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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24
Fort Hill Residents
 Fail To Hear Sirens
Sector Warden Sidney HencheI Claims Many Unaware
 BackOut Was Taking Place Last Night
w AT VILLE
COrres2ondent-NIrs R- w. HeniOn. TelcpnOne S-SaSe

Waterville, March Waterville responded unusually well last night to the test olackout. Rev. Ernest F Weise, sector warden DIST, Thom- aston avenue reported: "The peo- pie responded, very well, the report came back that all was in darkness in about 6 minutes" There will be a meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock, in the Grace Methodist church, to elect a permanent sector warden and deputy and to complete organiza- ton of the section.
 Miss Cecilia Brerneis, organizer of sector D-51 said: '"The blackout was fine, better than before and only three residents had to be asked to turn out their lights because they did not know the test was in effect"
 Edwin R. Batchelder, Chapel street, sector D-58 revealed, "the blackout was perfect, through in about g minutes and better than be- fore" There will be meeting of householders in this sector tonight at 8 o'clock, at Fraternity hall, to elect a permanent sector warden.
 Everett Cook, sectors 80, 8l in Fairmount claimed the test was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24
SPANISH PUPILS
 PICK JAMES PECK

The Senior Spanish class of Will by High school held a meeting re-. gently in Room III during which officers were elected. They weres James Peck, president; Bernice Racki, treasurer; Ann Scalo, secre- tary; and a program committee con- sisting of Louise Mirabilio and Glor- ia Prescott.
 An interesting program was presented by Helen Sushko; Edna Moraska; Elizabeth Seazer; Bernice Racki; and Ann Scalo.
 The next meeting of the club will be held April 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24
SERVICE BUREAU
 IN NEW OFFICES

Hartford, Conn, March g The administrative office of the U. s. Employment Service is now located at 122 Washington street, Hartford, moving from the State Office Build ing to new quarters over the week end.
 According to Director Leonard J. Maloney, the additional space will make 1t possible to bring together under one roof for the first time scattered units of the department.
 The research and statistical diy!- sion and the psychological division, both of which have become of m- creasing importance during the past year. will now be part of ad- ministrative headquarters, MT. Ma loney said, making for more effl- cient operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24
ADJUTANT WALTER
 GUEST OF KIWANIS

Members of the Kiwanis club will listen to Adjutant Alfred Walter, Salvation Army officer, who is sta- tioned at Springfield, Mass, discuss the risibllities of our public when he speaks on the subject Do Peo- pie 6tilA Laugh?" at the weekly meeting tomorrow noon in The Elton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

Confusion on the part of Water town civilian defense officials was blamed by Waterbury authroities to- day for the failure of a blackout signal to be sounded in Watertown last night. Major John M. Burrall, chief controller for the Waterbury district warning center, which sent out alarms to dozen nearby towns, said there was absolutely no ques- ton" but that a fred" signal had
 1een sent to Watertown and had Jeen acknowledged at the warning
 center there. Mayor Vincent A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

pretty good. One or two places had to be told. On the whole 1t was better than before"
 Sidney Henchel, sector D-85 up- per ThomaSton avenue, and Fort Hill said, "as before the sirens could not be heard in that section and residents at Fort Hill were unaware the blackout was taking place. Sev- eral families on Thomaston avenue also had to be told. However, the cooperation was great" There will be a meeting of this sector, March 31 at 7:30 at tL.e hall at 1904 ThoHn- aston avenue.
 Richard E. Senior, acting warden of sector D-55 will meet with mem bers of his group tonight at o. clock, at the Waterville Union church. Edwin Craw has called a meeting for sectors D-56 and D-60, Thursday evening at ' o'clock, in the Sunday school rooms of the Grace Methodist church.
 At all these meetings, each house. hold is urged to send representa- tive.
 Legion Farley
 A business meeting of the Casper s. Davis post will take place tonight at 8:3O o'clock at Fraternity hall, with Commander Patrick Moriarty presiding. l
 The Boy Scouts of Troop S1 will meet tonight at ' o'clock at Frat- ernity hall.
 Girl Scout Troop No. 16 will hold to meeting tomorrow afternoon at the home of Ruth Batchelder on Welch street at 3:30 o'clock, under the leadership of Mrs. Sidney Hem chel.
 Guest Preacher
 Religious instruction for high school students of St. Michael's church will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock, to be followed by 6 meet ing of the CYO society. Tomorrow evening at 7:3O o'clock, there will be Lenten devotions with Rev. Leonard A. Goode of St. Pat- rick's church, Hartford, delivering the sermon.
 The Pride of Welch Circle, Com panions of the Forest, will hold 2 social this evening, at ForeSters' hall at o'clock for members and friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24
Chierf Controller

Scully, chairman of the Waterbury defense council, said likewise that the alarm signal had been sent.
 Watertown authorities claimed that failure to receive fred" sig nal from Waterbury made < it the only town in the state which failed to take part in the blackout last night. Melvin Freeman, ex-chair- man of the Watertown civilian de- fense council, said that yellow" and "blue" signals, which are sent out before the red" were received but that the "red" did not come in.
 Major Burrall said that Water town received the yellow" or alert, signal, but that a few minutes later when volunteers at the warning center tried to send the "blue" sig nal to Watertown they were unable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

The organized fire company of these two plants is one of the best in Waterbury at the present time and is equipped to handle any type of conflagration that might occur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

Americans in 1s4O paid an all time high tax bill of $2,l30,147,- 900 in connection with ownership and operation of motor vehicles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

Natives Of Natal have acquired an expert knowledge of distllllng liquor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

In 10 weeks nearly 6S5 900 punches of bananas were shipped from Haiti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-24

The Pride of Welch Circle, Com panions of the Forest, will hold 2 social this evening, at Foresters' hall at 8 o'clock for members and friends.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
for the corporation.
SAYS CLAUSE
OBJECTIONABLE

The Objectionable clause accord
ing to Dixon reads:
THE seller, in performing the
work by this contract, shall not
discriminate against any worker
because OF race, color, creed or ma
tional origin"
Should we sign the contract
With the clause included" wrote
Dixon, I'VE can expect the fair en-
ployment practice committee TO de-
scend upon the state with the de-
mand that Negroes be put in no.
sltlons OF responsibility in that de-
partment in approximately the
same proportion that the Negro race
bears to the white race in Ala
bama.
Il Will not permit the state of
Alabama to be subject to the
Whlms of any federal agency. and
I viii not permit the employees of
the state to be placed in a position
where they must abandon the prin-
clplS OF segregation Or lose their
jobs
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

guest of honor at his Dearborn
laboratories was his old friend,
DR.. George Washington Carver,
Tuskegee institute scientist whose
development of the lowly peanut
has brought him world wide fame.
Mr.. Ford and his guest took
occasion to deny that DR.. CarVer's
researches at Dearborn would be
connected with synthetic rubber,
as had been rumored.
On display was a platter of
sandwiches made of soy bean mix
ture of weeds which DR.. Carver
vailed wild vegetables. The weeds
were wild bergameo, narrow leaved
plantain, purslane, pigwed, dande-
lion, lambs kuarter, and wild rad
ish.
Austin w. Curtis, DR.. Carver's
assistant, explained that DR.
Carver has for many years been
experimenting on the use of weeds
as food, and believes wartime food
shortages will make wild veget-
ables'' popular.
Discussing synthetic rubber.
Ford said rubber can be made out
of many plants, some of which can
be grown right here. A Ford spokes-
man fastened to add, however,
that the Ford Motor Company is
not engaged in synthetic rubber
production in any way.
DR.. Carver said that while rub
Der can be made out of 10 or Is
plants, there is trouble in process
ing it on large scale. The dande-
lion and the wildwood contain the
essence of rubber, he said, and
he made rubber from pt troleum and
sweet potatoes 20 years ago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
i. ). Accused Of
Running South 5
Race Relations
Governor Frank
Dixon, of Ala,
Makes Accusation

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(A N p
Gov. Frank M. Dixon of Ala
bama charged Thursday that gov
ernmental agencies had adopted
policies designed ito break down
the principle of segregation under
which white and Negro races have
lived in peace together in the south
since reconstruction"
The states chief executive also
lambasted those who he said
"seek to foster their own pet So
cial reforms in a time of national
crisis
FEP is ACCUSEO
The governors accusation were
Chiefly directed against the Presi-
dents Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practices which recently held
hearings in Birmingham. Dixon
charged the committee had init
mated the federal government would
force abandonment of race segre-
cation.
Dixon made his accusations in a
letter to Ralph D. Williams de-
Ginning a contract with the Defense
Supplies corporation for l.75OOOO
yards OF convict-made Osanburg
cloth SO long as the contract con-
tanned non-discrimination clause
Williams is the New York agent
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

OF New York, called at the depart
ment to protest recent lynchings
and to point out the danger to
national unity ard the war effort
that are involved in continued
antl-Negro discrimination.
The delegation presented a
statement adopted by the Negro
Labor Victory committee in New
York, which said in part:
I'VE call upon our commander
in-chief, President Roosevelt. to
issue a proclamation redefining the
citizenship rights of Negro Ameri-
cans; to ask the governors of the
48 states and the mayors of our
cities to issue like proclamations;
and to order all federal agencies,
especially the department. of JUS
dee, to take swift and appropriate
action to safeguard the rights OF
Negro Americans"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
Have Made No
Effort ToFind
Out, He Charges
Congressman Has
Remarks Inserted
In House Record

WASHINGTON. D. CLAMP
Taking time out to enter West
brook Pegler's favorable article on
the Negro in the Congressional
Record, Congressman Arthur w.
Mitchell on Tuesday declared that
the southern white man knew
nothing about. the Negro despite
protestations to the contrary.
Said the congressman:
"Since ! have been a member OF
congress, / have been approached
by hundreds Of outstanding men
and women of the south, practl-
cally every one of whom processes
to know the Negro of the south,
I have had leaders of the white
race even argue with me that they
knew the Negro better than ] do
Is this true? My answer is en-
phatically MOI White people es-
pecially of the south have made no
particular effort to know the Negro
in his higher aspirations and home
life.
How many outstanding white
leaders have ever spent as long as
five minutes in a respectable Negro
home? How many of them have
ever visited the Negro churches
and Negro schools? How many OF
them have engaged thinking Ne
groes in earnest conversation in
an effort to become acquainted with
the Negro in his higher aspirations
and real life?
"Of course they know the Negro
w1>o frequents the police courts.
They know the Negro who works
in their kitchen and does the men,
ial work around their homes, but
do they know Negro lawyers, Negro
physicians, Negro businessmen, Ne
gro editors, Negro college presi-
dents, Negro teachers and social
leaders, Negro ministers of the
higher type? They do no. and they
make no serious effort to know
them"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
Job Migration
Is Explained By
Railroad Agent
Says There Is Work
For All Who Will
Come And Take Ii

BIRMINGHAM, amps. j.
Brown, general agent here for the
Southern Pacific line, has released
the railroads official statement
explaining the failure of the re-
cent caravan of workers being sent
to work for SPL, on the Pacific
coast. Several hundred Birrning-
ham Negroes were included in the
expedition to far west.
Railroad officials declared:
"Charges of lack of work are abb
surd, as the railroad has urgent
need for track workers and there
are jobs for all who viii and can
take them"
The roads Official statement
said: ''The Southern Pacafic paid
all transportation to Jobs. Some of
the men complained that they
were not provided with food en-
route, others that the Southern
Pacific did not provide work at
destinations as promised Railroad
and commissary officers say that
hotel meals were provided upon
arrival Of the men at FL Paso and
Ogden box lunches there after, ex-
cept at certain important transfer
points, where meals were again
provided"
The statement continued. South
ern Pacific records indicate Is
percent deserving enroute; Is per-
cent refusing to work after they
arrive on the job and 20 percent
quitting after working a short
time"
The Southern Pacific said that
Of the $500 workers sent West, So
per cent were Negroes. AS an al
tentative, in settling the dispute,
the company has tried to import
Mexican track workers.
w. H. Kirbride, chief engineer
for the Southern Pacific. COM
menting on the present situation,
said that in view of the practical
failure" of the experiment chat Of
getting workers to the west), the
Southern Pacific will renew it's
application for importation of
laborers from Mexico.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

ntil a protest was lodged by
graduate nurses, members of the
Grady Alumnae Society. This prac-
tice was abandoned and the
nurses were called merely Nurse.
With the introduction of addi-
tional Negro supervisors to fill the
shortage of white nurses, formerly
holding these positions, DR.. Flowers,
it was disclosed, had become irri-
tated at hearing the student
nurses refer to their superiors as
Miss"
The supervisors were caustically
told Saturday, their insistence on
students calling them Miss"
would end in their immediate dis
misSal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01


have Joined the good fight, carried
on single-handedly for more than
$50 years by the Negro Press, would
read like a Who's Who of Ameri-
can current literature.
And the articles they have pub
lished about the black brother,
though old stuff to Negroes, are
a revelation TO most white people,
who since Americas beginning have
lived, fought and worked beside
him without ever really knowing
him.
PEGLER is REFORMED
The articles are written in the
same vein as those carried in the
Negro Press, to which Mr.. Pegler
before his amazing reformation,
took such hostile exception. If the
writer remembers Pegler labeled
this type of expose violent agita-
tion."
But this spirit of fairplay being
manifested by so many OF the
nations leading publications is an
unwanted and dangerous doctrine
to the white press of the South.
Stubbornly resisting the trend
of the times, they almost to
a man stick to the old rules of
the game. They operate close
knit, unrelenting censorship
against any item, any opinion
that in anyway could be con-
strued as friendly or placing
the Negroes cause in favor
able light.
Unofficial as is this censorship,
its simple operation is just as eff
fectiye as anything cooked up by
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Our Unofficial Censors

the press gaggers of the Axis
powers.
Several prime examples of how
this Southern traditional type
of journalism serves to keep Dixie
white readers ignorant of anything
good by or about Negroes has come
to this observers attention in re-
cent months.
CITE PEGLER CASE
Most recent is the case of Mr.
Pegler. When Pegler was dishing
out his tripe about the Negro Press,
every Southern newspaper subscrib-
ing to his daily stint, printed all
four of his ignorant outbursts in
full. These articles were against
Negroes and one gathers by in
ference met these publishers ap-
proval.
Then Pegler, given a spiritual
rebirth in the hail of fire COM
ing from Negro editors, last Fri
day, blasted again. But this time he
took to task those Americans, in
Guiding himself, who had remained
indifferent to the Negroes terrible
plight in this so-called Christian
democracy.
'If. ! were a Negro l would
live in constant fury and prob
ably would batter myself to
death against the bars incIOs-
ing my condition." he wrote.
Every member of the Southern
white press which had so gleefully
printed the Pegler TRADES against
the Negro Press applied the un-
official censorship screws to this
new place. 1t was quietly dropped
in the waste basket, and filler
was quickly substituted in the US
ual Pegler space.
OTHER EXAMPLES
There are scores of examples how
these papers, through their own
peculiar code of censorship, have
kept many important items from
their readers.
I'VE can't fight the forces
and ideas of Imperialism abroad
and maintain a form of i'm
perialism at hOme," Wendell
Willkie told delegates to the
NAACP conference at Los An
geles.. The radio carried this
speech, but the Southern white
press avoided it as If it were
the plague.
Most Southerners. depending on
their local journals to give them
all the news, never knew that
Vice President Henry A. Wallace,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

gates crowded about Pickens, ask
ing him to visit their communities
in his new position as u. S.
treasury official. A wire came from
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., seeking a
date for a speaking engagement.
Other cities requesting his services
were San Diego, Bakersfield, San
Francisco and Salt Lake City.
Responding to the opportunities
of various delegates, Pickefls said.
'I belong to 5 NAACP Branches
already Nevertheless, he had 10
join both the Los Angeles and
San Francisco branches before he
left the auditorium. Declared one
of these present: There IS evident
" an abiding affection between
Mr.. Pickens and the rank and file
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
SaysNegroN Nurses
Can't Use Titles

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The idea of colored women being
addressed as miss" or "Mrs." Is
abhorrent to Southern tradition,
Negro nurse supervisors at Grady
hospital were told Saturday during
a meeting called by Miss Annie
Bess Feebeck, superintendent of
Grady Hospital nurses.
The meeting, the WORLD was
told, was called ~ Miss Feebeck,
following the complaint of DR..
Paul Flowers, resident physician,
that Negro student nurses were
addressing their Negro supervisors
by their proper titles.
White doctors long followed the
unprofessional custom of calling
Grady nurses by their first names
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

When the medals We're awarded
for life members, there We're only
two personal presentations, the
other being an organization-the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers. headed by A. Philip Ran
dolph. The conference chairman
asked Dean Pickens to come to the
platform and accept the medal for
bis grandson.
On the rostru1n, after the APP
plause had subsidized, Pickens de-
clared: 81 bought this life men,
bership for William III, who is
only five years old ard should live
TO be at least 85-Which will give
him a chance to worry this asso-
citation longer than I can worry
it,"
At the close of the session. dele
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

er rates of pay than they had for
merly received and to which they
were now going into a formal con-
gressional investigation.
Negroes have been paid the same
salary rate as whites in this area
and have been doing the same type
of work. And under the former ar
engagements, they would have re-
ceived the same pay and work as
whites were getting. Fully SO per
cent of the Higgins employees were
Negroes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
BiddIe Asked
To Protest Race
Discrimination
Group Is Assured
OF Statement
Re-defining Rights

WASHINGTON. CAMP AS
surances that a statement "re-
defining the citizenship rights of
Negro Americans will be discuss
ed with the President we're re-
ceived by the delegation of Negro
union and civic leaders that con-
ferred With Attorney General Bid
die Thursday.
The delegation, led by Ewart
Guinier, president of the New York
district of the CLIO State, County
ana Municipal workers and Doro-
thy K. Funn of the Teachers union
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
Was Higgins Pay
1oRace Too Hgh !?

WASHINGTON, D. C. -(ANP)-
Reverberations of the employment
situations whereby Negroes would
have benefited under the proposed
erection of the enlarged Higgins
plant at New Orleans are believed
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

NEGRO NEWSPAPERS these
days are getting a lot of help in
spreading the gospel of universal
brotherhood and human justice.
Most any of the slick paper maya
zines whose editors, judging from
their complete silence, in the past
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

NtAN& 49,
know there were
any Negroes in
the United States
h a We suddenly
under the pres
sure of the times
discovered" the
presence of these
side tracked Anne
ricans in their
midst.
The list of pub
Il T.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
Carver Is Guest
Of Henry Ford

DETROIT-(A N pat the
opening, last Tuesday, by Henry
Ford, motor magnate, of his new
food experimental laboratory to be
used for developing new food uses
for agricultural products, Mr.. Ford's
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01

to have played a large part in the
cancellation of the contracts which
made this shipyard a necessity plan
expansion.
Fear that Negroes would have DO
sitions which would give them high
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-01
0usted, Vim. Pickens
Gives NAACP $500

LOS ANGELES-(ANP)-Despit his recent custer
as director of branches for the NAACP, Dean William
Pickens noted author lecturer and u S. Treasury ofc
ia provided of the hghghts of last weeks annual
conference when it learned that he had bought $500
life membership for his grandson William Pckens H.