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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Singleton T.K.O. Victim In First
Special to The Democrat)

New York, Feb. 28.-A New York city colored boy, Leon Johnson of the c. Y. O. was crowned 135-pound sub-novice boxing champion of the metropolitan area, when he stopped Benny Singleton of Waterbury. Conn. here tonight at Madison Square Garden before a packed house of 18,000 fans who came to see the finals of the A.A.U. Golden Gloves tournament. Two knock downs in the first round brought Johnson TKO win over the Con necticut lad, when the bout was stopped. Johnson is credited with six knockouts during his climb from prelims through finals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Rristol braves Storm

Tommy Monahan,s Bristol High quintet overcame seven point de- felt in the last quarter in putting Bassick out of the tournament.
 The teams were tied 11-11 at the end of an exceptionally low scor- ig first half. but Bassick took command of the game in the third quarter which ended with the Bridgeport quintet in the van, 31- A.
 The Bristol zone defense tight ened in the final period, however, holding Bassick to one goal from the floor, and Bill Tracy, sub stitute center led a Bristol rally with three baskets.
 It was Tracy's lay-up shot that put the eventual winners ahead 34-33, with less than two minutes to go. Ray Fanelli, of Bristol scored the games final basket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Fiqhts Last Niaht

Philadelphia. Pa.-Ike williams. 138, Trenton, N. J., stopped Ellis Philadelphia, CD.
 Newark, N. J.-Larry Lane, 191, Trenton, N. J., decisioned Teddy Randolph, 173, New York (8).
 Scranton. Pa.--Joe DInoscrio. l49, Yreeland, Paa outpoiuted Chcrles sabatelIe. lsA punmore, Pa. fl~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Basketball

By UNITED PRESS Great Lakes Naval 73, Minnesota 4s. q Oklahoma 4. & M. 50, Hutchin- con, Kar.. Naval Base 21. Cap1p Gfent ST Vslreyaiso f5s Iova Naval 72. Drake ll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Glass CD Games

Litchfield and Windsor Locks were winners of two class CD tournament basketball games played at Weaver gym. Hartford yesterday. Griswold wound up a 32 to 25 loser against the Cowboys, while New Canaan lost to the Windsor Locks team 44-36.
 Allarain and Casadei of Litchfield scored 9 points evenly; Harrington getting IA for Griswold. Andrik and Holmes got 12 for the Locks team; Spandacini IA for New Canaan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Kentucky Derby

Washington, Feb. %. lUP)-The Kentucky Derby for the second straight year will be run strictly for the home folks in the Louisville area, the oflice of defense trans- noftati6n stipulated today in KIli- ~f that ticket safer must be com i'ped t9 the fans ip ife hard soQ.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

picking up and his throw pulled Abstein off the bag Snyder was about the slowes runner in the league. He barely beat the ball to the bag. Schultz had two the ball. in my book but the official scorer gave Snyder hit, the only one allowed"
 Adams remains vigorous on his farm at Mt Moriah, Mo.
 At 60 he is the best quail shot in that part of the country.
 Babe Adams could shoot the ball across the plate, fo0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
7orrington Lucky To Beat Central Courtnaen
Adams Was RemindfuI Of Motty; Busher Won 3 In World Series
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Sports Editor

Charles Benjamin Adams was tall, straight we'll built, stood feet Il 12, weighed 180 pounds Babe piercing eyes to match He was quiet young man with pleasing personality.
 Adams pitched with such grace and ease that he was compared with the immortal Christy Mathewson He liquid, as Knute Rockne used to say.
 Babes overland motion made the ball appear to- descend to the batter. He was fast had fine curve and made the ball do his bidding with uncanny pre- clSi0n.
 Adams is principally renowned as the only fresh man to win three games in a World Series. He did this against Detroit to give Pittsburgh its first world championship in 1909 The Hoosier who was raised Ill Mssour has numerous other claims to fame however, for he had many big moments in pitching profession ally for g years He spent 16 with the Pirates
 Adams had two lives with the Pittsburgh club. He just getting his second wind when Jimmy Calla- han considered him washed up and let him go to St. Joseph in 1917. He won 20 for St. Joseph and had record of IA and for Kansas City when Barney DreyfuSS recalled him the following year. He remained with the Pirates until the rebellion of 1926 when band of Buccaneers led by himself, Max Carey and Carson Bigbee objected to Fred Clarke sharing the management with Bill McKechnie.
 AGAINST FREE TRANSPORTATION
 Adams won 194 and lost 140 National League Games. Twice he more than 22-22 in 1911 21 in '13. He bagged 18 in 10, IT each in 1920.
 Adams didn't believe in free transportation It IS doubtful that any pitcher equaled his record for con- trol He yielded only 433 bases balls in 482 National League games307O innings, averag eof 1.27 walks per nine innings In 20, he gave only IS passes while toing 263 innings in 35 games, average of 6l per nine rounds In four seasons-09l 29-22 he averaged less tlNan one walk game.
 Babe still holds the all-time major league record for the longest game pitched without giving base on balls Larry Doyle hit home run with Giant base in the Fist inning to beat him in Pittsburgh July IT, 14 Bame retired 63 Giants without issuing free ticket. Rube Marquard opposed him that day, and he recalls that he tired and jittery for the only time in his pitching life at the end of that gagement. He says Center Fielder Joe Kelly didn't play Doyle's drive any too wel so the home run was inside the park.
 ADAMS STINGY YIELDING RUNS
 Adams six times had earned-rn averages Of less than 3.OO-1.98 in '19.
 Babe was 26 when he wrote World Series history in O9 He was still pitching for Pittsburgh at the of 43
 Adams claims he should have been credited with no-hit garne-aganst the Cardinals at old League Park, St. Louis.
 Frank Snyder hit the ball to Joe Schultz who was playing second base that afternoon for Dots Miller" he relates. Joe booted the ball, dropped it after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

Boys Club Enkcors eliminated last years tourney champs, Water town Indians 34 to 24 as Andolina scored ten field goals. Score:
 Tonight Waterbury Tool and Cais- sons: Trojan Lads and Washington Townies and Watertown Dudes and Orange Wave will meet at ', 8 and g D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

Tuberculosis is reported to be spreading among natives iu EOufh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

TOtalS 1U "' Score at half time: Enkcors IA Watertown Indians 13. Referee Travers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

Score at half time: Bristol II Bassick II Referee: Lonergan ant Casey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

In the Naugatuck Valley league tournament, Naugatuck Zephyrs cas- fly defeated the New Milford Cath office Club 60 to Al as McDermott scored 20 points from the floor. Rus sell and Smith scored 25 markers for the losers. Score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29
Zephyrs

Score core at half time: zephyrs ss. New Milford IT. Referee: Longo and Monti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

Score at half time: Trojan Lads 12, Post Office '. Referee: Monti and Longo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-29

(cOpyr.gnt, 1S44, King Features Syndicate)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
BUY GIFTS FOR
RUSSIAN CHILDREN

Cleveland, Nov. 8.-Boys and girls
of war-ravaged Russia, millions of
them orphans, millions homeless and
hungry, will receive Christmas greet
ing from the children and parents of
safe and secure America, it was an
nounced today by Edward c.. Carter
national president of Russian War
Relief, agency Of the National War
Fund.
In the first nationwide campaign
conducted by Russian War Relief in
the three years of it's existence, Amer
ican families are asked to purchase
an article Of new, warm clothing, to
be sent as a gift to some Russian
child. Communities throughout Ohio
are cooperating through relief COM
mittees, retail and department stores,
churches, clubs, civic organizations,
labor unions, schools and women's
groups. State headquarters for the
special Christmas campaign have been
established at 457 The Arcade, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01

can be sure we'll make every effort
to stock them. We want to sell what
the people want-we have to do that
to stay in business!"
That, of course, puts the question
squarely up to our members: Shall
we have our local stores flooded with
the products of cheap non-union labor
of inferior quality, or shall we have
them carry full lines of quality mer-
chandise, made under union condi-
tions, by eur fellow trades unionists :?
Let's ALL of us cooperate: always
insist upon union label or union made
products; look for the union shop
card or union button of the service
trades, and demand union workers in
all lines of the building trades.
To assure labor's place in the sun
of tomorrow, be sure TODAY to de-
mand union label products and union
services of all kinds.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
COMMENT on WORLD EVENTS

Pan-America, Africa, Continental Eu-
rope or federations thereof"
Federation in regional organiza-
tions would give small countries more
effective protection and participation
in progress"
The council lays stress on protect
ing the rights Of individual nations
and on labor's right to adequate rep
resentation in agencies working out
programs for world peace and COOP
Grafton. This is important, as labor
everywhere has indicated it will in
sist on part in the making Of the
peace.
eve must safeguard the rights of
individual nations while promoting in
ternational security" the council de-
clares and says that AFL "believes
the fighting United Nations have a
responsibility for submitting propos-
ais to other nations and for taking the
initiative in setting up institutions as
are agreed upon by representative ma
tions.
Labor, like all other functional
groups in our national life," it adds,
"shall need representation in those
international economic conferences
and agencies dealing with matters
which affect our welfare"
Last but not least, the council says:
"In connection with international la
Dor conferences or agencies under
government agencies, we reserve the
right to select our own delegates.
In organizing our bona fide in
ternational labor organization we nec-
essarily must insist that the basis be
representative bona fide trade union
organizations"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01

Gloves, caps, coats, sweaters, dress
es, underwear, suits, shirts, stockings
anything that will help keep Rus
sian child warm in long winter
where the temperature dives far be-
low zero-anything Of service is want
ed.
The campaign begins Immediately,
is expected to reach it's most inten-
sive period in the two weeks begin
ming December 18th. Never was the
need more urgent, for millions Of
Russian people are trying to start
life anew in a region that the Nazis
looted with a savage lust difficult to
visualize With all production facil-
tiles devoted to war goods, the Soviet
Union has no factories to spare for
the luxury of making new clothes.
"Share your Christmas with So
Wet child" is the slogan. All that it
asked is single, new, warm piece of
clothing-small remembrance to
people that has given so much in the
cause of freedom, that has given so
much in the struggle against world
fascism.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
WHAT NEXT?

Discovery of new scientific prin-
ciple in rayon tire construction pro-
viding stronger synthetic rubber
truck tires and at the same time as
suring substantially greater produc-
tion, has just been announced by DR..
Sidney M. Caldwell, director of tire
development for the United States
Rubber Co. He said the principle con-
sists Of using stronger, but fewer plies
in the tire. The new construction, he
said, greatly reduces serious blow outs
which formerly placed the tire beyond
the possibility of repair.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
SUPREME COURT TO
RULE ON ALABAMA
ANTI-UNI0N LAW

Washington, D. c. (ILNS).-The
Supreme Court will pass on the con-
stitutionality of an Alabama law pro-
hibiting labor unions from collecting
money "as a work permit or as a
condition for the privilege of work" :"
The law was unsuccessfully challeng-
ed by labor in the state courts, and
the Supreme Court has agreed to pass
on it's provisions. The prohibition
exempts union dues and assessments.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01

Mileage rationing records must be
retained and forwarded to the board
with supplemental gasoline applica-
tionS.
RI and R-2 non-highway- cou-
pons are good for gallons each and
Ell and E-2 non-highway-us coupons
for / gallon each until invalidated
FUEL OIL
Periods and coupons are valid
through August 81, 1915. Period 1 cou-
pom Of 1944-45 heating season is valid
indefinitely. All coupons have loyal
Ion unit value, with most coupons
worth several units each.
All change-making and reserve cou-
pons are row good.
LIQUOR
Current period expires Dec 9,
with whisky and domestic gins as the
only spirits rationed
USED FATS
Each pound Of waste fat is good
for two meat-ration points.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1914
TO HELP WIN QUICKLY,
SURELY"

Here's one way that trade union.
lists can give invaluable help in win
ming the war: Find a person (or per-
sons) able to work who is not work
ing and induce him or her to enter a
vital war industry. Or recruit work
er from non-essential industry for a
war plant.
Right now the need for more work
ers is of the utmost urgency. Lieut..
Gen. Brehon Somervell forcibly point
ed this out in his stirring speech to
the New Orleans American Fedora
tion of Labor convention.
Production of arms and equipment
desperately needed ON the fighting
fronts in Europe and the Pacific is
tagging in 40 percent of the items,
Gen. Somervell said. sThat 40 per-
cent stands like wall between us and
quick, sure victory" he declared.
II urge you to take it upon your
selves to recruit people in all vital
industriesi" Somervell appealed to
the delegates and through them to
the entire labor movement. Get them
into the plants where they are need
ed. See that they keep on working as
faithfully as our men are fighting.
That's the job"
Not all of the lag in war produc-
tion is due to lack of labor. There are
other factors, as the War Production
Board has shown. But lack of labor
is big factor in the shortage and
every person who recruits a worker
for war industries is making an i'm
portant contribution to "quick, sure"
victory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
LONN0nn.N
BUY and USE Christmas Seals

The 10th anniversary of the sale OF
the first Christmas Seals will be OBJ
served when the 1914 Seal Sale opens
on Monday, November II, it was an
nounced today by Floyd A. Rowe,
Cleveland, President of the Ohio Pub
lie Health Association.
This years Christmas Seal carries
a modernistic picture of postman
holding an envelope in his upraised
hand. The postman design, according
to President Rowe, was selected in
memory of Einar Holboell, Danish
postal clerk, who first had the idea
of selling Christmas Seals to raise
funds to help the sick.
During the 40 years following the
first Seal Sale, 81 countries have used
Holboell's idea to support their fight
against tuberculosis, Mr.. Rowe said.
"In this country, $500 groups have
become affiliated with the National
tuberculosis Association to work for
tuberculosis control in cities, towns
and villages in every state. The past
40 years have seen tuberculosis deaths
cut from 12 in every 100, to out of
100 deaths in the United States. That
is a good record, but we have no
right to gloat when we realize that
tuberculosis still kills one person
every nine monutes and is the first
disease killer of persons between the
ages of Is and As"
"The wonderful thing about Hol-
boell's Christmas Seal is that it has
brought millions of people into this
fight against the White Plague.
Everyone who purchases Seal en-
lists in the battle against one of the
worst diseases which has ever sapped
the strength of men,"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01

Views of American labor on world
peace are of first Importance, be-
cause of the outstanding position Of
the United States in carrying on the
war in the peace settlement to follow
United Nations victory.
Why there must be a peace settle
ment that will work is told in one
sentence by the American Federation
of Labor executive council in its re-
port to the federation's 64th annual
convention at New Orleans.
''War has become so terrifyingly ef-
ficient as to menace our whole civili-
zation," the council pointed out, after
emphasizing that the present war has
mobilized all technical progress "for
incredible destruction" and has ex-
tended the fighting front to the whole
nation.
The executive council goes on to
tersely summarize the AFL peace
program in a way that every union
member can understand and remem-
Der.
"The AFL," it says, believes that
the United States has responsibility
for helping to plan and operate agen-
cies to keep peace between nations; to
determine policies in promotion of
world economic welfare; to develop
an adequate body of international law
with world court of justice. Any
world organization responsible for
keeping the peace must have the
means to prevent aggression.
'The federation believes that reg
ional organization should be formu-
lated to deal with regional problems
and to promote regional welfare COW
ering such areas as the Pacific, Asia,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
Postwar Goals Aided
By Union Label Drive

Sault Ste. Marie, Solution
of postwar economic problems will be
advanced by the purchase of products
bearing the union label, l. M. Ornburn,
Secretary Treasurer of the AFL I'm
ion Label Trades Department, declar-
ed in broadcast here.
Mr.. Ornburn was interviewed by
Mardy Polaner, Secretary Treasurer
of the Great Lakes District of the
Seafarers' International Union, who
conducts a regular radio program for
the union over Station WSOO.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING-BUY
UNION

BY Carl H. Klein, Printing Pressmen's
Union No. |
The Christmas shopping season is
under way and it is to their interest
that all wage earners demand only
union products.
In our survey among local business
houses, the management always says:
"Sure, We'll be glad to carry union
label products-so long as there is a
demand for them. If you create a de-
mand for union made products, you
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01

If we want to prevent the whole
world, including our own nation, from
again being involved in war, we shall
have to dedicate ourselves to sustain
ed efforts to obtain machinery for
dealing with problems that result in
wars and insist that representatives
in those agencies perform their func-
tions.-AFL Executive Council.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
RATION TABLE
SUGAR


Stamps 80, 81, SO, 33 and "a Book
A. valad for five pounds indefinitely;
stamp 40 (Book A. valid for five
pounds for home canning through
next February.
SHOES
"Anrplane" stamps l., 2, and 3,
Book 81 are good indefinitely.
CANNED GOODS
Blue stamps A-8 through Z-8, and
AS through VS. (Book a. are valid
indefinitely. Worth 10 points each.
MEATS
Red stamps AS through Z-8 (Book
~ and AS through P-5 are valid in
definitely. Worth 10 points.
TIRES
Tires Of commercial vehicles must
be inspected every six months OF
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 A gallons
through December 81. B-4, BIS, ca
and C-5 stamps are good for s gal
Ions each until used.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
SAMUELS SALE

Walter R. Samuels, administrator
of the Laura Samuels' estate will sell
at public auction at the residence,
Sevenmile, Ohio, large amount Of
household goods. The sale will be
held Saturday, December End, at 12
o'clock. Kenneth Snyder will be the
auctioneer and John Reynolds will
act as clerk.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
Holiday Travel Curb Asked

Washington, D. C. (ILNS) Employ
ers, governmental and private, have
been asked not to grant leaves or
time-off to workers, where inter-city
travel is involved, from Dec. Ia
through JAM 8. The Office of Defense
Transportation made the request in
an effort to curb holiday-season
travel.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01

A man rushed into the newspaper
office and demanded to see the editor.
"Sir," he cried as he walked around
the room, "your paper has libeled me.
You have called me the lightweight
champion"
"But that is true" returned the
editor. "You are Mr.. Fightwell, aren't
you?"
eyes, yes," cried the other, "but it's
my brother who is the boxer. Pm
coal merchant"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
WISDOM

He is happiest, be he king or peas.
ant, who finds peace in his home
Goethe.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-12-01
CONVENTION
HICHLICHTS

New Orleans.-Unusually serene is
this annual gathering of labor's clans.
Disputes and "beefs" among the vari-
Gus union representatives are notable
by their absence. The spirit of unity
is running remarkably strong among
the delegates. Contentious issues of
former years appear to have faded in
to insignificance compared with the
stern realities presented by the war
emergency and the gathering prob
lens of the postwar period yet to be
faced.
This AFL convention is going to be
a busy one. A long list of important
business matters must be considered
and acted upon. Fortunately, large
number of delegates have responded
to the convention call. The total may
reach 600, which is high considering
the restrictions placed on the number
of delegates representing any one
union.
Perhaps the most distinguished
guests invited to the convention are a
dozen wounded war veterans, men,
bers of AFL unions, who are now re-
cuperating from their narrowing bat
tie experiences at nearby LaGarde
Hospital. These veterans are to be in
troduced individually to the conven-
ton, thus focusing attention on the
fact that the men Of labor are fight
ing in this war as we'll as producing
weapons on the home front. The prob
lens of war veterans will be discussed
at the convention by the heads of the
American Legion and the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
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