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The Phoenix index., 1941-05-03
Nv MELANCHOLY JONES

ATLANTA, Ga.-\ONOJ-
Marshall Arnold, Morehouse
sophomore and Robert Scott
Junior at Atlanta University Labo-
ratory High School, both of Allan
ia. Georgia, hold lofty spots in the
annual ratings of the American
Tennis Association released through
the Rating Committee Of the Alta
the past week end. Both boys are
members of the Adelphi Junior
Tennis Club.
Arnold is listed fifth and Scott
twelfth and Junior singles, while
Arnold. the Maroon representative
in last years Nationals" at Will
berforce. also ranks No. 2 with
Joseph King of Dorchester Aca-
denny, Mcintosh, Georgia, III the
junior doubles.
MRS. BUSH, VICTIM
Although not participating in the
Nationals" Miss Edith Arnold OF
Atlanta. sister of Marshall, is
rated No. 18 in women's singles.
Most tragic feature of the ratings,
in the opinion Of this observer,
was failure to rate Mrs. ella F..
Bush of Atlanta, city and state
champion and. undoubtedly. one of
the ranking women's single player
of the entire southeast Mrs. Bush
defeated Miss Arnold in their only
meeting last year.
LATEST RATINGS
Mems Singles)
1. Jimmie Mcdaniel, New Orle-
ans, La.
Q. Richard H. Cohen, New Or
leans, La.
8. John Chandler, Fanwood
N. j.
q. Clifford Russell, Tuskegee
Inst, Ala.
S. DR.. Reginald S. Weir New
York.
s. Howard Minnis, Tuskegee In
stitute.
7. Harmon Fitch Winston-S Salem
N. c.
8. Lloyd Scott, Prairie View
Texas.
9. Tommy Walker. Chicago.
10. Eyre Saitch, New York.
IL. Henry Graham, Cleveland
Ohio.
~. Ernest McCampbell, Detroit
13 Theodore cousins, Institute
w. Va.
IA. Clarence Hunter, Detroit
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The Miami Ethiopian Clowns
took the New York Mohawk
Giants into camp twice this past
week, in close and thrilling oall
games, defeating them at Clear
water, Fla, to l, and again at
Thomastcn, Ga. by 6 to score.
The Clowns made stop-overs at
Perry, Fla. to defeat the Perry
Grays, IL to 0, and at Columbus,
Ga, they defeated the Fort Ben
ming Regimental team in an exfll-
bition game, 13 TO 4
Charlie Rivera, Puerta Rican
winter league star, is playing a
bang-up of a game for the Clowns
at shortstop and hitting the ball
hard. Peanut" Davis MASSES, col
ored clown prtnnCs Of baseball IS
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l]nsunq 440-Yard Dash Hero Is
Considered As Hot Natural"

dash in the sensational time OF 80
seconds, a new record for the Ala
bama State Relays and mark that
matched the performnce jointly
bosted by Mozel Ellerbe, retired
Tuskegee flyer, in the 1888 Ius-
kegee Relays and STAG Champion
ships and Tarrant himself in the
1910 conference carnival, *,
President Horace Man Bond.
Coach O'Shields, and the other
Fort Valley athletic officials, as
we'll as the school in general, are
satisfied Marshalls performance
was not flash in the pam. They
feel certain he will do even better
in the future even if his best is
not good enough to win.
Conscientious to a fault. Mar
shall looks like cinch to carve his
name in the track Hall of Fame
ere the twilight of his career has
been reached.
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NEW RECORD
Warehouses; Ulysses Champ
Amos, Xavier's and Tuskegee's
crack 440 men, and other name"
performer from Morris Brown,
Alabama State. and Southern were
conceded all the chances that
existed for winning the coveted
special event.
But the unSung Marshall, protege
of Coach William OShields, for
mer University of Minnesota foot
ball and track star, running for his
first time in an intercollegiate
meet, thundered past the famous
Amos of Morehouse, favorite in the
event, and other dixie celebrities,
70 capture the coveted race in 40
seconds flat a new record Tor
the 'Bama State Relays. (The STAG
mark, 48.4. is held by Warehouses
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BEATING
the GUN
Bv ALVIN MOSES (For AMP

Bv ALVIN MOSES (For AMP
ESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CUES: Is it your opinion that ttay
Robinson, Salem Crescent Golden
Glover now turned professional, is
being rushed too fast towards d
Jenkins match?
Robert Johnson
jocks Place, N. Y. City.
ANS: No. Robinson is that excep-
tiOnal type IF battler who flashes
to the front every 10 or Is years
We do think, however, he should
have four more tough tuneup fights
before facing the savage hitting
Texan.
CUES How would you rate from
a mechanical standpoint solely)
these crack Negro backstops; Ro1o,
Big Mackey. Wiley and Santop?
Jack Jones
Rhythm Club, N. Y. City.
ANS: Mackey, Santop, ROjo, Wiley
CUES: Did Roy Morse, present
athletic director with colored troops
stationed at OSwego. N. Y, ever
lick "Bojangles' Robinson in one OF
his handicap backward" sprlllts OF
6o's, at Olympic field?
#. H C.-BOStOn
ANS: If such race took place,
we were not around TO see it. How
ever, We seem to recall Morse once
telling us that. he did lick the
worlds ace tap dancer over the l0O
yard route at Olympic field. close
to 20 odd years ago.
CUES: What is the name OF the
Negro boxer Cans, Walcott, Black
bum, and the rest OF the so-calied
invincibles never seemed over an
xious about facing in the ring?
John Wilkins, Chicago.
ANS: William j. MTIdoOns' Pick
known tive country over Q894OS9)
as "MuIdoon's Pickinny." A handle
by the way, t|7at Northern Negroes
crusaded against bitterly, but to nc
avail.
QUES: How would you oe inclined
to rate Clarence Fats" Jenkins
Renaissance basketball star, with
Pittsburgh's Cum" Posey of Mon
icello and Loendi renoWn?
ANS; Jenkins was ore of the great
st to lap the game. In MY E'Imbl'
,piriOn, CUMBERLAND POSF"-'
VAS THE GREATEST, regardless
Of color, or difference in playing
.uies.
QUES: Many stories nave been spun
With regard 20 Paul RobeSon'S rea-
souS for ro5 accepting Jimmy
Dronson's $4,000 offer to sign a
ring contract. l air toll that you
were accustomed TO train with Robe
sen in one CT the local gyms, AID
he ever tell you why?
Gene pore Gene Robinson
Brass Rail" N. Y. City
ANS: Can't say that Paul ever tOlt
me tsse real reason. We are of TIL
opinion that he never had hi
heart" in boxing, even though w
feel hs wo-..1 tsvs cssn Qha-nrsc.
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George (Bubber Mitchell, now in
active).
ONE MAN TRACK TEAM
Only entry of his team in the
meet, the Fort Valley freshman
personally chalked up more points
several of the colleges in the
carnival which had entered full
squad or delegations of more than
five athletics.
Asked how he had trained for
the event, Marshall replied mod
eStly:
There was no other quarter
miller for me to train with, so
coach gave some fellows so yards
ahead of me and I was told to
catch them.
Tarrant made it evident he is
the class of the nation in the
sprints by touring the 100 yard
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AMERICAN TENNIS ASSOCIATION RELEASES
LATEST net RATINGS; GE0RGlANS EXCEL
Marshall Arnold Rated Number 5
Robert Scott Number IL In alta

3. Florice Holmes, Durham
North Carolina.
4. Audrey Davis, Elizabeth, New
Jersey.
5. Mana Davis, Elizabeth, N. j.
VETERANS SINGLES)
l. DR.. j. B. Garrett, Tuskegee.
2. Issac Rivers, Chicago.
3. Charles w. Lewis, Sr.,
Prairie View.
4. C.. w. Williams, New York.
S. Clarence j. Grinnell, Phila-
delphia.
(BOYS SINGLES)
/. Charles w. Lewis, Junior,
Prairie View.
a. Robert Isaacs, Nassau, Bahia
mas.
8. Leslye Stallworth, Chicago.
4. Louis Chippey, Raleigh, Norrh
Carolina.
S. Carl Williams, Orangeburg
South Carolina. H..
(MEN'S DOUBLES)
l. Russell-Minnis, Tusnegee.
2~od-Jores, Baltimore.
8. Cohen-McDaniel, New Or
leans, La.
4. McGriff-McGriff, Ports
mouth, Virginia.
S. Walker-Ryland, Institute,
West Virginia,
s. HiltorrMcWilson, New Jer-
sey.
/ 7. Russell-Tiff, Cleveland, Ohio.
| 8. Johnson-Fitch, Lynchburg,
! Va.
9. Wells-Cousins, Institute, w.
Va.
10. Brown, Boston, Mitchell, Gin
cinnati.
| ;WOMEN'S Doubtless
! /. Peters-PeterS, Tuskegee.
2. Washington, Penn. Cant.
D: c.
| 8. McDaniel-Thornso Los
Angeles, Cal.
S. Jones-Stailley, Tuskegee.
JUNIOR DOUBLESl
| /. Ashford-McDantel.
2. Arnold-King.
3. Collins-Flowers.
4 Cunningham-Points.
5. Palmer-Williams.
(MIXED DOUBLES)
/ LomaX-Hall. eA4-.
3. Washington-6mith "
2. Gittens-Wood.
4. Gant-Chandler.
! 5. Lawson-LawSon
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the result of an operation FOL
acute appendicitis, Friday, April
Ii at Camp Grant. Rockford, Ill
years, from where he was drafted
and sent to Camp Grant
Young F'izer hao been living il
Detroit, Michigan for about two
He is survived by his mother and
father and James, John Andrew
and Elmore, brothers, and Mrs
Mary Jane Ward, Florence Kelly
Agnes Willis and Gertrude F'izer
sisters, all residents Of Jackson
Miss.
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Is. w. H. Hall, Louisville, Ken
lucky.
16. Johnson Wells, Institute w.
Virginia.
II. John l.. McGriff Junior,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
18. DR.. C. o. Hilton, Newark,
New Jersey.
49, T. r. Lawson, Prairie View,
Texas.
20. Robert c. Bennett, Chicago.
(WOMEN'S SINGLES)
/. Agnes Lawson, Prairie View,
Texas.
2. Kathryn Jones, Tuskegee In
stitute.
8. Flora Lomax, Detroit.
4. Margaret Peters, Tuskegee In
stitute.
S. Roumania Peters, Tuskegee
Institute.
6. Mamye Stanley, Tuskegee IN
stitute.
7. Frances Citizens, New York.
8. Lula Ballard, Cleveland,
Ohio.
g. Jean STROBE, Cleveland, Ohio.
10. Carrie Belle Scott, Los An
geleS.
(JUNIOR SINGLES)
|. Joseph King, Mcintosh, Geor"
gia.
2. Richard Cunningham, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
g. Robert Ashford, Columbia.
South Carolina.
4. Roland Mcdaniel, Richmond
Virginia.
S. Marshall, Arnold, Atlanta
Geogia.
6. Weldon Collins, Durham.
North Carolina.
2. Raymond Jackson, New York.
s. Stafford Flowers, Richmond
Virginia.
9. Norman Morris. Detroit.
10. calnes Green, Chicago.
II. jefferson Craig, Scotch
Plains, New Jersey.
IL. Robert Scott, Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
13 Jack Points, Wilberforce.
IA. David Chenault, Cincinnati
Ohio.
IS. Leonard Fuller, Los Angeles
GIRLS SINGLES)
1. Helen Hutchinson, Tuskegee.
2. Thelma Mcdaniel, Richmond
Virginia.
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Ethiopian Clowns Win
Four During Week

dishing out plenty Of laughs and
entertainment to the fans with
his clever and amusing antics. In
fact, the entire Ethiopian Clown
team is fast rounding into form,
and playing plenty of exhibition
games to keep them on the hop
with fans turning out in unprece-
cent numbers all along the line to
see the Clowns IN actor. Scores
by innings:
AT Perry, Fla. K. H.
Clowns OH 420 l01-11 II 0
Perry Grays 600 oOe O0O-- @ 3 2
Batteries: Macon and Rufus; Tur-
ner, Goodman and Hines.
At Clearwater, Fla. II II Il
Clowns 300 200 0C0-4 8 0
N. Giants coo 600 G01-l 4
Batteries; Askar. and Gar2aEn.1 .
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-03
By MELANCHOLY" JONES
(SNS Sports EditOr)

HOTTEST" performers in the dixie cinderpath world
are the celebrated Leo Tarran the Alabama State flyer
and Ernest Marshall unsung, up-tromnoWhere Horatlo
Alger of the quartermie run.
week ago, nobody had heard OF the Marsha BOY
from Fort Valley The fact of his entrance in last Satu
davis second annual Alabama State Relays at Montgomery
caused no lifting eyebrows His to the hosts at
tendant at colorfu outdoor carnival was just filler
in the 440 yard DASH
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in that line also.

in that line also.
CUES: Compare Eyre SaitCh, Sidat-
Singh and Dolly King all playing
under amateur rules. How would
yCu rate Saitch as an all-arouDd
court performer with Billy (Yank)
Yancey?
G.. W. B., Toledo Ohio
ANS: King Singh, Saftch, Bill,
Yancey bows TO few plyaers jus. as
Pcsey, (see my answer to similar
query abovei bowed to none.
CUES: Do pou think blonde Freddy
Wolcott of Texas could have beaten
Jesse Owens over the 22C hurdles,
both at their peak?
Bessie Gutterilge
Flash, Girls Club n. Y. c.
ANS: No, Bessie girl, MILLION
TIMES NO"
CUES: Speaking i'll terms OF yard
age by how much Go you think a
relay ccmpoSde OF Ellerbe, Mack
Re binson. Thompson and Peacock
could outfoor a quartet composed
OF Ben johnson, Ewel! East and
Carte?
Archie Thomas
64l 3rd Street, EastCr, Pa.
ANS: BY moi more than three yards
If that much,
CUES: Gould Battalion Chief Wes-
ley Williams, box in adlition to his
kncWn "strongmsn" featS?
G. l.. D Bronx, n. Y. G.
ANS: He could box cn parity will
everything else hs 9.ss
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PHILADELPHIA, - Attracting
more socialites and sports fans
than the Howard-Lincoln Turkey
Day classic, the Penn relays last
week end brought some $4,000 here
to William Penn's city, and made
this sometimes staid burg literally
jump.
Early on Friday. the trains and
sutos started bringing in the
yearly guests, and by 10 p. m.
the first solid hundreds from New
York were changing into tuXedos
for the premier affair OF relay
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Barney EwelI, Bill Carter
Beaten In Penn Relays 100

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-'SNS, -
Fer the first time in seven years
the past Saturday afternoon mere at
Franklin Field III the 47tn annual
Penn Relays, Nordic sprinter won
the coveted 100-yard dash as Wei
bv William sensational anchor man
cf the 44O yald and $50 yard relay
teams of North Texas State Teach
ers College catapuited across tie
finish tape in 9.6 seconds-a step
ahe7 d of both Norwood tBarneyl
Ewell of Penn State and William
(BjlD Carter of the University o.
Pittsburgh.
The two sepia flashes. Ewen ana
Carter. had both been conceded eX-
cellent chances Of winning the clas-
sic century But. SatuInay, there
was a blanket finish at the tape
end track Judges and times, after
several minutes deli5eration in de-
Gliding the winner, ruled Williams
had broken it first,
MISS FIRST PLACE IN JUMPS
Negroes were a'Co shut out OF an
cther event traditiorally bossed by
sepia performers when Walter Ar
rington of Michigan State ano
well were forced to be contended
with second and third place horrors
respectively in the running broad
lump. Another SurpriSe-and dis
appointment to many-waS failure
of a colored performer tc place II
the high jump. also generally con-
ccded to be a natural for Negro
field stars.
SEPIAS HELD WORLD
RECORD
Cornelius johnson Of Compton
Cal. and David Albritton Of Ohio
State. now coaching at Alabama
State in Montgomery, hold the joint
world record Of 6 feet. 9 3-4 inches
in the high jump. But the lowly
height of o-3 was good enough to
win Saturday and, even so, no sep1a
placd.
Outstanding Negro stars in tie
Penn Relays this year were Eddie
Duggcr of TUFTS College and Archie
Harris, University OF Indiana weight
man. They came through IN tht
low hurdles and discus respectively
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Jackson Gets First
COlOred Draftee
Casualty

JACKSON, Miss.-Peter Fizer
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore Fizer
of 533 N. Parish Street, became
the first colored draftee from
Jackson to die while reGeiVing
training provided under the Selec-
tive Service Act, when he died ss
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PatroIman, 65,
knocked 5 Feet
BY Bicyclist
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
A bicycliSt knocked an Atlanta
officer five feet to the pavement
as the latter got off a street car
Monday morning to go TO a
school crossing patrol.
The injured officer, Patrol-
man j. H. McGahee, IS, and
member of the force for SO
years. suffered several bruises
and fractured wrist. Officer
McGahee reported that he step.
ped off the trolley at Pine and
Marietta streets enroute to a
school crossing. About the same
time Willie Howard, of Red Oak,
came cycling by and struck the
officer. Howard, accused of not
stopping along with the street
car. was booked on a charge OF
reckless driving of bicycle. The
officer received treatment at
Grady Hospital
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Perry, Jackson and Byrd.
At ThOmastOn, Ga. X III E
Clowns l12 ITO O00-6 10 2
M Giants 001 030 001-5 ]
Batteries: Abbadaba, MASSES and
Khora: Walker, johnson and
Byrd.
AT Columbus, Ga. II H Il
Clowns $50 OIL 200--13 IA 2
FIT. Benning O20 001 010--4 4
Batteries: Kaliharri and Khora;
Allen, Eyerts and King, Haynes
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Valley dominated the
ward dash Collins who captured the century
the annual in 1927 and in 9S in 1925 1872
and 1890
by Fort in competition,
But the year Fort Valley State Teachers
OF the
in the of Marshall. freshman shown above
first
meet Apr Alabama State Relays at Mongom-
the 40yard in ~ SECONDS @
new record for that of avorites from leading
colleges 4S4 held by George uober
of MorehOuse).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23
YOUTHS ARRAICNED IN POLICE COURT

Two youths charged with break ing and entering galoline station at A Watertown Ave, on May l7, were given continuances when they were arraigned before Judge T. E. Conway in city court today.
 The accused, Clarence Hart, i6, of e47 West Main street, was giv- en a continuance to June 2, during which time Miss Kathleen Crowley, juvenile probation officer, will seek to place the boy in the home of the Junior Republic in Litchfield. Miss Crowley said that she would require Q week to make arrangements, pos- sibly through the Lincoln House as- sociation.
 duerino vincenzi, 1T, of Ii Chase Park avenue, the other accused, was placed on probation until July l8. Judge Conway, after 6 report by Probation ofilcer Philip Bernstein was read in court, warned the Vin- cenzl youth that the charge was c serious one, and that anything could have happened If on officer happened along when the youths were engaged In breaking into the gasoline station.
 Most oil of tho money taken from the gasoline station which was en- tered by unlocking q latch by break. ing the window, was recovered, Lieut.. Joseph Bendler of the local detective force said.
 The gasoline station is operated by Joseph Caouette, of 04 Wilson street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23
S1OO- Million 5O- Ship
 ConvoyMakes England
Golfers Writer, Who Made Voyage, Reports Safe
 Arrival of Greatest Mass Shipment Ever

New York, May 23-The largest ocean cnovoy In history--more than 30 ships loaded with si0o, ,oo0,0 900 worth of war and food supplies for Britain-has safely crossed from Canada to England without the loss of "so much as q bit of paint" ac- cording to Q cabled report to Col- Hers Weekly from quentin Rey- holds, staff correspondent, who made the perilous North Atlantic crossing on one of the vessels.
 Reynolds left Halifax In 6 convoy of some 25 ships.
 "on the fifth morning." he reports i've were given Q surprise. Far. to the southeast smoke fringed the horizon raggedly. We were almost stopped. Were these the raidersp We stood on the deck watching and then saw that this was not one ship but two-no, three, four, 1t was In fact another convoy come to join us; to add her strength to ours, the bet- ter to protect us. Tn all there were 26 ships. They steamed solemnly to- wards us and took up their position to the rear. Then we sailed on- more than 30 of us, the largest con- voy ever to attempt the crossing. ] climbed the narrow steel ladder to the crows nest. AS far as the eye could see there were ships. Never before in the history of shipping did So many merchantmen form in or. derly procession like this.
 "In Canada the shipping agent told me that our cargo was worth about $2,000,000. This would prob. ably be the average worth of each
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23
ll,OOO AIRCRAFT
 WORKERS VOTING
Proposal to Strike at Plant With S2OO, 100000 De.
 iense Orders
tBv United Press,

tUndatedl Eleven thousand air. craft workers balloted today on Q proposal to strike at Los Angeles warplane manufacturing plant hold ing $200,000 ,000 in defense orders.
 Voting began because negotiations between the North American Av!- ation Corp. and the United Auto- mobile Workers Union (CTo) col- lapsed last night. Richard Franken- steeh JAW official, accused the company of bargaining in bad faith. The union asked i0-cent wage increase.
 Secretary of Labor Frances Per- klns immediately referred the dis pute to the National Defense Medl- ntion Board,
 Ths Senate committee investiga- ting defense contracts opened hear ings at Washington today on the san Francisco shlpyards strike, which halted production at il plants May l2. Gov. Culbert Olson of California urged the government unoffielaly last night to operate the plants.
 Olson's action came after "back 10 work" movement of i2,000 non- striking AFL unionists apparently failed to reopen the shipyards, The i,700 striking AFTI and CrO mNchin- istS appeared Indispensable to their operation,
 The strikers have asked higher wages than those provided in a master agreement for west coast shipyardS, but olson believed tho strike would have ended Wednesday If the Bethlehem shipbuilding Corp. which holds half the $500,000,000 in defense contracts at the San Fran cisco plants, had accepted the agree ment,
 Workers Guarded
 Unarmed sailors and marines guarded 300 AFL metal trades workers who returned to two of the plants yesterday.
 Contractors, the Army and AFL leaders joined in a sweeping move to fight an outlaw" strike of AFL workers on the governments $35,- 100000 ammunition loading plant at Ravenna, o. When 5000 strikers re- jected union proposals to resume work pending negotiations, the army ordered all work suspended until the project could be cleared of "agitators,"
 The contractors discharged all workmcn and announced that those rehired must first be approved by accredited representatives" of the AFL.
 At Washington, the Defense Medi- ation Board reopened hearings on the dispute between Southern Soft Coal operators and the United Mine Workers of America tC1o). Negati- ations collapsed Wednesday, renew Ing the threat of a work stoppage in the bituminous coal fields.
 A labor holiday" of 1000 workers protesting alleged company discrlm' ination interrupted pdoruction or S5,000000 in defense orders yester' day at tn eAllis Chalmers plant at Laporte, Ind A company spokes' man charged the action of the GIG Farm Equipment Workers violated recent agreement reached witt the aid of the Defense Mediation Board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23

of the cargoeg. That meant that our convoy tleaving out the actual cost of the ships themsolves) was worth more than Sioo,o00,o0o. But, of course, this cargo cannot be val- ued in dollars and cents. Tn terms of lives that 1t will save, in terms of blows against Germany that 1t will strike and blows from Germany that 1t will ward of, It's value is beyond any consideration of dollars and cents"
 During the entire voyage, Rey- holds reports, the convoy was In danger of attack only once by sub- marine, and endangered once by c floating mine. The submarine was destroyed by one of several ex- American destroyers guarding the convoy and the mine was sunk by machine. fire. The only Nazi planes encountered were heard over- head returning from the bonbard- ment of Belfast, and they passed unseen in the night, unaware of the FkCkl JEi6G DGkkGhtkk tAASAus
 Reynolds recalls that two months ago Hitler boasted that when spring came he would have 600 new sub- marines in action and that 1t would be impossible for conveys to reach England in safety.
 "A few days after Hltler's boast" i" Reynolds states, Churchill answered him and laughed ct his grandilo- quent ranting. Churchill knew how long 1t would take to build 600 sub- marines. But people I met in New York and Chicago and Detroit and Los Angeles shook their heads. Who was right7
 1T came to England by convoy to find out. The answer IS that I am writing this in the naessrooln of a freighter that has just crossed from Canada and now lies in, an English port. know that more than 50 of us left and know that by late this afternoon every single one of those ships had arrived in British harbors. We would have been unable to do that had 600 German submarines been lurking beneath the surface of the Atlantic"