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-1 1* 4’ V PAGE TWO Im* •I If Invasion Goes Well Change Over From War Economy May Take Place In Very Short Time Next Few Weelcs Expected To Tell Whether Or Not Many War Regulations And Restraints May Come To An End One factor involving the home econ omy, as the war moves toward Ger man defeat Is that the fierimiter of German force wilt diminish. Tin* Nazi armies are lielng crowd(*d now Into an ever-diminishing circle. They no longer range from to While, in one sense, oar suppllan in crease, In allot her hey diminish. That diapgeu tin* army needs. Will Come Quickly But when it lM*comes dear that vic tory is in sight today. Ho much so that every organization that faces a future of res|M*iislblllty must Im* planning as to what It will do when that change become* a fact. As military holders lieconie sun* that the invasion cannot fail, oaitraet can cellations will Im* made or phinn«*d for. Plans for production of |M*uee-tlme lines will get under way, or will planned for. There Is some 11 kell ing will Im* among Whether rationing returns tuny le ]H*nd, not no much on the needs of our own armies as uism crop stiect*Hses and the n*eds of lllsMHted |(copies. But it will Washington, D. C. (ILNS). Certain public officials here, Washington, D. C. (ILNS). Certain public officials here, along with a goodly group of non-governmental persons more or less expert, are setting their sights on rapid change-over toward a new economy as invasion pi ogresses. There is a feeling that the next few weeks—perhaps the com ing four weeks—will tell industry and labor whether to get set for an end to many war regulations and restraints. Meantime, some industries will feel the greatest strain of the whole war period. So will transportation. v "\'y. The invasion forces will find they need things not on hand, or not on hand in large enough quan tities. Night and day production will be ordered, probably lias beep ordered in some linei k But when invasion settles toward its final stages, it can Is* assumed that change will either come rapidly, or will be prepared for rapidly. As the Array sees enough piled up in one line after another, the sluffiing off process will begin. If tlie demobiliza tion plan is discarded or bungh*d, then* will serious dislocations, bad leui- (Kirary unemployment. Now At Its Peak Our economy is perhaps at its jieriod of greatest strain nt this hour— plunging on in the fever heat of inva sion, knowing at tlie same time that invasion must end. NolMMly Is today thinking in terms of long jierlods of immobility in tills machine war. Tlie thinking is in terms of rushing upward to a cr*st, then downward In a rapid ly dropping curve of war production. The Japanese war will go on, lut its demands will differ. It will not use all of the same factories. Nazi hordes will knock war economy, especially •*—part of the country. 3T“can Im* ex|M*cted to come fast, once they really start. Defeat of I he out the true In th«* east Modlfications This does not mean that all peace time commodities will come rushing back. That is not to Im* exacted. For many of them, tlie raw piaterials will not Im* available, even with a defeated In* most difficult to en force rationing in the face of a crum bling Nazi army mid It M*ems reason able to expect that only tin* most stern m*cewdty will force renewal of ration ing. With the invasion at its height and lu Its Initial stages, tlu* |H*ople have but one thought—give every tiling t» the war. As Invasion moves Into Its later stages this fervor will diminish more eyes will focus on post-wiw gibilities. If success of invasion should Im* done If no cam- jMilgn were In progress. It can Is* taken us tin* opinion of many government and other ex|H*rts hen*, then, thui, all factors being what they are, barring reverses of the most serious kind in the near future, the end of war economy Is in sight, not as of a certain date, but as of the rela tively near future, The old economy probably Is ts» badly scrambled for restorution. Borne of it was too vicious to restore. Not th»* old economy, after the war, but a new economy. It can be said with sure ness only that he end of war economy Is ahead. America must Itself create the economy to lol low. binn ARDM TO GET CAFETERIAS Washington, D. (ILNS). mil go-ahead has been given for installa tion of reshim nits In Bay Area ship vanD near San riiiiel**o, according to the Maritime Commission. The pro gram calls for a central kitchen in each yard, 2 or more eaMeria build ings, and many mobile units. Limoges Picnic (Continued From Pag^One) Gallagher, third. 50 Yard Dash,, Girls 8-10—Kathryn Hartley, won Mary Jones, second Connie Keller, third. 75 Yard Dash. Girls 11-13—Dolores Collums, won Kathryn Hartley, sec ond Grace Herren, third. 50 Yard Shis* Ract*, Boys Under 11 —Richard Dennis, won Robert Run yon, second Richard Jones, third. 50 Yard Dash, Single Women—Al virda Hartley, won Vera Olson, sec ond Charlene Allen, third. 50 Yard Dash, Marri(*d Women Louise Clarkson, won Emma Demp sey, second Sally English, third. 1M) Yard Dash, Free for All—Jack Michael, won Carrol Smith, second Laurel Frey, Jr., third. Three-Legged Race. Free for All— Charles Shively and James Carrier, won Sonny Miller and Wilbur Cress, second Dick Jones and John Dofkow. third. Women’s Baseball Throw Anna McDaniel, won Sally English, second Edna Collums, third. Baby Show—Judith NevVtdn, ‘wbn Elva Jean Hoffman, second, Johnny Wilson, third and Judith Ann Warren, fourth. Fat Wom(*n’s ftace—Louise Clark son, won Emma Dempsey, second Anna McDaniel, third. Guessing Con tests Navy Beans in Bottle Workman, won Mr second Sam Peanuts In E Im* IkmmI that hous the first Industries to fed Ih* creeping encouragement of releiiM*. One area n*|ortH ddlnlle In formation of ii coming releiow* of ma terials In some volume at a predict able date. D. II Total EAST END— E. and IHia- High Note U'lll Lapse Before invasion Total Batteries McDaniel and Michael and Uurliuu. Ulis Iku.iii there plenty of thinking on Usiies other than war. Invasion t(Mk everyone to a high er key. That cannot Is* held when Inva sion beetnnes a steady inarch town rd filial triumph. Tax simplification “dream,” and while Im* (apparent prior to the eks-tlons, the campaign will h«*iir laird on th** situa tion. There will Im* niauy -|M*rhap.s a majority—urging release of controls fiooner than would BRITISH Ernest Virgil Hoffman, McCammon, third. Bag—Charles Anderson, Israel, second Frankie von Janice J.ee, third. Kernels _pli .CoAi JLJob—Harry C. Johnston and E. L. Buehler, tl*(l for first Roliert Walker, third. Pittatoes in Basket Dolores Col lums of Beloit guessed tlie exact num her, which was 87 Eva Wilson, sec ond witli 84 Cliarh*s Anderson, third witli 82. Following Is the summary of ilit* softball game |la.v4*l between tlie West End ami East End: WEST END— E AB 1. 4 4 4 I 4 4 4 Lohmnn, l.f Brunle, Sr., I.s Sch rrckengoHt, 3rd Join's, r.s n o w. o II it 1 1 Weekley, 1st A. Thornsley, Lng(*n(*ttu, c.f McDaniels, McDaniels, r.f ('niiieroii, 2nd....... 1 0 t) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 8 E ii i o 0 I) AB ti o n o 1 0 0 (I T. Carlino, 4 J. Ix«*ller, l.e................... 4 \V. Brumbaugh, Jr., r.f 4 II. J. Wilson, c.f Michael, Mills, r.s O'Donnell, 3rd.. Frey, Jr., 2nd,... Smith, l.f Brunic, Jr., 1st 0 4 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 o 1 o o 1 0 0 2 5 6 Thornsley Revamping Tax Structure laws are a Congress talks and reshaping Home of the Adtnlnlstration rules that govern (axes, tin* Job Is still principal ly “hot air." Gnvenaneiit costs will probably run lM*tw(s*n 2( billion and 2o billion dollars a year lifter the war. Of course that will Ihi less than any wur-tlmo |M*riol. Nevertheless, the figure Is twice as high as pretvur costs. The political authorities of tin* na tion nre business country tions In fuini.sliing tin* figures, but tlx* itml clviliun lnt(*r(*st.M of the must not iMNisf their expecta hoiM*s that taxes will Im* low I here are a bundred reasons why they won I Im* lowered tn one reason to ex(s*ct any nsluction in th* figure- DR. A. A. EXLEY OI’TOMFTTRIST •EYES EXAMINED •GLASSES FITTED Omre Hours: 9 to 5 Evenings 7 to 9 By Appointment 502 Market Street (her Peoples Drug Store I HONE Z264-R Continue Inflation Fight, Says Vinson Declares Controls Must Be Continued Until After War Is Ended Washington.—('Hing the cooperation of the American |N*ople tn waging a successful battle against inflation, Judge Fred M. Vinson, director of Eco nomic Stabilization, in a talk before the Association of Surgeons of the Southern Railway System, warned against any relaxation In the fight. “These controls must Im* This degree of stabilization has Is*en achieved, he said, with “less economic hardship among (he civilians of this nation than ever before.” The health of labor in terms of earnings Is better than ever before, he said, amt also that tlu* farmer ami of largo and small business. “The restraint of the Ameri can pisiple lias Iteen wonderful,” he d*clared. citing war-bond purchases, insurance, savings and performance of th* “chores accompanying rationing.” Comparing tlie inflation light to treatment for Illness, he warned tlial when (lie disease Is alsmt gone Is often (lit* hardest time to prevail upon tlie patient to take necessary precautions. The |sriod of transition, he said, may take a numlier of months, during which our industries must shift to manufacture of civilian goods. Men and women In tlie armed service will not Is* immediately available for in dustrial (Mists many skilled workers who have migrated to war industries will require time to get back home and resume tlieir normal vocations. At tlie same time, tlie pent-up de mand for civilian goods will mous, In* warned. .•jsl, w? *«'&>•»«*! THE SPIRIT OF D-DAY By TOM GILLESPIE American Today in millions of homes, fatliers and mothers are anxi ously waiting hopefully, proudly—not knowing what the next hours will bring. D-Day has brought new ho|M* of liberation to millions in Europe, yet to others It has brought anxiety and lonely hearts. fearfully, D-Day began the decisive test of arms, flow men and nations receive tlie news from the beaches and towns of Enrols* will be tlie decisive test of faiths. For (Ids is a war of faiths as well as a war of arms. Wt* will need the strength of spirit Inside otirselves that will carry the nation forward t» greater and greater effort, no mutter how hard the blows fall on each one of us personally. In these days of waiting the stark realities of life and (l(*«.th tear down tiie man-mad(‘ barriers of money, class and race. Men who have opposed each other in bitter industrial battles, stand silent, strangely united by their com mon need for understanding, for ]M*ace continued during the war, and for a suflichuit line thereafter to readjust to a healthy peacetime economy,” he said. As evidence of tlie effectiveness of tiie controls, Vinson iwdnted out that It costs no more to live today than it did a year ago. A year ago, lie said, Il took a dollar plus a quarter to buy what a dollar would buy liefore the war, and $1.40 for food. Today it takes four less cents tu ,|iuy the same fooil, he reported. Im* of mind, for the ai^wer, to enor RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT It Is with deep sorrow that we the members of Local Union No 1)8 mourn the death of Brother Charles Reed who died bn tlie battle field in Italx therefore Im* it Az. AH- THE POTTERS HERALD^ A. F. OF L. GENEROSITY—Ernest Bevln, British Minister of Labor, unveiling the dedicatory plaque house in Tadworth. England, established as part of the A. F. of L.’s war relief program in England. Congratulations made by A. F. of L. members through the Labor league for Human Rights help support both tills and other projects for aid to British workers. stunning liercavements. “What is the immediate problem that blind mis and thousands of mothers and wives are facing today?” asked Daphne du Maurler, author of “Rebecca,” as she tells in her book “t’ome Wind Come Weather” how tlie work of Moral Re-Armament brought new faitli and courage to thousands during tlie blitz In Britain. “It is how they themselves are to endure the strain of anxiety while their sons and husbands face danger every hour.” The gods of materialism and the false ideologies that men have Isjwed to have no power to hagl and bind up the wounds of a nation. They are cold and empty, heartless and inhuman, merci less and cynical. Equipment For Victory Our fathers liMiked to one God for strength and direction and built Anu-iica. Today we, need their faitli, not only to liberate .Europe, but to fm* hearts and minds from the paralysis of anxiety, fear and loneliness, and re lease the energies of all our (wople for tin* greatest efforts of (Hl time. The days to come will demand clear minds, strong hearts, truq tysion. ,• Our most cherished leaders will be those who discover the way to become fatliers to tlie nation, in binding up and healing its deep wounds. Giving com fort to tlie bereaved, and restoring tlieir hearts and minds with new cour age to face tin* future, will take riches of understanding and caring that money cannot buy. Sucli men will rise up from every section of tlu* nation's life, men of moral stature and faith in God, who put tlieir country's welfare and des tiny liefore any thoiight of self. Under their leadership America can list* alaive all misfortune, and go forward morally strong and deejM'ned in faitli to win the war, and lead all nations into tlie sanity and security of a hate fri*e, fear-free, greed-frt*e world. STATE CONVENTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 18-21 ('oliinibiis, Ohio.-»The annual con vention of Hie Ohio State Federation of Lultor will lie held in Columbus September IS-21, 1’hll Ilanmili, secre tary-treasurer, announced tills week. executive The date was revealed following a meeting of I lie Federation’s board in Columbus. hotel, has headquar- Tiie Neil House, Columbus been seh*cted as convention tors. Tlie Ohio Bulldiiijt mul Construction Trades Council will hold a series of meetings beginning Thursday, Sept. 14. previous to the o|M*nlng of tlie State Federation Convention. WHO SHALL ESCAPE? There are gloomy predictions con cerning the ability of big business to furnish sulllcient employment for re turning soldiers and civilians after tin* war. Small business is even more un easy In Considering tile probabilities of tlie future. When you wine to analyze tlx* whole problem, the result Innds one in a confusion of i»ossibllltles that involve all the economic condi tions and systems. Nobdy knows what tli* harvest of peace will reap. So do Resolved, That we in (he spirit of brotherly love extend our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to tin* family, and be it furthei Resolved. That a copv of these resolutions minutes, n copy sent to the lM*ri*ave(l family, and u In our official organ, Tlie Potters llerald. Im* r«*X»rded in DEWEY (’. JONES, W.\ Y. GLOVER EDWARD TIMMER, 70,000 Discharged Veterans Go Into Industry Monthly Ref&rt On Situation Made By The Office Of War Information A iMfvoTt on discharged veterans of the present war and what is being done to place them in civilian jobs has been issued hy tlie Office of War In formalion. Tlie report was based on information from tlie United States Employment Service of the War Man power Commission the Veterans Ad ministration Selective Service Army Navy and the Office of Vocational Re habilitation Training, ity Agency. iug National (Continued From Page One) i our copy published Committee *f Local No. 98. ESTABLISHED 1880 V*-' Federal Secur- rei»ort are: of the present Highlights from .the Discharged veterans war are entering industry at the rate of approximately 70,(MM) ]H*r montli. Tlie majority are going into war pro-' duet ion jobs. Mon* than 74,AfK) veterans of the pn*sent war were placed in Jobs in February and March, ISES. civilian 15)44, by different entering Veterans ure seeking jobs from those they held liefore the services. Only 25 per cent of the veterans of the present war discharged through hospitals from May 1, 1940, to the present have’ been returned to jobs they held liefore entering the services. More discharged veterans of the present war have taken war produc tion jobs titan an* hospitalized in veterans’ facilities or have returned to their old jobs. As of March 31, 15)44, tin* Veterans Administration carried 118.83!) veterans of tlie present war on Its disability pension rolls. The basic rights for an honorably discharged veteran, or a veteran dis charged from tlie arm*d forces under honorable conditions, remain un changed: (1) Rigid to his old Job if he wants it and applies for it, (2) right to medical care, disability |M*nslons, and vocational rehabilitation training, and (3) right to assistance in obtaln a new Job. Hos «nd men inception In May 1941. Original pltal Benefit was $3.00 |M*r day original Usability was $12.(M) per Benefit for w*ek. advantage of ail make application that for It Is to the every memlM*r the insurance, should Ik* enrolled at the time he is obligated. (Endorsements to Every new member Im* attach ed to insurance certificates are being mailed to every insured and should lie received July 1st. The increased bededucted from July malt* member shortly after premium will payrolls.) Donald M. Nelson, WPB Clirifrtrihn, in a statement issued May 19, 1944, asserted that “there is great danger of chronic fatigue and consequent loss of production from increased illness and injuries and decreased quality and quantity of goods produced” and that workers “need to renew their energies and enthusiasm Dy a period of relax ation away from their working en vironment.” Tlie War Labor Board in an opinion of April 18, 15)44, declared that reason able vacation periods are even more necessary as an aid to maximum pro duction in wartime than they are in peacetime, the bulletin said, and has ruled that it would approve compen sation for reasonable vadition periods of industrial workers. The bulletin also pointed out that in a letter to tlie ('hairman of WLB dated February 19, 1944, Director of Economic Stabilization Fred Vlnsoii gave advance approval to “wage or salary adjustments ordered or ap proved by the War Labor Board which increase the cost to tiie government of a product or services,” including the “institution or liberalization of vaca tion platig ... which are ordered or approved by the board on the basis of their conformance to tlie practice pre vailing in the industry in the area.” Election Of wishes him in This present president Is entitled to name other O. C. I). Demand the Union Label on your purchases. FOR FOOT COMFORT Flexible and rigid arch styles in ox fords and high shoes. $10.00 X-ray Fitting Furniture--Stoves—Bedding Linoleum Curtains Drapery -Rugs Carpets Paint--Appliances Dinner and Cooking Ware Conveniefft Terms EXCHANGE YOUR CASH FOR BONDS OR STAMPS HERE* "make fr ¥Vn sfAY 1 Government Officials Hold Vacations Are Necessary In Order To Sustain Production Vice Chairmen Clinton S. Golden And Joseph D. Keenan of WPB Declare Union Contracts With Vacation 5 Clauses Now Cover Eight Million Workers Washington.—Experience has shown that W wofrkeTs ^e ttirti to their jobs with new enthusiasm and energy after periods of rest and recreation, Vice Chairmen Clinton S. Golden and Joseph D. Keenan of WPB declared in a policy bulletin on vaca tions. Keenan and Golden said war production is helped if workers get vacations. “The practice of granting vacations with pay has been ac cepted by large segments of management,” they state in the bul letin. Preliminary results of an analysis now being made by the letin. “Preliminary results of an Bureau of Labor Statistics (of tlie UJ S. Department of Lalwir) of union con tracts in effect March 1, 194'4, show that the number of workers covered by provisions for vacations witli pay is higher than the 8,(MM),(MM) or 60 (Mir cent of the workers under agreements, which the Bureau had reported at the beginning of 1943.” The bulletin pointed out that the Army,Navy, Maritime Commission and WMC in a statement signed in July showed workers 1!)43 said that experience granting vacations for war was “conducive to sustained produc tion” and “makes it easier to control s]oradic absenteeism.” 1 your local some O. (’. since your new Brother as Herald Scribe*.— all DOCTOR SHOES WORKERS UNION UN Jy32IJ BENDHEIM'S East Sixth Street at h6mf CROOK’S A* -rnsrr I rM 4ft _A ft .rftJEiAXl THE BEST PLACE TO BUY AFTER ALL EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO Tliursday, June 15, 1044. k’*# .► i-A Golden and Keenan also cited the experience of the British jieople. “The British have found that vacations for workers are essential to efficiency on the job,” they assert. “In the first year of the war, vacations were suspended at the request of government. The ef fect on production was found to be so adverse that in 1941 and 1942 the gov ernment announced that ‘there must be no relaxation of effort but in order that tlie national economy may lie con tinued, holiday breaks should be allowed’.” Vacations should be planned by man agement in consultation with appro priate collective bargaining agents in tlie individual plant, where they exist, the bulletin stated, “in order that full use may lie made of suggestions from employees on how to schedule vaca tions so as not to interfere witli the continuous operation of war Industry.” Golden and Keenan also pointed out that “it is important that a worker not be encouraged to waive his vacation in order to receive Ills vacation pay as additional income. 32,000,000 IN WAR EFFORT Eestimates of the Retraining and Repniploymbnt Administration show that 32.000,(100 of about 62,000,(MM) in the labor force are engaged in war production or are in the armed forces. Notice/ Important Announcements of Local Unions are to be found in this Column NOTICE LOCAL UNIONl^ All members of Local Union No. 163 are requested to attend their next meeting on Friday, June 16. If you are interested in your local he sure to make it your business to attend this meeting. J* (Continued From Page One) .. bench boss, first at the old East End plant now dismantled and later at No. 8 in Newell. He lias not Ocolier of last year when 111. Clyde has accepted a the Water Works Staff of his former buddies go ills new occupation. will be the last report of worked since lie was taken [Misition and the with best wltii NOTICE The following members have suspended by laical I nion No. 12: Ed Garvey and Herbert Oliver. By Order of the President Old This Month We Began June 1,1913 *Our growing has been from year Io year. It lias not been the wild kind at all. It lias Imm*ii slow, steady and There have not lM*en any scram bles for business nor any spe cials. Our growth has paralleled tlie acceptance and development of the great automobile busi ness. have outlet persistent. In These 31 Years 'Wo have sold and serviced a numlier of vehicles and progressed from a small to our present quarters— a complete, one-top service enough to accommodate all mssls. your We Are Deeply Grateful have For the confidence you placed in our operation and for the business you have given us. May we enjoy many more anni versaries together in this (.re a fest of All Business—Transportation RAY BIRCH Service Garage “Established June, 1913 Broadway at Sixth St PHONE 190 sJtawViWAi