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said, that that would be satisfactory
to me, that ! would be very glad
10 join the union. AT this the inter
viewer smiled and said. If they
viii accept you. you viii have Z
Job He directed me 10 Mr.. Hofa
the business agent OF the Transfers
Union, Local 299 of the AFL,
Barnes said
Arriving at the Transfers Union
office. Barnes said that ne was told
that the Office was closing and that
Mr.. HOLE was not in anyway "In-
formed that there was 10 one else
TO handle membership. was told
10 come back at 9 o'clock IN the
morning" Barnes said
Barnes testified that ne was told
at a quarter to nine that Mr. Hofra
was not in, was told the same thing
at nine O'Clock and on throughout
the day. During this whole day,
and | stayed until $3.50 pm. | no.
ticed white men coming IN and get
ting Iteration without waiting, "
Barnes said. There we're no other
Negroes that came INTO this Office
u seemed very strange % ne that
a big union like TINS which has
contracts with 50 many companies
couldn't take care az MY member
ship"
Barnes ended his testimony be-
fore the Committee With plea for
a permanent FAIR Employment Prac-
tiCe Commission
Senator CLAWS 81 New Mexico.
chairman Of the committee, thanked
Barnes for his testimony.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-16
Civic Lead ers
AskForClenency
In Assault Case

NEW YORK-More than 1000
labor and civic leaders and organ
iza.ions have endorsed the appeal
for elemency made 10 President
Roosevelt on behalf Of Frank Fish
er Jr.. and Edward r. Loury. Ne
gro soldiers. convicted on q rape
charge in New Caledonia and orig
!nally sentenced TO life imprison-
ment.
Text OF the appeal 70 the Presi-
den: is enclosed with this letter.
In asking for endorsements OF the
appeal, Congressman Vito Marcan-
tonic. president OF the international
Laoor Defense. said:
The question OF equality IN mill
tary justice which the case presents
is one OF the most burning before
the American people today. It's So
luton will 60 far toward bringing
about true unity OF the American
people, so essential 10 successful
prosecution Of the war. Every day
that we are engaged in the gigantic
struggle for the Liberation OF
Europe. and in our war against
Japan in the Far East, makes the
issue more urgent
Loud and potent voices OF dis
unity. the clustering and filibuster-
ing OF white supremacists, Will be
raised TO oppose the action which
we ask OF President Roosevelt. II
VIII be assailed mercilessly by I'M
prncipled forces.
ITO uphold the hand OF the Pres
ldent in his effort 10 insure national
unity and he.ehten the fighting mo-
rale OF all Americans, we are asking
for endorsements of this clemency
appeal by leading Americans in
every walk Of life. in all parts of
he country"
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those high pompadours in front,
with a becoming roll in the back.
When we admired il. she told III
that il was really quite simple 10
arrange-that she had learned how
10 care for her hair during her tour,
and in presto time In fact, she con-
WINGED us so completely that we
tried il when we got home with
disastrous results. Simple, Ell,
Marva confessed that she wal
very nervous the hrst time she
faced the microphone and added
that she still felt q little nervous
each time she faces an audience,
but manages 10 overcome il in
few moments. She said she enjoyed
her career. using Technology such
as thrilling. exciting. and glamor-
GUS" but stated that she sound il
hard at times, especially without
Joe
Once Marva paused during the
conversation 10 look at Jscqueline
and exclaim TO Mrs. Ethel Richard
son, her assistant and travelling COM
panion. you know think she looks
more like Joe right around the
eyes" Jscqueline. who was con.
tentedly eating. laughed and said
Daddy" This prompted us 10 in
quire when Joe would come home
and she replied that she expected
him sometime in September. but
was not certain about the date.
She said she planned to leave
Monday for Chicago, and from there
20 New York for further engage
ments. AT this point, Russ Cowans
asked her II she had any other
plans TO reveal about her career
and she contided that a screen test
Was in the immediate offing. In
answer 10 a question as TO whether
she would continue her career after
the war she stated that il all de-
pended on what Joe wanted. Then
we glanced at the star and saw that
wisttul look creep in her lovely
eyes as she gazed fondly at her
Jacqueline and suddenly we knew
that Marva. like countless other
young wives and mothers was long
ing and praying for the day when
her man comes marching home to
her and 10 Jacqeuline for keeps.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-16
Rankin Opposes
$4,000 AWord
ToNaUy Victims
BY HARRY McALPIN

WASHINGTON. d {. - tNNPAl
Rep John RANKIN % Of Mss
self-s;yled champion az veterans oi
the armed service OF the Unteo
States pulled n his Ssnctimonl Gus
wings last week when a proposal
sponsored by the Navy Department
was presented 10 give II the right
to settle claims Up IA 5000 10y tho
victims Of the PeFt ChftsEo OK
plosion IN when ore! 500 Negroes
were killed
Or q technicslitv that such legs
lstion woulc set dangerous precc.
dent. and that the nd vld - claims
should De subm TIED 70 TIE trncSe
Committee on Claims Rankin re
fused 10 lei tho su.hoTtr 20 through
by consent HIS was the only OBJ
lection
Earlier in he week. the same
RANKIN hsd smu52eG ;He Congress
sio1sl Record Nth pea 90 the
House rot 10 insult he brave white
mer fghunE our battles abroad oy
forcing this dsTnable FEPC upon
them. or the.r families. or hN Nip
ing. out our Segregation avs or
preparing - lu5eC' TIE blood q
Other races INTO the We IS
n his later remark ne was 70
fer..Ag - -ttnoa.u - 'ne Red
Cross m crow blood DO policy
AND obJec'.ug % = paup.lc, DIS
tribuied ~ the tr'ei teIcral
Workers Of A17e 50 Go ne Wash
ington Industr.a. Ur.O1 Council.
the National Negro Ca"ErcS> the
NAACP. and iae LabcrerS D.str.c;
Come, AL urEre blood dona-
tons be made On Labor Day &C
oompanied nv profess against
riasmS segregation
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way, had The supper. o. al Ne
gro DELEGATES 20 me convention
There have been some who have
opposed me proposal on the
grounds ;hs; j; would be Jim
Crow Office Al the same time the
proposal has been subjected 10 the
warning factions within the union
Some Of the Negro delegates
have aligned themselves with
George Adde's. secretary treasurer,
while others have gone along with
Walter Reu'her, vice president
Adde's has been a supporter OF a
Negro member OF the executive
board. while Reuther has opposed
a. on the grounds that Il would be
Q jim Crow Office
With a wide chasnl among on
cials OF the union. and Negroes
holding the balance o, power. IN
dicstions are that a Negro can be
elected 10 the Office II good COM
promise can be reached
The delegates have already Sc
lecied their candidate. man who
has won the support Of mos, of
the locals. The man is not from
the Michigan area.
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over 1000 missions with more than
10000 individual sorties TO its credit
during the six months of service in
the Italian theatre OF operations.
IL is a part of the 18th U. S. Air
Forces.
The group pilots Of the units old
est fighting squadron have been
accredited with 90 victories. $50
missions and 1927 individual sortieS
in air combat. The group total is
we'll over 200 planes destroyed
1t Gen Ira c. Eaker, command
er-in-chief of the Medlterranean Air
Forces. and Maj Gen Nathan F.
Thinning commander OF the u S.
18th Air Forces, attended the cere-
monies
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workers. In most instances. he
said, they have been successful in
convincing them that no damage
will ensue, and colored employees
have been hired.
On Negro Promotions
In reply 10 question as TO his
attitude toward the promotion OF
Negro commissioned officers be-
yond the rank OF captain. he said
that he believes that all promo
tons should be on the basis OF
merit only.
Following his arrival in the city
on a l3-car special train at l2:45
pm. Gov. Thomas E Dewey OPP
ened his days schedule OF 30-min-
ute conferences With press con-
ference al the Hotel Olds.
His first speech of the day was
made from the platform OF his
train. when several cars OF state
executives and officials. from Gov.
and Mrs Kelly down, met him.
Mrs. Dewey Attractive
Pretty Mrs. Dewey stepped out
on the platform as the crowd
cheered her husband dressed in q
black dressmaker suit and wear
ing an orchid corsaEe and silver
fox furs. She was presented with
a bouquet Of red roses by jeanne
Kelly. l5-year- old daughter OF
Gov. and Mrs Kelly
Al the press conference. Gov
Dewey exchanged remarks with
the more than so pressmen while
he patiently waited for the bat
terry Of photographers 10 finish
flashing bulbs in his face. When
they were through. he moved
around in front OF the table and
casually half-sitting. half-leaning
against 1t. opened the conference.
A reporter wanted TO know IL
the Governor cared to make a
statement in regards 10 the status
OF the FEPC in the event OF his
election. The Governor felt that
the plank in the Republican plat
form covering this point is -. :.
conclusive and defnitive and
nothing can be added to IT,"
Only female reporter in the con-
ference was Tire Michigan Chroni-
Gle representative.
Several Conferences
Other conferences throughout
the day included those with labor
Negro. agricultural. and party
leaders from the SO counties OF
Michigan.
Representatives in the Negro
delegation were Charles Roxbor-
ouch. DR.. and Mrs. Aaron Toodle
J. B. Ragsdale. Frank Gates, Julia
Edwards. Wash Tinsley. Carleton
Gaines. Idelle Henry. Salome Hay
den. Fannie Johnson. Roberta
RIGGS. Robert Ward. Atty. Cecil
Rowlettc. Atty Joe Brown, r, 7
Smith. Rev. 6 d. Ross, Rev. A. c
Williams. Rev ]. D. Howell. Rev
Robert Pittnan. John West, Fred.
erick Waterfeld. Lloyd LOOMS
william Perkins. Fred Long, Lu.
ellie Hubert. the Rev Mr. Hunter
Rev A, C. Carroll. James Taylor
! c. Parker. George Isabel. r
Conrad Vaughn, William Bennett
Mildred Green. John Trap. Mrs
All z. Thomas. Emma Dean Bel
Carrie Curtis. Willie Mae Johnson
Elizabeth Fdmonson. William r
Boone. Rev. William H. Peck
Cornelius Henderson. Albert Kin
rev. Horatius Coleman. James
Murphy, Rev L. p. Powell
Charles Nahonev. Baker Johnson
Emma Lee Mack. Robert Fletcher
Luella Meyers, G.. C. Bowman
James Harvey. Charles Gown gton
Fred Thompson. Sarvey Graham
Wiley d Gordon, Dudley Hay
and others.
Among the 90 rennrtcrs and rilh.
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therefore a certain amount Of ra-
pore must be maintained
The commltte went on record as
urging upon the governor that every
citizen has the right Of petition and
that a personal hearing before the
governor is the right Of every clti-
zen Of Michigan
Miss Evelyn Cochran of 1887
Prest street, who is from Texas and
has a brother who is veteran OF
Guadalcanal, spoke to the group on
the new south and reminded those
present that there are many more
people Of goodwill i'm the south
than most northern liberals and Ne
groeS think there are
Postal cards were passed out to
all persons present with the appeal
that they write to the governor
urging that he recall The warrants
for Morrow and Allen.
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liaison pilot, participated in several
sustained and hazardous operstional
air flights over enemy territory "a
accomplish reconnaissance missions
target spotting and adjustment OF
artillery FIRE. His wife, Mrs Chrys-
tell A. Bishop, resides at 1920 Stew
ems street, Houston, Texas.
From March % 10 May 81. 1914
1t Rainey, also lisison pilot, took
several hazardous flights over enc
my territory 10 accomplish recon
Nuisance missions, target spotting
and adjustment OF artillery fire. His
wife, Mrs, Jeanne D. Rainey. resides
al 1927 La Sale street. New Orleans
La.
The citations accompanying the
awards said that services rendered
by these pilots reflect great credit
upon themselves and the military
service
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PRACTICING ATTORNEY

BENTON HARBOR, Mich.-Jane
Cleo Marshall became the first
Negro woman in Berrien County
10 be admitted TO the bar when
she was sworn in this week.
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STOLE FROM MAILS

Reudean Rubin Broughton, %, OF
800 Garfield avenue. was turned
over 10 the u. S. marshall last week
for alleged violation Of the u. S.
code in a reported larceny from
the mails.
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workers In MOST instances. he
said, they have been successful in
convincing them that no damage
will ensue, and colored employees
have been hired.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-16
FUGITIVE

Police say that Erskine Eugene
Evans, 81, OF 1924 Cameron avenue.
was held this week as a fugitive
from Cleveland. Ohio. on a charge
OF incest.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Firm Fires Man
After He Enlists

ST. LOUIS.-If an employe has
enlisted in the armed forces, can the
company fire him to keep from paying
the military bonus provided in the
uElon contract?
That is the question to be decided
by arbitration here in the case Of
Thomas Lynch, an active member Of
Local Us, United Cannery Agricul-
tural Packing & Allied Workers
(CIO), fired by the Quaker Oats Co
He had been fired once before, for
union activity, and reinstated after the
union put up a fight. So the company
had a grudge against him.
Lynch enlisted in the Marine Corps
and returned to his job to work unit
the day for him to report A few
days later he was fred-and the com
pany refused to pay the 3-week mill.
tary bonus on the ground that Lynch
was not an employee when he left fol
the service. Decision of an arbitrator
is expected shortly.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Plumbers, 349
Name Officers,
ExecutiveBoard
President Rattle Asks Co.
operation Of Member
ship Of Local

Local No. 349, Plumbers and
Steamftters, meeting at the New Ha-
ven Labor Temple on Jan. 10 elected
the following officers for 1914:
President: Roy Rattle.
Vice-President: John Ryan.
Treasurer and Business Agent
Edmund ]. Meany.
Financial Secretary: Duncan
Macarthur.
Recording Secretary: Edward F.
Dryer.
Warden: Abraham CoIdstein.
Working Assessment: Stanley
Crossing.
Members of the executive board
include John Ryan, Edward Moon.
ey, George Miller, John Stanley.
and John Canning.
The past president of No. $40,
Henry Scl1mitt, presided over the
meeting until the installation of Off
GERS. Frederick Wiley assisted at the
installation.
President Rattle asked the members
of the Local for their cooperation,
so that all would work together for
the best interests of the union. He
stressed the importance of all the
members attending all the meetings, SO
that they would have a successful or
ganiation.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Political Action Is
Needed Transfers

SEATTLE. - Political action is
the road American labor must take, .
declared The Washington Teamster,
official journal of Council q, Init
Bro. of Transfers, commenting edi-
torially on Natl. War Labor Board
decisions in the case of the railroad
workers.
"The experience of the railroad men
has again proved the wisdom of en-
tering the political arena, and the i'm
portance of keeping offices in the ma
TONS capital to watch legislative
trends, to keep labor informed and to
act in behalf of labor when necessity
arises" the paper said.
Predicting "the time may be near
when every live state federation with
in the AFL will maintain such offices, u
the editorial suggested that the team
sters' unions of the II western states
consider such a move Immediately
1t concluded:
ORGANIZED labor cannot afford tc
remain inactive in politics while its
enemies have their way in national
and state legislative halls. That policy
will lead to disaster"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Murphy MeetsN NH.
Council Committee
Mayor Says He Believes In Naming Members Of Organ
lied Labor To City Posts-Lists Those
Already Appointed

Acting in behalf of the New Ha-
ven Central Labor Council, President
Harold V. Feinmark and Vice Presi-
dent James P. Gee1an this week held
a lengthy discussion with Mayor John
w. Murphy relative to the motion
passed by the Council asking the
Mayor to give organized labor ade-
quate representation in his appoint
ments to city boards and commissions
Willard Uphaus, also member of
the committee elected to call upon
Mayor Murphy, was out of town, and
was unable to attend the conference
Mayor Murphy, who is member
of Cigar Makers Local 80, of New
Haven, and a former president of
the New Haven Central Labor Coun.
Gil, assured the committee he was in
full agreement with the Council mo.
ton. He pointed to difficulties in
finding members of organized labor
who could attend meetings of city
boards in the daytime; and said
that i'm many cases, he was required
either by tradition or by the City
Charter to select appointees from
the Democratic or Republican par.
ties.
The Mayor gave the committee a
list of members of organized la.
Dor appointed by him to various
boards and city positions. The list
follows:
Special Tax Commission: James
E. Foley, Typographical.
Bureau of Compensation: James
E. Heerin, r. r. Clerks.
Board, Examiners of Plumbers
James A. Finnegan, Plumbers.
Board, Examiners Engineers
James Holland, Engineers.
Board, Zoning Appeals: William
]. Sullivan, Carpenters.
Building Lines Commission
Charles Ciof, BARRIERS, former Bus.
Agt.
Board of Relief, John E. Casey,
Typographical.
War Council, Harold V. Fem
mark, Typographical.
Housing Authority and War
Council, James DiLonardo, Brick
layers.
War Council, Raymond Hussey,
Clio.
Police Commission: John P.
Keleher, Trolleymen by withdrawal
card.
Asst. Building Inspector: James
F. WEIGH, Bricklayers.
Carpenter Foreman, Board of
Education: John Dillon, Carpen-
tiers.
Plumber Foreman, Board of
Education: John KilIian, Plumbers.
Head Custodian, Hall of Re-
cords: William Kelly, Plumbers.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
Come Conference
Announces Plans
For 9Th Meeting
Annual Session To Be Held
In New Haven On
January %

The Connecticut Conference on So
cial Legislation will hold its eight
annual meeting at New Haven Teach
ers College, 2 Howe Street, on Sun
day, Jan. q, beginning at II 80 PM.
it was announced this week by Dan
iel Howard, chairman of the Arrange
ments Committee.
Speakers and their subjects i'm.
clude the following: Prof. Odell
Shepard, former Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, ''Labor's Part in the War and
in the Peace;'' William Q. Hale.
educational director, New Haven
Coop, ''Cooperatives now and af-
ter the War; Charles Collins, Ne
gro Labor Victory Committee of
Greater New York, "The Negro
now and in the Postwar World; -
and Albert Deutsch, journalist with
PM, who will discuss some present
day problems and the need for ac-
ton.
Four round tables will be held.
The subjects and leaders are: ''The
Problems of Women in Industry, -
Miss Edna M. Purtell, industrial in
vestigator for the Conn. Depart
ment of Labor; ''Wages and the
Cost of Living Nathan Sherman,
editor of The Union Times; ''The
Dependence of Unity on the Pro-
lection of Minority Rights" Rev.
William W. Sullivan of Bridgeport /;
and international Cooperation
now and in the Postwar World, -
Saul Weber, secretary of the Hart
ford Branch of the Connecticut
Conference.
Invited to the Conference are "all
friends of social legislation, civil
rights, and peace"
Headquarters of the Conference are
at 81 Orange Street, New Haven.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
James Corriigan
Feted By Unions
In Waterbury
Local 3O4 Honors Its Presi-
dent With Gold Life
Membership Card

In recognition of more than &C
years of labor leadership in Water
bury, James F. Corrigan, president OF
Moving Picture Operators Local 304,
was presented with Gold Life Mem
bership card at banquet held by Lo-
cal 304 on Monday. In addition to
members of the Local, representatives
of the ALL. unions in Waterbury
also attended the banquet, which was
held in Machinists Hall, 169 E Main
Street.
Thomas Brennan, president of
the Waterbury Central Labor. I'm
ion, was POSTMASTER, and praised
COrrigan's record of union and
community service, and pointed out
that Corrigan had not only assist
ed local unions, but had also organ
lied some of them years ago. Cor
rigan started in show business at
the old Jacques Theatre about 1900
as a stage hand. Later he moved to
the Poll theatre, only to return to
the Jacques as a moving picture
operator. He is still showing pic
lures at the Strand.
Corrigan was reelected president
of Local 304 at the December meet
ing, and was also named a delegate
to the international Convention to be
held in June. He is a former organ
izer for the American Federation of
Labor, and has served as president
of the Waterbury Central Labor I'm
ion.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-22
C. F. |. Urges Improved State Labor Dept
Production Wins
Army-Navy e"
For Rockbestos
Management And Electri-
clans Unite To Achieve
Outstanding Record

The management of the Rockbestos
Products Corporation of New Ha-
ven and the workers at that plant
who are members of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
ALL, were receiving congratula-
tons this week upon the award tC
Rockbestos of the Army-Navy E,
given only to war plants which have
outstanding production records.
The award was formally made at
exercises held at the New Haven
Arena on Wednesday. Previous to
the award, an inspection tour of
the Rockbestos plant was held,
which showed guests the type of
work that won the Army-Navy
GEE. Members of the party in
Guided Rear Admiral W. T. Cluve-
RUS, U.S.N., Col. William F.
Howe, Arthur G. Newton, presi-
dent of Rockbestos; B. Ell. Reeves,
secretary-treasurer; X. A. Redfield,
advertising manager; Alice Stanley,
stewardess of Plant / and Albert
Vigneault, business manager of the
I.B.E.W. union at Rockbestos.
Hundreds of employees and their
families attended the ceremonies,
which started with a musical prelude
by the 418th AAF Band, Army Air
Forces Training Command at Yale.
After the National Anthem, Judge
Carroll S. Hincks, master of cere-
monies, presented Mayor John w
Murphy, who was followed by Gov
Baldwin. Admiral Cluverius pre-
scented the Army-Navy "E" pennant
to President Newton of Rockbestos,
after which a color guard raised the
flag, which now is being flown over
the corporations Mitchell Road and
East Pearl Street plants.
The individual Navy-Army ''E''
emblems, in the form of lapel
pins, were presented by Col. Howe
and were accepted on behalf of
ROckbestOs employees by Ruth
Lynn, Fred Simpson, Jessie
Blakeslee and John Palmer.