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at his battle station on the flying bridge, ne scanned for final tehe during tonights general quarters, the endless star-refecting waters
 He thought fondy of his wife, soon to be a mother. And of the life he had left behind him in Chicago. He was an up-and-comng lawyer of 30, business manager of the profitable and popular Quiz Kids" radio show when he volunteered for the Navy.
 This was his first ship. They'd started off in con- voy, and then, when the most dangerous areas were past the escort vessels had broken out their good luck pennants and turned back The very next evening, at dusk, they had surprised a surfacng sub. In the same motion that it surfaced, the sub dove again. porpoise-lke, seeking the ayes opaque safety.
 All that night Lieut.. Bailey and his men had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06
'WO RID w AR A YEAR AGO
 NOV. 6, iS4i
usy United PressD

President Roosevelt says Amer leans must De ready Co work "three shifts . day" te crush Hlt- ! lerlsm.
 Joseph Stalln, ln Moscow broad. cast Nn eath anniversary of the october Revolution. preclalms . war oR annlhllatlon against Ger. many.
 German high command reports Crlmean hreak. through Co Black Sea coast between Yalta and Theodosla.
 Maxim Lltvlneff, former For. elKn commlssar, named Soviet ambassador Co the U. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06
SEEK FIRST AID LINE

San Francisco, Calf. = (UP) = The California eRtail Grocers ard Merchants Association has peti- toned the State Board of Pharm- acy for permission for retail grocers to sell numerous first aid drug ar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

Center street Manchester, general; 0enevieve T, weronik, 70, of SO2 Center street, Meriden, yeoman: Ruth Nj. Proudman, 2l, of White Oak Shade, New Canaan; Dorothy Walsh, 2i, of ie Carlin street, No,- walk, general; and Edith M. poul- sen, 26, of 54 Ivy street. East Port Chester, general.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

Professor Alexander J, Aleksis vas, elected president of the newly formed Servicemen's osctyt
 formed Servicemen's society of St, Joseph's church at a meeting last night at St. Joseph's hall. He is
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ticles for the duration, such as ad- hesive tape, iodine, Epson salts, aspirin, cotton, boric acid and corn plasters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

The squelch department: At 6 re- cent rehearsal of the Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou" shok, one actor laughed liproariously at every gag. A confrere broke 1t up when he shouted. Hey. there's no pay cyeIi scale for that"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06
Supper Planned

Plans were made by the Ladies Air society of the Third Congre- gational church at recent meet ing for a harvest supper at the parish hail Thursday, Nov 19. Mrs. Harry Roden has been named chairman of the kitchen committee. while Mrs. George Molleur will be in charge of the dining room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

Eton is the most expensive of the English schools. Its fee is $ii50 a year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06
BY TOM WOLF

NEA Service Stah Correspondent comfortable Chicago home backedut merchantmen blowing through the humid South A lantc night. So unused Cg) Joseph Bailey, R.. stocky
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

Because of the tighter rationlng of gasoline. Indis is aiding plants producing power alcohol from mo- lasses to greatly increase their out- put.
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picture below written from American merchant gun nhand description of the his after being Orpedoed by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

hot and clear No of the all officer secured half of his the while the others
 kept guard He each station final check and went below to to he caotni
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06
Girl Scouts Convene

&MA St%&vB SVsstSAsS
 Mrs. Lawrence Farrell and Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick conducted an- other in series of Junior First Aid classes yesterday afternoon at Sprague school gymnasium at a meeting of Girl Scout troop No. 27 Mrs. Anthony DiBlasi, leader, an- nounces 30 girls attended the rally Saturday at Buckingham hall. Four dollars and ten cents was turned in for the Victory fund.
 Troop No. 27 had one of the incest display table at the rally consisting of wood carving, posters, wax beads troop log, scout aprons, stuffed toys dools and photography all made by the girls. It was voted at the meet- ing to have a card shower for Jean Lefevre a member who is a patient at St. Mary's hospital.
 Present at the meeting were. Betty Craw. Barbara Lefevre, Ida Schepis, Audrey Vadnais, Ruth Du- Bay, Lois Platt, Mary Margaret Kelley, Nancy O'Connor, Lucille Micalette. Dorothy Guimond. Jose phine Elinskas. Virginia Post, Ger trude DiBlasi. Dolores Guerrera, Marguerite Seery, Peggy Slicker' Mary McKennerney, Jacqueline Johnson, Nancy Haggerty, Leona Barker. Mary Edith Tooley, Jean ReIihan, Marcia Rasmussen. Flor ence Bates, Jeanne Marie Bates. Anna LaChance, Margaret Elinskas, Leona Hook, Virginia Weymer, Lor- etto Pinto and Eleanor DiBlasi, as- sistant leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

Mrs. William Walton of Attleboro Mass. is visiting her father. Charles Dittrich of Edgehill avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

The choir of st. Paul's church will meet this evening at 2 for rehearsal,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06
Aleksis President
 Of Service Society
Church Federation Sponsoring Newly-Formed Group
 to Help Lithuanian Men in COuntry's Service
BROOKLYN NEWS

Constance Klnta, secretary; Mrs, William Jenusaitis. flnantial secre- tary; Mrs. Ursula zilinskas and Mrs. Ursula Liutkevicius, trustees, Mrs. Alive Abromavicius, marshal; Mrsh John zailekas, publicity chair man.
 The organization is composed of mothers, fathers, wives, sisters and brothers of St. Jos,ph's parihon- CT who are serving in the armed forces. The purpose is to give material aid to the servicemen and ttnir families and cooperate in the event of an emergency.
 Plans were made to hold a Mass on each last Sunday of the month for the intention of the men tn service. This morning the members met at o'clock at the church for special service and will do so each first Friday at 8 a. m,
 Arrangements are also being fur thered for the bersfit card party which will be sponsored Dec. 6 at St. Joseph's hall. Proceeds from the event will be used to buy Christi mas gifts for parish osrvicemen estimated to number about 300.
 Plans for the party were started by the Federation several months ago and the new society will now assist.
 Tre unit will be called Parents and Families of Servicemen,"
 Meetings will be held on Sum day of each month at 2:30 D. m.
 Lecture Tonight
 Rev. Alfred Cabitor, curate at St, Joseph's church. will give another in a series of talks on modern topics tonight at 8 o'clock at the Knights of Lithuania clubhouse on Green street. All young members of the parish have besn invited to at- tend. Frank Saldukas, president of the K. of L., will preside at the meeting,
 An open house social will be held by the organization Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the club house.
 Choir Rehearsal
 A rehearsal will De held by the St. Joseph's Student choir tonight at 7:45 at the choir room in the old St. Joeph's school. Professor Aleksis will be in charge. Prepara- tions will be completed for the con- cert to be presented by the com. bined choirs Nov. i5 for the bene- it of the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-06

A netting of sector wardens will be held this evening at Sector D-60 headquarters, 2i6 Boyden street, al 7:45 o'clock.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-05-29
Mrs. Roosevelt
Urges Fight On
Racial Prejudice

ALLENTO OWN, Pa. = Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt tonight
urged women to take the lead in
elimination of racial prejudices.
Speaking at Muhlenberg College
bicentennial celebration, at which
she was awarded an honorary de-
gree Of Doctor of Letters, Mrs,
Roosevelt said:
1--WE must face a change in our
attitude toward other races of the
world. That requires of women
particularly eradication of preju-
dices. We can no longer slight
other people in word or deed. Wo-
men can set that standard"
Discussing woman's place in the
present crisis, Mrs. Roosevelt said
that now most of the things
which pertain to mems business
pertain also to women's business
Since we have equal rights as cit
liens we also have equal respon-
sibilities =.
Women are probably the ones
who can bring home to children
what their citizenship should be-"
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Discrimination The Other Way

Austraias Prime Minister, John Curtin says that he
has received official reports that the Japanese Dscrm
mating against white prisoners in Hong Kong The
nonwhtes he points, out said to be getting food
and better accommodations from the conquerng Npponese
His report further charges that the Japanese forcing
white Europeans pull rckshaws for Indians and Chinese
This is awful to contemplate! Such indignities Such
eveng of pride! Already discrimination is coming to the
fore in the Pacific phase of the and discern why
Picture white Europeans and australians htched to film
Chinese rckshaws trottg through the winding Quilted
streets of warorn Hong Kong with swarhy turbanned In
dams and santeyed Orentas the passengers And think
of all this service and no pay!
The inclination of colored people, both in America and
elsewhere to laugh at the plight of the white prisoners
of the Japanese and say hey had coming to them for
keeping their feet backs long, should be curbed
The Japanese crafty and play politics from way back
like the British They know human psychology They reason
that colored people arrayed the side of the Allies
against them be brought to believe that the Japs
really fighting to make things easier for them then
the Allies will have trouble at home and consequently will be
unable to put up united front necessary in this total
Make mistake about it. The colored American is
Christian his white fellow Americans the Japanese
worship idols The fundamental difference in religions and
culture and customs oveshadow any side issue of color
Negro peonage and oppression under Japanese rule would
be no less than it is under American and British.
The discrimination shown white prisoners in the
Philippines Burma French doChina and elsewhere in the
Pacific is aimed to eventually take in every believer in de-
mocracy freedom of religion freedom of thought and free
dom of body and SOUL -Sepia Socialite
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medium. Miss Durham is a young
colored girl from Chicago who took
her Rockefeller and Rosenwald
scholarships off to the West Indies
to study native dancing.
She came home with some auth
entic routines, took a post gradu-
ate course in Boogie Woogie and
Barrel House, rounded up a troupe
of Chicago dancers, took over the
Windsor Theatre in New York for
four weeks and simply flattened
everybody from the esoteric dance
critics to the jitterbugs. Follow
ing this Miss Durham and her
company were seen nightly, ex-
cept Sunday, spinning and leaping
at New York's Martin Beck The
atre where they formed the nucle-
us of an all Negro musical comedy
hit, Cabin in the Sky" which
ran for over year. Dunham's
recently completed Warner Broth
ers technicalor short represents a
pioneer step forward in dancing
for the screen.
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This morning we noted with
much pleasure and deep approval,
Mrs. Roosevelt's admonition to wo-
men, that we set the STANDARD
for the eradication of prejudices.' -
Mrs. Roosevelt knows and we all
know, that mental attitudes con-
corning certain subjects are es-
tablished largely by women.
Thoughtful women are increas-
ingly ashamed of racial attitudes
of the past and are determined
tina these shall have no place in
the America we are building,
which belongs equally to all.
We have sung human brother
hood and the Golden Rule through
the long, long years. But conduct
has oft and grevously denied the
song. In this, your lifetime and
mine, we're going to act as we
sing. A lot of us are beginning
right now.
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Local Artist Star
In Durham Dancers

Miss SyviIla Fort, the talented
daughter of Mrs. Mildred Dill, will
be one of the featured artists of
the Durham Dance Troupe appear
ing at the Moore Theater June
S and 6. Many parties are being
formed to witness the performance
of the all Negro Ballet.
The Katherine Durham Dancers,
an all American Negro troupe,
that have been a sensation of
Broadway and Hollywood during
the past two years, are being
brought to the Moore Theatre by
Cecilia Schultz for three perform
ances, two evenings and Satur-
day matinee on June 5 and 6.
There is no initiating white
folks in the dance entertainment
offered by Katherine Durham and
her dance group. They provide the
most excellent theatre revealing
the Negro dance as an independent
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N. A. A. c. P. Memberships Nearing Goal
Eighty-SM Reported This Week

George w. Wood again took the
honors this week by reporting 81
members, the largest number of
members reported at one time by
a worker. For the campaign, Mrs.
John Shannon leads with 81 men,
berships reported. Standings of the
other workers are as follows: Mrs.
v. L. Penick, 81; George Wood, 3S;
Mrs. Fredrosa Blackwell, IA; Mrs.
Mile Burnside, 2: Mr.. and Mrs.
E. R. Chainey, IL; Mrs. Elwilla
Elmore, 10; Mrs. Mary Farquar
son, 2; Mrs. Matilda Grant, Z;
Miss Sarai Greene, 4; Mrs. Their
esa HALEY, %; Church of the
People, 10; Mrs. Emma Hayes, Z;
Mrs. Ora Belle Jackson, 1; Mrs.
LeEtta King, 10; Miss Empress
Krizer, 6; Mrs. Nellie Mccullough,
16; Mrs. Airline Paiya, 10; John
Prim, 6; Rev. Judson Swancy, 2;
B. e. Squires, s; Mrs. Melvina
Squires, 8; Mrs. Marie Roston, IL;
Miss Idell Vertner, 8; Mrs. Nellie
Wilson, "a; Mrs. Jennie Vrooman,
II; and General 5. A general
membership meeting will be Fri
day evening, May 20, when work.
ers are asked to make final re-
ports.
The memberships reported this
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week include: $3.50 MEMBERSHIPS,
John Cooper, Prentis I. Frazier,
VIII Moore, and Mrs. Virginia.
Saunders.
One dollar memberships include
Brodie Adams, Cleveland Adams,
w. D. Appling, Mrs. Arlelia Aus
tin, John Austin, Chas. Beal, Troy
Bowles, Dennie Britton, DR.. Walter
s. Brown, James A. Burll, Luther
A. Buxton, Mrs. Lydia Chandler,
Mrs. Louise Chatters, Mrs. Beat
rice Chatters, Mrs. Julia Cole, Mrs.
Edward Adams, Miss Billie Col
Inns, Mrs. Emma Cottrell, Floyd
Cox, Clifton Curry, Esmond Dahl
borg, Carter L. Dawson, Aaron
Devine, Merritt Diggs, Morris Dom
negan, Russell ]. Epton, Rev. Paul
Fong. Henry Ford, Mrs. Clara
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Marines Will Have Miniature
Negro Sea- Going Army

The Association said that except
be no Negroes as Navy or Ma
rine aviators and no mixed crews,
"a miniature Negro sea-going ar
my" will be trained by the Marine
Corps, according to an announce
ment made Wednesday, May 20.
The Negro Marines will form a
battalion of 900 to be recruited in
June or July. Recruiting of Ne
groes for the Navy will begin
June 1.
This week the NAACP pointed
out that the Navy was careful
to emphasize the combat train
ing Negroes will get. The first
plan, announced April 7 for Ne
gro Navy enlistees was called a
Tabor battalion" by the NAACP.
The Association saidthat except
for continued demands made by
it and other organizations for ad-
mission of Negroes to the Marine
Corps and into all types of service
in the Navy, even restricted enlist
ment in these two branches of
the armed forces might not have
come about. 1t believes the empha-
sis on combat training is the result
of widespread protests by Negroes.
The Navy says it plans to alb
sorb about 1000 Negroes a month
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SO HELP ME
by Joe Station
Station Commends
Police Efficiency

so sailors staging a miniature
war on East Madison Street last
Saturday will win no honors from
their superiors.
Citizens of Seattle are making
preparation for added recreation
for our soldiers and sailors. Our
white friends are not lax in shar-
ing their aid and sympathy.
Sailors should assume a pro-
tective roll at home and save
their vengeance for the enemy
abroad.
Seattle citizens of both races
are waiting to heap honors upon
you. But only when you deserve
them.
Unnecessary fights and disturb
ance we can well do without.
There's little room for comedy
this week-after last Saturdays
melee on the avenue it's time for
action. All present must admit it
was exciting, brutal and bloody.
Perhaps the young and some of
the older peaple didn't sense the
real significance, but some of us
present did.
Your correspondent wishes to
tell the readers of this column
that he now has greater respect
for Seattle's police and their gal
liant leaders, Chiey Kimsey and
his assistant, Chief KirtIy. Had
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cry admirable quality and tells
them that "they are the highest
humanity which, by the grace
of the Almighty, has been given
to the world.
He assures them that they are
supermen and insists to them that
the Jews are to blame for all Ar
yam troubles. IT'S written HE
said to his people, you would now
be rich, powerful, and masters of
the world, had not the Jew cheated
you of the benefits of your work
and sacrifices"
HE shall enter peaceably even
upon the latest places Of the pro-
vince" was written and in less
than monh afer Hitler became
Chancellor Wurtenberg, Saxony,
Baden, Prussia became subserv-
lent to him and you well remem-
Der the fate of Austria and Czech
oslovakia. These latter two came
lnder his power without any
armed resistance "peacably." 1t
is predicted that in 1947, which is
the end of the first ninety-nine
year cycle I wrote about last week,
the greatest changes will be rea-
lized. AS Joan of Arc lived to
save France so Hitler was born
to destroy men that new world
might be built. BY the time of
the end Of this war there will come
changes in politics, religions, &C.
onomics, even governments. When
a nation is destroyed, it must be
rebuilt. Hitler is being used by
destiny to destroy that others or
another may come in and rebuild
but upon different foundation.
1t is predicted that Adolph Hitler
must die a death of violence. He
is the main character today upon
the stage of life. He is in the
spotlight. It remains to be seen
during the next three or four years
what act will be staged and what
will be the finale of the whole
play.
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Introducing New
Business Friends
Hotel Idaho

The Hotel Idaho, with its
So rooms, modern, steam heat, hot
and cold water in every room has
long been the rendezvous of hun
dreds Of railroad employees.
To the vast majority of them
it has been a home. The grave
look on the faces of railroad en-
ployees, tired from long runs and
broken rest changed to a pleasant
smile when it was learned that
Miss Birdie Morrie had purchased
the hotel assuring them their plea
SAINT home and surroundings would
remain undisturbed.
The added improvements, the
wholesome welcome ankles Hotel
Idaho more honey than ever.
Miss Morris assured the North
west Enterprise she didn't come
to the Idaho Hotel just for a year
nor for the duration but for al
ways.
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and train them for duty on shore
and sea. Top pay will be $72
month, or sos, if the pending pay
increase plan is adopted by Con-
gress.
In the Marines the men will re-
ceive all types of combat equip
ment-except aircraft. In the Ma
Wy, training for general service
will be given at the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. Special
lied courses to train electricians,
carpenters, shipfitters, m e t a J.
smiths, firemen and cooks will be
given a Hampton Institute, Vir-
GINA.
Men with special abilities at the
Great Lakes Training base will
also be given additional training
as gunners, quartermasters, yeo-
men, storekeepers, cooks, radio
men and other specialties, includ-
ing bandsmen, the Navy stated.
THE new, plan is still one of
restricted and segregated service"
the NAACP stated. This is not
what Negroes asked of their gov
eminent. The goal to be achieved
is abolition of segregation in all
the armed services so that all
Americans can fight democratic
ally for the preservation of de-
mocracy."
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be Bernard Squires Of the Urban
League, speaker. Al Pierre and
his swing band. Palmer johnson,
pianist of international fame.
Miss Empress l. Krizer will pre-
sent her mixed voice vocal quar-
tette. The National Anthem will
be rendered by Bin Steen, one of
the worlds sweetest baritone sing
ers and o tap dancing team OF pro-
fessional fame viii also perform.
You are urged to be present.
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Attention Public

You are most cordially invited
to be present at Victory Square
Friday, June 9th where you will
hear a very interesting program
rendered by some of Seattle's and
the Northwest's leading Artists.
This program will be given as an
inspiration to raise funds to win
the war; Your held is needed whe-
Their great or small. Among those
appearing on this program will
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PCY Unions Com innl.TTls. +"

AS a result of President Roo
sevelt's executive order against
racial discrimination in National
Defense industries the Progressive
Colored Youth with the aid of
several labor unions called a mass
meeting of shipyard workers last
Friday evening, May %, at the
Scalers Hall.
From this meeting broad labor
committee against discrimination
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want Hotel Idaho to be my
home and the home Of every en-
ployee. I want every employee to
make ever guest feel at home by
being hospitable and rendering a
first class service. would not
be satisfied with anything else.
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Wouldn't Serve Jews,
Woman Is In Jackpot

ST PAUL--Mrs. May Perlstrom,
manager of a tavern and restaur-
ant, was bound over to district
court here today on charges of
racial discrimination after a pre-
liminary hearing on a complaint
that she refused to serve four per-
sons, one of them a Fort Smelling
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was setO for the purpose of seeing
the total utilization of labor in this
country's war effort and to employ
the Fair Employment Practice
Committee with the necessary ev-
idence and information on cases
of discrimination.
Chairman of this committee is
K. E. Miller of Hope Lodge No. 70,
secretary Jacques B. Chappell,
Ship Scalers No. $50 and Public
ity Chairman, Mary Hoosman,
Washington New Deal.
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soldier, because of their Jewisl,
faith.
The charge is a gross INSIDE
meanor, carrying with it a maxi
mum penalty of one year impris-
onment, a $1,000 fine, or both. Mu-
nicipal Judgt Robert v. Rensch
took under consideration a motion
to dismiss a similar charge against
her husband, on the ground that
he was not involved in the incid-
ent.
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New Management

The Edelson's East Union Mar
ket, now under new management,
is soliciting the trade in the 22nd
and East Union District. I'VE car
ny a full line of Quality Groceries,
Fruits, Beers, Pop Mixers, and
Cold Meats. Our prices are the
lowest and we deliver" says Mr..
Edelson, the new owner. Come
in and get acquainted. We are
sure we can please you. Quick
and polite service extended to all
customers. You are always well
come"
jackson Beverage Store, for
merly operated by Japanese is
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