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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06
Many Vulnerable Plants

Americas experience during the
World War, declared Sayers, proves
that we have many vulnerable targets
for those intent on sabotage. The
objectives of potential enemy would
include factories producing ordnance,
chemicals, explosives, armor plate and
other essential war materials; freight
depots, dock buildings, power plants,
dams and bridges along transportation
lines.
Prior to our entry in the World
War approximately 100 outrages were
perpetrated by saboteurs in munitions
plants, technical factories and ware
houses; and explosives and fires oc-
Cured on a large number of ships
hauling war materials. Considerable
ingenuity was displayed in the design
and making of incendiary bombs then,
but it is likely that the modern sabo-
teur will be even more effectively
armed.
1t is important, the Bureau of Mines
says, that the information relating to
the nature of incendiary devices, the
suitability of various extinguishing
agents and fire-fghting techniques be
made available to our federal and local
protective agencies and through them
to the general public.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06
President Green Urges AFL
Members Aid British Labor,
Buy New Subscription Books
Books Being Circulated Among Four and Half Million
Members Part of Campaign to Raise Funds for Relief
of British Workers, Battling Against Axis Powers.

give relief and assistance to our
brothers across the sea, but also as a
means Of expressing their hate and
disgust for the totalitarian powers who
would cruelty laboring men and their
unions as the first step in bringing
about their so-called new order,
which is really not new but is merely
a new mask on the old order of the
Jungle, respecting neither decency nor
justice, and relying for it's existence
merely on brute force in the subjuga-
tion of the weak by the strong"
The campaign also has been en-
dorsed by President Roosevelt and
Wendell L. Willkie and is now on in
full force. 1t is receiving the active
cooperation of all state federations of
labor through their presidents who
are acting as state chairmen, and an
overwhelming number of city central
bodies. Contributions through these
bodies and national, international and
local unions have already commenced
to roll in. From all indications it would
seem as if this campaign will surpass
any previous effort on the part of the
labor movement to relieve suffering
and want, and advance the cause of
labor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06

New York City (ILNS) Under the
tory nor homeworkers in the glove
industry of New York State earn a
decent living, State Industrial Com
missioner Frieda S. Miller declared in
announcing public hearings on pro-
posed order to regulate industrial
homework in glove manufacture.
At the same time, Miss Miller made
public the findings of a study of
working conditions in the glove indus
try made by the Division of Women
in Industry and Minimum Wage, State
Department of Labor under the di-
rection of Miss Kate Papert, director.
"In the glove industry in New York
City the facts speak for themselves"
said Miss Miller. "When wages Of
workers are found to be as low and
in many cases lower than relief
budgets which provide for minimum
of subsistence then it is obvious
something needs to be done.
Meager Earnings Revealed
Reviewing briefly the highlights of
the study, made in 1888 and 1910,
Miss Papert pointed out that New
York State was the largest glove pro-
ducing state in the country and that
it was the only state which used home
work to any extent. Concentrated in
Fulton County where citizens are said
to have been "born with gloves in
their hands," Gloversville and Johns
town, New York, have become famous
for the production of gloves. Home
work thrives there but the homework
ers themselves do not thrive on their
low earnings which often have to be
supplemented by relief.
One-half of the homeworkers max
ing leather gloves earned less than
$3.50 a year in 1898 and in the
knit glove industry, where annual
earnings were highest, half of the
ioiuCWO va hCio SOt icoo thdH pAtf Cdls
In 1888 fourth of all homeworkers
in the industry earned less than 5000
year and only one per cent got $500
a year or more. These figures were
slightly higher in 1939-40. To make
matters worse, homeworkers have ex-
penses for purchase and repair of
machines and other minor items.
Pay Falls as Homework Gains
Although most of the work on
gloves requires skill, wages were found
to be lower than in industries where
work is unskilled, Miss Papert said.
In some cases, the wages were as low
or lower than in service industries
such as hotels and restaurants where
workers get meals and lodging to
supplement their wages.
Annual earnings in the glove in
dustry declined as homework in
creased. For the year ending March,
1910, factory workers averaged $631
and homeworkers 1928 year. Miss
1
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06

In a communication sent this week
to Matthew Woll, American Fedora
tion of Labor vice president and chair
man of the American Labor Commit
tee to Aid British Labor, President
William Gren hailed distribution of
Aid British Labor subscription books
among thirty thousand local unions af-.
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor. The subscription books are
being circulated among the four and
half million members of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor as part of
the committees campaign to raise
funds for the relief of the British
workers who are battling valorously
against the onslaught of the axis
powers.
Expressing confidence that the drive
would attain tremendous success, and
urging every member of the American
Federation of Labor to help attain that
end, President Green, who is honorary
chairman of the committee, said: 81
am sure the loyal American people
who are members of the American
Federation of Labor will welcome this
opportunity to make their individual
contribution, however modest, not only
as concrete evidence of their desire to
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06
Workers Strike Only
AS A Last Resort! !

The average American worker is
to go on strike if he can
possibly help it. Strikes mean loss
of income; they mean suffering and
privation for the worker and his FAM
lily. Strikes bring a threat of violence
and threat to the whole economic
security of the worker. But when
workers are subjected to intolerable
conditions, when they meet with stub
born resistance on the part of en-
ployers, they know concerted action
is the most effective means available
to them for mutual aid and protection.
William Green.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06
MINES BUREAU HEAD
URGES DEFENSES FOR
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
Nations Factories Must Be Protected
Against Fire and Explosive Bombs.

Washington, d. C. (ILNS). - For
the protection of our arsenals and fac
tories producing defense materials,
the nations fremen, policemen, plant
guards and industrial workers should
be informed Immediately Of the known
ways and means Of coping with in
cendiary and explosive bombs and
other infammatory devices which are
the favorite weapons of saboteurs,
DR.. R. r. Sayers, director of the Bu-
reau of Mines, United States Depart
ment of the Interior, warned here.
Defense against fire." said Di-
rector Sayers, "has become part OF
our national security"
Much Data Gathered
In personal report to Secretary of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes, Doctor
Saycrs pointed out that the bureau has
been studying the explosibility and
infammability of wide range of ma
terials used in the construction of in
cendiary bombs.
Much data already have been gath
cred by bureau engineers and chem
lists through their long experience in
the study Of metal dusts in plants
producing and processing aluminium,
zinc, magnesium and other minerals.
The bureau also is keeping itself in
formed on measures used abroad to
control and extinguish fires started by
incendiary devices.
The Bureau of Mines, Director Say
ers made clear, is concerning itself
not with policing or protective meas
ures but solely with the technical and
scientific aspects of the problem.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06
In Homework System Neither Factory Nor Homeworkers
Earn Decent Living, Says Industrial Commissioner
Glove Work Requires Skill but Wages Not in Class.

Papert emphasized that those figures
are far cry from the amounts which
the Department of Labor considers
necessary for adequate living. These
figures are $1,172.43 for a woman liv-
ing alone and $1,O4436 for one living
in family group.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06
Low Pay in N. Y. Glove Industry
Forces Workers to Go on Relief,
State Labor Department Reveals

Twenty per cent of the homework
ers who had no other employment
visited throughout the state by Labor
Department investigators were on re-
lief at the time or had been.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06

Fair City Visitor: whats that l
smell?"
Farmer: ''That's fertilizer, Miss"
Fair City Visitor: "For lands sakew
Farmer: eyes, ma am"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-06-06

Advertise in The Press.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

Army with an inquiring mind and
fund of practical experience.
declares the veteran of 1918. He
is good student. He has learned
to work with his hands as we'll as
his brains. He is quick to grasp
the exceptional opportunities which
modern military service provides.
When he returns to the farm he
finds that his skill in handling a
"jeep," a truck, or a tank for Uncle
Sam has fitted him expertly to care
for agricultural machinery. He
has learned the economy of trans
portation. He has been observing
of the practice of farmers in other
sections of the country. He sees
where improvements may be made
He knows more of conservation.
Active service in our Army ha.
been Americas greatest training
school for the professions, in
science, and in business. In every
period in the nations history the
leaders in civil life have beer
largely those who in their youth
answered their country's call tt
defense, and first of these has beer
the country boy.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12
Ho'o the american Country Boy
Benefits from Army Training

The American country boy-that
stalwart fellow from the farms and
the towns and smaller cities-has
contributed not only his Drawn to
Uncle Sans armies, but exem-
plifies patriotism, initiative, and
intelligent discipline as well.
Such is the gist of authoritative
commentary on the rank and file of
the army in every instance where
citizen soldiers have been called to
the nations defense. Today the
parents of the young men lately
called into service are asking what
the army in turn does for the coun-
try boy. Here is the answer:
"He gains a broadening expert
ence in adventure, friendship, and
learning which only service in a
common cause can give"
The quotation is from an over
seas veteran of the World War who
served in hard hitting outfit COM
posed largely of youths classed
generally as country boys. Ampli-
flying his statement, he stressed the
young soldiers experience in ad-
venture, friendship, and learning.
Boyhood adventures in rambles
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

SIduu.
Marines and bluejackets scaled
the steep slope and as they ap.
preached the parapet the enemy
abandoned his ancient firearms for
clubs and knives. With a despera-
ton born of futility, they even
rained rocks down on the attacking
Americans.
Once inside the fortress. cutlass-
es, spears, matchlocks and every
conceivable weapon of the time
were used in the last series of hand
to hand encounters. The Koreans
resisted to the end. Only twenty
natives survived.
Barrier Seizure OUTSTANDING
For sheer bravado, however, no
feat in the annals of the Marine
Corps landings equals the seizure
OF Barrier Forts near Canton.
China, in 1856.
A naval cutter displaying our
flag had been fired upon without
cause, and two warships of the
small American squadron in those
waters began bombardment of
the heavily armed and manned
forts as prelude to the assault
which followed.
Only reckless courage could
have prompted the stOrming and
holding Of one fortress against re-
peated attacks by more than four
thousand Orientals. and the even
tual capture Of three other strong
ly built forts which commanded
he river approach to Canton.
Equally dramatic landings have
teen made by the Marines in Sa-
moa, Formosa the FIJI Islands and
a dozen other out-of-the-way
places of the world At the turn
of the present century they landed
from an American warship and
travelled overland to meet King
Menelik of Ethiopia.
Tom Toms Greet Marines
After a 300-mile trek through
tropical jungles and across arid
deserts the Marines reached the
Ethiopian capital and were greeted
oy noisy blare of trumpets and
he beating of tom-toms.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

w / l IL II l 5 q o &, a
plunge in the "old
swinmin' hole" and
explorations in the
woods pave the way
for his new duties
in camp and in the
field. Our Army af-
fords new scenes
and still more heart
ening adve ntures.
He gains a strong
p h y s que, good
health, and a clean
mind. He comes
home equipped for
his life work with
renewed energy and
a brighter outlook
upon the world.
In friendship he
broadens his horizon,
meets thousands Of
young men like HIM
self from all parts
of the Union, and
forms enduring COM
radeships. Knowing
his fellow Anne :
cans better he IS
him self a bev.c :
American.
The avera re co'7"-
try boy enters /
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

ant supply of fresh air whenever
the engine Of your car or truck is
running.
"A car in small enclosed space
can quickly produce enough car
bon monoxide to make you help
less, DR.. R. H, Riley, Director of
the State Department of Health
warns motorists and men who
work in garages. "Be sure that
the door is open and that it cannot
blow shut, whether you are start
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12
RADIO
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1e41

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11:15 Music and News
11:45 Shoppers Guide
1900 Ian Ross MacFarlane
12:15 Music in the Letter Vein
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4;15 Buyers Preview
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4:55 News
500 Supper Chat
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Indicates Mutual Programs
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12
AND WHEN IS YOUR
GARAGE DANGEROUS?

Are y2l sure that your garage is
well ventilated? Unless the door
is left open there is great danger
of suffocation and death from the
carbon monoxide gas that is pres,
ent in the exhaust from motor We
hicles. There should be an abund-
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12
BY p. A. Webb

Daring death and danger is all
| old story to the U. S. Marines, who
have landed on foreign soil at
least 200 times on errands for
Uncle Sam.
They claim to have unfurled
their flag "to every breeze from
dawn to setting SUM-" and that is
no idle boast, Often their landings
were accompanied by enough
thrills to last a lifetime.
Such landing was made at
Quallah Battoo in Sumatra in 1892
for the purpose of bringing to
terms some Malay pirates who had
robbed an American ship and mur-
dered some of the crew.
Three Forces Formed
In the early morning a landing
party of bluejackets and marines
rowed ashore and, dividing their
forces into three parties. one grOup
attacked the first stronghold blow
ing up the stockade gate and meet
ing the Malays in hand-to-hand
conflict. The enemy fought to the
death.
One by one three other fortress
es were captured during the five
hours of bitter fighting required to
bring the natives to terms. The
affair ended when a delegation of
native chiefs made a plea for
peace
Even more dramatic was the
landing made by bluejackets and
Marines in Korea soon after the
Civil War, when some American
ships in the Salee River had been
treacherously fired upon by ma
tives.
Many Forts Captured
Fort after fort was captured by
the hard-driving naval men until |
there remained but one obstacle to |
The final defeat of the enemy and
complete success. Growing a
3onical hill. one hundred and fifty
seet from the bottom of a ravine,
lowered the walls of citadel.
Here the Koreans made a last
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12
HANGOVERS

Continued From Page y
make sacrifices. | like to re-
member what friend of mine
did last Monday. For some weeks
he has been telling me what a
grand time he was going to have
in Florida on Christmas day. He
and his wife hal been planning
this tri p for months. But on
Sunday the silly Japs bombed
Pearl Harbor. On Monday he told
me that the trip was off-he was
on his way to the local postoffice
to invest his vacation money in
Defense Bonds.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12
TO BE TRAINED HERE
HUNDREDS OF WOMEN
Continued from Page II

Within the next few weeks i'm
portant and radical adjustments
are expected and it is believed
that throughout the war America
will call upon women to carry on
III industry as the need for their
services warrants.
Those desiring to enroll in the
classes are urged to register at the
local office of the Maryland State
Employment Service on E. Wash
ington street
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

-
ing the machine to drive out or
whether you are running the engine
to work on it. Plenty of fresh air
III the garage may save your life"
These precautions are especial
ly lmportant,' DR.. Riley said. be
cause carbon monoxide gives no
warning of its presence. The gas
mas no color or odor. 1t sunites
with the red corpuscles of the
blood, making it impossible for
the blood to carry the necessary
supply Of oxygen to the lungs. The
victim can inhale a disastrous
quantity of the highly poisonous
gas in a very short time.
Extreme weakness and dizziness
are usually the first signs of car
bon monoxide poisoning. Unless
the patient is given fresh air and
first aid treatment Immediately. he
Will lose consciousness rapidly,
and he may die within a few min
uteS.
Get the person into the open
air as quickly as possible and be-
gin artificial respiration at once. |
Call a doctor Speed is essential.
Carbon monoxide works fast
AS a safeguard against the
feCtS of nrO1Onped avnocuro 20
small amounts of the gas, keep the
car we'll ventilated while driving
as well as while starting. Some
fresh air is desirable no matter
how cold the weather. If the ex
laust is not eliminated complete
y, enough OF the gas can accumu-
ate inside closed car to endan-
ger the health of it's occupants"
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

For a good soup, heat three cups
OF chicken stock in the top of a
double boiler. Add one-half cup of
rice that has been washed and
picked over and cook until the rice
is fluffy, about forty five minutes.
Serves four.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

And to think these ganasters
expect to beat a nation like that!
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-12

Apple growers in eight counties
of Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland moved
tonnage equivalent to q carloads
into consumption in seven states
during the week ended October 25.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
.Q' J; 3 I: q

Kit slammed the bathroom door
angrily and the splash OF her
shower was her retort to Fran's
sarcasm.
The water was cool and refresh
ing and it washed away her mo
mentary anger. Fran haG. a right
to act the way she did, Kit well
knew.
She dried herself hastily and
wrapped herself in something silk
and went back to where Fran was
What have you been doing all
day." she asked companionably.
Reading the want ads"
Kit looked for a cigaret. Fran
had long since given up pleading
with Kit not to smoke. Are they
Interestingly"
lone of them. I'm writing about
it tonight"
"You-you WHAT?"
There's a job managing a tea
house, small capital required and
a part ownership offered"
Kit sat down quite suddenly anc
took the paper out of Fran's hand.
Gran, you're not serious?"
why not, Kit? 1t might be 6
good opportunity for me-"
But I need you. We-we're part
ners." 4
tn Re Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
Fort Bragg Soldier Is
Fatally Hurt In Crash

FAYETTEVILLE, Jan. CLIP
Corp. William T. Frisbee, Of the
Headquarters Company, First Obser-
walton Battalion, Fort Bragg, was
fatally injured late Saturday night
when a motorcycle he was riding
with two other soldiers crashed into
a highway barricade near Raeford.
Frisbee enlisted from Asheville.
His companions, Corporal Ross
Graves and private, first class, D.
H. West, were receiving hospital
treatment today for their injuries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07

Kit WAS uneasy. IT don't think /
ought to go, Jerry. Lately I've
found that too many parties leave
me tired and I'm afraid 1t shows
in my work"
.sWe settled all that. Didn't I ar
range to call the dress rehearsal
tomorrow instead of Friday?
Leave everything to me-
Kit didn't argue. She knew the
futility of arguing with him. He'd
plead charmingly, and underneath
his pleading here'd be assurance
and she'd give in.
But she wouldn't stop at Jerry's
|favorite restaurant and she
wouldn't let him come up to tue
apartment with her.
She forgot him instantly wnen
she was in her own hallway. She
ran upstairs on light feet and
paused outside her door to pow
der her nose and push her hair in
to place. Her pulse fluttered in her
throat as it always did when she
hoped she was going to SEE Vance.
The key in the lock, she turned it
slowly, prolonging the moment OF
anticipation.
No voices greeted her. Fran was
the sole occupant of the m.
Stretched comfortably on the
lounge, she was surrounded by g
litter of newspapers. Her welcom'
ing glance was anything but warm
Kit tossed her scorecard at her.
Fran, 1 did that mean tenth II
seven today. Par! I knew il
couldn't lick me-" She wen
through to the bath. Think III
have a shower before I eat"
Fran didn't say anything.
Kit pulled her skirt over he'
head and spoke from its folds
ANY news? Anybody interesting
telephone?"
"Only people you wouldn't be in
terested in. Morris White thinks hi
may get you a spot singing at the
Pond club next month. Not tina
you'd be interested in that. That
business"
Evening star., 1941-05-31
Takoma Park Fire Tax
Is Set al 10 Gents

A minimum tax of 10 cents on
each 500 assessed valuation has
been adopted by the new Takoma
Park Md Fire Tax Commission,
authorized by the last Legislature,
which made permissible a maximum
15-cent rate.
Mayor Oliver w. Youngblood has
been elected chairman of the COM
mission, while Norman C. Jones will
be secretary, The other members
include Joseph Martin, president
of the Takoma Park Volunteer
Fire Department and member OF
the Town Council: Charles S.
Thomas and E. Brook Fetty, all of
whom are members of the fire de-
partment.
A study of the fire department
budget is being conducted by the
commission and a report will be
submitted, together with request
for funds at the next meeting OF
the Town Council. Under the new
rate approximately s8,4O0 will be
realized. In addition, 81 500 will be
received from Montgomery County.
Levies on properties outside Of the
corporate limits of the town in the
vicinity of Seeks Corner and
Browns Corner, and dues from
members, are expected to produce q
grand total of about $1,000. Pur-
chase of additional equipment Is
expected under this financial setup-