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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-10
jim CROW REMAINS,
DRAMA GROUP QUITS

WASHINGTON, May 10 (ANP)
When local jim-crow rules were
not lifted to permit Negroes to at
tend performances of one-act plays
sponsored by the recreation depart
ment, the Agriculture players with
drew from the tournament. The an
nouncement was made by Edwin A.
Ralph, member of the group. Mr..
Ralph said the action was taken
after officials of the recreation de-
partment told him that Negroes
could not attend the shows at Roose-
welt High school because of the jim
crow policy of the local school board
which maintains separate schools
for white and colored.
Agriculture Players, a mixed
group, had been preparing for the
tournament for some time and had
well drilled and directed group to
participate in the tournament. Pre-
viously, group presented a show
ing of the agriculture play cts Up
To You" in the department auditor
ium, in which one of the leading
parts was taken by young Negro
artist. Several Negroes were in the
supporting cast.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-10
INCREASE IN GIRLS
EMPLOYMENT IN CONN.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, May 10
(ANP)-Barriers to the employ
ment of qualified Negro girls are
gradually disappearing in many
places, the Connecticut Interracial
commission has reported. The COM
mission said that before 1910, Ne
gro girls faced great difficulties in
getting business and clerical jobs,
even though the girls were well
qualified.
Pointing to the improvement
since 1910, the commission said that
the state had taken the lead in en-
ploying Negro women, Seven state
departments now have such en-
ployes, and there are Negro work
ers in many public offices outside
the state merit system, such as the
OPA and housing authority. "In
the clerical field" the commission
said, "many factories in Connecticut
have found their services satisfac-
tory. Predicting an increase in the
number of businesses owned by Ne
groes after the war, the commission
said the need for Negro clerks,
typists and stenographers would be-
come steadily greater.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-10
STARR RETURNS TO
GOVERNMENT SERVICE

WASHINGTON, May 10 (ANP)
Milton Starr, chain theater own
er in the south who was forced out
as a special consultant on Negroes
in the Office of War Information
by the protests of Negroes in 1943,
has been named vice chairman Of
the Office of Civilian Requirements,
according to J. A. Krug, chairman,
War Production Board. Starr has
been special assistant to William
Y. Elliott, predecessor in the job,
since early 1943.
In his new position Starr will have
supervision of the following: gov
ernment bureau, which includes the
government requirements division;
government projects, equipment and
supplies division, and the prison war
programs office; the forest projects
division; chemicals, drugs and health
supplies division, and the consumer
fuels division.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-10
FEp( RAIL HEARINGS
DEEMED FRUITLE5S;
CONFERENCE CALLED

WASHINGTON, May 10 (ANP)
The now famous FEPC railroad
hearings have brought ''little or no
results" to Negro railroad workers,
and conference to review the hap
penings of the past year and to pre-
pare for action against the South
eastern carriers agreement will be
held here on May 18 and 10. Spon-
soring the conference is the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters' Pro-
visional Committee to Organize
Colored Locomotive Firemen.
The hearings were held for four
days in September, 1943, and were
certified to President Roosevelt in
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-05-10

December of that year. He in turn
handed the problem to small COM
mittee headed by Judge Stacy Of
North Carolina. This Stacy commit
tee has not yet reported.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
high PRIORITY" ITEMS

Urging continued war bond buying,
Charles j. MacGowan, president OF
the International Brotherhood of Boil
ermakers, Iron Ship Builders and
Helpers of America, has suggested
the following High Priority" items
for the ''Must" list of every worker:
/. Support the War Finance Com
paign and purchase war bonds to the
very limit of your ability.
2. Stay on the job and avoid absen-
teeism in order to meet the need for
the supplies and materials necessary
for the defeat of Japan.
3. Retain all bonds purchased.
a. Avoid unnecessary spending and
help prevent initiation.
5. Invest in payroll savings plan
of buying war bonds.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
GOOD MOVE

Dealing blow at red tape and de-
lay as usual, the War Labor Board
has made the eminently sensible rul-
ing that between now and Sept. Is
employers may give white-collar
workers Saturdays off without ap-
plying to the board for approval. The
board unanimously passed the follow
ing resolution:
"Any employer may, without addi-
tional board approval, pay to all en-
ployes in his office or retail estab-
lishment, and to all his white-collar
employers wherever employed, if ad-
justments in their wages or salaries
are subject to the boards jurisdiction,
their regular wages or salaries with
out deduction for the time not worked
by such employees because of the re-
duction of 51a or 6 day week to a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
Wider Activity For lilo
Gets Truman's Support,
Miss Perkins Says

Quebec, Can.-Secretary of Labor
Frances D. Perkins, on behalf of Pres
ident Harry S. Truman, gave assur-
ance of the continuance of United
States support of the international
Labor Organization at the opening
session of the meeting of the Hos
Governing Body here.
president Truman has asked me to
say to you," Miss Perkins said, "that
the government of the United States
will continue to take full part in the
work of the LILO and will continue to
look to it for information, guidance
and leadership on the international
plane in the improvement of labor
standards and the development of
measures to combat poverty every
where.
"The President also hopes that the
LILO will be able to pursue it's activi-
ties in cooperative relationship with
the proposed general organization of
the United Nations under arrange
ments providing sufficient autonomy
to permit of it's putting forth. it's
greatest effort. 1t is the settled pol
icy of the United States Government
to seek for the LILO a proper place
within the framework of the coordi-
mated effort of the United Nations" !"
Later in her speech, while dealing
with the Hos aim to achieve a full
world employment program by the
close association of governments, en-
ployers and employees, Miss Perkins
said the United States was commit
ted to the idea that full employment
is to be achieved with a minimum
amount of control and with complete
liberty Of choice"
Carter Goodrich, chairman of the
thirty y-two-member Governing Body
this year, also stressed the necessity
for full association of the LILO with
the new organizations now being
formed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
Wage Hike For
Government Employees

Washington, D. C.-Federal Gov
ernment employees, many Of whom are
organized into AFL unions, were look
ing forward to their first increase in
basic pay in the past twenty years as
Congress took the final steps toward
enactment Of the new government pay
bill.
The House of Representatives adopt
ed a conference report on the bill by
a voice vote and the Senate is ex-
pected to follow suit with little, if
any, opposition.
More than 100000 classified gov
ernment employees are affected by the
legislation, which is designed to help
them offset increased living costs.
The bill, for the first time, grants
government employees time-and-a-half
for overtime over 40 hours . week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
AFL Workers Make
Improved Army Boxes

Washington, d. C.-Water-tight
heat and bug-resisting boxes of sin
gle-ply or double-ply Kraft
board, made by members of Carpen-
ters' Union, AFL, at u. S. Plywood
Company's New Rochelle, N. Y, plant
are the Qartermaster Corps newest
development to protect goods going to
the Pacific theater.
The old V-board (pulpboard) car
ton was of no use after it was opened.
The new veneer box can be used again.
once the pals are withdrawn. Made
primarily of wood, it stands up well
despite frequent handling necessary in
long-distance shipping.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
Dubinsky Reports
On Union Finances

New York City.-David Dubinsky,
president of the international Ladies'
Garment Workers Union, made pub
lie a statement of receipts and dis
bursements for 1914 showing the in
come of the 4O5 local unions to be
$8,741,7 ,731.39, of which the national
office received $2,499, ,926.05. The
statement covered also the "a joint
boards and IA departments and re-
gional offices.
Total actual disbursements were
$6,717,131.72, making a total excess of
receipts over disbursements of ST.
024 4,599.67.
Mr.. Dubinsky said that the union
spent during 1914 $855,153 for war
relief, donations to charitable and
labor organizations and gifts to serv-
ice men, exclusive of a sum totaling
$750,000 raised by it's locals for war
relief purposes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

It also increases wage rates an av-
erage of Is percent on graduated
basis which will provide higher per-
centage raises for those in the low
income brackets and less than 15 per-
cent for those earning over $4,000 a
year.
Another bill, affecting postal en-
ployes, is scheduled for enactment be-
fore the end of the fiscal year. This
measure also would increase pay rates
and provide time-and-a-half for over
time. No serious opposition is expect
ed.
The fight for enactment of these
measures was led by the newly formed
Government Employees Council of the
American Federation Of Labor.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

tillery parts, new armor for charred
tanks, rubber treads, sights, firing pins
even watch springs, had to be on hand
to fill the gaps of the damaged.
Ammunition ships filled in berths
scattered throughout the Pacific long
before the invasion began, were loaded
under system known as "selective
loading. The equipment needed first
was made most accessible. All equip
ment was divided as nearly as possi-
BILE into equal patches so that loss of
one ship would not present shortage
or complete loss of any particular
items.
Medical equipment needed included
that for field hospitals, portable sur
gical hospitals and auxiliary surgical
teams. In addition, equipment to pro-
vide swift evacuation of casualties
stretchers, ambulances, air transport
planes and hospital ships-had to be
on hand. Supplies to treat both trop-
ical diseases and battle wounds were
required.
The tons of Signal Corps supply
were made up of switchboards, thou
sands of telephones, cables and long
range radio to link Okinawa with 9TH
er American bases in the Pacific.
Chemical Warfare equipment was also
needed, including two outstanding new
weapons, the flame-thrower for tanks
and the Az inch mortars based on
ships.
In all, the feat of breaking the
Jap's desperate defense of Okinawa
shows the overpowering might Of the
American home-front and fighting
front teams.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
cLie rms CHART Fo1 fvyU1e REFERENCE
New Businesses
HAMILTON

A. D. Brown, 2O5 Court ST., Radio &
Appliances.
Otis J. Smith Wine St. Grocery,
927 Vine, Grocery.
Frank J. Clark, 1895 Shuler, Restau-
rant.
Erwin F. Sander (Gulf Super-Ser-
vice. 20 Market St., Filling Station.
w. w. Marsh & w. A. Schneider,
N. E. Corner Main & "E", Filling Sta
ton.
Otis J. & Goldie K. Smith, 927 Vine
ST., Grocery.
MIDDLETOWN
Neal Webb, 1920 Plymouth, Filling
Station.
Oscar Lakes, 41S N. Broad, Grocery.
Dorsey Roe, 400 Young, Novelties.
Herbert McNabb, 1926 Baltimore,
Household Appliances.
NEW BEER PERMITS
applications
Carl V. Dickerson, DBA Broadway
Grill, 20 S. Broad St., Middletown,
Ohio, D-2.
Earl F. Huber, DBA Old Hitching
Post, R. R. No. 2, Hamilton Richmond
Pk.-Darrtown (Oxford), D-2.
New Substitution
Harry j. Honerlaw, Ills High St.,
Hamilton, Ohio.
(Transfers)
From Geo. B. Miller, 16 N. Broad
St., Middletown, Ohio to Jack, Harry,
Louis & Maurice Sher, Harry Getz &
R.. D. Nateman, DBA Sons Bar &
Grills, 16 N. Broad St., Middletown,
Ohio, D-1, D-2, D-3.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1916
HIGHER PAY AUGURY

The pay increase bills for govern
ment workers passed by Congress
mean substantial progress in labor's
fight for better conditions. It has been
many years since these workers have
received base pay raises and the need
for them was long overdue. Finally,
Congress has acted and approved leg
islation that while not all it should be,
does mean improvement in the federal
workers condition. The legislation will
increase general purchasing power and
is an augury of wage increases for
all workers, called for by rising costs
of living.
AFL government workers unions led
the fight for the pay increase bills
and gave another demonstration of
the value of organization to govern
ment employees. Some workers, unfor-
tunately, have not been able to see
the value of union membership and
have contributed little to the unions
fight for wage boosts. 1t is to be hoped
the non-members will now see the
light and lose no time in joining an
AFL organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
Tobacco Workers Win
Back Pay Dividend

Winston-S Salem, N .C.-In compli-
ance with WLB directives, the Brown
& Williamson Tobacco Corp. has re-
mitted a total of $4,000 in back pay
to members of the AFL Tobacco Work
ers Union, Locals 178 and 179, it was
announced. Individual payments ran
as high as $115.
Employees of the Petersburg, Va,
plant of the same company, will also
benefit from the same order and re-
ceive retroactive pay of about $685.
600.
The payments represented grad
uated wage increase in the local case
and flat cent hourly increase in
the Virginia plant.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

The War Department has now re-
vealed that for the first 80 days fight
ing of the Okinawa campaign, more
than $50 million pounds of equipment
made by American workers roughly
5000 miles from Tokyo were trans
ported by the Army to the island 325
miles from the japanese mainland.
About $4,000 pounds of equipment
was called for each hour Of the first
month ashore. This meant 100000
cubic feet of essential supplies a
mountain of supplies.
To build this mighty flow of equip
ment took millions of people on the
home front, each one of them an in
dispensable contribution to the i'm
portant victory on far-away Okinawa.
Included in the $50 million pounds of
supplies were food, clothing, laundry
units, bakeries, every conceivable kind
of American weapon and ammunition,
repair equipment, telephones, radios,
communications wire and cable, and
loads of medical supplies.
X
1t was estimated that the Army men
would consume more than $4,000 tons
of food in the assault and early occu-
patton of Okinawa-so that was the
amount sent. Food for the assault
phases was the waxed boxes Of bis
cults, cheese, pork loaf, coffee tablets
and a special fruit bar, the rations
eaten cold by the Army on the move
Boned chicken, hominy, noodles anc
other luxuries were taken for hot
meals after the beachheads were won
Army assault and follow-up troops
hit the beaches with thousands Of
Garand rifles, machine guns, 81 mn
anti-tank guns and heavy artillery te
rip open the Okinawa earth and NOV
down the Japs. Like men, weapons
too must be counted as dead anc
wounded. New rifle stocks, spare ar.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

One of radios busiest wom-
en- is Olive Kackley, WCKYs
good will ambassador, wom-
ems commentator and women's
program director. In the past
three years she has spoken to
more than 1000 civic, service,
professional and business or
ganizations throughout Ohio,
Kentucky and Indiana. She
has received more than $4,000
pieces of mail; has addressed
more than 100000 persons, in
cluding a single audience Of
$4,000, and has received mail
from an average of 2l states
every week.
Miss Kackley is heard at 8:15
a. m. Monday through Satur-
day on the L. B. Wilson station
and at $50 p. m. each Tuesday
and Thursday on the program,
Charm for You"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
Peace Charter Rallies
To Be Held On July 4

Washington, D. C.-Forty two ma
tional organizations, including the
AFL, joined in request to their mem
bers and units throughout the coun-
try to dedicate participation in Fourth
of July celebrations to discussion of
the San Francisco Charter, according
to an announcement made by Ameri-
cans United for World Organization,
Inc.
This organization, headed by Err
nest M. Hopkins, president of Dart
mouth College, has urged that the
United States be the first nation to
ratify the charter, thereby reasserting
the moral leadership of the United
States for international cooperation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

5 day or longer work week, during
period from June l to Sept. 15."
In making this ruling on Saturday
work, the WLB has shown one way to
speed beneficial action and prevent
waste of time and energy by the fol-
lowing of regulations and procedures
that can be dispensed with as not
really necessary.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
Brewery Workers Oppose
Peacetime COnscriptiOn

Cincinnati ILNS).-Opposition to
peacetime compulsory military train
ing was expressed by the general exc
cutive board of the International
Union of United Brewery, Flour, Ce-
real, and Soft Drink Workers of Am
erica, meeting at international head
quarters here. The board pledged its
full cooperation in the fight against
the proposed legislation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
WHAT NEXT?

Westinghouse Electric Corp. engi-
neers have developed an "electronic
brain" which has made possible the
cutting of the convex surfaces of "a
foot marine propellers in one-seventh
the time formerly required. The new
device traces the outlines of a small
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

model of the propeller, controlling the
of a 100-ton cutting ma
chine to shape the propeller from a
rough bronze casting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06
WISDOM

The deterioration of a government
begins almost always by the decay
of it's principles.--Montesquieu.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

The responsibility of the great
states is to serve and not to dominate
the world.-President Harry S. Tru-
man.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-07-06

Issued Weekly at s2s Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

FOR THESE BRAVeST Of men. the Chinese soldiers who
fought matter how great the Odds the long years Of
at last From this grand old walled city Of
Running, Artist William Reusswe sketched them they
were about TO leave for their respective homes through
out their ancient land Without much recognition. in this
same city American officers of the Chinese Service Of
Supply fought the battle Of supplying frontne troops.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

Sending material to the right places after It flown in
the hump meant for them many long weary hours OF
paper work plus plenty Of headaches And even their
Jobs not yet finished For they must wind what wes
started and return dispose Of unneeded mountains OF
supplies that lone-hoped for peace has come
TO China. When that final Job is DONE they will be
among last Of the Ysnks returning TO the United States
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-14
SMALL FIRE HERE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

The fire department was called
to the Spot Cafe on Duval street,
between Fleming and Southland,
yesterday afternoon at 6:l5 o'clock
where a small fire was discovered
which was caused by fuse burn
ing out in the electrical equip
ment.
Hector Castro. who is employed
at the No. | Fire Station, who
takes care of the electrical fire
alarm system as well, arrived on
the scene in time TO avert any
real damage by replacing the
fuse, with Earl Ingraham ably as
sisting him in putting the cleo
trical system back in proper work
ing order.
The other members of the No.
| Station also rendered assistance
in cxtinguiShing the small blaze
in quick order.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-14
CITY TAX ROLL
i, IS MADE READY
BOOKS WILL BE PRESENTED
TO CITY COUNCIL. ON
TUESDAY NIGHT

This morning City Tax Asses
sor-CoHector Sam B. Pindcr COM
rleted his tax roll for the l945
fiscal year for presentation to the
city council at its meeting Tuesday
night.
The assessment for the coming
year is $202,523 higher than last
year, desftte the fact that much
reality was removed from the
books by the government
purchasing of local land to eX-
rand its activities in Key West.
Mr.. Pinder prepared a conpari-
son of the figures for 1914 and
1915. In the former year, the ag-
gregate assessment of real es-
tate was $7,642,925, which includ-
ed homestead exempted property
The non-exempt realty amounted
to S4,936,750, and the personal,
S852,517.
This year the aggregate assess
ment of realty totals $7,802,940,
of which $4,910,38O is nom
exempt. The personal assessment
this year is S895,025. t..
Total assessments this year are
So, 697 965 as compared with So
495, 442, an advance of $202,523.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-14
COMDR. BENNETT
GIVEN TRANSFER
ORDERED TO REPORT AT MA
VAL OPERATING BASE
AT NORFOLK, VA.


Comdr. John c. Bennett, sc
Isl, USNR, officcr-in-charge of
the Commissary Store here for
the past four years. has been de-
tached and ordered TO the, Naval
Operating Base Commissary
Store at Norfolk, Va, as the
officcr-in-chargc.
Relieving Commander Bennett
is Lieut.. William p. Clark, Jr.,
SC(Sl, USNR, who has been as
sistant officer-in+charge of the
COmmissary Store hc:e since Jan.
26. l943.
One of the oldest officers in the
Key West area from the stand
point of service here. Commander
Bennett has watched the Com
missaTy Store grow from a small
establishment serving only few
hundred persons to the huge
activity of the present which
supplies foodstuffs to several
thousand persons. e...
A native of Baltimore, Com
nand Bennett is a graduate of
Western Maryland College, and
has a varied military career. In
World War / he served as a sec
ond lieutenant in the Air Corps
and afterwards was supervisor of
the War Department Ordnance
Office. In civilian life before he
was called into active service in
World War II, Commander Ben
nett was a buyer for the Western
Electric Company. When he came
back into service, he was attach
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-14
Pres. Truman, Aboard Cruiser,
Now Nearing Coast Of Europe
NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE
AS YET FOR CITY COMMISSION

Thus far only four persons have
said they will run, though none
has made a formal announce
ment. They are Gerald Saunders,
John G.. Sweeting, j. M. Varela
and William A. Freeman. Leonard
B. Grillon, another councilman,
said he has not decided definite
ly whether or not he will be a
candidate, but intimated that in
all probability he will join his fell
low councilmen in the coming
race.
In former years, as early as
January, when a city election was
to be held in any given year, most
of the candidates had announced
for office.