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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Floyd Massey, Jr.,
Pilgrim Baptist
Speaker Sunday

The Deacon Board of Pilgrim
Baptist church, st. Paul, is present
ing Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., gradu-
ate of Colgate and Rochester Divin-
ity School, Rochester, New York,
as speaker of the day, Sunday,
July %.
Rev. Massey, former classmate
of Rev. Jackson Wilcox, pastor of
the Park Baptist church, st. Paul,
will speak in the morning on "This
Is Not &c." His subject in the eve
ming is to be "Using What You
Have to Get What You Want"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
John T. Jackson
Gospel Singer
Died Tuesday

John T. Jackson, born IN
Summit, Miss, June "a, 1868, died
Tuesday, July 18, at his home, 81
w. Jessamine, st. Paul. Mr.. Jack
son, a retired Pullman porter, had
lived in st. Paul 33 years and was
well known as a gospel singer.
Surviving are his wife, Ella Alice
Jackson, and son, J. T. Jackson,
Jr. Funeral services will be held
Saturday, July %, at 2 p. M, at
St. James A. M. E. church with
Rev. B. N. Moore officiating. In
torment, Oakland cemetery. Neal
E,,,o,.o1 uoyooo in chorOo
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
ell for the Republicans.

ell for the Republicans.
But the biggest issue, the most
controlling factor in the fall cleo
tons is going to be the Negro vote
in nine strategic states-New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, Maryland,
Ohio and Kentucky. In these states,
where Negroes vote without poll
tax, grandfather clause, or other
restrictions, the Negro vote is I'M
deniably the balance of power.
If either of the presidential can
didates can carry all nine of these
states, he will have a handicap of
POI electoral votes of a necessary
225 to be elected President of the
United States.
For these reasons, the outcome of
the November election is going to
depend largely upon the success or
failure of two Negroes. They are
the men who will head up, official
ly or otherwise, their respective
party campaigns among Negroes.
For the Democrats that man is
William L. Dawson, the only Negro
in the 18th congress. For the Re-
publicans, he is DIR. C. B. Powell,
a Dewey appointee to the New York
State Boxing Commission, a mem
Der of Dewey's committee to study
discrimination in New York, and
publisher of the New York Amster-
dam Star-News.
Dawson is a seasoned campaigner.
He is deft operator. He is a con-
vincing speaker. He is experienced
in getting out the vote, which he
has had to do for himself and for
others over a long number of years
in Chicago. And he is man of his
word.
Powell is relatively new to the
grass-roots political game. He is,
on the other hand, a man of in
tegrity and industry. He has a
newspaper at his command with a
reasonably large national circula-
ton.
While the world will be watching
the tilt between Roosevelt and
Dewey, the real battling will be
carried on by Dawson and Powell.
They will be trying to protect their
own and pierce the others Achilles
heel, for both the Republicans and
Democrats have their vulnerable
spots.
Both of them know the rules of
the game. Each of them is "sold" on
his party's candidate. May they
both keep ever in mind their re-
sponsibility to their superior Of
ficer-the people of the United
States" In this case, of course, "the
people" means the Negro, people
for and before whom they will per-
form.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
DR.. J. w. Crump, st.
James 4th Sunday
Musical Speaker

DR.. ]. W. Crump, guest speaker
at the Fourth Sunday Night Musi-
cal at st. James A. M. E. Church,
July %, has chosen "Blood Seq
regation" for his topic.
Miss Odessa Gresham, Minneapo-
lis, will give dramatic readings
and other outstanding talent will
also be presented. f.
Mrs. Villa Mae Barber, chair
man of the program committee, is
being assisted by Mrs. Gertrude
Boldly.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Johnson Quits
One i. S. Post
Warns On Jobs

WASHINGTON, D. G. (NNPA)
Johnson, one of the most
highly respected and effective men
in labor circles and in the field of
race relations in the government,
has resigned his position as field
representative for the War Man
power Commission on the West
Coast to accept the position of Re-
gional Race Relations advisor with
the Federal Public Housing Author
ity, the NNEA learned this week.
Although the reason given for the
change being made by Mr.. johnson
is that he and his wife are anxious
to move back to the East, 1t IS
known that he was entirely out OF
sympathy with the anti-social at
titudes in the VINO, particularly
as exemplified by the United States
Employment Service.
Mr.. johnson will fill the position
formerly held by Henry Moon, now
active on the staff of the CLIO Po-
litical Action Committee. He will
assume the position on July "a.
Offered Viewers Job
He was called to Washington re-
Gently and offered the job as head
of the Minorities Group Service IN
the WMC-the position vacated by
DR.. Robert Weaver who left IN
Illustration to accept the executive
dictatorship of the Mayors Inter
racial Committee of Chicago.
The VINO "cooled off" on Mr..
Johnson when he informed the Of
ficials that. he would consider the
Job only on condition that the MI
norities section be moved out OF the
Placement Bureau of VINO into the
administrative office where it could
do an overall functioning job. This
was the complaint of DR.. Weaver,
whose efforts were made Intellectual
bv the submersion of the section in
a subordinate bureau.
Mr.. johnson is known to have
felt that despite the fact the USES
was set up to do a job for all the
people, its philosophy has been to
"keep rapport with employers, and
the employer who pays the wage
must have the decision as to who
he takes on the rolls"
Critical of Employment Service
He felt that the Employment Ser
vice was permitting the taxpayers
funds to be used to widen dis
elimination. On several occasions
he and others were disturbed over
the fact they had to fight with peo-
ple inside the service as well as
with people outside of it.
Mr.. Johnson believes that with the
return of the veterans and with
industrial cutbacks now starting
that dislocations are coming in the
whole labor market. eve ought,
therefore, begin to be concerned
with shaping attitudes and habits" "
he says, "to see that Negroes do
not fall back into the same places
they were before the war-into SER
vice. unskilled and mental work"
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Albert Cooper
Funeral Rites
FRIDAY Today

Albert W. Cooper, 81, $40 E.
Belvedeer, St. Paul, died July 18,
at Ancker hospital. He had been an
employee of Northern Cooperage
Co., st. Paul, for more than 20
years.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day (today), at 2 p. m, at Neal
Funeral Home. Rev. John La Grone
will officiate.
Surviving are his wife, Florence;
a son, Private Albert W. Cooper,
Jr., of the United States Army,
and two sisters, Nellie Perkins
and Rosa Vivian of Minneapolis.
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respectively tn
standard = bearers
of the Demo
cratic and Repub-
lican Parties.
Ostensibly their
campaigns will be
run by flanagan
for h e Demo-
Gratis and Brown
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Ammunition Ships Explode;
Many Negro Sailors Are
Among Large Casualties

Port Chicago, Calf, July 18-A
reported $50 Negro sailors were
among the casualties in the ex-
plosion of two ammunition ships
here Monday night.
The sailors were part of depot
division stationed here engaged in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Union Picnic
at Minnehaha

The annual Union Sunday school,
church and community picnic of the
Twin Cities will be held Wednes-
day, July &c, at Minnehaha Park,
Minneapolis. Free ice cream will
be served.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Visitors

Visitors this week were, 1t. James A.
Greer, Camp Davis, N. c.. Willie Lee. G.
M. Wallace, Mrs. James D. Carlisle, Matte
bearing, Mrs. Mae Burrell, Lula Whiting,
Mrs. Cecil Taylor Jr., Mrs. John Harper
and Mrs. B. S. Smith, Minneapolis; Sgt.
Willie Burrell, Ontario Field, Calf, Roy
A. Ellis, Washington, D. c., George Tot
ten and Theodore Nelson, Camp Savage.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Wallace Stock Rises as
IOWan Takes Over His
Own Campaign in Chi

po Spokesman Recorder PGpe NA Sdf Correspondent
Chicago, July 10 (By Wre)-Walaces stock for the
presidential nomination doomed again today result of
three developments.
% His personal appearance in Chicago and his radio
press conference in which he told reporters that 81 in
fOht tO he finish
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Rev. J. Jackson
Wayrnan Speaker

Rev. Joseph Jackson, st. Paul,
will preach at Wayman A. M. E.
Church, Minneapolis, during Rev.
H. Reddick's vacation beginning
Sunday, July %.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Holds Greatest
Convention in Its History;
Thousands Hear Speakers
(BY a Staff Correspondentl

Chicago-A crowd estimated at 10000 people attended
the final meeting of the wartime conference of the NAACP
Sunday afternoon in Washington Park and heard Walter
White, executive secretary give graphic portrayal of his
fifteen weeks tour of the European battefeds and sectors
The climax of the meeting and conference which BROUGHT
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Birthdays!!

The birthday column in this pa
per is rapidly becoming one of its
most popular features.
Let US have your birthday, that
of vour relatives and friends
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

Name Misspelled
The last name of Mrs. Reba
Wardlaw was misspelled in our
July II issue. We are sorry!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

"I'd rather face the enemy hun
dred times than be jim-crowed right
here in my own country."-JOshua
Cox, Merchant Seaman.
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Advertisers Attention!

Your paper is custom tailored for
a homogeneous audience, it is bet
ter read, by more people per copy
than any other medium.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Music Directors Confident
of Victory in Music
Festival on July 20
Singing Directors Prepare Groups for Big Musical
Festival

The directors of the various church choirs and other
singing reported highly pleased the prospect
OF their chances of winning of the War Bonds to be
awarded to the best singing group Saturday. July &c. 3O
NJ in the theatre section of the St Paul Auditorium
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loading ammunition.

Casualty lists were not available
because it is the policy of the Navy
not to issue such lists until closest
of kin of the deceased have been
notified.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
UncOvering
Washington
By Harry S. McAlpin

On the surface, the political cam
paign this fall sswill be between
Roosevelt and Dewey. They are
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Divorced

Mrs. Pauline Bryant, 11O7 Fifth Ave. NJ,
was granted a divorce from Leroy Bryant,
and custody of two children, by Judge h.
Hemperley, Tuesday, July IL. Harry l..
Scott represented Mrs. Bryant.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATION

Nealey Ward, BIT 18th Ave. &c.,
and Pearl Willis, both of Minneapo-
lis.
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Funeral Home in charge
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If YOUR relatives and frie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
FBI Reviews 4 Years Of
 Chasing Draft Dodgers
AI7677 SeIective Service Cases Handled With Four.
 Year Period; lO,40O Convictions Recorded

6 drowning and a Kentuckian re- ported his own death, but fooled no one. A strange young woman" was reported by residents of an or. egon community as Q suspected spy, investigation disclosed that the woman" was Q man who had bur- led his registration cards and had donned feminine attire to eVade military service,
 In many instances involving ag- gravated offenses heavy penalties have been imposed, violation ot Selective Service laws Is c felony and the maximum penalty Is Ave years in prison and Q fine of $i0,000, During World War I, violations were classified As nlisdemeanors, Al- though l6,llI persons were conVlct- ed for stacker activities in l9l7-iS, less than one-third went to prison and their terms averaged less than 30 days each,
 In contrast, sentences totallng 26,7s0 years, 1 month and iS days and fines of $992,859 have been iln- posed on the i0,490 convicted thus far In this war. On November II, 1918, there were 296,lsA uneleared delinquenoies, At present the FBT has 2S,8i6 pending cases, Just 7.& per cent aS many,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
ITALIAN VETERANS INSTALL OFFICERS
FlOrio Post, Auxiliary Hold Joint Ceremonies; State
 Officers Ofhciate

Florio Post and Auxiliary, Italian. American World War Veterans in- stalled new officers Saturday night, Louis paladini, Derby, state eom- mander, acted as installing officer, and Michael diordano, past eom- niander of the post, was toAStmNSter and welcomed the newly elected officers at the post rooms on Bank street.
 Chief of the installing Auxiliary team was Mrs Mary TeStN, president of state auxiliary. Following officers of the new administration include Commander Michael DiPrimio, Jos Seph Mecca, Senior-viee: Henry Mazzeo, Junior commander; Albert Taetnelli, chaplain; John Di pastino, historian; EuStaehio Sehi- appa, quartermaSter; Nicholas Man- gini, officer of day; Anthony Sera- ilno, sergeant.Nt.Orms; Fred PN- lomb0, judge advocate, Trustees Include John Fabiano and Daniel Summa, both past commanders; color bearers, Leonard DiVito and Peter Ortelle.
 The Auxiliary includes: Josephine Di Primio, president; Edith dlor- dano, senior viee.eommAnder; Dina La PortN, junior viee-com. mander; Mary SeStilli, chaplain; Mrs, A. Viege, treasurer: Mis- Eva Raimo, secretary; Edith Jones eonductress; Ada Summa, historian; Mollie Serafino, guard and Phyllis Mangini, trustee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
Compensation Agreements

Compensation Commissioner John J. O'Connell today approved tho following agreements for weekly payments during disability or for specific payment in case of pertIia- nent injury:-
 Ralph Rosa of SIS South Main street against American Brass O., $2S,l7 beginning Oct. 8, confusion Of right foot,
 Peter Leoni of Torington against American Brass GO. of Torrington, s2S.72 beginning Oct. Q, injury to right ankle.
 Finest Barella of Torrington against Torrington O., SS0 begln- ming Sept. g, injury to right index finger.
 Dominico Rinaldl of 0eo North Main street against W, 8. Rockwell Go. of New Yok City, S9o beginning July 2e, injury to right leg.
 John R. Carr of Torrington
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
WORLD WAR l
 VETERAN KILLED
Charlie C. Batchelder Auto. mobile Fatality in
 ThOmastOn

Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Charlie c. Batehelder, 52, 5l Cedar street, Thomaston, who was killed Sunday afternoon on lower South Main street in Thom- aston when his automobile veered from the highway, struck Q ledge, and overturned,
 Batchelder, who was on his way home from work as a chef in Ander- sons restaurant, apparently lost control of the vehicle, Police Chief James P. Ryan said, Death was due to fractured skull, Medical Examiner Dr, Winfield Wight said.
 The accident victim, Q native of Morrisville, Vt,, was @ veteran of World War I.
 Surviving are his wife, Emogene (Warner Batchelder: three sons, Alfred O., Army, Pvt. Charles c. stationed in England, and Army Cpl. Robert D., in the South Pa. citlc; two daughters, Evelyn J. and Coriene Batchelder, the latter of Torrington, and a sister, Mrs. Lena J. Lyons, Claremont, N. H.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p, m. from the Hotchkiss funeral home, High street, with Rev. Peter Macdonald officiating. Burial will be in West cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday, 2 to 9 p. m, and Monday, 2 to 5 and 2 to g D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
CITY COURT JUDGES
 NAME C. R. SUMMA

At a meeting of the Municipal Court assembly, organization ot borough, city and town court judges Saturday in New Haven, City Court Judge Charles R. Summa was ap. pointed to the committee on civil procedure. Judge Hadleigh H. How'd, Winsted, was named chair man of the probation committee and Judge shapiro, Unionville, is a member of that committee.
 Judge Nathan Reback of New Haven announced the appointments and said that they had been made with the approval of Chief Justice William M. Maltbie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
BISHOP CRAY
 ' CONFIRMS IS
Christ Chapel Exercises
 Yesterday; First Church X HOnOrs GaIIaudet

A class of le was confirmed 5y Rt. Rev. walter 1T. Gray. suffragan bishop of the Episcopal church in Connecticut, yesterday at Christ Chapel. Rev. Samuel A, Budde lB vicar of the chapel.
 The confirmation class included Lois Brown, Lucille Hedges, claVe Montambault, Nancy Brainard, Mary Jean Hayward, Robert o. Brien, Doris Brown, Dorothy Me- KinlOy, William Mckinley, Selma Miller, George Miller, Donald Pur- dy, Vera Rand, lily Rogers, Jane eathory, John sathory, Frederick sporbert and Ruth Sporbert.
 Rev. 3. Kenneth Anthony, pas- tor spoke at Memorial servcieS for Rev. Herbert Draper 0allaudet, fcr- Yner pastor of the First Congre- gational church ct the church yes- terdAy.
 Henry ?. Liebeck, assistant pas"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
MRS. MARY DEWEY
 ROTARIANS GUEST

Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, area War Manpower director, will discuss the local labor situation in an address before members of the Rotary club at a luncheon meeting tomorrow noon at tne Nl1on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16

During four years of Selectlve Service enforcement work the Fbl hos handled the eases of enough men to make an army of B modern en fantry divisions,
 That announcement was made today by Roger r. Gleason, Special Mgent in Charge of the New Haven lOfilce of the Federal Bureau Of 1n- VeStlRation in connection with the fourth selective Service anniver. cary,
 i ,'The selectlve Training and Serv- Gee Act became law on October 10, lA0a0," Mir. Gleason said, and the wRT's enforcement responsibility be- gan the moment the President af- 3ixed his signature. It has been and lcontinueS to be 0 big Job, but one which we are privileged to do as part of our contribution to the gem oral war effort"
 Up to october 1, l9A4, the FRI had closed Al7,677 Selective Service eases. In every instance. the man Involved was made available to the armed services or his case was dis~ posed of otherwise according to law. Convictions thus far total l0,490.
 This compares with World War I, when approximately 10000 were prosecuted for the single offense Of failing to register. Thus far, the FBr has handled only ll0SS cases of failure to register. Of there, 8,l67 were found not to be wilful vlolNtorS and registered immediately, Only n,aa0 have been convicted of ths lmffense.
 Director J. Edgar Hoover of the WBI has insisted from the beginning Chat our Selective Service job be handled with the principal Idea of making men available for service" Mr, Gleason said. When men have become technically delinquent because Of eareleSSneSs or for other Understandable reasons, they gen. orally have been made available to che armed forces without stimgN. Those guilty of deliberate and az Rravated evasion have been prose- ieuted,"
 Tn an Alabama case closed re. IcGntly, Q young man took to the woods rather than register, He was caught in August of this year and IMdmited he had been hiding out to lnvold the draft. While awaiting lproSecutive action, he decided that hN preferred military life, but the Icourt observed that he has missed pais oportunlty to serve in khaki and IgNnt him to prison for five years. Frhe same sentence was imposed on Rour New Mexico brothers who had In the mountains last winter,
 A New Yorker successfully evaded apprehension for two years, during which he registered with Q second board where he claimed he was tS when actually he was under Se, Tho F4r tracked him down and q judge gave him three years
 A St. Louis board reported e reg. istrant delinquent. Located, the Individual involved was found to be a woman, even though she had gone through Q marriage ceremony ir June, i9AS, while posing aS Q man and was still living with her "bride."
 Two Connecticut boys, the Vosy- lius brothers of Waterbury, faked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
Five Violent Deaths Listed Over Weekend
(By Unlted Preaal

A4AAANAlNA
 Five persons dled of violence In Connecticut over the weekend, two Of them victims of automobiles.
 Dominick CerFutti, B0, Bridge. port, dled early today after being struck by c hlt-run inOtOrlSt at Fairfield, according Co police.
 Robert Parsons, . BroOkfeld farmland, was injured fatally by Q truck while walking along Q highway. Police held Che driver, Robert Oekler, s1, Brewster, N. Y., on a technical charge ok negligent homicide with Q motor vehicle.
 Ernest PkAu, 90, veteran Of the Second World War, drowned in Connecticut river near Rocky Hill when Q rowbOnt upset.
 At Hartford, Harvey Poulln was found dead Oe Illuminating gas poisoning in his roofning house.
 George Lacey died at . Stam- ford hospital last night without regaining consciousness since ho was hurt in Q drinking party fight last Thursday, according to police. Frank Taylor, another partlCi- pant, was hospltalixed with ser- i0us injuries, and authorities held William DurAnt and two women As material witnesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
SCOVILL'S AWARDS
 DUPLICATE BONDS
Sgt. Zenick, Pvt. Bernar- dino Carried "Bulle.
 tin" to Home

staiY Sergeant William Zenick, 6l Spring street, and Private First Glass Bernardino Faustino of Dan- bury, wil be awarded duplicate $500 bonds as winners in the contest Tor the first American soldier to carry 10 copy of the Bulletin, Scovill pub Ncation, into Rome.
 Sergeant ZenicK carried his copy of The Bulletin of April l7, l944, Anto Rome at about 1925 Q. m. on June 6, and was the first to return his copy to Scoyills.
 Private First Glass Faustlno car- kied his May IS, 1914 copy into the city on the day 1t fell, June {, at about 6 p. m, but security regula- tions beyond his control prevented him from getting the paper return- led to Scovills within the time limit set in the contest rules.
 Although the duplicate award does nt constitute a precedent, the contest committee announced, 1t de- Ieided to make two awards because Private First Glass Faustino tried Mard and was busy fighting" Sergeant Zenick was formerly att l2ached to the rod mill at Scovills. |Kfis father, Alexander zenick, Sr., works in the rolling mill, and his brother, Alexander zenick, Jr, in khe eyelet room at the plant.
 Sergeant Zenick had his winning ,Hopy endorsed by First Lieutenant IRay Turner of his ordnance outfit mzA Bsigadier General Guy O. kurtz. Private First Glass Faustino had his copy endorsed by his com- Dany captain and Major General 1onn W. O'Daniel.
 The copies of the publication have been sent to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in Washington for certification of the generals wignatures, after which the awards .wili be made to the two former 8cOvill employees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16

said that for the fiscal year ending June 30. l942, under the public works department, total construc- ton and repair amounted to SS0e,- 4i2 and the payroll cost of admin istering 1t was $2SS,023, and for the fiscal year ending June 90, io43, the construction and repair total was Sl7i, 2So, while the payroll amount- cd to Slo7,SSo. By comparison, un- der the oomptroller's direction, for the fiscal year ending June 90, l944, construction and repair totAled $22e, ,Sss, and the total cost to the state including payroll costs and fees for the services of architects and engineers, was only S6e,2 ,24S."