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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19

Chicago (ILNS) After being un-
der fire of organized labor and Gov
ernment labor agencies for years, R..
R. Donnelley & Sons Co., big printing
firm, has been found guilty of unfair
labor practices.
Trial Examiner William E. Spencer
of the National Labor Relations
Board, made the findings in a report
issued following six weeks hearing
on NLRB complaint against DON
nelley.
In addition to systematic and gen.
eralized warfare against the printing
trades unions, Donnelley is found to
have Disseminated specifically against
Sam Gates, union pressman, and
Walter West, foreman affiliated with
the International -Engravers
Union.
Foreman Found Accountable
The recommendation of the NLRB
examiner provide for reinstatement
and reimbursement of Gates and
West, plus a posting of notices that
the management will cease and desist
from anti-union activity that hitherto
has been carried on by foremen and
other company representatives. Such
notices are also to be mailed to every
employe, including those in the armed
forces.
The examiner finds that Donnelley
foremen, even though eligible for
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
LONDON LABOR FARLEY
SUDDENLY CALLED OFF

Philadelphia. The world confer
ence of labor proposed by the British
Trades Union Congress and repudi-
ated by the American Federation of
Labor will not be held, it was officially
announced here. The meeting had been
scheduled to open in London next
month.
The AFL had opposed the confer
ence on the ground that it would not
be truly representative of the free
trade union movements of the world,
which were not consulted before the
plans for the meeting were announced
British labor delegates to the LILO
here said the transportation blockade,
imposed because of the impending
military drives by the United Ma
tions, made the gathering impossible
1t is understood, however, that inter
est in the proposed meeting turned
lukewarm after the AFL repudiatec
il
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
GREEN PLEDGES AID
TO OITALIAN LABOR

Washington, D. C.-In cablegram
to the newly reorganized Italian Con-
federation of Labor, AFL President
William Green pledged that American
workers will render "all moral and
material aid" to efforts of the workers
of Italy to "reconstitute a bona fide
free trade union movement" The mes
sage said:
"Without free trade union move
ment, the long-suffering Italian peo-
pie will be unable to reconstruct a
sound economy and enjoy the benefits
and freedom of democracy as well as
just peace as provided for in the At
lantic Charter.
"In this spirit, the AFL is giving
full support to the energetic cam
paign in behalf of free trade unions in
Italy launched by the Italian-Ameri
can Labor Council headed by Luigi
Antonini.
"The AFL rejoices in having the
liberty loving Italian laboring people
as comrades-i in-arms battling along
side Of us for victory over our hated
common enemy-the Axis powers. We
are proud of the inspiring leadership
Italian labor has given it's nation in
overthrowing the Mussolini dictator
ship. We are thrilled by the great
mass strikes which the workers of
Northern Italy have been waging so
heroically against the mailed fist of
barbaric German invaded and de-
spicable quislings. We are confident
that once all Italy is freed from the
yoke of all foreign domination and all
remnants of domestic tyranny, the
Italian workers will re build power
full trade union movement which will
resume its place of honor in the dem
ocratic international labor move
ment."
FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Claims For Compensation Filed

Columbus, Ohio. May, 18.-Layoffs
at the Kings Mills ordnance plant
of Remington Arms, near Hamilton,
furnished preview during April of
the role unemployment compensation
may play in the months ahead in many
Ohio communities in providing income
while workers laid off by certain war
industries seek other employment.
Benefit payments for the Hamilton
area during April increased to $18,199,
highest of any local area in the state,
Administrator Charles H. Jones of the
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation here said. This represented
a 1928 per cent gain over March.
Layoffs at the ordnance plant start
ed in March and were largely respon-
sible for more than 700 new claims
for compensation being filed in the
Hamilton and Lebanon offices during
March and April. The greater portion
of tn edisplaced workers were women.
During April alone, 86 per cent OF
the 375 new claims filed were those
filed by women workers, Administra-
tor Jones said.
The increase at Hamilton was in
sharp contrast with the state as a
whole Benefit payments tot a in G
$128,404 were reported for April by
Administrator Jones, this represent
ing a 81 per cent drop from March,
and lower than the $136,376 paid in
the state during April year ago.
So far this year benefit payments
to the states unemployed totaled
571, ,462 less than two-thirds of the
$905,992 paid during the first four
month sof last year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19

indefensible from any point Of view
To assure most effective use Of the
nations manpower resources and to
restore public confidence, the Execu-
tive Council recommends:
THAT the persistent proposals for
national legislation which is opposed
by labor, by management, by agricul-
ture, by majority in Congress and
by the overwhelming mass of the
American people, be dropped.
2-That the military authorities
and the Selective Service System
adopt sound and consistent policy
with regard to future recruitment for
the armed forces and stick by it.
3-That special care be taken not
to siphon off irreplaceable men from
war industry into the armed forces
lest production be crippled.
4-That officials public announce
ments as to changing requirements OF
the various phases of the manpower
henceforth be made by single re-
sponsible authority and only after
such changes have actually been de-
cided upon.
The Executive Council is convinced
that in the months ahead labor sur.
pluses, rather than shortages, will be
our chief problem. Every evidence al
hand indicates that war production fol
the most part, has passed it's peak
and is entering a declining stage
From now on we may expect that the
trend toward cutbacks of production
will be accelerated. Therefore, we
strongly urge Congress to set up Gov
ernment machinery for reconversior
to peace production as soon as possi
BILE so that the decline in war produc
tion can be integrated with expansion
of output of badly needed civilian
goods.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19

Philadelphia AFL Executive
Councils recommendations for imme-
diate action to provide postwar en-
ployment and to stimulate peace time
production follow:
The Executive Council believes that
the future welfare of America calls
for immediate action to provide post
war jobs for the millions of workers
who will be released from war indus
tries and the additional millions who
will be discharged from the armed
forces when the fighting ends.
Obviously the most critical period
will be the interval between the abrupt
cancellation of war contracts and the
reconversion of industry to production
for peace-time needs.
1t behooves the nation to prepare an
emergency work program that can be
put into operation during this in-be-
tween period to prevent widespread
suffering and to cushion the shock of
sudden industrial letdown.
The Executive Council is convinced
that one of the best possible expedi-
ents would be the initiation of ma
tion-wide housing and public works
construction program.
The construction industry requires
no elaborate reconversion. 1t is all set
10 ~,
practically every American city and
community is acute and has been ag-
gravated by the virtual paralysis of
private construction during the war.
Similarly, the need for new bridges,
schools, airports, roads, transit facili-
ties and other useful and necessary
public works is clearly apparent.
1t should also be noted that the ini-
tiation of broad housing and public
works construction program would
give employment directly to perhaps
two million building trades workers
and indirectly to many additional mil
lions of workers engaged in the manu-
facture of building supplies and home
equipment. Thus the new demands
created by large-scale construction
would galvanize into action plants and
| factories throughout the nation en-
gagged in wide variety Of productive
enterprises.
To avoid fatal delays in getting
such construction and production
drive started, the Executive Council
recommends:
Immediate conferences, with in.
dustry, labor and Government repre-.
sentatives participating, to prepare
the scope of the projected program, its
timing, financing and encouragement
| 2!Agreement on how the necessary
land may be acquired and the vast
flow of materials provided.
Establishment Of lines of demar.
cation by which the Federal Govern.
ment will allow private industry anc
private financing clear field fol
launching and carrying out the home
construction program.
Acceptance by State and loca
governments, whose credit has beer
strengthened during the war period, Of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
SENATE GROUP VOTES
TO CONTINUE OPA

Washington, D. C. The Senate
Ranking Committee recommended an
18-month extension Of the price con-
troll act which expires June 80. The
vote came after it was learned that the
Republican leadership in the House
had decided to abandon the anti-sub-
sidy fight and approve extension of
the OPA with only one change
review of its regulations.
The Senate Committees action was
in line with the recommendations of
AFL President William Green, who
warned in testifying before the group
that proposals to weaken and under
mine price control would result in in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
NO CONSCRIPTION
OF LABOR NEEDED

Philadelphia.-Text of the resolu-
tion adopted by the AFL Executive
Council on the manpower problem
follows:
The Executive Council, after careful
consideration of the nations man.
power problems, has come to the con-
clusion that the American Federation
of Labor's consistent opposition to
labor conscription and all other COM
pulsory methods has been fully justi-
fled by events.
Operating under system of volun-
tary manpower controls, with a high
measure of cooperation from labor
and industry, the nation has succeeded
in reaching the highest levels of war
production ever attained by any coun-
try in the world and in maintaining
all essential civilian services at the
same time. This has been accom-
plished despite the heavy drain i'm
posed upon the nations manpower
resources by the demands of the
armed forces.
The record proves that such man.
power shortages as have developed
were only local and temporary in
character. The interchangeable fact is
that production in vital war industries
has not suffered for lack of workers.
The Executive Council is fully con-
fdent that the American people can
complete the job of winning the war,
both on the production and fighting
fronts, if the present manpower setup
is permitted to function without inter-
ference by new and impractical ex-
periments.
One by one the arguments for adop-
tion of national service legislation
have been demolished. 1t is now con-
ceded that such legislation would not
prevent strikes. Those engaged in the
actual work of production in factory
and farm are united in the conclusion
that such legislation would not in
crease output but might impede it.
The predonerantly unfavorable re-
sponse of the American people to pro-
posals for national service legislation
is proof enough that enactment of
this measure would damage morale
instead of uplifting it.
The Executive Council believes that
the worst injury to public morale or
the home front has been wrought by
military authorities who, in the eager.
nesse to secure enactment of national
service legislation, have issued a long
series of conflicting, confusing and
upsetting statements and regulations
In particular, the Executive Council
regards the apparently haphazard ant
contradictory policies announced from
week to week and month to month OF
inductions into the armed forces a:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Donnelley, Big Chicago Printing Firm
Guilty Of Unfair Labor Practices
NLRB Trial Examiner Finds

union membership, were acting for
the company when they fought the
unions and therefore are fully as ac-
countable for their actions as the
anti-union 'top management"
The repressive measures of Dom
nelley's management have boomer
anged on it, and even before the de-
cision was made in the NLRB case
there was strong organization in
side the plant, composed of chapels or
shop units of the Typographical,
Pressmen and Assistants, Bookbind-
ers, Photo -Engravers, Lithographers
and Machinists international unions.
These craft groups have emerged
from the underground" and are func-
tioning openly as the Council of
Union Donnelley Employees, central
body working to unionize the whole
Donnelley empire.
Printer for Big Companies
Donnelley is printer for many of
the most powerful industrialists in the
world, including Luce of Time, Inc,
Joe Pew of Sun Oil, Wallace of Read
ers Digest, Queeny of Monsanto
Chemical and Avery of Montgomery
Ward.
N. M. Di Pietro is executive secre-
tary of Chicago Printing Trades
Unions and coordinator of the ma
tion-wide effort to unionize the far
flung Donnelley interests.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
AFL Plan For Postwar Jobs

the responsibility for financing the
projected public works program in SO
far as possible without aid from the
Federal Government, which has been
forced to carry the heavy burden of
financing the war effort.
5-Formulation of clear and definite
understandings between management
and labor in the construction industry
to assure satisfactory and cooperative
rela tions during the construction
drive.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
AFL Demands Postwar Jobs
Program For Human Rights

fiation and widespread suffering by
low-income groups.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
IT'S Good Fun Being From
Washington, Writer Thinks

final steps of the war close in. DIP
lOmdtIC parties used TO be the most
elegant in Washington. Done with
a Hair Tor entertaining and a big
expense account, they made you icel
aWluIly cosmopolitan
Does the President go out often?"
Here is another popular question.
If he does, few people ever know
it You ansWcr this judiciously.
"Ccrtainly the sound OF sirens and
the rush Of secret service cars and
out riders is heard on the streets far
less than in peace time No wonder
presidents like to pop off TO strange
countries for some rcaeOn OF other.
They are virtually prisoners in the
White House"
Yet it does appear that many
people wouldn't mind being that
kind of prisoner Your listener is on
the verge of taking the floor him
self. SO you stop the conversation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Hicksboro News
BY MRS. J. ID. O

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Shaw Philatheas
In Monthly Meet

Two songs by Miss Peggy Parker.
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. W.
W. Parker, and a contest on flowers.
prize, a pOtted plant, featured the
program of the Shaw Philathc3 sl2>;
of the First Baptist Sunday school
Monday evening at the church.
The program was in charge Of Mes
DANES G.. D. Rivers, H. y. Dennis
and H. w. Griffin. Hostesses were
Mesdames Frank Barnett. J. r. Car
ter, Leon Frazier, S. P. Patterson and
S. w. Powell. They served ref.csh-
ments consisting Of sherbet. cai;c
and minis.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. w. d. Massee: first,
secon and third vice presidents, re-
~spectively, Mrs. R. M. Hawkins, MIS-.
{. E. Daniel, Mrs. S. P. Patterson:
secretary. Mrs. E. B. wilkinson; as
slstant secretary. Mrs j. S. Milne,
treasurer, Mrs. Roy Tippett: assistant
treasurer, Mrs. c. D. Allen: CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. c. H. Gill;
land; assistant, Mrs. H. w. Griffin:
custodian, Mrs. f. T. Barrier: 10
porter, Mrs. H. A. Dennis: teachers.
Mesdames j. Franklin Mills, J.. 7.
Alderman, w. H. Kimball, E. n.
Gardner.
Mrs. j. c. Stainback, president.
presided, and Mrs. j.. T. Alderman
was in charge Of the devotionals, WITH
the prayer by Mrs. Stainback. Mrs.
j. S. Milne was acting secretary, and
two visitors we're reported present.
The t~reasurer's report was given. as
were committee reports, on member
ship by Mrs. r. M. Hawkins. personal
service by Mrs. Davis, sick commit
tee by Mrs. Hawkins. The slate of
officers was presented by the noHi-
mating committee, of which Miss Vel
ma Evans was chairman. Reports OF
the recent worldwide Baraca-Phila-
thea convention in Salisbury WEE
gwen by the class delegates. VINO
We're Mrs. J. Franklin Mills, Mrs. w.
{. Stainback and Mrs. c. H. Gill;
land, and Mrs. f. G. Glenn tor INC
Claire Mills PhiIathea class.
New committees for the month
were named as follows: Door. Mrs.
IRWIN Mutt; room, Mrs. J. S. Milne.
sick, Mrs. II. a. Dennis and Mrs. Il.
+. Thompson; personal service, Mrs
K. NJ. Hawkins and Miss Velma Ev-
ans: hostesscs for the September
meeting, Mesdames R. l.. Wester. r.
). lulner, H. w. Griffin. J.. G. Toll
on, E. G.. Collins, A. H. Parham
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
u3IIGWz
VS. NO
Do you have poor digestion?
Do you feel headaehy after eating?
Do you get sour or upset easily!
Do YOU feel tired-IistIess?

Do you feel headachy and upsc. due to
poorly digested food? To feel cheerful
and happy again you food must be
digested properly.
Each day, Nature must produce about
two pints OF a vital digestive juice to
help digest your food. II Nature fails.
your food may remain undigcsted-
leaving you headachy and irritable.
Therefore. you must increase tho flow
Of this digestive juice. Carriers Little
Liver Pills increase this flow quickly -
often in as little as 80 minutes. And.
you're on the road to feeling better.
Don't depend on artificial aids %
counteract indigestion-when Carter's
Little Liver Pills aid digestion after Ma
lures own order. Take Carter's Little
Liver Pills as directed. Get them at any
drugstore, Only l0t and 2ot.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Society News
THE 81 MINER IS

-,,rer. tumbling ON this slope,
Inc clover with bees in it,
Is eraNS. ho.vv-s,ycrt and SIN
IS a., mats neither hour nor
anytn.ns that moves, but only
W.. af,erunon with naught to do
I ~. sieep, being Graded in slow
hS[r forgotten why they grew,
a In' how. or Why the foolish bees
..., dranc such sleepy tunes as
David Morton
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
ELIZABETH CITY MAN
BELIEVED DROWNED

Elizabeth City, Aug, l6.-(AP)-
Search was being continued today for
the BODY of r. V. Bullock. Anderson
street, who is believed to have
drowned Sunday morning in the Pas
quotank river near the Consolidated
Nultee aircraft plant where he was
employed as a foreman.
Bullock, a native Of Wilson, was
n of a party Of five on a fishing
trip. His four companions reported
that he disappeared after leaving the
fishing craft for his second swim Of
the morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16

FRUIT Notice has previously
been taken of the fine peach crop in
the State this year. Now comes the
F~ederal-State Crop Reporting Serv-
ice with figures showing that apple,
pear, grape and pecan production
this year also equals or exceeds the
ten-ycar average, and is far above
production in 1913. As compared
with last year apples were three
times as good. pears three and d half
times, peaches ten times and grapes
a little better. This does not NEAR
that growers of these fruits made
money in the same ratio, for costs
were much higher. However, they
did make out a lot better than last
ycar-in spite Of tough luck, what
they think was u~nWarranted inter-
terence of government agencies and
other handicaps.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
VIZ OFFICER AT L. n. {.
PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT

Chapel Hill, Aus. lb-LTeUt' w
Cedric O. Reynolds, USNR, VINO mas
sarved as first lieutenant of The VIZ
unit a, the University Of North Caro-
ma for the last year, mas peeil pro-
NOTED TO full lieutenant, 1t was learn
ed today. =,
His promotion came after Is
months Of service as officer at the
Headquarters Of the local college
training unit. In addition to inns
dutv he is officer in charge OF hous~
ing and instructor in naval organlza-
ton classes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16

Miss Elizabeth Toepleman. Of VIZ
,;aia Beach. is expected to arrive
:adav IN visit her grandparents, Mr..
and Ms h. !, corDitt' ON G''h'tt
street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
PAGE THREE

said IN a : p. m. Communique.
At least 10 persons were reported
killed by the few lethal craft which
slipped by fighter pilots and antlair-
craft batteries hampcred by the rising
sun IN their faces.
SIX bodies were recovered by res
cue squads who dug through debris
of a house which was struck Tues
day morning. A garage, in use As
a shelter, was hit and four persons
were allied.
Almost every form of literature is
represented in the RIbIe
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
BERIHX
Da;Irhtri Born

Mr.. and MIS-. Milton h"setS N
nolInce the birth of a daughter,
Tacv Ann, Saturday. August ~ a.
Maria Parhum hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
>ov Orleans Visitors.

n. and Mrs. r. H. Walton, of New
orLc,ns. La.. are the house guests
Nv and Mrs. |. H. HOylc at their
u Ln,o an the oxford road.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16

COMPANY - Accompanying the
governor in N. c. No. | automobile
will be w. D. Carmichael, Jr., busl-
ness manager Of the greater univer-
sIty. Sam Selden. director Of the
play during its five years of pres
entation, and Charles A. Cannon,
ConcOrd-Kanapolis textile magnate.
ct isn't supposed to be said out
loud, but there is a hope that Mr..
Cannon may be interested enough
in the project to help u~nderWrite
baSiS,)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Governor To
adGroupT To
Fort Raleigh
BY LYNN NISBET
Daily Dispatch Bureau

Raleigh, Aug. Is. Governor
B%roughton and other State digni-
)arleS viii 60 to Manteo on Friday,
August l8, to assist the Roanoke Is
Iandors in observing the 357th an
nlVersary Of the birth of Virginia
Dare. The event Will lack much of
the glamour of the 350th anniver-
Sary celebration seven years g
when President Roosevelt visited
the island, but will not fall short
IN interest on part of the residents.
The observance program is SPONSOR
ed by the Roanoke Island Historical
Association. and one of its main
objcctiVcs is to keep alive and to
stimulate interest in presentation of
the Lost Colonv"-the Paul Green
play which so many commentators
call a pageant" and which the
nome stand folks call a darama.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16

CHlCKEN-The Tar Heel poultrv
rajseys had a tough break IN mat
the surplus Of fryers and orollcfS
came right when ration points were
being taken off many cuts OF peel.
DmIng the ration period chicken
meat has been the main item OF ban
nuets and domestic dinner diet and
many folks are getting pretty we'll
ted lp. Bat that doesn't prevent me
nicken raisers and Governor
Broughton ~acceding to the request
that he call upon patriotic Tar Heels
10 save the industry by eating even
more chicken. 1t is estimated thal
if every family would eat n extra
chicken this week the situation
would be greatly relieved.