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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
And We Hedr
Tuft-Hdrtley
Isn't So Bad

A lot of people are trying to tell
US that the Taft Hartley Act isn't
really as bad as we have been led
to believe. They say it won't really
do working people much harm.
Well, let's take the boycott and
the unfair list, for example. Any
old timer will tell you those are
two of the most useful weapons
working people have had in their
fight for justice and dignity. Now
start thinking about where unions
will be in a few years if the Taft
Hartley Act stays on the book
Under the Taft-Hartley Act all
secondary boycotts are illegal and
so are many unfair lists.
The Taft Hartley Act allows any
employer to farm out his work to a
neighboring firm the moment a
strike begins. The employer is
absolutely free to seek economic
aid and assistance from a fellow
employer. But the Taft-Hartley
Act makes it illegal for the en-
ployees in that neighboring firm to
refuse to accept struck work.
1t doesn't matter if both shops
are organized in the same inter
national union or the same local
union, refusal to accept struck
work is still a secondary boycott
and as such it is illegal under the
Taft Hartley Act.
In Grand Rapids, Mich, the
Building Trades Council has been
ordered to take the name of one
contractor off it's unfair list even
though that contractor still refuses
to negotiate a standard contract.
The Labor Board has decided
three recent cases on this import
ant issue, and in all three the
unions have lost out under the
Taft Hartley Act. In one of these
decisions, Paul Herzog, chairman
of the Labor Board summed up
the situation this way:
at seems clear to me that the
S0th Congress Through the Taft
Hartley Act) was attempting to
deal death blow to secondary boy
colts, whether for economic or for
other detectives, and desired to use
all the power at its command to
eliminate them for the American
industrial scene. Picketing and
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
Soap Products To
Carry Union Label

Washington, d. G. QLNS). -
Packinghouse Local Union No. 1876
of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen of North
America has signed union label
agreement with the North Coast
Chemical and Soap Works, Seattle,
Wash. This firm does business in
the II Western States.
Charles j. Mentrin, vice pres
ident of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Butchers, and business
representative of the local union,
issued an announcement to union
men and women who use these pro-
ducts in their work. In part, he
said:
"For upward of two decades this
which sells its pro-
ducts for industrial and institution
al use, has maintained a friendly
union plant. This firm deserves
your patronage. Look for the Am
algamated stamp. It's on their pro-
ducts"
Included in the announcement
was a long list of soap and chem
ical products manufactured by the
North Coast Chemical and Soap
Works.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
POWER PROGRAM
HAILED BY LLPE

Washington (LPA)-Passage by
the House of Representatives OF a
comprehensive public power pro-
gram was "the most important
single act of the S1st Congress so
far" League Reporter, publication
of AFL's political arm, declared
this week.
The program, recommended by
President Truman, provides for the
construction of dams, transmission
lines, waterway and reclamation
projects in Wyoming, Colorado,
South Dakota, North Dakota, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Kansas, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon. 1t is one
of the measures squashed last year
by the 80th Congress.
"This bill when passed by the
Senate" said the Reporter, "will
enrich the lives of millions of Am
ericans yet unborn. 1t is as import
ant as the Thomas Jefferson Louis
lana Purchase"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
American Medical Association Back At
Old Stand With Caveman-mind Allies

in it's campaign against the Pres
ident's health program the ANA
was forced to take cover. 1t con-
tended it had nothing to do with
the issuance by the NPC of letter
to ministers addressed I'D r
Christian American" and signed by
a notorious character known as
"Dan Gilbert.
This temporary maneuver was
obviously just cover-up, however,
to save the AMA's fund raising
drive. The Dan Gilbert letter had
aroused such resentment among
ANA members that they were re-
fusing to pay their $25 assessments
into the AMA's $3,500,000 lobby
fund. By mildly disassociating it
self from the Gilbert letter and by
putting on pressure against It's
members, the ANA has apparently
succeeded in collecting most Of its
assessments.
In fact, in its current editorial
coming to the rescue of the NPC,
the ANA reports that "the medical
profession has responded whole
neartedly" to the assessment drive,
and "already enough funds are in
hand to meet the budget of the
first year."
Out of danger itself, the ANA
thus has decided it is time to help
the NPC, which has been having
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
Local 81 To Hold
SocioI On Apr. n

The members of Local Union "a
are urged to attend the meeting
scheduled for Friday, April 22,
when important business matters
will be transacted. Every member
should make it a point to be pre-
sent on this date for in addition to
business matters to be transacted,
a social will be held.
The social might well be termed
"a get-together affair, for it is
the aim and purpose of those in
charge to instill a more friendly
spirit within our ranks. We feel
this is the medium in which to
reach our goal and would like to
see every member present.
1t is with deep regret to hear of
the death of Sister Edna Henke.
We would like to take this oppor-
tunity to express our heartfelt
sympathy to the family -O.C. ga
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14

Hamilton presides
AT Last Meeting
OF Local Union "A

Sebring, Ohio-Local Union AZ
met on April with President John
Hamilton presiding for the first
time in several months. Although
ne is not back at the bench, John
s on the mend and his many
friends anxiously wait his return
to the shop.
Nothing of major Importance
came before the meeting and pro-
ceedings of the evening consisted
mainly of routine business matters
to be transacted.
Two resolutions were acted upon.
The deadline is drawing near for
presenting resolutions for this
years convention, and any member
who wishes to enter a resolution
for consideration at the convention
should hand it over to the commit
tee Immediately.
A report was received from
Trades Council and we notice the
boys are on their toes.
Work conditions at the present
time are nothing to brag about.
although all shops are working
part time, indications are that 1949
will be a slow year.
We see by the Herald where
the art ware members of Local It's
were surprised at the decision
handed down by the Executive
Board. The writer feels it is just
the way you look at it. The cold
war carried on by the casters seems
to be a one-sided affair. This mat
ter has never been on the floor of
Local Union A except VIII n
brought there by art ware mem
bers of the trade and the objections
voiced by the O.C. from 178 does
not appear in the open in Local
Union A.
Bro. Frank (Bones) Thinner, a
fire marshall in this vicinity foi
the past several years, is back at
the bench having accepted cast
ing job at the Royal China.
Bro. Frank Jones was a visitor
in Sebring last week. Frank now
resides at Kent, Ohio.
Our deepest sympathy to the
families of the late William Miller
and Louis Kuntzman, former mem
bers who passed away recently.
-O.C. A
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
CONNECTICUT IDLE
AT 11-YEAR HIGH

Hartford, Conn. ILNS). - For
the week ended April 2, total of
67,974 claims for unemployment
compensation were filed, marking
an 11-year peak in Connecticut un-
employment.
The State Labor Department re-
ported that new claims stood at a
1883 total, as compared with 6,919
for the previous week. Such claims
have averaged about 1000 a week
since the first of the year, the de-
partment said. The total number of
claims filed for the same week a
year ago was 24,383 of which 1852
were new claims.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14

Suffl IL up tHlS way w iLSii q uoS
bites a man, it's not news, but
when a man bites a dog, brother
that's news"
The main issue of course was
the differential in wages existing
between our plant and the New
Castle plant. By every comparison
conceivable we felt and still feel
that these inequities should be cor
rected.
The company proposed job evalu-
alton as a means of determining
the differentials, with the union
having nothing to do with the
evaluating of jobs.
After waiting many months the
evaluation was finally completed
and presented to the union. After
a thorough examination by the
Standing Committee, Second Vice
President Frank Hull and Organic
er George Pace, it was presented
to the union with a recommends
tion of rejection by the committee
due to the fact, that instead of cor
recting the inequities it cut the job
rate in the shipping department
and all new men coming in.
The committee and the members
voted the job evaluation 'out the
window, because we felt this was
not the time to consent to the
cutting of any wage or department
rate.
At the same meeting which was
held in the Central Labor Council
Temple of San Bernardino, Calf.
we countered with a proposal of 8
piece rate or the New Castle wage
rates. Otherwise, as of that date
we were serving sixty-days notice
of intention to cease work. The
above action was by unanimous
vote.
With approximately a week tc
go prior to the dead line of Febru-
airy 21, we were called in meeting
with the Commissioner of Labor
and company representatives
There it was ruled that according
to appendix "A" and "B" which
was attached to and made part
of our agreement on the 18th day
of June, 1948, calling for the jot
evaluation and certain increases III
wages, subject to adjustment al
the completion of the evaluation
we would be in violation according
to the Taft Hartley law if we
stopped work.
We as body have no complaint
to make for we feel as many
others do we are not able to in
terpet the Taft-Hartley law. Ano
let me assure the trade our ma
tional officers done a grand job.
And one thing we are proud o1
our members as a whole were
willing and ready to hit the grass
And believe me conditions were il
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
Buffalo Potters Protest Import OF
Low-Priced China From Puerto Rico

Buffalo, n. Y.-A letter receiv-
ed from President Duffy urging
this local to write our congressman
and protest the sending of low
priced china into this country from
Puerto Rico, met with the complete
approval of and immediate action
bv Local 76. A petition was CIR
culated throughout the plant and
each member signed his name and
address.
An appropriate letter was writ
ten explaining in detail our reason
for protesting. The seal of the S'.ai
was put on it and it was sent to
our congressman in Washington.
This plant located in the town
of Vega Bega in Puerto Rico is
modern in every respect, being
equipped with all the latest mech
anical devices known to the pottery
industry.
The type of ware being made is
hotel china and the rate OF pay for
EMPLOYEES is about 30-cents per
hour. Compare these wages 10
those being paid the American
potter. The clay used is shipped
from England and is much cheap
er than clays coming from Amer
lea.
AS far as can be learned, most
of the money for building this
plant comes from the Puerto Rican
Development Co. which is financed
from taxes paid by the citizens OF
the United States. The man in
charge of operating the plant
comes from Syracuse, N. Y. Dur
ing the war natives of Puerto Rico
were brought to Syracuse to work
at the Iroquois China and they
proved very capable workers. They
are probably being used now as
key men in the new plant.
The situation that now contronts
the American potter differs from
ware coming from foreign coun-
tries who have to pay a certain
amount of tariff to bring ware into
this country. Puerto Rico is an
American possession, and as such,
can ship their product to our
shores duty free, and undersell our
American product by about fifty
per cent. If they can do this with
one pottery making china there is
nothing to stop them as yet, from
starting up other plants that could
make dinner ware, sanitary or any
other clay product.
Therefore, the help of all
branches of the American pottery
industry is needed in striking out
this menace to our American way
of living. We have used the petit
ton form in sending in our protest,
because we believe it the surest
way of having the name and ad-
dress of every worker in the plant.
The pottery industry in this
country is not in very healthy
condition just now and we believe
it the duty of every member OF
the National Brotherhood of Oper-
ative Potters to register a vigor-
Gus protest by the only method
available at present, by sending
petition to your congressman.
George Garner, caster, who has
been with Buffalo Pottery over 40
years has been compelled to retire
because of i'll health.
Joe Sapp, packer from Grafton,
w. Va. has gone back home. This
local is very anxious that he get in
touch with No. rs for reasons that
he knows best.
President Carl Heintz and a
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14

76, Buffalo, n. Y, will have as his
opponent, Larry Finlay, jiggerman
from Local Union No. II, East
Liverpool, Ohio.
For the office of secretary-trea
urer, Chas, F. Jordan, incumbent,
and member of Local Union SO,
Sebring, Ohio, will have as his OPP
ponent, P. K. Calhoon of Local
Union 9, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Ed Curry, decorating kilnman
from Local Union 124, East Liver
pool, Ohio will oppose First Vice
President f. L. Wheatley of Tren-
ton, n. J. Bro Wheatley is MEM
Der of Local Union 9, East Liver
pool
Second Vice President Frank
Hull in charge of the western Of
fee on the coast will be opposed by
a brother member Of his local,
Harold West, liner, Local Union
124, East Liverpool.
A similar situation occurs in the
race for third vice president. James
Slaven, incumbent, will be opposed
by Clair Armstrong. Both are
members Of Local Union 124, East
Liverpool.
Verne d. Phillips, sanitary cast
or from Local Union so, Camden,
n. ]. opposes Charles Zimmer, in
cumbent, for the office Of fourth
vice president.
In the race for fifth vice pres
dent, now vacant due to the death
iof George H. Newboff last Decefa-
Der, Arthur Devlin, packer from
Local Union 184 will oppose Fred
Perdunn, caster, from Local Union
35. Both are Trenton locals.
II candidates Wed for the office
of sixth vice president now held by
George Turner. Bro. Turner did
not seek reelection, due to illness.
James Coffey. kilnman from Local
/ Union 122, Cambridge, Ohio and
Frank Dales, caster from Local
/ Union 4, East Liverpool, will con-
test for this office.
T. ]. Desmond present seventh
vice president is opposed by
Charles B. Boso, kilndrawer, Local
Union IT, East Liverpool.
Eighth Vice President Joshua
Chadwick, jiggerman from Local
Union No. y, East Liverpool, will
have as his opponent George Brunt,
caster from Local Union 4, East
Liverpool.
For the honor of attending the
American Federation of Labor con-
vention next Fall, two to be elect
ed. one east of the Allegheny
mountains and one from the west,
Joseph D. Brown, packer from
Local Union 80 and John Simpson,
caster from Local Union 45, Tren-
ton, will be the eastern representa-
tives on the ballot.
Hazel Brown, liner from Local
| Union 121, Sebring, Ohio, the only
female member on the ballot will
oppose Frank Campbell, jiggerman
from Local Union 122, Cambridge,
Ohio, for the western representa-
tive.
A detailed report of the election
returns is now in the hands of the
printer and will be forwarded to
all local unions within a short time.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
General Election To Be
Held The First Meeting
Nieht of Locals In Nav

months baong throughout the trade
following meeting Of the committee
Saturday evening headquarters when they checked the returns
variou local. in the primary election
Brotherhood Potters
their every yearfor wyear Following the
Chosen organization will the oath Of office the
Atlantic City the latter Of June
Seeking NJ Duffy Local Union
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
RedIandS Scribe Makes
Be|ated Report To Trade
OF Conditions On Coast

Redans CaNo doubt the sanitary locals all over the trade
happened 2s
statements made at the New York Conference
unfortunate that this scribe full
complete of the entire situation which brought about the
position occupy doing would opinion do
honorable capable
with the pottery industry This he exemped while here
in his across the board dealings with this local.
full details Let's
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-24
New Hospital This Fall Possible
Community Concert Associations
Drive Ends: Lost Number Sunday

Inc kenneWtck-ASCO COM
munity concert association wound
up itsb litz for members Saturday,
and yesterday reported all esats
in, the high school auditorium for
next year had been sold.
The drive followed a dinner
meeting at the Riviera upper
club in Pasco, with president
Frank Maupin, Mrs. Maupin, Mr..
and Mrs. D. M. Deeter, and Mr..
and Mrs. George Cloud, all of
Kennewick, and rs. c. L. Booth
and Mrs. Robert Glen of Pasco,
present. Joel Kimball, association
representative from New York
attended the meeting. Sales total
ed $500.
No additional member will be
accepted for next year and adj
mission is by membership only.
LAST NUMBER SUNDAY
Last number Of this years SER
les will be at 4 pm. Sunday in
the high school auditorium here.
The artists are Ethel Bartlett
and Rae Robertson. In q recital
for two pianos.
Ethel Bartlett was born on The
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-24
Cherry Crop Is
Most Valuable

Growing cherries turned out
to be the biggest gross money
crop per acre in 1913 in the area
covered by the Kennewick irripa-
ton district, q report by Secre-
tary E. H. Brand revealed.
Average revenue received by
Cherry growers per acre was
$496. That was slightly more
than the revenue for mint which
totalled $452 per acre.
Grape revenue fell far down.
the list In the district in 1913 be-
cause OF a poor price and only
a fair yield. The grape crop was
listed as bringing $3.50 per acre
in 1913.
Other crops an6 the gross rev.
enue per acre: Asparagus s2s5;
potatoes $193; apples $500:
peaches 1921; plums $ls9; apri.
cots $500; pears 1SS.
OF course, grape tree growing
topped all Of them by a large
margin but only three acres were
planted. They average q gross
revenue of $4,000 per acre.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-24
II More Days in
Letter Contest

There are only IL more days
today until that contest which
pays q dollar q word will end.
Gene Spaulding, president Of
the chamber Of commerce, called
this to the attention Of the Cour-
ier-Reporter yesterday. He said
many excellent letters" have
been received on the subject Of
how to improve Kennewick as q
shopping center but that this did
not mean that the winning letter
had come In yet.
No letters will be judged nutil
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-24
New pasco Semi Weekly Soon
Courier Also 10
Become Twice a
Week Newspaper

eliminating months of effort,
the Mid-Columbia Publishers,
Inc, announced today plans for
the operation of newspapers in
Benton and Franklin counties.
A new paper, the Pasco Empire,
will be launched within thirty
days as twice a week publica-
ton, designed to. serve Pasco and
the surrounding rural commune
ties.
Included in the organization
Is the Kennewick Courier-Report-
ter, which will become a semi
weekly as soon as facilities are
available.
Officers Of the corporation are
Rolfe Tuve, publisher of the
Kennewick Courier-Reporter as
president, and Arthur A. Hag-
IN, who last week resigned as
president and editor of the Pas
CO Herald, as vice-president.
The corporation is designed to
fulfill the need for expanded fa-
cilities to serve the needs of the
rapidly growing newspapers in
volved.
Hagman learned the newspaper
business at the Ashland wis
consin) Daily Press, later becom-
ing Vice-president and general
manager of the Siebel Publish
ing company Of Chicago, nation
a trade magazine publishers.
During the war he became in
dustrial relations director for the
firm of Manning, Maxwell and
Moore Of Muskegon, Mich.
Tuve came to Kennewick in
March, 1945, to assume publica-
ton Of the Courier-Reporter with
commercial printing operation.
! Production facilities will be
Maintained infPasco and Kenl1e-
wick. All production will be so
routed that specialized facilities
will be used for greatest effici-
ency in newspaper and CONNER
cial printing operations.
The combined stats Of news
papers will be used for united
news and advertising coverage
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-24
Homestead Home
Southwest from
.kenneWick Burns

While Kepnewick firemen were
watching names consume 4 home
in Finley Tuesday, another home
IL miles southwest Of Kenne-
wick was going up in smoke.
Local firemen were called to
Finley at 10 minutes after noon.
Gilbert Clodfelter's home was
discovered afire at 1915 pm. the
same day.
Both were total losses. Clod-
felter said his house was worth
$1l,500 and household goods lost
in the fire were valued at $4,000.
Only $500 insurance will be
collected, he said.
The Clodfelter fire started In
the front room. Two soil conser-
walton men driving by noticed
smoke emanating from the house.
They drove in and notified Mrs.
Clodfelter who was at home with
her son. She went in but found
no fire. Then they all went into
the front room and discovered the
blaze.
Mr.. Clodfelter was out In the
field ana when he arrived they
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