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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
If all of us were fighting hard as you are . who
would win the war; and how soon? pm
The Right To Vote

VI course it's always easier to fight for democracy
other lands than at home but it does much sense
to do the and not the other While we are discussing
the merits of second front is about time considered
one right here at home We agree that the blessings of
freedom and representative should be carried
into the fascisstricken territories abroad but emar
rasslng to find that have nearly million American
citizens in of southern states who are barred
from voting because of the poll tax.
Last week OMahoneys subcommittee of the Senate
Judiciary Committee announced that would be uncons
tutona for Congress to outlaw the muchhated poll tax
But-our Constitution says in the 18th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States vote shall
not be denied abridged by the United States by any
state account of color previous condition of
servude" And the 18th Amendment provides that if any
state does deny the vote to of its citizens the
of 81 years. except for crime its Congress
shall be reduced proportionately.
Some of worst Congressman come from the poll tax
states elected by small votes that would have suced
to elect them in any other state AS pointed
September 25 ISSUE only the people who elect Congressman
clean two legislative houses of the ineficiency
ignorance and fascism which prevails there.
If certain states not be forced to allow the privileges
of American citizenship within their borders then those
states should have their representation cut to nearly
represent the number of people who actually allowed
to vote instead of the number of people who should be
allowed to vote.
If democracy is worth fighting for it's worth fighting
for at home too.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
| To the Edtor---
Night Owls
To the Editor:

10 the Editor:
One of the first acts of the
Greenbelt City Council was to
prohibit singing, playing and gen
eral noise making between the
hours of IL midnight and in
the morning. 1t was a wonderful
gesture, but that's about all it has
amounted to, for it has never
been enforced. Now that we are
at war, | propose, not only that
the law be upheld by the Police
Dept, but that the hours be ex-
tended (from IL to y by action
of the Council.
1t seems strange that the
offenders should belong largely to
that group of homes popularly
labeled defense" homes. If they
really are defense workers they
ought to have sense enough to
confne their moronic behavior to
road houses and night clubs where
people of their own tastes congre-
gate, rather than to sabotage the
war effort by keeping a lot of
people awake half of the night
by their yelling and singing and
blaring of radios. Most of the
inhabitants of the new houses are,
fortunately, normal people. But
it takes only few nitwits to dis
turb a great many people who do
not think it helps the war effort
to undermine their own constitu-
tions by riotous night life, and to
make a great many other people
suffer from lack of sleep.
1t is unreasonable to demand
that compete silence be maintain
ed during daylight hours, as some
gentleman recently demanded.
But it is only common sense that
people should be allowed to sleep,
at least after midnight. And, due
to the stress of war, l do not think
it unreasonable to enforce order
from II o'clock rather than 12.
There are plenty of night clubs
open down on the highway for our
playboys who seem to think war
is just big lark.
-Sleepless.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
Trail Riders Increase;
Overnight Ride Planned

The Indian Creek Trail Riders
have added new members to their
club until they now have Sc per-
sons enrolled, including potential
members.
On September 26 the group
rode to Patuxent River where they
stayed overnight, returning the
next day. The ride was so sue
cessful that a similar jaunt is
planned for the oath of this month.
The weekly ride on October IS
will be to the Hand farm where
a barbecue has been arranged.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
Lost and Found Articles
At Office Are Fewer

The articles listed below may
be claimed by their owners at the
Greenbelt Administration Office
any weekday between the hours
of 8 a. M. and 4:3O p- m. except
Saturday and Sunday. These
articles will be held until October
20, 1912, after which time they
will be turned over to the welfare
department.
/ rabbits foot key ring and
keys
/ pair ladies' black kid gloves
1 boys black rain helmet
1 child's green patent leather
purse
1 child's brown leather purse
1 copper braided ring.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09

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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
Blackout Violators To Be
Brought Before Law

Warnings will no longer be CIV
en- to those persons who leave
their homes or apartments with
lights burning which are observ-
able from the outside, Civilian De-
fense officials have announced.
All afraid wardens and police
men are requested to report all
such infractions to their superior
officers who, in turn, will take the
proper steps toward disciplinary
action. More important than the.
existence of a blackout law pro-
hibiting such violation is the fact
that all people leaving untended
lights are endangering the lives
of their family (possibly sleeping
inside) and the lives of their
neighbors, Civilian Defense Off
cials warn.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
Community Church

"The Man Who Played God,"
will be the subject of the first
evening sermon to be delivered by
the Community Church pastor,
Rev. Wilmer P. Johnston, Sunday
evening at p. m. in the Audito-
rum of the Community Building.
This sermon, featuring George
Arliss with Betty Davis will be
illustrated by approximately SO
slides depicting these stars which
will bring home the message OF
the great drama.
This is to be the first of
series of Sunday evening services.
continuing each Sunday evening
until January and if successful,
until spring. "a program has
been arranged, which it is hoped
will appeal to the tastes Of our
community" Rev. Johnston ex-
plains. zone Sunday in each month
there will be an illustrative lee
ture. On November 8 the the
subject of the illustrative lecture
will be DeMilI's ''The Ten Com
mandments."
One Sunday each month a ser.
mon will be rendered by one OF
the outstanding preachers OF
Washington. On Sunday, October
18 DR.. Howard Stone Anderson OF
the First Congregational Church
will be the speaker. On Novem-
ber Is the preacher will be Dr.
Frederick Reissig, the executive
secretary of the Washington Fede-
ration of Churches. One Sunday
each month there will be muslcai
service. October 25 the Glee Club
of the University of Maryland will
give a concert. November ~ the
local band will give a sacred con-
cert and on December IL the
beautiful cantata, the Messiah, "
will be rendered by the choir OF
the Church of the Latter Day
Saints.
This series of meetings has been
arranged for the benefit OF those
who have been in the habit OF go
ing into Washington, or other
places, on Sunday evenings, but
will be unable to do so now on
account of the rubber and gas
situation. ~.
The community is cordially in
vited 10 participate in these SER
vices by their presenc and by tnelr
3The Strategy of Jesus" will be
the subject of the sermon to De
preached Sunday morning at IL
a. m. by the Reverend Winner
Pierce Johnston at the Community
Church. This will be sermon es.
pecially for those who were elected
by the Church to serve us
for the coming year, but ger
enough to appeal to all.
Sunday at 9:30 the reg
Church School will be held. Ell
Reno. who has been out of the
for several weeks, will have chai
of the worship service. ~
At 7 p. m. the young people will
meet for their services. The Ju--
nior Church, which consists OF
those in the elementary school, VIII
meet in the home economic room
and the High School group will
meet in the music room.
Monday at p. m. the Board
of Deacons and Deaconess VIII
meet in the Pastors study. Ihis;
is to be the meeting for organlza--'
ton with the new members elected
at the recent annual meeting.
Wednesday at 8 p. m. the re-
gular mid-week meeting will be
held in the social room.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
Better Traffic Control

The new ordinance passed by Town Council Monday
night brings together various traffic laws have estab
shed from time to time and rounds them into control
which should increase the safety of local residents if
properly enforced.
Open to question of interpretation however, is
the restriction against parking on curved road in
Greenbet. Obviously this cannot what it says
both Crescent and Ridge definitely curved roads,
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09
One Year AGO
(From the Cooperator of

TFfOm the COOperatOr OF
October 10, 1941)
One cent increase in price Of
milk passed on to Milk Buyers
Club by Holbrook Farms Dairy
o. Kline Fulmer's booklet,
"Greenbelt" pubished.-Air-raid
practice drill started. - Police
Boys Club announced plans to
organize a local unit.-Greenbelt
Citizens Association held its first
fall meeting; housing and council
mems salaries were discussed.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-10-09

Have you joined the Ten Per
Cent Club? Save at least 10 per
cent of your wages for the pur-
chase of War Ropds aud Stamps.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
BOSSES BOOSTING
OWN PAY
Staggering Salary Increases Put On
Bill to Uncle Sam.

The war production program has
become a happy hunting ground for
corporation officials, who are demand
ing and getting staggering salary in
creases which are paid by Uncle Sam
That fact has been revealed by the
American Investors Union in its off
cial publication, what Price Manage
ment ?" which names scores of cor
poration chieftains whose wages make
the Presidents $4,000 salary look
like chicken-feed.
Increases of 100 per cent are more
than common, the publication asserts
and adds:
Uncle Sam FoOts Bill
with the government supplying
the contracts and assuming most of
the risk for new capital investments,
at best but a negligible fraction of
the increased business activity can be
traced to individual executive enter
prise.
"If stockholders and the workers
have to make sacrifices in behalf OF
the national interest, they will make
them more willingly if corporate off
GERS are not permitted to make good
thing out of the war"
These swollen salaries, the public is
reminded, come out of the pockets OF
American taxpayers, because they are
figured in as overhead on war con-
tracts.
Even companies which were oper-
ating in the "red" before the wal
came along, it is charged, have boosted
pay of officials before getting around
to paying dividends to stockholders.
AS a striking illustration of "exces-
sive salaries" the publication told the
Success story" of George w. Hill, Jr.
son of the president of the American
Tobacco Company.
Young Hill joined the company in
1886 at a salary of $9,583, after re-
ceiving $4,000 the year before from
the Lambert Pharmaceutical Com
pany. Within four years he was re-
ceiving $23O,179 annually.
'It was brought out at stock
holders suit" the publication con-
tinues, that Hills principal con-
tribution for his salary was get
ting the radio program, 'lnforma
ton, Please away from Canada
Dry by paying more money for it"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
THE STRIKE
RECORD
(William Green in American
Federationist)


Sir Gerald Campbell says of strikes
in Great Britain: "After Dunkirk it
was agreed that production should not
be interrupted by stoppages of work.
Since May, 1910, strikes have virtu-
ally ceased The time lost since then
is one day per man in Is years-a
situation which could only have been
achieved by common consent of en-
ployer and employe, the sort of thing
which cannot be achieved by mere
legislative act"
There you have the strike rate in
Britain-one day lost per man in Is
years of work. That is a splendid rec
ord. But here in America we have
greatly improved upon the record of
British labor. Since Pearl Harbor our
strike rate in war work has been one
day per man in 80 years of work
American workers are putting their
hearts into the war production effort
They know that this war is their war
They are on the job. They will stay
on the job. Our strike record is an
example of what free men, with an
indomitable will to win, will do volun-
tarily for their country.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
LEGAL
ADVERTISEMENTS
oRpINANcE NO. 42e7

ORDINANCE NO. 4267
Authorizing the Director of Public
Works to advertise for bids for the
construction of sidewalks, cement curb
and gutter, cement curb only, cement
driveways, where the owners have
failed to construct sidewalks, cement
curb and gutter, cement curb only, and
cement driveways as required by reso-
lution of City Council.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council of
the City of Hamilton, Ohio
SECTION / That the Director of Pub
lie Works of the City of Hamilton, Ohio,
be and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to contract, after advertising for
bids. in the manner provided by law, for
the construction of cement sidewalks.
cement curb and gutter. cement curb
only cement driveways and making the
necessary excavation and embankment
during the year 1912 where the owners
OF the property have failed to comply
with the resolution of City Council or
dering cement sidewalks, cement curb
and gutter, cement curb only, cement
driVeWays, etc, TO be constructed
SECTION II: This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by law.
Passed: April -, 1912.
LEO j. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest; ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk
Apr 24-1t
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
PRESIDENT REPORTS
PROGRESS IN JOBS
FOR NEGRO WORKER

Washington, d. C. (ILNS). = The
Committee on Fair Employment Prac
tice is making vigorous efforts to
eliminate discrimination based on
race, creed, color or national origin, ;"
President Roosevelt reported in let
ter to the Fraternal Council of Negro
Churches
The letter, reply to one from the
council, stated that the committee, ap-
pointed by presidential order last
June, had held public hearings (which
have sharply brought to the notice of
war contractors their obligation to
eliminate evidences of discrimination
in employment"
The President also said:
"There has been considerable prog
ress in opening training and working
opportunities for negroes in war in
dustries. look for an acceleration of
this improvement as the demand for
labor in our war industries increases
and as the Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practice develops its means for
meeting specific situations.
"At my direction, the armed serv-
ices have taken numerous steps to
open opportunities for negroes in the
armed forces of our country, and they
are giving active consideration to
other plans which will increase that
participation"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
TUBERCULOSIS ASSN
GIVES FIRST REPORT

The first quarterly report of the op-
GRAFTON of the Butler County Tubercu-
losis Sanatorium was issued this week
by Miss Jean Rogers, supervising
nurse of the institution, located at
Front and Dayton Streets in Hamil-
ton. Copies Of the report were filed
with the Board of County Commits
sioners and with members of the med
ical committee, consisting of DR.. ]. N.
Christensen, medical director; Dr. Ed
ward T. Heating, assistant medical di-
rector, and Dr. j. A. Carter.
According to the report, thirty
three people have had care at the sana-
torium since it's opening on January
Is; of these, thirty-two were adults,
and one child has been treated. Eight
patients have been released from the
sanatorium by the medical staff as i'm
proved, and four have left against
medical advice. Two deaths have oc-
Cured at the institution, and two
have died after leaving the institution
against medical advice.
The tuberculosis sanatorium is fl
nanced entirely from county funds
made available by the county commits
sioners, and Mercy Hospital operates
the tuberculosis unit under a yearly
contract.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
NO LAW BANNING
STRIKES NEEDED.
WAR HEADS SAY

Washington, D. c. (ILNS) Blast
ing the demand that strikes be pro-
hibited, Army, Navy and maritime Of
ficials told special Senate appropri-
ations subcommittee that no anti
strike legislation is needed.
Lining up behind President Roose-
velt's stand that restrictive labor leg
islation is unnecessary were Gen. Will
liam S. Knudsen, War Department
production chief; Admiral Emory S.
Land, head of the Maritime Commits
sion; Assistant Secretary Ralph A.
Bard of the Navy Department, and
Under Secretary Robert P Patterson
of the Navy Department.
Vigorous opposition to anti-strike
legislation was also expressed by
Speaker Rayburn of the House at a
press conference.
Knudsen, Land, Bard and Patterson
joined in declaring that it would do
no good to repeal the 40-hour week
law; to enact anti-strike legislation
or to pass any of the reactionary pro-
posals now before House and Senate
Labor Draft Hit
Gen Knudsen asserted that to draft
labor won't work in this country; it
might in others" This was his reply
when asked about suggestions that
Congress place labor in Straight
jacket for the duration of the war"
Admiral Land opposed regimenta-
tion of labor or anti-strike legislation
He pointed out that "labor leaders are
playing ball'' and that drastic legis-
lation might bring a ''recalcitrant,
bolshevik feeling" which would seri-
ously hamper production
Under Secretary Patterson empha-
sized that the actual number of strikes
and time lost in January and Febru-
ary this year was small and marked
improvement over the same period a
year ago.
In connection with the strike situa-
ton, Chairman William H Davis of
the National War Labor Board re-
ported that labor's agreement not to
strike during wartime had been vir-
tually 100 per cent effective in Jan
uary and February.
Rayburn Backs President
Speaker Rayburn, at his press con-
ference, warned that attacks on labor,
management and government are
harming the war effort He declared
strikes are virtually nil, regardless
of what is said by some writer's and
speakers" On March II, he added,
there were fewer than 100 of some
100000 war workers on strike.
Rayburn directed attention to re-
cent radio broadcast in which it was
asserted that war industries in one
state were operating at only 40 per
cent of capacity. The inference, he
said, was that this was due to labor
disputes.
"At that time there was not man
on strike in war industries in that
state" he said. Shortages of ma
terial, not shortages of either man
agement or labor were responsible"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
81 Price Changes Due
April 9th, Board Says

Columbus, Ohio Preview of the
state liquor departments new price
list which will go into effect April 27
discloses that 60 brands have been cut
in price.
The majority of the increases and
decreases range from two to five cents.
The largest decrease was 81 cents,
in only one brand, and the top increase
was ID also for one brand.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
Farm Pay In Sharp Rise

Washington, D. c. Farm wage
rates may average 20 per cent higher
this year than in 1941, as the de-
mands for manpower in war indus
tries and the armed forces in the last
18 months have sharply reduced the
supply of labor for farm work, the
u. S. Department of Agriculture says.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
V. F. w. Installation Was
Held Wednesday Evening

A joint installation Of officers for
Campbell Gard Post No. 1869, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, and officers of
the post auxiliary was held Wednes-
day night at o'clock in Fenmont Cen
ter. Thomas Feltz, district commander,
was in charge Of the post installation
and Mrs Agnes Paullus, past presi-
dent of the auxiliary had charge of
the auxiliary installation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
New Beer-LiquOr Permits

Permit, Stella Scheidt, (Old Home)
West Middletown, Route l Jackson
burg), d..
Application, Roy Scott, 343 Vine
Street, Hamilton, DE-
New Type, Dudley Duff, 800 Craw-
ford Street, Middletown, DE-
Permit, Elizabeth Stork (Friendly
Tavern, 1881 Tytus Avenue, Middle
town, d., D-2.
Application, Lenix D. Lawson, 100
Charles Street, Middletown, D-1, DE-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-04-24
SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT
THE VINSON BILL
Designed to Increase Profits of Gov
ernment Contractors, Hamstring
Labor Unions.

Vinson of Georgia is chairman of
the House Naval Affairs Committee
That committee was created to look
after the interests of the navy a
pretty big job in wartime.
Instead of taking care of the navy,
Vinson devotes 80 per cent of his time
to devising legislative schemes which
would reduce American workers to a
state of peonage. He does this in or
der to please the sweatshop bosses of
Georgia.
His latest effort is described by Vim
son as "proft-labor legislation" 1t is
very much of fake. In fact, it is SO
raw" it is an insult to the intelligence
of Vinson's colleagues in the House.
He limits profits to per cent-not
per cent on the capital invested, but
s per cent on the amount received
from the government. For example, if
a contractor invested 81 100000 and did
$25,O00,00O worth of work, he would
be entitled, under Vinson's bill, to a
profit of $2,000,000, or 200 per cent on
the capital invested.
AS a matter of fact, that's not an
extreme example. Many government
contractors perhaps the large ma
jority-put up very little, if any, of
their own money. Uncle Sam does all
the financing in some cases.
AS to labor, Vinson proposes to sub
stitute the 48-hour week for the 40
hour week and to "hamstring" labor
unions in a score of ways.
This change in hours is not designed
to speed up war work. In practically
all war industries the workers are now
working more than 48 hours a week.
But they begin to collect overtime
at the end of 40 hours. Under the
Vinson bill they could not begin to col
lect overtime until the end of 48 hours
The difference would go into the pock-
cts of the contractors. 1t would be
added to the unconscionable profits
which the contractors would be per-
mitted to earn under the Vinson bill
These government contracts were
all figured on the basis of overtime
after 40 hours. To change that ar
rangement would be equivalent to
placing heavy tax on the war work
er's income, not for the benefit of
Uncle Sam, but for the benefit of gov
ernment contractors who are now sc
gorged with profits that many of them
have paid back millions at the mere
threat of a government inquiry
AS we have said, the Vinson bill is
a fake-the kind of fake no self
respecting member of the House would
sponsor. Vinson can afford to sponsor
it because he comes from district
dominated by low-wage employers. In
the last election, only $4,000 votes
were polled in that district. In other
districts throughout the North and
West, the total ran from 100000 votes
to 10000 votes, and in some districts
even more.
The poll tax and crooked election
laws are responsible for the small
number of votes cast in WILSON'S dis
trict, and those twin evils are also
responsible for the fact that man
like Vinson represents that district.