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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-06
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Oil Industries

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the munitions program
LISTS NEEDS
/ The nation needs no more than
100000 tons of rubber" to meet es-
Sential civilian and war needs. he
said, and ANY amount above the
100000 tons will be over and above
essential needs"
When Nelson termed the pending
legislation extremely dangerous
and said it would take out of the
hands of the President the right to
control priorities, Norris asked:
What is it that you are afraid
this agency we propose to set up
will do that is wrong?"
1t would be dangerous because
it would take out of the hands of
the President the right to control
priorities, among other things" Nell
son replied. why do you consider
this legislation necessary, Senator?'
Because you are doing nothing
about increasing the rubber supply
through use of farm commodities,
Norris said, his voice rising.
Nelson, who requested an APP
pearance before the subcommittee
to deny charges made by a Fort
Worth, Tex. rubber dealer, asserted
that there is only one thing l am
jealous of. and that is the integrity
OF the war production board
SHOCKED BY CHARGES
He added that he was quite
shocked" at the charges made by
the dealer, Harold Sims. that the
rubber branch of the WPB had
sought to make "A deal" before au
thorizing constructor oil a rubber
reclamation plant by Sims.
When such charges are made, /
they are thoroughly investigated,
Nelson told the subcommittee, add
ing that no basis was found for |
Sims charges.
The measure prepared by the sub |
committee after several months !
investigation OF the production OF I
industrial alcohol and synthetic |
rubber would set up the rubber sup
ply agency. headed by a Sl0000-a
year director, appointed by the !
President.
The subcommittee, which had /
planned to call up the bill for SEN
ate action today, agreed to post
'pone this step until Nelson has
presented a 1uIl statement TO tlIel. /
on has objections.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-28

Read THE PRESS EVERY WEEK.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-28
bootlegging markets

UOOtlESkluS LldTketS-
Donald Nelson was a reasonable
man
He saw what had to be done, to get
past the submarines
He promised to open doors to Key.
ser, so it could be done
Then he took weekend vacation
And after that vacation
Donald Nelson went into reverse.
These are the birds
Who claim that their freedom OF
initiative"-
Has made the American Way OF
Life, for the world to look at
Sometimes they do it by shutting
down Americas industries
Throwing millions of working men
and women out of the American
Way
They bankrupt others, who can't
compete with their billions
Demanding, as price for taking fet-
ters off a nation
In peace time, that they have Gin
centive of profit
In war time, they hamstring a Ma
tion's sinews-
Demanding control, NOW, of Ma
tion's Life, after the war
And Donald Nelson don't seem to
know what it is all about.
Profit incentive?
What shall it profit the Sixty-five
Families
If they gather in all rubber and
manganese concessions
And then, lose America
Twenty-Five million other families
have an interest in that question.
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Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
Then. gently scan
your brother man"


Disillusioned-
Donald Nelson, Business Man Ex-
traordinary--
Has known business men, big and
little, all his life
Was accustomed to their ways of
thinking, and of doing
Thought he knew the magic words
Of business organization
Saw the Big Brass Hats of Army
and Navy, up there on the Hill
Thought the American Way of Life
was hitched to these Stars
Planned to get the whole concat-
enation pulling together
To Win the War for America!
Suddenly
Here come these, Higgins. and Key
ser guys
Really rugged individuals, not, sons
Of Some One Down East
Fellows who can still pioneer, in
thinking and in doing
Without reverence, or any mushy
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superstitions-
About banks and bankers, and Brass
Hats
Proving also, that they Know-Ho
To-Do- Things
They run circles around Mr.. Mel
sons priorities-
They know where the sources of
steel and aluminium really are
They know the black markets, as
well as the legal ones
They know more than Mr.. Nelson!
And they don't belong, in the 81 a
year clawss, at all.
Donald Nelson knew how
To line up hundred thousand pairs
of shoes
For Sears Roebuck, because he
knew the little fellows
But when it came to lining up Steel,
Aluminium, Rubber, Oil
Or getting team work out Of the
sons OF guns who are Sons of Dads
Team work for Uncle Sammy, to
get the guns for the gunners-
Especially, how to get those guns
to gunners on firing lines
Mounted on rubber-tired wheels,
with ammunition to match
Then Donald Nelson stubbed his
toes on some snags--
Planted right there on the control
platform
In the forms of business men, whose
business was big
But whose minds are little, petty,
picayune--
They shunt supplies Of steel, rub
Der, aluminium, manganese
In white markets, black markets,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-28

Would you like to know about
Washington? Who wouldn't?
Washington is the capital of the
allied world, the fountain head for
running the war.
Is Washington doing a good Job
or bad job?
It's hard to know just how to an
swer that one.
A good job, in the main, probably.
Certainly production is at almost fan
tastic levels. A really amazing job
has been done, as anybody can see
who gets the figures at all.
But there are weaknesses in the
program-more could have been done,
Main reason for weakness seems to
be inter-departmental jealousy, inter-
bureau struggles for power.
In too many cases 81" becomes more
important than eve"
Perhaps that is to be expected. Per-
haps it can't be avoided. But it car
be cut to the lowest possible level.
Donald Nelson hates to fire friends
So does F. d. R.
So, friends stick along, doing bad
jobs, bungling.
Look now for some heads to roll
in the SaWdust. There will he
improvement.
But the clash between big and pow
erful interests will go on for some
time. That is one great trouble. Big
industries have one eye on postwar
markets and raw materials.
They jockey now for position after
the war. THAT slows up war pro-
duction and it is rotten mess and
shame. 1t smells.
For example, Alcoa-the Aluminium
Company of America-holds out for
high grade bauxite, imported. 1t re-
fuses to go after the low-grade do
mestic product, which has to be ham
died by different method, but which
does turn out aluminium. So, there's
a shortage Of aluminium.
Our war effort is hurt and slowed
It's shame.
There are many examples.
Washington, as you walk it's streets
and look it over, doesn't seem to be all
on fire about the war.
Hundreds of small towns show much
more visible evidence of being steamed
up about the war-of really wanting
to get in there and fight.
It's peculiar. Washington always
has been unlike other towns.
Perhaps it's because Of the enor-
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war rather than the best interests OF
our country.
This war cannot be won by preserv-
ing industrial monopolies. 1t cannot
be won by those whose first concern
is profits.
American workers, hundreds OF
thousands of whom are threatened
with loss of their jobs because OF ma
terial shortages, want to know the
answers.
They say that this shortage OF ma
terials is not war--it's murder and
America is being made the victim.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-28
Please Take Notice

Members and friends of Bartenders'
Local, No. 169, and Cooks and Wait
resses' Local, No. 700, will please take
notice that Paul Falconi, who was a
former member of Local 169 and who
operates cafe at LeSourdsville and
the Chatterbox Cafe, at 653 North E
Street, Hamilton, now employs women
as bartenders, which is short route
to prohibition. Bartenders' Local
Union, No. 1863, and Cooks and Wait
resses' Local, No. 700.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-28
BENEFIT PAYMENTS
TO UNEMPLOYED in
HAMILTON DECLINE

Benefit payments to unemployed
workers in the Hamilton area dropped
25.6 per cent in July as compared with
June. July payments totaled $14,127 so
as compared with $18,99O55 in June.
According to Hugh R. Smith, Bu-
reau of Unemployment Compensation
representative for Butler and Warren
Counties, total payments in Ohio in
july were $1,099,102, drop of nearly
10 per cent from June.
Administrator Herschel c.. Atkinson
of the bureau said this week in a COM
munication to Mr. Smith that the eff
feet of war conversion continued to
show in the number of new claims for
benefits filed in Ohio in July. The
16,151 new claims filed in the state
was an increase of approximately 6
per cent over June Mr.. Atkinson
pointed out, Mr.. Smith said, that Ohio
is not alone in showing an increase in
the total amount of benefit payments
in the first half of 1912 as compared
with the same period of 1941. The
b. u. G. administrator said that fig
ures released by the Federal Social
Security Board showed increases in %
states in the first six months of 1912.
These increases ranged from one per
cent in Maryland to 500 per cent in
Michigan. Ohio's increase in benefit
payments for the first six months of
1912 over 1941 was SO per cent
States showing a comparable or
greater increase in benefit payments
for the six-month period are: Con-
necticut, with 35 per cent gain; Rhode
Island, SO per cent; New Jersey, Ga
per cent; Michigan, 500 per cent; Hi
nois, 81 per cent; Florida, 80 per cent;
Georgia, SO per cent; Mississippi, 81
per cent; South Carolina, 67 per cent;
Tennessee, 81 per cent; Kansas, 81
per cent; Missouri, 102 per cent; and
Oklahoma, 81 per cent.
Ohio's nearly $10,5O0,O0O payments
during the first six months of 1912
were topped by Michigan with $685.
10000; California with nearly $29,-
100000; New York with nearly $685.
100000; Illinois with $20,554,0 900, and
New Jersey with $11,155,000.
Administrator Atkinson reported
that Ohio's jump of 36 per cent in
benefit payments was result not only
of conversion unemployment and lib
eralization of the Ohio law, but also
of unusually low benefits during the
first six months of 1941.
In this area, Mr.. Smith said, claims
increased by 11.5 per cent in July as
compared with June. The number of
new claims filed in July in the area
were 242.
The average weekly benefit payment
for total unemployment in the area
was $1,000 while in the state the av-
erage was $12.64. In the state the
average weekly payment for partial
unemployment reached an all-time
high with $7.43.
The average weekly number Of per-
sons receiving benefits in the area was
284 as compared with 314 in June. The
average number of persons receiving
benefits in the state each week in July
was 21,694.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-08-28
NEW BUSINESSES
Hamilton

Ernest Davis, 816 Sycamore Street,
soft drinks.
John Robertson, 319 High Street,
Roberson's Cafe, restaurant.
Ethel Chalmers, Main Street, Som
erville, Ohio, used furniture.
Floyd Rose, 446 South Avenue, ga
rage repairs.
Middletown
Claude Bausman, R. R. S, radio
service.
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Tall Statement

New York. = Writing in the Daily
News, Columnist Danton Walker de-
clared this week that "the government
will eventually take over 25 per cent
of the country's hotels; it already has
2 per cent of them, with total of
25 rooms"
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nous numbers of government en-
ployes, most of them under civil serv-
ice, or in the armed services, going
along day after day under shelter
of job safety. Perhaps.
| But they're all Americans, after
all. They'll all sink or swim with the
rest of the country, according to how
the war goes.
But as you look the town over
Washington seems rather not to sense
its own tremendous Importance.
Of course inside the big buildings
it's bit different.
You can walk down corridors more
than block long, with partitions
spaced regularly, until you get to
think that here are just bins full of
people working, going through mo-
tions, machines.
In many of the bins there are many
girls and probably a lieutenant boss
ing the job.
What are the jobs? The vast rou-
tine of handling papers, mostly, the
check and double-check that keeps the
war machine rolling. Washington is
an amazing, interesting, puzzling city
capital of our war world. On it's de-
cisions we shall live or die. M. w.
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THE -
CHERRY TREE

Whsrs with ear Little Ratchet We tell
the truth absut many things, sen netines
prsfsandy. ssnstinss aippantly. some
times rseklcssly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13

Texarkana, Tex, July l3.-CUP)- Willie Vinson, 25-year old Negro ac- cused of attempted criminal assault, was lynched early today a few min- utes after he was abducted from a basement ward in the Texarkana hospital.
 Suffering critical wounds received when he was captured early Sunday, Vinson apparently was dragged sev- eral blocks behind speeding auto mobile and 1t was believed he might have died before he was hanged on a cotton gin winch.
 Mrs. Margaret Mullin, night sup ervisor at the hospital, reported that three men entered the hospi- tai about 12:30 a. m. and ran to the basebent ward. They emerged with Vinson, who moaned as he was carried to . waiting car, which re- portedly carried no license plates. The car sped down the emergency
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
RATIONlNC BOARD
 EXAMINING CARDS
Hundreds of Applications for Gasoline Are Being
 Studied Today

Aided by a large corps of volun- teers, the local rationing board to- day began examination of hundreds of applications for supplemental allotments of gasoline. The applica- tions were filed by motorists who registered last week and received basic A cards allowing them only four gallons of gas week after July 22. A total of 1850 persons registered for permanent gas ra- tioning during the three-day regis tration period which ended Satur- day afternoon. This is a drop of more than 5000 from the number which registered for temporary gas- oline rationing in May.
 The ration board today also began acting on gas allotment applications from commercial users. Forms are available at board headquarters in the Mattatuck Historical Society building, 119 West Main street. They should be filled out and mailed in.
 Arrival of application forms to be filled in by gasoline station opera tors was awaited today. Station owners must register and will be assigned specific monthly allotments Of gas.
 The volunteers, under supervision of Attorney James E. Mcknight, will give their services all week. They are working on a three-shift basis
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Fourteen More Nazi
 Suspects Are Seized
They Are Connected With Eight Alleged Spies Now on Trial; Two Were Parents of One Alleged
 Spy on Trial
into custody during roundup.

Washington, July 13.- UP) = Attorney General Francis Riddle announced today that Federal Bur- eau of Investigation agents had ar- rested IA individuals who acted as "contacts" and assisted the eight Nazi saboteurs now on trial before military commission here.
 Two of those arrested were the parents of one of the defendants.
 Riddle, who made the announce ment as the trial went into its fifth day, said that one of those arrested are women.
 In custody are Helmut Leiner, Astoria, N. Y, Anthony Cramer New York City; Miss Hedwig Enge- mann, New York City; Hermann Heinrich Faji, Astoria; Mrs. Maria Kerling, wife of one of the sabo- teurs, of New York City; Ernest Herman KerIhof, New York; Hans Max Haupt, and Mrs. Haupt, par ents of saboteur Herbert Haupt, of Chicago; Harry Jaques, and his wife, Emma, Chicago; MT. and Mrs Otto Richard Wergin, Chicago; and MT. and Mrs. Walter Wilhelm Frceh.' g, Chicago.
 Revealing that the arrests were made in Chicago and New York during the last three weeks, FB1 Director J. Edgar Hoover said in- vestigation of their activities and search for other contacts was still under way.
 Hoover said that the Gestapo- trained hirelings had contacted these individuals immediately after landing from submarines on the Long Island and Florida coasts.
 Sheltered Others
 The IA persons arrested allegedly gave shelter to the saboteurs and furnished them assistance which would have aided in the grandiose scheme of destruction which the German high command had mapped out, he said.
 Hoover said that one of the in- dividuals purchased an automobile for use by one agent in transporting explosives and other materials which the saboteurs had hidden after arriving in this country by submarine.
 Hoover charged that some of the "contacts" concealed part of the $176,OOO which the saboteurs had brought ot this country to finance their operation. Several of the con- (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Hundreds Of Tanks Rushed On Corpse-Littered Field
Reports Current In Republican Circles On Final Talbot Position
1000 Allied Bombers Could Wipe Out All Japan In An Hour

Arlington, 13-UP)An attack Japan by 1000 country according Kesler bOmbarde navigator whO took parti n American air raid
 after recovering in Washington from attack of ma fever the yearOd Arlington flyer who participated in the April with Brig James DoOitt said yesterday he with a group planes which bombed Kobe.
 about 40 minutes that their bombs the city
 we flew low they couldn't hit with ti-aircrat fr and added that i've couldn't miss"
 said 1000 allied planes attack destroy country hour"
 student Northeastern University for two prior to aviation Kessler awarded U Distinguished Flying Military Order of China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
MAX STEPHAN IS REFUSED TRIAL
Restaurant Owner, Who Aided German Flyer, Must
 Face His Sentence

Detroit, July 13.-(UP)-Federal Judge Arthur J. Futile today denied a new trial for Max Stephan, Ger man-born restaurant owner con- victad of treason for helping a German flyer after his escape from a Canadian prison camp.
 After denying the motion, Judge Futile informed government and defense attorneys that he would be willing to confer with the defen- dant before imposing sentence. Ste- phan is confined at the Milan, Mich., federal penitentiary.
 Judge Futile declared he was of the opinion there was an abund- ance of teltimony to support the verdict "on each and every one of the elements of the indictment" He said it would be difficult to find proof that Stephan had "any other interest than to help Germany in offering food, shelter and entertain ment to Lieut.. Hans Peter Krug, the escaped Nazi flyer.
 Stephan aided Krug when the young flyer stopped at Detroit May 18-19 after escaping from the Bow
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
Wounded Colored ManWas Lynched Today By Texas MobW Took Him From Hospital

Watts announced he would investl- gate the lynching but said he had not learned the identity of any of the men who participated.
 Vinson was accused of attempting to attack Mrs. Jayson Talley, p. wife of Q war plant worker, early Sunday. He allegedly entered the cabin trailer in which the Tallcy family lived and found Mrs. Talley in bed with her baby.
 Clifford Adams and c. l.. Roberts, who lived nearby, heard Mrs. Tal- leys' screams and chased Vinson to an all-night restaurant. They said Vinson hit Adams with g flashlight and that Roberts struck Vinson with pistol. The gun discharged ac- cidentally and 8 ricocheting bullet wounded Adams in the arm.
 vinson reportedly drew a knife and Roberts then shot him in tlie abdomen. Hospital attendants said Vinson had not been expected to recover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
FIGHTS ON THREE
 OTHER WAR FRONTS
Chinese Recapture Island From Japs; Plane Battle
 in Australia

Chungking, July 13.-(UP)-Chi- nese forces recaptured Futou Island near the mouth of the Min river two days after 1t had fallen into Japa- nese hands, and have slowed up the Japanese drive to capture the coast towns of Foochow and Wenchow at least temporarily, communique said today.
 The Japanese seized the island July g, the same day they landed forces on the Chekiang coast, near Wenchow In recapturing the island July Il the Chinese inflicted 300 casualties on the enemy, most ot them during the desperate hand-to- hand fighting.
 The capture of Wenchow and Foochow would deprive China of its last seaports. The Japanese claimed yesterday to have occupied both cities, but general headquar- ters did not confirm the report.
 Japanese troops advanced on Wenchow from Lishui and Thurs day seized the town of Tsingtien, about 25 miles up the Wu river from Wenchow. A naval forces of 25 or 30 warships probably gum boats = also attacked Juian, about 10 miles south ow Wenchow along the coast.
 Allied warplanes which last week blasted Japanese shipping and air. drames apparently rested over the week end as Lieut.. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwells headquarters said there was nothing to report" today.
 Chinese troops who stormed and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
SEVEN VIOLENT
 DEATHS IN CONN.
There Were Two Murders to Add to Death Toll Over
 Week=End
(BY UNITED PREss)

Two murders, two suicides. and three drownings brought Connecti- cuts weekend violent death toll to seven, compilation showed today.
 Angelo Scrafini, 48, Bristol was strangled in the Hartford North meadows. Police released two men after questioning in connection with the staying.
 The body of John A. Butler, 21, Southington, was found in clump of bushes at Meriden. Police said the youth was slain wf.-n struck by a heavy instrument No clues were discovered.
 Charles H. Diviky, 72, Bridgeport, committed suicide by hanging at his home.
 Varnum A. Lewis, Al, Greenwich, was drowned in Greenwich Cove. Father of three children, Varnum tied an anchor about his neck and drowned himself, according to police.
 Cephus Jefferson, g, Negro, New Haven, was drowned while swim ming in Beaver Pond at New Ha- ven.
 Henry Pingle. 68 Willimantic, was drowned in the Willimantic Rivre. His body was recovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-13
British Defeat Nazi
 Counter Attack Blow
Newly Won Position of Gen. AuchinIeCk West of Fl
 Alamein Are Held; German, Italian Prisoners Taken in Delayed Dispatch
BY LEON KAY HJnited Press Staff COrreSDOndent)

\OAheON \ AOoo OVt~AA OVAA NSP~AAANAASJ
 Cairo, July 13 (UP0 An Axis counter-a attack on General Sir Claude Auchinleck's newly won po- sitions west of Fl Alamein was de- feated and Imperial artillery has opened a bombardment of the entire northern and central sectors, 1t was announced today.
 A communique indicated that after several ineffective attacks on the new British line, anchored on the Hill of Jesus toward the coast the German command threw some of its forces into a determined at tack.
 The enemy was driven back and the line held
 As the British guns opened up on the German ala A.aA--4 l-l.ea al along the northern or coastal and the central sectors, British groups, led by tanks and motorized infantry harassed the emmy at the southern end, toward the Quattara Depres- sion.
 Despite dust storms which swept over the bliStering desert, and inter fered with aerial operations, fighter planes of the British and southern African air forces carried out pro- tective sweeps and fighter-bombers attacked targets throughout the battle arear.
 Two German planes were shot down over the battle front and three were shot down in attacks on Malta, the communique issued by the Middle Eastern command and the air force said in reviewing yes- terday's action. The Allied side lost but one plane in all operations.
 The total of Axis prisoners taken since Fridays attack passed the D. 900 mark early yesterday, with more trickling through the lines.
 Into Axis Positions
 British Imperial mobile striking forces of tanks, guns and motorized infantry continued their jab into Axis positions at the coastal end of the line, around the Hill of Jesus anchor point on the railroad run ming westward of Fl Alamein. Auch-
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