The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-12

Carolina. we're sentenced to year and a day in
the state pen at Raiford
DANGEROUS CHARACTERS"
The Romeros were not allowed to see their rels-
tves Or even to phone them. They were put in
with 20 white women serving time for stealing,
forgery killing their husbands. The matron called
all the prisoners together, and pointing to the Ro-
meros, said:
'These women are dangerous characters. They
are Reds. Communists Have nothing TO do with
them Don't talk to them don't listen to them;
keep away from them; they are no good"
EOR nearly year Mama Romero and her daugh-
ter remained In the pen. They worked, sewing
prison clothes they had bad food and little Of IT,
salt pork two ounces Of sugar week, beans The
women prisoners were compelled to cook their own
food every day they had to sew u pairs OF prison
pants.
After the first few days Mama Romero and
Carolina began to talk to the other women prs-
oners. At first they would not listen; later they
softened then they paid careful attention They
got to like the Romeros. They sat hunched over
the vhirring sewing machines listening to Mama
Romero explain how the church enslaves workers
and how Communism frees them. There came
day when the women prisoners stopped going to
chapel The matron yelled at them, cursed the
Romeros, the dirty Communists but the prisoners
stayed away from the services
THE matron is crazy" the prisoners said to
Mama Romero "You are not bad you are very
good. If all Communists are like you they are not
dirty at all; they very fine people"
On Dec 81, 1882 the Romeros we're released
'cYou and your daughter should never have been
locked up in here" Captain Dobbs of the prison
guard said to Mama Romero as he let her out
you were framed"
from the Tampa Daily Times. March 81. 1894;
Forward march! The West Coast Better Times
parade and pageant will get under way at seven
D. m sharp Monday. From the skies will come
an aerial bonoardment; the Spirit of Tampa will
rise in a mighty demonstration to show that this
city celebrates the accomplishments Of the New
Deal and welcomes the dawn Of an era Of better
times ahead. Tuesday at nine a. will see the
start of an extensive drive to recruit an army OF
buyers who will assure a victorious fellowship to
the demonstration of happy days"
From the Tampa Daily Times, March 26 1884
"The idea of the parade is to aid the return OF
better times and to rout the spirit of pessimism.
The American Oil Company financed the expenses
of the happy march as an investment in the gen.
eral prosperity of the West Coast"
From the Tampa Daily Times. March 26 1894
"List of Prizes for the Better Times Parade: Girl
with the biggest smile, $40; Man with the biggest
smile, $40; Fancy costumes first award SO;
second, IS: Funny costumes, ditto. Oldest and
oldest auto, $40; Float depicting better times
Franklin n. Roosevelt trophy. Best appearing
band-Better Times Trophy. Best appearing Drum
and Bugle Corps-Hsppy Days Trophy Best APP
pearing ladies' marching group West Coast
Trophy. Finest appearing drill tesm-spi1t Of
the West Coast Trophy. Firm having the greatest
number of employees In lne-Live Wire Trophy :"
(To BE CONTINUED