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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
77th Congress
Adjourns Today

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16 GNS)
Tho Scvcnty-Sevcnth Congress
fades out in sine die adjournment
today leaving behind il a record
Of legislation and action hardly
matched IN the history Of the
nation
Tho Congress made the largest
appropriations in the nations his
tory, passed the biggest tax bill
and answered Axis attacks with
declarations Of war which have
sent American troops and ships
into virtually all parts of the
world.
The sevcnty-eighth Congress,
with It's political complexion drasti-
cally changed will convene on
January 6 to launch a session that
also may make history.
Both the Senate and House had
adopted A resolution to adjourn at
CLOSE Of business today. Only
minor business was 10 be franc
ated. Major legislation was laid
aside,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
800 War Plants Financed by 5.
In Operation; 500 Under Way
Cost 70 Government Is Billion Dollars,
Aluminium Problem Solved, Jones Says

WASHINGTON. Dec re ms
The Defense Plant Corporation
has financed the huidnC or cN-
pansion of 1877 war plants ar "a
cost 20 Tho government of s.
billion dollars. and more than ~
of tho plants are already p t3t.
or partial operation Secretary ~
Commerce Jesse Jones said tuaaN
Giving a comprehensive picture
az The war effort as vowed bv ife
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton which tho secretary heads
Jones outlined fhc progress of
alum mum. rubber metals and
other programs financed with
RIG billions
Jli1c- problem o. 7tGr7-7rrI777 T7T0-
duCton has been completely
solved. he declared and hc de-
Tended his rubber buying program
which Noted approN.mgiply "a
normal year supply before Pearl
Harbor by saying that we got
al We ouid as fast as We could
Arrangements have bocr made
with 81 companies At teei-o t
1851 96l 29O for the production Of
J 600 000 tons Of synthetic rubber
annually 10 meet all tho country s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
WLB Keeps Hands Off
Civ Labor QuarreIs

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is QNS).
The War Labor Board unanit-
mously ruled today that il has N
power to interfere in the labof
disputes currently involving NUM-
cipal employees of New York City,
Newark, N. j., and Omaha. Neb.
While the boards ruling was
confined 10 the three specific dis
putes. WLB spokesman said it was
an indication that the board would
not involve itself in any disputes
between municipalities and their
employees. as long as the war eff
fort were not involved.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

needs fhe secretary reported li6
55 NOT indicate WHOM This volume
~ production VIII hc achieved.
Othcr points made by Jones In
o., report tho second Of tho war
included
/ Defense plant commit
uranf, fcr production OF aircraft
-~- aircraft parts now total
Se3iS 17-f77. including SIS
00U0m 30 Henry Kaiser and
Howard hughes for design and
construction Of three super
cargo planes
2 some 1900 miles Of
A\~-contr0llcO airlincS have
bccn completely eliminated
Ty6m S0Ufh America
3 Commitments for purchase
Of machine tools now total
ST ESQ 100000
1 co M tim ents total
81 500 600 900 for purchase OF
aviation gasoline and for avIa-
ton gasoline plant expansion
= Defense supplies Corpora
-ftrr 7av m storage f5uooouOO
pounds az wool equal 10 a years
Tn'od states production and
valued ~ $50 OOUOOO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Materials
NEiSfitS
Whipped

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 C1NS).
The Senate small business COM
mittee was told today that the
WPB is conqucring the unbalanced
materials problem which recently
closed many war plants and con-
trlbuted to the failure 10 meet
President RooSevelts armament
goals this year.
In a prepared statement sub
mitted 10 the group. Ferdinand
ffe,AeFs+aeitE, vtec-chairTnan- of-tf1e
war agency. asserted that I'VE are
now beginning 10 succeed in our
efforts TO adjust both civilian and
military demand 10 a reasonable
relationship 10 supply
Although warning that much
remains to be done he said that
the dcmand-supply picture on con-
trolled materials carbon and AL
10y steel copper and aluminium
was approximately in balance "
for the first quarter Of 1943.
AS the course Of program adj
JuStment still actively In process
is completed. there should he no
serious material shortage in the
sense that materials available
will not cover current reduced
production programs" he said
War purposes include essen
tial minimum civilian purposes.
Demand in excess of such adj
justed programs will have been
cut of"
An order has been drafted
limiting producers 10 a 45-day
inventory Of raw materials.
. There can be no deficit
financing OF material require
mcntS Material supply is en-
tircly on a cash basis
3 1t will be impossible on
severely restricted production 10
keep every plant large or small
in operation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

opportunity OF self-disciplins which
is made more possible by the
Igrant"
At the same time the board
approved an agreement between
the union and the company calling
for a Accent hourly increase, re-
ltroactive to juno 8
The board also referred back 10
the parties several minor issues
and, noting IAN increasing ten
dency 10 refer multitudinous de-
tails 10 the WLB. declared;
1T Is not In the best interests
OF sound industrial relations To
have a third party, even though
II may he a government agency,
do the collective bargaining for
the parties 10 labor agree
ment."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
u. :. toIntervene
In Newspaper
Strike in N. Y.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16 GNS).-A
threat Of federal action 10 termi-
nate a strike Of the Newspaper
and Mail DclivCrers Union came
today rs both sides sought 10 end
a d dispute which has left New
Workers without their daily news
papers for three days.
While the publishers of the city's
eight major morning and after
noon papers continued alfnight
discussions. the tional War
Labor Board was reported ready
to intervene in the walkout OF
1000 truck drivers and mailers.
An aggregate circulation Of more
than 3.5O0OO0 copies daily was af-
-feCtcd by thc watkout which forced
the city'S publishedS 10 sell papers
in publishing plans only. The union
seeks improved pay and and work
ing conditions.
A previous request by the WLB
10 the strikers 10 call of the walk
out pending settlement Of the dis
putc by negotiation was ignored by
tho lIl4ln
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Truman 10 Ask on
On Continuing Probe

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16 GNS) .
Senator Harry s. Truman Cd
Of Missouri. today announced that
ne VIII ask the Scventy-eighth Con-
ErcSS convcnlng January s, 10 con-
tnuc his special committee inveSti-
eating the war program.
Irumdn'S statement came As a
result Of adoption of a resolution
offered by Senator Lucas Cd of
Illinois chairman Of the committee
on audit and control, terminating
all senatorial investigating COM
mittooS January 81. 1913.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

I. Our married life is one smooth song,
That's why we're gay and risky!
All our best traits are perfect mates
(We're just like CALVERT Whiskey)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
Woman Fill Gaps
In State Police Ranks
TIme. Staff Corre.pondent

LANSING, Dec. 16.-State po-
lice have lost $50 men to the armed
services during the past year.
Commissioners Oscar G.. Olander
reported yesterday
As IN private industry. women
have flied the gaps left by troop
ci~ state Police now have women
IN the accounting division. AZ tho
switch boards and a large group
is now being trained as fngcrprint
experts, Olandcr reported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

W HdNtNtI ltdNoil, lil' w III hdbbi
Board today warned labor that the
patience OF the public has it,
limits"
Although granting probationary
Of membership pro-
tecion 10 CIO union at the Vel
low Truck Company, Pontiac
Mich. where seven work stop
pages occurred in eight weeks las
year. the board declared
Labor should not he blind
to the fact that the patience OF
the public has its limits.
BROOK NO STOPPAGES
1.-THE successful prosecution OF
the war can iii afford To have
labor follow any other course OF
action peaceful settlement OF
disputes), and labor incidentally
can iii afford to follow any
other course"
The board. in what II termed
an unique decision granted tht
CLOS United Automobile Work
erS union security clause at The
yellow Truck plant on condition
that the union eliminate any
future strikes. Approximately
10000 workers are employed b!
the plant.
The board said its decision wa
IA severe reprimand TO those re
'sponsible' for the stoppaGcS a
the plant and instructed the inter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

Lieutenant Zeidler. Mil
waukee's mayor, who is re-
ported missing in action by
the navy. Zeidler, fresh out
Of Marquette University, dc
feated veteran Socialist Daniel
Hoan for TIE mayors Job,
then enlisted in the navy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

World Famous Comics. Three
pages every day In Daily De-
trOlt Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
REMAIN on JOB


Writing the boards Majority
opinion, Wayne l.. Morse, public
member OF the WLB. asserted:
Irrespective OF alibIs. the
fact remains that whenever an
American workman resorts 10
the technique of the work stop
page, he commits an act which
cannot he cOndoned because IL
L. Inconsistent with loyal sup
port 10 our war effort"
Morse pointed out that ample
and grievances is avail
able TO labor for the settlement
of its disputes and grievances AND
labor should remain on the jot
rather than resort TO work stop,
pages" He continued:
at Is certainly not asking for
too great n sacrifice from labor
when the request Is made that
II abide the necessary time for
the settlement Of disputes
through the existing machinery"
CAN REVOKE CLAUSE
The board said that IL granted
the union security clause. holdinl
the right 10 revoke the clause i
the union fails TO put an end Il
strikes. with "thc hope that tht
union in this case will rise 10 IN,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16
WLB Warns Union
Group at Yellow Truck. Pontiac, Told Patience
of Public Wanes After Work Stoppaees

WASHINGTON 16 (INS). officers Of JAW
Deporng all work for investigate and take disciplinary
War Labor the responsible
today warned labor that the persons
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-16

Home is long way from fighting in the
iuneles of Guadalcanal and the sands OF Tunisa-
yet not too far for thoughts and hopes to travel
Christmas Day. But millions OF other young in
uniform are closer to the ones they love and the places
they want to be-near enough for eeting visits home
before they are called to far battleheds.
Men on leave deserve first call on transportation
and get it. But because gasoline rationng for private
motor cars has added greatly to the civilian need
for Greyhound service, the cooperation of every
few suggestions for wortir1e travel: go mid W
periods-toke less baggage than usual
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Veteran of World
War I Is Dead

Hugh Lee Turner, 576 W. Cen
trail Ave-, died Sunday, April IL,
at the United States Veterans
Hospital at Fl. Smelling where he
had been receiving treatment for
the past two years. He was an en-
ployee of the Great Northern Rail
road.
Born in Octavia. County, Missis-
sippi, April "a, 1893, Mr.. Turner
had been a resident of the city for
more than thirty years.
Military funeral services were
held Wednesday, April Is, at 2 pm.
from the Neal-McGavoc Funeral
Home, 525 Rondo Ave., with Rev.
FIR. Victor E. Holly, rector of st.
Phillips Episcopal Church, reading
the service. Musical selections were
furnished by Mrs. Gladys Lewis
Harris.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Vale Turner, and mother, Mrs.
Sally Henderson. Interment was in
the Soldiers Rest at Oakland ceme-
terry.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Howard Curry
Dies: Was Secy.
MasOn's Lodge

James Howard Curry, 211 West
32nd Street, died on Tuesday, April
ID, at the Parkview Hospital where
he had been for almost two months.
Mr.. Curry was well known and
liked in the Twin Cities.
Funeral services will be held to-
day (Friday), April IT, at 10
o'clock at St. Peters Church with
Rev. A. J. Irvine officiating.
Mr.. Curry was born in Hastings,
Minnesota, and has been resident
of Minneapolis for about twenty
five years. He is the secretary of
the Masonic Palestine Lodge No. z.
Surviving him are his wife,
Helen; two children, Kathleen and
Jeanne; four brothers, Charles,
Gilbert, Paul and Bill; four sisters,
Mae Collins, Murlin Thompson,
Virginia Stovall and Anna Collins
of Keokuk; and his mother, Mrs.
J. D. Curry, and other relatives.
Neal Funeral Home is in charge
of burial arrangements with burial
in Lakeside Cemetery at Hastings.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Frances PEBBLES &
Jeanette Dorsey in
Joint Recital

The Drama Guild of Minneapolis
is presenting Frances Willard
PEBBLES, dramatic reader, and jean
nette Dorsey, pianist, in a joint
recital next Friday night, April "a,
at St. Peter A. M. E. church.
Mrs. PEBBLES is a dramatic pu-
pill of Miss Dorothy Pile of the Joy
School and the Minneapolis College
of Music. She is known all over
the Northwest as a fine reader. She
has contributed her services to
many of the successful programs
through the years.
Miss Dorsey, director of the mu-
sic department at Phyllis Wheatley,
is an accomplished musician and
pianist of outstanding ability.
Both artists are we'll equipped
with a fine background of study
and have excellent talent. The re-
cital will open at 9 p. m. sharp. Ad-
mission will be rs cents plus 8
cents tax. The public is invited to
hear these splendid artists.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
st. Paul N.A.A.C.P.
Meets Tuesduy

The regular monthly meeting of
the st. Paul Branch of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People will be held
in the Halle @. Brown Community
House, Tuesday, April Fl, at 8
p. m. All members of the Branch
are urged to attend this meeting.
With the new members and renew
ais during the membership cam
paign that is now in progress there
are approximately four hundred
members in the local branch.
One hundred new members must
be secured before the membership
drive ends with a mass meeting at
the forum in the Halle @. Brown
House, Sunday, April 26. Rev.
Benjamin N. Moore, the president
of the st. Paul Branch, and Mrs.
Ethel Maxwell Williams, director
of the 1912 membership campaign,
as we'll as the division leaders, Mrs.
Mabel Brown, Mrs. Ardelia Allen
and Mr.. John N. Culver, are asking
all of the workers in the campaign
to redouble their efforts and report
at least one hundred more men,
bership by the time of the Tues
day meeting.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Geneva Murray's
Grandmother Is Dead

Mrs. Nancie Walker, 622 st. An
thony Ave., died Sunday, April IL,
at her home. Born June Is, 1852,
Mrs. Walker lived in Washington,
Iowa, for the major portion of her
life, coming here five years ago to
make her home with her grand
daughter, Mrs. Geneva Murray, one
of the officials of st. James A.M.E.
Church, Dale and W. Central Ave
nues.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, April 16, at 4 p. M, from the
Neal-McGavock Funeral Home, 525
Rondo Avenue, with Rev. B. N.
Moore, pastor of St. James, offici-
ating, with musical selections by
the choir, under the baton of Mrs.
B. N. Moore. Interment was in
Washington, Iowa.
Mrs. Geneva Murray, grand
daughter, who survives her, came
home from Ancker Hospital where
she has been i'll for several weeks,
to attend the funeral services.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
" Students Hear
Protest Against
Housing Situation
By Betty Alexander
In Wednesdays Minnesota Daily.

About 100 persons attending a
mass protest meeting for Negro
rights yesterday in the Union voted
for a resolution "to express a de-
sire that the administration go on
record as definitely opposed to dis
elimination in University facilities
on account of race, color or creed"
A second resolution passed by
the audience urged "the admins
tration to reopen the house at 623
Washington Avenue S. E. as a CO.
operative house as originally plan
ned"
At the beginning of the meeting
five kilograms from civic groups
and leaders congratulated the Stu
dents League on Civil Rights on
"their firm stand against Negro
discrimination"
Garland Kyle, Negro graduate
student and former counselor of
the cooperative house, closed by ad-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Superior Metal
Products Will
Hire Negroes

The St. Paul Urban League an
nounced Wednesday that the su-
perintendent of the Superior Metal
Products Company is now receiv-
ing applications for Negro employ
ment. Men who are interested in
working at this plant are urged to
file their applications any morning
at 8 o'clock at the offices of the
plant, 500 Front Street, st. Paul.
Urban League offices state
that the plant is engaged in de-
tense work and is complying with
the Presidents Executive order,
1902, which deals with non-dis-
elimination in defense industries.
Mr.. Owens also requested that
workers applying for employment
at this plant notify the Urban
League office of the same.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Ordnance Plant
JanitOr to Buy
Bond a Week

John Shaw, a janitor employed
by Federal Cartridge Co. at Twin
City Ordnance at New Brighton,
proved he wants his country to win
the war Monday. Shaw, in response
to a plea from the plant manage
ment, agreed to purchase $25 war
bond each week.
The extent of Mr.. Shaw's sacri-
flee is shown when it is revealed
that the bond will cost $18.75,
slightly over one-half of his pres
ent weekly wage.
Negro employees at the plant
made good showing in the payroll
deduction bond buying campaign.
The service department, including
all janitors and matrons, was the
third department at the plant to re-
port 1000 subscription score
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Musicians Form
Group; COrdelia
Hunter, President

Talented artists and teachers of
music in the Twin Cities represent
ing many of the best music schools
in the country met April II, at Pill
grim Baptist Church and organized
a branch of the National Associa-
ton of Negro Musicians.
Mrs. Arvis ]. Ware, national or
ganizer for the association, was
present to detail some Of the adj
vantages and purposes of the
group. The branch elected Mrs.
Cordelia K. Hunter, president.
Other officers are Mrs. Cora
Moore, first vice-president; Mrs.
Blanche Mason, second vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. S. v. Owens, treasurer;
Mrs. Arlee Harris Slaughter, ex-
ecutive secretary; Mrs. Bessie Mae
Gresham, corresponding secretary,
and Rev. S. E. Ware, counsellor.
Elected to the executive board
were Mrs. Halle Ewing, chairman,
Miss jeanette Dorsey, Mrs. Hobart
Mitchell, John Whitaker, Samuel
Herrod, Mrs. Estella Roach, Mrs.
Dessa Mae Gresham, Mrs. Eva
Taylor, Mrs. Wallace Chambers,
Jamese Murray, and Mrs. Marie
Hughes.
The program committee is
headed by Mrs. Winona jenkins,
with Mines. Ann Hagan, Luella
Taylor, Mae Marshall, Vesta Phil
lips, Harriet Byrd and Frances
PEBBLES and Thomas Tolerson.
Supervisors of the Junior branch
department will be Mrs. Mary
Short, chairman, Mrs. Johnnie
Mae Smith, Mrs. Estella Sims, Mrs.
Marie Reddick, Mrs. Susie Gaylord,
and Mrs. Odessa Moppins.
The next meeting Of the branch
is scheduled for Saturday, April
1S, in the Fellowship Hall at Pill
grim church, st. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17

ministration order, reviewed his
tory of the closing Of the house.
"Had KNOWN" Kyle said, "that
the house was to be labelled for
Negroes only, I wouldn't have gone
in"
He understood, he said, that the
house was open to any male stu
dent. "Then Harry Andre "a white
embalming suddenly moved in. In
a short while he was told to leave.
eve (the two Negroes living at
the house) decided to move then,
but waited in hope that it would
be changed"
Kyle reviewed the history Of the
part of American Negroes in wars.
Cecil Newman, editor of the Min
neapolis Spokesman and st. Paul
Recorder spoke.
Mr.. Newman referred to the
stand of ex-President Guy Stanton
Ford as chased on the finest con-
victions of American democracy
and said that he did not shrink
from his duty as head Of our great
state institution"
"Today, as never before, the real
test Of American democracy is the
American Negro" Mr.. Newman
said. GAIL we say, all we preach,
all we radio to countless millions
about our mission and what fight
ing and dying for will be like
Thinking cymbals and sounding
BRASS unless the Negro is accord
ed opportunity to become a full
fiedged citizen.
'The hope Of eventual tolerance
and racial understanding is in the
college campus and in the public
school system.
81 believe that the campus has
enough fair-minded people on it,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17

Four-fifths of those present
were white students who by
their presence indicated they
were not in sympathy with the
gu" administrations attempt at
Jim Crow. Not "many" present
were Negroes. AND there has
never been a charge made by
"U" officials that the house was
closed because of "a disagree
ment between a white student
and a Negro student" The
University through Vern Mohn,
director of Pioneer Hall, forced
the white student, Harry Andre,
to move because "the house was
strictly for Negroes. The
Pioneer Press didn't print that!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
Lawson Melker
Pioneer Citizen
Succumbs at 81

Lawson Melker, 654 Rondo Ave.,
died Sunday, April IL, at 3:15 p.
m. at the Ramsey County Home,
after being in failing health for
more than two and one-half years.
Born in Greenville, Mississippi,
June 4, 1860, Mr.. Melker came to
St. Paul to make his home about
1900. For thirty years he was en-
ployed by the Great Northern Rail-
way from where he retired in 1880.
He was a private car chef and at
the time of his retirement was on
Louis w. Hills private car. He
was a member of the Great North
ern Railways Veterans Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Melker was a member of
Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. 1, F. and
A. NJ, 49,, under whose auspices
funeral services were held, Thurs
day, April Is, at l p. m. from St.
James A. M. E. Church, of which
he was a member, with the pastor,
Rev. B. N. Moore, reading the
service. Musical selections were
furnished by the Choir.
Survivors include his beloved
widow, Mrs. Cassie Melker; daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Melker Evans of
Muncie, Indiana; granddaughter,
Mrs. Ruth Brown Reed of Kansas
City; grandson, Raymond Brown;
stepson, Ira C. Raymond; step
daughter, Mrs. Slater Farrell of
Portland, Oregon; sons, Lawson
Melker Jr., of Champagne, Illinois,
and Huron Melker of Portland,
Oregon; grandson, William Taylor
Jr., of Omaha, Nebraska.
Interment was in Oakland ceme-
terry. Arrangements, Neal-Mc-
Gavock Funeral Home, 525 Rondo
Ave.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Reed of Kan
sas City, Lawson Melker Jr. of
Champagne, Illinois, Mrs. Slater
Farrell of Portland, Oregon, Will
liom Taylor Jr. of Omaha, Nebras-
ka, and Mrs. Alice Melker Evans
of Muncie, Indiana, are all in the
city to attend the funeral services.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-17
COan Appoints
Donald Brady
Postal Supt.

It was announced April l, that
Postmaster John R. Coan had ap-
pointed Donald ]. Brady of Mime
apolis superintendent of the Frank
lin Finance station. This makes the
first time in the history of Mime
apolis that a Negro has been ap-
pointed to a SUPPLEMENTARY.
Mr.. Brady has been in postal
service 80 years.
Joseph Harpole, another Mime
apolitan, was recently appointed
to the special delivery staff by Mr..
Coan.