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NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
1 OPERATIVE POTTERS
VOL. XL, NO. 7
instilled in the young lad the tradi
tions of trade unionism.
When work in the coal fields slack
ened, Hannah went to Cleveland
where he became an employe of a
gasoline service station. Service sta
tion attendants then were grossly
*HIL HANNAH
underpaid and working conditions
poor. Steeped in the union tradition
that he inherited from his father,
Hannah set about to do something
about the depressed working condi
tions he found in the retail gasoline
and oil industry.
Hannah proceeded to organize the
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House Liberals
Move To Force
Up FEPC Vote
Washington (FP)—A tactical man
euver by the liberals in the House to
override the tory rules committee and
force action on the bill for a perma
nent Fair Employment Practice Com
mission (HR 523) was met by a wave
of dilatory actions by polltax Demo
crats June 5.
The liberals chose calendar Wednes
day to force a call of all standing
House committees. The traditional
Wednesday call is a device by which
a blocked bill can be placed on the
floor and made to be the pending busi
ness of the body. It is usually passed
over.
By day’s end the House had reached
the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee before the tired Repu^J
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Fittsburgh Pirates Threaten Walkout
For Recognition of
Pittsburgh (FP)—A strike by the
Pittsburgh Pirates was threatened last
week when the ballplayers warned
they would stay away from their
game with the New York Giants un
less Club Pres. William Benswanger
recognized the American Baseball
Guild (unaffiliated) as their bargain
ing agent.
Benswanger first received official
warning that the guild was no mere
rumor while the Pirates were playing
in Boston last month. Robert Murphy,
a Boston lawyer, conceived the idea
of the guild during a friendly chat
with Pirate players in a local hotel
lobby, where the players voluntarily
aired their gripes about unsatisfactory
playing conditions under Pirate man
agement.
Murphy jokingly suggested a union
might help. To Murphy’s surprise, the
players took his quip seriously, offer
ing him a majority vote for the union
on the spot. A few days later Ben
swanger received notice from Mur
phy’s new American Baseball Guild
that it was a going concern and ready
to talk labor relations at Benswanger’s
earliest convenience.
Benswanger stalled, pooh-poohing
Murphy’s claims until the ballplayers’
spokesman caught upwith hjxji in
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Official Appointed To
High U. S. Labor Post
SECRETARY-TREASURER OF O. S. F. L.F
WILL BECOME ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
OF LABOR UNDER SCHWELLENBACH
Word was flashed from Washington this week that one of I
Ohio’s most distinguished labor leaders had been named to a post I
of high responsibility in the national government. I
That leader is Phil Hannah, agile-minded, secretary-treasure) I
of the Ohio State Federation of Labor, whom President Truman I
has appointed Assistant Secretary of Labor of the United States. I
Hannah entered the labor movement as a lad of 13, when he I
went to work in the collieries of western Pennsylvania as a breaker I
boy and became a member of the United Mine Workers’ Union. I
He worked beside his father who was also a member of the I
Miners’ Union and who had already*------------------------------------------------------
evening that he had a players’ strike
on his hands. The Pirate hirelings re-
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Semi-Monthly
Meetings For
Local No 45
Elect Officers At-,
June 21st Meeting
August will only be held on the first
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Trenton, N. J.—The officers and I
members of Local Union 45 proved I
at their last meeting that when there I
is a job to be done they are equal tc I
the task. With a large amount of I
business to be transacted as the re-1
suit of our meeting of May 31 being!
canceled, the local met the issue at I ?. j,
hand and quickly dispensed with all I
matters in the customary manner. I
We are now waiting to see the new I
piece work list and to get the pay I_
raise in our envelopes. We have been I
informed by plant officials that this
schedule. The affairs of the local have I mi
to be carried on and it is not right
to ask your fellow workers to share I
your burden during the hot summer I Cambridge, Ohio——The employees of
months. Ithe c)ay shOp at the Universal pot-
Our next meeting under the new Itery are having their first slump in
schedule will fall on June 21 at which Iseveral years. With the exception of
time we will nominate and elect offi- la few jobs, the jiggermen and their
cers, including the new conference Icrews have been working only seven
committee to be composed of six mem- Ihours a day, five days a week since
bers. The shop committee was in- IMarch. In view of the fact many had
struct*d to spread this news through- lexpected a larger pay check since the
out the shop and all members are re- 118% cent wage increase went
quested to pass the word around. leffect, our fond hopes of being
Norman Falconer, apprentice |to meet our bills when payday
mouldmaker was initiated at the meet- laround is but a memory,
ing and the transfer card of Robert I Bro. Francis Davis is taking
Little received from Local Union 4p. lof the secretarial duties in the ab
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Steps Taken To Boost lfor his speedy
Lumber Production I
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BaSeball Guild
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and third Friday. With the summer |___________________________________
schedule in effect it is very important I
that every member attend the meet
ings regularly, otherwise we will have I
to go back to the regular weekly
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Short Week At
Cambridge Plant
into
able
rolls
.care
hjs home with an extended illness.
recovery.
Local Union 122 is sending two
|decal girls and one print cutter to the
Washington, D. C. (JLN ). J°in Ispecial conference to be held at na
action by the National Housing Agen- tional headquarters on june 21.
cy and the Department of Agriculture I
is expected to add between 250 and! Th? »“'«, Committee is doing a
350 million board feet to this year's brand )»*,*"? oomhtions in the shop
output, between 6* and 800 million |“re ™ProreL With a little
to next year's production, and to chan-lcooPCT““on a' employees the
nel into housing additional millions eommittee will be able to reach their
of board feet which might otherwise a’ outlined when the program
be diverted to other uses. «ot und“ way' me!”’
Ibers, isn’t it worth the effort to main
tain healthful shop conditions?
With returnees from the service
If pack on their old jobs, a few adjust-
-Iments were necessary. This has been
Idone in the proper manner and satis-
Pittsburgh June 5, where the Pirates (faction accorded all parties involved,
were scheduled for a night game with With cooperation, anything can be
the Brooklyn Dodgers. ,, (achieved, but, without it many things
During the day, Murphy could get (fail. Let’s try to work together and
nowhere in a conference with the Pi- lachieve good results in return. O. C.
rate boss, his legal mouthpiece, and (122.
other club officials. However, the ob
stinate Benswanger received the shock
of his life when he discovered in the
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Startled to his roots, Benswanger (Parry refused him a new trial and
scurried to the Pirate dressing rooms, I sentenced him to 60 days in county
where he pleaded for loyalty to the I prison on an assault charge,
club, respect for the time-honored tra- UE Atty. Saul C. Waldbaum called
ditions of baseball, and what not. The (the decision viciously anti-labor. The
episode highlights how “close” Ben-(charge grew out of an anti-picketing
swanger is to his chattels in moneky I injunction slapped on UE workers dur
suits. It was the boss’ first appearance (ing their strike against General Elec
in the players’ quarters in 12 years!(trie last February. White, one of the
A strike was averted but 15 min-(strike leaders, was convicted of as
utes before game time. The players (sault upon a patrolman after a UE
grudgingly took the field on two coh- (parade in which more than 50 strikers
ditions. One, that they did not want (were injured by police and about 20
to disappoint the 26,000 fans assem-(arrested. The UE organizer denied
bled to see the game. The other, that (the charge and declared he had been
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fused to take the field for the custo-(
mary 15-minute practice and served Philadelphia (FP)—Francis White,
notice that unless Benswanger himself |35-year-old international organizer for
came to see them in their dressing (United Electrical Radio & Machine
rooms there would be no game that (Workers, got a dose of unbrotherly
night. love June 3 when Judge George G.
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EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1946
VOTE
KEEP THE TORCH BURNING
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The party got under way promptly
at 7 p. m. when over 200 filed through
the doors of the spacious auditorium
to be seated at seven attractively dec
orated tables for a dinner that con
sisted of everything from soup to
nuts. Believe it or not roast beef
topped the menu which added further
proof that the committee in arranging
the party spared no effort or expense
in seeing that the boys were provided
a meal worthy of a king.
Seventh Vice President T. J. Des
mond, a dipper at the Cronin plant
was master
casion and
leaves little
called upon
In his opening remarks he referred
back to June of 1942, almost four
years to the day when employees of
the Cronin China and their officials as
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of ceremonies for the oc
“Tim” in this capacity
to be desired when he is
to fill the role of emcee.
Local BO Will
Elect Officers
Friday Evening
Because of the extent and import
ance of other business the semi-annual
election of officers scheduled to take
place at the last meeting of Local
Union 130 was deferred until their
next meeting on Friday evening, June
14th. The officers whose terms have
been concluded would appreciate it
greatly if all the members of the local
would take part in the election. This
is your duty, as well as a privilege
to aid in selecting those you think
best qualified for the job.
Floyd Jividen was elected delegate
to represent the local at the Atlantic
City convention with Cliff Wilson
chosen as alternate. With only two
meetings before the convention opens
on July 1st, there are many problems
to be discussed and every member is
urged to make every possible effort
to be present at the next two meet
ings. O. C. 130.
Patrick Plans Comeback
Birmingham, Ala. (FP)—Rep. Lu­
ther Patrick (D.), the only labor-in
dorsed candidate who failed to lead
the ticket in the recent Democratic
primary in Alabama^ is planning a
roaring comeback in the runoff elec
tion June 4 with Laurie. C. Battle.
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I Employees of the Cronin China
Company, their wives, daughters and
friends and officials of the firm as
sembled Wednesday evening in the
auditorium of the Minerva High school
[to pay homage to the returned serv
icemen from World War II. Never
in the history of Local Union No. 70,
which was organized June 15, 1903,
can members recall a more fitting
ceremony being held than the affair
on Wednesday evening honoring the
soldiers.
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Local Union 195
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made possible through our own or-
gamzation, the N. B. of O. P. Howl
many of us from time t° tim'when
the going gets a little tough, are all
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ied in the new pact.
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Pen As Useful
As The Sword,
Veterans Find
Mobilizing Comrades
For Another Battle
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Cleveland (FP)—Union vets here
are mobilizing their former comrades
lfor another battle. They are asking
lfor support of their fight against Pres.
■Truman’s anti-labor policies and
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they’re getting it.
I So many veterans stopped to sign
I the giant protest petition placed in
front of the Veterans Administration
building by the Cleveland Labor Vet
erans Confeience that they blocked the
sidewalks. Police asked the vets to
move the petition across the street
to Public Square where there was
more space.
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More than 1,000 people signed the
petition* during the first four hours.
Thousands more are signing at veter
ans meetings, in union halls and
I wherever else veterans gather.
Addressing themselves to Senators
(Robert A. Taft (R) and James W.
(Huffman (D), the vets declare in their
“As GIs we knew and fought fas
Icism overseas as veterans we fear
Local Union 195 had a very large (fascism’s revival at home. It is slav
turnout at their last meeting. The|ery to draft working veterans and
chief order of business was the selec-(working people who fight for their
tion of delegates to represent the (rights against profiteering monopo
local at the Atlantic City convention. (lies- It is servitude to abolish the sen
We feel the convention this year will|iority rights of working people
be one of the most important in (Defeat the Truman strike control
Brotherhood history and in choosing (bill.”
our representatives, we are sure our I The conference is made up of repre
interests are in capable hands. Leona Isentatives from veterans committees
Swiger was chosen alternate. lof various unions. Participating in it
We are looking forward to another |are locals of the AFL, CIO, railroad
banner attendance at our meeting on brotherhoods, Inti. Assn, of Machin
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June 19th. Officers for the new term|i......................................Educational
sts and Mechanics
will be elected at this meeting and |ety of America,
every member should feel it their duty
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to be present and support their choice
in electing those they think best qual-1
ified to fill these important roles.
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(Elects New Officers
Everyone seems to have taken on a At a meeting Monday evening Local
new lease in life since the 18 %-cent |union 212, Artware workers, elected
raise went into effect. For a while it |the foUowing officers for the ensuing
looked as though the potters were lost |term. Presilent Herschel Stover vice
the shuffle, but thanks to, our na* |president, Robert Theiss recording
tional officials, everything worked out (secretary, Catherine Murray financial
for the best. When we stop to con* (secretary, Anna Patton treasurer,
sider the advances made by our or- |Catherine Bettridge inspector, Wil
ganization during the past several I]jam Sanford guard, Carl Muskrove
years and the harmonious relation- ltrusteeS, Edwin Johnston, John Sell
ship existing between the manufac- |and Qayie Smith
turers and their employees, how many I_______________ :____________________ ________________________________
of us stop to think that all this was 1
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too eager to blame the organization Detroit (FP)—A tremendous spread
and our national officials when irregu- (between the official OPA ceiling on
larities creep up in the trade. Think lcar prices and what you actually have
this over brothers and sisters and re- Lo pay when you buy a new auto is
solve now to do your part in promot- Levealed by the United Auto Workers
ing the interests of the trade as a lreSearch department. If the OPA
whole, attend your local meetings reg- lprice ia $976 you»n be paying $1132,
(Tun to Page Two) |the union researchers find. There is
_a. (monster gyp:
Sians Waae FaCT I “If
Ian average $234 per car added to meet
The wage raise which covers mem-1 breaks on that deal You will be
bers affiliated with Local Union No. |offered at least $100 or $200 less than
133, is in addition to minor
adjust- |tbe presen^ market price for your old
ments covering irregularities, embod-
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Huge Gyp Between' OPA Ceiling And
$55 wage increase, they charge. The
(Research Report for June says of this
lcar
y°u are hoping to buy a new
|car this year, don’t trust the official
A new wage agreement providing |OPA price ceilings to tell what kind
|of a bill you will have to meet. The
for an 18i/.-cent hourly wage increase |opA priw»(even after recent
and carrying a retroactive clause as lround of price increases) and the price
of April 1st, has just recently been Itht dealer will actually charge you are
negotiated between the National |two very different and distant things.
Brotherhood of Operative Potters and “In the first place you will find it
the Universal Sanitary Manufacturing (very difficult to talk business with
Co. of New Castle, Pa. |any dealer unless you have a car of
your own to trade in. Don’t expect
This will add just that much
Lo *be
President James M. Duffy negotiat- (model you hope some day to own.
ed the contract with the New Castle “But the story does not end with
firm while Mr. C. M. Whittaker repre- (that. After you have taken the loss
sented the firm. |of the trade-in and met the official
ac^uai price of the shiny new
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INTERNATIONAL LABOR
NEWS SERVICE
Settlement In Hard
Coal Strike Patterned
On Soft Coal Victory
MINERS RETURN TO PITS UNDER
NEW CONTRACT CALLING FOR lS'/2
WAGE BOOST AND WELFARE FUND
I New York (FP)—The 9-day strike of 75,000 hard coal miners
I was settled late June 7 with the signing of a new contract between
I the United Mine Workers (AFL) and anthracite operators grant
ling conditions similar to those won for soft coal miners, including
Ian 18'/ic hourly wage increase and a health and welfare fund
financed by 5c a ton contributions by the operators.
I The agreement, reached after a month of negotiations, was
I announced at a press conference here attended by spokesmen for
I both the operators and the unioli, including UMW Pres. John L.
I Lewis and Sec.-Treas. Thomas J. Kennedy.
Bruce Takes Over
Supervisor’s Post
At Erwin Pottery
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$2.00 PER YEAR
The operators’ spokesman, Pres.
Ralph E. Taggart of the Philadelphia
Reading Coal & Iron Co., estimated
that the new contract would add from
$50 million to $60 million annually to
the industry’s payroll and said the en
tire cost would be passed on to the
public through price increases. Oper
ators are believed to be asking price
increases in excess of $1 a ton at the
wholesale level.
The anthracite miners were instruct
ed to return to work June 10 after
the agreement was approved by the
UMW’s 38-man scale committee. The
new contract is now before the entire
membership for a referendum vote,
which is expected to be overwhelming
ly in approval.
A notable feature of the new con
tract is the operators agreement to let
Lewis appoint two of the three trus
tees' of the health and welfare fund,
which is expected to amount to $2,
500,000 annually. The operators ap
point one. Main provisions of the new
contract are:
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Baste
2.
vyig'V'increase of $1.29%'
day for all workers', based on a 7- W
Travel tfme for
Erwin, Tenn. The members of
Local Union 103 certainly appreciate
the 18’X-cent wage increase. The raise
will materially aid us in meeting the
increase in the cost of living, which
incidentally, is still on the upward
trend. Many felt it should be retroac
tive, but when you consider our case
as compared to other labor organiza
tions in the country whose members
have suffered a large financial loss in
obtaining the same amount of an in
crease, the settlement reached with
the manufacturers was the best for
all concerned. We take this means of
thanking our national officers and rep
resentatives at the wage conference
for their fight in our behalf.
Dr. Ferguson has been in Erwin
the past week supervising the task of
X-raying all employees in preparation
for the aluminum therapy treatments.
It has been a continual parade to the
hospital unit all week long. We are
hoping very few serious cases of sili
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Prices Of Neve Automobiles
OPA price there is still much to come.
Take for example the cost of a Plym
outh Deluxe 3-passenger coupe in De
troit. In addition to the OPA price
of $976 (the 1942 price was $805)
you will provide cash on the line for
the following items:
$ 976.00—OPA price
C0.50—excise tax
6.55—group accessories
5.50—front bumper, tax
5.40—rear bumper, tax
15.00—delivery preparation
3.00—transport from factory
16.00—spare tire, tube (used)
32.63—state tax
11.85—license, title
$1132.63—what you pay
“Even though official OPA retail
price ceilings may show an increase
of a little over 12%, in practice a
1946 car will come at a price 30 to
40% above the price of the same car
in 1942.
“Propaganda circulated by the Natl.
Assn, of Manufacturers seeks to place
responsibility for higher prices on or
ganized labor. Here are the facts to
crack that lie:
“The average passenger car now
brings $948 at wholesale to the manu-
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inside* workers
increased from $1,132 to $1,339 for a
45-minute daily period. Travel time
increase will be translated into the
basic hourly rates for outside workers.
3. Time-and-a-half after seven
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