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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
AFL Union Label Show To
Feature Unique Displays

The AFL Union Industries Show
is a super-exhibition where union
made goods are displayed ano
union services are demonstrated ir
elaborately decorated booths. Ir
many display areas there are Give
exhibits such as the Potters
display where union artisans actu-
ally make the products which made
America famous throughout the
world.
In other words, all things that
are made and services that are
manned by highly-skilled, AFL
craftsmen are exhibited in the
unique displays. The purpose of a
Union Industries Show is to pro-
mote the sale Of those union-made
goods and the use of those union
services as we'll as to publicize
Union Labels, Shop Cards and But
tons. 1t is superb example OF
labor-management cooperation and
goodwill building for both union
employees and union employers.
Manufacturers of n ii ona y
known products as we'll as unions
will have many animated exhibits
at Chicago which are certain to
prove highly popular with the
spectators. In addition, there will
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Mediofion Boord
Window DRESSING
In Rail Dispute

Washington (LPA) - The Ma.
tional Mediation Board is a "win-
dow-dressing institution that &C.
complishes no real good" in rail
road disputes, according to Sen
Wayne Morse (R, Ore.).
During a Senate Labor Commit
tee hearing into the dragged-out
negotiations between the four op-
Grating Railroad Brotherhoods and
the 1875 Class | railroads, Morse
said the boards record of $50 many
failures" did nothing but "get the
disputes into the White House
where they had no right to be in
the first place" He declared he
could not see show we can afford
to keep on the books very much
longer a board that has cost the
taxpayers so many thousands of
dollars. Under the law, the board
has become merely token step
in settling disputes. Weaknesses of
the act make it impossible to settle
things before they get to the Pres
ident or his representative" Morse
said.
The committee listened to Board
Chairman John Thad Scott, Jr. give
a detailed recital of the negotia-
tions between carriers and the bro
therhoods which started in March
1919.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
liam Wins Raise
lin First Pact At
Republic Aviation

Farmingdale, n. Y. (LPA) =
Non-members are flocking to join
Lodge 1887 of the International
Association of Machinists as re-
suit of the contract obtained by
the union with the Republic Avia-
ton Corp, the first labor agree
ment in the company's history.
The contract calls for a 15-cent
increase across the board for 5000
employees, seven paid holidays, a
company-paid health and welfare
plan, wage reimbursement for time
spent on jury duty, five days sick
leave, 10-percent night-shift
bonus, union-t tailored seniority and
grievance rules, union security in
the form of expanded maintenance
of membership.
The union was certified as bar
gaining agent last November after
an election conducted by the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board. The
election victory was the culmina-
ton of two-year organizing cam
paign, but some Republic employees
still held back to see what would
happen.
"Now that our first contract has
been signed with Republic" says
lam Grand Lodge Representative
Martin ]. Buckley, 1--WE are we'll on
fTura fs Pa0> Thr,sl
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Labor Wdnts Posts Equal
With Industry In Program

Washington (LPA)-While mo-
bilization car Charles E. Wilson
was popping off in Florida March
6, a top labor leader was telling
reporters here exactly the role
labor wants in the defense pro-
gram.
In Key West, Wilson said neith-
er he nor President Truman knew
what all the shooting was about.
He was referring to labor's with
drawal from all mobilization posts
because they amounted to no more
than window dressing"
In Washington, the labor leader
said labor probably would return
to the suspended Wage Stabiliza-
tion Board if five conditions were
met. He also said labor wanted a
position co-equal with that of in
dustry at all levels of the mobiliZa-
tion program.
Spelled out, this didn't mean a
"co- Wilson," the labor leader de-
clared. But it did mean a 'Co-Clay"
and a "Co-Weinberg." Reference
was to Wilson's top deputies, Gen.
Lucius Clay and Sidney Weinberg,
both of whom are from private in
dustry. Moreover, a labor man at
the "co-Clay" level must be listen
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15

be many joint displays sponsored
by both union labor and manage,
ment.
Our 1851 AFL Union Industries
Show will have several surprise
features. One innovation will be q
series of dramatic, moving tableaus
of pageantry chronologically de-
picting the formation of the Am
erican Federation of Labor and the
important part the A. F. of L. has
played in the unparalleled achieve
ments of our nation.
The Treasury Department, the
Department of Labor and other
governmental agencies will have
exhibits of their services to the
public. The Department of Defense
is making available extensive dis
plays for both indoor and out-of-
door exhibits at Soldier Field.
Officials of the Union Label
Trades Department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, which
sponsors the Show, desire to make
the event in May not only an out
standing example of labor-manage-
ment cooperation in our democracy
but also a momentous demonstra-
tion of our industrial production of
the defense of America.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Ex-Treasurer OF
ILU 1888 Jailed For
Union Fund Theft

Los Angeles, Calf. - Pleading
guilty to a theft Of union funds
Stanley A. Lyle, ex-treasurer OF
Local Union 1873 has been sentenced
to a year in Jail by Judge Clement
d. Nye of Superior Court.
Employed as an apprentice kiln
placer at the Santa Anita Pottery
Company, Mr.. Lyle was treasurer
Of Local Union 1873 and represent
ed his local at the 1949 convention
The shortage was discovered
when Mr.. Lyle left the trade and
an audit was made Of the unions
books. The auditing committee inn
mediately got in touch with Off
cials of the Bank of America and
discovered Mr.. Lyle had made a
deposit of $12.O0 but had altered
the bank book record by insterting
the numeral 9 before the actual
amount deposited, making 5000
shortage.
The president of Local 1873 i'm
mediately tried to locate Mr.. Lyle
and found out he had left town.
Later it was learned from a repre-
sentative Of the Machinists' union
of which he was former member,
that he was working at that trade
in Wichita, Kansas.
A warrant was issued for his
arrest and he was brought back to
California to face charges. While
he was waiting trial, Second Vice
President Frank Hull visited Mr..
Lyle in his cell and did everything
possible in the interests of Lyle
making restitution and avoiding a
jail sentence. This he was unable
to do and the Jail sentence follow
ed.
In addition to the Jail sentence,
Lyle was placed on probation for
five years on condition he make
restitution of the funds and that
he refrain from accepting any
elective or appointive post in a
labor union. -O.C. 1873
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Wholesale Index
On Food Prices
Goes Up Again

New York (LPA)-The whole.
sale food price index compiled by
Dun & Bradstreet has resumed its
forward march. For the week end
ed March 6, it was up 2 cents to
1927, only 9 cents under the all
time high reached July 13, 1948.
The index was 22 percent above
the pre-Korean level, and 24.3 per-
cent above a year ago. The index
represents the total of the price
per pound of 81 foods in general
use.
While Price Stabilizer Disable
was saying in Washington that he
"hoped" the cost of living would
level off before midsummer, in
Houston the president of Federat-
ed Stores said the general level of
retail prices would not rise more
than 8 to 5 percent in the next few
months. Disable admitted that the
absence of rent control in 20 states
presents a serious problem in the
overall cost of living"
Disable is thinking of ordering
auto dealers to absorb some or all
of the 31a percent price increase
granted auto makers March 1.
Meanwhile the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee said it's study
shows that "the farmer is not the
gouger he was painted to be-" The
farmers net income has gone
down, said the committee. It's the
middlemen-the professors and re-
tailers-who are getting the food
price markups, says Chairman
Allen j. Ellender Cd, La.). The
study showed that if all farm
prices moved up to their parity
levels-and until such prices do
they cannot be controlled-the cost
of living index would go up Ia
percent. But not all food prices are
likely to reach their parity levels,
the committee said.
The long-forecast order on a cut
back in use of steel for autos and
consumer durable goods c a m e
March 7, from the National Pro
duction Authority. Effective April
l. the cutback is 20 percent. Manly
Fleischmann, NPA administrator,
said that despite the cuts produc-
ton will continue "at a relatively
high rate" since it has been at re-
cord rates in the past few years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
83ob Of Workers
Favored Unions In
kLRB Elections

Washington (LPA)-The figures
disprove the argument of labor
foes who say workers join unions
only under compulsion. Between
June 1949 and June 1860, 789,867
workers voted on whether or not
they wanted to belong to union
Of those, 653,753 decided they did
That was 83 percent, compared
with 73 percent the year before.
Those are figures from the 18th
annual report of the National
Labor Relations Board, and are fo1
the 5731 representation elections
involving 899,848 employees. The
year before there were 5646 elec-
tions, involving 607534 employees
The unions did right we'll in
union shop authorization elections
A majority of employees in units
totaling 1,045,162 employees voted
to authorize their unions to nego-
tiate union shop contracts. This
was SO percent of the employees in
Yolved in such polls.
AFL unions won 1921 such polls,
for 307, 1923 employees, and lost 1853,
CIO unions won 1892, covering
575,187, and lost 81 polls. Unaffil-
lated unions won 954, for 1862, ,152
employees, lost 80 polls.
The three-year score on union
shop polls, covering 3S,263 polls
involving 1869, 1862 employees shows
victory for the unions in 81 per-
cent.
During the year the number of
petitions for collective bargaining
elections increased II percent;
petitions filed by employers in
creased "A percent; employees eli
gible to vote increased 48 percent;
average number of employees in
voting units expanded 46 percent.
Labor organizations won "a per-
cent of the elections, against 70
percent in 1949.
The number of formal complaints
issued by the General Counsel in
creased Is percent. The number of
employees reinstated to their jobs
went up AS percent; the amount of
money awarded to employees in
creased by 78 percent, with ST.
090, 0,280 awarded to 2272 employees.
Of the 30 injunctions sought, %
were against unions, all but four
involving secondary boycott cases.
OF the %, courts granted IA, de-
MED d. Three were settled, one
withdrawn, and six were still
pending. Of the two against en-
ployers, one was granted, the other
case settled.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15

ed to, must be able to speak with
authority. He mustn't be given an
office near Wilson's just to dress
up the program.
For participation in a reconsti-
tuted Wage Sterilization Board,
the labor leader said labor would
want:
II Allowance for deferred in
creases" beyond the permissible
percentage when they have already
been negotiated. (This in addition
to free operation of escalator
clauses which economic stabilizer
Eric Johnston already had auth
orized. (2) Increases to correct
undue or unusual hardships, in
equities and substandard situa-
tions. 81 Fringe issues should not
be charged against the permissible
increase and in return should be
kept within the pattern established
in the industry or area. (4) The
percentage of increase permissible
should be adjusted to accord with
changes in the index of living costs
probably on quarterly basis.
Wage increases wouldn't be auto
matte, would have to be negotiat-
ed. (5) The Wage Sterilization
(Tgrs to Pace Three
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Fringe Firms At
Atomic Plants
Are Under NLRB

Richland, Wash. OPA) = Any
business licensed to operate on ar
atomic energy reservation comes
under the jurisdiction of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board.
That unanimous decision was
made by the board in a case invol-
wing Richland Laundry & Dry
Cleaners and Local 1877, AFL Laun-
dry and Dry Cleaners. Both the
company and union disputed
NLRB's jurisdiction.
The laundry, located on the Gov
ernment's residential area for
workers employed in the Hanford
atomic energy project, entered into
a closed-shop agreement with the
union before the union actually
represented a majority, according
to the NLRB. Five workers were
then discharged because they re-
fused to join the union.
NLRB has directed the rehiring
of the five with back pay, dissolv-
ing of the contract, and no bargain
ing until the union wins an NLRB
election.
The cleaning firm, a subsidiary
of General Electric Co. which is in
charge of the atomic plant, claim
ed it did only local business and
was therefore not subject to NLRB
regulations which apply only to
firms engaged in interstate COM
merce.
The Board asserted jurisdiction
under a provision of the Taft
Hartley act which gives it juris-
diction over companies identified
with the national defense" This
broadened an earlier ruling estab-
fishing jurisdiction over operations
substantially affecting national
defense"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
DRAFT REJECTION RATES SHOWS
NEED FOR US AID TO EDUCATION

Washington (LPA)-Sen. Liste
Hill Cd, Ala.) finds strong evid
ence of the need for federal ali
to education in a study he made
recently of draft rejection rates il
the postwar period. Lack of suci
aid is weakening our military de
fense, he concludes.
The rejection rate since the Sci
ective Service Act of Septembel
1948 has been 46 percent in the
19 through 25 age group, the Sen
ator says. The rejection rate in the
18 through 25 group during Worle
War ii was only 26 percent.
Actually, the picture isn't quite
so bad, the Senator admits. A
large number of men previously
classified At were "rescreened'
and some of them were actually
rejected twice. Nevertheless, he
says that "there is a distinctly
greater percentage of reflections n
the postwar period, pointing to the
fact that our human resources for
national defense are less adequate
than they were during the war it.
self"
The rejection rate has fallen to
81 percent since Korea, Hill says,
but points out that "few, if any,
previously rejected" men are in
cluded in the figure. "The rate of
rejection since Korea, which COW
ers only the 10 through % age
group, is higher than the rate of
rejection" for the 18 through "A
group in World War ii. Moreover,
he insists, the higher mental and
physical standards now being ap-
piled Cannot account for the total
increase" in the rate. The 81 per-
cent post-Korean rate is still well
in excess of the World War III
rates, he emphasizes.
Here's what the figures show,
according to Hill:
Since September 1948, 906,843
men (equal to more than 80 in
fantry divisions) have been unfit
for service. Of these, local draft
boards rejected 313,595 for such
reasons as obvious physical de-
fects, obvious mental disability
and complete illiteracy. Another
were rejected after draft
board medical interviews. The
Army itself turned down another
481,315 at pre-induction physical
and mental examinations-and bar
red an additional $3.50 for last
minute" reasons.
Of the 1915 turned down at
pre-induction examinations, 12,O32
were for such administrative rea-
(Tarn to PAor ThSse)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Resolutions, Not
Suggestions, 0.C.
Informs Members

The writer has heard so many
members of Local Union Sc COM
plain of conditions in the trade and
what should be done to correct
them that he is at loss to under
stand why there has not been any
resolutions brought to local, TO
bring about change.
Brothers, now is the time to do
your talking when it will count
most. Any changes in working con-
ditions to the present agreement,
must be made through the proper
channels. The first step is intro
ducing resolutions at national con-
vention, then if approved, the pro-
posals will be carried on to the
wage conference for discussion in
drawing up new agreement be-
tween the U.S.P.A. and the n. 3.
Of 0. p.
There is still time to hand in
resolutions to come before this
years convention, but you must get
them in right away. All resolutions
must be discussed and approved
by the local before they are for
warded to headquarters. The dead
line for receiving resolutions at
headquarters is May l.
A dispute in the decorated ware
house at the Edwin NJ. Knowles
China Co. was turned over to head
quarters. President Duffy took the
matter up with the firm and we
hope everything will work out sat
isfactorily.
Our thanks to President Duffy
for what he has done for US in the
past and we take this Leans OF ex-
pressing our sincere thanks to him.
Bros. Clayton Barrett and Sam
Hannum were reported on the sick
list. We wish both speedy recov-
cry from their illness.
Shop Committees were instruct
ed when registering complaints to
the local, it is there duty to fur
nish all the particulars in the case.
One new member was added to
the roll and one dropped for nom
Of dues. -O.C. So
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
MCCARTHY PAYS STATE TAX

Appleton, Wis. (LPA)-What's
$139.97 to a busy man! Sen. Joseph
R. Mccarthy sent check for that
sum to the tax office here to cover
an assessment for unpaid 1949
state income taxes. He said the
charge was illegal but that he was
too busy to appeal.
The check brought Mccarthy up
to date on his state taxes, it is be-
lieved. But it doesn't explain how
an Appleton bank happened to lend
the virtually property less Senator
amounts believed to total around
100000. What keeps McCarthy's
taxes down is the interest he de-
ducts from his income as a busi-
ness expense.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15

symptoms OF imitation. The plain
people of this country are being
hurt by it. Millions of Americans
who must depend on wages for
their living, and others dependent
upon fixed incomes such as PEN
sIons, are being victimized. The
government has repeatedly promis-
ed them that it will hold the line.
1t has not done So"
Congress betrayed the public in
terest last year by adopting a $50
called price control law which made
it impossible to control food prices"
which amount to 40 percent of the
average family budget, Green said.
he pointed out that the control law
is scheduled to expire June 80 and
chided the Administration for hav-
ing failed to urge Congress to en-
act a stronger measure or to urge
the public to demand better one.
Actually, he said, government
policy "is playing right into the
hands Of the profiteers. To sup
port his point, he said prices were
MT frozen until they reached an
all-time peak at the end of Janu-
ary. Then, he said, the freeze was
revoked a month later when 20O,-
OOO retail stores were authorized
to pass on their increased costs
plus their established percentage
profit margin to consumers. To cap
matters, profit margins of Feb. "a
were allowed although some mer-
chants undoubtedly" upped their
profit margins between the Jan. 25
freeze" and the Feb 25 "thaw."
Green said this was zone of the
reasons why labor regards the new
price order as legalized robbery of
the consumer"
Trouble is, Green told his radio
audience, "The nations whole de-
fense mobilization program, from
top TO bottom, is stated by the
representatives of big business
chiefly concerned, not with protect
ing the public, but with satisfying
business. Not a word of complaint
has been uttered against the price
order by the National Association
of Manufacturers, the Chamber of
Commerce or the various trade as
sociations. Not a single critical
statement has been voiced by such
inveterate enemies of real price
control as Senator'S Taft, Capehart,
Byrd and Wherry. Their silence is
an eloquent testimonial to the fact
that the public is getting price con-
troll in name only"
If any government leaders wond-
er why organized labor is disturb
ed about the conduct of the defense
stabilization program, here is the
first and most important answer
high prices" Green said. His refer
ence to government leaders was a
thrust at mobilization czar Charles
E. Wilson, who said he and Pres
ident Truman didn't know what "all
the shooting was about" in COM
on labor's withdrawal
from mobilization posts.
The second answer was lack of
an effective rent control law, Green
continued. The third was the freeZ-
ing of wages at early 1850 levels
when, Nothing else in the economy
has been frozen" The fourth was
taxes. He said "the plain people"
are willing to pay their share Of
(Tnra 10 PAGE Three
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
Government Has Failed To
Fight Initiation Says AFL
Chief In Radio Address

Washington PAEvery housewife knows "The
failed utterly the fight against naon AFL President
Green said in a nationwide address, March g.
fourth Of
United Labor Policy Committee
abor withdrawal of its representatives agencies
prices still going labor leader
declared The of living
fcia index keeps climbing higher and higher The
shrinking apidly These
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
NOTICE JIGGERMEN

All members who are behind
in their dues must clear up
their arrearage by our next
meeting on March 27 or they
will be suspended.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
NOTICE LOCAL 1870

All members are urged to
attend meeting on March %.
Your last opportunity to vote
on a resolution proposing a
change in our bylaws.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15

Mexico Plans Price Control Agency
Mexico City (LPA)-The Mexi-
can government will soon set up a
price control agency, with price
ceilings on essential goods.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-15
NOTICE l.. U. 1875

Polls will be open from l
p. m. until close of meeting on
March 81, for primary elec-
tion of national officials.
Smyrna times., 1951-11-29
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Men and Boys Advent Corporate
Communion to Be Held Sunday
Services at st. Peters Episcopal
Church, the RevLuman ]. Morgan,
rector, for December End, the First
Sunday in Advent: 8 am, The
Holy Communion; Men and Boys
Advent Corporate Communion;
$3.50 am, Church School; IL am,
Nursery and Kindergarten classes;
IL am, The Holy Communion with
sermon. On the First Sunday of
Advent, which is always the Sun
day nearest st. Andrews Day, the
men and boys of the Episcopal
Church join in an annual Corporate
Communion. The service at st.
Peters Church observing this an
nual event will be held this Sunday
at eight o'clock. A breakfast will
be served in the parish house fol-
lowing the service. 1t will be pre-
pared and served by members of
the Woman's Auxiliary.