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The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30
Conference of Teachers From
Every County Called by NAACP

for the Advancement of Colored
People, it was announced today by
Thurgood Marshall, special coun-
sci for the association.
Teachers representative from
each county will attend the confer
ence," Mr. Marshall said, land
plan the next steps they and the
NAACP attorneys will take to en-
force the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals Decision in the
Melvin o. Aston case.
In November, 1889, NAACP at
torneys brought an action against
the Norfolk, Virginia, school board
in behalf Of Mr. Alston, school
principal and the Negro teachers
of that city, TO force the board TO
pay the principal salary equal to
that of white teacher doing the
same type of work.
Last June the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
a lower court ruling, and estab-
lished the principle that discrimi-
nation in the payment Of teachers
salaries based solely on the ground
of race or color, is unconstitutional.
The United States Supreme Court
allowed this decision to stand,
when it refused to review the case
in ruling handed down October
%.
Last week the teachers agreed to
accept a plan put forward by the
City attorney of Norfolk, which
equalizes their salaries with those
Of white teachers by September,
1942, provided conditions outlined
by NAACP attorneys are agreed
upon. The school boards offer in
clude the payment of $129,000 be-
tween now and the 1942 date.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

You ought to know this easy way
to relieve constipation headaches,
tillousness. sour stomach. bad
breath. loss of appetite or energy.
Spicy and aromatic B l. A c K
DRAUGHT, if taken by simple di-
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LY but thoroughly next morning.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

RICHMOND, Va.-(S N S.
Plans for carrying forward the
fight to equalize the salaries OF
Negro and white public school
teachers in every one of the coun-
ties in Virginia will be worked out
today at a conference called by at
torneys of the National Association
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30
Only Southern
Race School
To Give Subject

various lines of work Instruction
will be given IN practically all
branches of engineering.
PLAN NEW COURSES
The local college is already coop
Grating with the defense program
in offering vocational courses in
carpentry, cement finishing and
plastering, and brick masonry, and
is scheduled to begin special courses
in machine shop practice, sheet
metal wolk, plumbing ,and auto
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

The detailed payroll Of the
Democratf C National Commit tee for
the period october % to 80 lis is the
following disbursements:
Julian d. Rainey, Hotel Theresa,
5000: Arti' 'lur H Taylor, 656 st.
Nichols A venue, New York, rs;
Bennie l3utler, 420 w 18th st rect,
New York, $50; Gregory Colel man,
3o3 E. 1tSLst Street, New York,
$50: Doro thy Saunders, 112 w.
138th Street. New york, $40.
Salaries isted as paid by the
Republican lsational committee on
october 3 ino lude the following
Nahum D. Brascher, 500; Charles
H. Galloway, t99; o. Stanton De-
Priest, $99; Pei Ty w. Howard. 49,
so. Edwin B. j purdain, Jr. $148.5O;
Aaron H. Payn g, $123.75; Patrick
2. Priscott, Jr., $l98.
GLADYS F.. Red mond, $74.25; IS.
D Redmond, $148.5 so; s.. r. Red
mond. $247 SO; j acob R. Upper,
500: Emmett j. sicott, $3.50; Harry
B. webber, $1O6.42; Joseph v.
Baker. $123 rs; j. Mercer Burrell,
$173.25; Harold C., Burton, $86 81,
Robert P. McGuinn, $146.68; Cas-
sandra E Maxwell, $74. .25; Thom-
as w. Myles, $8662; oliver Ran
dolph. $198; John r. Pringle, SILL
81; Francis E. Rivers, $3O9.3z;
Bishop David H. Sims. $129.74;
Sara P Speaks. $198: Marcus F..
Wheatland, $148-50; Geneva Laura
Williams $l68.30-
Other disbursem ents listed by the
Republican National Committee in
cluded the follow ing:
october 21: Cornelius Richardson
State aid, 500; j. Finley Wilson
reimbursement of expenses, $75.70;
Perry. w. Howard, reimbursement o1
expenses, $102.l7.
October "a: j. Anthony Josey
reimbursement of expenses, $44.73;
S. D. Redmond, reimbursement oi
expenses, $67.66; Willoam E. King
organization work, 500; S. R.
Redmond, reimbursement OF eX
penses, $121.40; S. R. Redmond
aid to States, $750.
October 25: DR.. j. r. A. Cross
land, reimbursement of expenses
$48.18; Sara Pelham Speaks REIN
bursement of expenses, $199.63; j
Mercer Burrell, Newark, expens
advance. $50; Arthur C. Logal
1O11 O Street, northwest, reimburse
ment of expenses, $32.46.
October 26: DR.. L. K. Williams
reimbursement of expenses. S1n9
: Lawrence Payne, aid to State, 5000
Colored Workers Committee TO
, Willkie, Hotel Commodore, New
= York folders. $3.50.
October %: o. Stanton DePriest
:. advance. .$25: Olive Randolph ar
j. M. Burrell, melting in Newark
!. expenses $500; Oliver Randolnl
: reimbursement of expenses, $25.85
: William E. King, organizatio
:. work, $406.
october 30: New York Amstel
: dam News, S504; WaShingto
Tribune, $500; New Jersey Heral
Q News, $400; Afro American, $40C
Mars s. Galloway, Reimbursement
IS of expenses $49.55; Joseph ". Bal
n er, reimbursement of expense
II $4360; oliver Randolph, reimburse
) ment of expenses, S51.50; Sara F
e Speaks, advance travel expense an
= petty cash, 500; Pittsburgh Courie
$198.
II October 81: Kansas City Ca,
y $500.
: Disbursements of the Dem'
d cratic National Committee frol
October % to 80 including the 70
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30
>Virginians Seeking Equal
Salaries In Whole State

to 90, $11230
John A. Singleton, travelling eX-
penseS, $13470; Marshall L. Shep-
ard, travelling expenses, Boston to
Washington, Gettysburg and New
York, October 25 to %, $l20; Will
liam j. Thompkins, advance to be
accounted for $75.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

The eight or ten explosions which
have rocked several New Jersey
industrial plants and two or three
in the midwest are just the begin
ming. The thousands of saboteurs
who. like uermites. infest ollr
country, are merely waiting for
defense production to get in full
swing.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

These members of the committee the
the observance of National Negro Week the national
contest conducted annually by the association Pictured
r c. W. N. c. Mutual, Durham; L. Great
Lakes Mutual Deo L. D. Rogers Central Life Tampa p
Industrial Life Young,
Universal Life Memphis; E. Smith, the
Life and
ociation Virginia Mutual Benefit Richmond
CASTOR, B. T. Washington Burial, Birmingham.
Second row. M. C. Dunba CLEVELAND G..
Ih @ Supreme Liberty, Chicago; j. A. Bats Afro American
Bech, Afro jacksonville; w.
Jr, Winston Mutual Winon-Sae Exec
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30
Loyalty Held Cheap

THE EVER increasing of mysterious ex
Rlosaons and fires which are cripplng many of the
plants engaged in filling national defense contracts
are natural result of labor policy practiced by
many big industrialists in which premium is placed
On a white face rather than on ones patriotic 10y
Slty TO COUNTRY
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

Life, Dallas and Campfield Atlanta Life Atlanta
Third H. Commonwealth Chicago;
Cox NJ c. Mutual Durham c. Ford Svannas
Winston Minor, Commonwealth Burial Chicago c. r. Williams.
Pilgrim Life H. J.
L. Wheeler, N. c. Mutual, Durham.
Fourth S. Sandback, Guaranty Savannah;
Stewart Afro jacksonville; j. c. johnson, Pilgrim
Mutual, Winston Salem, NJ
c.; c. B. Nicho Pilgrim Life Augusta; r. L. Johnson, Good
New 81
Fifth r. E. Banks Atlanta; Charles W. Greene, assistant
host the
Atlanta; and James L. Richmond Va (SNS Staff Photo)
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30

However, if new colonel is Sc
lected after the national guard
unit becomes a part of the regular
army in January, it is likely that
the war department. will choose
white colonel to command the
armys only Negro-manned artillery
regiment
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30
The Globe Trotter ~@s By cliff Maeka,

blindy hung out white Only" signs where the acts
CT sabotage are occurring most regularly. Black
never given chance in the big New
Jersey plants which few weeks ago became the
targets of unexplained blasts
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-30
Republicans Demos Spend
Heavily To Gef Race Votes
Disbursements
Listed By Groups

WASHINGTON -(ANP)-Both political parties in
cued color ed persons their payros during
presidential paign according to financial reports
filed W. the clerk of the House of Representatives.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
STATE RECRUITS
MONTHLY QUOTA
Several Waterbury Youths
Among Number Accept
for U. S. Navy

The Navy recruiting service In
Connecticut, through its officer ID
charge, Lieutenant w. B. Davidson,
announced today that it had filled
It's monthly quota Of recruits by
accepting for enlistment twenty one
youths from all parts Of the state.
Eighty more men viii be enlisted
IN october at the rate Of Is on
each Tuesday Of the month.
The men enlisted today and
transferred to the Naval Training
Station are: Isadore A. Tadiello, So
Maple street, Winsted; Charles H.
Rippell, as Denison avenue, Mystic;
George r. ,Melnechuk, 13l High
street, Norwich, and Aston Santti,
North Stonington. With them went
twelve men who were enlisted on
September 18th: Bradford e. Car
ter, IS Summer street, New Britain;
Arwin label, RID No. 8, Box 238,
Bridgeport; Wymer II. Donaldson,
165 jefferson street, Stratford;
Donald E. Blanchette, IS Field
street, Waterbury; George l..
Hughes, al Noble avenue, Water
bury; Charles J. Boyles, $50 East
JMain street, Waterbury; Samuel
Rauchwerger, 176 Chestnut avenue,
Waterbury; Orlando j. Corradino,
AL Center street, Meriden; Henry
p. Isyk, ITO West Main street, Mer-
iden; Joseph D'Alessio, 2l6 Cedar
street, New Haven; Walter J. Lew
icki, n Pearl street, Seymour; and
Charles e. Mckay, Is Summer
street, New Britain.
Those enlisted and granted a
weeks leave are: Henry r. Soils
bury, 81 Sunnyside street, Mystic;
william A. Victoria, q School
street, Stonington; George M. Hen
erickson, RID No. /, Mystic; Fran
els ]. Bohara, IA Starr street, Nor
wich; Anthony r. Sharr, Jr., lao
Whiting street, Plantsville; On
tario Morganti, 90 Fairview avenue,
Groton: Michael M. Marzbanian, 90
Beaver street, New Britain; Alex
Kostenko, ZIG Orange street, STRAIT
ford; Joseph M. Falvey, 325 Cooke
street, Waterbury; Robert ]. Nc
CURE, Essex avenue, Waterbury;
Eugene j. Montanari, IS Pleasant
street, Naugatuck; Robert M. An
tanaitis, II orchard street, Nauga-
tuck: Thaddeus j. Gurecki, 98h
Pleasant street, Meriden; George
w. Wallace, Jr., Cow Hill road,
Clinton; Alex M. Diachenko, p. o.
Box II, Mansfield; Robert D. Land
dunn, RID No. /, Mystic and Jo-
seph Miluso, 1l9 Hill street, New
Haven, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
Power, Arms Plants At
Berlin Reported Ruined
CONTINUED from Page -

much of the city's electric current.
sticks of high explosive bombs OF
heavy calibre were seen to burst
across the plant. A blast furnace in
the southeastern suburbs was struck
and a large fire followed.
1.-TWO sticks of bombs were drop
ped across a canal bridge two miles
southwest of Berlin's main airport
at Tempelhof."
Super Bombs Dropped
German planes rained super
bombs on central London from dark
last night to dawn today in the most
ferocious air raid of the war.
They were venting German rage
at raids on Germany, but even as
they bombed, British plane fleets
were bombing Berlin for the third
straight night, and were heavily at
lacking German invasion ports
across the English Channel.
For hours, as buildings and homes
crashed in ruins and the streets were
Uttered with debris German planes,
usually flying in close s.ngse file, went
back and forth across the heart OF
London dropping incendiary and
great explosive bombs.
Lenders emerged from raid shell
ters, subway stations and Easements
as the raid ended this morning to
find many buildings, shops and
houses in ruins, thousands of work
ers clearing the streets Of broken
glass and masonry, ano new streets
roped of because they were dam
gerous to traffic.
Damage Unestimated
It was impossible to estimate the
damage. But the bombing resulted
in widespread destruction through
out central London and in 40 sur
rounding districts Of greater London.
The great bombs which the Ger
mans dropped had devastating eff
feet.
Almost all night the sky was aglow
with brilliant flares which the raid
ers dropped to light targets, and
with the fires their incendiary bombs
caused.
Searchlights ranged the sky and
anti-aircraft guns fired furiously.
1t was the general belief that furi-
GUS as was the attack and merci-
lessly as targets of all sorts includ-
ing homes were struck, London was
yet to face its greatest ordeal, and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
HINDERINC ATTACK
CLAIMED BY JAPS
Chinese War in LungchOw
Area to Hold Up IndO-
China Invasion

Shanghai, Sept. 25-(UP)-A Chi
nese army has attacked the jap
anese in the bungalow area near
the Indo- Chinese frontier in a move
to hinder the Japanese invasion of
Indo- China, authoritative dispatches
from the border asserted today.
It had been known that China
was maSsing big forces Of troops in
the area, and that all was ready
for an attack when the Chinese gov
eminent decided to give the order.
News of the Chinese attack reach
ed here today as the Japanese an
nounced they had started landing
troops at Haiphong, the port OF
Hanoi, despite the aggregation by
French Colonial authorities of the
agreement on which the landing was
to have been based.
A Domei (Japanese) News agency
dispatch from somewhere in south
China" said that army authorities
had announced the start Of landing
operations under the terms of the
agreement" and had said in a COM
munique:
"We expect the landing to be eff
fected peacefully and amieably by
application Of the terms Of the
agreement.
Though the japanese would be OPP
posed only by French Colonial
forces in any fighting in the Haip-
hong area, they might meet serious
difficulty from the Chinese.
bungalow, in which, according
to advices, the Chinese attacked
the japanese Canton army, is on
the Manning Hanoi railroad. Thus
it is a strategically important area.
It is only about 80 miles from the
frontier and about 40 miles from
Langson, the railroad town on the
Indo-C Chinese side where French
Colonial forces have made a de-
termined stand against great odds.
Latest official advices from Hanoi
were that the japanese were at
lacking with increasing fury. There
were unconfirmed reports at Hanoi
that the French Colonial forces had
taken 200 Japanese prisoners.
There were two air raid alarms at
Hanoi yesterday and authorities
urged everyone who had no urgent
business to evacuate to the country
side.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
PRINTER APPRENTICE
HELD FOR MURDER

New London. Conn, Sept. 26.-
(UP)-Hugh Barry Kenyon, 90
year-old Pawcatuck printer appren-
tice, was under O first degree mtif-
der indictment today, awaiting trial
In criminal superior court for the
Staying Of Miss Rita Wheaton, 10,
Westerly, n. J., at 0roton last July.
A grand jury handed up the In
dictment late yesterday after an
hours elaboration. Kenyon alleg.
eddy has confessed to state police
he killed the girl because she re-
fused 10 marry him. Ter bludgecn-
ed body, weighted with stones, ives
found n . brock after Kenyon went
70 O priest for advice and Waa ted
10 surrender 70 authorities.
ilis trial vas expected 10 be held
during the present court term.
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Shasta, Calf.
Muhlenbroich was to be removed
to San Mateo county jail to await
trial under California's Little Lind
bergh" law. If convicted, he faces
life Imprisonment. The death pen
atty is mandatory only If the victim
Is harmed. The De Tristan child
was not harmed.
Cecil Wetsel and Ellis Wood, the
woodsmen who captured Mullen
broich and rescued the child, were
taken from the FBI oflces yesterday
to call upon the Count and Coun-
tess De Tristan at their Hillsborough
home.
Wood, 80 and father of five chill
dren, blushed furiously when the
countess ducked her head toward
his shoulder, and, holding each by
the hand, beamed upon them.
Wetsel, 220-pound former football
player, who has three children, in
sisted that Wood had more to do
with the capture than he did.
This is all a lot Of bunk" he
said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
WAGE INCREASES
in WELFARE DEPT.
CONTINUED from Page y

Among the reductions in items pro-
posed for next year are 5000 in
rent allowances, $4,000 for care OF
patients in hospitals, 5000 for the
boarding of children, and $1,000 for
the care Of patients in state institu-
tons.
Aside from the regular operating
budget, the Welfare Department
has several Of its own WPA prof.
ects. An increase of $500 in the
amount required for the projects is
sought for next year. This sum,
added to the regular budget, means
that the total appropriation sought
for next year is $463, 900, the same
total granted for this year.
The proposed welfare budget has
been submitted to Budget Director
Thorvald Olsen, and is now being
studied by him. 1t must SUISSE
quently go to the mayor, the Board
of Finance, and the Board of Alder
men.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
WILBY GRADUATE
in MARINE CORPS

Francis Joseph Jamele, ATT Will
son street, was accepted for enlist
ment today in the U. s. Marine
Corps, according TO First Sergeant
George A. Beck, MOO, In charge
Of recruiting at Room No. 200 new
post office building, Jamele was
sent 10 the district headquarters In
Springfield, Mass. for the final ex-
animation, passed, and was then
transferred to the Marine barracks,
Paris Island, 8. O., for the milf
tary training period FarnciS j. ia
meie who Is the son Of Frank and
Rose Jamele, ATT Wilson street. grad
uated from the wildly High school
In the class Of 1899.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
DEGREE AWARDED
REV. W. H. GRAY
Hartford Dean Is HOnOred
With D. D. By Rt. Rev
Frederick BudlOng
Especial to The Democrat)

Especial to The Democrat)
New Haven, Sept. 25.-Calling him
good soldier for both his country
and God, the Rt. Rev. Frederick
G. Budloi.g, of Hartford, Episcopal
ian Bishop of Connecticut, yester-
day conferred an honorary degree
of Doctor of Divinity upon the Very
Rev. Walter H. Gray, Dean of
Christ Church Cathedral in Hart
ford and Bishop Suffragan-elect of
Connecticut. The degree was
awarded as an unexpected feature
of the Convocation exercises in the
chapel hall of the Berkeley Divin-
ity School, held in connection with
the dedication of Brewster Hall.
The Convocation opened a series
of special exercises held at the di-
vinity school yesterday to mark the
formal opening of a new dormitory
building named in honor of the Rt.
Rev. Chauncey Bunce Brewster, for
mer Bishop of Connecticut. The
building was formerly known as
Sachem Hall and was acquired from
Yale University by the school.
Reading the citation for the Very
Rev. Gray in Latin, Bishop Bud
long said: walter Henry Gray,
who in time of war fought as q
good soldier for the country and
now, a soldier of Jesus Christ, wages
a valiant fight on behalf of God,
being a beloved trustee of this
School of Berkeley, Dean of the
Cathedral of the Diocese of Con-
necticut, and lately elected Suffra-
gan Bishop of the same Diocese"
The degree had been voted the
Very Rev. Gray by the Board Of
Trustees of the school.
Principal address at the convoca-
ton exercises was that delivered by
the Very Rev. j. P. Devote, DID,,
Dean of the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine in New York City. A
luncheon for the clergy and invited
guests-who counted among their
number nationally prominent Epis-
copalian clergymen-was held in the
Deanery Of the school.
Formal exercises in the afternoon
marking the opening of Brewster
Hall were featured by several adj
dresses.
Franklin E. Parker, Jr., Of New
York city, member of the Board
of Trustees of the school, said: cat
this time of world crisis, when not
only theological but moral and hui
name foundations are crumbling
throughout the world, the thought
full everywhere are looking to the
Church for guidance, and the
Church is looking to the clergy"
Calling for continued support for
theological training he said that the
presence of so many prominent
church leaders at the exercises
showed that you believe the Berke-
ley Divinity School ought to take a
vital part-indeed a leading part
in this great work of the renewal
of theological education"
High tribute to Bishop Brewster
was paid by Parker who said: I'VE
are proud of those services, and we
all delight to think of his high
idealism in every field of social,
educational, and humanitarian en-
deavor, and of his sanity Christian
character. To him is due much
of the credit for the position which
the School has attained today"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
that the intensity of the German
attack would be increased tonight.
Furry Seen In Raid


attack would be increased tonight.
Furry Seen In Raid
There had been concentrated fury
in the raid last night. The German
planes flew remarkably low, first un-
der clouds and then in the open sky.
The crack of anti-aircraft guns, the
screams and thuds of bombs, the
drone of planes and the screams of
victims continued all night.
-Four great bombs smashed into a
historic site in central London
which had been damagd seriously
last week. Buildings so yards away
were rocked. Some historic build
ings were wrecked, and debris was
splattered over the neighborhood.
(The Associated Press said in New
York that its building had been
struck. A fire in the building was
soon put out and the Associated
Press reported early this morning
that its service was working nor
mally)
A great "bread basket" bomb show
cred incendiary missiles on central
London and caused numerous fires.
which were subdued.
Sixteen incendiary bombs fell
within a few minutes on a north
London hospital. One crashed
through to landing outside room
in which 20 persons were sleeping.
A fire which the bomb started was
soon put out. There was more seri-
GUS fire in q storeroom OF the hos
pital. There were no casualties
among the terrified patients
The southwest London shopping
district suffered heavily.
A terse official statement said that
Royal Air Force planes again heav-
lily attacked German invasion ports
across the Channel during the night
and dispatches from Berlin had told
of a two hour and 48 minute British
raid on Berlin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-25
DANBURY MAN is
GIVEN SENTENCE.

Keene, N. H, Sept. 25.-(UP)-
Ernest Hoyt, %, of Danbury, Conn.,,
today began a four-to-six year state
prison term after being convicted
of arson in superior court yesterday.
His sister, Mrs. Mildred Jacobson,
also of Danbury. was given two years
probation as an accessory.
Hoyt set fire Sept. to a house
and barn at Chesterfield owned by
his father and himself. The insur-
ed property was destroyed. Mrs.
jacobson drove her brother from
Connecticut to Chesterfield prior to
the fire.