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for anything but rearguard action
short of IT'S miles beyond Rome.
trust that the fellow making this
/ statement knows what he is talk
ing about. Even at that, it is war,
and war at the best is tough
enough in any mans words. Let
us hope that this war of movement
will favor our side from here on
out-that our troops will be march
ing down the streets of Berlin be-
fore snow flies back here in the
States.
Soldier, it would have been a
treat to have heard you and jim
mie going into your postwar plan
ming. 1 mean this qquite seriously.
Our Boys, all over the world, have
some very definite ideas of what
they want their prat of personal
sacrifice to play in events to come.
Your serious thoughts, regarding
this point, would be most interest
ing to the readers of this column.
The fact that neither you or jim
mie are tied down with a family of
your own really makes very little
difference. No doubt we all expect
to be living in the very same world
What would affect one, in a great
many ways would affect all. This
idea of no fanny ties only gives you
a greater opportunity to accom-
plish more during the period of re-
construction. AS I see it, your
work will not stop simply because
the guns stop firing. That is when
the youth of our Nation, who hav-
ing endured the personal hazards
of enemy action, will want to put
in motion a concentrated move
ment which will develop the ideals
for which they fought.
Dribbles could be wrong, but if
I've missed my guess in this, every
family in the United States has
acrificed lot for only a small re-
turn on our investment. However,
if the present, and past sacrifices
have been made with the determin-
alton in our minds of making this
a better-very much better-world
in which to live, then the price will
not have been too great to pay in
full. I'm just wondering how you
Boys feel about this? Does this
register a direct hit, or am I pull
ing high and to the right-like a
SO caliber machine gun on Fly
ing Fortress?
Now to the lighter side, soldier.
AS to the message you sent
through to "Red" Edmondson, I'm
checking this off as dud. You
simply can't expect any healthy
young man, in his right senses, to
pick out the best and save it for
you. Here's laying odds ten to
one, that if Reds" does the pick
ing, he'll reserve the best for him
self. You and Jimmie will be sort
of lucky if you get second and
third when the nal count is made.
Course, on top of all that, perhaps
the fair ladies may have developed
a mind of their own. This has
been known to happen before, you
know. If the advice of an ageing
person may be of any worth to
you young fellows, would suggest
that you defer your plans of action
until you have returned to the
States and looked the new field of
battle over for yourselves. That is
time enough to pin your colors on
the horse you think will win over
the field. Otherwise, you would do
well to keep your bets in the
pocket of your jeans.
Here's wishing you the best of
luck, Howard, and at the same
time we're passing along a good
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Fellows! Those of you who
knew Pfc. Ray E. Smith, will be
pleased to hear that this young
marine has made quite name for
himself since joining up with the
United States Marine Corps.
1t is no longer any secret of how
the 1st Marine Division distinguish
ed themselves during the battle on
Guadalcanal. Well, your friend
Ray Smith was right in the thick
of that engagement. For their
outstanding piece of work during
this fight, the 1st Marine Division
received the Presidential Unit cita-
tion. Later, Rays Battalion had
additional honors bestowed upon it
when they received a Battalion ci-
tation, signed by Lieutenant Gen.
eral A. A. Vandergrift. Following
this came the individual award
which Ray recently received, this
time the Silver Star for outstand-
ing bravery during action with the
enemy.
AS Rays Silver Star citation
reads, he delivered two loads of
ammunition to his Buddies up at
the front lines. This delivery was
made without regard to his own
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best wishes for a long and happy
future.
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that you are so well pleased with
your new ship. No doubt these re-
cent jobs in the U. S. Navy are
something mighty nice. They have
class, speed and punch, all that is
to be desired in a ship. Here's
hoping that you will give a good
account of yourself if the oppor-
tunity offers in combat against the
Jap Rats. That is, if they will
ever come to grips with our fleet.
Lately, it seems as though the Air
Corps and the Carrier Flyers are
the only ones that can get close
enough to score hits. Well, if the
Jap Rats chose to take the way out
in that manner, it all counts up in
the final chapter.
Son, we're still reserving that
Orangeade for us, when you show
up on the Home Front some of
these days. Perhaps, if we wait
long enough, it will increase in
flavor.
Good luck Clinton, old boy, and
may Dame Fortune carry on with
you, wherever you go. Dribbles
thoughts go with you, and will al
ways be wishing only the very best
for your future. Don't forget to
come sailing back for another visit
before long.
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of Ceremonies, is popular with radio
audiences not only for its sophisticated
character, but also for the puns some
times perpetrated by its participants.
We were reminded of one in John E.
Drewrey's "Post Biographies of Famous
Journalists. When Guest Expert John
Gunther correctly guessed the identity
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Mediterranean Area

Mediterranean Area
Dear Dribbles:
1 am now back on the beach
head and have recently heard about
Bill Hutchison and Frank Ross. 1t
seems odd that one family should
have the sadness of war hit them,
while others enjoy the happiness of
greeting returning hero.
The other day, while sitting on a
box getting my hair cut, a very
odd looking G. I. approached me.
The tin helmet this G. I. had on
covered most of his head, and the
only thing about his face that I
could recognize was his grin. There
is always something about a per-
son which helps you to remember
them-maybe it is the way they
walk, or the way they hold their
head-perhaps a million other
things. Well, of the thousands of
soldiers 1 have seen, just look at
this guy and I felt as if I were
back home at Rehoboth Beach
morale sure shot up fast. And,
sure enough, the person was Jim
Truax. Now that you know who
it was, am sure that you can re-
member that smile and laugh of
his.
The last time / had seen Jim
Truax was on January End, 1912,
and I was certainly very glad to
meet up with him. Jim had been
right here within a certain distance
of me for a long time, and yet we
had never seen each other before
this moment I speak of. The rea-
son is very obvious-we were both
busy fighting.
After few warm up rounds, we
launched into the main bull session
that lasted for long time. Later
on we tried to locate drink to
celebrate the occasion. No luck, it
had long been gone.
Some of you may recall the Boys
who were inducted when we were.
Jim and I are the only ones in the
E. M. branch. Most of our talk
was about the things that had hap
pened to us since we left home. We
concluded our association of ideas
with some postwar planning.
You all at home would be sur
prised at the amount of time we
spent talking of-"after it's all
over" Since neither of us are tied
down in any shape or form, a very
quiet vacation is our immediate
aim after the last gun is fired.
Well, it can't last much longer, so
look out, Home Town. If any of
you see "Red' Edmondson, tell him
to get line on things for Jim and
nothing but the best.
Yours truly,
Howard c. Lewis
Cpl. Howard G. Lewis
A. S. N. 32167439
A. P. o. 464, Postmaster
New York City, New York.
(Balance of address on application
Well, Corporal! Dribbles is very
glad to learn that you are out of
the hospital, and well abe to move
about on your own power again.
This chance meeting you had with
Jim Truax was just tops. 1t is
something to write home about,
and that's a fact. Since the day
you wrote your last letter to this
column, much has happened, both
in your area and on the coast line
of France. You Boys down there
in Italy have sure started the Huns
on the run, and we all hope it will
continue. Radio reports give it to-
piCht tbat tba Huns will ,,o+ e+o,o
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was launched eighteen years ago, with
Dorothy Garfield, Christopher Morley,
Henry Seidel Candy, Haywood Broun, who
died in 1889, and the late William Allen
White, as the five judges.
As the new judge, Mr.. Fadiman will
help to select the book-of- of-the-month from
among the approximately 500 books sub
mitted by the leading American publishers
each month. Says Harry Scherman, Presi-
dent of the Club: Clifton Fadiman's ma
jor interest has always been deep concern
with books, and the ceaseless cross-fertil-
ization that goes on between literature and
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oI
Gunthers reply "Sutany."
Also according Post Biographies here few of the ways
Clifton Fdman worked his through heh school and college
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\ READING & WRITING
p BY Y6Mu Suvp AND Ra1m M71um

AGfon Fadiman editor and book critic, member
the Editorial Board of the Club His appoint
the first addition the Clubs board the organization
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and his critical conscience fit beautifully into editorial
picture"
The Bokof hMonh Club the pioneer book club in this
and the largest organization of its kind the world Since
the inception 1926 the Club has selected advance publication
total of 27 books many of which have become land marks
in modern literature.
Among these "John Browns Body" by Stephen Vincent
Benet Krn Lavransdae by Sgd Undset "A Quiet the
Western Front by Erich Maria Remarqu h Good Earth by Pearl
Buck, Anthony Adverse by Hervey Aen Margaret Mtche
Gon With The Wind orty Days of usa Dagh by werf
and recently The Song of Brnad by the author
Information Please" which Mr. Fadman ped
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He tutored half wit; he read Shakespeare
to mad Wall Street plunger; he got ten
dollars an afternoon on the golf links for
trailing an earnest duffer around and tell
ing him to keep his head down; he managed
country hotel; he lectured on French
symbolist poetry at five dollars an hour.
He ran errands for a butchers shop; ped
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died magazine subscriptions Weehwken and he had couple of
Jobs One of these guiding and children
of imitation of the Cretan Mnotaus the other
chasing boys off something called the Devils Whirlpool
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
Officers Installed by V. F. w.

Members of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars from 13 counties attended the
installation of officers of the Camp
Campbell Gard Post and rally last
Sunday at the Fenmont Center.
H. Froome Barbour, Cincinnati at
torney, Past National Commander of
the DAV, was speaker. Howard Roth,
Bellevue, KY, served as installation
officer for the post, and Kathryn
Michalski officiated at the ceremony
for the auxiliary.
The new officers are Lafe Murstein,
800 Eaton Avenue, Commander; Rus
sell Huls, Senior Vice Commander;
Lester Long, Junior Vice Commander;
Martin Michalski, Adjutant and Quar-
termaster; Robert Gardner, Chaplain,
and Carlos Small, Lee Armbrust and
Louis Plapp, Trustees. The officers of
the auxiliary are Maude Klinger,
President; Loretta Huls, Senior Vice
President; Eleanor Bruck, Junior Vice
President; Grace McGee, Treasurer;
Katheryn Michalski, Secretary, and
Carried Jones, Chaplain.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
PUBLIC HEALTH COST
IN UNITED STATES CITIES

Chicago (ILNS). = Approximately
81 per person was spent by the ma
tons cities and towns on public
health services for their residents
during the last year, the international
City Managers Association says in a
report on Municipal health services.
The average community of more
than $4,000 population spent from "
cents to SLIT per capita on public
health services, while cities between
10000 and $4,000 population spent an
average of SO cents per person.
Administering public health serv-
ices to citizens in more than two
thirds of all cities over 10000 popula-
tion-597 of 100 cities reporting
municipal health departments, the re-
port said In many of the cities public
health services are administered
by joint city-county health units, IL
a few others by a county, district OF
other type of unit.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
J. T. d. FOR LABOR

My sympathies are with labor first
and last. The rank and file in labor
unions, desire only Right and Justice,
but seems to me the leaders of some
organizations, go little too far in
their demands, U may be wrOng).
Reminds me of the old couple, who
were in meager circumstances, had
been told earnest prayer would be
answered.
They concluded to pray for food.
He said: Oh Lord, please send us a
barrel of ham and bacon, barrel of
flour, a barrel Of sugar and salt, a
barrel of pepper. The woman said: Old
man, that's too much pepper.
Mr.. Editor: will soon need to drop
my pen or pencil as it were and grab
hoe, which no doubt is more in my
class.
Trust your good paper will survive
and that you will continue your pub.
lication. l will be Lodging for you, am
good ledger; can get position for
others when can't for myself. Ernie
Pley," hasn't anything on me.
Yours till further notice,
J. T. ID.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
"VELLY WELL"

Four young men visiting the Orient
before the war, considering them
selves exceedingly clever, had a Chi
nese servant upon whom they played
all sorts of pranks. One night they
nailed his shoes to the floor. But there
was not word of complaint nor sign
of retaliation. He brought them their
coffee as usual, smiling.
The next day they put sand in the
Chinaman's bed. But when he brought
them their coffee, there was no resent
ment in his attitude, and he smiled
blandly as usual.
SO the young men decided they
would play no more tricks on good
fellow like that, and they told him so
"No more malice shoes to floor 2
asked the Chinaman.
mo"
"No more putee sand in bed?"
mo"
"Velly WE'LL" he agreed, with gen.
uine Chinese smile, "then me ne
putee mud in coffee"
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invading army to cut off the supplies
of vital raw materials.

invading army to cut off the supplies
of vital raw materials.
But combination of cutting off and
blowing up might work fairly fast.
If you cut the rail lines by which
raw materials are transported, you
strike just about as hard as if you
captured the materials.
If you make water routes untenable
you have cut off supplies.
There is reason to believe that the
streams of bombers over Germany
thus far observed do not at all indi-
cate the size of the armadas that will
fly over when invasion starts.
So, we come again to the point of
not knowing when the war will end.
But even if morale cracks, it will be
the tremendous hammer blows of in
vasion that will end the war. The
world never has seen the equal of
what is about to happen.
1t looks as if Germany will go down
pulverized by invasion, from the Rus
slams and from ourselves. We do not
know when, but we do know there is
no "if"!
Labor has great stake in knowing
when, if only it were movable.
Labor has plans to make.
cIo x,,,ll @haV, ho1ra bind nj
front to hold.
Labor will then have new internal
issues and new international issues tc
| face
1t will need great statesman
ship, far and away above the
whats my cut" attitude of little
and tawdry minds.
Time to think about that is NOW
or sooner.
There will be plenty of influence te
try to swing us back to the good ole
day." which really were not good.
There will be too little trying tt
swing us ahead.
But if we do not go ahead, to real
the fruits of today's great visions
then we shall have lost great par
of the war. We shall have preserved
our opportunity to go forward, bu
not the actuality of motion. Much j:
in the balance as we wonder when tn,
war will end. HOW will we confron
that day ?-CMW.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
RAILMEN OPPOSE
NEW VICHY CHARTER

New York.-The government and
nazi-controlled French Railmen's I'm
ion held a conference in Paris a short
time ago, reports the International
Transport Workers Federation, n d
although, in order to avoid infiltration
of the old-line trade-union spirit the
delegates had been carefully chosen,
opposition to the new railmen's char
ter was so strong that the Paris "Au-
iourd'hu declared:
"The charter proclaimed in Febru-
ary, 1943 and in force since July is not
vet enforced. The attitude of the dele
gates to the congress practically I'm
ishes the charter" Which is one more
proof of the intelligence of the
French working class"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
THE SOUTH SUFFERS
A S0RDID PICTURE

Washington, D. C.-The Southern
worker isn't getting enough money
these days to live decently nor can he
afford to get sick and die because
medical treatment and funerals have
gone up. This is what George Googe,
Southern representative of the AFL,
told the WLB panel hearing evidence
on the Federation's petition for revi-
sion of the Little Steel formula.
Googe showed, through reports on
increased living costs from AFL rep
resentatives, that in the South the
Bureau of Labor Statistics findings of
23R per cent rise in the cost of
living is totally out Of line.
"The South has 26 per cent lower
wage scale than the remainder of the
country" Googe said, "yet the per-
centage of increase in the cost of liv-
ing is higher in the South than in
other sections.
"a worker can't afford to get sick,
because the young doctor who used to
| charge So for a call is now in the
| Army and the older doctor back home
charges SIS, while the doctor who used
to charge SO now charges $40.
"Nor can the worker afford to die
because a funeral that used to cost
500 now costs $780,"
He charged that the Little Steel
formula has been grossly inequit-
able" to workers in the South because
it does not take into consideration the
lower wages prevailing in the South
when the formula was established
The formula had the effect of freezing
| Southern wages at sub-normal levels
Googe cited, as examples. 10000
telephone workers in the South who
receive less than SIG week; con-
struction workers who are paid 49 tC
So cents an hour as against 80 cents
to $1.03 in other parts of the country
stenographers in New Orleans hotels
receiving As cents an hour, restaurant
cashiers 38 cents an hour, and hote
mail clerks S1163 per week Ga rea
wage of $8.64.)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
LABOR PAPER SUED
FOR S1,000,000 IN LIBEL

Chicago (ILNS). - The Pullman
Standard Manufacturing Co., which
builds sleeping cars for Pullman, Inc,
has filed a $1,oo0,000 libel suit against
the union newspaper "The Keel"
which United Steelworkers' Local
1928 distributes to its $500 members
in the Pullman plant at Calumet Har-
Dor, Ill.
The suit .4lleges the company has
been injured by false and defama
tory" statements.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21

When will this war end? A great
many persons are asking that ques-
ton.
Some are asking it because they are
worried about planning for after the
war.
Some are asking it because they are
tired of the war.
Some are asking it because they are
concerned about what kind of world
we shall have when the war is over
Nobody knows when the war will
end, nor what kind of an ending there
will be.
How shall we fix the date of the
wars end?
We are at war with several nations,
principally Germany and Japan.
When the war with Germany is end
ed, all of our European enemies will
be licked. That will be that.
But how long will be the period be-
tween German admission of defeat
and the day on which we can have all
of our men back home in security?
The end of this war may very well
be an end that could be best described
as ragged-no clean cut, II am end
ing. Maybe that won't be the way, but
it could be.
But to get back to chow long"
That may be decided by HOW the
war ends. Some look for a crack in
morale.
Others expect Germany to quit
when her natural resources are sc
dried up that fighting material cannot
be had.
Still others expect her bases to be
SO blown up that no stream of raw
material could keep armament in
action
Perhaps there will be a combination
of the two latter reasons-too much
blown up, not enough raw materia
coming in.
For example, when the iron mines
of Lorraine are gone, Germany will be
hard put to it for iron A lot of bases
have been blown up already.
1t could take long time for al
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
Middletown
MOVING THIS WEEK

Camden, O.-Walter Cohee, pro-
prietor of Waits Cafe, is moving the
business this week from its present
location in the Dunlap property on
Main Street to the business room for
merly occupied by the Camden Variety
Store, directly across the street.
Mr.. Cohee is adding new equipment
and furnishings and expects to have
one of the most modernly equipped
restaurants in the county when the
business is opened to the public during
the latter part of the week.
-Preble Co. News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21

Jerry Belcher, public events
director of WCKY, Cincinnati,
is head man on the L. B. Will
son stations Crossroads" pro-
gram broadcast daily at 2:30
p. m. from the USO Service
Center in Cincinnati's Union
Terminal. Belcher interviews
members Of the armed forces
as they enter or leave the city
and gives each one a carton of
cigarettes with the compliments
of WCKY. In the short time
the program has been on the
air, Belcher has interviewed
men from every state in the
union and has given away an
average of 1000 cigarettes
week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
OAKS TO REPLACE ELMS

Oxford, Ohio.-Forty young trees,
many of them oaks, have been ordered
by the Oxford Kiwanis Club from a
Dayton nursery to implement the
clubs planting project, designed
to replace Oxford's dead and dying
elms. The club plans to continue such
planting until the elms, which have
been hit by a disease, are replaced
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
l. A. of M. Convention Postponed

The local lodges of the International
Association of Machinists by vote
taken in January, decided to postpone
the Associations 1914 convention,
which was to have been held in Sep
tember. The tabulation of votes dis
closed 1885 for and 1924 opposed
to postponing the convention.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
TABOR HIRES MANAGER

Oxford, Ohio.-W. D. Sauntry of
Newton, Iowa, has arrived in Oxford
to take over the management of three
Tabor stores in Oxford, Harrison and
Milford. Clayton K. Tabor, the owner,
will devote his time to purchasing
merchandise.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
MIDDLETOWN BLOOD BANK

Middletown, Ohio.-The Mobile Red
Cross blood donor unit will be set up
here for the eighth time, May 2
through May 9, Mrs. Horace Benedict,
Middletown chairman, reported today.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
Raleighs for Wounded Soldiers

Washington, D. c. = The Labor
News of Saginaw, Mich, says that
10000 union label Raleigh cigarettes
were sent to wounded veterans at the
Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Greek,
by the men and women members of
Saginaw's Wilcox Rich, Local 433,
United Automobile Workers of Amer
lea, AFL. This is in addition to sup
ply of Raleighs which members of the
local send each month to men in the
service.
Buy Union Label goods and create
l. +c.l,1
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-04-21
NEW BUSINESSES
Hamilton


Clay Combs, 19 C Victory Apart
ments, radio service.
Mildred Beiser, R. R. 3, flowers.
Marion d. Campbell and Lee Combs,
121 Main, grocery.
George Grabel, 1913 Howell avenue
used trucks and autos.
Gertrude B. Cox, ITO Kahn avenue
cosmetics.
MiddletOwn
Manuel Fitzpatrick, R. 2, Wells
road, Raleigh products.
G. L. Bynum, 1884 Central avenue,
wearing apparel.
John Paulin, VIM. Trimble, Central
and Sutphin, filling station.