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Our local is sponsoring a softball
team this year. So far the boys
have had pretty tough sledding,
but the fellows who know sports
are confident the only trouble is
the boys haven’t played together
long enough to get going yet. The
last few games however have
shown some improvement, and we
believe by the middle of the season
the other teams will sit up and
take notice when our boys take the
field.
Bros. Mitchell, Bohannon and
McCann were in Pittsburgh for the
annual wage conference and came
back with not too bad a report con
sidering strikes, layoffs, etc. else
where. We are confident though
when they return for the final set
tlement in July they can register
some real gains for us.
We are all working five days a
week here in Kohomo, and so far
as we have been able to learn, we
will continue on this schedule for
some time. —O.C. 26
Work Picks Up At
Universal Plants
In Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge, Ohio—Business has
picked up at Universal and work
is steady at plants 1 and 3. Sev
eral new faces are seen in the
shops with the addition of new
help. No set time for vacation shut
down has been announced by com
pany officials, pending orders for
ware.
Many members here are planning
to attend the picnic at Idora Park?
The committee reports good sale
of tickets. There will probably be
a chartered bus or two to take
members.
The dippers of plant 3 were at
local meeting this month to report
a dust condition. The dust comes in
through the windows from the fin
ishers’ vent pipe. It was also re
ported that W. E. Tritt spoke to
some workmen about the dirty con
ditions of the plant. Let’s all pitch
in and help keep it clean for our
own protection. Health is precious.
Let’s keep it. —O.C.
LIBRARIAN, A. F. OF
A. F. OF L. BUILDING
VASHINGTON,
the twenty-first annual picnic of the
National Brotherhood of Operative Pot
ters at Idora Park, Youngstown, Satur
day, June 18 with everyone invited to
pack a basket and join in the fun.
There’s no admission charge to the
park. All rides throughout the park are
free to potters and their families from
10:00 a. m. until 12 noon, and a full
afternoon and night of entertainment
has been arranged to fulfill the picnic,
slogan “something happening every
minute.”
Members of the Picnic Committee,
which arranged the outing, visited Idora
Park last Sunday and announced every
thing is in tip-top shape, ready for the
potters on Saturday.
Transportation to the park has been
arranged with the first bus leaving the
East Liverpool Terminal at eight o’clock
and the last bus at 10. On the return
trip the first bus will leave the park at
approximately seven o’clock and the last
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MEMBER
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
NEWS SERVICE
VOL. XLIII, NO. 7
Five-Day Week
Work Schedule For
Kokomo Potters
Kohomo, Ind.—Local Union 26
is still on the map and has some
items of interest to report. Meet
ings of late have been well attend
ed with seating facilities being at
a premium for late comers on sev
eral occasions. Considerable inter
est is shown, as the members are
taking their grievances to the pro
per union officials for settlement
instead of griping to each'other
about them. If all the boys would
do thia, better feelings all around
would result.
122
Florida Legislature
Puts Thru Decontrols
Lakeland (LPA)—The state leg­
islature, in its closing hours, ap
proved the decontrol of all rentals
in Tampa—key industrial city in
the state—Miami and Lakeland.
It’s now up to Gov. Fuller Warren
to sign or veto the three bills.
Earlier, Warren had vetoed a
bill to lift all rent controls in the
state, and the legislature had fail
ed to over-ride him.
Union Men Know
What They’re
Talking About
New York (LPA)—Federal
Mediation Director Cyrus Ching
made the American Management
Ass’n sit up and take notice last
week.
Speaking at AMA’s annual con
vention Ching said that when union
representatives come to the bar
gaining table they’re “always bet
ter prepared with facts and fig
ures” than the employer’s spokes
man are.
The company negotiators fre
quently “don’t know what the
score is,” Ching declared.
Besides praising union leaders
and the economists and lawyers
who help prepare labor’s bargain
ing, Ching also told the manage
ment outfit that its members often
take too emotional an attitude
around the bargaining table.
He advised them to spend more
time rationally preparing their
arguments, and less on just damn
ing union demands.
NLRB Must Take
Union Feud Cases
Washington (LPA)—A federal
district judge last week ruled that
under the Taft-Hartley law the
NLRB must hold hearings on jur
isdictional cases brought before it
by trade unions.
To NLRB Associate General
Counsel Norman Somers’ plea that
the ruling would flood the NLRB,
Judge Edward Tamm replied:
“Whether 3,600 or 36,000 cases
arise cannot influence the court.”
Somers said that the board has
been able to dispose of 90% of the
cases brought to it without con
ducting formal hearings. But, the
judge insisted, a complaining union
has a right to a hearing.
The case involved arose from the
request of an independent union of
phone workers that it, not the Int’l
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL, be given jurisdiction over
jobs at the new Idlewild airport
and United Nations headquarters
in New York.
NOTICE LOCAL UNION 21
Due to vacations, the next
regular scheduled meeting has
been changed to Sunday, June
19 at 2:30 p. m. All members
are asked to be present.
New York (LPA)—If you add
up the big front-page stories on
the auto industry in the Journal of
Commerce, June 8 and Journal of
Commerce, June 9, and divide by
two, the answer should be zero.
Trouble is that kind of arithmetic
doesn’t work that way.
The stories with Detroit date
lines, both by of writer Sidney
Fish, have the following headlines:
June 8—“Recession May Fore
stall UAW’s Fourth-Round Drive”
June 9—“Auto Industry Leaders
See Recession Brief”
The first story is all about the
UAW and how the auto manufac
turers can’t meet the union de
mands because “the national busi
ness recession will widen and deep
en.” The second story says that
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The covered picnic pavilion is the
perfect place to eat your dinner if you
have packed a basket. Free Breakfast
Cheer coffee and cream will be given
away at the park, so make sure you
bring a container. The restaurant, if
you prefer to purchase a dinner, is
modern and moderate in price.
Don’t fail to take your dues book to
the outing. Ten prizes well worth your
while will go to the lucky numbers.
$100.00 in cash is the first prize, 100
piece Warwick China set is the second
and three 53-piece Warwick sets are the
next three. From fifth to tenth prize is
a year’s paid-up dues.
There will be 50 fine dinner sets, 100
pairs of roller skates and 25 tea pots for
gate prizes. You can hardly go wrong
since admission, parking and entrance
to all events on the card are absolutely
free.
Officers Elected
At Last Meeting
Of Warehousemen
Local Union 86 had a very good
turnout at their meeting Monday
evening. Following transaction of
regular routine business matters, a
general discussion regarding reso
lutions for this year’s convention
was held. This enabled our dele
gates to ascertain the sentiments
of the membership on resolutions
they will act upon at the conven
tion.
Officers for the new term were
elected and are as follows:
ident, Gus Sharkey vice president,
Wilford Reeves financial secretary,
George Mullen recording secre
tary, Harold Palmer treasurer,
James Wilson inspector, McShane
trustee, Jack Dimmock statistic
ian, Bentely.
An auditing committee was ap
pointed to go over the books before
the new officers are installed at
our next meeting.
There was quite a lot of talk re
garding the 'annual picnic at Idora
Park on Saturday and judging by
the comment, Local Union 86 will
be well represented. —O.C. 86
lap Miners
Reject Reds
Tokyo (LPA)—A determined ef
fort by Communists to take over
Japan’s huge coal miners’ union,
Tanro, failed at the national con
vention here last week.
The Communists, who Until re
cently had dominated a dual union
called Zensekitan, had dissolved the
latter organization and affiliated
with Tanro as separate locals. The
convention provided the first test
of strength between the two fac
tions.
Takeo Muto, Tanro’s president,
who recently visited the United
States as labor representative on
Japan’s delegation to the ILO coal
conference at Pittsburgh, Pa., was
re-elected, 217-122. Muto carried
with him the entire anti-Commun
ist slate, including Tadashi Yam
amoto, editor of the union’s paper
against whom the Communists had
centered their fire.
Non-Communists won a second
victory when the convention ac
cepted the mediation proposal of
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Which Day's lournal Of
Commerce Do You Read?
“auto makers present one of the
few cases of optimism in an other
wise gloomy business world. The
reason for this optimism is (a)
that the motor car manufacturers
expect the present recession to be
of short duration and (b) feel con
fident that war-created shortages
are still sufficient to guarantee a
satisfactory level of consumer de
mand for some time to come.” In
its entire 1100 words it mentions
UAW once. That’s down near the
bottom where is says Ford lost 90,
000 cars in the recent strike.
This sort of thing must be con
fusing for tired business men who
read the Journal. Or maybe they
just do it by reading one—story—
at—a—time.
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a. m. until 12 noon—Free Rides
m.—Baby Show
11:00 a.
m.—Penny Scramble
m.—Sports Program
Lucas Denies He.,
Plans To Scrap
Fair Deal Agenda
Washington (LPA) After a
week’s bombardment by labor and
liberal organhations, Sen. Scott
Lucas (D, Ill.) Democratic Senate
floor leader, denied last week that
any of President Truman’s Fair
Deal program is “out the window.”
While he refused to predict what
Fair Deal measures would get
action this session, he admitted
t|iat it won’t be possible for Con
gress to adjourn by July 81. Both
Lucas and Speaker of the House
3&W Rayburn had previously de
ehCMP for idjotrtidRtent rtJ^ that
date, President Truman himself
rebuked them on this count.
Raybum assured reporters this
week that the House will get to
work on the administration’s hous
ing bill
A telegram from Philip Murray
to House and Senate Democratic
leaders chiding Lucas and Rayburn
for their quick adjournment plans,
and a speech by AFL Secretary
George Meany saying that this
Democratic Congress had done
little more for labor than .the pre
vious Republican Congress, had,
did much to alter the Lucas-Ray
bum plans, observers here say.
Perlow Quits CP
To Sign T-H Oath
New York (LPA)—Max Perlow,
secretary-treasurer of the United
Furniture Workers last week re
signed from the Communist party
in order to sign the Taft-Hartley
non-Communist affidavit. A state
ment issued by UFW said that
compliance with this section of
T-H is necessary to prevent raid
ing of its “territory” by other
unions.
The section of T-H which re
quires the non-Communist oaths
also provides that union officials
must swear that they do not be
lieve in the overthrow of the gov
ernment by force. Perlow, who as
serted his continuing loyalty to
communism, denied that the CP
advocates violent overthrow of the
government.
The UFW secretary declared that
he will continue to work for com
munism “within the framework of
democratic processes under our
Constitution.”
Possible prosecution of Perlow
for making false statements was
threatened by chief Taft-Hartley
ite NLRB General Counsel Robert
N. Denham.
Denham declared that Perlow
wanted to be in “technical compli
ance with the law, but at the same
time defy the law. I have no love
for a guy who tries to do that,” the
NLRB official added.
He said that it’s up to the Jus
tice Dep’t to prosecute people for
making false statements in official
papers. Perlow’s affidavit, when he
files it, will be turned over to the
Justice Dep’t, benham said. He re
marked that the boar has already
sent the attorney general the state
ments of other union officials who,
it thinks, may be pro-Communist.
NOTICE LOCAL 102
Ford City, Pa—Nomination
and election of officers will be
held at a special meeting on
Tuesday, June 21. Other matt
ers of special importance will
be discussed.
m. until 4:30 p. m.—Free Dancing
m.—Baseball Game
p.
m.—Bathing Beauty Contest
m.—Drawing at Band Stand
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EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1949
Brotherhood Officials Narded For Next Two-Year Period
&
George (Cotton) Turner
Retiring After
Half Century Of
Service To Labor
Sixth Vice President George
(Cotton) Turner, veteran member
of the National Brotherhood of Op
erative Potters and a man whose
name will long be remembered
whenever the casting process of
‘potting* is mentioned, is retiring
after 50 years devoted to organized
labor, to read a lot of books, do a
little fishing, and let the younger
members of the Brotherhood carry
on.
Upon the advice of his physician,
(Cotton) as he is familiarly known,
did not seek re-election to his Ex
ecutive Board post, heeding advice
that further active participation in
such a role would be injurious to
his health. While not in good health
for the last several months, he has
continued to carry on as was his
custom.
As a friend and a true trade
unionist, there are few men who
have a greater conception of what
those words mean.
His first work in the pottery In
dustry began back in January of
1897 when he was a lad 14 years of
age. He was employed as a handle
maker and finisher at the old Dia
mond Pottery, located at the foot
of Union street.
Seeking lore as was the custom
of potters in those days, he moved
to Akron China Co. at Akron, Ohio,
and in 1899 began Jus apprentice
ship at the pressing trade. His last
year as a ‘cub’ found him working
at the French China Co. in Sebring.
He took an active part in the af
fairs of his union and served on
the shop committee and collected
defense assessments.
In 1910 he moved over to the
sanitary branch of the industry and
worked in Mannington, Clarksburg
and Wheeling while acquiring a
long list of friends, who, recogniz
ing his unusual abilities frequently
sought his advice on trade pro
blems.
Returning to generalware in
1913, the following year marked
one of the highlights of his career
when the casting process was in
troduced to the trade while he was
working at the bench at Plant No.
5 of the Homer Laughlin China Co.
In conjunction with the late bro
thers President Edward Menge
and Edward Miller, he played a
role in adopting the present
scale for casting in the
over from pressing. It was
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in the dance pavilion for children of
three groups—up to one-year old—be
tween one and two and two and three
year olds. First prize in each group will
receive a $50.00 Savings Bond, with
beautiful baby dolls awarded for second
and third prize. All entries will receive
a beautiful baby set.
At 11:45, the penny scramble for
children of three groups—5-6-7—8-9-10
and 11-12 years inclusive. This event
will be held in the dance pavilion and
there will be plenty of pennies fpr all.
Following the penny scramble the
next feature on the day’s agenda will be
the athletic events which take place at
the ball park beginning at 1:00 p. m.
From 2:30 until 4:30 p. m. free danc
ing to Lowny Clark and his orchestra.
This orchestra is rated among the top
notch dance bands in the country.
At 3:15 p. m. the bathing beauties
will strut around the swimming pool
while the judges pick out the future
Rourke Reelected
By Local Union 70
For Aonther Term
Minerva, Ohio—At our last meet
ing the following officers were
elected to serve for the last six
months of the year: President,
John Rourke vice president, James
Miller financial secretary-treasur
er, F. I. Reed recording secretary,
Abe Edwards inspector, William
Inman guard, Harry Miller sta
tistician, Sylvanus DeBee trustee,
Elmer W. Shaffer.
We have been having very fine
attendance at our meetings, despite
the warm weather and the poor
ventilation in our meeting hall.
However, we do manage to trans
act business and formulate plans
to meet problems as they arise, re
gardless of the temperature.
Minerva will be a deserted vill
age this coming Saturday for from
all indications everyone is heading
for Idora Park for a real day’s
pleasure. Sylvanus DeBee, a mem
ber of the picnic committee assures
us this year’s outing will far sur
pass those of former years
—O.C. 70
Rails Boost
Seventh Round
Washington (LPA) Eastern
railroads have started on their
“seventh round” of price-boosting.
Since the end of the war they have
received government “okay” six
times for raises in freight and pas
senger rates.
Now they have petitioned the In
terstate Commerce Commission for
permission to tack another 1214
per cent on passenger fares. In
creased costs, they said, require
the higher fares.
At least one railroad in the east
ern territory—the Chicago & East
ern Illinois—refused to go along
with the request. It announced pre
sent passenger fares would be re
tained.
Thomas, Taft Lead Off
In Senate T-H Debate
Washington (LPA) Opening
the Senate debate on the Taft
Hartley repeal bill which bears his
name, Sen. Elbert Thomas (D,
Utah) declared that the Taft-Hart
ley law has:
“First. Increased government in
terference with and restricted free
collective bargaining.
“Second. Hampered workers in
the exercise of basic rights.
“Third. Provided unsound pro
cedures and administrative struc
tures.
“Fourth. Dealt with matters of
policy outside the proper scope of
labor-management legislation.
“Fifth. Discriminated unfairly
against labor organizations."
The nearly two years that Taft
Hartley has been law have been
prosperous years. Employers have
had little incentive to take full ad
vantage of the union breaking op
portunities the anti-labor law gives
them, the Senate Labor Committee
chairman pointed out.
“We do not know yet how the
act would work in a period of de
clining business activity, and a
Officers were elected at the
meeting and will be installed at
the meeting on the above date.
They are as follows: Donley Jones,
president Tony Pappi, vice pres
ident Andrew Lasko, financial sec
retary Walter Selz, recording sec
retary.
The plant will close down the
week of July 4 and only a skelton
crew will be working to make nec
essary repairs. Rumor has it when
we resume operations we will have
steady work throughout the year.
Several casters who were laid off
were called back last week.
It was with great satisfaction to
the members of this local to learn
that one of our brothers was pick
ed to serve on the national audit
ing committee. Bro. George Bondies
makes his first appearance in this
role and is well qualified to handle
the assignment. —O.C. 174
fluid labor market,” he continued.
“But the record shows the begin
nings of trends sufficiently dan
gerous to require Congress to re
peal the act before the full impact
of its destructive forces is felt
upon our economy.”
Thomas told the Senate that it
has four alternatives. It can pass
his bill repealing Taft-Hartley and
reinstating the Wagner act, with
some improvements. It can keep
Taft-Hartley on the statute books
by defeating the Thomas bill. It
can modify the Thomas bill by add
ing the amendments sponsored by
some Democratic and liberal Re
publican members of the Labor
Committee. Or it can accept Sen.
Robert A. Taft’s proposals.
The amendments introduced by
a bipartisan group of Labor Com
mittee members are “perfecting
amendments in harmony with the
fundamental spirit of the Thomas
bill,” he said. Taft’s “scheme,” on
the other hand, Thomas declared
is “objectionable.” He reminded
southern Democrats planning to
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JUN 171949
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$50.00 Savings Bond, first place,
$25.00 Savings Bond for second, and
$10.00 in Savings Stamps for third place.
All entries will receive a beautiful Baby
Doll.
The Baseball game for the ‘mythical
championship’ of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters is scheduled
for 3 p. m. with the East Liverpool
Greys crossing bats with the Sebring
Independents.
Drawing for dinner sets, tea pots,
roller skates and paid-up dues will be
held at 6:00 p. m.
Every detail has been checked and re-‘
checked while every possible conting
ency has been met in advance. The com
mittee also is proud to point out the
park is in better shape than any other
park in this part of the country.
The highways will be crowded with
potters on their way to Idora Park next
Saturday, so you are warned to get
early start.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF OPERATIVE POTTERS
Trade Vote Is Vindication
For Duffy And Jordan
Sustains Convention Rule
Results of the general election of na’* nal officials to head the
organization for the next two years were ai.:. unced this week at head
quarters after the canvassing committee composed of James Ward,
Luther Hough and Mary McGown npleted their task and announced
the following results: James M. Duffy, president Chas. F. Jordan,
secretary-treasurer E. L. Wheatley, first vice president Frank Hull,
second vice president^ Janaaa Slaven, third vice president Charles
Zimmer, fourth vice president Althur Devlin, fifth vice president
Frank Dales, sixth vice president T.|j. Desmond, seventh vice president,
and Joshua Chadwick, eightb vice president.
Local 174’s Next
Meeting Will Be
Held On July 2
an
$2.00 PER YEAR
With the exception of Arthur
Devlin and Frank Dales, fifth and
sixth vice presidents respectively,
the other members of the official
family are holdovers for the new
term. 4
Never in the history of the or
ganization has so much interest
been shown in a national election.
From shop talk to conversations
on the street corner, one only had
to meet a fellow member and the
conversation usually dealt with the
election. While this interest is not
uncommon among the rank and file
members of the organization, those
who over a span of years have
given their all, to perfect a smooth
running organization built upon the
policies of a true democratic policy,
the added enthusiasm shown in
this year's- election can be attri
buted to those within our ranks
who stooped to the lowest ethics
in trade union circles to overthrow
the democratic procedure of our
organization.
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Metuchen, N. J.—Due to
vacation period which begins
week of July 4, members of Local
Union 174 at their last meeting de
cided that our next meeting will be
moved up one week and will be
held on Saturday, July 2. All are
requested to pass this word along
in the shop.
It can be said in all sincerity that
upon the results of thus election,
hinged the very foundation of the
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters and whether the members
affiliated could, as they have down
through the years, look to the
organization to protect and pro
mote their interests for fair and
just compensation for their daily
toil.
One must not overlook .the fact
that aside from the harmful effects
suffered by the Brotherhood in this
election, the personal injury level
led at contestants from President
Duffy down, can never be erased.
Their only solace to counter the
wound of injury is the manifesta
tion of the trade vote which return
ed them to office with a sixty-five
per cent majority of the total vote
cast.
When the oath of obligation is
given to the officers at this year’s
convention, two new members will
be serving their first term as Board
members. Arthur Devlin of Local
Union 184, Trenton, New Jersey,
and Frank Dales, of Local Union 4,
East Liverpool
Bro. Devlin was the successful
candidate for fifth vice president,
winning out over his opponent Fred
Perdunn from Local Union 35, Bro.
Devlin fills the vacancy caused by
the death of the late George New
bon.
In the race for sixth vice pres
ident, Frank Dales defeated James
Coffey, kilnman, from Local Union
122, Cambridge, Ohio. Former sixth,
vice president George Turner did
not seek reelection.
In the contest for delegate to the
American Federation of Labor
Convention, (two to be elected, one
east and one west of the Allegheny
mountains), Hazel Brown, liner
from Local Union 121, Sebring,
Ohio, defeated Frank Campbell,
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