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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06
ANA Chain Letter Seeks Money
From Doctors To Reflect Taft

even writing chain letters to doc
tors in other states asking for
funds. It's aim is to organize ply
sicians' campaign committee in
every one of Ohio's SO counties to
distribute literature, radio and
newspaper messages and sponsor
meetings for Taft.
A typical chain letter to doc
tor in another State said:
''If you value your own and your
family's stake in the present strug-
gle against complete surrender to
Socialism-if not eventually Com
munism-you will, | feel sure, be
glad to do your bit by sending one
dollar to Ben E. Tate, Treasurer,
Robert A. Taft Campaign Funds,
32O4 Garew Tower, Cincinnati,
Ohio"
The ultra-reactionary Committee
for Constitutional Government has
asked doctors and dentists all over
the country to buy and distribute
copies of John T. Flynn's "The
Road Ahead, written by man
who hates the New Deal and Fair
Deal.
That this campaign is succeeding
is evidenced by the purchase of
5000 copies of the book by one doc
tor in Alabama; the purchase of
$4,000 by the Oregon State Medi-
cal Association, and the purchase
of from to 100 copies by hundreds
of doctors throughout the country.
The goal of the Committee for
Constitutional Government is to
distribute one million copies of the
book by April l, when the primar-
les begin, and another half million
(Tgrn to Page Three
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06
$4S,OOO FINES IN
ANTI-STRIKE SUIT

Trenton, N. j. UPA) - Three
manufacturers, a patent holding
company and four individuals have
been fined $4,000 in federal court
here on antitrust charges. They
pleaded no defense to charges of a
conspiracy to fix prices and mono
police production and sale of var
liable condensers. These are tuning
devices used in radios.
The defendants are: General In
strument Corp, Elizabeth, N. j.,
and two officers; Radio Condenser
Co., Camden, N j., and two of
ficers; CO n d ms Development
Corp, Newark, N. j., and Variable
Condenser Corp, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06

San Francisco.-C. J. Haggerty,
secretary of the California State
Federation of Labor, was appoint
ed to the board of regents of the
University of California by Gov
.ernor Warren.
Haggerty succeeded H r b e r t
Fleishacker, San Francisco finan-
cier, whose term had expired.
Warren said that Haggerty is
the first representative of organ
ized labor to be named to the
board of regents in the history of
the university. The appointment is
for a term of l6 years.
The federation secretary has ser
we'd as a member of the State Board
of Education since June 20, 1915.
He had previously served as a
member of the State Personnel
Board, being appointed to that
position by Governor Culbert Olsen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06
Charges Denham's
Job Created To
Curb Labor Board

Washington (LPA)-When sup
porters Of the Taft Hartley act
gave the general counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board
Independent powers equal to if not
greater than those of the board it
self they were employing stand
ard trick, according to Arthur j.
Goldberg, attorney.
Goldberg, testifying in support
of President Truman's proposal to
abolish the post of general counsel,
told the House Committee on Ex-
penditures that the enemies of So
cial legislation always attacked
such laws by first seeking to weak
en- their administration. Whether
the field be rent control, housing
communications, power ora.fafm
benefits" he said, 1--WE find that
the attack upon the administrative
process is the handmaiden of the
attack upon the substantive fea-
lures of the particular legislation
involved"
Goldberg declared that present
opposition to the Presidents pro-
posal could best be understood in
the light. of this "stock technique" 4"
The administrative provisions of
the Wagner act were changed in
the Taft Hartley act as 'the result
of long campaign to emasculate
labor legislation by administrative
and procedural Devices" he added.
The labor attorney said the dual
administrative structure created by
the Taft Hartley act has resulted
in two contradictory approaches
in the field of labor relations" one
supported by Denham, the other
by the NLRB itself. He described
the NLRB general counsel as "the
most powerful peacetime govern
ment official which this govern
ment has ever seen," primarily be-
cause he can establish labor policies
which the board either cannot
change at all or cannot change inl
time to prevent damage to unions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06

become disabled or physically un-
able to continue working, the COM
pany would provide a guarantee of
sl25.00 per month to such en-
ployees affected; the company
making up the difference where
social security was involved for
those who had reached the sixty
five-year age limit.
The company at that time had
requested the union not to adver-
tise the 65-year voluntary retire
ment feature because of the high
percentage of employees who would
De eligible and the great financial
obligation which would be incurred,
should too many take advantage
of the retirement feature.
Since that time however, union
representatives have been able to
convince management that in most
cases where employees are earn
ing reasonable monthly wages, the
large percentage of eligible en-
ployees cannot afford to retire on
pension of s125.00, including So
cial security benefits.
Mr.. Lockwood stated the company
is now prepared to put into effect
financial features of this plan
which will provide that employees
with l5-year service record who
become disabled or reach the 65-
year age limit, can retire on the
proper percentage per year of
what l5/25ths would mean of the
full amount of $500 per year.
Years of service between Is and
20 years will be based on percent
age twenty-fifths of the employees
service record years.
The company granted this pen
sion two years ago and we believe
it was the first negotiated pen
sion between management and
labor in the pottery industry. The
pension plan has no bearing on
wages, welfare or other fringe
matters.
Employees and their union rep
resentatives from past experiences
with such honest and fair express
ions from management, have con-
fidence the company will even ex-
ceed the present minimum, if ex-
periences in the next year or so are
not too financially costly.
The agreement signed on March
, was an extension of a contract
last October at which
time all employers Of the A. H.
Hews Co. were granted a five-cent
hourly increase.
In addition to the specific wages
and pension matters worked out in
The past few months, the firm at
Christmas gave a $4,000 bonus.
Company officials are optimistic
about another bonus in the making
'or June of this year.
Local Union 1877 at their last
Meeting approved the action taken
~ the committee in drawing up the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06
,LAYOFF RATE DROPS

Washington tLPA) - Industrial
layoffs have slackened substanti-
ally since the first of the year, the
rate of unemployment insurance
claims indicates. The Labor De-
partment's Bureau of Employment
Security reported March q that
the volume of new claims had
reached the lowest level since last
September.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06
|S1O0 Pensions For
Ford City Potters
In New Agreement

Ford City, PA new contract
between Eljer Company and en-
ployees of the firm, affiliated with
Local Union l02 was signed last
week. Mr.. Robert Crane and Mr..
Charles Meyers negotiated for the
firm with First Vice President f.
l.. Wheatley heading the Brother
hood representatives which includ-
ed Louis Cook, Matt McDermott,
Dean Houser, Wendell Stein and
William Hailes.
+. The pension plan, disqualification
and check-off system were discuss
ed in the three-day conference. 1t
is nice to see labor and manage
ment sit down at the table and dis
cuss their problems without any
work stoppage.
The pension plan is just about
the same as in other plants with
the exception of insurance. We
have $1,000 life insurance instead
of $1,000 as in most places.
Any employee with twenty-five
years continuous service and 60
years of age will receive the max.
imum pension of 800 monthly.
The minimum at 65 years of age is
$50 monthly for fifteen years ser.
vice. The employees make no con-
tribution to the fund and the re-
tirement age is not compulsory.
disqualification benefits are in
creased from $14.00 to $500 per
week for twenty-six weeks, and
from $500 per day to $500 per
day for hospital room. For an oper-
alton the insurance increased from
$4,000 to $175.00 for both the en-
ployee and his dependents. This is
for seventy days disqualification.
This new protection is at no extra
cost to employees. a
Inequalities in the plant were
discussed and adjusted in some
cases up to % cents per hour. The
also agreed to the check
off which will greatly benefit our
members in paying their dues and
assessments. Due to working sol
many different shifts and the large
increase in our membership the
collecting was becoming a problem
for our officers. 1t will also keep
our members in good standing aud
other protection in the union.
The members of Local Union 1921
thank Mr.. Crane and Mr.. Meyers
for their friendly spirit and fair
ness shown by both gentlemen
throughout the conference. We also
extend our thanks to Vice President
Wheatley and other members of
the committee for a job we'll done.
We hope the attendance att
continues as it has in the
past few months. Your local unionI
s the proper place to discuss yourl
problems so they may be handled
according to our contract. 1
We also urge all our members toll
strive to produce the best product |
possible, so when the public buys,
hey will buy Eljer., AS Eljer goes
20 goes our means of livelihood.
The writer has heard lot of
'rothers ask why our national of
icials do not visit the variousi
ocal unions more often. We think
hey should. don't believe wei
'ealize how much the N. B. of o. p.
las increased in membership over
he past ten years, while the num-
'er of officers remains the same.
Ne think the time is at hand for
he various locals unions through
ut the trade to send in resolutionsi
o be acted upon at this convent
ion, increasing our national staff.
Act now as resolutions must be inl
eadquarters by May 1st.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-04-06
New Contract Calls For
Scent Hourly Increase
And SIPS Pension Plan

Cambridge MasFolowng two days Of negotiations between
Mr. Dunbar Lockwood of the A. H. Hews Co.
the National Brotherhood of Operative Potter headed by First Vice
President L. Wheaey
vdng additional
tive the first full after March
This resulted officially
announced and established in full effect the pension plan which
originally TO-
assured First Vice President Mheatey
Evening star., 1950-01-07

rials, adopted the 4-inch modular
basis at the very start of produc-
ton. The idea is gradually be-
coming a movement. It's aim is
more than the elimination OF
waste in building construction.
"Modular standardization " of
building products is long overdue
just as simplified methods OF
building are imperative If con-
struction cost is to be reduced.
"At present, not all building
products are made in modular
sizes and the process Of total con-
version may require considerable
time, but the more architects and
builders ask for modular products,
the quicker modular products will
appear on the market: and the
more there are on the market, the
more architects and builders will
use them.
Owner Can Influence.
However, the attainment Of
the benefits Of modular co-ordina-
ton does not depend solely upon
the efforts of the architect and
builder. The individual home
owner who. after all. profits most
from modular design, can do his
part by advising his architect and
his builder that he knows that
this improvement in the building
industry is worth while and that
he expects the system to be used
on his job"
Evening star., 1950-01-07
Experts
Continued From Page BID

nois. said about q dozen WASH
ington area experts will be among
80 eminent weather scientists,
building technologists. and archi-
tects from the United States and
Canada who will appear on the
two-day program next Wednes-
day and Thursday.
AL sessions except one will be
held at the National Academy of
Sciences Building, 2101 Constitu-
tion avenue NV. One session.
round-ta meeting on the archi-
tectural design of buildings for
climate control-will be held in
Room N of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce Building
at 8:15 pm. Wednesday. and Is
open to members of the local
building industry and building
professions.
Four Sessions Scheduled.
Persons interested in attending
other sessions may get in touch
with MIR. Scheick at his Office In
the National Academy Of Sciences
Building, Phone Executive 800,
Extension 8.
Four sessions are scheduled for
the conference. beginning at 9:30
an. Wednesday. with reports on
Evening star., 1950-01-07

Modular co-ordlnatlon has BEEN
a phrase used in the building
business frequently for more than
10 years. Most architects have
had some experience. using this
design idea. But the average per-
son doesn't know any more about
modular coordination than he
knows about the interior of Tibet.
Since it's possible to save money
in building house through modu-
lar coordination, the Housing and
Home Finance Agency has issued
a little booklet to explain what
it is. The booklet is the first of
a new series which seeks to bring
about a wider understanding of
the idea and Of what it can do
for builders and buyers of homes.
Essentials of Booklet.
Shortened up bit. here are the
essentials of what the booklet
says:
Through no fault of any one
in particular. manufacturers of
building products have been max
ing their materials in many differ
ent sizes, unrelated to other pro-
ducts to be used with them in
building. This has meant waste
and lost time in cutting and fitting
on the job.
And, again through no fault
OF any one, architects have not
dimensioned their plans so as to
take utmost advantage of the
stock sizes available, which also
has required cutting and fitting
on the job.
Lack of a common basis of
measurement. acceptable to both
manufacturer and architect, has
made building construction COM
plicated and wasteful.
Now, says the booklet:
IF all building materials were
made to standard sizes which are
in multiples of certain number
of inches. and if the architects
were using these standard sizes in
developing their plans, then there
should be no waste of material at
all, theoretically at least.
Originated in 1925.
'"This idea, first launched by
Frederick T. Heath in 1925, gained
momentum with the DEVELOPMENT
of the 4-inch modular concept by
Albert F. Bemis in his third VOL
ume Of Rational Design pub
lished in 1886. and got into full
swing with the organization of
Project A-62 of the American
Standards Association in July
1889.
"a few farsighted building
material manufacturers switched
over to making their products in
new sizes of 4-inch multirles to
reduce cutting and fitting to
minimum.
Others, producing new mate
Evening star., 1950-01-07

lection Section OF the Quarter
master Corps.
At z pm. Wednesday, DR..
Reichelderfer and H. c. s.. Thorn
will describe the operations Of the
Weather Bureau In leading a
panel discussion of weather
science by DR.. Werner A. Baum OF
Florida State University, Sig
mund Fritz. Weather Bureau: DR..
w. c. Jacobs of Air Weather
Service. and DR.. c. w. Thorn
thwaite of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity Laboratory Of Climatology.
Other sessions of the conference
win be devoted to building tech
nology and design, with talks by
leaders in the field Of building
research. Speakers will be H. r.
Smoke Of the National Bureau Of
Standards; DR.. F. e. Giesecke,
consulting engineer, New Braun
fels, Texas; Prof. Frank B. Row.
ley Of the University Of Mime
sofa; Robert F. Legget, director Of
the Division Of Building Research
Of the National Research Council
Of Canada; Cyril Tasker, direc-
tor Of research for the American
Society Of Heating and Ventilat-
ing Engineers; and John Everetts,
jr., consulting engineer, Philadel-
phia.
A discussion panel on the sub
ject of Climate and Indoor Com
fort" will include L. c. Bastian Of
the Air Conditioning Refrigerat-
ing Machinery Association, Rich
ard s. Dill Of the National Bureau
Of Standards, G. v. Parmelee of
the Research Laboratory Of the
American Society Of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers, DR.. Harold
G. Rose Of Bituminous Coal Re-
search, Inc: Robert K. Thulman
of the Housing and Home Finance
Agency. and William w. Wallace.
consulting engineer. Of Durham,
N, c.,
Evening star., 1950-01-07
Booklet Gives ABCts of ModuIor coordination

Building materials co-ordinated
in 4-inch multiples can be assem-
bled into building with a mini
mum Of cutting and waste, and
with consequent savings in cost.
provided the floor plan and the
elevations of the building are laid
out in multiples of IA inches.
Building materials made to
standard dimensions on the basis
of the 4-inch module, fitted to-
gether into a building planned on
the basis of the 4-inch module-
that is modular coordination"
How 1t Works.
The next question is:
"How does it work?" -.'
The answer:
''The architect lays out his floor
plans and elevations on the basis
of the four-inch module-this is
the basic requirement.
Most building materials, when
Joined together. require certain
joint thickness. The nanufac-
turers, therefore, make their pro-
ducts smaller by the amount of
the joint required for assembly;
this way the controlling dimen-
sions of the building will stay
within multiples of four inches.
Building is made easier be-
cause materials made in multiples
Of four inches reduce cutting and
waste, and can be fitted together
simply and orderly according to
plan.
There will be no cutting of
bricks around openings, because
co-ordinated window and masonry
eliminate cutting and save cost.
Complete coordination of all
building materials leads not only
to easier design and construction
methods, but also results in better
quality and lower cost.
Doesn't Standardize Houses.
"Modular coordination does
not, necessarily, result in standard
lied houses; the 4-inch module
is unit small enough to permit
entire freedom as to layout and
type Of any building.
The Housing and Home Finance
Agency believes that modular CO.
ordination offers advantages to
each part of the building industry:
II. To the manufacturer, 1t
means the elimination of many
odd sizes, smaller inventories,
lower cost.
20. To the materials dealer, it
m ms smaller inventories,
speedier service. better customer
satisfaction, lower cost.
"3. To the architect, it means
less time spent on drafting, more
time for improved design, lower
cost.
a. To the contractor, it means
easier estimating, more efficient
methods on the job, less construc-
ton time, lower cost.
adding up these advantages
and savings" says the agency, ut
becomes evident that modular CO.
ordination helps to give the owner
a better building at lower cost"
Evening star., 1950-01-07

The booklet then goes on to
delve deeper into the mysteries OF
modular coordination.
It asks, amid illustrations
What Is a Module?"
The answer:
"A mod'lle is a unit of measure
ment; it may be any number OF
inches, or feet, and may be ap-
piled to width, depth and height.
4-Inch Most Convenient.
Study committees widely rep
resenting the building industry
including architects, builders and
manufacturers, after thorough
analysis, agreed that the four
inch module is the most conven-
lent basis for the Standardization
Of building products.
"A four-inch module was chos-
en- because:
II. 1t is large enough to per-
NIT manufacturers to reduce the
numDer OF stock sizes and still
satisfy consumer demand.
20. It is small enough for am
pie freedom in architectural de-
sign and for flexibility in equip
ment layout.
"3. It comedies with the di-
mensionS Of q great MANY build
ing materials already standardized
and is applicable to present con-
struction practices.
a. It is unit of measurement
with which architects. builders,
masons and carpenters are al
ready familiar.
IS. It approximates 10 cent?
meters $50 inches) the basis pro-
posed by metric system countries
working on the same problem.
Evening star., 1950-01-07

new climatological research and
the technique of the Weather Blu.
reau. Following in order will be
sessions on climate and building
materials research on Wednes-
day afternoon; climate and the
design of buildings on Wednes-
day evening and climate and the
heating and cooling of buildings
on Thursday morning.
DR.. c. F. Rassweiler, chairman
Of the executive committee of
the Building Research Advisory
Board, viii join DR.. F. w. Reichel-
derfer. chief of the United States
Weather Bureau, in summarizing
the discussions at the close Of
the conference on Thursday.
Architects Round Table.
At 8 pm. Wednesday DR.. Ralph
Linton and DR.. L. P. Harrington
Of Yale University will join q
round table discussion by a group
Of architects experienced in the
design Of buildings for climatic
conditions. This is the open meet
ing. The panel Of architects viii
include william B. Caudill Of
Texas A. & M College; Robert w.
Cutler, New York; Carl Koch.
Cambridge. Mass; Alfred B.
Parker. Miami, Fla. and Prof.
Buford L. Pickens Of Tulane Uni
yersity.
James M. Fitch, architectural
editor of House Beautiful maga-
zine, will open the discussion with
an illustrated talk on buildings
which have been designed for
climate control.
The first session Of the confer
ence on Wednesday will hear DR.
Paul Siple, military geographer OF
the Army General Staff; DR.. Hell
NUT E. Landsberg, executive di-
rector Of the Committee on Geo
physics and Geography, Research
and Development Board. and
Arnold Court, Enyironmental Pro-
Evening star., 1950-01-07
Sunday School Annex.
Raises Week S Permit
Tota! 10 S7O6,O90

Building permits issued during
the week by the Central Permit
Bureau. Room 108, District Build
ing, had a total value of $706, 900.
Largest permit was for the con-
struction of q Sunday School ad-
dition to the Metropolitan Memo
rial Methodist Church at a cost Of
1926, 900.
Among permits were the follow
ing:
Metropolitan Memorial Metho-
dist Church, owner. 1911 Nebraska
avenue NV; William P. Lipscomb
Co., builder, Woodward Building;
A. Hensel Fink, architect, Phila-
delphia, Pa; to erect one 2-story
masonry addition to Sunday
school, 3311 Nebraska avenue
NV, to cost $325,000.
Burton K. Wheeler. owner. 3700
Cathedral avenue NV; John j.
Stanley, builder. 663S Eastern ave-
nue. NV; Elmer Cappelmann,
architect, Arlington, Va; to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder-block
dwelling, 1890 Loughboro road
NV, to cost $40. 900. -.
Carr, Inc, owner and builder
1910 Vermont avenue NV: M. l.
Bagley, architect; to erect six q
story brick and block
dwellings,. 4301- -03-07-09-13 and Is
Texas avenue Sc, to cost $4,000
each.
Carr, Inc, owner and builder
1910 Vermont avenue NV; M. l.
Bagley, architect, 3707 East West
hwy. Chevy Chase, Md; to erect
four 2-story brick and cinder-
block dwellings, 606. 08. IL and
IA Burns street Sc; to cost $6.-
900 each.
w. c. 81 A. N. Miller Dew. Co..
owner and builder, 1880 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV; Edward r.
Spano. architect; to erect one q
story brick and cinder- block
dwelling, 1888 Tilden street NV;
to cost $22,500.
w. c. & A. N. Miller Dew. Co.,
owner and builder, 1880 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV; E. r.
Sparlo, architect; to erect one s.
story brick dwelling, $500 Foxhall
road NV; to cost $21,000
Edwin Jacobsen. jr.. owner.
builder and architect, Bethesda,
Md; to erect one 1-story brick
and cinder-block dwelling, 2819
Kanawha street NV; to cost
$4,000. ..*
w. c. & A. N. Miller Dew. Co.,
owner and builder; E. r. Spano,
architect; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 1887 Tilden street
NV; to cost $19,500.
Christ Chaplin. owner and
builder, 1915 Forty-sixth street
Sc; Marcus Hallett, architect; tc
erect two. 2-story brick and Gin
der-block dwellings, 1309-1311
Forty sixth street Southeast, to
cost $4,000 each.
OLIVER T. Carr. owner and
builder, Mills Building; Elmer
Cappleman, architect, Arlington,
Va; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling. 1895 Loughboro road
NV; to cost $4,000.