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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

our own convictions not to be afraid
to express and fight for them"
Gov. Bowles, in another speech
which won warm applause from the
convention, called for "fresh think
ing on the great issues which are
crowding in upon u.s." He said the
function of ADA was to provide
intellectual leadership" in facing
the problems of today" with "more
originality, creativeness, and new
ideas"
In pening the convention,
Humphrey called upon ADA to
"smash the reactionary coalition
which now rides high in Congress-"
He warned that the Fair Deal pro-
gram could not be won in Congress
"without some reinforcements" for
the ADA bloc now in Congress.
Walter Reuther wound up the
convention with a similar call for a
liberal political coalition that can
out-organize, Outright, and out
vote the Dixiecrat-Republican coal
ition. He made a special plea fol-
increasingly close AFL-CIO coop
GRAFTON here as we'll as in the inter
national field.
Secretary Brannan, in a banquet
speech, hit at those "of the un-
scrupulous minority who insist that
any course not serving their own
immediate interests is socialism.
He recalled that "in other times
even public education, free delivery
of mail, and the income tax have
been called socialism by those OPP
posing such measures"
Some of the more important
actions of the convention were:
1. A directive to ADA officials
to set up separate organization
to coordinate the drive for the
Brannan farm program.
2. A call for the President to set
up "A commission to investigate the
operation of the loyalty programs,
Congressional Investigations and
unlawful activities of investigative
agencies which threaten civil liber-
ties.
3. A request to the President to
propose without delay a program
for dealing effectively with unem-
ployment.
4. A call on the President to veto
the Kerr natural gas bill, which
was denounced as "the first at
tempt of the monopoly interests to
buy their way into control of the
Fair Deal"
5. Support of the Lodge GoSSett
constitutional amendment to- abo-
lish the electoral college, provided
it also included the Case amend
ment to base a Senator's repre-
sentation on the number of votes
cast, and thus cut the influence of
the South.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
Senator Downey
Not 4 Cundidufe

Washington (LPA)-In the third
shift in a few weeks, Sen. Sheri-
dan Downey Cd, Calif.) announced
March 20 that he will not be a
candidate for reelection because of
his health. Downey urged his
friends to support Manchester
Boldly, editor of the Los Angeles
Times. His doctor advises him that
his health prevents his playing an
active role in politics during the
coming year, Downey said.
The announcement, coming only
"a hours before the final time for
filing in the primaries in Califor-
MIA, leaves Rep. Helen Gahagar
Douglas and Boldly as the leading
Democratic contenders against Rep
Richard Nixon who will run as a
Republican. Because of the Cali
fornia system of eros s-filing
most candidates will run in both
the Democratic and Republican
primaries.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
IUE Defeats UE
In J Elections

Washington (LPA)-The Inter
national Union of Electrical Work
ers, has defeated the United Elec-
trical Workers in seven more
NLRB elections. With all but eight
eligible workers voting, IUE de
feated UE in a collective bargain
ing election at the Eagle Lock Co.,
Terryville, Conn, 253 to ia. IUE
said UE concentrated six organic
ers in a house-to-house campaign
intimidating older workers, claim
ing they would lose their jobs if
HUE won.
In the Bronx, N. Y, at the Fer
rand Optical Co., Local AIS voted
400 to so in favor of IUE's union
security clause. Leaders of lUE
charged UE representatives urged
mo" vote, which would have de-
prived employees of union protec-
ton.
In Hartford, Conn, IUE won five
and lost one election among work
ers of six firms, represented by
an amalgamated local. The wins:
Fem Manufacturing Co., Hanson
Whitney Co., Hartford Electric
Steel Co., Whitlock Manufacturing
Co., and the Keeney Manufactur-
ing Co. The loss to UE was record
cd in the Merrow Machine Co.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
BIS Pricing 11O
New Food Items
For Cost Index

Washington (LPA)-The Labor
Departments Bureau of Labor
Statistics has finally officially re-
cognized that American food-buy-
ing habits may have changed some
since the mid 1930's, and that its
Consumer Price Index may not give
true picture of what it costs to
live these days. Organized labor
has protested for years that the
Index did not truly reflect living
costs.
On April 5, BIS announced it
was collecting retail price data on
about 10 food items now absent
from the index. The prices will be
collected as part of a Congress
ionally directed revision of the in
dex, the bureau explained.
Among the new items BIS will
include are frozen foods, canned
baby foods, prepared flour mixes,
perishable fruits and vegetables,
beer, wine and Whiskey. The bureau
will watch prices on these items
for Is months to see how they af-
feet the cost of living. The index is
being revised $50 that it will re-
fleet more clearly what consumers
are buying today.
Present index items include
meats, poultry, fish, dairy pro-
ducts, sugar, fruits, vegetables,
bakery products, cereals, fats and
oils. They are priced periodically
in Sc large cities. Also in the index
are apparel, housefurnishings, rent,
fuel and miscellaneous goods and
services.
The Cpl currently bases its find
ings on goods and services normal
ly bought by consumers in 1859.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
4 Negroes Bowl
In ABC Tourney
In Minneapolis

Minneapolis (LPA) - Four Ne
groes took part in the annual bowl
ing classic sponsored by the Mime
apolis Tribune, with 1000 bowlers
competing. One finished in the
money.
The four, accompanied by the
president of the National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Color
ed People here, and their legisla-
tive counsel, appeared, and paid
their registration fee. Tourney Of
ficials held a brief huddle, then ac-
cepted their fees and let them bowl.
Thus, Negroes competed for the
first time along side members of
the American Bowling Congress,
which has a male whites only"
rule for which it has been attacked
in court in several states.
The Tribune tourney is scored by
;he Northwest Bowlers Associa-
tion, an ABC group. Sports obser-
vers were divided on whether the
action here constituted a precedent.
The ABC will hold its convention in
Columbus, Ohio, starting May IL,
and an effort will be made there to
abolish the "male white" rule.
I'm New York Supreme Court
Justice Schrieber reserved decision
April 5, on request to bar the
ABC for it's racial discrimination,
until after the ABC convention, on
the promise of ABC officials that
the matter will be taken up then.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
Bartenders Hold
Behind The Bar No
Spot For Ladies

New York (LPA)-Five girls are
tending bar at Larry's on midtown
Eighth Avenue, and the Local l6
of the Hotel & Restaurant Work
ers-AFL thinks they'll be the death
of the industry.
The union, which is picketing
Larry's, contends a woman has no
business behind the bar. Dave
Siegal, Local 16's president, fears
that setting women to drawing beer
and stirring dry martins would
"encourage prohibitionists and alie-
nate a great many people and
church organizations who would be
opposed to conditions that the en-
ployment of barmaids would pro-
duce."
Local 16's officers admit the five
lady barkeeps at Larry's have not
been allowed to join the union. Sec
retary- Treasurer Joseph Rodriguez
saws, "We don't discriminate
against women but we know it is
not healthy for a woman to be be-
hind the bar" He adds that the
local has 1000 lady members and
has long pumped for equal pay for
equal work. But behind the bar is
another matter, he says.
Mrs. Rose Miller, owner of
Larry's, claims the contract with
the union was terminated in 1948.
Siegal denies this and says the
union will oppose a petition by the
owner for New York State Labor
Relations Board election among
present employees.
The union has ample precedent
for it's stand. The Supreme Court
has upheld a Michigan ban against
barmaids in cities of more than So
600. Minnesota has a similar law.
In 194l, Illinois empowered cities
to outlaw female bartending. In
Atlantic City, bartenders (male)
the Allied Trade Council, the North
Side Ministerial Union and the Lie
ensed Beverage Association are
backing an ordinance banning the
ladies from a place behind the ma
hogany.
What's yours, Doc?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
|FulIy-Funded
Pensions Won Bv
UAW At Saginaw

Saginaw, Mich. (LPA)-A fully
funded pension plan and an insur-
ance program have been won foi
1000 workers at the Lufkin Rule
Co. by the United Auto Workers
The agreement meets the 10-cents-
an-hour pattern established in g
substantial section of the industry
The pension will be $100 a month
at 65 after rs years service.
The company will pay fixed sums
into a trust fund, guaranteeing
payments to all eligibles; the pen.
sion fund will be administered by
a joint board; the fund is entirely
financed by the company.
The company will pay the equiv.
alent of 7k2 cents an hour PEI
worker into the fund for every houl
worked, including holidays. The
payment will continue for the five
year life of the agreement, ever
though federal social security bene
fits may be. increased. The com
pany will pay another 2H cents to
ward life insurance, disability ano
sickness and accident benefits.
Workers with less than 25 years
service may retire with proportion
ately smaller pensions. Worker:
may stay on the job until they are
68. The cases of those desiring tt
stay on beyond 6S will be decided
through regular contract proce
dure.
Leonard Woodcock, director Of
JAW Region I'D, headed the nego.
tiating committee. Serving with
him were John Skrocki, president
of Local 452, and Don Bauer, chair.
man of the shop committee.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
Senate Passes Kilqore
Bill After Bitter Fiqht

Washington (LPA) A bipart-
isan coalition, led with firm hand
by Sen. Harley Kilgore Cd, w. Va.)
triumphed in the Senate April 5,
and after a grueling 13 hours OF
talk and voting passed displaced
persons bill which will permit an
other 344, 600 homeless men, women
and children to come to the United
States. The measure triumphed
over elements led by Sen. Pat Nc
Carran Cd, Nev.).
McCarran and his supporters had
for months used one parliamentary
maneuver after another to block
the measure, climaxed on the final
day by their insistence ON voting
on more than 130 "perfecting'
amendments. All records for the
number of roll calls and votes in
the history of the Senate were
broken, as the relatively solid blocs
stayed on the floor steadily. Not
wanting to risk missing any of the
close votes-from seven to Is votes
was the difference-some of the
Senators brought box lunches from
home, and others subsisted on food
brought up from the Senate rest
aurant.
Key test came shortly before
midnight, by a 40 to 25 vote, when
the liberal substitute bill sponsor
ed by Kilgore and II others was
put in place of McCarran's bill
There were 25 Democrats and "a
Republicans who voted with Xii
gore. With McCarran were II
Democrats and ID Republicans.
AS approved, the bill is very
similar to one already passed by
the House, and it is expected that
it will shortly be before the Pres
ident for his signature. Besides
344 GOO DPS, it will authorize ad-
mission Of 54,744 individuals who
have been expelled from central
European countries because they
are of German ethnic origin, as
well as 10000 war orphans.
Sen. Kilgore quoted Philip Muir
ray and an AFL executive board
resolution passed in February to
prove that organized labor endorses
the principles of his bill. He also
pointed out that both AFL and
Cf0 vigorously oppose the propos-
ed amendment by Sen. McCarran,
to relate the admission of displac-
ed persons to indices of unemploy-
ment and housing" McCarran tried
TO put over two versions of his
formula, one to stop entry of DPS
if the number Of unemployed reach
ed 100000 and the number of
married couples living doubled up
reached 100000; the second try
raised the jobless figure to 6,0G0,-
600. Both were decisively defeated
on roll call votes. Later Sen. Lang
er OR, ND tried again, raising the
figure to 100000 unemployed
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
LABOR MUST GAIN FARM
VOTES DUNCAN DECLARES

Portland, Ore. (LPA) - Labor
must increase it's efforts to gain
the farm vote, Tom Duncan, assist
ant director of Labor's League for
Political Education, told a state
wide LLPE conference, here. Dun
can said labor faces a different
situation in 1850 than that faced in
1948. Labor carried all the cities it
can expect to carry in that cleo
tion. Our job now is to hold those
seats and try to make gains in the
farm states"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
Taft Calls Move
IToAnnuI Denham's
Job Political


ganization of the Natl Labor Rela-
tions Board proposed by President
Truman along with 20 others was
conceived with political motives,
Sen. Robert A. Taft Or, Ohio)
charged at a Senate hearing on his
resolution to disapproye the plan.
Taft, at the time he introduced the
resolution, also proposed bill to
take most of the functions of the
NLRB general counsel, plus some
now held by the Board itself, and
place them in a separate federal
agency.
Truman's proposal, made in line
with recommendations of a task
force of the Hoover commission on
government reorganization, would
have abolished the post of general
counsel now filled by Robert Den
ham and placed the functions he
now performs in the hands of the
board itself.
Taft insisted to the Senate Ex-
ecutive Expenditures committee
that there were only two conflicts
between the board and the general
counsel-over whether Taft-Hart-
LEY covered businesses like drug
stores and others quite clearly of a
llocal nature, and the conflict over
xx,b ara t,axyapc ,.aeidad
Taft conceded that, last year, he
had agreed to Taft-Hartley
amendment which would have
transferred the general counsePs
powers to the chairman, but added
that he did it to try to win the
votes of Sen. Irving Ives Or, N.Y.
and others for his amendments.
Most of Taft's time was taken
up with a denunciation of President
Truman's and the Administrations
recent actions which, Taft declar-
ed, are intended to "nullify the
Taft Hartley law"
"The Presidents course in recent
appointments" he told the Sena-
tors, "raises the question of wheth-
er or not he is seeking to have a
free and impartial board" He re-
ferred to the appointment of Paul
| Styles (whom he called first a
"CIO man" and then "a former
member of the Int'l Typographical
Union') as an example of what he
meant. He also charged that "ever
Since the election, decisions of the
board have tended to nullify the
act" and charged the Justice Dept
with negligence.
A House Executive Expenditures
committee has already rejected a
proposal to turn down Truman's
lplan. The House has not yet voted.
ION the Senate side, the committee
will hear members of the NLRB
and probably Denham, as well as
spokesmen for the Natl Associa-
ton of Manufacturers and other
anti labor groups. Under the reor-
ganization law, unless one house
of Congress rejects the proposal
within 60 days of April Is, it be-
comes law.
Meanwhile, the House committee
in effect approved a proposal to
center all responsibility including
enforcement of the wage-hour law
in the hands of the Secretary of
Labor. 1t had heard Michael Calvin,
Undersecretary of Labor, as well
as Wage-Hour Administrator John
McComb, support the plan.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
AFL's RAIL YARDMASTERS
DUE. TO STRIKE APRIL IL

Chicago (LPA)-After two years
of fruitless requests for five-day
week, the Railroad Yardmasters of
America-AFL scheduled a strike
for April IL, M. G. Schoch, pres
ident, announced April 3. Said
Schoch: Following a recommenda-
ton of an emergency board on
Dec. II, 1948, an agreement was
signed on March 10, 1949, estab-
fishing the five-day week for the
employees represented by the other
Is organizations involved. The
yardmasters were excluded from
the work week provisions by an
obvious mistake of the emergency
board"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13
AFL LEADER NAMED
UNITED STATES MARSHAL

San Mateo, Calf. LPA) - Ed
ward j. Carrigan, past president of
The San Mateo Central Labor Coun-
eli. has been nominated by Pres
dent Truman for the post of US
Marshal for Northern California.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

Correct me if | am wrong, but
my conclusion is that the main
reason most women prefer the com
pany of men is that the men pay
the bills.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

1t takes a lot of determination to
mess up our own lives and the lives
of those who depend on us, but ap-
parently all too many of us can
do it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

Consideration for others delay
traffic but permits few people
each day to live out their natura
lives.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

Once you have given a child a
quarter he thinks you're a cheap
skate if ever thereafter you cut
him to a dime.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-13

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13
To Germany To Find A Wife; Home Unmarried

PORTLAND, (P)-The 3l-year- old construction worker who went to Germany to find a wife is back home, still hunting, and kind of mad at a magazine article.
 Fred Stoecker, Jr., said he was in an Alaska construction camp when he picked up a magazine. It had an article about how easy it is for an American to marry beauti- full blonde German girls. All he had to do, the magazine said, was to go to Germany and look around
 "So I end up three weeks later in Hamburg" Stoecker related. q announce to everybody I can find to talk to that I want a wife. I even ran an ad in the paper. The magazine was right - practically every woman I talked to wanted to marry me and come back to the United States.
 "That is. all but the one I want ed. She sure is a pretty thing. TWenty-one years old and just the right height and just the right weight. Everything was just right, except she wouldn't come back with me.
 "She asked me if I would want her to stay home and keep house and have kids. Ii told her all those things were on the agenda. She thanked me kindly and told me was a nice fellow, but she would rather stay in Germany and work for the telephone company"
 What's the right one like?"
 He isn't quite sure. But Pm not" he insisted, "too picky."
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13
NOME HIGH TOPS FIRE DEPT. IN EXCITING GAME

Last evening the Nome High School played the MATE Fire de- partment basketball team in fast and exciting game, with the gal lery packed to capacity with root ing spectators.
 During the first half of the game the Fire Department team surged ahead of the High School team but the final score was in favor of the school 46 to 40.
 Excitement ran so high during the game that the officials of the game were at times unable to hear their own whistles.
 Proceeds of the game will go to sending the High School team to Anchorage for the All Alaska meet next month.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13
System-Wide Strike Faces P. A. A.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, (P) - Roy L. Flager said here yesterday a system-Wide strike against Pan American World AirWays is plan ned for Feb. l unless mediation efforts na long-standing dispute with the Transport Workers of America are successful.
 Flager is spokesman for the CIO union.
 Flager said the case is slated for mediation in Long Island, N. Y., January Is.
 Personnel involved in the con- tract disagreement are ground me chanics and maintenance workers at Brownsville, Miami, San Juan, Hawaii, Seattle, San Francisco and New York.
 Negotiations began Dec. 19, they resolved the dispute to six basic points covering: system-wide se- niority; job security and a clause covering maintenance farm out" contracts; severance pay in event of lay-offs; hospital and retirement plan; increased vacation with pay and more holidays; and a 20-cent per hour increase "across the board"
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13

ARCADIA, Calf. (P-Citation is safely past his initial comeback race and, barring mishap, will be the big factor in the $100,00O San ta Ania handicap February 25.
 The big chief of the Calumet stable swung back into action Wednesday after a 13-month lay off. He travelled six muddy fur longs in triumphant fashion, her aiding a return to the greatness he knew as the triple crown cham pion in 1948.
 He handled himself well, run ming the distance in the fair time of III 2/5.
 His win Wednesday netted him $2,600, and edged his all-time earnings to $867,750.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13
THREE DIE WHEN AUTO SKIDS INTO POND

LONGVIEW, Wash. (H) - An army corporals wife and two children died early today when the family car skidded from an icy highway and plunged into a road side pond.
 Cpl. Walter Warner, 25, the hus- band and father, escaped from the car but said he was unable to res cue his trapped family. He was suffering from exposure and shock when he was rescued from its top.
 Coroner Gordon Quarnstrom said said the Warmers were trav- cling from Pennsylvania to Fort Worden, Wash. Their home city was not available immediately.
 The accident occurred about 2 am. in hazardous driving weather. about two miles houth of Kalama. The car skidded into pond that had been formed when the high way was built.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13
Quake Hits South ern California

LOS ANGELES, CP) - Accom- panied by heavy rumbling, a sharp earthquake jared a large section of southern California Wednesday, but it caused no damage.
 Heaviest jolts were felt in the tall civic center buildings down town, although the trembler was reported from Long Beach 75 miles inland to San Bernadino.
 Geologists feared that oil wells in the Long Beach area, which suffered several million dollars damage in a quake Nov. IT, may have been disturbed anew.
 pr. Charles F. Richter, Califor- nia Institute of Technology seis- mologist, said the epicenter was within Is miles of Pasadena.
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-13
ROTARY GUARANTEES REGIS TRATION FEE FOR SCOUT AT INTERNATIONAL JAMBOREE

The Scout of Nome who can meet the stiff qualifications re- quired to represent his city and troop at the International Scout. JambOree to be held at Valley Forge this coming July 4th will have his registration fee Of $500 paid by the Nome Rotary Club, it was decided at the club luncheon Thursday noon.
 The Scouts themselves, with. their committees backing are go- ing to try to raise the rest, and among their projects are a benefit dance and a plan to meet promin-. ent officials at the airport and provide a dog sled ride, the off cial then paying to the kitty.
 The Rotarians were to attend last nights High School basketball game to encourage the teams trip to the Anchorage tourney.
 Next weeks meeting will fea- ture Karl Dewey's taking over the program.