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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09
LIBERALIZATION Urged to Better Fit
Unemployment Benefit System For
Coping With After-War Problems
American Association for Labor Legislation and American
Economic Association Hold Joint Panel Meeting
Present System of Insurance is Inadequate.

New York City (ILNS) The pres
ent state system of unemployment in
surance is inadequate to cope with
after-war problems and the systems
of some states are threatened with
bankruptcy even before the end of the
war as result of priorities unem-
ployment, the American Association
for Labor Legislation and the Ameri-
can Economic Association were told
at joint panel meeting here.
Champions of federalized system
of unemployment insurance benefits
said that a nationally administered
program would make it possible to
pool the $2,500,OO0,OO0 reserve fund
held in trust at Washington for the
various states and thus meet unem-
ployment needs on national basis.
The panel had been scheduled as a
debate on the merits of federal as
against state administration of unem-
ployment insurance, but President
Roosevelt's order turning the state
employment services over to the So
cial Security Board as means of
speeding the mobilization of workers
for defense jobs left many of the op-
ponents Of federal administration with
the conviction that discussion was aca-
demic and that it was just a matter
of waiting until the government took
over the insurance functions as WELL
Fight is Threatened
However. Lewis G. Hines, Pennsyl-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09
BUCKEYE RETAIL
LIQUOR DEALERS
BANQUET JAN. II

Middletown, Ohio-The annual con-
vention of the Buckeye Retail Liquor
Dealers Association will be held in
the Manchester Hotel, Middletown,
January IL, IL, and 13.
Mayor James Garfield Stewart of
Cincinnati will be the principal speaker
at the banquet Monday, January IL.
The Butler County unit will be host.
Officers are: president, John Hassel-
back, Middletown; vice president,
George Stillwaugh, Hamilton; secre-
tary, Walter H. Fortner, Hamilton, and
treasurer, Frank Dobrozsi, Middle
town.
In a recent meeting the county unit
named committees to arrange conven-
tion details, and also chose Mrs, Has
setback and Mrs. Harry Fryer to ar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09
Hitler-like Move Denied

range entertainment for the visiting
women.
A resolution pledged the county unit
to wholehearted support of the Presi-
dent in national defense, and "to do
everything in our power to bring about
the successful conclusion of this war
=. to bring about the triumph of
American arms"
Scribner Present
Walter H. Fortner, secretary, But
Ter County unit, B. R. L. D. A., this
week announced that Jimmie Scribner
will show. The famous radio star has
agreed to take part in the entertain
ment program to be offered.
Sheik Coyle's orchestra has been
signed for dancing, it was also stated.
Reservations for the banquet should
be made now. These can be obtained
from Russ Smith, Defiance, Ohio; from
Harry Schuster, West Chester, Ohio;
or from Walter H. Fortner, 7O1 Green
wood Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09

Washington, D. C.-President Roose-
velt will announce within a few days
the appointment of War Labor
Board, clothed with supreme authority
to give a square deal to workers and
employers alike and to settle all in
dustrial disputes by peaceful means
for the duration of the war.
This program, first recommended by
the American Federation of Labor,
has been indorsed by the CIO and
agreed to by Representatives of Amer
lean industry.
With unity and good will prevailing
and with patriotic determination on
all sides to step up production to the
limit so that America can win the war
as quickly as possible, success of the
new program is assured.
The thing for all American Fedora
tion of Labor members and their union
representatives to remember is that
strikes and lockouts are out for the
duration of the war. All disputes must
be settled by peaceful means. The
moment the President creates the War
Labor Board, proper machinery for
the settlement of such disputes will
be provided
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor and
President Philip Murray of the CIO
conferred with Secretary of Labor
Perkins for more than two hours and
recommended joint plan of pro-
cedure for the new board for submis-
sion to President Roosevelt.
While organized labor is renouncing
the exercise of the right to strike dur
ing the war, the new board is expected
to protect the rights of American
workers by adhering to the following
principles:
ALL workers are entitled to a
wage sufficient to maintain full eff
cheney, good health and well-being for
themselves and their families.
2-Policies established under the La
Dor Relations Act, the Wage-Hour Act
and other existing labor statutes shall
not be impaired.
3-Continuation of the normal pro-
cedures of collective bargaining on
wages, hours, working conditions and
union security will not be interfered
with.
The final makeup of the War Labor
Board and the manner in which it will
operate have not yet been finally de-
termined. Labor would prefer nine
man board, made up of four industry
representatives, four labor represent
atives and one public representative
who would act as chairman. However,
there is possibility that three or four
public representatives may be named.
Disputes, which cannot be resolved
by the normal course of collective bar
gaining, will be submitted to concilia-
ton, mediation and voluntary arbitra-
tion. Full use will be made of the
machinery of the u. S. Cancellation
Service, now acting under the Depart
ment Of Labor and under the direction
of DR.. John Steelman.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09

vania State Secretary of Labor and
Industry, and Miss Elizabeth Brandeis
of the University of Wisconsin, daugh-
ter of the late Supreme Court Justice
Brandeis, declared that the national
authorities would have more of a fight
on their hands if they attempted to
nationalize the state job insurance
funds without giving the states more
of an opportunity to express their
views than they had had in centraliz-
ing the employment service.
To set at rest the fears of those
favoring state administration, Evan
Clague, assistant director of the Bu-
reau of Economic Security of the So
cial Security Board, said the taking
over of the employment Offices was in
tended only as wartime measure and
that any permanent shift of authority
would require formal action by Con-
gress and the various state legisla-
lures.
Hitler-like Move Denied
Clague ridiculed a suggestion by
Professor Emerson P. Schmidt of the
University of Minnesota that the So
cial Security Board might be contem-
plating the mobilization of labor for
war industries along the Hitler lines
of RECOMMENDATION.
He said special study had been
made of the methods used by Hitler to
dragoon labor so that "we might know
what not to do"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09
GREEN SAYS LABOR
TO GO ALL-OUT FOR
COMPLETE VICTORY

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Labor
will work in 1912 for complete VIC
tory, to be won as soon as possible,
William Green, president Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, declared in
stirring New Years statement,
pledging all-out assistance by the A.
F. of L. to the nations war effort.
Labor faces the New Year deter
mined that nothing shall stand in the
way of complete victory for America
over the forces of barbarism and to-
talitarianism which have plunged the
world into war;" said President Green.
He continued:
"The ranks of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor are arrayed five mil
lion strong on the industrial front with
but one thought in mind-that this
war must be won as quickly as pos
sible.
To Aid in Every Way
"To that end the members of the
American Federation of Labor will
work to the limit of their endurance.
They will produce the materials of
war as the workers of no other ma
tion have ever produced. They will
cheerfully make every sacrifice the
government of our country calls upon
them to make. And they will gladly
set aside all that they can spare of
their earnings for the purchase Of de-
fense bonds to help finance the war.
"This is the program that we of the
American Federation of Labor have
set for ourselves for the coming year.
"To help make this program Of all
out assistance to the nations war eff
fort effective, the leaders of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor have sue
ceeded in working out an agreement
with industry barring strikes and
lockouts for the duration of the war.
We have pledged that all disputes will
be settled by peaceful means without
interruption of production, through the
ilSoiuih VI q w dl hdUOI bOdHu.
All Eager to Do Part
"This is Americas war. 1t is labor's
war It is a war Of free men against
slavery.
"In such struggle, every one Of US
is eager to do his part and more.
eve pray that this devastating war
will be brought to successful con-
clusion during the coming year. We
pray that our sons and brothers and
loved ones who are fighting the enemy
on the battle fronts will come through
safely. The loyal and courageous
members of the American Federation
of Labor will never let them down."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09
Police To Aid Roundup

Hamilton police will cooperate with
federal authorities in the collection of
cameras and radio receivers and trans
mitters of German, Japanese, and
Italian aliens, Chief J. C. Calhoun
said. Aliens are to turn in the articles
at headquarters this week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09

George Manrod, democrat, Darr-
town, was elected unanimously Mon
day to retain the Craftsmanship of the
board of Butler County commissioners.
Thomas H. Feltz, Hamilton, was
chosen to continue in the post of clerk
of the board, and Miss Mary Small
as the stenographer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09

It's simple arithmetic. Here's the
formula: Union Label plus Shop Card
plus Service Button equals Higher
Wages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-01-09

Each departed friend is magnet
that attracts US to the next world
Richter.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Several Hundreds

Of your white fellow Americans
read this paper every week. They
range from bankers to teamsters,
from governors to members of the
city council. School teachers, So
cial workers, college deans and col
lege presidents are numbered
among the names on our subscrip-
tiOn lists.
Practically all of these people
buy the paper to learn better the
hopes, aspirations and opinions of
Americas Black One-Tenth. Many
of them are deeply interested in the
solving of one of Americas chief
problems, the sO-caIled race prob
lem.
All of these persons are either
friends of the progress of the
group or potential friends. Help
keep your local Negro paper up to
standard by buying it weekly and
supporting its advertisers.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Workers Urged
To Apply For
Defense Jobs

President Roosevelt pointed out
in his address to the Congress of
the United States on the Estate of
the Union," that there should be
no racial discrimination in the ma
tional defense program. He def
nitely referred to the using of all
man-power available in order to
achieve victory for our country.
c. W. Washington of the Min
neapolis Urban League, and S. Vim
cent Owens, executive secretary of
the st. Paul Urban League, urged
Wednesday that all Negro citizens
seeking employment should take
the following steps:
l. Register at the Federal EN-
ployment Security Office, and at
any or all of the following plants
holding defense contracts.
Some of plants are as follows
Twin City Ordnance Company,
2515 University Avenue, Mime
apolis, MINI.
Northern Pump Company, 48th
St. and Marshall Ave. N. E., Min
neapolis.
Munsingwear Corporation, 71S
Glenwood, Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Honeywell Co.,
2753 4th Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Diamond Iron Works, 18th Ave
N. and End ST., Minneapolis.
Flour City Ornamental Iron
Works, 2637 9th Ave. S., Mime
apolis.
Crown Iron Works, 1929 N. E.
Tyler, Minneapolis.
Continental Machines, Inc, 1901
Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis
international Harvester Com
pany, 2572 University Ave-, St,
Paul.
Minnesota Mining and Manufac-
turing Co., 900 Fauquier St., st.
Paul.
American Hoist and Derrick
Company, 63 South Robert St., St,
Paul.
The Urban League should be
notified of any discrimination en-
countered by workers in their eff
forts to place their applications.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Pullman POrterS
Get $50 Wage
Increase i'm Year

New York, Jan. GA. Phillip
Randolph, president of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, announced an agree
ment with the Pullman Sleeping
Car Co. for an increase of $24 per
month for porters, maids and at
tendants, or an increase of 10 cents
per hour.
The agreement also gave the
porters back pay of $21.60 per
month retroactive to Sept. 1.
Local officials of the Brother
hood, including A. R. North, were
pleased with the wage increases.
The new increase is the second
one of the year. An increase of
Sc per month was made several
months ago.
Service department employees at
New Brighton Ordnance plant
wear green uniforms and black
bow ties, hot diggety dog!
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Lawrence Post
Auxiliary Presents
Forum Program

Mrs. j. V. ONeil, past State
President, and present chairman
of the Education Loan Department
of the American Legion, will speak
on Aims and Purposes of Legion
Auxiliary work at the Halle @.
Brown Forum, Sunday, January II
at 400 p. m.
The Leslie Lawrence Post Auxil-
iary, the sponsoring organization,
has for many years been active in
the work of this district. Present
officers of Leslie Lawrence Post
Auxiliary are Mrs. S. H. Johnson,
president; Lenora billiard, vice.
president; Nora McCracken, secre-
tary-treasurer; Queenie Ransom,
sergeant-at-arms; Cora Strother,
chaplain.
Included on the program will
also be a brief history of the Aux
iliary and music furnished by the
Melody Maids.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Cooking School
To Open Soon

Mallory's Catering Service an
nounces a six weeks cooking school
including catering service instruc-
tion which is to open soon. Date
for registration is set for January
Is and you may register at the
Citizens Headquarters at 345 East
38th st.
A competent instructor has been
engaged and jobs will be secured
for those who complete the course.
There is a growing demand for
trained people in this field. For
further information call Mallory at
COlfax 47O5.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
In
Your Paper
This Week

These firms listed below are de-
sirous and appreciative of the
patronage of readers of this paper:
Alaska Fur, Ames Lodge, Arts
tic Cleaners, DR.. Banks, Bells Cafe,
Bills Smoke Shop, Cooks Liquor
Store, Dairy Advertising Agency,
General Fuel, Jim and Doyles
Smoke Shop, Al. Knutsen, Kol R.
Co., Koppers Coke, Liberty Clean
ers, Lee Millers Tavern, Lyceum
Theatre, Minneapolis Brewing,
Minneapolis Savings and Loan,
Nash Coffee Company, Nicollet
Dentists, o. X. Service Station,
Pillsbury Flour, Plymouth Liquor,
Purity Drug Company, Scandia
Coal Company, South of the Bor-
der, Stillman Food Stores, Zins-
master Baking Company.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
THIS
WORLD
HOPE LOUIS LUCK
USE YOUR SKILL
KNOCK EVERYWHERE

Joe Louis risks his boxing crown
tonight and gives his purse to the
Navy Relief Fund. There has been
much commendation for Joe in
his gesture from the daily sports
scribes but what they do not tell
their readers is that Joe's people,
the millions of Negroes, do not ap-
prove of Louis risking his crown
for the Navy. Any Negro over 10
years old will tell you why. We
hope Joe has good luck, but it
would be ironic if he lost his title
fighting for the Navy Relief fund.
Negroes with mechanical skills
should make every effort to obtain
defense employment in the various
plants. A man with skill is vast
ing his time and cheating U. s.
production when he remains in un-
skilled work when he can do the
more technical jobs. !
International Harvester, out in
the Midway district, has a Negro
graduate from the Dunwoody
School working as a janitor! This
mans teachers know he has me-
chanical ability yet this firm
cheats both it's production efforts
and the man for reasons which are
obvious to most.
While this man sweeps out the
plant hundreds of men and women
less qualified than he are learn
ing to apply their mechanical
ability.
Men without skills will be the
first to feel the lay-off axe after
we win this war.
Twin City Negro workers seek
ing defense jobs should knock
loudly at the employment doors of
ALL defense plants, not just one
or twO.--Cecil E. Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Navy Policy
Regard Race
May Change

Pittsburgh, Jan. 8.-According
to the Pittsburgh Courier of this
city the U. s. Navy policy of bar
ring Negro enlistments except as
mess attendants may be altered.
This news came in a letter Sec
retary of Navy Knox sent to Penn
sylvania's Senator, Joseph Guffey,
last week.
Knox said in part: "While a
final conclusion has not yet been
reached, it is my sincere hope that
we may be able to find a solution
to this problem"
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Eli I'll. Paul,
Resident Since
1903, Dies

Eli Henry Paul, 1927 5th Ave.
So., Minneapolis, died in Rochester
State Hospital on Wednesday eve
ming, Dec. 81.
He was a native of jackson,
Michigan. He came to the Twin
Cities in 1908.
Mr.. Paul married Sarah Mar
shall, daughter of a pioneer Min
neapolis family, in 1917.
He was an active worker of Bor-
der Church and an ardent member
of the Minneapolis Lawns and
Gardens Club, winning first prize
in 1886 and the Blue Ribbon award
in 1888.
The remains arrived here on
Thursday, Jan. 1, and he was
buried Saturday, Jan. 8, from the
Woodland Funeral Chapel, 11O9
Lyndale No., at 2 p. m, with Rev.
A. Howard, pastor of Border M. E.,
and Rev. T. B. Stovall, presiding
elder of the A. M. E. churches, off
ciating.
Interment was in Crystal Lake
Cemetery. Survivors include his
wife, a brother, Jasper E. Paul,
Dayton, Ohio, and relatives and
friends.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Paper Suggests
We Give Bomber
To u. S. ARMY

A wire from Julius Adams, Man
aging Editor of the New York
Amsterdam Star News to Cecil
Newman, Tuesday, suggested that
the Negro Press of the country
cooperate in raising funds to pre-
sent bomber to the U. S. Army
as a gift from American Negroes.
Newman pledged the cooperation
of the st. Paul Recorder and the
Minneapolis Spokesman to the
plan in a telegram to the Star
News.
Details of the plan if carried out
will be carried in subsequent is
sues, he said.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Urban League
"AuX" Announce
$1W Scholarship

A scholarship award of $4,000
is being offered by the Women's
Auxiliary to the Minneapolis Ur-
ban League. This will be the first
annual scholarship award provided
by this organization to an out
standing Minneapolis youth. This
scholarship will be awarded on a
basis of character, scholarship,
need, leadership and promise. De-
tailed instructions regarding meth
cd of submitting an application
can be secured at the office of the
Minneapolis Urban League, 24O
South 4th st.
Mrs. E. L. Sims, president of the
Auxiliary, in making the announce
ment, stated that the women of the
Urban League Auxiliary regarded
this annual scholarship award as
one of the organizations major OBJ
jectives.
Any student eligible for admis-
sion to an institution of higher
learning in the state of Minnesota
or who is now attending such an
institution is eligible to apply for
the scholarship. Members of the
Scholarship Committee are Mrs.
Chas. W. Washington, Chairman,
Mrs. Josephine Chambers, Mrs.
Alene Neal, Miss Essie Mason and
Mrs. A. E. Smith.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
STEWART is MARRIED

Private First Class Alfred E.
Stewart, stationed at Camp Fun
ston, Kansas, was married Friday,
January 2, at Junction City, Kan,
to Miss Eva Carroll of that city.
Attending the ceremony was Pri-
vate Stewards mother, Mrs. Alma
Freeman, 857 Iglehart avenue.
Mrs. Freeman returned to the city
on Tuesday of this week.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Pullman POrters
Wanted

According to an advertise
ment in this issue men from the
ages of 22 to IS years old are
wanted as Pullman POrters. The
call comes from the U. S. Divi-
sion of Employment. Applicants
should go Immediately to 4 No.
Third St, Minneapolis Division
of Employment and Security.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09

Mrs. George Thomas, 1856 st.
Anthony avenue, was called to
Madison, Wis, because of the sud-
den death of her brother, Luther
Thompson, who died on Tuesday,
December %. Funeral services
were held on Saturday, December
27. Mrs. Laura Thompson of the
same address, mother of the de-
ceased, also survives.
Mr.. Thompson and his wife
owned and operated a night club
"The Spotless Kitchen"
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
Alice Lewis,
7S, Dies

Alice Lewis, 70, of 814 Bryant
Ave. NJ, died Wednesday, Jan. z,
at her home.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 today friday, at Zion Bap-
tist Church, where Mrs. Lewis was
a member. Rev. H. w. Bolts, as
sisted by Elder s. A. Douglass, will
officiate.
The deceased is survived by nine
children, Harry, George, Helen,
Elmer, Thomas and Howard Lewis
and Esther Dillon, Virginia Parker
all of Minneapolis, and William
Lewis of Ottumwa, Iowa, many
grandchildren, other relatives and
friends.
Neal Funeral Home in charge
with burial in Crystal Lake Gene
terry.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09

Richard Leakley, educational
director of Cooperative Services,
will show movies in the social room
of Sumner Field homes, 1901 Bry-
ant avenue north, on Friday, jan
uary 9, at 8 p. m. Recreational
games will also be played.
This is the first meeting of the
round table of the Sumner Co
operative Buying club since the
holidays. The public is invited.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1942-01-09
''Native Son. Plays at
Lyceum Three Nights
January II, 13 and Ia

The stage play production of Native Son. Oson Wees Mer
production starring Canada widely Negro
and band leader will be presented at the Lyceum Theatre Min
neapos nights and Wednesday matinee starting January H.
seller novel the by Richard
Wright play tells story Bigger Thomas who unwngy kills