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sounded weak to the conven-
ton, except when he declined
the nomination for vice-presi-
dent. Tapes who possesses a
remarkably fine speaking voice
did not come through with the
fervid oratory of other years.
Mayor Welch of Grand Rapids
who told the delegates on the
first day of the convention that
"the people of Grand Rapids are
afraid of the CO." returned on
the last day to say that "the ClO
has aroused the admiration of
the people of Grand Rapids.
You can come back here any
time you want. More than that
you can go anywhere in this
country for conventions and we
will recommend you highly"
George F. Adde's told the
delegates at the opening session
that cities did not want the
UAW convention because of the
rowdism of the organization and
intimated that it was difficult to
find a place to hold this years
meeting because of the i'll repute
of the Auto Workers. He Offered
to show letters in his file tc
prove his point.
The Bomber" and plaza
were two of the favorite haunt,
| for the delegates, also the Pub
in the Pantlind Hotel where
drinks and malarkey flowed
freely.
Most popular man in thu
Toledo contingent was Norman
Meyers. Each day a crowd o
delegates would gather arount
Meyers while he dipped down il
his brief case and came up witt
expense money. Then, havini
been paid, they would fad
away and leave him all alone II
the cold cruel world.
Wendell Strong from Loca
$40, Sandusky obliged witt
some nifty piano playing at
party for Region 2-B at tn
Rowe Hotel. Any time Wendell
takes a notion to leave Farrell
Cheek Foundry, he won't hav
to worry about a job. He is al
expert at the keys.
Melvin Schultz pleaded wit
some of the Pantlind Hote
court singers to ease up so n
could get decent nights sleer
, Biggest laugh of the conven
, ton came when Secretary of tn
Interior Harold Ickes discussin
the donations of the DUPONT
said that "even little Fell.
! Dupont III broke open his pigg
bank and poured its generou
contents into the hands of tn
selfless Republicans and ende'
by caying land now ! will clos
with my cordial thanks for thi
opportunity to talk to you
Frankly, as one of Mr.. Dewey
tired old men / should hav
been In bed long ago"
Two priests, Father Higgin
and Father Flanagan who sat a
the press table observing tn
difficulty which President R. j
Thomas had in getting the dele
gates to come to order at time
remarked this Is democracy. /
anything, it's too much democ
racy."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-09-22
Labor Pepper
Let's Fly
A. PegIer

CHESTER, Pa, Sept. 18, -
(LPA)-Westbrook Pegler may
have bitten off more than he
can chew when he tangled with
the Liberal Press" local labor
and cooperative weekly. Attack
ing the paper in his daily
Hearst-woned column, Pegler
whined at what he alleged were
attacks on Army and Navy of
ficers, and "inciting class ha-
tred." He took the Liberal
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Freeze Fight
Neur Success
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sidered important in the panels
findings. "The risk" the panel
reports, appears to be more
than offset by the possibility OF
decreased earnings in the ap-
preaching period of reconver-
sion and the increase in supply
of civilian goods"
The panel says that both
union and companies have not
established their contentious
that corporate profits Caccoro-
ing to the union) and increased
nayrolls according to the com.
nanies) are the main causes Oh
inflationary movements now.
mo findings" are reported by
the panel on the steelworkers
detailed study of actual incomes
and expenditures of a sample
group of steel workers families
presented by the board by
philip Murray, SteelWorKerSS
and CIo president. The panel
also refused comment on the
clos contention that wages OF
labor in Great Britain have no'
been frozen and that wage ao-
iustments there are being cur
rently approved.
steel Co.'S Huge Incomes
The huge incomes of the steel
comnanies in the case is re-
vaaIed in the facts agreed upor
bv the panel. In 1943, the com
panies' income was 3OO%o great
or than the average for the
wears 1936-1939. With the labor
members dissenting vigorously
the panel ruled out the union
charge that profits were con
cealed in corporation figures OF
reserves and allowances for DE
pletion, depreciation, ana 10
additional war costs.
The industry members claim
that they cannot get tair ah'
adequate return" on their III
vestment if the wage raise J
granted, interpreting the panel
statement of fact as meanln'
that the panel thinks this wag'
raise would not result in nara
shin TO the companies.
Annual Wage Demand
The Steelworkers, like tn
Auto Workers in the Genera
Motors case, the Aluminium
workers. and the Packinghous
workers, are asking the com
panies to guarantee to make u
anv difference between what
worker gets in his pay enveiop
and the amount he would &c
for 40 hours work week: IN
unions have claimed that, IN
companies have government!
guaranteed refunds from thel
wartime taxes that will cushlo'
anv losses after the war. Tn
panel agreed to this interpreta
tion. However, the panel eN
pressed the belief that # pro
duction should fall to 500 o
capacity is inevitable after IN
war. the labor members say N
responsible public officlal Q
business executive has dared, a
openly as have the Bethlehem
steel Company and the publ
members of the Panel, to tel
the American workers and IN
returning servicemen that the
can expect nothing but unem
ployment, the dole and bread
lines" They say that the uniol
rejects "any such fatalistic ac
ceptance of a postwar depres
los. -
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Press to task for an editorial
urging returning soldiers, in
their own best interest, to line
up with the unions.
Daring Pegler to reply,
Liberal Press /" editor, S
ley Milne, branded Pegler -
accurate, charging among other
things that the columnist said
the paper was a CIO organ,
while it actually is independent:
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-09-22

conference that try to deal with
cartel arrangements between
nations. Washington observers
point out that despite the do
mestic antitrust policy, the gov
ernment at present has not
adopted a policy to guide post
war action on this problem.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-09-22

Monday night saw this year $
American League. Local II
UAW-CIO bowling teams hit
the pins to a fair beginning.
The American League is a new
conner in the Local IL bowling
circle and judging by the en-
thusiasm shown by the bowlers
it's going to be a cracker jack.
National Supply being repre-
sented with 3 teams started off
by winning 8 out of 8 games,
National Supply team No. led
the league with 3 game win
over Willys-Overland No. 3.
They also had a 3 game high
for the evening with a 2444 to-
tai.
National Supply team No. ]
score was almost as high as the
formers and good enough for
3 wins from Standard Com
mutator. Hester Black and T.
Steele were high for the win
ners, while II. Wilhelm fine 507
series was a wasted effort.
American Can was the only
club able to salvage a game
from a National Supply club
Taking the last game from NJ
S. No. 2 with a fine 822. c. Zie-
linski was high for ~ S. with
Frank Nadolny carrying high
series for American Can.
WHY'S Overland No. l rolled
their games without opposition
gathering a huge $50 game in
their last effort. Mather Spring
the eight entry will be on the
line next Monday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-09-22
Local IL No+ionol
League Bowling
Season Opens

The opening night OF the Ma
tional Local u league started
off with a bang at the Bowl-O-
Drome for last years champion
Commutator team. They proved
too much of a match for Ran
som and Randolph and took all
three games. Johnny Grant led
the scoring for Commutator
with a 542,
DeVilbiss kept right in pitch
ing and took three games from
Toledo Pressed Steel in a hard
fought contest.
Toledo Steel Products new
conner in the Local II league
took Q out Of 3 from the stub
born Gordon bunch.
Cas- Amborski had the league
high game with a 21l score
johnny Grant followed with
2O7. Len Warnke managed tc
squeeze through with a 2O3.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-09-22
Hard to say. isn't il?

Horo 70 say Isnf IT
In fact, you haven't given it much thought.
Things are going well now. The job pays
fine, and it looks as if ii will last forever.
But suppose it doesn't? Suppose, in the
years after the war, you find things slowing
up. What then? POS
Sure maybe a good man can always get
a Job But isn't il great thing to have nice
soft cushion to fall back on if and when
things don't go right?
Plan and tuckng money away regularly,
week after week. you're fashioning the best
kind of cushion you can possibly have, big
,cad Of money inuested in Var Bonds.
Here's why:
War Bonds are the safest investment in
the world.
War Bonds give you "a back ten years
from now for every SS you invest.
War Bonds are your stake in the good
things OF omorroV-security, independence,
travel, decent old age.
And today, War Bonds give you chance
to put your money into the fight-the best
reason of all!
Think that over. And when you get your
check chuck good portion of il into
Bonds. even though you're buying them
already Buy War Bonds - and hang ONTO
them.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Gov. Requested
To Curb Mob
Violnce in Tenn.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. (PPNS) >
Following the wanton staying of
Il year old James Scales former
inmate of the Pikesville reforma-
tory by a lynch crazed mob for
the alleged killing of two white
women, citizens of this locality.
headed by DR.. James r. Patter-
son, have presented to Governor
Prentice Cooper request that
some action he enacted hv the
state to provide protection for
other inmates of the reforn.atory.
This move was taken to counter
act further violence that might
flare up within the ranks of the
still Infatuated mobsters.
Young Scales fell MORALLY
wounded before a hail of shots
from group of Dixie lynchers,
when he tried to escape their
clutches after they had broken
in the city jail and dragged him
to the streets, Governor Cooper
posted a reward of $500 for in
formation leading to the arrest of
the malefactors.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
NAACP Teachers Salary Case
Brings Probe OF Little Rock
School Board Rating Methods

On November 80, the NAACP
filed its brief with the L. s. Cir
cult Court Of Appeals for the 8th
Circuit in the case of Susie Nor
ris VS.. Board of Directors of the
Little Rock Special School Dis
,rict. The appeal is from a judg-
nent rendered by the District
Court Of the U. S. for the East
ern District of Arkansas dismiss
sing the Complaint, filed last
March 10,
Mrs. Susie Morris, a former
teacher in the Little Rock school
system filed complaint against
the Board early in 1912, alleging
that the defendants over long
period of years consistently main
tanned a policy Of paying Negro
teachers and principals in the
public sci ools Of Little Rock less
salary than that paid white teach
ers and principals possessing the
same professional qualifications,
licenses and experience in the ex-
ercise of the same duties. The
complainant alleged further that
such discrimination is being prac-
ticed against all Negro teachers
en- dprincipals in Little Rock and
il based solely upon their race or
coolr, in violation Of the 14th
amendment to the U. s. Constitu-
ton.
In denying these allegations the
defendants attempted to show dur
ing the trial which lasted full
week, that teachers were rated
without discrimination on account
Of race or color and that the diff
ferences in salaries were based
solely on teaching worth, which
included such value as "merit and
standing in the community This
represents the first time any
similar case has gone to the Cir
cult Court of Appeals on the ques-
ton of school board rating meth
DDS for teachers. 1t is we'll estab-
lished in series of cases that
It is unconstitutional to pay Ne
gro teachers less salary than
whites possessing the same quail
fications and performing the same
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Youth Congress
Maps As Program
At 9th Congress

Atlanta, Georgia Over three
hundred and fifty delegates and
observers to the Sixth All-South-
crn Negro Youth Conference in
Atlanta, Georgia on November
30, December /, 2 and 8. from all
Of the Southern states pledge
that they would return to their
homes and carry out and extend
the program of the Southern Ne
7ro Youth Congress- in their local
communities Largest delega-
tions were from Alabama. Geor-
gia Louisiana and Southern Caro-
lima.
Two major interests Of the s.
~ Y G. for 1915 will be that OF
voting with special emphasis on
registration and the problems of
veterans and Service Personnel
Columbia, South Carolina will
be host to the Seventh All-south-
orn Negro Youth Conference in
the spring of 1916.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15

Benjamin A. Davis Jr., New
York City councilman summed up
his opinion OF the Communist re-
lations to the race issue by say
ing: Communists are resolutely
fighting for the elimination of
Scottsboro frame-ups in and out
of the Armed Forces. and for
the immediate, unconditional cit
izenship of Negro Americans in
all walks of life"
Horace Cayton, author of the
forthcoming social study, BLACK
Metropolis" remarked upon the
pro-communist feeling among the
Negro masses, but said:
only gradually are they begin
ming to realize the change in tao
tics which subordinates the Ne
gro's problem to the larger world
struggle for power"
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
(Ry O. II. sllelton)

Chicago tPPNS) - The I'M
yelling Of a life of horror exist
ing beneath the polished exterior
of the swanky Pershing hotel was
made this week when the death
of Michael Myers. one of a group
OF Jamaeians brought to this
state to supplement the manpower
shortage, was reported after at
tempts to suppress the scandal had
failed.
Young Michael repeatedly met
his death after contracting a con-
tagious disease, which resulted
from substandard health condi-
lions and facilities imposed upon
ninety of the jamaican group
who were forced to live in one
large room. Herded like cattle
into their stuffy quarters, the
men bunk on army cots that
crowd every inch of available
space. A rocking odor emits
from scattered garbage and other
refuse that litter the floor, while
proper ventilation is difficult be-
cause of the large number occupy
ing the room.
The men go for weeks without
change Of linen, and the lack of
chairs, lockers or other useful
furniture neeessitates the piling
of Their clothes on the floor. They
have access to toilet with water
pressure so low that only one
inch of water fills the commode.
The cost per man for these "ac-
Communications" is $500 per week,
making a total income for the
management of S ,260 a month.
These unbelievable conditions that
exist in this secluded portion OF
the hotel is in marked contrast
with the finery accorded regular
guests,
The men are ostracised and not
allowed to commute with the
other guests. They are employed
BY the Union stoekyards and up
on arriving from work must 90
Immediately to their quarters, us
ing the side of the lobby to gain
entrance.
o. T. Shelton, the writer, who
made an unofficial Investigation
of the case, places the blame on
the VINO, the hotel management
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
2-Day Institute On
Social Hygiene
At AM College

A two-day statewide Institute
on Social Hygiene will be held
at A. M. & N. College, Pine
Bluff, on December IA and Is.
The institute will seek to pro-
vide a group of leaders of the
state with basic information rela-
tive to the organization and ad-
ministration Of programs of So
cial hygiene education.
According to a statement re-
leased by Butler r. Henderson
chairman of the program com
mittee, the program will be divid
ed into three parts; % A State
ment of the Problem of Venereal
Diseases; GU The Methods of
Control; (3) The Role Of the
Citizen Organizations and Volun-
teer Workers in the Social Hy-
giene Program.
Among the speakers and dis
cussion leaders will be Bascom
Johnson field director; Dr. C. +.
Marden and c, o. Rogers, Of the
See INSTITUTE--Pagc 4
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Wife BestoWs Honor
Youth Congress Replies
TO Presidents Greeting

establish through victory the kind
of world described in your mes
sage; "A universal freedom un-
der which a new basis of secur-
ity and prosperity can be estab-
lished for all regardless to
station, race. or creed.
In order to achieve this kind
of world, we offer ourselves in
service to the nation. We offer
ourselves for a program of uni
ve!sal military service to keep
this nation and its youth strong
az q guarantee C lasting peace.
We express our determinatl on
I'll at in such program Ne ,ro
youth must serve with equal ty,
with dignity, and without the
evil practice and effects of segre-
cation and discrimination.
We pledge to assume and car
ry out our full responsibilities as
voting citizens.
We wish you good health and q
long life.
Rose Mae Catchings, President
Esther V. Cooper Executive
Secretary.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
JAMAICAN WORKER DIES after
BEING HERDED IN Jim. Grow Hotel.
Believed To Contracted Contagious
Disease In CHS Pershing Hotel

|and Atty, Bentley Cyrus, who
acts as adviser and eonsutant for
the men.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Carlton Moss Honored For Work

Carlton Moss, author of and principal character
In "The Negro soldier" official War Department
film depicting the role of the Negro soldier in
Americas wars, receive the congratulations of
Cooncy Frank Caprs, after being presented with
the Overseas Service Emblem In Hollywood on
November TO- Colonel Capra, who directed the
NEGRO Soldier" is commanding officer of the Spc-
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Democracy Is
The Rights OF
The Minorities
Says Chi Pastor

Great Lakes, Ill.~-"To me the
essence of democracy is not the
rule of the majority, it is the
rights of the m,nofities, not be-
cause they are minorities but be-
cause they are human
This, DR.. Harold Rlppp, pastor
Of the Central Church, Chicago,
pointed out in his address to 10
Camp Robert Smalls Service
School graduates and their rela-
tives here at the U, s. Naval
Training Center, Tuesday.
DR.. Ruopp said that there were
three things on which most Ameri-
cans agree. Eve want to see an
early end to the war. We want q
Just and lasting peace, not merely
An armistice for a generation. And
we want democracy to survive. y
! He added that I'VE want a democ
racy worth surviving, with right:
and liberties for all people re
! CARELESS OF race or religion, "
Speaking Of peace, DIR. Ruopl
said he believed that peace likt
war was a created thing "Peac,
Is something you have to worl
| for forever, and it is costly.
comes high. 1t Is never down {,
bargain prices, but while peac,
comes high, 1t is never as higl
as the price of war"
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
DIG Choruses
To Present
Xmas Contata

The combined choruses of Dun
bar High School and Junior Col
lege will present a Christmas Con-
tata, "The New Born King" Sun
day December II, at 400 p. m.
in the Dunbar auditorium. Direct
ed by Miss Harriet A. Robinson,
Chairman of the music depart
ment with Mrs Marguerite T.
Johnson, teacher of junior high
school music as accompanist, the
presentation win be open to the
public.
Soloists will lie Milton Arm
strong, Hubert Anderson, Byron
jenkins, Lawrence Voolfolk, Her
man Davis, Llewellyn Edwards,
Doris Fletcher, Georgia Laster,
Elsie Gurden, Marion Longley.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

ATLANTA, GEORGIA
In reply to the statement sent
to delegates attending the Sixth
All Southern Negro Youth Con-
ference in Atlanta, Georgia on
November 30, December |, 2 and
3, the following message was sent
to President Franklin D. Roose-
welt:
Dear Mr.. President:
The hundreds of delegates at
tending the Sixth All-Southern
Negro Youth Conference and re-
presenting scme Of their thou
sands Of fellow Americans were
thrilled to receive your message OF
greetings and expressions of good
wishes.
We send this statement in re-
Spouse to your challenge. We
pledge our tosal and loyal sup
port Cor all measures necessary
for the complete victory Of the
allied nations in the war against
fascist tyranny.
We pledge all our energies to
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Prominent Negro Leaders Debate
Communist Stand On Race Issue

Chicago. The question Have
Communists Quit Fighting for
Negro Rights" is answered by
four prominent Negro leaders in
the December issue of NEGRO d.
GEST published here.
Declaring that the question was
one raised by reactionaries to
discredit the work of the Com
munist, William L. Patterson, as
sistant Director of the Abraham
Lincoln School in Chicago stat
ed:
From its inception the Com
munist party has regarded what is
called the Negro problem as one
Of the most urgent of issues con-
fronting American democracy
So aggressively and zealously,
W. 9ioN'h'iN anu Sy oNCAiatitniiy
has it fought for an equal status
for Negroes that the pol takers
and white supremists of the South
and their Northern friends.
have commonly referred to the
Communist Party as 'the NJ
party
Taking the affirmative stand,
George S. Schuyler, an editor Of
the Pittsburgh Courier, said;
THE record shows that where
and when the Communists seem
ed to be fighting for Negro rights,
their object was simply to
strengthen the hand OF Russia.
When this was accomplished, they
abandoned the fight and turned
! II 10 something else.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
Pearl Buck Speaks
For Anti-Bias Bill

NEW YORK (C) - Auth
Dress Pearl S. Buck said this week
she was very much in favor of
the proposed state FEPC legis-
lation. Speaking before the 90 man
State Commission Against Dis
elimination, Miss Buck, dressed
in soft red wool told in her rich
voice, how she wanted to see
legislation enacted outlawing bias
in employment. 1--WE must prac-
tice what we preach she said
"Everytime we discriminate here,
the Japs pick it up and broadcast
it to Asia. So our war effort is
very much effected"
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
NEW YORK LITTLE
SYMPHONY PRESENTS
By G1adls =. Graham

NEW YORK - Co - The
first Negro ever to be presented
in a debut recital with the fam
GUS New York Little Symphony
(Which presents outstanding young
American artists) conducted by
Joseph Barrone, eminent impress
sario, at Carnegie Hall, was the
honor accorded William Bodkin.
young Harlem baritone.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15

duties if that distinction is based
on race or color.
After the school board files its
brief with the circuit court. the
date will be set for argument on
tie appeal. Attorneys for the APP.
pellant are Thurgood Marshall,
special counsel, and local counsel
J. r. Booker.
Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
ARMY'S NEGRO STRENGTH
7o1.67S ON SEPTEMBER so
J. WASHINGTON,

\ WASHINGTON N, III. Y
end OF September, 1O1,678 lle-
groe swere carried on Army rolls,
the War Department reported to-
day. In the seven-month period
between February 20, 1914, and
September 80, 1914, the Negro
strength increased 1852.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-02

army Numbered the vice situa-
ton I'm Miami, Miami Beach and
New Orleans-after 80 years of
reform government.
The most likely purchaser OF
the n. Y. Yankees baseball team
Ia movie executive - whose
initials are s. G. mot GOldwyn)
The amazing job in radio
show production by Frank and
Anne Hummert. Currently pro-
ducing FL programs total of
80 airings weekly. The song.
"Fll Remember April" Ca lovely
ballad) just getting a big break.
1t was written four years ago.
THE RUMORS about former
A Eahtic City political boss
"Nocky" Johnson aging terribly
IN prison. Inmates report that
he may not lire Veronica
Lakes personal appearance az
Chicago, ichich dreC 2O,OOO poo
pile. Glenn Miiler's band CO.
starre Her opposition Cas
Gerald l.. X. Smith, WhO at
tracted GOO.