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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
GRAND JURY MEETS
NEXT MONDAY

The Butler County May Grand
Jury will meet next Monday, May 3,
to consider 16 cases.
The grand jury panel consists of
the following:
Miss Eta Nagel, Mrs. Marshall
Barker, Adam Barnickle, Mrs Eta
Cleaver, Mrs. William Reaves, Fred
Kolbenstetter, Ralph Clark, Mrs.
Charles Lee, and Mrs. Bertha Coch-
ran, Hamilton; Thomas Abel, and
Henry Beatty, Middletown; John H.
Brosier, Reilly; Gordon Kyle, R. R. /,
Middletown, and Mrs. Earl Urmston,
R. R. 8, Hamilton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
SOCIAL SECURITY

William j. McCauley, manager Of
the Hamilton office of the Social Sc
curity Board, today called attention to
the fact that cooks, maids, and other
employees of boarding houses are COW
cred by old-age and survivors insur-
ance provisions of the Sociel Security
Act.
"Since the war began, with it's at
tendant increase in business" said
Mr.. McCauley, numerous boarding
houses have come into existence,
especially in industrial areas and in
the vicinity of military camps. Al
though it is generally understood that
employees of cafes, hotel, restaurants,
etc, are subject to the law, very few
owners of boarding houses realize
that their employees come under old
age and survivors insurance provi-
sions."
Gwen though boarding house has
only one employee" Mr.. McCauley
declared, chat employee should have
a social security account number and
should show it to the owner of the
boarding house so that he, in turn,
may include it in the quarterly wage
tax report required by law"
Mr.. McCauley pointed out that
around 60O00,000 workers in the
United States now have individual ac-
counts with the Social Security Board,
and their wage earnings are reported
from time to time as long as they
work in jobs covered by the law. Each
workers account is record Of his
wages, as reported to the government
by his employer, every three months
The wage record is carefully kept for
each insured worker whose name and
number are known to the Board.
The old-age and survivors insurance
tax paid by the worker is one percent
of his wages The employer-who in
this case is the proprietor of the
boarding house-is required by law tx
deduct one percent from the workers
wages, add his own one percent wage
tax to this amount, and then send il
with his quarterly wage report to the
Collector of Internal Revenue.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
FREE LUNCHES
INTEREST WORKERS
WHEN WAGE RATES
ARE FROZEN

Washington, D. c. (ILNS) Work
ers whose jobs and pay checks are
both frozen by government fiat are
looking at factory lunch programs Of
fered by some corporations as sure
way of improving their economic
status and beating the cost of living.
Workers in war plants cannot
change jobs for higher pay but so far
no order has been issued barring
moves because of bigger and better
snacks.
How and what war worker eats
has a great deal to do with how he
works. Reports on the eating habits
of industrial workers indicate that the
wrong kind of diet accounts for a
good part of absences. Furthermore,
it cuts down the on-the-job efficiency
and so lowers the production rate.
This fac twas early recognized in
Great Britain, with the result that all
factories engaged on munitions or on
work on behalf Of the Government
were required to provide canteens, if
they employed more than $50 workers.
More than 96 percent of the larger
British plants and $500 small fac
tories now have canteens which serve
substantial meal six days week,
many of them serving breakfast, tea
and snack meals for night workers.
American plants have been taking up
the idea with good results.
Reports from all parts of the coun-
try show that food rationing is reduc-
ing the number of packed lunches
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
LENCTHEN HOURS
FOR WOMEN

Columbus, Ohio.-The Ohio Senate
has spurned the sound reasonings of
Labor and governmental war agencies
that 48-hour week and 8-hour day
is adequate in non-war industries, and
has passed the Ross bill to lengthen
the hours of women.
The measure as passed calls for
50-hour week and 10-hour day.
The bill, center of attention on the
part of Labor for more than two
months, passed by vote of 19 to 13.
Through the passage of the Ross
bill, organized Labor has suffered it's
first defeat in the General Assembly
this session, thereby paying heavy
penalty for it's apathy at the polls last
fall
Throughout the bitter fight to pre-
vent the passages of the bill, organ
lied Labor has insisted that basic
state laws should be preserved, and
lengthening of hours allowed only in
cases where necessary, rather than
wholesale let-up of the laws which
has protected Ohio women in indus
try for more than a score of years.
Some mployers organizations,
however, brought heavy pressure to
bear on the senators, and in the end,
the influence of selfish business inter
ests took precedence over Labor's
pleas.
Senator Ross, introducer of the
measure originally, admitted his error
and made plea for the 48-hour week
and the 8-hour day, but to no avail.
Supporting Labor's viewpoint were
these Senator's:
Baker (R), Bartunek (D), Boyd
(D), Burke (R), Cramer (R), Day
(D), Hildebrand (R), Jones of Meigs
(R), Lipscher CD, Mahoney (D),
Pollock (R), Ross (R), Stephen
son (R).
Voting AGAINST Labor:
Adams (R), Addison (R), Bubna
| (R), Corlett (R), Daniels (R), Gray
/ (R), Griffith (R), Jones of Portage
(R), Kane (R), Light (R), McKie
/ (R), Mechem (R), Nickels (R), Rein
ers (R), Rogers (R), Seibert (R),
Sheppard (R), Walcutt (R), White
more (R).
Following the adoption of the So
hour week and 10-hour day measure
by the Senate, Phil Hannah, Legisla-
tive Agent of the Ohio State Fedora
tion of Labor, said:
1T is regrettable that 19 senators
have seen fit not to abide by the rec
concentrations of the various federal
war agencies which advocate a 49,
hour week and 8-hour day for our
women and children.
"By voting for the 50-hour week
and the 10-hour day, it is apparent
that the 19 senators have succumbed
to the wishes of certain groups of
selfish employers.
IF the bill is passed in the House
as it has passed in the Senate, and
the governor signs it, the executive
board of the Ohio State Federation of
Labor shall consider initiating state
referendum petition to rectify this
unjust legislation"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
State Legislatures Liberalizing Laws
Providing Workmen's Compensation
And Unemployment Insurance
Many States Increase Benefits In Social Security Increase
Death Benefits; Ohio Legislature Considering
Proposal For Compensation TO Armed Forces

kota, which raised death benefits to
limit of $4,000 and medical and sur
gical expense allowances from $100
to $500; and Arizona, which estab-
lished a state occupational disease
compensation system providing COM
pensation for Approximately 35 di-
seases.
Three States Make Changes
Some of the 1943 proposals for
changes in unemployment compensa-
ton, which is based on employer and
employe contributions and the amount
of employe earnings for the previous
year, are these:
New York-to increase minimum
benefits from 81 to SO week and
lengthen benefit period from 20 to 26
weeks; California = to scale benefits
from SIG to $24 instead of $40 to S18
a week; Massachusetts to raise
weekly minimum benefits to $40 and
maximum to 500, extending payments
from 20 to &c weeks.
Among changes already enacted
are those of New Hampshire extend
ing the duration of benefits to 18
weeks and maximum weekly compen-
sation to SIS, as long as the employ
ers' reserve fund remains over 3d.
600, 700; of West Virginia, increasing
benefits 20 percent; and Of Indiana,
increasing maximum benefits from
SIC for l6 weeks to $40 for 20 weeks.
Men In Armed Forces Aided
Many proposals pending would
widen coverage of unemployment
compensation benefits.
Arkansas, Delaware, New Hamp-
shire, North Dakota, West Virginia
and Wyoming have enacted laws pro
tecting benefit rights of men in the
armed forces. Other legislatures con-
sidering similar proposals include
California, Massachusetts, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Rhode Island.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30

Another Gravy Train is just
about to pull out from Washington,
headed for the rural sections, and in
dications are that there will be plenty
of petty political hangers-on aboard"
Thus declared Albert N. Dennis on
a broadcast of his nine-year-old
Labor News Review" radio program,
over the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, in referring to the appropriation
to get emergency farm help.
''After whacking off large portion
of the original proposed amount"
Dennis declared, Congress appears to
have been induced-or should / say
seduced = to appropriate over $780,
100000, to recruit, train (?), trans
port and allocate emergency farm
workers.
"The whole situation is regarded as
nothing short of ridiculous.
"In the first place, the matter Of
providing ample farm help is held to
be a comparatively simple matter. 1t
could easily be done on strictly vol
untary basis, according to competent
observers, with necessary expendi-
ture of about 1/26th of the amount
being appropriated - that is to say,
for about one million, instead of &c
million dollars.
Fund Seen Ridiculous
"Just how ridiculous this situation
is may be realized better when it is
compared with the total budget for all
| divisions of the United States Depart
ment of Labor for the current fiscal
year. That total budget is around
$3,000,000 LESS than is being appro-
priated merely to recruit a few farm
hands for emergency service only.
'The total Department of Labor
budget for this fiscal year is only
$23, ,935, ,000," Dennis revealed. "Of
that amount, about II million dollars
is earmarked forNu as grants to the
various states, leaving around $13,-
100000 for all work of all the various
important divisions of the Depart
ment of Labor-or approximately
half of the amount being appropri-
ated to furnish emergency farm help
"That $26,Ooo,0oo will afford lot
of gravy for the faithful; and un-
fortunately, it will enable a lot OF
able bodied men to avoid service in
the armed forces, where they would
unquestionably be of far greater
value in the prosecution of the war
Politicians to Benefit
Besides that, of course, many peo-
pie believe that the Department OF
Labor should be the agency to recruit
all labor, instead of farming it out
piecemeal, to political setups. But it
appears the Gravy Train does not
stop at the Department of Labor,
which is recognized as an efficient or
organization, doing a necessary work
well, with minimum of expenditure.
Cheap politicians don't want that kind
of service; they prefer the Gravy
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30

The quarterly wage reports cover
ing the months of January, February,
and March-due on or before mid
night of April 30-will include the
names and account numbers of many
workers who, until recent months,
were never employed in jobs that
come under the act.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
More Money for Few Farm Workers
Than Entire Budget Asked For
U. S. Department Of Labor

carried by workers, who more and
more are relying on cafeteria or res
taurant meals. At the same time, the
over-crowding of restaurants and in
many instances the absence of night
food service outside plants for the
benefit of swing shift or night shift
workers have increased the need to
encourage feeding of workers within
plants.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30
Renew Drive On Dogs

Middletown, Ohio = The campaign
to rid Middletown of stray dogs will
be resumed May 1, authorities an
nounced as complaints regarding de-
struction of Victory Gardens con-
tinued to plague police and City Com
missioners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-04-30

Chicago (ILNS) Labor laws gov
erning workmen's compensation for
occupational injuries and diseases,
and unemployment benefits, have been
liberalized by many of the state legis-
latures meeting this year
The wartime rise in costs of living
and in wage rates influenced the
trend, though moves to increase unS
employment compensation were afoot
in some states before the war began,
the American Public Welfare Associa-
tion says.
Significant in connection with the
war, the association said, are bills
proposed in several states to include
civilian defense workers under work
mems compensation laws, so, for ex-
ample, an auxiliary policeman injured
on duty may receive aid; and propos-
ais to hold unemployment benefit
credits" for men in the armed serv-
ices so they can be drawn on after the
war.
Benefits Are Increased
At least half the states meeting this
year have enacted or are considering
bills to adjust upward the percentage
of salary base on which workmen's
compensation is paid, to increase min
imum and maximum weekly benefit
limits or remove limits altogether, OF
to increase allotments for medical
care.
Example of one of the more liberal
plans is the newly enacted Indiana
law, which increased maximum week
ly benefits from $16.50 to $500, total
maximum benefits from $4,000 to
$500 and burial allowances from
$3.50 to $165
Indiana also liberalized its oceupa-
tional disease compensation law along
the same lines.
Other states increasing workmen's
compensation benefits are South Da-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24

fork between second joint and
drumstick. Insert knife between
carcass and second joint and cut
then with the fork pull the joint
free from the carcass. If turkey
is properly cooked this will be easy
Next remove the wings by cutting
very carefully, inserting knife to-
ward the joints and pull out as
with the second joint. Take care
not to cut into the breast.
With the breast of the turkey
facing you, slice the white meat
with a downward stroke and away
from the bone. Next cut the drum
stick free from the second joint
and slice the latter Then cut the
tail with lower back meat and cut
out the oyster" which is a small
amount Of dark meat on the back
which is always in demand because
of its delicate flavor.
Serve the meat with the stuff
ing. giblet gravy and cranberry
sauce. Spoon out the stuffing
which is placed first on the plate.
Cover with one piece of dark and
one piece of light meat, unless there
are special preferences, and cover
with giblet gravy. Place helping of
cranberry sauce on the side
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24

the church. Iranaeus and Tertul-
liam, early church fathers, omitted
it from the list of feasts. Accord
ing to what Origen noticed in the
Bible. only sinners, not saints, cele-
brated their birthday.
1t was in the year 200 A. D. that
evidence of the feast of Christmas
was first noted. This was in Egypt
And it wasn't until years afterwards
that December 25 was decided upon
as being the date for the celebra-
ton of Christ's birthday During
that time Christmas was celebrated
on various days, one of the dates
being as late as May 90 Eight
hundred years after the first feast
of Christmas, church authorities
used the term Christes Maessi, from
which comes the English wore
Christmas. This was in 1893.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
CHRISTMAS WEEK
OFFERS CHANCE TO
PREDICT WEATHER

ID a.
Weather prognosticators hav E
sound means of forecasting most
IF the coming years weather by
ccking an eye at the sky during
Christmas week. You may not be-
ieve them, but here are few of
the varied-and conflicting beliefs
about Christmas weather.
If the sun shines through the
apple tree on Christmas Day. there
will be good crop the following
ear
If ice will bear a man before
Christmas, it will not bear a mouse
lfterWard.
Thunder and lighting Christmas
week means much snow in the
winter.
Wet causes more damage than
frost before than after Christmas.
If it SHOWS Christmas night the
1cp crop will be good next year.
At Christmas meadows green, at
Caster covered with frost,
If windy Christmas Day, trees
will bring much fruit
Christmas wet gives empty gran
1ry and barrel
A green Christmas makes fat
graveyard
A warm Christmas a cold Easter.
A green Christmas, white
Easter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
CHEF DESCRIBES
Row TO CARVE :
TURKEY PROPERLY


Fine roast turkey reigns supreme
over the American Christmas table
But no matter how large or small
it may be, the obstacle of carving
the bird must first be overcome be-
fore it can. be enjoyed
Since carving is almost an art in
liz Elf, few expert suggestions are
made by Maurice Bonneau, chef at
a downtown hctel in New York.
Before starting TO cut the turkey.
sharpen the carving knife with the
steel. The correct way to sharpen
the carving knife is to hold the
steel securely in the left hand, pass
ing the far side of the blade against
the far side Of the steel with a
quick stroke toward the left hand.
When the knife is sharpened, re-
move the second joints by putting
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24

come many beautiful stories jam
med with the kindness Of the best
in humanity 1t is from such stor-
les that many of our Christmas
customs have come. For the OBJ
servance of SUCH customs the
United States is indebted to many
lands. Palestine, Egypt, Turkey,
Italy, Germany, England and Hol-
land all have done their bit to con-
tribute to our added enjoyment OF
Christmas customs and traditions.
To the Holy Land. more than any
other. ali civilization is indebted
for the matchless history Of the
Christ child.
One writer who has investigated
the observance of the birth of the
Christ Child has noticed one cur
iols fact That is, Christmas was
not among the earliest festivals of
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
No Matter How You Say II,
If'sSf|I Merry Christmas =

People of the United Nations may
say it differently. but they all mean
cne thing Merry Christmas!
Here are the seasons toasts in
foreign tongues:
Belgium FLEMISH Vroolijke
Kerstmis.
Brazil Portuguese; Boas Festas
China Gung Tsu Yeh Su Sun
Tau.
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Re-
public FL Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pan
ANA Spanish Felices Pascuas.
Czechoslovakia: Vesele Vance,
Ethiopia Enkwan Eberhan Led
AGO Yaddarasawo.
Fighting French Joyeux Noel.
Greace. Gala Heistougsna.
Haiti CFrench) Joyeux Noel.
india (HindustanD Christmas
Mubarik.
Luxembourg either French Joy
cux NoeD or German Frohliche
WeihnachtenD
Norway: Gledelig Jul
Poland: Wesolycil SWAT.
South Africa Geseede ,Kersfees
Soviet Union Sc Rozhdestvom
Christoyym.
The Netherlands: Vroolijk Kerst-
eest.
Yugoslavia: Stefan Bozics
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
BETHLEHEM. y. H.,
LIKE TINY VILLAGE
OF NATIN ITY

BETHLEHEM. N. H.-This peace
ful little Christmas town" nestled
in the New Hampshire hills bears
a striking resemblance to the Holy
Village fer which it was named.
It's location is similar to that of
Bethlehem in Judea. and. strange
ly enough, it is a village of inns
and Jewish people, just like the
real Bethlehem in the beautiful
story Of the Christ Child This
similarity exists however, only in
summer when 80 magnificent no.
tells, taverns and inns, nine OF
which observe the Jewish dietary
laws. are hosts to those who come,
year after year, to enjoy the
beauty OF green fields and purple
mountains At Christmastide the
population is less than thousand
souls, and most Of them are ma
tives whose hardy ancestors built
their log cabins along Bethlehem
streets where tie palatiai hotels
now stand.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
Stories OF
CHRISTMAS
REVEALED

Fortunately, the idea in the
minds of some to tell the truth to
the kiddies-that there isn't a Santa
Claus-isn't catching on as well as
they hoped.
Everybody--and this includes the
kids-enjoy good story, especially
around the Christmas season.
Down through the years have
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
SPORTSMAN CUTS
TREE CORRECTLY

The true sportsman of-the woods,
when cutting Christmas. trees latter
obtaining permission) viii not cut
trees SO close to the highway that
their telling will mar the roadside
beauty. He will, when possible,
take his trees from crowded clumps,
where thinning will benefit other
trees, and he will not chop and
chop until he finally finds the tree
he wants, leaving the others to die
and dry out, causing a summertime
fire hazard
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-12-24
MEANING OF DECEMBER

December is derived from de
GEN. meaning ten In the old
Roman calendar the year began in
March and December was the tenth
month.
Evening star., 1943-12-17

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Price nnr Boy 3s-D. Star;
misc office machines; cash Immediately
ADDING MacH's. calculators. typevriters
all kinds ofhce equip; any cond; top price
paid pa Sun. and ewes, co. 1928. Week
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Cal vksensinston 373-R.,
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Bo0Ks-Highest prices paid for good
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CHESS SET, handsome with or without
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FuRN.,. in good, clean condition; stoves,
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FURNITURE of all kinds. in large or small
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FURNITURE-Want to buy some good
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piano. Call evenings, Republic 1872 49,
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JEWELRY, diamonds. shotguns. cameras,
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phone records and books for Portuguese
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PIANO. suitable for use in recreation room
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PIANOS-Will pay very high cash prices
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rights of any make or type. In fact. often
will pay more for pianos than they orig
inally ,,, sold for new. Cali Mr.. Vernon.
Evening star., 1943-12-17
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