Webb has had no ex-
perience in foreign affairs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20

history the nations steelwo1kers and
first wakou involving nearly 100000 workers
had already turned memorable contributions to American
West striking ing coal miners liners d that ES6 the conf
promptly hunting squr
rel shooting while the strike lasts The night 80 miners walked
squirrel rifle his shoulder Starting end Of the street they
%henser % ts they Snee ne the
hd h sd walked h oa m ad next e mog wasn't
Gaetawanna Y, seeworkers pices the
of the Bethlehem chen & Steel plant were given portable & raGs @ by the a
Pa the steel pkets carried signs reading Th Plant Temporarily
Closed While Company officials Figure Up Their 75OoOYear
TN Virginia who knew their strike 1907 solid fin
mne 1ne prop WAS surrounded by charged wire was
no way that union officers could get into dsprove
company claims After broodng for week the union fin
Society Cruelty
That s d the neW the snd
S h S five ms 5 m 5 s 5 ss e mne hs
rats Company attorneys conended there no cats the miners
sPc officials as part Committee houghu the sPc n
eer m inch e mine and took eures as they Vent Just Se
sPCA officials expected they didn't find single cat single
Gary Indiana ndspsndqt steel did didn't q Learn
Co. Buffalo The Steel firm announced that their employees
who wanted to & back work the next day would be ara
m4Tng nc o lined up at the plant liant gate and went to- to work Ex
them 80 pale and frightened looking men who had been sleeping
In Wilkes Burre decided that would
De @ % while h men were on o STRIKE M and had lots Of & to
had always plagued the local Always just few minutes before the
baed for four hours Finally at o'clock in the morning when eSey p
was nearly asleep one miner proposed solution which was adopt
ed and stands the bylaws Since then however
obey the which provides $50 that there will
s the s door all members wi" renal" in their seats until everyone else
timing in many years occurred in Pitts
ing all the SCOT and smoke that normally blankets Pittsburgh from
went out on strike
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Limited Understanding

According to latest estimates of the Housing and Home
Finance Agency from II to 1S million dwellings will
have to be built by 1860 to make up the existing housing
shortage and to provide for the families which will be
added to the population. This would mean average OF
about 100000 new homes year
The real estate interests have made much Of the fact
that the 900 houses built in 1913 close to equang
the atme record of 937 900 units built in 1925 The pride
which the private builders have shown in their 1918 pro-
duction only to emphasize how limited their under
standing of the housing problems Of the American people
Even million homes had been built in 1913, this would
still have been onehd less than the number which should
have been built if the housing shortage to be met by 1860
Furthermore, the homes which are being built do not
meet most acute needs Workers should not be forced to
buy homes at the high prices houses being offered for
sale today The most acute need is for rental housing In
the face of this fact only about Is percent of all houses built
in 1913 rentatype dwellings and while this figure
be increased in 99 there chance whatsoever that the
percentage will reach the 40 percent figure prevalent in the
1920's.
1t is my opinion that conscious of responsibilities
duties and of the power that possess the votes
of the workers OF the nation be mobized united and
cast in the ballot box and freedom again restored to the
workers engage in collective bargaining without legsa
tive restrictions of any kind whatsoeverWiiam Green.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
News und Views
~ By ALEXANDER S. LIPsETT Can ILNs Feature

AF President William Green's ringing reaffmaon of the work
American monism will for
reference IN the process OF collective bargaining ana
schemes Labor of AFL put opposed
ment boards setting standards anywhere or any place. This
is fundamental principle
national spokesman of 100000 union
their families linked demands the employers fnan
many Of whom grant without increasing
thinking of the AFL and its understanding the that bind Amer
lean industry and labor together
"Ma fundamental" principle
come from John L. Lewis official organ the United Nine WORKERS
demns the report another major adventure into the
wartime Little Steel wage-freezng formula"
The report of the board the paper bngy state has shattered
ery social insurance program as the only immediate gain"
@ Turning With equal ydnom % against b the attempt Pan to % h
calls this strange q in collective bargaining achiev
ing new low in bureaucratic distortion"
Miners Journal also charges the board with departing
from the principle & Of the the 6w and other we
console the steel workers with the thought that eventually
they approach the United Mine Workers pension Standard
eas rested mot SO much ON the merits of the steel workers case
but because feared that Increase in steel might lead to increases
in other industries
"Thus again. as days of Board this
determination by formula applied all industry not judicial
weighing OF the facts IN each respeetl.e case.
Congressional debate the Administrations security
panson BILL by the impressive House of 333 to a. throws
interesting seght and their stake social
security.
point raised by Representative Russell " Rep,
publisher HIMSELF who asked why editors
included proposed for the odage
program Representative Cooper ranking Democratic
had indication publishers
sired to be brought into the system This supplemented by Con
Herman Eberhaer Dem who explained that according
the committee hearings editors and publishers seldom retire at 65
the which old-age benefit payments begin.
other words attaining
curiy retirement they refuse to give working at ALL
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
WASHINGTON LABOR REPORT
Some Conditioning That's
Whut You're In For
By BRADFORD V. CARTER

Brother Taft obert Ohio that is) has admitted
there few things with his gift to the natonhe Labor
Management Relations of 19 better the Taft Hartley
Act Even Taft Mckinley modern Dress willing make
Fifteen million the organized trade union
part TIL have said turned
those in Congress who voted for the law You'd think by the
TIL act not 5 popular with anybody.
Well you've overlooked the magazine called Business Week
Listen:
Many people took the Taftartey the definite to
labor problems should be evident that
while the Hartley full
legal code needed to stabilize the labor 'front.'
That's from the of where the editors take
full wiring their hands and horror the steel
and strikes What's needed these nea descendants of the
Tories of the Revolution addition Taft Hartley
dusywde bargaining It's simpler industry-wide bargaining
ndusrywde strikes. (Of it's industry price
setting ndwd restrictive trade agreements industry
wide throtling of Independent competors)
Trouble Business Week. that Philip Murray monopo
st. who abby himself decides what the steel industry shall "He
doesn't allow with
management in competition with other locals walls Business
Week. All,
Of course giant corporation price
the of
orphans, and they set all the policies.
You don't believe it?
Well Business Week wants industry
you do believe It wide bargaining won't be abolished by
the educational opportunities which the of strikes
vide fully realized" So Brother ready of
conditioned Or would rather take in good movie?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
ReollY Worth Fighting For

You've got to go back many years to grasp the full sig
nicanceand full mportanceof the battle the SteeWoFk
ers waging the picket line throughout large
part of the country
AS the U. S. becoming great industrial nation the
and managers of mills and factories began treating
employees if they much cOalto be used up and
burned out for the benefit of the stockholders.
man had right to work hard-if his work need
ed at the moment-and that about all.
Gradually got together through unions and fought
for better working conditions for pay for secu
ity.
The government began giving real recognition to the
welfare of workers-and to the rights of workers The
Wagner Act unemployment compensation and social secur
ity laws enacted
Despite legislation and official encouragement the steel
union and others had to fight bitterly to gain recogn
tion.
This was so because the unions battled for human
rights.
The battle has taken many forms. Many unions have
contributed to the advancement that has been made.
Now another fight is going It's being waged be-
tween the financial and industrial giants of the nation and
strong union.
The amount of money involved in the current contro
vePsy u.s. of course important But it's not nearly import
ant as the principle involved
The industry already has recognized the principle inso
far as many executives concerned The union wants
it extended to those who actually make the Steel
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
It's a Promise

now be said with reasonable certainty that repeal
of the unfair federal margarine taxes and license fees
matter of only few more months.
One branch of Congress-the House-passed the repeal
bill by 287-to89 vote last April. The Senate, however,
hasn't acted it, And few weeks ago. the SenateS Dem
ocratc policy committee decided to sheye it until early in
the next session, which begins in January.
The remaining question then was, how early? And SEN
aor of Illinois, the Democratic leader has
cred that Replying to Senator Fubrgh Of Arkansas
who had inquired whether the bill would be the first consid
cred after the session meets, Lucas said:
"The Senator is correct. When return the oleomar
garne bill will be the first bill to be considered by the Sen
ate
OF course the determined and resourceul butter lobby
may have few tricks up its sleeve. But it
anything can be that given opportunity majority
of the Senate will vote for this BILL Senator Lucas definite
promise that the opportunity will be given early in
1850
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Depressions Always Stort When Profits
Are Highest. Report Points Out
By NATHAN ROBERTSON

Washington QPA(A staff memorandum submitted this week
port for 1.-THE the long by labor and liberal economists
going always plenty Of jobs T for all ~ofers
force an increase the managers of big business bush up be
sT e to sn aa 5a public O esds9 hg Profits G Then they d
in recent finance the expansion of business and
@ best oure a"sr the to 5 5 ongs % M 5 mfs short
mttsd srto the c3mmtsss Which
guarantee hghee production profits and that depreons are
due to lack profits Yet depressions years high
The msmorandum filed with other arguments
BS a @ e po spe Rssd nTd to wse %
type of volume high lowprof economy
AnoRsr n ssf section Of he describes how high profits
at pSe @e S profits o "ay dsS 5 sS @ pdn a big
history when en- labor unions when
tiOn Was Wse entirely tire favorable al h to ssd b1sines
& @ nTD riddles Of & a the
See4 e9d breaking ssd reG a psn that they had all the
rpd but the benefits going into profits rather than
d er %s Sas A % for the the nao%
Present gstion
5 % & P n are hg @ Gdgng an orgy of
enough expanded production they suddenly get
Spending % This the whole eounty D Oppression ana cut their
whole country ff %s % asf S "d as6 to nns % @ %
the Gwing sentence in the memo1amdu% mn:
substantial of industry may depend primarily on the
ues %ho solidarity interest @ ss s a mo V Hses 5 a1
9 ,1 %s s 1
economic deology and political convictions.
the of
control
control
the whole country the If
of
much difference.
When competition instead of
power concentrated few hands production
controlled by the market Each producer makes
sell and sells the lowest possible price order
of the possible could break
cenraon of monopoly the antitrust division
there would
danger of depression.
When Businessmen sIa have the to fix prices they
through the depression their actions why if
there fix prices anywhere
should be the hands of which responsible to the
presumably public
that n OF businessmen
Government might also
selfish interest that effects the Judgment of business
indicates
the
able their mistake real
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
A Balance Sheet

At time when wild estimates pension and expanded
social security fill the American air. the experience
Britan's public health service offers a SOLDERING example
Rarely the guesse Of farther strayed iron
the facts than in this scheme which the Labor
halls the most comprehensive and socially enghtenms
public health experiment in the world.
These the facts cited by Health Minister Aneurlr
Bevan:
Cd Costs so far exceed $500 100000 ($840000,-
000) year, than twice the original estimates.
(2) Administrative expenses run close to 3 per-
cent of the total BILL this despite the fact that most of
the administrative burden is borne by 10000 volunteers
(3) Contributions out of pay envelopes, that is by
the workers themselves, amount roughly to l35 per-
cent of the total. More less the amount was
paid by the workers under the old health scheme which
served 200000O0 people, against the present system
embracing 42,000,000 Britons.
(4) Public demand for spectacles, teeth and other
prescribed articles has FAR outStrpped the supply
but things will be Strengthened out early in 1850.
On the other side Of the ledger:
Q) Public health service does not present new
burden the nation 1t is, Mr. BeVan likes to put
it, "a gigantic changeover from the private pocket to
the public purse The money spent by the British peo-
pile on health before the scheme went into effect has
been estimated at 100000 year
(2) Health is steadily improving 1t is safe to say
that Britain, in years to come, will present much bet
health picture than before This, of course,
an enormous national asset
Whether the first year of Brtans public health service
furnishes gauge is doubtful In any event. the
above analysis shows that program of such fareachng
dimensions carried almost wholly by the taxpayer is bound
to play havoc with prudent budget considerations
thought particularly pertinent at moment when America is
confronted with similar schemes gigantic
scale
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Promotes Union Ldbel

Great stride in promoting the purchase of union-made
goods and reported to the 4lst convention OF
the AFI's Union Label Trades Department
Renewed efforts to increase the purchase of articles
bearing union labels planned Department President
Matthew VOL said this will be necessary this
year because of the greater competition expected from B
sh and foreign made goods result of the deva-
alton of the British pound sterling other European
rencies
AFI President William Green praised the department
for the success of the fourth union label industries show
held last May in Cleveland The fifth show will be staged in
Philadelphia next May
Department officers reelected Were President, Matt
hew Wo I'd vice president of the AFL; NJ Ornburn, sec
retary- treasurer, and the following vice presidents
John j. Mara president Boot and Shoe Workers; Joseph
p McCurdy president United Garment Workers. James M.
Duffy president National Brotherhood of Operative Poers
Herman Winter president Bakery and Confectionery Work
ers Dave Beck executive vice president Brotherhood OF
Transfers
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Suppressed

Fifteen years ago Congress armed the Treasury De-
parment with useful weapon to help turn up income tax
dodgers. That weapon the publication each of all
taxpayers reporting salaries of than $4,000 BY 1888
Congress had amended that law to raise the figure to
$4,000
majority in this GOP-Byrd Congress has now voted
to suppress the publication of this list of high salaries The
excuse: Economy
In opinion that excuse is thin anyone
through it, In matter of fact this Congress has voted to
suppress publication of the highest salaries, because the
publication of that list embarrassed some of the nations
biggest business executives 1t also provided union
bers of this country against which to Judge their
efforts to add few cents each year to their hourly
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20

The Steelworkers went strike in effort to firmly
establish the principle of nOncOntbutOTy
programs in the basic industries.
1t simple that, the surface but behind the
the close observer another important battle IN
the long war of human rights property rights
The union isn't merely attempting to get the steel IN
dsy agree set aside 10c hour for each empoye to
finance insurance and pensions.
1t is attempting to force open and widespread recognl-
ton the fact that industry should shoulder larger me-
sure responsibility for the welfare of those it employs
Or to put it another way: The union is fighting to
establish the principle that should be given much
consideration machines.
Industry certainly has illusions about the Importance
magnitude of the principle involved 1t has long fought
for the Superiority of property
Unions since their very beginning have been chaleng-
ing this concept.
Unions forced to strike to obtain recognition, to
establish union security to set up realistic grievance pro-
cedures obtain shorter work week. to paid
tiOns.
Now the steel union is engaged in a campaign to estab
ish another important principle.
The future Of millions of workers outside the steel in
dustr probably will be greatly affected by the outcome of
the wakout.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Railroads. 9th Round Increase

The daily press is lambastng trade unions for asking
for fourth round wage increase Little mention has been
made of the fact that the railroads have just been granted
then EIGHTH freight increase since July, 1916 AS of Sept
freight rates will be exactly so percent what they
at the end of the war.
How are you doing? If YOU average worker you
make 5000 more week than you did July 1916
increase of Il percent. While the papers howled
at labor industry has been doing very nicely This
plain why the workers share of the national income dollar
has dropped percent since the middle of 46 while corpor
ate profits have almost doubled
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Full Use Of Labor Press

Labor unnndfu the metropolitan
everywhere have very largely mnoed the public the
misleading information should make full of labor
channel all information dealing to
the Taft Hartley Act that the everywhere
formed and transmit this information their friends
neghbors We need have fear how they will
things that must be done them all they
qualified and then have them
will be nigenty informed this
continuously until the last vote has been
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-20
Formers Prices

Prices farmers received in August Of this year declined
48 points from August 191S
Prices farmers paid declined only points in that per-
iod.
The figures, computed by the Department of Agricul-
ture use prices of the l90914 period base of 100
The anti-famer crowd (Which is always anti-worke
weD IN Congress and legislature should chew that
bit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-11
TIME TO START SAVING

Most of us have little margin, or perhaps substantial magn, between what we earn and what it costs us to live. Some of that, we should save, for in spite of the projections of social security every family has its own problems Every family needs backlog-perhaps for emergency, perhaps for larger investment day, to make full use of an opportunity.
 United States Savings bonds Series E. afford an ideal way to save They are as safe as the United States of America. They return S4, after 10 years for every s3 invested which is good interest rate They can be cashed at any time if theh value in money should be needed
 Savings bonds serve dual purpose. Every bond purchased does job for the individual. It gives him new sense of personal security, new protection