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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19
Progress Made Towards
New World Labor Body

Washington DPA) - Reports
I, from Washington and London in
y dicate that the preliminary meet
ing to form a new federation OF
democratic trade unions will be
held in Geneva, Switzerland, next
month.
Committees of both AFL and
CIO are reported to have agreed
upon a formula to provide equal
status for the two major American
federations in the new information
al organization. Basis of the
formula is dual representation on
all committees of the new body,
equal voting rights on some ques-
tions in the congresses of world
labor, with the AFL, on the basis
of its greater membership, paying
a higher per capita and casting a
larger vote in congress decisions
requiring a Strength vote"
This solution would also apply to
the voting rights of labor move
ments of some European countries
which are divided into socialist and
religious wings.
Approval of the formula waits
the meeting of the AFL and CIO
executive committees in the middle
of this month.
A meeting of the executive coun
Gil of the British Trades Union
Congress last week heard optimis-
tic reports from several of its
leaders who recently returned from
the US where they discussed the
problems of a new trade union
. world body with AFI. and CIO
spokesman.
The TUG has notified United
Nations Secretary-General Trygve
Lie, that the World Federation of
Trade Unions no longer has right
to UN observer status. Since the
CIO, the TUG and the Dutch unions
have left WFTU, the new Com
munist-dominated body is not rep
resentative of world labor, the
TUG pointed out.
Next step towards formation of
a worldwide democratic labor body
will probably be taken in Geneva
next month. Many union leaders
will be present there for a meeting
of the UN Int'l Labor Organiza-
tion. Others will join with them to
plan the launching of the new in
ternational federation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19

gative Of management. 1t is OBJ
vious that, while under these
methods, the Standardization
the Soviet authorities use as pace
settlers in order to establish higher
norms of output-may increase
their incomes, the majority of
workers will at best receive the
same wages for an increased
amount of work, and most pro-
badly will have to suffer a reduc-
tion in wages.
Official Soviet statistics give
only totals of the wages and salar-
les paid to all wage eaners. Since
this includes the salaries Of top
dignitaries of the regime and in
general of all better paid officials
and employees, the increase in the
wage fund shown by Soviet statis-
tics may well hide a reduction in
the income of the great mass of
wage earners.
The AFL committee concludes
that the statement quoted above
reveals the wage policies of the
S oViet government deliberately
tend to enlarge the gap between
lower and higher incomes. 1t can
therefore be assumed that in
creases in the total sum of wages
and salaries reflect the upward
trend in the incomes of the upper
strata of Soviet society and not
that of the majority of wage earn
ers. Certainly, it is impossible to
see how the income of the latter
IAN rise if, as the evidence shows,
hey are subjected to periodical
yage-cutting.
Demand the Union Label.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19
Borough System
Stymies Liberals
In Legislature

Hartford, Conn. nPA) - Gov
ernor Chester Bowles last weeI
summed up the record of his stew
ardship-and it showed what a lib
eral governor is up against wher
ne doesn't have the legislature with
him.
The Senate has majority OF
progressive Democrats and that
body, said Bowles, "has already
passed practically all Of the pro-
gram | have proposed" However,
the House Of Representatives, as a
result of the Nutmeg states "rot-
ten borough system" is strongly
smal-tOwn Republican and has
blocked most of the program.
$50 far, all we have been able to
get through that particular body
Bowles said, 'fs a bill eliminating
segregation or any other form of
racial prejudice in the National
Guard; an eviction control bill
which | believe is the strongest in
the United States, and bill auth
orizing reorganization commits
sion for our state government"
Bowles also declared that he
hopes to get through a low-cost
housing program to provide rental
units at about $32 month. How
ever, he said he has had to modify
the bills subsidy provisions in an
effort to get favorable vote from
the House.
Bowles reviewed the program he
sought from the legislature. Among
the measures he asked for, besides
those mentioned above, were these:
Removal of the present $50 a
month ceiling on assistance to
needy aged, so that they can be
paid what they actually need, as
by expert social work
er standards. Also, elimination Of
present restrictions in the law
which operate to deprive many
aged of any aid.
Liberalization of aid to the blind
and dependent children.
Increased payments under the
compensation law from
500 of an employees wages too
sc 2/3R, with maximum Of $50
a week.
Elimination of 10-year limit on
of compensation to work
ers permanently and totally in
capacitated. These payments would
go on for life.
Improvement of unemployment
compensation to raise maximum
weekly payments from $24 to $50
a week, plus dependency allowances
for children up to maximum of
500 of average weekly earnings.
A broad program of increased
state aid to education to provide
for more schools, better paid teach
ers, and other Improvements in the !
system.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19

strong and its use should be stud
led and techniques mastered.
Why bring up the rear of the
procession?
Kids play a game called follow
the leader, which means that there
is a leader. Of course there are
many followers for every leader.
But someone gets to be the lead
er by knowing more, or seeming to;
and by somehow possessing the
"stamp of authority" which pro-
claims to all and sundry that here
is the top guy.
1t would be something if labor
could take that stop guy" place in
television, or in radio. Time was,
thirty years ago, when money was
too scarce 1t isn't that way today.
The road is open and a wealth of
is available in the way
of guide posts.
Will labor step in to upset the
television Hooper ratings?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19
Comment On
World Events

Prices Of certain manufactured
goods were recently reduced in
Soviet Russia. The Communist and
pro-Communist press throughout
the world at once hailed the an
nouncement as evidence of improv-
ed living conditions for the Russian
workers.
However, the price reductions
must be considered in the light OF
the fact that official Soviet policy
on wages is definitely aimed al
bringing lower wages. An article
by A. Lyapin on "The Socialist
Principle of Distribution According
to Work." in the Feb. ID, 1949
issue of "Bolshevik", organ of the
central committee of the Commun-
ist Party of the Soviet Union
makes this clear, the AFL Free
Trade Union Committee points out.
The article says that piece-work
and other forms of incentive pay
are the "basic form for the remun-
Grafton of the work of workers in
the USSR."
"Of great Importance are the
norms of output" the "Belshevik"
article declares. "The norms deter
mine the number of parts or opera
tions which the worker must pro-
duce or perform within a definite
time (shift, hours). The piece-work
prices for each operation are fixed
on the basis of the norms Of out
put. Obsolete and too low
norms of output do not stimulate
the growth of the productivity of
labor and necessarily result in
violations of the Socialist principle
of payment for work and in exces-
sive expenses for wages.
"To secure better utilization of
the achievements of the advanced
workers, to increase the productiv-
ity of labor and to improve the re-
for work, norms of out
put are periodically revised in the
enterprises and advanced progress
sive norms introduced in produc-
tion."
Thus, revision of norms of out
put-that is, continuous reduction
of the price paid for a given piece
of work-has become a regular
phase of wage policy in Soviet en-
terprises. In other words, more
work for less pay is the goal.
X \ =
In connection with the Soviet
wage-cutting policy, the AFL COM
mittee remarks, it must be remem-
bered that wage-fXing in Soviet
enterprises is exclusively a prero-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19
Going To Belgium For ECA

Washington LPA)-Joseph L
Bryan, President of Chicago Local
8 of the Int'l Brotherhood Of Book
binders-AFL was named labor ad-
wiser to the European Cooperation
Administrator mission to Belgium
last week. An Air Force veteran of
World War |, Bryan has also been
a national field representative of
his union. He succeeds Albert Veg
gener of the Int'l Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers-AFL, who has
been US labor representative for
the Marshall plan agency in Bel
gium.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19

Sooner or later labor will have
to come to the use of television il
its propaganda work.
Perhaps a lot of people already
are wondering how labor will dc
this job.
OF course if the ranks of organ
lied workers are as slow to make
use Of television as they were tC
use straight radio there will be nc
great hurry.
Only in the last couple of years
has there been any consistent use
of radio by labor; and perhaps that
lis stretching the truth a bit.
At the moment railroad unions
seem to be out in front.
Of course railroad unions may
have bit of an edge, because there
is good drama in railroading.
Steel and autos have drama, too.
That should, at first glance, give
'CIO an edge.
But there is just as good drama
in telegraphy, although the Morse
key, where the drama is highest, is
well on its way out.
X y y
To go down the line a bit, there
is drama in slaughter houses, there
is drama in construction work,
there is drama in secretarial work
(take a look at the New York spy
trials), there is drama in bar tend
ing (listen to Casey, Crime Photo
grapher'O. There is drama in al
most every line of work, if you
know how to look.
One difficulty about labor broad
casting, as about every cause, is
the tendency to preach, instead of
to entertain.
Plenty of people will take two
or three minutes of preaching at
the end of a 12-minute entertain
ment job, where they will not take
fourteen minutes of strai G h t
or education.
If that is true of straight radio
it is going to be just about twcie
as true of television.
And yet labor must find out how
to use television successfully, or
else give up an amazing oppor-
tunity to win friends.
!. \ l.
Labor has one tremendous ad-
vantage, of course. 1t has the en-
tertainment industry within its
membership.
Also it has characters among its
roster of top officers who could do
OK. on video.
There is Pat German, for ex-
ample, song writing union secre-
tary treasurer. And there are men
ike Dick Ornburn, photogenic and
interesting, who could be good tell
ers of stories that could entertain
and instruct.
There could be an old coal miner,
rescued by the new health and well
are fund. Or a printer at Colorado
Springs, with yarns about news
in the Panhandle when
TX guns were the law of the land.
There are SO many people and
10 many episodes that the cata-
ogue could be almost endless.
But into the use of them there
must go money and the best OBJ
ainable brains.
Radio remains the standby of
but television is coming
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19
Quebec Police Use
Guns, Tear Gas In
Clash With Labor

Ottawa, Quebec. (LPA) - Tear
gas, sub-machines, shotguns and
carbines-all of the paraphernalia
of war-were unloosed last week
against Catholic strikers in the
company town" of Asbestos, Que
bee, but this week the strikers still
held the fort.
The assault was one of the most
violent in Canada's industrial his
tory, and has aroused the entire
/ Dominion.
Started three months ago, the
strike had been peaceful up to last
week. 1t involved about 5000 asbes-
tos miners-most Of them employ
ed in the big operations Of the Am
erican-owned Johns Manville Co.
All of the strikers are members
of Quebec's Catholic Confederation
Of Labor Their base wage rate had
been 85c an hour, and they struck
after Johns -Manville and other en-
ployers belligerently rejected de-
mands for a rate Of 81 an hour.
Johns-Manville is the worldwide
asbestos" trust. Heir to the corp
oration's riches is the notorious
Tommy" Manville, whose whole
sale marriages have been in the
headlines for years.
Tommy" has married and then
dumped his brides in an endless
row, making cash settlements with
each for a million dollars or so.
Thus, while Johns Manville has had
millions for "Tommy's" females, it
hasn't one cent more for its thous-
ands Of underpaid workers.
The Quebec asbestos miners, tho
they're members Of an ultra-con-
servative church-led union, insisted
they ought to have at least a liv-
ing wage from Johns Manville and
for three months on the picket
lines they have held out for that
goal.
Last week reports reached the
union that the corporation planned
to bring in new army of strike
breakers. Whereupon the strikers
put up road blocks on the way to
the mines to bar the entry Of the
"scabs."
Premier Maurice Dnplessis, re-
dictionary head Of the Quebec gov
ernment who has been siding with
in all of the PROVINCES
labor disputes, sent a platoon of
armed provincial police to smash
the barricades and break the strike.
Forty Of the police converged on
the strike scene to begin with.
They opened fire without warning.
No one was hit, and the miners,
Drawing the guns, surrounded the
40 police and disarmed them.
Thereafter, all hell broke loose.
Over $50 police were rushed to the
scene. They arrested strikers in
hundred lots and beat up many,
who were marched bleeding to Jail
cells.
Some of the police even raided a
Catholic church where a few strik-
ers had hidden, and threatened a
Catholic priest who had defended
.he miners. Also, they cleaned out
he church's food supplies.
The riot act was read against
he strikers, but after a few days,
IS provisions were rescinded. The
miners went back to their picketing
md most of the police withdrew.
Reverberations of the clash were
widespread. Catholic archbishops
# Montreal and the city of Quebec
denounced the attack, and author
zed continued collections of funds
rom their parishioners for aid to
trikers' families. The affair Great
d a crisis in the relations between
hurch and state in the province.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19
List Reasons For
Industrial Peace
AT Sharon Steel

Washington, OPA) - A story
which "offers valuable lessons to
other companies in the frequently
turbulent steel industry" is told in
the fifth case study in the Causes
of Industrial Peace" series prepar-
ed by Natl Planning Association
1t deals with the Sharon Steel
Corp. and the United Steelworkers
of America.
j. Wade Miller, Jr., who prepar-
ed the study, points out that 'The
company's competitive position in
the basic steel industry has i'm
proved significantly during the
course of the relationship and man
hour productivity has increased
steadily. The company's capital in
vestment per ton of rate ingot
capacity is the lowest in the indus
try. The profits and dividends of
the company have increased at a
faster rate than for the industry as
a whole. The quality and price of
Sharon's products have compared
favorably with those of its COM
petitors."
Besides the external causes of
industrial peace-high demand for
steel ever since 1889 when the
union was recognized, and pattern
bargaining in the industry-Miller
lists three types of internal"
causes of the peaceful relationship:
M.-Those for which manage
ment and the union share the res
possibility.
"a. The fact that the relation
ship was established, and the
original agreement signed, without
bitterness and strife.
"b. Effective communication and
consultation between the parties.
"2-Those causes for which man
agement has been primarily res
ponsible.
ga. Management's fexibility-
its willingness to experiment, to
adjust and even to improvise.
"b. Management's firmness = it
doesn't give anything to the union
for the sake of avoiding a
scrap.
&c. Management's sustained eff
fort to encourage a strong and re-
sponsible union.
I'd. Top management's dissent
nation of its policies and practices
to lower levels.
''e. Cooperation between line and
staff personnel.
If. Management's prior consul
tation with union representatives
changes in policies or
procedures.
"3-Those causes for which the
union has been primarily respon-
sible.
"a. The high caliber of union
leadership.
"b. The responsible character of :
he union-its respect for it's COM
nitments and legitimate obliga
ions.
&c. The unions efforts to avoid
actionalism within or between the
ocals.
ed. Union efforts to increase the
responsibility and authority of
ocal union officials.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-19

/ try not to be envious but con-
fess reluctantly that when a man
dies and leaves a couple of million
to somebody | know | feel, well,
you know.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05

Mrs. Ethel Shay plans to leave
Sunday for Richland, Wash, where
she will spend two weeks visiting
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Warren.
The L. vi. B. club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. ]. G. Mace.
Miss Alfredo Forswall, county
home demonstration agent, led a
round table discussion On "Know
Your Child" The next meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. r. L..
Ferrin, Nov. l at 1870.
Mrs. Howard Carter and Mrs.
Kenneth Phiel spent Tuesday in
Bridger visiting Mrs. Don Nc
Manus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Easton,
Jr., were dinner guests Saturday
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Slavens in Billings. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brand
and Mr.. and Mrs.. Glenn Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blain Eshom have
had as guests Mr.. Eshom's sister,
Mrs. Lilly Gleason and son Leo,
formerly of Yakima, who were en-
route to Chicago to make their
home. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Cole and son Michael of Yak
ina.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
Boy Catches 3.Pound Bass
With Bare Hands in Pool

CINCINNATI.-f angling were
as easy as this, every fellow could
but the story speaks for it.
self:
Buddy Owens, 14-year-old Fort
Thomas youth, has accomplished
something that many anglers
travel all over the country to do
and often never succeed. Buddy
caught a smallmouth bass that
weighed more than three pounds
and he caught it with his bare
hands!
The youth said he awakened
early and left his home to caddy
at the nearby Highland country
club. Upon passing the Covington
w~aterworks, which is adjacent to
Alexandria pike in Fort Thomas,
Buddy noticed something splashing
in the water.
After scrambling over the fence,
Buddy saw a large fish swimming
in circles. He waded cautiously into
the water, came upon the fish
from behind and tossed it upon the
bank.
The fish was more than Is inches
long and weighed more than three
pounds, Mrs. Owens reported. 1t
was impossible to check the evil
dence, however, since Mrs. Owens
confessed that the family had eaten
the fish for dinner.
The fish probably had come. out
Of the Ohio river, been sucked up
into the intake pipes and trans
ported to the settling basin Of the
waterworks. Whether it had been
brought in when smaller or had
arrived recently was not deter
mined.
At any rate, Owen Owens Jr.,
father of Buddy. said he had fished
In Florida. Michigan and other
good Spots and had yet to catch a
smallmouthed bass that large. He
win check the waterworks basin
from now on, he said.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
LAUREL METHODIST CHURCH

C. G. Spellman, Pastor
Church school, 9:45 a. m. Harold
Richardson, Supt.
Morning worship, II a. m. Ser
mon, Adventurous Faith"
intermediate and senior NJ. Y.
F. $50 p. m.
Tuesday:
Choir practice 1880 p. M. Mrs.
l.. B. Conrad, director.
Family night 8:15 p. m. This is
to be a reception for the teachers
of the local schools. There will
be games for the adults and
movies for the children, and eats
for all. Bring your whole family
for fun and fellowship.
Wednesday: Official board meet
ing, 8 p. m.
Thursday: Board of Education
meeting, 8 p. m.
Friday: Spiritual Life Study
group will meet at the parsonage.
Saturday: Junior choir practice,
10 a. m. Mrs. j. G. Macdonald, di-
rector.
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NON-DENOMINATIONAL

The Bible class will meet this
Friday night, 1880 o'clock at the
Casper Harding home, II Seventh
avenue. Pastor Feely of Billings
conducts this class.
Tuesday night the class will
meet at the Nick Badilla home,
928 Trace Lane. Everyone is in
vited to come and worship with
us.
BLESSED is the man that trusteth
in the Lord, and whose hope the
Lord is" Jer. TT.
Free bus service each Sunday
to the Church of the Air. The
bus leaves promptly at $3.50 a. m.
from the south side of the high
school. Everyone is welcome.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH
JOLIET LUTHERAN CHURCI

JOLIET LUTHERAN CHURCH
C. o. Anderson, Pastor
At Laurel:
Sunday school, GAS a. m.
Services, IL a. m. Theme, "The
Kingdom of Humble Trust" Matt.
1917.
Holy Communion services, 1870
F. m.
Monday, 7 p. M, Bible class.
Friday, 6 p. M, Boys group.
Friday, 7 p. M, Bible class.
Saturday, 1920 a. m. Confirma-
ton class.
At Joliet:
Sunday school at Ids p. m.
Services at 2:30 p. m.
You are always welcomed to our
services and other activities.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCH

The Church of the Lutheran Hour
400 Durland Avenue
Martin H. Juengel, Pastor
Sunday school and Bible class
at 9 a. m.
English service at 10 a. m.
German service at II a. m.
Saturday school at 9 a. m, Oc-
tober 8.
Montana district convention in
Helena, Oct. 10 to IA.
1t will cost you your sins if you
come to Jesus, but it will cost you
your soul if you do not come to
Him. You can not afford to be
absent from Gods House. We in
vite you urgently to come and
hear Gods message for you.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH

John GOttschaIk, Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Morning worship, IL a. m.
Christ's Ambassadors - Young
Peoples, 7 p. m.
Evangelistic service, 7:45 p. m.
There will be no Thursday night
service here this week as we are
cooperating with the special SER
vices at the Billings Gospel Tab
ernacle.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
PARK CITY
CHURCH

C. G. Spellman, Pastor
Church school 10 a. m. Charles
Stonerock, Supt.
Evening worship 1880 p. m. Ser
mon, Adventurous Faith"
Wednesday: Senior M. Y. F. will
meet at 1880 p. m.
Friday: Junior M. Y. F. will
meet at $50 p. m.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Fifth at pann


James H. Haueter, Pastor
Friday, Oct. 7:
Christian service training class,
z p. m.
Sunday, Oct. 9:
Sunday school, GAS a. m.
Rally Days. S. contest.
Morning worship, II a. m.
N. Y. P. S., Gas D. m.
Evangelistic service, 1880 p. m.
Monday, Oct. 10:
Choir practice, 6:30 p. m.
Wednesday, Oct. ~:
Bible study and prayer service,
1880 p. m.
The Friendly Church with a Wit
al Message.