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Plant Bosses
Intolerable?
Members Of L. U. 124
Ask For Showdown
A report of plant foremen sudden
ly deciding to reverse decisions on
matters of long standing was the
main topic for discussion at the
meeting of Local Union 124 Tuesday
evening. It seems this practice oc
curs rather frequent lately and is
mainly responsible for so much un
rest in the trade today. After listen
ing to the various discussions, it is
the writer’s opinion the only way to
combat such irregularities, is for all
to ban together and to have a show
down once and for all.
The change-about-face of the de
partmental heads is bad enough, but
the attitude they take in discussing
these matters with the employees,
and the undue criticism they dole out
to the workers, is something wholly
uncalled for and will not be tolerated
in the future. v
The decal girls at plants 4 and 5
of the Homer Laughlin China Com
pany were ordered to appear at our
next meeting, subject to a fine for
.failure to answer the summons.
The auditing committee made their
report and the funds of the local were
found to be solvent. A vote of thanks
was extended them for their service
and a vote of thanks extended the of
ficers. upon recommendation of the
auditors for the fine manner in which
they found the books.
Brothers Claire Armstrong and
Harold West were named delegates
to the West Virginia State Federa
tion of Labor convention which opens
in Huntington on September 6.
r? A little tip to our members who
find it difficult to stretch their earn
ings to meet the high cost of living.
There is a new race track being
planned at Waterford Downs and we
have
sources
Frank
making
will purchase the ‘nag* and Brother
Copestick will be his jockey. Here
if they are fim
believers in brotherly love—and we
don’t mean via beefsteak, a-la-horse
fiesh.
information from reliable
that “Smoke” Hulmes and
Copestick are planning on
a killing. Brother Hulmes
Brother Harold Williams, our effi
cient financial secretary was con
spicuous by his absence. Harold sel
dom misses a meeting and his tardi
ness Tuesday evening was due to him
being on vacation.
Sister Pearl Deyarman is back to
work after a long illness.—O. C. 124.
Homer Laughlin
China Building
New Sliphouse
Preliminary work for the construc
tion of a new $75,000 sliphouse at the
Homer Laughlin China Company got
under way this week, officials of the
firm announced on Monday.
The new unit built of steel and
concrete will be of fireproof structure
and will be three stories in height,
120 by 80 feet. Company officials
stated the new structure will house
the most modern sliphouse equipment
and will connect its Nos. 4 and 5
plants. The new facilities are de
signed primarily to supply the No. 4
plant, but also will augment the
ply of clay to the No. 5 plant.
Negro clerk within 30 days.
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Construction work is under
supervision of the company’s
crews and will be completed in about
six months, spokesmen said.
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PICKETING NETS JOB
Oakland, Calif. (FP)—Forty-three
I'M days of solid picketing at the Safe
way Stores here netted the Citizens
Committee for Fair Employment re
sults when the firm agreed'to hire a
House Failure To Enact Housing Bill
Bitter Disappointment To Millions
The failure of the House of Repre
sentatives to act favorably on the
Wagner-Ellender-Taft housing bill
before it adjourned “will bring bitter
disappointment to millions of families
of veterans and others left condemned
to the privation of a chronic housing
shortage, will generate industrial un
rest and lead to dire political conse-
quences,” President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor
declared here.
President Green placed responsibil
ity for failure of the bill on the House
leadership, warning that killing of the
bill jeopardized the reelection of
many members in November. His
warning came as the House Banking
Committee decided to let the bill die,
despite pleas by President Truman,
spokesmen for organized labor and
progressive forces all over the nation.
After noting that the bill had been
given overwhelming approval in the
Senate, Green declared the bill was
shelved by the House for 3 months
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They Stole Enough
To Wrap The Army’s
Teet In Bags!
Washington (FP)—The Jus
tice Department has announced
criminal indictment of the Shoe
Factory Supply Corp, of Brook
lyn, N. Y., on charges of black
marketeering in textiles. The
firm is alleged to have gotten
2.5 million yards of textiles for
servicemen’s shoe linings and
channeled over half of it into
the black market, making $73,
000 over the ceiling price on the
deal.
Now a lot of the boys know
why they got trenchfoot in the
Rhineland and the snow of the
Ardennes!
Demands Klan B&
CHARGES—Representative John M. Coffee (left)
voluntarily took the stand
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Eivind Anderson (right) as a campaign contribution. Coffee’s
Paul Olson, charged that Anderson, a Republican, seeks to make political Iduring the war, due
capital of the incident. (Federated Ijjctures). (rationing, etc.
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Barred in State
Trenton, N. J. (FP)—Demands for
outlawing the Ku Klux Klan were
raised here after it was reported that
new incorporation papers for the
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vived secret'order had been received
in the secretary of state’s office.
The charge, made by the Newark
Call, was later verbally denied by
Ernest R. Kerr, chief clerk in the
secretary’s office. Among those de
manding action against the KKK,
which has shown renewed life here
recently, were President Louis P.
Marciante of the New Jersey Fed
eration of Labor, Secretary James
Imbrie of the New Jersey Indepen
dent Citizens’ League and other labor
officials.
Disclosure of new Klan activities
brought forward salient facts: The
Klan has been incorporated in New
Jersey since 1923 and its charter .was
amended in 1935. How.ever, its name
has always been on the records. Dur
ing the 1920’s, when the Klan was
especially active, burning crosses
were almost a commonplace in the
state. The organization was quiet for
a while until it suddenly emerged at
Camp Nordland together with the
German-American Bund before World
War II.
Dr. Samuel Green, national Klan
head, has admitted receiving well
over 300 letters from former Klans
men in New Jersey asking that
organization be revived. When a
porter asked Kerr for copies of
Klan’s old incorporation papers,
chief clerk went to look for them,
later returned empty-handed, stating
he could not seem to fifld them. “The
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the British loan
to give priority to
measure.
“It was shunted
continued, “to give
Philippine loan. Labor had given its
fullest support to both loans as es
sential to world reconstruction. But
labor wants to know whether the
House leadership dqes not look upon
American post-war reconstruction as
deserving at least equal consideration
with foreign post-war .reconstruction.
“The Wagner-Ellender-Taft hous
ing bill is basic to the rebuilding ff
post-war America. It is indispensa
ble to the immediate emergency hous
ing program for veterans.”
aside again,” he
priority to the
statement, Green
In ending his
said:
“It is said that
the House have no
bill because they are anxious to go
home to seek reelection. Labor says
to them that the best they can do to
get
bill
many members of
time to act on the
reelected is to act on the housing
before they leave Washington.”
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at the Senate War Investigating Committee hear- |money will be used to promote social
ings and explained circumstances surrounding a $2,500 check he received from (entertainment for the members. Ac-.-
Phelps Dodge
Goons Shoot
UE Striker
shelter of the plant where they con-1HOOK AISKS
Full Employment
Group Confirmed
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1. EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1946
I Want Therapy
I Treatments
Says Scribe
I Would Beriefit Firm
I vAnd Their Employees
1 Richmond, Calif.*—A fine turnou'
|was on hand at the last meeting of
*, (Local Union 89 when Brothers Gol
(den and Andrus, delegates to the con
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Union Seeks Search^
Warrant For Thugs
I’zention, made their report. The re-1
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joort was well received and the mem Ki
*7 (bers were pleased to hear of the al-1
*x' (lotted time devoted to sanitary andr
feel the time is close at hand when
(members employed* in the sanitary)
7 (branch of the industry will be cov- z
(ered with a national' agreement samt
-|as those in the general ware branch.) tiign
In the future all fines collected by RPII
(the local will be turned over to the
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(entertainment committee and such
Brothers Otto Baar and Fred
iDrochelman were commended for
Itheir fine work in soliciting funds and
(representing the local at a meeting
lheld on the coast by labor
Itions, to combat inflation
(labor legislation.
I At every meeting the
I seems to be raised when will the firm I
(little encouragement to offer along! York (FP) While
Elizabeth, N. J. (FP)—Goons with I this line. The management has ex-1, comeback action was to
guns fired against peaceful pickets (pressed their willingness to cooperate |“Pr’ce relief” to thousands of
and wounded one striker here July I with the committee in safeguarding |facturers, profits in the first quarter
29 before being dispersed by mem-1the lives of their employees by hav-1°* 1946 reached new heights and are
bers of United Electrical Radio filing the shops swept every evening (expected to continue their dizzy climb
Machine Workers as their strike (and having a special crew come in on (upward.
against Phelps Dodge Corp, moved (Saturday and give the plant a| Virtually abandoning any plan of
toward the end of its seventh month, (thorough cleaning. The writer feels (“relief” for consumers, OPA’s admin-
The clash came as 40 strikers if the company would further their (istration of the new legalized infla
maintained the 24-hour water-borne (efforts in the health program and ln-|tion price control law is expected to
picket line they established more than (stall the equipment for treatments, it (increase the cost of living at least 20
a month ago to halt the company’s (would serve a two-fold purpose—|per cent over June 30 levels,
importation of strikebreakers from (offer a much needed relief to their( Although consumers can expect ris
New York by boat. As the union’s (employees and benefit the company)ing prices to cut deeper than ever
three-boat picket line passed the (in a financial way, inasmuch as there|into their standard of living, a sur
4 Phelps Dodge pier, 60 goons who |are two claims on file at the present) vey in Labor Research Association’s
have /been stationed in the plant ha* (time with th® Stafh Industrial Com-) August Economic Notes revealed that
.■ gan hurling rooks and waving guns (mission regarding-iiHcbsis. (big business looks forward to con-
The boats began to withdraw to a Two brothers were assessed the| tinuously booming profits.
safe distance when the goons opened (usual penalty for starting to work) In some industries, according to a
fire and shot Strike Publicity Direc-1 (Tant to Page Two) (Commerce Department report on first
tor Bert Eckstein in the leg. The en-|---------- “(quarter profits, “production and sties
raged strikers then stormed ashore,| (broke all previous records and, with
engaged the strikebreakers in a free-1 Wl I VC |the elimination of the excess profits
for-all and drove them back to the|gj
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tinued firing haphazardly, at the|/^£ (that net earnings would reach new
pickets. Or
Ran rroTiTS
The UE has applied for John Doe On the basis of first quarter show
warrants on charges of assault with| Washington (FP)—A call for a(ings, Poor’s Investment Advisory
intent to kill and is seeking a search |Senate investigation of the war-time (Service, discussing retail trade profits
warrant to permit entry into the|Pr°fits of American railroads was (predicted that full year net profits
plant to find those responsible for the (coupled with a vigorous defense of (“in most instances should at least
shooting. (President A. F. Whitney of the (double the favorable results reported
Previously two of the thugs were (Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen jin 1945/
arrested by Elizabeth police and |(unaffiliated) in a speech before the Even
given six-month sentences on charges (House July 29 by Representative (labor-management disputes were in
of disorderly conduct. They revealed (Frank Hook (D., Mich.). (progress in this period, the results
that Phelps Dodge had hired them Hook charged the railroads “are (were surprisingly good. “Almost half
through a Newark detective agency (owned by a handful of anti-labor and |the manufacturing companies includ
to provide 40 guards for the plant at pre®dy banks” and that during the |ed in the tabulation showed higher
wages of $25 a day each. |war, despite capacity loads they (first quarter profits after taxes than
Investigation revealed that both (failed to lower rates. |a year ago, and more than a fourth
goons had previous police records, “The Mead (war contracts invest!- |of those with increases had gains ex
while other of the thugs are under (gating) committee should make pub- (ceeding ICO per cent” Poor’s reported,
the supervision of Anthony Anasta- |l*c the amount of business the rail- “Despite pessimism in certain Wall
sia, notorious Murder Inc. gangster, (roads did with the government and (Turn to Page Six)
the net profit on this business.
zed a
(that in 1946 the figure was $450 mil-
Washington (FP)—Nomination of|lion. Winston-Salem, N. C. (FP)—Larg
Edwin G. Nourse to be chairman of “Despite all this, the railroads are |est wage gains in the history of the
the new Economic Advisory Council (still crying the blues. The railroads (tobacco industry in the south were
under the so-called full employment (now have the gall to ask for a flat 25 (scored in a new contract signed be
bill was followed by swift Senate (per cent increase in their rates, a re-|tween Local 22, Food, Food, Tobacco,
confirmation July 30. (quest pending before the Interstate (Agricultural & Allied Workers and
Named by Truman in addition to (Commerce Commission.” |the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., mak
Nourse, a vice president of the Brook-1 As to the railroad strike last May, (ers of
ings Institution, were Leon H. Key- |Hook said it was caused by the The
serling of the National Housing (“stubborn and selfish position” of the|hour]y minimum, will bring an extra
Agency and John Davidson Clark, (railroads and that their propagand- U3 million a year into the household
economist of the University of Ne- jists directed the attack on Whitney, (budgets of some 8,500 FTA members,
braska. ’J |^e insisted that President Truman’s (Average increase will figure at 18 per
President Truman’s announcement |own blast a£ainst the unjon came be’ (cent with the larger increases going
of the nomination of Nourse de-|caus® ‘J1* *MU® was misrepresented Lo tbe lower-paid workers,
scribed the full employment act as |to Among other firsts the new contract
“a distinct and vitally important new| (ends the 14-weqk exemption from
step in the history of this country.” jf
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He said the council “will be in a po- UMHvW (seasonal workers ever since it was
sition to present to the nation a|f«Af*
Picket DutV
clearer and more comprehensive an-|" u way |sonal workers in the tobacco strip
alygis than we have ever hjd regard-1 (FP)_Five delegates Iping she/h, will now receive time-and_
mg the economic state of the nation I., n^hlv -la-half after 40 hours in a week and
and all factors which tend to retard UniXil^ «n day. The contract
prosperity. Colorado professor and several labor aIs« ^fludes improved seniority, three
The council will act as a fect-find-1 leaders—bounced in and out of jail |Paidholidays, improved grievance
ing body to prepare a “complete and|here when demonstrated their (machinery, maintenance of member
consistent picture” of the nation’s |gupport of a United Office & Profes-|8hlP and the checkoff,
economic status. (sional Workers’ picket line before the|
w. c. a.
Fvinfinna Far QO Dave |gan to picket against the Y s refusal I
rdVlCllOnS tor vays enter int0
It all started when the UOPWA be-
San Francisco FP)—As complaints (the union represented 80 per cent of|tween the* death of OPA and July 15
of sharp rent raises continued to pour (its workers. Police decided since a (the cost of living in Detroit climbed
into OPA offices here, the San Fran-(strike had not been called the picket-(32.1 per cent, according to joint find
cisco Board of Supervisors passed a (ing was illegal. |ings of the AFL and the CIO in this
90-day ordinance continuing OPA When prominent liberals joined |city. The survey covered meat, fruit,
regulations on evictions. The board (the demonstration, police jailed them (vegetables and dairy products,
acted after Governor Earl Warren |for loitering and subsequently re-| While the average jump was 32.1
(R.) called a special session of the (leased them on bond. Picket rein-(per cent some increases reached 86.1
Legislature for July 22 to consider ajforcements finally discouraged the po-(per cent in that period, the labor re
state rent-freeze law. |lice. who finally gave up their efforts, (searchers found. IIprogram
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highs
Even in manufacturing, where
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., mak
Camels and other products,
contract, which sets a 65c
(overtime payment that has plagued
(written into the wage-hour law. Sea-
(Detroit Living Cost Rises
32 per Jn 15 Days
negotjations although) Detroit (FP)—In the 15 days be-
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ex-secretary, (tivities along this line were curtailed Drea^f. the Full Employment Act. Edwin G. Nourse, vice president of the (efficient job of management.
.Ako nnlitirAl L„rin«r to shortages |Brookjngs Institution, has been designated chairman. (Federated Pictuxsa). (pi^t wfll continue temperate under
the name of the Jackson Vitrified
Prices Soar
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NAMED TO ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL—Leon H. Keyserling I plant. He has been with the old firm
(left) has been appointed to the President’s Economic Council which waslfor the last thirteen- years, doing an
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Sebring Is Fast
Becoming Pottery
Center, Says O. C. |inJ win **“"*tl
Sebring, Ohio.—Local Union 44 met
in regular business session
29 and transacted the usual business
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Things have returned to normal
following
following the convention with all
delegates having made their reports
to their respective locals. Needless to
say their reports were well received, Canonsburg, Pa.—Officers for the
and efforts made to carry out the rec- next six months were electei at our
ommendations adopted at the conven-|last meeting and indude the fonOw
t,on* |ing: President, John Mamrack vice
The new addition to the Royal jpresident, Cliff Rawlings recording
China Company is nearing completion (secretary, Clarence Wright defense
and will be a boom to the general (secretary’, Rose Koplen treasurer,
ware trade in Sebring. The city is (Ann Bender guard, Ed. Czamicki
fast becoming a pottery metropolis, (inspector, Roy Patton statistician—
At present there are 18 art ware (upper shop, Carl Zinn lower shop,
shops, large and small, all doing a (Walter Rose trustees, James Small,
fair share of business. (Nancy Delaney, James McPeake.
The health program still continues President John Mamrack gave an
in a forward stride with all shops (added touch to his report of the pro
making. favorable reports. Many who (ceedings of the convention by giving
felt a little skeptical about taking the (the highlights of his trip to New
aluminum treatments when first of-(York. John’s main purpose in visit
fered, are now among the most ardent |ing the big city was to call on his
boosters for the treatments. All have (pal Perry Como—that’s right—that is
reported improvement in their physi- (what the man said, Perry Como, the
cal condition. (“crooner.” John and Perry were once
The time is at hand when the peo-(members of the same dance band,
pie of Sebring should honor the vet- (back in “Guntown.” He was a spe
erans of World War II in a fitting (cial guest at the broadcast in New.
manner. We feel a memorial of some (York and the “crooner” honored the.
kind should be offered and the mem-(occasion by’ dedicating a special num
bers of Local 44 have gone on record |ber for Johnny. His trip back home
to support any worthwhile endeavor, (was made via a Douglass Air Liner.'
The local has also endorsed a move- (—O. C. 51.
ment now under way to raise funds)
for a veterans’ organization and) ASKS ALLOTMENT INCREASE
financial support for an injured war| Washington (FP)—The cost of liv
veteran.—O. C. 44. |ing has made it necessary to demand
a $35 monthly increase in living allot-
CONVENTION DATE SET |ments to veteran students under the
Chicago (FP)—The 23rd conven-|G. I. bill, American Veterans’ Com
tion of the Bakery & Confectionery I mittee has announced. A VC seeks
Workers’ International Union (AFL) ($100 for single and $125 for married
will open here September 16. (students.
Program Of Adult Labor Education
Sought in Measure I Before Congress
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—A bill I ‘•Employers say we must do a more
to establish an adult labor extension (intelligent job of negotiating work
program of “instruction and educa-Icontracts, that we must bear in mind
tional activities” in labor problems I what is best for the public, and that
has been introduced in the Senate by I we must understand the problems
Senator Thomas of Utah and in the lour employer and of our industry.
House by Representatives Biemillerl comment Must Help
of Wisconsin and Kefauver of Ten-1
nessee. The measure proposes to I Where can we go to learn how
spend $51,000,000 a year by 1949,1^me that responsibility? Not
$1,000,000 for administration i
$1,000,000 for administration and|^e schools of most states. Unions
$14,000,000 for grants-in-aid to edu- provide some scholarships in Harvard
cational institutions which must hni other colleges. Unions have ar
match the federal aid by 25 per cent. I ranged summer courses in labor edu-
While there will be no action on thel®atlon other colleges. Public foun
bill until the next Congress, more and Idations have financed many labor
more will be heard about it. Organ-1education projects. These only scratch
ized labor is expected to press for the I th®, surface. The process is too slow,
measure until it is passed, the unions I Unions have not enough money to do
presenting it as an important move I the job.
toward better labor-management re-1 “The government should share the
lations. (responsibility for labor education, as
Discussing the bill, Chester Wright Iwell as for general education. It can
in his Labor Letter says that labor Ido more for industrial peace through
officials see the proposed educational (education than by passing laws and
this way: Isetting up labor control boards.”
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52.00 PER YEAR 1.
New Owners 2
Take Over At
Falls Creek
China
Jackson
Changes Hands
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Inc., of New York
Falls Creek,
China and Glass
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has purchased the controlling interest
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in the Jackson Vitrified China Co.,
(officials of the Brotherhood were ad-
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vised this week.
I The Vogue concern, of which Mi.
I Philip R. Distillater is president, took
lover the plant on July 25 and an
pounced that plans are already under
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way to increase the output of the
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plant. Ground has been broken for
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the erection of a new tunnel kiln.
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Mr. F. W. Hughes has been named
las the new superintendent of the
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The new owners have signified
their intentions of carrying on the
(same collective bargaining agency
(covering their employees as exempli
|fied through the National Brother
(hood of Operative Potters and further
(substantiated this claim with the an
nouncement that the firm will spon
sor a p.cmc for employee. whch will
take place the near future. The
(purpose of the social entertainment is
for the new management and tte em
ployee, to get acquainted and eatab
mh the good-will and cordial re
laUon,h.p which exited before the
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