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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
All Civilian Defense
by Order
OF Commissioners

The Commissioners today issued
an order inactivating the Districts
civilian defense organization.
The order, effective Immediately
said all parts Of the protective serv-
ices-except nurses aides-are to be
placed on an inactive status, with
the understanding they will be SUBJ
ject to call at any time before the
ending Of the war with Japan.
The order authorized Capt. H. C.
Whitehust, director of civilian de-
Tense, to dismantle and remove the
AFRAID signal equipment and to
discontinue civilian defense COM
munication facilities at the earliest
practicable date.
Capt. Whitehurst also was ordered
to assemble all nonexpendable
property and return property of the
United States to the National Of
flee OF Civilian Defense or any other
agency that may be designated.
Armbands, gas masks and helmets
distributed to individuals will no,
be collected, since bill is pending
in Congress to authorize much OF
the property to be kept by indi.
viduals to whom it was issued.
Reduction in personnel is to b.
carried out as rapidly as possible
and all shelter signs are to b,
removed.
The Commissioners order O,
February II, 1943, which adopted
afraid protection regulations No
l, issued by the commanding gen.
eral Of the military district Of Wash.
ington, was repealed.
Any non expendahle property
which belongs to the District rather
than the United States will b.
assembled and ultimately disposed
Of ito the best, advantage of tn,
District and in accordance with
rules and regulations governing
District property" the order said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
Liquor issues
|1oBeStudiedat
Budget Hearing
Inquiry Viii Cover
Limit on Permits
And Import Practice

Members Of the District Subcom.
mittee OF the House Appropriations
Committee viii inquire into current
issues over the Districts liquor con-
troll system during hearings on the
1915 budget, Chairman Coffee re-
vealed today. ~sA
As the first session Of the closed
hearings on the budget was con-
cluded at noon, Mr.. Coffee said that
while liquor-control policies were
legislative or administrative matters,
enforcement funds were provided in
the budget, and that his committee
would make some inquiry into the
issues.
These include questions as. to
whether the District should elimi-
nate the present limitations on the
number of off sale licensed estab-
lishments, as proposed by the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board, and
whether the practice of permitting
retailers to import supplies should
be abandoned.
Payne Scheduled to Testify.
Alan w. Payne, chairman of the
ABC Board, was scheduled to tes-
tify this afternoon.
Mr.. Coffee said he was, inclined
to believe the ABC Board now did
not have enough latitude in en-
forcing liquor laws and regulations
and that he felt the sale Of. liquor
licenses puts q premium on them
which amounts to a racket.
Mr.. Payne had used this as the
basis for his proposal that the Dis
trict abandon its present limit on
the number of off-sale permits and
leaving to economic factors and
general ABC regulations the deter
mination as to whether permits
should be granted.
At the outset of the hearings lead
hg District officials testified as to
the general financial situation Of
the District and this brought out
that the picture was satisfactory
with the exception of some uncer-
tainty as to what payroll costs will
be.
Deficiency Bill May Be Needed.
The District has "earmarked"
some 81, soc, 900 to cover the wartime
bonus and overtime pay and a def
cheney bill may be needed to cover
these costs before the end of this
fiscal year, June 80. This Is tied In
with the question as to whether
Congress will grant a Is per cent
increase in the basic pay of all clas-
s1fied employees, including those In
the District. Adoption of this would
require further changes in the
pending budget, Mr.. Coffee ex-
planned.
The subcommittee today speeded
through many items relating to ad-
ministrative departments of the Dis
trict. In many cases asking that for
tmal statements be filed later to ex-
Ipedite the hearing. Among those
who testified today were Commits
sioners Young, Mason and Kutz:
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Joseph D. Arthur, jr.:: Budget Oficer
Walter r. Fowler, Corporation Coun-
sci Richmond B. Keech, Auditor A.
r. Pilkerton, Tax Collector Guy
Pearson, Tax Assessor Edward A.
Dent, Edward s. Dawson, inspector
Of claims; Roland M. Brennan, pur-
chasing officer, and Lawrence Koe-
nigsberger, sole member of the Board
Of Tax Appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
0PA Bans Retail Sale
OF Loose Cigarettes
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
OPA today banned the retail sale
Of loose cigarettes, putting distribu-
ton on full-package-Sr-nothing
basis.
Since the beginning of the current
shortage, some retailers have cur
tailed package sales, offering instead
individual cigarettes, usually at /
cent each.
This, OPA said, was resulted In
unnecessarily high" prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
Resolutions Call
Child Welfare
Unconstitutional
Senate District Unit
Hears Testimony =
OF Civic Groups

Resolutions designed ito clean up
the medieval conditions" existing
in the District homes for hayward
children were presented today to
the Senate District Committee by
representatives Of civic groups.
The committee called hearings on
conditions in the homes, which were
the subject Of three articles in The
Star last week, at the request of
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
The seven resolutions presented
called for:
The creation of a department of
public welfare, immediate construc-
ton of new buildings for the Receiv-
ing Home for Children and the In
dustrial Home School for white
children, approval by Congress to
allow the Board of Public Welfare
to hire private architect to de-
sign the buildings, the creation of
a board of visitors made up of
mothers to inspect the institutions,
steps to enforce segregation of races,
sexes and age groups in the homes
and a well-rounded program of
religious training in the homes.
Would Have Model Homes.
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, chairman
Of the Legislative Committee of the
federation, said, in requesting the
creation of q Department of Public
Welfare, Some of the members of
the Board Of Public Welfare are all
right, but some seem to be picked
because they give good cocktail par
ties. We need a Department Of
Public Welfare with the authority
and the funds to manage this pro-
gram"
Mrs. Wright also urged that pri-
vate architect be hired to design
the new homes, $50 that they may be
an example to the rest of the coun-
try-if we can get the money to
build a Jefferson Memorial we
should be able to get the money
to rebuild the lives Of our children"
Money Appropriated.
Money for a new receiving home
for children already has been ap-
propriated, and land located on the
present site of Gallaudet College has
been bought. Land on which to
build a new Industrial Home school
has not been purchased, and under
present plans of the Board of Pub
Lie Welfare the Industrial Home
School would occupy buildings now
occupied by the National Training
School for Girls at $500 Loughbor-
ough road NV. The training school
Is to be moved near Laurel, Md,
according to present plans.
Others testifying at the hearing
included c. Paul Mudd, chairman Of
the Committee Of Public Welfare of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations; Mrs. Charles H. Pierce, ma
tional executive committeewoman of
the American Legion Auxiliary; A..
]. Driscou, member of the Board
Of Public Welfare, and representa-
tive of women's clubs and citizens
associations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
Inquest Slated Today
In Milk Truck Deoth

An inquest will be held today In
the case Of Annie c. johnson, 81, Of
826 B street NE, who died in Cas-
ualty Hospital on April 20 from in
juries received when struck by q
milk truck the same day, accord
ing to police.
Roy v. Hoover, 80, of II Tenth
street NE, who, police said, drove
the truck, will appear at the inquest.
The accident occurred at Ninth
and. c streets NE, according to
police. .T -. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07
Confederate Group to Meet

David Rankin Barbee, secretary
of the Committee on American His
tory, will be the principal speaker
at a meeting of the Confederate Me-
mortal Association at pm. tomor-
row at 1922 Vermont avenue NV.
His subject will be Modern His
torians on the Civil War"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
EUROPE MUST BE
REHABILITATED
ton industry

Everything possible must be done to
help Europe get on its feet again. This
means appropriation of funds for
UNRRA and immediate arrangements
for loans to Britain and western Eu-
ropean countries needing money to
buy supplies. 1t means too that the
western allies must supply adequate
food to Germany and permit essential
civilian industries there to get back to
work. We may well remember that
starving, jobless people cannot re-
build democracy in any country. Bri-
tain's parliament on Oct. 26, led by
Labor members, cried out against the
unnecessarily cruel conditions in Ger
many, saying: 1t is still our duty to
champion tolerance and decency.-
AFL Labor's Monthly Survey.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
Farley To Review
Shipyard Wage Rates

Washington, D. CA national con-
ference to review wages in the ship
building industry, affecting nearly a
half million workers, was voted by
the Shipbuilding Sterilization Com
mittee.
The committee set December as
the date for the parley. Over 400 rep
resentatives of labor and manage
ment, as well as of government agen-
cies, are expected to participate.
Demands of unions for higher wages
to compensate for increased living
costs and for reduction of the work
week will be considered at the con-
ference.
Also, on November 10, AFL Metal
Trades unions on the West Coast will
meet with management and govern
ment representatives in Spokane,
Wash, to discuss proposed amend
ments to the Pacific Coast master
agreement for the shipbuilding in
dustry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23

tive Service were found unfit for mill
tary service because of physical and
mental defects, many of which could
have been corrected or prevented in
childhood.
"This startling fact demands prompt
and drastic action by the federal gov
ernment to put within reach of every
one Of it's citizens good medical care
and health service. We believe the pas
sage of the Wagner Murray -Dingell
bill will achieve this urgent objective
and are giving unremitting support to
that measure.
without relaxing our efforts to OBJ
tain the passage of that bill, we are
persuaded that action must be taken
without delay on S. 1918 which would
be first step in building compre-
hensive national health program by
placing medical care and welfare SER
vices Immediately within reach of all
mothers and children.
1.-TWO emergency situations make
immediate action on S. 1918 necessary.
One is the imminent termination of
the Emergency Maternity and Infant
Care program for servicemen's wives
and babies. A magnificent job has
been done by the Children's Bureau on
this program in providing medical,
nursing, and hospital care for 100000
mothers and for over 100000 sick
babies. Congress has clearly indicat-
ed that it intends to cut off this care
at the close of the war. A program for
the continuation of this service must
therefore be found if the nation is not
to lapse back to it's prewar indiffer-
ence to the health Of our children.
Every American citizen has the right
to be safely born. S. 1913 will do much
to make good that right.
"Our second reason for urging
prompt passage of S. 1918 is the early
ending of the governments day care
program for children of working moth
ers, under the Lanham Act. With the
close of this wartime program, prob
ably in March 1916, there will be no
federal aid for this type of care. We
must not return to the days of latch
key children, left to roam the streets
or locked in empty homes while moth
ers work to keep their children alive
These days will return unless the fed
eral government gives generous hand
to communities in providing adequate
day-care facilities since there is every
indication that many more thousands
of mothers will have to work after
the war than were employed before
the war. Day-care service to the work
ing mothers Of the nation should be
put on a permanent basis, and provi-
sion for care should be made in terms
of children's needs, not as by-pro-
duct of some other program"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1945
FEDERAL USES CONTROL

Congress continues to look back
ward, not forward. Latest manifesto
tion of this attitude is rejection by a
Senate Appropriation subcommittee
of President Truman's recommends
ton for continued federal control of
the U. S. Employment Service, until
June 20, 1947.
The Senate subcommittee voted to
return USES to the states within 100
days after enactment of suitable leg
islation. The House had previously set
the return date at 80 days.
What Congress will finally do about
the matter is anybody's guess, but
judging by recent performances there
is little hope it will continue federal
control during the reconversion period.
Yet the need for federal control is
plain. Readjustment of the work force
is a federal problem and has nothing
to do with state lines. Apparently Con-
gress is determined to ignore the great
wartime migration for which the gov
ernment was responsible and plans to
put e-employment upon local basis.
1t is not too late for labor to tell
Congress in unmistakable language
that federal system is called for dur
ing the postwar period and that it ex-
poets action along this line. A flood of
letters and kilograms would be very
helpful in impressing this upon Sen
ators and Representatives.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
Buv Christmas Seals

The opening of the Christmas Seal
Sale on November 19 commentaries
the discovery of the X-ray fifty years
ago this November by the German
scientist Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen.
"The X-ray is our most effective
method of finding cases of tuberculo-
sis and modern improvements in equip
ment have made possible it's wide
spread use in finding the disease in
its earliest stages" Joseph B. Stock
len, M. D., President of the Ohio Pub
lie Health Association, said today in
announcing the opening of the Christ
has Seal Sale Campaign.
The Seal Sale, sponsored by the 88
county tuberculosis and health asso-
Citations in Ohio, will continue until
Christmas. The campaign in Ohio is
part of the 39th annual national
Christmas Seal Sale.
Funds raised from the Seal Sale
are used for the prevention and con-
troll of tuberculosis. "Among the SER
vices performed for their local COM
munities by many associations in
Ohio, is the Inauguration of industrial
X-ray surveys" DR.. Stocklen said.
Zone of the easiest ways of examin-
ing large groups of people is by X-ray-
ing workers who can be reached with
out much difficulty and without great
loss of time With modern X-ray equip
ment between 100 and 200 chest X-rays
can be made in an hour"
DR.. Stocklen said, "For the protec-
tion of the individual who may have
tuberculosis and for the protection Of
those closely associated with him, it
is vitally important that we find cases
Of tuberculosis before outward symp-
toms appear"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
WHAT NEXT?

United Airlines recently flew what
it described as the first refrigerated
plane in history-a Cargoliner which
took a load of fruit, flowers, serum and
other perishables from California to
New York. Pointing out that flight
level temperatures are far from con-
stant, United fitted the plane with
zippered partitions, each
for 1000 pounds of cargo, and pockets
to hold dry ice.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

The committee warns that the preven-
tion Of catastrophe in Middle Europe
will impose further heavy burden
on the taxpayers of the United States
and on our occupying armies, if the
present contradictory directives stress
reparations and the elimination of all
industry that can even indirectly sup
port war as against the necessity for
a minimum standard of living for the
German people"
Then the report adds: "The commit
tee cannot refrain from asking the
simple question: What incentive un-
der this plan exists for Germany to
turn to democratic ways?'
''The committee would like to
recall the origins of the Nazi
movement in the disintegration of
Germany during the period of in
flation after the last war. The
plight of German cities will cer-
tainly be worse this winter un-
less fuel and food are provided
on scale beyond that presently
planned"
This is what the AFL said in it's
October survey, weeks before the Col
mer committee report was issued:
Widespread unemployment, hun
ger and cold in any country breed po-
litical upheaval and Fascism. This is
exactly what brought Hitler to power
in 1882"
And the AFL asked, speaking of the
widespread unemployment in Germany
and the bitter privation caused by lack
of food, shelter and clothing:
"Under such conditions will it be
surprising if Germans look back with
longing to the days of Hitler when
they had full employment and ade-
quate food rations ? And if they turn
again to Nazi leaders ?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23

The American Federation of Labor
has again strongly emphasized the i'm
perative need of immediate relief
measures in Europe and fairer, more
workable Allied occupation policy in
Germany.
Following up previous criticism of
the handling of Germany, the latest
(November) AFL Labor's Monthly
Survey declares that Europe must be
rehabilitated and points out the OBJ
vious truth that starving, jobless
people cannot rebuild democracy in
any country"
Almost as the survey was issued, a
House of Representatives committee
headed by William M. Colmer of Mis-
sissippi arraigned the German occu-
patton policy in words that back up
everything the AFL has said on the
subject. The committees findings are
made in a report unanimously signed
by all Is members, Democrats and Re-
publicans, after an weeks tour of
Europe, where they investigated con-
ditions at first hand.
Let the Colmer committee comment:
"If hard peace'," it says, requires
the elimination of 100000 or 10000
600 Germans, it would be much more
humane to eliminate them at once
The committee feels that the Ameri-
can antipathy to theories of racism in
cludes an antipathy to the theory of
racial guilt Those Germans who will
suffer in the main will be the very
old who generally opposed Hitler and
the very young who were hardly re-
sp,nsible for him.
at would not be feasible to make
Germany pay for the war without
reconstituting its industries beyond
the point needed for the support of
the population at minimum level.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
Schwellenbach Asks
Federal Job Standards

Washington, D. C.-Secretary OF
Labor Schwellenbach asked Congress
to empower his department to oper-
ate public employment offices "in any
state which fails or refuses" to oper-
ate such offices in line with federal
standards.
Mr.. Schwellenbach was a witness
before a Senate Labor Subcommittee
considering proposals affecting the
future of the United States Employ
ment Service. He appeared one day
after Senate Appropriations Sub
committee voted, over administration
objections, to return this service from
federal to state control promptly.
"Our public employment offices are
carrying the heaviest work load in
their history" said the secretary.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
A Thanksgiving Prayer
BY Ruth Taylor

Father of all mankind, on this Day
of Thanksgiving, we gather together
to thank Thee for the many evidences
Of Thy bounty vouchsafed to us during
this past year.
We thank Thee for the blessing OF
peace. We thank Thee for the victory
Thou has given us over the forces of
evil. Thine is the glory and the honor.
We thank Thee for the return of
our loved ones. We thank Thee for
the strength Thou hast given them
and us-to endure. We pray that Thou
will bring consolation to all of those
who have not been so fortunate and
whose dearest of every class, creed
and color have given their lives for
all of us. May we never forget the
debt we owe their memory!
We thank Thee for the desire for
permanent peace that is in the hearts
of Thy people. We thank Thee for
the first steps that have already been
taken toward this goal. However fal-
tering and feeble these steps may be-
we know that they are start in the
right direction.
We thank Thee for the privilege OF
freedom and we humbly accept the
responsibilities it entails. Teach US to
fulfill our obligations, that we may
be worthy of our rights.
We thank Thee for the opportunities
that lie before us. Help us to build 9
world in which all men, Thy sons, live
as brothers. Give unto us the spirit Of
understanding that we may live ano
work together in peace and gooe
will.
We offer to Thee this Day o1
Thanksgiving. Grant that we may
show in our lives, our gratitude fol
Thy many mercies. In Jesus name we
ask it. Amen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
JOBS FOR ALL, AT FAIR WAGES

"On the basis of available facts, -
declares Joseph V. Moreschi, president
of the International Hod Carriers,
Building and Common Laborers' Union
of America, "it is clear that the prime
need for the postwar era must be
JOBS FOR ALL, AT FAIR WAGES.
Fair wages mean increased basic wage
rates, especially for the low paid, in
order to provide necessities already
well advanced in price: also to protect
purchasing power and our national
economy.
'It is likewise clear" says Presi-
dent Moreschi, "that building and con-
struction work of various kinds, in
cluding highways and other public
facilities, can and should supply many
of these essential jobs-fully 25 per-
cent of the total, including both direct
and indirect employment.
'sIt is therefore evident that every
thing possible should be done to de-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23
AFL Endorses Pepper
Bill Giving Maternity
And Child Health Care

Washington, ID. C.-AFL President
William Green informed Chairman
Murray Of the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor that the AFL
Social Security Committee has endors-
ed the Pepper bill providing a pro-
gram for maternity and child health,
in letter to Senator Murray, Mr..
Green said:
"Our membership, which has always
concerned itself with the broad social
needs of the nation, has been profound
ly shocked by the report that 40 out
Of every 100 men examined by Selec-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23

A well-known American hospital has
a most interesting trophy" board. It
shows the small objects which have
been removed from children who had
swallowed them. Coins, open safety
pins and peanuts lead the list. AS tod
dlers will put anything and everything
into their mouths, the Ohio State Safe
ty Council warns mothers to protect
little ones by keeping floors swept
clear Of small objects. Also, never
throw small objects into waste bas.
kets where children can get at them
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23

Mothers do your youngsters ride
their bikes to school? You know, no
matter how careful motorists may be,
bicycle accidents cannot be avoided
unless youngsters as well as drivers
follow the rules. So the Ohio State
Safety Council advises all mothers to
teach their children the traffic rules.
Bicycle riders have the responsibility
to obey them, just like the automobile
driver.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-11-23

While you're making a minute
phone call-five Ohioans will be injur-
ed by ACCIDENTS. According to the
Ohio State Safety Council, one-third
of these accidents happen at home.
Homes don't have to be dangerous.
Check up, fix up, light up the danger
points in your home. INSURE SAFE
TY FOR YOU AND YOURS.