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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
BULL'S-EYE SCORED
BY AFL BRICKLAYER

Washington, D. C.-Private First
Glass William c. Kelly, member of
the AFL Bricklayers Union, did not
have his plumb line and level with
him when he was stationed at for
ward observation post on the Italian
front recently, but the Maryland SOL
der was able to do some uncannily
accurate sighting for the heavy artil-
lery in spotting German mortar and
machine gun emplacements menacing
the Allied advance, according to re-
ports reaching the War Department.
Artillery observation is an exact
science, in which highly technical data
is customarily used, and Private Kelly
had had no training in this field How
ever, the directions he kept telephon-
ing back to his command post were
SO accurate that the third round of los
nm. ammunition fired by American
artillery landed squarely on the tar
get. Other shells followed, striking
the enemy emplacements with deadly
effect.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
TRADES, LABOR GROUP
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

The Middletown Trades and Labor
Council, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, met Friday night
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President, Robert Lukens; vice
president, Harry Andres; recording
and financial secretary, Gus Miles;
treasurer, Albert Holenthricks; trus-
tees, William Crispin, Earl Menden-
hall and Jim Greenfield.
The above officers will be installed
on Tuesday evening, February II by
w. J. O'Brien, former secretary of the
Council.
While the meeting was in progress
a donation was made to the "Mile of
Dimes" and the purchase of two Lib
erty Bonds for the Fourth Drive. The
Council does not endorse candidates
for the coming primary or fall elec-
tion but will back the activities of
candidates who are or have been
friendly to labor.
At the last session of the State Leg
islature, Herbert Miller and George
McCandles and State Senator Burke
always voted 100 per cent for the in
terests of labor. A vote of apprecia-
tion was sent those gentlemen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
Labor Sends Funds to
Aid Families OF Slain
Bolivian Tin Miners

New York City (ILNS.-The Labor
League for Human Rights, relief arm
of the American Federation Of Labor,
has telegraphed to Bernardo Ibanez,
head of the Chilean Federation of La
Dor, $4,000 for relief of the families
of the 400 tin miners shot by Bolivian
government troops during a strike
last year.
The Catavi massacre in December
1912 occurred during a demonstration
by about 5000 miners and their fami-
lies. AS a result of this, a series of
parliamentary debates and other pro-
tests led to the fall Of the Bolivian
cabinet in August 1913. The govern
ment's intervention in this strike is
also believed to have played vital
part in the more recent Bolivian up
rising.
"This contribution" said Matthew
Woll, president of the Labor League
for Human Rights, "grows out of the
American Federation of Labor's es-
tablished policy of rendering whatever
aid it can to the growing trade union
movement of South America, and i'm
proving the living standards of South
American workers.
eve hope that the leagues dona-
tion will be the first in succession of
similar gifts to the suffering, op-
pressed Bolivian miners"
The leagues contribution to the Bo-
livian workers was approved by it's
parent body at special session of
the executive council of the AFL dur
ing it's Miami session.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
PAGE MR.. PEGLER!

New York lady judge excoriates
doctors and insurance companies for
Shocking abuses and widespread cor
ruption uncovered in administration
of the workmen's compensation law. "
Here is situation which merits the
attention of Mr. Pegler and other anti
labor propagandists. They can go to
town on this and prove they are cru
saders interested only in telling the
truth to the public. But with powerful
insurance companies and the Ameri-
can Medical Association as the target,
chances are you will hear nothing
from them.
The New York judge says "Insur-
ance companies are responsible to a
large extent for the undesirable and
inferior caliber of physicians who
have specialized in compensation
work. They have tolerated false
charges and padded bills so long as
physicians cheated workers by mini
MIXING the liability of the companies
for compensation claims"
There you have it right on the nose
Union officials uncovered this mess
and exposed it to the light of day. A
hook-up between physicians and insur-
ance companies to pevert the law and
deprive injured workers of compensa-
tion to which they are entitled.
And it happened in what it's resi-
dents consider one of our most en-
lightened commonwealths.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
Father and Son, Both Seabees,
Hurt In Pacific Fighting

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Two
Nashville, Tenn, Seabees, father and
son, have returned from the South Pa
cific war zone after suffering injuries
while working at an advanced base,
the Navy Departments Industrial In
centive Division reports. Members OF
the same battalion, they are Earl F.
Turner, carpenters mate first class,
and his son, John Thomas Turner,
seaman first class.
The elder Turner, before enlisting
in the Seabees, was member OF
Nashville Fire Fighters Local 763
(AFL). He was wounded by Jap
bomb on Rendova. He said his outfit
was hard hit during the landing op-
Grafton but that the work of construct
ing hospitals, roads, airfelds, and
landing strips went on.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Couuc;l IF uon;I<nn Oh;n
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1s, 1914
THEY WANT THEIR GRAVY

Way back in the depression the
federal government rescued lending
agencies from ruin by setting up the
Home Owners Loan Corporation and
taking off their hands millions of
dollars in mortgages in default be-
cause of unpaid interest
And now the financial wizards who
were gasping for breath in the '30s
want to abolish the HOLC and get
those securities back, so they can col
lect the interest which is now being
paid.
The HOLC is one of those agencies
which has returned a profit to the fed
eral government, and anyone knows
that amt right. If there is any money
to be made it belongs to our private
financial wizards. They were glad to
have the government step in and re-
lieve them of heavy burden, but now
that the crisis is past they want their
gravy.
Director John H. Fahey says "They
seem to believe that the only purpose
of the HOLC was to bail them out of
their poor mortgages, enabling them
to put the cash received into good
loans, and then take back their relin-
quished mortgages after the govern
ment had spent millions making them
safe. They seek easy profits regard
less of the public interest"
And that, children, is lesson in
how to have big income without risk
or work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
LABOR SHORTS

| War Secretary Stimson says labor
draft would make everyone feel re-
sponsible-for something.
Psychiatrist says dog some
times commit suicide. Amt ma
ture wonderful?
Lady says she lost $4,000 worth of
jewels between New York City and
her hotel in Washington. Another ma
ture story.
State Department has established a
division of labor relations. This story
ought to have moral, but you can
guess.
War Labor Board decided 300
cases in IL months of 1943.
Gas coupons for 2O,OOO,0OO gallons
have disappeared Another result of
the work of experts
Daily paper wants army man as
War Secretary. Are we so soon for
getting what happened at Pearl
Harbor? There was an army man
there
Guy says he has invented hen
that lays powdered eggs.
After minting millions of white
pennies to save copper we now find
ourselves with surplus of-copper.
Our war expenditures in 1943
reached $85, ,135, 100000, compared to
$52, ,4O6, 100000 in 1912.
Work on seven steel plants
S97,000,000 is stopped because
we have plenty of steel.
Minimum wages in Peru have been
set in silk, wool and cotton factories
at from 42c to 45c day for men and
38c for women.
WLB has approved increase of Sc a
week for Associated Press editorial
workers, some dating back to Sept. a
1912
Secretary Ickes says Interior De-
partment has work program for half
million men, to be started within 80
| days after war ends.
AFL Office workers union may
get international charter.
Seamen Basil Dominic Izzi was
awarded Marine Corps medal because
he spent 83 days on life-raft. Page
Rickenbacher
Soldiers vote bill fixed by Con-
gress by passing it to the states.
'Bypassing" is right.
Commander Atherton, Am er a n
Legions, wants labor draft. Said
nothing about drafting prices of prof
its, however.
Republican party is still look
ing for candidate.
Unions expose BIS cost-of living
! figures as cockeyed-44 per cent in
crease instead of "a per cent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

full instrument of destruction on the
fighting fronts.
But why publicly demonstrate it
and tell the enemy what we've got :?
Why not get it into service and show
him and us how effective it can be in
aircraft battles? We're more inter-
ested in learning that our planes have
invaded enemy territory and shot
down all their planes than we are in
reading that thousands of pounds of
bombs have been dropped on him,
leaving him still able to produce more
fighting material
American workmen, who are pro-
ducing more war material than can
be used, want to hear that their prod
ucts are actually crippling the enemy.
There is no percentage in using our
resources to produce bombs unless the
bombs produce results by destroying
enemy production.
And if the so-called rocket plane is
so superior to present aircraft, let's
hear about results. Let's demonstrate
over Hitler's war plants instead of
Boiling Field.
Public officials should stop mobiliz-
ing our soldiers in uniform against
our soldiers in overalls. 1t is our SOL
diers of production and not the greedy
profiteers and their governmental
lackeys who have provided our armed
services with the frepower, the
bombs, cannons, the planes, ships,
shells and guns to blaze the route to
victory.-Labor for Victory Press
Service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18

JAPANESE atrocities in the Philip
j pines of course arouse our sense of
justice, and the natural reaction is one
of reprisal-what we will do to them
when the time comes.
But before we starting thinking
what we are going to do to the Japs
for what they did in Manila we should
concentrate on getting to Nippon.
Until we do that we are not going to
bother Japan.
Telling him now what is coming
will not alleviate the conditions of
our prisoners now in his hands. Our
mistake in the past has been that we
considered the Jap as a civilized per-
son, and we expect him to react
like civilized person.
This mistake we have made in spite
of his actions in the past. We have
seen him attack Russia in 1904; we
saw him attack the Penay in a Chi
nese river; we saw him attack Pearl
Harbor. We pay for our mistakes.
But until we are in position to i'm
pose reprisals, or punishment, our
promises of dire treatment will have
little effect
Let's now "back the attack" by
buying bonds to provide the money
for weaponS To drive the Ian back
where he belongs. When we get that
job done he will be in no position to
bust out again for thousand years.
That's where we want him, and
that's where he will be.
New rocket plane was demonstrated
in Washington, and newspapers ac-
counts assure us it will be a wonder
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
WHAT NEXT?

Uneven riveting, one of the chief
causes of faulty airplane construction,
is being eliminated by the invention
Of "robot" device that automatically
controls the number Of blows made by
rivet guns.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
City Fuel Conservation Course

New York Building superin-
tendents, boiler operators, fremen
and others responsible for operating
heating installations for New York
City participated in an in-service
training course in fuel conservation.
Each five hour session included lee
lures, showing of films and practical
information on producing maximum
heat with minimum consumption Of
fuel during the present coal shortage.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
Elliott Public Sale

A public sale on a large scale will
be held by Stella R. Elliott, executrix
of the estate Of Frank NJ Elliott, de-
ceased, at his late residence on the
Mason road, six miles east of Hamil-
ton, on Tuesday, February 20. Sale
starts at 1000 o'clock. Cattle, horses,
mules, hogs, poultry and farm tools
will be offered for sale. Harry Homer
law will be the auctioneer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
NEW BUSINESSES
Hamilton

Homer Taylor, $50 n Third street,
repair sweepers.
Charles E. Buell., Somerville, Ohio,
auto repairing.
Jacob Gardner, 1885 East avenue,
filling station.
Charles Cain, 1911 Central avenue,
filling station.
Wilford Selves, POI N. 4th street,
restaurant.
MiddletOwn
James Craft, Sorg Building, Ra-
leigh products.
Marshall Riley, 1889 Central ave-
nue., books.
MAKE MUNITIONS AT HOME
by saving your used cooking fats.
Turn them in to your meat dealer for
cash and extra ration stamps.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
BUNNELL NAMED
TO TRADE COUNCIL

The Hamilton Pressmen's Local No.
235 met Friday night at Trades and
Labor Council Hall, and President
George Mayer appointed Robert Bun
nell to serve on the Allied Printing
Trades Council.
The council will meet Tuesday
night, Feb. 8, to elect officers for the
year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
Cartridges Make Pennies

Denver-The Denver mint reports
that it is coming new copper pennies
from melted 50-calibre machine gun
cartridges from the ordnance proving
ground at Salt Lake City.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
WISDOM

Liberty, when it begins to take root,
is a plant of rapid growth.- George
Washington.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
BEER APPLICATION

George C. Lambesis, &c Main street,
Middletown, Ohio, D-5
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18
Your RED CROSS IS 1t his side

Of the 1914 American Red Cross War Fund
Appeal and symbolic Of the service Of Red Cross and
arung Of the world this reproduction of the
1914 Red Cross depicts the Yank soldier in full equipment
and his side the representatives of Red Cross
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18

Our country must depend upon two
armies to win victory in this war-the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18

army of fighting men and the army Of
production soldiers. - William Green
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-02-18

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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04
Cite Rules For
Canning Sugar

The public again is reminded
that no applications for home
canning sugar will be accepted at
the War Price and Rationing
board. Dates for registration will
be May Is and Is, at the central
schools, as previously announced.
The hours for registration will
be from 900 a. m. until p. m, it
was announced.
Registrars will note that they
should not detach spare stamp 81
but must present ration book
number four at time of registra-
ton, Chief OPA Clerk Ruby Bark
er, said.
Each applicant will be allowed
10 pounds of sugar per person it
is stated. Stamps No. 40 in ra-
ton book No. ii allows five
pounds of extra sugar and any
body needing more than the
amount to be issued at registra-
ton sites must apply after June
IS to local ration boards, and show
that an additional amount is ac-
tually needed for home canning
and preserving, it was explained.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04
Honor Roll Is
Erected In Hall
OF Courthouse
More Than 1000 Names Are
Listed; Others Are To
Be Added

The honor roll of Ashe county
people serving in the present war,
has been erected in the hall Of the
county courthouse and incsuges
more than 1000 names.
The board was erected under
the co-sponsorship of the Jeffer-
sons Rotary club and the Ashe
Post of the American Legion and
more names are to be added to
it from time to time.
J. w. Luke, chairman of the
war records committee, has asked
that all families of Ashe county
men, who were indicted else
where, turn these names into him
if they have not already done so,
in order that they may be added to
the list.
Mr.. Luke has also requested the
names of all of those who have
died while in service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04
Ferree Is Guest
Speaker At Club
Importance OF Permanent De-
Tense Stressed BY Speaker
At Rotary Club

A. I. Ferree, Republican candi-
date for the U. S. Senate, was the
guest speaker at the Jeffersons
Rotary club last week, when in
addition to members a number of
others were present.
The speaker, who was introduce
ed by the club president, Ira T.
Johnston, told the members that
the lawmakers of the country
should adopt a policy of perman-
ent preparedness. He reviewed
the history of the United States,
showing that while this is a peace
full nation, there has been a war
on the average of every Is years.
He pointed out that this was the
time to lay plans for prepared
ness program for the future.
The speaker pointed out the adj
vantages of a world court, but
stressed the fact that this would
IContinued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04
AAA Announces Phosphate
To Farmers Will Be Limited

Due to the limited supply of
phosphate available to farmers on
the 1914 AAA program, it has be-
come necessary to reduce all or
ders which farmers have placed
for superphosphate to about one
third of the amount requested,
AAA officials announced today.
In view of this, it is necessary
for farmers who are interested in
earning the full benefits offered
them by the 1914 program to turn
to some other means of earning
the farm allowance established for
their farms, it was explained.
The prospects for getting lime
on this years program are the best
they have been for the past three
or four vars and farmers who can
use lime are urged to call at the
AAA office in West Jefferson and
change their requests to lime. If
more orders are received than can
be filled those who place their or
ders first will be given first con-
sideration, it was stated.
Farmers who wish to do so NAV
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04
District Boy Scout Camporee
Last Weekend Well Attended

Eagle patrol, N. GRAPHICAL, leader,
troop SO, Ashland.
Yellow pennants: Flying Eagle
patrol, Bernard GRAPHICAL, leader,
troop 81, West Jefferson; Horse
patrol, Fred Miller, leader, troop
Al, Boone; Black Bear patrol, Paul
Milan, leader, troop SO, Ashland,
Green Pennant: Eagle patrol,
Tom Diggs, leader, troop 81, West
Jefferson.
''There seemed to be a great i'm
provement in the differenc of this
and last years camping. The boys
are to be highly praised for their
grades, considering that this is on
ly the second camporee in which
they have taken part" one Off
cial said.
Acting as judges were: R. c.
Busted and Lee Stout, of Boone
and Levern Johnson and Harvey
Payne, of West Jefferson. Other
Scouters visited. Rev. John Jor.
dan was in charge of the church
service Sunday afternoon, follow.
! ing the noon meal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04
Navy Recruiter -
Is Coming May Is


J. E. Huffman, Navy Recruiter,
who has been coming to West
Jefferson twice a month, announc-
ed this week that he will be here
on Monday, May Is, until 100 p.
m. and that he will then be de-
tached for several weeks from re-
cruiting duty and sent to a Naval
hospital for treatment.
While enlistments will still be
open to seventeen year old young
men it will be necessary for them
to see Chief J. T. Stephenson at
North Wilkesboro on any Wednes-
day. Recruiter Huffman said
that Chief Stephenson would COW
er only part of his present terri
tory, and that any Ashe county
young men should see him on the
morning of May IS to make en-
listment arrangements.
Recruiter Huffman announced
that three additional Ashe county
youths had enlisted in Naval Re-
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04

buy phosphate from commercial
dealers and receive credit for the
application of this phosphate to
legumes and-or grasses in the
same manner that credit is CIV
en- for phosphate received on the
AAA program, it was pointed out.
MANY farmers may earn a large
part of their payment by establish
ing good winter cover crop this
fall from seeding crimson clover,
vetch, Austrian winter peas or a
mixture of these legumes. The
AAA will probably have some of
these seed for distribution to
farmers as a conservation materi-
al as they did last year, but the
amount of seed and the time they
will be available is not definite
now. The credit for establishing
a good winter cover crop this year
is $500 per acre. This is consid-
erably higher than it has been in
the past, however, if a good stand
is not obtained this year no cred
it is allowed for seeding" Edgar
Greene, of the AAA office, said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-05-04

The district camporee held last
Saturday and Sunday near Ash
land, with 9 patrols participating,
was well attended with SIS Boy
Scouts from various troops of the
Parkway district present.
The boys arrived about 800 o.
clock Saturday morning and were
inspected as to their packs, ap-
pearance and suitable clothing.
During the rest of the period they
were judged on choice of camp
site, kinks, patrol organization and
leadership, proper menus, santa
ton, projects and in addition, en-
joyed various group games.
A list of patrols participating,
and awards follow:
Red pennant: Hound Patrol, c.
p. Callahan, leader, troop A.
Boone; Eagle patrol, w. B. York
leader, troop Al, Boone; Flying
Eagle patrol, Grady Moretz, lead
er, troop Al, Boone; Black Bear
patrol, Fuller Horton, leader
troop II, Sugar Grove; Flying