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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Calls For Immediate
ROllbackS On Prices

Milwaukee UPA)-Unless there
is quick and effective price roll
back, "the American consumer will
be the victim of the greatest sell
out in the history of his govern
ment," said an editorial in the Feb.
10 issue of the AFL Auto Worker.
"Not only did the government
clamp freeze on wages-totally
unnecessary and uncalled-for, in
view of the great lag of wages be-
hind prices-but it failed in the
most important issue of freezing
prices, the necessity of rolling
them back substantially"
Industry was given months OF
warning in which to raise their
prices, the AFL union charged, and
is now helped out "by having these
levels fixed so that it can continue
to soak the consumer with impun-
ity."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
New Shapes Spur
Attendance At
Meetings Of No. 4

One thing the members of Local
Union 4 can say about the many
new shapes coming into the trade
it certainly has increased attend
ance at meetings. Perhaps that is
the only favorable criticism we can
offer to date about the new shapes.
We certainly are not pleased with
the prices offered for making these
new articles.
The casters at long last are be-
ginning to learn that if they are
to maintain the present wage level,
more interest must be shown at
local union meetings. Price adjust
ments on many new articles are
being held up because of this laxity
in attending meetings.
Our Resolution Committee COM
posed of Cecil Calhoun, Ray Buch-
er, Roy Masker, James Moss, Carl
Pennybaker and Arthur Craven are
ready to receive any resolutions
the members have to offer. Any
of the committee will be
glad to assist you in this matter.
A report of few members be-
hind in their dues brought quick
action by the local. These delinqu-
ents have until our next meeting
to clear up their back dues or they
will be suspended. No member is
going to be coaxed to pay their
dues. 1t is their obligation and if
they fail to meet it, then they must
take the consequences.
To members on the sick list we
remind them once again. You must
report to local once a month or you
will be taken off the list.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
First National
Strike In 11-Year
History Of Union

New York (LPA) Sc venty
thousand woolen and worsted work
ers in 100 mills struck Feb. l6
after negotiations with the Amer
lean Woolen Co., largest firm in
the industry collapsed.
Emil Rieve, general president of
the Textile Workers, said the COM
pany had refused to make a "rea-
sonable offer" toward meeting
union demands on the grounds that
price ceilings must be lifted before
wages could be raised. In former
years contracts between TWUA
and American Woolen have formed
the pattern for other mills in the
trade. (The firms 1850 profits
were up LAP percent over 1919;
sales were up only 1876 percent.)
Rieve said it was a lockout more
than a strike because the company
stated it would not sell civilian
goods after March 81 unless it
could raise prices. He accused the
companies of forcing the strike SO
they could use it as weapon to de-
mand price increase at Feb. 21
meeting with government officials.
There is nothing in the wage
freeze to prevent negotiations"
Rieve said. Agreement between
union and company is the first
step. Approval becomes an issue
only after an agreement is reach
ed."
Rieve is one of the three labor
members of the National Wage
Sterilization Board who refused to
accept the boards 10 percent wage
boost formula Feb. 16 and resign
ed.
This is the first time in it's H.
year history the union has staged
an industry-wide walkout. Most of
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Labor Entitled To >Pdrity'
Too, Johnston Testifies

Washington (LPA)-If farmers
are "entitled" to "parity" prices
for farm products, labor is zen.
titled" to parity too, Economic
Sterilization Director Eric Johns
ton told the House Ways & Means
Committee.
Parity prices are those calculat-
ed monthly by the Department OF
Agriculture under formulas devised
by Congress to sustain the farmers
capacity to purchase industrial pro-
ducts. Since last summer, organiz-
ed labor has repeatedly suggested
that wages be adjusted by parity
formula and many labor leaders
have pointed out that the contro-
versial "escalator" or cost-of- living
clauses written into many contracts
are in line with the parity idea.
Johnston said before long he
would ask Congress for new legis-
lation aimed at adjusting prices
and wages "equitably". But he in
sisted his suggestion wouldn't op-
pose the parity principle" Rep.
Walter Granger Cd, Utah) warned
the stabilization chief he was head
ing for trouble if he tried to dis
turb the parity formulas very
much. After the hearing, Rep.
Thomas Martin Or, Iowa), a
staunch defender of farm PARTIES,
told reporter for the Labor Press
Association that parity arrange
ment for industrial workers was
worth thinking about.
By opening up the subject of
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Labor Chiefs Hdil Thomds
As He Gets League Award

Washington (LPA) - Messages
of high praise from labor leaders
were read at luncheon here when
an award was presented to Norman
Thomas, Socialist leader, by the
Workers Defense League.
The messages came from AFL
President William Green; CIO Pre-
sident Philip Murray; Alex Rose,
president of the AFL Hatters;
James B. Carey, IUE secretary
treasurer and president of the In
ternational Electrical Workers; Sal
Hoffman,, president of the AFL
Upholsterers; o. A. Knight, pres
ident, Oil Workers; Serafino Rom
ualdi, AFL Latin-American repre-
sentative; Sam Eubanks, News
paper Guild; Justice William O..
Douglas; Sen. William Benton Cd,
Conn.,; ex-senator Frank Graham
of North Carolina, who called
Thomas zone of Americas noblest
men,"
Thomas received the David L..
Clendenin award for distinguished
service to the cause Of labor and
rights and civil liberties.
Previous winners included Walter
P. Reuther, Matthew Woll, A..
Philip Randolph, and H. l.. Nit
chell. 1t was in Clendenin's home
that WDL was launched in 1886,
with the active aid of Norman
Thomas. In presenting the award,
Rev. Donald Harrington, WDL|
chairman, thanked Thomas for ac-
cepting it "as a symbol of all we
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Local Union 124
To Affiliate With
W. Va. State Body

There was quite a discussion
about re-affiliating with the West
Virginia State Federation Of Labor
at the last meeting of Local Union
124. Many took the floor to express
their opinion and after all had
their say vote was taken and the
majority were in favor of rejoin-
ing the state body.
A favorable vote was also regis
tered that the local pay per capita
tax to the State Federation on a
sufficient quota of our membership
to entitle US to two representatives
at conventions, instead of one rep
resentative as in former years.
We were pleased to have Sister
Mildred Mckenzie of Local Union
1875 present who explained many
things regarding the State Fedora
tion and action taken by the state
body at recent convention.
We had the pleasure of a visit
from national president James
Duffy who enlightened US on many
matters. As always when the Bro
therhood chief attends one of our
meetings, he is swamped with
questions but always seems to have
the right formula for settling our
problems. We hope he can find
time for a return visit real soon.
We were informed by vice pres
ident James Slaven that the Decor
ators Standing Committee will in
all probability meet some time next
week. He also informed US that
any gilders who are not working or
seeking a change to notify head
quarters. At present there are
openings at the Jackson Vitrified
China in Falls Creek, Pa, and the
Warwick China at Wheeling, w.
Va. -O.C. l24
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Harrison Named
Special Aide To
Eric Johnston

Washington (LPA) - George M
Harrison, president of the Brother
hood of Railway & Steamship
Clerks-AFL, has been named spec
ial assistant to Eric Johnston, dir
ector of the Economic Sterilization
Administration which is responsible
for both wage and price control
\ Harrison's appointment was ann
, ounced Feb. 10.
Thus another top-level labor
leader assumed a high defense
post. AL Hayes, president of the
international Association of Mach
inists, was already serving as spec
ial assistant on manpower to As
sistant Secretary of Defense Anna
M. Rosenberg. Another Machinist,
p. l.. Siemiller, was in the Office
of Defense Transportation. But
labor still felt that it was being
largely ignored by the Administra-
tion while representatives of big
business were seizing the reins and
planning to run the defense pro-
gram for big business benefit.
Specifically, what labor wanted
was at least one spokesman in the
'office of mobilization chief Charles
E. Wilson, who was turning deaf
ear to, labor's demands. The situa
tion appeared to be nearing a
climax the weekend of Feb. 10
after Wilson named manpower
advisory committee devoid of labor
representation.
Wilson named his committee late
on Feb. s after scoring a White
House victory over Secretary of
Labor Maurice Tobin. President
Truman gave Wilson a green light
on manpower although Tobin, with
strong backing from the United
Labor Policy Committee, expected
to retain responsibility for man
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Work Is Very Poor
For Decorators I'm
Sebring District

Sebring, Ohio-Work for decor
ators in this vicinity is very poor
at the present time. After reading
in the daily press of the many
orders received by the manufac-
turers at the Pittsburgh show, we
quite naturally expected squirt in
our work here, but so far this has
not materialized.
We have been having some very
fine meetings lately and President
Mary Weaver is doing a fine job
presiding. We were pleased to have
three of our national officials with
US on February 13, President Duffy
and vice presidents James Slaven
and Frank Dales. The presidents
from the. six other locals here in
Sebring were also present as were
several visitors.
A great many questions were
asked President Duffy and all were
answered very favorably. He also
gave US some very good advice as
did the other two board members.
We like to have visitors at our
meetings and a standing invitation
is extended all members of the
Brotherhood to drop in on US for a
visit.
We will vote in the primary cleo
tion for national officials at our
first meeting in March and we
would like to see every member on
hand for this important duty and
privilege. -O.C. 121
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22

II. Berry OF Local Union lJZ WnC
could not serve due to other acti-
vities.
New members serving for their
first time on the committee are
Clyde Jones, Local Union A; John
A. Dorff, Local Union 178, and
Leland G. Minesinger, Local Union
1872.
George Goppert of Local Union
No. 22 was the unanimous choice
for chairman of the committee
having held that position since the
initial outing in 1925. P. X. Cal
hoon, Local Union No. 9, was
named secretary and James Slaven
of Local Union 124, treasurer.
In addition to the officers and
the new members mentioned above
other members comprising the COM
mittee are: Roy Masker, Local
Union No. a; Frank Duffy, Local
Union No. 10; Francis Cubberly
Local Union No. IL; William Rob-
Finson, Local Union No. "a; Leland
Quinn, Local Union No. 81; A. j.
Sanders, Local Union No. AZ; John
Mamrack, Local Union No. 81; Syl-
vanus De Bee, Local Union No. 70;
and Harry L. Gill, manager of the
Potters Herald.
- The secretary was instructed to
write representatives of the var
ious amusement parks in the VIC
unity of the pottery centers to at
tend the next meeting, February
"a, when a site will be chosen for
the outing. This is undoubtedly the
most important meeting of the
year. Members must be sure that
the equipment is safe for the child
rem and grown people alike and the
absence of accidents on picnic day
would show the members have done
a good job. The park must provide
good parking facilities, good rest
aurants and eating pavilions, a
variety of amusements, good athle-
tic field, a well-known orchestra
and comfortable walks. These are
just few of the items that must
be looked into thoroughly before
the committee can approve any
park for the annual big day.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
SCHOOL STRIKE ENDS

Minneapolis ILNS) - Sixty
three thousand students went back
to classes here Feb. Ia as teachers,
clerks and janitors ended 22-day
strike against the public schools.
Schools were opened after the
teachers, members of the American
Federation of Teachers, AFL, ac-
cepted a 500 a-year-salary in
crease under protest and withdrew
picket lines that had halted a back
to-work movement. Janitors and
clerks previously had accepted COM
promise wage offers but refused to
cross the teachers picket lines. The
Janitors got increases of $3.50 to
$3.50 a month.
The teachers agreed to end their
strike on a promise of Gov. Young
dahl to discuss the schools finan-
cial problems with legislators.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Consumer Prices
At AII-Time High

New York LPA) = Between
December and January consumer
prices went up 1.3 percent to set a
new all-time high, the National In
dustrial Conference Board report
ed Feb. Is. Main cause was the
jump in food prices, which went up
81 percent between mid-December
and mid-January, topping the pre-
vious record high of July 194S by
4 40 of l percent.
The value of the dollar dropped
7 percent in 1860, and was 58.8
cents compared with 63.2 cents in
January 1910 (based on 100 for
January 1939.)
Dun & Bradstreet reported a a.
cent boost in the wholesale food
price index for the week ended
Feb. 13, an increase for the ninth
straight week, putting the index at
$7.25, highest in 29 months.
A prediction that there should be
plenty of food for both civilian
and military needs this year came
from Sherwin A. Hill, president of
the National American Wholesale
Grocers Association.
(In Washington, Rep. Hope (R,
Kan.) blamed consumers for high
food prices, said they were not "out
of line with wages and non-farm
prices" called for strict wage
curbs. He said meat price controls
will not work unless Increased
buying power" is drained off,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
South Bend Wins
1851 Community
Relations Award

South Bend, Ind. (LPA)-This
city has won the 1851 Community
Human Relations Award of the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews. The award is given an
nually ''for outstanding improve
ment in relations among its relig-
ious and racial groups" Portland,
Ore, won in 1850 and Minneapolis
St. Paul in 1949. In the 1920's the
Klan was very active in South
Bend as we'll as the rest of the
state.
Announcement of the award ush-
cred in nationwide Brotherhood
Week, with more than 5000 COM
munities in the Us and Canada
participating simultaneously
World Brotherhood Week is being
observed for the first time in the
free nations of Europe. Brother
hood Week, first observed in 1884
with 800 communities taking part,
is period of rededication to the
Judaeo- Christian moral concept of
the kinship of man, said DR.. Ever
ett r. Clinchy, president of the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews.
South Bend has $4,000 Roman
Catholics, 10000 to $4,000 Protest
ants, and $500 Jews, about 1900
Negroes. There are many first and
second generation Americans whose
parents and grandparents were
largely Polish, Hungarian, Belgian,
French, and German.
Among its achievements: A
$500,000 building campaign for
Notre Dame University was sup
ported by Protestants, Catholics,
and Jews; ministers of all three
faiths meet monthly to consider
common community problems; an
women's council conduct
ed an institute on civil rights and
six-week seminar on intergroup
problems; the newspapers and
radio stations wholeheartedly sup
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
\ Good Turnout At
Special Meeting
OF Local Union 86

Local Union sc held a special
meeting Monday evening to trans
act some very important business
pertaining to the Homer Laughlir
shops. A fine turnout was on hand
and steps were taken to clear up
many misunderstanding involving
our trade.
We are partly to blame for con-
ditions as they exist, mainly
through the failure to attend meet
ings regularly and keep the local
informed of the various changes
that take place from time to time
Now that we have made a new
start in the right direction to have
these matters adjusted, how about
doing your part and be on hand
every Monday evening?
All members who are iii and un-
able to work should make it a point
to see the local union is advised of
your illness so that you may be
placed on the sick list.
All unemployed members should
follow this same procedure for
many times we have received calls
from headquarters for warehouse
men and none are available. Keep
the local informed if you are not
working and also see that your
name is registered on the unem-
ployed list at headquarters.
All members who may have reso-
lutions they wish to come before
the convention are requested to
hand them over to the committee
as soon as possible. 1t is also i'm
portant you attend local when your
resolution is presented and point
out the merits of your proposal.
The following new members were
added to the roll: Paul A. Smith
and John E. Smith.
A transfer car was granted John
McKeever and withdrawal cards
were issued Henry l.. Heckathorn
and Earnest E. Sarver.
-O.C. sc
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22

the responsibility Of guiding the
organization.
1t is the duty of every member
TO scan the ballot well to choose
those who are, in their judgment
best qualified TO carry on the work
of the organization. After the elec-
tiOn it is just as important to sup
port these men and cooperate with
them.
The two members receiving the
highest number Of votes for each
position in the primaries will con-
test in the general election in May.
Those winning will be installed at
the 1851 convention in Atlantic
City in July.
Candidates for the presidency
heads the ballot with President
James NJ. Duffy, incumbent, Local
Union 76, opposed by ]. E. Curry
of Local Union 124.
For the office of secretary-treas-
urer, Chas F. Jordan, incumbent,
Local Union SO; P. K. (Perce) Cal
hoon, Local Union 9; Lewis Silli-
man, Local Union 10, and William
H. Stark, Local Union AZ.
First Vice President-E. L.
Wheatley, incumbent, Local Union
9, and Larry Finlay, Local Union
I2.
Second Vice President-Frank
Hull, incumbent, Local Union 124;
Alfred Cartwright, Local Union 10.
Third Vice President - James
Slaven, incumbent, Local Union
124; William F. Bossen, Local
Union 10; Harry F. McCombs,
Local Union 16; Fred Mountford,
Local Union 124.
Fourth Vice President-Walter
E. Clawges, Local Union It's; Rob-
ert Hannah, Local Union 45.
Fifth Vice President - Arthur
Devlin, incumbent, Local Union
1874; Joseph P. Brown, Local Union
35.
Sixth Vice President - Frank
Dales, incumbent, Local Union q );
John Rourke, Local Union TO-;
James Moss, Local Union A; Silas
Fletcher Williams, Local Union 4 );
Harry Hunt, Local Union 1922
James D. Coffey, Local Union 122;
Grafton, Local Union 29.
Seventh Vice President IT. J..
incumbent, Local Union
10; Charles Boso, Local Union II;
Floyd B. Jividen, Local Union 130;
Harold Yost, Local Union LAG,
Frank Applegate, Local Union SO;
John R. Hall, Local Union ID.
Eighth Vice President - Joshua
incumbent, Local Union
y; James Adams. Local Union 9;
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owe."
What labor and minority groups
owe to Thomas was expressed by
Mitchell, himself a former award
winner, and president of the AFL
Farm Labor Union; by Ben. F. Nc
Laurin, for the AFL Sleeping Car
Porters; by Dick Gonzales, speak
ing Americans in the southwest;
by Morris Milgrim, former secre-
tary of WDL, and Rowland Watts,
present secretary; by Robert Re-
pas, for the American Friends Ser
fTuSn to Pngr Thyesl
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
US SEXES $50 TONS OF
FILTHY FOODS IN ONE MONTH

Washington (LPA) - The Food
and Drug Administration seized 81
shipments involving $50 tons of
filthy food during January. The
food was either decomposed or con-
taminated with rodent hair, insect
parts, worms, etc.
The agency also seized 27 ship
ments to protect the consumers
pocketbook from short-weight,
substandard, or debased items.
Fourteen drug and device ship
ments were seized, IL labeled with
false and misleading curative
claims, and two failing to bear
adequate warnings against misuse.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
WHAT NEXT?

A cheap and simple method of
making salt water fit to drink has
been found by Baltzar Won Platen,
Swedish inventor, dispatches from
Stockholm say. When completed,
the new machine will be able to
distill salt water at price of about
two cents ton. In the construc-
ton, Won Platen will use an alloy
of stainless steel, capable of with
standing a pressure of 800 atmos-
phereS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22

farm PARTIES, Johnston laid bare
the central problem in price and
wage control. Farm prices cannot
be controlled under the Defense
Production Act unless they are
above parity. If the prices are be-
low parity, the government can
and on "basic commodities" must
support" the market by one fin
ancial means or another. At the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
UNION PAPER PRAISED
IN STATE SENATE

Salem, Ore. (LPA)-The Oregon
Teamster, publication of the AFL
Teamsters in this state, received
high praise on the floor of the
Oregon Senate, from both New
Deal Democrat and a very conser-
vative Republican, for publication
of an article on how voters could
write to their legislators. The piece
was titled, "Have Your Say In
Salem"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
United Labor Committee
Blasts Defense Program
AS Run By Industry

Washington PAlLabors abrupt withdrawal from the Wage
Sterilization Board the small hours Feb Is the elimination
whole series of shocking developments which find nsuppor
ABLE the United Labor Policy Committee charged later that
bitter the committee said
had few representatives
with the interests Of the nations pan people,
The defense spokes-
Is million AFI CO. and Rail Brotherhood
Withdrawal from the board didn't
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
SHOES ON OTHER FOOT

Annapolis, Md. (LPA)-Theodore
r. McKeldin, newly-elected COP
governor of Maryland, denounced
Democrats during the 1850 cam
paign because they spent too much
money. McKeldin's first budget
$159 million-is the largest in the
states history.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Primary Election OF Officials First Meeting In March
Picnic Committee Holds
Initial Meeting To Plan
For 1851 Annual OUTING

The committee appointed by President James Duffy to fomu
late the 1851 annual outing for members of the National Bro
thehood Operative Poe held their initial meeting last Saturday
evening at national headquarters.
Addressing the appointed President Duffy
his desire the committee would all their efforts make
the 23rd NBOP outing bigger better than
touched the fact that familiar missing
this Phillip Schroeder Local Union
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-22
Two Highest For Each
Office Will Compete In
General Election In Nav

All local unions Of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
officers
Ballots being printed and will be mailed all local
ballots
March should
quarters Immediately
privilege member
election Members should
their display
with the election of the Executive Board which Shoulders
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