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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20
PITCHER, CATCHER
 SIGN up, DETROIT

DETROIT, Jan. 2O.-IR- The Detroit Tigers filed away two more signed contract today-from south paw pitched Ted Gray and catcher Bob Swift.
 Red Rolfe, new Tiger manager, said young Gray "has lot of class and promised to give him every possible chance" next season. Gray posted six victories against two de- feats last year.
 Earlier, pitchers Hal Newhouser, Paul Trout and Hal White had signed contracts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20
U UTAH TO PLAY
 $ WASH. IN FIRST
 GRID GAME IN '49

SEATTLE, Jan. 20.-tR- T h e first opponent on the University of Washington 1949 football schedule will be the University of Utah.
 Athletic Director Harvey Casslll said the game will be played here sept. IT.
 Utah is also scheduled to play Oregon State College Sept. "A at Salt Lake City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20
1,oOO-Yen Noies 10
 Be issued in Tokyo

TOKYO. Jan. 20.-lR- It is too much trouble, union bank workers said in effect today, to count 100 yen notes.
 To cut down on their work they asked that 1000 yen notes be is- sued.
 The 1G0-yen notes are the largest in circulation now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20
FIGHT DOPE

Results of fights last night are as fellows:
 New York Manhattan Center) = Rusty Payne, 18lat, Pittsburgh, out pointed Curtis Sheppard, 2o3, Bal timore, 10.
 Sacramento, Calif.-Chief Archie Whitewater. 134, Oakland, knocked cut Baby Picazo, 133, Mexico City 9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20

More than 5000 fires broke out in hotels and boarding houses in one year in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20

after consulting with the Attorney General Barr withdrew his amend ment
 No Tax Credit
 A second effort was made by Senator Anita Garnick to reinsert into the bill provision for an individual tax credit for residents of the Territory. As originally in reduced. the bill provided a tax credit of up to S45 for residents but th!s was eliminated by the House. Senator Garnick's attempt to return to $45 credit while the bill was in the Committee of the Whole was unsuccessful for want ef a second to her motion.
 This morning Senator Garnick moved to amend the bill by pro- giding for a S25 credit against the lax levied on Alaskan residents. In support of her amendment she said that it has been her understand ing that the Income Tax Bill was aimed especially at non-residents. The amendment was voted down s-l2 with Senators Anderson, Enge- breth and Mackenzie voting with senator Garnick in the affirmative
 The Senate recessed until 1:30 o'clock this afternoon
 The House of Representatives held a very brief session this morn ing, read it's journal and recessed 10 permit the Ways and Means Committee to work on the Business License Tax Bill
 IN SENATE YESTERDAY P. M.
 After long discussion and hearing a number of witnesses, the Sena- tors yesterday afternoon defeated an amendment offered by Senator Butrovich to exempt insurance companies which pay the two per cent gross tax on insurance prem .ums from the provision of the net income tax. The vote on the mea- sure was 8-8, Republican Senators Garnick and Engebreth voting with Democrats Anderson, Huntley, Riv- CTS Mackenzie Lyng and Peratro- vich On the negative side.
 Senator Butrovich, who is in the insurance business ip Fairbanks, made an eloquent plea for his amendment, stating that in 1888 he epresented 23 fire insurance com- panies and that all except five of them have withdrawn from the Fairbanks field and additional bur dens such as the income tax may chase out others or prevent new companies from coming in.
 The area, he said, is short of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20
TIDE FABLE
JANUARY 21

JANUARY 2I
 Low tide, OPS am, 1.6 it. High tide, 6:51 am, 16.8 it. } Low tide, 1924 pm, 1.9 1t. High tide, 1927 pm, 12.9 it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-20
BILL
 WOULD RAISE
 FUELS TAX

tContinued from Page One)
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07
Hadassah Hold
Youth AIiyah
Supper Oct. 9

Hadassah's tenth annual Youth
Aliyah Harvest Festival celebra-
ton this year is a kosher Succoth
Supper to be held Oct. 9 in the
patio of the DR.. Arnold Lieber-
man home, 1913 N. Country Club.
Mrs. Arnold Lieberman, Youth
Aliyah chairman, referring to the
occasion said, $50 anxious are
we to have a successful affair for
the benefit of our Youth Aliyah
program that we purposely sought
to present something a little diff
ferent to the Tucson community.
There will be excellent food, and
plenty of it."
During the course of the eve
ming there will be music and en-
tertainment. Those desiring to
play cards informally, will have
an opportunity to do so. The en-
tire community is invited to the
Harvest Festival which is always
a happy prelude to Hadassah's
Continued on page III
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07
Mass Meeting
Protests Plan
For Jerusalem

Four local Zionist organizations
joined together to call a commun-
ity meeting last night at Anshei
Israel to protest against the in
ternationalism Of Jerusalem by
the UN.
Speakers were Morris Margu-
lies, New York, member of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and
Ernest Michel, Los Angeles, a
long time internee of concentra-
ton camps.
They urged the audience to
make protests to the White
House and to Congress, after
stressing the implications and adj
verse effect of internationaliza-
ton of Jerusalem on Israel.
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07
Kitchen Shower Ben N. Brook
Next Wednesday, Takes Up New
For New Temple Council Job

Ben N. Brook, new Council
executive, arrived Tuesday night
to assume his new duties. He met
with the Executive Committee in
a special meeting Wednesday
night. 4.
Referring to his new assign
ment with enthusiasm, in an in
terview with the Arizona Post,
Mr.. Brook said, what impressed
me in coming to Tucson was the
friendliness and good spirit of
the community. am particularly
pleased by the concern shown
with the needs of Jewry, whether
in Israel, Europe or in Tucson.
The enthusiasm and willingness
to work for CJA is a good indi-
CONTINUED on page III
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07
Jewish Agency
Severe Fiscal
Problems Seen

Tel Aviv, (JTA)--The Israel
Cabinet summoned the Knesset
financial committee for an urgent
meeting to discuss the desperate
financial situation. of the Jewish
Agency which is now facing a
deficit of $60,000,00O due mainly
to the expenditures connected
with the absorption of immigrants
and decreased 1949 funds from
UJA.
The financial committee also
discussed problems dealing with
the development of the Dead Sea
potash works and with the allo-
cation of part of the loan OBJ
tanned from the Export-Import
Bank for the development of the
natural resources of the Dead
Sea.
The governments economic pol
icies were attacked here last night
by DR.. Fritz Bernstein, head of
the General Zionist Party in Is
rael He charged that the gov
ernment's present policy served
only to keep foreign investments
from finding their way into the
Jewish state At the same time,
he revealed that the General
Zionists are prepared to enter
the Cabinet if adequate provisions
are made for relatively stable
economic policy"
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07

Sisterhood Temple Emanu-EPs
Kitchen Shower Oct. II for the
new Temple building appropri-
ately will be an innovation.
Knowing the generosity of Tue
sonians in wanting to help fur
nish the new kitchen and mindful
of the predicament brides often
find after showers, when they
receive duplicates of some articles
and none of others, the Sister
hoods plan will prevent this,
says Mrs. Jack Nevins, president.
A complete array of needed
kitchen tools have already been
purchased. These will be display
ed with the actual cost price
Wholesale and less). Members
and Temple friends may then
purchase them at cost as a con-
tribution. They will then be tab
bed with the donors name and
CONTINUED on page III
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07
Young Israel
Dinner-D1nce
Set For Oct 10

First Of the winter SocialS to
be given by the Sisterhood Young
Israel is Simchas Torah Dinner
Dance in the patio of the Max
Wendell home, E. Adams on Sun
day, Oct. Is at $50 pm.
Dinner and dance music will
be played by Harry Bee and his
orchestra, who will also present
entertainment diversions.
Mrs. Jerome Chase is chairman
and Mrs. Ike Ruben co-chairman
Continued on page A.
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07
Schedule For
Dedication OF
New Temple

Oct. Z First Friday night ser
vice S:15. pm.
Oct. 8 Formal Dedication Cere-
monies 500 pm.
Presentation of Canfata
Invitations iSSued)
Oct. 8 Special Youth Service
11:3O am.
Oct. 9 Community Open House
rs pm.
Oct. 10 Mems Club Open House
500 pm.
Oct. IL TYO Dance and Social
1880 pm.
Oct. IL SisterhoOd Kitchen
Shower 1870 pm.
Oct. Is Young Peoples Get-tO-
gether $3.50 pm.
Oct. II Concluding Friday Mite
Service 8:15 pm.
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07

sergeant-at-arms, Leroy Feig; as
siSt. SER Arthur Goldstein; chap
lain Kenneth Schacter.
A busy season is planned.
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07

kovitz is the chairman from AZA.
Temporary officers are: pres.
Clyde Schnacher; vice-pres. Davis
BORROW; sec. treas. Eugene Karp;
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07

be identical with that of AZA
and affiliated with the B'nai Birth
organization, making the fifth ac-
tive BIB unit in Tucson. Jack Lev
The Arizona post., 1949-10-07

Boys of junior high school age
were formed into a Junior AZA
last month at the instigation of
the senior AZA. It's program will
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Public Graduate To Home Ownership
From LoW-Rent Housing, Congress Told

Washington UPA)-The Hous-
ing Act of 1949, which authorizes
federal aid to build $4,000 dwell
ing units for low-income families,
is a "major milestone in housing
history" Housing & Home Finance
Administrator Raymond Foley told
the Sparkman subcommittee of the
Joint Congressional Committee on
\ the Economic Report.
Appearing before the group in
vestigating problems of low-income
families, Foley and Public Housing
Commissioner John T. Egan, docu-
mented their contention with actual
cases of families living in Balti-
more Housing authority dwellings.
Experience has shown, they told
the Congressman, that public hous-
ing can serve as secure base,
from which families can graduate"
to home ownership. Already con-
structed public housing has demon
strated immediate benefits to the
families housed in improved
health of wage-earners, resulting
in less absenteeism and resulting
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Clyde Jones Heads
Local Union No. "A.

Sebring, Ohio-Local Union No,
"a installed officers for the ensu-
ing six months at their meeting on
Dec. IL. The slate is as follows
Clyde Jones, president; Bro. Smith,
vice president; Chester Brunt, re-
cording secretary; Phil Schroeder,
financial secretary; ]. l. Sullivan,
per cent collector; M. J. Conny,
treasurer; Bro. Lee, guard; Bro.
McDaniels, inspector, and Bro.
McBane, trustee.
Since our last letter to the
Herald the following brothers
have passed on, namely, d. Frank
Jones, Albert Badderly, Herbert
Allison, Arthur Boughner and F..
M. Howell. Our sincere sympathy
to members of their families.
Margaret Maley, mother of Bro.
L. Y. Maley passed away recently.
She was a grand mother and a
loyal friend.
The officers and members of
Local Union "A wishe to extend
the seasons greetings to national
officials and the members in gen.
eral throughout the trade.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Next Meeting Of
Canonsburg Local
Monday, Jan. IS

Canonsburg, Pa.-The following
officers have been elected to serve
Local Union 81 for the first six
months of the new year:
John M a mra k, president; ;
Charles Harris, vice president; /;
Calvin Bixby, recording secretary;
Clarence Wright, financial secre-
tary; Ann Bender, treasurer; Rose
Koplen, defense collector; Roy Pat
ton, Inspector; Emil Dorchak,
guard; Nancy Delaney, j. c. Small
and Evert Merideth, trustees; sta
tistician, w. S. George Plant No. 2,
John Whitlow; Canonsburg Pot
terry, William Donkin.
Due to the fact that our next
meeting falls on New Years, Local
Union 81 will not meet again until
Monday, January 16.
We take this opportunity to wish
our national officials and the of
ficers and members of each local
union in the Brotherhood, Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
-O.C. 81
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Chadwick InstaIIs
Officers At Last
Meeting Of No. II

Local Union No. IL had a very
fine turnout at their last meeting
when officers for the ensuing term
were installed.
Eighth Vice President Josh Chad
wick administered the oath of
obligation to the following: V. E.
Guy" Digman, president; Ernest
Farmer" Terrence, vice president;
John Weber, recording secretary;
Francis Cubberly, financial secre-
tary; Willard Rutter, Inspector;
Cyril Plant, guard; Harry Bond,
trustee.
We owe it to these new officers,
to attend meetings regularly and
aid them in carrying out the wishes
of the local. They promise to make
our meetings brief and interesting.
Congratulations to John Weber
who begins his 44th term as an Of
ficer of Local Union II. We doubt
if there are many in the trade who
can match this record.
Brothers Finlay, Weber, Grafton,
Haynes and McKinnon were named
to Trades and Labor
Council. They will keep US posted
on the activities of organized labor
in this district.
The auditing committee reported
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Local Union ia
Seeks Information
On New Pattern

Past president Ed. Curry install
ed the following officers at the
meeting Of Local Union l24 Tues
day evening:
K. c. Armstrong, president; Fred
Mountford, vice president; Harold
Williams, financial secretary; Nor
man Whippler, recording secre-
tary; Wilbur Harmon, treasurer;
Myrtle Hutchinson, IN p tor;
Ethel Jones, guard; Henry Cress-
well, statistician.
There will be no meeting on Dec.
27 but a special session has been
called for Tuesday, January 3.
Important business will be trans
acted at this meeting and all men,
bers are urged to be present.
The local is seeking information
concerning a plaid underglaze, BIZ
secting band and line pattern. Any
one working on such pattern or
can furnish information concerning
same is requested to contact Off
cials of Local Union 124. Your help
in this matter will be greatly ap-
preciated as the local feels this is
strictly liners work. -O.C. 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Scribe Writes OF
Gains Made Under
NB0P Leadership

Ford City, Pave were very
much interested in the signing OF
a new contract with the Standard
plants, and the fine work done by
our national officials and commit
tee in securing a pension and well
fare plan. When we sean back the
pages of history and see the for
ward strides made for employees
in the pottery industry under the
banner of the N. B. of o. p, who,
among us today at the trade,
can doubt the sincerity of
our national officials in promoting
our interests in a progressive man.
ner, equal to that of any other
labor organization in the country
today.
We must not overlook the fact
that this forward progress has
been accomplished in true trade
union policies of a democratic pro-
cedure, sitting around the table
discussing our grievances with the
manufacturers, while production. is
maintained and employees drawing
their pay, in lieu of issuing an
ultimatum and hitting the bricks"
so to speak, causing untold hard
ships on employees and their fam
lilies.
We sometimes wonder why all
this dissatisfaction with our lead
ers. Have we reached the stage
where we are to sit back and see
those few with petty personal
grievances, take over the reins of
the Brotherhood and tear down all
our accomplishments over the
years? Think this over brothers
and sisters and ask yourself this
What have | done to-
ward the good of the organization"
1t will only be short time until
all will be making resolutions for
the new year. What better resolu-
tion could we make than to resolve
to give our full support to our
chosen officials and to carry out
the policies of the organization to
the best of our ability. Better still,
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
metuchen Potters
Elect Bondics To
Head Local ia

Metuchen, N. Local No. ia
held an election of officers at its
last meeting on December 10, with
the following elected to office:
George Bondics, president; William
Golden, vice president; Andrew
Lesko, financial Walter
l.. Szelc, recording secretary.
Brother George Bondics is we'll
known among our members, having
held every office in our organiza-
ton, and we feel with his vast
knowledge of the operations of the
Local, he will carry on his fine
spirit and leadership he has shown
in the past. Bro. Lesko is serving
his sixth term as financial-secre-
tary and we all wish to extend a
vote of thanks for his past and
present service. Bro. Golden has
served as Chairman of the Shop
Committee and will carry on with
these additional duties during his
tenure in office. Bro. Szelc is serv-
ing his second term as recording
secretary.
Brother Donely Jones, who de-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22

Members of his family were at his
bedside when death came.
He was widely known through
out the ranks of the Brotherhood,
having addressed the delegates at
several conventions and through
his personal contacts with potters
at the Union Label Industries
Show which he managed, the only
labor-management. show of its kind
in the world.
Mr.. Ornburn was a native of
Moberly, Mo. He joined the Inter
national Union of Cigar Makers
in 1908. He has been secretary
treasurer of the Union Label
Trades Department for many
years.
Beyond anything known before
and through his efforts the Union
Label Trades Department became
one of the most vital units in the
AT. of L." President Duffy COM
mented in the passing OF his long
time friend. "Public relations had
been greatly advanced in the at
tainment of labor's basic objective
at the annual industrial exhibits of
the Union Label Trades Depart
ment. This medium of advertising
L a b r. Management accomplish
ments was originated, planned and
produced by Mr.. Ornburn," he add
ed.
President Duffy, third vice pres
ident of the Union Label Trades
attended the funeral
in Washington on Wednesday,
along with other top officials of the |
A. F. of l..
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Aid To Housing
With Bios Pocfs
To Be Halted

Washington LPA) - Housing
placed under racial or religious re-
strictions under covenants filed
after FEBRUARY Is, 1850, will not
get federal aid, two agencies have
announced. They are the Federal
Housing Administration and the
Veterans Administration. The reg
ulations carry out the anti-discrim-
ination policies recently announced
by the Truman Administration. The
ban will apply only to covenants
filed with courts, and not to agree
ments not so filed.
Meanwhile Rep. O'Hara Cd, Ill.,
a member of the House Banking
Committee, predicted rent controls
would be extended beyond June 80,
1850, when the present law expires.
In New York, however, the Federal
Landlords Committee was warned
by its president that federal rent
controls would end June 80, and
the group began working for a
state law that would provide for
residential control by the state,
and guarantee the landlords fair
return on their investment.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22

higher earning. Sufferers from dis
eases associated with life in the
slums-persons with arrested cases
of tuberculosis, for instance-often
have their earning power at least
partly restored after they've lived
under decent conditions for a time.
"Even more substantial" Egan
maintained, "is the long-run i'm
provement of income. Children are
healthier, and grow up with less
chance of income cuts caused by
illness. There is less delinquency,
and better-adjusted families, both
adults and children.
"Public housing should serve as
a reservoir of housing accommoda-
tions," Foley said, "to care for an
ever-changing group of families
who cannot otherwise be adequate
ly housed"
Both private enterprise housing,
and the public program can contri-
butte to "a high and stabilized level
of BODYBUILDING with the aids pro-
vided by the Housing Act of 1949,"
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Three-We eek Loaf
For Employees At
". S. George Plant

East Palestine, Ohio-The w. S.
George Pottery Co., is closing for
the annual inventory, giving about
700 workers nearly a three week
Christmas vacation, Clarence S.
Ward, secretary-treasurer ann
ounces.
The huge circular kilns at Plants
No. / and 4, already are down
while the warehouse and decorat-
ing shops were shut down Dec. p.
There are about $50 employees at
Plant No. l and about $50 at Plant
No. 4, officials say.
Besides making the annual in
ventory, incidental repairs to ma
chinery and a general overhaul of
the plants will take place, it is re-
ported.
Production will resume Monday,
January 9.
Meanwhile pottery officials are
making plans to display one new
shape in dinnerware and eight new
decorations at the annual China
and Glass Show in the William
Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, from Jan.
5 through l3. Pottery manufactur-
ers from the entire country have
exhibits at the show.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-12-22
Meeting Of Local
Union 122 Lasts
Over -Four Hours

Cambridge, Ohio-Our first Dec.
ember local meeting was long
drawn out affair lasting over four
hours. The largest crowd in months
heard some long-winded oratory
along with much constructive dis
cussion. The proposal for a work
ing agreement for Plant as pre-
pared by Mr.. Jordan on his visit
a few weeks ago came in for a
lengthy going over Things are
Strengthening out in good order.
There was also gripe by a new
kiln hand who is to work six
months nights before changing
shift. This and other problems are
in the hands of the shop commit
tee to take up with the manage
ment.
1t seems that my mention of Re-
ciprocal Trade Agreements has
stirred up quite some interest.
James Coffey, who appears well
versed on this subject gave us
thorough outline of it's workings.
Our Legislative Committee is very
active.
Nominations for local officials
were made and a lengthy list of
candidates will be presented at our
December 18th meeting. A spirit
ed election is expected. Come out
and root for your choice.
Sen. Taft stopped in Cambridge
on his journey through the coun-
ties of Ohio. He is thoroughly
stumping the state in hope of re-
election. His talks are much ado
about nothing. My purpose of men
tioning him is to keep him in the
minds of the readers and voters
-O.C. 122