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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
YOUTH TRAINING
VOLUNTARY PLAN
100000 Young Men Of
High School, College
Age TO Be Taught
(NEA Radiophoto)
BY sANDoR 8. KLEIN

United Press STAR Colrespondent)
washington, June 2o-tUP)-The
White House ID considering today
plans for On immediate voluntary
program for training 1880, 900 youths
OF high school and college age IN
specialized defense industry work.
There was no indication that the
plan, II accepted, would DO incor.
pofated In President Roosevelt's pro.
posal Tor compulsory government
service for young Americans. But a
was understood that 10 would come
within the Jurisdiction OF Sidney
Hillman. employment coordinator OF,
the national defenge advisory com.
mission, who has boon DESIGNATED 10
supervise preliminary development
OK the compulsory program.
An appropriation estimate for the
program, which wag evolved by A
group headed by Commissioner OF
Eduoatioh John w. Studehaker. Ina
poem approved by tho budget bureau
ana awaits approval by tho White
House to send IL 10 Congress.
Under studcbaker,s plan, existing
facilities In more than 1000 yoca-
tolhal schools and should would be
used 70 give young people short. In
tenSive training 10 perform specific
operations In defense industries, The
vocational Observation-Disclosures 1855 an.
gineering colleges-would be asked
70 remain open during tho summer
months and to hold night and day
sessions, each Of eight hours dura.
ton.
Appropriation Cut
The original appropriation esti.
mate was 100000 10 provide fed
eral aid for The schools and TO per-
NIT the hiring Of additional instruc-
tors. However, the budget bureau
has pared this figure to IN undis.
closed amount.
The plan 10 TO coordinate the vo-
cat'onai training work with the do
Tense program 10 provide industriea
In various localities with the type OF
trained workers most needed. For
example, o school located near q
tank factory would train youths &c
perform one or more operations nee.
essary In the building Of tanks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

ALLEN-Horatio Treat Allen, 70
OF 20 Watertown avenue, former To-
cai merchant died last evening OF
the Waterbury hospital after o brief
illness. For 80 years he was AFFILIATED
with the Joslyn a. Allen company
wholesale and retail Ice cream and
confectionery store on Bank street
He was born March 10, 1865, IN
southkury. He was o member Of
St. Johns Episcopal church and q
charter member OF the Lions club.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nellie
(Fairchiid) Alien; o 6tepBon, Burgess
J. Speed, and o Btepdaughter, Mist
Nellie II. Speed, oil Of waterbury
Funeral services will be held Sat.
urday afternoon OF $3.50 o'clock oil
tho Anderson funeral home, 10 Cen.
trail avenue. Rev. Francis o. Ayerf
OF 81. Johns Episcopal church, will
officiate. Burial will be IN Riverside
cemetery.
Friends may cali OF the Anderson
/ funeral home, 10 Central avenue, to-
night and tomorrow night from = 70
0 o'clock.
MERCIER-MrS. Gertrude lie.
Blanc MERCER, wife Of Joseph l..
MERCER died this morning ~ her
home, i6i FaifiaWn avenue after on
extended illness. She was native
OF Little River, daspe, Canada and
has been O resident OF this city for
80 years. She was o deVout conlfnu.
meant OF st. AnnB Church.
Mrs. MERCER n survived by her
husband; two sons, Joseph, Jr. and
Homer MERCER; one daughter, Mrs.
John Lester Hem OF Bristol ana
eight grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the
Bergin Funeral Home, 200 East
Main street Saturday morning at
$50 o'clock 10 et. AIMS church
whore O. solemn mass OF requiem
Will DO celebrated at 0 o'clock. Bur-
iai will DO In tho family plot IN Gal.
vary cemetery. Friends may. call at
the funeral home this evening ana
Friday afternoon and eyet1Stg.
JOHNSON $50 Mrs. Amanda (Lar.
SOM johnson, 90, widow Of John M
Johrgen, died iask night at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Martin Mat.
ron, Midland avenue, Pierpont
Heights, Waterbury. :.
Mrs, johnson was born March IL,
1858, In Sweden, She ~ survived by
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
LATE REALTY NOTES
Mortgage Deeds

Emile and Anna CarusO W the
Waterbury Building and Loan rs
s0clstion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
IN MgMORTAM

~ towing w an1,fgyy,. o. e 9sr A esss
fass g.. Who '9ae .pa sS'yshhi H. ss E ssSrs
age today, June 30 1888.
"HWiis CHILDREN.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

Britain has agreed 10 purchase
100000 tons OF raw sugar from
uengiandB 1904 crop.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

m Burma, smoking Is q family
habit. Everybody from old folks 70
babies smoke cheroots, UP 70 2 feet
In length.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

MlsncIER-In this city, June geth,
1910, Mrs. Gertrude LEBLANC Mer::
eisF, OF i6t Falfiawn. avg. Funeral
saturday morning, at s;so o'cioSS s1
East Main g., 70 NJ. AIMS Church.
Burial IN Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
DIED

ALLBN--In this eity, Jun. i9tb, 1910
tewa Hye a'f Tanerai 1 saturdsy efisr.
noon, 81 apo o,eloeskl from from a.. Alder 4 o.
Burial IN Riverside cemetery
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

vocal selections BY Joseph Lezotte,
popular director Of the Master
singers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

JOHNsON-Jn this city, June 10TH,
1910, Mrs, Amanda (LaFson) John.
son, OF Midland Avey Pierp0nt Hgts
guneral Saturday am a.snn o. y
Home, 10 Central Ave. Burial IN
old Pine drove cemetery,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
MASSES

ONORMAN -- Anniversary mass OF
reauiem VIII be. celebrated batuiss
day morning. June >, s sa.,.. o. d ssSo
o,el92ek, ~ ths ~ mm ~" sssoa Son o.
tbe soul Of tho late yieFenee A.
OU0fmAD,
WANLgY--A FIRST anniyorsary. mass
OF reQuiem viii DO celebrated sat-
urday. morning, June 2Snd, a. Ky .s,g
eSe aseS RI II: rs %a"s q e. soul
OF the late Sarah MeEvoy HaBley.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20

volt, is also natural to people so
long prescribed and outraged by
prejudice. COmplacency and the
spirit of revolt can lie side by side
in a people; and, in very fact, do
lie side by side in the COlored peO-
pie of America. 1t is the function
of leaders to rouse this spirit, to
call it to action, to liquidate COM
placency, and to rise equal to the
tasks confronting the COlored peO-
pie of the United States.
1 do not doubt for one moment
that just this rousing of the spirit
is what the NACP and the Ma
tional Negro Congress both have
been trying, and are trying to
bring about. The work of these Or
CARNATIONS, or any others like
them, must and will remain patchy
and insufficient until millions of
black men and women, boys and
girls, on farms, in factories, in
mines, on campuses, in churches, in
lodges and clubs, on street corners,
and wherever, begin to believe in
the dignity of themselves as human
beings, in the inherent value of
themselves as members of a society
they and their forebears have done
so much to build, in the varied
promise of themselves awaiting the
fulfillment which will come when,
and only when, black Americans
rise, and in their collective intelli-
gence and strength, fight without
quarter for full and dignified
standing in the American order of
things, for the right to go where
anybody else goes, to be where
anybody else is, to rise wherever
ability and talent will take them,
to enjoy in fullest measure the
blessings and the sorrows of polit-
ical privileges and obligations.
On the immediate and practical
sides, cOlOred Americans ought to
vote not so much for few favOrs
from Democrats or Republicans in
the coming presidential election;
they ought just now and at least
this once, act, talk and vote their
belief in an ideal, a way of life
they can really believe in. For
whom shall they vote? First of all,
let them find out who the candi-
dates, all of them, I mean, are, and
what they really stand for. Suppose
their vote turns out to be a mere
protest vote? That's just it; let it
be "mere protest vote" It's time
we were protesting, acting with
honesty and integrity. A few jobs
would be nothing to. lose in ex-
change for so cleansing and purify
ing an experience. Besides, a large
Negro protest vote would probably
do more for ColOred Americans
than anything.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Roosevelt and Negro Air Pilots

Stephen President Rooseves
that will be called military
and that plans being made form Negro aviation unit will
perhaps for the time being this others which have
pointing the rank against Negroes armed
forces and those who would qualify air pilots.
The Pittsburgh Courier the N Amsterdam News the Chicago
Defender and countless other Negro have been cruadg
months against the virtual barring of pilots this
military forces Only last weeks did again call
which has prevented Americans of Negro
fight this country doing
air
The President and his advisors apparently paid little attention
the complaints the Negro Press but several weeks the anti
Roosevelt powerful Chicago Daily Tribune for Negro
pilots Whether this the for the
Negro pilots prepared but the order has finally
and it's better late than
that
supporters of F. D. R. While the daily and weekly white"
deserted him almost completely the most independent of the Negro
have steadily supported him. This because
they felt he than president this has recognized
that this will be what its founders intended should be
child opportunity
their humanity and chance happiness The
though appaudng the newly pilots will wonder
why the President had wait until which has harasd his
every his something papers
been complaining about for months.
President Roosevelt who follow him ought begin
learn that the honest of the Negroes who make
onetenth of the coun population the opportunities and petitions
of that looks better than waiting till political make
capital obvious inequalities the had ruled the
pilots controversy before the
administration would not be in position to politics"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Made a Practical Contribution

The Women International League for Peace and Freedom
Minnesota has just completed relations This
organization composed of of the states prominent
the heart of the Negro
of St. Paul with students of the white and Negro
The students worked studied shared dormtory together for
five weeks told story last weeks of this
experiment nerracial relations grand
students heard Negro leaders from various walks of life They left the
better tolerance and freedom
all of Gods children.
Minnesota International League
and Freedom should be highly compimented attempting
something practical solution
understanding
and it's title will have meaning many from this
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Furniture Grouping
Should Have System

Grouping furniture for usefulness
such as for reading, sewing, or writ
ing makes the room inviting because
1t suggests what one may do when
he enters, say specialists in home
furnishings at Michigan State col
lege.
The furniture should be grouped
for purpose, and separate pieces
should not be left alone. Single
pieces appear isolated and useless,
as few persons sit down and do moth
ing. Desks are useless without a
chair and lamp, and so are tables
unless they are near a person who
is sewing, reading, or working on a
hobby.
Activities of the various members
Of the family should be considered
when one is planning the various
furniture groups. For instance, the
living room may have one or more
reading groups. These reading
groups usually consist of two chairs
turned toward each other with a
table and a lamp between.
Every living room needs a day
bed, a couch, or a davenport to en-
able one to rest without having to
use a regular bed. If there Is no
space in the living room, the day
bed may be placed in the dining
room, or even in a corner of the
kitchen.
In addition to adding an appear
ance of order and neatness, group
ing the furniture gives the effect of
adding space.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Publishers Leader Comes Here

Continuing its policy of bringing nationally known and important
address annual dinner meetings. Wednes
day night the ST. Paul Urban League having principal speaker
John Sengace directing head of the Chicago Defender and pes
dent of the National Negro Publishers Association.
The Importance of the Chicago Defender million dollar business
which he heads known practically terae Negro and
white interest themselves the problems of other
besides their Mr. Sengstacke, young to
head such large business has had remarkable keeping
intact the place the Defender has the world of journalism
February the heads and representatives the
Negro America honored him with the presidency
their association We the St. Paul. Minneapolis
speak of the problems which affect the country and people
The meeting will be held at the St. Paul Y W. A. set
forth in the columns of this edition.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Utah's Prehistoric Indians

Evidence that prehistoric Indians
inhabited some Of the caves includ-
ed in the extension Of Dinosaur Ma
tional monument in Utah has been
noted in that area. In five Of eleven
caves recently examined substantial
traces were found Of occupation by
man. These included granaries or
cysts of stone, laid with mud NOR
tar; places for grinding corn, bits
of pottery, arrowheads and other
artifacts of stone and bone. On
several of the cliffs photographs
nave been pecked, some of the fig
ures apparently ancient.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Dark Hands
By MAMIE NJ. TRAVIS
In Sept. opportunity"

Dark hands, grown strong from
battling with oppression,
Patient from years of unrequited
toll,
Look to your skills; improve your
craftsmanship;
Hold fast to honesty.
The troubled world is racked and
torn today
By brutal, grasping hands, so
disciplined
In ways of treachery and lawless-
ness
They seek no other course.
When this destruction shall have
spent itself,
There'l be need of clean,
strong, patient hands
To Gull the broken parts and build
again.
Dark hands, keep clean; prepare.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Poetic Thoughts
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.
Knights of the Road

Knights of the Road
They have no place to sleep
No regular meals to eat,
No home to call their own;
It's difficult to keep themselves
neat.
The heavens form a canopy
For them to rest under at night,
Their weary bodies relax
To endure another torture is
their plight.
They awake each day no better
Looking for the same thing,
Some food, maybe an odd job
If fortune is theirs to bring.
Tattered clothes and WORKOUT
shoes
Misft hats and maybe a cane,
Comprises their baggage, extreme
ly light,
For they travel over rough
terrain.
Many a saddened heart
Has taken to the road,
To try and find a solution
To overcome Depression's load.
Wanderers of the nations high
ways,
AS you go from place to place,
With little food and earnings less,
Keep trying and depression will
fall in disgrace.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Letters From The People

have been so thrilled by the news
paper publicity that you would
have been grateful had you heard
their comments. Thank you, and
you can count on our help in as
sisting you in any way we can.
Sincerely yours,
Beatrice Vassar,
Rosamond Collier;
Doll Club Members.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Democracy?

Until your strong arms, reaching
outwardly,
Touch and embrace these darker
ones,
Shielding them in your breast
Until they rest
And sleep in calm security; nor
fear
That crashing guns or stencil of
burning flesh
Shall waken them
How sadly you have failed.
When you have sent the clarion
call to all
Your sons, and then when black
men came, cried out,
"Not these, not these!.
We could not please
Ills W1uISE UTOIlGT IL OuE sacred
cloth
Covered such skin or honored
such nakedness."
While such is done
How sadly you have failed.
Unless your lips shall speak, and
speak again
Saying, "These too are mine, and
they shall share
All I've possessed:
The worst-the best.
Standing in royal pride as free
men should"
Unless you so shall act and think
and speak,
Though you survive
How sadly you have failed.
"A. V. II.
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GOOD SPORT
September IL, 1910

Editor: What a good sport, fine,
unnamed but vocal partner, and
completely civic-minded individual
you turned out to be!
We appreciate intellectually
your support for our Doll House
project and hope that it helped in
crease sales. Our little children
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Conversation Piece
By Marc MOreland
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE THIN

YORK yp)I wonder just how of ColOred folk
conscious of the extent taking such thing as
granted fairly well convinced that
many the obvious magnance of paahdom
inequality the law look with disturbing cOmpaency the
United States that the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20

American radio commentators he can't
good in
depe that be found right here at home
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20

When
claims in all
government deparments-its
That made by Wendell Wie Chcagos
last week. His fortnight statement proved what
always known that president has the power especially
agencies the
nonhes employ and
U. S. Government departments.
Whether We you give
his fanless We know he
Negroes forget that he halls Eood Indiana
that he would like to have the
of the 16 states which he have in his
presidency With all that
ddates from the major parties promising the Negro
Of the practices which nfest the
RI
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20

the unconditional loyalty his country
characterized the Negro the not be
prejudice and dscrmna
the Magazine
Mobilization has become the American Peace
just its clear Negroes will do well
to t.-Chicago Defender
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PROGRESS!

and evidence Of good by
growing the rights of those who differ from
things political That's worth whle-The Buffalo Star
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Potent Paragraphs from Other Editors
STRANGE!

the unwilling protect its
largest loyal minority by enforcing laws which
antee civil and political rghts.-Iowa Bystander
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-20
Editorial Notes

Now that Mr. Wilkie is making Afamercan
electorate Mark Sullivan, Frank writing
able fulsomely RS shameful
appeal to Negro voters via the WPA Evidently Republicans
intend for campaign at least to steal the
R.. he
named Democratic ce-presidential candidate.
While Elliot Roosevelt sobbng broadastng
system about the brutality of the
Georgians Grange ynchng 16year
old Negro quite radio COM
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-11

adjoining the royal chambers of Ed
ward Rochester" Anderson and his
encourage -. you all read the glowing
account of the Harlem celebration in
the Globe topped by an excellent like
ness of Brother Bill extending a fra
ternal hand to Rochester who accepted
the invitation from the Mayor of
Bonneville =. in little less than four
days the local bourgeoisie were in
formed that it was up to us to surpass
the New York welcome Trojan
phalanX was organized composed of
John Wyche John McIllvaine, Ger
trude Schalk, Ulysses Emerson, Ralph
Johnston and Uncle Paul under the
generalship of Mayor Sparrow .
with herculean effort, the town was
papered with handbills summoning the
citizentry to assemble and enjoy a
grand street parade and reception to
Rochester the Great (someone
actually asked me where Grand Street
was located) at the appointed
hour, the Committee were drawn up
in formal attire together with their
aides at the South State Armory on
Dartmouth Street at ten-thirty on
the eventful night of Wednesday, May
the first sporting large vari-col-
ored cowboy hats Mayor Sparrow and
his official delegation nervously paced
the railroad bridge putting cigars and
peering into the distance sud
denly out of the Worcester highway
roared a sport roadster speeding
Rochester, his charming wife and
Harry Browning, district NJ & P.
manager at the wheel amid the
cheers and huzzahs of the crowd, our
hero was bundled into the headquar-
tiers room of the Armory between
rows of grim-faced militiamen who
held the surging throng off with fixed
bayonets :. the little man had at last
arrived and he seemed greatly
pleased with his reception Mrs.
Anderson was tall and lovely, smartly
clad in a fashionable fur fox jacket .
Cy Macarthur, Charles Collins and
Leola, the svelte maid, completed the
encourage who domiciled at the Stat
Ter Hotel under standard arrange
ment for all Paramount stars
after posing with greeting officials for
photographers and hurried interviews
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-11

Hello folks . . there's little man
raising big rumpus in Europe right
now nov, and people tremble at the name
hitler lasweek little man came
70 Boston and people share each others
laughter at the sound of the voice of
rochester . hope that most of you
were able to see him either in person
or ms latest Paramount motion pic
lure Buck Benny Rides Again" which
c9-features his radio and screen en-
pioyes, Jack Benny, famed from coast
10 coast Mr.. William "Bill" Spar
row, leading citizen and custom tailor
n M been deputized by the Paramount
rictures, Inc. and the Boston Globe to
attend the New York film premiere
with the express purpose of inviting
Che luminary to visit this city
wen, our ambassador of good will
qonned a ten gallon hat and settled
PACK IN Pullman chair leisurely puff
ing a huge cigar as he travelled with
al expenses paid and a staff feature
writer, Joseph Dineen, to cover the
tl'p - Harlem opened wide its doors
u our hero who occupied hotel suite