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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Men Who Lead Labor:

his appointment, his personal in
terest in the subject lead him to
make personal inspections of low
cost housing. He thinks Bridgeport
has one of the best housing pro-
jects in the country and he speaks
with some degree of authority, for
he has visited projects from the
East coast to California. s'People
are now living under decent con-
ditions that wouldn't have been
possible if our government hadn't
embarked on low-cost housing for
the poor!" he says.
ACTS FOR FIVE LOCALS
Being business agent for an ac-
tive local is in itself a busy Job,
but Barker is the agent for five
carpenter locals, Nos. lis, 1913,
Bridgeport; 647, Fairfield; 1920,
Millmen, Bridgeport; and 1880,
Milford.
This man Barker has had a va.
ried and an interesting life. Born
in Lancashire, England, 1890, he
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
16OOWdrP Plants NoevHa Committees

went to work as an apprentice in
wood working factory in Eng
land when he was Is, taking out
his first card in the British Trade
Unions Wood Working Machinists,
division of the Amalgamated
brotherhood of Carpenters. After
completing his apprenticeship he
came to America in 1910. He work
ed for a while for concern in
New Bedford, Mass, but then de-
cided to see a bit of the America.
He worked in shops and factories
in the Midwest.
SETTLES DOWN
In 1913, Barker arrived in
Bridgeport where he married and
settled. He became a member of
Local lis, Bridgeport Carpenters,
in 1914, a delegate to the District
Council in 1915; chairman of the
Council in 1923 and has served at
various times as a trustee. From
l033-35 he was president of the
Local lis, in 1910 he became bust
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Danaher Speaks
In N. Il. Sunday


The New Haven Open Forum will
start its 18th season in First Metho-
dist Church, Sunday, Nov. |, at 7 AS
PM, when U. S. Senator John A.
Danaher will discuss problems Fac
ing Congress" and will answer ques-
lions of his constituents.
Other speakers are scheduled as
follows: Nov. 8: DR.. Ewart E.
Turner, pastor of the American
Church in Berlin, "Hitler's Battle in
South America; Nov. Is: Oswald
Garrison Willard, editor of the Nation,
Problems of the Second Front" !;
Nov. q: DR.. Herbert Gezork of
Wellesley, one of the most brilliant
of the exiled scholars, Germany
After Our Victory; Nov. 20: DR..
Henry Smith Leiper, Occupied Eu-
rope Today"
The New Haven Open Forum is a
community organization, with repre-
: sentatives of labor, industry, educa-
ton, and religious bodies serving on
its committee.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
British Unionist
SpeaksForC Coop

Neil S. Beaton, former chairman
of the British Trade Union Congress,
chairman of British Cooperative
Congress, and manager of the Scot
fish Cooperative Wholesale, will ad-
dress a meeting at the New Haven
Labor Temple, 13o COTE Street, Sat
urday, Oct. 81, 8 P. NJ, according
to an announcement by the Cooper
alive Consumers of New Haven, Inc,
which is presenting Mr.. Beaton. He
will speak on "War In Great Britain
Proves Need For Co-ops." Every in
terested person is invited to attend.
Admission is free. Following the ad-
dress square dancing will be held.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Unionist's Invention Saves
1000 Man Hours Monthly

Among the % production sol
diers" to receive an award from
the War Production Board for con-
tributing a workable plant inn
provement through Iabor-manage-
ment committees, is 55-year-Old
Samuel Feiner of the ALL. Sheet
Metal Workers Union. Feiner, who
works at the Bethlehem ship build
ing division in San Francisco, de-
signed four gauges for a hand
operated elbow-edging machine
which are saving more than 1000
man-hours monthly i'm the ship
yard. The gauges replace an eye
hand operation and have tripled
the production of elbows.
Feiner was sent here by his com
pany to tell W.P.B. officials about
his idea. He came to this country
20 years ago from Poland to work
MS a rabbi in Chicago. Most of the
time since, however, he has been
a metal worker.
Twenty-Five awards were given
workers in 10 plants, the second
group to be announced under Presi-
dent Roosevelt's plan to recognize
the production soldier for meritori-
Gus service to his country
They were selected from hun
dreds of suggestions forwarded by
Iabor-management committees in
1000 war plants. Virtually all OF
the plants where the award win
ners work are covered by union
contracts. W.P.B. spokesman have
said 20 per cent of all labor-man'
agement committees have union
Representation. Yet the word sun.
ion' appears nowhere in the Ia.
page release on the awards and bi.
Ographies of the winners.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31

ness agent of the district council.
He has attended 10 annual
meetings of the Connecticut Fed
Grafton of Labor as delegate from
the Carpenters Council; and has
been chairman of the State Coun-
ell of Carpenters.
Barker knows through actual
experience both the problems of
the worker and of management,
for he has been at different times
both jOurneyman carpenter and
superintendent. His idea of good
carpenter contractor is one who
abides by the terms of the agree.
ment, treats his men fairly and
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
AIDS RED CROSS

LONG BEACH, Cal.-Hod Car
riers Local 507 presented an ambu-
lance to the local Red Cross Chapter
Bus. Agt. E. M. Mueller made the
to Mrs. Frances Baker
of the Long Beach Chapter.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31

Harold Bankers one big interest
outside of his job as business agent
of Bridgeport District Council of
Carpenters and his family, is low
cost public housing. He would rath-
err talk about that than himself.
He has been a member of the
Bridgeport Housing Authority since
it was created in 1887, and before
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31

purchases all possible supplies pro-
vided the prices are fair in the
home community in order to pro-
vide work at home. He has four
children and two grandchildren.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31

here in the U. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals when Lonnie E. Smith, a
Negro, appeals district court de-
cision. Counsel for Smith will be pro-
vided by the Natl. Assn. for Advance
ment of Colored People, American
Civil Liberties Union and Natl. Law
yers Guild. M
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31

JIM CROW VOTE CHALLENGED
HOUSTON, Textile Texas
Democratic party's ban on Negroes
in primary elections will be challenged
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

vertising Manager, Northwest En-
terprise, 1015 Second Ave-, Seattle,
Washington.
The directory will be divided
into two parts-a residential Sec
ton and a Classified Buyers
Guide. The first part will carry
names Of individuals over IT years
Of age. Each state compiler will
supervise a house to house cam
paign to list the names Of sub
scribers. They viii also conduct
comprehensive business survey
to list every business and pro-
fessional person in order that the
subscribers and users may have a
dependable classified buyers guide,
giving up-to-date information on
where to buy what you want when
you want it. Churches, clubs, fra
teruitJes and secret order societies
willTH1so be listed. Persons de-
string to assist in compiling the
directories or to insure being in
cluded are advised to contact his
state compiler. SUPPORT RACE
ENTERPRISE AND JOIN THE
VICTORY CANpAYCN IN TINT
Fly NEGROES OF THE PACIFIC
COAST.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

Announcement was made today
by the New Age Publishing Co. Of
Los Angeles, Calf. that plans
have been completed for compiling
a directory for the state of Wash
ington and one for the state Of
Oregon which will be published in
conjunction with the Forthcoming
issue of the California Negro Dir
ectory August 1. 1912. Uniting
these three states In one publica-
ton will provide both a Pacific
Coast Directory and a Travellers
Guide. The aim OF the Directory
is to promote patronage of Negro
Enterprises. The slogan Is, who's
Who and Where's What?" A fea-
ture in each state directory, re-
spectively. will be who's Who In
Washington" and who's Who in
Oregon"
Stanton H. Duke, progressive
and popular promoter, 1903 N. e.
10th Street. Portland, Oregon, Is
compiler for the state of Oregon.
He has already begun work in his
safe and. is organizing a staff of
workers In principle cities to as
sist him. Appointments to head
the compilation in the state of
Washington is s. T. McCants. Adj
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01
Meharry Medical College Restores
Hope To 80 Hopeless Cases Of Cancer

Meharry Coll eye. Nashville,
Tenn.-Good results in treating 80
cases Of human cancer with COM
bined artificial fever of 104 to
100 degrees and with x-rays was
announced to the American College
of Physicians today.
The so were Negroes, supposed
ly hopeless. Thirty-nine have i'm
proved. In a few all signs of can
Ger have disappeared. Eleven OF
the patients had absolutely no ben
efits.
The experiment has been under
way about two years at Meharry
Medical college, Nashville, Tenn.
and was reported by DR.. Edward
L. Turner, dean Of medicine; He'd
dy S. Shoulders, professor Of IA.
biology. and Lawrence d. Scott
assistant professor Of radiology.
They said they believed the re-
suits are better than use of x-rays
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01
Protests Spirit. OF Discrimination AT
Time When Democracy Fighting For Life

Even though it is a modest one,
I am asking you to consider my
pledge to the local organization
cancelled Immediately, for I should
be Mortified to be consciously con-
tributing to the spirit of racial In
tolerance at a time when dernoc-
racy is itself in peril.
However, my belief that the
"Y' is a healthful place for youth
to find recreation and instruction
is completely negated by a dis
criminatory action taken against
two worthy young men resolutely
pursuing their education SO that
they may defend their country, and
the liberties it so often promises
them, and rs in this instance, SC
frequently neglects."
On April "a, Gil Baker, a mem
Der of he college track team, par
ticipated in meet at the Univer-
sity of Washington and it then
became known that the two stu
dents had also been denied rooms
In the College dornitory, a state
supported institution.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01
British Drop White
Requirement For
Bomber Ferry Pilots

New York, N. Y.-The British
government has dropped the re-
quirement that applicants as pilots
Of ferry bombing planes from Can
ada to Britain must be of the
white race"
This was the information con-
tanned in a letter from Prime Min
lister Churchill's office in 10 Down
ing Street, London to Walter
White, secretary Of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.
The letter, dated March 81, was
in reply to a letter addressed to
Mr.. Churchill September 26, 1941,
by the N. A. A. c. p. The Sep
TENDER IS letter cited five types
of discrimination.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

Young Baker declared that the
college had accepted a IS deposit
on a room aid that he had moved
his belongings in prior to return
ing to Seattle to spend the week.
end with his parents.
When he returned he was told
that the dormitory was filled. He
and Lewis were also denied tho
use Of the college dining room.
DR.. Robert e. Mcconnell, press-
dent Of Ellensberg College, said
that the eviction from the Y. M.
c. A. was not due to the college
which had taken mo stand" He
readily admitted that the students
had been denied the use of the
dining room because girls as well
as men eat there"
interestingly enough Of the
scores of letters written by stu
dents to the Campus Crier, pro-
testing the discrimination, only one
defended the action.
Albert Baker, father Of Gilbert,
pointed out that such tactics play
inc the hands of the Axis propa-
gandists.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01
.NAACP Membership
Campaign Launched

The NAACP membership cam
paign was launched with an en-
thusiastic Kick-off Dinner, Thurs
day evening at the First A. M. e.
Church.
It was a grand affair. To over
awe Mrs. Penick, campaign chair.
man, is quite feat in itself. be-
cause Mrs. Penick is the type of
person who sets her goal high
and aims over It. But Thursday
night at the Kickoff Dinner, the
workers gave an initial perform
ance of what they intend to
do in this campaign by kicking
the lid erom the original
goal for this meeting, and plung-
ing far ahead of expectations. AS
we go to press, the results have
not all been tabulated, but the
ultimate goal is 1000 and it looks
now IL this goal will be reached.
The full results Of Thursdays
meeting will be given next week.
Rev. D. c. Stephenson, presi-
dent of the Tacoma Chapter N.
A. A. c. P. gave a stirring mes
sage that aroused recalcitrant
members to activity. Four nation
alities were represented on the
program to give impetus to the
inter-racial phase Of the program.
The nations represented were
Whites, Chinese, Filipinos and Ne
groes. The committee in charge
Of the dinner, headed by Mrs. Mel
lie Wilson, is due a great deal of
praise for the food which was
Hastily prepared, attractively ar
ranged and served hot. The wait
ers, in charge of Miss Idell Vert
ner and Mrs. Helen Harris, also
did a good job Of getting the food
to the people. The tables were
arranged by Mrs. L. B. Young and
Mrs. e. r. Chainey, and the pat
riotic decorations and the attrac-
Continued on Page Four)
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us. ATTY. GEN. BIDDLE OPENS
SO@OURNER TRUTH TO NEGRO
State Troops, City And State Police
Protect Negro Families Moving Into
Sojourner Truth Housing Project

DETROIT-Under a guard of
more than 1900 state troops and
city and state police, Negro fam
lilies began moving their furnish
ings this morning into the So
journer Truth Housing Project,
scene of rioting two months ago
between Negroes and residents of
the surrounding predominantly
white neighborhood.
The troops, with bayonets fixed
on their rifles, took up their sta
lions before dawn.
First Negro to take possession
of an apartment in the project
was Walter jackson, 80 years old,
who with his wife and five chill
dren waited for their furnishings
to arrive.
The second Negro family to en-
ter the project was jeered by
groups Of whites gathered on
porches across the street from the
outer Gordon of state troops.
When last occupancy of the pro-
ject was attempted, February 20,
Negroes and Directing white per-
sons rioted and authorities said
they were fearful to attempt it
again without a massing of police
to prevent trouble.
Twenty persons were jailed as
police were forced to use tear gas
to dispense a crowd armed with
steel bars, clubs, and bricks. At
least two shots were fired by un-
identified persons.
Seven white persons and seven
Negroes were injured. The whites
included five policemen and a
young woman.
White pickets surrounded the
$1,000, 900 unit before dawn and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

tracing statewide attention in
spite of the silence of the COM
mercial press.
Victims OF the local application
of the detested Nazi myth of race
superiority are Gilbert Baker, 20,
and Ernie Lewis, "a, both of Seat
tie and former students of the Uni
versity of Washington. The two
star athletes are enrolled in the
Civilian Pilot Training program
to fit themselves to fight in the
air against the Axis slave masters.
Until March ~ the students
roomed at the Ellensburg Y. M.
C. A. and on that date they re-
ceived a letter from Tilford l..
Otis, Ellensburg accountant and
president of the Y. M. C. A. that
they must move within a week.
"At a recent meeting of the
Board Of Directors of the Ellens-
burg Y. M. c. A. it was decided
that no colored people would be
allowed in the dormitory Of the
local "Y," Tilford wrote. LAS a
result of this decision it is neces-
sary that I hereby tender you no.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

alone. X-rays are one of the stan
dard methods of curing cancer,
with success in a certain percent
age Of cases. Where x-rays fail
the reason is held to be lack of
sensitivity of the malignant
growth to the rays.
Increases Sensitivity
The purpose in adding the fever
was to increase the sensitivity of
the cancers. For years there have
been medical speculations that
heat might somehow enable the
rays to attack cancer more effect
lively.
The Nashville test is the first
large experiment. The Meharry
doctors pointed out that they gave
the rays while the patients were
still hot after leaving the fever
machine. Their cases included IA
differen types and site of human
cancer.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

In the beautifully decorated
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Head
212 18th Avenue, Mrs. Matte
Beach became the wife of Mr.. Wy
see McMullen, Tuesday evening,
April 14th.
The bride attractively gowned
resumed her youthful bouyancy
under the softening influence of
flowers and dimmed lights. She
was attended by Mrs. James Head.
Mrs. Susie Tunley served as brides
maid and Mr.. L. F. Tunley was
best man.
Mr.. James Head, a venerated
friend, gave the bride in the keep
ing of her groom as the Rever-
end Judson Swancey united the
happy couple.
Following the rites the bride and
groom received the Fluctuations of
friends. A beautiful brides cake
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

tice of such action and ask that
you obtain rooms elsewhere by
the date of not later than April 1,
1912"
The Jim-C Crow action of the part
Of the Y. M. c. A. created a storm
of protest ON the part of the stu
dents and some courageous men,
bers of the faculty.
An editorial protesting the ac-
ton appeared in the Campus
Crier, official student publication,
and a number of persons stopped
their subscriptions to the Y. M.
c. A.
One such was from DIR: Hubert
Stanley Coffey Of the College fac
ulty who wrote to Y. M. G. A.:
"Since the use Of the adjective
Christian In the name Of the or
ganization implies a recognition,
II not devotion, to the principles
Of Christianity, 1t Is a matter Of
extreme surprise to me that this
particular instance of refusing
haven and the general policy Of
racial discrimination should occur.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

awaited arrival of trucks carrying
Negroes furniture. The first flare
up of violence was brief and end
ed quickly when 16 mounted pat
rolmen halted the vans and drove
the whites out of throwing range.
Breaks Out Again
Another battle broke out a few
hours later when a truckload of
Is Negro men, carrying pipes, ap-
peared. The white pickets bonn
barded the truck with bricks and
the fighting ragged in the streets
for nearly 10 minutes before po-
lice brought it to an end by plac-
ing the Negroes in protective Gus
tody.
Mayor Jeffries said he would go
to Washington Monday to discuss
the problem with federal housing
authorities who have held to their
decision that the 200-unit dwell
ing, known as the Sojourner
Truth project, is for Negro occu-
pancy. The federal government or
iginally designated the unit for
Negroes, then changed its mind
and specified white occupancy. FL
nally, the decision was switched
back to Negro occupancy.
Attorney General Francis Biddle
announced that a Federal Grand
Jury sitting in the Eastern Dis
trict of Michigan, at Dertoit, re-
turned an indictment against three
officers and members of the Ma
tional Workers League and the
Seven Mile-Fenelon Improvement
Association Of Detroit, charging
conspiracy to prevent Negro ten
ants from occupying the Sojourner
Truth Homes, a project Of the
United States Housing Authority.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

centered the table from which re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen will
honeymoon at the home of the
bride, STA Juneau Terrace.
Others present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Carr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Card
ner, Mrs. Estella Marshall, Mes
danes Clara Harper, Edna Wilson,
Alfred Hoem, T. ]. Thompson, l..
p. Thompson, Henry Kirkness, r.
Strom, H. H. Duggan, F. L. Muir
ply, e. L. johnson, Sadie Watson,
Clara Jeter; Misses Katherine An
derson, Dorothy Hoem, Shirley
Thompson, Betty Thompson, FL
eanor Mitchell; DR.. Arthur Will
liams, Messrs. H. r. Bonner, w. H.
Garner, Robert S. Evans and
James Head.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01

the centuries and v. La fENtNh
how many Of these have been full
filled either in the past or in the
present Of today.
1t Is our plan to give you a ser
les of prophecies, giving the name
of the prophet or prophecies and
when ever possible somewhat of
his or her background. These are
not our sayings but are taken
from writings Of well-known au-
thors.
The Prophecies Is Mother Ship
ton Of England who was born in
the year 14SS and who lived to a
great old age. It is recorded that
by some she was regarded as a
witch but all who knew or heard
of her respected her highly. She
uttered many prophecies which
were fulfilled either during her
lifetime IT since she has passed
away. We are giving you two of
the most interesting Of her pro-
phecies which were made about
500 years ago. The first I am sure
will recall 10 your mind the in
vention of the steamboat. the
aeroplane, the telegraph, the sub
marine, the automobile and the
radio.
Iron in the water shall float,
AS easily as a wooden boat
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse be at his side.
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with
woe.
Around the world thoughts shall
fly
In the twinkling Of an eyes,
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride. shall sleep. shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, In black, in green.
Fire and water shall more wonders
do.
England at last shall admit q Jew,
The Jew that was held In scorn
Shall Of a Christian be born, and
born"
And the second Is perhaps more
startling. especially to our femin-
inc readers:
Women will dress like men and
trousers wear,
And cut off al their locks of hair.
They will ride astride with brazen
brow,
And love shall die. and marriage
cease,
And nations wan and babes de-
crease,
And wives shall fondle cats and
dogs,
And men shall live much as hogs,
Inst for fond and Inst -
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Vacation Travellers
Welcome On NAACP
Train To Los Angeles

New York-Vacation travellers
to California are welcome to make
reservations on the NAACP spe-
cial train going to Los Angeles in
mid-July for the 33rd annual con-
ference Of the NAACP. The con-
ference opens Tuesday night, July
IA. The special train will leave
st. Louis, Mo-, Friday afternoon
July 10, arriving In Los Angeles
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-01
Race Prejudice Plays Into Hands OF
Axis, Father OF Negro Athlete Says

States and enc of their pet themes
is race prejudice.
The elder Baker, a member Of
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