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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

An interesting item of trade union
news comes from London, in New
York Times dispatch which reports
that the Ministers and Religious
Workers Union has decided to consti-
tute itself properly organized trade
union and open its membership to
ministers and religious workers of all
denominations.
BY registering under the Trade
Union Act and seeking mass member
ship, the religious workers union, said
its founder, the Rev. Robert Doble of
London, will remove the "snobbish
idea" that it is professional society
as distinct from a trade union. eve
are all workers." he added
The ministers are permitting their
wives to use the health insurance Sec
tion of the union so that they can get
medical attention from the unions
physicians. That, Doble said, had
swept away a good deal of snobbery.
Evidently Britishers, war or no war,
are determined to continue the work
of labor organization, which is one of
the best guarantees that Great Britain
will remain democracy, even though
forced temporarily to abandon some
democratic practices and procedures.
The "most common effects" of the
war on financial affairs of Canadian
cities include a reduction in relief
costs, a decrease in capital improve
ments, and Significant" municipal
personnel changes. This was shown
by an analysis of reports from Ca
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

They are working-and lot of
them are working on national defense
jobs. And lot of union officers are
working too many hours day on the
job of helping to keep the wheels run
ming smoothly.
No force in the whole United States
has done more than the American
Federation of Labor to root out COM
munism or to smash the hateful and
baleful business of labor spying and
bribing, the history of which is hid
eous and evil.
Has Pegler ever raised his voice to
praise those valiant efforts? Let him
answer.
Labor will remedy it's weaknesses
and it will do it much quicker than a
lot of American newspapers (Pegler's
field( will cure theirs.
If he could rid himself of jaun-
diced mind, Pegler would be much
more effective crusader, but perhaps
not as profitable one, nor as popular
with newspapers that don't like labor
To rout out corruption is always
commendable. Sometimes it is heroic
But to pick out corrupt spots and
seek to label the whole body with that
corruption is reprehensible, lousy,
dirty, mean, miserable and you can
add as many more adjectives as you
can think of.-C. M. w.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11
Union Chief Attends
White House Talk

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-At a
conference held in the White House at
the invitation of President Roosevelt,
the position of the negro in the armed
forces of the nation and the employ
ment of colored workers in industrial
plants engaged in filling defense or
ders were discussed.
Those present were the President;
Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the
Navy; Assistant Secretary of War
Patterson; T. Arnold Hill, formerly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

Tickets are being mailed this week
to all dealers. The cost is $1.50, in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11
TheCherry
- Where with our
roo Little Hatchet we
tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly. Sometimes f1ippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

What's the matter with this guy
Westbrook Pegler?
The Saturday Evening Post says
he's against everything-a steady go
ing sourpuss who never takes the
"yes" side of any argument.
Pegler has rung the bell on some
labor racketeers, but the poor boy has
been as wide of the mark as he could
possibly be in lot of cases.
Pegler's worst offense - lousy
would be good word - is in his
rather regular habit of digging
up stencil in some spot and de-
claring that this is typical of the
whole show
When Pegler sticks to provable
facts he does service, but when he
cuts loose and seeks to spread the in
ference that everything is smeared
with crookedness and graft and gang
sterism, then he is just plain nuts.
The great crouch of the eastern
seaboard has been doing just that
lately.
And when he does that Pegler is
just as bad as anything he attacks.
Pegler is good police reporter. He
knows how to get the record in crime
case. AS a philosopher dealing with
social progress he is as off key as a
banker in a picnic party on the beach.
His stuff is tripe.
Pegler never has hit the real pay
dirt anyway and he probably never
will.
Pegler has the sort of skill that can
dig up the record on Willie Bioff
and he knows just how to go after the
Newspaper Guild. But he doesn't
seem to have the slightest idea of
how to go after the bossdom which is
more blighting than actual corruption
and which may or may not be smeared
with the aforesaid corruption.
Gangsterism is a terrible scourge
and in these times of national crisis
it is doubly dangerous.
But, brothers, there is something
worse than that. AND, the actions of
Dan Tobin and Bill Green have been
a thousand times more effective than
anything Crouch Pegler can ever hope
to do.
Every decent person can afford to
praise Pegler when he digs up
skunk, but Pegler's manner of trying
to paint q picture composed largely
of skunks gives rise to question
which is simply this:
Is Pegler's ONLY thought the dig
ging up of skunks? Is he merely
after crooks?
If he knows anything about la
Dor at all he must know that by
and large labor is just as clean
and decent as any other groups
and lot more decent than some
groups have been.
Are the millions of union members
wallowing in wealth? They are NOT.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11
BUCKEYE RETAIL
LIQUOR DEALERS
in CELEBRATION
Fifth Anniversary Banquet and Ball
Set for October 18th.

Middletown, Ohio.-Over 500 guests
are expected to attend the fifth ami
versary banquet and ball which is be-
ing sponsored by the Butler County
Retail Liquor Dealers Association on
October 28th. The gala affair will be
held at the Manchester Hotel in Mid
dletown.
Special significance of the affair is
the fact that the state association is
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

honoring the Butler County group
with its state meeting of the board
of governors on that date. Butler
County is one of the charter county
groups who originated the Buckeye
Retail Liquor Dealers Association.
Harry H. Schuster, secretary Of the
Butler County group, is affectionately
known as the father" of the state
liquor association, having served as
the first president of the statewide
association founded in November, 1885.
Legislators Present
More than 200 prominent guests
including senator's, representatives,
members of the Department of Liquor
Control and other notables in the
liquor and brewing industry are ex-
pected to attend
A committee consisting of Robert
Lubbers, chairman; Robert Brown,
Dale Stitzel, George Lentz, John Hart,
Walter Fortner, William Stillwaugh,
Otto Kuelthau, Joseph Holstein, Frank
Dobrozsi, Esther Griffith, Mike Ver-
itch, Jack Savitz, William Barry and
Harry H. Schuster are handling ar
rangements.
Director of Liquor Control Jacob B.
Taylor has already stated that he will
attend. Another guest of statewide
prominence who is expected is James
Garfield Stewart, mayor of Cincinnati
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11
WISDOM

In modern war there is no victor.
Defeat reaches out it's heavy hand to
the uttermost corners of the world
and lays it's burdens upon victor and
vanquished alike.-Aristide BRAND
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

of the National Urban League and
now an N. Y. A. official; A. Philip Ran
dolph, international president of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters,
A. F. of L. affiliate; and Walter White,
secretary of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-10-11

they'll stop to think.
But they learn slowly and many,
even yet, are prone to seize upon any
old excuse for fighting labor.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Sheriff And
Deputies
Are Sued

Fred A. Carter, a Phoenician,
charges that two deputy sheriffs
assaulted him May IL, 1889 Garter
named A. T. McCrite and James
Wallace as the deputies he alleges
assaulted him. Other defendants
are Lon Jordan, sheriff, and the
Central Surety and Insurance Co.,
damage of $50 was awarded June
II by jury to Fred A. Carter,
Phoenix, on his $4,000 claim for
damages from A. T. McCrite, a
deputy sheriff, for alleged assault.
Austin O'Brien, attorney for Car
lace, another deputy, assaulted his
ter, charges McCrite and Jim Wal
client May IL, 1889, and sued them
as well as Lon Jordan sheriff, and
the surety company which bonded
the trio.
The case was dismissed as to
Deputy Wallace, Sheriff Jordan
and the surety company at request
of Leslie T. Hardy, deputy county
attorney, who charged failure of
proof they had anything to do with
the assault or were liable for it.
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WASHINGTON. LAMP Con-
gresham Arthur W. Mitchell, of
Illinois, who once was office boy to
Booker It. Washington, spoke in
memory of DR.. Robert R. Motion,
recently deceased president emeri-
tus Of TTskegee, from the house
Iloor Thursday. His remarks were
ordered entered in the Congress
sional Record.
Said the Chicago representative:
81 rise to announce the passing
of DR.. Robert Russa Motion, who
was the worthy successor OF DR..
Booker T. Washington in the lead
ership of the Negro race in Amer
lea. On the 31st day of May, DR..
Moton's labours ended and he was
called to we'll earned rest. 1 think
the worth and services of DR.. Mo-
ton to America are recognized by
every informed and we'll thinking
man and woman of our nation. He
was a contemporary of the late DR..
Washington. They attended and
graduated from the same school
were lifelong friends, and work.
ed together in the great cause OF
bringing about a better understand
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ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Warning that many of our peo-
pie are afraid to live and preach
against sin, Rev. B. j. johnson
president of the Sunday Schoo!
department, delivered a powerful
annual address before the Atlanta
District Sunday School and BTU
Convention Friday afternoon at Mt
Calvary Baptist church. He related
how he had pushed forward the
program of the convention with
great effort.
DR.. C. N. Ellis, pastor of Reed
Street Baptist church, spoke on
How Can tine Golden Rule be
made to apply to Race Problems?'
He styled America as being an arch
hypocrite among nations as he
talked about the ungodly attitude
of nations like Russia, Germany
and Japan toward smaller nations
Christ lived In one of the worst
race friction ages the world has
ever known" he said. "He gave te
the world the greatest method OF
approach to race problems wher
He instituted the Golden Rule"
CRAWFORD MAKES APPEAL
This address was followed by an
appeal by DR.. D. D. Crawford ir
behalf of the State Baptist Con
vtntion; one by Mrs. Geneva Hau.
gabrooks for the State BTU Con
vention: one by Mrs. Geneva Hau-
Craig in the interest of the Sunday
School Publishing Board of the
National Baptist Convention, Inc.
and still another one for DR.. M
w. White, state missionary, by DR.
Ellis.
With lightning-like speed. Mrs
Rosie P. Bivins made direct or
women for wearing their dresses
too short, especially Christian wom-
en-, urging to set an example for
other women. She said women
should let their dresses down to
such a length that they would be
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Motions Memory Is
Lauded In Congress

ing and a more harmonious and
friendly relationship between the
racial groups Of our great nation.
"While it is true that DIR. Book
er T. Washington laid the founda-
ton of the racial structure and
built nobly, it was for DR.. Motion
to assist him during the lifetime OF
DR.. Washington and, like Elisha,
take up the mantle and RESPONSE
bility of carrying forward the work
at the passing of DR.. Washington.
DR.. Motion did a real job. He went
into the heart of the South and
gave every ounce of strength and
ability he possessed to carry forward
the program initiated by DR.. Wash
ington and the promoters of Tuske-
gee.
"Our nation has lost a great
man: a man whose heart was fill
ed with sympathy and love toward
mankind. DR.. Motion knew no col
or; he had no prejudice. He was a
simple, God-fearing servant, dedi-
Gated to the task of character
building and uplift. For more than
a quarter of a century his advice
was sought and followed by law
making bodies in scores of our
states and in our nation where the
interests and welfare of the Negro
was thought to be at stake. He was
ever true to his friends and honest
in his convictions, standing cour-
ageously for the right and was con-
cerned only with duty and achieve
ment.
"While the President of the Unit
ed States, governors of states, may
ors of cities join with DR.. Motons
family and close friends in mourn
ing, his passing, know it Is the
sense of this House that we, too,
express our feeling in the nations
and the worlds loss in his passing,
and that we join the innumerable
host that honor the noble life
which he lived, and the great SER
vice which he rendered mankind"
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The greatest commencement in

The greatest commencement in
the history of the colored higl
school. And the first. Time that
every member of the school board
were present Miss Yauretta Belle
Eiffle was awarded scholarship
to any school in arizona by the
A. K. AS. 1t was presented by
Miss McFradie Robinson, Miss
Lillian Dolores White was award
ed a scholarship by the sorority
this was presented by Miss Nose
Mack, the president Of the sorority
Presentation Of class by superinten
dent, E. w. Montgomery, presen-
tation Of diplomas, j D. Calhoun,
selection class song mvictus HUM
Benediction Rev. l. Rucker,
Thirty-five diplomas were grant
e6 graduates Of Phoenix COlOret
High School at commencement eX
ercises in the school auditorium
which was filled to overflowing.
The commencement was the
third in the Phoenix high school
system and brought the total num-
ber of student graduates this spring
in 927.
After the senior class and mem
bers of the school board had filed
to the stage, the mixed chorus sang
"The Star -Spangled Banner The
invocation was given by the Rev.
Lindsay Rucker, pasIo. Of Lucy
Phillips Chapel, Colored Methodist
Church.
Lauretta Biffle delivered the sa-
lutatory on Human Relationship.
The valedictory was given by Jas
Newman, his subject being 'Self-
Realization" Other talks were by
Jerry Ford, who spoke on Civic
Responsibility" and Lillian White,
on Economic EFFICIENCY.
Musical numbers We're contribut-
ed by Stella Mathews, who sang
a solo; Gontilesou Phillips, who
played trumpet solo; Jeanette
Wilson and Curtis Gray, who gave
a clarinet QueC.
The class was presented by E. w.
Montgomery, superintendent, and
the diplomas were distributed by
John D. Calhoun, president OF the
school board. Roy A. Lee, principal,
presided.
GRADUATES
High School Graduation
John Allen Crawford, Curtis CAL
vim Gray, Louis Chester Dorton,
Lloyd Charles Engram, Jalee Stew
art
LIBERAL ARTS
Annie Ruth Afford, William Le-
Roy Clark, Manuel Larry Glass
Charles Hunter, Evelyn Mack 1zora
Mayme Payton, Hannah Virginia
Smith, Harold owen White.
Lauretta Belle Biffle, Maggie
Mae Davis, Mildred Phyllis Glass,
Arthur Dave Hutchings, Stella
Anna Mathews, Gontilesou Phillips,
Ora Geraldine Smith, Lillian De-
lores White, jeanette Lee Wilson.
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James L. Davis
Emancipation Day
Committee Talk

Today we have met for the pur-
pose of making a program for the
Emancipation Day Celebration
June 18th, and to execute the
same to the end that it will be
the greatest celebration of this
kind ever witnessed here and that
it's intent, contents and spirit will
not take second place no where a
celebration of its kind is held.
have appointed you because
I feel that you have some OF the
qualifications, to lend to the pur-
pose of the committee as whole,
that will make for help toward 2,
great epoch making event. am
satisfied that each of you will not
let any personal feeling that you
might have for any other member
of this committee or any other per-
son dissuade you from rendering a
very fine service to your communl-
ty, and it's welfare. The Phoenix
Civic Welfare League, is for the
welfare of the Colored people OF
this Community. 1t is new Or
ganization. Its for youl Are you
for it? !
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

PHOENIX, Arizona-A colorful
Emancipation celebration will be
held on June 18th, at the East Lake
Park. and jefferson, Streets, at 16
There is not expected to be a dull
moment. The celebration will begin
at 1000 a. M, with striking street
parade, which will be followed by
several interesting addresses de-
livered by capable orators OF
Phoenix. Throughout the day the
park will ring with sweet music, olo
fashion dancing and "Jitter-Bug-
gers,' to both old and young will
swing out; sporting activities in
cludig Baseball, Bathing, Softball,
tennis and etc., are expected to add
plenty of excitement.
The program will be sponsored by
the Phoenix Civic Welfare League,
Inc, and the following member
organizations: Utility service,
Grand Canyon Temple, 243
Daughter Elks, Tilden white Post
40, American Legian, Maricopa
Chapter 10, CES; Palm Chapter 30
CES.; Lone White Rose CLUB,
OES.; Maricopa Lodge IF. and AM
Salt Valley 4, IF. and AM. Pride of
Arizona Temple knights of tabor.
Every colored citizen of Arizona is
cordially invited to attend this
celebration. Officers in charge are
John D. Washington, Pres, Mrs
l.. r. Carter, Sec'y. James L. Davis
Chairman; Mrs. M. A. White
Let. and Celebration Committee.
An invitation Is extended
to each and every citizen of color
and each and every organization tc
help the committee to make June
18TH, the greatesd Emancipation
celebration up to this time. Sg'
Norman E. Swinton, 1929 E. Wash
ington, ST., will be pleased to hear
you say my car on float Will oe
ressiy for the parade June, l9Iii
other vehicles can be decorated ano
will also be accepted by the Mar
shall of the day.
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The colOrful commencement ac-
tivities were witnessed by more
than 1000 persons. who filled every
available seat in Big Bethel Church
and stood around the walls.
SPEAKS ON CITIZENSHIP
Using as his subject, Education
For Effective Citizenship" DR..
Highsmith, who is superintendent
of the North Carolina State De-
partment of Public instruction,
listed Cd guarding of ones health,
(2) intelligence, Sd acquisition OF
skills and habits of right sort. (4
development of personality, CD
character, and Co spirit Of hu-
manity as the six essentials of a
good citizen.
Deploring the extremely high
illiteracy rate prevalent in the
South, DR.. Highsmitn quoted
figures showing that the eleven
Southern states were almost to a
unit at the bottom in tine reading
of newspapers and magazines ana
in library circulation.
I'VE are going to have to in
creasing the education of our peo-
pie II We ever expect to have ef-
fective citizenship" he warned.
Ignorance" he insisted, "was not
only responsible for the South's
plight, but could be blamed for
the present menace to civilization
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That is engulfing the world today"
Turning to the class he charged
that they "ktlow something about
everything and everything about
something as a formula to be fol-
lowed in later life.
HOLD YOUR DREAMS
Emphasizing the Importance OF
character in the development OF
good citizens, the speaker. who
never for a moment failed to hold
the interest of the vast audience,
urged the graduating students to
take your dreams and ideals in
to your citizenship and work IN
the world beyond
Don't give up your dreams. he
pleaded, adding "It is mark OF
an educated mind that he does
not have to live in any one little
place"
eff you have an educated mind,
the universe is your home,
"The spirit of humanity" he
pointed out, in conclusion, ''above
all other essentials characterizes
the good citizens.
Announcing that it was the first
time Morris Brown has done so,
since his election to its presidency
some IL years ago, President w. A,
Fountain, Jr.. conferred honorary
degrees on four men, outstanding
in the respective fields.
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Reflect Officers OF
Baptist Convention

decent; that some preachers wives
are among that number wearing
the short-Styled dresses like world.
ly women.
In his annual address, President
Johnson said, 1--WE live in an age
when there is legalized adultry and
all kinds of worldly evils are in the
Church, while men take each 9TH
er's wives and remain in church
society. He said that every meth
cd the world uses the church has
it, stating that We have allowed
the world to creep into the church
He pointed out that we want some
thing new. but warned that the
fundamentals of the church are
the same today as yesterday.
The address was lauded by DIR.
VIM. G. Bivins, pastor of Mt. Ver-
non Baptist church and Rev. j.
l.. King, pastor of Bethl shem
Baptist church, Covington. DR.. A.
G. Davis ably introduced Rev.
Johnson, paying high tribute to his
achievements at Mt. Calvary. This
was followed by a presentation by
Mrs. L. S. Stells on behalf of the
church of a suit, shirt and hat as
token of appreciation for the
services of Rev. Johnson as their
pastor. L. d. Keith, presided.
The election of officers was held
and all officers were reelected eX-
cept a few vacancies which were
filled by vote of the house. DR.. L.
M. Terrell. pastor of First Bryan
Baptist Church, Savannah, pre-
sided.
A rising vote of thanks was ex-
tended to DR.. Terrell for his mas
terry address delivered over the
Wings Over Jordan program re.
Gently when he spoke to an audi
ence of 100000 people. The Rev
Mr.. Terrell paused in the city while
en- route from Cleveland, Ohio
Continued on Back Page)
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Mrs. Bethune Backs
Presidents Program

WASHINGTON-(A N P)-Back
at her desk here after an extended
illness, Mary Mcleod Bethune
founder and president of the Ma
ticnal Council of Negro Women
this week addressed a letter to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
which she expressed. for the coun-
cll, faith in mis- leadership and an
answering adherence to a pre-.
gram of national defense" The
letter reads in part:
I'm the ranks of Negro woman
hood in America are to be founG
ability and capacity for leader.
ship, for administrative as well as
routine tasks, for the type of serv--
ice so necessary in a program OF
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national defense. These are citi-
gems whose past records at home
and in war service abroad, whose
unquestioned loyalty to thei1
country and its ideals, and whose
sincere and enthusiastic desire tr
serve You and the nation, indicate
how deeply they are concerned
that a more realistic American De-
mocracy, as visicned by those rot
blinded by racial prejudices, Snail
be maintained and perpetuated.
Offering her own service to the
program, Mrs. Rethune urged the
president to make use of the serv-
ices of qualified Negro women as
one of the active forces working
toward the protection of American
democracy.