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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
THE
- THE -
CHERRY TREE
Where with our Little Hatchet we tell
the truth about many things. sometimes
profoundly, sometimes nippantly, some
times recklessly.


Things wrong. Many things wrong.
Many things right; but too many
things wrong.
Growing army personnel - many
young officers, new to their jobs, not
sure what to do, not sure which way
to turn, always wary of superior of
fcers.
Civilians and military men working
on same jobs, not too sure of division
of authority, each looking out little
for No. l, with resulting losses of eff
fciency.
Many things wrong like this. Many
months will pass before the kinks are
out, with personnel running smoothly.
It's too bad-but it's the way of de-
mocracy. Which is no condoning at
all. We need to hurry up-fast!
John l.. Lewis walks off with an
other coup. He pulls something like
a tour de force.
Gets the usual lookup between
northern and southern mine owners.
He does it skillfully this time.
Then refuses to let northern miners
go to work until the southern issue
is settled.
Mediation Board says blame is on
southern miners. IZZAT SO? First
fiopperoo for Mediation gentlemen.
Burden thrown upon F. D. r.
| Why should not the northern mines
have been allowed to work while me-
diation settled the southern differen-
tial issue? At first, instead of after
great damage had been done.
1t will be hard to explain that to
young aviation officers. They can't ar
que about whether they'll take planes
up in either the north or south. THEY
GO!
Of course we don't want dictatorial
operations, but the best way to avoid
them is to make reason do it's work
Here's something else.
A worker somewhere in America
said of his new job, "This is better
than WPA anyhow"
Indicating an idea that defense
work is merely "made work" to take
the place of WPA, to keep men busy.
That's all wet.
This period in our lives is NOT a
picnic.
We are engaged in desperate
race to see whether we can manu-
facture enough war weapons IN
TIME to save our nation from
being engulfed.
1t isn't necessary that we be run
over by military might in order to get
ourselves knocked fiat There are
plenty of other ways. But we can beat
those other ways if we GET STRONG
ENOUGH.
That's why defense jobs multiply
every day. That's why they're not
picnic days. We must quit fooling our
selves.
Work must go on, continuously. Not,
for example, when John L. Lewis
thinks it ought to go on.
For those who will not cooperate,
we can expect the big steam roller to
come chugging along very soon.
It's that kind Of a life-or-death
issue.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
WISDOM

Rejoice therefore in your difficulties,
for troubles bring endurance, and en-
durance brings character, and char
acter brings hope, hope that is never
disappointed Paul.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
BEER PRODUCTION
SHOWING INCREASE

Washington, D. C.-The alcohol tax
units Of the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. reported this week that 48,904
more barrels of fermented liquors
were produced in the United States,
Hawaii and Alaska during March,
1941, than during the same month Of
the previous year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
MOTHER-DAUGHTER PARTY

The mothers and daughters of st.
Veronica Church, East Hamilton, will
sponsor one big party, Wednesday,
May IA, at 7:30 p. m. A large attend
ance is anticipated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
BUILDING FORCES AHEAD

Construction for the first quarter of
1941 was greater than in any similar
period since 1929, the F. w. Dodge
Corporation reported. March awards
were said to be up 78 per cent over
a year ago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
1910 SCOTCH
IMPORTS AT S3O,90O,OO0

Washington, D. C.-Scotch whiskey
imported to this country in 194O was
valued at 100000, figures made
public last week disclosed.
The Department of Commerce de-
clared that 1889 imports of Scotch
were valued at $4,000, 900, while those
of 1888 were valued at $31 100000.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09
DRAFT NEWS

Hamilton's three draft boards will
supply 26 registrants in two calls this
month. Eight men will be sent Mon
day and 18 on or about May 26. Both
calls are for white men.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09

Issued Weekly at s2s Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second-Class Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09

TIVE ANALGESIC (painreliever)
In Alka-Seltzer acts quickly
because it is fully dissolved
and ready to 60 to. work as soon
as you swallow It. It's painreliev-
ing action Is made more positive
by alkaline buffers which protect
It and speed UP its action.
Because Alka-Seltzer contains an
analgesic and alkaline buffer salts,
1t Ii used by millions for the relief
not only Of Headache, but of Cold
Symptoms, Acid Indigestion, Mus
cular Fatigue, Morning After"
and Muscular Pains.
At your drug store in handy
packages and by the glass.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-05-09

Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
United - Service - Organizations

They chose we'll who named a certain malady "homesickness." It is a sickness. Many young man, leaving his home and community for the~first time when he enters the army, is really sick with the sense of separation. Big, Strapping six Hooters have been known to lie on their barrack hunks at night and sob from the ache of it. They don't die of it, these soldiers, nor anybody else, except in fic- tiOn. But they suffer, and there is noth- ing unmanly in that suffering,
 One of the ways to alleviate it, and to cure the disease, is providing places where the soldier and sailor can go when he is off duty - place where he can have clean amusement, decent surroundings, little facilities for writing home, or read ing; where he can get sympathetic advice or religious consolation when he needs them. That, roughly, is the purpose of the drive'of the United Service Organiza- tions to raise an initiar $l0, ,765, 900 for camp service clubs. These centers, oper- ated by six national voluntary welfare organizations all experienced in such work, will be off military reservations, giving the men chance to relax once in while outside military supervision. The Army itself provides libraries, movies, and post exchanges, but fellow who is under military supervision 24 hours a day likes to "get out from under" 1t at times.
 Plenty of private persons and organ izations realize that, and are always ready to put diversion of sort at the dis posal of the soldier and sailor, especially on pay day. Much of this sort of diver sion Is bad in itself and offered with sheer exploitive intent. There is only one way to beat that game and protect the welfare of American soldiers and sailors. That is to offer something better.
 The USO proposes to do it, and its fund drive is an opportunity for every man and woman to do something very con- crete and very necessary to advance the cou.ltry's defense. The name is appro- priate. It is United" joining in one effort the work of many organizations. It has the single purpose of Service" to men of the armed forces And "Organi- zation" is its keynote in world in which only organized effort wins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

can also undertake to see that they have the right food.
 A great deal of study has gone into foods in recent years. We know, or think we know, more about them than our grandfatherS did. Those who have had the advantage of studying such things have had this new knowledge at their disposal
 Now this new national conference seeks to put this knowledge at the disposal of the nation as defense measure, It finds that 40 per cent of the people do not eat proper foods, are, in fact, ill-nourished, though they may have plenty to eat. To remedy such conditions as that is another way of creating "all-out" defense,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Death, and Wilhelm, and Lou

It would be hard to find two men whose lives were farther apart than Wilhelm of Hohenzollern and Lou Gehrig. Their deaths came close together. Those two, borne almost simultaneously into the realm from which no man returns, cause one to wonder again on the inscrutable mysteries of life and death.
 Lou Gehrig was baseball player. He earned his living playing a game for the pleasure of those who paid to watch him do 1t. When he lay in death, thousands passed his bier in real sorrow. Even though his life had been restricted large ly to the playing of a harmless game for pay, Lou Gehrig had managed to display qualities of courage and amiability and goodness that caused men to love him and to sorrow at his passing.
 Wilhelm of Hohenzollern was born to position of power and glory He was the leader of powerful people in its hour of trial. Yet for no quality, personal or public, was he remembered in his death. There was not even hatred for him any more. Even in his own Germany his death caused no furry. He was just an old man who died, and nobody cared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
They Still Marry

In spite of everything, people still get married. During the past 12 months there must have been quite few people in Cook County (Chicago) who didn't be- lieve that everything was headed for the stepped up to the marriage license desk, and increase of 27.5 per cent over the year before
 Meanwhile divorce also increased, but only 5.6 per cent to a total of 9,737, about one-fifth as fast. Since 1t has been jestingly argued that man must be an optinist to marry at all, 1t must follow doom who keep croaking that ali is lost and nothing remains but to take to the lifeboats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Transporting a Million

With the summer maneuver season not yet really opened, the railroads have already in the first four months of the year transported more than million members of the armed forces. More than half of these were on 1890 special trains, the rest were carried incidental to regu- lar service.
 The transport burden will probably in crease this summer aS hundreds of thou sands of troops are concentrated at vari- ous points for maneuvers. Nevertheless, performance to date gives some hope that the rail confusionS of 1917-1918 will not occur again, either as to transportation or the armed forces themselves or the materials to supply them and keep the national economy going at the same time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Public Authority Must Control

There is only one authority in the Ur tied States which must be allowed to maintain order in public assemblies, that is, the regularly constituted public auth ority. People who attend meetings with the obvious purpose of disrupting them must be suppressed, not by members of the organization holding the meeting, but, by the police or other public auth ority. For If meeting organizes its own bouncers to preserve its own order, then they are only embryo storm troop CTS.
 Freedom of speech does not include organized disruption and hoodlumism at meetings. There have been incidents in which those who disagree with the point of view they knew would be ex- pressed at a meeting attended that meet ing, not to dissent in orderly manner, but to disrupt and break up the meet ing. That sort of hooliganiSm has no place in America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Another Man Dies

A great many men, and women, are dy- ing sudden and violent deaths these days. The fact that one more is to die in Berlin is perhaps not very interesting. Yet it is interesting, too. He is going to die because he listened to the radio, and liked what he heard enough to make copies of it and pass it along to others he thought would be interested.
 He is German, you see, and the pro- gram to which he listened came from out side Germanys' border. So because he listenend, and write it down, and passed it along, he is to die, That is official, from the official news agency in Berlin. Some 1900 others of his compatriots got off easier, with fines and jail sentences, because they just listened and did not copoy out the forbidden words. The old order changeth, yielding place to new!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

shipment will reach England and the route 1t will take, is another matter.
 Getting information regarding the departure of supply ships to England is relatively simply. All Nazi agents have to do is 90 down to the waterfront to watch the loading of British ships. The type of goods being loaded cannot be readily concealed.
 Or if an American vessel is loading for the Red Sea, the pa- perS signed by the crew must dis- close the port of destination. This is required by law, 50 that Q sea- man may know where he Is going, and because extra insurance and sometimes extra wages are paid if the ship enters certain areas.
 Once q British ship Is loaded, however, the utmost secrecy Is imposed on Its route and time of deparature. Usually the ship hugs the shore aS far north as the Canadian port of Halifax. There 1t may walt for days or even two or three weeks for Q convoy to be made up.
 When 1t finally leaves for the hazardous voyage across the At lantic, orders are given to the ships master by hand. Nothing is entrusted to radio. A small boat puts out from the commander of the convoy, carrying sealed orders to the master of each vessel.
 No other orders are given, and no radio messages are exchanged during the trip except in case of attack, because radio messages are exchanged during the trip ex- cept in case of attack, because radio messages might be picked up by NaZi patrol planes.
 NOTE - American ships, on the other hand, follow Q regular, well. advertised course and constantly send out radio messages inform ing the world of their position.
 Copyright, 194l, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Press Comment
ONE MORE STATE SENATOR
(Meriden Journal)

NAsASAAA VVWkAkWAl
 In these turbulent times, what, you might ask, Is one state senator, more or less? Not much, we must agree, unless perhaps he's added in district where he can help your side at Hartford, whence flows SO much sweet political patronage.
 It has been 40 years since the states Constitution provided that Connecticut could have no more than 36 senators. Thrifty Nutmeg. gia has chosen to get along with 35. Now we shall 90 the limit and the additional senator Is assigned to the extreme west of Fairfield Coun. ty, known as the New York City section" and as rich as all outdoors. Stamford will still be the 27th district, having Q count of 0l,OOO. It has gained 21,000 in 20 years, which is nice going. The new seth district will be Greenwich, about the size Of Meriden, which has gain. ed 14000 in 20 years.
 They are lively communities and strongly Republican Greenwich with around 1000 margin asd Stamford with about 800 more. Democrats de. rive some cheer, however, from the New York invasion and the increaS. Cd standardization In Stamford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

When an oil tanker comes from the Gulf of Mexico up the East Coast, 1t may stop at Charleston to discharge part of Its oil, then at Norfolk, then at Baltimore. It discharges a certain amount at each port where its company dis tributes or refines oil.
 Simultaneously, @ tanker be- longing to another company will stop off at exactly the same ports. Thus the tankers of three or even four different companies may be feeding the same cities at tn same time.
 If, on the other hand, one com- pany served one section of the country, or if one tanker de- livered oil to all the companies in each port instead of only to its own, distribution would be measur- ably speeded.
 Also, there are four different types Of high 0ctane gasoline be- ing refined in the United States. All these varieties are not par ticularly necessary, one type be. ing sufficient during the emer- gency. Concentration on only one. type of high octane gas also would considerably increase gasoline output and distribution.
 There Is plenty of oil In the U. s. A.; 1t Is only . matter of refining and distribution.
 NOTE - The antitrust laws have prevented the oil companies from cutting competition of this kind, but the government oil ad- ministrator should be able to do what the oil companies can't. NO LAGUARDIA, HE
 Assistant Secretary of Agricul- trlre Grover B. Hill went to Wich- ita Falls, Texas, when Mayor La- Guardia was scheduled to speak there. Hiss Is an ox-like man, with mop of black hair, and his features are not unlike those of New York's Little Flower.
 He decided to follow the crow and listen to Laduardia's speech.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

plan through It's experimental stages MIX prices are to be fixed only to
 the producers. Dealers are to De n
 competition without the protective ceiling of State price control, the result of which is intended to be
 lower prices Of milk to the consumer. That freedom of competition, prior
 to 1o36 when the State milk law was first enacted, caused much demoral.
 ization among producers. It was then felt that prices should be fixed all around. The result, however, has
 been that the producers have insist. led that they received too small . share Of the retail price. Under tho new law they expect to receive not only . larger share ok the cossSusa. |er's milk dollar but more satisgAc- tory administration uk the milk. classification provisions. N Tie new MIX Administrator does
 not face an easy task but he has
 been 50 close to the milk pycbiem
 in Connecticut in recent years that t will contain few surprises. Ap. preaching the administration cS the now law MS 6 scientist and not ag 6 politician, he will give it the fair trail which every honest expeEi. nle1it deserves. Tzle next two gears
 should edd some valuable @msa N the milk psoblsrn in tsais geate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Current Comment

The difference between all assist ance short of war and financing the war, Ito the last Englishman" Is not very wide in my opinion. 70. c. Grey, British aircraft edl- tor.
 This Is controlled world and this has brought about the pres ent situation. Now let men and women try 1t together. Alice Paul, chairman. Worldis Women's Party.
  It does not matter whom you ruin 70 long as you keep the peo- pie from starvation and 50 long aa we win the war. David Lloyd George. former British Prime Minister.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
The Biggest Employer

greater than any single industry, the roll of civil employees of the executive branch of the government has risen above 1,202,- 348. That was the total in March, and it is fair to presume that 1t is higher now. Of these, 167,081 are in the District of Columbia, the rest outside.
 Nearly one person in ten is now fed eral employe. The percentage is compar- able to that during the World War. The absolute number Is larger (there were 917,76o civil employees at the time of the 1918 armistice) but In a country that has grown 20 per cent in population since that time, the relative number is nearly the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

"A New City Comes to Virginia" and it will employ force of 4,500 men on 8 tract of 4,000 acres of countryside. It is pictured in a National Defense book, which shows huge buildings being rushed to construction where year ago there was only a placid countryside. Other H. illustrations show the manufacture and assembling of machine guns and anti aircraft guns in Connecticut; and 8 shell loading plant in Iowa and a 47 million dollar ordnance plant in Ohio. That's how defense is passed around and furnishes help to all localities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

so on, probably into centuries of peace and prosperity. Tn 1905 1t seemed as if the world was help- less in Napoleon's grasp. Tn 1915 he was languishing on St. Helena.
 Oliver Wendell Holmes said God wouldn't have given everybody ac. cess to the matchbox If He hadn't known that the universe is 1ire- proof. Within certain limits, we can do in this world about as we please. This gives Q vast number Of unsocially minded people oppor- tunity to wreak havoc among their fellows, and progress consists in dc. visirg ways and means for re- straining such persons, whether they be pickpockets or world rulers. But neither these nor any group of people can ever destroy the world. tt is fire-proof, and better still, 1t is fool-proof. Those who play with matches are frequently burned to death and involve others in tragic circumstances. But the building doesn't burn down. God in Ills in- finite wisdom has made 1t fire- proof.
 (All Rights Reserved Babson NE~nfaraa eaaa MugaAlne4mt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Selected Poem
REBUKE TO A REDBIRD

Virginia Scott Miner in the New York Times Bird of all the Springtime birds
 Beloved-O most dear, Have you not heard-have you not known Our world Is sick with fear? How dare you come-how dare you sing
 Your melodies this year? Or Is true courage never changed
 Nor put on like coat And only singers worth their song
 When singing note by note Comes gaiiy, with defiance, out
 From eech courageous throat?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
NEW MILK ADMINTsTRAToR
(Hartford T.ln,es)

The appoIntiaent by 00vernof Hurley of Professor Donald o. AAmmcrberg, Of the University of Connecticut. as State MIX Admin. istrator, places IT, that position q person who is not only an expert in the general agricultural field but on the milk problem in particuIar He will administer c law which he helped to formulate as adviser to the Legislative Committee on Agricul- ttre, whose substitute bill Is the new milk statute.
 Professor Hamlnerberg has the opportunity 70 plot the revlsed miIk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11
Daily Almanac

Moon rises i0:ie ?. m. Daylight time).
 Sun rises S:i0 .. rn.; sets S:23 p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 The full moon phase was reached on June Q, with the change occurring in the morning hours between and (standard time). we're apt to find the rest of the week turning into rainy period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-11

for and against it. and the sea- way idea got its first real boost in the Hoover aG- miniStr ation . hom W h 1 c h President RooSe- welt picked 1t up and has given 1t his blessing. Op- position comes om several SourceSs
 Private utili- ties in the area naturally don't