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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-24

Halle @. Brown Notes: The Hal
lie modern dance group is plan
ming to do big things and there is
still room for more dancers. Those
interested may come to Halle any
Tuesday evening at 1880 or see
Miss Murphy.
Boys and girls are urged to re-
member the game room where
there are all kinds of games and
puzzles available for their use. The
game room is open Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Friday afternoon and
Monday and Thursday evenings. 1t
is we'll supervised and designed for
fun.
SIG CONVENTION
Continued from Page One)
munities with their relation to the
functions of the Office of Price Ad-
ministration.
Mrs. Beck Named Sec'y-Treas.
In this latter meeting the Aux
iliary of Local SIG was honored by
the National Auxiliary in placing
Mrs. Naomi Beck of st. Paul,
Minnesota, who was the delegate
from our Auxiliary, in the position
of National Secretary-Treasurer.
Three Inspectors on N. P.
The program of the Joint Council
was very broad and comprehensive,
and amongst more important prob
lens considered were the matters
of Post War planning dealing prin-
cipally with up-grading Negro en-
ployees in dining car service to
positions of inspectors, personnel
officers, supervisors, and dining car
stewards in line with the requests
of the various Local Unions and the
policy of the Presidents Fair EN-
ployment Practices Committee.
In line with the program of up
grading employees by carriers, Lo-
cal SIG recently secured the ap-
pointment as service inspectors by
I the Northern Pacific Railway Co.
of Maceo A. Finney of St. Paul, for
mer President, E. M. Shepherd of
Minneapolis, and Roy Davis, st.
Paul, with the assurance by the
management that an additional
Supervisor will be appointed in the
near future. A similar suggestion
has also been submitted to the
Great Northern Railway Company,
and it has been intimated that such
an appointment will be given ia
vorable consideration by the car
rier.
1t is assumed that when the war
is ended and peace established, the
Railroads will again attempt to
bring dining car employees es-
pecially, down to the pre-war level,
not only of employment but of
wages then existing.
The meeting disclosed that there
are organized in the Dining Car In
dustry, and under the direction of
the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployees' International Alliance and
Bartenders' International League of
America more than $4,000 dining
car employees representing fifty
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two (52) major railroads of Ameri-
ca and their subsidiaries. It further
disclosed that the recent wage
agreement signed by the Is Coop
Grating Railroad Labor Organiza-
tions and railroads resulted in
placing in the pockets of dining
car employees approximately ST.
900 100000 at a cost to our Inter
national Union of approximately
$1O3, 900, which includes our affilia-
ton with all Standard Labor and
Government Agencies.
The Council also devised plans
for political action in view of the
many adverse laws enacted by the
various State Legislators and Con-
gressmen of the United States Of
America inimical to the interest
of Labor in general especially the
Smith Connally Act and the South
ern Democrats attack upon the
Presidents Committee on Fair En-
ployment Practice.
Another matter was taken up to
devise ways and means for provid-
ing a death benefit for dining car
employees by the Local Unions
through the Joint Council in addi-
ton to the benefits now being paid
by our International Union. Dele
gate Hector P. Vassar was placed
on this committee which is expected
to be called to Chicago very shortly
to make it's recommendations.
A matter of national importance
affecting dining car employees is
attested by the fact that through
the effort of the Joint Council and
it's affiliated Local Unions, Scion C.
Bell, Chairman of the Joint Council,
has been placed upon the Labor Ad-
visory Committee of the Office of
Price Administration. These latter
selectees are paid employees.
In line with the program Chair
man Bell has selected John E. Har-
groves, a former dining car en-
ployee of Los Angeles, California,
as member of the Planning Board,
O.P.A., with salary of $500 per
year, who will assume his duties on
March 9th, 1914, and will be sta
toned at the Nations Capitol.
At the close of the convention a
large mass meeting was held at Me-
mortal Baptist Church where the
principal speakers were Edward
Flore, General President, HIRE.
Ia. and Bill. of A., Hugo Ernst
General Secretary Treasurer
Francis Williams, Office of Price
Administration, Mrs. Lockhart
General President, Dining Car EN-.
ployees Ladies' Auxiliary, Con.
gresham William L. Dawson Of
the First Congressional District
Illinois. Their expressions were not
only constructive but timely.
The program of Local GIG is de.
signed to fit in with the program
outlined by our international
Union, and all progressive, con
structive civic organizations. The
membership of Local SIG is at al
all time high, now $50 out of po
tential membership of 600 with dis
tricts in Great Falls, Mont, anc
Seattle, Wash.
Local SIG will participate in the
Annual Spring Membership Drive
held by our International Union
And at which time we expect to or,
ganize dining car workers through.
out the Northwest at least $40.
Other proposals to be carried Out
by the Local Union in the near flu,
ture in connection with their con,
tracts are time and one-half fol
overtime after 240 hours, and bet,
ter sanitary facilities on the cars
for sleeping and bathing.
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With Easter just around the
corner, a number of local folk are
busy as bees preparing for the
big day. On the other hand, many
gals admit that they have lost
their desire to dress up, cause
there just "ain't" hardly mo" men
left to impress. st. Thomas Epis-
copal Church will hold its annual
style show and dance round the
usual time and you can bet that
many of US will be on hand. -.
Twin Town Tidbits
H. F. wrote in to Sal this week
to say that she believes wedding
bells will be ringing soon for that
well-known St. Paul couple, FRED
LANE and FLORENCE MOBI-
LEY. Tvs LORENZO MAN
DERVILLE of Camp Breckenridge,
Kentucky, was in town this past
week visiting relatives on furlough.
Lorenzo was certainly lookin'
mighty handsome and he's gained
round thirty pounds. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB of st.
Paul entertained with a baby show
er in honor of MRS. NORMA
DAVIS JONES (Robert's better
half) who is expecting a visit from
"Sir Stork." The shower was held
at MRS. ADA JONES' home. {.
JEANETTE DORSEY, former
Music Director at Phyllis Wheatley
House, left Mpls. this week for
Washington, D. c., where she will
receive her orders from The Red
Cross which she joined as a Rec
reational Worker. THE OWL
CAFE over in Mpls. seems to be
one of the younger sets (and
oldsters' too) favorite meeting
places. Good-looking MRS. NAOMA
WASHINGTON is one of the CO.
owners and she really does a fine
job in making everyone feel mighty
home-like and well-fed. Some of
the Twin Citians and members of
the younger set seen recently at
the cafe were: FAYE ALLEN,
MARIE ALLEN, MARY LEWIS,
ELVIRA LEWIS, MR.. & MRS.
WENZEL MILLER, MARJORIE
THOMPSON, GEORGE TYRELL,
CHARLES BRADLEY, THOMA-
SINA BROWN, JERRY EVANS,
MRS. FLORENCE MAYERS,
MRS. SHIRNI MAYES and yes,
you guessed it, PARK-YOUR-
CARCASS was also there. He
parked all evening long and only
bought his gal one bottle of pop.
(Whatta guyD Little BARB
ARA JEAN BENFORD just re-
turned from Chicago where she
spent few enjoyable days visiting
relatives. She was accompanied
back to Mpls. by her grandmother,
MRS. WILLIS BRADSHAW. g..
By the way is it true that two
well-known co-eds put on a "Joe
Louis act" the other day out on
the campus over an out-of-town
male student? (Tsk! Tsk! Shame
on you gals. Even though the man
shortage is acute that's certainly
no reason to make fools of your
selves.) E. That well-liked couple,
PHEOBE and ARCHIE OVENS
of Mpls. are expecting a bundle
from heaven in the none-too-distant
Now 1t Can Be Told
This is a true story of a we'll
known Twin City fellow (now in
his late thirties) who, a number
of years ago, was engaged to mar
ry one of the Twin Cities most
beautiful girls. Just before his
marriage, his fiancee was killed in
an automobile accident leaving our
hero broken-hearted. All these
years this fellow has kept in close
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/, a Negro, living in the South,
could not pen these lines. The ques-
ton, though, is: How and when
will we reach this state? Segrega-
ton, definitely, is not the answer.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

Two room apartment for quiet
couple. Furnished with heat, lights.
Dale 6242.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02

] WAR n0NDg AllD aTANIPa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02
WATERBURY ELKS
 BOROUGH GUESTS

Exalted Ruler Jalses J, Kelley of the Waterbury Lodge of Elks will head large delegation tomorrow evening to the NaugatucE lodge which Is receiving an official visit from District Deputy Patrick IT., Dempsey and his suite, The Water bur- delegation will leave here at T;S0 ?. in,
 Included on the nights program c <he Initiation of Q large class of candidates, Q turkey dinner, and en- tertalnment.
 Frank ]. Monagan Is chairman of the arrangements committee which includes William J. Cavanaugh, sec- fetaFy, James Rowley, Francis Mul. ligan, A. ]. Valloran, Joseph Moore, Harry x. Cashin, and Walter A, Mohhkhn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02

EAST MAIN ST.--o family apart. ment and 5 stores. Wonderful In. veStment.
 TOWN PLOT sEcTToN-New Hay. en Ave. 3 family house, l6 rooms, 2 car garage, and extra lots. Rea' Sonable price.
 WOOD ST.--3 family, l4 rooms. car garage. $8,cUo.
 OFF WALNUT ST.-3 family house, IS rooms, II. w. IT., on floors. ! car garage. Reasonable price. BROOKLYN SECTION -3 family house, rooms. S3,000. CONGRESS AVE.--3 family rouse, l7 rooms. Large lot. so,600. OFF HIGHLAND AVE. -3 family house, l6 rooms, 3 car garage. CLOVES TERRACE - 1 family house, 2 rooms. II. W. II. $7,00o. HARRINGTON AVE. - 1 family house, 6 rooms. 1T. W. H. $e,0oo. WATERTOWN - Small farm, ia acres, 6 room house, barn, chicken coop, garage and pond. S7,S00. FTSKE ST. .-l family house, l2 rooms. garage. Reasonable price. EUCLID AVE.--9 room house, 1 car garage. Reasonably priced.
 THOMAS MATAS
 s1 FOX STREET
 DIAL 4-6036
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02
GOVERNOR NAMES
 WATERBURIANS

William T. Jebb, manager of the Waterbury branch Connecticut Light & Power O., John ]. Driscoll, executive secretary of the state CIO, and Phillip Pratt of the Polymetr!c Tooi co. oil of Waterbury, have been named members Of Q special committee by Gov. Raymond D. Baldwin which will study the in- dilstFlal and business roconversion pfpblems facing the state. The coiri- mltteo is comprised of 03 members representatives, of industry, labor, management, social, federal and state organizations,
 The new committee which was created in accordanc6 with . roc. Oianiendatlon made by c recent statewide conference on reconver- aiosl, will have its first organization inviting ThurBday at t2;30 D. Tsi. at hlie Hartford Cluh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02
NOTICE
NOTICE

DISTRICT ot WATERBURY,, ss,
 PROBATE COURT, Sept, a0th A.,
 D, le4l, ESTATE of SUSAN b'
 SYNOTT, late of Waterbury, m said piNtrlet, deceased.
 Upon the application ot RAY M0Np IT, SYNoTT, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said Estate, as per Ap' pilcation on flle more fully appears ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined Ut the Probate office ln Waterbury, In said District, on the eth day of october A, D. ioAl at n o'clock in tho forenoon, Eastern War Time, and that notice be given of tho pend. oney of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing tho same one time In Gonie newspaper having a clreula. tion lN said District, also by leaving with or by mailing h registered letters, postage prepaid from Wa terhury, copy oe thls order Co Joseph P, Allshnusky Rs ho Is At. torney for William Synott, on or before tho End day of october ieth
 AttetC
 io.e.it Clerk,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21
Political
Action
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Continued From Page 8
many other interests which ex-
cluded to a considerable de-
gree their concern or interest
in who governed them.
AS a result of its indiffer-
ence, labor awakened two
years ago to discover that the
friendly majority which it had
previously had in congress and
the state legislature had drop
ped to a minority.
Labor sat back in fear and
trepidation, waiting for the
worst to happen.
What has happened since
January, 1941, does not need
much explanation. The Smith
Connally (no strike) Act was
written into the federal statute
books. The Austin-W WadsWorth
0abor draft Act was held
over labor's head and still
threatens it The executive or
der limiting incomes in the
high brackets was oVerridden
by Congress. The anti-poll tax
bill has been stalled and kept
from going to the legislative
bodies for debate and vote.
The Price Sterilization Act has
been emasculated by the will
ing congressional tools of the
farm bloc.
These are but few of the
many acts of commission and
omission which have occurred
since 1912, when labor forgot
that it just as important to
maintain good government as
il is to win the war, and that
the winning of the war would
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Page 3

the city manager, nine-man
council, was cast. Instead of
the $4,000 votes anticipated,
more than $4,000 voters turn
ed out 10 register their choice
for city council.
At the present time, the Lo-
cal II Political Activities Com
mittee is an integral part of
the CIO Committee for Politi-
cal Action and is leading the
efforts of the body in organiz-
ing all the wards and town
ships of Lucas County. Several
townships have already been
organized. This week several
wards were under process of
organization, with more TO fol-
low in order.
We who know the value of
organization are not allowing
anything to stand in the way
of our efforts to continue to
organize the wards and town
ships of this county. We have
conducted several registration
drives and have contributed
more than a little to swelling
the vote, despite all criticism
to the contrary.
COntainued on Page 10
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TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL FEATURE ISSUE

conscious. The work was un-
dertaken Systematically and
is only now beginning to bear
fruit.
Last fall, due to the action
of the Local II Political Ac-
tivities Committee and its af-
filiates in Labor's Joint Com
mittee for Political Action, the
Temasters Union, AFL, and q
number of railroad unions, la
Dor in Toledo succeeded in
electing five out of seven en-
dorsed candidates for city
council. Regardless of what
has occurred in council since
last fall, it is generally agreed
that the election was an upset
and that its results could only
be interpreted as the outcome
of the tremendous political
Drive made by the Political
Activities Committee and joint
labor group.
Anticipating one of the
smallest municipal elections in
years, due to the war, the po-
litical experts were greatly
surprised when the second
largest vote in municipal
election since the inception Of
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take place sooner under a
good government than it would
under one which has been
seeking to place labor on the
defensive for the duration and
keep it there.
Political Activities Committee
Recognizing the gravity of
the situation, Local II, in
1912, organized its Political
Activities Committee, which
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sought to overcome the inertia
of the workers and bring home
to them the seriousness of the
situation.
Doomed to failure in its first
election, when but one candi-
date endorsed by it was elect
ed, the Political Activities
Committee set about the great
task of educating the workers
and making them politically
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

IIOuIICeU IUudy Dy hICnaTd LaZ-
cite, president of the Toledo In
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IUI HIo o6CIIICU 10 D6 UIIUGI IIlG
impression that the workers in
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-13
Russians Race 46 Miles Down
; Crimean Railway In One Day;
Nip Pressure On K0hima E.ased
King Will Quit
WhenROmeFalls

Naples, April 12.-lR-King Wit
torio Emanuele II announced to-
day that he had decided "irrevoc-
ably to withdraw from public life
and turn his kingly powers over
to his son Umberto ION the day
on which the Allied troops enter
Rome"
The slight, 74-year-old Monarch,
whose 43-year reign has covered
the rise and fall of Fascism in
Italy, appointed his tall son Lieu
tenant General of the realm" ef-
fective on the uncertain date OF
the Allied entry into the capital.
Allied representatives expressed
approval of the decision.
When Crown Prince Umberto re-
ceives royal powers from his faith
er he will in effect be his father
regent. The king is said to have
no idea of abdicating.
The king has been opposed by
the leading Italian political partie:
mainly on the contention that he
had been OTTO closely tied up with
Fascism, and few months age
many of these parties had favored
abdication in favor of his seven
year-old grandson, the Prince O.
Naples, under a regency. The pc
litical leaders insisted then tina
the 39-year-old Umberto was tar
red with the Fascist brush as much
as his father.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-13
BLOOM PROPOSES
new TREATY PLAN
Would Require Consent OF
Congress, Instead OF
Senate Alone

WASHINGTON, April H. Up -
A new plan for all members Of
Congress to have a voice in the
writing Of the peace was advanced
today by Chairman Bloom ID.
N.Y. of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Bloom will introduce tomorrow
a Constitutional amendment which
w III d make two fundamental
changes IN the law:
l. The president would make
peace treaties with the advice anc
consent of Congress-, instead Of
simply the U. S. Senate.
2. A majority vote of both the
House and Senate would be suf
ficient to ratify the peace treaty
or any other treaty.
The law now provides for the
Senate alone to act and a two
thirds majority of that body is re-
quired to approve executive action
on a treaty.
Bloom indicated he had in mind
the results after the first world
war when the Senate turned
thumbs down on the Versailles
Treaty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-13
Clarified, Long Range Draft
Program Is Advocated By Taft

WASHINGTON, April IL. -(P)-
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) saying that
the draft situation is muddled and
confused, proposed today that the
government:
81. Develop a long range draft
plan for the armed services based
upon probable manpower needs,
with agreement among all of the
executive heads concerned. Make
the classifications clear and de-
finite and permanent.
SO. Announce it to the public as
final except as some great emer-
gency clearly requires a change.
SO. Stick to it once adopted so
that those in the various categor-
les can plan their lives according
ly, at least for few months.
81. Stop confusing every person
in the country between the ages of
Is and 38, and let the people get
down to the serious business OF
winning the war;"
Taft noted, in statement plac-
ed in the Congressional Record,
that in 1943 he proposed definite
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-13
'DeweyAndFR
Retain Less.
In Mid-yxIxT
DELEGATE :
Stassen And {, J
Up Popular MAJ Is
In Primaries
By D.. HAROLD OLIVER
Associated Press Staff Writer

|
While Lieut.. Commander Harold
E. Stassen and General Douglas
Macarthur rolled up popular ma
jorities in Midwest advisory pri'
ma1ies, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
and President Roosevelt retained
yesterday their imposing leads ir
convention delegate strength fol-
the presidential nominations.
The President picked up most Of
another 10 delegates selected in
New York and received a "com.
promise" fourth term endorsement
from his home states party com.
mittee which unanimously reject.
ed James A. Farley as state chair.
man.
Here's the way the Republican
delegate lineup stood today sub.
ject to further tabulating in Ne.
braska:
Total convention votes .1,059
Needed to nominate $50.
Total selected 355
Pledged to Dewey: Missouri 7,
New Hampshire 2, Oklahoma 2,
Wisconsin IS - total Is. Claimed
fo1. him: Missouri 2, New York 81,
North Carolina, minimum of 20,
Oklahoma 2, Wisconsin 2 ~ Total
1913. Grand total 148.
Pledged to Stassen: Minnesota
%, Nebraska 6 Subject to change)
Wisconsin 4-tota1 80. None claim.
ed so far.
Pledged to Macarthur: Wiscon-
sin 3. None claimed.
Uninstructed and unclaimed:
Florida Is, Illinois so, Iowa %,
Kansas 10, Louisiana 10, Minnesota
2, Missouri 10, Nebraska await
ing final primary count, New
Hampshire 8, New Mexico 8, New
York /, North Carolina 5 - Total
172.
The Democratic delegate lineup:
Total convention votes .1,176
Needed to nominate 500.
Total selected 236
Pledged to President Roosevelt:
Maine 10, New Hampshire 10, Wis.
consin 26-Total IS Claimed for
him: Illinois so, Nebraska II, New
York 95-Total 1877. Grand total
2O3.
Uninstructed and unclaimed: Ari
iona 10, Louisiana %, New York
Total 33.
Republican conventions in Con-
necticut and Maine today will Sc.
lect another 16 and 10 delegates,
respectively. Wendell L. Willkie
had potential support in both
groups before he withdrew. They
are expected to be uninstructed.
Dewey is said to have a good
chance for the Connecticut dele
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-13

tional conventions and summer po-
litical campaigns.
Since the Senate is expected to
do little more this week than GO
through the forma1ities of recon
vening, "Wednesday and Friday,
and adjourning over until Monday,
southern leaders of the upper body
will spend major portion of their
time planning strategy in the anti.
poll tax bill fight, scheduled to be.
gin next week.
Several controversial Senate
amendments are expected to pro.
vide for bitter House debate on the
independent offices appripriatetion
bill, carrying funds for independent
government agencies.
Among these is the amendment
by Senator Kenneth Mcclellan,
Democrat. Tennessee. REQUIRING
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-13
BLACK MARKET GAS
DRAIN IS HEAVY

WASHINGTON, April r. Up -
Black market operations threaten
to upset the entire civilian gaso'
line distribution program, Interior
Secretary Ickes declared today IN
appealing for the public's aid IN
combating illicit activities.
The government alone cannot
stop black market operators, he
said. 1.-The real power to halt these
organized criminal gangs lies IN
the hands of the gasoline suppliers,
service station attendants and mo-
florists themselves.
The Office of Price Admlnistra-
ton has estimated that 100000
gallons are being drained OIL
daily through Illegal sales.
Cooperation of the Petroleum Ad-
ministration for War in an OPA
drive to destroy the nefarious &C
tivity'' was pledged Deputy PAW
Administrator Ralph K. Davies.
The best prospect of increasing
ALLEGATIONS of automotive gasoline
for civilians, Davies asserted, lies
in hating illegal sales.