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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

and from the press and radio, John "Chick" Kelley, Ken Alyta and Bill Derwin. to
 Football Capt. Crank LazeslEy, Nick Santopietro, basketball chief tain; Stan Heaton, baseball leader, and John Vicas, rifle team captain, spoke on behalf of their respective teams.
 Those receiving awards included:
 Football = Daniel Romaniellc, George Evitts, Joseph Overton, Ernest Kozen, Paul Matuliunas, Bernard voegtle, Joe Zilaro. Ed- ward Manton, James Simpson. Nicholas Sontopietro, Edward Mat usevice, Charles Mccarthy, Layaro Iannaccone, Walter Woloshinsly, John Alanskas, Harold Peterson, Frank Lazeslky and Dan Donate.
 Basketball-Tom Caisse, Anthony Cugno, Alphonse Pannone, Eugene Nowacki, Edward Grimm, Roland Hamel, Anthony Stankus, Nicholas Santopietro and Alfred Perguine.
 Baseball - Stanley Heaton, Charles Duglicki, Walter alVunas, George Stills, Francis Mahoney, Jo- seph Kalasnik, Donal dSaginaro, Nicholas Ruffino, Joseph Garth waite, Ronald Hamel, Eugene No- wach, Tom Caisse, Walter Wolo- shinsky and Nicholas Santopietro.
 Rifle - John Vicas and Joseph zuyus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
ThiSSpOYting
 World
CanzOneri May Defeat Ivy
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Though likely that Can7oner the New orlear booback title of worlds lightweight champion may conspicuous his absence tonight at New Haven believe that nou hned in the pre.gh paynooe Bobby and Angelo Rodano mxp tonight the natnosea his the greatest lighter pound pound in America Europe than little help to Rodan enjoy weight advantage off to pounds 1t oeeVed
 ROdano might to offset Iys ruhes and faer become bewderec that him the most good with advice gained from likes ROdanO thinks he has great future lightweight weeweght champion and has been heavy feaherweight while defense workers wallet It Will be treat if he shows and with Tony In his corner underdOg great chance to win decisvey hard to imagine what he will do the experienced Hartford baer who has boxed two world champions within the past year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Girl Makes High
 School Golf Tea,,a

Terryvllle, May 2S-The Ter ryville high school golf team added another victory yester. day when they handed Bristol high school . 17.1 pasting at the Chippanee Country Club, home course 0s the Bristol team. Terryvllle sprung . sur- prise on the Bristol team by playing . girl on their team In the person of 16 year old Vivian BobinslSl, g member of the sophomore class who played in place of her brother, who was unable to appear with Che team.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

virtual interruption of the com. petition by drizzling rain for the final l2S miles last year.
 Improvement in American cars which have Q fine chance of wip- ing out the two-year foreign car reign with 6 victory.
 Renewed interest in speed and motors because of the defense pro- gam.
 The fact that Friday, May 90. is the start of 6 three-dAy week. end holiday.
 The Indianapolis 600-mile race, Arlericas biggest sports attrac- ton, rolls on.
 It Is the only major automobile race left in 6 troubled world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

dependables. Connor Is c mate of Shaw and Miller in the Mike Boyle team.
 Rene LeBegue and Jean Tre- voux, French flyers, waded through international red tape to bring themselves and their crea- tions through the British and Ger man blockade.
 The average of the qualifying field, something better than i23 miles per hour, with top-ranking jobs in at closer to i29, indicates that, given good conditions, the 600-mile record of 1l7.2 estab- lished by the late Floyd Roberts in '38, will 90 by the boards.
 Shaw upset tradition last May by becoming the first to win in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

average speeds to close to l29 miles an hour, and are sitting in the front row in this order-Rose, Mays, Shaw.
 This IS one of the reasons for predicting one of the hottest con- tests In 20 years of racing ct the famous gas station attendants pic- n4c, without even considering that there are 30 other mounts in the field, a number of them as capable of scoring as the front row swift steppers.
 On past performances, Shaw, the home- town boy, and Mays, the California Comet, are the favor- ites, with the bantamweights, Rose, an aviation motor executive of Dayton, O., well thought of.
 Chet Miller of Detroit and Cliff Bergere, Hollywood stunt man, are dark horses
 BERGERE TAKES PLACE AS IRON MAN OF SPEEDWAY
 Bergere returns as car owner as well as chauffeur. He finished third in '39 and went out of last years marathon with a broken oil line. He needs only 1e6 miles to become the iron man of the event and top the record of 5064 miles driving in com petition in the 500-mile now held by Lou Meyer, three-time winner.
 Kelly Petillo, '35 winner, Ralph Hepburn and George Connor are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
LEAVENWORTH
 LOSE TO SEYMOUR
Tech Baseball Teafla Drops
 Short Game By 5.4
 Edge l
fsueclal to The Degnocrat)

Seymour, May 27-Though they got off to Q flying start with three runs in the first inning, Leaven- worth High School baseball of Wa terbury, 0 previous winner over the local high school baseballers, wound up 6 5 to { loser against Seymour here today, when the local array got i've runs within seven innings to win the ball game by the mar gin of one run. Freshman zilaro started for Leavenworth and was touched for ten hits which the vis- itors got six hits off Ahearn, Dug licA and Rufilo getting two apiece. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
TECH ATHLETES
 RECEIVE AWARDS

Athletes of Leavenworth High School were honored in the annual award dinner held last night at the Colonnade.
 Members of the baseball and rifle teams were accorded special praise for having won city cham pionShips.
 Principal Frank Began was toast- master, with speakers including Coaches Bill Tracy, Jake Rieger and Ken Smith; Miss Mary Casey, James Coleman, Earl Blanchard and James Dillon, of the faculty,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

CIin Bergere SSN NA"'~ on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Q year ago and then 1t rained.
 Fate and ability have put the same three fast men in the front row again this May 30th, praying for dry strip and an opportunity to give the close to l50,000 cus- toners a furious run for their money.
 It was Rex Mays, Wilbur Shaw and Mauri Rose in the front row in 1940 with average speeds of around 127 miles an hour for qualifying runs.
 Flagged down because of the slippery bricks, Shaw won, Mays placed and Rose showed.
 On the first day of qualifying this year, the trio hopped up their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

Runs = Cantadore ?, Ramaniello, Prezak, Ponzi, Kunkiewicz, Keefe, Swacz, ODonnell. Errors-Presak 2, Sullivan, Healey 3, Hylwa, o. Donnell. Runs batted in-Sullivan, Williams, Necio, Hylwa, Kunkiewicz 2, Longobucco 8. Two-bAse hit = Longobucco. Stolen bases = Sarey, Cantadore, Komaniello, Kunkiewicz, bases = Torrington 10, Ansonia I. Bases on balls -o off Kunkiewlcz 1, Chauz. Struck out--by Kunkiewicz 1, ChaRsx: Struck cut-by Kunkie- wlcx S.v Chausz 5. Passed balls - Losing pltcher-Chausx
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Shaw, Mays And Rose Favored At Indianapolis Memorial Day
French Aces
 In The Field Of B Attacking Mark Of 117.2
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Shorts Ediknr

Indianapolis, May 2s-Three quick boys from the front row of speed were waiting to fight 1t out in the final 100 miles of the 500-mile race
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

The "big three" links teams are tied for first place at the present time, Scovill, Chase and American Brass each having won both match es which they have played to date.
 Golf league president, Bill Derwin IS planning inter-city Industrial series with Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport's dusty" club wield- CTS before the season is over.
 Indication are that the tennis circuit is also going to become very popular. Four teams are sure to start but two more will be accepted att he next meeting if any are forthcoming.
 Inquiries regarding the local Dusty tennis and golf leagues have been received from Thomaston, Nauga- tuck, Southington and Oakville. Any factories in thos eotwn are invited to compete in the Waterbury cir- cuis.
 Big Ed McGrath is handling the tennis activity at Scovill's: Nor wood Webster at the Chase office;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
LMAVENw0RTH

santopietro. Bukosky. Hop;po, sic. sic. zukowslxi, Morsicato.
 In @ previous game this season, Leavenworth had defeated Seymour IS to 10 though 1t did not use its ace pitcher Stan Heaton today with Crosby game coming up later this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

No Cards Mrs. w. F. Boehle. Wallingford: Mrs J. E. Morse. Wood bridge; Mrs. A. j. Cornell, Edge tertown; Mrs. F. A. Walker, Race Brook, and Mrs. L. r. Gaberman, Tumble Brook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

Railways of Switzerland carries more passmsgess last year than in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

Bill Geister at the Chromium plants and Johnny Millerick at Chase Metal.
 As soon as the tennis league is underway, the park department will begin organization of bocci and quOits. Parties interested are re- quested to contact the personnel man in their respective facories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

Other Results Gilbert IS, Plainville 6. New Milford g, Morris S. Newton 9, Litchfield z. TorrinEten 2. Ansonia 2 tlo innsl Norwich Free Academy :, Mid. aletown.
 stratford ., fIillhouse 8. LaSalette 10, East Hartford 8. Buckleley 9, Hartford Public s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28
Industrial Sports
 Activities
GOLD LEAGUE STANDING
CHATTER

The park departments industrial summer sports program is off to a fine start with the organization of tennis league and golf league.
 There will be no golf league matches this week end because Of the holiday, but the following week the boys will be back ready to re- new their campaigns in the third week of play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-28

!, May aa-WPl-The District oe Columbia boxing oem- anan0wrly rejected Buddy BAeFs olAlm e the heavy onshlp on KrUunas ho had been ~touiea" by champion
 tile bout here lAst Friday night
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Two Leave Bahamas
For England To
Fly For Raj
NASSAU. Bahamas = CAMP

NASSAU, Bahamas - CAMP
Two of the first three Negroes ac-
cepted from the Bahamas for serv-
ice in the Royal Air Force Ned
Isaacs and Constable w. A. Jor-
don, left here Tuesday by Pan
American plane for the United
States from which they will leave
for England. The third future fly
er. Basil Johnson will leave later
Mr.. IsSacs is the husband OF
Bertha Isaacs and both are well
known in tennis circles having
played in Florida. Georgia, Ala
bama and elsewhere at various
state and national meets. Their
son, Robert, won the boys singles
championship of the American
Tennis association at Hampton
Institute in 1888.
Prior to their departure MI.
Issacs and MI. Jordon were invited
by the Duke of Windsor. governor
of the islands, to the government
house where they spent an hour,
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Ky. Teachers
Salary Case
Up This Fall
Trial Set
For October
Term of Court

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(SNS) -
Judge Shackleford Miller, of the
r.. S. Dist. Court for Western
District of kentucky, Thursdsy
filed a memorandum en- the Louis
vile teachers salary case setting
trial for the case during the Oc-
tober term of the court.
The case had not been brought
to trial previously due to the ac.
ticn of the Louisville Board o.
Education last spring in passing
a resolution to abolish the differ
entail in white and colored teach
ers' salaries for the coming schoo!
wear. 1t was the contention OF
NAACP attorneys handling the
case for the teachers that a court
decision should be handed down
permanently restraining this or
anv future school board from go
ing back to the old unequal pay
scale.
The judges decision to call the
case for trial is a victory for the
teachers.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
1864 College
Grads, Crisis
Magazine Shows
Howard Had
Largest
Enrolment

NEW YORK-(S N S)-There
were 1854 Negro college graduates
during the school year 194O-4l, &C
cording to the tabulation OF The
Crisis magazine made public IN It's
3Oth annual education number Tor
August.
There were 10 doctors of philos-
ophv. Two from Illinois, and one
each from Michigan, Western Re
serve. Northwestern, Cornell, Har-
ward, Radcliffe, Columbia. and
Ohio State.
From Howard University there
we're 156 graduates with the bache-
lor's degree, 38 with masters de-
gree. and rs with professional de-
grees. including Fl doctors, 18 den
fists. and IA lawyers. Meharry Medi-
cal school had 48 doctors, 8 den
lists and 10 nurses.
Atlanta. the leading graduate
school of the race. had an enroll
ment of 268 and so graduates with
a masters degree. For the first
time in it's history University OF
Kansas graduated Negro doctor
of medicine.
Largest enrolment in Negro col
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Urge Delegates to See That
Workers Enroll in Glasses

Weaver's office and other branches
Of the Labor Division of OPM, hun
dre6s of Negro women have been
employed during the last year as
power machine operators in the
garment industries of st. Louis and
Kansas City, Mo; Chicago, Illinois;
Philadelphia, Pa; and i'll other
urban centerS.
CAS- of June I, l941, more than
400 colored women were employed
as gas-mask assemblers in the
Edgewood Arsenal at Baltimore,
Md. One of the largest parachute
manufacturers in the country has
placed Negro women on parachute
assembly work in Manchester,
Conn. as a result of OPM activity.
And the State Employment Service
offices in various communities
have placed colored women in de
fenSe industries in such unusual
occupations as sheet metal work
erS, press operators, jewelers.. sign
painters and electrical goods as
SemblerS. A recent report of the
Bureau of Employment Security
shows more than 1T placements of
this nature in recent months.
"Of equal Importance too, has
been the expansion of job oppor-
tunitieS for Negro women in the
traditional fields in which a large
r11tOber Of them ba,,o UOrLyed This
Expansion has been accompanied
by an increase in wages and an i'm
prOvement in working conditions.
StreSsing the Importance of de-
fense training and estimating thai
at least rs per cent Of the new
workers in defense industries would
be trainees in some specific cate
CORY, Miss McKelvey concluded her
address with this appeal:
IF I had one single request to
make of your organization, it would
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
BILLIE BOWLEGS

LODY MOUSY I'm so tired list
ing to des preachers cries. trying
to make tent days justified. In all
des two member churches. Do you
know that church on South 18th
avenue, where they locked the
church house door, dat preacher
ain't dere no more. But when he
left. dat ment a bran new baby
born, and the cnly way to keep
that baby alive was take all the
money IN the old church treasure.
You know it's said when folks
get old they don't need no pleas
ure" Sc when a church is old I
guess it don't need no treasurer.
There is one thing about the
Baptist preacher, that cannot be
denied, is when you declare ycur
pulpit Vacent it means another
church regardless to the size. But
dey say pickering amt no shame
when you're holding up the name
of the king. Only spreading the
gospel
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-CSNS)
Negro women are playing an in
creasinglv important role DIS skilled
workers in the national defense
program. Thelma McKelvey, Spe-
cial assistant in the Labor Supply
Branch of the Office of Production
Management. told the National
Association of Colored Women, Inc.
Tuesday evening.
Addressing the biennial conven-
ton of the association meeting
here, Miss McKelvey also urged
the assembled delegates to work
through their State and local
declarations to increase the en-
rollment of Negro workers in de-
fense training courses.
In several communities in which
the courses were open to all work
ers, regardless of race, creed OF
color" she said, cit has been found
that Negro youth has failed to
take advantage of these opportun1-
ties. AS q result of this, many OF
these prospective defense workers
were unable to enter local plants
when OPM had altered discrimina-
tory employment practices in these
communities"
Touching on the role of Negro
women in defense, Miss McKelvey
declared:
"Our program of total utiliza-
ton of our human resources in
cludes plans to increase the par
ticipation of Negro women as well
as men, for they ale a vital part
of our labor supply"
Some progress has already been
made in this direction through the
work of the Negro Employment and
Training Branch Of OPM, the
speaker pointed out.
WOMEN GIVEN JOBS
"IhroNoh the activities of DE
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Negro Women Play Big Part
In Defense, NACW Is Told

be this: Combine your efforts with
other civic. social and labor groups
in your communities to see that
available Negro workers are en-
rolled in defense classes. And if
they are barred from these classes
because of Arace or color, it is your
duty to call this situation to the
attention of the Office of Pro-
duCtiOn Management.
The National Association Colored
Women, Inc, is composed of state
and city Fiederations of Colore6
Women throughout the United
States. Mrs. Jennie Moten is pres
ident of the organization.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Linen Supply
Strikers Are
Given Raises
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-(SNS)-

Striking workers at the Birming-
ham Linen Supply Company, 2813
Sixth Avenue, south, out eieht
days, were back on their jobs this
week, having won salary raises.
Agreement came in tie office Of
City Commissioner Eugene Conror
with both sides present and Mr.
Connor sitting as mediator. Terms
of the document were to be writ
ten into q formal union contract
Involved. in the strike were 35
truck drivers ana 160 plant work
erS.
Drivers, 1t is reported, will get
flat So weekly raise Laundry
workers heretofore or a flat week
ly wage. are placed on a rate of
20 cents and ilolIr. which on a 40
hou. week will raise their nay
from $40 to $12. Overtime will be
paid also. Strikers viii be paid for
the time they were off.
w. o. Hare, of the Alabama
State Federation Of Labor and one
of the negotiators, explained the
terms Of the agreement.
Plant Manager Sam A. Go1stein
and Mr. Hare commended Com.
missioner Connor for his effort to
brirg about a settlement nf the
strike.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

CLARENCE MITCHELL
Exalted Ruler, Fidelity Lodge No,
507, IBPOE of w, Vicksburg, Miss,
is one of the most efficient Exalted
Rulers Of ElkdOm. He is always
alert. rc57o--Givo and active. AT
present he kaS been instrumental
in getting the members of Fidelity
Lodge TO collect cid aluminium for
National Deferse. A cOntainer has
been placed in front of the Elk's
Rest, 1913 1-2 Washington Street,
and the Bills and public are asked
to put al their old aluminium in it
or call DR.. Buckner. phone 576, or
the YeIiTw- Front, phone 1886, and
your metal will be called for. Let us
all join and collect all the alumni
mum VIC can for the Government.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Fears Ga. Colleges
Will Lose Rating

Wednesday that all colleges in the
University System of Georgia will
be dropped from the accredited list
by the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools when
the educational body completes its
investigation Of political oomina-
ton" of the Board of Regents by
Governor Talmadge.
DR.. j. r. Mccain, president OF
Agnes Scott College, predicted
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
To WED MISS TUCKER

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(A N P)-
Engraved invitations received here
from Shreveport, La. this week
bore an announcement by Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Tucker of that city of the
approaching marriage of theii
daughter, Miss Ercell Adell Tuck
er, to DR.. G.. w. Stanley Ish,
widely known physician of Little
Rock.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

leges was at Howard, 2,810. Among
mixed colleges. New York universi-
ty had 687 Negro students enroll
ed: Ohio State was second with 333.
The August Crisis contains photo
graphs of graduates, information
about honor students, and pictures
of the faculties of six leading in
StitutionS.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
ISQ[[IE2AN[$l

MRS. ROBERT SESSION,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Campbell of 1910 East Madison.
left Saturday night for San Diago,
California. Mrs. Session has been
here studying social science at the
State Teachers College this sum-
nler.
MRS. RACHEL GILMOOR and
Mrs Anna Bennett were dinner
guests of Mrs. j. A. Lemay Sun
day, August g.
MRS. ADA Atkinson, 6o3
South Ninth street, entertained
with a luncheon last week. She
had as guests, Mother Ridley, Mrs.
Thomas, Rev. Ridley and Mrs. F.
Henderson. After the luncheon
they were entertained by kodak
ing.
MRS. ESTER MAE LONG of
Los Angeles and herA two children,
Jessie Long. Jr.. and Susie Mae
Long, are Phoenix visitors They
are the house guests of Mrs. Susie
Gray, he1 sister.
THE BABY Contest held at iSl1i-
loh Baptist Church. July 27, was
a gala affair. There were five
babies in the contest. First prize
went to Lister Helen Williams,
$40. 70; Second prize, Butch Ward
Smith. $14. Sd; and Third prize,
Emma E. Barr, $1202 Mrs.
Gertrude Albert, director of this
cr1ghtel-'i RAISED $40 which was
equally divided between the con-
testants Total money raised was
$67. So.
THE SINGING at Mt. Calvery
Baptist church which closed Fri
Gay night, July 25, conducted by
the quartet from Monroe. La, was
inspiring The attendance was
good Rev. P. p. Pope, the aSSis-
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

MRS. LUCY LUCKEY and son.
Henry, have just returned home
from an extensive visit in Okla :
homa with relatives and friends.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

MRS. ELIZABETH HUTCHIN-
SON and two daughters are vaca-
tioning in Bakersfield and Fres-
no California, with relatives and
friends. Ethel and Clara Hutchin-
son, Mrs. Josephine Hardy end
daughters. Lois Wilkinson. Ruth
and Eleanor Eichols of Phoenix.
are visiting in Los Angeles.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

THE SURPLUS cotton project
mattress making is in progress
and some Is Or 80 women are en-
gagged in the work.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

tant pastor, was in full charge of
the service for the week. Rev. E.
j. Jacob, the pastor, was out Of
the city.
A LAWN PARTY was given at
the home of Mrs. Norah Jones, 510
South Third Avenue. Friday night,
August 1, in honor of Mrs. Nit
cheI. There were 21 guests pres
ent. Chief pastime was card play
ing.
DR.. AND Mrs. w. G. HACK
EFT left last week for their sum
mer vacation. Mrs. l.. A McCarty
and children returned last week
from an extensive trip in Texas.
visiting friends and relatives. They
report a wonderful vacation. Mr..
McCarty is smiling very broadly.
DEATH NOTICE
WORD was received last week
by L. v. Hubert and Clay Perkins
of the recent death of their sister,
Mrs. Matte Brown of South Los
Angeles. Hubert and L. V. Perk-
ins have recently returned from
Los Angeles
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
MORE INDIANS GET OIL

MORE INDIANS GEL OIL
APACHE, Okla.-(C)-Another
large group Of Oklahoma Indians
have suddenly become wealthy
with oil money. The discovery of
a new OIL field in this southwestern
Oklahoma town has found many
plains Indians families in the
money. Most of them are members
of tie Apachs, Kiowa and Comache
tribes.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
AMP Writer Must
Return TO London

NEW YORK-(SNS)-Ellis Is
land authorities reported Mon
day they had released Miss
Nancy Cunard. Associated Ne
gro Press correspondent in Lon
don and member of the Eng
lish shipping family, in custo-
dy of the British Consulate and
that she presumably would be
returned to England by way Of
Canada.
Miss Cunard, daughter of
Lady Cunard, was refused entry
to the United States because she
had no American visa when she
arrived here recently from Ha-
vana.