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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-06
ORDERS o RAIL

Railroads are preparing to put
in order tracks which have taken
a terrific beating during the war.
In the recent weeks orders for
258,400 tons of rail have been
placed with steel companies,
among the buyers being the New
York Central, Atlantic Coast Line,
Florida East Coast and Norfolk
Southern.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-06

security and income tax, was
$8.75. That was basic only: there
were higher rates, to be sure. And
did l feel lucky the day was
kicked upstairs and given a month
ly rate of $42.5O.
Even in those days it was agreed
by the lunch-hour gang that .154
wasn't exactly enough. But nobody
ever suggested that the company
should, or even could raise the
ante to as much as SIS cents. The
most radical of us commended then
that nobody ought to get less than
SIS per week, But when we talked
like that our more timid associates
would turn pale and look over
their shoulders.
Well, what's wrong?. We don't
have the .154 rate any longer.
We've gone way past the SIS mini
mum that a few rebellious and
unreasonable people demanded.
Nowhere so far up in this wage
business that it's only a short step
to the 65 cents that the nations
unions r talking about.
So why aren't we satisfied? And
why aren't we sure of having
Jobs?
The nswer is that, while .154
was not enough to do what Presi-
dent Green says wages must do,
neither "a S42.50 per month.
Neither was 40 cents per hour.
Neither was SO cents. Neither was
60 cents.
And mark my words, neither
will be IS cents.
We all owe a debt to Mr.. Green
for talking about wages and buy
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-06
JUGOSLAVS OFFER
AMNESTY TO CHETNlCS
M DOMOBRANS

WASHINGTON-The presidium
of the National Liberation Forces
of Jugoslavia declared a general
amnesty to persons who were
members of Chetnik units, or who
participate in activities of the
Croat or Slovene "Domobranstvo''
army.
Under the decree of AVNOJ,
broadcast by the FREE JUGO-
SLAVIA radio and recorder for
Owl by FEC monitors, the am
nesty is extended to persons who
are still within these units but
leave them before January Is,
1945, and report to AVNOJ author
tiles
The amnesty decree, signed by
DR.. Ivan Ribar, president OF
AVNOJ, and Rodoljub Colakovic.
secretary, excludes from it's bene-
fits any Serbs, Croats or Slovenes
who are known to have committed
crimes like murder, arson, ano
robbery, or are subject to war
guilt trials instituted by the Jugo-
slavs.
"FOOfnriOfS on thn sands of fipoe
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-06
What's Wrong with the
Issue of Wages?


Having safely elected President
Roosevelt for another four years,
higher wages becomes the chief
consideration of the American
union leadership - again. Repre-
sentatives of both. the ALL and
the CIO are earnestly telling the
administration why it is that the
Little Steel" formula should be
scrapped. And in launching the
convention of the Federation, Mr..
William Green made wages his
keynote.
How" Mr.. Green demands,
can the national economy provide
jobs for everybody after the war
ends, unless the workers who
make the things that people buy
in peacetime have the money to
buy the things they maker"
It's a reasonable question, to be
sure. But the effect is spoiled by
setting a figure that, presumably,
would do the trick-a basic figure
of SIS cents per hour being what
we are hearing about right now.
Now l recall that higher wages
was also issue number / when l
hit my first job back in 1906. And,
to tell the truth, we've come a
long way since then-so far as
wages are concerned.
Basic wages at that time were
believe it or not!-fifteen and
fourteenth (.154) cents per hour.
Basic working time was 10 hours
a day, five hours on Saturdays
with nothing extra for overtime
So that back in those dark and
dismal days about the best that a
laborer could hope to take home,
with nothing deducted for social
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-12-06
A Combination

Young Mani want to buy a
diamond ring.
Salesman-Yes, sir. How about
n of our combination sets?
Three pieces: Engagement, wedding
and teething.
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Turf Fan Sentenced
For Using Bank Funds

From Yesterdays Last Edition)
BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Mar. 14.-Short, mild
hammered Charles Stewart Dineen,
52-year-old, $35-a-week bank teller
who wagered thousands of dollars
Of the funds of his bank on horse
races-and won-and replaced his
borrowings. today was sentenced in
Federal court to serve two months
in jail
The luck that had served Dineen
during months of successful betting
failed him at last when a $4,000
shortage was discovered in another
teller's accounts, according to an
outline of the case presented to
Judge George c. Sweeney by Prose-
cutor Joseph M. Hargedon.
Other employees at the Broadway
National Bank in Chelsea told FBI
agents that Dineen had been play
ing the horses and they arrested
him as he left the Suffolk Downs
race track. They never traced any
shortage in bank funds to him-but
he told them about his betting and
came into court and pleaded guilty
to a charge of embezzling $4,000 in
Evening star., 1944-03-15
WPb Restricts Personal
Calls in War AGENCIES

The Government is beginning to
tighten up on personal long distance
telephone calls on Republic 750O-
the war agencies exchange-which
it was estimated cost IS 900 last year
in uncollectable items and processing
charges.
An order issued by William A.
Murphy. director of the War Pro-
duction Boards division of admins
trative services, states that no per-
sonal outgoing or incoming collect
long distance calls will be accepted
by the big Government switchboard
unless the operator is furnished with
residence number, to which the call
can be charged.
Mr.. Murphy said the restriction on
Evening star., 1944-03-15

bank funds and falsifying records.
The $4,000 shortage has never been
solved
Dineen, a bachelor, said he had
placed one bet of $4,000 on Count
Fleet to win the Kentucky Derby in
1943 and another of $4,000 on Whirl-
away at New Orleans in the winter
of 1912.
The FBI men said Dineen told
them he had won all his large bets.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

was a former naval paymaster gen.
eral and chief of the Bureau of
Supplies and Accounts.
The Corvina is the goth SUBJ
marine casualty since the Pearl
Harbor attack and the 18th which
has been reported lost. Two others
have been sunk in accidents and
one was destroyed to prevent cap
ture by the Japanese.
The Corvina, commissioned Au-
gust 6, l943, was one of the newest
type submarines.
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Submarine Corvina
Missing on Patrol
From Yesterdays Late Edition. J


The Navy announced today that
the large submarine Corvina 'is
overdue from patrol and must be
presumed to be lost"
The Navy, in accordance with
policy, gave no information on
where the Corvina made her last
war patrol, but presumably she was
operating against japanese shipping
In the Pacific, where American sub
mersibles have gone into coastal
waters of the japanese homelands.
Built at Groton, Conn, the Cor
vina was commanded by Comdr
Roderick S. Rooney, 35, a native of
New York, whose wife, Mrs. Mary
Spear Rooney, lives at Berkeley,
Calf. She is the daughter of Rear
Admiral Ray A. Spear, retired who
Evening star., 1944-03-15

the use Of ofncial telephones twas
caused by violations of a General
Accounting once regulation pro-
hibiting such calls except in emer-
gencies, and by the expense involved
in recording and collecting for such
calls" He said personal calls cost
ing in excess of $4,000 were placed
over the Republic 1900 switchboard
in the last year.
Evening star., 1944-03-15
Labor Draft Inevitable
Wodsworth Declares

From Yesterdays Last Edition)
By the Associated Press
AUGUSTA. Ga. Mar. 14.-Repre-
sentative Wadsworth, Republican, of
New York said today he regards a
national service act as inevitable.
Addressing the annual meeting of
the Augusta Chamber of Commerce,
he said the need for such legislation
is tremendous.
"Shipyards and plane factories
can't hire as many people as are
leaving" he said. How long it will
take I don't know, but some form
of national service legislation will
have to be passed"
Evening star., 1944-03-15

Red Cross accounts are audited by
the War Department of the United
States.
Evening star., 1944-03-15

War job for housewives! Help
make explosives by saving every
drop of waste kitchen fats. Take
them to your meat dealer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
Matte Coleman
Funeral Friday

Mrs. Matte Coleman, 587 W.
Central Ave-, a resident of st. Paul
since 1928, died at Ancker Hospital
Tuesday evening, Dec. 26.
Mrs. Coleman had been in i'll
health for two months but became
seriously i'll on the eighth of Deem
Der and was taken to the hospital
where she died.
She was born at Raleigh, n. c.
Funeral services have been tenta-
lively set for Friday, Dec. 90, at
Brooks Funeral Home. Interment
will be at Elmhurst Cemetery. Rev.
Floyd Massey, Jr., will officiate.
Surviving are her children, Mau-
reen, Leroy and Thomas of St. Paul,
and Paul, sergeant in the U. S.
Army stationed at Kearney, Neb.;
two brothers, Allen Garrett, Par
sons, Kan, and Haywood Garrett,
Wilson, Tex; and a sister Mahalie
Garrett of Waco, Tex. Her son and
both brothers are expected to ar
rive in the city to attend the fun
eral.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
TUNSTALL-STEELE VICTORY
MAY COST RAILROADS
MILLION DOLLARS

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA).
The possibility that the Supreme
Court victory won in the Tunstall-
Steele cases against the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen may cost railroads
operating in the South and South
east over a million dollars was re-
vealed this week by Charles H.
Houston, nationally known attor-
ney, who successfully represented
the Negro firemen in the 5-year
court battle and through the Su-
preme Court.
Both Tom Tunstall and Bester
William Steele sued for damages
of $4,000 each for denial of their
seniority rights and their loss of
remuneration by being shifted to
more arduous and less remunera-
tive work under the railroad-union
agreements.
Hundreds of Negro firemen have
had similar experiences. The right
to bring their suits in federal
courts was established in the de-
cision of the Tunstall case.
Mr.. Houston also pointed out that
the decision is one of benefit not
only to Negroes, but to all minority
groups. 1t will be effective in OBJ
tanning impartial representation
wherever a labor union becomes the
bargaining representative of an en-
tire group of craft under color of
federal authority. This means, he
says, that the CLIO or the AFL may
use the decision whenever the other
wins a bargaining agent election,
in order to see that it's members
are not Disseminated against by
the majority.
In its decision, the court declared:
"Unless the labor union represent
ing a craft owes some duty to
represent non-union members of
the craft, at least to the extent of
not discriminating against them as
such in the contracts which it makes
as their representative, the minor
ity would be left with no means of
protecting their interests or, indeed,
their right to earn a livelihood by
pursuing the occupation in which
they are employed"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
Percy Villa
NewsbOys Enjoy
Turkey Dinner

The 18th annual Minneapolis
downtown newsboys Christmas din
ner, sponsored by the Percy Villa
Newsboys committee, was held at
the Nicollet Hotel Sunday after
noon, Dec. "a.
The boys enjoyed a turkey din
ner and heard brief remarks from
George Barton, Judge D. E. La
Belle, Father John Dunphy, AL
Knaeble, Judge Harold Rogers,
Fred Weinberg, Rabbi Nahum
Schulman, Cecil E. Newman, and
Percy Villa, club founder.
Pvt. George Barton, Jr., of the
Fort Smelling public relations Of
fee, former advertising man and
musician, gave three saxophone
selections.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
New BubY Girl
At Fuckers Housed

There is a new Holiday Visitor
scheduled to make her home at
1914 18th Ave. So, Minneapolis,
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Rucker. "She" is a baby girl
born to that couple at Fairview
Hospital one day after Christmas,
December &c. "She" weighed seven
pounds at birth and along with her
mother is getting along fine. Mr..
Rucker is an accountant at TCOP,
and secretary of the Minneapolis
branch of the NAACP. Mrs. Ruck-
er is a librarian and is on leave
from the Wheatley branch library.
The Fuckers have another child,
boy three years old.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
Boston Store
Hires Eight
Negro Clerks

Boston, Mass. - Gilchrist and
Company Department Store set a
precedent here this week by being
the first to hire colored saleswo-
men.
The company was one of six in
vited to meet and discuss the posi-
bility of disseminating segregation
employment policies. Representa-
tives of one store refused to at
tend the meeting, and four others
refused to employ other than white
saleswomen.
Gilchrist which has employed
eight, has placed them in posts
throughout the store.
The Radcliffe College student pa
per, commencing this action, says
editorially:
"For some time now, the Urban
League of Boston has been work
ing for just such action. But only
now, when it has been difficult
for stores to find additional help,
have their efforts been successful.
Before, colored girls were dis
couraged from entering the mer-
chandising business in Boston be-
cause chances of finding employ
ment were so poor.
"Gilchrist's has long been noted
for it's good relationship between
employers and employees. This re-
cent action is but another example
of their liberal policies. But this is
only the first step. The employ
ment of these girls is just for the
Christmas holidays, and probably
will be terminated shortly after.
"This store has set a new prece-
dent, the Importance of which
should not be underestimated. 1t is
practical groundwork which can be
adopted by other stores. Eventu-
ally it can become an accepted and
universal policy in Boston.
"This will, in part, depend on
public action. A favorable opinion,
written in letter or postcard to
Gilchrist's will encourage them to
continue this policy and will go a
long way toward promoting its ex-
tension to other stores in this city.
If this precedent can be perman-
emily established, it will be a small
but, nevertheless, important step
in our fight for racial liberation"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29

Mrs. Lucille Thomas of Topeka,
Kans., is in the city visiting her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Robbins, and her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Smith, at 3725
Fourth Ave. S.
Sgt. Clarence Hammond arrived
in the city Dec. Is, from Tampa,
Fla, to be at the bedside of his
mother, Mrs. D. H. Hammond, 2741
Clinton Ave-, who was confined at
Fairview Hospital with pneumonia.
Mrs. Hammond was brought home
from the hospital Christmas day.
Sgt. Hammond will leave for his
station Saturday, Dec. 80.
Enlists in Navy: Homer Beas-
ley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Beasley, 904 Bryant Ave. N, en-
listed in the Navy last week. He
left for Great Lakes training sta
ton, Tuesday, Dec. &c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
Miss L. o. Smith
Attends Aunt's
Funeral in Kos.

Miss L. o. Smith, 1906 Fifth Ave.
So, left Wednesday night, Dec. 81,
to attend the funeral of her aunt,
Mrs. Louisa Johnson, at Lawrence,
Kans., who died Tuesday, Dec. &c.
Mrs. johnson returned home Oct.
81, after spending four months
visiting her sister, the late Mrs.
G. D. Smith, here in Minneapolis,
who died Nov. 7, 1914.
Mrs. johnson was the last of a
family of nine children. The others
preceded her in death. Mrs. Smiths
grandparents settled in Lawrence
in 1862.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
Christmas Observance
At st. James A.M.E.
Church in st. Paul

A very impressive Candle Light
Service given by the Church School
Sunday evening at 500 p. m. was
we'll attended. The principal parts
were taken by Maxine Worthing-
ton and Sally Williams, readers;
David Cough and Robert Johnson,
Choir Boys; Manager scene, Beverly
Carroll and Howard Starks, Jr.
Rev. B. N. Moore, Minister; Choral
Scriptural reading by Miss Airline
Allison's class; a very fine musical
background by the Junior Choir
of which Rosie Mae johnson is the
president, and Mr.. James R. Lynn
as Waterman in the hymn done in
antiphonal style, "Watchman Tell
Us of the Night"
The story of the Nativity" was
re-enacted on Christmas morning
at $50 am. when the Christmas
story was given in Pageant in a
colorful, dramatic and religious
manner by the Senior Choir and
The University of Life with the
supporting background of Christ
mas Carols sung by The Junior
Choir.
The cast of characters was as fol-
lows: Mary, Juanita Lacey; Eliza
beth, Bernice Allison; Joseph,
James Watson; Zacharius, Rheul
the shepherd, James R. Lynn; Shep-
herds, Donald and Chester Russell
and Alfred Anderson; Angels,
Yvette Lacy, Phyllis Mayes, Patricia
Harris and Joyce King. Soloists
for the morning were Bobby Grigs-
by who sang the second verse of
the professional hymn, "Oh, Come
All Ye Faithful" and Cassell Ayres
who sang 20 Little Town of Bethle-
HEM" These services were directed
by Mrs. Cora E. Moore, the Pageant
on Christmas Morning, and Bertha
L. King, the Sunday School Candle
Light Service.
SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. Cecil Hunter, 1400 Third
st. s., Minneapolis, is reported
seriously i'll.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
Nine Year Old T..
Girl Prevents
Auto Accident

Jean Chivers, 9-year-old twin
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
C. Chivers, 4O17 Clinton Ave-, Min
neapolis, prevented an accident last
Friday when her father left her
alone in the back seat of their car.
Mr.. Chivers parked the car on 3sth
and Nicollet and went into a store.
When he returned he noticed the
car was standing about 80 feet from
where he had parked it. When he
questioned the child about it she
explained that the car started to
roll away and she jumped into the
front. seat and steered it against
the curb to prevent it from hitting
a street car.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29

mattely 60 Of the walters, Attorney
Crispus A. Wright represented two,
David Williams one, and Donald
Mckay one. Two stewards repre-
scented by Attorney Morris Levine
also appeared for arraignment.
One waiter stated that he had no
attorney and intended to use no
attorney.
The clerk of the court read the
indictment and each defendant was
asked as to what his plea was. At
torney Gordon, representing the
large group of walters, moved the
court for additional time to con-
slider the indictment before he al
lowed his clients to plead. Other
attorneys present Joined in the
said motion and the court did con-
tinue the plea on said indictment to
December 26, at IL a. m.
In a statement to the press, Cor
don said that there are more than
just two pleas to an indictment.
Most people, he said, thought there
were only two pleas-one guilty"
and the other mot guilty" but that
an attorney could attack the in
dictment and claim it did not state
a public offense. He might move
to quash the indictment on many
and numerous grounds or he might
demur to the Indictment and that
before entering any pleas these
acts should be carefully considered
because once a defendant pleads
mot guilty" it is too late to bring
up these other objections to form.
In the event that pleas are en-
tered on December &c, the time
and date of trial will then be set.
The defendants comprise one of
the three groups of railroad work
ers totaling 1876 who were indicted
by Federal grand jury. They are
accused of stealing money in Union
Pacific dining cars on the Chal-
lenger, by manipulation of meal
checks, causing losses amounting
to 100000 a year. Pleas for an
other group arraigned a week ago
were also set for Dec. &c. Approx
mately 80 additional defendants
will be arraigned Dec. 26, according
to Asst. U. S. Atty. Homer Bell.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-29
NAACP Sets
Up Returned
Veterans Bureau
CAPTAIN JESSE o. DEDMON
NAMED NAACP VETERANS
SECRETARY

New York.-Captain Jesse o.
Dedmon, Jr., who was placed in
inactive status last October on &C.
count of physical disability, has
been named to be Secretary of
Veterans Affairs in the NAACP.
The NAACP, according to Roy
wilkins, acting secretary, created
the new department of work for
veterans because of the great num-
Der of inquiries from men in uni
form and the well known need for
improvement in the handling of
Negro veterans by regular govern
ment agencies. The NAACP, Will
kins said, intends to do everything
possible to aid in solving the spe-
cial problems of Negro veterans,
eliminating discrimination against
them, and seeing that they receive
their full benefits as veterans.
Captain Dedmon is SO. He is a
native of Oklahoma and was gradu-
ated from Howard university in
1882, receiving his law degree there
in 1886. He was admitted to the
Oklahoma bar in February, 1887,
and practiced in Tulsa from 1887
to September Is, 1910, when he
was called to active duty with the
rank of first lieutenant.
Dedmon was promoted to the
rank of captain August 81, 1912.
He served with the 366th Infantry
at Fort Davens, Mass, had
charge of the training program at
Prairie View college for one year,
and was trial Judge advocate at
Camp Claiborne, La, from June
until September, 1914.
Captain Dedmon is familiar with
the problems of Negro soldiers and
his legal training plus his ex-
perience as trial judge advocate
are expected to be of the utmost
value in his new work with the
NAACP.
The Veterans Affairs Secretary
will be stationed in the Washington