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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
GROUP TO GIVE
 SOLDIERS GIFTS
Young Israels Plan to Join Other Units In Honor.
 ing Inductees

Plans for presentation of gifts to men entering the service were made by the Young Israel group at g re- cent meeting. The unit will join other Jewish organizations of the city in planning aid to men in the armed forces. A service flag will be obtained by the organization in the near future.
 A committee named to plan the activities includes Howard MatZkin, Joseph Shullnan, David Siller, Will liam Solomon, Ruth Korkin, Fran ces Cohen, Florence Banpett. Freda Bardasch and Sylvia Goldman. Rabbi Max Glitter is advisor.
 Plans for a lecture season and for the coming holidays will be completed at meeting Sept. 3 at the institute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
NEW CONTRACT
 IS AGREED ON
Manufacturer Foundry, Brass Workers Union
 Make Agreement

After months of negotiations in which state and federal mediators had to intervene when no settle uacnt was reached by the parties, the Manufacturers Foundry Co. and the Waterbury Brass Workers union, CTO, have reached an agree ulent on terms of Q new contract.
 The agreement provides for 8 wage increase of five cents an hour, retroactive to June l, a voluntary ucn-revocable check-oH of union dues, higher pay allotments for men entering the military service and a higher pay ratio for molders help CTS.
 The check-oR granted is that similar to that ordered by the War Labor Board In the unions dispute with the American Brass Co. John J. Driscoll, international repre- sentative of the union, said that union benefits received under the contract were considerable.
 George McDonough of the state board of mediation and James Toner of the U. s. Cancellation Service aided in effecting the sets clement, which has already been ratifed by the union employees of the firm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
S2-YEAR OLD GETS JOB

Vancouver, Wash, (UP)-Inter- national slackers in the war effort who hide behind the excuse of diS- ability and age to escape work were invited to take nosice by Vanvou- yer employment officials of 6 02- year old man with one arm who ap- piled for and was placed on a farm job near here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
Drilling Glass

James Sullivan, chairman of aux Hilary flremen, announces g new class in drilling will be started Thursday evening at o'clock at the firehouse. All men of Waterville are invited to join this class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
(NEA Telephoto)

Mrs. Harry Simpson of Wheeler street, has enlisted in the U. S. Marines. He is 19 years of age and is a graduate of Leavenworth high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
BALLOT COUNT IS
 BEGUN AT PLANT

The state board of mediation to- day began tallying ballots cast yes- terday by employees of the Water bury Mfg. Co. branch of the Chase Brass & Copper Co. for their repre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26


 Festival of the Months" an orig ir1Al production, will be enacted by 300 youngsters representing the va riouS playgrounds in the city Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Hamilton park. The Waterville group has been coached and direct cd by Claire Lee and Jean O'Rourke, supervisors.
 Rev. Robert H. Falls, pastor of St. Michael's church, announced yesterday that Rev. James J. O.Brien. assistant pastor of St. Michael's church, will terminate his duties at the Waterville church Sunday, September l3. Father O'Brien has been named counsellor in yleigion and chaplain at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. The appointment was made by the Most Rev. Maurice F. McAulifYe, D. D., Bishop of Hartford. Father O,Bylen is q native of Hartford and was graduated from Immaculate Conception school in 1927. He at- tended St. ThomaS' seminary for six years before going to Basselin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26

A meeting of sector D-B9 will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at CT o. hall, Thomaston avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26

college, Washington, where he won his B. A. and M. A. degrees in l935-36. He studied theology at the Sulpician seminary, Catholic univer- sity, and was ordained on May IS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26

sentatives on the labor manage ment committee.
 At the request of the War Pro- duction Board, the election was con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
(NEA Telephoto)

ducted under the supervision of the state agency. It marked the first time that this procedure had been followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26

:. Fur defense cf our AoSnes, Inc Coass Guard needs many of these powerful weapons. You can do your
 eags so help pay for them by invest;
 AK es least ten percent of your in. sasne sn wsR Bonds and Stamps svs sag nAxAax;. - nGAagamaaa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26

1040, at St. Joseph's Cathedral by the Most Rev. J. O'Brien, D. D.
 Enlists in Marines
 James R. Simpson, son of MT. and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
SCOVILL GIRLS
 SPONSOR PARTY
Janet Brodie, Bride of Next Saturday, HOnOred Guest
 Simpson in Marines
l WATERVlLlE Correspondent: Mys. William F.
 Rooney, 1SO Dwight Sk Telephone 3-S47S

Waterville, Aug. 26-Tuesday noon the ofEice girls of Scovill Mfg. Co.,, Waterville division, gave surprise party for Janet Brodie who is to be married Saturday. August 20, to Merton Hornbecker. The tables were prettily decorated with pansies, snapdragons and snow on the : mountain. Miss Brodie was recipient 6 many beautiful and useful gifts.
 Those attending were: Josephine tsevenavich, Ethel Shiel, Nora Wil- dams, Evelyn Clement, Betty Bly, .on, Elsie Slocum, Margie Sullivan, Beebe Farrell, Mary Ellen True. Margaret Horgan, Valerie Povilaitis, Helene Kelly, Hazel Adams, Mar garet McAulifYe, Irene Bouley, Alice Oonahue, Alice Fitzgerald, Kay Moss, Angela Dwyer, Leona Soko- towslsy, Loretta Sepanska, Mary Connolly, Shirley Cunningham, FL sic Leisring. Anastasia Wendrowski, MaSalda Cali, Barbara Dickens, Lurene Vancelette, Betty Moran, Eleanore Dowd, Evelyn Redmain, Genevieve Moore, Ronnie Whelan, Henrietta Mikoski, Evelyn Beardslee, Peggie Becker, Irene Smith, Airline Gardner, Alberta Stancavage, Ebba Anderson, Lillian CosgriR, R. A. Ferris, w. L. Pennell, William Frink. Arthur McSweet, Paul E. Skokan, Don MacKellar, E. J. Cyeem, J. P. Waters, E. F. Kirley, R. l.. Keavaney, T. s. Merriman and R. L.. Bates
 A meeting of sector D-s9 will be
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
NEBRASKA PASTURE FORAGE
LIVESTOCK PROGRAM MEETING
POSTPONED UNTIL NOV. PATH

Postponing the finish-up meeting
of the Nebraska Pasture-Forage
Livestock program in Omaha Nov
ember "a, the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce will go to the farmers
in the interest of saving gas, tires
and labor. according to Paul Stew
art, PFL. chairman.
Stewart said that decision to set
aside the meeting, which last year
attracted more than 700 farmers,
was made in accordance with Cham
Der policy to test each activity with
twill it help win the WARP"
He said that several Chamber
representatives will attend nine dis
trict finish-ups which are scheduled
throughout the state this month
and next, and that a small group of
Omahans can make most of these
trips by rail- thus saving the time
and tires of farmer c~ooperators.
With the Serious farm labor short.
age, Stewart said that it would be
unpatriotic for the Chamber to
bring such a large group of COOP
orators to Omaha at a time when
all of their efforts are NEEDED on the
farm. He pointed out that with
the new IS mile per hour speed lin
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17

it, many farmer would be required
to spend two days away from home
if they were to attend the meeting.
With the tire situation as it is. and
with gas rationing just ahead Stew
art said that his committee felt that
the new plan would contribute more
toward winning the war.
District meetings, which are stra-
logically located SO as to equire a
minimum of travel for cooperarors
who attend, are scheduled as fol
lows: Wausa, Oct. 16; Emersin, Oct.
20; Fairbury, Oct. %; Mullen, Oct.
%; Ogallala, Nov. 5; Grand Island,
Nov. 10; Holdredge, Nov. II; and
Columbus, NOV. II.
Founded seven years ago to re-
store livestock, build up pastures,
and encourage well-balancing OF
farm operations, the PFL program
is now a major force in Nebraslka's
wartime food production program
with more than $500 cooperating
farmers.
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
RED CROSS
CLUB STAFF

Miss Carol Jarrett, George w.
Goodman and Mrs. Sydney Tayloc-
Brown Qeft to right arrived in Eng
land last Friday and Immediately
went into duty at one Of the Red
Cross clubs which have been ar.
ranged to care for recreational and
social needs in one of the areas
where thousands of Negro troops
are quartered in that country.
Goodman was secretary of the
Washington Urban league before
taking on the club directorship.
Miss Jarrett and Mrs. Taylor Brown
who will be personal service direc,
tors, both former social work
ers. Miss Jarrett, a graduate OF
Denver university and the futile
School of Social Work in Raleigh,
was with the st. Louis Social Ser.
vice commission. Mrs. Taylor from
Sargent's and the University CT
Chicago, was with the Children's
Aid society of Allegheny company,
Pa. Her father was Major Taylor
famous bicycle champion of two de-
cades ago.
The American Red Cross is look
ing toward these club officers for
the accomplishment of the job of
making Negro American soldiers
in England feel comfortable and at
home and of keeping their morale
high. Widely experienced social
workers, they are eager to take on
this new work. Ordinarily each
club will have a staff Of five. Nine
clubs for Negro soldiers have been
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
BYRNES TO SELECT STAFF
A SUGGESTS NEGRO

New York, N. Y.-Learning Of the
intention of Supreme Court Justice
James Byrnes to select a small as
sisting staff, the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Colorcd
People in a letter, this week, to
Justice Byrnes, stated:
There are a number of Negro
lawyers who have the necessary
training and experience and integ-
rity. In making the suggestion, I
do not mean that the appointment
be c".lfined to Consideration Of mat
tiers relating to the Negro. Instead
I have in mind one who would be
qualified to do a specific job in the
making and execution Of policy for
all Americans, but who by race is
identified with the Negro"
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
E. FREDRIC MORROW ASST.
NAACP FIELD SECY. JOINS
ARMED FORCES

New York, N. Y.@The National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People has announced the
induction of E. Fredric Morrow into
the United States Army on Octob.
er 10. Mr.. Morrow, who is assistan.
field Secretary of the Association
came to the NAACP in October
1897.
Mr.. Morrow is 81 years old, He
has been. in turn a social worker
business manager of Opportunity
Magazine, and was at one time at.
tached to the Republican National
Committee as Eastern Director OF
the Youth Division. HIS is well
known as a public speaker and a
contributor to the press and leading
periodicals.
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
POSSES HUNT WHITE MAN
FOR ATTACK

Laurinburg, N. c., Oct. S-Found
dying in her cabin on a tenant farm
near here suffering from the effects
Of gunshot wounds and a brutal
attack, a Negro woman was taken
to Bennettsville hospital, Saturday
where she placed the blame upon
an unidentified white man, who is
being hunted by posses from two
states.
The woman died a short time ar
ter her arrival at the hospital where
she related to Sheriff w. D. Rey-
nolds Of Scotland County, N. c.,
wv the man, whom she said. knew
of her husbands absence, commit
ted the dastardly crime as her five
children looked on. She claimed
that she "a dragged into the woods
attacked and shot three times by
the intruder.
The posses began a search Of the
woods along the North and South
Carolina border for the brutal muir
derer.
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
$5,125 IN AWARDS BY RED
CROSS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPETITION; GET OUT YOUR
CAMERAS, SNAP THAT PICTURE

Doubtless you already have heard
that the Red Cross is sponsoring a
national photo contest-with s5,125
awards in War Savings Bonds. Am
ateur and professional photograph
ers may compete in the competition
which will be held October 1 TO Dec
ember 81. ALI prints should be sent
to American Red Cross National
Photo Awards. 59s Madison Ave.
New York, N. Y. You probably al
ready have a copy of the rules on
hand.
Now. how about you'll you
aren't a salaried member of the Red
Cross staff-participating? There
are dozens of good picture poss.b-
ilities there in your local chapter. !.
home service. -. disaster prepared
ness. first aid, etc. If you get
some good shots, send a print to US,
too. will you? There are some photo
graphic tips:
L. Don't forget that your picture
must tell a story. This is primary
I nall Of publicity photography. Tho
picture should attract attention
and give an impression and tell the
story without the use of outlines.
This will mean getting action shots
or those which indicate action. In
cidentally. action can be captured
in even dead subjects by use of diff.
ferent lighting effects and camera
angles.
2. People in the pictures must
not be stiff. They should not look
posed. Put them at ease. Don't
let them look at the camera On
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17

Employment opportunities have
been extended to the company's
Wisconsin steel mill in Chicago,
where so are employed. Here, as
throughout International Harves.
ter. the policy is COR the WORKER to
start at the bottom and advance
as his ability and knowledge of the
Job warrant. The result has been
that throughout the various plants
there are Negro employees work,
ing in more than 100 different lob
! classifications. The home office a:
100 N Michigan ave., has a Negro
receptionist.
One longtime colored employee
of the tractor works is Mason Ruff
fins. After touring the nation as g
comedian with tn. Billy Ketsands
Minstrel shows he began with In
ternational Harvester in 1917 and
since Jan. %, 1885, has been super
visor of janitors. That makes a
total of rs years he has spent with
Harvester. Another veteran is En-
met O'Banion, hired Jan. 26, 1920,
six weeks after the first heat Of the
tractor works foundry vas poured.
He began as clerk in charge Of
weighing and records Of foundry
production and still holds that Job.
Recently he completed a bookkeep-
ing and accounting course at Cen
trail YMCA. coiiega.
it was in 1911; that James Owens
.:aited working for Harvest,r a. a
,srter. Five yeas later. he be-
came an assistant in plant protec-
ton with the auxiliary special work
assignment of sign painting and
stripping. Today, at 81, he can hold
his own against the competition Of
younger employees and is a fam
liar figure to most w orkers be-
cause of his talent FIR artistic sigh
painting.
There has been no trouble of a
racial nature at the Harvester
plants. Negroes are completely in
tegrated working side by side with
white employees. They share plant
facilities without segregation and
take part in recreational activities
which, while not directly sponsored
by the company r encouraged.
For the time being many employ
ees at Mccormick and Tractor
Works are being converted to war
production a process which will take
several months more before COM
pletion, Thousands of employees
both white and colored, are to be
trained for new duties connected
with the production Of implements
of war and will go to new jobs when
the plants begin production on huge
new war contracts.
CThe second Of the series of art
icles which will appear in next
weeks issue of the Omaha Guide,
will tell of work being done in an
arms plant in the East.)
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17

that subject, no good news shot
should have more than three or four
people in it, unless you are trying
to show "a Be sure to have
your subjects doing something.
Encourage this photo contest
participation in your home comm
unity by getting camera clubs
rounded up. Even if they win no
prizes, they will enjoy the compet-
ition will learn a lot about Red
Cross and will give you some good
pictures-for publicity. Good
1ucki
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
NEGROES ARE IMPORTANT
COGS IN NATIONS WAR
MACHINES
Continued from page y


in the Minnesota city to turn Out a
special type of gun. Here there are
81 Negroes employed-the Negro
population Of the Twin Cities is
small-in occupations ranging from
departmental janitors to electrician.
Most of them have completed four
years OF high school; six have col
lege degrees.
GRADUATE OF TUSKEGEE
Let's get acquainted with some of
them. Let's start with o. c. Hall
Jr., an inspector at the test firing
range. A 1889 graduate of Tuske-
gee Institute, Ala, he has taught
school, studied electricity at Dun
moody institute, Minneapolis, and
has completed most of his require
ments for a Phi. L. at the Univers-
ity of Minnesota.
And there's Louis Mason, Jr., 81,
a Minnesota graduate who has done
work on his masters degree, who
is employed in the heat treating
department at st. Paul and so sat
isfied with his job he hopes to re-
-,af- %~r FL rro Gail onnfh>r
Is Lournneer Pemberton, 33, who
expects to get his masters degree
in anthropology at Minnesota this
summer, working in the ammuni-
ton room at the test firing range.
other jobs held by Negroes in the
st. Paul works include operating of
Sundstrand cutoff machines, rum
ing of vertical milling machines and
drill presses; rifling of gun tubes;
s~ervicing Of machine tools; and
cleaning, dismantling and assembl-
ing of guns following test firing. o.
c. Hall Jr., mentioned before, is in
charge of all maintenance and re.
pair of all electrical equipment at
the test firing range, working dir.
ectly under the supervision of the
plant electrician.
The total Negro population Of the
women employed as maids, with
Twin Cities is less than l percent
of the total. Those hired at plant
represent 4 percent of all the en-
ployees. There are also two others
taken on in semi-skilled occupat-
ions.
Here in Chicago several Negroes
are drawing pensions from Inter
national Harvester, which means
they worked for the firm at least
90 years. Negro women were not
introduced until 1923, when several
were employed in the twine mill
Officials held their breath. await
ing repercussions from white work
ers. But nothing happened. They
now hold down jobs as hemp spin
ners, core makers and others. Some
have been hired at West Pullman
where only a few Negroes have
heretofore been employed.
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17

Black-Draught. Ques. Is Black
Draught economical? Ans. Very.
Only Csc for rs to 40 doses.
Black-Draught is purely herbal.
1t has been a popular-selling lax
alive with four generations. Many
say the new graduated form is even
easier to take. Be sure to follow
label directions.
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17

committee to study the problem Of
equality of opportunity for Negro
workers in industry. In a state
ment published in the unions offic-
ial organ, THE United Automobile
Worker" Mr.. Murray said:
Negroes and whites are today
fighting side by side shedding their
blood in distant battlefields for the
protection OF those Of us who re-
main at home. Let us demonstrate
our American democracy and the
fraternal spirit of the CLIO by ex-
tending to the Negro workers the
full rights in American industry"
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
PHILIP MURRAY URGES FAIR
PLAY TO NEGRO WORKERS

Detroit. Mob. pain Mr. 4 y
president of the Congress Of Indus.
trial Organizations (CIO) this week
reiterated the crganization'e ~.
against anti-Nlagro discrimination
taken at the NAACP conference in
June and announced the an-o
ment of a Negro, Willard s. Town.
Send, president of the United Trans.
port Service Employees. to a Go
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
Before buying ANY laxative,
consider these 3 Questions

Cues. Does it make any difference
what laxative you buy? Ans: 1t
certainly does; most people prefer
a laxative that is gentle in action
but thorough in results. Dues. How
can you know what laxative, when
taken as directed, will usually give
gentle. thorough, prompt relief?
Ans. One simple way is to ask for
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
-eveals they have maintained

reveals they have maintained a
friendly attitude toward our group.
Not since they have had political
aspirations, but the attitude they
| displayed before they had such as
pirations.
In recent years we have been lax,
| so to speak, in the selection of our
| county commissioner, and as a re-
suit segregation has crept within
the walls of the Douglas county
Hospital. At the county hospital,
they have an improvised bull pen
which protrudes from the end Of
the building, cOlored male patients
are huddled there. the sick, the con-
valescence, and the dying, Ire all
scooped in there together 1t was
not that way a few years ago, and
it should not be that way now. 1t
is because we have placed in Office,
men who had an unfriendly attitude
toward us.
A few words about candidate
Peter Mehrens. More than thirty
years ago, when a chef cook, he hir-
ed a colored man in his kitcen, by
the name of Frank Martin, comIu
only known as yellow Martin, a
howl went forth from one of the
men, because Martin was a colored
man.. Candidate Mehrens, who had
no political aspirations at that time
Immediately discharged the man,
and retained Martin. For further
information you may consult Frank
Martin.
More than twenty years ago.
Roosevelt Post American Legion
had to take a man to task, by the
name of Newton, over discriminate
DRY practices. A meeting was call
ed at the court house. Hundreds
gathered at that meeting. During
the course of the meeting, when the
investigation began to wax warm,
a man came from the audience,
shaking his fist, and with a loud
voice, proclaiming, I am for these
colored boys, because they are
right in their demands. I am reaoy
anytime to fight the battles of the
a~nderdogs. This man was Candid
ate Peter Mehrens. twenty years
without any political aspirations.
For further information you may
consult the member OF the Roose-
welt Post American Legion.
Candidate Peter Mehrens in re-
cent years, made a political tie I'D
with the writer, r. c. Price. Both
I'll OA NAN ooAllC SldlC DIS HlcIlDGES
Of the Board of Education. The
first tie up of that kind in Omaha.
A white man and colored man rum
ing for office on the same slate.
The result was, Candidate Mehrens
stood at the top of the list Of all
Board of Education candidates erd
the writer r. G. Price, his running
mate, polled more than twelve thou
votes, from the official count. !,
More votes ever polled by a colored
eadidate, in the history of Omaha
Even twice the voting
strength of his group.
I hope every colored voter viii
cast his vote for Candidate Peter
Mehrens. Don't forget John Adams
Jr., for State Senator.
r. C. Price
The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
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Chilly FEELINGS

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the ages Of SO and 52-suffer from
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middle age period in a wcman's life
try taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
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Pinkham's Compound is famous to
relieve such distress. Taken regularly
it helps build up resistance against
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fine stomachic tonic.
Thousands upon thousands Of
women-rich and poor alike-have
reported benefits. Time and again
Lydia Pinkham's Compound has
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The Omaha guide., 1942-10-17
STATEMENT IN BEHALF OF
PETER MEHRENS BY r. C.
PRICE

ETER MEHRENS BY II. G..
PRICE
: AS 1 lay in bed trying to regain
my health, l feel it is my duty to
speak, yes, speak a few words in
behalf Of Peter Mehrens, candidate
for county commissioner OF Douglas
County. Due to the significance of
his election, 1 have written the
election commissioners office to
ascertain if I can vote from this
point. If not 1 shall ask permission
of my doctor, if I may go to Omaha
long enough to cast my vote and re
turn Immediately.
Great are should be exercised in
the selection of your county com
missioners. We should strive to
elect men. whose past background