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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
LABOR TO HELP REPAIR
MEMPHIS CHURCH

New York City (ILNS) Report
ing that free speech made fire haz-
ard in Memphis, the Workers Defense
League says:
"Rev. G. A. Long, minister of the
First Baptist Church on Beale Street
in Memphis, who made available the
use of his church to A. Philip Ran
dolph for public meeting March 81
after Memphis authorities had forced
Negro leaders to cancel an earlier
meeting at which Mr.. Randolph was
to speak, made public the fact that as
an immediate aftermath to the Ran
dolph meeting Memphis authorities
inspected his church and declared it to
constitute fire hazard. Approximate
ly $4,000 is needed to make the re-
pairs necessary to lift the fire hazard
penalty.
Randolph, international president
Of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, AFL, has pledged his per-
sonal support and that of his organi-
zation toward raising the money
necessary to make the repairs. Ran
dolph indicated further that William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor had thrown the
full support Of his federation into this
fight and would also help the church
meet the financial burden unjustly
placed upon it by the Crump machine
as it had already previously fully sup
ported Randolph's efforts to speak in
Memphis"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
SUPPORT BILL FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS

Philadelphia. ia.-Partial text Of the
AFL Executive Councils resolution
demanding that Congress adopt post
war projections for human beings as
well as property follows:
The Executive Council calls upon
the leaders of Congress to stay in
session until a comprehensive pro-
gram to provide for human needs dur
ing the rehabilitation period and to
stimulate full production and full en-
ployment in the postwar years is
finally adopted.
We regard the George Murray bill
as limited first step toward the en-
actment of a complete and well-bal-
anced plan for the protection of the
nations postwar economy. By itself
and without further action it. falls far
short of the mark. 1t must be supple
mented by prompt passage of the Kill
gore bill.
This measure proposes to set up
machinery in the office of War Mobili
zation to meet the major problems OF
labor and industry in the reconversion
process. Democratic representation of
the functional groups in the nations
economic life in the policy-making
setup is guaranteed in this bill.
Among the important fields the meas
ure covers are disposal of surplus war
materials; coordination of war con-
tract cancellations with the revival of
peace time industry; and methods OF
meeting unemployment problems, in
cluding interim pay for demobilized
servicemen and disemployed civilian
workers.
Of course, enactment Of this bill
will not, in and of itself, solve all the
nations postwar economic problems.
But it provide the machinery through
which labor and industry and agricul-
ture and the Government can work to-
gether effectively to prevent an eco
nomic collapse and spare the Ameri-
can people needless suffering.
Congress cannot evade, delay or
ignore its responsibility to give the
nation this opportunity to work out
it's own economic salvation in a demo-
cratic way under free enterprise
system.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
Postal Employees Underpaid

Since the adoption by the War La
Dor Board of the Little Steel For
mula," the cost of living has increased
and the most conservative statistics,
those of the Department of Labor,
Bureau Of Statistics, place the present
figure at 23.4 per cent above January,
1941.
1t had been long and universally
recognized that the postal employees
are highly efficient, skillfully trained,
and underpaid by comparison. During
the present war, practically no defer
ments have been asked for them or
granted More than $4,000 postal en-
ployes have been inducted into the
armed forces. This has thrown huge
additional burden upon the remaining
employees and the manner in which the
greatly increased volume of mail has
been handled in spite of the loss of
such a great number of trained en-
ployes is high tribute to the loyalty
and efficiency of those who have had
to carry on through longer hours and
greater production.
Overtime Discrimination
While workers in private industry
have also had their work-day and
work week extended, it is almost uni
versally adopted practice (and the
practice is universal in all occupations
coming under the jurisdiction of the
war Labor Board, and established by
Congress) that those workers receive
compensation at the rate of time and
one-half for overtime, Senator Mead
points out.
Postal employees, on the other hand,
receive pay for overtime at only a
straight-time rate and that rate is
computed, not on the basis of a 5-day
or 40-hour week, but upon a basis Of
a 48-hour week established in 1925,
nearly 20 years ago.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
FIGHT CABARET TAX.
AFL OFFICIAL ASKS

New York City (ILNS).-Assailing
the 80 per cent cabaret tax as Con
fiscatory," Matthew Woll, American
Federation of Labor vice-president
urged walters and culinary workers to
protest to Congress against the tax.
Woll pointed to the 10000 perform
ers now out of work and reminded
walters, kitchen workers and all hotel
employees that unless this "discrima-
tory tax" is corrected in Congress
they also will be out of jobs"
"Do we deserve this policy of con-
fiscation ?" he asked at a meeting of
the city's culinary workers.
Five hundred delegates, represent
ing 5000 workers in hotels, cabarets,
restaurants, cafes, cocktail lounges,
attended the meeting presided over by
David Siegal, president of Local 16 of
the Walters Union and president of
the local Joint Board Of Culinary
Workers.
If the tax is necessary to the oper-
alton of the Government or to the sue
cessful operation of the war, Woll
said, mo one would oppose it"
"What necessity has arisen that
amusement and culinary organizations
need taxation for control? Is the pur-
pose to control the appetites of our
people, to keep them from dancing,
singing and relaxing ne asked.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26

Philadelphia. - Delegates from al
nations to the International Labor
Organizations conference here adopt
ed broad charter of economic goals
which emphasized that full employ
ment and raising the standards of
living of working people in every ma
tion must be the civilized worlds pri-
mary postwar objective.
This declaration, called the "Phila-
delphia Charter" recognized as a
solemn obligation" the responsibility
of the LILO to further worldwide ac-
ceptance of the right of collective bar
gaining, minimum living wage guar
antee, the extension of social security
and other measures to promote the
health, education and economic we'll
being of all peoples.
Before adjourning, the LILO also
adopted statement on the social aims
to be included in the peace treaty and
to be applied thereafter. This resolu-
ton, submitted originally by the
United States delegation, listed the
following seven points as being of in
ternationaf as we'll as national con-
Germ:
/. Opportunity for useful and regu-
lar employment to all persons who
want work, at fair wages or returns
and under reasonable conditions, with
provision for protection of health and
against injury in all occupations.
2. Raising standards of living to
provide adequate nutrition, housing,
medical care and education.
3. Establishment o. m n m u m
standards of employment to prevent
exploitation of workers, whether en-
ployed or self-employed, whose oppor-
iunities for high wage employment
are limited.
4. Provision for child welfare.
5. Provision for a regular flow of
income to all those whose employment
4 10 ldCCil uPCCu Ny SlShICoS VI uIJuIy
by old age or by lack of employment
opportunity.
6. The effective recognition Of the
right of freedom of association and of
collective bargaining.
7. Provision of facilities for train
ing and transfer of labor.
The lilo also sent strong message
to the enslaved peoples of the occupied
countries of Europe promising them
that their day of deliverance is not
| far off.
In his closing address to the confer
ence, Walter Nash, minister to the
United States for New Zealand and
president of the conference, termed
the Philadelphia Charter the greatest
social document that has yet been
published.
"But it will not be worth the paper
it is written on unless we have ac-
tion," he added.
The LILO, in order to assure action
on its recommendations, authorized its
governing body to serve as the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
Senator Mead Offers Bill To Provide
Permanent Salary Increases For All
Regular, Part-time Postal Workers
Postal Employees Underpad No Basic Increase Has Been
Received Since 1925; Shortage OF Labor Has
Doubled Work On Postal Employees

Washington, D. C. tILNS).- Sen
ator James M. Mead of New York has
introduced a bill g. 1892 to adjust
the annual basic salaries of all regular
post office employees by cancelling the
present temporary wage set up and
substituting therefor permanent sal
ary schedules. The measure is sup
ported by the National Federation of
Post Office Clerks and other unions of
postal workers.
The increases provided in this bill
for these employees would not be in ad-
dition to the pay or compensation
they are now receiving but would take
the place of the temporary legislation
enacted by Congress last year. This
bill would allow increases in the COM
pensation of regular postal employees
of $400 per year and that part-time
employees by compara lie lesser
amounts.
Bill Held Strongly Justified
There is strong justification for this
legislation Senator Mead believes. 1t
was recognized by every member of
Congress at the time that we enacted
the temporary war bonus legislation
that we were not dealing full justice
to these highly skilled and efficient
employees. The War Labor Board had
adopted what is known as the Little
Steel Formula" which was based up
on the increase in the cost of living
between January, 1941 and May, 1912
and applied to increases in compensa-
tion received by employees in private
industry during the same period.
Postal employees, however, had not
received any increase in their basic
compensation since 1925 and it was
unfair to apply the same yardstick to
their basic compensation that was
used in the consideration of compensa-
tion of private employees whose wages
had been advancing since 1888.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
Emphasizes Need For Full Employment And Security For
Workers Everywhere; All Nations Standard OF Living
To Be Raised On Equal Basis With United States

watchdog" of worldwide employ
ment, with the duty of calling spe-
cial conference of the ILO when and
if a general unemployment situation
develops.
The governing body, in its turn, at
a meeting following the adjournment
of the conference, directed a commit
tee of nine to stand ready at all times
to present the social viewpoint of the
ILO at any international meetings
held prior to the next ILO conference.
Three representative of the United
States, including Robert j. Watt,
American workers delegate, were
named to this committee.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
AFL WINS BIG ELECTION
AT PRATT-WHITNEY PLANT

Kansas Obtaining the votes
of almost 81 per cent Of the workers
at the huge Pratt & Whitney airplane
engine plant here, which will event.
ually employ more than $4,000, the
international Association of Machin-
lists won significant NLRB election
from the CIO which received only 25
per cent of the votes.
The AFL organizing campaign at
the plant, which was crowned with
victory, was a joint effort in which
the Building Trades Council, the Cen
trail Labor Union and AFL staff or
ganizers united with lam organizers.
to enlist support of the workers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
Wartime School Successful
In Training Rail Workers

Washington, D. C. (ILNS) A war
time school for railroaders, first of it's
kind, established recently at St. Louis
for training essential workers - fire.
men, brakemen, and switchmen-has
proved so successful that it may be-
come the pattern for a nationwide
plan of organized training to keep the
railroads operating at highest eff
cheney possible, the War Manpower
Commission says.
The st. Louis plan, VINO reports, is
being studied by railroad officials in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
Named To Indiana Labor Post

Indianapolis (ILNS) Hobart Aut-
terson of Lawrenceburg, Ind, vice.
president of the Distillery, Rectifying
and Wine Workers International Un-
ion of America, is now second vice.
president Of the Indiana State Fedora
ton of Labor. He was chosen by the
federation's executive council to re-
place John Acker of Lafayette, Ind,
who resigned to become secretary
treasurer Of the organization. The
changes became necessary w h n
Adolph Fritz, secretary treasurer for
27 years, retired.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26
lilo Adopts Broad Charter
OF Social, Economic Goals

other parts of the country. 1t was re-
ported officials are considering estab-
fishing similar schools at Chicago and
Seattle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-26

Money spent for unfair products
causes a cut in union-wage scales.
Evening star., 1944-09-24

the mess deck sympathetcally
presented him with a meat grinder.
One day the mailman came
onto the mess deck of the U.S.S.
-. With great ceremony, he
laid a heavily stamped cardboard
box in front Of Nobby. Crewmen
crowded in as Nobby tore open
the battered box. And there were
the teeth, intact and resplendent
in their glistening newness. The
mess deck admired while Nobby
slipped the teeth in reverently.
Then the Quartermaster called.
"Nobby! Better get aft! Chief
Steward is yelling for you!!
Nobby hummed a gay ditty on
his way aft. A crewman testified
later that he saw him stand in
front of a shining brass plate, grin
ming at his teeth.
Satisfied ut Last
The Chief scowled as he came
into the pantry. Thought you
didn't work here any more! he
growled. But Nobby's head was
high He smiled tolerantly,
Get them lamb chops out and
look lively" grunted the Chief.
Nobby obeyed.
The chops were succulent, ten
der, brown and thick. 1t had been
a long time since Nobby had eaten
meat that had not been ground to
a mush, and his honesty battled
a losing fight against temptation.
The Chief was outside poking into
the refrigerator. so Nobby grabbed
chop. He opened his jaws wide
and took a good husky bite.
The sharp clunk of the retr'gera-
tor door brought Nobby around.
The Chief would stop his shore
leave if he were caught filchlng the
officers dinner. He looked wildly
around, then took the meat
out Of his mouth and hurled it
through the portfolio.
Nobby remembered too late.
The Chief heard his cry of anguish
and saw the pudgy figure vainly
reaching for the false teeth that
zigzagged aimlessly through deep
water, firmly anchored around a
lamb chop!
Evening star., 1944-09-24

heaven when his new
teeth arrived. Then -.
AHAC is n glohc-trotting Scot
lH with keen sense of humor.
On a recent trip on North Allan
tic convoy duty, VIC rcminisced
about the old days, when mutual
friends were shipmates.
What happened to that chap
who had an eye for the ladies:?"
| asked. The one who had teeth
trouble!' His name escaped me
for q moment. then - ''Clark!.
old <Ol,by Clark!''
1T shouldn't happen to Hitler,
Mac chuckled, what happened to
that bloke."
! remembered the first time
met Nobby. His pudgy middle
aged figure was in sharp contrast
to the dashing air he affected.
Nobby's HE in the service had
never taken him out of the pam
try. Charming the ladies was his
only ambition.
A, sea he was pitifully incom-
petent sailor. but he would step
of ship with all the grace of a visit
ing admiral. elite from the crown
Of his rakish hat to the tips OF his
patent leather shoes. Nobby was
indeed a ladies' man, but he lacked
one thing there wasn't tooth
in his head!
Evening star., 1944-09-24
Always Tee Late

FRoM the Arctic Circle to the
Dohrums, the story OF Nobby's
teeth was legendary. He had or
dered false ones just after the out
break of war. but the package
never seemed to catch him.
1t had a knack Of arriving just
after they cast of, and later would
be reported in some mail Office
thousands of miles away. Some
body suggested to Nobby that 1t
was setting up a new Short
Shorter" record for false teeth.
Nobby had no sense OF humor
though, and he resented it even
more than when a delegation from
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
FINAL DIVORCES
ARE GRANTED

Final divorces were granted in
Imperial county superior court to
Clara M Thomas in the suit against
Amcs H. Thomas; and tc Paul O.
Bannon and Ethel j. Bannon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

The marriage of Julia Pauline
Honeysuckle and Lewis Wesley
HoneySuckle was annulled Wednes-
day in Imperial county superior
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Hull DiscIoseS
PIons i'm Mexico

they discussed international politi-
cal problems and the outlook for
Mexican American collaboration.
The plars constituted am initial
blueprint for industrialization of
Mexico in such manner as to har-
mcnize with postwar plans of the
United States.
The program was designed to bolS-
ter MeXico's internal economy and
head off an inflationary threat aris-
ing from some $600,000,000 in ex-
cess, war-born purchasing power 1t
looks toward increasing consumer
capacity and raising the standard
Of living Of the masses by increasing
productive capacity and carrying
forward irrigation, hydroelectric and
road building projects.
The statement said the Mexican
railways, with little margin to
handle more than peacetime needs,
have succeeded in moving to the
United States without delay Mex
ico's vast output of strategic raw
materials"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
War Chest Drive
To 0')en Oct. 2

Campaign dates for the Imperial
county War Chest have been set for
Oct. 9 to Nov II, Warren Currier,
county chairman, announce d
Thursday.
Tic second countrywide War
Chest drive will seek funds for
USO, United Scamen's Service,
War Prisoner Aid, Is United Ma
tons relief agencies and home
front welfare services.
In making public the dates of
the 1914 campaign, the chairman
emphasized the importance of
home-front strength to success on
the battle line.
we cannot all share directly in
land. sea and air combat, but many
essential jobs on the hCme front
remain for those of us who cannot
fight" he declared
"The War Chest which finances
vital services, gives each OF us here
at homo an opportunity to share in
an important wartime endeavor.
For the coming campaign, we
need the aid of citizens who will
share their time as we'll as their
dollars. An army of volunteer work
ers will be called upon to do this
essential war job, and I have sin
cere faith that the residents Of I'M
pcrial county will come forward to
offer their services
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Deaton Acquires
lndio Business

Announcement is made by Cliff
Denton, owner of the Ell Centro
Tractor company, North Imperial
avenue, that he has purchased the
interests of the Indio Tractor COM
pany and will operate both busi-
nesses henceforth. The Indio nego-
tiations include the interests of R.
A. Baker, Valley Farm Machines
and Denton will continue opera
lions in the Valley Machines build
ing.
Denton came to the valley in 1927
and was associated with the O'Con-
nell company at BraWley three
years before becoming partner
in the Ell Centro company. A year
and half ago he became sole own
er of that firm.
He personally will manage both
the Ell Centro and Indio stores
and announces handling of full
lines of tractors and general farm
machinery
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
ForrestaI Eyes
Mistreafment
Charges at Camp

WASHINGTON, Jtlly 13 CUP)-
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal re-
ported that, on the basis of infor-
nation furnished by an official of
Veterans of Foreign Wars, about
200 navy men from the Aleutians
and South Pacific had been mis-
treated" at Camp Parks, Livermore
Valley, California.
The statement came after the
veterans organization charg d
through an official that many
fighting men had been abused by
their superiors and denied rightful
privileges.
Omar B. Ketchum, national legis-
lative representative of the VF'W,
said probably thousands of return
ing veterans had been denied fur
loughS and leaves and in many
cases had been reassigned to re-
turn to foreign duty without a
chance to visit home. Many also
he said, are assigned to "the dirti-
est camp details at reaSsignment
centerS."
Secretary Forrestal said an in
veStigation of the California naval
situation haG been ordered.
A similar complaint by the VFTW
against the army was made. Both
branches of the service said that
conditions in military reassignment
centerS will be cleaned up.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Kind Act Wells
Taking Funds
OF Blinded Man

NEW YORK, July 13. (UP'-
Some tim2 ago Harry Miller, mail
handler at the general post office,
volunteered to help out Frank
Dunkler, a blind candy and Gig
arctic man who fer years has run a
stand near the entrance.
Miller made his job as assistant
a daily chore and the two men be-
came good friends.
Eventually, Dunkler noticed that
his receipts were falling off and
reported the fact to Post Office
Inspector Joseph Broderick, who set
a simple trap and found Miller had
helped himself to the blind ma,1's
cash bCX. r,.--- .@,
Miller fled, but Broderick trailcd
him to California.
Thursday, Miller who pleaded
guilty, heard the court denounce
him for "one of the meanest petty
crimes I know Of
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13
Passport Rules
Set for .Seamen

WASHINGTON, July ,13. UPp-
Secretary of State Cordell Hull an
nOunced that effective Nov. Is all
seamen shipping from vessels in
this country bound for a foreign
port must have a valid American
passport.
Between Aug ID and Nov. Is such
Seamen must have either a passport
or evidence usually referred to as
receipt that they have applied
for a passport in the preceding six
months.
The procedure will put in full op-
Grafton the passport control regula-
tiOns promulgated in 1871, en-
forcement of which was postponed
to prevent disruption of the mer-
chant marine in the war crisis.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-13

have been arriving in boXcarS from
Dallas, Tex, shipped by the War
Food Administration to take care
of a housing shortage.
These little wooden houses will
replace the tents which in some
areas have housed farm laborers,
officials believing the houses will
be more comfortable
FOR GRAIN STORAGE
Originally these houses were
used to store grain. There are so
units in the shipments. Thirty-five
Of them will be used as family shell
ters and the remainder used as
sanitary units, wash houses and
the like. They are being set up on
land the Imperial Farmers aESocia-
ton obtained as a site for the late
lamented houses from the Guayule
project at Indio. 1t was leased from
the Imperial Irrigation district by
the association and subleased to the
VIA.
Each unit is 14x24 feet and of
I SNiiii ENA iiietllCllJ Oli ubl VI - a y II
unit has one door and three glass
windows. At the top of each are
trap doors used to shovel in grain
before the buildings were trans
formed from storage bins to hous-
ing units. These openings will be
good for Ventilating the houses in
this climate. They. are exceptionally
high for their length and width
and that, too, is a good thing in
this climate
TO LAY OUT STREETS
Engineers are to survey the plot
CT ground and the buildings will be
set up on designated streets. A crew
of six or eight men can have a unit
ready for occupancy in two days.
Tie vacant lot looks deserted and
hare now, but probably will present
a comfortable, homelike appearance
when the houses are in place, some
planting done and the families
moved in.