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Everything Is In Readiness To Greet
Outing Fans At Chippewa Lake Park
Over 15,000 NBOP Members
FOnniuneEiopec,ed
TRANSPORTATION
Sebring and East Liverpool
Announce Bus Fares
and Schedules
The Potters Picnic, a fifteen year
old institution, is all set to out do it
self just three weeks from Saturday
when approximately 15,000 members
and friends of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters will swarm
down on Chippewa I-ake Park for the
fanciest time of their lives.
Starting with the state's greatest
baby show at noon, the picnic commit
tee has arranged a day that will keep
you on the go until ycu are ready to
Start home. It will be just like a three
ring circus. You can't possibly take
in everything, but you will have a
choice of things to do all day.
You can be certain of a barrel of
fun watching the kiddies scramble
after $25.00 in pennies you can't pos
sibly go wrong at the track and field
Events you will hardly want to miss
the bathing beauty contest for child
ren between the ages of four and
seven.
The tap dance has become one of
the features of the outing. It will be
run in two divisions again this year.
A—children from four to eight in
clusive, B—from nine to twelve in
clusive. There is a blank in this issue
of the Herald. All those wishing to
participate must fill this out and send
it in to Headquarters, in care of the
picnic committee, no later than Wed
4fltsday, June 7.
The committee assures everyone the
ball game will be a well played contest.
The two teams appear to be evenly
matched and will be fighting for the
bigger share of the $100 prize money.
Then there is the bait and fly cast
ing tournament to interest all fisher
men. This is new to the outing this
fContinu«H on Paa«» Twal
Victories Won By
Labor In
C/osing
Assembly Sessions
Force Of Organized Work
ers Sweeps Bad Legisla
tion To Defeat
(By Ohio Labor News Service)
Columbus, O.—Organized labor won
a series of "surprise" victories in the
Ohio General Assembly last week as
the legislators moved swiftly towards
sine die adjournment.
With legislation enabling munici
palities to raise funds to match state
grants for poor relief safely past the
House of Representatives and the gen
eral appropriation measure for the
biennium receiving House action May
15, work of the 93rd General Assembly
will be completed when those two bills
are sent to Governor John W. Bricker
for his signature.
Three measures objectionable to the
organized workers of the state were
thrown in the discard as legislators
yielded to the long, sustained attacks
of labor representatives on the provis
ions of the bills. Other measures,
supported by labor and employers,
were approved by the legislators or
standing committees.
Biggest "surprise" victory for la
bor was the defeat in the House of
Representatives of Substitute House
Bill 10, introduced by Representative
John Matthias, Columbus, with full
administration support.
Rejected by organized labor as a
compromise for a measure identical
with the Federal Norris-La Guardia
Act regulating the issuance of in
junctions in labor disputes, a motion
to table the substitute bill carried by
a vote of 66 to 49, with 32 Republicans
joining with 34 Democrats to kill the
bill.
The motion to table the measure
was made by Representative Guy
Hiner, (R), Canton, after Representa
tive Lody Huml, (D), Cleveland, had
made an eloquent plea to "give labor
that which it asked for adequate pro
tection from vicious anti-labor in
junctions as provided in original
House Bill 16 not this meaningless
substitute which all of organized la
bor has rejected."
A second unexpected victory was
scored by labor in the House Labor
Committee, where hearings on Sub
stitute Senate Bill 177, which prac
tically wrecked the eight-hour day law
(Continued on Page Two)
Local
Four
No. 24 Elects
To Convention
Dales, Smith, Hendricks and
Hall Represent Local
Local Union No. 94 held its regular
meeting last Friday night with a
large attendance present.
Election of national officers and
delegates to the convention were held.
The followmg will represent our lo
cal at Atlantic City Mabel Dales, Lida
Smith, Grace Hall and Florence Hen
dricks. Elizabeth Stewart and Kath
erine Blankenship were chosen alter
nates.
Within the past thirty days three
of the members have passed away,
Sisters Lokle Wright, Lottie Dearth
and Minnie Founds. We wish to ex
press our heartfelt sympathy to their
families.—O. C. 94.
Building Program
Bills Introduced In
House and Senate
New 3-Member Authority
Is To Serve Without
Salary
(By Ohio Labor News Service)
Columbus, O.—Measures were intro
duced in the House and Senate of the
93rd General Assembly last week cre
ating a new Public Institutional Build
ing Authority with constitutional pow
ers to issue $10,000,000 in bonds to
finance a construction program state
wide in its scope.
Senator Stanley G. McKie, Cincin
nati, introduced Senate Bill 313 which
provides for retirement of the bonds
issued by the Authority from pay
patient revenues collected by the state
and increasing the bonds authorized
from $7,500,000 to $10,000,000. A
similar bill, House Bill 676, was intro
duced by Representative E. E. Addi
son, Columbus.
The provisions of the measures meet
constitutional questions raised in con
nection with the powers of the Au
thority created by the 92nd General
Assembly, administration spokesmen
said permitting the state to launch a
badly needed institutional building
program.
Positions of the present three-mem
ber Authority, composed of W. S. Kon
old, Warren, Chairman, Dan A. Car
michael, Columbus, member-architect,
and Ed Switalski, Portsmouth, secre
tary, are abolished as an "economy"
measure, as each receive a salary of
$5,000 per year.
Under the amendments contained in
the two bills, a new Authority is cre
ated, composed of one person "fa
miliar with the work of state welfare
institutions one businessman, and
"one person skilled in the building in
dustry and who is representative of
(Continued on Page Two)
Delegates Chosen
By Local Union 44
Potters' Picnic Only a Few
Weeks Off Have Your
Due Books Ready
Sebring, O.—Local Union No. 44
met in regular session to elect nati
onal officers and delegates to the an
nual convention.
Clarence Bostwick, Frank Apple
gate, Lester Locke, R. C. Larkins and
Beatrice Nowland were chosen to rep
resent the local at the Atlantic City
meeting, while Chester Jackson, Philip
Schroder, Henry Fairell, Howard Free
tage and D. L. Carman were named
alternates.
Several matters were brought up
for discussion, but we will hear much
more of them later.
It is getting around to the date of
the Potters Picnic, so it might be well
if everyone kept it in mind. If you
don't take your paid-up dues book to
Chippewa Lake Park with you, you
will miss out since the prizes will be
$100.00, beautiful Warwick dinner
ware and a year's paid-u$ dues. There
are ten prizes in all.
We still have several members on
the sick list and wish them all a
speedy recovery.
The Central Labor Union committee
is selling tickets for a show, so when
the members come around to your
bench, help all you can. It is for the
benefit of all of us. The shops are
going along at a fine rate, for which
we are all glad.—0. C. 44.
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Fords and Local 96
Sign New Contract
Closed Shop, Union Label,
Increases, Highlight
New Pact
Perth Amboy, N. J.—In the absence
of President J. Sabo and the vice
president, Brother Chris Jensen offici
ated at the regular meeting of Local
Union No. 96, Friday, May 12. Brother
James Solon was present in the place
of First Vice President E. L. Wheat
ley, who was called to Ford City.
After a short discussion, the agree
ment which was signed by the Fords
Porcelain Works was ratified and sign
ed by the committee. It will be pre
sented to the firm Monday.
Highlights of the new pact is a five
per cent increase on bowls and tanks,
an increase for plastermen, closed
shop and union label.
First Vice President Wheatley's
services in securing this contract for
Local 96 is certainly appreciated by
the members and we believe Brother
Ed. is moving in the right direction
for the sanitary industry.
Brother Hugh Church was chosen
to represent this local at the next
national convention. He denied that
this would be a honeymoon trip, but
his friends insist otherwise.
It was reported by Brother Chris
Peterson that Brothers Andy Vamos
and John Adametz were in an auto
accident last Thursday night. John's
car is a total wreck and from all ac
counts it was a miracle either are
alive. They will probably report for
work Monday. We haven't heard how
many members expect to make the
trip to the Picnic, but this local will
probably have some representation at
Chippewa Lake Park when the fun
starts.—O. C. 96.
Duify Visits No. 51
To Settle Problem
James Green Is Selected To
Represent Canonsburg
At Convention
Canonsburg, Pa.—Local Union No.
51 will again send Brother James
Green to Atlantic City to represent
the local. He has been this local's
delegate five times. It was a tough
fight, as there were four good men on
the ballot and it wasn't until the last
vote was counted that we knew who
the winner would be.
No. 2 shop is down until May 22
according to the official announce
ment given to the men on pay day.
This will give the workers a little va
cation. Those of you who have spring
fever will welcome this rest to try
the old fishing cure for the seasonal
disease.
President Duffy was in town last
(Continued on Page Two)
Official Organ
a/* National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
VOL. XLIII., NO. EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1939. $2.00 Per Year
ONLY THREE MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE 15TH POTTERS PICNIC
WHEE IT A FAST THING?
Boy, would you look at 'em go around! Aunt Minnie from Paden City isn't a bit skeerd though.
She says this is the first ride she is going
to
You'll like it too. It's a sure cure for the heat or the blues—as if they were possible at the
Potters Picnic.
SafemThrows Out
Challenge To All
Horseshoe Artists
If Match Can Be Arranged
Picnic Goers Will See
Real Pitching
DELEGATES CHOSEN
Reedy, Green, Mohr,Balsley
To Represent Local
Union 42
Salem, O.—Richard Reedy, Rebecca
Green, Carrol Mohr and Roy Balsley
will uphold the interests of this local
and the Brotherhood at the annual
convention to be held in Atlantic City
this summer. These members were
chosen at the last regular meeting.
The alternates are the best the local
could furnish. They are Esther King,
Leona Walters, Phil Laughlin and the
honorable A. J. Sanders. Although we
have no resolutions, I am sure our
delegates will be for those which will
improve the organization.
Let it be known by all who read
that this local hereby challenges any
other local in the organization, be it
large or small, to a game of horseshoes
to be pitched at the Potters Picnic
on June 10. If you think you know
how to sling the shoes, just answer
this through the columns of the Her
ald and prepare to meet your doom.
The picnic committee will make the
arrangements if enough interest is
shown.
A bus will be chartered to transport
all who wish to attend the picnic, if
those who wish tickets will see the
committee in charge. As soon as the
committee knows how many are in
terested in making the trip by bus, the
members can hire the correct num
ber. The round trip will be one doll
ar and it has been announced that if
there are any members truly in need,
the local will pay their way.
The members have been showing
great enthusiasm for this year's pic
nic. Everyone is interested in the new
park picked for the 1939 outing. With
all the plans the committee has made
for this day of pleasure at Chippewa
Lake, you will be missing a real bet
if you don't go early and stay late.
You don't want to pass up a program
either. It is the best yet, and Brothers
Shaffer and Sanders have seen to it
that Salem is well represented.
At the last meeting this writer was
given a slap in the face by no other
than his good friend, Brother Ehrhart,
who was of the opinion that the Salem
news in the Potters Herald has been
somewhat twisted and that the job of
O. C. should go to some more capable
writer. This job will soon be open if
that is the way you feel.
1 have tried to make everyone in
terested in the local and the entire or
(Continued on Page Two)
Potters raid
coax that timid boy friend of hers into taking her on.
Local Union 146
Adopts By-Laws
No Time Left For Choosing
Delegates—Held Over
Until May 25
Paden City, W. Va.—Meeting last
Thursday night with the best attend
ance of the year, Local Union No. 146
held its election of national officers
and adopted a set of by-laws.
We are sorry to state that we could
not elect our delegates to the national
convention to be held this coming
July because of the lengthy discussions
on the by-laws, but this matter will
be taken care of May 25. Every mem
ber should be present to help us de
termine who can best represent us in
Atlantic City.
The discussion on the by-laws and
the other important issues up for con
sideration made the meeting the long
est and most interesting we have had
the past year.
Our dues are not coming in as fast
as we might expect. See to your ob
ligations at once and don't forget that
a paid-up book may win you a sub
stantial prize at the picnic. To those
of you who are delinquent, this is a
final warning. Dues must be paid in
full or a suspension will follow. It
has been the practice of some to pay
one month's dues when they fall be
hind. This will not do in the future.
You must pay in full.
In addition to electing delegates at
the next meeting, we will nominate lo
cal officers for the June election.
The time is drawing near for us to
seriously consider the Potters Picnic
to be held at Chippewa l.ake, June 10.
We feel we can honestly assure you
one of the best days you have ever
experienced. Anyone wishing tickets
'Continued on Paae Two)
L.U. 86 Field Day
Set For July 29th
Warehousemen Hear Report
of Standing Committee
Session
Local Union No. 86 met in regular
session Monday evening when a very
interesting meeting was held.
A report was heard from the mem
bers who attended the standing com
mittee session.
Encouraging news from the field
day committee was given. Brother
Clarence Amos is general chairman
of this committee and any brother
having suggestion® is welcome to sub
mit them to the members who will
welcome any helpful hints. The big
affair will be held the last Saturday
in July.
This local elected Brothers Dale
Iyaughlin and Kenneth Yost to repre
sent the local at the seashore.
—0. C. 86.
Brotherhood's Forty-Seventh
Annual Convention To Open
July 3rd Atop Jefferson Hotel
Large Attendance
At L.U. 25 Meeting
Many Important Problems
Discussed By Packers
Ix»cal Union No. 25 met in regular
session Thursday, May 11th, with
President Milby in the chair. There
was a large attendance at the meet
ing arid we wish to extend an invita
tion to everyone to attend the meet
ings more regularly.
Many interesting discussions were
held on various items which are of
vital importance to the packers. It
helps a lot when more members show
an interest in the affairs of their lo
cal. The more we have at our meet
ings the more ideas we get, perhaps
we can put some of them into prac
tice.—0. C. 25.
Peace For Family
Of Labor Is Seen
By William Green
Unity Promoted By Return
of Many CIO Groups
To A. F. of L.
Toronto, Canada.—Labor peace is
being promoted by the return of an
increasing number of C. I. O. unions
jto the American Federation of Labor,
President William Green declared in
an address here before the convention
of the Brotherhood of Railway and
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers,
Express and Station Employes.
The delegates to the convention
held at the Royal Hotel, accorded
President Green a rousing reception
and gave a convincing demonstration
of their loyalty to the American Fed
eration of Labor. They cheered en
thusiastically when President Green
said:
"Some of the C. I. O. unions are
already coming back. I predict that
before long all of them will be back
with us except those whose leaders
refuse to be convinced by reason and
common sense."
Referring to the current negotia
tions between A. F. of L. and C. I. O.
peace committees, now in recess,
President Green said:
"Nothing has thus far been ac
complished. I can't venture an opin
ion as to what will happen. Time has
complicated the problems greatly. But
I will say that we will do everything
possible to promote peace, heal the
wounds and solidify all organizations
into a united labor movement.
"I have stood as the target of abuse,
as if the whole controversy were noth
ing more than a personal struggle
'Continued on Paae Two!
Good News Comes
From Clarksburg
Shop Working Steadily Af
ter Lighting Bisque Kiln
April 30th
Clarksburg, W. Va.—Good news
from Local Union No. 99. The bisque
kiln was lighted on April 30 and the
shop is working steadily. If this con
tinues, as we expect it to, we can truly
say happy days are here again.
We are sorry to report Sister Roma
Sibert is still confined to her home
with a broken ankle. We expect to
have her back with us again very
soon. Sister Cecil Densmore is back
on the job looking fine after a severe
attack of influenza.
Brother Myran Hammit is planning
a trip to the World's Fair. We hope
he has a very pleasant time.
Pony Ellis was seen at a social
gathering a few nights ago attired in
his "com belt" tuxedo and circular
hair cut. He says he has "IT." Could
that mean your first frog skin, Frank?
Brother Gibson Bernard, is 'that
way' about a certain waitress. Are you
really serious this time, Gib? Well, the
season and the signs are favorable.
Brothers Charles Herald and Turk
Bartlett are busy getting their farms
in shape. Last year Charles planted
two acres of "roastin' ears" only to
have the corn bores (two legged ones)
take over. Charlie said he understood
the government guaranteed him cost
of production.
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California Potters Will Be
Well Represented At
Atlantic City
SIDE ATTRACTION
The Western Delegates Will
Have Opportunity To
See Fair Exhibit
The forty-seventh annual conven
tion of the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters will open Monday,
July 3, in the convention room atop the
Hotel Jefferson, Atlantic City. This
fact was announced by the Executive
Board after its recent meeting in New
York.
The Kentucky avenue inn has ac
comodated the convention the past
two years. The large airy room used
by the potters is extremely popular
with the delegates because of the cool
breezes and clear view of the near-by
ocean.
Although there is no conference this
year, ruling out all resolutions per
taining to wages in the industry, there
are a number of questions to be given
a hearing that will have an import
ant bearing on the running of the or
ganization.
The convention is unique in so far
as it will mark the first time more
than one delegate has represented the
Pacific coast potters at the annual
meeting. Latest reports state that at
least three California members will
make the 3,OQO mile trip to take their
seats when the meeting is opened at
nine o'clock on opening day.
The potters' excellent exhibit in the
New York World's Fair, just a hun
dred-odd miles up the coast, is another
great attraction for this year's rep
resentatives.
No western member attending the
convention will miss seeing the great
est show on earth. With a free day
(Continued on Page Two)
Union Agreement
For N. Y. World's
Fair Won by AFL
Contract Covers 4-Thous
and Culinary Workers
At Exposition
New York, N. Y.—A master union
contract to cover culinary workers
employed in concessions at the World's
Fair has been approved by Grover
Whalen, president of the New York
World's Fair 1939, Inc., and has al
ready been signed by a number of
large concessionaires—who will em
ploy approximately 4,000 catering in
dustry workers—with the World's Fair
Joint Board Culinary Committee of
Greater New York, an A. F. of L. af
filiate, it was announced at the office
of the Committee.
A spokesman for the Joint Board
Culinary Committee said that it ex
pected to place a total of 15,()00 men
and women in steady and extra jobs
on the Fair grounds.
Among leading World's Fair culin
ary concessionaries who have signed
the union contract are Ballantine Gar
dens, Inc. Schaeffer's Center the
Sunwin Corp. and Range Restaurant
Corp., which will operate the Sun
Valley, Court of Flame and Black
Forest establishment Heineken's on
the Zuider Zee Inc., and Old New
York. The Childs Co. had previously
signed the agreement on behalf of the
refreshment stands
{it
will operate at
the World's Fair.
Practically all of the Fair's foreign
concessionaries are expected by the
Culinary Committee shortly to follow
the example set by representatives of
the signed contract. The Culinary
Committee agreed to exempt from the
provisions of the contract those na?
tionals of foreign governments who.
might be temporarily brought over as
specialists in key positions at the con
cessions.
Set-Up of Culinary Committee
The Culinary Committee was estab-a
lished jointly by the New York and
Brooklyn Local Joint Executive Boards
of the Hotel and Restaurant Employ
es' International Alliance and Barten
ders International League of America,
which is the third largest international
in the A. F. of L.
The New York Joint Board com
prises 13 local unions in the hotel, res
taurant and cafeteria industry, and
the Brooklyn Board three local unions
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