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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
Stationery Firemen
Elect Officers

Stationery Firemen and Oilers Lo-
cal, No. SO, held their regular meet
ing Thursday, December Ia, at the
Labor Temple, south Second street,
and elected the following officers for
the coming year.
President-Fulton Dwelley.
Vice. e-President- Philip alexander.
Secretary Treasurer Charles E
Butts, reelected.
Recording and Corresponding Sec
retary-O. P. Mccormick, reelected
Trustee-Elijah Elton.
Installation Of officers will be held
at the meeting January II, 1915.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
Pledge Drive to Boost
Supplies and Equipment
Needed on BattlefrOnts
Program To Put More Men In Vital
Work

New Orleans (ILNS) Heads of
unions whose members are engaged
in vital war production pledged every
effort to speed output of urgently
needed military supplies, in conference
with President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor.
The labor chiefs pledge came as
the climax of week of appeals by
high civilian and military officials
for increased production, made in
speeches before the AFL Gath an
nual convention.
Speakers who stressed necessity of
higher output and called on labor for
renewed efforts included Lieut.. Gen.
Brehon Somervelle, Secretary Of Labor
Perkins, War Manpower Commission
er McNutt and Vice Admiral Moreell.
President Green acted by calling a
conference Of Presidents Harvey W..
Brown, International Association of
Machinists; Harry Stevenson, Inter
national Molders and Foundry Work
ers' Union; David Dubinsky, Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers.
Union, and Anthony Valente, United
Textile Workers of America.
Aid Program Pledged
Col A. H. Raskin, from the office
of Undersecretary of War Patterson,
told the union officials that most
needed now are heavy trucks and mo-
torized equipment, duck for Army
tents and shipping, together with am
munition.
The union presidents promised
to urge workers to transfer from
less critical industries into plants
engaged in producing vital sup
plies and to aid in definite other
ways.
President Stevenson of the Molders
Union told Green that while his work
ers pay was generally below that in
other fields, he would appeal directly
to their patriotism to 'stay on the job
and increase production"
LiaisOn Man Named
Following the conference, Green an
nounced that the War Department
would give the AFL list of plants
with labor shortages and the union
leaders would call upon their members
to transfer to these plants for possi-
bly, 90-day period on the understand
ing that they could then return to
their other jobs.
To speed up the program and Sc
cure most effective action, Green
named Lewis G. Hines, AFL legisla-
tive representative in Washington, to
act as liaison between the federation
and unions cooperating in supplying
needed manpower.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
YMCA SEEKING
GOAL OF $2l,750

When the YMCA financial canvass
begins Jan. 8, workers will have as
their goal total Of $21, ,75O.
The sum had been announced by
Vice President Don Fitton.
The campaign will continue for ten
days and is designed to raise suffi-
cient to maintain -self-sustaining
departments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22

election, the lam defeated the CIO
United Automobile Workers by a two
to-one majority, and at DPC by sew
en-to-one margin.
Others previously organized are the
company's parent" factory at Santa
Monica and large plants at Tulsa,
Okla, and Ell Segundo, Calf. Over So
900 Douglas workers are now under
the lam flag.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
New Rulings BY
Social Security Board

Mary A. Lloyd, manager of the
Hamilton, Ohio office of the Social
Security Board, today explained the
effect Of the Boards announcement
that upon request it will re-calculate
the amount of old-age and survivors
insurance benefits available to once
retired workers to include credit for
wages received since the benefits were
first claimed.
"This action" Miss Lloyd said, "is
intended to take into account the fact
that many workers past the age of
65, who have retired and drawn bene-
fits, have gone back to work since
the country started it's preparation
for war. Originally, these workers by
filing a claim set their benefits so
that they could not be moved up or
down. But they returned to work un-
expectedly, and generally have re-
ceived higher wages than before. The
Board has therefore announced that,
in order to meet the intent of the
law, their benefits may be recomput-
ed in order to credit towards monthly
retirement benefits the wages they
received after they had once filed a
claim"
Many workers in the Hamilton area
who are past age IS and have received
some benefits under social security
have had their payments suspended
and probably will benefit from the
Boards decision, Miss Lloyd said.
To prevent confusion of misunder-
standing, Miss Lloyd issued the fol
lowing cautions:
Q) Increased benefits will be avail
able only to workers 65 or older who
have claimed benefits and who sub
sequently have worked in jobs cover
ed by the Social Security Act, and
generally, at higher pay than THEN
former average monthly wage. The
benefit amounts Of widows, orphans
or aged parents whose benefits were
based on wages up to the time of ar
insured workers death cannot be
changed.
(2) Benefits will be re-calculatet
upon request of beneficiary.
90 The announcement does moi
mean that any person may receive
benefits while working in jobs Gov
cred by the law. The law provide:
that benefits must be suspended fol
any month in which the beneficiar!
makes more than $14.99 on a cover
ed job.
(4) There is not need for anybod!
who has been working in covered EN-
J ployment after he filed claim t.
ask for a re-computation of his bene
fits as long as his pay stays as higl
as his average monthly wage be
tween January l, 1887, and the dat
he filed his claim. On the other hand
if his pay starts going down-as ;
result of illness, reduced hours, los
of his job or for any other reason
the worker who is 65 or older shoul,
consult the nearest office of tn
Social Security Board at once.
The Hamilton office Of the Socia
Security Board is located at Room
2O2, Post Office Building, Hamilton
Ohio.
/ In time, Miss Lloyd pointed out
the new ruling will prove beneficia
to many workers who attain age
and face the possibility that reduce
pay, no matter what the cause, ma
result in reduced benefits. In the pas
she said, some of these workers hav
chosen to freeze" their benefi
amounts by filing claim. eve
though they intended to keep o
working. That protected them agains
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
BUTLER AAA HAS
ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual election Of the Butler
County AAA had been held in the Of
flee on North Third Street.
John M. Roll, Hanover Township
farmer, was reelected chairman;
Ralph Brate, Union Township, vice
chairman, and John Anger, Madison
Township, third member of the gov
erning board
Alternates are Herbert w. Martin
Madison Township, and w. H. Schef-
fer, Wayne Township.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
Machinists Win At
Two Douglas Plants

Santa Monica, Cal.-Two more
units of the Douglas Aircraft Com
pany-which for years had been the
"open shop" giant of the airplane in
dustry-have been captured by the
International Association of Machin-
lists.
Latest are the Spar Cap and DPC
plants of Douglas. In the Spar Cap
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22

Stamps 80, 81, 80, 33 and "a (Book
a. valad for five pounds indefinitely;
stamp 40 (Book ~ valid for five
pounds for home canning through
next February.
SHOES
"Airplane" stamps 1, 2, and 3,
(Book 81 are good indefinitely.
CANNED GOODS
Blue Stamps A-8 through rs and
Stamps AS through rs, Az and
B-2 Book A. are valid indefinitely
Worth 10 points each.
MEATS
Red stamps A-8 through Z-8 Book
a. and AS through S-5 are valid in
definitely. Worth 10 points.
TIRES
Tires of commercial vehicles must
be inspected every six months or
every 5000 miles, whichever is first
Passenger tire inspections are re-
quired only when applying for tire re-
placements. Inspection records must
be retained for use when tire or sup
Elemental gasoline applications are
made.
GASOLINE
A Coupon 13-Valid for gallons
through December 81. B-4, B-5, ca
and C-5 stamps are good for 5 gal
Ions each until used.
Mileage rationing records must be
retained and forwarded to the boarc
with supplemental gasoline applica.
tions.
RI and R-2 non-highway-use cou-
pons are good for gallons each ane
Ell and E-2 non-highway coupons
for / gallon each until invalidated.
FUEL OIL
Periods and coupons are valiG
through August 81, 1945. Period l cou
pom of 1944-45 heating season is valit
indefinitely. All coupons have 10-gal
lon unit value, with most coupons
worth several units each.
All change-making and reserve cou
pons are row good.
LIQUOR
Current period expires Dew. 80
with whisky and domestic gins as th'
only spirits rationed
USED FATS
Each pound of waste fat is goo'
for two meat-ration points.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22

any drop in the benefit, but it also
prevented any increase. The net ef-
feet is that worker, upon reaching
age 65, may "peg" his benefit so that
it will not be reduced but can be in
creased on the basis of his future
work record
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
SUSPENSE

He had choked her, She was dead;
there was no doubt about it. He had
listened to her dying gasp. Now she
was cold cold as the hand of death
Yet in his anger he was not convinced
Furiously he kicked her. To his amaze
ment she gasped, sputtered, and then
began to hum softly.
"Just little patience is all it takes
john" remarked his wife from the
back seat.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
One candidate initiated at this meet

ing.
A lovely chicken dinner was enjoy
ed by all members. Bingo and ex-
change Of gifts were the diversions
Of the afternoon.
Next meeting to be held Dec. 26th.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-22
RATION TABLE
SUGAR

Stamps 80, 81, 80, 33 and "a (Book
d valad for five pounds indefinitely;
stamp 40 (Book ~ valid for five
pounds for home canning through
next February.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-09
3pa4fSHb

Witness Of BIS D,.acey e7se.
PeW-poi0f. The PeH0ese.
Held BY arms 80 round o05 slim
tnpc,o,s might envy him.
Still The H7giy one IS yese5.
nov IS t1.s2 he boris Whof oeH7
flowers '5af HoOnf the Lion look
Are O thing co7noi bSoot
But his mistress in his cor
Whisper Pett-poi7t my deor.
Do not think flower could be
Riyoj 70 Your hoies'y.
Ponsies ore bit neoat 10 rule
In their s5otto. green ood cool,
While my home ond heorf you own.
Nth the heorfb-,Ug for your throne.
Surely tb0's enough 10 pieose
Either Mon or Pekinese
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18

tainly proud of these two young
men. We only wish we had more
like them.
We the Baptist members of Crys-
tai Springs cannot and must not
fail, SO we are proud as members
and workers. We should have the
right attitude toward what we do
and be able to think happily in
planning in SO doing we can sue
coed. We have been given an OPP
portunity through the Red Cross
War Fund Drive to do something
for those less fortunate, let us do
our duty. We are proud to send
to them $500.
The Mission Circle met at the
home of Mrs. Carlee Daniel, Mon
day evening with the president,
Sister Dora CRANBERRY, presiding.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
Crystal Springs
News

Mr.. John H. Shannon of Seattle,
Washington, was called here to
the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Mary
Black, who has been very ILL., He
is also the brother of Mrs. Mozella
Ivory.
Mr.. Frank Chilels of Jackson,
Miss, is at home with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Black who is ILL., Mrs.
Estella Coleman, Mrs. Blacks dau-
ghter, is also with her. Mrs. Cole
man lives in Gulfport.
Mrs. Viola Armstrong of Halle
hurst, visited in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Jessie Ivory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hicks of
Biloxi visited in the home of Mrs.
Hicks parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Ivory.
Mr. John Shannon, Mr.. Joe Cook,
Miss Mary Lee Ivory and Mrs. Es-
tella Coleman visited in Hazlehurst
Saturday.
At this writing, Mrs. Mary Black
is resting nicely.
Misses Primrose Morgan and
Matte Mae Jones were visitors in
Brookhaven Sunday as the guests
of Miss Nellie Mae Lewis. They
also visited Miss Ethel Cooper and
Miss Helen Cooper. They report
an enjoyable visit.
A Print Dress Party will be given
at Miss Lou Cafe, Tuesday night,
March 81. Every lady is asked to
wear a print dress. Admission,
10c. This affair is for the benefit
of New Zion NJ E. Church's Eas-
ter Drive. Everybody is welcom-
ed. Refreshments free.
The Good Hope Sunday School
opened at 1000 o'clock Sunday
morning with the lesson being
taught by Sister Porter, with
young Bro. Richard Willis acting
as Supt., and Bro. Dick Red act
ing as secretary. We were GER
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
Pontotoc News
Mrs. Mildred Bates, Agent

Mrs. Pearly and Mrs. Hattie
Wright spent last weekend in
Memphis visiting her daughter and
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ernestene Duff.
Mrs. M. G. Houpt left Thursday
of last week for Calhoun City
where she will teach school for a
month.
The many friends of Miss Flor
ence Hall are sorry to know that
she is i'll. They hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mr.. Robert Beakley was called
to College Hill to the bedside of
his mother who was very i'll, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Booker T. Farr were
the dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Farr Sunday.
Cpl. Jim L. Deal who is stationed
at Camp Oregon, Utah, is home on
17day furlough visiting his two
sisters, Mrs. Hattie Mae Luck of
Serptera, Miss, and Miss Lille
Farr of Pontotoc, as we'll as other
relatives and friends. He expresses
himself as havin ga delightful visit.
The Baptist Home Mission Socie-
ty met Wednesday, March 8, in the
home of Mrs. Lille Farr. Six
members were present and two
visitors, Mrs. Tommy Helford of
Bruce, Miss, Mrs. Carrie Bolton
and the pastor, Rev. S. L. Givens.
The hostess served delicious ice
cream and cake.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
Lexington News
Published and Edited by Students
of Ambrose High School,
Lexington, Miss.
Senior HighlightS

Senior HighlightS
Who's Who Among the Seniors:
If he's medium, wears glasses and
is very smart in music, it must be
Ray Brooks. If she's slim, tall,
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18

wears white boots, very kind and
attractive, it must be Fannie B.
Pitchford.
II she's very small, very neat
and is always joking, it must be
America Waddell. If she is kinda
stout, low, very kind and friendly,
it must be Eearlean Oliphant If
she is swift, alert, very smart in
class, always joking and having
fun it must be Ruby Lee Coats. If
she is quiet, kind and dresses nice,
it must be Ora Lee Head. If he's
low, very friendly, champion of
Girls Club, always teasing and
having fun, it must be Leroy B.
Johnson.
IT she's very stout, has a very
beautiful face and is always fall
ing in the swinging bridge, it must
be Mary Katherine Stout. If she's
slim, very stupid and drowsy but
likes to have fun and is often seen
carrying bag of food, it must be
Annie Hodges If she is slim, very
popular and attractive, very friend
ly, kind and smart in class, it
must be Lennie B. Grant. If she
is very small, and neat and is al
ways teasing her pal, it must be
Eula Mae Defell. If she's med
ium, very quiet, and is fond of
| joking, it must be Ella Mae Hol-
mes.
If she's very smart and neat
and very cute, it must be Georgia
B. Henderson. If she is medium,
slim and very cute and is very
smart in class, it must be Prince
Ella Pitchford. If she is very low,
kinda stout and very popular and
attractive and is often smiling il
must be Velmatine Grace.
If she is kinda stout, very smart
in class, likes to be happy and is
always smiling and joking it must
be Mabel MCGEE. If she is real
friendly and kind, always hopping
and is always worrying about her
music lesson; nicknamed Freddie
Frog, it must be Catherine Mont
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
Illness Causes
Most Absences
From Work

Illness and accidents are respon-
sible for most absences from work
in industry according to DR.. Wayne
L. Ritter, associate director of in
dustrial health division of the State
Board of Health, will illnesses well
in the lead as cause of absenteeism.
Discussing today the importance to
management and labor of keeping
the worker on the job, Dr. Ritter
said, Last year almost forty times
as many casualties occurred among
workers in American industry as
befell members of the armed forces.
Responsibility for these injuries
rest with all of us. We have been
too careless and too hasty."
Pointing out that most large
companies in the state have be-
come safety conscious, DR.. Ritter
said that regulations have recently
been adopted which prescribe types
of safeguards and facilities to pro-
tect workers in the Mississippi
plants.
However," he continued, "acci-
dents account for only about 10
per cent of loss of time from work.
Illness is the big drain on time and
production, with illnesses associated
with breathing-the common cold,
influenza, pneumonia, the chief Of
Tenders"
Stating that the division of in
dustrial hygiene and factory in
spection has helped various COM
panies in the state to work out
health as well as safety service,
DR.. Ritter said that these exper-
fences convince management that
capital invested in health pays div
idends just as well as do invest
ments in plant maintenance.
Health services instituted in GER
tain plants in the state include pre-
employment examinations, treat
ment of injuries, immunizations
against various preventable dis
eases, blood tests, chest X-rays
Where these services are not avail
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
Soldiers Work
For Record AS
Bombs Fall

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY
Veterans of two campaigns in
the Mediterranean theater, three
Negro soldiers who landed in the
Fifth Army's Anzio-Nettuno beach
head early on the morning of in
vasion day, are working toward a
record as champion ammunition
leaders.
BY the time the first enemy
planes flew over the beachhead
the men had already loaded several
trucks. And since that time they
have withstood a score of more of
enemy bombings.
Some of the raids here are so
quick there's no time to- take COW
err" said Sergeant Mckinley Hor-
ton, team leader, of 1888 Columbia
Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvan-
la. I'VE just keep on working.
And SO far none of the bombs have
hit any of the trucks we've load
ed with ammunition, although they
have hit the sands near u.s."
Working with Sergeant Horton
are two other Philadelphians, Pri-
waite Herman House, of 528 North
31st Street, and Private John Tuck
er, of 1914 South goth Street. The
soldiers have been overseas since
April, 1913, and have been work.
ing II to IA hours a day as an eff
ficient team.
Our present ambition" says
Private House, lis to be the fastest
team on the beach, because then
we know we are delivering more
bombs to the enemy. We clock
ourselves whenever we have the
opportunity and figures on what
we accomplish would seem amaz-
ing"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18

Dates with our government for
the week March IL, through March
18, 1914.
RATIONING
Sugar-Stamp No. 80 in Book 4
is valid indefinitely for five pounds
of sugar. Satmp No. 40 in Book 4
is valid for five pounds of canning
sugar through February %, next
year.
Meats, Fats-Brown stamps Y
and z in Book remain valid
through March 20. They retain
old values of 8, 5, 2, and l points.
Red stamps AS, BE-, CO, Do, and
F8 in Book remain valid through
May 20. They are worth ten
points each. Red tokens and brown
one-point stamps may be used as
change.
Processed Foods-Green stamps
K, L, and M in Book 4 remain
valid through March 90 They re-
tain old values of 8, S, 2 and l
points. Blue stamps A8, BE-, CO,
Do, and E8 in Book remain valid
through May 20. They are worth
ten points EACH Blue tokens and
green one-point stamps may be
used as change.
GasOline-In the II states of the
eastern shortage area, 40 coupons
remain valid through May 8. In
states outside the eastern shortage
area, A-10 coupons remain valid
through March 81.
Tire Inspection-For A coupon
holders the deadline is March 81.
For B coupon holders the dead
line is June 80.
For C coupon holders the dead
line is May 81.
Fuel Oil-Period coupons, now
valid in all areas except the South,
expire on Monday, March 13.
Period 4 coupons, valid in all
areas, expire on September 80.
Period coupons, valid in the
Middle West and South, become
valid in the East and Far West
on Tuesday, March ID, and expire
in all areas on September 80.
Shoes Stamp No. Is in Book l
valid through April 80.
Stamp No. l on the airplane
sheet in Book remains valid in
definitely.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18

Released by o. S. War Department o
BERLIN BOUND BLOCK BUSTERS"-In the of
storm of the Eighth
England headed by Sergeant Johnson Antonio
Texas Qeft 20O0pound bock buster
truck of being loaded
Corporal Clarence Brxe of Chicago Illinois; Corporal
Hines, of Birmingham Alabama Private MCGEE, Collins
Georgia. Private Arthur Franklin of Detroit Michigan;
Marvin Thomas of ST. Louis Missouri Eagle
New Rochelle, New York. photo by u Army Forces
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18

WAR BONDS will buy a stake
in your country's future.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
From The State
Health Officer

On farms and in some small town
in Mississippi many families Sc
cure their water supply from wells
and springs. About 80 per cent
Of these wells and springs are un-
protected. In other words the
source of water may or may not
be safe.
No matter whether water comes
from well, cistern, or spring, it
can be made and kept safe. 1t is
important to remember that a well
should be located where the most
abundant supply of desirable water
is found. A few hundred feet of
distance, or a relatively few feet in
depth will make considerable diff
ference in the quantity and quail
ity of water obtained.
Faulty well construction and
careless handling of water and
sewage can render water unfit for
human consumption. The leaky
cistern, the shallow well that is
primed with any water at hand.
the faulty pump, drainage from a
privy-these are some of the fac
tors that can make home water a
danger to the whole family.
Lour county health department
will show you where the danger
points are, and will help you pro-
tect your water supply from con-
tamination. If there is no full
time health department in your
county write the Division of Pub
lie Health Engineering, State Board
of Health. Jackson, for informa-
ton on approved wells.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-03-18
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