davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1945-10-30

on. Bought at Henry McIemors
the ten cent store, after an hour of
trying on every face in the store, it
will have a tremendous red nose
and snaggle teeth. I can smell the
inside of that false face right now,
with its white cheesecloth backing
saturated with cheap paste. 1t
won't fit. The eye slits will be so far
apart it will be impossible to see out
of but one eye at time. and the
nose, quickly caved in,. will all but
smother me.
There will be Halloween parties
all over town, sponsored by the
grown-ups in the hope of keeping
the children OF the street. The
parties will an be the same. There
will be no lights in the house at
first, and the father of the boy or
girl having the party will greet me
at the door in a sepulchral voice
and offer me a dead" hand to
shake. The dead" hand will con-
sist of glove stuffed with wet sand.
following the Pumpkin.
There will be ghost stories for a
while, with every one seated on the
floor in dark room. A chain will
rattle on the back steps, and pump
kin jack o. lanterns will be brought
in to cast their eerie glow.
Picking out the pumpkins for
lanterns, incidentally, was no small
task. No buyer of rare jewels ever
was more careful than kids when
it came to selecting the pumpkins
they were to hollow out and carve
into faces. They had to be just the
right size and color, and had to
"thump' just right.
And, by the way, who ever figured
out a fool-proof way to make
candles stand up in a pumpkin? :?
The answer Is no one. They were
always falling down and sputtering
out, or fitting to one side so that
only half of the pumpkin was IL
Illuminated.
There will be bobbing for apples
and trying to bite apples swinging
on strings, at the party. Artificial
Evening star., 1945-10-30
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

l
@. How long are the runways in
the major airports?-D. E. E.
A. Most new runways range from
1000 to $500 feet. though some are
$500 and 10000 feet in length.
@. Was Robert E. Lee the ranking
officer of the Confederate Army?-
S. E. r.
A. No. Samuel Cooper was the
ranking officer of the Confederate
Army throughout the Civil War and
administrator of the Army.
@. What is the proper artificial
food for fish that are kept in a
small outdoor pool2-R. C. H.
A. Certain kinds of fish, as sun
flsh and catfish, take artificial
food, while other kinds must de-
pend on insect life in the pond for
sustenance. Animal tissue is the
most readily acceptable, though
cooked cereals or vegetables will
serve, and may be fed to some fish
raw.
@. For what purpose was the
Leaning Tower of Pisa built?-S. C.
A. 1t was erected as a campanile
or bell tower for the Cathedral of
Pisa.
@. Does the water of Great Salt
Lake ever freeze In winter?-K. H. S.
A. Great Salt Lake sometimes has
spots of ice on it in winter, but
only on the fresh water near the
outlets Of incoming streams, or
where some of this fresh ice breaks
and drifts farther out into the lake.
The lake water has never frozen
so far as is known. On occasions
when air temperatures over the
lake have fallen to the freezing
point of the water they have not
endured long enough for the water
Of the lake to freeze.
@. What are the duties of a Ter
ritorial Delegate in the Congress?-
J. r. c.
A. A Territorial Delegate sits in
the House of Representatives. He
may serve on committees; he has
the right to speak on any subject,
but he may not vote.
@. Are the Seabees now over
seas eligible for discharge under the
same point system that applies to
men In the Regular Navy?-R. c. r.
A. The point system for demobi-
lization applies to Naval Construc-
ton Battalions, or Seabees, as well
as other naval personnel.
! @. If a man was discharged from
the Army for medical reasons be-
fore having served the 80 days re-
quired under the provisions Of the
CT bill, is he eligible for a year of
education?-J. H.
A. Persons with less than 30 days
service are eligible If they were dis
charged for an actual service in
Cured disability.
Evening star., 1945-10-30
On the Other Hand
Says Millions of Mothers Did Not
Raise Their Boys to Be Soldiers

Three out of four counties have
no maternity clinics where mothers
can learn how to prepare for safe
child bearing.
Half the children in schools get
no regular medical examinations.
The bill now being considered
provides for modest expenditure OF
Federal funds to aid the States In
various proved methods of protect
ing the health of mothers and chill
dren.
What the total cost of peacetime
conscription will be, If we are to
have it, has not been estimated. 1t
will be large. But the cost of start
ing our future young manhood of
in a manner to guarantee a con-
tinual reservoir of physically COM
petent 18-year -olds would be COM
paratively slight. The Army and
other advocates of peacetime con-
scription might well give the mat
ter some thought.
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respiration will all but have to be
used on some kid who. determined
to get certain apple for his sweet
heart, will keep his head under water
longer than pearl diver. And
some one will lose q tooth trying to
snare q Baldwin on a string.
The real fun will start. though,
when the parties break up. Under
meath the sheet which he has on,
and which was carefully chosen by
his mother as the oldest one in the
linen closet. each kid will have his
instruments OF Halloween deviltry
There will be a big cake Of laundry
soap for marking every window in
sight; straight pins to be stuck in
door bells; spools Of twine to be
used for making tic-tac-toes. and
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Wnen the nour
comes for the
W / t C h e S and
6 o b Inns and
ghosts to b e
a b r o a d, III
mentally wrap a
sheet arou n d
me, slip on a
false face, and
join the kids In
raising cain In
S o m e littl e
Southern town.
I know just
the sort Of false
face I'll have
Evening star., 1945-10-30

does not mean that these millions of
mothers objected-to any greater
degree than all mothers object, deep
in their hearts-to their boys being
used as soldiers, but that the boys
they had raised were not up to the
Job of being soldiers.
-Four out of 10 young men, called
up by the draft, could not be ac-
cepted for military service because
of physical or mental defects. That's
something of an indictment of the
highest standard of living in the
world; something of an indictment
of our present state Of preparedness,
since there is no reason to believe
that the proportion of physically
competent young Americans is much
higher today than it was four years
ago.
There are members Of Congress
who think action should be taken tc
improve this situation, although they
are not thinking primarily of the
needs of the armed forces, but OF
the welfare Of children and moth
ers. Ten Senators have joined in
the authorship of a maternal and
child welfare act and three Repre-
sentatives have introduced identical
bills in the House. Hearings have
not yet been held by the committees
but a subcommittee of the House
Labor Committee already has gath
cred good deal of information
bearing on the subject.
This subcommittee is considering
aid to the physically handicapped
One thing that has astonished the
committee members, according to
the chairman, Representative Kelley,
of Pennsylvania, Is the number of
physically handicapped people in
this country And a thing that has
impressed them, he says, is the
agreement of specialists that great
part of the blindness, deafness and
lameness has developed from child
hood diseases which were preventi-
BILE. The question arising in the
minds of the committee members,
he says, is, How are we going to put
good health within the reach of all
the people?"
The mortality rate among moth
ers and infants appears to vary
greatly between the States, with
Minnesota having the best record
as to mothers and Connecticut the
best as to infants. About two
babies die every day In New York
State who would not need to die
If New York could match the record
of Connecticut" according to Kel-
ley. He offers some other interest
ing facts:
Two hundred thousand babies are
born in this country each year
without the benefit of medical aid
for mother and child.
The death rate among Negro
mothers Is two and a half times as
high as among white mothers. The
infant death rate among Negro
babies Is twice as high as among
white babies.
There are nearly million chill
dren in this country with congenital
syphilis.
There are million with hearing
defects, largely caused by childhood
diseases. Ten million have visual
defects and twenty million need
dental care.
Every year $4,000 children die be-
fore reaching the age of II.
Three out of five counties in the
United States have no full-time
health units to help mothers anc
children get we'll and keep well.
Evening star., 1945-10-30

bits of rope for tugging down every
thing that will come down..
Grown-ups would be prosecuted II
they made children do the manual
labor children willingly do on Hal
loween night. I have all but broken
my infant back Juggling a heavy
rocker from Mrs. Reeves porch to
put 1t on Mrs. Thompson's porch. 10
blocks away, and have come close
to swapping half dozen vertebrae
while helping to pull over a fence
or a big chicken coop.
The town grouches really get a
going-over on Halloween. The kids
all know the grown-ups who are
stern and unyielding, and their
doorbells ring half the night; their
gates will be on the other side OF
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oOlulCI ~
was the song of
the pac ifis t S,
written and sung
in prot t e S t
against our par
ticip a t i on in
World War I.
1t wasn't taken
very seriously.
Now, it ap-
pears, some mil
lions Of Ameri-
can mothers did
not raise their
boys to be SOL
diers In the war
s,,s& a,,IaI THAT
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town In the morning, and If they
were fool enough to leave any fur
niture on the porch, they'll be days
getting 1t back.
Maybe I'm just = dreamer. and
such Halloweens are gone forever.
Evening star., 1945-10-30
By LoweH MeHeH

Looking a little further into the
subject of peacetime conscription,
are you old enough to remember the
song, II Did Not Raise My Boy to Be
Evening star., 1945-10-30
Albert Roholl

Albert RoholI
Foreman Mechanical Dept.
In automotive field since
1927. With Haley's since
1889. Is years of experience
in motor Car service Of the
highest standards.
Evening star., 1945-10-30
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
NE. Washington 2, D. C. Please in
close 3 cents for return postage.
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With Haley's since 1880
over IS years of experience
in providing expert service
for Washington motorists!
Evening star., 1945-10-30
McLennore-
Slips on False Foce
And Still Smells 1t
By Henry McLemore

Halloween night probably will
find me playing a fast game OF
dominoes with some other old gaf-
fer, but my heart won't be in 1t.
Evening star., 1945-10-30

In automotive field since
1927. With Haley's since
1885. IS years Of experience
in the fine work that has
earned the Haley reputation.
Evening star., 1945-10-30
Carl Emse

General Sulss Manossr
A newcomer to Haley's, but
a veteran in local automo-
bile circles. 10 years of
experience in serving Wash.
ington motorists!
Evening star., 1945-10-30

With Haley's since 1919.
ce-President since 1881.
That's 26 years of expert.
ence in serving Washington
motorists!
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sls

Could be. It used to be that the
goblins would get you II you didn't
watch out. Now, perhaps, that has
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been changed to the atomic bomb
will get you II you don't watch out.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-18

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discover the JOY Of GUARANTEED BAKING with PnLSBURYs
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09
is THIS THE PAY OFF

Union members-hundreds of thou
sands of them-are among the $4,000
killed, 100000 crippled in some de-
gree, and over 100000 temporary
disabled each year by industrial ac-
cidents.
rs This the Pay Off" recently
published folder of the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor challenges local unions
to do some straight thinking about
these injured workers who lose much
of the opportunity and security gain
ed through their unions. 1t also points
the way toward the solution of the
problem-a safety trained member in
every local to work with management
in protecting the life, limb, and health
of his fellow workers.
The Department of Labor in CO.
operation with the U. S. Office of Ed
ucation is offering a 64-hour evening
course in safety especially prepared
for union representatives so that the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09
Keep the Local Union Strong

(From the Catering Industry Employe)
Both the Congressional election and
the Sixth War Loan Drive have now
passed into history. The Sixth War
Loan Drive went over the top. Organ
lied labor, and our own local unions in
particular, played an outstanding part
in these campaigns. 1t is safe to state
that but for labor's active campaign
ing the results in both cases would
have been less favorable. But while
the elections are disposed of for the
time being, the war continues with
unabated fury, though the tide has
decidedly turned in the Allies favor
during the past several weeks. Yet
we are still far from the achievement
of final victory, the need for our con-
tinued help in financing the war is as
pressing as ever, and the Seventh War
Loan Drive, it is reported, will prob
ably start late in May or early in June.
But we can and should continue to
buy war bonds during the interim in
between the drives.
1t might not be amiss, however, to
call attention also to the Importance
of looking after the local unions in
ner defenses. A thing or two may
have gone wrong in the union while
our time and attention was taken up
with the election campaign and the
war loan drives. Perhaps regular meet
ings, the collection of dues and the
prompt adjustment of the members
grievances on the job have been some
what neglected. A few things are al
ways likely to get out of joint when
our attention is diverted. The success
of an army largely depends upon the
morale prevailing among those who
compose it. Trade union morale is in
dispensable to the success of union.
1t devolves upon us at home to
manage in such way that the men
and women at the front, upon their re-
turn home, may find their union not
only as strong as they left it, but well
prepared and equipped to cope with
inevitable postwar problems and strug-
giles. Now is the time to give atten-
tion to bolstering the local unions
inner defenses.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HELP

March-Red Cross month-offers
each American Federation of Labor
member an opportunity to help re-
lieve human distress and aid in the
rebuilding of the world. In support
ing the American Red Cross, union
members may justly take pride in the
knowledge that they are helping to-
Save countless lives by providing
blood plasma.
Forward U. S. prisoners of war food
and personal necessities.
Provide comforts for our armed
forces everywhere
Assist the dependents of absent SER
vicemen.
Train thousands of nurses to serve
at home and abroad.
Provide millions of badly-needed
surgical dressings.
Help clothe and feed war victims in
battle zones.
Instruct countless thousands in
First Aid procedures.
Prepare for domestic disasters of
every proportion.
The cause is just. The need is ex-
tremely vital. In traditional manner,
the millions of members of the AFL
will respond to the March campaign
in a thoughtful, generous way.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09
Chemical Workers Join
Union Label Trades

Washington, D. C.-I. M. Ornburn,
secretary treasurer of the Union La
bel Trades Department, announced
that the International Chemical Work
ers Union had become affiliated with
that Department of the American
Federation of Labor.
Both H. A. Bradley, president of
the Chemical Workers Union, and R.
E. Tomlinson, it's secretary-treasurer,
Mr.. Ornburn said, are able and pro-
gressive leaders and deserve great
credit for building such strong un-
ion in an industry never before union
lied. The International Chemical
Workers Union convention recently
decided to use the Union Label to ad-
vance the sale of union-made chemical
products.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09
WHAT NEXT?

Russian scientists are growing ex-
perimental cotton that is colored when
it natures on the plants. So far, they
have produced browns and greens, and
are well along toward various other
shades. This result of a secret process
is obtained by making the plant roots
take up the coloring matter along
with their regular food. Cloth made
from such cotton won't have to be
dyed. The color, being part of the
plant structure, won't fade or run.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09

three states already have one-week
waiting period.
A. Elimination of restrictive eli
gibility and disqualification provisions
in the present law. The proposed bills
carry more favorable definition of
suitable" work.
5. The law would be extended to in
clude workers employed by employers
of one or more rather than employers
of three or more as at present.
6. These bills also provide for the
elimination of "merit rating" which
is predicated upon the assumption
that the employer can control the ele-
ments of employment. At present nine
states do not have merit rating in
their laws.
When asked if he felt Ohio employ
ers could afford the cost of the in
creased unemployment compensation
benefits, Mr.. Hannah replied: II hon.
estly believe Ohio employers can well
afford an increase in cost. The aver
age present unemployment compen-
sation cost to employers over the en-
tire nation is 1.6 per cent. The aver
age cost to Ohio employers is only
1.5 per cent. Thus, the present Ohio
cost to employers is below the nat
ional average and this national aver
age includes all the southern states
where benefits are extremely low"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

Fighting is not the Navy's only job
in the Pacific. When the smoke of
battle clears away and headlines pro-
claim the capture of still another Pa
cific base, part of the Navy's job is
Just beginning. That is the unsung
task of surveying the chambles, patch
ing up here and there, and ministering
to wounded civilians who through no
fault of their own have felt the hor
ror of modern war.
Caring for shell-shocked and home
less inhabitants is the job assigned
to specially trained Navy military gov
ernment personnel. With the help of
the Advance Base Section of the Ser
vice Force, Pacific Fleet, they move
in, once military objective has been
secured, and start the job of cleaning
and healing.
Primary objective is to make the
population healthy and self-sustaining
so that they are able to work on nee
essary projects and in order to re-
duce the shipping burden to mini
mum. Thousands of civilians work for
the armed forces and are able to
buy minimum of essential clothing
and necessaries.
1t all adds to the burden of the war,
just as it adds to the burden of pro-
duction at home. But it's all part of
the Navy's job in the interest of hu-
manity.
Subjected to British press confer
ence, the a representatives of Amer
lean women workers visiting Great
Britain, at the invitation of the Brit
ish Ministry of Information, "acquit-
ted themselves WE'LL" says cabled
report to the Office of War Informa-
tion.
The women are Mrs. Julia O'Con-
nor Parker, International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, of Boston; Mrs.
Mazda Stewart Springer, international
Ladies Garment Workers Union of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09

goal of safety trained member in
every local may be attained. Based
upon longer course in which 10000
production supervisors have been
trained, the labor course is packed
with practical, firing-line information
on accident and disease prevention. SIS
This the Pay OFF," introduces this
course to locals and explains how they
may take advantage of it.
Copies of the folder may be obtain
ed by request to the Division of Labor
Standards, U. S. Department of La
Dor, Washington, 25, d. C.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-03-09

New York; Mrs. Grace Woods Blac-
kett, United Automobile Workers,
CIO, of Chicago and Miss Anne Muir
kovich, American Federation of Hos
iery Workers, CIO, of Reading, Pa.
To question which puzzled the re-
porters as to the status of the wo-
men-that is whether they might be
termed in the British phrase, Grades
union officials" Mrs. Springer laugh
ingly replied, "Since l am so far from
home think it is safe to say l am an
official"
The women paid tribute to the Brit
ish workers who carried on in the
face of bombings and the blackout,
and Mrs. Parker explained that the
attitude was one of "humble admira-
tion."
Mrs. Parker also expressed the pur.
pose of the mission by saying that
they came as representatives of the
government in a sense, but also as
representatives of their unions. "Oul
deeper mission she said, sis to fine
out how labor unions Of the world car
best work together"
The women agreed that the womer
of the United States are not as vel
organized as they might be, and that
the British workers are more unior
conscious. Both Mrs. Parker and Mrs
Blackett gave it as their opinion that
the majority of women workers woule
stay in industry after the war.
Since most reporters at the confer
ence were women, there was some dis
cussion on clothes. The reporters ask
ed whether the Americans were
| dressed as average American women
Told that they were, the reporter.
next asked about silk stockings. After
they had been disabused on this point
the reporters were startled when Mrs
Springer explained the limitation:
on yardage, and trimmings, effec
tive in the United States.