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The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

SuDSLlLuLe, Ndllee anu Lie
Kings Men" cleared a wire and
sang directly to the wedding party.
It's very funny story they are
telling on Isadore Friedman, of
the Warner music department. He
and Director Sidney Lanfield were
talking and the conversation
turned to jazz music.
Friedman was scoffing at the
many bands who claimed to have
started it.
"Come into my Office" he said,
"and I'll play you one of the really
early records"
1t turned out to be "rhe Livery
Stables Blues" as played by the
Dixieland Jazz band.
Lanfield let him play two more
and then broke the news. All
three Of the records had been
made by Lanfield himself when he
was pianist with the band.
Eleven years ago, when he was
a lifeguard in Illinois, Ronald
Reagan saved a girl, Mary Helen
Cobb, from drowning. The star
just received a startling letter
from her. She is now the wife Of
an Argentine industrialist and the
mother of seven children.
She said she has just read of
Reagan's marriage to Jane Wy
man. And that she is willing to
make a present of $1,000 to every
child they have.
Despite the fiattering offer. Jane
and Ronald are not planning a
family at the present.
Fay Holden, mother in the
Hardy series, risked her life over
the week end to save her dog. The
Holden garage caught fire and the
animal was locked in it. The
actress got the doors open and
rescued her pet just as the whole
interior burst into flames. Doc
tors now say that Actress Mona
Gitterman definitely will recover
from her burns and, better still,
that her face will be unccarred. .
It will be months, though, before
she is completely recovered. .
That was Will Price, the dialogue
director, dancing with Arleen
Whelan at La Conga. They
weren't a twosome, however. .
NyJ,;S Sy1nt oyorc on oII-olnotrio or
chestra. Every instrument has an
electric amplifier. D.. Billie Gray
was the pretty girl with George
Stone at Slapsy Makes. .; Mrs.
Henry Fonda already is in New
York awaiting the birth of the
baby. And has anybody else
pointed out that this year is the
fourth time Irene Dunno has won
l. an academy award nomination
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big shots watching her. Because
she illustrated her story.
Shes the 18th child of Bap-
list minister, her father had a good
Jass voice and her mother sang
soprano in the church choir Her
mother also taught her to cook md
she worked at that job in Denver
during the time she made her way
through the East Denver High
School,, where she studied dramatic
art and public speaking. She got a
oold medal there for reciting verses
of Paul Laurence Dunbar She
crooned over the airWaves for two
years as High Hat Hattie
"Once when she was taking care
of the powder room in a Milwau-
kee cafe, the leading lady of the
floor show tainted, and Hattie VOL
unteered to put over the show. She
did and from then on the ladies
powdered their noses without Hat
ties assistance Her success in
"Showboat'' brought her to Holly
wood And I remember her in
Katherine Hepburn's alice Ad-
ans" in which she did a female
Stepin Fetchit cook. 1t was one of
the funniest scenes IN the picture.
She still sings and recites in
church.
1T must have been fun last
time she passed through Denver
where she started her career as
cook, for they had to call out the
fire and police departments to hold
the crowds d,ackp ,S
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
tBy HAROLD JovIEN for AMP

The following listing is in effect
for the week of March only! Ali
time shown is Eastern Standard.
Subtract hour for Central time;
z hours for Mountain time; and 3
hours for West Coast time. AS. is
the unavoidable case in radio sche-
duling, all programs are subject
to last minute changes and cancel
lations.
HOT INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL
LOUIS ARMSTRONG-Sun., Mon.
IL midnite. Cotton Club, New York
City.
BASIN STREET CHAMBER MU-
SIC SOCIETY-NBC Blue, Sunday
4:30 p. m.
ERSKINE BUTTERFIELD- MBS
Tues, ll:45 a IN, Sat 7:l5 2 m
pianist-vocalist.
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their Royale Of GOSSIP and SEC.
OND AVENUE C1.AMBAKE.

Oran HOT LIPS" Page has q
neat little jump crew backing him
on | WOULD DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU. a Decca. Page plays ex-
cellent trumpet and sings in the
Armstrong tradition. The other
side. WON'T BE HERE LONG, is
a slow dirge of a blues. Borrow
ing from John Kirby's style, and
aided by the Mack Sisters, rhythm
singers, Buddy Johnson jumps
through WHEN YOU'RE CUT
WITH ME and REESCE'S IDEA,
Oh Decca. =. q. Three other race re-
leases: HUMMINCi BLUES and
MAMA BLUES, by Joe Joe on Var
sity; DADDY WHAT YOU GOING
TO DO and DON'T SAY GOOD
BYE, by Sally Sad on Varsity with
good trumpet of the late Joe
Smith school, and YOU PLAYED
A TRICK ON MYYand OH LIE,
by James DeBerry on Vocation.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
BUILDING APPROVED

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Approval of an S11, ,584 building
4 at Georgia State College in Thun-
derbolt. Chatham County, was an
nounced Wednesday by Works
Projects Administration officials
Federal funds for this project
amount to $7,484.
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forgotten h i'm.
This w e e X
eight Of them
all f a m o u 8
nanes--plan to
make a phono-
graph record
and send it to
David in France.
If the people all
get their sal
aries, the cost
would run into
t h ou S a nds of
loIJ@-r T4~ %h4
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MRS. WILLIE M. BREEDLOvE

CAMBRIDGE. Ga. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Willie M. Breed
love were held Thursday after
noon from the First Baptist church.
Death occurred Tuesday at Ta1la-
hassee, Florida. Rev w. r. Bur-
CESS oificiated Interment w9G in
the local cemetery.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
By HARRISON CARROLL
King Features Syndicate Writer

HOLLYWOOD.--If the British
censors will pass it, David Niven
will get cheering reminder that
his pals in the Hollywood English
nnlonu have not
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tered schedule-Vocal quartet.
VARIETY, INSPIRATIONAL


VARIETY, INSPIRATIONAL
MAJOR BOWES AMATEUR
HOUR-CBS-Thursday, 9 p. III.
EDDIE ANDERSON, Rochester
Jack Benny's valet-NBC Red
Sunday, Z p. m. West Coast re-
broadcast 11:30 p. m.
EDDIE GREEN with
Tommy Riggs, NBC Red-Monday
8 p. m.
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS-Tues-
day, 7:30 p. m.
GOLDEN GATE SINGERS -CBS
Scattered schedule.
GEORGETTE HARVEY-Maid on
the Betty and Bob" serial-NBC
P'ed-Monday thru Friday, 2 p. m
HOBBY LOBBY Obs Sunday
5 p. m-Whel1ly guests lobby (
their hobbies,
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
McDanlieIs Y Wins
Academy Award

HOLLYWOOD-(ANP)-H Hattie Mcdaniel whose por-
trayal of Nanny in "Gone With The Wind reported
by many critics to have stolen the picture the annual
supporting actress award of the Academy of Motion Pic
Arts and Sciences here Thursday night This is the
first time Negro film player has been SO honored
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

eight pals are Ronald Colman,
Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh,
Nigel Bruce, Roland Youn" Hegi-
1ald Gardiner, Robert CoUte and
one who isn't an Englishman but
who has lived many years there,
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
1t was Robert Coote's idea and
he will engineer the meeting of
the group.
Jackie Coogan will have three
partners in the flying school that
he has bought into at Clover Field.
AS soon as he gets his instruc-
tors license Tin about three weeks,
he thinks), Jackie plans to do
some of the teaching himself.
Meanwhile, the Kid won't turn
down any acting Jobs that crop
up. Don't be surprised if he plays
the Left Erickson part in the coast
production of Margin for Error.
This will surprise Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox has been
after Brenda Joyce's fiance, Owen
Ward, to make a screen test. The
studio feels he has definite posi-
biities. So far, Ward isn't con-
WINGED, however. He is working
for a firm of public accountants
and thinks he would prefer tt
carry out his plans to specialize
in business management.
When Wallie Beery finishes
;t'Twenty-Mule Team," he has some
really ambitious travel plans
to fly to South America and ther
ito cross the ocean on the Clipper
for a look at Egypt.
Nice gesture by Rudy Vallee.
His assistant at Republic, Boil
Simon, wanted to go to Pittsburgh
for the marriage of his sister, Beu
!ah, to Attorney Harold PoSsnoff
.Vallee couldn't let him off but, a;
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NEWS OFTHE THEATRES
e EBEehind the j! Scene&F ;}F 4
HOLLYWOO

a substitute, Vallee and 1.-THE
Kings Men" cleared a wire and
sang directly to the wedding party.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

|SlXty-second Congress, we secured the passage by
Congress of these provisions to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill
provided, however, that no part of this money
shall be expended IN the prosecution OF any organ
ization individual for entering into any combi-
nation or agreement having in view the increasing
OF wages the shortening Of hours or bettering the
condition of labor or for any act done in further
ance thereof not in itself unlawful.
provided further, that no part of this appro-
priation shall be expended for the prosecution of
producers OF farm products or association of farm
ers from cooperating organizing in the effort to
obtain and maintain fair and reasonable price for
their products
When the Clayton antitrust legislation was in
the making, the Federation secured the inclusion
of sections to regulate and limit the use of injunc-
tiOnS in labor disputes and distinguishing between
unions and trusts by the affirmative, principle:
"The labor power of a human being is not COM
modify or article of commerce." But the fight was
not ended We later secured the enactment of the
Norris-LaGuardia Act which brought real relief
from misuse Of inju unctive writ in the Federal
Courts. AS the Government must institute pro-
ceedings under the Clayton Antitrust Act, perse-
cution ended in that field. AS the right to union
membership or collective action for the advance
ment of Labor interests became more generally ac-
cepted, more advanced managements in industry
provided union substitutes in the form of company
controlled plans. With the National Labor Rela-
tions Act providing protection against unfair labor
practices on the part of employers and guarantee
ing to workers the right to union membership for
purposes of collective bargaining, the period of
contest to establish Labor's rights seemed ended.
Then the Antitrust Division of the Department
of Justice announced policy to reform an indus
try and disclosed its intention to regulate and pass
upon matters customarily decided by groups in pri-
vate industry. The policy announced makes as
sumptions amounting to new legislation. That,
however, is not our paramount concern. What is
more important is the new onslaught on labor
standards and labor rights which threatens to de-
stroy the gains of century. The necessary func-
tions of the union are at stake.
Our democracy cannot be maintained unless
workers are free to join unions and choose their
for collective bargaining Abuses
and anti-soca practices of industry must be dealt
with without impairing the necessary rights of|
free workers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
LABOR'S STRUGGLE FOR THE RIGHTS
OF DEMOCRACY

'EIIE VELOPNIENT of rules of conduct is the
basic record in the history of any people. In
the development Of these rules there are two main
factors: purpose and method Of procedure. The
majority of these rules of conduct are unWritten
such as prevailing customs and group codes of
conduct, and are followed by common consent
Sometimes they are written into law and are en-
forced by public authority. In those changes which
constitute historical evolution these rules are mod
flied, sometimes only after great struggle. Such
a struggle has continued in the formulation of the
rights OF workers in an industrial age and under
the impact OF electrically driven machinery. These
masses of workers had to develop standards Of
justice and rights distinct from rights derived
from the ownership of property. Labor called
these personal rights.
The fundamental fact in establishing our rights
was our right to strike If we were free, we had a
right to withhold our labor no employer could
force us to work. The first strikes were of the
nature Of revOlts and were met by charges of con-
Splracy against owners OF property. Our first
major victory established our right to strike by
law and judicial precedent But when our purpose
in striking recognized valid, various strike
tactics were attacked as illegal. Employers found
that courts could be persuaded to issue injunctons
to protect property rights forbiddng picketing
b0ycottlng, meetings. free speech, discussion OF
issues and even payment Of strike benefits.
If wage eaInerS are citizens Of Il democracy
they must be free to promote their own welfare
even thought thereby prerogatives formerly eXer-
cised by others are restricted Wage eaners as
individuals pOWcrleSs to exercise rights Of free
men, therefore their right to organize in unions
for collective action and collective bargaining with
employers has been established. democracy
must assure wage carncrS an opportunity for prog
ress even though this intclfcrcs with an employ
crs assumed right 'to run his business as he
wishes The indirect result may be diversion of
larger portion of income to wages but Justice re-
quires assuring the right to union membership for
purposes Of collective bargaining Only by cOllec-
tive bargaining can employees advance their work
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
CENSORSHIP SOUNDLY REBUKED

DOLCE censorship of printed matter has been
sharply rebuked in Detroit by Circuit Court
Judge Ira w. Jayne in a decision based on sound
sense. Judge Jayne denied an injunction against
Detroit's police censors restraining them from in
terfering with the sale of Ernest Hemingway S
novel, "To Have and TO Have Not. The police
had sought to stop book dealer from selling the
book.
Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea in May, 1888, or
dered the Detroit Public Library to remove the
novel from the library's shelves and instructed
police to bar it's further sale in Detroit. A lower
court denied temporary injunction.
Judge Jayne, in his decision, suggested that the
bookseller test the censorship in criminal court
'before jury OF his peers, armed with the courage
of his convictions"
Censorship is repugnant to freedom of express
sion SO essential to progress" said Judge Jayne.
THE question Of what is obscene depends upon the
standards Of the particular community. No
better fairer test of these standards has been
devised than a jury selected from the whole body
of the populace.'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION BARS
TOTALITARIANS FROM STAFF

New York City ILNS). - The
American Civil Liberties Union, well
known national organization devoted
to the defense of civil liberties, has
barred Communists, Fascists and
Nazis from it's governing committee
and staff.
The decision was made at a meet
ing of the directors, who named the
Rev. John Haynes Holmes, anti Com
munist, as acting chairman to fill the
place of DR.. Harry F. Ward, who re-
signed. Mr.. Ward of the Union
Theological Seminary, has been presi-
dent 20 years. The prohibiting resolu-
tion referred to any person, belonging
"to any political organization which
supports totalitarian dictatorship in
any country or who by his public dec
larations indicates his support Of
such principles"
The resolution was opposed by a
minority group which said it would
"disappoint all those who feel that the
Civil Liberties Union is the last or
ganization in the world to start a
species of Red hunt, which is precise
ly what this carefully dressed up res
olution aims to do"
Thirty members of the national
committee voted for the resolution
after a three hour debate. Ten op-
posed it and three did not vote. The
resolution passed the board of di-
rectors by 13-to-3 vote with two
members not voting.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

Columbus, O. (OLNS).-Rules reg
ulating the operation Of private en-
ployment agencies in the state will be
drafted following survey by the
Employment Service Division of the
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation, Acting Director Wade
Hammond has announced.
Need for greater supervision of the
business methods of such agencies is
necessary, Hammond said, to correct
conditions which are giving rise to an
increasing number Of complaints of
unethical practices Of some operators.
Representatives of private employ
ment agencies will be invited to at
tend hearings to be held shortly in
metropolitan centers of the state to
voice their opinions in person and ex-
press their viewpoints and suggestions
for rules to govern the operation of
private agencies, the state official
said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
CHANGING LABOR STANDARDS

4 Al5OR standards are not stationary They are
4" influenced by continuously changing condi-
tons. Widespread unemployment has speeded the
movement for shorter work day The vital need
for adequate purchasing power in the hands Of
labor has stimulated the movement for higher
wages. When the danger Of a specific industrial
poison has been proved, regulations prohibiting
it's use have followed. Thus standards are raised
chiefly as result Of scientific advancement, work
ers' efforts, and enlightened public opnon.--Mary
Anderson, Director, Women'S Bureau, U. S. De-
partment of Labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

George Washington, the first President of the
United States, would be 20S years old today if
Almighty God permitted man to live that long.
The Father Of Our Country was always militant
ly American so it hardly be doubted that he
would have championed the Buy American" pro-
gram sponsored by the Brotherhood, especially
during the past 10 years of depression and the
coming years Of hard climbing.
Let us attempt to share some of the spirit that
was Washington's and keep the richness Of this
land of ours for Americans.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
VIII AT NEXT?

Trucks and automobiles of the
MiddicscN county government in
London, England, will soon he op-
Grating on sludge gas--a by
product Of the county sewage
plant---to save gasoline. Middle
sex county, a part Of metropolitan
London, is building a $4,000
plant to make use of this by
product in motor vehicles possible.
Similar Use Of sludgc gas has
been reported as common in Ger
many.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
= COURAGE IS NEEDED
= IMAGINATION, ALSO
. MUST PROTECT FINLAND
. WITH RESOLUTIONS

MUST PROTECT FINLAND
. WITH RESOLUTIONS
Courage!
That's what it takes
To come all the way from Texas
Incur the hatred of the New York
400
Who voted for Earl Browder in
Greenwich village
they are safe
Where they are not facing shot and
she'll
Nor fighting elusive ghostly Firms
IN snow-driven woods
To expose oneself to the pitiless
publicity
Surrounding a crusader against ly-
ing propaganda
X X X
Imagination
That's what it takes
To follow the trails of these
snakes
Winding through international by
ways
Sinking about under cover of forged
papers
One must be man of decision and
ruthlessness-
Strong, silent man, of pitiless will
and power
Master of words and phrases, cut
ting like swords
Giving no quarter to any who hesi-
tates to join the fight
Slashing right and left at all who
oppose
Spending the last ounce of energy
Until finally one is driven to rest
again
In Texas
X X X
To be an executioner-
Was always thankless task
While the rabble howl for blood
One lone man must bear the OBJ
loquy-
Of the shocking thing which ends
another man
'Tis easy to make the laws for men
to violate
But to follow the criminals and
traitors
Calls for the single-minded loyalty
of Dies
Unambitious purpose of patriotic
DEVOTION
Which sees in every Communist
nd fr.oolyc hin, -, l;e l.,
In which he feeds on funds
From Moscow
x X X
All our allies
In this dread battle against the
foe
Belong to be helped and aided right
In any way that will not cripple Us
for our own front
We must protect Finland, with res
1t was tragedy, bitter and unex-
pected-
When Nazis made common cause
with Communists
1t was distracting in the extreme
Confusing the real issues
Distorting perspectives--
Putting a strain on logic
Not to be borne
x X X
So we must grid our loins and gar
ters-
Gather our clerks and dicks
Lay deep our plans for far-reaching
Refresh our spirits with confer
anceS-
Strengthen our courage and en-
With more Appropriations
Or the Communists will get us
yet
In Greenwich Village.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
MILK BROKERS' GIVEN STAY

Columbus, 0. (OLNS).-The Ohio
Supreme Court last week granted a
motion for a temporary restraining
order to prohibit Cleveland dairies
from refusing to sell milk to 15O milk
brokers in that city pending the ap-
peal of a case in which Common Pleas
Judge JOY Seth Hurd approved the
contract between the Milk dealers and
the dairies.
The contract provides that milk can
be sold only by Union drivers and
distributors and the dairies were con
templating refusing to sell to the
brokers after March /.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
WIS DOM

Against the insidious wiIes of
foreign influence the jealousy of
free people ought to be constantly
awake, since history and expert
ence prove that foreign influence
is one Of the most banefui foes
OF republican government.
George Washington.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
A &.P SIGNS WITH BUTCHERS

Cleveland, Q. (OLNS).-The Meat
Cutters Union (AFL) and the Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. have end
ed several weeks of negotiations with
the signing of a contract covering
more than 250 full and part time en-
ployes in Cleveland. The new scale
grants wage increases ranging from
81 to $6 a week.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

The working people will not stop
when any particular point is reached !;
hey will never stop in their efforts to
'btain betted life for themselves, for
heir wives, for their children, and for
III humanity.-Samuel Gompers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15
BAKERS UNION 81 YEARS OLD

Chicago QLNS).-The Bakery and
Confectionery Workers International
Union of America was 81 years old on
January 13. The union was organ
lied at Pittsburgh, Pa, on January
13, 1856.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

Demand the Union Label when your
purchase that new suit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-02-15

One must be poor to know the
luxury of giving.-George Eliot.
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. WESTERN CHINA WARE STANDING COMMITTEE
Manufacturers, BEN HAIeDESTY, KOOS CHAS
Operatives ALVIN j. BURT H. r. HAISLOP JOHN MeGLLVRAY
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EASTERN CHINA WARE STANDING COMMITTEE
Operatives E. L. WIIEATLEY JOHN T. BALDAUF. Jr, WM OWEN
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WESTERN GENERAL WARE STAMPING COMMITTEE % - 8
Operatives JOHN McGILLVRAY, LOUIS PESLOCK. F. HAYNES