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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
Lewis Committee Acts to
Charter Own Labor Bodies
Officers Authorized to Issue Certificates of Affliaon
Where Deemed Desirabe-Moye Proves A. I. of l..
Charge, Green Says.

1t is planning to send organizers into
the field to enroll in % states workers
in cotton, silk, rayon, wool, hosiery,
dyeing, rugs and upholstery.
The oil and refinery workers cam
paign will be carried on by petroleum
organizing committee, composed of
Charles p. Howard, president of the
International Typographical Union;
Philip Murray, vice pdesident of the
United Mine Workers, and Harvey G.
Fremming, president of the Oil Field,
Gas Well and Refinery Workers of
America.
The CIO will also give moral and
financial support to the Industrial
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Of
America, a union classified by the
A. F. of L. as the rival of its metal
trades department. There are said to
be 100000 eligible shipyard workers,
only fraction Of whom are organized.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
FOR WORKINGMEN

@ God, thou mightiest worker of the
universe, source of all strength and
author of all unity, we pray thee for
I our brothers, the industrial workers
Of the nation. As their work binds
them together in common toll and
danger, may their hearts be knit
together in a strong sense of their
common interests and destiny. Help
them to realize that the injury of one
lis the concern Of all, and that the
welfare Of all must be the aim of
every one. If any of them is tempted
to sell the birthright of his class for
a mess Of pottage for himself, give
i him d wider outlook and nobler sym
lpathy with his fellows. Teach them to
| keep step in a steady onward march,
and in their own way to fulfill the law
of Christ by bearing the common
burdens.
Grant the organizations of labor
lquiet patience and prudence in all dis
putes, and fairness to see the other
side Save them from malice and bit
terness. Save them from the headlong
folly which ruins fair cause and
give them wisdom resolutely to put
aside the two-edged sword of vio-
Hence that turns on those who seize it.
Raise up for them still more leaders
of able mind and large hearts, and
give them grace to follow the wiser
counsel
When they strive for leisure and
health and better wage, do thou
grant their cause success, but teach
them not to waste their gain on fleet
ing passions, but to use it in building
fairel homes and nobler manhood.
Grant all classes of our nation a
larger comprehension for the aspira-
tions of labor and for the courage
and worth of these of our brothers,
that we may cheer them in their strug-
giles and understand them even in
their sins. And may the upward climb
Of labor, it's defeats and its victories,
Iin the farther reaches bless all classes
Of our nation, and build up for the
republic of the future a great body
of workers, strong of limb, clear of
mind, fair in temper, glad to labor,
conscious Of their worth, and striving
together for the final brotherhood Of
all men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19

him if Frey were going to accept.
He replied that he supposed the COM
pany union had asked Frey on diff
ferent basis from the invitation to
himself; and that Frey would be act
ing entirely within his rights, what
ever he decided to do
Federation to Fight
The subject kept coming up, and
Green said that he saw no reason
why members Of a company union
should not come into ''bona fide"
union if they chose The CIO had
been taking in company unions. bod
ily, he said, and why should not the
A. F. of L. do it?
While issuing no formal declaration
of war, Mr.. Green made it clear that
the federation will fight for share
lin the organization of the mass pro-
.duction industries.
Frey made it clear that he was go
ing to conference with the company
union men very thoroughly on guard
Frey TO Talk Things Over
"All | told them was that would
meet with them" Frey said. 4 do
mot yet know their problems, but do
know our form Of organization, and
shall make it clear to them. | said
I will sit down at the table with you,
and talk things over
Frey, as head Of the metal trades
department, is in a somewhat differ
ent position from that of Green in
dealing with the company unions.
Also, the grievance committee, which
extended the invitation to Frey, has
received authority from a vote in the
council Of company unions to form an
American Union of Steel Workers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
Federation to Push Intensive Drive in Steel Fabr-
cation, President Green Declares-John P.
Frey Confers ON Organization With Carnegie
Illinois Company Union Representatives.

Washington, D. c. (ILNS)-Two
dramatic events featured the recent
labor news of Washington. President
William Green, Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor, announced that a
drive would be made to enroll men en-
gagged in steel fabrication plants in
the international Union Of Bridge,
Structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers; and John p Frey, head Of
the metal trades department, accept
ed an invitation from the grievance
committee of the Carnegie Illinois
company union at Pittsburgh to meet
with them in conference which may
be of mutual benefit Frey left for
Pittsburgh on March 9.
Mr.. Green's announcement came
after an entire day spent in discuss
ing plants with SO organizers from all
parts of the country. Green, saying
that he had nothing startling to an
nounce, told of his plan:
Il want to make it clear that the
fabrication plants come under the
jurisdiction Of the iron workers
union" he said. "The American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor wants to see these
workers organized in bona fde unions.
The steel should be fabricated in
union plants as well as erected by
union workmen. We will support all
efforts to organize these fabrication
workers into the iron workers union.
Intensive Campaign Promised
Asked if there had ever before been
a dispute between the iron workers
and the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel & Tin Workers, for which
the Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation is pulling, Green answered that
he did not recall any prior to the
protest recently filed by the iron
workers that the CIO had invaded its
iurisdictional rights.
"We shall put definite and IN
tensive organizing campaign in the
fabrication plants of the industry" "
said Mr.. Green.
He went on to show that this
was by no means the sole activity
of the A. f. of L. The cement
workers in particular were being
! organized rapidly into bona fide'
unions. He said that much was
being done in other industries.
Cereals are organized he re
\ piled to a question; and to other
questions answered that filing
station employees were being rap
| idly enrolled.
The invitation to Frey to meet with
the company unions in Pittsburgh
came up early in Green's press con-
ference At that time, Frey had not
accepted. Questioners reminded Green
that he had refused to have anything
to do with company unions; and asked
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
PAY OF WOMEN IN
N. Y. LAUNDRIES
Dropped After Supreme
Court Ruling

Albany, N. Y. Slight but
Significant" decreases in wages and
increases in work hours per week took
place in the laundry industry of New
York state within four months Of the
Of the minimum wage
law by the United States Supreme
ICourt, State Industrial Commissioner
Elmer f. Andrews announced here.
He based his statement upon a report
by the labor departments division Of
women in industry and minimum
wage.
The changes in hours and wages
are disclosed in payroll reports for
the week ending October 81, 1886,
made by 1888 laundries out of a total
iof 2,031 Analysis of these payrolls
shows signs of business improve
ment in the laundry industry since
median weekly hours of employees
have increased by approximately one
per cent and the number of employees
has increased 81 per cent over No
vember, 1885. According to NJ r.
Weiser & Co., certified public ac-
Icountants, the volume of business for
7 New York laundries for the week end
ling October 81, 1886, increased IL
iper cent over the same week in 1885,
while retail prices for laundry service
remained stationary.
Despite these favorable signs"
the labor department says, "the
! payroll survey for October, 1886,
as compared with November,
1895, revealed decrease in the
median hourly wage rate for
laundries Of nearly one per cent.
In those reports received from fac
tories which separately report pay
rolls for women workers, an increase
/ of 81 per cent is shown in the aver
age weekly earnings Of these work
ers. These workers represent women
in all industries, including laundries
Their wage increases are due in part
to increases in hours worked pei
week. But in the laundry industry
while the median work week Of
women and minors increased by Is
minutes, the median weekly wage moi
only failed to increase pro rata nine
and one-half cents but decreased two
lcents-an actual decrease of mediar
weekly wage rate of II and one-hal1
cents, or not quite one per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
Anti-Lynching Bill
Offered in Congress

Washington, D. c. (ILNs)-A fed
eral anti-lynching bill, similar to that
sponsored unsucessfully for several
years by former Senator Costigan, has
been introduced by Senators Wagner
and Van Nuys.
In joint statement, Wagner and
Van Nuys explained the program
would provide punishment for any
legal officer whose negligence leads
to his custody" 1t would levy fine
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 against any
political subdivision which fails to
protect and give fair trial to those
suspected or accused of crime
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
TAM MEN SEEK TO JOIN CIO

Chicago (ILNs) Striking Chicago
taxi drivers have petitioned the CIO
to accept their newly formed Midwest
Tax cab Drivers Union. They have
also wired the La Toilette senate
committee to investigate the use Of
spies and "company-hired thugs" in
attempts to break their strike,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
A. T. of L. Announces Campaign
To Extend Organization Among
Men IN Steel Fabrication Plants

tion managers to make the United
Automobile Workers Of America the
sole agency for collective bargaining,
sit down strikes had closed the Chrys-
Ter plants in this district, extended
to the Hudson plant, and stopped the
work of about $4,000 men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
"Sit-Down' Stops
Chrysler Plants

Detroit (ILNS)-Withi two hours
of the refusal Of the Chrysler Corpora
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-03-19
Textiles and Oil on List

The Textile Workers Organizing
Committee, aiming to bring into the
United Textile Workers, a CIo I'M
ion, at least majority of the more
than a million workers in the textile
industry, is headed by Sidney Hillman.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
WHY PRICES RISE
NO. =


The American people are demand
ing a higher scale of living. They
want care taken of people who have
had difficulties. This demand calls
for social security. to protect the un-
employed and the aged. They de-
mand government aid in providing
better homes. They want the abuses
OF business corrected, and corpora
tions made subject to regulation
which will promote human welfare.
These aims are good and laudable.
They show desire for progress. and
sympathy with those whose lot is
hard. Yet such improvements and
regulation cost money. Business
concerns that must pay heavier taxes
and submit to new requirements find
it costs more to operate on this basis.
They have to add these costs TO the
prices of goods. So in the end the
people have to pay. When they see
prices going up. they should realize
that they have asked for the cOndi-
tions that create these advances.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
STOCKLEY

\ Mrs. Annie Thompson is spending
some time with her son, Mr.. Joseph
]. Thompson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ingram and
family of Lewes spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Scott.
Miss Edith Prettyman, student
at Delaware University spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. W. Prettyman.
. Miss Margaret Lawson visited Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Phillips the past
week.
Mrs. Laura Phillips of Millsboro
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parsons of
Milton were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Phillips and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marvel and two
daughters, Evelyn and Eleanor visit
ed their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Timmons at Dagsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Holloway and
son John, Miss Florence johnson of
Georgetown and Mr.. William Specht
or Philadelphia were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Belts and
family.
School Notes
The All Club party was quite a
success. A play entitled And The
Lamp Went OUT was given. The
characters. Mother, Mrs. Deyeer.
Cornelia Marvel; daughter, Evelyn
Deyeer, Julia Dodd; hero, Ralph
Grayson, Felman Littleton: william,
Herbert Vandaslice, Benton Carlisle.
There was family harmony quartet
by Violet. Louise. GlenwoOd and Jen-
nings Thompson. The All Club boys
sang the "Levee Song" There were
games. dancing and refreshments.
The prize winners for the best
costumes at the upper grade party
were; Evelyn Marvel, Ellen Carey, |
Violet Thompson, Billy Belts. Gran
Vile Belts won the apple race; Violet !
Thompson won the string race; Hal |
lowe'en stories were told by Violet |
Thompson. Evelyn Marvel and Mrs. |
Jarrett. An original poem was COM
posed and read by Joseph Johnson.
At the end of the hours fun Julia
Dodd and Kathleen Phillips of the
refreshment committee served.
Jimmie Baxter entertained the Boy
Scouts and their girl friends at Hal
lowe'en party in Baxter's granary.
There were 23 guests.
This is the original poem written
by Joseph Johnson:
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Sturgis had
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Reed and three
children of Wilmington as their
guests on Sunday.
Mrs. Collins Vincent attended the
State Council of Maryland as repre-
sentative from Mary Bell Council of
Sons and Daughters of Liberty, held
in the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore. last
week.
The Delmar Home Demonstration
Club met at the home OF Mrs. Mark
Gordy on Wednesday afternoon when
Mrs. Granville. Hastings and Mrs.
Harry White gave demonstrations on
backgrounds for the kitchen. II was
also election of officers.
MIR. and Mrs. George W. Adams
and daughter Margaret and their son
in law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Funk, OF Wilmington, have
returned from a delightful motor
trip through the Shenandoah Valley
and the Allegheny Mountains. They
visited the natural caverns in the
Blue Right Mountains.
Mrs. Fannie Hearn, widow of the
late James Hearn, passed away on
Saturday evening after. a lingering
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05

Illness. Funeral services we're held
from her late home at p. m. on
Tuesday with Rev. II. Claude Ker,
pastor Of the Baptist Church, ofiei-
atjng. Tive sisters, Mrs. Mary Chat
ham and Mrs. Laura Galloway. OF
Salisbury, Md, and a brother, John
Beach, of Delmar. survive her. In
terment was made In the M. E. cem-
etery.
+ A loaded truck belonging to the
Victor Lynn Transportation Com
pany, enroute from the northern cit
les to Salisbury, turned over at the
intersection of the State Highway
and State street early Tuesday NOR
ming. The truck and its cargo were
damaged considerably. but the driver
escaped injury.
Clyde Truitt, employee OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
has been unable to work for several
weeks due to Illness.
The union evangelistic meetings
held in the NJ. P. and the NJ. Z.
Churches the past couple of weeks,
closed Sunday night. The Rev. Geo.
W. Ports, pastor of the NJ. P. Church
of Lynchburg, Va, who conducteo
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
RAY SCARBOROUGH.
PROFITS VS.. LOSSES

| wonder how many of us have ever
stopped to think of the thousands
and thousands of lives lost because
one of our greatest servants. fire, has
, been misused.
The following illustrates only one
of the many near-tragedies that are
happening all over the world today,
because of the carelessness of both
adults and children.
"Oh, there's nothing to do these
rainy days" said Bobby who was the
smallest of three boys who were sit
ting in the farmhouse one rainy day.
Il know" spoke up Jim. Let's go
get some matches and roast those
chestnuts that Dad was saving. He
won't mind"
The other two boys agreed, and as
soon as Bum" had volunteered TO
get the matches (or rather sneak
them), Jim and Bobby went out the
front door to the barn.
They swept all of the hay from the
floor of one of the cow stalls and
started the fire. But the boys had not
stopped to think where the chestnuts
were. Jim, who had had no success
ill finding them so far. called to the
other boys to help him.
While they were up in the loft.
hunting ON the ledges for the chest
nuts. the rain stopped and a cool.
harsh wind came up. 1t scattered the
burning paper, some of which blew
into the corner where the hay had
been swept.
The boys were just giving up hunt
ing for the chestnuts when Bum"
saw the small flame in the pile of hay,
which soon became quite a fire.
The boys picked up some bags OF
lime which were leaning against the
dior and had partially smothered the
fire when another fire started in an
other section of the small room. The
boys were frightened! They all
vaulted the bottom compartment of
the door and ran for the house, shout
ing, Fire! FireI Firel"
Their mother heard their frantic
cries, and picking up three pals as
she ran out through the porch and to |
the pump, she filled them as fast as |
the boys emptied them onto the |
smouldering, but still dangerous, fire.
Although the fire was put out quick
ly and there was not much damage /
done, the boys had learned their les
son about fires.
If most of us could learn lesson
in FIRE PREVENTION through the
mistakes and carelessness which we
see others make, we could benefit
greatly, but it seems we profit most OF |,
all by our own experiences.
Basement fires are no doubt the
most destructive fires because of hol-
low walls through which they go
from floor to floor. One way to pre-
vent this kind of fire is to put fire.
proof materials in the walls at every
floor. Also make the basement roof
Of plaster.
Some things which, when careless
ly used, start fires are: Rubbish,
cigarettes, gasoline, kero-
sene, and other combustibles.
The recent practice of putting be-
fore the school children the dangers
Of careless habits in the use of gaso-
line, matches, and infiammables has
lead to the doing away with many
fire hazards around the. home. This
has done much to lessen the loss OF
lives and money in the United States.
CLAUDE TEASE.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05

are used. For emergency treatment
OF the injured there are first aid kits
and pulmotors.
For fires in the town there is us
ually a small fire company with vol
unteer firemen. Unless it is a very
small town. they usually have hose
4 truck for general fires and chemi-
| cal truck for gas, oil or small fires.
The greatest sources of their fires are
from chimneys and gas stoves. A
very small town may have only one
/ truck.
In the country the people have to
depend on the trucks of nearby towns
OF cities. If they are not near any
towns or cities and if the people are
prosperous, they may ulcb together
and buy small truck.
In case of fire you should be
ready to do your part. The most inn
portant thing to fight a fire is to not
become excited. The best time to
stop any fire is in the first five min
utes. Use pals of water or fire eX-
tinguisher if you have them. Give in
the alarm on the alarm box and stay
there to direct the firemen. If there
is no alarm box. use telephone. Civ
ing the exact location of the fire. If
there is no telephone, use the quick
est method to get word to the fire
company.
There are many unhappy cOnse-
quences of fire. Fires may cause
want and suffering among people
whose homes are burned. If an in
dustrial plant burns. il means un-
employment to the workers, most of
whom need their jobs.
There are also losses to the bust
mesh world if industries burn. There
is wholesale destruction of fireplace
able raw materials. Industy is slow
ed down. The commercial credit is
injured through the destruction of
business assets. transportation. or
business marts.
Now just stop and think a mo-
ment about fire prevention. You
know that most fires are started by
carelessness. You can see that most .
of them can be prevented by little .
care and forethought on the part of
the people, including yourself. Think
OF all the property and lives that can
be saved. If you agree with me, try
to do your part toward prevention of
fires.
RAY SCARBOROUGH.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
THANKS TO GARDENERS

A word of appreciation should be
said to those people in Milford who
have maintained pretty gardens.
Their flowers have smiled on us all.
and conveyed thoughts of beauty and
happiness. Life doesn't seem so dull
when the joyous flowers sing their
song as We pass.
1t is one of the fine aspects of
flower culture, that the owner OF this
beauty is not the only possessor of
it. He also gives pleasure to all who
pass. Those who have maintained
nice gardens have made handsomer
town and help make us proud of it.
They should have a nice winter rest
to reward them for their labors. and
start out with new enthusiasm in the
spring.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
ORGANIZATION SUPPORT

If town has goon active organiza-
tions, it is entitled to be considered
a progressive place. 1t needs good
churches, fraternal societies, a strong
business organization, women's
clubs, societies for young people, etc.
1t takes good deal of work and
money to keep these activities going.
They make life worth living, and a
community is likely to go down un-
less such organizations are active
and well supported. When you pay
dues to such an organization, at
tend its meetings, serve on its COM
mittees or in its official positions,
you help build up Milford, and make
it an ever larger place on the map.
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
PRIZE WINNING FIRE
PREVENTION ESSAYS

Last week two essays written by
Miss Barbara Marshall and Miss
Hilda Patey, students in the Milford
Junior-Senior High School were re-
produced in the Chronicle" last
week. The essays were selected as
winners in the Fire Prevention Con-
test sponsored by the Milford Ice &
Coal Company. This week the win
ners in the boys division are print
ed, the winners are Ray Scarborough
and Claude Tease. The essays fol-
low:
Milford chronicle., 1937-11-05
Milford, Friday, November s, 1897
FOR ARNUSTICE DAY

When the armistice was signed No
yember IL, 1918, which was supposed
TO have ended the terrible World
War, was it really ended after all?
The dictionary defines "armistice'
as "a brief suspension of hostilities
by agreement. The word conveys
the thought that the hostilities are
quite likely to be renewed within a
short time. 1t has sometimes seemed
as if the world did not really stop
fighting ON November IL. 1918. but
that form of warfare has been car
ried on ever since, which might al
most any time break out in violent
hOstilities.
What the world wants is peace.
real peace, not any mere temporary
suspension of hostilities becasue the
combatants are out of breath and
want to recover their wind before
they proceed to batter each other
some more.
The American people and their
allies felt so bitter against the Ger
mans and their associates in that
war. that they were in a mood to
rub il in. No fate was considered
too bad for the supposedly wicked
inhabitants of such countries. After
the tumult had calmed down, it be-
gan to be discovered that the Ger
mans were not the only ones respon-
sible for that awful catastrophe. All
nations were more or less to blame.
The contentious of time of theo-
retical peace have been so intense,
that the fires have been kept alive,
and will flare up awain unless peo-
pie have a care.
We all glory on Armistice day at
the deeds of our soldiers in the ter
rife strife of battle, but we want no
more of those scenes. 1t is the hope
OF the people of Delaware, that Ar
mistice day may turn into Peace
day, when the world shall drop its
hatreds. and decide hereafter TO live
in peace and brotherly friendship.