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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

ding the nations food That's per-
manently to the good.
If the unions were right smart they
would be remembering that they also
are chains! And lot of people don't
like them. And would welcome good
fight against them And they need
friends, for the wallops already being
delivered and for the ones that are
just around the corner.
Unfortunately, there are always
some unions "a minority - which
don't care hang for friends, which
ride high and mighty and which never
see the tumble until their neck hurts
after the landing.
But that doesn't go for most of
them. Most of them are wise in their
public relations, honorable in their
dealings, sound in their legislative
programs and secure in their friend
ships, which they do not betray or
misuse
President Green has pointed that
out, time and time again, in replying
to those who seek to jump on labor.
And that's why nearly all labor has
swung into line to knock out the
strange and destructive measure
sponsored by the Texas Congressman.
1t is worth a niche in the coils of
memory that Mr.. Patman wrote one
law which he later wrote book to
explain-and he didn't give the book
away.
Could there be a subsequent book
about the chain store tax bill, if it
ever should become a law?
But neither he nor we need worry,
because this bill isn't going to get
that far.
Discriminatory and confscatory
taxation are not part of the Amer
ican idea of how to deal with business
For unfair competition there now
is punitive law. To inflict death we
should not enact law. Laws should
be for life and living, not death and
destruction.
Those who support such prepos-
terous propositions should never for
get that always there may arise some
subsequent fake Messiah who will
propose that what is sauce for the
goose is good poison for the gander,
also-and he might get away with it.
&C. M. w.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
SOUND AMERICAN SENSE
By Franklyn E. Wolfe

Straw votes and Gallup polls have
their uses. One of the latest showed
that the American voter is not SC
dumb When 60 propositions were
put up to a large number of voters,
they disregarded the mass of ques-
tions and centralized on two. The
question was: what do you think is
the most important problem before
the American people today?" To this
AZ per cent said the most important
thing was to keep the United States
out of war, and "a per cent thought
unemployment was the biggest issue.
This much is certain. The Ameri-
can man on the street hates Fascism,
Communism, Nazism and all other
European isms at this hour. They
would like to see Hitler, Stain and
Mussolini overheard with ton Of
lead for life-preservers. The whole
situation is we'll summed up and a
political platform is condensed in the
line: keep this country out of war
and solve our own greatest question
unemployment"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
ANOTHER PUBLIC HOUSING
BENEFIT

Community activities of tenants in
public low-rent housing projects are
proving of great benefit in upbuilding
civic morale and bettering general
living conditions throughout the va
rious neighborhoods, a recent survey
of the United States Housing Au-
thority shows.
Reports from the managements of
U. S. H. A. projects in many parts of
the country indicate that social, cul-
tural and recreational facilities pro-
vided in the projects are being used in
perfect harmony by the tenants and
their neighbors.
This, according to Nathan Straus,
administrator of the U S. H. A., COM
pletely disproves contentious that
such facilities in public housing prof.
ects might cause dissension between
tenants and other families in their
immediate localities and gives impress
sive demonstration of general benefit
obtainable through the U. S. H. A.
program.
Community activities sponsored and
organized by tenants in public hons
ing projects meet ready acceptance
by any average American family. Of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
LABOR BIG FACTOR IN
WASH. APPLE DRIVE

Seattle, Wash. (ILNS).-Organized
labor is credited with having made
big contribution to the success of
the campaign to reduce Washington s
apple surplus.
Reviewing the apple situation in
the current issue of Better Fruit, y
j. D. Hamilton, Wenatchee shipper,
says that reports indicate the apple
surplus has been reduced to normal
or less.
Paul Revelle, public relations di-
rector of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Labor, says the fundamen-
tai reason for the success has been
the improved and sustained consumer
buying power injected into the battle
by the organized labor movement and
other civic minded groups of citizens.
Labor's campaign to make the state
and the nation apple-conscious was
initiated early last fall by the Team
sters' Union of Seattle. 1t was
adopted by the Washington State
Federation of Labor, the American
Federation of Labor and has been
carried on by all unions affiliated with
the state federation.
James A. Taylor, president of the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor; Dave Beck, international repre-
sentative of the Teamsters' Union,
and many other union officials and
members were active in the drive.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

Bill sponsored by Mr.. Wagner and
Senator George, characterized as Gin
human" proposed cuts in work relief
funds which would require the dis
charge of approximately 100000 re-
lief workers during the next year.
"It seems to me inhuman," Mr.. Ba-
ruch said, "that people should be laid
off from relief work when other jobs
are not available to them. have not
seen anything done to relieve the
situation that is, to provide jobs
and | think it is simple matter"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
STOVE MOUNTERS WIN

Washington, D. C.-The National
Labor Relations Board directed
Chambers Corporation, Shelbyville,
In diana, to disestablish an En-
ployees' Welfare Association as col
lective bargaining representative for
any of its employees and to bargain
collectively with Allied Stove Mount
ers and Stove Professors Interna-
tional Union, Local No. SO CA. F. L.,
as the exclusive representative of its
employees.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

prime Importance is the recognition
of the desire of the average family
for congenial associates, freedom
from RECOMMENDATION, opportunities for
enjoyment of leisure, recreation and
culture. These activities range from
study groups in child welfare for ex-
pectant mothers to pinochle clubs for
octogenarians.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
Striking Truck Drivers
To Get Wage Increases

Nashville, Tenn. (ILNS). - Ar
eight-day strike brought union con-
tract and pay increases for drivers
throughout the Hoover Truck Com
pany system. The strike affected en-
ployes in the company in Chatta.
nooga, Nashville, Atlanta, st. Louis
and other points.
Settlement gave wage increases
from $6 to $40 per week and hours
Of work were reduced to So per week
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
7'heCherry
1" Where with our
4 rec Little Hatchet we
tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly. Sometimes fiippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

! Most amusing situation right now
in Congress is that relating to the
Patman bill, intended to levy on chain
stores a tax that would put them out
of business.
For the first time a hearing has
been scheduled Patman has got that
far-and THAT probably will be as
far as he ever gets. AS a matter of
fact, right there is probably where his
remarkable bill will take the final
count.
Such bills can't stand too much
light of day
Of all the ridiculous legislative pro-
posals, this one just about takes the
cake.
When the evidence rolls into
the hearing, Mr.. Patman prob
ably will be surprised person
and SO will those who have joined
him in his effort to jam the ma
tion's economic machinery.
Most Of organized labor has gone to
bat against the Patman bill, on two
major grounds: First, the broad
ground of economic progress involved
in existence of the chain stores; sec
ond, on the solid union ground that
it is the chains that employ union la
Dor. Those are tenable grounds.
The support of the bill has no ten
able ground 1t is wholly true that
not all chains are fair to unions and
nobody ever said they were. But it
is also true that it is among the chains
and NOT among the pa and ma stores
where labor has made its gains. Nor
has it made them to any degree
among the big Independents.
The big independents the little
ones, too-are doing very we'll, thank
you, and nobody wants to see them
injured or destroyed. If competition
puts some Of them out, that has hap
pened always.
If there is desire to end the com
petitive system entirely, that is an
other matter.
The fact is, as far as competition is
concerned, that the chains themselves
are now up against very real and
sharp competition, in the form of the
independent super markets. If the
chains can't meet that, then let them
look out for themselves.
But the feeling is pretty strong that
it is no part of Uncle Sans business
to tax out of existence type of busi-
ness which is wholly within the law,
which is sound and which has broken
the age-old system of inefficiency, dirt
and sloppiness in the business of han
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
WHAT NEXT?

"All steeP' office and factory build
ings are being constructed for an in
dustrial concern at Toccoa, Ga The
office building is of pressed steel
panels and arc welded construction
throughout. 1t has no windows, is
air conditioned n d fuorescently
lighted The factory building has
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

One British labor group is protest
ing the conduct of the present war,
branding it as "imperialistic." While
disavowing the Communist philos-
ophy, and scoring Joseph Stain for
his unjustified aggression on Finland,
the Independent Labor Party, meet
ing at Nottingham, declared against
the present truce in politics in Great
Britain, and together with the leaders
of the cooperative movement, de-
clared that it felt free to contest cleo
tion seats.
Rising prices of the necessities of
life are also bringing forth demands
for corresponding wage increases in
Great Britain. Some of the unions
are voicing their demands for some
definition of the war aims of the
Chamberlain administration.
While it must be said that Neville
Chamberlain is holding a tight reign
on the political situation in Britain,
IN his capacity as the leader OF the
Tory crowd, at the same time it is
not possible to imagine any such pro-
tests arising in German OF Russian Ia
Dor ranks-for the simple reason that
in those countries the free labor or
ganizations have been forcefully abol-
ished.
Contrary to the German radio
broadcasters' statements, to the effect
that there are no social welfare serv-
ices and scarcely any unemployment
relief in Great Britain, there was a
recent increase in the unemployment
relief rates. Complaints are made
that they are inadequate, which only
emphasizes the freedom of speech of
the English workers, which is most
conspicuous by its absence in Ger
many.
Some of the British workers or
ganizations, in criticizing the in
creases as inadequate, complain that
the unemployed are no better off than
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
WISDOM

The earth belongs to the living, not
to the Thomas Jefferson.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
Baruch Opposes Cut
In Work Relief Fund

Washington, D. c. Bernard w.
Baruch, New York financier, in let
ter to Senator Wagner of New York
endorsing the $1O,OO0,OOO Hospital
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
|DANAHER FITTED
 BY ASSOCIATES
State Labor Commissioner Honored on 7Oth Birth-
 day; Gifts Presented

State Labor Commissioner Cor nelius J. Danaher with the assist ance of some 300 friends, mostly prominent state oficials, celebrated his roth birthday yesterday. A testi- monial dinner was held in his horl- or at Hotel Bond last evening. Ed- ward J. Hickey, Commissioner of State Police, off1ciated as toastmas- ter.
 Among those present for the fes- tivities were MT. Danaher's four sons-U. s. Senator John A. Dana her, Mayor Francis Danaher of Meriden, Attorney Cornelius Dana her, Jr., and Laurence Danaher: Attorney General Francis A. Pallot- ti, Secretary of State Sara B. Crawford and Charles Arrigoni of Durham, pro-tem president of the State senate. The list of speakers included many of Commissioner Danaher's associates in the labor department.
 During the evening the guest of honor, who has been 8 lawyer for fifty years and one of the Connecti- cuts outstanding citizens was pre- sented with a radio and a large cake in miniature of the State Cap itol. In the latter gift many of the commissioner friends interpreted a prediction that some day he will take over the capitol as the states chief executive.
 Governor and Mrs. Raymond E Baldwin were unable to attend last evenings gathering, but sent a let ter of congratulations. Scores oi similar messages were received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
Ryan Gives Address
 Before Mothers Club
Speaks at New London Meeting in Protest of War Actyities-State Meeting Planned for Hartford

New London, Conn.,, Aug. 1l.- Edward J. Ryan of Thomaston, out spoken opponent of the New Deals foreign policy, was the principal speaker at meeting of the Moth CTS of America Club which met here Saturday. Ryan urged that every American fulfill his duty to this country by taking a firm stand for non-involvenent in for eign wars. Demand in no uncer- tain terms that the President and the United States congress keep us out of war" said MT. Ryan.
 The Mothers of America, newly formed, adopted a resolution urg- ing the President and the United States to keep America out of all foreign entanglements and to keep armament, planes, boats and am- munition for the defense of Amer ica and not to act as the police chief of the entire world.
 Said MT. Ryan: "On one hand, we hear there is a very dangerous crisis at hand and for that reason America must spend billions for de- fense, while in the same breath we hear the slogan all-aid-short-of- war for England.
 "If our danger is so great and our national defense so weak then why should we continue to make enemies of the world and why should we continue to strip our de- fense for any belligerent.
 Let Europeans fight European wars. Let America be for Ameri-
 "The people of this country are at last becoming aroused over the propaganda which is flooding the United States.
 America wake up," said Ryan in ringing voice, you are being led down the same road you followed in 1917-the road to war"
 There is only one weapon the people of this country can now rely on. No longer can we rely on some of our leaders to keep us out of war, no longer can we depend on their guidance. We must now ascertain whether we want to go to war, or we don't. If we don't want war, then it is every persons American duty to write your congressman and your senators urging them to keep America out of foreign wars"
 we must do it today. Tomorrow may be too late, said MT. Ryan.
 The Connecticut organization oi Mothers of America will hold a gi- gantic state wide meeting in Hart. ford within the next ten days al which time many notable speaker: will address the gathering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
CUDAHY LEAVES
 FOR NEW YORK

Lisbon, Portugal, Aug! 12. (UP)- John Cudahy, United States Am- bassador to Belgium, who has been recalled to Washington for "con- sultation" left at 10:30 m. today for New York aboard a Pan-Amer- ican Airways clipper plane.
 Cudahy was requested by the state department to report to President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull shortly after he had given a press interview in which said that 8,000,000 Belgian war refugees faced starvation, upheld the action of King Leopold in capitulating to the Germans and praised the behavior of the Germany Army of Occupa- tiOn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
INVENTOR DIES
 FROM EXPLOSION

Middletown, Conn, Aug. 12- (UP)-Stanley P. Rockwell, 54, Hartford inventor and one of the country,s outstanding metallurgists. was killed Sunday by an unex- plained explosion aboard his yacht, Chin-C Chin, as 1t rode at anchor in Connecticut river.
 A witness said Rockwell had been aboard the boat only short time when the explosion occurred and the yacht was enveloped in flames. When the fire was extinguished, the inventors charred body was found in stateroom.
 Mrs. Rockwell, a patient at Mid- dlesex hospital since July 29, was not told of her husbands death un- til today.
 The inventor was a native of New Britain and graduate of Yale Sheffield Scientific school. He was a former metallurgist for the Gen. eral Electric Co.,, at Lynn, Mass His widow, a son and a daughter survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12

David Alan Devine, 26, for merly a resident of Waterbury died in New York city Saturday. He was born in this city, and since moving away had spent several vacations with his late grand mother, Mrs. Della Devine, oi Bank street. He was a brilliant student, and had passed bar ex- aminations in Washington, ID. C, New York city and in Waterbury.
 He was the son of Isabel D. De- vine, of New York, and the late Jesse Devine, of this city, who was tax collector here for many years and a prominent attorney. Be- sides his mother, MT. Devine IS survived by two sisters, Isabel ana Florence Devine, of New York city; one aunt, Miss Helen Devine' of this city, and one uncle, Wl- liam Devine, of Hamden, Conn.
 Funeral services were held tnis morning at Corpus Christti church, in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
CITY FINANCES
 ARE EXCELLENT
tcontinued from Page D

ing their expenditures within the budget limits.
 List Explains
 The following list shows the larg- est departmental appropriations and the amount which has been spent in the first seven months: Police department-$499,8 ,899 and $287, ,213.
 Fire department = $6l9,29o and $361, $50.
 Street department-$480,38 and $247, AIS. Welfare department-$457.732 and $224,056. School department-$1, ,502, ,396 and l $1,009,211.
 Controller (bonds and interest," $1 ,502 ,000 and $1, ,096, ,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
POLICE STATION
 THIEF 'MEANEST'
(Continued from Page D

background the firecracker incident of the week before last. Shortly be- fore Platoon B went on duty, a prankster lighted firecracker and tossed is at some mates who were playing cards. In the explosion, Pa trolman Edward Dunn suffered a severe laceration of the ear. The cul- prit has not been found.
 The remainder of the police con- tributions have been turned over tc the Washington Park Community Club, which plans to erect memo rial to the three lightning victims and give the balance of the money | to the families of the three youths
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
Building Permits

The following building permits have been issued by Building xn- specter John T. HartIeys
 Lson and HlIda equirss, ts alter dwelling ct Sos Chase parkwsy, Si,0oA
 Peter Angelicelo, te make altsF- ations Q dwelling at ios Ason avenue, sis0.
 Henrietta Pawlowskl, Co erect eIie-fansily swelling en Eoeee Orchard read, sf,o0o.
 hirs. Flora 0rpppons. ts erect ane.famIIy dwelling on Highland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12

usually heavy. German planes perle- trated the coastal defense to drop incendiary bombs at the start of the fight, and they started several fires which were put out quickly. But gunfire became so heavy that the Germans made off and following waves were unable to get through. Some planes, it was reported, drop ped their bomb loads into the sea apparently to get away from pur- 1 suing Spitfires.
 At least one German plane flew over northern Ireland during the early morning hours and several were reported along the coast. An explosion, believed to have been from bombs dropped at sea, shook coastal points and was heard for 20 miles.
 German planes raided over Wales, the Midlands and southeast and southwest England during the night Tn southeast England bombs fell at the entrance of a playground air raid shelter, wounding two of the seven occupants.
 Yesterdays bag brought the total of German planes destroyed within four days of intensified attacks to I'll, and the number shot down since mass raids were started June 18 to 387, according to oficial fig- Ures.
 The air ministry estimated that {; some 400 German airplanes ec- gagged in yesterdays big attacks centering at Portland naval base Dover and convoy off the east coast.
 | C0mmunique
 An air ministry communique sum- ming up yesterdays fights said:
 For the second time in four days 60 German bombers and fighters were shot down around our coasts Since 7:30 a. m. Hurricans and Spit- fires and anti-aircraft guns have been repelling attacks by some 400 enemy aircraft on docks and ship- ping along the south and east coasts.
 There were three distinct points of attack-Portland, Dover and a convoy off the east England coast.
 "The first Dover battle lasted from 7:30 a. m. until nearly II a m. But around 10 a. m. a much more ambitious attack developed or Portland.
 Between 50 and 60 enemy air. craft were in the air over Dover First to do battle with them was c Spitfire squadron which went into action four times during the day Their most successful attack ended with the destruction of 10 new Mes. serschmidt-li0 jaguar fighter -bomb. CTS. While the spitfires were worry. ing Messerschmidt- dt-i0os. 10000 feel above Dover anti-aircraft gunnerI were worrying them from below During the Dover attack anti-air' craft gunners brought down three Messerschmidts. Later they de. stroyed another two at Portland making their days total five in aii,'