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authorities could, if they choose,
close practically every well-known
ballroom IN the city.
despite War Department deni-
al of responsibility in the closing, it
is known that concern had often
been expressed at the co-mingling
of Negroes and whites. The clos
ing thus represents victory for anti
democratic forces"
A. Philip Randolph, president,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
ters and Maids: 81 consider the
closing of the Savoy a blow to the
morale of the Negro people at this
time. The Savoy is one of the
centers of community affairs, where
both social and welfare activities
are held. 1t should be re-opened
Immediately"
julius A. Thomas, industrial d.
rector of the National Urban
League, speaking in the absence
of Lester Granger, it's executive
secretary: at seems unfair that
the Savoy should be singled out as
the one place in New York which
is damaging the morals of soldiers
and the community.
CLOSING it appears to be clear
case of discrimination. By all
means the city officials should con-
slider the request that the case be
reviewed again"
Advertising Limited
Henry K. Craft, secretary, Har-
lem YMCA: "My most imminent
contact was during the period that
my children and their friends occa-
sionally visited the Savoy and no
reports of a bad nature reached
me at that time.
"More currently my contacts
have not been close, but have been
close enough to have picked up any
anti-social contacts or policies if
others had not been in operation.
II have therefore thought that
as a result Of a thorough investi-
cation and a complete hearing that
the Savoy ought to remain OPEN"
Assemblyman William T. An
drews d., Manhattan), said:
81 think that the punishment
melted out to the operators of the
Savoy was excessive"
Buchanan charges that O'Leary
had caused him to be clipped of"
that unless whites stopped going to
Harlem the Savoy would be closed
and that O'Leary had insisted that
he advertise only in Negro news
papers.
OLeary had no comment but Po-
lice Commissioner Valentine en-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
Rock Island Cook Is
Slain by Waiter Over
Order Fried Potatoes

ing passengers. The argument was
over an order of French fried po-
tatoes. Later, at the close of the
meal Morgan, the cook, came out
into the dining room from the
kitchen to eat his dinner.
Smith slipped up behind the seat
ed man, pulled his head back and
slashed his throat from ear to ear.
Morgan died before the train
reached Des Moines. The train
crew Of the moving flyer captured
the murderer and Des Moines po-
lice removed him from the train to
Jail. .s
In Iowa convicted murderers face
the hanging penalty.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
MURDER TAKES PLACE ON
TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO
DIES MONIES

Des Moines, Iowa.-One of the
most brutal, cold-blooded murders
ever perpetrated occurred on the
Rock Island Mid Continent Limited
train near here Saturday when a
dining car waiter severed the head
Of a cook as the latter sat eating.
The slain man was Charles Morgan
Of Chicago and his slayer was Ellis
Smith Of Chickasha, Okla, a waiter
on the same diner on which the
cook was employed.
Witnesses to the staying said
the two men had argued earlier in
the evening as the crew was serv-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
JAMES T. LOGAN'S
POEM THIS

week is "Origin." Read it and en-
joy laugh with this subtle spinner
of celebrating verse. Mr.. Logan's
weekly poems in this paper have
attracted nationwide attention. In
addition to being a poet Of rare
worth Mr.. Logan is a prose writer
of promise. Several years ago one
of his short stories was named
among the best Of that particular
year.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14

Washington, D. O-This city is
In an uproar as more than $50
white and Negro organizations
Joined ranks this week in a mass
attempt to force the Capital Transit
Corp, on whose buses and street
cars war-congested. Washington
rides to work, to employ Negroes
as car operators and bus drivers.
Yesterday, hundreds of white and
Negro pickets paraded at congested
traffic points IN the city; resolu-
tons were sent to President Roose-
welt and the president of the utility:
$4,000 tags were sold on the streets
and $4,000 leaflets were distributed.
A big open-air demonstration viii
be held tonight in Franklin Park
at which Rep. Vito Marcantonio
(ALP, N. " and Charles A. Col
Inns, executive secretary of the Ne
gro Labor Victory Committee, Of
New York, will speak.
Public Hearing Scheduled
The current agitation looks for
ward to public hearing, May Is,
at which the Fair Employment
Practice Committee (FEPC) will
inquire into the charges that the
Capital Transit Corp. Is guilty of
violations of the Presidents Exec
tive Order 1902, which requires hir-
ing for essential industry regard
less of race, creed or color.
A Committee On Jobs for Ne
groes in Public Utilities was or
ganized last August as an agency
for relief Of the manpower short
age Of capital utilities through en-
ployment of Negroes. It is made
up Of delegates from local trade
union groups, civic, church and
business organizations.
When the Capital Transit Corr.
advertised in the local newspapers
ad out of town for operators to re-
lieve the shortage Of available man
power, this Committee sent q dele
cation to E. D. Merrill, president,
to ask that qualified Negroes be
hired. The Committee charges that
Merrill refused.
ManpOwer Shortage
Late last November, however, the
utility was classified as an essential
industry by the War Manpower
Commission, and on Nov. 80 the
FEPC issued an order directing the
company to bring its hiring policies
into line with the Presidents Ex-
ecutive Order, which became effec-
tive Dec. 5. A week later Man
power Commissioner Paul v. Me-
Mutt addressed the operators and
asked their cooperation. The
Capital Transit promise to comply
was carried in Washington papers
the following day. But two months
passed and no Negroes were hired.
Finally, on Feb. /, B. A. Sim
mons, a Negro college graduate,
was accepted for training. When
he reported 16 street car opera
tors, all members Of the Amalga-
mated Assn. of Street Electric Rail
way and Motor Coach Employees Of
America, Division 6Se (AFL) re-
fused to instruct Simmons. In
spite Of a personal appeal to the
union men by their international
president, W. D. Mahon, who cited
the marked efficiency Of Negro
operators in Buffalo, New York,
Detroit, San Francisco, Tulsa and
Cleveland, Simmons never received
instruction.
The transportation problem in
Washington is admittedly critical,
but the Committee win charge be-
fore the FEPC May 10 that the
manpower shortage is artificial
that If Negroes were hired it would
be eliminated entirely.
Paint Up-Cean Up
Dorothy Rlanev
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~ O<1ANs
"Tke refusal to give an immedi-
ate public hearing on the vice
charges against the Savoy :. (is)
part of the whole deliberate cam
paign against the people of Harlem.
Heretofore, individuals were vic
timized through framed and
trumped-up charges in order to be-
smirch the whole Negro commu-
nifty. Now, with the revocation
of the Savoy license, we see a new
line being followed. Because
the Negro people do not ban whites
from their places Of amusement
-. the Savoy is being closed. .
Open the Savoy ="
Roundup of Opinion
The Savoy, famous throughout
the world, was closed by OLeary
on a charge that an employee there
had procured a prostitute for a
serviceman. Charles Buchanan,
the manager, denies this.
Here is a roundup of opinion on
the closing of the Savoy:
Clifford Alexander, director of
the Harlem USO: "The demand
for the % tickets which are given
to US each day by the management
of the Savoy to be distributed
among the service men is greater
than for any other similar activity
for which tickets are given for the
service men and to which we refer
them daily.
Tragic Loss
AT the Center we have had moth
ing but complimentary reports
from the service men who have
been guests of the Savoy. We re-
gard the closing of the Savoy as a
tragic loss to the recreation of the
service men of this area, especially
so because of the limited number
of places to which our men are
welcome"
Cecilia C. Saunders, secretary,
Harlem Branch YMCA: "There is
certainly an unanimity Of feeling
within the Harlem community over
this unfortunate situation. All
Harlem believes that the Savoy has
been closed because it is an inter-
racial venture"
Ludlow Werner, editor of the
New York Age: "If the Savoy
had barred white patrons thereby
laying itself open to prosecution
for violation of the Civil Rights
Law, the chances are it still would
be open today. l believe that the
free intermingling of the races was
more responsible for its closing
than anything else.
Seems Unfair"
"As for the alleged vice charges
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
BOhanOn Named
Vice President
Social Workers

Leo Bohanon, Minneapolis pub
Lie relief executive, the only Negro
in the United States occupying a
similar post received another hon.
or last week when the Minnesota
Conference Of Social Work elected
him second vice-president.
Mr.. Bohanon is married and has
one child and lives at 1886. 5th Ave.
So, Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
Paint Up-Clean Up
Wheatley Drive
Is Still On

The Phyllis Wheatley member
ship drive is repeatedly showing
some progress. However, special
effort by workers is said to be nee
essary if the goal is to be achieved.
Those who haven't been contacted
by a solicitor are asked to call
Cherry 1854.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14

Second Lieut.. Robert w. Gard
ner, who was recently assigned to
the Tuskegee Army Air Field re-
ceived his commission from the Air
Corps Administration Officers
Candidate School, Miami Beach,
Fla, on April Is. He was indicted
into the army on last August s at
Scott Field, Ill.
Lieut.. Gardner, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Gardner, Route Z, st.
Paul, is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, receiving his
Bachelor Of Arts degree in 1919.
1t. Gardner was married to Miss
Pauline Alexander on April 80.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14

MAURICE ALBRIGHT IS DEAD
Maurice Albright, 339 Rondo
avenue, died Monday, May 10, at
the State hospital at st. Peter,
Minnesota. No arrangements have
been made at press time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
REASON

The old adage names make
news" has always been a maxim
well observed by this paper. It
is one reason why its circula-
ton has steadily mounted to the
point that IS per cent of the To-
cal Negro community read it
weekly.
For example: The May Z is
sue front page had % local news
stories containing 119 names of
Twin City Negro and white citi-
zens, men and women. Names
make news in this paper!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
SGT. HAROLD BEASLEY ON
FURLOUGH

SGT. HAROLD BEASLEY ON
FURLOUGH
Sgt. Harold Beasley Of Camp
Whiteside, Kansas, is in the city on
a two-week furlough to visit his
wife, Mrs. Hazel Fox Beasley, 400
St. Anthony Avenue.
Community Council
Will Meet May 20
The st. Paul Community Council
will meet at the Halle @. Brown
Community House, 500 Aurora
Avenue, Thursday, May Goth, at 8
p. m. All organizations are asked
to have their representatives pres
ent as the conduct of Negro citizens
in public places will be discussed.
John B. Elliot Died
Sunday, April Is
]. B. Elliot, 5000 Garfield, died
Sunday, April 25, instead of Tues
day, as carried in the story of his
death in this newspaper last week.
The funeral was held on Tuesday.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
Ballroom Closing Laid
To Large White Patronage,
Harlem Aroused, Protests
BY WILLIAM FISHER in PM

prominent New York Negroes joined today in demand
ing Mayor Guara hold public hearing the revocation
Fourth Deputy Police OIeay of the license of the
Savoy Ballroom, which padlocked last Wednesday.
This protest conceded with letter the from the American
Party made public today by Sean Fesh its executive
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Dorothy Blaney
Enlists i'm WAAC's

Dorothy Blaney, daughter Of Mrs.
Cudellis jackson, 47S st. Anthony
avenue, has enlisted in the Wom-
ems Army Auxiliary Corps and is
now taking entrance examinations.
Miss Blaney has just recently re-
turned to the city from Colorado
Springs, Colorado, where she has
been employed in the United Ser
vice Organization Center there.
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JOHN SELLERS, PIONEER
MILL CITTAN. IS DEAD

John Sellers, well-nown pioneer
Minneapolitan, died Tuesday. Flu
neral services will be in charge of
Neal Funeral Home and had not
been announced at press time.
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Vote for your favorite baby.
Urban League Auxiliary. Closes
June 6.-Advt. r
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Paint Up-Cean Up
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Paint Up-Gean Up
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The Negro public and its white
counterpart has only to keep its
collective eyes on the road and
minds on eventual victory over
the forces of evil and all will be
well.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-14
NOBODY WANTS IT

An old saying which goes
something like this, ''he whom
the gods would destroy, they
first make mad" applies today as
it has always. Keep your tenn
per, nobody else wants it.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-03-27
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- EN by the undersigned, admin istratrix of the estate of Otto Kraft, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, that within six (6) months after the first publication of thIs notice they exhibit them, with the nec- essary vouchers. to the said ad- minlstratrix at the office of War reu A. Taylor, Brooklyn Avenue, Kodiak, Alaska, that being the place for the transaction of the said estate.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this 23rd day of February, l943,
 Freida Kraft BIinn
 Administratrix, Estate of
 Otto Kraft, Deceased. Date of first publication Feb ruary 27, 1943.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-03-27
cIossifieds

LOST-Liberal reward offered
 return of round, yellow gold Bulova wrist and stop watch. Initials inside easel. N. W. to R. s. w. Call at Mirror of flee. M27r
Kodiak mirror., 1943-03-27
Fire Alarm

VI - AAASNA
 Intermittent blast, followed by signal to donote zones.
 Zone That part of town west of Brooklyn avenue.
 Zone 2 From Kraft's store to the north end of Brooklyn avenue, eastward including the main business district as far north as the Union hall and east to the channel.
 Zone 3-Ircin the Union out Mill Boy road.
 Zone i From the Union hall out Mission road.
 Short blasts in the same num- Der as tho zone will indicate where the fire is located.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-03-27
Information. Please Air Raid Signal

Two long blasts indicates air raid. Put out fires and lights, shut off oil before seeking shelt- CT.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-03-27

WANTED TO BUY-Argus C3
 or similar camera. Call at Ko- diak Novelty Photos between 1& 6. M27r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
HONE ROM ORE ENsi
Buy More Spuds; And
Solve Storage Crisis

ket, another Is on hand In WIPES
Conservation Division. Past the la
horatory stage, It's production awaits
solution Of marketing problems.
The sole is made Of five thin lay
ers Of wood. In each, the grain
lies at right angles to the next lay
er, reducing liability Of swelling,
shrinking, or splitting. The sole Is
cut three-quarters across its width
every half inch for flexibility, which
Is what solid soles lack. These shoes
win have to have thin leather or
canvas Innings. Leather or fabric
tops can be nailed or glued 10 the
soles.
ODDS AND ENDS
Civilian supplies Of rayon will not
suffer greatly from the new rayor
tires program, II the announced So
luton works as hoped. Four major
rayon mills have been found cap
able Of expansion, therefore there
will only be q slight decrease in
civilian supplies Prices on milk
in loca shortage areas may 60 UP
due to new price adjustments am
nounced by OPA Castor Of, Of
all things, viii be responsible for
coming improvements In civilian
products like shoes, raincoats, paint
and varnishes. It has previously
been restricted from such use but
has Just been released due to in-
creased supplies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
| @gM Nlnl @e|
O. tckoMM
Bolster
Morale With
Nutritious Sweets
BY GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA staff Writer

Americans like their sweets. De-
prived Of them too often, they lose
some Of their fighting morale. But
nutritionists are urging that all
sweets, such as candy, desserts and
sweet sauces carry also some nutri-
ents.
The home-moker can combine
nutritious food elements in her des-
serts, cakes and sauces too, such as
eggs, nuts, enriched flour. Make Il
a rule to serve no sweet without
some good nutrition In It.
Nut Strips
One-quarter cup shortening, IL
cup brown sugar, egg, la teaspoon
vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons milk
Ia cup -four, sifted, l-8 teaspoon
salt, Ia teaspoon baking powder
1-3 cup broken walnuts or peanuts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
BY CAROL herman
NEA Staff Writer


New York-You gals who spend
those lonely nights writing letters to
Johnny Doughboy stationed some
where far from home, may as well
know the lawful truth"
From Brooklyn to Scotland, the
love bug has bitten the boys in serv-
ice-at least those recently inter-
viewed at the USO club run by the
National Catholic Community Serv-
ice here. In an entirely unofficial
poll In which the point blank ques-
ton, What kind of letters do you
like to get from the girl friend?"
was asked, Dan Cupid was the hand
down winner.
Passion, tons of love and passion
that's what I like my girls to write, y
Forrest Cheyne of Selkirk, Scotland
now in the Royal Navy, confided in
his Harry Lauder burr. II have girls
in Marlborough, Glasgow and Can
ada and I want them all to write
love letters whether they mean what
they say or not. 1t makes you forget
the war for WHILE" he explained
a little alphabetically.
More moderate, Ulysses Vando OF
San Juan, Puerto Rico, who Is now
at engineering college, after having
completed his Army basic, says he
wants his girl friend to write, "a
mixture of two parts love to one part
Of what's going on among my
friends"
A Brooklyn boy, Eugene Childs,
summed 1t up for all the fellows,
when he said, Everyone gets mail,
and you're awfully low when you
don't. II you know that there is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13

from her man on Guadalcanal who
writes every week as he realizes the
Importance of picking up a pri-
Yates morale" His letters are all
about the natives. She also likes to
get mail from IAN ensign who quotes
poetry"
Adrienne c. Anctil, Marine SER
geant from Lewiston, Me-, said she
was just "a good friend" to several
boys before she went into the service
and she likes to har from those fell
lows on buddy basis" 1.-THE boys
whove been overseas, though, all
seem to write more love letters" she
found.
Among the women a lone voice
spoke up for love. Anne M. Patton
of Calgary, Canada, private in the
Canadian Women's Army Corps said,
you want to know that there Is
something that you can hang on to.
You can get million letters, but If
the boy you love doesn't tell you that
he loves you, all the letters In Sae
world don't mean a thing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
REDDINC RIDGE TO
HAVE ART WEEK

Caroline Clark Marshall, Of Red
ding Ridge, American Art Week
Director for Connecticut, has an
nounced that Art Week this year,
November first to seventh will feat
ure the work Of Connecticut artists
in the Services and the artists in
defense work. This feature will not
exclude the work of civilian artists
and Mrs. Marshall hopes that all
Of those interested in fostering the
culture of our present day civiliza-
ton will cooperate to make the 1943
Art Week a real week towards VIC
tory!
Art Week, devoted throughout the
Nation to artists and their work Is
now II years old, and is sponsored
by the American Artists Professional
League with headquarters In New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
- WE, THE WOMEN
SHARE THE CARE PLAN
HELPS WORKING MOTHERS

work.
Now that Is something almost any
mother could manage-because If
she has to keep an eye on her own
Johnny and Susie 1t won't be much
more trouble for her to watch out
for another child Of two.
That certainly beats letting the
children of working mothers go
home to empty houses.
And 1t doesn't cost anything. Yet
think how much 1t would mean to
a working mother to know that an
other mother Is looking after her
child during the time she can't.
WOULD CUT DELINQUENCY
A simple little plan like that
faithfully carried out, would dc
more toward cutting down on the
juvenile delinquency among schoo
children than any number of papers
read on the subject at PTA meet.
ings.
Finding a practical solution to 9
problem Is lot better than talking
about the problem-yet many wom'
ems groups are still just talking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
Beauties Hints
Tired, Singing
Eyes Brighten
In Dark Room
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Stan Writer

With so many more women do
ing close work, my mailbag contains
more and more letters telling how
tired and singing their eyes are at
the end Of the day, and asking
what to do about 1t.
Rest and exercise are the best
cures. on your lunch hour, for in
stance, take five minutes out to rest
yoar eyes - in dark room, II pos
{ lie. Otherwise, turn your back to
tie light and keep them closed just
bit longer.
zone OF the simplest exercises,
and most effective in relieving eyes
tired from close focusing. is roll
ing them" says opera and screen
star Rise Stevens, whose own bright
Fnd expressive orbs atest to its eff
tectiveness.
Rise, who will next appear with
Bling Crosby in Going My Way"
recommends that you do the eX-er-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-13
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

In the recent world champion
ship Masters pair event, Charles
Sanders Of New York, who acted
as a substitute in the first round,
earned a top score on the play Of
the hand shown today.
The jack Of hearts was opened,
dummy played the queen, East won
with the ace and returned the
heart. Sanders (South) won, pulled
a trump and found that West was
void. He led another trump and let
East hold the trick. East returned
the diamond, which Sanders won
in dummy with the ace. After draw
ing three more rounds Of trumps,
Sanders was down to q heart, the
king and one diamond and the
jack and nine Of clubs. West had
two hearts, two diamonds and a
club. Sanders led the jack OF
clubs, which East won. A club was
returned and won in dummy with
the king. Now the queen was
cashed. Sanders disregarding a
heart, and West was squeezed. II he
let go the heart, dummy's heart
would be good; while II he let go