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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Community
Traction
Shows Surplus
Fare Cut
In Sight

In the report of E. L. Graum-
Itch, city transit commissioner, to
the city Council, it was shown that
an $84,296.41 surplus existed which
is growing rapidly.
According to Comm S o r
Graumlich, car fares can be re-
duced by one cent when the sur
plus reaches 100000. Councilman
Etchen asked when this reduction
of car fare could be expected and
Graumlich said it would be APP
proximately two months.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Columbus
Report
Earl Ordway Gives
Summary of State
Legislation

Earl Ordway, vice-president OF
the Ohio Go Council has returned
from Columbus where he attended
hearings on several bills Of anti
union character and presented his
report to Local II and the Toledo
Industrial Union Council.
First bill to be reported out Of
committee according to the Ord
way report is H. B. 311 or Pierce
bill providing for removal Of hour
limitations for workers over 16
years of age. The bill is opposed
by the CIO and other labor unions
because its provisions are not
merely a duration Of the war mea-
sure; but would be permenent.
OTHER BILLS REPORTED
Ordway reported on the hearing
ported in last weeks issue of the
Toledo Union Journal and S. B.
Sc which was opposed by Labor
particularly in the sections relative
to the State Highway patrol. The
bill which before its change at the
request of Ohio labor would have
made it possible to use the state
highway police in case of strikes.
AS amended, the bill eliminates
the use Of the state highway police
in strikes or labor disputes.
Support was given by 0rdway
and other labor representatives to
S. B. lis (Cramer) relative to
more prompt and equitable pay
.n1ent of school teachers.
Opposed was S. B. 131 (Eaker)
which provided commercial hatch
cries be exempt from unemploy-
ment tax. The bill was killed in
committee.
Several other bills were sched-
uled for hearing beginning March
8 of greatest interest to labor be-
ing S. B. POP relative to certain
changes and additions to the un-
employment compensation law, and
H. B. 800 relating to child welfare.
Other reports will be given from
time to time by vice-president Ord
way who is an accredited ClO
legislative representative before
the Ohio State legislature. Brother
Ordway is a member of the Spicer
Unit affiliated with Local II.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Avio+ion Products
Scene Of AT Of L
Undercover Work
Local II, UAW-CIO
Welcomes Election

Smarting under long series of defeats handed it by
Local r. UAWCIO the AZ of has petoned the National
Labor Relations Board for election be held among
ployes of Aviation Products Sckney Ave division of the
Electric Auto-Lite.
vast majority of the workers at the Stckney Ave.
plant members of Local II, UAWCIO many of them
having been signed up since the plant first opened months
ago.
Officials of Local r. far from fearing an election test
at Aviation Products, welcome it. As of the Local IL
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
BiddIe Recommends
Aliens Use
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON = Atty. Gen.
Francis Biddle recently advocated
wider use of resident aliens of en-
envy countries as means of utiliz-
ing manpower. In few instances
are they prohibited, he said, but
they just aren't used, he indicated.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Attempt TO Solve
Absentee Problem
JAW and Management OF Ohio
Steel Foundry Work Out Program

LIMA, O.. March 9-In what is believed to be unique
plan for cutting absenteesm to a minimum, a plan was
worked out between Local 975 UAWCO and the Ohio Steel
Foundry setting up program which designed give
incentive to workers employed by the company to attend
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Council Interested In
Government Hospital
Appoints Committee To
Expedite Matters

City Council at its regular Monday night session inter-
ested itself in the proposed hospital which is
under consideration for Toledo
Councilman Hoover, who condemned "a lot of red tape"
said that he had conducted investigation and be-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
Sondusky Foundry
TO Hold NLRB Election
Farrell Check Co. Agrees
To Consent Election

SANDUSKY, O., March 9-(Specal)-An election will
be held at the Farrell Cheek Foundry Co. plant here on
March 6 under the auspices of the National Labor Rea-
tons Board to determine whether not the UAWCIO will
represent the plant workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12
A : Of l Asks Election After
Attempting To Raid Local Plant
Tonk Depot
Nearing Election
NLRB Examiner Here
For Inspection

Leland Dougan, field examiner for the NLRB, in
Toledo March TO- conducting investigation which will
lead either to election if the Tank Depot
ment agrees to hearing petition of the UAWCIO
for he
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-03-12

The Voice of the
UAW-CIO in
Northwestern Ohio
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Former Yakim Editor
Again Joins Staff

Dear Edior,
Since l used to a former re-
porter for your newspaper,
would like to continue.
can write articles of interest
to all who read the paper. In ev-
cry family. someone is In the
armed forces. My articles will In
terest them, as 1t will be about
avrious happening In camp.
The articles will be not over a
half column each. I will take care
not to give away any military
secrets. I am sure your readers
viii enjoy them.
Let me hear from you, and the
articles will begin rolling in.
Yours truly,
Corporal Parker B. arris,
M. D. $50 M. P. Bn.,
FIT. Huachuca, Arizona.
P. s. l used to be the reporter
from Yakima, Washington.
yakima, Washington and The
Northwest Enterprise welcomes
you with open arms. Wherever
you go. keep 'em reading.)
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
The Tuskegee Flyers
From Chicago Tribune

Major Donald G.. Mcpherson,
director of the army training
base at Tuskegee, Ala, says of
the men of the Goth pursuit
squadron of colored flyers, "They
are ready" This is the first
squadron of colored flyers in the
history of the army and all of the
nation impatiently awaits dem
onstration of its skill in combat
against the country's enemies.
The 99th squadron began train
ing July 10, 1941. and its con-
tinued detention at it's original
base after the passage of 81
months has provoked much criti-
cism of war department policy.
Every one who is familiar with
the remarkable records of colored
athletes has the utmost confidence
that colored air men will prove
second to none. The Tuskegee fly
ers should be given the opportun-
ity to prove their worth by an
immediate assignment to a fight
ing front.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Denies Negro
Barred By Bar

NEW 1OHh. - HarrV ..
Knight, secretary of the American
Bar associations board Of COVER
nors, said in letter made public
today that the association had not
rejected the application for mem
bership of Assistant District At
torney Frances e. Rivers, a Ne
gro.
Replying to a query from Ben
jamin S. Hartsein, chairman of a
committee of the Federal Bar As
ISOLATION of New York, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut to consider
the case Knight said that Rivers
had not yet been technically
nominated" for membership.
Knight said that the applica-
ton was delayed because the as
sociation's state committee on ad-
missions was somewhat disrupt
ed by war conditions" and moth
fng in its organic law provides
for the exclusion of Negroes"
General Sessions Judge Jonah
J. Goldstein, who nominated Riv-
ers for membership, and Arthur
Garfield Hays. director of the
American Civil Liberties union
resigned from the association t.
protest the nonelection OF Rivers
to membership.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Keeping But Losing

There was a man once who
dreamed that he died, and quickly
learned that what he had spent
here on earth he had had, that
what he had kept he had lost,
that what he had given was still
his.
Red Cross, Community Fund.
Taxes! AS to taxes. we have got
to pay them. AS to the Red Cross
and Community Fund. what we
gave TO them we gave because we
wanted to. or felt we ought to.
If living costs us nothing -
no sacrifices. no self-denial - we
receive no reward from the voices
that speak within us. and deserve
none.
There is still truth in that. an
cient saying. There is that scat
tereth and yet increaseth. and
there is that withholdeth more
than is meet. and 1t tendeth TO
povery."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Errors Beat Giants

The Royal Giants lost their
third successive game last Sunday
at Garfield play ground to the
Joint Council of Transfers.
1t was apparent as early as the
first inning that il the Giants
were to escape a severe trouncing,
that they would have to become
bunch of magicians. The team
sters jumped on 0rville's offer
ings for a barage of hits, and the
iGants outfield suddenly folded up
and began to contribute errors
without number. When the first
inning was over the score board
showed six runs for the Transfers
Giants one.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Dissemination In
Housing Hit

Circulation of petitions seeking
to prevent Negroes from residing
In the Holy Park federal housing
project was denounced yesterday
In a letter to Mayor William F.
Devin from Hope Lodge No. 70,
International Association of Ma
chlnists.
AT this time. when colored
American citizens as we'll as white
American citizens are doing what
they can to help preserve Ameri-
can democracy. it is, in our opin-
ion, poor judgment to use Ku
Klux Khan methods of discrimin-
alton and persecution" the let
ter read in part.
I'VE hope the authorities will
ignore such petitions and respect
fully urge that you use your good
influence to see that all eligible
persons. regardless of race or
creed. are given equal opportun-
ity in these housing projects"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
EASTER AT SUNRISE
IN SEATTLE


The sunrise Easter services al
Volunteer Park Sunday, We're
more impressive to the early wor-
shippers than at any time during
the past II years. This fact was
much in evidence. as observed by
the writer who organized Seattles
and the Northwest first Protestant
sunrise prayer service p years
ago. while serving as president of
the Grace Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society. at 22nd and
East Cherry st.
We held services the first un-
day of each month. for two and
one half years. Then the wide
awake officers of the Christian
Endeavor Union, of which the
Grace Society was a member. took
over the services for Easter Sun
day only. after many of the local
societies, including the organizers
were discouraged by the churcn
m nj $ tie RS and officers, who
thought it silly.
However, the Endeavor Union
with many interested local societ-
les began to fill all places arrang-
ed for the services to overflow
ing. Then the Ministers and the
Municipal Railway Co. became in
terested. and the Endeavor Union
lost out. Sorry to say we have
never learned how the ministers
council came in possession of the
services, and l have not been able
to determine If it was given to
them, or If they just took 1t.
Nevertheless we are pleased to |
see an organization of which we
were the leading spirit grow from
eleven members at its beginning.
to more than $4,000 worshipers
over a period of 81 years.
The writer was indeed glad to |
see the big cosmopolitan choir,
that has been CONSPICUOUS by its
absence for many years. We are
sure our heavenly Father, was
pleased at this sight. Let's all
pray that the time is not far in
me distance, when all mankind
will forget color and creed. do
unto others as We would have |
them do unto us. Then and not
until then will wars cease, and
the happiness that our creator
Wills that each OF his children
should have, will return.
No, our SAVIOUR was not paint
ing lilies, when he commanded
all mankind, To Love His Neigh
Dor as Himself.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
ELKS BUY BONDS
= Continued from Front Page -
would like to know right now.
What are you going to do?

would like to know right now
What are you going to do?
Daughter Ruler Gladys John
son. Evergreen Temple No. 157.
You are fine little lady and
you make a splendid ruler, you
and your organization certainly
look al right on dress parade, but
II you do no better on duty In
this bond drive your Grand Exalt
ed Ruler is going OF publicly pir
on you the iron cross.
You and your entire organiza-
ton are guilty of boarding your
money. II you don't volunteer as
one man and buy a 500 bond your
money won't be worth a German
mark.
Even though you have purchas'
ed 5000 worth of bonds. you are
still slated for that iron cross
unless You make 1t $500.
Will you keep the 5000 and
win the iron cross or make Il
$500 and get a Distinguished Ser.
vice cross?
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
POLLTAX

- Continued from first page =
not appear significant. bat ii "a
one ffth Of the population % the
United States who voted In ne
last National election.
Who are these peoplef They
the eolored and white. farmers
and labOrers. Take the share
eropper who buys AZ the company
store. At the end Of the year AZ
far back as he can remember hls
store bill has always amounted
to 1924. Sometimes he bought
less than $3.50 worth Of goods AZ
the store, but always his bill for
the year was the same.
The United States and the Uni
ted Nations fight today for the
preservation of free elections as
the cornerstone of democracy.
This idea is not politics as usual.
II is a war necessity. The con-
tinuation OF the poll tax helps
facism. 1t binders the demorca "
we are fighting for.
The poll tax is to the United
States what the subjugation of
India is to Britain. Freedom can
not be explained to people who
are denied 1t.
Right now the question of the
poll tax is in the Judiciary com
mittee of Congress. 1t is possible
to get this bill on the floor now.
21S signatures of representatives
are required to bring this bill to
vote. 1853 signatures have al
ready been obtained.
A member of the citizens COM
mittee who is working on this
bill, received a letter from Vito
Marcanino. telling him that the
Republican representatives of the
state of Washington stin have
not signed. This is the point
where all of us can do something.
II we lombard our representatives
in Washington with petitions urg-
ing the adjustment of the poll
tax, II we form groups and send
night letters to our representa-
tiyes. Then we shall force them
to repeal the poll tax.
The citizens committee reeciy-
ed a night letter from Rep. Mar
N. Y, sponsor of the
anti-poll tax bill, telling us that
signatures have already been OBJ
tanned. Washington's Republican
have not yet sign
I'd. They must sign.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
SAVOY COMMUNITY
CENTER

The Savoy patrons expressed
themselves in no uncertain way
10 the management last Saturday
evening, eomplimenting the soul
stirring music of the Men About
Town. II piece Orchestra. now
playing an indefinite engagement
at the Center. A large and jovial
crowd greeted the new band. and
Just about everyone present. was
favored with their chosen dance
number.
The Easter Parade Dance.
sponsored by the B II Boeing
Girls, Sunday afternoon. was a
decided success. A large crowd
of jolly paraders greeted the
girls, and they are to be con-
graduated for sponsoring such
an enjoyable entertainment. Al
Pierre and his eight piece band
of syncopating rhythm made this
affair one to be long remembered;
everyone present had very
pleasant time.
This Saturday night at the Cen
ter. 1.-The Boys about Town" aBnd
will again bring us another
bunch of popular dance music
that will not let your feet be- still.
Your favorite dance numbers
will be played by the best loca.
organization in Seattle.
Come early; music starts at 3
o'clock and the admission Is rs
cents including tax.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28

control.
1t must be said, however, that
the recordership of deeds is not
a Jim Grow office and does not
operate on the basis of segrega-
ton. The personnel of the office
consists of FIVE or six hundred
appointees divided about equally
between the races. Throughout
the SO years under Negro head
ship there has never been the
slightest indication of race friction
or antagonism. Indeed, this office
furnishes the best laboratory of
racial good will in the Federal
service.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28

Amy American who wilfully
neglects to pay his taxes on time
or to invest every cent he can in
War Bonds is surely giving aid
and comfort to the enemy :. We
have job to do and we are all
called for service to our country.
Our dollars are called to service
too. Let us all ask ourselves.
''Shall we be more tender witr
our dollars than with the lives of
our sons?' = Secretary Nor
genthau.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28


EDIT ORAL
THE OIL, OLD, STORY.
: AGAIN IT BRINGS,
THE OLD OLD SONG,
THAT WISDOM SINGS.
THE LESSONS WE STRIVE TO TEACH THE
MASSES,
SHOULD ALSO REACH THE EDUCATED
CLASSES.
FOR YEARS, WE HAVE SHOWN OUR COLOR
ED PEOPLE, 1.-THE FARTHEST DOWN" OF ALL
! GROUPS IN THIS NEW WORLD DEMOCRACY,
1.-THE LAST HIRED, THE FIRST FIRED" NOT
ONLY THE VALUE BUT THE NECESSITY OF BE-
ING INDUSTRIOUS, THRIFTY SAVING, CLEAN
! AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, POLITEl COMMON
SENSE, RATHER THAN A COLLEGE EDUCATION,
IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS. WILL PHAROAH
: HEED?"
NOW, THAT THE WAR IS UPON US, GREAT
Err THAN EVER IS MASTERY OFTHOSE MOST
ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES OF MODERN CIVILIZA-
TON
MILITARY MANUFACTURERS MACHINE
SHOPS INDUSTRIES OF ALL KINDS, ARE GRAD
UALLY OPENING THEIR DOORS TO US. MONEY
IN GREATER SUMS THAN EVER, FLOWING INTO
OUR PURSES WILL WE NOW SEEK SOCIETY,
FINE CLOTHES, FINE CARS HIGH LIVING, OR
SAVE FOR THE RAINY DAY THAT EVER FOL-
LOWS SUNSHINE? WILL WE TRY TO KEEP UP
WITH THE JONES'" OR FOLLOW THEM AND
LAND LIKE THEM IN THE GUTTER, POOR
HOUSE." ASYLUM OR JAIL? HAVING TASTED
THE FRUITS OF VICTORY AND FELT THE
PANGS OF DEFEAT KNOW NOT ONLY WISE
LY BUT FAR TOO WELL, THE VALUE OF THESE
WORDS HAVE WRITTEN, THE ADVICE HAVE
GIVEN.
They are more than worth framing
In letters of gold on mem'rys wall,
For It's not what we display or say,
Blu what we've DONE before we pass away,
That makes our lives great or small
Dabney. - The Union.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Lynch Suspects
Taken To Trial

HATTIEsBURG, Miss, April
10 Application of the civil lib
critics statute was under federal
court test here. today in the trial
of five Laurel men charged with
violating its provisions in connec-
ton with the lynching of a Negro.
Opening of the trial was slight
ly delayed because of an unfinish-
ed case before Federal District
Judge Sidney Mize.
The victim, Howard Wash, AZ
year-old father of eight children,
was taken from the jail at Laurel
last October by a white mob and
hanged from a bridge.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Jap Stolen Holdings

1t is high time we discarded
that old shibboleth that the Jap
anese will fold up when the Ger
mans lose. They will not. They
will not. They have already con-
quered an empire; they are cycling
new worlds; il allowed to go toe
far, japan can win the war fol
Germany. Even when Germany is
defeated. it will take a long time
to smack the Oriental enemy GU
of his stolen holdings. = Londor
Times.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28

The office of Recorder of Deeds
for the District Of Columbia
which has been headed by a Ne.
gro since 1863. will pass from
Negro hands TO the control of the
District Commissioners, under
provisions contained in the Dis
trict Appropriation bill II. R.
251S, which has Just been pre-
scented to Congress.
The bill. which Congress will
pass next week. unless Negroes
rally their opposition. slashes the
personnel of the Recorders office.
and would transfer the handling
of its accounts and the disbursing
of its funds from the Recorder to
the District Commissioners
Present laws require the Re
eorder's accounts to be audited
by the General Accounting Office.
the Federal Bureau which audits
all Governmental Accounts.
To transfer this function to the
municipal authorities would rid
the office of its national impor-
lance and reduce 1t to a lesser
bureau under District supervision.
which is what the District Com
missionerse have been urging for
the past twenty years.
The obnoxious provisions of
the bill were inserted at the insis-
tence of the Commissioners who
have tried year after year to gain
control of various departments in
the Recorders office.
Negroes throughout the coun-
try have always prided themselves
in the fact that the Recorder of
Deeds was one Negro official with
authority to hire his own person
mel and to disburse his own
funds. The Bill provides:
THAT funds appropriated here
in and hereafter for the Office of
Recorder of Deeds shall be drawn
from the Treasury of the United
States only on acquisitions ap-
proved by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia and dis
bursed by the disbursing officer
of the District of Columbia upon
vouchers previously audited and
approved by the auditor of the
District of Columbia"
The appropriation for salaries
is reduced by S12,270, which
would make compulsory the dis
charge of approximately ten en-
ployees who acnnot obtain jobs in
District Government because of
the Commissioners anti-racial
policy.
The bill is causing grave con-
Germ among politicians and New
Dealers have been warned that
many votes will be lost among
colored constituents if the chang
es are enacted.
The Recorder of Deeds Office
has been ueder Negro leadership
for more than so years. The most
distinguished names of the race
have figured in the list. Frederick
Douglass, B. X. Bruce, William
Monroe Trotter, G. H. ]. Taylor,
John G. Dancey, Henry Lincoln
Johnson and the present incum-
bent DR.. William j Thompkins,
have been conspicuous among the
number.
conduct of this office has been eff
During all of these years the
foiant and satisfactory There has
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Those OWLS

We just stand attention. We
know you are on your way to pur-
chase another $500 bond. We saw
yuor check.
You are nearing the $4,000 and
we are making you a Gold Cross.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
BRIGHT IDEA

Whenever Hollywood makes a
picture called "The Road to Mo-
rocco" or "Casablanca." or wher-
ever. something big happens at
that point. Road to Tokyo"
would make a cute title-Omaha
World Herald.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-04-28
Savoy Community Hall
TO LET

For dances, private parties,
plays, Fraternal, civic and pO-
iitical meetings. Church sociais
and benefit programs. Charges
very reasonable.
S. T. McCANTS, Manager,
Savoy Building Office
Phone CA 1000 or PR 0453