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Brotherhood Sends
$642.60 To *39 March
Of Dimes Campaign
N. B. of O. P. Stands 22nd
In List of One Hundred,
Eight Unions
LOCAL 124 LEADS
Liverpool Local Donates $63
To Fight Infantile
Paralysis
Sending $642.60 to Washington to
be presented to President Roosevelt in
celebration of his birthday, the Nati
onal Brotherhood of Operative Potters
made a proud showing among the la
bor unions of the country in the March
of Dimes for the nation-wide fight
against dreaded infantile paralysis.
The Brotherhood stood twenty
second in the list of some 108 unions
contributing a total of $47,336.56 to
the worthy cause.
Leaders were the International
Ladies' Garment Workers' Union with
$6,047.43, National Federation of Post
Office Clerks with $4,183.40 and Fed
eral Labor Unions with $2,687.14.
The complete list of the Brother
hood's contribution by locals which
was led by Local 124 with $62.95, Lo
cal 42 with $60.00, Local 70, $42.90
Local 9, $33.95 and Local 24, $31.90,
follows:
L. U. City and State Amt.
162 Abingdon, 111 $ 3.30
102 McGrann, Pa 6.80
166 Sebring, Ohio 9.05
156 East Palestine, 0 2.70
108 Bedford, Ohio 5.00
86 East Liverpool, Ohio 11.70
135 Roseville, Ohio 5.00
22 East Liverpool, Ohio 26.30
168 San Jose, Calif. 3.80
94 East Liverpool, Ohio 6.80
98 Grafton ,W Va. 22.60
5 Evansville, Ind. ...^..™.^.. 20.00
51 Canonsburg, Pa.-*...*,, .,,..'.:'. 12.90
160 Akron, Ohio 3.20
9 East Liverpool, Ohio 33.95
99 Clarksburg, W. Va 10.50
159 Akron, Ohio 12.00
45 Trenton, N. 25.00
122 Cambridge, Ohio 10.00
134 Zanesville, Ohio 5.70
24 Wellsville, Ohio 31.90
35 Trenton, N. 10.70
76 Buffalo, N. 12.85
116 Lincoln, 111 ......: 7.90
50 Camden, N. 10.00
130 East Liverpool, Ohio 9.00
6 Wheeling, W. Vav 15.00
170 Ravenna, Ohio 2.00
33 Beaver Falls, Pa 19.90
143 Sandusky, Ohio 7.60
96 Fords, N. 5.00
(Conti nued on Page Slit)
Social Security
Act Changes Aid
Jobless In Ohio
Increased Benefits, Five Dol
lar Minimum Is
Possible
(By Ohio Labor News Service)
Columbus, O. Ohio can easily
qualify for liberalized benefit pay
ments to its unemployed as well as
reduce the 2.7 per cent payroll tax up
on employers if the United States
Senate approves amendments to the
Social Security Act passed by the
National House of Representatives.
This information was given in a
letter to Governor John W. Bricker
last week by H. C. Atkinson, admin
istrator of the Bureau of Unemploy
ment Compensation, accompanying the
first report of the Advisory Council of
the BUC to the Governor.
Inasmuch as the Ohio unemploy
ment compensation law must conform
to the Federal Social Security Act, a
special session of the 93rd General As
sembly will probably be called when
Congress completes its work of amend
ing the Federal Act, if the final
changes affect the unemployment com
pensation section of the law.
Administrator Atkinson pointed out
in his letter to the Governor that an
examination of the Social Security
Act amendments passed by the lower
House of Congress and now awaiting
Senate action indicated that new mini
mum standards would require Ohio to
change from a three-week waiting
period to a two-week period, and to
provide for a minimum benefit pay
ment of five dollars. (The Ohio law
now provides no minimum.)
A slight change would also be re
quired in Ohio's partial unemploy
ment compensation method, but the
Ohio law "appears" to qualify in all
other respects, including a new "mini
mum standard" specifying payment of
benefits on the basis of full-time week
ly learnings, the Administrator said.
(Continued on Page Two)
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VOL. XLIII., NO. 8
Nazi Threats Unify
Czech Labor Ranks
Million Workers In Various
Groups Merge To Protect
Their Liberty
Trades unionists are wondering
what has happened to the organized
labor movement in what was formerly
Czechoslovakia since the overthrow of
that government on March 15 and the
establishment of the Nazi protectorate.
The influence of the Nazi dictator
ship is described in a recent bulletin
issued by the International Federa
tion of Trade Unions from its Paris
headquarters. The bulletin says:
Freedom Before Hitler's Coup
"Up to March 15, 1939, the free
trade unions of Czechoslovakia re
mained practically unmolested and
could continue to carry on their work,
although their situation had become
more difficult and some unions were
subject to attacks in the press of the
Right, on account, for example, of
their support for German and Aus
trian refugees.
"No result was obtained in the at
tempts made after the September
crisis to amalgamate the Center with
the National Labor Association. Only
the Metal Workers Union of that Cen
ter amalgamated with the free Trade
Union of Metal Workers, and both
unions withdrew from their National
Centers.
"Subsequent events in this con
nection are characteristic of develop
ments before March 15.
"Some branches contested the legal
competence of the General Assembly
of the National Metal Workers' As
sociation and negotiations were then
opened, in which the government took
part, which resulted in a settlement
providing for 60 per cent of the funds
of the National Association to be
transferred to the newly formed or
ganization and 40 per cent to the com
plainant branches of the union, which
(Continued on Paqe Two)
MBtffogCdll&iBy
Grafton Local 98
Members Will Meet June 28
To Eliminate Faults
In Local
Grafton, W. Va.—Due to the many
serious difficulties affecting the wel
fare of this local at the present time,
a special meeting has been called for
the evening of June 28, at 7:30 p. m.
in the regular meeting hall. At this
meeting we expect to eliminate sev
eral undesirable elements that have
crept in and are gaining a foothold
while we have been busy at other
things.
It will benefit everyone in Local 98
to attend this special meeting and do
your part to help build up and sup
port an organization that merits your
full cooperation. We really have some
thing to offer every member who is
affiliated with the N. B. of O. P. Not
only is the local beneficial in securing
wage increases at different times, but
it gives full support when problems
are to be confronted. Extremely bet
ter working conditions than are to be
found in unorganized shops, is a great
help to the members and by far the
most important advantage is collective
bargaining which allows no one to be
put on the spot.
(Continued on Page Six)
Canonsburg Local
Purifies Carnival
"Buy American" Committee
On Job—Takes All Jap
anese Goods Out
Canonsburg, Pa.—At the last meet
ing of Local Union No. 51 officers
were elected for the next six months.
Clarence Wright will sit in the presi
dent's chair this term. Other officers
elected were: Andrew Campbell, vice
president E. C. Delanie, recording sec
retary Margaret Williams, financial
secretary Charles T. Wayte, treas
urer Rose Koplin, defense secretary
James Green, guard Charles Harris,
inspector Calvin Bixby statistician for
No. 2 shop Clifford Rawlings, sta
tistician for lower shop John Holli
day, trustee 18 months.
The Japanese Boycott Committee,
headed by E. C. Delanie visited the
Keystone Carnival Company at Beck's
field last Monday and with the assist
ance of the American Legion boys took
all the Japanese articles from the con
cessions, placed "Buy American" cards
on the grounds and decorated the em
ployes with "Buy American" buttons.
We have a motto here in 'Gun Town'
not to allow any Japanese goods in
our town and we of the committee,
who hear of any business men jump
ing the tracks get after them immedi
ately. We are one hundred percent
anti-Japanese in Canonsburg and we
(Continued on Page Two)
Osborn President
Of Local Union 76
Buffalo Local Makes Plans
For Pottery Picnic
June 29th
LIKE CHIPPEWA LAKE
Members Enjoy Potters 15th
Annual Outing At
New Park
Buffalo, N. Y.—Local Union No. 76
met Friday, June 16, with another rec
ord attendance. After a short and
snappy business session we went into
the nomination and election of officers
for the next six months.
Brother Harold Osborn will swing
the gavel, Brother Fred Rowley will
be in the vice president's chair, Broth
ers Harold Benzel and Spencer Piall
will still control the two secretary
posts, while Roy Woods, Harold Heintz
and Johnny Meeks will act as guard,
inspector and trustee. Carl Heintz
will still be coming around to collect
the one and one-quarter per cent.
Three members were initiated.
The shop here is working fairly
good. If recent reports can be be
lieved, the management will soon add
some fifty feet to the bisque kiln in
order to increase clay shop production.
Brother Bert Clark, wife, brother
and sister, Rudy Kaminski and Brother
Osborn with his wife and children
were in attendance at the potters
fifteenth annual picnic at Chippewa
Lake. Although they didn't have any
luck in bringing home any of the many
prizes, they all report having had a
wonderful time and commend the pic
nic committee for the excellent ar
rangements.
Speaking of picnics, it is time we
spoke up about our own which is being
(Continued on Page Three)
How Federation Affiliate Unionized
Pennsylvania Greyhound Employes
The important significance of the
victory won by the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employes, affiliated
with the American Federation of La
bor, in the vote cast by the employes
of the Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
for collective bargaining agent is well
emphasized by The Union Leader,
Chicago official weekly journal of the
association.
Declaring that "the Amalgamated
Association emerged victorious and
the Communist-led C. I. O. Transport
Workers Union went down to defeat"
in the National Labor Relations Board
election held "to determine the collec
tive bargaining representatives of the
men and women on this large inter
state bus operation," the Union Leader
said:
"The Transport Workers, making
their first attempt to enter the high
way bus field, were beaten by a ma
jority of four to one in some depart
ments and better than two to one in
others.
"The Amalgamated Association now
is officially established as the bona
fide union of the Pennsylvania Grey
hound employes, the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen having previously
notified the National Labor Relations
Board it was "not interested" in the
election.
"The Greyhound drivers repudiated
the B. R. T. several months ago after
a series of unfortunate events during
the year this independent railroad or
ganization essayed to bargain for them
and failed. By the time the B. R. T.
contract expired Dec. 1 its member
ship had dwindled to practically noth
ing."
Results of the Election
The article points out that in ar
ranging the election the Labor Board
officials divided the employes eligible
for voting for or against the Amalga
mated Association into two separate
voting groups. The results announced
on Monday, May 22, by Regional Di
rector Bennett F. Shauffler, at Phil
adelphia, were as follows:
Among drivers, greasers, washers,
gas men, hostlers, utility men, coach
cleaners and garage employes: For
the Amalgamated Association, 388
for the Transport workers, 182 for
neither, 97.
Among terminal employes, ticket
agents, information clerks, baggage
men, stewards, porters and red caps:
For the Amalgamated Associaton,
126 for the Transport Workers, 32
(Continued on Page Two)
Official Org*:..
or rfe National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939.
Committee Ends
Work tor Season
With Pine Record
Completes tW Last oi Eighty
Cases Since First
of September
The Western General Ware Stand
ing Committee, holding its final meet
ing of the present season last night
in the offices of the U. S. P. A. handed
down settlements on all disputes con
fronting the committee. A record was
established this year when more than
80 cases were considered and settled.
Members of this committee repre
senting the Brotherhood are: John
McGillivray, secretary-treasurer of the
N. B. of O. P. 'Frank Haines, jigger
man, and Lojlis Pieslock, caster.
Voicing the opinions of the manufac
turers are: Charles F. Goodwin, sec
retary-treasurer of the United States
Potters Association Arthur A. Wells,
Homer Laughlin China Co. superin
tendent, and M. J. Lynch, Taylor,
Smith & Taylor Co. superintendent.
Meeting approximately three times
a month, the board of arbitration has
a fine record for promptness and at
tendance, as well as attention to detail
which has Won the praise of President
James M. Duffy on many occasions.
A total of sixty-six years of service
has been put in on the committee work
by the six members with but two cases
when anyone was unable to be present.
Mr. McGillivray has 11 years to his
credit, Mr. Haines, four Mr.•Pieslock,
four Mr. Goodwin, 26 Mr. Lynch, 15
and Mr. Wells, six.
The China Ware Standing Com
mittee holds from one to three sessions
a year, depending upon the number
and urgency of the cases submitted.
Representing the Brotherhood on
this committee are: John McGillivray
Harry Haislop, kilnman and Alvin
Burt, jiggerman. The manufacturers
are represented by Charles Goodwin,
(Continued on Page Three)
Outing- Planned By
Local Union No. 131
First Annual Basket Picnic Is
Scheduled For August 26
At Lake Placentia
Plans were outlined at the last reg
ular meeting of Local Union No. 131
for the first annual basket picnic to
be held Saturday, August 26, at Lake
Placentia for the potters and their
families.
The committee in charge has been
working hard to make everything as
attractive as possible the day of the
outing. Lake Placentia is an ex
ceptionally fine picnic ground and was
selected after much thought had been
given all parks on the list. Prizes have
already been chosen.
A 1939 Westinghouse refrigerator
and a Mixmaster will be raffled off and
there will be a number of free prizes.
You will hardly be able to miss one.
The program has as yet not been
completed, but we can positively
guar­
antee you that there will be enter
tainment the entire day.
All members interested in the pic
nic, and who isn't, should make a
special effort to attend the meetings
in order to aid the committee with
your suggestions. Tickets will be on
sale soon, as you already know, some
one will take home a beautiful re
frigerator and a swell electric mixer.
All members of the Brotherhood are
welcome.
At a later date we will be able to
advise you more fully concerning the
program, but we can promise you
right now that a penny scramble and I
baby show is definitely slated.
We all were sorry to hear of Brother
Duke's accident. It is hoped he will
have a speedy recovery.—O. C. 131.
Cronin Elected To
Lead Local No. 17
Local Discusses Resolutions
To Be Introduced At
Convention
Local Union No. 17 had an ex
ceptionally large attendance at the
last meeting when the election of of
ficers was held.
Woodrow Cronin was named presi
dent for the next six months, William
White, vice president Elmer Logue,
recording secretary Frank Weaver,
financial secretary Harvey Custer, in
side guard and Walter Bellwood, out
side guard.
Resolutions to be introduced at the
coming convention in Atlantic City
were thoroughly discussed on the floor
of the local. President Cronin will
represent this local in Atlantic City
when the annual meeting opens, July
3.—0. C. 17.
Local No. 31 Hears
Resolutions Read
East Palestine Local Again
Elects Charles Labor
President
East Palestine, O.—The regular
Weekly meeting of Local Union No.
31 was held last Monday night with
a number of members waiting on the
street corner to watch the parade
which formally opened the Fireman's
Carnival this week.
The most important item on the
floor was the final reading of the res
olutions to come before the national
convention in Atlantic City which
opens July 3 at the Jefferson Hotel.
Charles Laber will again lead the
local the next six months, Chester
Whitehouse will remain in the vice
president's chair and J. E. Miller will
take over the duties of treasurer
Frank Neville was elected guard.
The next meeting will close the first
six months of the present year. Any
one behind in the payment of dues will
probably find themselves suspended by
the auditing committee. Each member
should check his or her due book and
prepare for the summer months.
Brother Miller reported a narrow
escape at noon today while parking
his car at the shop. We have seen
several of our sick members about
town lately and hope each and every
one of them a speedy recovery. See
you next meeting night.—O. C. 31.
ronton Schools Are
To Use Crane Ware
Local Receives Assurance
Union Ware Will Be In
Four Schools
PICNIC SUCCESS
Local 45 Outing Is Greeted
-With Perfect Picnic
Weather
Trenton, N. J.—The regular Friday
night meeting of Local Union No. 45
was held June 16 with Brother Tem
pleton in the chair. A lengthy dis
cussion took place on the cashing of
pay checks during July and August
when the banks here will be closed
Saturdays. This matter was turned
over to the Mutual shop committee for
consideration. The members of the
committee will report at the next
meeting.
Brother Jim Solon, who was pres
ent, gave us a thirty-minute talk, dur
ing which he stated the four new
schools, now under construction, will
put in Crane ware. Vice President
Wheatley and Charles Zimmer and
Organizer Solon will continue to fol
low this work to make certain the
agreement is not broken.
After adjournment the picnic com
mittee got together, stating they
would be able to make a report at the
next meeting. The outing was a great
success and many thanks to the weath
erman for a perfect day.
We were pleased to see so many old
members of No. 45 present. You could
find them standing in groups of five
and six talking over old times. They
probably hadn't seen each other since
the last picnic.
Some played soft ball while others
threw quoits and did a bit of bowling.
(Continued on Page Five)
Early in 1937 the Bakery and Con
fectionery Workers International
Union of America, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, char
tered a local composed of employes of
the Hershey Chocolate Corporation, of
Hershey, Pa. The Committee for In
dustrial Organization, condemned by
the American Federation of Labor as
an organization dual to the Federa
tion, raided the Hershey group. Dur
ing the months that followed the C. I.
0. was routed, the A. F. of L. Bakery
Local strengthened, and finally in
March of this year the employes of
the corporation, at an election held by
the National Labor Relations Board,
voted overwhelmingly for the Bakery
Workers Local Union as their col
lective bargaining agent. This article
by Secretary-Treasurer Myrup of the
Bakery and Confectionery Workers
Union reviews the history of the two
years' organization drive which cul
minated in the agreement recognizing
the Hershey Local as the sole bargain
ing agent for the corporation's em
ployes.
By A. A. MYRUP
International Secretary Treasurer,
Bakery and Confectionery Workers
International Union of America
We are most gratified to announce
$2.00 Per Year
Knowles Takes Measure of
Laughlins 3 To 2 In
Fast Game
The fish fry sponsored by Local
Union No. 130 of the National Broth
erhood of Operative Potters lasl Fri
day at Chick Husted's at the inter
section of routes 7 and 30 received an
unqualified vote of praise.
The baseball game featuring
Knowles and Laughlin was won 3-2 by
the harder hitting (12 to 11) Knowles
entry.
The boys from Knowles couldn't
keep up their winning ways, however,
and dropped a horseshoe pitching con
test to T. S. & T.
In jitter bugging, T. S. & T. had an
other champion when Pat Lynch took
to the boards. If there had been any
aisles, that's exactly where Pat would
have had his audience.
Blair Flowers proved no match for
the husky Pipes in the main boxing
bout of the evening. Pipes received
credit for a technical K. O. when he
pounded Flowers through the ropes
about a round and a half before the
limit. Flowers appeared to be badly
hurt as his handlers worked over him
and referee M. Theiss raised Pipes'
right hand in a signal of victory.
Bob Ash of plant No. 8 found two
flat tires too large a handicap to over
come and was not present. Better get
yourself some Silver Cords, Bob.
Bill O'Rock, plant No. 7, gave sev
eral selections on his harmonica at the
close of the evening which was spent
by a majority of those present over
Chinese Checker board*.
(Continued on Page Two)
Fifth Anniversary
of Royal Observed
Founders Receive a Bronze
Plaque—Employes Get
Service Pins
Sebring, O.—A bronze plaque has
been presented to the three founders
of the Royal China Co. in observance
of the fifth anniversary of the firm's
beginning operations in June 1934.
The plaque was presented by J. N.
Tune in behalf of the staff and su
pervisors, and was accepted by Presi
dent W. H. Hebenstreit. B. L. Miller,
treasurer and J. B. Briggs, secretary,
co-founders with Hebenstreit, also
made acceptance speeches.
At a celebration dinner held June
1, in the High School, service pins
were presented to all five-year em
ployes, 68 in number. President Heben
streit made the first pin presentation
to Frank Pugh, the company's first
employe.
Service pins were presented to the
three founders by W. J. Roberts, vice
president of the Mahoning National
Bank, and a company director. Rob
erts attributed the success of the com
pany to the cooperation by it's labor,
management, and capital.
President Hebenstreit said that the
company would continue to award ser
vice pins each year.
Bakery Workers Negotiate Agreement
With Hershey Chocolate Corporation
receipt of a very encouraging and rec
ord making report from Local 464 of
Hershey, Pa., to the effect that after
two months of negotiations with man
agement, the representatives of the lo
cal union have signed a union agree
ment with the Her$hey Chocolate Cor
poration.
The agreement provides that Local
464 is the sole, exclusive collective bar
gaining agency for the employee.
The minimum wage rates of 60
cents per hour for males and 45 cents
per hour for females (claimed to be
one of the highest in the country for
the industry), is secured.
A permanent conference committee,
composed of representatives form the
union and management, is provided to
deal with future wage scale adjust
ments, as well as grievances.
Failure on the part of Conference
Committee to reach a satisfactory ad
justment, agreement provides for the
International Union being called in,
and upon latter's failure question in
dispute goes to arbitration.
The forty-four hour work week is
established, including two weeks' an
nual vacation with pay, and time and
one-half for overtime and holidays.
In the conferences the company was
(Continued on Page Two)
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REPRESENTATIVES ARE PREPARED
FOR OPENING OF N. B. OF O. P.'S
FORTY-SEVENTH CONVENTION
Great Time Had At
Local 130's Fish Fry
Executive Board Will Hold
Four-Day Meeting On
Trade Problems
AGAIN AT JEFFERSON
Return To Popular Kentucky
Avenue Hotel For Third
Straight Year
The 1930 convention of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters will
open one week from this coming Mon
day (July 3) in the cool, breeze-swept
solarium on the top floor of the Hotel
Jefferson in Atlantic City.
President James M. Duffy, recently
elected for the seventh consecutive
time, will lead the members of the Ex
ecutive Board in a four-day, pre
convention session, starting June 29,
to take up various trade problems and
disputes. President Duffy will also as
sign the hundred-odd delegates to the
work of the convention at this time.
Not being a conference year, resolu
tions pertaining to wage changes in
the industry will not be discussed, but
there are a number of resolutions to
be given a hearing which will have an
important bearing on the smooth run
ning of the organization.
The Jefferson, located on Kentucky
Avenue just a few steps from the
world famous boerdwalk, i* very pop
ular with the delegates who have been
to the past two conventions. The eight
large windows on either side allow a
view of the ever attractive ocean to
the east and a bird's eye view of At
lantic City's business section to the
west, in addition to affording cooling
breezes.
Members elected to the Executive
Board this year will be installed at the
forty-seventh annual convention.
The meeting gives the delegates an
excellent opportunity to visit the New
York World's Fair, featuring a pot
tery exhibit sponsored jointly by the
Brotherhood and the Homer Laughlin
China Co., Paden City Pottery Co.,
Edwin M. Knowles China Co., Cronin
China Co., Hall China Co. Trips will
undoubtedly be planned to Flushing
Meadows on the Fourth of July as
well as the week-ends both before the
opening of the convention aud the one
falling on July 8.
Reports from the Fair state the pot
tery exhibit is easily upholding its
reputation as the hit of the Home Fur
nishings Building visitors having
given it a foremost place among the
many fine attractions of the entire ex
position.
Resolutions to be brought to the
(Continued on Page Two)
Sanitary Locals
Looking Forward
To '39 Convention
Local 133 Hopes to Have all
Shops In Brotherhood
At Early Date
New Castle, Pa.—The sanitary lo
cals are now looking forward to re
ceiving some news of the unorganized
shops when delegates convese in this
coming convention. They will also be
glad to hear from the delegates rep
resenting the organized sanitary shops.
No doubt all the men in the organ
ized shops are looking to the Brother
hood for the possible way to bring
about a better rate of pay to the skill
ed men in the industry. A local union
in each sanitary pottery would soon
bring us in position to receive a con
ference with the manufacturers. This
would bring about a uniform wage at
a fair rate of pay, thus eliminating
the danger of cut-throat competition
which has placed the industry where
it is today. From all reports we un
derstand that the sanitary shops are
all doing a good business. It seems
strange that selling prices are not re
spected. Out-of-date shops seem to
be competing with those considered the
most modern.
We are sending two delegates to
the convention in the hope that the
other sanitary delegates, whose locals
seldom give up any news through the
Herald, will go to Atlantic City with
plenty of news and some good sug
gestions. These suggestions are need
ed to aid the officials of the Brother
hood in bringing to the trade the
standard of pay it once enjoyed.
The election of officers of Local 133
brought about a few changes. Those
elected are as follows: Shirl Myles,
president Theodore Roman, vice pres
ident Tobe Mackey, recording secre
tary Dan Reed, financial secretary
S. Moore, defense secretary H. M.
Stevens, treasurer Harry Mehlman,
statistician Hershel Johnson, in*
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