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The union times., 1942-04-18
Statesmen For
 Ruppert Sign

Union sa1esmen are now selling Ruppert's Beer all over Connecticut, according to Arthur Carroll, state or ganizer for Local 22901, Wholesale Beer Salesmen, Union of Connecti- cut. A notice to that effect has been mailed to the Jacob Ruppert New York office with a tentative contract to follow shortly.
 The Union met Wednesday even- ing with the Cremo Brewery ot New Britain for further discussions on the new contract. The Local expects to sign up Trommers and Feigenspar P.O.N. salesmen next. Carroll agair thanked union teamsters for their as. sistance.
The union times., 1942-04-18
GOV. HURLEY OPPOSED TO ANT|-L LAB0R BILL
Machinists Reply
 Jones' Speech

An anti-labor publication called the ''Wheels of Industry is being distributed in New Haven this week to the employees of different war plants by the New Haven Manu- lecturers Association. The publica- ton is being given out at plants where organization drives are being conducted by the International Association of Machinists. Henry Ware Jones, IT,, president of the Association and president and treas- user of the American Tube Bend- ing Company, whose letter and speeches to his employees prior to last years National Labor Rela- tiOns Board election in his plant were called company interference by Director Fillmore M. Herrick of the Boards Second Region, passes on to his fellow industrialists in this issue, tips on his type of labor re- lations-the open shop.
 A hearing ordered by the N.L.R.B. on the Tube Bending election, which the International Association of Man ufacturers has asked to be ruled null and void, was postponed from April 2 to a future date because of an injury sustained by Jones. The hearing is ex- pected to be held soon.
 SUGAR COAT''
 Jones, in his bid for the open shop pleads with his fellow industrialists to sugar coat their policy, to formu- late a public relations policy which will win the public over and to "Sel ourselves to our own employees"
 GOODRICH REPLIES
 Grand Lodge Representative Clark H. Goodrich points out that American Tube Bending pays from soc to FOG an hour against the union scale of 75c to $l.15 for the same classificatiOns.
 ''Mr. JOnes,'' Goodrich said, ''says in that open-shop sheet that
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The union times., 1942-04-18
GRIEVANCE MACHINERY

0IlcVd1lC6S VIII DC SCllICu Dy committee consisting of three em- ployes and three representatives from the management. Should this body fail to agree on any grievance, the a Union will submit it to the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for action on conci1iation Aor adjustment.
 The proposals call for the reten- ton of all present benefits such as pthe supply of overalls by the Com pany, payments on insurance by Rockbestos and the 15% bonus for 8C shift workers who go on at II P.M.
 TERMS OF CONTRACT It calls for minimum hourly rates of 73c for men and 68c for women with q 3O-day period for Apprentices who would receive 6Oc and 55c during that time. At the end of 60 days new employees are to receive the rate listed for their job classification.
 The Rockbestos employees also ask for 2-week vacations with pay or its equivalent, for all workers on the job six months; strict seniority by departments with members who enlist or are drafted assured of their jobs on their re- turn; time-and-a-half for work over eight hours on any day, and for Sundays when it is not the seventh consecutive working day and double time for Sundays which are the seventh straight working day as well as for work done on eight holidays.
The union times., 1942-04-18
Increases Asked
 At Rockbestos

A tentative contract calling for the closed shop and hourly wage increases ranging from 15c to S5c was submitted this week to the Rockbestos Products Corporation by the Rockbestos Division of LO- cal B-9O, New Haven Electricians.
 The contract which was first unanimously approved by the mem- bership at two meetings in the IN. H. Labor Temple, was turned over to B. H. Reeves, vice-presi- dent and general manager of the Company by Joseph T. Rourke, business manager of B-9O at noon, Tuesday. The contract has a clause calling for its renewal at the end of six months with no strikes or lockouts during that neriOd
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The union times., 1942-04-18
As We See It
 by THE STAFF
UNION ORGANIZATION is

UNlON ORGANIZATION 9S 1Jt the air, boys aud girls, aud don't let anybody tell yon diferemt. The reason is simple. Connecticnt shops, especially in NezV Havem and uciin- ity are nnoyganised, and zCage rates are far loaOer than m the rest of the country. The cost Of livinq is going Wb-at the rate of 19o month. Employees realize that their only hope 'of getting adequate zVages is through organisation. The zVorkers ct Rockbestos m NezV Haven broved this by voting to have the EIec- tricio'ss Union yebreSent them, aud by joining that Union. The Machin- ists aye making f'se progress, as are other International Unions. Al1Vuys remember: Production, SO HtaI to aC'i'rstng the a0ur, depends upon oMv zOorking men ard zVomen, and they can't produce unless they make enough to maintGis themselves aud their fomilies on 0 decent scale Of hoing. See the editorial, Equality of Sacrifice" on Page 4.
 'YES, WE HAVE NO BA- NANAS'' was the cry in Houston, Texas, last week. It seems that shipyards i'm the Houston area have been using bananas 10 grease the ways when a new ship slid down into the water, and when a l65-foot subchaser went down to the sea, she was cushioned by seven tons of the tropical fruit.
 WITH THE CIO, AFL, o,sd inter national anions taking full page Gd- vertisements m the commercial press these days in order to get the truth before the public, aOe can soon ex- bect the papers to expIain thGt they cG's't change their policy of distort- ing nezVs about labor, othey1Vsse theH be GceMsed of being mflMenced by advertising.
 HAVE YOU JOINED THE "IOO CLUB"? It's open to all who will A,,, o W1n L-,L s~ &L1 N1-~ u~xo~. Labor Temple. New members this week among others, are Joe Tone, 35-year member of Local APO, Ma. chinists; and George Joslyn, B.A. of Local 40, Sheet Metal Workers.
 BELIEVE IT OR NOT, if you sleep on the job and get fired, you won't be able to get unemployment benefits. At least not in Conn. This is the ruling just handed down by one of the U. C. commissioners. Four worthy Conn. gentlemen em. ployed in brass factory, all work. ing in the same gang, reported for work and rang up as usual. At 8:3O A. M., when the foreman, tried to locate the gang, all were missing At 9:4O, however, the foreman, as he was passing through a store room, noticed a foot protruding from a pile of core paper and, on climbing to the top of the pile, found the four men fast asleep, MORAL: Sleep at home, and you won't get into trouble!
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The union times., 1942-04-18
 Protests Bills AgaiinstLabOr
Local A, Hartford, Raises Its Rate To $1.5O
 Per Hour

An urgent call to all locals to protest the anti-labor bills now before Congress has been sent out by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer ica. These bills, the Brotherhood points out, ''menace the existence of every trade union," and locals are instructed to ''write or wire your Senators and Congressmen at once to vote. against them."
 Brotherhood members need not be reminded that their general officers, as long ago as last summer, vol untari1y re1inquished, on behalf of the membership, any claims to double time for overtime, and that they also, as evidence of their desire to make a definite contribution to the general patriotic effort, agreed to work for only time-and-a-half for overtime" the call says" That was done months before Pearl Harbor. It was done freely and willingly, despite contractual rights and despite sharply rising living costs.
 "This is no idle talk. This is deadly serious. The chips are down and our enemies are out to destroy us if they can.
 ACT NOW
 ''We have never soug Int fight, but by the same token we have never run away from one, and we are not going to take this lying down! So act now! Write or wire your Senators and Congressmen immediately and urge them, in just as strong language, as you can, to vote against H.R. 679O, 6792, 6795 and 6796 and against any other similar measures in the fu- ture. Please do this at once! To- morrow may be too late!"
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The union times., 1942-04-18
School Election Won By Labor

DULUTH, Minn.-A ticket head led by M. A. Olsen, president of the Labor Temple Assn, and business yagent of the AFL Transit Elm ployes Union, has broken the hold of ! the reactionaries on the Duluth board of education.
 I Olsen and two others, running on labor ticket, were elected by sub
 tantia1 majority to the school board, hereby giving labor a majority.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
Tour


4 large number OF members Of
the Detroit study club enjoyed the
gallery talk al tho Detroit lnsti-
tuic Of Aris Friday afternoon.
March 20. then assembled an the
Wcmens club house for business.
Mrs. Rosa Gtagg spoke on The
club house project and activities
OF the Detroit Association OF Wom-
ems clubs. the houses coming
anniversary and the 100 Brides
entertainment
Mrs. G.. 5. Smith reported on the
Sojournor Truth problem and cir
culated petitions 10 be signed and
sent TO the Mayor headed win tho
war"
Mrs. smith The hostess served
creamcd chicken between slices OF
toast biscuits. potato chips. peas,
ice cream and cake. nuts, coffee,
pickles. Two long tables in the
dining room held bowls Of yellow
daffodils.
Guests were: Mcsdames Harvey
Jackson, Emma Perry. Rosa Gragr.
Katherine Black and Mae Green
law.
Tho next meeting in April is With
Harriet Barrier At her home on W
Hancock.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
Dr.. Howard Thurman
Molder Of Right Thinking

DR.. Howard Thurman. Washing
ton, ID. c.. will be in Detroit during
Holy week. He's referred to today
as the most sought after religious
leader in our country. The inter-
esting demands for his services
come mostly from the colleges and
universities, white and Negro, and
both in the north and south. At
these centers attitudes exist that
are critical of religious leaders, but
Howard Thurman's return to Vas
sar college for several consecutive
years and his yearly leadership in
the summer seminar at the Uniyer-
sity of California tell their own
story.
This outstanding preacher is a
graduate OF Morehouse university
and has done graduate work at
Harverford college. 0berlin college
and abroad. For several years he
was student pastor at Spelman col
lege and in 1888 went 10 Howard
university as Dean OF Chapel. In
1910 he spent his sabbatical leave
studying AT Rochester University
Divinity School and was signally
honored by that great institution.
DR.. Thurman's daily task at
Howard Is guiding the religious
thinking OF the students and from
this important work he Is inter-
rupted by increasing requests TO
preach. but only a small fraction Of
the invitations may he accept. De-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28

troit needs no introduction to How
ard Thurman. For the last decade
he has participated in the ST. An
tome ~ Holy Week Easter Reli-
gious Program. and the Motor City
has been on hie preferred list be-
cause he enjoys coming 10 Detroit.
The subject OF the series this
year is, The Dark Hours OF the
Soul.' and the daily topics are as
follows: Thursday, 1915 pm,
Evil Thursday evening. Good :"
Good Friday, 1915 pm. "Strug-
GLE Easter sunday afternoon.
"Fulfillment.' The public is cor
daily invited to participate in this
community religious enterprise and
is assured that IL will be welcome
at each OF the four scheduled meet
ings.
DR.. Thurman will speak al the
Lafayette Theatre, 200 pm. Good
Friday at the request of the De-
troit Council OF churches at this
special Three Hour Service. and
the ~" committee is happy to
share him with the Council 80 that
larger number OF Detroit citizens
may hear his effective message.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28

lauucd Tor hcr outstanding achieve
ment, not alone in the promotion
Of musical concerts but for her
development Of an appreciatiye
public for the Negro artists. Tho
last OF Miss Watts concerts this
season was tho performance of Paul
Robson who Gang with the Ford
Local JAW-ClO Chorus at the
Olympia.
Mrs. Fannette Norris, presented
Miss Watts corsage of carna-
tons and expressed a tribute from
the sorority in appreciation for
her community services. Mgr. Eva
Green. probably the person best
acquainted with Miss Watts. gave
an intimate story OF the struggles
incidental with the success achiev-
cd BY Miss Watts. and Miss Evelyn
Solomon led one Of tho Alpha
kappa Alpha pep songs sang es-
pecially 10 the honorge.
The idea or choosing an out
standing Scror each month proved
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
Leroy Plays
At Church

A small hut appreciatiye audience
attended the concert presented by
the Cultural Committee OF Second
Baptist church. on Monday night,
March %. They were assisted by
members OF the Detroit Musicians
association, whose president, Fred
II. Williams was master OF ccrc-
monies. MIR. Williams gave brief
talk on The history and activities
OF The DINA and invited all TO at
tend The third Monday social meet
ings.
All thoroughly enjoyed four
selections by Leroy Smiths WPA
Concert orchestra who played the
Aida march. Tch sikovsky's Min
net No "scrcnadc" by Picscne and
the Rimsky-koreakov Songs of In
dia.' An enjoyable feature was the
interesting talk by Mrs. Lorain-
eta lie Bon on tho inetruments
that max up 16 to 20 piece or
chcetra. Two solos were sung by
Miss Mary O. Doctor. who was a
very sweet soprano voice. Miles
Faiscn contributed tNo we'll rem
dercd baritone solos. The CeIes-
tial choristere, under the direction
Of Mrs. Jcrcnc Macklin. sang 20
Southland" and we are Ameri-
cans Too with Mrs. Helen VIII
liams as soprano soloist for the
former and Miss Faison as narrator
for the latter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
Elks Fete Ruler

Mckinney Dickens. exalted ruler
OF IBPOEW Lodge. No. SIS. was
rendered surprise birthday ban
quet at the Elks Home on Hudson,
last week. Ray ID. Murphy plan
ned the surprise and prepared the
menu. Charles X. Stultz was master
OF ceremony.
The principal speakers included
b. y. Gregory, chief exalted ruler
OF PER Council No. CT: b. j..
Bryant, grand trustee. Ethel Noble
daughter ruler. Emma V. Kelly
Temple: Roscoe Hubert. exalted
ruler, Purple Heart OF Detroit lodge.
Sybil Z. Gregory. Poet Dept Emma
Kelly Temple; Beriram V. Gregory,
past exalted ruler council. Others
who gave short talks were Lucille
Hubert. national chairman OF re-
serve fund Grace Bryant state
president: Susie Brazil daughter
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
Kappas
Play

The kappas and their wives and
sweeihearts hold forth saturday
night al d. All Thomas subterran-
can room. The affair wac in honor
OF Judge Ormond Scott OF Washing
ton, DC.
AT the affair were Mr.. and Mrs
Henry walker, Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee Duncan, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Loving. William Loving, Mrs. Mil
vim Gaines. Dr.. and Mrs NJ, Clarke.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hicks. Mr. and
Mrs. l.. G.. Blouni, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Thomas Or. and Mrs Dun
lap, MIR. and Miro Herbert White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cooper, Cecil
Robinson. Sidney Barthwcll Jack
Barthwell. Wentz Perkins. NJ Ty-
Ter. Hewitt Williams and Dr. Joe
Thomas.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
March Children
Celebrate

Little Miss Barbara Jean Wright.
daughter Of Mr. and Mr. George
y. Wright Of 932 Mcdbury. enter
tanned the March 16 birthday group
at their annual dinner on Monday.
March Is al 400 pm.
At the party were Nathaniel Carr.
Miss Willow Gardner, Miss Phyllis
Wilmington. Barbara Jean Wright,
hostess. Miss Malissa Britain, Miss
Ethel johnson. w NJ. Gibson. Mrs.
Mary Gordon. Miss Jeanne Waund-
less. Dr. James !. McClcndon. Cen
Carrie Beverly, Mrs. Katie Cheath-
am, and Miss Mildred Ross
Eleven year ago Or. McClendon
and Nathaniel Carr began to cele-
brate their birthdays together. To-
day the group has grown 70 four
teen.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
TATTLINGS OF A TATTLER

Hi.ya, folks. Here we are again
with news OF old and young, far
and near, so lend your ears and
you may hear:
That IIershel Ellis was home
from the camp in Belylor. Va, Las
week. He came home TO attend
the funeral OF his grandmother
While here, he also visited Miss
Lilly Hollis. his fancee.
That Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Epps,
of Illinois street. are the proud par
ents OF handsome boy.
That Mrs. Katherine Giyens. OF
Lumpkins street. is confined in one
OF our local hospitals, where she
is to undergo a major operation.
May we further add that Miss
Edith Brown is still confined to
bed by illness.
And Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wat
son (nee Margaret Whitel. well
coined the arrival OF Sir Stork Fri
day morning on Cody street. II II
a, 9-pound Bounce boy the stork
left.
Did you know that on March
%. the choir OF Northeastern high
sang over station WWJ at l pm. !
Speaking OF talent. they really
should call 1t Talent Choir be-
cause in addition TO being extra
fine singers. this group includes
some good-lookers. They include
Thomas Reed. Elsie Blackman.
Herman Fielder. Theodore Hunt.
Melvin Jackson. Harold Cssery. Be
atrice Smith. Georgia Davis. Clin-
ton and Lenora Pope. Lee Tim
stead is director; Mr.. Fishwick,
accompanist
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
Trade Dr1Dc
Begins

The annual membership cam
paign OF the Booker T. Washington
Trade association got off TO fiy-
ing start at the weekly luncheon
meeting OF the association Wednes-
day, March is.
The campaign has been divided
into two divisions. One Is headed
by the Rev. William II. Peck and
the Rev. A. c. Williams. with Will
liam H. Porter and Bertram v.
Gregory as captains. The other di-
vision is headed by the Rev. II J..
Brady and the Rev. j. Il. Nc
Claim with J. viii Cooper and DR..
j. W. Collins as captains. This IS
the first year that the general mem
bership has not left all the work
10 the membership committee.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28

ruler, Beulahland Temple No. $50.
Others who gave short talks were
+. o. Gilchrist, j. n. Campbell.
Troy Carter, financial secretary OF
Michigan lodge No. 675; Leon
Hudson. III. &. Stanford, +. y.
Marshall, Charles Mapp, and Rob-
ert Guss
Brazil Bryant made the presen-
tation OF gifts to Mr.. Dickens, in
Guiding a travelling bag given by
lodge brothers.
Among the guests were Mrs. Nc
Kin. ~ Dickens. walter Byrd. Ford
knight. l.. j. Young. trustee: Mrs.
Jane Ships, Lonzy. trustee; Alice
Burford. Lonnie White. Florence
Hudson. James Stanford Willie S.
Byrd. Lineous W. Dickerson. Inez
Stanford Theona Washington, Al
bert Morton. Charles Dickson. and
many other.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28

Ezekiel Thornton, Mr.. and Mrs
Lacey Gilbert, Mrs. velma Cole
man. Mrs. Elizabeth Shelley, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Mckay, Mr.. and Mrs,
Ted Lewis, Clarence Brown, James
Tyson, Mabel Mason, Miss Mae
Allie Tucker, Mrs. Stella Simlin.
Henry Smith and Eugene Wynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cannon
Mrs. Lula Brown and $. Terrell
have just returned from the South,
where they visited Mrs. Cannon 5
sick father, the Rev. +. l.. Hayes.
The Cannons' son and daughter also
accompanied them.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Jackson. Of
Lumpkin street, were hosts Satur-
day at keno party at their home,
Refreshments and games were en-
joyed by the guests. They includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. George Hunt Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Vaughn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis billiard. Mrs. Mary Patton,
Mrs. A. Gcttings. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Gordon. Gladys Daniels, r. Wilson.
Ira Williams, j. Bunyan, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bynum, Fannie Cox. Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Jenkins, Fannie
Jenkins. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Brock,
Mrs. Mary Potts, Effery Humphrey,
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Soin, Mrs. SUI
sic Sykes. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Soin and others.
The Modernistics gave a party
Saturday night on Fleming street.
IL was very successful and large
crowd attended.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-03-28
by EVELYN {. POPE

Helen Tucker celebrated her
eleventh birthday Sunday. with a
dinner. Her immediate family and
close friends assisted her in OBJ
serving the occasion. Miss Tucker
resides on Cardoni.
Guests from Port Huron were
fetod sunday by Mr.. and Mrs
velez. They were the mother and
sisters OF Mr. velez. Mrs. Chris
tine Pope and Miss Dorothy Pope
alsc Mr.. and Mrs. Buddy Noble
Did you know that !. Mark Es-
tell, Jr., who lives at 1895 Good
win. Is recovering from quite long
illness
The dance given at Mt. Vernon
Community center by the NAACP
was fine Some who attended were .
Geraldine Casey, Alfred Cootes.
Florence Pine. James West. Thomas
Matlock. vivian Welch. Alma
WEIGH. India Henderson. Joe Pull
en- and oihers.
Mrs. Orville Poynter is III in
bed.
Mustn't forget that the Mary Ma
honey Nurses club met Saturday al
the home OF Evangelinc Huchin-
son, 1880 Antietam. Assisting in
entertaining the club was Corinne
Edwards, also Frances People.
Members present included Luella
Williams. Julia b. Louier, Bettye
Jackson. Matte Brown, Frances
Davis. Nelson Thompson, Fay Pan
nell. Alice Wilson. Vermel Powell,
Naomi Ford Johnson, Evelyn Turn
er, Reya Woods and Ernestipe Cor
nelius.
II was lovely crowd indeed that
gathered Friday night at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Black.
1885 Lumpkin stree. The event
was party by the Youth fratern-
ity OF their nephew, Richard Pope,
which Is affiliated with Golden
Leaf Chapter No. IA OF Eastern Star.
Among those present 10 enjoy the
menu and music were: Mary and
Rose Ellis. Robert Thomas. Louise
Frierson, Dorothy and Gloria Gill
lard. Fannie Jones, Leonard Riley.
Nathan Nails, Johnnie Bankhead.
Doris Mae Gipson, Martharene
Burke. Allen Carter. Addie Mullen.
Charlse Alden, Allealena Burke.
James A. Fourning. Jessie Reed.
William Burkon, Charlotte Baugh,
Joseph Swift. Charles Sharfuer. Jr..
Guy Ford. Harry Lanicr, George
Kinchen. Walter Grissom. Marie
Bailey, Frizell Handy, Bonnie Lowe.
Leonard and Clinton Pope. william
Aikens. Margaret Fricrson. Pauline
Oden. Gladys Bailey, Willie Moore.
WiIhelmenla Little. Arthur Redd,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hall. Miss
odessa Richards, Johnnie Rousel.
Mrs. Carrie wIngo. Johnnie Vincent.
Emma Montgomery. Wilbert Bill
llngslea. Willie Haywood. Walter
and Earl Mccullough and others.
other natal day celebrants this
months were Walter Hardaway
and Grant Duncan.
Soon another dsbby will march
10 a Lohengrin tune. She k Mar
tina Teasley. the girl with the love-
" soprano voice. Sunday. March
-. at pm. she will become the
bride OF Charlie Dudley at 1885,
Fleming str eet. Miss Teasley IA a
graduate OF Pershing HiFh school
and II the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Teasley.
Arthur Myers Is leaving for
can ON wednesday. 50 on Satur-
day Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Myers,
OF 1871 orleans hOnored him with
a goInp-away party. These who
knocked themselves out al the az
fair included Mrs. l. McThornton,