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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
STEADY, AMERICA!
(From Editor and Publisher)

(From Editor and PublISher)
A perilous line of thought has be-
gun to appear in this country, rising
fast OH the heels of the grim news
from France, Britain, and the Low
Countries. The apparent invincibllity
of the dictator-led Germans, the ap-
parent inability of the democracies
to cope with the totalitarian might,
have combined to build in some minds
here a distrust of our own democratic
processes. Already hints have ap-
peared in print that the European
emergency indicates that we should
sink the partisan contest of a presi-
Dental election, even that the sched-
uled 1910 election should be post
poned until a quieter day.
Such thinking is not thinking al
all. 1t is panic. 1t is the poisonous
fear that turns a minor reverse into
a major rout-and the United States
has not suffered the slightest reverse
does not face the prospect of any re-
verse. Now, of all times, is not the
moment for considering the abandon
ment of democracy. 1t is the moment
for proof that democracy, true de
mocracy, can be made to operate un
der stress in the hands of people wht
have made it succeed for more thar
$50 years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
WAR ORDER PLANTS
SHOW GAIN in APRIL

Washington, D. C. (ILNS). - Fac
tory employment showed a drop of
0.9 per cent or $4,000 in April, MAX
ing the April index 99.9 per cent as
compared with the 1923-1925 average
as 100, Secretary of Labor Perkins
reported. Weekly payrolls in April
fell 18 per cent or about $3,400,000.
The April payroll index is 96.4 per
cent.
Seasonal employment gains in pub
lie and private construction and the
construction material industries, in
quarrying and metal mining, and in
the war-supply and food manufactur-
ing INDUSTRIES" Secretary Perkins
said, 'were offset by reductions in
other factory employment, in coal
mines and on railroads"
War Orders Help Jobs
"Factories stimulated directly or
indirectly by government or wartime
orders continued to absorb additional
employees. Employment in aircraft,
machine tool and engine manufacture
ers again increased to new highs in
April.
"Shipyards had about third
more workers than year ago, with
the highest level of employment since
1921. Manufacturers of explosives
showed a gain of 35 per cent over
April of last year.
Employment on Class steam rail-
roads, according to preliminary re-
ports of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was reduced by 2,200
from March to April, and anthracite
and bituminous coal mines reported
combined decrease of more than $4,000
workers.
Building Gain Reported
''The principal gains in employment
were in private building construction,
where contractors reported seasonal
gain of 11.3 per cent, and in federal
public building and state road con-
struction, which together were using
about $4,000 more men than in March.
''There was rather unusual reduc-
tion in employment in retail stores,
where large numbers of temporary
workers engaged in March to handle
the Easter trade and early spring
business, were released, with a net de-
cline of $4,000. At this level, how
ever, employment in retail trade was
approximately per cent above that
of April, 1885,"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
Council Pledges Active Support With Industry and Gov
ernment in National Defense Programme Existing
Shortage of Skilled Labor Council Also Reports

Washington, D. c. (ILNSl. - Ex-
preston of opposition to lengthening
of work hours or suspension of labor
legislation featured a statement on
national defense issued by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Executive
Council. The council issued the state
ment as it ended the first week of it's
spring meeting here.
Pledging active support with indus
try and government to the national
defense program, the council denied
there is any shortage of skilled work
ers in the United States and said:
every requirement for skilled and
semi-skilled workers in an expanding
industry for national defense can be
met without serious difficulty"
The council said that reports re-
ceived from international unions
whose members are employed in the
manufacturing and construction in
dustries indicate that at the present
time large number of their mem
bers are unemployed at their trade
or calling and are earning a liveli-
hood at some other occupation. Some
are totally unemployed and are on
relief.
"UnfOunded Assumption" Hit
'"The problem is not a shortage of
skilled mechanics but the fact that
so many of these have been forced
by the depression to seek employment
in lower wage occupations"
Declaring there is an "unfounded
assumption in some quarters that a
large increase in the number of ap-
prentices would be of immediate serv-
ice to production" the council said
that the Federal Committee on Ap-
prentice Training has amply provided
for the training of apprentices. 1t
added that the question of apprentice
training is "a long time undertaking. u
Discussing proposals that labor
laws be suspended, the council said:
Labor legislation is for the pur-
pose of protecting women and youth
employed in industry, and protecting
the health, the life and limb of all
others employed.
British Experience Cited
"The emotional effort to immedi-
ately suspend rules and regulations
protecting labor, will not appeal t.
thoughtful Americans. The expert.
ence in Great Britain of the suspen-
sion of such regulations shortly after
the war began in Europe in 1914 is
sufficient evidence that instead OF
stimulating production the opposite
effect takes place."
Cooperation Urged
In ending it's statement, the council
emphasized that the present emer.
gency affects every citizen, and sale
that therefore it is most proper anc
necessary that all the major factors
in production should have adequate
! responsibility placed upon them.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31

"This responsibility" the coun-
Gil added, Cannot be adequately
discharged unless there is CO.
operation between management
and labor and the government"
The council pledged "its active and
cooperative support with industry
and with every appropriate govern
mental agency having to do with the
production and construction of ma
terial for national defense or any
other national requirement to that
end"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
A. F. Of L. Executive Council
Condemns Emotional Effort"
Proposal; Urges Cooperation


lieve the federal labor standards laws
would be suspended in the effort to
rush production under the national de-
fense program.
Mrs. Roosevelt declared that she
heard "no responsible person" express
a belief in the necessity for the break
ing down or relaxation Of labor laws,
either the wage-hour or the Walsh
Healey government contracts law.
The Presidents wife said that work
relief and national preparedness must
be carried on simultaneously as emer-
gency measures of equal Importance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
SERVICE WORKERS UNIONIZED

New Orleans (ILNS).-The Amer
lean Federation of Labor has organ
lied unit of state, city and parish
employees. The membership includes
employees of charity hospital, and the
white collar element of the various
state departments which hitherto has
been untouched. An application for
a charter for approximately 200 pro-
spective members has been made.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
DEPORTATION BILL ATTACKED

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-At a
second hearing on the Ford bill (H. R.
8310O to deport any alien "sympa-
thetic" with Communists, the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union placed in the
record it's arguments against the
measure. In memorandum filed with
the House immigration Committee,
the union held that the act would be
impossible of enforcement because no.
body is capable of determining what
alien "by his words or acts" is SYM
pathetic with Communists. The union
also said that it would affect scores
of trade union leaders in whose unions
Communists are found.
Cuhccr;ho for Tho prncS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
LABOR HEAD APPOINTED

New Orleans GLNS). "A. P. Har-
vey, president of the New Orleans
Trades and Labor Assembly, has been
appointed labor commissioner for the
state of Louisiana by Governor Jones.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31

ade, but if any labor group en- masse
has deliberately and shamelessly
failed in it's function to society as the
liberals have, we would like to know
who the labor group is.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-05-31
Presidents Wife Doubts
Changes In Labor Laws

Washington, d. C. (ILNS) AT a
press conference here, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt said that she did not be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-07

they were all locked. This was an
industrial, not a residential dis
trict.
Near the end of the alley l
moved with extreme caution. l
stopped at each step and listened.
There was not a sound. I waited
until another car passed, feeling
sure that if Gala we're hiding
around the corner waiting for me
he would have to change his posi-
ton in order to avoid the suspicion
of the driver.
l heard footsteps. Someone was
walking toward me down the al
ley
1 leaped out into the street and
ran. There was no shot, but the
feet coming down the alley broke
into a run. It was Gala, in full
pursuit again.
Turning left at the next corner
suddenly discovered that 1 was
heading right back the way l had
come. 1 was on Cleaves r e e t,
headed toward the river. There
was only one escape. l had to
make the street corner diagonally
across from me or I would be in
a cul-de-sac.
Gala anticipated me. He W a S
running to the opposite side of the
street to head me off. He was as
near the corner as I. l was
trapped.
1 looked around me for a club,
determined that he wouldn't take
me without a struggle. The street
was bare of anything. I had moth
ing but my fists. 1 could give a
good account of myself with them,
but only if we came to blows.
What l was afraid of was that he
had a gun.
1 wasn't as afraid of him as l
was of the fact that he was going
to escape the police by putting me
out of the way. That was his game
Ito silence me-because he knew
that l had learned his secret.
Those others, like Tony and the
poor boy who had committed sui
eide, he could silence with terror
Continued On Page Eleven)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-07
P&<ur KILLER $pEAkS
%1 1k R,cHAR91AoueHToN

.hailing the driver in relief. Gala
had slowed to a walk behind me.
I turned around. He was not In
sight.
But the driver merely slowed
down, then speeded up again. He
had seen me running and was
afraid he's be involved in some
thing dangerous, I suppose. Per-
haps he thought l was a robber,
running from the police.
Disappointed, and GREATNESS,
ducked into an alley, hoping to
elude my pursuer in the darkness.
I went on tiptoe, resting my burn
ing throat in case I'd have to run
again. The darkness behind me
seemed vacant, but I remembered
the stealth with which the big man
could move Suppose he were
creeping up behind me? I walked
faster.
I tried to reason which way he
had gone. Surely he had not given
up the chase.
When he slowed down to a walk.
afraid of the approaching car, he
must have dropped a half block be-
hind me. That would have placed
him at the street corner the mo-
ment l turned into the alley. If he
saw me he could have run around
the street and be waiting for me
at the head of this alley, as he had
waited at the other.
The thought froze ME I looked
in front of me, and l looked behind,
wondering which way l should go.
Another car was passing along
the street behind me. The far end
of the alley was lighted for a mo
ment, and l saw no silhouette Of
anyone lurking on my trail. l
started to tiptoe back. 1t seemed
logical to assume that either I had
thrown Gala off the track or he
trying to ambush me.
This was another alley lined
with high board fences. 1 felt ten
tatively of some of the gates, but
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
Merry Xmas To All!

To us the observance of Christmas this
year has deeper and more profound
meaning than at any time since the first
World War
Today all humanity and our entire civil
ization is threatened with destruction by
nations whose leadership believes that
might makes right and that they should
rule the world with cruel, iron hand.
Today we need to be visited by the spirit
of the Christ child. The hearts and minds of
people everywhere must be touched again
by \ the songs of the angels, peace on
earth, goodwill towards men,.
Our emotions are mingled with joy and
sorrow dread and hope. Our prayer is that
peace may be restored to crazy dying
world
Our gratitude scars to new heights, how
ever, that we live in the United States OF
America and that we can enjoy this Christ
mas without fear of deadly air raids
We are also grateful for friends and to
all of our readers the entire staff of this
paper extends sincere best wishes to you
for Merry, Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
NO BIDS RECEIVED
FOR CONCESSIONS
1tlnued from PAGE Onel

Continued from Page One)
mind that the time has come to
provide the Parkway visitor with
such service and indeed we hope
yet to announce that the next sea-
son will find the buildings up
with doors open and curtains at
the windows"
In connection with wildlife
along the Parkway, the paper
pointed out that quail and grouse
essential to insect and weed con-
troll, to the sportsmen as game
and to the natural picture of
the Parkway. Citizens living
along the famous highway were
requested to feed these birds this
winter and to protect them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
WOMAN is SHOT
ON SUNDAY NIGHT

Continued from Page One)
her in the dark.
Patrolman Thomas was called
to the scene, but before reaching
Glendale he met George Bard ac-
companied by a son, who stated
that he was coming in to give
himself up. He was placed in the
county Jail charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, with in
tent to kill, with forethought and
malice.
Mrs. Bard was taken to the
Wilkes hospital where her condi-
ton is reported to be serious.
Bard had made threats against
her iEthe past, reports, revealed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26

sweet, warm-a new thought, a
new love, a new life.
1T is nowhere, yet it is every
where.
"A MERRY CHRISTMAS-the
atmosphere around and about and
within you.
"A MERRY CHRISTMAS-the
reflection of the spirit within
your
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
Mccoy INFANT BURIED

Funeral service was held Sat-
urday for Ray Mccoy, Jr., infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mccoy.
at the Poe cemetery, with the
Rev. R. H. Stone, in charge.
Surviving are the parents, and
two sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26

nothing field M spoke And
great haste"
shepherds boshed presence Of the kings cid their
their me behe the burdens rich g They could see and detect
the the h directly the
place
shepherds distant nd might
first with their Gifts for the King kings But the eldest Of the we waved
the shepherds bis humble themselves
Whether be FROM he sod we mission W. should
the house together"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26

these the kings Of the Eot ondh comeho
And the the opened cedar chests and revealed gold
And the Of the shepherds wide light
and heard the the
through the door and the itself strobe
bearded shepherds followed
Of princes and Of the King kings
The eldest OF the so Where He that born King the Jewa
the worship Him. And
gold ondh ontincene ondm yrh."
And Mary. the mother looked
heed the gifts Of gold and incense finger upon
and sodto the shepherds and the kings baby
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26

your with your precious gifts Of gold and and
myh We have told you We bring nothing We came straight
from the fields and VIE had grd lat hoe there
nothing possess fit to bring gift the King Of kings We
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beasts TO knee ho they might dsmovn and he thongs
which held place the chests and the sacks Of Incense
And the covocode drew up before the do with clotter,
nese and tvmvI The shepherds SILENT for they had
many wonders in single evening, and not ihe least
Evening star., 1940-01-07
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Evening star., 1940-01-07
The GARDEN & ENCYCLOPEDIA

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
JOBS FOR OLDER WORKERS

|TI1E defense program is dealing a welcome blow
at employment discrimination against work
ers because of age. Age limits are going, both in
Government and private work and older workers
are coming to their own, it is reported.
employers are seeking bona fide skilled
worlSlnen regardless of age; an extreme example
reported by one state employment agency is the
hiring of an S9-year old man by an engineering
concern" says the Bureau of Employment Sc
curity of the Social Security Board.
The bureau further says that experience and
ability to do the job now outweigh all other con-
sideratons. This is as it should be.
Opportunities for employment made by the
defense program will not solve the problem Of dis
elimination against older workers but it will be
productive of good by showing the folly of such
discrimination. What is needed, as shown by
studies made during recent years, is a compre-
hensive national and state program of educa-
tiona, government and trade union action to deal
With the problem, which has become of increasing
seriousness in the depression decade
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
COLLECTING BACK WAGES

WORK Of the Ohio Division Of Minimum Wage,
W State Department Of Industrial Relations
(Oho'S name for its labor depaItment) shows
what can be done by state action to obtain justice
for underpaid wage earners. Activities of the di-
vision for the ten months Of 1910 ending October
80, increased sharply over operations for 1889
This is disclosed in report of 1910 operations
submitted to Director George A. Strain, of the
State Department of Industrial Relations, by
James p. Walsh superintendent Of the Division
of Minimum Wage.
Statistics for 1910 show that 9O,799.99 has
been collected for $50 employees of the food and
lodging, dry cleaning and laundry Institutes, or
an average of $46.56 per person A total of l6,-
495 inspections were completed at an average cost
of 1920
These figuprcS compare with total Of $61, :
107.1l collected in 1899 for ,565 employees, or
an average of $39O5, and total Of 1870 in
spectionS at an average cost Of 500.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-12-19
HE SAID SOMETHING

MEMBERS Of the international Brotherhood OF
-'A Electrical Workers recently won a 48-houl
strike in 12O electrical supply houses in New York
City, Substantial gains made, including a
10 per cent pay increase.
Samuel Dobbins of the union praised the at
titude of the employers during the negotiations
which settled the strike but said
"This strike could have been averted if the
employers association had agreed to negotiate
when we requested it 90 days ago Considerable
abor difficulty is caused not by any fundamental
differences between employers and employees but
by an unreasonable refusal to bargain collective
ly."
Mr. Dobbins did not eXaggerate. Considerable,
n fact, much, labor trouble is due to the employ
2rs bullheaded refusal to sit down and talk things
over with the union 1t might be thought that
in this day and age that that sort of attitude had
largely disappeared but newspaper dispatches
frequently testify to the contrary. When will the
employers learn?