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Evening star., 1944-11-29
|WLB Panel Proposes
S Boost for New York
Phone Operators

A War Labor Board panel recon-
mended of $5-a-week increase for
New York long distance telephone
operators, the increase being similar
in amount to that sought by WASH
ington operators, was made public
yesterday by the board.
Although the recommendation was
issued week after the strike Of
long distance operators began to
sweep the country, 1t was written
on October 2. 1t had been held up
to permit the industry member of
the tri-partite panel to write dis
senting opinion.
Says Comparison Is Mistake.
The dissent, written by John E.
Connolly, industry member, said that
it was mistake to compare wages
paid by the telephone companies to
long distance operators to wages
paid switchboard operators employed
| by large business establishments
The work of the latter is more i'm
portant, he said.
The recommendation was limited
to cases brought by the Federation
of Long Line Telephone Workers, an
independent union representing
long distance operators employed by
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., the parent concern of
the telephone companies. AS local
operators are paid the same wage
scale, the recommendation in the
long distance operators cases now
before the War Labor Board is ex-
pected to set wage standards for the
industry.
New York operators are paid on
scale from a beginning weekly wage
OF $40 to maximum of $34 The
recommendation would make the
scale from $25 to $50. Washington
scales are similar.
Other Increases Approved.
At the same time WLB Chairman
Davis announced the boards ap-
proval of 50 week increase for
long g-olStance operators at Louis
vile and Memphis. This increase,
agreed to by the corporation, brings
their scale of SIS to S25 a week up
to SIT to S27.
An additional 81 a week for
operators in these two cities was
recommended by the panel.
The strike of the Washington op-
orators on the eve of Thanksgiving
and extending through the holiday,
was in sympathy with Ohio opera
tors protest strike against an s18 q
week differential paid out-of- town
operators transferred to war CEN
ters. Mrs. Mary Cannon, president
of the local union said. The same
differential exists here. After calling
the strike she said it also was for
the purpose of securing WLB ac-
ton on the local operators wage
case for a IS increase.
Evening star., 1944-11-29
Veterans Aid Committee
To Hold Meetinq Today

The District Agency Committee,
designated by the Commissioners to
handle problems of municipal en-
ployes returning from the armed
services, will meet at 2::3o pm. to-
day with representatives from the
Civil Service Commission.
Representatives of the commission
have been contracting various agen-
cies in the Government that are
handling veteran problems. He said
the purpose Of the meeting was to
go over existing laws concerning re-
turning veterans.
Extravagant spending of money
at home results in an extravagant
spending Of blood in battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to = minimum. Let's all
| back the attack.
Evening star., 1944-11-29

of Ministers in night session which
lasted past midnight.
Mr.. Bonnet, formerly Minister of
Information in the De Gaulle Al
giers regime, has served in the same
post in the provisional government
in liberated France.
Evening star., 1944-11-29
PrefIieht School to End
At Maxwell Field Friday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 29.--
With a record of having given thou
sands of aviation cadets preliminary
physical, military and academic
training, the Eastern Flying Train
ing Commands preflight school at
Maxwell Field will be discontinued,
effective Friday, Brig. Gen. William
Evening star., 1944-11-29
s. Gravely, commanding omcer. has

s. Gravely. commanding ofncer, has
announced.
Faculty officers will go to the
aviation cadet center at San An
tonic, Tex, where all pref1ight train
ing will be centered in the future,
Gen. Grayely said.
The school here was established
August 81, 194l, as one of three such
centers in the United States-the
other two being at Santa Ana,
Calf, and San Antonio.
Evening star., 1944-11-29
French Name Bonnet
Ambassador to u. S.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. 29.-Henri Bonnet
was appointed Ambassador to the
United States by the French Council
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12

ably defends the farmers role and
urges a return to the fold of those
who carry a checkbook for the first
time, pledges a real fight for labor
- for farmers - for just plain
people.
Then the biggest shot" of all
President R. ]. Thomas, head of
the 100000 United Auto Work
ers' Union, which includes thou
sands of colored members, in a
firm, determined voice told of the
role of labor in the war effort
reviewed the Montgomery-Ward
case-said someone had called
Dewey a fiat foot" that he
wouldn't call him that, he'd call him
fiat top" instead. Castigated the
candidacy of Harold Stassen-pre-
dicted labor's solid front for Roose-
welt and his certain reelection.
These were hard-hitting, i'm
pressive, determined men, fighting
for the cause of labor in which we
as members of a minority group
have a heavy~stake and at least a
hope for the postwar future.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
News in
Brief

Howard "U" Prexy, Mordecal
Johnson, this week denied that the
"U" NAACP branch was to be dis
banded. Afro-American news
papers last week put into effect a
retirement annuity plan covering 81
of their 1873 employees with policies
varying from 81, 750 to $4,000. The
firm pays the premiums. Employees
are eligible after five years Of con-
tinuous service. . Walter Whites
report on his European war theater
trip was reported well received.
DR.. Raymond Bragg, pastor Of
the First Unitarian Society Church,
told the Sind Minnesota State Con-
ference Of Social Work May 4, that
race prejudices gain momentum
among the ranks of so-called "mod-
crates" Bragg also pointed out
that if civil liberties provided in the
constitution are to be retained for
all groups and classes, Americans
must learn to relate a tradition of
liberty and freedom with a society
that is becoming increasingly COM
pick.
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Marine Harold
Brown Dies in
Naval Hospital

New River, N. c., May 1O.-Pvt.
Harold Brown, IS, of the U. S.
Marine Corps, died here today at
Camp LIE Jeune Naval Hospital.
Pvt. Brown is the brother of Miss
Eunice Brown of Minneapolis. At
his bedside when he died was his
mother, Mrs. Brooksie Brown, Of
Waseca, MINI.
Brown entered the Marines No
vember 81, from Minneapolis,
where he had lived with his sister
Eunice for several months.
An outstanding athlete, he
scored the winning touchdown for
the Phyllis Wheatley House team
in the Thanksgiving day inter-city
clash in November. He was cap
tain of both the football and bas-
ketball teams at Waseca High
school in his senior year. Waseca
is the family home.
Surviving him in addition to his
mother and sister are three
brothers, Machinist Mate Alfred
Brown of the U. S. Navy, Corp.
Howard ]. Brown, stationed some
where in Italy, Kenneth Brown of
Buffalo, N. Y, and Roy Brown Of
Minneapolis.
Funeral arrangements had not
been announced at press time.
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Wheatley Drive
Moving Slowly

At the regular meeting of the
Phyllis Wheatley auxiliary on Tues
day, May 9, solicitors reported a
total of 1875 members. Mr.. Ted
Woodland, chairman of the member
ship drive, stated that workers
would have to speed up their solicit
tations if they are to reach the
goal of 600 members.
Many of the solicitors did not
report. They are requested to do
so either at Phyllis Wheatley House
or by calling Cherry 1854. Aux
iliary members who have not been
contacted for the present drive
should call Ted Woodland at HYland
5377 or Henry Thomas at Phyllis
Wheatley House.
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reed furniture, are two large COM
Portable rest rooms. The prepare
ton room has tile floor and is sup
piled with all of the necessary built
in conveniences. A soft-glow light
ing effect is obtained from the latest
available lighting fixtures which
have been installed throughout the
building.
w. Squire Neal, operator of the
firm which bears his name, is the
oldest funeral director in the Twin
Cities in point of continued opera
ton. When interviewed on We'd
nesday, Neal said: "Our new Min
neapolis establishment surpasses
the other funeral homes that have
operated in its appointments and
convenient location"
The public will be invited to
view the funeral home on a date
which will be announced in the next
issue of this paper. While the es-
Establishment is now open for bust
ness, all furnishings have not yet
been installed.
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St. Paul Soldier
Teaches British
US. Basket Game

A release from the European
theater of operations was received
this week stating that Private Jo-
seph G. Jones, formerly of LOG
Fairfield Ave-, st. Paul, was a
member of two exhibition teams
chosen to introduce Basketball to
British sports fans this winter, as
played by Americans.
During two exhibitions, the
coach, Chaplain Robert A. Bryant
of Philadelphia, gave a short ex-
PLANTATION of the game, its origin,
phases of the play and value Of the
scores. Other boys on the team
were formerly of Arkansas, Con-
necticut, Missouri, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Illinois and
Pennsylvania.
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Pfc. Fred Adkins
Back After Is
Mos. Overseas

Pfc. Fred Adkins, known to Twin
Citians for his silvery tenor voice,
returned to the United States,
April II, after spending 10 months
in North Africa and Sicily. He ar
rived in Minneapolis Thursday,
May 4.
Private Adkins entered the army
about two years ago and only a
few months after his induction was
shipped across. During that short
period in the States he won a voice
contest while stationed at an East
ern camp, the prize was a $500
War Bond.
The returned soldier brought
greetings to relatives and friends
from Sgt. Lawrence Brown, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, COS
Olson Blvd, and Sgt. Earl and Pvt.
Joseph Miller, sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Miller, 523 Colfax N, all of
Minneapolis. Sgts. Brown and Earl
Miller are in Sicily. Pvt. Miller,
he believes, is in North Africa at
this time.
Private Adkins said it seemed
very strange cover there" not to
see any Negro women though they
saw women of all other nationali-
ties. He says men and women of
other nationalities are not ordinari-
ly interested in teaching Americans
their language, they are all so
eager to learn the English Ian
guage.
He expressed a desire to tour
the Twin Cities Ordnance plant.
His outfit has been using bullets
made at the plant and he says they
are the best. A tour is being ar
ranged.
After a 23-day furlough, Private
Adkins will leave for camp at
Fl. Benning, Ga.
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Mr.. Webster paid a high tribute
to Mr.. Randolph and the March on
Washington Organization" finally
bringing about the Presidents Fair
Employment Practice Committee.
He told of the difficulties met and
overcome by this Committee after
certain members had resigned and
expressed hope for a permanent
committee if the Negroes position
in America is to maintain its right
full place. He cited how the in
fiuence of the South penetrates the
North, and said the North licked
the South in 1865 but since that
time the South has defeated the
North. He brought out concrete
examples of this southern influence
and said, "Outside the city of Chi
cago in the State of Illinois, a Ne
gro citizen can not enjoy the 'ele-
mentary rights of the average citi-
zen in the whole state.
1.-THE F. E. P. c." Mr.. Webster
said, "has been able to change some
patterns, and thousands of Negroes
are working in places where no Ne
groes were ever supposed to have
worked. The surface has not been
scratched. This discrimination is
so deep rooted that l would not say
how the Committee will come out.
1t was necessary in some instances
for a Negro to walk five miles in
the Nations Capital in order to
find a place to eat. 1t is the worst
indictment in the history of this
country, and there are two defini-
tons of democracy, black de-
mocracy and white democracy"
He said that in Washington,
D. c., he and another Negro were
members of an Interracial Commit
tee, and created an upheaval when
they went into a government res
taurant to secure a meal. Mr.. Web
ster urged all Negroes to get to-
Continued on Page 81
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Smith Committee
Report on FEPC Ex-
pected in Two Weeks

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Timing its report on FEPC to
hit Congress about the same time
as the agency's request for an ap-
preparation of $685., 900 is likely to
come up for consideration, the
Smith Committee to Investigate
Acts of Executive Agencies is
working diligently to complete its
report in two weeks, according to
Aaron Ford, general counsel Of the
committee and former Mississippi
Congressman.
The Committee has just issued
its fifth intermediate report to
Congress, dealing with 0PA and
the War Labor Board. When ques-
toned about the omission of any
mention of FEPC in the report,
Ford stated that a separate re-
port is being prepared on it. eve
are not going to slight them," he
declared.
1t is expected that the Smith
Committee report, on the basis of
hearings held concerning directives
issued by the FEPC in the Rail-
road, Boilermakers, Philadelphia
Transit Company, and Seafarers
Union cases, will adversely criti-
CHE the agency and attempt to
kill" or curtail its appropriation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
Henry r. Thomas
Twin City Pres.
OF Settlements

Henry R. Thomas, head resident
of Phyllis Wheatley Settlement
House, Minneapolis, was elected
president of the Twin City Fedora
ton of Settlements at the organiza-
tons annual meeting held May 6
at the Y. NJ. C. A., Minneapolis.
l. Myrtle Garden, director of Hal
lie Q. Brown Community House, st.
Paul, was elected member at large
to the national board of the Ma
tional Federation of Settlements.
Hubert H. Humphrey was the
principal speaker at the meeting.
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Elsie McMOOre
Anderson Rites
Held Wednesday

Elsie McMoore Anderson, %,
Minneapolis, died Saturday, May 6,
at Glen Lake Sanitorium after a
siege of poor health lasting two
wears. Mrs. Anderson had shown
great improvement after the first
few months spent at the hospital
until an attack of pneumonia last
winter upset her steady fight back
to health. She never regained her
strength after that, gradually los
ing ground until she died Saturday.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack McMoore, 416 E. 25th St., Mrs.
Anderson was a popular member
of the younger set. Her sister
Marion, federal employee in New
Jersey, also very we'll known in the
Twin Cities, arrived in Minneapolis
Sunday night to attend the funeral
services held Wednesday at 10 a. m.
at St. Leonards Catholic church.
Father Leonard A. Herman Of
ficiated. Her husband, Pvt. Norman
L. Anderson, and brother, Officers
Cook Edward McMoore, are both
serving in the South Pacific.
Other survivors include two sons,
Edward, 2, and Lawrence, 4; a
brother, William Donald, outstand-
ing sports figure; three cousins and
two uncles in Minneapolis and one
uncle in California.
Edward, 2, will live with his
grandmother, Mrs. McMoore, and
Mrs. Robert Wallace, Jr, 1882
Smelling, cousin-in-law of Mrs.
Anderson, will care for Lawrence.
Woodland Funeral Home had
charge. Interment, Crystal Lake
cemetery.
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They follow this policy wherever
they go. A group of ten of the
singers went to three restaurants in
the downtown area and when told
that Crawford would not be served,
all ten walked out. They finally
discovered a place on Oak street
which served Crawford with the
others during the entire time that
the boys were in the city. They
say that the food was excellent.
All of the boys including Crawford,
stopped at the downtown Y. NJ.
C. A. while here. When l met Mr..
Crawford he introduced me to his
"best buddy" Quincy Murphee, a
white youth from Trade, Alabama,
a small town near Cullmen. While
the adults talk, the youths act!
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12


of the Presidents Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee.
Struggle of Brotherhood Organiza-
tiOns Cited by Webster
An interesting analysis of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port
ers Organization was made by Mil
ton Webster, Vice President. He
pointed out how more than 500
Pullman Porters had given up their
rights and paid the price in sacri-
fee and hardship in order that the
Brotherhood movement would sue
coed. He said, eve have pushed
everybody out of the way"
Pays Big Dividends
"The hours of struggle have paid
big dividends as today we repre-
sent from twelve to fifteen thou
sand paid-up members with an an
nual payroll of twenty million dol
lars" stated Mr.. Webster.
Aided Negroes in Other Fields
The trade union movement Of
fered an opportunity to aid other
Negroes into industry where de-
liberate and malicious schemes
were concocted to drive Negroes
out of the railroad industry. The
Brotherhood has been instrumental
in organizing three thousand chair
car porters and aided Negro fire.
men to secure equal wages with
white firemen on southern railroads
where gross discrimination ex-
listed. 1t was discovered that Ne
gro firemen were receiving less
than half the wages that white fire.
men were receiving for similar
work. This sad condition has been
corrected. AT the time of these
gross injustices, there were jobs
labelled as "Negro jobs; however,
since the equal wage rate has be-
come effective, these labels are no
longer used" said Mr.. Webster.
Briefly Relates Fair Employment
Practice Committees Position
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singing of Star-Spangled Banner,
Grapefruit cocktail, delicious
broiled chicken, fiawlessly served,
the smoke of good cigars-photog-
raphers' flashlights.
John Jacobson introducing
from one end of the huge table to
the other-Elmer Kelm, Roger
Rutchcck, Postmaster John R.
Coan, Judge Vince Day, stunning
Vienna johnson, Frank Boyd, who
received one of the loudest rounds
of applause, Paul Tinge, state
CLIO President Sanders GEMS.
Big booming international Vice
President Richard Frankensteen
speaks for labor, praises its record
of only 2/10 of one per cent man.
hours lost by strikes during 1913
lauds President Roosevelt, pleads
for political radiance of foes of
labor.
Smart, brainy Vice-President
Walter Reuther of General Motors
unable to attend because Of fam
lily illness.
George Adde's, international
Treasurer, young, suave, foreign
looking, urges support of the Muir
-Wagner-Dingle social security
equalization bill and the national
ization of socialized medical care.
Young, earnest Byron Allen,
Labor's candidate for Governor,
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Salters
Wins Harvester
Suggestion Prize

Sidney Salters, International
Harvester war plant employe, re-
Gently won high award for a sug-
gestion which will save the plant
hundreds of dollars.
Mr.. Salters received as an award
two war bonds, a pin and a cash
award for his prize winning sug-
gestion.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-05-12
5A Did Not
Force Fruit Co.
to Fire Negro
Investigation Reveals
Union Not Guilty

James T. Wardlaw, executive
secretary of the Minneapolis Urban
League, and Rev. r. w. Kelley OF
the NAACP executive board went
into action last week to investi-
gate the alleged discrimination
against Theodore Stroud by 544
Transfers Union. Investigation re-
vealed that the NAACP press re-
lease on the case was incorrect IN
so far as the union was concerned.
Bernard Beskin, general man
ager of Morris Fruit Co., who dis
charged Stroud said he was forced
to discharge him because Of the
'hoodlumism" and opposition Of
Twin Car Checking Co." employees.
Beskin said 544 had offered Stroud
membership in the union.
A check of Twin City directories
did not reveal such an organization
as the Twin City Car Checkers Co.
The union business agent, Eddie
Blixt, admitted that some of the
Morris drivers, who are union mem
beers, had objected to working with
a Negro but said they were in the
minority and that 544 did not dis
criminate against individuals on &C
count of race. Attending the con-
ference were Sidney Brennan and
Neil Hut, officials of the union.
Mr.. Beskin told Mr.. Wardlaw and
Rev. Kelley that he would take up
the matter with the Wholesale Fruit
Dealers Association with the idea
of avoiding embarrassment to fruit
dealers who desire to employ Ne
gro truck drivers.
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UncOvering
Washington
By Harry S. McApin
(White House Correspondent
NNPA)

Something new has been added
in the South.
Few things of more political sig
nifcance to this country, to de-
mocracy-in its broad, general
sense-and particularly to the Ne
gro, have happened in recent years.
The defeat of Rep. Joe Starnes
in the Alabama primaries on May
2 is a tonic to all liberal forces in
America. That he was defeated de-
spite the poll tax and the newness
of the Supreme Courts Texas Pri-
mary decision-the full effect of
which has not had an opportunity
to be felt-is encouraging and sig
nifcant. 1t points to a growth of
antipathy in the South to the things
Joe Starnes represents.
Of course, that growth is being
cultured. 1t is not a widowed sort
of thing. Too much credit cannot
be given to the quiet, behind-the-
scenes activity of the CI0 Political
Action Committee which conducted
a successful campaign to get work.
ers to register and pay their poll
taxes in Joe Starnes' district. They
didn't fail to make available to the
workers, either, information con-
corning Joe Starnes' record as an
alleged representative of the people
in the Halls of Congress.
And what a record Joe Starnes
has!
He is the number 2 man on Rep.
Dies Special Committee to Investi-
gate Un-American Activities-fre-
quently and aptly referred to as
Dies Un-American Committee.
He is the avowed foe of liberal
labor legislation.
He is one of the leaders in the
House of the anti-Negro bloc and
has welded great influence through
his strategic position in the House
Appropriations Committee.
1t was he who each year would
challenge the budget requests for
conducting any race relations func-
tions, particularly in the housing
agencies and in the Federal Public
Works Administration. Perennial
ly, he would call up the speech made
by DR.. Robert C. Weaver while he
was Race Relations Adviser in the
U. S. Housing Authority in 1910
and so twist the Interpretation OF
that speech as to make it appear
that Bob was thereby asking to
marry Joe's sister. That, Of course
is the usual illogical technique in
opposing any suggestion OF equal
opportunity for Negroes.
He has been a vicious opponent
of anti-poIl tax legislation, of the
Fair Employment Practices Com
mittee, and of better race relations
through increased opportunities
and recognition for Negroes.
But now, Joe Starnes is a "lame
duck" His status as such begins
Immediately because the general
elections in Alabama, as in all the
other poll tax states, is a mere for
mality. He will undoubtedly take
advantage of these remaining
months of his sojourn in Congress
to attempt to get "even" with la
Dor and Negroes through his APP
preparations Committee post. But
those who have stood by him in the
past might well take cognizance OF
what happened to Joe.
Yes, something new has been
added in the Southland through
CLIO political education programs
and an intelligent usage of the Su-
preme Court decision by Negroes,
may their tribe increase.