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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
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Don't Presage Depression voTEsHoW

Washington (LPA)-Since the
House of Representatives, by a
217 to 203 vote passed the infam-
Gus Wood bill-only to send it
back to committee the next day
the nations daily papers have been
filled with cracks about the inef-
fectiveness of labor political action
But that's not what the record
proves. Far from it, in fact.
Substantial proof of labor's new
found political power is demon
strated not only by the recommita
of the Wood bill, but even by the
vote on the bill Itself.
In 1947, 80 Democrats in III
House voted for labor against
Taft Hartley, while 108 voted fo'
the bill and against labor. Only IL
Republicans opposed Taft Hartley,
while 232 supported it.
Last week 181 Democrats lined
up with the unions against the
Wood bill, while only Tall south
erners repudiated their party's
pledge to erase anti-union legisla-
ton from the statute books. Even
the COPS voting record improved.
But while 22 Republicans opposed
the Wood bill 146 voted for it.
Politicians are a slippery lot.
But virtually all of the Congress
men actively supported in their
campaigns last year by labor's
political arms came thru last week.
AFL-LLPE and the Machinists
Political League, basing their
count on the motion to recommit
the anti-union bill, found that only
two of approximately 100 Con-
gressmen they went to bat for
"ratted."
CIO-PAC screened the votes of
the 173 representatives it worked
for, and noted that only five of
them voted for the Wood bill.
This is in sharp contrast to what
happened in the 10th Congress
when over half the Congressman
most unions had supported in the
1914 elections voted for a bill
which would have drafted strikers.
Chiefs of both LLPE and PAC
have already contacted local labor
political leagues, alerting them for
the 1850 campaign. This next time
the balance Of power in the House
will be swung decisively to labor's
side, they declared.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
W hat Next For
Taft-H artIey

Washington (LPA) - President
Truman last week pledged continu-
alton of his fight to repeal the
Taft Hartley law.
He stated flatly that he had not
approved the compromise" Sims
bill, which Speaker Of the House
Sam Rayburn and other moderate
southern Democratic leaders had
thrown into the House in last
minute attempt to side-track the
Wood Halleck bill.
The President declared that the
vote to recommit the Wood bill
after it had passed the House was
victory for the administration,
and was in part due to his state
ment that a Congressman's voting
record is test of Democratic
party loyalty.
The Lesinski bill-which all of
labor has endorsed--is still the
basic administration measure, Tru-
man affirmed, but added that of
course Congress has right to
amend it.
In reply to a question Truman
said that he didn't think that sub
stantial concession to the opposi-
tion would have to be made to get
a Taft Hartley repeater thru Con-
gress. He'll continue to work for a
fair labor law, he said.
Meanwhile the House Labor
Committee is preparing to start
work on another draft. In connec-
tion with this it may report out
resolution sponsored by Rep. Aug
ustine Kelley Cd, Pa.) calling for
the establishment of temporary
! Ia bor relations commission of
twelve members-six Congressman
and six representatives of labor
and management. Such commits
sion would be charged with making
a thoro study of industrial rela-
tions and making recommendations
for future legislative action.
Regardless of the fate of this
proposal the House Committee is
expected to present another Taft
Hartley repeater before the Senate,
begged down with appropriations
bills, ACTS. Some combination of
the original Lesinski bill and the
Sims compromise-minus its in
junction provision will probably be
the framework of the new proposal.
Meanwhile, Sen. Robert A. Taft
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12
Atomic Commission Adopts New labor
Policy Designed For Industrial Peace

Washington (LPA)-The Atomic
Energy Commission last week
adopted new labor policy as out
lined in a Presidential committee
report on labor relations in the
atom industry.
William H. Davis, former head
of the War Labor Board, headed
the committee which studied the
atomic labor problem and urged
establishment of three-man panel
to mediate disputes at atom install
lations President Truman has
named Davis to head such panel
and the Acc is seeking agreement
from it's contractors and unions to
work under the new setup.
Describing labor problems in the
industry, Davis last week told the
Joint Congressional Committee on
Atomic Energy that the devil
couldn't have made a better mess
if he'd arranged things at Oak
Ridge.
Ine plain-spoken labor expert
referred to talk about this country
being endangered by strikes as ga
lot of BULL" '"This country" he
said, "can stand lot of Interrupt
tion of production. There's little
revolutionary feeling in this coun-
try inside the labor movement or
out of it."
The Davis committee had recon-
mended in it's report that the Pres
ident appoint three-man labor re-
lations panel from nominations
submitted to him by the Atomic
Energy Commission. The panel
would mediate disputes, with both
the union and the employer requir-
ed to maintain the status quo while
this is going on. If the panel can't
bring about voluntary agreement
it may recommend terms of settle
ment.
Labor, Davis told the Congress
men, has given up its traditional
position at Oak Ridge by agreeing
to such a proposal which amounts
to compulsory arbitration. Indus
try won't go that far. The former
WLB head agreed with Rep Henry
M. Jackson Cd, Wash.) that labor
is at a disadvantage because it
can't strike. He admitted that en-
ployers have labor over barrel at
atomic installations and labelled
management's statement that it
would be "fair" and "unrealistic."
There's a great deal of confusion
surrounding atomic labor relations,
Jackson brought out, because en-
ployes at atom installations are
not working for the government
but feel that they are. The reason
is that atom plants are run by pri-
vate companies under contract but
the companies are supervised by
the Atomic Energy Commission.
you're. trying" he told Davis,
"to create an atmosphere of nor
NAL collective bargaining thru pro-
cedures outlined in your report"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-12

OR, Ohio) has prepared a substi-
tute for the Thomas bill-the Les
inski bills Senate version. 1t, like
the Wood bill, is an attempt to re-
tain in law what Taft calls "Taft-
Hartley principles" while throwing
a few minor "sops" to labor.
One point that emerges from all
this is that no one-not even Taft
lis prepared to actually defend
the Taft Hartley law.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26
Beaverdam

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bittner of
Sylvania were week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul F. Stoodt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Younkman
and daughter Loretta of Winchester
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Younkman and Bernard
Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pratt of Day
ton We're Sunday guests of Miss
Ruth Durkee.
The Vesperian S. S. class of the
Methodist church will be entertained
on Wednesday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wolfe.
Mrs. Russell Bowers of Payne.
Mrs. Clarence Rockhill of Napoleon,
Mrs. Edwin Hostettler of Michigan
spent Wednesday with their mother
Mrs. Eta Yant.
The Beaverdam Methodist Parish
held its quarterly conference Sun
day evening at the Rockport church.
District Superintendent Rev. j. M
Versteeg conducted the conference
and the deciding vote was cast by
the conference in favor of the re-
turn of the pastor, Rev. L. Dow
Fauver for the ensuing year. John
Keller and his sister Mrs. Louella
Van Eta of the Rockport church
presented the quarterly conference
with estate notes amounting to five
hundred dollars which completes the
asking by the Ohio Conference of
the Beaverdam parish on the "Mil-
lion Dollar Ministers Pension" cam
paign.
Rev and Mrs. p. r. Fox of Port
Jefferson were callers Sunday at
the Beaverdam Methodist parsonage.
Rev. and Mrs. L. Dow Fauver of
Beaverdam called on Miss Rosie
Searfoss Saturday afternoon in Lima
who is in rest home there
Mrs. C. E. Kramer who has been
bedfast for a number of months, is
gradually improving SO that she is
able to walk out in the yard.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26
LEGAL NOTICE

John Yant: Mrs. John Yant. wife of John
Yant; Margaret Yant Shook; Wanda Yant
Richards; Lillian Yant Parker: ......
Shook, husband of Margaret Yant Shook
.......... Richards, husband of Wanda -Yant
Richards: .......... Parker. husband OF
Lillian Yant Parker: the unknown heirs,
devisees. legatees and assigns of Philip l..
Yant, deceased; John Yant, deceased: Mrs.
John Yant, deceased; Margaret Yant Shook,
deceased; .......... Shook, deceased Wanda
Yant Richards, deceased .......... Richards,
deceased; Lillian Yant Parker. deceased,
.......... Parker. deceased: whose places
of residence are unknown and with reasonable
diligence, cannot be ascertained, will take
notice that on the 5th day of May, 1949, the
plaintiff, Carl Lusk, filed his petition against
them in the Court of Common Pleas of
Allen County. Ohio the same being Case No.
3S9f0 in said court, to quiet the title of
certain real estate in said petition described,
towit:
Situate in the Township of Perry, County
of Allen and State of Ohio. and being Inlot
No. 14062 in St. Johns Park Addition in
Perry Township, Allen County, Ohio.
The prayer of said petition is to quiet the
title of said real estate and for other equitable
relief. Said defendants are required to
answer said petition the 9th day of July.
1919, or judgment will be taken against
them.
Carl Lusk. Plaintiff
By: Light & Siferd His Attorneys. II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26

her sister Elizabeth were stationed
Jan Mallahan Countryman, of Fond
du lac, Wis; Otis Mcbride, Lima
and Edward Hilty, Pandora.
Miss Mary Z. Amstutz, teacher at
Ashland, will be guest speaker at
the Pandora alumni banquet to be
held Saturday night at the high
school building. Miss Amstutz, the
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Amstut2
of Pandora, did refugee work in In
dia for some time under the MCC
Pandora Women's Federated clubs
are having an interesting program
at the school auditorium May % at
8 p. m.
May 29 the Augsburger reunion
will be held at the local school
building. June 5th the Peter Hilty
families of this community will hold
their reunion at the same place
Ralph Fleming is president of the
Augsburger reunion and c. d. Hilty
president of the Hiltys.
While the Missionary church peo.
pie are remodeling their church
building services are being held al
the school auditorium.
Miss Virginia Hinkle will be
supervisor of the summer Bible
school to be held for children al
the local school building, from June
6 to June IT, in the forenoons.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26
Pandora

The ladies of the Methodist
church are giving the alumni ban
quet at the Pandora high school
Saturday night.
It was announced at the local
Methodist church Sunday morning
that Philip Seitz, an aged man and
a member of the Riley Creek church
northwest of Pandora, while gather
ing eggs in his hay NOW Saturday
had fallen from the NOW and was
killed. His wife was the former
Grace Butler and a teacher of this
| community. Mrs. Howard DeVore
is their daughter.
A technicolor film of Switzerland
in two parts will be shown at the
high school auditorium this We'd
| nesday, May %, at 8 p. m.
Memorial Day services will be
held at the school auditorium Mon
day at 1920 a. m. Supt. Paul
Stoodt of Beaverdam school is the
speaker. The high school band and
male quartet will furnish special
music.
The Legion Post No. GIG will
decorate all graves in Riley town
ship on Sunday. Most of the
graves are in the old Pandora ceme-
terry and were soldiers of Civil War
days, 1861 to '65.
Miss Viola Amstutz daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Amstutz,
south of Pandora, and who has been
stationed in China with the MCC
for almost three years is on her
way home because Of war conditions
in China.
Barton P. Pogue popular lecturer
and writer, of Indiana, and who is
to speak at both Columbus Grove
and Continental commandments will
be entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Vern McClintock of Pan
dora Monday night and Tuesday.
Mr.. Pogue is a frequent visitor of
the McClintock's and is popular
also as a radio entertainer.
A number of Easements in this
community were flooded from the
heavy rains of the past week. Also
many gardens and fields. No dang
er of a drought for some time. The
heavy rains destroyed much of the
lovely blooms of the spring flowers
also.
Dr.. Walter Schultz was guests
speaker at the w. G. 7. U. meeting
held at Mrs. Francis Lehmans Tues
day night.
Miss Faith Miller, local grade
teacher is the owner of new Chrys-
Ter car.
Miss Edith Huser, formerly Of
Pandora, is visiting relatives here
and at Bluffton. Miss Huser has
lived at Los Angeles, Calf, for quite
a number of years. Mrs. P. A.
Schmidt, of Bakersfield, Calf, is
also visiting relatives here.
The second class of the Pandora
high school are celebrating their
50th anniversary this year with a
get-together at the Pandora high
school alumni banquet Saturday
evening. Fifty years ago they held
a reception and program at the K.
of P. hall. All class members are
still living and are: Harriet Krohn,
Rose Davy Diller, Carey; Susan
Basinger, Lent Riser, Minnie Hilty,
a former missionary to China. Miss
Hilty was a missionary 33 years,
1918 to 1916, in Human Province,
south central part of China and the
city was Hanshow where she and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26
LEGAL NOTICE

Mile Frances Wilson. a minor, whose place
Farms, r. f. D.. Chickamauga, Georgia, is
hereby notified that Wilburn Luther Wilson,
Jr., minor, by Annie Lou Wilson, his next
friend has filed his petition against her for
divorce and all proper relief on the grounds
of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty
in Case No. 3SS96 in the Court of Common
Pleas of Allen County, Ohio. at Lima, Ohio
the expiration of six weeks from the first
publication of this notice.
Wilburn Luther Wilson. Jr., minor, etc.
Plaintiff by Clarence G. Miller. His Attorney
504 Citizens Bldg, Lima, Ohio. s
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26
LEGAL, NOTICE

Sarah Lycans. Whose last known place of
residence was Sarah Lycans, lie Twenty
fourth Street. Huntinpton, West Virginia, is
hereby notified that Roy Lycans has filed
his petition against her for divorce and other
equitable relief on the grounds of gross neg
iect of duty and extreme cruelty in Case
Number 3sS71 of the Common Pleas Court
of Allen County. Ohio. and that said cause
VIII be for hearing on about six weeks
from the date of the first publication of this
notice.
DURBIN AND NAVARRO
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Lima. Ohio s
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26
LEGAL NOTICE

Kathleen Mary Truesdale, whose place of
residence is Arthur Tipping, 3057 Jack
son Boulevard, Chicago II, Illinois, is hereby
notified that Kenneth Sylvester Truesdale has
filed his petition against her for divorce.
orders as to children, interest in land con-
tract and real estate. and for all proper re-
lief, on the grounds of gross neglect of duty
and extreme cruelty, in No. 3S919 in
the Court of Common Pleas of Allen County,
Ohio, at Lima. Ohio. Said cause may be
heard and decided after the expiration of six
weeks from the first publication of this no.
tice.
Kenneth Sylvester Truesdale, Plaintiff
BY Clarence G. Miller, His Attorney,
504 Citizens Bldg, Lima, Ohio. 10
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-05-26

Do not apply sprays leaving
poisonous residues on fruits Or
vegetables soon to be eaten.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17
Foundation Traveller Asks:
Foundation Traveller Asks:
Is New Shiny Car Outside Old House
Criterion On US Living Conditions!

How should one correctly COM
pare living conditions in the u. S.
and Scandinavia: That's what
Karl G. Ekblad, fellow of the
American Scandinavian FOunda-
ton, who visited Seattle the 9TH
er day, would like to find out.
He touches off an an argument
by referring to an observation he
has made quite often during his
extensive cross-country journey in
u. S. so far.
give seen so many old, weather.
beaten and fairly rundown hOus-
es with nice modern shiny auto
mobiles standing in the driveway"
he says. 'Tt makes me wonder
why the American people don't
spend more money on their homes,
since many of them certainly need
more attention. One gets the i'm
preston that the automobile has
top priority in the budget of the
average American family. Is that
right? ?"
Ekblad. who halls from Falk-
oping, Sweden, really has to think
about such things while visiting
this country. In a way. he's paid
for it, too. Having studied at the
well-known Chalmers hogskola in
Gotheburg where he mastered in
technology with top honors, be-
came civil engineer, and was en-
ployed as first assistant, engaged
in research, he applied for a schol-
arship provided by the American
Scandinavian Foundation. He got
the highest award, $4,000 enabl-
ing him to study and travel in the
U. S. for whole year. Other
scholarships amounted to $1,000
each.
Studies L. s. Construction
Ekblad, who is 81 years old, ar
rived in America last June. After
starting from Washington, D. c., /
he travelled through large parts
of the East, Mid West, and the
West by bus. Having been a de-
signing engineer at an engineer
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17
LeaderOfP opular Folk Dance Club
Opposed To Dancing Competitions

months ago and now has about
100 regular members and they all
turn out quite regularly for meet
ings, now held every second and
fourth Wednesday of each month
in the LOOT. Hall.
The club tentatively plans to in
Stitute meetings also every first
and third Wednesday, when regu-
lar square and folk dances. with
special emphasis on the Scandina-
Wan variety will be taught and
danced. Gordon Ekvall Tracie.
university folk dance leader, is ex-
pected to lead this instruction.
Jack Riley is caller and instructor
at the present meetings.
The club, which has received
very enthusiastic support in a re-
short time, has been
built up largely through the eff
forts of Miss Dalthorp, who is as
sisted by Miss Leila Soma. Mem
bership is open to persons of Nor
wegian descent.
Miss Dalthorp, a second genera
ton Scandinavian American, plans
to make her first trip to Norway
next spring. She hopes to be ac-
by her mother, Mrs.
Tomine Dalthorp, born in Kristian-
sund, Norway, who has not visited
her native country since she first
arrived in the United States many
years ago.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

ing firm in Sweden for two years,
and being interested in structural
and civil engineering, he is primar-
lily studying housing conditions
and construction methods in AM
erica. That's why he noticed the
contrast between shiny automo-
biles and fairly rundown houses"
He is not making his observations
at random, however, for the foun-
dation has provided him with a lot
of contacts and he is meeting a
lot of interesting and authoritative
persons during his tours.
Sweden Isn't Tagging
$50 far 1 have found that Swe-
den is not in any way tagging
behind America in construction
methods" he says quite emphati-
cally. THE difference between the
two countries in this respect is
largely confined to quantity of
production. Everything is produc-
ed on a much larger scale over
here. If Sweden had mass pro-
duction on the American scale
factories could not operate the
year around, because there is not
enough demand for such produc-
ton.
Don't you think American mass
production has considerable bear
ing on the standard of living and
as result provides opportunity
for higher standard in the U. S.
compared to Sweden?
Ekblad hesitates, makes a re-
mark implying that the answer
would be yes and no.
Material Comfort But No Security
II think the words standard of
living needs to be defined proper
ly," says he, land I don't think
it should be measured only in
terms of wages and current prices
"While the American wage and
price situation in itself provides a
higher level of material comfort,
there are certain factors in Amer
lean life that tend to offset this
advantage. The slums, for in
stance, are definitely a drawback
and offer miserable living condi-
tiOns for many people. Strikes
are numerous over here and ac-
tually cut off some of the wage
benefits each year. Also there is
growing unemployment, which
definitely works a hardship on the
society as a while. But the most
factor Is the lack of
social security measures, the fail
ure to decisively counterfeit prob
lens relating to unemployment,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

economic instability and the care
of the sick and the old people,"
Ekblad says he has learned to
appreciate the social legislation
program in Sweden after coming
to America.
Impressed by U. S. Hospitality
Though personally very pleased
with America as a whole. and
terribly" impressed with Ameri-
can hospitality and generosity, Elk
blad also has another viewpoint
on differences between America
and Scandinavia.
II hope your readers don't think
I am awfully critical" he says,
adding that he is basing his OBJ
servations and assumptions on
very strong first-hand impress
sions, which he cant help hav-
ing" He points out that some of
the differences are also due to
the different needs and opinions
which in u. S. and Scandinavia
can vary considerably. He stress
ses his point further by disclos-
ing another observation he made
in regard to building.
What?-No Sound-Proof Walls,
No Door Sills:!
For instance I have noticed
there is quite a difference in the
way Swedes and Americans build
apartment houses. To my mind,
American apartment house walls
are commonly too thin and are de-
cidedly not sound-proof as in Swe-
den and I would say that's a dis
advantage, for it curtails privacy
for the tenants. Another thing is
that Americans seldom have door
stills, so the doors don't shut tight
as in Sweden, for there is always
a little opening underneath the
door. You see, think that is also
a disadvantage. But then people
don't mind that over here. APP
parently, there is a different way
of looking at the matter here, and
I guess that is really the best ex-
PLANTATION for differences of this
nature"
"Heart-warming" Americans
Ekblad is however very favor
ably impressed with construction
methods in America and feels
America and Scandinavia can both
learn new tricks of the trade from
each other. He is impressed with
many things over here, such as the
big research laboratories and
staffs at our universities, various
bridges, monumental pieces of ar
chiteCture, and above all the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

friendly attitude of Americans,
which he says is "heart-warming'
His greatest experience in the U.
S. so far occurred in Salt Lake
City.
Il attended big evening con-
cert in the Mormon's huge, i'm
pressive tabernacle and l shall
never forget it,
Ekblad left recently for Port
land and expects to return to Swe-
den next summer, when he will
write report on his experiences
and impressions for the American
Scandinavian Foundation.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

81 definitely oppose folk dance
competitions" says Miss Lillian
Dalthorp, prominent folk dance
leader in Seattle, in reply to ques-
tiOns raised in an editorial i'm the
last issue of the Scandinavian
American.
"They threaten the friendly
spirit prevailing among folk dane
ers and cause rivalry between the
groups" she adds.
Miss Dalthorp is founder, leader
and president of the Viking Folk
Dance Club, one of the largest of
the folk dance organizations in
Seattle. The club has grown rap
idly since its inception only a few
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-12-08

Benjamin Franklin invented
one kind of woodworking stove.