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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30

Ions are used by those who, In addi-
ton. hold 'B" or &C. books.
The ban against all pleasure
driving" unpleasant though 1t may
be, has saved an estimated seven
hundred and fifty thousand gallons
during the month of June.
Those "B" and &C" books which
came due during June, and which
have already been reviewed and re-
duced, give us an additional eighty
thousand gallons.
Now that's a total monthly gaso-
line saving in Connecticut of rough
ly two million, four hundred and
thirty thousand gallons. The month
ly total for the entire east during
June will be roughly six million
gallons.
The job of saving all that gasoline
has been nasty and unpleasant
one perhaps the worst that we
have ever tackled. It's been hard on
you folks. It's been hard on our
local boards.
It's easy to understand why there
have been some frayed tempers,
some unjustified name calling. and
lots of just plain grabbing.
Although we've hated the whole
operation from beginning to end,
we must not lose our perspective.
Through our sacrifices, a wartime
crisis has been averted. Our war
workers have been able to get to
their jobs. Millions of gallons of
rocplipo bova tao1, co,,aJ for %l,a M
tive, vigorous prosecution of the war
abroad
The question of whether or not
this pleasure driving" ban will be
continued may rest largely in our
hands. 1t may be decided during the
next three weeks in the ability of our
Local Boards, with your help and
assistance, to reduce the amount
of gasoline required to get you peo-
pie and your neighbors to and from
your jobs.
According to checkup this
morning in fourteen typical Connec-
ticut industrial plants, we are still
averaging only "a passengers in
every war workers car, including
the driver. If that average had only
been 3.8 workers per car throughout
the East, 1t would not have been
necessary to impose this pleasure
driving" ban four weeks ago. If we
can bring that average up to 3.8
workers per car now, we all have a
chance a good, reasonable
chance . to get at least some
gasoline to use as we may wish.
No Choice!
In the meantime, we have no
choice but to enforce this ban
against pleasure driving" to the
limit.
So far, three hundred and thir-
teen pleasure driving cases have
been brought before the Hearing
Commissioners, In two hundred and
seventy eight cases, the motorist
has been convicted of breaking the
law. The sentences have ranged all
the way from a two weeks suspen-
sion of gasoline rationing privileges
to the suspension of the use OF all
gasoline for the duration of the war.
To allow the minority to chisel
and evade this necessary regulation
would be totally unfair to the great
majority of our people who are do
ing all they can to cooperate.
I thorouhgly dislike this neces-
sary ban against pleasure driving. I
know you and your neighbors dis
like it. But until we prove that gas
oline can be saved in some other
way, let's make the best of it.
The inconvenience which we suf-
fer here at home are small indeed
compared to the suffering and hard
ships which our SONS and brothers
and fathers must undergo abroad.
Let's carry on as they are. Let's
keep our chins up. Let's get on with
the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
State Director Chester BowLes
DiSLikes Pleasure Driving Ban

Way Conserving Gasoline
Is Found 10000 Gallons Saved in
War Appeals States OPA Executive in Radio Broadcast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
| NO SHEER HOSIERY
AHEAD FOR WOMEN
Heavy Stockings or Bare
Legs to Be Choice; OPA
Ceilings Blamed
BY JOAN YOUNGER
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent


New York, June 30-CUP)-Amer-
lean women who went barelegged
this summer are in for a shock
when they return to wearing stock
ings again this fall.
There will be little If no sheer
hosiery, manufacturers warned to-
day, and the women will have only
the choice Of heavy stockings or
bare-legS - and the possibility Of
catching cold.
The manufacturers blame the
situation on OPA price ceilings,
which they say are aimed at the
elimination Of fine hosiery.
ut is impossible to manufacture
sheer hosiery at anything but a
loss under present ceilings" said
Roy E. TILES, president of Gotham
hosiery, a member of the IL brand
hosiery manufacturers who have
formally protested OPA rulings.
There is no compensation for
the manufacture of sheer hose and
they cost more to make than service
weight stockings. The OPA has tied
up grade labelling with price cell
ings-and that's RECOMMENDATION"
Other hosiery men saw women
clad in heavy rayon or baggy cotton
mesh within a month or two. The
current fad for paint or lotions that
give the appearance Of stockings is
all right in the sunshine, they said
but they doubted its practicability
in rain or snow.
That leaves opaque rayon," one
dealer said, land what it will do to
feminine morale will be awful"
Another hosiery man apparently
figured that when the time comes
to wear stockings again, the wom-
ems ire will help in alleviating the
situation.
80 far nobody but a bunch OF
old fogies who never looked at a
woman's leg have dealt out the
rules" he said. But just wait un-
til their wives try to get new pair
of sheer hose-and see what hap
pens"
Under present OPA ceilings, the
price of unbranded stockings has
been raised from SO cents to II cents,
while branded hose has been re-
duced from $1.35 to $105. Hosiery
men maintain these changes force
Main street to pay more for its SER
vice weight hose and wipes out
completely the Park Avenue mar
ket.
The America woman is not go
ing to stand for having her legs
standardized" TILES said. "She
wants at least one pair of sheer
hose, and she wants to know the
make Of hose she's getting"
Washington, June 3O.-(UP)-The
Office OF Price Administration as
Sured women today that ceiling
prices for women's, girls and chill
dren's fall dresses, suits, coats,
blouses and similar outer apparel
would be held at last falls levels.
OPA issued revised maximum
price regulation for manufacturers
providing manufacturers with an
all-year regulation covering both
spring and fall lines, but retaining
the "cost-plus-margin" method of
pricing already In the regulation
for spring goods.
Wholesale and retail ceiling prices
continue to be established under
a previous maximum price regula-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
BYRNES HOPES
TO END FIGHT

Washington, June 3O.-(UP)-
War Mobilization Director James F
Byrnes today summoned Vice Presi-
lent Henry A Wallace and Secre-
airy of Commerce Jesse H. Jones
o his White House office for a
ace-to-face effort to settle theil
litter dispute.
House Republicans, meanwhile
ought full-dress congressional In
Festigation of the uproar caused hy
vallace's charges that Jones was
amstringing the Board of Econ
mic Warfare. Rep. Richard B
Vigglesworth, R., Mass, noting that
ones had asked for an investiga-
lon, introduced a resolution call
ng for the inquiry.
Byrnes told a press conference
nat as long as there are men OF
trong convictions in the depart
lents there will be differences OF
pinion and when I hear about
hem I try to resolve them"
announcing that he had asked
yallace and Jones to come to his
eGAce at 4 p. M, Byrnes said the
rpose of the conference would be
scussion of "the controversy which
as been reported in the press"
ByrneS said he acted in accord
nee with the assignment given him
y the President, when he was made
ar mobilization director, to see
hat controversies between agencies
the government were resolved
Byrnes said he had no advance
nowledge that Wallace was going
issue yesterdays statement call
e Jones a "hamstringing bureau
at and a backdoor complainer.
pnes in turn accused Wallace OF
alice and errors of fact.
Byrnes was asked whether he was
ping anything to get Congress back
tune with the administration.
Recalling his years Of service in
btu the House and Senate, Byrnes
know better than to try to get
pngress in line. Congress is all
ght. But the weather is hot"
Byrnes then explained that what
tn the hot weather and having
prked hard for six months, Con-
ess was like the executive branch
the government and, for that
after, like the press.
"They may seem to have dis
reements," he said, "but 1t all
UNITS out"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
LETTER FROM HOME

Hendricks Field. Fla. - (U.P) -
Eight months after enlisting In the
Army. Private Barney Brack re-
ceived notice from his Lake Coun-
ty, Fla, draft board to report for
physical examination preparatory
to his induction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
USED TO UPS AND DOWNS

hendricks Field, Fla. = (U.PD =
bending to great heights and de-
ending rapidly, or gradually,
|esn't bother Lieutenant George A
|ereika of Chicago one bit as he
hins to become pilot of Flying
Irtress. In private life he oper-
ed an elevator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30

'Two sons Of W. Saint Of Pitway,
hgland, recently met by chance In
prisoner Of war camp In Ger
AAR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-30
30 Ex-COACHEs AT ATHENS

Athens, Ga. - CU.PD - Six col
lege head coaches, two assistants
and % former scholastic coaches
are among new officers stationed at
the Athens Navy Pre- Flight School
to assist in the training of more
than 1000 aviation cadets taking
the 12-Week course.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

SEVEN rooms % furniture bedrooms.
complete ieaving CITY. ~ dealers Uuvs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-11

Gold, JeWeiry Wanted

We PAY more for furniture and rugs
MOON BROS. FURNITURE. TE. I-l299.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
No EATING,
Worries Now

According to an announcement
from the Office Of Price Admin
istration last week, servicamen. as
we'll as all Allied soldiers and
sailors, on leave for seventy-two
hours or longer, may apply for
rationing certificates before leav-
ing their stations.
Heretofore a minimum Of a
weeks leave was set for the is
suance of special certificates, A
"furlough" ration unit has been
established, based on the amount
al food that can be eaten in mne
meals. This Is eight points for
processed foods, eight points for
meats and fats, one fourth
pound of coffee and one fourth
pound of sugar.
A soldier on leave for four
days will apply for a 12-meal al
lowance and will receive two units
or enough for is meals.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Local Resident
Victim of
Ancient SWindle

The age-old swindle known to
police as the pigeon drop" was
perpetrated in Little Rock yes
terday for the first time in about
year, officers said.
Mrs. Elouise May. who lives
in the rear OF 923 Scott street. told
officers two men made aH with
S105 of her hard earned money.
She said she entered the post
office to deposit the money when
she saw the two men pick up >
purse. which they said contained
approximately 5000. Elouise said
the men told her she must give
them her sos because she had
sean them find the purse. They
said II she didn't someone might
suspect that she had taken the
S105 from the purse,
The two men said they would
take all the money to their "boss"
and have It counted, then meet
Elouise at p. m. and return her
money.
After the two Negroes failed to
appear at the scheduled time.
Detectives Traweek and Dilbeck
and Elouise-started search.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
STATES LARGEST A N E
CHURCH TO PAY IN FULL
$21.OOO.OO MORTGAGE

vice and recreational quarters.
Kitchen and dining rooms are
beng made new SO that this will
rem esent one of the most com
plete beautiful and debt-free
churches to be found anywhere.
Among the many dignitafies
scheduled to participate in the
weeks activities are Bishop G. r.
Curry, Bishop Of Arkansas and
Oklahoma; Bishop s L. Greene,
former pastor, presiding elder
and bishop of this church, now
Bishop Of Mississippi and Louisi-
ana; His Honor Governor Homer
NJ. Adkins of Arkansas; Moore
head Wright, President of Unit
cd corporation, that held the
mortgage on the church; II, w.
Wenzell, Trust Officer Unite/
Corporations DR. f.. c. Hatcher,
editor, Southern Christian Rec
ord; Mrs. s. L. Greene, Mrs. A.
Hill-Lunon, Mrs. M. r. Ashford,
wives of former pastors; DIR. j II.
Lewis, president of Shorter Col
lege; DR., l.. c, Fisher, dean,
Jackson Theological Seminary;
President T w Coggs, Ark,
Baptist college; President M. l.,
Harris, Philander Smith College,
and all the local pastors and con-
gregations, civic organizations,
fraternal. business and profession
al men and women OF the city.
All former pastors have been in
vited.
The retiring Of this mortgage
represents one Of the largest
single achievements Of a minis
ter and congregation in the A. NJ.
+. connection The church is en-
Enthusiastically backing Or, Blakely
as Arkansas choice for Bishop in
1914 on the strength of this out
standing contribution.
This church will be host to
the Executive Board Of the Wom-
ems Home and Foreign Mission
airy Society in July. Everything
will be in readiness.
Picture Of Big Bethel A. NJ E
Church will be found on another
page.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
George Washington Carver YMCA
Extends Membership Campaign

q Il rested citizens of Little Rock, "a
run opportunity to subscribe their
membership to the George Wash
ington Carver Y. M. C. A., the
campaign officials with their
workers have consented to extend
the drive for membership through
Monday, July 9Th, Every one
concerned with this campaign is
most enthusiastic over the results
so far and pledges a more deter
mined effort to secure the set
goal of 500 members and So.
100000 cash AT present the rec
ord stands 500 members and
$1,07000.
Very few organizations can get
along without the help of women.
Though this is a Y. M. G. A. It
was realized early that to leave
the campaign entirely in the
hands Of men, the results would
not be wholly successful. The
women, who are helping tnis in
FAINT organization 10 grow and
take its place in our community
as character building agency. are
proving themselves to be real
"Go-Getters." The list reads:
Mrs. II. l.. Porter, Mrs. w. RI,
Bass, Mrs. NJ. L. Williams, Mrs.
B M. Touchstone, Miss A. Adolf
plus, Mrs. J, r. Harrison, Mrs.
G. A. McCellum, Mrs. B. r. ID.
Anthony, Mrs. A. p. Arthur, Mrs
A. S. Rutherford and Mrs. M. b.
Hicks. A team like this is hard
to beat anywhere.
The G, w. Carver Y. M. G. A.
though just three months old, has
served 1920 persons; given daily
showers to 100 boys; held two
open-air movies on the lawn; 3
indoor movies; conducted Z Sun
day lectures on Sunday School
topics; played 40 soft ball games:
26 horseshoe games, and Ping
Pong games daily. At the Carver
Y. NJ. boys and young men play
under supervision, led in healthy
discussions, protected from the
dangers Of the street
You still have an opportunity
TO show your interest in the car
yer Y NJ. by becoming a member.
Join To-day! The building Is open
daily. Phone 4-G9tS for infor-
nation.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Arkansas Bows
Win Promotion

News comes to us from the
4th Rect, Ute. Camp Sihert. Ala.
that two of Arkansas fighting
BOYS have just won promotions.
They are It's Leland A. Lone1ev,
Hq Co, Ute, and Cpl. Emmett
I. Wroten, 70eCml. Maint. COM
panv It's Longley has been adj
vanced to Technical 4th Grade
and Cpl, Wrotan, Technician 4th
Grade According To vt. Col.
Larkin w. Glazebrook Jr.. com
handing officer Of tho Fourth
Regiment. Chemical Warfare
Service Unit, Training Center,
they were promoted for "attention
to duty" and for displaying Sol
dlerly qualities befitting the
rank"
Sgt. Longlcy, before entering
the Army was a professional musi-
clan employed by the Alphonso
Trent Orchestra and Cpl. Wroten
was teacher in the Arkansas
Baptist College. Both are Little
Rock boys.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Spinelli Held to
The Grand Jury
On MurderCharee

Oronzo Spinelli of the spinelli
cafe, SIG w. Ninth Street, was ar
ranged in Municipal court Tues
day on charge of murder, dock
eted in connection with the fatal
shooting of Theodore Roosevelt
Joiner, 1919 w. 18th Street and
was held to the grand jury action
by Judge Harper Harb after a
lengthy hearing.
Joiner was killed June IS when
he was struck In the back, ac-
cording 20 witness, by a bullet
from the gun handled by Spinelli
who claims that he had been CIV
en- trouble by Joiner in the cafe.
Conflicting testimony was pre-
scented at today's hearing by a
group OF about twenty witnesses,
summoned to TESTIFY AT the pre-
Iminary hearing. Some Witness
es testified that Joiner was armed
with a pistol and had returned
TO the cafe after a threat earlier
in the evening. Others testified
that they saw a pistol placed be-
meath Joiner after he had fallen.
However, the pistol taken by the
investigating officers as evidence,
and said to be the one carried by
Joiner was defective and could
rot be fired. Spinelli was re-
leased on $4,000 bond.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
EDITORIAL
AXIS MACHINE
WORKING PERFECTLY

1t has been believed by some,
that this country would be in
vaded by the Axis. But, why
should anyone entertain any
such thoughts, when the Axis
have their machine working
so perfectly here through
Americans
Over a half million coal
miners are aiding the Axis
powers, many thousands of
important mer in Defense in
dustries are winning laurels
for their support of the enc
mics cause, and, to top the
whole thing off, here comes
Beaumont, Texas, Mobile, Ala
bama and Detroit, Michigan
whose residents are invading
the United Nations for Fueh-
uer Hitler. Are these people,
white and black gone complete
" crazy, or, are they so alb
sorhed in the doctrine of Nazi
Germany that they will betray
the confidence of those who
are dying on battle field to
invade America for the Fue-
huer ?
America holds no place for
people who will enjoy the priv
fleges and conveiences she
offers and use tlse to help
destroy it. What is America
waiting for: If people who are
enjoying the protection we
have to offer can't fight for
US, surely we can not let them
fight against us. Aren't We
placing thousands OF war pris-
See EDITORIAL Page 3
1
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Fraternal Order
Files Suit TO
Close Another

Texarkana. 49, The Masonic
Lodge last week filed a petition
In Miller county chaneery court
seeking to revoke the charter OF
another and to enjoin its officers
from establishing lodges in the
state of Arkansas.
The petition was styled, The
Most Worshipful st. Joseph
Grand Lodge Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, and Mt, Olive
Grand chapter order of the East
ern Star of Arkansas, VS.. The
Most Worshipful st. Joseph
Grand Lodge Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons. and Mt. Olive
Grand Chapter Order OF the
Eastern Star of Texas. and s. c.
Marshall, DIR. j. II. Hill. ]. A.
Reed, |. w. Muldrew, P. F. Finley
ana OliNef Ming.
According to Dennis X. vii
liams, the plaintiffs attorney, who
filed the petition, 1t Is the first
of its kind ever filed in that
county, and is believed to be tho
first filed in the state.
In the petition the plaintiff. the
Arkansas Grand Lodge. eorpor-
ate body organized December 80.
1871, under the laws Of the state
pertaining to benevolent assoeia-
tions, charges the Texas lodge
with unlawful existanee. 1t states
that the defendant corporation II
Of the same order as the plaintiff
corporation, with the same con-
stitntion. the same bylaws, the
same name except the word "Tey-
as substituted for the word car
kansas" the same purposes.
principles and works. and under
the same supreme council.
The petition further chargess
that the defendant corporation is
Infringing on the rights of the
plaintiff corporation, and that its
order Of Incorporation as a cor
porate body and its charter should
be cancelled.
Since the plaintiff corporation
hass the exclusive rights under
itss Incorporation to organize
and establish lodges in Arkansas,
the petition also seeks to restrain
the officers Of the Texas lodge
from carrying the work of their
lodge into Arkansas.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Newport Woman
Takes Initiative

Mrs. Beatrice PARROT of New
port realized that her age would
prevent her from getting into
any of the branches of armed SER
vices, enlisted last week to aid In
the home front trenches, when
she took a job at the roundhouse
of the Missouri Pacific shops at
Newport to relieve a man to en-
ter in to the service of his coun-
try.
Mrs. Parrot is the wife of a
former railroad worker who was
retired on pension some few years
ago. She is believed to be the
first woman of this section to
take over such duties.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
|35yG:I'1

Not being able to translate ac-
curately the thoughts Of an in
ductee when he Is being put into
service, TO give bis life, Ii neces-
sary. for the protection Of
country against despotic rule.
has caused us recently to spend
many precious moments in medi-
tatiye silence, bordering wheth-
er any thoughts were entertained
by these inductees, that the gov
eminent would allow people for
whom they are fighting their
cause to aid the enemies cause in
their own country and do nothing
about it. We doubt it very much.
For these men who are sitting
In fox holes, lying in slit
See PLIGHT--Page 2
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Recipient Of
Honorary Degree

Floyd d. Brown, president of
the Fargo Agricultural School,
was singled out for the distine,
uished service he is rendering foi
unfortunate boys and girls, at
the commencement exercises OF
Arkansas Bapt. College when an
Honorary Degree IN Pedagogy
vas conferred upon him.
President Brown established
tie institution at Fargo. often re-
ferred TO as "the Little Tuskegee.
of Arkansas. He has gained ma.
tional fame for his various aetly-
tiles in the educational field and
is president of the State
Teachers Association.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Hclena's Only
Negro Jurist
Passes

Helena-Funeral services for
Peter J. Beasley, II. and Helena's
only Negro iurist were conducted
Thursday at the New Light Bap-
fist Church. Atty. Beasley died
Sunday morning. He had prac-
ticed law in this city for many
years and was nationally known
as en- abled attorney.
He is survived by his widow
and seven children.
Atty Beasley was horned in
Mississippi.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25
Bishops Confer With President

Following conference with
President oRosevelt In the White
House Tuesday, June Is, eight
prominent clergymen announced
that Bishop John A, Gregg Of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church has been selected to rep
resent the Fraternal Council OF
Negro churches In America on n
tour Of training camps and va
rions war fronts where Negro
troops are stationed. Bishop
Gregg resides in Kansas City, Mo.
The delegation said that dur
ing the Commute interview, the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25

the progress OF military action
and also the problems of peace
full adjustment in tho postwar
world Bishop Wright ctated
that the Fraternal Council Of
Negro Churches represented 4o,-
900 churches an 100000 COM
municants. Members OF the
committee refused to discuss in
detail the problems they took up
with the President but all ex-
pressed themselves as being pleas
ed with the Presidents attitude
on the problems they discussed,
Pictured above, reading left to
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1943-06-25

Big Bethel 4. NJ f. Church
situated at Ninth and Broadway,
in the heart of Little Rock, cap
itol city OF Arkansas. Dr. G, Way
man BlakeIy, pastor. viii spend a
week with her friends beginning
Sunday, Jnne 27th aud ending
Sunday, July 4th, celebrating the
paying in full OF a 100000
mortgage debt in the past four
years under the superb leader
ship of Dr.. Blakely.
Extensive repairs and beauti=
fication of the large auditorium
will be complete for the beginning
of the celebration. The Marion