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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

before Trial Examiner r. N. Den
ham, in Cleveland, Ohio. Novem-
Der A and 5. 1943, officers and coun-
sci for the company based their
whole defense on the contention
that insurance agents were "trus-
tees" and not employees" under
the meaning of the act.
The company appealed the de-
cisions of the trial examiner and
hearing was held before the
NLRB in Washington. d. c., April
20, 1914, following which Gerald d.
Reilly and John M. Houston. men,
bers Of the board affirmed the find
ings of the trial examiner and Is
sued its directives.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Citizens PAC
Makes Debut

Cumberland - Representatives Of
locals of every utilization met at
the Fort Cumberland Hotel and
set up a preliminary organization
for political action under the Citi-
zens Political Action Committee.
Benjamin O'Rourke, for 80 years
active in labor unionism, and now
chairman of the Maryland State
Legislative Board, was elected
chairman.
Other officers are: William J.
Jones, Boilermakers Union. vice
pres; Charles E. Stutzman. bust
ness manager, Local 1853. Transfers
& Chauffeurs Union, secy.: George
w. Parker, of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen, treas.
To constitute with these an ex-
ecutive board Of the following were
elected: Gilbert Lewis. chairman.
Local 1874 TWUA Political Action
Committee; John E. Neal, record
ing secy.. Local 1874 TWUA, and
Henry w. Frazier, pres, Cumber-
land Typographical Union No. Pa
The purpose Of the Political Ac-
ton Committee, it's liberal prin-
ciples and patriotic detectives.
were set forth by James A. Dun
don. former president of Local
1874 TWUA and at present chair
man of the Maryland Sixth Con-
gressional PAC District. Thomas
Conner, director Of the CLIO Politi-
cal Action Committee Of Maryland,
outlined the work to be done and
emphasized its importance.
The next meeting. at which a
permanent organization will be ef-
fected and subcommittee will be
appointed, will be held on August
Z. 1914.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Office Union
Wins Out in
NLRB Case

A decisive victory I'm the life
insurance field was won by Local
65. United Office & Professional
Workers Of America, CLIO, when
q former member. ut the direction
of the National Labor Relations
Board, was awarded compena-
ton lost as q result OF his dis
charge "for union activities" by
the Western & Southern Life In
surance Co.
The NLRB found the insurance
company guilty Of violating the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act and di-
rected it, in addition to Reimburse
ing the discharged agent, r. p.
O'Neil, to cease and desist from:
1. Discouraging membership in
the United Office & Professional
Workers of America, Local 65. by
discriminating in regard to hire or
tenure Of employment or any terms
or cor dilicns Of employment;
2. In any other manner, interfer-
ing with, restraining or coercing
its employees in the exercise OF the
right 10 form or join any labor or
ganization OIL TO bargain collective
ly.
The company was further Or
dered to post in all district offices
for a period OF at least GO days no.
tice of its intention to comply with
all directives OF the board.
The case began on October 80,
1912, when Agent O'Neil, an active
member OF Local 65, was discharged
admittedly because of his union
activities. A week later, Charles c..
Heisel, UOPWA national represent
alive, filed charges with the direc-
tor of the Sixth Region accusing
the insurance company OF engaging
In unfair labor practices under Sec
ton Eight of the National Labor
Relations Act.
During hearings on the charges
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

An all-day program is being
planned with soft ball games. races,
swimming, and other contests.
There will be speaking in the aft
ernoon by nationally known speak
ers including George BaldanZi, ex-
ecutive vice president of Textile
Workers Union of America; Eliza
beth Nord, vice president OF
TWUA: William Pollock, secretary
treasury Of TWUA; James A. Dun
don. national representative OF
TWUA, and Thomas Connors, chair
man of Maryland CLIO Political Ac-
ton Committee.
Following an all-day affair at
Constitution Park, dance will be
held at the Queen City Ball Roors
from 8 am. until 2 am. Music is
to be furnished by the Aristocrats,
al which time q donation will be
solicited for the purpose of pur-
chasing cigarettes for the armed
services. The public will be invited
TO bring their lunches and spend
an enjoyable day with labor.
In order to do real job. we must
relay to all labor their responsible
tiles to their organization in these
trying times.
The affair will be handled by
the special activities committee
headed by william r. Meaggher.
The secretary Of this committee
Is Parl Miller.
Arrangement committee: Mary
Grady. Elizabeth widows, and
Thomas Condor.
Program committee; Frank
Schriver, Pearl Miller, William
Schneider, and william Meagher.
Address systemi Sylvester
Butts.
Sports: John Neal and PiayfOrd
Aldridge.
Publicity: John Estes.
Transportation: Edward Brook
man.
Decorations; George Iaymaa
aud Robert Blair.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

ty. Freedom to plunder may put all the booty
into the treasures OF the ruthless few-the
stOutest robbers. AS between the HAYES and the
Haye-nOts there Is no equality. And where
there are these two classes democracy Is but
name, 9 deception; the HAYES rule, the Have
nots are In bondage. Democracy consists essen
tally in full participation by all the citizens in
self-gOvernment and In the enjoyment Of Free
dom and Equality: full participation In the
great heritage of the ages, their stores Of
knowledge, wealth. culture.
II this be true, it's sad but true comment
on the noble work OF the Founding Fathers that
democracy Is still the prophets vision. Until
we have democracy-that Is, Freedom and
EquaIity-in shop and factory and mine, there
will be those conditions Of the dispriviIeged, dis
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Freedom and Equality

Freedom is O word dear to the human heart.
For Freedom millions Of heroic men and women
through the ages have gone to their death. But
10 Freedom! what crimes have been commit
ted In thy holy name!"
A worthy companion word to Freedom IL
Equality. In oil the history Of the toiing mass's
struggle upward out Of bondage these two
words have named their goal. Stree" and
Equal" are linked inseparably, and for ell tune,
In our Declaration Of Independence
Governments are instituted and laws arc
enacted and compacts are made TO guarantee
Freedom and Equality.
Never must the twain be divided. For they
may stand In opposition to each other. Freedom
of aggression and conquest may destroy Equali-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

tressed, and despairing masses that will favor
the new birth Of fascism and make revolutions
inevitable. Revolutions backward, alas! II new
MussoIinis and new HitIers lead them. Despair
does dreadful things.
When the democratic hopes Of the people
had been frustrated, when Freedom means
employment and hunger, when Equality means q
jungle struggle for existence, those desperadOs
emerge as the Fighters Of the peoples wrongs
and tho builders Of a New Order. Fascism,
Nazism, rose on the wreckage Of democracy.
Full democracy, and that only. can prevent q
repetition.
Labor unions are our bulwarks OF democ-
racy. Friends and foes Of unions, keep this In
mind: Every right won by Labor In its historic
struggle Is sacred and must be preserved.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

1870 in rates compared with the rates pre-
vang the end of 1940 the OF our corporations
restrictions BY the device of proxies
sent out to widely scattered stockholders corporation executives
reelec hemevs They have used this nearly unm
tied power to salary increases
American Investors Union OF New York City has tabu
lated the salaries of for corporation
presidents From long alphabetical list we select the first ten:
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
CeIonese Workers
To Hold AII-Ddy
Celebration

An a-day celebration Is being planned by Ceianese 10
cal 1874 Textile Union Of America, for Labor day.
Sentemher a. 1914 at Constitution Park, Cumberland.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07
Local 1874 Will Picnic on Labor Day
Peaches und Creomm for
CORPORATION Presidents

By ALFRED BAKER LEWIS
While by the Little Steel Formula to not
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-08-07

1910 1943
Am Wooden Co. M Pendleton 1880 125550 6oS
Aviation Corp, v. Emanuel 25OOO So5l1 Z95Z
RawKnox Co w. p Witherow ... $4,000 $4,000 409
Burlington Mills Corp. j. S. Love~.. 9194O 17OSlO 965
Butler Brothers, TIL. B. Freeman $4,000 $1,000 GU
Canada Dry Ginger Ale Inc W. Moore 47747 6S49O 43o
Chicago Tool Co., H. A Jackson 79O2O 12OO2O oO6
Doehler Die Casting Co. H. H. Doeher 3593O 5420O oO9
Dow Chemical Co, w. H. Dow...... $4,000 lOOOOO lOOO
Editor: This table omts bonuses often bigger than
salaries does include the pensions that many execu
tves have payable retirement which the
company for them thereby escaping taxes This
is Free Enterprise
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
TRUTH CONQUERS ALL THINGS
"A LITTLE LEARNING Is DANGEROUS

The quality of Negro leadership is indeed strained
in the crucial days for colored Americans.
In the midst of epic for Negro advancement
and hard-fought for democracy on a world scale,
bitter inernecine battle has flared up among of
the At time when inter-racial relations
frought with riot dangers that have already caused
bloodshed in Detroit Harlem Beaumont, Mobile and
other cities, have chosen to begin disgusting
hibition of snipng and snarng any woman
who gains following of loyal disciples for the Negroes
cause.
At a when the rigid unity is needed in
efforts to win indignation into American life,
disunified.
Some white and Negro critics have maintained that
there has not been genuine Negro peoples leader
They declare that is Negro elevated to a
position of authority than flock of selfish carping
opporunist, jealous gonsts will attempt drag
him down to their level.
Today is the time to call the turn on one of these
exhbitionists. We have the spectacle of two-b pea
nut politician with nothing than slick press
ations setup attempting undermine and destroy
of the outstanding Negroes of years standing. This
selfstyled woud-be ward heeler turned from selfish
political rackets has become danger the best in
terests of black Americans His sabotage of mea-
which would benefit the has stamped him
SUCH And when he attempts to drag in the mud and
muck who through years of struggle have earned
respect and faith it is time call halt to his
Misrepresentation
If the Negro race in America is ever to attain high
position and full equality in the American scheme of
things, we must rally behind men OF good Will and
positive accomplishment rather than charlatans and
lcal fortune hunters who thrive agitation, mud
singing and character assassination.
We need leaders who not only have regard
and esteem but whose voice will become clarion call
to large of white liberals who believe in and
fight for Justice and right. We need above the
faint of easy money and cushy political office And
above all need leaders who will strck together to
present solid, racial solidarity that defy the devious
and deliberate efforts of sly, Sinking backdoor bribery
split asunder for first class citizenship
in Amerca.-K. c Call.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
ANNE BROWN

A brilliant triumph-an over
whelming popularity in concert
"a smash hit on the stage
guest star on radios leading
programs moving picture en-
gagement-all in the short pc
riod of one year marks the sim
gular achievement of Anne
Brown.
Unusual versatility is the rea-
son behind the success of this
beautiful and talented American
artist. Presented in the concert
hall just one year ago, her &C
claim was instantaneous. Critics
from coast to coast were unani-
nous in the opinion that here
was the outstanding discovery
in recent years. Broadway pro-
ducers competed for her talents.
Hollywood just had to have her
to appear in its forthcoming pic
ture based on the life of George
Gershwin. So unusual is the
story of Anne Brown that that
is just the part she plays on the
screen-the part of Anne Brown
herself.
A concert by this attractive,
vivacious and beautiful soprano
is an experience to be long re
membered.
THE important fact being
that she is a singing artist of
such superlative gifts and crafts
manship as seldom adorn any
concert season more than once.
if at ALL" st. Paul Pioneer
Press, Feb. 10, 1943.
"She is an artist that the
world is listening for and sell
dom hears" Toronto Globe
Canada, Jan. %, 1913.
"She Immediately established
herself as quite the most brill
liant and interesting soprano.
Springfield Union, Mass, Jan
II, 1913.
"A voice that revealed in full
its natural golden splendor." =
Cleveland, Ohio, News, Jan. %
1913.
81 would walk any number Of
miles to hear Anne Brown" -
Henry Simon, p M, N. Y. c.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
Two ScOttsbOrO Boys
Freed, z Left in Prison

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Only
two of the nine Negro youths,
arrested in Alabama's famous
"Scottsboro Case" in 1881 re-
manned in prison today after the
paroling of an additional pair.
or the original nine charged
with attacking two white women
on a freight train near Scots
boro, Ala, four were released in
1897 in the last of a series of
trials. Four others were con-
victed on rape charges and a
fifth on a charge of attempting
to kill an officer during a trans
fer between jails.
Those paroled yesterday by the
state parole board were Andy
Wright, 80 years old, of Chatta-
nooga, serving a 99-year sen
tence, and Clarence Norris, 92
of Warm Springs, Ga, serving a
life term. They will be employed
in a lumber concern here.
Previously, Charlie Weems, 81,
was paroled to work in an At
lanta laundry.
Those remaining in prison are
Ozie Powell, %, of Atlanta, un-
der a. 20-year sentence for as
saulling an Officer, and Haywood
Patterson, 30, of Chattanooga
serving a 75-year rape sentence
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

ing unqualified support to the
policies of President Roosevelt
for the winning of the war and
a postwar world of peace and
security, it was declared by Terry
Pettus, in filing for city council.
patriotic support of the vic
tory program on the part of city
government requires an about
effort, in cooperation with all
governmental bodies and agen-
cies, to enforce price and rent
control; inaugurate a practical
child care and wartime youth
program; protection of public
health through the banning of
logging in the watershed; crea-
tion of necessary housing and
steps taken to give this vital
war production area the trans
porta ton facilities it sorely
needs" Pettus said.
Terry Pettus, a widely known
newspaperman and writer, is the
editor of the New World, a Sc
attic newspaper.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

Some time in the notebooks
tant future, we, at home, are
going to find out what total war
means, even though we may
never feel the impact of bombs
on our cities.
A pretty god indication of how
we are going to find out can be
seen in the gusts of bitter con-
troversy sweeping through the
land over strikes, taxes, subsidies
and initiation. They are the pre-
lude to the storm. When it hits
in full fury, the test of our love
for freedom will be upon us.
No person in this nation can
ever shut from his mind the aw-
full vision of the last days of
1943 in which 1000 Marines lay
dead on the beaches of one little
South Pacific island. Those men
died for the right to be free.
We at home have yet to prove
worthy of the freedom for which
they died.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
HARLEM GLOBE TROTTERS
LOSE THEIR MINDS : WIN GAME

SPOKANE, Wash.-The Har-
lem Globe Trotters romped to
an easy victory Sunday when
they downed the Commando team
of the air depot, as to %, on the
Gonzaga floor before a capacity
crowd. The Trotters tended
strictly to business in the first
quarter, but loosened up a bit
in the closing minutes of the
first half. Tipping the ball over,
under and around their oppo
nents, leaving the Commands at
a loss as to where the ball was
or had been.
The Price brothers are the
star ring duet in the Harlem out
fit, both from the Glowing and
scoring standpoint. Both made
IL tallies. Captain Wagner
paced the losers with nine points
to his credit.
Late in the final period the
Trotters forgot what game they
were playing and decided to try
their hand at little baseball and
football. First they conferred the
ball and drop-kicked to the army
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

clear the way for candidacy for
mayor of Seattle.
In his statement Severyns said
81 do not want even the sug
gestion of partisanship to be at
tached to my campaign for
mayor. The law provides for a
non-partisan election and l shalt
observe both the spirit and the
letter of that law.
VIM. B. Seyeryns has served
as chief of police, member of
the board of public works and
eight years as King County sher-
Tiff. With his family he now
owns and operates Mary A. Kelly
Inc, chinaware, in the Metropoli-
tan district.
1.-THE many years that l have
spent in public positions have
given me a unique opportunity
to study Seattle's needs from
many angles and will help in my
management of the mayors Of
fice," said Severyns.
Severyns for Mayor headquar-
ters have been opened in the
Palomar Building.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
Negro Is Made Foreman
OF County Grand Jury

NEW YORK-County Judge
Samuel S. Leibowitz today APP
pointed a Negro social worker
foreman of the January Kings
County grand jury with the
statement that it was the first
time in the nations history a
Negro had been named to head
county court grand jury.
The foreman is Herbert T. Mil
Ter, As, of Brooklyn. executive
secretary of the Carlton Brancn
YMCA and a graduate of the
University of Cincinnati.
ut is a privilege and an hon
or for me to appoint Mr.. Miller.
the first man of his race to be
appointed foreman of a grand
jury in this country" Judge Lei
bowitz said.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
NEGROES ASKED TO SUPPORT
MARCH OF DIMES DRIVE

The eleventh annual appeal
for funds with which to carry on
the fight against infantile paraly-
sis will be conducted between
January IA and 81, Basil O'Con-
nor, president of The National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis announced this week. Negroes
along with all other Americans
and friends are asked to con-
tribute to the March of Dimes.
Climax of the drive comes with
the nationwide celebration of
President Roosevelt's birthday.
In response to O'Connor's re-
quest for the use of his birth
day in fighting the children's
enemy, the President said.
There can be no armistice with
the Crippler. Surrender of dis
ease on the home front must
be unconditional"
Although the infantile paraly-
sis epidemic of 1913, with almost
1900 cases already reported,
was the third worst in the re-
corded history of the disease in
the United States, the nation was
better prepared for the march of
the crippler than ever before,
through the generosity of the
American people, Negroes and
white, whose dimes and dollars
helped to stem the tide of
the mysterious poliomyelitis for
which there is no known pre-
ventive and no cure, O'Connor
pointed out. Epidemic areas in
194S included several states hav-
ing considerable Negro popula-
ton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

jim CROWS PASSPORT
EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS

tain buses are being operated ex-
clusively for Negroes while on
the other conveyances sections
have been set aside for Negro
passengers separate and apart
from those occupied by white
persons.
Our public service law regulat-
ing bus companies and other
common carriers does not mem
ton the segregation of races.
either by way of prohibiting sAch
practice or PERMITTING IT, It
simply provides that a common
carrier shall transport without
undue or unreasonable prejudice
or discrimination all persons who
desire transportation service and
who are willing to pay the stipu-
lated fare. The question. there
fore, in the final analysis. is
whether or not a bus company
is engaging in undue or unrea-
sonable discrimination in provid-
ing separate accommodation for
members of different races and
on this question I am informed
that the courts have many times
held that there can be no charge
of discrimination in such prac-
tice if the transportation COM
pany affords equal facilities and
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

boys who Immediately slammed
the ball through the loop for the
first touchdown of the evening.
A hot baseball game followed
close on the heels of the grid
tilt and was soon broken up by
slightly annoyed quintet of
army boys who had been in
structed to play a basketball
game.
After the Trotters had COM
mitted the objectionable sin of
basketball by shooting the ball
in the wrong hoop for two points
for their opponents they proceed
ed to make every other mistake
than can possibly be made. When
the horn sounded the end of the
contest thea score board showed
the Trotters ahead, 46 to %.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

Last week we published a pho
tostatic copy of a letter directed
by Rev. Emmett Reed. president
OF the Spokane Chapter of the
NAACP, to the Director of Pub
lie Service, Olympia, protesting
the operation of Jim Crow bus
SEES in the State of Washington.
A photostatic copy Of the let
ter from Mr.. Chas. F. Schaefer,
State Director of Public Service.
dated November 81, follows:
State of Washington
Arthur b. Langlie, Governor
Department of Public Service
Charles F. Schaefer, Director
November 81, 1913.
Rev. f. B. Reed,
e. 211 Third Avenue,
Spokane. Washington.
Dear Mr.. Reed:
/ beg to acknowledge your let
ter written as President OF the
Spokane Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. complaining
Of certain segregation practices
being followed by the bus COM
pany operating between Pasco
and the Hanford Engineering
As l understand your letter. GER
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12

More money than ever will be
needed to fight the epidemic ex-
pected in 1914, according to
O'Connor, who states that no.
body can tell just where it will
strike but that epidemics may
be expected at least as long as
there is unavoidable wartime
erowding and mass movements of
people. --latest methods of
treatment for infantile paralysis
victims, and research to discover
the cause and cure of ihfantile
paralysis must go on unrelent-
ingly; the National Foundations
president explained.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-01-12
ANACORTES, WASH.
PACKING FIRM
DROPS WHITE
LABOR LABELS

The label, vacuum packed by
white labor" formerly carried on
cans of Snow Cap Puget Sound
Sockeye Salmon, has been
dropped by the Fishermen
Packing Company of Anacortes,
Washington.
A protest by the NAACP. after
a housewife had purchased a can
of salmon. was answered by the
packing company as follows:
1--WE are sincere in stating that
we are not prejjudiced against
any race, color or creed and we
feel very sorry for the incident
and the mistake of our past
management"
The company explained that
when it took over the manage
ment of the Fishermens Pack
ing Corporation it inherited from
the former management thous-
ands of dollars worth of labels
which it could not afford to dis
card. The new managers declare
in their letter to the NAACP,
that they have abandoned the
old labels and they inclosed
samples of the new labels now
in use.
Gristede Brothers, New York
chain grocers, where the can
was purchased bearingthe often
sive label, told the NAACP their
purchasing department was un-
aware of the inscription on the
can when the salmon was or
dered and that they would take
the matter up with the packers.