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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
SECURITY BOARD
ASKS CHANGES I'm
INSURANCE ACT

Washington, d. C. (ILNS).-A we'll
rounded social security program is a
necessary bulwark to national morale,
Paul V. McNutt, federal security ad-
ministrator, declares in the annual re-
port of the Social Security Board to
Congress.
Through the nationwide mobiliza-
tion of workers for defense industries
the social security program contrib
utes to the effectiveness of production
and through social insurance and pub
lie assistant programs, the program
helps to maintain the inner defenses
of the American family, Administrator
McNutt says.
All states and territories are par
ticipating in the public assistance pro-
grams developed under the Social Sc
curity Act, the report, which was
signed by Chairman Arthur j. Alt
meyer of the board, points out. All
states have aid to the needy aged. All
but seven states and Alaska have aid
to the blind. All but eight states and
Alaska had aid to dependent children
at the end Of the fiscal year covered
by the report.
Labor Proposals Supported
Improvements suggested by the
board are in line with changes for
broadening and liberalizing the Social
Security Act proposed by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
On the basis Of experience and
study, the board suggests certain i'm
provements in all the existing pro-
grams. Protection under both the in
surance systems should, it believes, be
extended as rapidly as possible. Ex-
tension of covers ge under old-age and
survivors insurance would tend, more
over, the report suggests, ito diminish
pressures for unsound and inadequate
pension plans"
Federal old-age and survivors in
surance, the board believes, might well
bring in most of the major occupations
still excluded--agricultural and do
mestic work and that in non-proft,
educational and charitable organiza-
tions. 1t also suggests the inclusion
of federal, state and local employment
not now covered by other provisions
for survivors insurance and retire
nent benefits, and points out that a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
HE'S ALWAYS TO BLAME

It's curious thing that one person
causes all the auto accidents. He does
everything wrong, he's careless, he's
stupid, he goes too fast, he hogs the
road, he never gives you a break, he's
a thorough-going, dark-hearted vii
lain!
And who, pray tell, is this menace
to life, limb, and the pursuit of hap
piness? The other fellow.
Yes-it's always the other fellows
fault. Blaming it on someone else is
some slight consolation; but, as your
own common sense will tell you, it just
can't always be true.
Statistically, here's what the usual
accident driver is like. He's male, be-
tween 25 and 64 years of age. He's an
experienced driver.
That could be the other fellow. But
it also could be you. Remember, it
might be your day to be the other
fellow. Remember it-and the chances
are you'll drive more carefully, more
considerably, less hastily, more safely.
From "Here Today-Gone Tomor-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
JObless Insurance Tax
Avoided By Employers

Albany, N. Y.-The State Advisory
Council on Unemployment Insurance
reported to Governor Lehman and the
Legislature that New York State en-
ployers owe at least $18,000,000 in
unpaid unemployment insurance taxes.
This estimate, the council said, in
cluded only employers known to be
delinquent and made no allowance for
those who were not submitting wage
reports covering their full payroll or
who have never registered with the
Division of Placement and Unemploy-
ment Insurance of the State Labor
Department.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

French trade unionists in govern
ment service are showing their oppo-
sition to the Petain regime by sys-
tenn of passive resistance and obstruc-
tion, it was reported by Henry Hauck,
a veteran French union member.
When, after the military collapse of
France, Marshall Petain set up Fas-
cist-like government at Vichy, he ap-
pointed as his Minister of Labor, Rene
Belin, an assistant secretary Of the
Confederation Generate du Travail,
the central French labor body. An ac-
count of the measure taken by Belin
was given in talk to the French work
ers delivered over the British radio by
Hauck, member for 18 years of one
of the unions dissolved by Belin. In
his talk, Hauck said:
an. Belin, a former public servant,
who without his Postal Workers
Union and the French Confederation OF
Trade Unions, would not have climbed
to his present position, is waging a
virulent attack against his comrades
whom he used as a jumping board"
Going on to describe Belin's tactics
and the reaction against them, Hauck
said:
"He (Belin) has forbidden the va
rious officials unions to unite, as q
means of breaking their power. BY
separating the workers of public en-
terprises from those of private enter
prise he seeks to weaken the labor
movement as a whole. He place:
them under the tutelage of the gov
ernment and would stif1e every ac
tivity on their part.
'sThere is a special reason why th'
measures are considered necessary b.
the men of Vichy. Among public Off
cials is to be found the most actlv'
opposition against the policy OF tn
pro-Nazis.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

"Not only because school teachers,
postal employees, customs and treasury
officials, with their old trade union
and republican traditions, are the
sworn enemies of Fascism, but also
because with their technical and ad-
ministrative knowledge, these groups
are indispensable to the Vichy and
German authorities and can therefore
be very serious hindrance.
French public servants do not pro-
pose to allow themselves to be de-
prived of their opportunities SO easily"
Hauck continued. "Many have for
months succeeded in hampering the
administration and in reducing their
German superiors and the Vichy min
listers to despair.
81 will give no particulars but can
assure listeners that their very help
lessness is the reason for the author
tiles violence in fighting this resist
ance. They cannot remove the public
servants because they need their tech
nical knowledge and because the diff
ficulties already experienced would be
increased immensely if the public
servants were to cease work alto
gether.
''That is why the Vichy authorities
are so furious, that is why they seek
to split the public servants organiza-
tions and make Of them obedient tools
| to WELD with an iron fist.
"But in these designs the Vichy au-
thorities will be equally as unsuccess-
full as in past attempts. French civil
servants know that the iron fist of the
government is really made of card
board. They regard Belin's order as
involuntary recognition by discred-
tied government of their love for their
country and of their hatred of Fas-
cism"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
Mrs. Roosevelt Advocates
Life Worth Defending"

New York City (ILNS).-Declaring
that Gin the long run all housing is
defense housing" Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt told labor and civic leaders
attending the tenth annual meeting of
the National Public Housing Confer
ence here that eff we are willing to
defend our country, it is because we
feel that the life we live is worth de-
Tending"
The rising interest manifested in
public housing throughout the country
is an encouraging sign, Mrs. Roose-
welt said. She advocated careful plan
ming with an eye to future trends in
the community and all (not merely
shelter) needs of the low-income fam
lilies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
ID. & III. Railroad Unit
Formed By AFL Unions

Albany, N. Y.-Seven railroad craft
unions in the shops of the Delaware
& Hudson Railroad have formed a
system union under the sponsorship of
the American Federation of Labor.
Representatives of district organi-
cations from as far as Rouses Point
and Wilkes-Barre met here and elected
Frank Surdovel of Scranton president
of the federation.
Other officers are James French of
Cohoes, vice-president, and John j.
Fox of Albany, secretary-treasurer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

coordination OF existing pubic re-
tirement systems would be of advan-
tage not only to public employees but
also to government agencies.
Higher Benefits Recommended
In unemployment compensation, the
board also suggests certain extensions
of coverage as far as possible. 1t also
believes that the federal unemploy-
ment tax, now levied on employers of
eight or more persons, might well ap
ply to employers of one or more. At
the end of the fiscal year, 26 state
laws covered smaller concerns, and of
these II covered employers of one or
more.
For consideration as possible steps
toward more nearly adequate unem-
ployment protection, the board sug
gests certain changes in state laws:
(1) to reduce the waiting period to
one week; (2) to establish a minimum
benefit of at least SIS a week for total
unemployment; (3) to increase the
maximum weekly benefit, now fixed at
$15 week in most states; (4) to in
crease the weekly benefit rate, which
in general does not exceed SO per cent
of wages, in contrast to the usual rate
of 662s per cent under state workmen's
compensation laws; and, in particular,
60 to increase the duration of benefits.
In addition, the board recommends
payment of benefits for partial unem-
ployment, in the states which now
have no such provisions. This includes
two of the large industrial states
New York and Pennsylvania.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
AFL Members Increase
100000, Meany Reports

Miami, Florida. president William
Green of the American Federation OF
Labor said that at the meeting OF the
A. F. of L. Executive Council, George
Meany, secretary-treasurer, had re-
ported an increase of 100000 dues
paying members in the four-month
period ending last December. The
membership reported at the last con-
vention as Of September 1, 1910, was
4,247,443. The present total member
ship is now set at 4,747 ,443.
The main increment in membership,
Mr.. Green said, came from the build
ing trades unions. hotel workers, and
members of directly affiliated federal
unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
PUBLIC HOUSING AIDS BUSINESS

PUBLIC HOUSING AIDS BUSINESS
Construction of five low-rent hous-
ing projects at Memphis, Tenn, has
resulted in the expenditure of more
than $1,OO0,OOO on new buildings, re-
modelling of old structures, and other
improvements in the immediate neigh
borhood of the projects, recent sur
vey by the Memphis Housing Author
ity reveals.
Lamar Terrace, United States Hous-
ing Authority community, has been
termed by local realtors as the great
est improvement effected in Memphis
in 25 years, helping both business and
labor and providing an object lesson
in the benefits of public housing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
WHAT NEXT?

Metered flying is here. Following
the lead of the drive-yourself plans,
the Ailor Fly-Yourself Service now
rents airplanes at Roosevelt Field,
New York. Rental prices, from So an
hour and up, are determined by meters
in each plane. Customers are given
their choice of a number of planes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
CHISELING EMPLOYERS FINED

New York City (ILNS) New York
City courts in January handed down
convictions against 219 New York
City employers for failure to carry
workmen's compensation insurance,
Industrial Commissioner Frieda S.
Miller announced here. Fines ranging
as high as $50 were imposed on 174
of those convicted for total of 81 1863.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
Whatever became of John l.. Lewis?

Whatever became of John L. Lewis :?
We know where to find Napoleon
Bonaparte.
There's memorial to Abraham Lin
coin and soon there will be one to
Thomas Jefferson.
But it is doubtful whether anyone
would know where to look for any
memento of Nero.
Perhaps this all seems a bit out of
order or something like that, but it
comes to US out of History that when
a person blows up very big he can
just as easily collapse down to some
thing very small.
When a big wind has gone by you
don't hear anything. 1t is very quiet.
Of course sometimes wind does
queer things, like blowing out to sea
and curving back inland again.
But at the moment, one does wonder
whatever did become of John L. Lewis.
One wonders in the same way just
what became of the once-famous Zone
Big Union" and why anybody ever
was afraid of it anyway.
And who remembers the I. w. w.
and whatever became of that?
History tells us about many
phenomena that kicked up muss
for time and then passed on
You couldn't find Kickapoo medi-
cine show any more, but once you
couldn't walk down Main Street with
out finding a crowd gathered around
one of them.
The American scene has produced
many persons who had the faculty of
making big eyes and putting out in
front and making the populace cape
as they went by.
There was P. T. Barnum, who made
lot of money by making things seem
bigger than they were and getting the
customers all excited about oddities.
He put on good show, too.
These things pass; these strange
men move on-and when the wind has
passed everything is quiet.
AS these lines are written it is re-
ported that John L. Lewis has been
glimpsed fitting across the Miami pic
ture, in sunny Florida. The A. F. of l..
Executive Council was in the same
neighborhood at the same time.
But that's all newspaper gossip.
Maybe John L. Lewis wasn't really
there.
Of course we shall know some day
what has become of John L. Lewis.
He may just be taking things quiet
like, while he cooks up another big
wind. Such things have been known
to happen.
But after it has become plain that
a big wind doesn't do much and that
it soon has to go away and fill up
again, nobody feels quite the same
when the return engagement is played.
They are more likely to smile and
not to be scared any more.
This matter Of human reactions is a
most interesting study.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
WISDOM

Nature, in the main, vindicates her
law. Skill to do comes of doing;
knowledge comes by eyes always open,
and working hands; and there is no
knowledge that is not power.-Emer-
son.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
ONE ADVANTAGE

81 see you raise hogs down here al
most exclusively. Do they pay better
than corn and potatoes ?"
oval, they don't sub, but hogs don't
need no hoein'."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
LIVING COSTS SEEN RISING

Washington, D. G. Forecasts by
experts indicate that before June of
this year, living costs are likely to be
2 to per cent above last year, says
Labor's Monthly Survey, published by
the American Federation of Labor
The survey adds that the government
"is making every effort to prevent
price increase, but those in touch with
the market feel that prices will prob
ably drift gradually upward"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
EXCUSE 1T, PLEASE

Diner: waiter, there's button in
my soup"
Waiter (ex-printer): "Typograph-
ical error, sir; it should be mutton"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

row." published by Travellers Insur-
ance Company.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

Issued Weekly at s2s Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
GOOD sign

GOOD SIGN
Nurse: II think he's regaining con-
sciousness, doctor; he tried to blow
the foam off his medicine"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

4 GOOD appetite; hearty din
ner; food that we like but
that doesn't like us-of course
we should "let good digestion
govern appetite" but do we?
When Acid Indigestion, Heart
burn or Gas on Stomach result
BE WISE-TRY ALKA-SELTZER
Try Alka-Seltzer too for Head
ache, Muscular Fatigue, Morning
After" and Muscular Pains.
Alka-Seltzer contains an analge-
sic, pain reliever, Sodium acetyl
salicylate) as well as alkaline
buffer salts.
In handy packages or by the
glass at your drug store.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28
THE -
CHERRY TREE

Where with our Little Hatehet we tell
the truth about many things, sometimes
profoundly, sometimes Hippantly, some
times recklessly. =.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-02-28

coordination of existing public re-
tirement systems would be of advan-
tage not only to public employees but
also to government agencies.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
WOOdside Club
Chairmen Named

Mrs. E. M. Whitcomb. president
of the Woman's Club of Woodside
has announced her standing COM
mittee chairmen for the coming sea
son as follows:
Program, Mrs. Howard D. Dazier
Mrs. H. H. NAPLES and Mrs. Elton
Fay; hospital, Mrs Howard P. Bal
ley; welfare, Mrs. Harry S. ElkinS;
library, Mrs. Victor E. Grotlisch;
fine arts, Mrs. Elwood Cole; music
Mrs. Alden Emery; drama, Mrs
Gerard Hubbard; poetry, Mrs. Beryl
English; flowers, Mrs. S. J. Solomon;
legislation, Mrs George w. Davis;
education, Mrs. H. H. Hewlett.
Publicity. Mrs. Ralph A. Wells;
membership. Mrs. Ralph D. Smith
American homes, Mrs. Allen H
Gardner; scholarship, Mrs. L. M
Christie; Red Cross, Mrs. George
Butler. and hospitality, Mrs. Johr
Marsh.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Miss Rubin to Wed
Ensign Abrahams

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rubin an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Ruth Rubin, to
Ensign Melvin Abrahams, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Abrahams
of New York City.
The bride-elect attended George
Washington University and the
University of Maryland, gradu-
ating from the latter in June,
1910. She is member of the Phi
Sigma Sigma Sorority.
Ensign Abrahams before enter
ing the United States Naval
Academy attended Columbia Uni
versity. He was graduated from
the Naval Academy at Annapolis
in the class of 1910 and is sta
toned aboard the U. S. S. North
ampton.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1941-06-01

Leish, Mrs. L. Corrin Strong and
Mrs. Cuthbert Train, with other
names to be added.
First Meeting to Be
At Luncheon Thursday.
The Women's Committee will hold
its initial meeting at luncheon at
1890 pm. Thursday at the Carlton
Hotel.
The new committee, which will
function on a year-round basis to
promote the interests of the or
chestra, is still in process of forma-
ton. At Thursdays meeting articles
or organization will be presented
and a plan of work discussed. In
the meantime, any one interested
in serving on the committee is in
vited to leave her name at the busi-
ness Office of the National SYM
phony in the Woodward Building.
Arrangements for the luncheon
are being handled by a committee
headed by Mrs. Lewis.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Margaret Lentz to Wed
Joseph S. Slicer, Jr.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav H. Lentz
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Margaret LentZ, to
Mr.. Joseph Samuel Slicer, jr., of
Boston, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Samuel Slicer of Atlanta.
Miss IentZ is descended from
prominent Colonial families, among
them the Rittenhouse family of
Philadelphia, the Andrus family Of
New York and the Morris, Pam
coast and Talbot families of Mary
land. She attended Agnes Scott
College in Atlanta for two years be-
fore moving to Washington, where
her father is assistant regional for
ester for the Department of Agri-
culture. She attended the Wash
ington School for Secretaries and
is employed in the Justice Depart
ment.
Mr.. Slicer is descended from the
Slicer, Carter and Williams fam
lilies of Virginia and the Bandy
family of Montgomery, Ala. He
graduated from Georgia Tech in
1889 and is associated with a Boston
insurance firm.
The wedding will take place in
September.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
SilverSpring
Social Notes
Of fWeek
Several Residents
Take Trips Over
Holiday Week End

Park Commissioner Lacy Shaw
and his sister, Miss Bertha Shaw,
have visiting them at their home in
Meadowood, Mrs. Minnie R. Shep-
pard of Eldorado, Ark, who is
spending two weeks with them.
DR.. and Mrs. w. B. Mehring are
entertaining at house party over
the holiday week end at their sum-
mer home on Deep Greek Lake near
Oakland, Md. Besides their chill
dren, Betty and Jimmy Mehring,
the guests include Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry McComas and their son,
Harry, jr., of Montgomery Hills;
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Revie and
their children, Jacqueline and
Richard, Of Arlington, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mack Sterling of Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Mize of
Bethesda.
Mrs. Robert Wright arrived yes
terday from Nashville, Tenn, to
spend month with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cope OF Burnt Mills Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Benedict, jr.,
and their children, Miss Frances
Benedict and Mr.. James E. Bene-
dict, Sd, are spending the week end
at WayneSboro, Va, where they
are attending the graduation exer-
ciseS at Fishburne Military Acad-
emy, where their son, Mr.. Joseph
Benedict will receive his diploma.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Tilghman,
whose son. George Tilghman, jr.,
is a member of the graduating class,
are also attending the closing exer-
ciSes at Fishburne this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Sanford and
their children. Dolores and Emmons,
Jr., are returning tomorrow to their
home in Woodside Forest after
spending the last five days at their
farm in Westmoreland County, Va.
DR.. and Mrs. William J. Kettler
and their cousins, Maj. and Mrs.
S. R. Harris, all of Silver Spring.
are spending the week end at a
cottage on Skyline Drive.
Miss Gertrude Pagan of New
York City is visiting her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Clements.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Klinge will
leave Tuesday for Chestertown, Md,
to return with their daughter. Miss
Mary Khnge, who has completed her
freshman year at Washington Col
lege. Thursday they will 60 to Will
liamsburg with their daughter to
attend the graduation exercises of
another daughter, Miss Edna Louise
Klinge, who is senior at the Col
lege of William and Mary.
States Attorney Ben Wilkinson,
jr., and MIR. Alger Barbee are spend
ing the week end in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs Malcolm Chandler
of Linden, with their children, NAL
colin, jr., and George, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur j. Abbott and their
sons, Charles and Jimmy, and Harry
Burdick are spending the holiday
week end at the Chandler cottage
at Valley Lee, Md. Mr.. Chambers
father, Mr.. George Chandler has
been at the cottage for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kacy are
again in their home in Wynnewood
Park after stay in White Sulphur
| Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Knowles
are moving this week end from
Washington into the former home of
the Laurence P. Johnstons on Mid
wood road in Woodside Forest. Mr..
and Mrs. Johnston, with their chill
dren, Ellen and Walter, will leave
in the early summer for Tacoma,
Wash, where Mr.. Johnston will su-
pervise the building of a Federal
| hospital.
Evening star., 1941-06-01
Miss Norma Friend Engaged
To Wed Mr.. Hardman.

Of interest here is the announce
ment of the engagement of Miss
Norma Stuart Friend, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuart Friend
of this city, formerly of Western
port, Md, to Mr. Thomas Colquitt
Hardman, Sd, son of Mrs Thomas
c. Hardman of Commerce, Ga.
Miss Friend, whose parents are
members of old Maryland families,
attended school in Westernport and
is graduate of Strayer College in
Washington. For the past three
years she has been connected with
tax law firm in this city.
Mr.. Hardman. whose father is the
late Mr.. Thomas Colquitt Hardman,
jr., of Commerce, finished his high
school education at Commerce and
attended the University of Georgia.
He received his degree in journalism
from Mercer University in 1886, and
while there he was president of Phi
Delta Theta Fraternity. He also
was member of Blue Key, hon
orary fraternity. For the past four
years he has been on the staff of
The Star.