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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30
. COTTON SLASH
B YMRs. MYRTLE DeGOoD

Pfc. and Mrs. Tommy DeGood
of Cleveland, are spending a Is
day furlough with his parents and
sisters, Mrs. Maxine Allen and
Mrs. Robert Spain, of Marysville
Miss Bernice Owens, Jane Gar
ee, Mr. Beryl Phipps and Ralph
Endsley attended the roller derby
at Columbus Wednesday evening
Mrs. Luther Berger and daugh.
ter, Roberta Ruth, spent Wednes,
day evening with Mrs. Everett Ed
dy.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. DeGooC
were callers Sunday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Schertzer, north of Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Ritchie
had as their guests Sunday even
ing Mr.. Walter Ritchie and family
Mrs. Josephine Ritchie, Mr.. anC
Mrs. James Delbow, Mr.. and Mrs
F. c. Groome, and Pvt. Johnny
Ritchie and family The affair was
planned for the pleasure of Pvt
Ritchie, who leaves Saturday t
report at Miami Beach, Fla, fol
reaSsignment, after a 65-day fur
Tough at home, since being releas
ed from German prison camp.
Callers at the L. F. DeGooC
home the past week were Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lloyd Owens, Mr.. and Mrs
James Schertzer and family, Pfc
and Mrs. Tommy DeGood and Mrs
Maxine and son, Jerry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barnett callet
on Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Groome
Tuesday afternoon.
Cleo Allen is recovering NIGEL,
at st. Anthony's hospital, Colum
bus, where he underwent a majo
operation two weeks ago.
Mary Belle Ritchie attended the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30
very weakened condition.

very weakened COnmtlon.
Jimmy Smith, of Columbus. is
visiting at the home of his grand
mother. Mrs. o. r. Polling,
Mr.. and Mrs, Glenn Cline and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Robinson
spent Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Stanton at Island View,
Indian Lake
Rev. and Mrs. Motter and two
daughters, of Dayton, called at
the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Pol
ing and Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Sta
ley, Friday afternoon.
Charles Foster has been home
for a short visit with his wife and
sons.
Mrs. Elmer Wallace, Mrs. Floyd
Dunbar and Mrs. Harold Kent ac-
coinpanied the Allen All girls to
Milford. Monday for their clothing
proas=r RKIging.
Mrs. Lucy Newman and daugn-
ter, Mrs. Richard Hess and daugh-
terS, of Urbana, spent Tuesday af-
ternoon with their aunt, Mrs. AL
ice Newman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Herd and
her mother, Mrs. Howard Robin
son, spent Tuesday afternoon with
the latter's father at University
hospital.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30

Will Curry isn't falling for
those pictures of a postwar life
of ease. He was sweating over
his lawn mower the other day,
when somebody shows him pic
lures of a mower that runs un-
der its own power.
"shucks," says VIII, II like a
lawn mower that gives you some
backtaIk and exercise. 1t gets
the old blood circulating and
works up a wonderful thirst.
"Then," Will adds with zest,
there's nothing in the whole
world that tastes as good as a
cheerful glass of beer!"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30
From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh
Luwn Mowers
prewur Versus Postwar

From where / sit, there's q lot
Of good sense in what viii says.
A little honest effort never hurt
anybody. And there should be
more to our postwar plans than
how to make life comfortable
and easy.
Outdoor work - work you d.
with your hands and your back
Ought to be part of everybOdy's
postwar plans. And on a hot
day, as viii says, there's always
that sparkling glass of beer as a
''''''' 45sfMa'1e
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30
STAG PARTY AT LEWIsBURG

A stag party will be held in
American Legion Hall in North
Lewisburg Monday evening, spon-
sored for the benefit of the Junior
Legion baseball team, H. Freeman,
commander of the North Lewis
burg post, has announced.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30
. CLAIBORNE
By MRS. ARTHUR POTTS

Mrs. Bert Brelsford and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Agatha Graham, were
the dinner guests of Mrs. Lima
Warner and Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
McCafferty and family, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. CreSton Hull was called to
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Laura
Rinehart, near Raymond, last
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30
PACE FOUR
DARBY OPENS TUESDAY

Chuckery-Darby rural school will
open Sept. A, with an all-day ses-
sion, Supt. H. c. Henkle announces.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-08-30

All picnic, which was held at Leg
ion Park, Monday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

cities. And a lot of meat went to relatively few buyers in the black market. So if you still insist that. in spite of the figures, you didn't get much meat this year and last you're probably right.
 : Speaking of the black market, don't expect to wake up tomorrow and find it gone. Only two things seem capable of destroying 1t completely real abundance of meat, or drastic decrease in buying power.
 No one seems quite sure how much meat we shall have to send to hungry people in Europe and the Pacific areas. There have re- portedly been some sharp argu- ments among top-drawer agency officials on that subject. One group insisted that we should continue to deprive ourselves to some ex- tent in order to feed those whose need was so much greater. The other group, fearful of public rec action to such altruism, is said to have won the fight.
 So it seems now that foreign countries will not get very sub- stantial supply (and even then not a very high-quality supply) of American meat until our own diet is back at its prewar level. When that will be is anybody,s guess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
Taft Seniors Finish Terms
Four Graduate This Afternoon

Watertown. Aug. 2l-Graduation exercises were held here this after noon at the Taft school for four members of the accelerating senior class.
 This is the first group to be graduated as part of the class ot 1946. Eleven more accelerating sem iors will believe diplomas in Feb ruary.
 Taft schools accelerated program has enabled more that eighty-five boys to complete their secondary education before entering the arm- ed services. The program was be- gun in 1943 with the opening of the first session in the history of the school.
 The following are members of the graduating class: Charles Chese- brough, Garden City, L. l., New York; Knox Culley, Deposit, New York; Albert Doggett, Morristown, New Jersey: and George Vogt Reading, Pa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

vent such a situation from de- veloping. One would be a shortage of rail transportation. The other would be an easing of the packing industry's manpower shortage by former workers returning to their old jobs from the services and war industries.
 Pork makes up half of our normal meat diet, but 1t isn't going to this year. Production has dropped sharply in the two years since the huge multitude of potential pork got stymied in the big city pens.
 At that time farmers either had to take the pigs home and waste money feeding them after they were ready for market, or sell them for whatever they could get from speculators in the city who had feed. As a result, the specu- lators got the government sup- port price from the packers, and lot of farmers got disgusted with pig raising. That's one req son why the 1945 pig crop is esti- mated to be 37 per cent smaller than that of 1943.
 The pork outlook isn't made any brighter by this years un- promising corn crop. It also ap- pears that farmers will be able to make more money by turning the corn they have into eggs and dairy products, than by feeding it to pigs.
 The drop in veal, lamb and mutton production isn't alarming. And it doesn't affect the whole picture very much since these three items make up only g per cent of our total meat supply. Anyway, to keep on quoting flg- ures, 1t Is expected that civilian America will wind up 1945 with a per capita meat consumption of 120 to 125 pounds. That compares with 15O pounds in 1914, the all- time high of 1926 in 1908, the low of 115.9 in 1884, and the April- June period this year which, if continued throughout the year. would have given us a.. meager per capita meat ration of about 1l0 pounds.
 Fewer Exports
 It might be added that all this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
9t Sm.A dIsSe
hY Boh hoPe

sat in on BeS1lon of fr1o local court with Capt. Potter rce1iding : as judge. jury and both Attorneys. Just a couple of weelEs ago Bessie Love, who was the Bette Davis of the silent cinema. 1at in on . session while she Was here with fi1e Lunt- -H0ntaizfe UsO unit.
 Teddy tlaege weren't many cases on the docket. First were live girls who got caught out after curfew, then two male Germans who were found in c section of town that was oi1 limits to cfyil- ians. After that came q l6-year- old kid named Hermann Schi0ok who was caught stealing i've Rai- Ions of gas from an army supply dump, and finally three clarQc- ters who were charged with spreading false riimors about the 1, current burgomeister. tThey'd spread it around that he'd been seen wearing Q sWastika, hoping to get him in bad with the Amer icans). Every one was fined and Hermann got six months at hard labor in addition; also 6 long iec- ture. Merle used to be a dramatic critic but he gets a little drama tic himself now when he tells of the Krauts. One character tried to get out by pretending to be sick and Capt. Potter said loudly in English, which no one but our- selves understood: Hes sick, huh? He must have seen the Bob Hope si1ow.n (What a rnennoryl)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
OutIook For Meat Supply ls Brightsy Steaks, Roasts 7o Be More Plentiful
Shortage of Ham, Pork and Boeon
 Likely Co Continue
By JAMES THRAsHER NEA Stan Correspondent


 Washington, Aug. 21 The months of April, May and June, 1o45, were the meat-hungriest per- iod in this country's history. Most Americans took them, and the shortages that came before and after, with good grace. But now that | the war is over, a natural and rea- sonable question is: When do we eat and what?
 To answer that what" part first, 1t looks as if steaks might be back on the table before too long. But there isn't much ham or bacon for the breakfast eggs in the offing. Pork production is still down, and somewhat less veal, lamb and mutt ton is indicated for this year. But the beef supply is promising.
 When we shall get to eat that beef is another matter. The Army and Navy vii still be buying meat. They have a lot of men to feed, and they're going to keep on having them for some time. NO LARGE CUT
 The Army doesn't expect to reach its goal of discharging a half mill lion men month until the end of the year. Before then 1t must find and train qualified, low-point men to operate the separation centers where thet soldiers are discharged. That Is something of 8 problem now, and it won't be solved imme- diately.
 Both the Navy and the merchant marine have a long job ahead of them. The Navy has released less than 100000 men under the point system, and there are no immediate prospects of any mass discharges. So don't expect 8 large cut in mili- tary food requirements.
 The Army has cut it's purchases 20 per cent, but the Navy has not taken a similar step and probably won't for a matter of months. That 20 per cent figure in the Army's overall cutback applies roughly to all types of food purchases, includ- ing meat. But 8 20 per cent reduc- tion, with Navy requirements re- maining where they are, will mean an increase of less than per cent in the civilian meat supply.
 Yet government people who know what they are talking about say that the outlook for meat on the table is brighter. In each month of the first half of 1945, all slaugh- tering and beef production records for that particular month were broken. It appears now that 35 mil- lion head of cattle and calves will be slaughtered this year. Besides abundance, there is promise of better quality. More steers are coming from the feeding lots this year. Grass-fed cattle are not only fewer, but of better weight. They started coming into the Chi cago market a month later than last year, and are averaging about 30 pounds heavier.
 But the bright prospects for more steaks and crown roasts are clouded by one sizeable if. Stock men admit that marketing bottleneck, like the one caused by l943's bumper pig crop. is possible.
 If ranchers should decide to rush their steers to market before prices start falling, 1t might create another jam that the packers could not handle. That would mean a feed- ing and watering problem, loss of profit to the producer, loss of weight to the cattle, and loss of beef to the consumer.
 Two things, however, might pre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21


 { RAD HESEENGEN, Gofznnuy-1 had . closeup today of the way American authority operates tn Germany. I discovered that the military. governor of Bad Kissen- gen was an old friend of mine, Capt. Merle Potter, who used to be the dramatic critic of the Mif1- neapolis Journal in days when I was assissinating vaudeville. Had coffee with him this morning, then we went over Co his ofice in the local Rathaus Kcity halll. When we arrived, long lines of Germans already were there, re- hearsing hard-luck stories to ex- plain why they should have new Identification cards, permission to open c store, start a newspaper, travel to another part of the country, poison their in-laws and all that sort of thing, The Allied military government Is trying hard to de-nazify this country and one of their biggest problems Is flnd- ing genuine non-Nazis to put in government jobs. Every time they appoint an assistant dog catcher he's investigated thoroughly by counter-inteIligeTice section of flcers.
 At Merle's ofice we found the kaiser;s grandson, Prince Louis Ferdinand, and his wife, Princess Kyra. Louis, who has visited in Hollywood and who speaks good English, now is quite an eager beaver when 1t comes to being friends with our side. He keeps busy arranging boar hunts and promoting local oom-pa-pa bands for the Americans here. He was going to arrange Q boar hunt for Colonna, but the boards heard Colonna singing and thought 1t was the mating call, and all re- tired to the woods. After our afternoon show we came back and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
Nondas MetcoIfe
 To Address Lions

Miss Nondas Metcalfe, who tour ed with USO camp shows for eleven months, will describe the work of USO shows with GIs overseas in a talk before members of the Lions Club, Thursday ' Miss Metcalfe introduced the first fashion show for GIs at the AEF Club in Paris. She helped produce, direct and stage an all-soldier show for the Eighth Air Force and organ- ized repertory company which toured American bases on the Con- tinent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
HEAT STARTS FIRE

Houston, Texas, (UPl-It's hot az fire in Houston this summer. A July high of 95 degrees exploded a con- tainer of decontafnination powder and started Q fire aboard . Liberty ship docked in the Houston Ship Channel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
BROTHER TURNS UP

Fort Devens, Mass, (UP)-After serving for more than a year in processing overseas veterans, Sgt
 Norman Smith of Medford finally ran across the man he'd been look ing for. It was his brother, Pvt. John Smith, whom he hadn't seen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21

doesn't mean much, For one thing, these figures are based on dressed weights of meat at the packing plant. Drying and trimming can reduce the weight of beef by as much as 20 per cent. Also, per capita estimates aren't the most exact computations in the world. This is particularly true of our wartime meat-eating statistics.
 Meat distribution was bad in many places. particularly in large
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-21
Tall Tower
 Topics
GOOD MORNING, 0LORYI eOn Viewing Neighbors Morning olories)
sx 4Es MAN na TEE Towm
sod Evening.
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n, thsrel Its early you're coming out Blue the sky, or just about Up, up, high cannot ignore, Morning gories, twining round the door Their faces to the sun at early morn, A fence a gate barn adorn Blooming away until early afternoon at two, After that we wouldn't know what happens to you Blooming morning glores happy in the sun. Your show enjoys very short run
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-21
WHITES TO ACCOMPANY
NEGROES TO POLLS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 19
(ANP)-Negro voters will be ac-
companied to the polls for regis
tration by members of the South
ern Regional council on race rela-
tions, according to a resolution
tion.
Atty. Marion E. Wright of Con-
way, state chairman, said the COM
mittee's executive group had re-
solved to assist in the registration
of Negro voters and added:
"That it is felt to be the duty Of
white members of our committee
to lend assistance to South Carolina
Negroes seeking to register for vot-
ing purposes where such Negroes
meet all legal qualifications.
"Such assistance to be afforded
by accompanying such Negroes to
places of registration, observing
the treatment accorded them, max
ing a record of their observations,
and being prepared to testify, if
necessary, to any determinations
which have been observed.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-21

Dayton's welcome Back" pa
rade tomorrow promises to be the
most colorful demonstration here
since World War l.
That was the prediction yester-
day of the committee arranging
last-minute details for the Thanks
giving morning event in downtown
Dayton. The hour-long parade will
start moving southwark on Main
street at 10 am.
Members of the Blue Star
Mothers club yesterday agreed to
distribute "Welcome Back coat
lapel tags to the thousands ex-
pected to line Main street tomor-
row morning. Thanksgiving sched-
ules have been planned in many
Dayton homes so family gatherings
can witness the parade.
The welcome back committee Of
the Chamber of Commerce an
nounced that Sc floats, II bands,
and 5000 marchers will participate
in the parade. World War II vet
erans will be guests of honor in
the reviewing stand at Third and
Main streets.
Reviewing stand facilities will
open an hour before the parade
moves. Business and industrial
firms have promised some of the
most elaborate parade floats in
many years.
Dayton's official welcoming of
war veterans will combine varied
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-21
RICkEY SIGNS ANOTHER
NEGRO BASEBALL
STAR FOR BROOKLYN

BROOKLYN, Nov. 10 (ANP)-
Another Negro baseball star has
been signed by Branch Hickey,
president of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
to play major league baseball.
Hickey is reported to have Sc
cured the services of John Wright,
star pitcher of the Homestead
Grays of the Negro National league.
The signing, it was learned took
place in the Dodger presidents Of
flee following meeting with sew
eral Negro stars.
Wright will be farmed out to
Montreal along with Robinson, re-
ports say.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-21
CITY AWAITS C0L0RFUL
WELCOME BACK PARADE

themes, with floats promoting Vic
tory Bond sales, a Thanksgiving
for safe return of vets and post
war activities of Dayton groups.
Music organizations marching in
the parade will be Fairmont, Roose-
welt, Oakwood, Stivers, Kiser, Cha
minade high school bands, Post
5 American Legion drum corps and
the Shrine band. The Dunbar high
school band will play at the review
ing stand.
American Legion Post No. 657,
Salvation Army, Dayton library,
furniture dealers, Chaminade high
school, salvage dealers, Victory
bond, American Legion Forty and
Eight, Marine Corps league, Stuart
Patterson Post No. 28OO (Veterans
of Foreign Wars), Veterans of
Foreign WARS auxiliary.
Veterans of Foreign Wars No.
657, CIO, 322 FA Post No. $40
(American Legion), Chapter 81
military Order of the Purple
Heart), American Legion Auxili-
ary No. 5, American Legion Post
No. 5, Colonel Liscum Camp No. 7
(USWV), Copp Radio Laborato-
ries, Chrysler corporation-Airtemp
division, Dayton Daily News, Nc
Call corporation, Charles Sucher
Packing company.
Dayton ournal Herald, Lowe
Brothers company, Dayton Rubber
Manufacturing company, Certified
Bakery, Standard Register COM
pany, Acme Aluminium Alloys, Inc.
National Cash Register company
General Motors in Dayton, Adler
and Childs, Sears, Roebuck and
Company, Johnston Shelton Com
pany, Elder and Johnston company
and Rike-Kumler company.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-21
INVESTIGATE CHURCH OFFICIALS ACTS
AMERICAN firm DENIES
NEGRO WORKERS ARE BANNED
ON LIBERIAN PROJECT

"A denial that American Negro
workers are refused employment on
the Liberian harbor project was
made here by the Raymond Con-
crete Pile company, which is super
vising the harbor construction at
Monrovia
Answering the charge that
American Negroes have been de-
MED work on the project, financed
through u. S. government loan,
William V. McMenimen, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
company said:
eve have difficult job to carry
out in Liberia and we would well
come applications from men prop
erly fitted for work of this kind, re-
gardless of race, creed or color. We
must, however, use the utmost care
in our selection of men because we
must save every dollar possible and
cannot afford to take on man who
may make the trip over and return
Immediately"
Since the Liberan project calls
for the highest type of skilled help,
the company has set up personnel
department to screen all APPLICANTS,
McMenimen said. The greatest care
is used to investigate each mans
suitability for the job he is apply
ing.
Only 10 Americans, all white,
have been accepted out of $500 ap-
plicants, of which five were Ameri-
can Negroes. The five Negro work
er's applications were discarded
along with 2,215 whites, the COM
pany head declared.
On the other hand, it is known
that written complaints have been
filed with President Tubman of Lii
IBERIA. One charge declared:
1T is no longer a secret that the
Raymond Concrete Pile corpora
ton, an American concern now un-
der tripartite contract with the Lii
berian government and the United
States Navy and U. S. government
to establish a harbor at Monrovia
is importing subject to Liberian
state permit, certain of it's skilled
personnel from Brazil, South
America, to the exclusion Of Afro.
Americans, who are very close with
and kin to the people of Liberia"
The charge against the American
construction firm pointed out that
only two American Negroes were
employed as skilled laborers. They
are two women window dressers
McMenimen spiked a rumor that
his firm had planned to import Chi.
nese workers and said that only 1C
Brazilians were employed on the
harbor project, instead of the re.
ported 40.