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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
PENSION FOR
EXECUTIVES

(From The Magazine of Wall Street,
1t is significant that out of the hum
dreds of letters we have received from
stockholders on the subject OF execu-
tive remuneration, over 80 per cent OBJ
iect to pensions, even partly at COM
pany expenses, for high paid officers.
There is more nearly unanimous sentl-
ment on this than on any other ques-
tion of relations of management to
stockholders.
The general reaction is that execu-
tives who for years have drawn from
$4,000 to 100000 or more annually
ought to be able to finance their own
old-age annuities. The minority favor
ing pensions in principle does so with
qualifications. It's composite view is
that pensions, in relation to salary,
should be far more generous for lower
paid employees than for top executives;
that executive pensions should be
moderate the most frequently
suggested ll1IlllS ldlSlliS iiOih PO3oSS
to $12,500 year; and that no more
than half of the cost should be met
by the corporation.
The great majority of investors can
look forward to no old-age security
beyond what can be provided out OF
their own savings plus the small an
nuities-for some-from the govern
ment's modest Social Security pro-
gram. With such people it just goes
against the grain that corporations in
which they have invested should fl
nance large pensions for well-paid ex-
ecutives.
Managements which really desire to
have the goodwill of shareholders
would be we'll advised to keep this in
mind even though-due in part to the
carelessness of stockholders who sign
proxies without digesting them-they
may be able to count on getting a
majority of the votes at the annual
meetings year-in and year-out.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
Rubber Shortage Problem
Considered by Teamsters

Portland, Ore. (ILNS) Three hun
dred delegates attended the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters con
ference here June 1-5. Joseph A. Pad
way, chief counsel for the American
Federation of Labor, was the princi-
pal speaker.
The delegates, representing II west
ern states, paid much attention to the
rubber shortage problem, which is
bringing curtailment in deliveries and
causing other hardships on teamsters
The conference had a strong patri-
otic trend, since most of the problems
stemmed from the war and war con-
ditions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
HARDSHIP and poverty in youth

HARDSHIP and poverty in youth
l. i are sometimes given as explana-
tions of the revenge of dictators on
society Perhaps it depends on the
society. Thorvald Stauning, Socialist
Prime Minister of Denmark, who died
May 3, was born in poor home and
he grew up under conditions that were
not so good as those which he helped
to make for the succeeding Danish
generations.
Stauning began as cigar-sorter.
He rose through trade union offices to
be a member of parliament, filled
many responsible jobs well, and when
he died he had been prime minister
for IA years, in two periods. He did a
great deal towards making Denmark
the land of individual liberty and no
poverty which it was before the Ger
mans came, and even the crustiest
conservatives came to look at the big,
calm, bearded man with something
like affection.
He held office so long because of
this, for as he usually had majority
of only two votes he could easily have
been put out. His life was devoted
unselfshly to the working class, but
not in the spirit of class warfare
In these days of Lavals and Quis-
lings, it is important to distinguish
between them and a real patriot like
Stauning. Twelve thousand Danes, the
King, the Crown Prince, the Cabinet
the Swedish Prime Minister and one
Finnish Minister, personal friend
came to his funeral, and that was be-
cause they regarded him as a good
man who had done his best under inn
possible circumstances.
When the Germans broke every pact
oath and promise to Denmark and in
vaded it April 8, 1910, Stauning's gov
ernment called off military Danish re-
sistance, seeing the uselessness OF
having Copenhagen destroyed for the
sake of being able to hold off the Ger
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05

it has been remembered only by the
enemies of social security, especially
the opponents of health insurance
who have intensified their attack on
this program despite the critical need
for healthy forces in the military and
industrial trenches of the battle for
the nations very existence.
Action on the Chief Executives pro-
posals should not be postponed any
longer. When will it be taken, Con-
gress? When will you act?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
PURPOSE OF CENSORSHIP

Commenting on the Churchill gov
ernment's attempt to suppress the
London Mirror, government critic, the
London Times recently editorialized
on censorship:
The purpose of censorship is to
prevent information from reaching the
enemy, not to silence critics at home.
Its purpose should not be to maintain
morale-not because morale should
not, but because it cannot, be main
tanned by suppression. The lesson of
France on that point is final If morale
is bad, mere censorship viii make it
worse, will destroy it.
"The morale of this nation is good,
and could only be threatened if it were
not free to speak its mind. With
out the constructive force of criticism
it is unlikely that this country would
have survived the disasters of the past
two years, or be in any position to
confront the urgent perils ahead"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
HOUSE APPROVES
MEASURE TO AID
SMALL BUSINESS

Washington, d. C. (ILNS). - Gov
ernment aid for small business, urged
for months by the American Fedora
tion of Labor, is nearer as a result of
a unanimous House vote for meas
ure, already approved by the Senate,
designed to utilize the facilities of
small concerns for production of war
and essential civilian goods. The vote
was 344 to 0.
The House vote sent the bill back
to the Senate for vote on two major
House changes, chief of which was a
requirement making it virtually man
datory for government war agencies
to award contracts to small plants
certified as capable of handling them.
The other change doubled the $780,
100000 authorized by the Senate for
working capital of "small plants
corporation" for loans to convert small
plants to production of essentials in
the war program.
In addition, the smaller war plants
corporation, which would be set up in
the War Production Board, could serve
as the prime contractor for govern
ment work, splitting up it's assign
ments among small business.
The mandatory clause inserted in
the bill by the House provides that
when the chairman of the War Pro-
duction Board has certified a small
concern, or group of small concerns,
as equipped to handle Specific gov
ernment procurement contract" that
specific contract must be awarded to
that company.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
Harvester Co. Employees
Endorse Union Security

Chicago, Ill.--A union security poll
at eight plants of the International
Harvester Company, first to be con-
Quoted by the National War Labor
Board, showed 81 per cent favoring
maintenance of membership in the A.
F. of L. and CIO local unions.
Results were 9,716 favoring main
tenance of membership and 1000
against. Only 81 per cent of the 17,155
unionists eligible to vote took part in
the election, conducted under the SUI
pervision Of Thomas F. Neblett, chief
NWLB mediator. A maintenance OF
membership clause will automatically
go into effect in agreements negoti-
ated two weeks ago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
NJ. L. Finnan Dies; Former
Secretary of Letter Carriers

Washington, D. C.-Michael T. Fin
nan, former secretary of the National
Association of Letter Carriers, died
here at the age of seventy-six.
For quarter of a century Mr.. Fin
nan was one of the best known labor
leaders in governme employees
unions. He served as secretary of the
Letter Carriers from 1917 to 1941 and
also as editor of the Postal Record.
He retired last year.
After funeral services here, the
body was sent to Bloomington, H.,
for burial.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
More Pay For Granite
Workers In New Pact

Barre, Vt. (ILNS).-Barre members
of the Granite Cutters international
Association of America, A. F. of L. af-
filiate, have accepted a compromise
wage scale of $3.50 daily. The old
scale was So and the union had asked
$40. When the demand was refused,
work was suspended May l, about 800
men being affected
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
WHAT NEXT?

You can now have a whole meal with
glass service. Tables and chairs are
being made from glass, so are knives,
forks and other table service. Cob
lets, plates and cups of glass, are of
course, not new.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
THE -
CHERRY TREE
Where with eur Little Hatchet we tell
the truth absut many things, sometimes
profoundly. sometimes sippantly, some
times recklessly. >.

Rumors that A. F. of l.. and CIO
will get together. Welcome reports.
Maybe it will happen.
One powerful reason exists. Both
groups now know all about John L.
Lewis. CIO has recovered from its
infatuation. Illusions are all gone.
So, results are possible where they
were not possible when the last futile
motions were made.
AS long as Lewis was a part of
CIO, in good standing with the others,
all had to stand together. That's rec
ognized organization tactics every
where.
But Lewis broke out HE started
things, just as was the case back in
the days when he was pot-shooting at
A. F. of L. leaders from within the
fold.
Well, when man or faction starts
shooting at its own group, smashing
the windows in its own house, then
the rest of the outfit is free to go
after him or it and restore order.
Lewis has been the biggest obstacle
to unity, from start to finish.
Having kicked over the traces in
CIO-and with CIO and A. F. of L.
working together in a war agreement
for victory-both sides can unite
AGAINST whatever menace may re-
main in John L. Lewis.
But that doesn't mean that unity is
sure, or easy. The road will be difficult.
The picture is full of puzzles. What
to do in cases where both A. F. of L.
and CIO have unions in the same field
won't be easy. For example, the cleo
trical field
Not easy, but not impossible.
All things are possible where men
are of determination and good
will.
Perhaps nothing would give the ma
ton a greater impetus toward victory
now than labor unity, with A. F. of l..
and CIO forming one big labor move
ment.
For both leaders-Green and Muir
ray peace would be a tremendous
thing.
Each is big enough to put any per-
sonal ambition on the shelf. In a
united movement, for example, there
could be but one president. Neither
of these men would halt peace for the
sake of that. They are pretty fine
men, those two. Each outfit can be
proud of it's president, knowing that
either would step aside for the sake
Of peace.
Perhaps more trouble might come
from national union leaders, but there
again, it should be true that national
welfare would move men to broad
views and generous action.
So let us hope.
Is it too much, in the agony Of battle
for national life and safety?
No, not too much to hope from
patriots.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
Standing Only In Nazi Cars

Berne.-It is reported that because
of lack of cars and fuel many German
cities are now running street cars for
strap-hangers only. All passengers
must stand, except invalids and the
very old, for whom a few seats are
provided.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05
WISDOM

A nation with whom sentiment is
nothing is on the way to cease to be
nation at all. A. Froude.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05

If you have faith in your union, be
faithful to the union label.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-05

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Telephone 1926 Hamilton, Ohio
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
WE'RE IN THE
ARMY NOW

Among the st. Paul men indicted
into the United States Army at Fit
Smelling on August 8 were Ernest
s. Parker, 1853 N. Western avenue,
Joe S. Young, 575 Carroll avenue,
Clarence w. Middlecoff, GAL w.
Central, John H. Thomas, 406 Ron
do avenue, Byron S. Rife, 500
Charles street, Meredith W. Ray,
317 N. Virginia, Raymond Ken
nedy, 416 Rondo avenue, William ].
Parker, 4s9 St. Anthony avenue,
Edward A. Montgomery, 1927 Cum
berland avenue, Harry w. Morris,
AL Rondo avenue, Louis G. DAY.
ison, 344 w. Central, Freddie b.
Smith, 29S st. Anthony avenue,
Walter E. Bayer, 66 Thirteenth
street, and Robert Gardner from
Board 4. The other men are from
Board 8.
Forty-five men from St. Paul
were indicted on Wednesday, Aug
ust 4, and the complete list win be
furnished next week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Credit Union
to Give Service
Boys Diaries

The board of directors of the As
sociated Negro Credit Union ex-
pressed pleasure in making an an
nouncement this week that as a
part of their public service pro-
gram diaries will be presented to
Negro lads now in the armed serv-
ice of this country.
Space is provided in these handy
leather bound books for detailed
records of day by day activities,
addresses of friends and relatives,
photos, change in rank, etc.
While a limited supply lasts,
diaries will be sent to service men
upon receipt of names and ad-
dresses furnished by parents or
relatives at the credit union office,
931 st. Anthony Ave-, st. Paul, or
3704 Fifth Ave. &c., Minneapolis.
First names submitted will be first
served.
Those sending in names are
urged to be sure spelling of names
and addresses are correct to insure
delivery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Gertrude Milton,
Resident for S.
Years, Is Dead

Gertrude B. Milton, GA Rondo
avenue, died Wednesday, July 20,
at the home of Mrs. Stella Holsem-
back, with whom she had been
making her home for several
months. Born in 1868 in Nashville,
Tennessee, Mrs. Milton had been a
resident here for more than fifty
five years. She is the widow of the
late James w. Milton, real estate
man, who died in August, 1885.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, August 8, at 2 p. M, from
st. James A. M. E. church with
Rev. B. N. Moore, pastor, officiat-
ing. Mr.. ]. Jackson, baritone solo,
list, sang "The End of Perfect
Day." Mrs. Milton was a faithful
member of the church for a number
of years and was affiliated with
several church organizations.
Her only survivor is her nephew,
DR.. Clarence L. Smith of Philadel-
phia, Penn, who came here for the
funeral services and interment.
Interment was in Oakland ceme-
terry. Brooks Funeral Home, 697
Rondo avenue, in charge of ar
rangements.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Capacity House at
st. Peter July rs

Women and men, filling the
church to capacity, turned out Sun
day morning, July 26, for the an
nual "Women's Day" at st. Peter
A. M. E. church, headed this year
by Mrs. Halle Ewing, chairman,
and Mrs. Frances PEBBLES, assistant.
Miss I. Myrtle Garden, Halle Q.
Brown House director, st. Paul,
was guest speaker.
Women of all faiths participated
in the pleasant Sunday After
noon Hour" at 4 p. m, the same
day. instrumental and vocal solos,
group singing and readings were
heard. Mrs, Mary Louise Cannon
was mistress of ceremonies. "Fac-
ing the Future" was the topic Of
Mrs. Martha Lee who delivered the
sermonette.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Irene Robinson
Dies at 65

Irene Robinson, 100 Carroll ave-
nue., widow of the late Edward
Robinson, died Thursday, July 80.
Born in Mississippi, 65 years ago,
Mrs. Robinson had been a resident
of the city for the past 80 years.
She was a member of Como Tenn
pie of the Daughter Elks and the
Past Daughter Rulers Council I'M
der whose auspices the funeral
services were held.
Survivors include a son, James
Robinson, sister, Mrs. William D.
Holmes of Kansas City, Kansas,
and two cousins, also from Kansas.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, August 8, at 2 p. m. with Rev.
S. E. Ware, pastor of Pilgrim Bap-
fist church, officiating. Musical Sc
lections were given by the choir.
Interment was in Elmhurst ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Robert J. Simmons, ST., of
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Barton Article
on Baseball Ban
ArOuses Wrath
(See Editorial Page p

The Minneapolis Negro in the
street was hopping mad" Wednes-
day at one of his favorite writer's,
George Barton of the Minneapolis
Tribune.
Barton intimated in his Wednes-
day column that Negroes were
against the plan of major league
baseball to admit Negro players.
Barton quoted a Minneapolis
Negro minister but did not name
him as authority for the idea that
Negroes generally do not approve
of Negroes playing in organized
baseball.
Another Negro minister, Rev. M
R. Hogarth, rector of st. Thomas
Episcopal church, roundly de-
nounced Barton's article in a letter
to the sports writer.
Martin Brown, 394O Third Ave.
S., another we'll known Minneapoli-
tan, said Wednesday that Barton's
article was "most disgusting and
obvious"
Barton has for years been the
best liked daily sports writer
among Twin City Negroes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
DEFENSE STAMP SHOW

Plans have been completed for
the big Defense Stamp Show to be
held at Phyllis Wheatley House,
August 10 at 8 pm.
The show offers a splendid OPP
portunity to see professionals who
have volunteered their time to in
crease the sale of Defense Stamps.
The following firms and individ-
uals have purchased many more
stamps than is required for admit
lance: Project Economy Market,
8O4 Aldrich, $25; Eisenstadts Gro
Gerry, 1O3O Olson Blvd, $25; Mr..
Magollus, s21 Dupont Ave. N, So;
Shapiro Hardware, 1894 Olson
Blvd, 81.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
st. Louis
Urban League
Man Here

Arnold Walker, industrial secre-
tary of the St. Louis Urban League,
in company with two St. Louis
dentists, is mentioning in the
northern part of the state at the
summer resort owned by his wife's
aunt. They arrived in the city on
Monday, August 8, and left the
next day. The dentists are Doctors
S. D. Miller and G. E. Benjamin.
They plan to return to the city on
Friday of this week for several
days visit. While here, they were
the house guests of Mrs. A. Will
liams, CAB St. Anthony avenue.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
FRANKLIN S. HARRIS

Funeral services were held for
Franklin s. Harris, age SO, on Fri
day, July 81, at the Woodland Flu
neral Home Chapel with Rev. H. A.
Smith of Shiloh Temple officiating.
Mr.. Harris, who was living at 1411
Fifth st. S., died at Minneapolis
General hospital on Wednesday,
July 20.
He is survived by a wife, Maude
three daughters, Irene, Leona and
Bernice, and other relatives and
friends.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge of burial arrangements
with interment in Crystal Lake
Cemetery.
Mr.. Harris was a custodian at
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07

Lieut.. Oliver David Lewis, sta
toned at Fl. Francis E. Warren,
Wyoming, is the son of Mrs. Ro-
berta Lewis, 759 Rondo avenue.
Lieut.. Lewis enlisted in the U. S.
Army over two years ago and on
July 3rd of this year was commits
stoned a second lieutenant. Prior
to entering Officers Training
School at Fl. Warren, Lieut.. Lewis
was instructor in auto mechanics at
Fl. Cook, Nebraska. The first of
this month Lieut.. Lewis was as
signed to Co. D, 22nd Quartermas-
ter Regiment, Infantry, Fl. Deb
bins, Massachusetts,.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07

Informed her that a brother OF her
late husband, George Travis, had
died in Oklahoma, leaving a con-
siderable amount of money to her.
She further said that she had never
heard of George Travis but that
she wasn't too we'll acquainted
with her late husbands relatives.
On Saturday morning, August 1,
another man, giving his name as
Jackson, called at the Travis resi-
dence and said he had been sent
by Mr.. King to take her to the
First National bank to sign some
papers in connection with the
George Travis will. Mrs. Travis
accompanied the man down town
and they stopped at the Federal
Courts building, Sixth and Wash
ington, where Jackson said he had
to go to sign some papers. AS
Jackson walked back toward the
car, with the papers in his hand,
strange woman stopped beside
the car and picked up a package
containing what appeared to be
$4,000.
The strange woman offered to
give Mrs. Travis $500 of the $1O,-
900 if she could put up $4,000 of
earnest money" after the strange
woman had time to show the find
to her employer, a Mr.. Scott. The
man named Jackson and the
strange woman both accompanied
Mrs. Travis to the First National
Bank where she drew out $4,000
and gave it to the woman. Then the
two women walked back to Sixth
and Washington where Mrs. Travis
swindler excused herself long
enough to see the mythical Mr..
Scott.
While Mrs. Travis was waiting
on the corner for the woman to
come back, she saw the Mr.. King
who had visited her on Monday.
When she asked him about Mr..
Jackson, he denied sending him to
her house and walked away. Be-
coming alarmed, Mrs. Travis called
the police.
During the past three months,
four other st. Paulites have re-
ported similar swindles to police.
Mrs. M. Jacobs, 776 st. Anthony
avenue, reported on June 8 that
she lost $23 to a man and woman
in a swindle deal and Mrs. Sarah
Riley, 4O4 Fuller avenue, reported
the loss of 5000 to two women.
The swindlers all use the same
technique. They have "found"
money and sought security from
their alleged victims before they
would share it, according to the
police records.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
GOPHER LODGE TO
ENTERTAIN INDUCTEES

Elks Lodge, Gopher 1O5, St. Paul,
will entertain inductees at a fare
well party Saturday, August 8, at
the Pioneer Hall, 5ss Rondo Ave-,
at $3.50 p. m. .. "
All present inductees are invited
to attend and bring their wives and
sweethearts. Refreshments, speak
ing and other entertainment will be
provided, free. H4 @@# '2t'"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Correction on
Nelson Report
on Army Camp

By error Rev. C. T. R. Nelson,
staff correspondent, was made to
state in last weeks paper "The one
thing that struck me most favor
ably was the separateness of every
thing in the camp"
The word "favorably" should
have been "forcibly" which changes
the entire meaning of the para
graph
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
Henry Bolts, Jr.,
to Preach at
Zion Sunday

The Volunteer Club of Zion Bap-
fist Church, Minneapolis, will be
in charge of services, all day, Sun
day, August 8.
Henry w. Bolts, Jr., son Of Rev.
H. W. Bolts, ST., pastor of the
church, will be the guest speaker
at both the morning and evening
services.
Rev. Bolts, Jr., formerly Of Min
neapohs and very well known
here, has been in the ministry for
several years and is now an assist
ant pastor in Chicago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-07
EDWARD T. SHELBY DIES

Edward T. Shelby, age 70, 4236
Aldrich Ave. N, died on Monday,
Aug. 8. Funeral services were
held at the Woodland Funeral Home
Chapel on Thursday, Aug. 6, with
Rev. H. w. Bolts officiating. Shelby
was an employee of the Campbell
Coal Company for 25 years.
He is survived by a daughter
Beatrice of Philadelphia and fos-
ter daughter of Minneapolis, and
other relatives and friends.
Interment in Crystal Lake GEM
etery.