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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
HOUSEWIVES URGED
TO LOOK FOR SCRAP

James K. Cullen, chairman of the
Hamilton Salvage for Victory cam
paign, again urges housewives to con-
tinue with more vigor looking up old
paper, rubber and metal that may be
gathered while house-cleaning is be-
ing done.
Renewing the plea to householders
and housewives, Cullen stressed that
nothing should be contributed to the
drive that can be used by the owner.
Only scrap is wanted.
He suggested that housewives, IN
spring cleaning, may look for the fol-
lowing scrap:
In the attic: beds Of brass or iron,
electric cords, electric toasters, irons,
heaters, fans or other electrical equip
ment, hardware, kitchen utensils, lamp
and lighting fixtures of brass, copper
or iron, ornaments, ash trays, bowls,
statues, vases, metal porch or garden
furniture, radio parts, screens, toys,
vacuum cleaners, and old rubber
shoes, raincoats or bathing caps.
School children collect the scrap and
turn it into defense industry. The
money they obtain from sale of the
scrap is used for school purposes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
BIG COURT PROBLEM

Judge Oscar R. Lesser, of Butler
County probate court, submitted to a
committee from the Butler County
Bar Association on Monday his prob
lens in the issuance of birth certifi-
Gates, which are demanded of employees
in factories on war production.
He asked the committee for any
recommendation for precautions, in
addition to those he already has
adopted, to prevent the granting OF
certificates to aliens, particularly en-
emy aliens, because Of misrepresen-
tations.
Members of the association commit
tee attending the conference included
Paul A. Baden, association president;
John Andrews, G. A. w. Wilmer, Glenn
Pater, Jr., and Cyrus J. Fitton.
The extent of the problems is shown
by records of the court which disclose
that 143 certificates were granted dur
ing March and April.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
OPPOSES LOWERING
CHILD LABOR LAWS

San Antonio, Tex. (ILNS). - The
urgency of the war effort must not be
used as an excuse to lower existing
standards for child labor, Mrs. Will
liam Kletzer, president of the Ma
tional Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, told the annual convention of the
congress.
Mrs. Kletzer expressed alarm over
the large number of work permits is
sued to minors and said that pressure
was brought by agricultural interests
for the use of child labor, pressure
which was mot to be confused with
work on family farms"
"In the name of patriotism it may
be necessary for all of us to help har-
vest crops" she added. eve must dis
tinguish between such emergencies
and exploitation of children because
their labor can be secured cheaply."
In a message to the convention,
President Roosevelt said: 81 am GER
tain that you will increase your ef-
forts to help improve the schools, the
bedrock of democracy, and to help
surround the children of America with
every possible safeguard"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
Anti-Labor Blitzkrieg Fails; House
Kills Smith -Vinson Bill and Senate
Puts Off Action; Victory for AFL

stabilization policy, is effective as of
May /. 1t is for one-year period.
All of the unions had sought pay
increases but agreed to arbitration, in
line with the agreement between the
government and the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor building trades
unions, under which disputes are to
be settled by negotiations with strikes
forbidden
The board of arbitration said the
increases were granted because the 10
crafts wages seemed to be out of line
with those Of Others
The highest increase granted, 1212
cents an hour, went to brush painters
case bringing their hourly rates up to
$3.50, the amount requested. The high
est increase demanded was 35 cents
an hour, asked by several crafts.
1.-TWO things stand out in these wage
determinations" the board said, "Q
the highest scale of wages have not
been changed and (2) the principal
changes have been in the lower levels,
where the rise in the cost of living
(whatever it is) bears a relatively
greater ratio to the income received
than in the higher levels"
The members of the board of arbi-
tration were John P. Coyne, president
of the Building and Construction
Trades Department of the A. F. of L.;
Major James 7. O'Connell, chief of the
labor relations branch of the Corps of
Army Engineers; and Louis K. Com
stock, chairman of the WPB's Labor
Production Divisions Board of Review.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15

New York City. - Union-manage-
ment cooperation has made possible
greatly increased production of vital
implements of war, three outstanding
industrial executives disclosed in radio
interviews over the Labor For Vic
tory" program on a nationwide NBC
network.
Philip G. Johnson, president of the
Boeing Aircraft Company, declared
that delivery of Flying Fortresses
made by his firm has more than
doubled" since December z. He added:
eve want to win this war and we
know we're building a weapon that
will help to do it. Every executive
and every worker in our plants is on
the job. We still have a tremendous
job ahead and we've got to do it in a
hurry to win this war. We know how
badly our boys at the battlefront need
these Flying Fortresses and we are
trying to get them out as fast as ma
chinery and human hands can go, and
just as fast as we can get the ma
terials to build them with"
Mr.. Johnson said the company "has
worked very closely in cooperation
with the unions representing its en-
ployes. The unions are Aeronautical
District No. 751 of the international
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15

President Green hailed the setback
of labor's enemies in Congress as a
spur to the morale of American war
production workers and a victory for
the millions of wage-earners over the
forces of reaction.
He pointed out that the anti-labor
campaign was fomented by powerful
interests and had the almost unani-
nous support of the daily press. En-
ployers' organizations tried to put the
heat on Congress and conducted high
power propaganda drives in favor of
Legislation to abolish the closed shop
the 40-hour week, overtime standards
and the right to strike.
This campaign was based on lies
which the A F. of L. effectively ex-
posed despite the failure of the news
papers to give a fair break to labor's
side of the case.
Lie No. l which was hit on the head
was the charge that labor was delay
ing the war production program with
strikes. The A. F. of L. proved that
strikes are at a minimum since or
ganized labor voluntarily placed itself
on a no-strike basis for the duration
Lie No. 2 which was nailed was the
allegation that the 40-hour week re-
stricted the output of war materials
Official facts and figures showed that
all war industries were operating fan
more than forty hours a week-some
of them actually being in continuous
nonstop operation-but that the rea,
reason for the fight on the 40-houl
week was to relieve employers of the
necessity of paying overtime.
Lie No. 3 which was blasted te
smithereens was the charge by the
National Association of Manufactur.
ers that disputes over union security
were delaying production. The A. F
of L. and the CIO joined in proving
that the president of the N. A. M. anc
other employer representatives haC
agreed with President Roosevelt that
the question of union security is 8
proper subject for consideration by
the National War Labor Board
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
Employers Tell How Unions
Help Increase Production Of
Materials in War Industries
Union Management Cooperation Makes Possible Greatly
Increased Production" industrial Leaders Working
Shoulder Shoulder With Labor to Win War.

Association of Machinists, covering
production workers; the International
Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Local No.
174, and the international Union of
Operating Engineers, Local No. 843.
All are affiliates Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
The second employer interviewed
was Mr.. A. j. Higgins, president of
Higgins Industries, Inc, makers of
torpedo boats and other small combat
craft and Liberty cargo ships. He
said:
"We are building them (torpedo
boats) at top speed. We have stepped
up production very greatly in the past
few months, particularly since Pearl
Harbor. We are developing the
worlds largest shipbuilding plant"
Asked about the spirit of his en-
ployes, Mr.. Higgins said:
"The spirit of the overwhelming
majority of our thousands of workmen
is simply grand. They are working
with all their skill and all their
strength for just one thing-the only
thing that is important today-PRO-
DUCTION."
Mr.. Higgins, whose firm has con-
tracts with the various crafts of the
Continued on page 4, column g.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
Legislation Now Dead for Entire Session. Observers in
Capitol Say-President Roosevelt and Naval Affairs
Committee Help in Fight on Labor's Enemies.

Washington, D. C.-Congress dealt
anti-labor legislation a fatal blow
when the Smith Vinson Bill was killed
in the House Naval Affairs Committee
and Senate bills, almost equally vi
cious, were effectively sidetracked.
These victories, resulting from the
most vigorous legislative battle ever
conducted by the American Fedora
tion of Labor, were universally inter-
preted on Capitol Hill as meaning that
all anti-labor proposals are as good
as dead for the balance of this session
of Congress.
President Roosevelt helped rout la
boris enemies by informing Congress
in a special message that he opposed
abolition of the 40-hour week and
compulsory anti-strike legislation.
The House Naval Affairs Commit
tee then voted down the various Smith
Vinson proposals 13 to IL. But even
more significant was the vote on a mo-
ton to reconsider which was lost by
16 to 9, thus showing the legislators
were glad to get rid of hot potato.
In the Senate, the move to get i'm
mediate action on the Connally anti
labor bill was halted when Senator
Connally, the sponsor of the measure,
himself asked that it be laid aside.
This followed the sending of letter
by President William Green express
ing the A. F. of LIS unalterable op-
position to the Connally Bill and a
similar measure offered by Senator
Ball.
Thus the anti-labor blitzkrieg, which
at one time assumed terrific proper
tions, finally fizzled out like harm
less Roman candle.
Even with the Smith -Vinson. Con-
nally and Ball bills out of the picture
however, there are several other meas
ures pending which organized labor
is fighting tooth and nail. Chief of
these are the Monroney Bill, which
would make labor unions and their
members subject to prosecution under
the. antitrust laws, and the Vinson
Bill, which requires unions to register
with the government and give out fl
nancial information which may be OF
benefit to employers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Acquires Strauss Home

The Pilgrim Holiness Church this
week closed deal to buy the home
formerly occupied by the family of
the late Ben Strauss, merchant, and
will convert it to church purposes.
The home is on Dayton Street op-
posite the high school. Plans call for
remodeling of the first floor, to pro-
vide church auditorium, and use of
the second floor as parsonage for the
Rev. Lundy Hill, pastor The building
is of brick, containing Is rooms. The
price was not announced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
Advise Store Owners
On Protection Corps

Middletown, Ohio. = Retail store
owners will be advised to begin i'm
mediate organization of store protec-
ton corps, Ralph E. Pearson, chair
man of the Defense Council, reported
this week at council meeting in the
Civic Association library.
The council approved action to lift
the maximum age of 35 and 40 for
auxiliary policemen and firemen to un-
specified older groups.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
ARBITRATION BOARD
GIVES WAGE BOOSTS
TO BUILDING CRAFTS

Washington, d. G. (ILNS) Wage
increases have been granted to 10 of
the "a crafts belonging to the Detroit
Building Trades Council, by unani-
nous decision of board of arbitra-
tion of the War Production Board. In
creases were denied to the other IA
crafts.
The decision, the first since Presi-
dent Roosevelt announced his wage
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
Eagles Outing Is Set For
July II At LeSourdsville

Butler Aerie, No. 407, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, will hold their an
nual outing Sunday, July II, at Le-
Sourdsville Lake. One of the big prizes
to be given away will be a $1,000 war
savings bond. Like always, the COM
mittee expects large attendance.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-05-15
New Beer-LiquOr Permits

Application, Joseph c. Ingram, 100
Charles Street, Middletown, D-1, DE-.
New type permit, Durb Tuley (The
Durby), AZ Hancock Avenue, Hamil-
ton, C-1.
Evening star., 1942-04-04

So he left you waiting at the altar?
Then send that trunkful Of old love
letters to the junk dealer for waste
paper salvage.
Evening star., 1942-04-04
Search in Attic
Moy Produce
Data of Value

With spring housecleaning going
on in every home In the country and
with all the welfare agencies re-
questing materials and the service
organizations asking for books for
soldiers, there is more than the
usual amount Of delving In attics
and cleaning out Of old trunks. Just
q word about valuable historical
material might save many an inter
esting bit for the future.
The welfare organizations want
material that Is either usable or
may be turned into cash. The boys
in the armed forces are not inter-
ested In old, weather beaten vol
unnes or old letters pasted in scrap
books But museums, historical
societies and similar groups may
find Just the information they have
been looking for In an old letter or
record.
Check the old clippings, old news
papers, books and magazines you
f1ad stored away. The one who
stored them may have had an un-
derstandtng Of their value that has
not occurred to you. Cleaning house
Is one good idea, giving generously
is another-and keeping an eye on
the future 50 that nothing Of value
may be lost might be a new inspira-
ton that would make the spring
housecleaning job more interesting
Evening star., 1942-04-04
Home Clinic
Continued From Page p-i)

cannot afford to get just the trees,
shrubs and perennials you want
right now. Put a few In now IN the
places they will occupy in the
eventual plan-and fill in with bed
ding plants, annual vines and quick
growing foliage plants for the pres
ent.
Plan for wistario or grapevines.
Start baby one-but until 1t grows
enough to give you the covering you
want, put in moon vines, morning
glories and other trailers for this
seasons quick effect. If you are
saving two corners for choice foliage
trees of the evergreen type to ac-
cent the back of the garden, plant
castor beans this summer until you
can find or afford the things you
want. The castor beams graceful
shining leaves on bright red stems
are most attractive, and they will
grow 10 or IL feet this summer.
More than that they have glorious
bright red seed pods that will be
an interesting table decoration far
into the winter.
Don't Waste Energy.
You will pay about q dollar a
dozen for bedding plants all ready
to bloom. If you want to nurture
them through babyhood, you may
get about four times that many for
the same price OF course, you will
have some casualties, but the net
result is way ahead in case the bud
get is limited.
It's a good plan to conserve some
OF your energy for next week and
next month; not work of all your
Evening star., 1942-04-04
Reconstruction Work
On Railroad Bridge
To Start Soon
New Piers and Girders
To Speed Troins, Unit
Of Trcde Boord Is Told

The planned reconstruction Of
Railroad Bridge across the Potomac
will get under way within . few
weeks, 1t was announced yesterday
ut q luncheon meeting Of the High
ways Committe of the Board OF
Trade at the Harrington Hotel.
Everett c. Critics, chairman OF the
committee, read a letter from r. G.
Morse Of Philadelphia, vice presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
In which he said q permit for the
work has been received from the
Army engineers, the plans have been
approved by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
work will start IN . few weeks.
win Speed Trains.
Eleven new piers will be built
and through girders win be substi-
tuted for the present overhead truss
construction. While freight trains
now must reduce their speed to Is
miles per hour and passenger trains
to 20 miles per hour when crossing
the bridge, the rebuilt structure will
be able to support the heaviest
loaded trains at speed Of As miles
per hour, 1t is said.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director
Of highways, said the trafflc count on
District streets dropped appreciably
during March. The majority Of the
20 counting stations located on main
thoroughfares showed a drop of from
to 7 per cent in the number Of
vehicles in March Of this year COM
pared with the same month in 1941.
Affects Gas Tax.
The highway head also said that
gasoline consumption decreased 5
per cent In February compared with
February, 1941. He expects falling
on of perhaps 80 per cent in gas
consumption for the entire year, he
said, pointing out that the city will
then receive only about the same
amount of money from the Scent
per-gallon tax as 1t did from the
previous 2-cent tax.
This expected decrease in revenue
has forced curtailment OF a number
Of planned projects, mainly paving,
Capt. Whitehurst said.
The committees next meeting will
be the last until fall.
Evening star., 1942-04-04

are prices for q sofa and two chairs
or for each individual piece. The
covers are expertly fitted and tai
lored and complete with slide
fasteners or snaps. It Is q wise
plan to get your orders in early be-
fore the new fabrics are all snapped
I'D and the workshops get 30 busy
that you will have to wait for your
new slip covers or that upholstery
lob
Evening star., 1942-04-04
Beaver Dam Moy Get
1,OOO-Unit Apartment

A 1000-unit garden type" apart
ment is being considered for erection
on the grounds of the old Beaver
Dam Country Club, 1t was disclosed
yesterday.
Backers of the plan are members
of the Prince Georges County Golf
and Country Club Corp. The homes
would be built on the clubs original
nine-hole golf course.
S. Walter Bagley, jr., secretary
treasurer of the corporation, said
yesterday that the homes are only
in the prospective" stage. If built
they will be financed through the
Federal Housing Authority.
Mr.. Bagley said about 80 acres
belonging to the club are available.
Evening star., 1942-04-04
to make repairs, $3.50 M street NV;
~ oaet eI Cn0

to make repairs, $3.50 M street NV;
to cost $1,000.
1t. G. Chapman, l109 Twentieth
street NV, owner and builder;
T. F. Collier, 1109 Twentieth street
NV, designer; to make repairs,
1917 Thirty-fourth street NV; to
cost $500.
Carl B. and Ella 3. Watts, 5325
Forty-second street NV, owners
and builders; J. M. Hallett, designer;
to make repairs, 5325 Forty-second
street NV; to cost $500.
Steamfitters' Union, 1854 Florida
avenue NE, owner; Tuckman-Rinis
Construction Co., II Seventh street
NE. builder; David H. Tuckman,
II Seventh street NE. designer; to
erect addition, 1854 Florida avenue
NE; to cost $3.50.
Mrs. Edythe Weed, $3.50 Millwood
lane NV, owner and builder;
George Rowe, 2242 Observatory place
NV, designer; to erect addition,
$3.50 Wildwood lane NV; to cost
$500.
r. H. McClune, 1923 Fern street
NV, owner; National Engineering
Co., Tower Building, builders; John
Marcus Hallett, designer: to make
repairs, 1923 Fern street NV; to
cost $500.
Fortunate Porotto, 2521 Waterside
drive NV, owner and builder. E.
Mortenson, designer: to make re-
pairs, 1921 waterside drive NV;
to cost $3.50.
Mrs. Sarah z. Ogle, SIC Kenyon
street NV, owner; w. C. Kremhan.
1884 Mckinley street NV, builder;
A. Brandt, designer; to make re-
pairs, SIC Kenyon street NV: to
cost $500.
Carlos r. Turminger, 1886 Fort
Baker street Sc, owner and builder;
Marcus Hallett. designer; to make
repairs, 1886 Fort Baker street Sc;
t,1 cnst S350
Evening star., 1942-04-04

gardening urge in one week end.
1t Is the digging, the wedding,
spraying and watering that goes
on all summer that really brings
results. With careful planning for
hardy varieties you may devote
Sunday morning to wedding and
cultivating and q good midweek
hour for thorough soaking, and
enjoy your garden all summer.
Evening star., 1942-04-04
Kitchen in Swedish Foshion

A kitchen with Swedish decoration
and utensils has a ceiling painted
deep electric blue which contrasts
effectively with the white side walls
and woodwork. Tops Of the work.
ing counters are covered with blue
linoleum. The yellow figures in the
red curtains are repeated in the
stenciled pattern above the windows
over the sink.
Evening star., 1942-04-04
Realty Brokers to Meet

A special luncheon meeting Of the
Brokers Group, Washington Real
Estate Board, will be held at the
Ambassador Hotel Thursday at 1890
Chairman J. Wesley Buchanan an
nounced today. The speaker will be
Robert B. Whitaker, former chair
man of the N. A. r. E. B. Brokers
Division.
Evening star., 1942-04-04
lotins Supply BeryIIium

Central and South America now
supply about 90 per cent Of the
beryllium that the United States
imports for It's jewelry and steel
alloy industries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

From the barber shop this stranger went
20 another store where he bought a light gray
hat with coored band and thrust the cap
IN his pocket.
1t took an army of police working clcverly
and AT a feverish tempo 10 piece all this to-
gether. and trace the man To the city limits
where he lef, trolley car and began thumb
Ing rides. Several automohilsts reported a
man answering his description had asked for
a lift TO Regina, Saskatchewan. $50 miles
away
Police conbed that 40 miles but there
was no trace Of him until three DAYS later
when his cap was picked up p miles from
Regina This pointed 20 his presence close by
and an intensive hurt began i'm Regina
4 storekeeper remembered customer in
the clothes the police described who had sold
the hat with the colored band for SOC and
bought ovcralls a khaki shirt and "A new cap
1t looked though he were planning either
a disguise or escape 20 the wilderness
An enormous posse made a Gordon around
the region The radio kept the most isolated
farmer in touch with the hunt Every high
way. crossroad path and trail had its
watchers
The farmers Of "a little village IN Manitoba
Killarney saw stranger wandering about
their neighborhood. He did not seem to answer
the description of the much wanted murderer
nevertheless they threw hum into their little
wooden jail and sent word 20 tho police.
Mountcs piled into planes ami flcN 90 Kill
larncy They were met hy tho farmers who
led them 10 the Jail They found the door
smashed. The lone keeper Of the Jail was still
unconscious from thc blow hc got behind the
car The prisoner was gone
special tram fun Of police rushed 20 Kill
lanoy for the kill Somewhere inside the net
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15
No3mJhpA nlealc,o!n
weeIslya aeco0ecn 10 III
Of famous czUrlea hn
magtohIied Wm tlepM,,
and challenged 0uabM
detective genius.
- /<<-S--A>$~---C----'- -
BY JOSEPH GOLLOMB

was not TIL late IN 1925 that people
TO there Of
ngS that had been reported every
stance the IS all
crimes old
showed tendency hrug bad but
such things viii happen"
This turned prophetic February in San Fran
Miss Clara Newman years in circumstances
that formulating had
conIaccnt Miss Newman had
thr"'tI old
had strangIed in one Of her
with the murderer vanished
1t then that
OF number OF them The newspapers called hn Phantom
Stranger bat while by definition phantom lnrcaty
happenings
Morton Newman. nephew caught
and staring with changing phosThorcscon lights
of beast who had inquired about Of Mrs Newman
n
the imagination and began Stranger
longer phantom
Ten Jose. California woman. also
Dsixty years old Dark
Strangers But when
without people began hope spent
Then Mary a san Francisco
keeper throled by