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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

workers wage credits, available upon entry into military service; shall be available upon return to civilian life.
 Benefit rights based on calendar year; it is proposed that the base o fearnings in the first four of the last five completed calendar quar- ters be changed to earnings in a calendar year. If this change is adopted it will be possible to permit employer reporting annually, in most cases, rather than quarterly as now required.
 Yearly earnings of $130 qualify for benefits; instead of requiring earnings equal to 24 times the week ly benefit rate for total unemploy- ment, ita is proposed that earnings of $130 in the base period shall qualify any worker to receive ben- efitS.
 Simplify System
 Division of Employment Security; to simplify bookkeeping and ad- ministration, it is proposed to con- solidate the Unemployment Com pensation Division, consisting of the Unemployment Compensation De- apartment and the State Employ ment Service, into the Division of Employment Security.
 The report also contains some submitted suggestions which have been considered by the Advisory Council, but no agreements were reached and no bills were prepared i for presentation to the General As sembly. The suggestions call at tention to the fact that the federal act exempts from the payroll tax all wages paid to an employee in excess of 5000 a year; that about 20 states now include certain fed eral instrumentalities under their unemployment compensation law and the Assembly might consider including them in the Connecticut law.
 The attention of the General As- sembly is called to the possibility that the unemployment colnpenSa- ton fund may be depleted to 8 dangerous degree when reductions in employer contributions, because of merit rating. become effective. Several suggestions are submitted to obviate this contingency. Atten- ton also is called to the fact that the unemployment compensation fund amounted to about $42,O00 900 on July 1, 1940. It is suggested that the benefit period could be in- creased beyond the present 13 weeks. At least 27 states pay benefits for 16 weeks and 2 pay for 20 weeks. It is suggested that the period could be varied with the amount of the fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
SCOVILL,S CREDIT
 UNION TO PAY 5%

The Scovill Credit Union Unit, No. 2, which comprises of the Roll ing and Wire Mill Divisions of the plant will hold their annual meet ing next Tuesday night at 7:45 o'clock at the company's Doolittle Alley Hall
 Reports of all the committees will be heard. A very pleasant treas urer's report will be furnished and the election of new men to guide the unit through 194l will take place.
 The unit has had a very good year and the board of directors will recommend that a dividend of five per cent (56o) be paid on all shares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
Compensation Agreements

Anna TemporaIi of Se6 South Main street, against the Water bury Button company, $9.56, starting Dec. 21, for injury to the right index finger.
 Louis BassO of TOrringtOn, against the American Brass Co. of TOrringtOn, $16.29, starting Jan. 3, for injury suffered when pinned between scrap cOntatner and tOoOI cupboard.
 0. Frank Parks of TOrringtOn, against the American Brass Co. of Torrington, $1l22, starting Dec. 2s, for laceratiOn of the left leg and thigh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

An award of s2,2s9.2B was filed today by Compensation Commits siOner Joseph E. Talbot, i'm the case of E. Dixon of New Haven, against the American Brass Co. of AnsOnia.
 The agreement gives MT. Dixon weekly payments of $15.65 for 2 period of 145 weeks. Injury Is 70eS loss of vision of the left eye.
 Other agreements filed are as follows:
 Peter RapasIi, 79 Bishop street, against The Waterbury Rolling Mills, $12.8O, starting Nov. 26, for IaceratiOn of the left gerat toe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
BLAME YOUR
 LIVER IT,

If your liver doesn't secrete 20 to 30 ounces of bile every day into your intes- tines-constipation with its headaches, mental dullness and that "half-alive" feeling often result. So you see how in1- portant it is to keep bile flowing freely! And what finer aid could one desire than Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, used so successfully for years by Dr. F. M. Edwards for treating his patients for constipation and sluggish liver bile.
 Olive Tablets are unsurpassed in sf- tectiveness because they stimulate liver bile to help digest fatty foods, they tone up muscular intestinal action, at the same time help elimination. Being purely gsge- table, Olive Tablets are wonderful! Test their supreme goodness TONIGHT! 15t, Sof, 6Oe. All drugstore&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

garQlng certain statements made that our tax col- lector's book k e e pi ng wasn't q u 1 t e up t o scratch. We knew all along that MT. Lockwood W a s handling tax re- ceipts in good business-1ike or- der. We wonder who paid the the postage on those apologies?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
POMPONIO SEATED
 AS SOCIETY HEAD
LOudes Holy Name Presi= dent Administered Oath
 By Rev. Rocco Nadile

The monthly meeting of the Holy Name Society of Our Lady Of Lourdes church was held Monday. Officers were installed by the past President Felix Guarini.
 The new officers elected were: President, Rocco Pomponio; vice. president, John Petricone; secretary, Eugene Morse; treasurer, Carmine Barrone.
 The oath was given by Rev Rocco Nadile. The president thanked the assembly for the honor bestowed on him and promised to do his best So make tn enew year successful one.
 An invitation is to be sent to St. Peters church in Torrington to at tend a card party.
 The advisory board elected fol- lows: Chairman Pat Alleva, Felix Guar!ni, and Al Mucci.
 Joseph DeLuca was elected chair man of the Calendar committee, with John Greco as assistant.
 Chairman of entertainment com- mittee is John DeLeo, who has the privilege of selecting two assistants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
RATS COST $2 YEARLY

Memphis, Tenn.-(UP)-You are paying about $2 year for each rat in your home, according to the City Health Department, it is estimated that rats destroy $2,- 500,000,0O0 worth of property an- nuallY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
By BILL GARRIGUS

Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Com pany, the auditors who prepared our last town report, have mailed the taxpayers a nicely -phrased and very gentlemanly apology re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
South Britain Briefs
vs Syndicate Co.,, Inc, from NEA)

little peeved about that poison Sumach scandal, and there have been so many requests for good cures that we've decided to pub ish our findings. If the rash is caught early, wash the afflicted parts with yellow soap and apply baking soda. (wash the child any way, only be sure it's on a warm day). Witch hazel makes a good lotion if irritation is painful; cas- tor oil can be used after the fourth day.
 One citizen of the Purchase
 came down to the village with blood in his eyes and said that the wood contract should be given out up there in that vicinity. Every body knows that John Ludorf has good wood and gives good mea- sure. Ike Platt has another wood-. pile just oozing B. T. Us. Both of these citizens are taxpayers and substantial, pubic-spirited fel- lows who know sumach when they see it. Their wood is season. ed and dry. Why take chances and have children suffer. Make sumach a political issue or put in an oil-burner at Purchase Hill School.
 A man drove up here from New York City to buy copy of They FOUND A WAY at McCarthy's Store. This gentleman has just come to the township and wants to know the history of the place and something about the charac- teristics of Yankees. He claims that he couldn't find a copy in New York, that all metropolitan dealers have sold out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

In a recent month Japan shipped raw silk valued at $2,300,00O to the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16
0UINTUPLETS
 use MUSTER0LE for CHEST COLDS
kaother-Give Your CHILD This Same Expert Care!

At the first sign of the Dionne Quin- tuplets catching cold-their chests and throats are rubbed with Children's Mild MusteroleAa product made to promptly relieve the DISTRESS of children's colds and resulting coughs.
 The Quints have always had the best of care, so mother-you may be assured of using just about the BEST product made when you use Musterole. MORE than an ordinary "salve"- warming, soothing Musterole helps break up local congestion. Also made in Regular and Extra Strength for those preferring a stronger product.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

Only persons aged 18 and under, the Gick excepted, can buy apples in Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

Purchase Hill is naturally a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-16

And why hire an outsider to audit town books anyway, if the check up has to backtrack and mail out supplementary dope after the first reports are in?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

if they suspect that they may have
tuberculosis.
"Many new cases of tuberculosis
are being discovered weekly at the tu-
berculosis clinic" DR.. Schaal, exam
ming physician, said upon issuance of
the report. Unfortunately, however,
many people come too late, when the
disease is far-advanced. Go to your
family physician for a tuberculin test.
If the test is positive, have an X-ray
made. All children of high school age
shoula have a tuberculin test and an
X-ray, if indicated. 1t is surprising
that many people who look and feel
well have early tuberculosis, DR..
Schaal says.
when symptoms such as a cough,
night sweats, loss of appetite, and
splitting of blood appear, the tuber-
culosis is usually far-advanced. See
your doctor when you feel we'll and
have tuberculin test and an X-ray
once yearly"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
T.B. CLINIC REPORTS
MANY new CASES in
QUARTERLY SURVEY

An increase in the number of people
found to have tuberculosis was noted
for the first three months of 1941, ac-
cording to the quarterly report issued
by Miss Virginia Smith, r. N, nurse
in-charge of the tuberculosis clinic.
The report lists twenty-nine new ac-
tive cases discovered among one hum
dred and seventy-eight people report
ing for examination. This number is
compared with twenty people who
were discovered to have tuberculosis
in the first three months Of 1910.
The tuberculosis clinic is held
weekly at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton,
where people, referred by their family
physician, are examined by the clinic
chest specialist, DIR. j. A. Schaal, Gin
cinnati, who is assisted by Doctors E.
T. Heating and Azel Ames, Hamilton
Sponsored jointly by the county COM
missioners, Mercy Hospital, and the
Butler County tuberculosis and
Health Associations, citizens of the
county are urged to contact their fam
lily physician for referral to the clinic
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
TRADES COUNCIL

The Hamilton Cooperative Trades
and Labor Council met Tuesday night
in regular session with Vice-Presi-
dent Morningstar presiding.
Credentials of Howard Clark to rep
resent Fire Fighters Union, No. 20,
were received, and installed.
Credentials of Thomas Hatton to
represent |. M. u, No. 283, for 18
month were received, and installed.
The matter of young men being re-
quested to work long hours for small
wages in one of the large chain stores
was presented to council and referred
to the A. F. of L. organizer.
About fifteen delegates were present.
A letter dated April 9, 1941, SUBJ
mitted by the Hamilton Journal-News
chapel, and signed by Martin Schorr,
chairman, relative to our cooperation,
both individually and collectively in
the national defense program, was re-
ceived and approved by the Cooper
ative Trades and Labor Council.
A letter was read from Gantner and
Mattern strike committee of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, Brooklyn, N. Y. They report
that the strike is still on. The Cant
ner firm manufactures swim suits
Received.
A telegram was received and read
from Thomas ]. Donnelly, secretary
of the Ohio Federation of Labor. The
same was sent on request of Secretary
George Meany of the A. F. of L., re-
questing all our central labor unions
to wire Congressman and Senators to
oppose HR 4139 by Vinson of Georgia.
This bill is anti-union. Secretary Ogg
reported wire sent to Congressman
and Senators.
A telegram was read from the En-
gineers', Firemen's and Truck Driv-
ers' Unions of Columbus, Ohio, which
informed the council that the products
of the Capital City Products Company
are unfair.
A letter was read from William
Green, president of the American Fed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
BEER BIG TAXPAYER

Washington, D. C.-Beer is carrying
one of the nations heaviest tax loads
1t pays more than a million dollars a
day in taxes-every day of the year,
says the United States Brewers In
years since re-legalization on April z,
1888, it has paid two billion dollars
in federal taxes and an additional
$800,000,O00 in state and local taxes,
much of which have been marked
for the support of educational and
welfare activities and for public i'm
provements. Converted to gold, the
amount paid in federal tax alone
would weigh 1,785 tons.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1941.
RETURN TO SANITY

There are signs that the manufac-
tured furore over strikes in defense
industries is dying down, for which
the nation should be thankful. The
shouting and the tumult has shown a
lack of national poise and it is good
that hysteria is going and sanity re-
turning.
Denunciation of strikes was carried
to such an absurdity that it was bound
thinking. Labor helped greatly in
bringing this about, by pointing out
the relative unimportance of strikes
in the defense picture and was aided
by high government officials, who pre-
sented the true facts of the situation
and counseIled calmness. When man
such as Secretary of the Navy Knox,
surely never suspected of being a
labor agitator," defends labor's right
to strike and emphasizes the dangers
Of restrictive labor legislation, it is
time for even the most rabid union
hater to curb his tongue and stick at
least approximately to the truth.
Strikes are not wanted in defense
industries and responsible labor lead
ership and membership know this as
well as anyone. But because there have
been some strikes is no reason for
abandoning American principles in
panic and calling loudly for legislation
that would delight Hitler or Stain.
The nation is seeing this, after some
weeks of being unduly influenced by
alarmist talk, which undoubtedly was
enthusiastically backed by every enemy
of labor in the country
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
SLUMS AND MENTAL DISORDERS

An article in Public Health Reports,
January 3, 1941, entitled Mental Hy-
giene in the State Health Depart
ment," traces certain mental disorders
to slum housing conditions. The au-
thor, Victor H. Vogel of the United
States Public Health Service, says:
There appears to be no doubt but
that at least some mental disorder has
its roots in community social and eco
nomic conditions. Faris and Durham,
for example, have shown an increased
incidence of schizophrenia in deteri-
Grated slum types of urban areas and
have even shown that certain types of
schizophrenia are more apt to occur
under certain conditions"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

Recommendations in line with the
program of organized labor were ap-
proved at recent meeting held under
the direction of the International La
Dor Office in Montreal and attended by
representatives of the governments of
Canada and the United States and of
employers and workers of both coun-
tries.
Organization of the labor supplies
of essential industries-a major ma
tional defense problem-was the sub
ject of discussion. 1t is of interest
that the recommendations strongly
emphasized the planning of defense
projects to give work to the unem-
ployed, which the American Fedora
tion of Labor has insisted from the
very beginning of the defense program
must be kept always in mind.
Thus the meeting agreed that at is
advisable that measures for utilizing
the services of the available unem-
ployed men including men discharged
from the armed forces should, where
ever possible, be given priority over
other measures to meet increased la
Dor requirements"
Again, the meeting, dealing with
the question of maintaining employ
ment and preventing action that
throws men out of work, said:
at is advisable that the expansion
of defense production should be SO
planned that the curtailment of nom
essential production or the conver-
sion of the plant capacity and labor
force of non-essential industry to war
needs is effected in such a manner that
unemployment is avoided or reduced
to a minimum"
at is advisable" the conference
also said, "that defense orders should
be distributed, directly or through
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, said in recent New York adj
dress. What he said is well worth the
consideration of every trade union in
the nation.
Urging the American labor move
ment to enter upon large scale Ga
Dor promotion program" designed to
improve its general public relations,
Hochman said the time was ripe for
labor "to sell itself to the public, to
run it's own public relations program
on a scale rivaling that of manufac
turers and other organized groups"
Hochman suggested that the press,
radio, movies, billboards and printed
material be employed by labor to tell
the public the straightforward and
honest story of labor's accomplish
ments. Of course in such a program,
the labor press would play big part,
"a part for which it should be pre-
pared by strengthening in every pos
sible manner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
Artillery Reunion Set
For Dayton, Sept. 13

The annual regimental reunion of
the 322nd Field Artillery Association
will be conducted September 13 in
Dayton, it has been announced here
Officers of the association include
Spencer Rolhfs, president; Allen
Braun, president; Null Hodapp,
treasurer; Lawrence Fritsch, secre-
tary; Carl Woessner, reunion secre-
tary, and Richard Breig, sergeant-at-
arms. With the exception of Fritsch,
Hamilton, all are of Dayton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

sub-contracting among all undertake
ings capable of taking an effective
part in the national defense program,
in order that transfers of workers
from one employment, area or occu-
patton to another be limited as much
as possible and that factory units
may be kept intact wherever possible. !"
II
Conclusions and recommendations
of the meeting were much too long to
quote in full but enough has been
given to show the spirit of the con-
ference, which never lost sight of the
vital Importance of promoting en-
ployment. On other matters also, such
as the maintenance of good labor
standards, the conference saw eye to
eye with labor.
For example, the conference said:
"The Importance of conserving man.
power by avoiding human wastage
which would aggravate problems of
labor supply makes it necessary that
special attention should be given in
time of defense emergency to ques-
tions of accident prevention, indus
trial hygiene, prevention medicine, nu-
triton, and hours of work, and to the
adequacy of the system of enforce
ment."
The conclusions of the conference
bear every evidence of having been
guided by labor thought and opinion,
which was represented, among others,
by Robert j. Watt, of the American
Federation of Labor; Tom Moore,
president of the Trades and Labor
Congress of Canada, and Isador Lubin,
U. S. Commissioner of Labor Statis-
tics. Edward J. Phelan, acting director
of the l. L. O., and the technical ex-
perts of the /. l.. O. also attended.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
MiddletOwn Is HOnOred
With Safety Certificate

Middletown, Ohio.-The city of Mid
dletown has received certificate OF
honorable mention in the 1910 all-Ohlo
traffic safety contest in which this
city competed with Is others in the
25, ,OOO-50,O00 population class, it was
announced Tuesday.
The certificate was granted because
the traffic death toll for the year was
two, a reduction of one from 1889.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
County Relief Load
Lower By 80 Cases

The direct relief case load of Butler
County for the week ending April IL
was 500, a drop of 39 the previous
week, according to the weekly report
of Miss Isabel Beardsley, commits
sioner of the Hamilton Department OF
Public Assistance. Last week Hamil-
ton reported 1872 cases, drop of II;
Middletown listed 173, decrease of
10, and the townships reported l45
cases, a reduction of IL.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
Appoint Schuster To
N.Y.A. Training Shop

The appointment of Robert Schuster
R. R. 3, Hamilton, craftsman at the
Black -Clawson Company, as superin-
tendent of the National Youth Admin
istration training shop, Chestnut
Street, was announced Tuesday by
Thomas E. Speer, Cincinnati, N. Y. A.
supervisor.
Mr.. Schuster has been granted a
leave of absence by the Black-Clawson
Company, and he will assume his
duties on May when the shop will
be opened.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
Y. w. Directors Named

Seven directors of the Hamilton
Y. w. C. A. were announced at the
annual dinner-meeting of the associa-
tion Monday night in the "Y" audi
torium. They are Mrs Thomas Zoller,
Mrs. Robert Taylor, Miss Marie
Shuler, Mrs. Ernest Heiser, Mrs. Rob
ert Cogswell, Mrs. Hugh Baker, and
Mrs. w. j. Allen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

are in three sections, larger ones in
four, which can be hauled along high
ways. Everything is in place in the
sections and the only parts constructed
on the sites are supporting cinder-
block piers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
PLAN DEDICATION

Josephine Straub Weller Tent, No.
lit, Daughters of the Union Veterans
of the Civil War, met Monday night
in the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment and made plans to dedicate the
memorial sun dial on the grounds of
the Monument on Sunday afternoon
May %.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
TELLING LABOR'S STORY

Labor has story to tell and there
never was better time to tell it than
right now, Julius Hochman, general
manager of the Dress Joint Board, In
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
WHAT NEXT?

The Tennessee Valley Authority has
developed portable cottage that is
expected to prove it's value in defense
emergency housing. Smaller cottages
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25
WISDOM

That which is past is gone and ir-
revocable, and wise men have enough
to do with things present and to come.
Francis Bacon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

GRAFTON of Labor, regarding the neces-
sity of the national defense program
proceeding without interruption. Re-
ceived and contents noted.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

Issued Weekly at s2s Market Street
Telephone 1895 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-04-25

Entered at the Postofice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.