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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12
STRING BAND TO GIVE
SHOW AT COURTHOUSE

It was announce this week that
Charlie Monroe and his string
band would give a program at the
courthouse in Jefferson on Sat-
urday Night, October IA at 1880
o'clock. The program is to be
sponsored by the Duncan School
and admission will be charged
with the proceeds going to the
benefit of the school Mrs. Earl
Goodman, teacher announced.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12
District Legion
Meeting Here On
2; uarfInenf Commander Snow
Il g - s. end1 ielxs AK.
Chm, Coaning

Commander w. w. Terry Of the
Ashe Post of the American Le-
gion, announced today that ev-
erything was in readiness for the
district meeting scheduled to be
held here on Saturday night at
7:15 at the community building,
when Department Commander
George K. Snow and Mrs. ].
Wade Hendricks. State Auxiliary
chairman, will be present along
with other state and district Off
Gals.
Continued On Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12
Little Time For
Overseas Gifts

The public is again remind
ed that Saturday, October IA,
has been set as the deadline
for mailing overseas Christmas
gifts for men in service, if they
are to be assured delivery
In time for Christmas.
Last minute shoppers should
get theirs underway this week
in order that the men in serv-
ice will not be disappointed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12
SUGAR DATE
WILL CLOSE NOV. ]

It was annoucned by the local
office of OPA that Nov. l was the
final date for applying for can
ming sugar. It was previously
announced that this date was ex-
tended until Feb, 1915.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12
Wagner Speaks
To Rotary Club

Rev. R. G. Wagner, of Jeffer-
son, delivered a very interesting
talk to the Jeffersons Rotary club
last Thursday night when he talk
ed on MAN, The Result of His
Choosing"
He was introduced by the pro-
gram chairman, Glenn GRAPHICAL.
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accommodations and facilities for
children In public school should
exist for Negro children as are
available for white children"
FOR FAIR CONSIDERATION
1--WE recommend. these principles
for the consideration of all law
abiding citizens and responsible
school officials in Southern COM
munities and urge in behalf of the
common welfare that action to be
taken to make these principles
operate in all plans for public
school improvement"
The section On the FEPC was as
follows:
1.-THE Southern Regional Council
realizes the Importance Of encour-
aging and planning for an effective
program for fun employment in
every southern community. We
therefore urge that such planning
include the institution and mainte-
nance of an effective pup.E EN-
ployment service, which within it's
ranks and among employers will
promote effective utilization of all
workers in terms of skill and train
ing without regard to race, color
or creed. We recommend that equal
and effective opportunities for
technical and vocational training
of Negroes be made available. We
recommend the creation of a per-
manent Fair Employment Practice
Committee to promote the non-dis-
criminatory use Of manpower.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-16

correspondent that the FE,PC had
no view, official or unofficial, up
on the present bill, and that its
opinion had ben invited by the
house labor committee only to the
extent of commenting upon the
need for such legislation. The ex-
perience Of the FEPC over three
year period, he inferred, had been
ignored.
An effort to Md oct whether
the committee maintained any liza
sion with the National Council was
also fruitleSS. Relations between
the council and sections Of the ad-
ministrative setup at FEPC head
quarters are repeatedly not good.
The committee itself is said to
have instructed Ross at some time
in the past to clear everything
18th the national council. If this
is SO this apparently has not been
done.
Inspiration for some of these
"goingS-On" may be found in the
fact that the AFT, is a potent fac
tor in the district from which
Mrs. Norton comes. If she has
not been misrepresented by Ross,
it is reasonable to believe that her
dissatisfaction over the present bill
may be attributed to the AFT, in
f1uence in her district.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-16
The Alabama Attack Case

Nothing should serve better to arouse the deep
est and most serious thought of those who look
to the future hope and greatness of the South than the
recently reported Alabama Attack Case which has aroused
and Indignation in nearly other section of
the Nation In the Alabama Attack Case there appears
every element indicate the rapid widespread breakdown
law enforcement and justice throughout the South in
matters wherein Negro appears the victim, is
cuSed of being the aggressor.
In the face of growing number of such the
Alabama Attack Case Southerners, beginning
look little bit naive to people outside of the South
when talk about allowing state and local courts to
handle such matters and raise the of States Rights
whenever federal statue proposed to deal with such
matters.
In the Alabama Attack Case and growing list or
such cases. Southerners of both faced with
the serious questions to whether not while cngng
to an mpotent political doctrine and idea shall allow
cherished and potent democratic ideals and in
stuons to deteroae into chaos and anarchy and by our
own Weakness both moral and political, allow condition
about that only be arrested and corrected by
federal and the intervention of the Federal Gov
eminent.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-16
Permanent FEPC
Continued from page u

where 1t exists.
3. Extension of the growing
practice of employment Negro
policemen and firemen in Southern
cities and equal treatment of MEM
bers of both races by the police and
the courts.
4. Equalization or educational
opportunity and of pay for teach
ers Of both races.
Low COST HOUSING
S. Extension of publicly financed
low cost housing.
6. Increased publicly financed
medical and dental care available
to both races on an equal basis.
Z. That equal accommodations
for Negroes as crowded under the
law, be actually provided on all
public transportation facilities, and
that discriminatory practices now
common in travel be abolished.
Concerning cuSted President
Homer P. Rainey, of the Univer-
Sity of Texas, the Council present.
ed the following resolution:
DEPLORE RAINEY DISMISSAL
The Southern Regional Council
wishes to protest the dismissal of
DR.. Homer P. Rainey as President
of the University Of Texas. The
Council believes this is a star thing
infringement of personal and aca-
demic freedom, and a severe blow
to those Southern persons and
agencies working for democratic
rights.
The Southern Regional Council
believes in DR.. Rainey because of
his long and effective participation
In progressive movements. 1t be-
lives in him because of his close
association with us in the forma-
ton of SRC which he now serves
as Vice-President. The Council
commends him for the stand he
has taken, and applauds those Tex
as citizens and those students ana
faculty members at the University
of Texas who gave him such un-
qualified support
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-16

had a Capital Transit man sitting
In the USES office recruiting on
discriminatory basis, at the pub
lie expense.
What they should be doing Is
using the sanctions they have to
enforce compliance with what the
Pr resident has called the national
policy. Instead, they grant special
privileges to the company which
is flagrantly violating that policy.
They should cancel this priority,
withdraw the privilege of hiring at
the gate, and refuse to refer any
men to the etc. In addition, they
could grant statements of avail
ability to those CTC employees
who request them.
There is hardly a day during
which from 20 to 25 CTC employees
don't request statements of avail
ability. But we don't give them to
them. That's the only way the
company keeps the men it has.
ON REVIEWING COMMITTEE
II was on the committee which
reviewed requests for statements Of
availability. On one occasion, I
granted nine of them in one day
because of the CTC policy of not
utilizing the available labor supply
and hiring Negroe sfor platform ano
operator jobs. AS result. 1 am no
longer on that committee.
"In addition, they could use SAN
ctionS that would cancel the Sc
lective Service occupational defer-
ments of etc workers. They could
have the War Production Board
refuse priorities for materials.
They could settle the whole con-
troverSy overnight. But they won't
do it, as this special privilege &C
ton shows"
There's your problem, Mr.. Ross
What are you doing about it BE-
FORE the hearings?
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Un-Covering Wash.
CONTINUED from Page l

rating to justify the privilege of
hiring at the gate. Then he con-
tinued.
But the VINO operates CIR a
voluntary basis. Therefore, there
is in it less of the breakdown
philosophy.
MAKES ACCUSATION
1--WE rely largely on the FEPC
to determine when an employer Is
in violation Oh that point. Once
we are advised with convincing
evidence-and say convincing
evidence because well, you see
Mr.. McAlpin, the FEPC is interest
ed in display and making splurge
and some of those fellows over
there go overheard sometimes.
What we want are results along
the line of fair-rlay and not a
fare-up as in Philadelphia. Of
course, I think Philadelphia was
something deeper.
But once we are convinced, we
can change the prioritieS and use
sanctions.
Take IN Philadelphia, the VINO
cooperated witt FEPC. It told the
men they could not be referred to
other war jobs unless they COM
piled; and in Philadelphia they
cannot get var jobs except
through the U. S. Employment
Service"
FAIR INFERENCE CLAIMED
MCGEE then said it was a fair
inference from the action of the
VINO area labor-management COM
mittee and the area director in
granting the highest priority to
the Capital Transit Company, and
not subsequently cancelling it, that
they were not convinced that the
CTC was violating s,ny of the labor
utilization or Sterilization pro-
gram regulations, not to mention
the Presidents Executive Order.
Leo Werts, director of Operations
at VINO, on August II, told me
when asked about the granting of
the highest priority rating to Capt.
tai Transit despite its discrinina-
tory practices:
well, now, that's a very, very
big problem. I doubt very much,
regardless of our personal feelings
about some of these things, whe-
ther the VINO Gun make the prio-
rity referral program, I mean use
it as device to correct all the So
cial errors that exist.
''Of course, We have our regula-
tions that these companies should
not discriminate. But there have
been bigger people than we try
ing to get Capital Transit straight
ened out. I think 1t is unfair to
expect some of us small fry to do
it through our machinery"
DAILY COMMENTS
On Aug 10, Victor DAILY, then
the top-ranking Negro employee at
the District of Columbia Office of
the y. S. Employment Service and
recently promoted to field repre-
sentative in the VINO regional
Office commented concerning the
priority rating given Capital Tran
sit:
That's the end of the effort to
get Negroes hired by the Capital
Transit.
For over two years they have
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Unofficial Answer
Continued from Page J

within the past two weeks which
was attended by these people: Ross,
Maslow and Georgia M. johnson
deputy chairman of FEPC; Viii
liam HASTE, dean of the Howard
University Law school: and Ida
Fox, representing the National
Council for a Permanent FEPC.
This meeting had been called pri-
marily to aid in drafting report
for Chairman Mary Norton of
the house committee to submit to
the chamber.
AS far as could be lear. ed, the
doubts conferred around what was
described as the right Of employ
ment," and To its use OF The In
terstate Commerce act jurisdiction
for application.
With regard 70 the AFL angle,
the story goes back to before the
house committee began It's hear
ingS in June About then 1t was
known that the federation favor
ed certain changes in the bill,
that is, if any measure at all had
to be accepted. Ross and MasloW
repeatedly had certain ideas, con-
sidered acceptable to the fedora
ton, on which they invited the
opinions of legal council for the
National Council for a Permanent
FEPC and for the NAACP. Both
groups turned chem down fatty.
UNION PALATABLILLTY
What these changes consisted of
are not generally known. The two
ways in which change could be
effected, however, to make the
measure palatable to the AFL
would be:
l. To relieve trade unions from
its application: or
Q. Eliminate or weaken the en-
forcement powers.
At the meeting earlier referred
to in the past two weeks this
subject again came to the fore and
Ross is reported to have declared
that Mrs. Norton was not satisfied
with the pending bill anyway.
Maslow is then understood to
have spoken up and declar,d that
he would begin from scratch and
write new bill.
Four weeks ago Ross told this
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-16
Regional Group
Ends Session At
Atlanta Univ.

The Southern Regional Council
ended its membership meeting at
A tlanta University Wednesday,
adopting resolutions for equality of
educational opportunities in the
South and a permanent Fair En-
ployment Practice Committee.
Recognizing the system of segre-
cation as practiced in nineteen
southern states anG the District
of Columbia and realizing the need
OF raising the level OF conditions in
this section, the Councils resolu-
ton on education called for the
following:
Il. 1nere should ex,aL and be
available for Negro children the
same types of educational opportu-
nifty as there are for white chill
uren.
z. The teacher-pupil ratio In
Negro schools should be as low as
that IN schools for white children.
s. Length of school days shoulo
De the same for Negro children as
Tor white children.
4. The same type of physical
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Miss. Division
Continued from page II

Continued from page II
Wicks of Starkville: Mr.. James W.
Hunter, ST., of Meridian.
The following officers were elect
ed:
T. B. Wilson, president, Jackson;
Rev. G. N. Eiland, first vice-presi-
dent, Louisville; James w. Hun
ter, Sr, second vice-president, of
Meridian; DR.. H. L. Brown, record
ing secretary, Laurel; Percy Greene
assistant secretary, Jackson; Rev.
E. NJ Wicks, corresponding secre-
tary of Starkville, Rev. o. j.. Tur-
ner, treasurer, West Point.
Committee on Constitution and
Bylaws:
Rev. c. A. Greer, chairman; Dr.
S. d. Redmond and T. B. Wilson.
Unit workers, by districts: Rev.
0. J. Turner, First Congressional
District, Rev. E. M. Wicks, Fourth
District James w. Hunter, Sr., of
the Fifth District; Rev. T. W. Pat
terson, Sixth District; Rev. G.. A.
Greer, Seventh District.
The second and third districts
were not represented at the meet
ing. Men were recommended in each
of these districts that we are to
contact asking their cooperation.
Another meeting of the League
will be held during the latter part
of January or the early part of
February to complete the organiza-
ton
T. B. Wilson, owner of Wilson
Realty Agency, through the instru-
mentality of when this movement
was brought to, and set up in, our
state, said in commenting on the
meeting, that, Judging from the
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Miss Jackson
Continued Page 81
president of the Chamber.

plcolQtllG VI Tile CIldlnDPT.
After being crowned, Miss Jones
drew from the barrel the lucky
number to determine the winner
of the $4,000 War Bond. The num-
Der drawn, the holder not .present
was 2,074, the winner will get the
bond by presenting the number to
the Jackson Negro Chamber.
Miss Jones, as the winner of the
Trade Week honors received as
first prize a $500 War Bond and
$1,000 in Trade certificates from
various merchants. Miss Lanier
High School" as second prize win
ner received $1,000 in cash. with
Miss Tougaloo College" and Miss
Cambell College" each receiving a
prize of $500 each.
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hearty response made to the call,
and, from the extremely keen in
terest manifested throughout the
meeting, he is thoroughly convinc-
ed that the people are ready as
never before, to line up with such
a movement, knowing as they do.
the significance of tho object and
purpose involved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
DIVORCE ACTIONS
 RECORDED TODAY
Two Naugatuck Residents Plaintiffs in Suits
 Filed Here

Three divorce actions and one an- nulment suit were entered on the superior court docket today. All are returnable to the court January ?.
 Pauline Emma Miller Grover of Naugatuck seeks a divorce from Harry Wilson Grover of Waterbury on the ground of cruelty. The couple married September l, 1883, and the cruelty allegedly started January l, 1884 The petitioner asks for per- misison to resume use of her mai- den name.
 Ehel R. Trostky Kenney of Wa terbury has filed a suit against Thomas J. Kenney of Waterbury, claiming he deserted her Jan. 28, 1897. The marriage was performed Jan. 16, 1921. The plaintiff seeks custody of their minor child.
 The annulment action was filled by Michael F. Gargoni of Nauga- utck against Margolata M. Gargoni of Derby. The petitioner states he did not know of the true physical condition of the defendant when he returned from the South Pacific, Aug. 2, after serving overseas for a year and half. The marriage was performed Aug. 2b. On Oct. l he learned of an alleged deception, the complaint states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
FUNERALS

The funeral of Charles L. Knapp Pine street, PlantSville, formerly of Waterbury, will be held today at 2 D. m. at thet Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ada A. (Mc- Carty) Pilkington. 1720 Baldwin street, who died Monday in Stan. bridge Station, Quebec, Canada, was held from the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street, today at II a. m., Rev. Francis O. Ayres, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
 Funeral services for Virgil H. Waugh, 25 City Mills Lane, will be held today at p, m. at the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street, Rev. Roger B. T. Anderson, rector of Trinity church, oflciating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ruth R. Downs) Chatf1eld, Sandy Hook, will be held at the Lewis Funeral Home, 149 Elizabeth street, Derby, at l D. m. today, Rev. Mark T. Carpenter, rector of St. James Episcopal church, Derby, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, this city, at the convenience of the family.
 The funeral of Warren Olson, formerly of Waterbury, who died Thursday in Veterans hospital, Bronx, N. r., will be held from the Mulville funeral home, 27O West Main St.. at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Burial will be in new Pine Grove ceme- tery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 10 p. m. tomorrow and Monday.
 The funeral of John W. O'Keefe, 66 Burton St., was held from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main St., at 8:15 a. m. today to St. Thomas church at g. Burial was in old St. Josephs cemetery.
 The funeral ot Vincent J. Hus- war, IA Washington St., will be held from the home Tuesday at SIS a. m. to St. Francis Xavier church at g. Burial will be in Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the home after p. m. tomorrow.
 The funeral of Mrs. Lucia (Ca- polupro) Santoro, wife of Giulio Santoro, 40 Wall Street, was held
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
HALL INITIATES | PENSION DRIVE
Local COP. Reported Alert to Political POSSi-
 biIities of Bill

Indications that the proposed city'S pension bill is to be inflated and made a political football were shown last night when members of the Republican Town Committee through Chairman Vernon L. Hall as spokesman, served notice they would take keen interest in all leg islative matters in next years Gen. eral Assembly = "particularly the city's pension bill".
 'If the Mayor doesn't do some thing about it we will,' said the spokesman referring to the report that Mayor Monagan may pocket" the amended bill, tl4e latter to meet with final revision by the Pension Commission shortly after Christ mas for presentation to the Mayor on or before Jan. IS.
 The pension bill offers an abun- dance of political material most of which weighs against the admins tration. It seems unlikely at this time, according to sources that the bill can be formulated in any man. ner which will be fully pleasing to all city employees, or if such were accomplished the results would like ly be tax mill increase for all tax payers. the latter usually fuse for any political explosion in an election year.
 If local authorities should pocket" the bill and withhold its presentation to the General Assem- ply such move in itself would re- suit in numerous repercussions on the part of the COP forces. Even if the Mayor should decline to run again next year, based on poSsibili- ties of his attaining another post, elsewhere, the reactions from such move, as failure to present the bill for adoption, would act as glare on the entire Democratic administra- tion.
 Sources stated today that it is re- grettable if political forces attempt manipulations for their own interest with the bill as its proposal is one of moral necessity and obligation, to city employees and the interests of the taxpayers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
INMATES OF JAIL
 TOVIEW PROGRAM
Jerry Fryer, "Old Time Minstrel Man" to Take
 Part in Show

Directed ana arranged by Jerry Fryer, an "old time minstrel man" as he describes himself. 15 vaude- vile acts and two orchestras will en- certain inmates of New Haven County jail, according to word from High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin. Fryer has been getting together a Christmas holiday show for the prisoners for the past g years, once 8 year just before Christmas Day. This year it will be held Sunday afternoon, December 24. A feature of the show always includes solo" by the sheriff. MT. Fryer having seen six different sheriffs since he began his Christmas shows at the jail in 1912. He is a professional harmonica and bones artist and has won several cash prizes on vari- GUS radio talent shows includes Fred Allen, Major Bowes, Jay c. Flippen, Dave Elman's Hobby Lobby and others. At one time MT. Fryer erl- tertained Waterburians at Mulli- gan's cabaret on Phoenix avenue.