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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
Agricultural Council
Elects C.. A. Kumler

Organizing for the year, Butler
County Agricultural Council this
week elected G. A. Kumler, president;
Martin Petri, vice president; Mrs.
Walter German, treasurer, and How
ard Dawson, secretary. Raymond
Brown, Louis Angst, Thomas Foster
and Mrs. James Harris were named
to the executive committee.
The council voted to continue the
field work program, including the
sponsoring of four swine schools
which average an attendance of 200
persons.
Howard Dawson, secretary of the
council, said 20 purebred rams and
18 lots of western breeding ewes have
been bought for distribution through
out the county.
The council also voted to sponsor
a centralized tent at the fair as a
meeting place for the Is farm or
ganizations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1899.
w. P. A. BUYING BIG EMPLOY
MENT AID

The industrial mobilization accom-
plished by the w. P. A. during the
four years ending June 80, 1889, has
accomplished many things which
would have been impossible without
the activity of some such agency.
Notable is the showing of total
of over a billion dollars spent for ma
terials, equipment and supplies, as
also the expenditure of over $604,-
100000 for the rental of equipment
from private individuals and contract
ing concerns.
Not all of this was spent directly
by the w. P A. itself, as local and
state sponsoring organizations ex-
pended funds amounting to about
$608, 100000. The federal funds ex-
pended amounted to about $469, ,000,-
600. These total altogether $1,70O,-
100000 spent by federal funds and
local sponsors funds during the four
years on w. P. A. work projects.
Stone, clay and glass products ac-
counted for the major portion amount
ing to total of $378,400,0OO. Iron
and steel products took about $780,
100000. Lumber and it's products
called for s113,0OO,OOO. Paving and
other bituminous mixtures used $780,
100000 worth. Textiles accounted for
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
MIDDLETOWN NEWS
By r. nj. LUKENS

A very large number of union mu-
sicians turned out for their meeting
Sunday morning at the Trades and
Labor Hall. Plans were made for
their appeal to the voters to support
the tax levy to provide band concerts
for the citizens of Middletown. This
levy cannot exceed one-half of mill
and is outside of the 10-mill limita-
tion. This has the approval of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor and
should have the support of all union
men. When it is approved by the
voters it will provide band concerts
all summer at the various parks and
Fairgrounds as we'll as concerts dur
ing the winter.
BARRIERS Union held very inter
esting meeting Monday evening at
1920 Central Avenue. The general
public was invited to attend and a
general discussion of problems affect
ing the trade. Noel Ford, president,
and Robert Miller. secretary, were in
charge of the meeting.
Dayton Fire Fighters were hosts to
firemen from the S. w. district in
Dayton, Wednesday and Thursday.
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Middletown, Mi
amisburg, Springfield, Lima, Sidney,
Piqua and Dayton attended. This
was the largest meeting ever held in
this district. with $50 men taking part
in the two-day discussion of affairs.
A picnic was held after the business
session each day and ball game was
the feature attraction, with the COM
bined teams from Dayton and Mid
dletown defeating Cincinnati.
William T. Latimer, legislative
agent for the A. o. F. F.. and Chief
Joseph Kirby were the principal
speakers, with Don Thomas, Ralph
Shellhouse, both members of the Ohio
Legislature, speaking and giving
many helpful suggestions to the men.
These meetings are held about every
three months and are doing lot of
good in letting the boys know what
is being done.
Middletown Realty Company is
building II steel houses to help relieve
the housing shortage. With the
Aeronca airplane factory coming here
a great shortage of houses has devel-
oped and this building program will
aid.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
Reports Are Heard
AS Democrats Meet

More than 100 members of Hamil-
ton Junior Democratic Club attended
a meeting Tuesday night in Walsh's
Grill and heard reports of the Ma
tional Junior Democratic convention
and the Butler County Democratic
picnic.
John Schwalm, Jr., reported on the
national convention at Pittsburgh,
and Edward Gardner made the picnic
report. The club adopted resolu-
tion of sympathy to be sent to the
family of the late Henry B. Grevey,
postmaster and Butler County Demo-
cratic leader.
Plans for a membership drive were
discussed and committees are to be
appointed and dates set by the execu-
tive committee of the club next Tues
day night.
The next club session is scheduled
for October 10 at Walsh's.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

cussion Of the Social Security Act.
The letter was referred to the COM
mittee which is composed of Lester
Long, Ed Motzer, Frank Vidourek
and George BRANDED.
Coopers Union of California in a
letter advises that the Italian Swiss
Wine Company is union concern.
Stove Mounters' Union of Nash
vile, Tenn, in communication in
forms trades unionists that the Phil
lips & Buttorf Manufacturing Com
pany of that city has been placed on
the unfair list by their organization.
The same was received and ordered
placed on the bulletin board
A letter from a tobacco workers
organization of Durham, N. c., re-
garding the products of the Liggett
& Meyers tobacco concern was or
dered filed
A letter was read from the Actors
Association in which the secretary
stated that the controversy with the
Theatrical Stage Employees Union has
been satisfactorily settled, and which
will be beneficial to all parties con-
cerned
Charles Chapen, treasurer, submit
ted his lengthy report of receipts and
expenditures of the councils business
for several months. A vote of thanks
was extended.
A report of receipts was also made
by Charles Chapen, treasurer of the
joint Labor Day picnic committee.
Joseph Spaulding, chairman of the
picnic, thanked all of the committee
from Hamilton and from Middletown
and especially the Woman's Union
Label League for the fine work done
by them. A rising vote of thanks
was extended to the entire committee
and those who assisted in making the
outing a success. 1t was also reported
that Joseph M. Bowman, superintend-
ent of the Hamilton City Lines, Inc,
was we'll pleased with the patronage
given by those who went by bus to
LeSourdsville Lake.
Stanley Ogg, chairman of the tug
of-war tournament, reported progress.
The committee to assist the Retail
Clerks was enlarged and the Retail
Clerks were asked to have a commit
tee of three to be in readiness to meet
with the council committee when
called.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

Manager and the Director of Finance of
Hamilton Ohio and sealed with the
corporate seal of said city.
SECTION III: That the faith. revenue
and credit of the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
are pledged to the prompt payment of
cordance with the laws and constitution
OF the State of Ohio in the event that
assessments are not levied or bonds are
not issued to provide a fund for the
payment OF such notes at maturity
there shall be and is hereby levied upon
all of the taxable property of the CITY
of Hamilton, Ohio, in addition to all
other taxes a direct annual tax suff-
clent to pay the interest and to create
q sinking fund to redeem at maturity
the above provided for notes, which tax
snail not be less than the interest and
sinking fund tax required by Section III
OF Article 2 of the Constitution. Pro-
Vlded, however, that in each year that
the assessments anticipated by said
notes are payable and are applicable to
the payment Of such interest and prin-
cipal and are appropriated for such pur-
pose, the amount of such tax shall be
reduced by the amount of the assess
ment so appropriated. The amount of
sald tax to be computed by the taxing
authorities and to be certified to the
proper officers, and the same shall be
levied and collected as other taxes are
levied and collected. Said tax shall be
placed before and in preference TO all
other items and for the full amount
lilele leol, anu ali IuHuS derived from said
levies hereby required shall be placed
in separate and distinct fund. which
together with all interest collected on
the same shall be irrevocably pledged
for the payment of the interest and
principal of said notes when and as the
same fall due.
SECTION ": That the proceeds aris-
ing from the sale of said notes shall he
placed to the credit of the fund for the
payment of said Improvement and ali
unexpended balances remaining In said
fund after the cost and expense of the
improvements have been paid and the
proceeds Of all bonds sold in anticina
ton Of the collection of deferred INSTALL
mentS OF assessments and all cash nav
mentS or assessments shall be apnlfed
to the payment of said note or notes
and interest thereon until both are fully
provided for.
SECTION V: That the Director of
flnance be and he is hereby authorized
70 issue his warrant to the Treasurer
In payment for the cost Of said i'm
provement.
SECTION VI: This ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from and
after the earliest period allowed by the
charter or the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed: September 6, 1899,
r. II. BURKE, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMoNDs,
Clerk of Council.
Sept. 15-It
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

ment of Germany. We detest Hitle,
20,
With these sympathies and hates
for foundation, we as nation con-
stitute natural for propaganda
Propaganda for both conflicting sides.
England, France, Poland and their
allies will dig in deep to mold our
opinions and direct our action. Ger
the dan,ocrac;as on tho nronaganda
line in tbe limited States We stand
in a crossfre.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
Trades Council Holds
Election OF Officers

Tuesday night was the regular
meeting of the Cooperative Trades
and Labor Council for the semi-an-
nual nomination and the election OF
officers for the next six months.
The following were nominated and
elected: Charles Perrine, president;
Karl Brown. vice-president; Frank
Crane, recording secretary; Mabel
Warren, financial secretary; Stanley
Ogg, corresponding secretary; Charles
Chapen, treasurer; Nick Nicholas and
Charles Butts, trustees; Moss Pruitt,
door-keeper; Herbert Schultz, guide.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
GOOD EVERY DAY

Greater New York Safety Council
issued fundamental" rules of safety
for Labor Day driving that are just
as good every day in the year. They
would almost eliminate accidents if
universally observed. Here they are:
l. Slow down. Drive at a reason
able safe speed.
2. Stay in line; do not pass on hills
or curves.
3. Be extra-cautious. Unseen haz-
ards lurk on unfamiliar roads.
4. If you drive, don't drink; if you
drink, don't drive.
5. Be considerate-fair. Show good
craftsmanship at the wheel.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
Lantes Is IndOrsed
For Office By Dems

Middletown, Ohio-Ernest Lantes,
railroad employe, West Middletown,
was indorsed this week by the ex
ecutive and central committee of the
Middletown Democratic organization
for post in the field Office of the
Railroad Retirement Board.
w. j. O'Brien, secretary, was in
structed to draw up resolution in
dorsing Lantes and forwarding it to
Robert M. Sohngen, chairman of the
Butler County Democratic executive
committee at Hamilton.
The committee heard a report on
the membership committee headed by
v. B. Riggs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
TO BE
SPONSORED BY THE
TRADES COUNCIL

Stanley Ogg was made general
chairman for the second annual tug
of-war tournament to be held in Ham
ilton. This show is being staged for
the second time by popular request.
There will be "a teams entered by the
various industrial plants and utility
company. The show will be held at
the Moose auditorium for four nights,
October d, 5, 6 and 7. There will be
an S5-foot platform erected across the
arena, 10 feet wide, and 65-foot rope
used by IL inches in diameter. All
teams must pull the best two out of
three to win. The weight limit is set
for all teams, which are composed of
seven men, not to exceed total of
1900 pounds. There are also three
substitutes, coach, captain and man
ager, all of whom are eligible to pull
With this style of pulling, the hazard
of injury has been entirely eliminated.
Tug-of-war is now in its own as
real competitive sport.
Any group desiring to enter team
may do so without any financial obli-
cation by getting in touch with Stan
ley Ogg or Jack Hubert at the Labor
Temple in Hamilton, Ohio. There
will be $500 in prizes awarded
Director Hubert will train the
teams and show them all that is nee
essary to know. We hope to see you
all out there during the show.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
Legal Advertisements

SECTION w: That the City Manager
be and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to cause the Improvement to be
made through Works Progress Admin
istration participation and to purchase
the necessary materials, rent the neces-
sary equipment and employ the neceS-
sary labor required to be furnished by
the City and not borne by the Works
Progress Administration
SECTION V: That all claims for dam
ages by reason of said Improvement
shall be adjusted after the completion
of the same.
SECTION VI: This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force and effect
from and after the earliest period al
lowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed September G, 1889.
r. H. BURKE, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
Clerk of Council.
Sept 15-1t
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council held regular meeting Tues
day night. President Charles Perrine
presided and % delegates were pres
ent and answered the roll call.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
A communication from William
Green, president of the A. F. of L.,
was read. The same was in regards
to arranging program for the dis
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

with a machine which measures to
the 1,000,000th part of an inch. Called
the "proflograph,' it employs mag
nified beam of light to record micro
scopic variations in size, and is used
in the laboratories of the Timken
Roller Bearing Company of Canton
Ohio, to check the precision of its
testing gauges. These gauges insure
an accuracy of 1/1O,OOOth of an inch
in the manufacture of the company's
tapered roller bearings. To picture
the minuteness of a millionth of an
inch, imagine a human hair split into
5000 equal parts. One part would be
approximately equivalent to a mil
lionth of an inch.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

over $70,OO0OOO. Machinery and
equipment used up $45, 5,7Oo,OOo. Mo-
tor trucks and tractors called for
about $7,OOO,OOo. Chemicals were
used to the value of $33, 100000, and
petroleum products were valued at
$26,000,000 Miscellaneous items, such
as fuel, plumbing, tires, ETC., totaled
up to 100000.
From these there may be formed
some idea of the indirect effects upon
employment generally of the materi-
ais and equipments employed in the
prosecution of the w. p A. projects in
the last four years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
ORDINANCE NO. 3s43

To borrow money by issuing note or
notes in anticipation Of the issuance
of bonds to be issued in anticipation
of the collection of special assess
ments to pay the cost and expense of
improving Parrish Avenue, from Ben
der Avenue to Grand Boulevard, in
the Fifth Ward of the City of Ham,
ilton, Ohio, by constructing sidewalk,
curb and gutter on both sides of said
street where necessary and construct
ing storm sewers, manholes, and inlet
basins where necessary.
BE TT ORDAINED by the Council of
the City of Hamilton, Ohio:
SECTION r That it is deemed neces-
sary to borrow money in anticipation of
the issuance of bonds to be issued in
of the collection of special
assessments to pay the cost and expense
der Avenue to Grand Boulevard In the
Fifth Ward of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, by constructing sidewalk, curb
and gutter on both sides of said street
where necessary ard constructing storm
sewers, manho1es and inlet basins where
necessary. as provide d in Section 2293-24
of the General Cooe of Ohio, in the
sum of $711.95 the estimated amount
of said assessment.
SECTION H. That the City Manager
and the Director of Finance of the City
of Hamilton Ohio, shall issue note or
notes for the above amount. Said note
or notes shall bear interest at the rate
not to exceed six per cent per annum
and shall be dated as of date of the
issuance, and said note or notes shall
be due and payable on or before two
years from the date thereof. Said note
or notes shall express upon their face
the purpose for which they were issued
that they were issued in pursuance to
this ordinance and in accordance with
Section 2293-24 of the General Code of
Ohio, and shall be signed by the City
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
WISDOM

In every war, Truth is the first vic
tim.-James Hilton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15
"HOW NOBLE IN REASONw

For two and one-half hours, Lon
doners filled underground air raid
shelters while German bombing planes
attempted to raid the city and British
planes fought them off News dis
patch from London.
"What a piece of work is man! how
noble in reasonl how infinite in fac
ulty! in form and moving how ex-
press and admirable! in action how
like an angel! in apprehension how
like a god!"- William Shakespeare.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

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Telephone 1896 Hamilton Ohio
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

For those whose memories run back
to 1914 and the headlines of those
extra" days, the headlines of today
bear sharp resemblance. The pres
ent war, more modern in character,
has streamlined many of the pro-
cedures of past international war eti-
quette. Formal declarations of war
are out of style. Formal and suffi-
cient warning of submarine warfare
has in part been considered unneces-
sary. New terminologies have been
listed. Attack now becomes contact.
Offensive takes the intriguing name
of extended defensive. Outside of
these and other non-essential details
we have a modern version of the
World War pattern with news reports
substituting the names of younger
generation and a change of locale
from the Balkans to Poland.
Basically this war will be like every
other war-hate, blood-lust and death,
misery, starvation and famine, de-
struction of lives, property and hope
for millions, retreat to the barbara
ties of the savage, and finally tenn
porary peace to recuperate and build
up reserves for the next war.
Insanity rules the day. The world,
its civilization and culture faces re-
treat and even destruction. The
damning nature of war insanity is its
power to spread and engulf all in its
fury.
We in America are not immune to
war insanity. In fact we constitute
perfect breeding ground for the
infection. AS nation our sympathies
are strong for the cause of the demo-
cratic nations in Europe. With very
few exceptions we harbor deep and
lasting dislike of the Nazi govern
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-09-15

Entered at the Postoffce at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middlet0wn Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, o.
The Omaha guide., 1939-11-18
NEGRO Disseminated AGAINST
new DEAL AGENCIES

Federal employment of Negro
nurses. They continue to be ex-
cluded entirely from two FEEDER
al services, The u. S. Public
Health and the Army Nursing
Service and subject to salary
and work differensials in two
others, the L. S. Veterans and
dhe u. S. Navy Nursing Service.
1t was the conclusion of the
Conference that, aside from en-
couraging a program in the trsat-
ment of syphilis among Negroes,
"yhere has been no notable
change in the approach to Negro
heal h problems" Also, that
while there has been some slight
increase in the employment of
Negro public health nurses, lin
no sense is the increase compare
Bile to the needs Of he Negro
population" The fact was en-
phasized that while many gains
have been definite and distinct
'there is much-very much to be
done. The task has just begun"
With respect TO unemployment,
the Conference felt compelled to
call attention to the fact that 33
per cent of the Negro population
as compared with 20 per cent Of
the White population, is still de-
pendent upon public relief as
ample proof that unemployment
continues among Negroes in
severe dispropordon 10 their
number in population They wish
this condition changed.
These are but a few of the
many and detailed, and, in some
cases, gross examples Of tyrani-
cal bureaucratic unfairness in
carrying out the clear mandates
Of extravagantly publicized New
Deal legislation.
In view of widely published
statements to the effect that so
large a proportion of Golored
voters supported the New Deal
in 1882 and 1886, but with con-
sideraly lessened support in 1888
among the Colored population of
the country there is an insistent
demand that such discriminatory
practices be discontinued by the
Administration, Or that less and
less be said about "united demo
cracy' and united patriotism.
The Omaha guide., 1939-11-18

Washington, D. C.-At the
National Conference on the Pro-
blems of the Negro, held hsre in
Washington some time ago, there
was catalogued a list of discri-
minatory practices by New Deal
Agencies as they affeeJ Negro
citizens of the United States.
Included in this catalogue of
discriminatory practices, atten-
ton was called to the fact that
the Social Security Law, a piece
of New Deal legislation ,automa-
tically excludes 20 per cent of
tho Negro population from its
provisions, including farm and
domestic labor. 1t was affirmed
Illao an undetermined number
of Negroes, particularly in the
South, have been displaced from
jobs as result of this Act"
With respect to Labor Stand
ards, the Conference STAGED that
the elimination of differentials
has failed of its purpose in that
racial and sectional d%ifferentials
continue to exis5 in me matter
of wages and working conditions
to the disadvantage Of Negro la
Dor.
Even lhe minimum wage which
was increased throughout the
country from 25 cents to 30 cents
an hour, effective October "a,
1899, by the Wage and Hour Law
does not do away with racial diff