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THE COURIER-JOURNAL
THE LOUISVILLE TIMES
Louisville, Ky.
September 2, 1941
Mr.. Cecil E. Newman
Minneapolis Spokesman
st. Paul Recorder
3O6 Third St. South
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dear Mr.. Newman:
This is to acknowledge receipt of
your letter and affidavit of Melvin
S. Stone. I am forwarding it to
Lawrence Cramer, Executive Sec
rotary of the Committee on Fair
Employment Practice.
You have perhaps read where we
are holding a hearing in Los Ange-
les on October l and 2. Consoli-
dated Aircraft will be one of the
companies whose employment pol
icy will be investigated.
Sincerely yours,
MARK ETHRIDGE,
General Mgr. Louisville Courier
Journal; Chairman Committee on
Fair Employment Practice,
Louisville, Ky.
x X
The Spokesman & Recorder
newspapers received assurances
from other members of the COM
nlittee that Stones case would be
investigated.
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set up pursuant to the Presidents
Executive Order No. 1902, issued
June 25.
The President was asked, and
agreed, to send a directive letter to
the government agencies, instruct
ing them to comply with the terms
of the Executive Order, banning
job discrimination.
Present at the conference with
the President were Mark Ethridge
chairman of the committee; Earl
B. Dickerson, Chicago; David Sar-
noff, Milton P. Webster, Chicago;
Laurence Cramer, executive secre-
tary for the committee, and John
Brophy, substituting for Phillip
Murray, president of the CLIO. Will
liam Green, AT of L president and
representative on the committee
was absent.
To Conduct Regional Hearings
Direct action against govern
ment agencies practicing discrimi-
nation was taken by the commit
tee on the terms of recommends
tions made by the Council of Per-
sonnet Administration.
In direct line with original sug-
gestions made by Mr.. Dickerson,
the committee agreed to conduct
regional open hearings for fact
findings on job discrimination.
The first open hearings will be
held in Los Angeles, Calf, October
IL. Major emphasis at these hear
ings will be placed on job bias in
the West Coast aviation industry.
Corrective measures will be un-
dertaken through the government S
training, labor supply and employ
ment agencies in that area.
Place 200 in Pacific Schools
Indicating that some action has
already been taken, Col. F. J. Nc
Sherry, director of OPM's Defense
Training branch, informed the
committee that he is Immediately
placing 200 new Negro trainees in
West Coast schools in anticipation
of increased job opportunities.
Significant in the committees
approach to it's task is the fact that
it proposes to set up it's own in
vestigatory staff, independent of
the Office of Production Manage
ment, although it will continue to
accept reports and cases from the
OPM.
To Name Race Man
One case, involving New York
firms which have refused to obey
the Presidents order, was turned
over to the committee Wednesday
by OPM.
Mr.. Ethridge and Mr.. Cramer
will prepare the cases against
these firms for positive action by
the committee.
The committee has also sched-
uled open hearings for New York
and Chicago although the exact
date has not been set.
All the members present indicat-
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JACK JONES WINS BLUE
RIBBON

Jack Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Jones, 654 w. Central Ave.,
was awarded a blue ribbon by the
State Fair Judge for his entry in
the handicap exhibit. His entry
was a beautiful afghan which he
made for his mother.
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J. WALTON CRUMPs RETURN

The DR.. J. Walton Crumps, 639
Fuller Ave-, returned to the city
on Monday, September 1, from an
extended motor trip that took them
to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Oak
land, San Francisco, CAL; Ogden
and Salt Lake City, Utah; Chey-
enne, Wyoming; Denver, Colorado,
and Kansas.
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READ

Letter column on page two. It
contains bombshel1 against Ne
groes who discriminate from a
white reader.
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HITLER MUST BE LAUGHING!
No Negroes or Indians
Wanted Defense Aircraft
Concern Agent Tells Man
AFFIDAVIT SHOWS OTHER LOCAL FIRMS PRACTICE
DISCRIMINATION IN DEFENSE PLANTS
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Violates Presidential
Order Against Race Ban

In affidavit given this Melvin stone
craftsman Minneapolis and father of five children
discrimination which many local national holding
Tense contracts show in the selection of their personnel
Stone said his affidavit which reprinted
ployment the Consolidated Aircraft
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President Roosevelt Talks
Over Defense Problems
With His New Committee
YOU GET IN LINE, TOO" PRESIDENT
INTIMATES TO G.


WASHINGTON D. c., Sept 4Action against 80 government
departments harborng job discrimination the basis
taken last Wednesday conference between President
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M. S. Stone,
Re: Consolidated Air. Corp.

Through the Minnesota State
Employment Service, on whose
rolls l am registered as an unem-
ployed worker, I, with Winston
Richardson of 1915 Chicago avenue,
another unemployed American of
Negro ancestry, were examined on
the afternoon of August 81, 1941,
for a position with Consolidated
Aircraft Corporation by Mr.. L. P.
Zimmerman, the firms field repre-
sentative.
After setting forth my qualifca-
tons, experience and educational
background, he said that he had
been given strict orders from the
main office located in San Diego,
/ Calf, that he was not to consider
any Negroes for technical work
under any circumstances and repre-
sentative also brought forth a let
ter showing that he had been given
orders to exclude from skilled posi-
tions all Negroes, American In
dams, Japanese, and foreign born
Italians and Germans. Mr.. Zim-
norman in proof of his statement,
showed me the letter in which were
included such instructions.
I wish to appeal to President
Roosevelt and his defense authori-
ties against this discrimination
practised against me, a taxpayer,
citizen of this country. I also wish
to call to the attention of the
President and constituted authori-
ties that this is in direct violation
of the Presidents Executive Order
No. 1902.
I would like to receive from the
President and his Defense Board
relief from this situation which has
forced me to be turned down by
various defense industries who
hold government contracts and sub
contracts and are expanding public
moneys for defense work.
This statement is offered as evil
dence by me voluntarily in the
hope that it will give me relief
and countless other Americans in
my same position.
MELVIN S. STONE.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, Notary Public, this 3rd day
of September, 1941.
Cecil E. Newman,
Notary Public, Hennepin Co., MINI.
My commission expires March
ID, 1913.
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Be sure you get your paper reg
ularly, subscribe by mail.-Advt.
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Committee to Investigate
Complaints of Discrimination
Against Negro Workers

This letter from Mark Ehrdge chairman of the defense committee
Fair Employment Practice S self explanatory.
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ON THE SOCIAL FRONT

Private Kenneth Jackson, son of
DR.. w. L. Jackson of Detroit and
grandson of Mrs. Matte Jackson,
889 st. Anthony Ave-, is recovering
in the Station Hospital at Fort
Custer, Michigan, from a broken
jaw received in an auto accident on
August 20 while en- route to Camp
from Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. KintchlOw
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Green of Chicago over night on
their way to visit in Tacoma,
Washington.
Mrs. F. D. Pickrin left Sunday
morning for Indianapolis, Indiana,
after a two weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. N. W. Kintchlow and her
sister, Miss N.
Mrs. Irma Jarrett, Mrs. Olivia
Cannon and Mr.. Alexander Parks
of Topeka, Kansas, were the guests
of Mr.. James R. Aubrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Carr and Rev. and
Mrs. Jace Claybourne. The out of
town guests were entertained on a
fishing trip to Northern Minnesota
and Canada. Mrs. Jarrett and Mr..
Parks returned home Monday while
Mrs. Cannon will remain in the city
a while as the guest of Rev. and
Mrs. Claybourne.
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not to employ any Negroes, Ameri-
can Indians or foreign born Ger
mans or Italians.
Stones affidavit was sent to
President Roosevelt, to various o.
P. M. officials and the new six-man
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice set up by President Roose-
welt to hear and correct complaints
of race discrimination in defense
industry.
The affidavit follows:
STONES STATEMENT
Sept. 3, 1941.
l, Melvin S. Stone, reside at 858
Bryant avenue north, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, am an American citi-
zen, age 35, married and father of
five children; by occupation me-
chanical craftsman, educated in the
high schools and University of
Minnesota, have spent many months
since the beginning of the defense
program attempting to obtain en-
ployment in my occupation.
Despite the shortages of skilled
men, I have consistently been re-
fused employment solely on ac-
count of my Negro ancestry.
Among the firms which I have
applied to, listing my qualifications
and with recommendations from
my various instructors were: Min
neapolis Moline, General Mills, Inc,
Diamond Iron Works, Northern
Pump q made three attempts and
on the last attempt at Northern
Pump, was practically evicted),
Minneapolis Honeywell, Crown Iron
Works and others.
My latest experience which I
wish to relate at this time was
brought about largely by the ap-
pearance in the daily classified sec
ton of the Minneapolis Star-Jour-
nal of an ad inserted by the Con-
solidated Aircraft Corporation of
San Diego, Calf, through the CO.
operation of the Minnesota State
Employment Service. The ad was
as follows and appeared on Aug.
Fl:
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
CITY PAYS $4,000
TO RETIRE BONDS
Continued From Page One)

interest. The sum of s2s,447.5O is
still to be paid on bond interest be-
tween now and July 1.
Commissioner Fisher attributed
the city's satisfactory" financial
position to better-than-average col
lection Of city tax levies during the
first seven months of the fiscal
year. He added, however, that should
normal, anticipated revenues drop
during the remainder of the fiscal
year, the city might find it neces-
sary to borrow from the state local
government commission. The Dor,
rowing, however, would be against
anticipated income for the current
fiscal year, and not against antici-
pated income of the next fiscal Pc
rio5 beginning July l..
To date this year, Commissioner
Fisher reported, the city's receipts
have been 500. 720.62, as against ex-
penditures in all departments, in
Guiding interest and bond retire
ment, of 1852, 562. "a, giving the city,
as of Feb. l, a cash surplus of $4S,-
1888.
There is the possibility" MI.
Fisher said, that the city's reve-
nues for the remainder of the fiscal
year will lag behind the pace set
during the first seven months. In
that event we may find it necessary
to borrow a small sum for a short
time, but it will be against this year;
not the 1941-42 year"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
TRIAL OF JENKINS
UNDER WAY HERE
State Completes Evidence and
Case Expected to Go to Jury
This Afternoon

The state completed its evidence
late yesterday afternoon in the frs
degree murder trial of Bennle Jen
kins, negro, charged with Staying
Willie Roy White, negro, last New
Years day.
Trial of the case will be resumed
this morning at $50 o'clock and Is
expected to go to the jury late this
afternoon. "
The state offered the testimony OF
physicians who performed an autop'
sy on the body of White and who
declared that the negro had died oil
a cerebral hemorrhage, caused by a
fracture of the skull.
jenkins allegedly struck White
over the head during an argument
OF New Years day. White died in a
hospital a few days later.
Most of yesterdays session OF
court was taken up with the selec'
ton of the capital case jury from a
special venire of SO men.
Judge John J. Burney, of VII
mington, is presiding over the court
term. District Solicitor David Sin
clair is being assisted in the prosecu'
ton of the case by John Schiller.
Solomon Sternberger and Elber'
Brown were appointed by the court
to defend jenkins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
NAVAL COMMITTEE
FILES REPORT ON
BIG MARINE BASE
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CONTINUED From Page 'ne)
Carolina sites were the only ones
meeting requirements for such
bases.
A breakdown Of money asked
for facilities follows:
Marine base: Land acquisition,
So, 900, 900; barracks for 5000 men,
81, $50, 900; 400 sets of officers quar-
tiers, 81, 900, 900; barracks for It's
officers, $3.50, 500; 47O sets of quar-
tiers for married enlisted men,
81, $50, 900; utilities roads and walks
81, 200, 900; administrative activities
for exchange and recreational &C.
Invites, $1,407, 500.
Marine air station: Land acqui-
sition $1,000 acres), 1000, 900; bar
racks, So, 600, 900; la-.ding field and
runways, 81, 800, 600; land plane
hangers, $1,000, OoO; dispensary,
(25o beds), 1 1000, 900; officers
quarters Goo units), $1,250,0OO;
bachelor officers quarters 600
units), 5000, 900; 15-mile railroad
connection, $500, 900; clearing land,
$500, 900; warming : up platform,
$500, GOO; field lighting system,
5000, 900; gasoline storage facilities
for 1900, 900 gallons, $3.50, 900; util-
ity hangers, $85, 900; aviation op-
erations building, $500, 900; admin
istration building, radio receiving
and chronology rooms, SIPS, 900; ra-
dio transmission building and
tower, SIS, 1000.
Cold storage, laundry, $500, 900;
enlisted married mems barracks,
$3.50, 900; recreational facilities.
$3.50, 900; general store-house, $780,
900; aircraft store-house, $500, 900,
assembly and repair facilities,
$40, 900; motor testing building,
$3.50, 900; parachute building, $40
900; station maintenance shops,
$50, 900; power plant, $500, 900; dis
tributing system, 10000: water
supply, $500, 900; sewerage and
drainage, $50, 900;
Roads and walks, 5000, 900; tele
phone crash alarm sec, 1000; fuel
storage system 10000 barrel ca
pacity), $50, 1000; high explosive
magazine "a units), $40, 900; fuse
and detonator magazine, $40, 900;
small arms magazine, $40, 900; py-
rotechnics magazine, $40, 1000; inert
magazines, $40, 900; fuel supply
drum storehouse, $40, 900; torpedo
and bombsight shop and store
house, SIS, 900; machine gun range.
$75, 1000; small boat pier and boat
house., $50, 900; gatehouse and
fence, 500, 900; acquisition of OUT
lying fields. 81, 1000, 900. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
SCHOOL FACULTY
TO PRESENT PLAY
'Charley's Aunt to Be Given
At New Hanover School
Auditorium Friday

"Charley's Aunt" a three-act
comedy, will be presented by mem.
bers of the e New Hanover High
school faculty in the High schooi
auditorium Friday night.
Back in 1924 the High school
faculty gave a comedy presentation
with the play, "a Kiss For Cinder-
ella" This is their first appearance
on the stage since that date.
Proceeds from the play will go
to the Parent-Teacher association
for it's work in the High school in
providing lunches for under nourish-
ed and keeping the school infirmary
operating.
"Charley's Aunt" is a play that
is comedy from start to finish.
Faculty members have been rehears-
ing their roles for the past two
weeks.
The New Hanover Glee club will
present a selected group of singers
during the intervals between the
acts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
ETHIOPIANS PLAN
TO AID ITALIANS
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reported by Stefani, the official
news agency, which declared that
the prime mover was a son-in.law
Of the Halle Selassie, the Ethiopian
emperor deposed by the Italians
themselves, Ras Gugsa.
The Ras and his allied chief
tains, Stefani said, have set the
war drums atremble to summon
their followers, and one of these
leaders, Seyum Mangasha. was de-
clared to have thus trumpeted tc
his pople:
people of Aduwa, know thai
everywhere-Rome, Adds Ababa,
Asmara,S ! say everywhere-the
Italian government has respected
and honored me, showing thu
greatest courtesy.
my devotion to Italy is unlim.
tied and I, followed by yourselves,
will 60 against her enemies bear.
ing the Italian flag in my right
hand"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
ENGLAND, MEXICO
MAY REPAIR BREAK
CONTINUED From Page One)

These were said to have created a
%favorabl> atmosphere for an effort
TO heal the breach between Britain
and Mexico.
The United States-Mexican con-
versations are aimed at an all-ln-
elusive settlement Of all major prob
lens pending between the two coun'
tries. including the oil appropriation
dispute.
Undersecretary of State Sumner
| Welles said today that both the
United States and Mexican govern
ments were approaching the general
problem in a friendly and coopera-
tive way and indicated an agreement
may be reached within a few weeks.
In what manner the oil question
may be solved has not been dis
closed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
JAPAN SEEKS TO
ALLAY FEAR THAT
u. S. WAR IS NEAR
CONTINUED From Page One)

utOnClnue0 FTUL0 L d&c OlCJ
Reports added new detail to
the general picture of a Japa-
nese program, perhaps to be CO.
ordinated with Germany's next
smash in Europe, for extending
Japanese domination throughout
southeastern Asia and the East
Indies.
Saigon heard without confirma-
tion-that Japan's naval forces in
the Gulf of Siam suddenly had been
greatly increased. This would be a
likely scene of naval operations con-
nected with Japan's program of
southwark advance. Recently three
| Japanese cruisers and other war
ships have been reported in nearby
waters.
A Japanese steamer was said to
have added 5000 tons to an already
huge store of munitions Japan is re-
ported collecting in Thailand. A few
more japanese soldiers were added
to a small contingent at Saigon air
drome that perhaps represents the
spearhead of infiltration into south
ern Indo-China. Japan's forces In
northern Indo-C China - there by
| French consent - were said to be
growing steadily. In the background,
non-Japanese reports said, were 30
900 to 10000 Japanese troops be-
lieved held waiting on the islands
of Hainan and Formosa off the
China coast.
Japan's official declaration OF
peaceful purposes came in the form
of a statement handed by the Tokyo
government spokesman, Koh Ishii,
to representatives of the world press.
Ishii said Japan is fully prepared
to act as mediator or take whatever
action is calculated to recover nor
NAL conditions not only in Greater
East Asia (where she claims FREEDOM
nance, endorsed by her alliance with
GeTI1dQy dIlu lLdlyJ puI lilly "AiSAN
in the world"
Later he said this was not to be
interpreted as an offer of mediation,
but rather as an expression of will
ingness to accept any invitation to
act in such a capacity.
The statement blamed the United
States and Britain for tension in the
Pacific. 1.-The Japanese" it said, "can
not help feeling a certain amount of
anxiety if not misgivings as to the
warlike preparations of the British
and American governments to meet
supposed contingencies in the Pa
cific and the South SEAS"
And further:
eff the American government
could be persuaded to restrict its &C.
tivities in this respect to the West
ern Hemisphere and avoid causing
anxiety unnecessarily in the mind of
the Japanese people the situation
would indeed be greatly mitigated."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
GERMANY IS SENDING
ARMS INTO BULGARIA
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Observation-Disclosures pact of eter-
nal friendship.
Meanwhile, authoritative word
came from Greece that German
planes are flying daily over Greek
territory, coincident with reports
that the Nazis have advised Athens
to make peace with Italy lest their
armies enter the conflict on the
Italian side.
Want Peace
Acting under the new Turkish
Bulgarian noraggression pact
which diplomatic circles interpret
ed as immobilizing Turkey should
the Germans move against Greece
the German minister to Athens
was understood to have told the
Greeks that the Germans wanted
the Albanian war to end.
The implication was that the
peace would have to be on Mus
solini's terms and that if it did
not come Adolf Hitler's Balkan
forces would spring at Greece
from their Rumanian bases via
Bulgaria.
Bern, Switzerland, neutral re.
lay point for Balkan news, report
ed telephone lines to Turkey from
Bern and Sofia were down" on
Tuesday night.
New Bulgarian negotiations with
Germany appeared d way.
The newspaper Vreme reported in
a Bucharest dispatch that King
Boris of Bulgaria had gone to Ger
many yesterday, probably to ask
for his country an outlet to tee
Aegean sea through Greece.
Air Alarms
German scout and Photographic
planes flying over Greece f o m
across the Bulgarian frontier
from Bulgarian or Rumanian air.
dromes-were reported to h a v e
droned even south of Athens and
to have set off as many as three
air alarms a day in some towns
But British quarters in Sofia
Bulgaria, said an early victory ex
pected for their imperial forces in
Africa would release large mum
bers of British soldiers for duty
in Greece if needed.
Greece, it was pointed out, has
thus far been extremely rluctan'
to accept the aid of British land
forces, apparently seeking to mi
the conflict to that with Italy and
not run the risk of having to fight
Germany, too.
Some diplomats observed that,
with matters standing as they dc
now, Greece might welcome Brit
ish help. But it was generally
agreed that -everal weeks would
be needed to transport a sizable
British expeditionary force from
Africa to Salonika and that those
weeks might be sufficient. to per
NIT the Germans to drive wei
into Greece, rendering a subse'
quent British landing of little val
ue. Such considerations, it seemed
clear, would weigh heavily in TIC
Greek governments decisions Of
the next few daVS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-19
u. S. TELLS JAPS
TO SHOW PEACE
PLANS BY DEEDS
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spokesman in Tokyo that British
and American "warlike prepara-
tons" were causing ANXIETY if not
misgivings in Japan"
The spokesman, Koh Ishii, as
sorting that Japan's intentions
were peaceful and that 80 far as
we can see there is no ground for
entertaining alarming views OF the
East Asiatic situation" suggested
that the United States confine its
activities to the western hemis-
phere.
Welles declined to discuss the
specific points raised by the Japa-
nese spokesman, combining his re-
marks instead to a general state
ment.
This left no doubht, however, that
the government looked with serious
misgivings upon Japan's steady
movement southwark in the direc-
ton of the British naval base at
Singapore and the. Netherlands
East Indies.