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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13
by Francis Fosnieht

The Community Church School enjoyed their annual
Outing and Field Day Saturday, June 10th, at the
areenbe1t Lake. approximately 375 happy but tired
members returned home in early evening proclaim
ing wonderful time was had by all.
sold Faithful" Pop Widger, of the Community Men's
class In charge of he athletic while Sam
Cregger acted announcer
Ice cream and soft drinks were served to everyone
present. After the athletic events run, every
sat down to supper picnics
The events and winners fo11owss
5Q-YARD DASH
Boys to 10 Won by Wesly Bryan; second,
Sumner Craines
Boys IL to Il Won by Bill Langford; second
Herbert Hail.
Men - to 20 Won by Colin Nea1s
Girls u to L. Won By Doris Edwards and Ora
Donoghme (tie).
Men 30 & Won by william Therrel1.
30-YARD DASH
Girls to IL Won BY Helen ward, second,
Doris Lehmans
Women ls Won by Mrs. Robert Dove.
25-YARD DASH
Boys Girls to g. Won BY John Teel; second, Wan
Neb1ett.
2o-YARp DASH
Children Under Six Won BY Lee Duder; second,
Gargde Kopp.
25-YARD SACK RACE
Boys 10 to u Won by H. N. Goode
Girls 10 to u Won by Donogimes
2o-YARD NEEDLE THREADING
Girls IS & Won by Mrs. Dove.
30-YARD SHOE SCRABIE
Boys Girls 2 to9- Won by jimmie Smith in boys
class and Maryltn Eshbaugh in
girls class.
POTATO RACE
Men IS to IS Won by j. L.. Damerons
2o-yARD SPOON AND EGG RACE
Boys Girls under Won by Billy Gibson and Patsy
DUNBAR
AO-YARD THREE LEGGED RACE
Qlan & Wife) Won by Mr. Mrs. Bryans
PIE EATING CONTEST
Boys Girls to IL Mah1on Eshbaugh.
CRACKER EATING AND WHISTLE
10 & Buck Williams
FAMILY RELAY RACE Dorsey family.
TUG OF WAR Team captained by John Tee1.
PEANUT SCRAMBLE Buzzie Merryman.
Cradle ROLL Sandra Reamys
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13
TENNIS TEAM SET TO GO

The tennis team is about ready to go. Other teams
In the six club Town and Country League include the
Junior Varsity Squad from Ameri can University,
teams from the Interior Recreation As
ISOLATION, Whi ttentide, and group yet unknown.
Matches to be arranged this week With the race
opening next Sunday.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13

Next Saturday at Pm. the boys take on Hal
Steffes and his Maritimers. In their last session
the two teams forced to call the game in the
first half of the fifth with the Sailors out in
front ri. That ranked because the time the
Reps were sporting an undefeated record and this
struggle should be nothing less than titanic. On
Sunday they the road to play Coopers Bakery
The Edgewood Park at Lincoln Road and Franklin Street
N.W party from the homestead will leave from the
drug store at about las Pm.
Saturday June IS at Pm. the old Athletic
Field the Reps play host to the Ida Department
team who are holding down second place in the Sport
Center Sunday Morning League.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13

soFTBALL LEAGUE STANDING JUNE 6, 1910
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-06-13

LEADING H1rrRs AS OF JUNE 6, 1870
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
PHILA. GROUPS UNITE TO
FIGHT HEAVY TAX ON WAGES

Philadelphia, Feb, (CNA)-With
the railroad Brotherhoods, the Go
and the AT. of L. united on the issue,
a steering committee of 20 was formed
here at a conference of unions to di-
rect a united labor fight against the
one and one-half per cent tax on
wages in effect here. The tax applies
to the wages of even the poorly-paid
domestic workers and those on WPA.
With court steps to halt the tax
levied by the municipal government
apparently exhausted, the conference
of unions agreed to organize cam
paign of petitions to repeal the tax,
and mass meetings and demonstra-
tons to protest it:
Numerous civic groups and church
es, Negro and white, have also ex-
pressed opposition to the tax, and are
planning to hold mass meetings in the
near future to demand its recall.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
HOTEL WORKERS IN CHICAGO
WIN PACT

Chicago, Feb, (CNA)-After a
battle of more than two years against
intimidation and sniping by en-
ployers and jim by certain
officials of the American Federation
of Labor, 229 Negro employees at the
Palmer House have won the first con-
tract in major Chicago Hotel for Ne
gro restaurant workers.
In its pact signed with the hotel,
the AFL Federated Hotel Walters
Union Local $50, has cha1ked up these
decisive gains: (D Wage increases
totaling $15,000; (2) Closed snop;
60 Nine-hour day; (4) Pay for over
time; 50 Seniority provisions; (6)
Vacations with pay.
The contract, which is self-renewing
at the end of 18 months, covers Negro
captains, walters and bus boys. Spur
red by this victory, Local $50 is in the
midst of negotiations for a contract
at another Loop hotel, and is push
ing an organizing drive at third
1t was in September, 1887, that 20
Negro walters met to form a union to
better their conditions. After three
months of hard work, they petitioned
for charter from the AFL Hotel and
Restaurant Employees international
Alliance and Bartenders international
League of America. Their plea was
rejected, both by the General Execu-
tive Board of that international union
and by the AFL.
A year and half of struggle followed
and on June l, 1889, a charter was
finally granted the Federated Hotel
Walters Union, known as Local $50
the first Negro walters local chartered
by the AFL.
The whole history of the unions has
been marked by reprisals from en-
ployers.. Workers with long service
were fired, including Hugh R. John
son, secretary-treasurer of the local,
with five years service, and Henry O..
Roberts, local president with ten
years service.
This did not deter organization of
the Palmer House" says Roberts. an
fact walters who had worked there as
long as 40 years responded readily"
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
William Patterson
Negro Leader To
Speak Here

Mr.. William Patterson, nationally
known Negro leader and liberal. will
speak on the subject, Lincoln and the
Negro People" at the Phyllis Wheat
ley House, February 18th at $50 p. m.
This meeting is sponsored by the Edu-
cational Committees of the Hotel and
Restaurants Workers Unions Locals
No. COS and Ola.
Mr.. Patterson is an attorney at law,
having practiced a number of years in
the City of New York. Between the
years of 1882 and 1886 he was active in
the interests of the nine innocent
Scottsboro boys
He spent several years in Europe
In 1887 he made the main repoart al
the Congress in Paris Against Racisn
and Anti-Semitism.
The Educational Committees invites
everyone to attend. Admission free.
Robert Kelly, Chairman.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY HOUSE
IN ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Dinner Meeting of
Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House
will be held in the gymnasium of the
Houset on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 18th at $50 p. m.
DIR. w. d. Brown, Our popular Mill
City physician, the speaker for the oc-
casion will deliver an address on, So
cial Revolution A Necessity" The
House Staff will present pageant OF
activities which will serve as the usual
annual reports. The affair promises
to be both brilliant, colorful and en-
tertaining.
The public is urged to support the
House in this activity. Tickets for the
dinner at sixty cents are on sale at the
House. All reservations must be in by
noon, Monday, February 18th.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
SUNDAY FORUM ANNOUNCE
MENT

"War with Japan? The Jap-U.S
Trade Treaty Expires, a topic of es-
pecially timely Importance, will be dis
cussed at the Sunday Forum on Sun
day, February II, 1910, at 9l9 Mar
quette Avenue, p. m. Carlos Hud-
son will be the speaker The expira-
ton of the trade pact on January 26
curtails shipments of arms and ma
terials to Japan, thus crippling Japan's
war on China. Will Japan concede
to Americas demand of an open door
in China? Will the debate now on
in Congress result in new trade pact
with Japan or war? The speaker will
explain the recent shake-up in the
Japanese cabinet Come to the Sum
day Forum for a full and free dis
cussion.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

This column is set aside for the low
down on things as we actually find them,
and is not used for any propaganda, or the
furthering of any interests. save the trurh
OF events in their relations to Negro HE
in Minneapolis.
Any criticism of anthing appearing IN
this column, should be directed to Ben
Peery, 1929 4th Avenue South, Lo. 22jl,
as the Editor and Owner do not assume
any responsibility for articles appearing un-
der this head.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
MARIAN ANDERSON MURAL
FUND COMMITTEE

The Committee which is raising a
fund of $1,000 for the purpose of in-
stalling in the new Interior Depart
ment Building mural commemora-
ting Miss Marian Anderson's Easter
Day concert at the Lincoln Memorial
in Washington, D. c., urges all who
are interested in the purpose of the
fund to celebrate Lincoln's birthday
by contributing at this time.
"The birthday of the Great E1nanci-
pator," the members of the committee
agree, could be no more fittingly OBJ
served than through nationwide
drive for contributions to the Marian
Anderson Mural Fund. Miss Ander-
son in this triumph symbolized the
high hopes that Lincoln held for the
Negro. When this magnificent wo-
man stood on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial and sang my Country 'Tis
of Thee" a vast audience was re-
awakened to the ideals to which Alb
Iraham Lincoln dedicated his life. To
make possible the preservation OF
this deathless moment for posterity
the committee is urging all persons
and organizations who believe in our
basic democracy to contribute to this
fund in observance of Lincoln's birth
day"
More than thousand dollars has
already been received by the COM
mittee, mostly in small contributions
/ individuals who wish to contribute tc
the fund should send checks or money
orders to the committees treasurer
Jesse H. Mitchell, Industrial Say,
ings Bank, Eleventh and U Streets
N. W., Washington, d. c.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
Happened In Minneapolis
BY BEN PEERY-

one of our group have achieved this
honor.
If it is of any interest to you, Dan
West, Minneapolis bad boy of dec
ade ago, having solved his problem in
the east has drifted westward.
Last we knew of him was about a
week ago when he was making him
self acquainted with church congre-
CATION in nearby city.
Same old line, same old Dan.
The forum has a series of interest
ing meetings planned for the next two
months, A nice place to spend the
first and third Sunday afternoon of
any month.
They meet at the Phyllis Wheatley
Settlement House
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
u B S

The Minnesota Association of Col
ored Women's Club met Thursday,
February at Phyllis Wheatly House,
800 Aldrich Avenue North. AT II a.
m. the board met. The mid-winter
Breakfast was served at | p. m.
Miss Magnolia Latimer, Head resi-
dent of Phyllis Wheatly, guest speak
er, talked on National Association OF
Colored Women's Clubs and women.
Mrs Katherine Mitchell rendered
special music. At p. m. the birth
day cake was served.
Mrs. Francis. Duncan President,
Mrs. Mabel Bell, Program Chairman
Mrs. NJ. c. Washington assisted.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
PHYLLIS wHEATLY NEWS

Forum
Did you miss the most inieresting
forum of the year? 1t was held at
the Wheatly House last Sunday, Feb.
q. A large group of people was out
to hear the six interesting and inform
ative speakers on the Negroes contri-
button to the world and to America.
The speakers were as follows: Rev.
]. H. Thompson, The Church, Mr..
Cecil E. Newman, The Press, Mr.. c.
w. Washington, The Worker, Mrs.
Eva E. Mallory, Artists and Writers,
Mr.. Herman Baily, Politics, and At
torney, Raymond B. Cannon, Profes-
sions.
Be sure to watch for the announce
men of the next forum to be held.
They are sure to be something in in
terest to you and to miss it would be
a bad thing.
Music Department
Do you ever walk through the
Wheatley House and hear some won
derful music? Do you know who that
is or did you think it were radio?
Well, it is about 38 singers under the
direction of Mr.. S. Herrod. These
singers are wonderful to hear and if
you keep up with the Minneapolis Sun
day Forums here at the House you are
sure to hear them at some time
Can you act, sing, or dance or are
you willing to try? If so see Miss
Dorsey in the Music Department and
she will give you a chance in the oper-
etta AS you probably know, it is "Oh,
Doctor" Try-outs are still being held
and formal rehearsals are to begin on
Thursday, February IS, at 800 p. m.
Two of the little Pettifords, that is
Katherine and Alice, will dance before
the Social Workers of the Department
of Public Relief on February 9th.
Nursery
Miss Rosemary Allen, of the Child
Welfare Department spoke before the
K. and N. Mothers Club on January
3lst. Habit Training for the Young
Child" was the subject.
The Mothers Club has completed
the castings for the comedy, "Our
Comical Country Cousins. They arc
under the direction of Mr.. Sundeen,
Dramatic Instructor.
Phyllis Wheatley Nursery and Ken
dergarten children will soon have their
pictures taken during their activities.
They will be presented the evening of
the Annual Dinner, February 18th.
The Boys Department
The hard working Omega Psi Phi
Team was beaten by the Phyllis
Wheatley All Stars Saturday, Febru-
'ary 3rd, 42-36. In the preliminary
games, the Wheatley preps were
Ttrounced by the Blessed Martin de
Pores, VIA
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
oPHELIA RICE woMEN's

Christian Temperance Union met
Monday, February at the home of
Mrs. NJ c. Washington, 619 Oaklake
avenue north. Mrs Ruby Redick lead
the devotional services. A member
ship drive was launched to end April
1.
The white ribbon was pinned on
Mrs. Reddick. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. Mayme Nolan,
1921 South Fifth Street.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

The Elk's had their ups and downs
during the past week.
Trouble walked on their doorstep,
when the city council convened Mon
day. 1t seems as though there was
some difference between them, and
the licensing department of the city.
1t would take Philadelphia lawyer
to explain the technicalities, but when
the smoke cleared away, the Elks
retained their certificate to sell beer.
Then followed a busy session for
the officers.
No one was in the council meeting
Monday, who might have represented
the organizations and it seems that the
matter of revocation was passed over
until Friday.
After a hearing before the Health
and Hospitals Committee that day it
was decided that even Elk's are not
to be expected to die of thirst, so the
JOY will perhaps be unconfined for
the rest of the fiscal year.
Loss of license by the organization
would probably set a precedent in the
affairs of organizations of this type,
as it is not customary for bona fide
clubs to be concerned by the workings
of those who supervise liquor activities
in the city.
Once champion, always champ
it seems.
Bob Marshall once again springs
into the spotlight with an armful OF
efficiency.
This time he makes the honor roll
among the grain weigherS.
He is rated among the five out oi
possible two hundred who have car
ried on the States grain business for
year without single error being
credited against him.
During the past year, Marshall has
handled two thousand six hundred
and eighty cars of grain to achieve
his most recent emolument
1t happens to be the firse time that
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

Mrs. Rhoda Renfroe, 1909 Seventh
Street S. E., fell Sunday on the icy
sidewalk near her home and broke
her leg in two places. Mrs. Renfroe
is resting quietly at her home.
Mary Mason Post Daughter Rulers
Council installed officers Wednesday,
February z.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
SICK AND sHUT-IN

Mrs. Rhoda Renfro, 1909 9TH Street
S. F., State Chairman of Home Mis-
sions, enroute to Bethesda Church ac-
companied by Mrs. N. ]. Wright,
neighbor suffered broken ankle in
two places when she slipped on the ICY
street
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
St. Barnabas Hospital

Mrs. Sarah Hunter, 4026 Clinton
avenue south, who is confined to the
hospital, is resting much better, but
very sick.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

Mothers Effort Club will meet Fri
day, February 18th, at the home of
Mrs. Mabel Bell, 3S49 Fourth Ave
nue. South.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
WHAT HAPPENED
(By Antoine Wilson, Jr.l

The C.C.C. boys are having a won
derful time jiving the country girls
down in Kansas. The misters Charles
Mcdonald and Henry Lacey have got
a special 1--WE that the southern gals
seems to thrive on. The lovers left a
score of broken hearts behoM and l
have been swamped with pleas to
bring back Locinvar and Romeo. Well
girls, I'm sorry but the &c" Men got
them now and, you know after all the
boys are not lonesome so you have
something to be thankful for.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

The Mardhals has finally decided to
take a chance to get married. 1t seems
to run in the family, first one brother
and then the other The lucky ladys
are formerly Misses Marribel Combs
and Quanita Lewis. They were mar
ried at the Court House The we'd
dings took place four days apart.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10
Glen Lake Sanitarium

Mr.. Clifford Butler, who is confined
to his bed at the hospital, condition
fair.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

IBP.OE.W. Minneapolis Elks are
pulling another highland fling in the
near future at the Rest, this will make
the third. This is the newly formed
Drum Corps that is sponsoring the
dance. The dance will take place Val
ssntine's Day, February l4th.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

Mr.. Ernest Armstrong, a patient at
the hospital for several months, con-
dition very much improved.
Twin-City herald., 1940-02-10

Mrs. La Belle Warren, 635 Seventh
Avenue North is quite i'll at her home.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Lucky He Is in Majors, Hudson
Feels Despite Masterpiece
Hurled Against Red Sox

lucky to be in the majors right now,
l guess.
There's no doubt in my mind
that if I had been with any OF
quite few other major league clubs
they'd have shipped me back to
the minors after that sorry start.
Washington happened to be short
on pitchers and it's lucky break
for me. Bucky kept showing me
back in there and 1 finally started
to win a few games, but it might
have been different with almost any
other team.
"I was terribly discouraged early
in the season, but those losses were
my fault. I was throwing, not
pitching. I certainly feel I should
do better next year"
AS the Mats rested today before
clashing with the Yankees in. the
first of a four-game series tomor-
row at Griffith Stadium there still
was considerable chatter concern
ing Hudson's latest conquest. With
the exception of his two one-hit
games he unraveled his finest game
of the season to break the Mats
six-game losing streak.
Sanford's Single Decisive.
For l3 innings Sid stymied the
Red Sox in that opener, yielding 10
hits but pitching Superbly in the
few times he was in trouble. The
break came in the Mats portion of
the thirteenth, when Buddy Lewis
drilled a double to right to launch
the inning. Gerald Walker was pur-
posely passed and after Cecil Travis
sacrificed, Jimmy Bloodworth also
was walked purposely.
Into that situation stepped the
light-hitting Jack Sanford and
belted a long single over the head
of Left Fielder Ted Williams to
score Lewis with the winning run.
Before humping previous single
in the twelfth inning Sanford had
been to bat 20 consecutive times
without getting hit.
Little Dominic Di Maggie had
prolonged the game for the Red
Sox in the twelfth when he streaked
to the center field fence for a bril-
liant over the shoulder running
catch of George Cases deep drive at
a time when the bases were loaded
and two were out. 1t was perhaps
the finest and most timely catch
made here this season.
Grove deserved a better fate. For
II innings he held the Mats to four
hits. all singles, before firing to
allow four more hits in the last two
innings.
The second game, limited to six
innings due to darkness, served to
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Despite Past Crockups, Sneod Was Fovorite

equal
A. little Paul
Runyan the experts weighing all of these failures were
lacking takes heavy
He from
and his control the
trailing TWO hoes
when they when shoots &c. five
unde have
win
repertoire should make him the Mr. Big
failures the favore for this
the Canadian Open and the
better the mixture of youth and
experience and well everything.
But the blue chips the table let's give this
fellow Nelson, a tumble.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Split With As;
Tigers, Tribe
Lose Pair
Browns Jolt Leaders,:
Reds Hold Margin
By Even Break
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

AsSoCldttu fIeSS sports WElLer.
The American League is heading
for its widest windup in modern
history. The big Labor Day blow
off, which. incidentally, brought out
264,000 fans-173,O0 900 in American
League parks-just about raised
everybody'S temperature to the boil
ing point.
Both the Cleveland Indians and
Detroit Tigers dropped double
headers while the New York YAM
KEGS split with the Philadelphia
Athletics before SO $40 fans at Yam
kee Stadium.
The world champions thus moved
into second place by a slender per-
centage margin, 1894 to .5625, over
the Detroit Tigers, while the lead
of the Indians over each now Is 3la
games.
Reds About Conceded Flag.
The National League, which
usually stages the big September
show, already has virtually awarded
the championship to the Cincinnati
Reds for another term and the
fact that all the first division clubs
in that circuit divided the spoils
yesterday didn't change matters.
The fact that the Yankees win
ming streak finally was sliced at
eight games may have furnished
some encouragement to their rivals
With Lefty Marius Russo pitching
five-hit ball they had no trouble
taking the opener from the AS, 6-3.
They simply couldn't do anything
with the slider of Johnny Babich
in the nightcap and were shutout,
80, on five hits.
The outcome gave them a record
of IA victories in Is games during
their home stand.
Indians Make Lone Run.
The unpredictable Vernon Ken
nedy held the Indians to seven hits
in the opener and raped out three
himself to lead the Browns to a 81
triumph. In the nightcap Eden
Auker submarine -balled a 80 shut
out, yielding only five safeties.
The Tigers met the same fate at
Chicago, smashing to pieces on the
hurting of Bill Dietrich and John
Rigney. Julius Solters broke up the
first game with single in the eighth
for a 81 decision. Rigney shut them
out, 40, in the second game with
just two hits.
The most astounding pitching duel
of the day, however, was 13-
inning struggle between old Lefty
Grove of the Boston Red Sox and
young Sid Hudson of the Washing
ton Senators.
Paul Derringer got his 18th victory
by holding the st. Louis Cardinals
to five hits as the Cincinnati Reds
captured the first game of their
double-header, 21. Mort Cooper
baked with the bases loaded to let
in the winning run. The Cards man
aged to hang onto third place by
taking the nightcap, IA.
Evening star., 1940-09-03
CoIorIess Nelson Perfectly Balanced Golfer, Fighter

tackle Nelson-Iyon
National
League certainly the cooru Turk
Edwards gets the play.
whose assmore
acuar and when the trade speaks of pu there always Horton
Smith But there isn't anything Nelson can't do and it follows that
he do
golfng Indeed
deeper than today
championships slip from his and
prior defeat yesterday by Nelson In the Open
Guldah
his probably the worst bowp In open
history incredible and final
championship Ceve
he paced 81 wound with asround
Evening star., 1940-09-03
Exum Here to Tell
MiIIner Injury


EN- ROUTE TO WASHING
TON, Sept. 3.-How long End
Wayne Millner must remain idle
will not be known until he is
examined by the Redskins physi-
clan in Washington. The crack
flankman may have dislocated
his shoulder in racing for pass
in last Sundays workout and he
did not even put on a unifoym
for the game with the Packers
yesterday.
AS no additional releases were
announced after the game, 38
players were Washington-b bound
with the squad today. Coach
Ray Flaherty said he probably
would make a second squad cut
some time before leaving for
Boston on Saturday. The Red
skins again are scheduled to
meet an Eastern all-star aggre-
CATION in the Hub city. as they
did last year, week from tonight.