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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Vote Nears After
Floor Debate On
'LoW-Rent Housing

Washington (LPA) Most up-to-
the-minute argument that the Natl
Association of Home Builders can
muster up to inspire lastminute
fight against the low-rent housing
bill is George Washington's fare
well address, invoked by NAHB
xecutive vice-president Frank
Cortright on the eve of House de-
bate.
On June 21, the House debate
will start, with unlimited opportun-
ity for amendments from opponents
of the bill to encourage local auth
critics. to build 1,050,000 units of
low-rent housing, and to work out
plans for local slum clearance and
urban redevelopment.
After bottling up any public
housing bills for literally years, the
House Rules Committee last week
reversed itself, and voted to send
the measure to the floor. 1t would
have come up for debate six days
later, in any case, since Rep. Brent
Spence Cd, Ky.) of the House
Banking Committee had served
notice that he would exercise his
rights on that day to bring it to
the floor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

New York (LPA)-While steel
production continued it's fantastic
drop this week industry executives
expressed satisfaction with the sit
uation on grounds that it Should
serve to strengthen the market"
Translated, that means they'll
make more money. This view was
expressed to reporters by steel men
as comment on a letter sent by
Eugene Weir to stockholders Of his
Natl Steel Corp. Weir predicted
I'm the letter that production will go
down to $50 of capacity by July l..
This March it was 1920. In April
Weir predicted that it would event
ually hit low of 75e6.
Effect of this policy by the steel
industry continues to be seen in
layoffs. Last week Wheeling Steel
Corp. laid off 100 employees in
Wheeling, w. Va. In Philadelphia,
Lukens Steel Co. announced lay
offs in connection with closing
down a plate mill. Timken Roller
Bearing Co. in Canton, Ohio, laid
off its 642nd worker last week after
shutting down three electric fum-
aces. Timken is producing at 32%
of capacity, lowest rate since 1888.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Unions Fighting
Insurance Trusts

Boston (LPA)-Organized labor
in the Bay state is having a new
showdown battle with the Insur-
ance Trust.
Some weeks ago, labor lost a
struggle to take workmen's acci-
dent compensation out of the hands
of private insurance companies
and place it in state hands.
Now the labor movement is
pushing a bill for cash sickness
benefits to be administered solely
by the state, and again the insur-
ance companies are fighting it.
Under the m sure it put
through the legislature, workers
who are forced to lay off from
their jobs because of illness would
receive the same cash benefits as
are now paid under unemployment
insurance.
A unique feature is that the bill
leaves the way open for a national
disability insurance law. The bill
specified that if Congress passes
such law, then the Federal gov
ernment would be permitted to
take over the state system.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Local Union 121
Lists Officers For
Next Six Months

Sebring, Ohio-Local Union 121
met in V.F.W. home for their reg
ular session with President Thelma
Craven, presiding.
We were honored in having with
US Dale Beckett, president of Sc
bring Trades and Labor Council
who spoke on several subjects of
interest to labor.
Election of officers was held with
the following named to serve for
the next six months: Thelma
Craven, president; Lucille Butch,
vice president; Harry Mccarthy,
recording secretary; Mary Govern,
financial secretary; Winifred John
son, defense secretary; H e e n
Craven, treasurer; Elenor Murray,
guard; Inez MCGOWAN, inspector;
Wilma Dunlap, trustee.
Beulah Reich is convalescing in
the Alliance City Hospital, follow
ing an operation. Her many friends
wish her a speedy recovery.
Local 121 has the distinction of
having the first member of the fair
sex to be elected as delegate to
the American Federation of Labor
Our best wishes to
Sister Hazel Brown who, in her vic
tory, beat out a good labor man,
Frank Campbell of Local
Union 122 in Cambridge, leader
in labor circles in that district.
The old saying, ''The Best Man
Wins" again proved true in the
election of our president, Bro.
James Duffy and Bro. Chas. Jordan
for secretary-treasurer. These bro
theirs were subject of much criti-
,ism during the past year and their
reelection should prove to the op-
position how their fellow workers
feel.
The Limoges China is working
good, the Royal on part-time
,asis, and the French-Saxon COM
1letely down for the past three
weeks. We sincerely hope work
Dicks up for it is very hard making
ends meet, especially those with
families.
AS this is my last letter as O.C.,
wish to extend congratulations to
President Duffy and the entire
Board, keep up the good
work fellows. -O.C. III
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
UNION TAKES OVER
RAIL HOSPITAL ASSN

Denver, Colo. {LPA) = Another
railroad hospital association-that
of the Colorado & Southern-has
passed under the control of the
Railroad Brotherhoods. Heretofore,
the railroads management control
led the setup, though workers paid
the bulk of the costs.
Under a new agreement just ne
gotiated, board of trustees-fve
selected by the unions and four by
management-will run the associa-
ton, which has working arrange
ments with 13 hospitals in Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and New Mexico
to provide care for injured rail-
readers.
Workers pay one per cent of
their monthly earnings to the hos
pital fund, which covers medical,
and hospital care.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Florida Okuys
Lawyers Union
Closed Shop

Tallahassee, Fla. (LPA) - By
order of the state supreme court,
the "closed shop" has been imposed
on all lawyers in Florida, and they
must pay dues in the Bar Associa-
tion or be tossed out Of their pro-
fession.
That's the dictum just imposed
by six to one decision of the high
tribunal-and in a state which pro-
hibits the closed shop when it
comes to workers.
The decision is the aftermath of
a petition filed by the Bar Associ-
alton which had conducted refer
endum on the issue among the
states 2700 attorneys. Of these,
1851 voted-1131 in favor of the
compulsory closed shop and 500
against, the Lawyers Union" in
formed the court.
AS in other states, the closed
shop was put over under the fancy
name of "integrated bar" Rulers
of the Bar Association claimed they
needed such setup to discipline"
lawyers who violated codes of
ethics.
In granting the "integrated bar"
the Supreme Court declared that
27 states have established that
form of closed shop for lawyers.
AS justification for it, the court
said it would obligate all lawyers
of the state "to help bear the bur
den of carrying on the activities of
the BARN other words, that
there would be no "free riders"
Also, the tribunal defended COM
pulsory dues on the ground that
at would not be possible to put on
an integrated bar program without
means to defray the expense"
1t presented lot of other argu-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
21st Outing Greatest Picnic In Brotherhood History
54h Annual Convention Will Open Monday, June 27
Jones Heads Local
Union No. "a For
Next Six Months

Sebring, Ohio-Local Union al
elected officers at their last meet
ing with the following being named
for the new term; President, Clyde
Jones; Andy Zeides, vice president; ;
Chester Brunt, recording secretary;
Philip Schroeder, financial secre-
tary; j. /. Sullivan, defense col
lector; Mike Conny, treasurer; B.
Daniels, inspector; Frank Lee,
guard; Jesse Nelson, trustee.
Bro. John Hamilton who has
headed Local "A for the past AZ
years, did not seek reelection, due
to i'll health. Our best wishes goes
to John for a speedy recovery from
his illness and maye he soon return
to an active role in the ranks of
Local A. Bro. Clyde Jones, his sue
cessor, is a jiggerman at the
Limoges China.
The shops in Sebring are not
very good at present with
the exception of the Limoges China
and Spaulding China. The French
Saxon is completely down and the
Strong Manufacturing Co., the
largest industry in Sebring, has
laid off nine hundred employees.
Sebring was a deserted village
on June Is with over half the popu-
lation attending the picnic at Idora
Park. Our hats are off to the COM
mittee for a wonderful outing.
The delegates to convention will
leave this week end. Bro. Godfrey
Edie, alternate, will attend the
in place of Bro. Car
man Workman. who is ill.
Our next regular meeting will be
held on June 27 and all members
are urged to be present. -O.C. "A
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
NLRB Examiners Chdrqe
CSC With Unseemly Haste

tions, Edwards has ordered the ap-
peal heard this week. The NLRB
examiners will attend the session
under protest.
The Mcfarland Board, which
substantially disqualified 26 of the
NLRB's 27 top examiners, and a
number of examiners in other
agencies, is headed by Carl Nc
Farland, counsel for the NAM in
it's current attempt to overthrow
the lobbyists registration act. His
two principal colleagues on the
board are former American Bar
Assn presidents. All are promin-
ent corporation lawyers, and are
known to have strong anti-unlon
prejudices.
Protests from labor and liberal
groups over the boards action
forced it to review a number of its
findings. Most of the trial exam
iners in other government agencies
have been approved for continued
employment. But nine NLRB Off
cials are still rated as Totally dis
qualified, eight more are listed so
low as to make it almost impossible
for them to keep their jobs, and
another nine have been denoted
one or two pay grades.
When the original report of the
Mcfarland Board was published it
was widely charged that its design
was to purge" government agen-
cies of impartial trial officers, and
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Large Turnout At
Last Meeting Of
Local Union No. 20

Steubenville, Ohio-Local Union
20 had one of the largest turnouts
of the year present at their last
meeting when officers for the new
term were elected. Never in the
writer's memory has so much in
terest been shown in an election.
The results were as follows:
James Gouker, president: Charles
Spurrier, vice president; Harry T.
Brady, recording secretary; j.
Harry Rogers, financial secretary
treasurer; Anna Bartels, defense
collector; Clark Vandine, inspector;
David Cushine, guard; j. F. Gun
kel, statistician; James Coulter,
trustee.
The local also decided to send
their full quota of delegates to
convention and Harry T. Brady
and Harry Rogers, won out in a
spirited election. -O.C. 20
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

Washington (LPA) - Attorneys
for seven NLRB trial examiners
threatened with loss of their jobs
by the Mcfarland Board, controlled
by the NAM and the American Bar
Association, last week charged the
Civil Service Commission with sun
seemly haste" in denying them
adequate time to prepare their ap-
peals.
Judge John. Edwards, chairman
of CSC's appeals board has turned
down the NLRB officials motion to
disqualify the findings of the Nc
Farland group, altho csc has not
denied the trial examiners charges
that it is guilty of "bias and pre-
judice, both religious and econ
omic." Besides depriving the NLRB
men many of the procedural rights
customarily observed in such cases,
the csc has failed to permit their
attorneys to examine the state
ments made against them.
Edwards informed Charles Hor-
sky, lawyer for seven of the
NLRB hearing officers, that the
case against his clients is based
upon the report of the Mcfarland
Board, and that the actual charges
will be revealed at, not before, the
appeal.
He also denied Horsky's request
to throw out the findings of the Nc
Farland Board, which the trial ex-
aminers say is an illegal tribunal,
as we'll as a group guilty of reli-
gious prejudice and anti-labor bias.
Overriding all of Horsky's objec-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
PINCH-HITTING!

The following officers were ap-
pointed to serve pro tenn during
the absence of our regular officers
while they are away at convention.
Vice President Leona Swiger will
take over the duties of president;
Treasurer May Brown will serve
as financial secretary, and statisti-
clan Iva Stoddard will fill the re-
cording secretary post.
Local 1876 extends their sympathy
to Mrs. Edith Wright and family
during their recent bereavement.
-O.S. 1876
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Winners In Poid-Up Dues Event

FIRST PRIZE-S10000
Frank Local Union No 8, East Liverpool 0.
SECOND PRIZE-100- Piece Warwick Set
B. R. Hamilton Local Union 10, East Liverpool o.
THIRD PRIZE-53Piece Warwick Set
Goldie Armstrong Union 1872, East Liverpool o.
FOURTH PRIZE-53Piece Warwick Set
J. NJ Local Union 131 East Liverpool o.
FIFTH PRIZE-53-Pece Warwick Set
Harriet Crabtree Local Union SO, East Liverpool 0.
SIXTH PRIZE Years Dues
- . Local Union AZ, Saem Ohio
SEVENTH PRIZE Years Dues
H. A. Chandler ..-... Local Union rs, Coshocton, o.
EIGHTH PRIZE Years Dues
Florence Walker Local Union 49, Beaver Falls, Pa.
NINTH PRIZE Years Dues
Marjorie Brindey Union 49, East Liverpool, o.
TENTH PRIZE Years Dues
Loan McCee Local Union 124, East Liverpool, o.
OLDEST MEMBER TO REGISTER
w r. Anderson 80 ears.. Honorary Member, Tiffn, O.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
OFFICERS NAMED BY
L.U. II FOR NEW TERM

Warrington, w. Va.-The fol-
lowing officers were elected to
serve for the next six months, their
term beginning on July 1st.
William p. Thorne, president;
James Snodgrass, vice president;
John N. Thorne, defense secretary
Walter E. Shutter, recording sec
retary; Charles Broadwaters, trea-
surer; Lester Hawkins, financial
secretary; Sanford Moore, guard; J;
Jay Michael, statistician; Harry
Kendall, Inspector; John E. Hibbs,
trustee; Hershel Hibbs, Harold
Gump and Clyde Fisher, shop COM
mittee. -O.C. II
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

ltIeS Tor tnaL basket picnic fanny
meal, and gracious attendants,
made a big hit with the potters
who acclaimed the reunion the best
over the span of years the Brother
hood has sponsored the outing for
its members.
The picnic committee whic h
worked days and nights on ar
rangements for the big event, was
pretty well worn out when the day
was over but the success of the pic
mic repaid them for their efforts.
Beginning at ten O'Clock in the
morning when all rides throughout
the park were free until II noon,
there were few idle moments
throughout the day and Mr.. Max
Rindin, park manager, stated in all
the years the potters have been
coming to Idora Park, this years
outing was the biggest and most
orderly.
Many an old and almost forgot
ten friendship was renewed as the
potters gathered on the midway or
at one of the features on the all
day program. The baby contest
was the first attraction on the days
agenda and it was a picturesque
sight to see the mothers and their
infants seated in three groups as
the nurses from pottery plants
made their rounds in selecting the
various winners.
Immediately following the baby
show, the penny scramble took the
limelight and the youngsters went
all out in their efforts to gather up
the 'coppers' for that ice cream
cone or popcicle.
The rides hummed during the
two-hour free period in the morn
ing and it was a pleasing sight to
members of the picnic committee
as long lines formed at the various
rides, awaiting their turn to ex-
perience thrill "on the house"
As the noon hour approached,
dad and the children could
be seen carrying their baskets and
haste for a table in the
picnic pavilion for that little snack.
Free Breakfast Cheer Coffee and
cream were available to all and the
estimated 1900 gallons
IF coffee was served.
At one o'clock the sports pro-
gram under the direction of Chair
nan Frank Duffy and his aides
got under way and every race at
,racted record fields of entries. The
.aces ranged from a 50-yard dash
'or girls 7 to 8 years, to a 440-
Yard relay in which three-man
cams competed. The winners were
awarded cash prizes a few seconds
after they crossed the finish line
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23

with approximately l05 dele
gates scheduled to answer the
opening call, it will be quite a pro-
blem for President James M. Duffy
to assign each one to a committee
while attempting to keep in mind
the special talents of each indi-
vidual.
In addition to President Duffy,
the following members of the
Board are attending the three-day
meeting: First Vice President E. l..
Wheatley; Second Vice President,
Frank Hull; Third Vice President,
James Slaven; Fourth Vice Pres
ident, Charles thinner; Sixth Vice
President, George Turner; Seventh
Vice President, T. J. Desmond;
Eighth Vice President, Joshua
Chadwick, and Secretary-Treasurer
Charles Jordan.
The delegates, a majority of
whom are driving to Atlantic City,
are expected to leave this locality
tomorrow and Saturday. Others
have already left, including those
from California.
Members reelected and newly
elected to the Executive Board will
be installed at the convention.
The convention will be in session
approximately ten days to two
weeks.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
$4,000 Potters and Their
Friends Jam Every Nook
And Corner AT Id0ra Park

The annual picnic of the National Brotherhood of Opera
tive Potters has become supercoossa affair This fact
clearly evidenced last Saturday at Idora Park in Youngstown
when % 900 poters and their friends ammed nook and
of the popular resort for days pleasure that will
lnger long in the minds of all those present.
skies in the early forepart of the day threaten
ed to dapen the spirit of potters but long they
started jam into the huge parking lot before nine o'clock
The LARGE park with its fine rides, excellent facll-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
Board Members Will Meet
In 3-Day Session Prior
To Opening of Convention

Brotherhood officials left this week for Atlantic City where three
the
of the fyourth scheduled Monday
27 the spacious and breezwept auditorium the Atlantic City
Mconventon hail.
The meeting of the officials extremely
vention this will undoubtedly
important resolutions be considered
whereby face speedy handling resolutions giving
each the can be
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
NOTICE LOCAL UNION 172

Nomination and election of
officers for next term, Friday
evening, June "a. All members
are requested to attend.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-06-23
NOTICE LOCAL UNION Sc

The next meeting of Local
Union sc will be held the first
Monday following adjournment
of convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-11
OPINIONS SPOKEN
 ON MESSAGE GIVEN
 BY TRUMAN TODAY
By RAIDER wINGET

NEW YORK, July 11.--lR-Busi- ness and financial circles in New York called President Truman's economic proposals to Congress "constructive-for the most part
 Those parts they didn't like, they were flatly against. They have been against them since the President first offered them at previous ses- sions of Congress. The more con- servative still felt there were too many welfare state proposals.
 A great deal of the praise came for those things the President did not propose-policies and recom- mendations which businessmen felt he had toned down or eliminated from his previous programs.
 All of them felt that the major parts of the speech still had to be acted on by Congress. and i've. will wait and see how things turn out.
 Here are some reactions to the Presidential report:
 Wall Street broker: Its on the bullish side. It's on the construc- tive side for the stock market and for business. He has gotten away from an anti-business attitude. He's talking the businessman's language now and he's even using business expression"
 Retail executive: Its typically Truman. Why should he repeal the freight transportation tax and dis criminate against other businesses who have to bear excise taxes? It doesn't seem logical at all. And why should he propose higher mini mum wage again? Nobody needs it. Nothing should be done to pro- ject rigidity into the economy. A higher minimum wage would cause unemployment where the employer could not afford to pay the mini mum but could pay less"
 Railroad executive: T think you find that abolition of the freight tax won't make the railroads too happy. They have been grumbling about the tax on passenger fares, which he doesn't propose doing anything about. It was put on dur ing the war to discourage passenger travel, and it still discourages pas- senger travel. It should be taken off now"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-11
of
 Cruiser Rate
 EndsManailno

NANAIMO, B, C., July 1l.-tR- Winner of the 18th annual Inter- national Cruiser, Race between America and Canada. completed yesterday, was M c. Hopkins of Se- attle's Queen City. Yacht Club.
 He completed the predicted-log race with only 1.3l805 percentage error over the l74 miles from Olympia to Nanaimo-one of sev- en yachtsmen who completed the course within 2 per cent of their predicted time. Ninety -four yachts entered and all but one, the Fusil- fer, which developed engine trouble completed the race.
 Ten of the cruisers are schedul- ed to continue to Juneau, Alaska via Prince Rupert, B. C., in a re- vival of the Capital Capital race from Olympia to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-11

 Declared by
 King George

LONDON, July II -R = King George VI proclaimed a state of emergency today to deal with a crippling strike on the London docks.
 The King acted on the recom- mendation of the Cabinet after wildcat dock strikers defied back to work call hy the Labor Gov ernment.
 A mass meeting of 5000 dockers had voted earlier to continue their stoprage.
 It was the first time the British government had invoked the 1920 Emergency Act since the general strike of 1926. Under the act the government is empowered to draft civilians but not strikers = for work on the docks, may confer extraordinary powers on the police and may commander buildings for the use of troops.
 A total of 10,278 men-out of the London dock force of about 25,000- failed to show up for work this morning. That left 112 ships idle in the tieup denounced by the gov- ernment as Communicated.
 The dispute began with a refusal of British dock workers to handle ships involved in a strike by a Canadian seaman's union.