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Issaed Weekly at Ul Market 8treet Telephone 1211 Hamilton, Ohio Enderaed by the Trades and Laber Council of Hamilton, Ohio Endorsed by the Middletown Trades and Labor Council of Middletown, O FRIDAY, JANUARY 12,1945 OFF TO A BAD START The new Congress made a poor start when the House voted to set up a permanent Dies committee. Pre sumed dead, the Committee on Un American Activities was made a standing committe, with authority to continue the "investigation" made for year's by the old Dies group. With the United States under a staggering load of debt, which is mounting daily, the House authorized continued spending of the people's money on an investigation that can yield little really new and which the nation can very well do without. Oth er agencies of government are equip ped to obtain any needed information on Un-American activities and addi tional expense for the purpose is un warranted. The character of the drive that put over the permanent committee is re vealed by the fact that it was led by that arch-reactionary, Rep. John E. Rankin of Mississippi. Action by the House against dangerous evils in American life would have been of far more value to the national welfare. Rep. Charles M. LaFollette of Indiana put the case against the House action strongly when he said: "The stealing of elections, the main tenance of monopolies, the discrimina tion against economic opportunities of citizens because of race, creed or color, and the maintenance of the poll tax are just some of the un-American activities which the supporters of the amendment might first attempt to eli minate through the existing standing committees and legislative practices before starting out on another witch hunt." GLUTTONS FOR PUNISHMENT Stay-at-home rip-snorting leftists, world savers and self-proclaimed "lib erals" recently staged a mass meet ing in New York, complete with all the oratorical and other trimmings typical of such affairs, to demand sev erance of diplomatic relations with Dictator Franco of Spain and other hostile action. Severance of diploma tic relations is usually the first step AMERICAN LABOR only a few weeks ago was being condemned be cause our fighting forces seem to need more than is being produced. Newspapers seized an opportunity to castigate workers for a supposed shortage when there was no short age. Labor, villified unjustly, re sponded by volunteeing to supply man power needed whenever it is needed. Complacency of manufacturers was ignored, and labor was ready to go back to work. In spite of the fact that more of everything had been produced than anyone ever expected, our military experts found themselves facing a shortage. Not right now, but in the future. Present reserves will take care of the present situation. Army officials admit that American work ers have produced beyond the limit expected. But newspapers slammed and slam med. They printed opinions that our boys on the fighting fronts resented labor's laxness and would attend to it when they come back. .GEN. EISENHOWER is authority for the fact that our boys have plenty of arms and munitions. They have everything that can be transported to the front. They have never lacked .everything they need. And the "Stars and Stripes" naively asks, "Who do they think produced all that material Pixies?" And so, another newspaper lie is nailed, and another attempt to smear labor remains in the files of our great metropolitan dailies—and also in the minds of many of our citizens. The truth can never catch up entirely with such a lie. Of course, since all the rotten pub licity everyone has learned that ap prehension of army officials was caused by the rapid advance of our men in France and the difficulty of to war. In other words, the group pro moting the agitation wants the Unit ed States to take on another war, as if two big wars at one time were not enough. Some members of the group, with others, have long been vociferously yelling for tough action against Ar gentina. This would be taking on two more wars, in addition to the current German and Japanese conflicts, which would seem to .be sufficient for any one nation. But no, the leftists and their ilk, some of them anyway, apparently wish universal war, all in the name of world salvation and preserving democ racy. To use the old expression, they 're gluttons for punishment. It is too bad they are not all young and husky, so they could join the armed forces. Maybe if they could, they would get their fill of fighting. WE CAN DEFEAT POVERTY There is no panacea for the prob lems ahead of us. But if all of us meet the challenge of creating 60 mil lion postwar jobs with as much intelli gent effort as we put into winning the war, we can defeat poverty and unem ployment as we are defeating Hitler. —American Federation of Labor Monthly Survey. WHAT NEXT? University of Minnesota chemists, seeking industrial uses for waste pro ducts of the farm, have devised a method for making high grade linen from flax straw at a cost claimed to MONEY to bid at the Farm Sales ARE YOU READY with plenty of cash to attend the public sales in your community? No need to pass up something you need for the lack of ready money. Hold onto your bonds. Don't sacrifice a thing. Simply get extra cash anytime you wish at The City Loan. II ,000,000 has been set aside for rural residents this fall. *1 ,000 or less for anyone who can use it. Special terms. Reasonable cost. See us for cash anytime. And when you go to buy implements or whatever you need, ask your dealer for The Oity Loan plan. It's made to order for you. THE CITY LOAN ana Guaranty Cotnpumy 118 High St. Phone 3663 Hamilton, Ohio O E S A O V E O I O COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS keeping supplies forward as fast as the men advanced. There was no shortage of material it was and is an inability to follow our fast-advancing troops. It was, in reality, a case of overreaching ourselves pushing our men too far ahead of their support. Perhaps, even, it was a military error. But there we are. AND THEN, my god, and then we read an AP dispatch in our favorite morning paper which tells us our own men and our own officers have been hijacking our own gasoline and post exchange supplies and feeding it into the French black market. Thousands of gallons of gasoline and carloads of supplies hundreds have been arrested several convicted officers implicated, etc., etc. Now, we have no desire to criticize American soldiers or American army officers for being less than patriotic. Nor have we any desire to imply that soldiers on the fighting fronts are less patriotic than the folks here at home. But these folks here at home have been accused of being too complacent of not being realistic about the war of not giving out everything possible to win the war. And we do feel that we should point out that the folks here at home, em ployed in factories and mills have produced to the limit and have loaded the boats for the men at the front and have sent it along to the men who know how to use it. If all these supplies, and especially the gasoline for our planes and tanks, has been intercepted by the enemy that is just hard luck. But if it has been diverted by our own people, by our officials who ought know how iim portant it is, then, that is a horse of another color. In fact, it is another kind of horse it is a quisling breed. And we hope we can rely upon mili tary authorities to take steps. UNION TO OPPOSE INFERIOR MATERIALS Washington, D. C.—A campaign to block continuation in the post-war pe riod of inferior electric wiring sub stitutes developed during the war has been launched by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, President Ed J. Brown revealed. As in the case of many other prod ucts, wiring standards were lowered during the war because of shortages in materials and manpower. Con struction codes were temporarily re laxed to permit such pub-standard installations. ASKS LABOR'S HELP TO FIGHT CHISELERS New York City—Price and ration ing boards were rapped over the knuckles for failure to utilize the services of representatives of organ ized labor in enforcing price and rent control. Daniel P. Woolley, regional 0. P. A. administrator here, suggested the "oversight" may be one reason for the failure to keep chiselers and racke teers in check. be far below that for imported linent, Business Week says. WISDOM It is easier to fight for one's prin ciples than to live up to them.—Alfred Adler. SLEEP? Wliving HEN the stress of modern gets "on your nerves" a good sedative can do & lot to lessen nervous tension, to make 70a more comfortable, to permit restful sleep. Next time a day's work and worry or a night's wakefulness, makes you Irritable, Restless or Jumpy—gives you Nervous Head ache or Nervous Indigestion, try Dr. Miles Nervine {liquid or Effervescent Tablets) Dr. Miles Nervine is a time tested sedative that has been bringing relief from Functional Nervous Disturbances for sixty years yet is as up-to-date as this morning's newspaper. Liquid 25# and $1.00, Effervescent tablets 35# 75#. Read directions and use only as directed. AFL Members Work Through o 1 i a y s To Spurt Critical Production Washington, D. C.—Millions of AFL Workers throughout the nation stayed on the job over the New Year holiday in order to spurt war production in response to appeals from AFL Presi dent William Green and the nation's leaders. Reports showed that instead of a complete shutdown over the holiday week-end thousands of plants were able to continue operations on a some what reduced scale. Nevertheless, newspapers again blasted labor for "absenteeism", de spite the fact that the Government did not decide to call for. continued operations on the holiday until almost the last moment. A particularly glowing example of service to the war effort was afford ed by AFL workers on Christmas Day at the big J. A. Jones shipyard near Brunswick, Ga. More than 1,500 union employes worked on that day without pay to speed completion of a mer chant ship on schedule. They donated their pay for the day to the U. S. Treasury. Maritime Commission Chairman Land declared: "This is the finest Christmas pres ent ever presented. Approval is too weak a word to endorse this unsel fish and spontaneous outbreak of the old American spirit." The plan for working on the holiday was inaugurated by a member of the ORDINANCE No. 4450 An Ordinance to Make Preliminary Ap propriations for Current City Expens es Chargeable to the Appropriations for the Year 1945 when Passed, Suf ficient to Cover the Necessary Expens es of the City Until the Annual Ap propriating- Ordinance is in Porce. J5E IT ORDAINED by tile Council of the City of Hamilton, State of Ohio: SECTION I: That to temporarily pro vide for the current city expenses charge able to the appropriations of the year 1945 when passed, sufficient to cover the necessary expenses of the City and until the annual appropriating ordinance is in force, the following sums be and they are hereby set aside and appropri ated for the purposes indicated as fol lows: Sinking- Fund That there be and is appropriated from the Sinking Fund for the payment of term bonds and from the Bond Retire ment Fund for the payment of serial bonds the following amounts: 50 Debt Service 51 General Bonds inside 10 mill limitation $ 8,278.16 52 General Bonds outside 10 mill limitaton 19,721.93 5 3 Electric Bonds -0 54 Water Bonds 6,827.50 55 Cias Bonds -0 56 Special Assessment Bonds 2,374.51 57 Miscellaneous Expense .. 200.00 Total Debt Service $37,402.10 General Pnnd That there be appropriated from the General Fund for the following purpos es the sums set forth herein: 100 General Government 101 City Council $ 470.83 102 City Clerk 801.55 103 City Manager 514.28 104 Municipal Court 2,162.77 105 City Elections -0 107 Special Appropriations 309.00 108 Civil Service 132.16 109 Director of Law 205.27 110 Contingent Fund 833.33 Total General Government ..$ 4,929.19 200 Department of Pinance 201 Administration $ 348.08 202 Accounting 269.49 203 Purchasing Bureau .... 113.56 Total Department of Finance $ 731.13 300 Department of Public Works :!01 Administration $ 303.33 3oi Engineering 1,479.48 303 Incinerator 2,747.50 304 Garbage Collection 13,000.00 307 Public Buildings 4,554.16 308 Maintenance of Sani tary Sewers 1,131.00 309 Maintenance of Storm Sewers 863.50 312 Markets 10.00 313 Building Inspector 564.54 314 Plumbing Inspector .... 503.66 315 Electrical Inspector .... 498.83 Total Department of Public Works $25,656.00 400 Department of Pnblic Safety 402 Bureau of Police $20,142.65 403 Bureau of Fire 22,371.23 404 Bureau of Traffic 333.33 405 Police and Fire Alarm System 307.91 Total Department of Public Safety $43,155.12 500 Department of Pnblic Welfare 501 Administration ........$ 1,000.75 503 Sanitary Inspection .... 312.91 504 Food Inspection ....... 502.08 506 Quarantine &. Medical Supplies 1,031.66 506 Hospitalization 1,199.16 507 Outdoor Relief 183.33 50s Humane Officer .... 115.50 Total Department of Public Welfare .....$ 4,345.39 OOO Department of Parks Ik Playgrounds 002 Ellis Potter Park $ 1,411.08 ti(i3 Parks 939.76 604 Swimming Popl -0 605 Playgrounds 1,028.91 Total Parks & Playgrourids ..$ 3,379.75 Total General Fund $S2,1!6.58 Street Repair & Maintenance Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Street Repair and Maintenance Fund the following sums of money: 1101 Street Repair and Maintenance $18,139.16 1102 Street Cleaning 2,000.83 Total Street Repair & Maintenance $20,139.99 Conservancy Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Conservancy Fund the following sum of money: 1200 Conservancy Fund ...$40,538.98 Firemen's Belief Pension Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Firemen's Relief Pension Fund the fol lowing sum of money: 1404 Firemen's Relief Pen sion Fund 3,864.93 Police Relief Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Police Relief Fund the following sum of money: 1401 Police Relief Fund $ 3,864.93 (Srand Total General Purposes $188,007.51 Gas Works Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Gas Department Revenues for the year 1945 the following amounts: 800 Gas Department 801 Administration ...$ 4,939,16 802 Debt Service -0 803 Commercial Operations. 3,468.33 804 Gas Purchased 66,083.33 805 Transmission System Operation 169.16 806 Distribution System ... 4,424.16 807 Other General Expense 1,415.83 808 Capital Expenditures .. 2,675.83 Total Gas Department .$32,175.8Q Boilermakers Union who recently lost a son iri the Pacific. It caught (»x like wildfire among the workers at the yard. Major Gen. Frederick E. Uhl, head of the Fourth Service Command it Atlanta, commented: "This is the spirit of the counter attack against the enemy. This is the spirit that will achieve certain victory. VILLAGE GARDENS 100% Union House Central At South Avenue JOE TUTAS, Prop. 329 South Second Street BIG SOCIAL EVERY FRIDAY AND SUNDAY COME AND SPEND AN ENJOYABLE EVENING PLENTY OF GAMES AND EXTRA FEATURES At 8:30 P. M. Legal Advertisements Electric Light Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Electric Light Department revenues for the year 1945 the following amounts: 900 Electric Department 1)01 Administration $ 6,871.66 902 Debt Service -0 903 Commercial Operation 3,818.66 904 Production Operation .. 62,503.11 905 Maintenance of Power Plant 3,363.33 906 Utilization 1,651.00 907 Transmission System .. 506.66 908 Operation of Distribution System 4,666.00 909 Maintenance of Distribu tion System 9,351.66 910 Other General Expense. 1,476.66 911 Capital Expenditures .. 10,350.00 Total Electric Department $104,458.74 Water Works Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Water Department revenues for the year 1!'i• the following amounts: 1000 Water Department 10 0,1 Administration $ 5,150.83 1002 Debt Service 6,827.50 1003 Commercial Operation 3,403.66 1004 Supply Operation .... 3,106.08 1005 Supply Maintenance .. 661.66 1006 Pumping Operation ... 8,167.50 1007 Pumping Maintenance 83.33 1008 Filtration & Purifica tion 7,007.50 1009 Distribution System Operation 2,022.00 1010 Distribution System Maintenance .......... 3,587.50 1011 Other General Expense 1,266.00 1012 Capital Expenditures 2,652.50 Total Water Department ....$43,936.06 Grand Total—Utilities $230,570.60 Special Funds Civilian Defense Pnnd That there lie appropriated from the Civilian Defense Fund the following sum of money: 1800 Civilian Defense Fund ...$722.76 Parking Meter Pnnd That there be appropriated from the Parking Meter Fund the followiing sum of money: 1900 Parking Meter Fund ...$2,666.66 Grand Total—Special Purpose Funds $3,389.42 The amounts authorized to be expend ed by this appropriating ordinance are based on the budget calculations on file with the Director of Finance. SECTION II: Council does hereby au thorize and direct the proper board or officer to enter into any contract or con tracts involving an expenditure of more than $500.00 for any or all of the pur poses herein provided. Said board or of ficer shall execute said contract in ac cordance wth law. SECTION III: The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to draw his war rants upon the Treasurer of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, for the amounts appro priated in this ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, when claims are properly presented and approved, the same to be chargable to the appropria tions for the year 1945 when passed and are legally contracted for in accordance with law. SECTION IV: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. Passed: January 3, 1945. LEO J. WELSH. Mayor. Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerk. ORDINANCE No. 4451 An Ordinance Providing for the Issuance of Bonds of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, for the Purpose of Raising Money to Provide the Necessary Funds for the Cost and Expense of Purchas ing Motor Vehicles and Equipment for the Collection and Removal of Waste Materials for the Department of Pub lic Works of the City of Hamilton, Ohio. WHEREAS, the Council has requested the Director of Finance to issue his cer tificate as to the estimated life of the property or assets proposed to be ac quired from the proceeds of the bonds hereinafter referred to and WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has certified to this Council such esti mated life as five years and has fur ther certified the maximum maturity of the bonds hereinafter provided for as five years and WHEREAS, the Council estimates that a tax for such bonds will first ap pear on the duplicate for the year 1945 and that the final tax settlement with the County Treasurer next following the inclusion of a tax for this issue In the annual budget of the County Auditor, as provided by law. will be obtained not earlier than the 1st day of September, 1946. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAIN ED by the Council of the City of Hamil ton, Ohio: s. SECTION I: That It is deemed neces sary by the Council of the City of Ham ilton, Ohio, to issue and sell bonds of said city in the sum of $12,150.00 in or der to provide a fund for the purpose of paying the cost and expense of pur chasing motor vehicles and equipment for the collection and removal of waste materials for the Department of Public Works of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, and to provide a fund for the payment of not to exceed one year's Interest on said bonds, the same amounting to $150.00, SECTION II: That it is hereby deter mined to proceed with the issue of said bonds in one lot and without issuing notes in anticipation of the issuance of said bonds. SECTION III: That serial bonds of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, shall be is sued in the sum of $12,150.00. Each of said bonds shall be dated February 1, 1945, and shall bear interest at the rate This is the spirit that should inspire every man, woman and child in Amer ica." Editors of the labor-hating press, please take notice! Washington, D. C.—The AFL Alum inum Workers Union won a sharply contested election at the United States Foil Plant, Hopewell, Va. O E O S E I N at I E Y O E Seventh and Walnut Sta. Edgar K. Wagner FUNERAL DIRECTOR MOOSE HOME o Hamilton, Ohio A per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the 1st day of March and September in each year until the principal sum is paid, upon presenta tion and surrender of interest coupons to be attached to said bonds bearing the tY^lni,1r signature of the Director o? as follows-"$2 "^0ftnb°nd!fi,shi11 cipa, JJ mature I $2,:*.iO.OO on the 1st dav of September, 1946, and $2,400.00 on the 1st i?fyo thPtfml)er' in the years 1947 bo.th nd a to inclusive, which maturities are hereby determined to be in substan tially equal annual installments Said bonds shall be issued, executed and disposed of in accordance with the genera laws of the State of Ohio nar ticularly the Uniform Bond Act of the General Code of Ohio. »nterest of said bonds shaH be payable at the office of the n flbondsf er the Cit y of Hamilton, Ohio, said shall bear such con secutive numbers as the Director of finance or the proper officers of the City shall determine, and shall express upon their face the purpose for which they are issued and that they are issued in pursuance of this ordinance, and shall Director the City Man:l^er and the Director of Finance and sealed with the corporate seal of said city. IiV: 7 he xtent Proceeds from the i i ?, bonds, except the sum In cluded in the amount to be issued to necessary to provide a fund foi the payment of interest accruing on said bonds previous to the receipt of taxes from which such interest is to be ultimately paid, and the premiums and accrued interest thereon, shall be plac w city treasury to the credit of the Waste Materials Motor Vehicle and Equipment Fund and shall be disbursed upon proper vouchers for the purpose ot paying the cost and expense of pur Slas'T'tf motor, vehicles and equipment for the collection and removal of waste materials for the Department of Public Works of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, and for no other purpose, and for which purpose said money is hereby appropri ated. SECTION V: That the faith, revenue and credit of the City of Hamilton, Ohio are hereby pledged for the prompt pay ment of both principal and interest of said bonds hereinbefore described, in accordance with the laws and consti tution of the State of Ohio. consu SECTION VI: For the purpose of pro viding the necessary fund to pay the interest on the foregoing issue of bonds promptly when and as the same falls due and also to provide a fund suffic ient to discharge the said serial bonds at maturity, there shall be and is here i^vlr?-.on e V und for the taxable property of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, in addi tion to all other taxes a direct tax an nually during the period of the time such bonds are to run, in an amount sufficient to provide funds to pav the interest upon said bonds as and when the same falls due, and also to provide discharge of the principal of said serial bonds at maturity, which taxes shall not be less than the interest and sinking fund tax required bv Sec \he State'o'fOhiS. Constitutlon Said tax shall be and is herebv order ed computed, certified, levied and*extend ed upon the tax duplicate and collected the same olficials, in the same man ner and at the same time as the taxes for general purposes for each of said years are certified, extended and col lected. Said tax shall be placed before and in preference to all other items and for the full amount thereof. The funds derived from said tax levy hereby re quired shall be placed in a separate and distinct tund which together with the interest collected on the same shall be irrevocably pledged for the payment ot principal and interest on said bonds when and as the same fall due. SECTION VII: These bonds shall be subject to call or redemption prior to maturity at not more than par and ac crued interest. SECTION VIII: The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this ordinance to the Countv Auditor. SECTION IX: This ordinance shall take eftect and be in full force and ef fect from and after the earliest period allowed by the charter of the City of Hamilton, Ohio. Passed: January 3, 1945. LEO J. WELSH, Mayor. Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerk. ORDINANCE Ho. 4453 Authorizing and Directing the City Manager to Advertise for Bids and to Contract for the Purchase of Motor Vehicles and Equipment for the Col lection and Removal of Waste Mater ials for the Department of Pnblic Works of the City of Hamilton, Ohio. ^mjAINED by the Council of the city of Hamilton, Ohio: SECTION I: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to pre pare specifications, advertise for bids and contract in the manner provided by law and the ordinances of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, for motor vehicles and equipment for the collection and re moval of waste materials for the De partment of Public Works of the Citv of Hamilton, Ohio. SECTION II: That the money neces sary for the payment of the cost and expense thereof be and the same is hereby appropriated out of moneys ap propriated or to be appropriated for said purpose, SECTION III: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and ef fect from and after the earliest period allowed by the charter of the City of Hamilton, Ohio. Passed: January 3, 1945, LEO. J. WELSH, Mayofr Attest: ADELE EDMONDS, City Clerlfc-