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IhIhh* and the Government—to tight
Wage Freezing Flayed
"Let me sound another note of warn
fng to those
itanrrr minify. M'.rirtN
Anti-Union Drive Imperils
Victory, Wm. Green Declares
Attacks On Labor Held Danger To Umty, AFL Head De
clares At Annual Dinner In New York
New York City (ILNS).—Attacks on organized labor are dis
ruptive of national unity and must be halted to win the war, Presi
dent William Green of the American Federation of Labor warned
in speaking at the annual labor dinner of the Greater New York
Fund. His speech included a vigorous denunciation of assaults on
labor's basic rights.
"Ever since the war started," President Green declared, "we
have heard a great deal of talk about national unity but we have
seen very little of it in action.
'Frequently those who have ,t ilkel
loudest for national unity have been
themselves ixuilty of conduct int: snip
In: campaigns which are destructive
of unity. In recent months, labor has
been the cWef victim of such unmerited
attacks.
"Attacks Must Halt"
"I say to you toniu'ht that tills must
halt! America is at war. This war can
be won—and it can le lost. The surest
way to lose this war is for Americans
to li-ht each other rather .than the
common enemy. The only way to win
this war is for all of us—industry,
011
the same side.
"We are not doing this in America
yet,"' (ireen added. "Organized lalxr
is exerting all its strength and re
sources to help the nation's war effort,
but. it finds itself constantly threatened
with leing lynched for its pains."
President Green cited examples of
attempts to "lynch" labor, pointing out
that these attempts constituted a Sure
way to destroy the faith of the work
ers ill their Oovernment.
I'nfounded Cry Kaised
He declared that though strikes have
been reduced almost to the vanishin
point, "yet each time some isolated
local shutdown occurs for a few hours
a cry is renewed by enemies of lalxir
to abolish the right to strike by law.
Labor voluntarily has agreed to
work harder and to work longer hours,
"Yet what happens," he asked, answer
ing:
"We find that those who hate labor
are trying in Congress to abolish all
the wane and hour standards estab
lished in the last half century, just so
some employers may be relieved of the
necessity of paying overtime."
Hits Labor's Foes
Then Green launched into a hard
hitting condemnation of enemies of
lalwtr's right, saying:
"Those who are trying to take ad
vantage of the war to rob American
workers of their hard-won rights seem
to lack any real understanding of 1M
basic principles of American democ
racy.
tliKtf rite, right
to strike is just as fundamental as th
right to ituii and manage private prop
erty, the right of free speech or of a
free press. Kach of these rights ts
guaranteed by our Constitution. Tin
very moment one of them Is nullified
the others are exposed to t#ual
jeopardy.
"Labor voluntarily gave up the right
,to strike for the duration of the war
just, as the newspapers submitted to
censorship, hut labor will 110 more sub
mil to compulsory abolition of the right
to strike than the newspapers would
agree to abolition of the principle of
the free press. One of the great fre
doms which labor is lighting to pro
led in this war is the right to strike
Take these freedoms away, and what
are we lighting for? Our freedom I
our Hag. American labor will not let
anyone, friend or foe, trample upon it
who Mindly attack labor
Despite the rising cost of living, d»
spite the heavier responsibilities placed
on workers whoso sons and brother
and loved ones have Joined the color
and regardless of existing economic in
justices, there has Ihnmj a wide hue and
cry for freezing wages. Those who
have campaigned most vociferously for
such action are the very ones who art
most concerned for protecting profits.
Yet It should be obvious to any under
standing person that If the Govern
ment: ever decides that the war rt
quires the freezing of wages, it will bt
compelled in all fairness to limit or
wijM* out profits from war contracts at
the same time.
"In my judgment there is no reason
or necessity for any such dire develop'
ments In America If we all concentratt
on the main job of winning this war in
the .shortest possible time. There is no
sense in wasting our energies by
squabbling over Internal differences in
this hour of world crisis."
"Promises Not Finnish"
In ending, president liven said:
"The oppressed and underprivileged
the world over, have looked to Amer
lea in the past as the land of promts*
Today promises are not enough. To
day America must become the land of
performance. We must accomplish
miracles of production nut only to save
the last, remaining citadels of demot
racy in other parts of the globe, but to
Save ourselves. Labor is on the job. We
ask industry and the Government to
put aside all other considerations for
the duration of the emergency and get
right down to work witli us without
further delay."
A SI PKK hl PKK
Embarrassed Young .Man: "Mi —all
—-«ir—I—er thai i- 1 cume to say
that your tlaughter tells me liiat slit
—f?r—loves—me."
Parent: "Oh! And you have etuiu.
tu ask my permission to marry her?"
E. Y. 31. —j'No sir I came to asl
you to make her behave.
Your Food Will
Help Win War
"THE FHTKE OF AMERICA
DEPENDS ON OIK STAMINA!"
liy WALTER II. EDDY, Professor
Emeritus of Columbia University.
Last week, we discussed some of tlx
principle vitamins and why each one
is vitally necessary in a worker's basic
diet. I shall now tell you als»ut. some
more and 1 shall discuss the chemical
reactions of both vitamins ami mirt
rals and tell why they are both funda
mentally essential to the health and
stamina of the men who are produein
the nation's munitions, arms, planes
tanks and ships. Workers must have
the proper supply of food in order
to make the proper supply of materials
for our armed forces on 27 fronts
throughout the world.
We still have considerable to learn
about the behavler of the other mem
hers of the 1$ Complex besides Ml and
M2. Some of these facts are as fol
lows:
Nicotine Acid or Niacin, as it Is
now' calhHi, is one of .the member
of this complex. It. is not nicotine from
tobacco products and It is not poison
ouf«. Like vitamlne HI and H2, this
nicotine acid is another tool the body
uses in helping you to change your food
into energy. One of the striking dis
coveries of recent years is that tin
skill, mouth and throat diseases which
are so widely prevalent in the south
under the name of pellagra, can bt
prevented and cured by suitable dosage
of I his particular vitamin.
Three other members of the It Com
plex are known respectively as pan
tollienlc acid, para-amino-benzoic acid
and inositol. Of these, pantotlienic acid
like III, I'.- and nicotinic acid, plays
an important role in converting food
Into energy but the three of them art
pained together because of another tils
covery. They apparently 'control color
ing of hair and if present in adequalt
amounts will prevent the greying of
hall*. There Is some evidence .that tin
may even help in restoring color to
hiMr that is already grey. They are
often lumped together in vitamin desig
nations as the "anti-grey hair factors"
TWo other members of this mixture
are vitamin lift or Pyridoxine and
substance called Choline. These two
vitamins turned out to be important
in enabling us to handle the fat w
eat keep it from piling up and pro
ducliig fatty livers helping the body
to distribute it to points where It can
be converted into fuel for energy pro
duct ion. There are still other members
of this it Complex but scicnce is not
entirely sure of their chemical naturt
as yet or of exactly what. Lliey do for
us.
It has itecoine more and more cvl
dei11. however, that while you can
substitute one vitamin for anotiu
since all have a particular Job to do
In the body, the proportion of each
vitamin in a vitamin mixture is i 111
porlant. The amount of one a fleet in
I lie needed amount of another is vital
This is particularly true of the group
called the it Complex. It Is the reason
that many doctors have reported bet
lor results with patients by ust
the whole II Complex than with only
a few members of this Complex.
Lively Discussions
(Continued From Page One)
Wednesday evening, March 18 for the
benefit of the lied Cross.
Congratulations to Hrother Charli
Podewels for being a regular al.tendt
at our meetings. Charley is no spriugt
any more, but rain or shine he is on
deck every Friday evening.
It might be well to mention at this
time that the Fnlon Labor Life Insur
a nee wo are offered can he carried a ft*
wc leave the employment of any firm
as long as we are a member of the
tional Brotherhood of Operatise I'ot
tors. This added to our own insurant
is something worth considering.
Here Is the list of members w It
passed away In I'.KM: William I'.i
tor, Charles Martin, Harry (Million
William Turner, John T. Wood, Wi
iam 11 rooks, Joseph Itastian, liar
Skelton, William Fowler, Johu Clin
Charles Hull, WllUuui Bel lullil and
Joshla Wedgwood.
in closing let me leave thes.
thoughts with you: Our Pilgrim fnth
ers gave thanks for what liberties tl
had aud were always ready to defend
them.
Members of the National Itrotbi
iiooil of Operative Potters are thank I'
today they have an organization
able to defend the rights and 111M
ties accruing to tbeui as upright cit
sseiis of their country. O. C. {.
Look for the Union Label when you
purchase clothing.
jocal Union No. 42
Warns Delinquents
No
Further Notice Will Be
Given To Members
Hi Arrears
Salem, Olno—All members are re
quested to attend the regular meeting
of No. 42 Friday evening. We will
drape our charter in behalf of Brother
'lifford Ilerrington who recently died
it his home in Fast Palestine. Brother
Ilerrington was employed as a liner at
the Salem China. We extend our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family
Bank night will be lucky for some
member, as the drawing Is for .$13.00
this week. Kach week two dollars is
idded and if not claimed runs into a
nice amount. This will go on until the
last meeting in June at which time
capsules will be drawn until someope
in attendance wins.
The financial secretary is warning
ill members who are three or four
months in arrears in dues and percent
age that they will be up for suspension
without further notice. At the present
time we have ten members in this
lass, so please look at your due books
ind see if you are one of these mem
bers. It is for your own benefit that we
isk you to keep in good standing. You
know if you are three months in ar
rears it takes six months to get your
rating back. The secretary also re
quests members who are not workin
it the trade to pay their dues ami
either get withdrawal cards or inquire
ibout honorary membership. Special
notice to Brothers John Hanslick and
John Trombitjes.
The boys are still going to the army.
In the last: artitcle Brother John Her
man's name was left out, but we assur
Mildred it was not on purpose. We
have a proud father in Albert: Woods
who tells us his son is clerk in tin
office of the Adjutant General at Camp
Roberts, Calif. Max McPhail, our tit
fen.se collector, tells us his son has
left for the IT. S. Air Corps. Emm.*
Rose has heard from her husband
Floyd McMillan. He states he is doing
fine and she says she is very proud of
him. You have a right to lie Emma
Rose, in fact, a woman who isn't proud
of her man, when he is helping to de
fend the country, isn't much of
woman.
Lillian McCave, decal girl was mar
rietl to Gilbert DeJane on March 2
They will only have a short period
.together, as we understand Brother
Gibby leaves this Saturday for flit
Army. The local extends congratul
lions and thanks them for the cand.v
they passed around the shop as a treat
Local No. 41! wishes to extend heart
iest congratulations to a couple who
are celebrating .their l!."tli wedding an
niversary Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clar
euce "Pete" Means, l'orliter Kfjst Liv
erpool couple, have been through what
is saltl to be the toughest stretch of
married life, the rest should be smooth
sailing. Congratulations folks. O. ('. 42
Roosevelt OK's
(Continued From Page One)
hie participation In healthy recrea
tional pursuits. It must be bona
mind, however, that 'recreation
usual' is just as bud us 'business as
usual.'
"Recreation under present conditions
can be undertaken solely with the pur
pose of building up the body and mind
and with the chief thought that tlii
Will help win the war."
Sponge Situation Becoming
Serious Jiggermen Advisee
Local
FIIIOII
No. 12 met last Tuesday
evening w itli President James Kelly prt
siding. The couimittee from Hall Chin
leporled that conditions in the jiggt
ing shop have been greatly improve
since the new partition has been in
stalled and the employes 110 longer an
winking in a draft.
The following brothers were appoint
ed on the resolution com^ilittee: Lutlit
Hall, Itrady llowersock, Bill Laudfried
George Salsberry and Ernest Torrence,
Hand In your resolutions to any of
these brothers.
Brother Harry Podewels reports tin
the picnic this year at Meyers Lnl
will be bigger and better than evt
He advised the brothers to put that
car in the garage till July.
Brother Vic Bashaw was a visitor «i
our last meeting. Vic, as you know,
in the sponge business. He advised tin
brothers til* the serious situation tlx
pollers are up against in ohtaiuin
sponges. President Kelly appointed
committee to investigate and report
back at our next meeting.
Mrollier Tom Connelly is confined to
hi- I lot He Willi sieK I ie--s. I '. I'J.
THE POTTERS HERALD
Speed-Up System
(Continued From Page One)
quantity within the limits of our phys
al well-being and quality of goods,
we will be completely out. These traits
should be dominant in any craftsman's
career.
President Duffy tfclked td lis straight
0111 the shoulder and became so In
dignant at times because of the dis
essing report of conditions given to
him by those present that he finally
lost patience with the attitude all too
prevalent among the membership. He
reprimanded us, stating that if it has
not awakened us and started us on
the proper path towards sanity in
work operations, we should be given
up as a lost cause.
We must confess that our present
predicament is the result of our failure
to maintain union within our ranks.
Too many practices which have broken
down individual morale and made us
easy prey for an ambitious department
head to exploit us individually to the
idvanlage of the firm and to our detri
ment from every standpoint are things
which must be avoided in the futim
The bonus system is meritorious in
some respects, but we believe from our
experience with the plan that it is not
fair to the men.
One thing in particular.which carut
under fire is the habit of the firm
ifter a man has demonstrated his abil
ity to do a certain job and graduates
to the place where 11 is earnings have
become substantial, shifting him to an
other bench, with the assignment to
some task with many difficulties and
problems. For all the labor and worry
in connection with same he is com
pel led to submit to a reduction in earn
ings of as much as two dollars per day
This is a poor way to reward someone
for worthy accomplishments. In 110
other industry, to our knowledge, are
working men so ruthlessly demoted
without having an opportunity to statt
their case and receive some extra com
pensation for .tin service they render
to the firm for developing practical
ways of manufacturing their products,
No tradesman, no matter how skill
fill or intelligent, can work without
the best of tools and the best of ma
terials. Our product can be greatly
improved if we receive new tools as
regularly as they do in other sanitary
shops. All tools and sponges should be
furnished to the tradesmen without
cost. Deductions for these items from
our pay check, along with steadily in
creasing cost of living, leave us bo
wildered as It) how .to make ends meet
We also must expect at least, some
of our families to be stricken with vari
ous ailments from time to lime. W
keenly desire to increase our present
purchase fit' defenso bonds for the tit
I'ense of the country we love so much
I'nless the firm conic-- forward with
substantial wage increase our tlilemin
will become Jncrrttfttrgly more acute,
in view of the merit of our case and
the fact that the firm lias already in
creased selling prices, why can't we
be granted a wage increase?
We are not for strikes or work stop
page, but it titles seem that the average
employer cannot be induced to be fair
without .these experiences.
Much of the mistrust and lack of
confidence in one another could be
eliminated if both sitles would put
their cards on the table face up. In
the interests of all parties concerned
we sincerely hope for an early under
standing hctwtcn them.
The members greatly apprecia.1t
President Huffy's visit anil especially
his advice. However, we trust .tin
visits to our local from members
the Executive Board will be more fr
1111m11 in the Inline than tliey ha\
been in the past. We especially suggt
that less hurry on .the part of t!
officials to leave the city after Hit
work has been completed would hell
If the time necessary to visit 1.1
plant, where grievances must be a
justed, can be granted, a far bett
feeling will be liminlniiied towards .tt
members of our official family.
We shall always he glad to have y
with us and you will i'ind the we)coy
exceedingly warm.
The local lias been sending 11
brothers who are with the a run
forces cigarettes to help keep up tin
morale. Some of tlicin have never bei
away from home before. The best
luck to those who are helping to ke*
the forces of destruction from
The Great ami Supreme Ruler of the I nherse has in bis
infinite wlsdow, removed from our midst our friend and fellow work
er, John B. (Sill. We, the members of Local Fuioii \o. 144, Cam
bridge, Ohio, recognize the loss of this brother who was respected and
loved by all of his fellow workers, therefore, bt it resolved:
That we, the members yf Local I'nion No. 144, shall cherish and
respect the memory of his pleasant wuuuer and loyalty to our
organization.
That we extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.
11
charter to be draped In mourning for a period of thirty days,
»1 of these Resolutions to be published in our official Journal, The
I otters Herald, a copy spread upon the uiiuules of the Local, and a
py sent to the bereaved family.
1l.
W'l LLIAM KING.
EDWARD VOLT/,
FRED TRKHERM:
0111
shores.
Brother Still oi ihe mould shop 111
Sam Rupp, easier, have been sick. AN
hope the,\ have a speedy recovery.
Merle Shaffer has taken a sutltli
fancy to diamond rings. Ibis the bu
struck you, Merle? O. C. 102.
LOST
Doctor (at medical inspection)
a-a-a-ah."
Ions No ,|t. KirJMi."
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
'Sa
a
Committee, Local I inon No. 111.
OBITUARY
FRANK LINDENTHAL
Trenton, X. J.—Frank Lindenthal, G4
years old, husband of Mrs. Emma Lin
denthal, nee Brucher, died March 18,
ifter a long illness at the home of his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Baker, 174 Edmund St.
The funeral was from the Raker
home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
with services in charge of the Rev.
Don Clyde Kite. Interment'W&f under
direction of George Ulrich.
Mr. Lindenthal was a former ptxtter.
aving been employed at the Trenton
Potteries plant for 14 years until his
retirement in 1937. He came to this
country from Austria 30 years ago.
In addition to his wife and daugh
ter, Mrs. Baker, he leaves four sons,
ank of Fallsington William and
Karl, of Trenton, and Technical Ser
geant Paul Lindenthal, stationed with
the Army in the British West Indies
two tit her daughters, Mrs. George S.i
gar, of Langhorne, and Mrs. Robert
Minnick of Newfield, N. J. 15 grand
hildren, and a sister, Mrs. Barth Cin
el of Pennington. Mr. Lindenthal was
a member of the Brotherhood of Oper
itive Potters, Local No. 4o.
40-Hour Week
(Continued From Page One)
ican workers by fettering
them With
restrictive legislation."
"Compulsion," he said, "can do
nothing that free workers will not
give in larger and more generous
measure when they are offered the op
portunity to co-operate."
Ralph A. Bard, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, told the committee that
the 40-hour week did not interfere
with production in any degree, though
it makes it cost more."
"Tills question of cost is an eco
nomic question having to do with
many factors and the answer to this
should come from other agencies
which are equipped to evaluate these
factors," he said.
Hours Ceiling Defended
"There must lie a ceiling tin tin
work-week otherwise you open tin
door to sweatshop conditions and Hit
possibility of employers working
clerks, stenographers and unorganized
employes ten, twelve and fourteen
hours a day.
"It is my opinion the argument of
the unions against extending tilt
work-week to 4S hours is not ha set
I
so
much tin the question of the pay in
volved as it is upon the fact that they
have worked for ."» years to establish
I lie 40-hour week and that it should
not lie discarded, even temporarily
based ori costs, for fear that they may
lose tlie results of their long efforts
to obtain this baste 40-hour week."
Warns of "Irreparable Damage'
1. Metcalfe Walling, administrator of
the Federal wage-hour act, joined in
defense of present labor standards by
declaring in a New York address that
no downward revision of the minimum
wage and overtime provisions of tin
Fair Labor Standards Act could pos
sibly be made "without doing irrepar
able damage to our production macliint
and to the health and efficiency of our
wolkers operating that machine."
Purpose of .the plan is to meet the
growing need for trained workers in
war industries by expanding the scope
and facilities of the existing defense
training program in vocational schools,
under which 200,000 WI 'A workers al
ready have been trained for jobs in
war production plants. Length of the
training period will be determined by
local school officials but normally will
not exceed 10 weeks of 40 hours in
struction per week.
A clause in each lease will provide
for immediate return of .the shop to
the lessor upon receipt of a war pro
duction contract. In such case trainees
may be retained in the shop under the
in plant" training program.
New Addition
(Continued From Page One)
this mass of feminine beauty do their
sttuff in underglaze painting.
As? convention time approaches, let
us all do our part to write our reso
lutions so as to lie uplifting to labor.
Let us leave out all jealously and pre
meditated malice and go prepared to
dispose of our business in record time.
The members hero purchased $1400
worth of Defense Bonds and plans are
being made for our Local to purchase
some in the near future. So let every
one put their shoulder to the wheel
and carry 011 100 per cent. Don't say
we cannot lose, say we will not lose
O. C. 103.
Ask for Union Labeled merchandise
NOTICE!
Important Announcements of Local
Unions are to be found in this
Column
NOTIC-K
All members of Local IJnion No.
,r: not paid up hy the first meet
ing in April on April 9, 11)42 will
he suspended.
Living Room Furniture
By JAMESTOWN, KARPEN and KENMAR
All the new styles l'or Spring and more attractive than ever% We fill each individual re
quirement, if a suite, an occasional piece, or lounge chair. Each piece built to the rigid
specifications of the FRANK CROOK COMPANY. Each a guaranteed Value—Exclusive
patterns in East Liverpool by CROOK'S only.
PRICED LOW FOR GREATER VOLUME
$69.00, $79.00, $89.00, $99.00
Thursday, March 20, 1942.
Jse Of Idle Shops To Train
Workers Authorized By WPA
State Administrators To Cooperate With Local School
Authorities For Training Program
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—The Works Progress Adminis
ration has announced a plan by which idle machine, welding and
sheet metal shops can be used to train workers for war production.
Under this procedure WPA State Administrators may coop
erate with local school authorities by leasing for them idle shops
needed for expansion of their defense"!
training programs if school funds are
not available for this purpose.
The auxiliary shop training program
has been worked out by the WPA Divi
sion of Training and Reemployment in
cf»operatinn with the United States Of
fice of Education and the War Produc
tion Board.
Trainees may be .assigned from both
WPA and United States Employment
Service rolls. lineal school boards will
furnish instructors and Ik responsible
for operation of the courses under the
vocational 'training program of the
United States Office of Education.
Purpose of Plan
and up
TERMS AS USUAL
BE SURE TO SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT
"KEEP UP THE HOME WE'RE FIGHTING FOR"
CROOK'S
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"THE BEST PLACE TO BUY AFTER ALL"
*ease Former French Pottery
7or
'Frozen' Domestic Ware
Sebring—A buidling that once hous
ed one of Sebring's foremost potteries
md only recently used to store shells
by the Army Ordnance Department
prior to the declaration of war, now
will become a storage warehouse for
electric refrigerators for the duration.
The Acceptance Storage Company of
'leveland has taken a three-year lt»ase
on 70,000 square feet of available floor
space in the old French Pottecy Com
pany plant and last Friday began
storing there the first of many car
loads of General Electric refrigerators.
About a year ago the building was
leased by the War Department for the
storage of shells awaiting completion
of the Ravenna Arsenal. All shells
have been removed from the building.
BAD NEWS FOR NAZI AIRMAN
London.—A factory near London Is
manufacturing a new secret and high
ly guarded anti-aircraft weapon at ail
increasing rate already 10 per cent
above the estimated maximum. It is
said Nazi airmen will be in for some
unpleasant surprises when they en
counter the weapon.
We Were
In It With You
Before
1913 (o 1920
We established ourselves and served you
through the war years.
1S20 to 1929
We rode the prosperity wave with you.
Our business grew.
1929 to 1939
All of us hit the business bumps. Your
icyal and growing patronage was ap
preciated.
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