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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
GEO. MEANY CALLS
FOR CONGRESS
APPROVAL OF
SUBSIDY PAYMENTS
AFL Official Charges Breach
Of Faith

Washington, D. c. (ILNS).-m a
vigorous coast to coast radio address,
George Meany, American Federation
of Labor secretary -treasurery, urged
that Congress vote subsidy funds lest
the scourge of initiation be brought
down upon the American people.
Congress, Meany charged, had COM
mitted breach of faith by it's failure
to carry out the commitment of the
Economic Sterilization Act to hold
prices to the levels of Sept. Is, 1912.
Subsidies s'Tested Method"
Subsidies, the AFL official declared,
are a ''tried and tested method of
usinig public money for the public
good" He pointed out that subsidies
were used to fling the transcontinen-
tai railroads across America, that
they have been used to help our air.
lines and our merchant marine and
that farmers have received vast sums
in the form of subsidies.
eff a member of Congress is op-
posed to the concept of economic sta
bilization contained in the Economic
Sterilization Act of October, 1912"
said Meany to his nationwide audi
ence, "or if any such member thinks
that initiation would be a good thing
for America, that member should, in
all sincerity, submit bill calling for
the repeal of the act of October, 1912.
But so long as this Economic
Sterilization Act is on the stat
ute books, it is the duty and OBJ
legation of Congress to vote the
funds necessary to carry out the
purpose of the act"
Pointing out that Congress, after
declaring the existence of state of
war with Japan, did not shrink from
taking the obvious follow-up action
of voting all the necessary funds for
the prosecution of the war, Meany
said that Congress, having declared
war on imitation in the 13-month-old
Economic Sterilization Act, was SIM
ilarly under obligation to vote the
money needed so that this war could
also be won.
"Will Congress Keep Word?"
Thirteen months ago." the labor
leader declared, Congress pledged
itself to fight with all its strength to
stave off the blight of economic in
| fation.
"Now the question is simply this
VIII Congress keep its word and vote
the money necessary for victory in
this important part of the war for the
preservation of our country?
COR will Congress, responding to
the small minority of selfish persons
who want to make killing at the
expense of 13O,000,0O0 of their fell
low Americans, treat the Economic
Sterilization Act, upon which the ma
tion pins its hopes for economic JUS
tice during the war, as just another
scrap of paper?'"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
AFL Opens New Drive For Subsidies
As Green Urges The Senate To Act
Warns Initiation Is Bound To Come Unless
Prices Are Supported

Washington, D. Cs-AFL President
William Green demanded immediate
restoration by Congress of food sub
sides to prevent an inflationary spiral
which would be disastrous to the war
program.
Appearing before the Senate Bank
ing and Currency Committee, Mr..
Green made it clear that if Congress
persists in killing the Governments
subsidy plan it will destroy all the
effectiveness of price control and
force labor to seek general wage in
creases to make up for higher living
costs.
The Senate Committee is now con-
sidering the Commodity Credit Cor
poration Bill which was adopted by
the House of Representative after it
had deleted authorization of price sub
sides.
Mr. Green challenged the commit
tee to suggest a more effective or eco
nomical method of controlling prices
than through direct subsidies to pro-
ducers and distributors.
He insisted that expenditure of
even billion dollars for such subsi-
dies would save the Government many
more billions in the purchase of food
and war materials, besides consider
able savings to the consuming public.
At the same time, he warned that
the opponents of subsidies are injur-
ing the best interests of the nations
farmers because if the prices of agri-
cultural products are permitted to go
sky-high, they are bound to drop to
ruinous levels after the war emer-
gency ends.
Sterilization of prices and the cost
of living is not the only objective of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
Father of 9 Drafted; Feels
Younger Men Should Go First

Manchester, N. H. (ILNS).-The
father of 9 children, including g.
months-old twins, said good-by to his
family here as he left for service with
the Navy.
Armand Beliveau, "a, chose naval
career after selective service called
him.
"I'm willing to do my part to end
the war;" the father said as he left
home, 'but | feel there are lot of
younger men without families who
could be taken before family homes
like mine are disrupted
In addition to his wife and the
twins, Beliveau left 7 other children
whose ages ranged up to II years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10

tion of an overall board for establish
ment of policies and procedures for
liquidation of Government property,
equipment and materials in war pro-
duction plants in such a way as to
stimulate an expanding economy.
The value of such Government
equipment and material, the report
pointed out, is estimated at $60,000,-
100000, while plants entirely or par
TALLY owned by the Government are
worth many billions more
"The disposal of such valuable
plants and goods, whether to be
scrapped or utilized, should be placed
in the hands of a civilian agency rep
resentative of all interests responsible
for planning of the whole economy" !"
the report said.
For Better Social Security
Other recommendation included an
expanded and improved social security
system designed to meet the needs
and problems of workers regardless
of geographical location and of the
peculiar situation that will develop
with rehabilitation of industry.
In stressing the need of prompt
abandonment of wartime labor re-
strictions when the war ends, the re-
port said:
Collective bargaining must
again perform its function of as
suring an increasingly equitable
distribution of returns from Joint
production and joint work. The
initial moves to that end will pro-
vide transition to the normal
work week without reduction in
weekly earnings"
The report ended with statement
offering to industry union-manage
ment cooperation in dealing with the
problems of production and the elm
ination of waste.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10

the price subsidy program, Mr.. Green
pointed out. He emphasized that this
program also seeks to stimulate and
increase farm production to the maxi
mum point. Existing food shortages
will be aggravated in the postwar
period, Mr.. Green said, because our
country will be called upon to send
tremendous quantities of foodstuffs
to the liberated peoples of devastated
Europe and Asia to keep them going
until they can once more raise their
own crops.
The AFL President reminded Con-
gress that more than year ago it
made solemn promise to the Amer
lean people by the passage of the Eco
nomic Sterilization Act that prices
and wages would be stabilized at the
levels prevailing on Sept. Is, 1912.
Wages have been stabilized, Mr..
Green declared, but price control has
been ineffective and, as result, the
cost of living has continued to mount
1t should be the desire and duty OF
Congress, he said, to hold and
strengthen the line against imitation,
not to weaken and destroy it by abol-
ishing subsidies.
All available evidence points to the
fact that if subsidies are disapproved
prices for such staple foods as bread,
milk, eggs and meat along with
many other important food items -
will leap upward and make it impos-
sible for workers to buy what they
need to sustain their strength.
Therefore, it is up to Congress to
protect the American people from the
selfish greed of inspecial interests or
to invite the wrath and retaliation of
the voters, Mr.. Green concluded
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
Present Economic Trends Endanger
Free Enterprise, Report Charges
End to Wartime Labor Curbs
With Coming of Peace Asked

New York City (ILNS). - Small
business and free enterprise are en-
dangered by wartime economic trends
and policies, the American Federation
of Labors Committee on Postwar
Planning charged in a report submit
ted to Senator Walter F. George,
chairman of the Senate special COM
mittee in postwar economic policy
and planning.
The report emphasized the need of
abandoning as soon as the war emer-
gency ends the restrictions placed
upon labor and restoring the full
functions of collective bargaining.
AFL recommendations for dealing
with expected difficulties in the transi-
tion period between war and peace
production were outlined in the re-
port, made public here by Matthew
Woll, chairman.
Overall Planning Urged
Present trends, the report declared,
punt " blit SIduudI GACluSlOil Ol
small business from competitive op-
portunities, (which would lead to a
dangerous concentration of economic
power in the hands of small but pow
erful groups, to the detriment of free
enterprise"
AS a cardinal principle of recon
version to peace production, the re-
port stressed the need for overall
planning, declaring that lack of such
planning is already causing unneces-
sary suffering, with Army cancella-
ton of war contracts totaling $6,000,-
100000 and stockpiles in some con-
trolled materials replacing shortages.
Policy making Board Asked
The report urged immediate estab-
lishment of a representative "citizen
policy making board" empowered to
formulate policies and procedures to
assist all procurement agencies in the
cancellation of contracts and the crea-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
NEW YORK PAYROLLS RISE

Albany, N. Y. (ILNS).-Payrolls
for manufacturing industries in New
York advanced nearly percent in
October although factory employment
was unchanged from the September
level. Average weekly earnings in
creased from $45.33 to $46.38, with
the payroll index rising II percent
over October, 1912. The index of fac
tory employment showed an increase
of percent over October year ago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
RAILWAY CLERKS WIN
BUS TERMINAL POLL

Los Angeles, Calif.-Following an
election in which the employees of the
Central Bus Depot, operated by the
Santa Fe and Burlington Transporta-
tion companies, registered 100 per
cent vote for the Brotherhood of Rail
way Clerks, the National Labor Rela-
tions Board certified the brotherhood
as the bargaining representative for
the employees.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
ACCIDENT RATES FALL
IN CONTRACT SHIPYARDS

Washington, D. C.-The U. S. Mar
itime Commission reports drop of
1871 per cent in the cumulative acci-
dent rate for it's contract shipyards
for the eight-month period ending in
August.
Covering 70 yards, the report shows
a continuing improvement which has
reduced the accident rate from 81, the
average for 1912, to 80 for the first
eight months of 1943
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
ELECTRICAL UNION GAINS
THREE POWER COMPANIES

Washington, D. C.-The Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers reported that the union had
won NLRB elections to choose bar
gaining agency at the Public Service
Company of New Hampshire in Ports
mouth and Somerworth, N. H.; at the
Stamford Division of the Connecticut
Power Company and at the Colgate
Division of the Pacific Gas and Elec-
trio Company, San Francisco.
The brotherhood represents practi-
cally eighty per cent of the nations
utility workers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
FARMERS FILE INCOME
TAX DECEMBER 18TH

The internal revenue office in the
Hamilton postoffice building offers it's
services in helping farmers meet the
special tax date of December Is, 1943,
commissioner of internal revenue,
Robert E. Hannegan, announced
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
Substitute Auto Tags In 1914

Washington, D. c. - Multi-colored
license plates on front and rear of
automobiles will all but disappear in
1914 replaced by single plates of
steel or plastics, tabs inserted in old
plates, windshield stickers, etc. These
substitutes are the result of expert
ments by lotor vehicle registration
administrators to replace steel plates
used universally before the war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
Soldier Maps In Oven

Okmulgee, Okla.-Maj. v. ]. Belda,
leading guests through a partly fin
ished Army bakery, opened a big
oven door and was surprised to find
a soldier comfortably reclining on
revolving bread tray. "Just looking
sir" the startled private said.
The Major hastily closed the door and
led the guests away.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
COLUMBUS POSTER

Columbus. An E. Town street
bar recently had it's permit suspended
by the State Liquor Board and posted
the following notice in the window:
THIS BAR CLOSED BY MIS-
TAKE" Under the sign, in small let
tiers, were the words: "Our Mistake"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-12-10
DRAFT BOARD TWO
SENDS SELECTEE GROUP

Hamilton Draft Board No. 2, with
headquarters in the municipal build
ing, sent a group of selectees to the
Cincinnati induction center Monday
morning for physical examinations
prior to induction into the armed
forces.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14
Polio Victims Win Active War Roles as Fighters

Davis of Bellingham, WASH.
was recently indicted into the
Army. although he was stricken
with poliomyelitis only year
ago. Prompt treatment by the
Whatcomb County Foundation
chapter brought swift recovery.
The wartime jobs of more Sc
verely affected polio victims are
far from routine. In New York
City, for instance. some are en-
ployed by an optical firm in
work so secret that the COM
pany's name has even been re-
moved from office doors and
lobby directory. At first one
paralysis victim obtained work
there, and he did such a SUI
jerior job that the company
president wished to hire others.
Now he has five of them-all
experts.
HOLDS TRIPLE JOB
st. Louis has several handi-
capped young men holding down
important pobs with a Diesel en-
CINE company. One, on leg
braces and crutches, makes en-
CINE test calculations, does en-
cheering record work, serves as
parttime. Navy personnel in
structor, and drives himself and
fellow workers to and from the
job.
Contributions to the Presi-
dents Birthday Ball fund pro-
vided series of operations and
chysiotherapy treatment for
Marion Littlejohn Of Wichita,
Kan. Stricken when he was 8.
he is now able to walk without
crutches, and works nine-hour
day in a glider factory.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

The crutch beside the machine
of Harry Foster, above, tells Its
own story of his fight against
infantile paralysis. But he won
the fight and now makes vital
wartime electrical material for
our armed forces. Mary Nappi.
right, of New Haven, Conn.,, was
crippled by polio in infancy -
but she's now a seamstress for
victory, sewing Army uniforms.
toward rehabilitation by the
National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis. And probably
none of the Foundations chap
tiers feels prouder than the one
in Norfolk County, Mass, which
has seen three of its patients ac-
copied for military service In
the last few months. The latest
one was Philip Havoc, 10, Of
Quincy, who came through the
Army Air Corps rigid tests with
flying colors. The others are Ed
ward Fitzgerald, also of Quincy,
and Edward Eaton of Wey-
mouth.
On the West Coast, Orville
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14
By NEA Service

BY NEA Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 14-Amer-
lea is being speeded on her
march to victory by thousands
of veterans" who, with the
help of your dimes and dollars,
have been victorious in their
own private war with infantile
paralysis.
Some polio victims have been
able to meet the Army's physi-
cal requirements, and are now
in service. Their number, of
course, is small. But there are
many others whose special skills
and special brand of courage
have made them highly valuable
members of Americas home
front army. They are helping to
turn out airplanes, gliders, deli
cate bombsights and gunsights.
They're drawing war maps,
making uniforms and insignia,
and doing countless other jobs
essential to winning the war.
REASON FOR PRIDE
Almost all of these workers
and fighters have been helped
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-14

In Washington much import
ant Navy material comes under
the direction of a polio victim.
He 10 Robert Kelly, foreman OF
the largest unit of multilith ma.
chimes in the government serv-
ice. Elsewhere men on canes and
crutches, men with back and
leg and ankle braces, are
working as welders, drill OPP
orators, shippers, inspectors and
accountants.
WOMEN HELP, TOO
Nor is the war effort Of polio
victims a strictly masculine con-
tribution. In New York, Justine
Flores, who walks with
crutches, travels miles by SUBJ
way and bus to her Job Of sew
ing insignia for the Navy. Mary
Nappi Of New Haven, Conn,
whose legs and one hand were
crippled in infancy, Is an expert
finisher of Army uniforms.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25

from the sale of livestock and
produce which were raised dur
ing the taxable year or prior
years; (2) the profits of sales
from livestock or any other items
which were purchased, and (3)
gross income from all other
sources.
On the accrual basis, gross
profits are obtained by adding to
the inventory value of livestock
and products on hand at the end
of the year the amount received
from the sale Of livestock and
products, and other income as
from hire of teams or machinery,
ETC., during the year. Against
this, the farmer deductS the val
lie of livestock and other products
he had at the beginning of the
year and the cost of livestock and
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25
RAISING FUNDS FOR
MOUNT OLIVE CHURCH

Announcement has been made
that the drive for the funds of
the New Mount Olive Baptist
church at Oval, will come to a
close, February q. 1--WE greatly
appreciate what has already been
given, leaders said. If there are
others that would like to give to
this cause, we will be glad to get
building material such as we can
use, if you prefere giving it. See
the following committee: Mrs.
Ruth Vannoy, Mrs. Hazel Surber,
Mrs. LESSEE Surber, Mrs. Spen-
GER Goodman, Mrs. Virginia Sur
Der, Mrs. Lille Surber," it was
added
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25
March Is Is Deadline For
Filing Income Tax Reports
CONTRIBUTIONS:

Contributions made to charita-
BILE, religious, scientific or liter
airy organizations up to Is per
cent of net income are deducti-
BILE.
Can File Two Forms
Farmers are given a chance to
file returns and make payments
on the cash receipt or accrual ba-
sis.
If the farmer chooses the cash
basis, he figures (1) the amount
of cash or the value of merchan-
disc or other property received
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25
products bought during the year.

The income taxpayer pays two
taxes, surtax and normal. The
surtax, which amounts to Is per
cent on the first $4,000 of taxable
income, is paid before the tax
payer deducts the earned credit
exemption of 10 per cent from
the amount on which he must pay
his tax. The normal tax of 6 per
cent is paid after the 10 per cent
exemption has been taken.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25
OWEN BABY DIES

The thirteen-day-old baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Owen died
last Thursday in the Ashe hospi-
tai. It was buried on Friday at
the Transou church.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25

Plan grow beans. Make your plans NOW SEE
ABOUT YOUR SEED AND FERTILIZER NEEDS AND
MEMBER THAT YOU WILL HAVE A HOME MARKET THIS
YEAR. YOU CAN SELL YOUR BEANS RIGHT HERE IN WEST
JEFFERSON ON THE FARMERS BEAN AND VEGETABLE
MARKET This market offers opportunity Ashe County
farmers. Let's make it a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25

like other vital foods going More
than needed and your Uncle Sam only
urging grow assuring greater
financial your crops offering incentive
Ask your county agent about this
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25

BY making better of other butter supplies
edible fats whole, the pres somewhat lessened.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-02-25

Medical and dental expenses
can be deducted only if they ex-
eeeed S per cent of your income.
ANY expense over 5 percent up to
a maximum of 81, $50 for single
person or $4,000 for family may
be taken off. Such expense can
include hospital bills, treatments,
diagnosis and other charges con-
nected with medical or dental
care.
ARMED FORCES:
Besides the regular personal
exemptions, servicemen are en-
titled to take off an extra $3.50 if
they are single and $500 if mar
1led.
The Michigan chronicle., 1943-12-11
klan MouementS
On WHkie, Says
In Radio Speech
BY Doris HoiIis-Montgomery

DALLAS. (ANP)-Asserting that
the Ku Klux Klan is a predatory
movement that has no place in
America" Wendell L. Willkie. tit
ular head of the Republican party.
pleaded that such an evil influence
should not infect Texas character
again, in his main speech broad
cast over the Texas Quality net
work Friday night.
Speaking to an audience in the
Fair Park auditorium, Mr.. Willkie
stated:
"I3am told that in many parts
OF the country something resembl-
ing the spirit OF the Klan is show
ing signs OF revival. You who see
1t at close range, you who know
1t for the evil it is, will never
permit it TO become again a po-
tent force in Texas.
There is hardly a region in the
United States from Massachusetts,
TO California which has not been
at some time susceptible to this
sickness. This is a predatory move
ment wherever found and whatever
its dress. II has no place in Ameri-
ca" Applause from the audience
was loud after those remarks.
The Michigan chronicle., 1943-12-11

former to certain stereoptyped roles
so that each many employ his
talent in the medium to which he
is best suited.
3. To coordinate the activities of
existing organizations which are
working to open more employment,
opportunities for Negroes in the en-.
tertainnent industry and TO elimi.
nate racial barriers in the field OF
the arts
4. To sponsor activities based
upon the positive cultural contri-
buttons Of the Negro people.
Among the speakers at Sundays
meeting were Gwendolyn Bennett
director, George Washington Car
yer school; Herman Shumlin. chair
man, Emergency Committee OF the
Entertainment Industry: Peter
Lyon, Radio Writers Guild: Charles
White. League Of American Artists:
Horace Grennell. Music War COM
mittee: Sheelagh X. OMalley,
Rockland County Citizens commit
tee; John McManus. New York
Newspaper guild; Jonas Rosenfield,
Screen Publicists Guild; Henrietta
Buckmaster. author of Let My
People CO.; and Edward Strong,
National Negro congress.