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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

side after some spirited fist, t,fighting at Flint.
 c. I. o. Starts
 Attack
 On July 5, the Thomas or c. I. A.-U. A. w. faction made its move. It called out General Motors tool and die makers, of which it claim ed majority, demanding supple ment to the existing agreement which would cover this specialized group. General Motors, acting on the changed policy of the National Labor Relations Board, requested the board to determine which faction was the rightful representative of the employees with which they ought to deal.
 It maintains 1t cannot negotiate supplement to the original agree ment until 1t is determined who is the rightful other party to the agreement.
 Meanwhile, the A. F. of L. held meeting July 27 in which counter attack was planned. Many building trades GA. F. of L.) men are employed under contract in the struck plants, and there are conflicts, too, among maintenance men and machinists of the A. F. of L., aside from the basic conflict between the Martin and Thomas factions of the U. A. w.. The A. F. of L. interests will certainly protest against any agreement in the tool and die plants which ex- cludes either their part of the U. A. W. or craft unions with mem- bership involved.
 The tieup of tool and die shops just at the time when 1889 pro- duction is nearing an end and pro- duction is about to begin on 1940 models may well cause widespread layoffs among 100000 production employees not directly involved in the tool and die strike.
 For the products of the tool and die shops are dies, jigs, and other implements necessary to produc- tion. If they are not ready, the production shops must close when 1889 is finished.
 It's A Tough
 Problem
 The problem is one of the knot tiest ever put up to the Labor Board. For the Thomas faction is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
STORES COOPERATE
 TO EXHIBIT GOODS
Made or Grown Products of New England to Be
 Displayed

Boston, Mass, Aug. 4-Nearly 14,. 900 New England stores, both chain and independent, will exhibit New England made and grown products in their windows during the week of August 2 to IA.
 Designed to bring New England goods to the attention of the army of summer visitors now in these six states, and to show the New Eng lander himself the amazing variety of New England products, the New England on Display" campaign is being sponsored by the Marketing Committee of the New England Council, with Douglas c. MacKea- chic, New England Purchasing Agent for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, as chairman. Also cooperating in the drive are many New England chambers of commerce, state development agen- cies, railroads, and trade associa- tions. Three of New England's six Governors have already officially declared August TIA as "New Eng land on Display" Week.
 Featured in window exhibits, rail- road stations, and on delivery trucks will be three-color poster cards, en- titled "New England on Display, August 7-14."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
NO LOBBYING FEES
 FOR LOCAL GROUP
President White of Good Government League Files
 Official Statement

Harold F. White, president of the Citizens Good Government League of Waterbury reported yesterday to the secretary of state that it had no lobbying expenses in connection with the passage of the legislature for referendum on city man. ager charter here.
 A fee of $700 was paid by the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.,, to the Bridgeport law firm, Marsh, Stoddard & Day, in addition to $122 expenses. Lawrence A. Howard who also represented the c. R. 6 L. was paid $50. Labor's Non-Par- tisan League paid $275 to Calvin J. Sutherlin of New Haven, its state organizer for legislative work. Atty. John R. Thin of New Haven received $275 from the General Motors Acceptance Corp, for ap- |pearances before the legislative com mittees on bills concerning finance companies. The Connecticut State Hairdressers association reported payment of 8 $10O lobbying fee to Atty. William F. Healey of Derby.
 The Connecticut Campers and Trailers association reported pay ment of $50 to its president, Bel mont D. Scofield, for expenses. Mink and Beach, Bristol law firm, re- ceived fee of $35 for preparing a charter amendment for the Ses- sions Foundry Co.,, of Bristol, and Alfred c. Baldwin, Jr, New Ha- ven attorney, was paid $40 by the town of North Haven for appear ing at committee hearings on town bills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
w. C. I. U. Head Says Dickinson
 Didn't Tell Them Anything New
BY HELEN ALLYN


 Chautauqua, N. Y.-Governor Dickinson of Michigan is right about the "hellish brink" but the ladies of the Women's Christian Temperance Union knew all about it long before hhe told them, &C., cording to Ida B. Wise Smith, 68 year old president of the w. c. T.. U.
 we have known for years that the alcoholic path can lead only to gambling house and brothels," she says. There was never. a saloon without house of all repute near by"
 Mrs. Smith is here with more than 200 members of the W. C.. T. U. in convention.
 Life all the half-million mem bers of W. c. T. U., Mrs Smith has little patience with people who rant and rave about the "ter- ribe things that go on in the world" unless they do something to stop them.
 Figures tell better than words the progress we are making" Mrs. Smith said. Last year, we added 340,000 new members. This year our membership is increasing at the rate of 5000 a month."
 The w. c. T. U., she added, is completing a five-year program of alcohol education on which the organization has raised and spent $1,000,000 to teach the facts of alcohol to young people and adults.
 Mrs. Smith brides herself on her ability to mix drinks. I'm noted for my drinks" she laughs in good
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
LOCAL YOUTH ON|
 MARKSMAN LIST
Training Period at Fort Ethan Allen; Visitors
 Day Next Sunday

Anthony P. Polman of 39 Saga more street, Waterbury with a score of 73.5 has qualified as a marksman and has been awarded a marks mans badge at the Citizens Milf tary Training Camp, Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Camp will close Sunday, when visitors day will be observed.
 Those in the artillery branch train with 45 caliber pistols, while those in the cavalry use 30 caliber rifles. In add, eleven New Haven boys have qualified for bades.
 Outstanding among those quail flying were David w. Bradley, "B" Battery, David B. Bernard, e" Troop, both from New Haven, and Albert J. Cavno, ID" Troop, Meri- den, all of whom qualified as Sharpshooters, scoring 77, 85, and 83 respectively.
 The other boys qualifying as marksmen were Leopold s. Maty- szewski, "B" Battery, Derby, Arthur G. Barlow, "B" Battery, Devon, Samuel J. Mills, "B" Battery Wal lingford, Anthony P. Uolman, "B" Battery, 39 Sagamore St., Wa terbury, scoring "A, 76.5, 76.5, and 73.5 respectively.
 The Cavalry boys to qualify as marksmen were Bernardt H. Mey- CTS, ID" Troop, Joseph Bartolomeo, ID" Troop, New Haven, Edgar R. Coulombe, ID" Troop, West Haven, Thomas F. Cycon, ID" Troop, New Haven, scoring "A, "A, 81, and 81 re- spectively.
 On Sunday, program of athle- tics and exhibitions will be present. ed, and Governor George D. Aiken will present prizes to outstanding students.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
By WILLIS THORNTON NEA Service Staff Writer

Cleveland-Control of automobile labor is the prize in the strike con- test which fiared forth into fight ing about the Fisher Body plant here after nearly a months effort to tie up General Motors tool and die work for 1940.
 Just as, more than two years ago, the great industry was para lyzed in an effort to gain its first big collective bargaining contract today it is threatened by fight over who shall hold the labor end of 1t.
 Behind the present General Mo- tors tool and die strike lies the internal trouble which six months ago split the United Auto Workers into two factions. The history of this union has been particularly turbulent. It was organized first by the A. F. of L. It withdrew from this parent organization to join the c. I. O., now the Con- gress of Industrial Organizations. Under this leadership it gained in the bitter strike of early 1887 the the first broad collective bargain ing contract for production workers with General Motors and other companies.
 LabOrers Split
 Into Factions
 But factionalism developed with in the union. Charging that var ious radical organizations had ob- tained influence within the union beyond their numerical strength, strength, and that they were using this influence to promote aims which were not necessarily those of the union, part of the U. A. w. withdrew from c. I. O. leadership, and about June 1 returned to the A. F. of l.. Homer Martin, who had been head of the united group. re- tained leadership of this faction.
 R. J. Thomas was later chosen head of the faction of the U. A. w. which remained within the c. l. O.
 The Martin faction held physi- cal possession of the property and records of the union, and suits to determine rightful ownership of these are now in the courts.
 Immediately after reaffiliation with the A. F. of L., and only two hours after the Thomas faction had obtained an agreement with the Briggs Manufacturing Co.,, al Detroit, Martin called @ strike al General Motors plants in Flint and Saginaw.
 He was evidently aware that the c. I. o. branch was about to press General Motors for a supplement tai agreement covering the tool and die workers, a highly specialized group on whose work depends all production for the forthcoming year
 The 0. I. o. men broke their way through A. F. of L. picket lines iI1 this strike, which appeared to sub.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

We say. Mr. and Mrs Lester Morse and daughter, Shirley, of Grove Street. are vacaoning in Yarmouth, Maine Gabriel vadnais Leo volpi Jimmie ODea, Ger maine Laberte and Joe John and Frank Casey are to spend the coming weekend at Bethlehem Lake, The boys are planning trip New York; August 2 and Fire Cap tain Andy oLeary will be their guide Mae Dzq9ay is have their own cure for the heat swim in the cool waters of the Y M C. A. solves their problem. Jimmie Egan John Lauria and John Favey maintain their youth ft form with baseball game The Casting DecoeS leave for Burlington Fair Burlington Iowa. to open there Sunday Their contract calls for weeks stay They will go West for the rest of the fair season. The troupe Ouigg and John Hartman. Doris Hornbecker of Plaza Avenue is spending week with Jeannette Pronovost of the accomplished tapdancers of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
GASOLINE STARTS
 BLAZE IN AUTO

Three fires, two of them in auto mobiles, were extinguished by the fire department yesterday.
 Gasoline fell on hot exhaust pipe as 1t was being poured into the tank of a sedan owned by Miss Aoise Wynkoop, colored, of 6 Hopkins street, causing a blaze which was extinguished by firemen responding In several pieces of apparatus.
 A sedan owned by Irving Fielder of Woodbridge. which was parked at Franklin and Union streets, was damaged by fire caused by . short circuit.
 A dump fire on the property of Henry Daher. Plank road. was put out by firemen shortly before 6 o'clock last night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

State Police Chief Ed Hickey has granted interviews to number of Waterbury boys interested in joining the ranks of his department But it's the same old situation Each is told that civil service examinations required before consideration is given to applicants And Colonel Ed doesn't expect that there will be examination held until the spring. There are only about two vacancies in chief has given much time during the past few weeks to explaining that to potential applicants It seems that when he is present at the conspiracy trial he invariably is in conference with wouldbe state cop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
IMBIBER AMAZES POLICE

Anaconda, Mont. (UP)-The local police are looking for more men like this one. Registered as John Joe, for drunkenness, and fined $5, he proffered three $2 bills in payment received $l in change and contrib uted the latter to the $2,000 fund which the police are raising to pur- chase a two-way radio system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

not asking in the tool and die strike to be designated as general representative of employees, but is asking an agreement covering its members only. Thus the question of representation is not directly at stake. The A. F. L. position is that representation is involved.
 The battle is bound to be a bitter one, as the automobile field is a most important one to either the c. I. O. or the A. F. of L., and neither can afford to lose the tool and die makers without standing a good chance of losing the entire auto industry with its potential 400 ,OOO members,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

In the big red barn. Along the summer theater circuit we find this weeks offerings at the New Eng land Playhouse in Ridgefeld "Good-Bye Again. At Westport George Bernard Shaws "Arms and the Man" with Claudia Morgan, John Emery, and Kent smith Is pleasing audiences as it did years ago. Room wic while the Guilford Players On the Green offer Primrose Path". Then there's "Hay Fever at Canton; Spring Meeting" with Philip Merivale and fayorte LID in Ltchfed; Holiday" at Milford; "Irene" has been resurrected for the Suffield players.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

Bet is settled .. Naugatuck readers who asked the Tower to settle dispute on the first commercial use of an electric light bulb advised that Hartford holds the honor . On April :, 1883, the railroad station in Hartford was lighted by electricity. Just seven Edison had successfully demonstrated practical of an electric light bulb at his plant Pearl Street, New York City The Democrat thanks the girls at the Connecticut Light and Power Company for furnishing this information.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
To days Answers tO 0ANlUM CRACKERS

Questions on Comic Page 1. Mowgli Is a character cre- ated by Kipling.
 ?. A picaroon is a private. 3. The Man of Iron" was Bis- marck.
 4. Kabul is the capital of Af- ghanistan.
 5. The score was Harvard 2, Yale 0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
NOSTALGIA

If only life had wheels to turn that might reveal the meanings that lie within the shadowed urn that influence our leaninss, should indulge in dreamer.s fare and take the yearning by way, arouse the melting tired air and decorate 1t my way. The things undone should then be found and resurrected gently and sweetly through the night would sound the love songs, reverently. Beneath bluer sky than mine the truth Of life should answer and l, surfeited with her wine should die-a happy dancer.
 --Nakhoma.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

Wish you were here. Word comes to us that Bobby Madnick George Levine, Nat Lucknck and DOC" Nat Shaud are touring New England At present they are at Moose Pond Bridgon Maine and will soon leave to visit the White Mountains in New Hampshire Jake Rieger sends his greetings from Atlantic City He's having loads With the heat we've been having here certainly with him, don't you? Johnny Grebunas, and Ray rothingto-do They've visited Lake Winnepesaukee and the White Mountains in New Hampshire, climbed the Green Mountains in Vermont and at this writing they are catching their breath in Montreal They will go on from there to Lake George, then to the Worlds Fair and to fill out the few minutes they have left they will end it all at Jones Beach What will you do in your spare time boys? Kay Graham of Idylwood Avenue feels right at home at Home Beach this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

Any pianos today. The Tower has been asked to send out hurry call for an unwanted and used piano. Supervisor Ray Earth of Fulton Park is on the search for that can be used at the end of this month when the annual Fulton Park pageant is staged up on Cooke Street. If there is some household in the city that wants to get rid of its piano. Mr. Earth will gladly Oblige.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04
Good Evening.
NOT so LONG AGO (Reprint from Another Day)
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Reprint from Another Day Do you recall way way back When you used to ride in hackr It's really not SC long ago. Just twenty-five years or so. Do you remember surrey two-seatersp Do you remember soapstone heatersP Or when the boy-frend, hidey ho! Was just labelled your best beau? When fellow courted gal, now hush! Instead of giving her one big rush? When your favorite actor brave and true Was not Gable but John Drew? When it took hour or more To build up high your pompadour? When the Merry Widow Waltz had them all danelns Instead of the agtated swingtime prancing3 When The Prisoner of Zenda you secretly read When you supposed to be in bedp When you took long trolley rides And raved about lantern slides? When nice Sundays in the early Spring You took long walks and that sort thing2 These things you must recall from not so long oack But most especially your cruises in hack.
 FEM. EM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-04

humor, "but they're all fruit juice.
 The national president isn't afraid to tell her age. She can re- member when Lilly Langtry inns ported bar maids from England for party she was giving - only to have them turned back at Ellis Island because they were "undesir- able citizens"
The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12
La. Graft Quiz
May Include
Southern Univ.

BATON ROUGE+(ANP) - It's
the same Old "76" here; the prob
ers are moving like ants. And ev-
elywhere they move something
happens. Many persons insist they
are going to move on Southern
university next, but the schools
the least perturbed over the s;tua-
tion.
One official, who didn't want his
name mentioned, said, why
should Southern university be
brought into the L.S.U. scandal
because its president Was friendly
with Dr.. Slnith?" Nobody was
around to answer his question, but
the contractors who built L. S. U.
are said to have constructed
Southern.
Negroes working at L.S.U. are
beaming again because the talk
that they would be brought into
the mess" is dying out. The only
Negroes questioned thus far are
Link Bryant, famous bricklayer,
and Roosevelt Ashberry, chauffeur
of a boss politician.
The pot in New Orleans is still
burning, too. but the fire under it
isn't as hot us it could be. The
Negro gambling houses are still
open and doing nicely. Most OF the
conspicuous white gambling houses
have been temporarily closed.
The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12
National Medical Meet To
Attract Crowd OF 1000

Association, and the National Insur-
ance Examiners Association will
convene during the week.
Convention headquarters will be
st Public School No. 68, located on
I27th Street between Lenox and
Seventh Avenues. Hosts to the con-
vention will be the Harlem Medical
Society, the Manhattan Medical
Society, the Queens Medical Socie-
IT,, the Brooklyn Medical Society,
and the Westchester Academy.
The official opening program of
lie NINA. is scheduled for pm.
Tuesday night, August Is, at Abys-
sinlan Baptist Church, 1872 West
18Th Street. Mayor F.. H. LaGuar-
dia will welcome the visiting pro-
fessionals, along with representa-
tiyes of the various local medical
societies.
The principal address will be de-
livered by Dr. George William
Bcwles, president of the Associa-
ton. He will be introduced by DR..
Roscoe c. Giles, of Chicago, eX-
president.
At the close of this years con-
vention, PreSident-elect Jesse F..
Leach of Flint, Mich, will take over
the presidency. An entire slate of
Officers for the next year will be
elected at this meeting.
Special highlights Of this Ses-
sion will be two innovations-the
Public Health Session Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday, and the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Sec
ton, Tuesday, Thursday and FRI
cay. This years meeting will also
feature addresses ON phases of
medicine as they relate specifically
10 Negro patients and these al
dresses have been prepared after
The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12

doubt that it was trying hard to
put up a front, but there were
many evidences that it failed to
impress the world of its genuine
ness in matters interracial.
ATLANTA INSPIRING
More important and more in
spirational than the alliance itself
WIS the opportunity to see Negro
Atlanta and its progress in many
lines Of endeavor. Atlanta Negroes
can most of a residential section
SecOnd to none in the country.
What is more, the finest residen-
tial section for Negroes in most
cities was inherited from the
whites who moved out to more
modern sections, but Negroes of
Atlanta built their exclusive resi-
Dental section, and therein the
glory lies.
There are several homes that
could easily be called mansions
and that Negroes planned these
makes it the more remarkable
that Atlanta can boast Of the
SWEETEST residential section for Ne
groes in the country. The glory of
Negro business in Atlanta is the
Atlanta World, Negro daily. The
fires of inspiration have nowhere
burnt so briskly as when I stood
within the portals of the Atlanta
World. Not only Negro newspa-
Per, but a Negro daily and Sunday
paper, the only one in all the
world. A majestic monument that
Double-Duty Dollars built!
HAS go EMPLOYEES
The Atlanta World boasts a fine
press. 1t has day and night
shifts with total of go employees.
This press prints 30 weeklies for
different parts of the country. A
visit to the offices of the World
alone would have been ample
recompense for the trip to Atlanta.
In fact, if the alliance did no
more for the Negro delegates than
give them opportunity to see the
first and only Negro daily and
Sunday paper in the world, it has
done wonders for the pride and in
spiration of the Negro race. Just
whether the Atlanta World en-
ploys 500 men and women and
prints 60 weeklies can be largely
determined by Negroes themselves.
The Double-Duty Dollar is the
formula for the advancement OF
the Negroes of the country. Just
whether this advance shall be slow
or rapid is left with Negroes them
selves. We need economic evanee-
lists crying aloud the gospel Of the
Double-Duty Dollar. Atlanta Ne
groes are being converted. A ma
tionwide revival is our crying need
Double-Duty Dollar in action!
The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12

years of careful study and obServa-
ten among Negroes by doctors of
the race.
One of the most important events
scheduled for the week long con-
vention is a panel discussion on the
matter of socialized medicine set
for Thursday, August II, at 10 a..
NJ. Dr.. NJ o. EtouSfield of Chica-
go will preside. 1t is expected that
the members Of the NINA. will de-
cide what attitude the association
will adopt toward the National
Health Act and toward the social
lied medicine plan.
Commercial exhibits will go on
display Tuesday under the direc-
ton of Dr.. William E. Allen, Jr.
These will be interesting and in
formative, association officials
point out.
The Worlds Fair is to be the
scene for a program built around
tine theme, Negro Health" and
scheduled for the Special Events
Hall at the Fair Grounds where N.
MA. Day will be observed Satur-
Gay, August 10.
Many social events have been
planned for the entertainment of
the doctors, and their families and
friends. The tentative program in
cludes; a reception and tea at the
Savoy Ballroom; a bridge party for
The ladies; dance at Rockland
palace; a tour to Coney Island; and
a moonlight boat ride up the Hud-
son River.
DR.. Givens journeyed to New
York City last week to complete
final arrangements with the local
committee FIe announced that
would be available.
The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12
BY LEON LEWIS

NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
under fire and federal investiga-
ticn relative to $449,0S9 refund
ing bond deal with a prominent
New Orleans investment brokerage
firm, the New orleans Levee board
granted temporary use Of Seabrook
beach to Negroes last week.
Following a petition signed by
q Of New Orleans leading Negro
citizens to remove the colored
beach from Seabrook on the lake
front some IA miles from town, the
levee board ordered the Seabrook
beach, used by the race last year
and several years back, closed for
Negro usage.
Pressure from the masses Of Ne
gro citizens here and consistent
fight by the two local NegIo pa
rer3 won consideration from the