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SpirifUoIs


The Roberta Martin Singers
have another pair OF sides which
are excellently done. The new
discs features solo work by Nor
salus McKissick and Eugene
Smith, the male members of the
group. McKissick, with soft, re-
strained emotion, feelingly han
dies the slow-moving. reverent
My Eternal Home. On the re-
verse, Smith husky-voices Salts
fled, a hand-clapping, happy
sounding spiritual (Apollo) .
Rev. B. c. Campbell and his con-
gregation, revamp the spiritual
Shine On Me into a spirited gos-
pei tune, the tempo Of which
ranges from a rather slow TO
moderately fast pace, complete
with double hand-clapping. The
reverse in like vein is What Could
1 DO,
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man of color.
Fans started lining up at the ticket windows
at a. m. My husband and went down the stairs
through the park at a. m. and were ninth in
line at one of the windows. We really baseball
happy
When the gates opened at $3.50 a. m, lines
were almost block long and the stampede to
get inside unbelievable The real, dyed-in-
the-wOOl fans brought their lunches. By 1850
a m. about $4,000 people were In the Polo
Grounds, just sitting, patiently waiting, or
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Let's Dunee
BY J. Henry Randall

LefS Dance
In the Dance Parade" series,
were presented classic dance ar
rangements by a cross-secIion of
the top artists in the business.
These included Harry James,
Jimmy Dorsey, Dick Jurgens,
Ray Noble, Claude Thornhill,
Benny Goodman--he had two,
Count Basic, Gene Krupa, and
frankie earle, also with two.
(Columhia).
In dance singles, there is the
Les Brown revival of Taking q
Chance on Love, from Cabin in
the Sky" which has a slight re-
semblance to the Benny Good
man version. Mate is Turkey Hop,
an ingenious rhythm jaunt which
unsteady depicts the domestic
fowl hopping about" (Columbia)
And of course, there's the
Cugat man with a calypso man.
ba, You Never Had It So Good,
Able Lane on vocal; and Strange
Mood, an Afro-Cuban rhythm'd
jaunt sung by Leslie Scott (Col-
umbia) -. Perhaps the best Of
the arrangements we've heard on
Birmingham Bounce is the Tom
my Dorsey platter, which has
Charlie Shavers doing the lyrics.
A power-packed jazz vehicle.
Mate Is Happy Feet, with the
Dorsey reeds showing heavily be-
hind Frances Irwin CVictor) .
The nickelodeon-sounding piano
of Frank Petty makes for inter-
esting listening on his instru-
mental of At Shutdown. On the
mate, another oldie, Frank
thumps and vocalizes on Bless
Your Heart, his successor to
Rain" (MGM).
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Out-Of-Town Greetings

July "a Mrs. Helen Kitchen,
Des Moines, Ia. July 30-Saman-
tina J. Moore, Chicago.
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Town

July 2i--Mrs. G. c. Hamlet,
Cleveland, Ohio. July % Danny
Ronald Holley, Buffalo, N. Y.
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BulIuds

Ivory Joe Hunter pulls a switch
for his latest disc excursion. He
has an original ballad in Let Me
Dream to which he annexes his
smooth and intimately mellow
style. Flip is a bit of a novelty
entitled Gimme A Pound Of
Ground Round. Both show the
Hunter still climbing up (MGM)
Tony Harper pairs torchy
with a western favored novelty
in her latest disc appearance. OF
unrequieted love is Is That All I
Mean to You. OF the trains with
sound effects, Get Coin Engineer
(Columbia) -.
What is perhaps the best ex-
hibition of close harmony heard
in some time is that displayed by
a tight little group known as the
Three Riffs. Perfectionists in the
art of blending voice harmony
with instruments, they debut
with four sides-all excellent
items. Best liked of the four,
however, is Driftln' an original
paced by a strummed guitar. Its
mate is a bouncey, juicy affair,
Barbecue Ribs-a dish we enjoy
ed on the Fourth of July. The
other pair, both novelties, are
Jumping Jack and Cherry In My
Lemon and Lime. The latter
sounds suspiciously like an ear
lier favorite - Knock Me a
Kiss" (Apollo)
Florence Wright and Enroll
(Mr. Piano. Garner got together
for what might have been an ex-
cellent platter--if Florence had
forgot to come. The tune Is a
Garner original called Real Gone
Tune. II has the typical Garner
riffs, which always excites us.
Florence, while patterning her
vocal delivery in the same swingy
style, overdOes 1t to the extent
that 1t initiates. On the mate,
Pie in The Basket, she seemingly
is in her own element. The tune
is something on the order Of
Bake a Cake" "Tisket-a-Tas-
ket" (National) go. Sarah
Vaughn, however, is all that we
could ask for on the pair Our
Very Own and Don't Be Afraid.
Norman Leyden directs the sym
pathetic orchestral accompani-
ment CColumbiaJ.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
HARRY MALES

Harry Curtis Males, 72, retired
potter, died suddenly Dec. q follow
ing a heart attack in his home, 18(
Carolina Ave-, Chester. He has
been in poor health several months
Mr.. Males was born at Calvary
Morgan County, o. He was en-
ployed last at the Harker Pottery
Co.
He leaves his widow; three sons
Edwin d. Males of East Liverpool
William S. Males of Chester, and
Everett D. Males Of Washington;
three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Walk
er of Morgantown, Mrs. H. E. Hall
of, Laytonsville, Md, and Mrs.
Genevieve Cowfer of Washington;
four brothers, E. w. Males of
Chester and James Males, Russell
Males and Everett Males of
Athens; two sisters, Mrs. Stella
Brozka and Mrs. Elizabeth Sans
of East Liverpool, and Is grand
children and one great-grandchild.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07

Buy Union-Made goods from
others as you would nave them
pay Union wages unto you!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Leading Chinese Red Hedrs
Story Of American Labor

the easy social life of that Ameri-
can university. Nobody ever dream
ed she would someday become a
leading Communist.
Chiao Mu wrote books and
articles. Many of them were ultrac-
ritical Of all things American. But
some often blurted out very un-
Marxist ideas. Soon after | talked
with him in Hong Kong, Chiao said
| in one Of his books that America
would never go to war to save
China from Communism. Yet all of
the Communist propaganda was
saying exactly the opposite.
Today Chiao works under Chou
En-lai, Communist China's Foreign
Minister. That puts him somewhere
in the so-called moderate wing"
Of the Communist Party.
Few Westerners know what the
rulers of one-fifth of mankind in
Communist China are thinking. But
regardless of what happens at the
United Nations, Chiao is one of the
few top Communists in China who
has peeked behind the wall of pro-
paganda which surrounds his coun-
try today.
When | talked with him saw
stacks of English and American
magazines around the room. Many
of them were anti-Communist, lib
eral publications. If he reads these
and | trust he does-maybe he
knows that the Communist Party
is doomed in the countries which
enjoy freedom and have a strong
labor movement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
BANKERS FACE
MONOPOLY RAP

New York (LPA) - Monopoly
has a thousand faces. One you
might not recognize is monopolistlc
practice in investment banking.
The Department of Justice be-
gan arguing its antitrust case
against II top investment banking
firms and their Investment Bank
ers Association Nov. %, contend
ing the defendants control and
monopolize the business and drive
smaller firms to the wall. The de-
PENDANTS have been squeezing out
competition since 1915, government
attorney Henry Stebbins declared.
Hearing the case was Federal
Judge Harold Medina, who gained
world fame as the judge in the trial
of the 10 top Communists. Medina
frequently interrupted Stebbins to
ask probing questions about the in
vestment business. The jurist in
sisted it was new field to him.
Investment banking companies
handle the flotation Of new corp
oration securities, Stebbins said the
defending firms sometimes forced
smaller companies out, sometimes
brought them into deals under die
tated terms, used potential leans to
force mergers, and otherwise stiff
ed competition.
At one point, Medina said: "Open
up and give me the lowdown on
what the governments case is all
about" Court veterans said it look
ed like a longdrawn trial.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Redcops Collect
More For Rails
Less For Selves

New York (LPA) The Inter-
state Commerce Commission has
approved the request of IL East
ern railroads to raise the fee of
"redcaps'' from Is to % cents for
each piece of luggage carried.
The porters don't like the raise
because they turn the money into
the railroads and they are certain
the new rate will cut their tips.
Willard Townsend, president of the
United Transportation Service EN-
ployes, said that "When a porter
has to charge for every bag or
bundle, people give no tips They
complain and grumble and think
the union is responsible, but the
union has fought this thing since
it got started"
The fee system started in 1910
in connection with the Federal
Wage & Hour law. Redcaps then
collected 10 cents an item-and lots
of tips-and were paid $40 in
daily wages. They now get $3.50 in
Grand Central station where the
New York Central railroad claims
to lose $4,000 a month-and the
porters lose almost all their tips.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
lam OFFICER GETS
HIGH DEFENSE POST

Washington (LPA)-First labor
man to hold an outright admins
trative post in the new defense set
up is p. l.. (Roy) Siemiller OF
Chicago, general vice-president Of
the International Association OF
Machinists.
Siemiller was sworn in Nov. II
as Director of Manpower for the
Defense Transportation Admins
tration. Prior to his appointment
labor men had been named only to
advisory" posts.
In his new job, Siemiller will be
responsible for manpower require
ments and deferments in the bulk
of the transport industry. 1t will
also be his responsibility to notify
the National (Railway) Mediation
Board or the Federal Mediation &
Cancellation Service Of any disputes
which may lead to stoppages.
The Defense Transportation Ad-
ministration will work closely with
the Interstate Commerce Commiss-
ion. Its authority will cover all
civil transport except aviation and
shipping.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
BY FRANK WALLICK
Editor, DAYTON News

Dayton PA)-Back in 1948
had a frank one-way talk about the
american labor and liberal move
ment with the No. Chinese Com
munist now at the United Nations
For more than an hour | poured
out the story Of a progressive non
Communist force in America.
urged him to take off his politicaI
binders and face the facts about
American labor.
| knew this man as Chiao Mu
In the papers he's called Chiao
Kuan-hua. When | met Chiao in
Hong Kong, he was the press
spokesman for the Chinese Com
munists. Today he heads the u. S.
and Western European section of
the Foreign Ministry Of the Chin
ese Communists.
We talked in his tiny, overcrowd-
ed apartment in an obscure part of
the British colony Of Hong Kong.
A small red star drawn in chalk
was on his door. | began by tell
ing him | was "a progressive, non
Communist" American. | told him
Henry Wallace had lost the follow
ing of most American labor unions,
and tried to explain why. Many
Chinese | had found, including con-
servatives, believed Wallace had
an immense following. Chiao listen
ed but said very little.
| told of American social pro-
gress without Communists. The
political parties back home where
then nominating candidates for
president | believed our foreign
policy in China had been right, and
that Republican victory would not
change it. told him that the Am
erican people were not imperial
istic by nature and had no inten-
tion Of going to war to build an
empire.
He broke his stony silence for
an instant and grinned. That's
what all the American correspond
ents tell me-"
Then went on to show how our
labor movement has won tremen-
dous economic gains for its mem
bers. insisted the Communists hadI
little to do with all this, and hint
ed that Communist propaganda
ought to wise up to these facts.
| got up several times to leave,
but each time he urged me to stay.
he had said very little,
he did seem interested to hear al
candid account of the facts about
labor and liberals in America.
Both Chiao and his talented wife
were students in American endow-
ed universities in Peiping. | had
taught myself for a year at Yench- |
ng University, where Chaos wife
studied before the outbreak of war
with Japan.
From stories later got from old |
student friends of hers at Yench-
ng, learned that Kung PengI
lChiao's wife) was the daughter of |
wealthy Shanghai capitalists. Dur
ng her school days she played a
good game of tennis and enjoyed
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
OBITUARIES
WILLIAM b. STEARNS

William Brady Stearns, So, q
potter, died Dec. 3 in his home, 625
Broadway, following long illness
Mr.. Stearns was born in Mid
dlebourne, w. Va. He was veter-
an of World War | and was last
employed as a kilnman for the
Homer Laughlin China Co. at
Newell. He was a member of Local
Union No. 9, National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters.
j He leaves his widow, Mrs.
Katherine Stearns; three brothers,
George w. Stearns of Beloit and
Clarence Steams and Earl Stearns
of East Liverpool, and two sisters,
Mrs. Frank Richmond and Mrs.
Annie Richmond, both of Middle
bourne.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Most New Cars
Still Selling
Like New CorS

Detroit (LPA)-Auto manufac
turers who have been singing the
blues about credit restrictions cut
ting into sales of new cars sang
another tune when they released
preliminary 1850 sales figures.
S. f. Skinner, general manager
Of the Oldsmobile division of Gen
eral Motors, reported retail sales
for the series "88" models showed
a 48 percent increase in the sec
ond 10 days Of November. Sales of
all models totaled 9402 compared
with 6371 for the same period last
year. 1t surpasses the record for
the period set in 1910 when 7767
new cars were sold.
w. +. Fish, general manager of
Chevrolet division of GIN, said
there is nothing in the present
situation to warrant great elation
nor to cause great dependency"
He then said that Chevrolet will
wind up 1850 with 205,000 untitled
orders despite record output and
will set new record next year by
producing and selling 100000
units.
Pontiac will continue at its high
est output in history-446,000 units
a year in 1851 according to Harry
]. Klinger, general manager of
that GIN division.
Auto industry spokesmen say
that sales of all makes of cars are
substantially ahead of 1949 except
for Packard, Lincoln, Frazer, Cros-
ley and Plymouth.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
STANDARD OIL, OHIO
ORDERED TO BARGAIN

Toledo (LPA) - The Nationa
Labor Relations Board had order
ed the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio tC
bargain with the Oil Workers
Local 346, in regard to the firms
insurance plan.
The NLRB found that the com
pany's action in amending its
group insurance plan without con-
sulting the union constituted ar
alteration of existing wages and
working conditions. The company's
claim that the union waived its
rights was disallowed.
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tail stores, used the Chicago area
as an example. All the advertising
in the newspapers there shows the
grade, he said. Housewives in that
area are very conscious of grading.
They ask about the grade stamp
and want to see it.
The meat dealers main interest
in appearing at the hearing,
though, was "to prove that if
there's any profiteering on meat
prices, it isn't being done on the
retail level" A survey by his or
ganization, he declared, shows that
retail butchers are now making
"only 17.49 percent gross profit on
sales"
Asked by Senator Aiken who is
to blame, he said I'VE aren't blam-
| ing anyone. Just explaining our
position" He admitted that store
keepers charge whatever the mar
ket will bear, but claimed that isn't
very much, because "Mrs. House
wife is extremely price conscious
and shops around for the best
buys" A chart prepared by the
committee staff, showed that the
packers are getting the largest
portion of the price increase that
has appeared since the start Of the
Korean war.
The other angle, on the public
being unprotected from gyp adj
vertising on products derived from
meat, such as soap and detergents,
was summed up by committee coun-
sci Paul Hadlick in a statement
that neither the Agriculture De-
partment nor the Federal Trade
Commission has jurisdiction over
these products.
In 1921, a law called the Pack
ers & Livestock Act was passed,
taking the meat industry out Of the
jurisdiction of ETC, and putting it
in a special division of the Agri-
culture Dept. M. j. Cook, head of
that Packers & Stockyard Division,
told the Senators that his men ex-
anime accounting records Of the
meat packers when they get a com
plant, but in 1926, when they at
tempted to audit the books of Cud-
ahy Co., the case was taken to
court, and the Circuit Court of APP
'peals ruled that they did not have
power to do it. That decision has
governed policy since in trade and
advertising matters.
Gillette pointed out that, even if
another court case were made, and
the decision reversed, the division
wouldn't have the staff or facilities
to prosecute such cases. 1t is evid-
ent, he said, that some change isl
needed in the law, in order to pro-
tect consumers.
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Buy Union Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you'll
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07

Ask for Union Labeled merchan
disc.
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Court Rulinq
Slap AT ANA

jefferson City, Mo. (LPA)-Th'
American M d zeal Association
which fights the closed shop fol
labor but believes in one of its own
has been slapped down by Judge
Sam c. Blair of the Cole County
Circuit Court.
The trustees of Audrain County
Hospital excluded osteopaths, ano
insisted that any doctors using the
hospital belong to the county and
state medical societies. Judge Blair
voided both regulations as "unrea-
sonable" and said any attempts to
keep osteopathic physicians from
practicing in hospitals supported
by public funds are discriminatory.
He also said that the regularly lie
ensed medical physicians have no
monopoly ON the title of doctor.
Blair pointed out that osteopaths
have been taught the use Of drugs
and operative surgery, have been
using drugs in Missouri since 1897,
and that no action has even been
taken against them by either the
state board of health or state medi-
cal examiners.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
Voice Of Ldbor' Planning
For Television Channel

out the long battle. If there had
been no VIGIL, the public would
have had to depend upon the struck
papers for information about the
strike issues.
"We feel we are telling the story
of organized labor in more effec-
tive fashion," William A. Lee, pres
ident of the Chicago Federation of
Labor, summed it up. eve believe
that only by accenting the accom-
plishments of unions will we pro-
perly inform the public about the
labor movement"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-12-07
New Meat Gradings Will Cost You More;
LoophoIe Exposed At Senate Hearings

Washington (LPA)-Two items
of great interest to the buying
public came to light Nov. 80 il
hearings before a Senate Subcom-
mittee.
beginning Dec. 90 you will be
paying prime prices for only choice
grades of meat, choice prices fol-
only good grades of meat, and gooc
prices for only commercial grades
because of a loophole in the
laws, you are unprotected against
false and misleading advertising or
many products including soap, de
tergents, eggs, poultry, butter and
canned milk.
Sen. Guy Gillette Cd. Ia.) wound
up the activities of his Subcommit-
tee on Utilization of Farm Crops
by delving into these two subjects
The committee expires with the
end of the 81st Congress, and in
January, when the new Congress
meets, he will ask for establish
ment of a special Senate commit
tee to investigate consumer prices
on all products.
Two men from the Agriculture
Department appeared before Gil
lette and his colleague Sen. George
Aiken (R, VT, equipped with lus-
cious looking color pictures to
show how beef is graded. The fol
lowing facts were revealed:
First, meat doesn't have to be
graded. Manufacturers who ask for
the government grading service
pay So an hour for it, and only
about % percent of the total meat
produced each year gets graded.
Most Of this meat is the prime
or choice cuts. BY having these
labelled, the packer gets more
money for them. Very little Of the
commercial grade beef is graded.
During the war, such labelling was
compulsory, and all meat was class
flied.
Second, meat dealers can use the
fancy titles for their meat, even if
the meat has never been graded,
and are not open to legal prosecu-
ton. In other words, if your grocer
wants to put a big sign on the
window saying US Choice Beef,
and the beef isn't US Choice at all,
the most the Agriculture Depart
ment can do about it is report him
to the Better Business Bureau, or
some other unofficial outfit. He
hasn't violated any law.
f. w. lmMasche, deputy direct
or of the Agriculture Departments
livestock branch explained that his
department is regarding the meat,
because consumer buying habits
have changed, and there is a great
er demand for smaller cuts. AS al
result, the small cuts of CONNER
cial beef are being upped to good
grade, and a boost is being made
all along the line, with choice and
prime being combined at the top.
Senator Gillette estimates this will
cost you an average of 8 cents a
pound more, if you want to stick
to the grade you've been buying.
ImMasche denied that people will
stick to the grade names. They buy,
he said, according to the merits of
the meat, not according to what
it's called. A later witness, George
L. Nepil, secretary Of the Nat1|
Association of Retail Meat & Food
Dealers, took the opposite view,
however.
Nepil, who represents 10000 re-
Evening star., 1950-04-23

boss Harry Cohn Is per cent of
his salary from every picture for
the next five years. "Is my deal
better than Larry Parks or Glenn
Ford's?" he asks jeanne and me.
The other two men have to make
an annual picture at Columbia for
the old price before Cohn released
them. We think it adds up to
about the same.
I'm lucky" says jeanne. "Ev-
cry picture I've made was a free
lance picture" They've all been
good. too-except the first, "Abie's
Irish Rose "a little stinker for
Crosby. She was lucky to have
Red River" as her next, plus two
John Ford pictures. And "All The
Kings Men"
A Constant Worrier.
John, his steak finished. looks
at the menu for some more food,
settles for veal and noodles. do
still look gaunt?" he asks me.
When I came to Hollywood in
1945 I weighed 1853 pounds Che's
a very broad 6 feet p. I looked
like John Carradine's son. I'm
now 2l0 pounds" But he still
looks fascinatingly lean.
THAT" says Joanne, lis because
he's terrific worrier."
What do I worry about?" he
wants to know. "Everything-ex-
cept me-" He doesn't have to
worry about you" says I. Thank
you," says Joanne. Then she says,
inconsequentially perhaps. II feel
like I'm Is again. I'm wearing
braces on my teeth. My teeth are
changing. I bite so hard"
John and jeanne have five chill
'dren between them. John gets
his two boys week ends. I have my
three most of the time. Skipper.