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Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
Cigar Co. Denies
lily.Whiie Job
Policy Exists

New York,-ln response to a
direct inquiry by the NAACP,
Bayuk Cigars Incorporated, of
Philadelphia, Pa, has denied flat
ly that it recently requested 1000
women, white only" from the
United States Employment Ser
vice.
In Letter to NAACP Secretary
Walter White, President A. j.
Newman of the cigar company de-
clared; Without reservations or
qualifications of any nature, we
wish to state that this report is
absolutely untrue and entirely
without foundation.
For your information, this
company has not in the past nor
does 1t now or in the future ex-
pect to discriminate against race,
creed or color, and the following
facts prove beyond any question
that any reports circulated to the
effect that we discriminate are
lll-founded and probably circu-
lated to create discord.
For many years we employed
more Negroes in our plants thar
any company in the State oil
Pennsylvania, with the exception
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A,
that time Negroes constituted ap-
proximately Is per cent of our
employees. Today 40 per cent
of our employees are Negroes anc
we are adding to this percentage
at the rate of approximately st
per week.
Negroes in this plant enjoy
exactly the same advantages anc
opportunities as do the whites
do the same work as the white.
and are paid at the same rates a.
the whites. The head shipping
clerk in one Of our plants rs I
Negro. We have steadily up
graded our Negro women EN-
ployees until today they occup.
positions as supervisors and fore
women.
Our future policy will con
tinue as in the past, and we d.
not expect to lay off any worker
whatever the race or creed. 70
any reason other than those gov
erning efficient work. 1t may in
terest you to know that our Ne
gro workers are increasing il
their ability and effectiveness an,
our relations with them over
long period of years are base,
on the policies outlined above
and we believe understood an
appreciated by them"
The Bayuk Company's mos
famous cigar is "Phillies."
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
Negro Church
Council Selects
1916 Committees

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Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12

ed such thing since, in a poll
conducted by the War Depart
ment itself, which was to deter
mine whether or not our intro
duction to mixed units had been
a success. The results of this
poll proved overwhelmingly, that
we had done fine job and that
the white officers and men were
glad to have us in divisions and
companies of which they were a
part.
AS lnfantrymen we have been
welded into competent combat
teams, we feel that we should re-
main in that branch of the SER
vice. And, in addition, we have
been made certain promises by
men highly placed, which have
not been kept at all. Our main
problem is to get some outside
help to see that the men who
made such grand promises to US,
keep faith with those promises
so that we in the Infantry may
keep faith with our comrades who
died ip battle.
Rnea Err. piusS profound In.
ia Ea ~, MNE.Atssss, We a.,
|atEV;sl Js@. We feel tina
you will see that the information
in this letter will come befor,
the eyes of those who are in /;
position to right what we sincere.
ly feel is great wrong. Vigor.
Gus action now, we feel, will pave
the way for better life and bet
ter conditions for those whom we
feel certain will have to follow u.
in the service.
We fully understand the multi.
plicity of problems which are al
ways facing you, but we would
not bring these facts to your at
tention unless we felt that Their
urgency necessitated immediate
action.
With the hope that you will
be able to give this problem some
consideration, we remain,
| Respectfully yours,
(Signed.)
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
OAR. To Decide
On Ban OF
Negroes In Hall

Washington --(CNS)-- Accord
ing to Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge,
D. A. r. president General OF
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will decide next week
as to whether to open the organi-
zation's Constitution Hall to Ne
gro artists.
RULES governing the operation
of Constitution Hall were estab-
listed in 1882" she said. Con
forming to the customs prevail
ing in the District of Columbia,
these rules limit the appearance
in Constitution Hall to white ar
lists only"
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
A Business
Leader

j. A. GAY, youthful business
man of Fordyce, who has set a
precedence as a community lead
er for the Arkansas youth of to-
day, Mr.. Gay is one of the most
prominent morticianS in south Ar
kansas and owns several business
interests, one Of the states lead
ing athletes and community
leader.
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12


lie Havre, France
10 August, 1945
Mr.. A. Philip Randolph
International President
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters
New York, N, Y.
My Dear Sir:
Knowing your sincere interest
and personal Identification with
the problems of the Negro peo-
pie, whether they be in your i'm
mediate vicinity, or, as we are,
abroad in the interests of de-
mocracy, we feel that there are
certain facts which should be
brought to your attention, In
the past, we have had the priv
ilege and the pleasure of working
with your organization, while
representing the same sort of
ideals as working member of
the Modern Trend Progressive
Youth Group. During all of the
time | have been overseas ano
in several different countries, my
interest in what the March Or
Washington Movement activel,
stands for, has never tagged
During those ,dayH, we were par
ticularly interested in taking ,
firm stand against all forces o
discrimination and those paradox
ical prejudices which so clutte
up the Army of Democracy.
AS you may recall, last Decem.
Der when there was an acute
shortage of infantrymen, Negroe,
were allowed to volunteer fol-
combat duty in Infantry and they
were assured that they would b,
treated as regular infantry rein.
forcements, with no regard t.
color or race, as far as placement
in the ranks was concerned
Many of us leaped at this oppor.
tunity to be among the first Ne.
groes to serve in this noble ex.
pertinent and to serve in white
{ line divisions on basis of tina,
total equality which men in com.
bat always seem to share.
Some thousands Of us made the
grade and we completed our mis-
sion successfully. That is, those
of us who survived, were told
that we had done a great deal tc
break down those artificial bar
riers which had existed in the
: form of negative opinions about
the fighting ability of Negro
troops. Many of us were killed
; and many more are not now with
us because of the seriousness OF
Is their wounds.
Now that the war is over, we
. have been plucked summarily
: from our combat divisions, and
been sent to an engineering out
fit, although it is euphemistical-
ly known as a combat unit. has
never done anything except the
sort OF labor we hoped to escape
when we volunteered to fight. The
idea that we do not wish to work
for our country is not to be in
ferred, because that is not true
But the main point is that we
volunteered to 60 into mixed Or
CARNATIONS and help conquer
segregation in this fight for the
many ideals and high principles
which are so well advertised in
the press and in the various con-
ferences which are always being
held all over the world.
Somehow, it seems a little IRON
ical and pointless to find our
selves back in a segregated labor
battalion when we had hoped to
get away from that very thing.
1t is difficult for us to under
stand the mentality which order
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
R. R. WORKER BEATEN UNMERcIFuLLY

ISAIAH Wright employee of the Seaboard Railroad
seriously beaten in Hemingway South Carolina because
mo niger got any business questioning white man. According
the story Isaiah Wright was returning home attending
carnival and overtaken by Special Deputy Morris who
him and said you're under arrest Wright is quoted as saving
Yessir but what being only 10 be told
Keep your damn mouth smut he was then attacked by
VINO told him mo Niger got any business questioning
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
Something TO Grow About
Veterans Council In Membership
Drive Federal Charter SOUGHT

Kansas lily, Mo.-lne NatlOn-
a Council of Negro Veterans,
Inc, launched its 1916 member
ship drive Oct. lst in the twelve
states in which it operates. The
organization has grown rapidly
in the past few months and ac-
cording to B. H. Muldrew, Ma
tional Commander, a membership
of fifty thousand is anticipated
during l946. The council year
begins Nov. 18th and many local
councils have indicated already
that they expect to have their
entire l945 membership paid up
by that date. National officers
have been spending the greater
part Of their time and energy in
the last few months in an effort
to secure passage of S. 305, a bill
providing for incorporation Of the
organization by act of congress
The bill was introduced in The
Senate BY Senator Cappsr Of
Kansas and has the backing \
\ the liberal ins1ahers a. that bod
Including Senator Pepper d
FLORIDA. The effects OF the bill
having been introduced in the
Senate have already been noticed
in sections where Negro veterans
have been denied mmbrship in
othr national veterans organiza-
tons such as the American Lee
gion and V. F. WIS. Attempts
have recently been made in these
sections to organize Negro vet
Grams under sponsorship Of
American Legion or v. F. w.
posts. In Ark, Ala, Florida and
many other southern states, this
type of organization has been
vigorously pushed by persons 9TH
err than Negroes. This set-up
does not meet the demands of
Negro veterans who are organi-
cation minded and in most cases
is considered an insult to their in
telligence. The program of the
Council, as outlined by its ma
tional convention and board OF
directors is as follows: to publi-
CHE and perpetuate the achieve
ments of our heroes in wars of the
United States; to build patriotic
resistance to alien movements
that would undermine our loyal
ty and patriotism; to safeguard
our youth from the influence of
such movements; to provide rep
resentation before the veterans
administration and other agen-
'cies, state and national, charged
with the responsibility of dis
pensing aid to veterans, for vet
Grams who in certain states are
denied membership in other ma
tional veterans organizations; to
promote the general welfare OF
their comrades their widows and
orphans and keep alive the spirit
of comradeship among them
selves Aside from this, the coun-
Gil is looking forward to perfect
ing plans for the training of Ne
gro youth in statecraft and the
science Of government. Veterans
of both world war and world
war 2 are eligible for member
ship as well members of the
armed forces provided they do
not receive dishonorable dis
charges.
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Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12

Peanuts are high in food value.
They have high calorie value and
contain good quality protein, and
important vitamins. minerals, fats
and carbohydrates.
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12

MCKEE ODANEI the object of Louis Jordans affections
the film eaturee Caledonia doesn't approve being called
hard headed As leading lady, she shows her glamour while
Louie to her the title Caledonia which he tells her
Ter fauthat he loves spite skinnyness
and hard head Actually Nicke very girl Right
with Noble Ssses Along unit
ing the boys.-Calvin's News Service
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
Storing Brushes

Paint brushes that are used often
should be stored In turpentine, not
water, because water causes the
brlstles TO become soft and iabby.
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
YOUR TURN NOW, BUT DON'T LAUGH

COLEMAN NARROW, white Florida farmer went to Negroes
home to beat him and now the county officials inquest
Continued on Page 81
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
October 2, l945

Hon. Robert Patterson
Secretary of War
War Department
Washington, D. c.
My Dear Secretary Patterson
sending enclosed letter which
because beeVe sincerely interested building
War Department which will efficiency and strength
which alone can rest the principle equality
prVates and officers regardless of color is
hat although the principle of equality fire. the
;oxhoe the high in death now that the
war over that principle longer observed the Negro
soldiers concerned branch of the armed services
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
READ THE PRESS I!
ADM. ADV. 55e
GATE Csc

Tax Included. Tickets on
Sale USO-YMcA and Jones'
HI School.
Arkansas State press., 1945-10-12
Randolph Calls On War Department
10 Maintain lnierracial Infantry
Which Saw Combat Duty In France
October g l94

Hon. Robert p. Patterson
Secretary of War
War Department
Washington. d C.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21

Club. My friend John Whitney Richmond of the War Finance Com mittee of New York, held the South cards.
 His bid of one spade was per fectly normal, but East undoubtedly thought it was a psychic bid, hence his double of three no trump. West correctly opened the heart, as the double of three no trump asks part ner to lead the first suit bid by dummy. Richmond played low from dummy and East won with the king. East should have cashed his king of spades, but he decided that South would have to lead spades to him, so he led back the pack of dia- monds.
 You can see what happened. Richmond made four club tricks, three diamonds and five hearts, giving him three overtricks doubled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
THE IoDIN RATION AND
 FERMENTATION

old George chcyne attained the ripe old age of "a yesrs-a notable achievement in his day fi6si Co i7tsl. At th'ry George weighed more than 32 stone fsse ibg) and. believe !t of not. he was ieiharric lsllcss and khort of breath.
 Just how cid this globEl spectacle manage 70 chalk up such 6 recordg Well listen. you with Inc young corporation or the buiitln hustle. here's two George dld g.
 A. thirty, weighing nearly t5O pounds George Cheync began oiei- ing on milk and vegetables and iak- ing considerable exercise. Dieting like that Is bad enough, but exeT- ciSing is even more dreadful 10 contemplate. eh? George stick to this regimen and reduced to l50 pounds. That his reducing regimen vas physiological. sound and ac- tualiy healihful. rather than des- tructiye 10 health as so many Hollywood" and "sieenteen day" reducing methods are, is evident from the results. George recovered his strength and lived 10 the age Of 72. writing an essay on health and long life.
 Poor old Ponce de Leon himself back in early l6th century was just a young fellow. as we'd say today when he turned up his toes-bare- ly Go. But sixty in his day was comparatively as old as S5 today. If the legend Of his quest had an element Of truth in it, how sad it seems that his letter went astray or perhaps he failed to inclose a prop erly stamped self addressed en- velope and so the poor chap never received my pamphlet, The Iodin Ration"
 No wonder George Cheyne was lethargic and listless-wouldn't you be if you had to drag a couple other fellows around with you every time you moved? It is not so easy to see why a great many people who are little. if at all, overweight are lethargic, listless, apt to doze or drop asleep at any time, dull or downright moody and noticeably poor of memory. But if you ask me no, no. don't ask me, for I shall not answer-but what such mani festations suggest to me is iodine deficiency. No matter whether the affected individual is a woman in the fourth decade or an adoleScent boy or girl, the affect of proper correction of this nutritional defi- ciency is as pleasing a picture of rejuvenatiOn as I have ever seen outside of story book.
 Now, please, don't be silly about this. No monkey business is im- piled by the term rejuvenation. Webster says rejuvenate means to render young or youthful again; to reinvigorate; to impart renewed vii tality to. That's it-vite. For years I've been trying to tell that you must get enough iodine, even though the daily requirement. is only 100 microgram Approximate ly 1/5O0th of a grain), if you want to stay young
 GullibIe Girls
 Many women in this neighborhood are drinking & tea madeof sasafras
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
BEAUTTKg HINTS
 Here Are Ways To Conceal Your Age
ALICIA HART MA stan wntsr

Thcsr conics a tune whCn, io b- raulAfui a woman needs to wosk As H
 Interested .a uavrs Stucy thcse five po.niefs. and see n yol dCaE eefee alih eapg9ss thai thcy pro tsce eood Eiratcggs
 s. Don't iaR about aec wErn 3ou Co. you're ap. to ins1it Eacca- laisun about your oeU.
 9 Keep Ia sisadt Waih siFlg Noihinr so beirays age af catf8 :lake-ap. halr-do's uT cloifCs
 S. g. slang spices up sols spoech. keep a up 10 t3e mlaulg Sush oid-iimcfx kk 'slaorsc feath- CTS apple sauce" mo kidding and z mean. really date you
 q watch your posture. The bcsi stand io take against age ls a superb stance
 8. Keep elbows oif arns of chairs or table tops When elbows are proppec up. hands start to fi6- get. Face-feeline. Aair-pati4ug bcad-s.neegtnC. scale-playing and other nervous gestures beaay age as much as wrinkles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21

of normal accommodation Co life as % scems % him.
 Pressure from you can't change him for the better unless uf cuurse it drFes him ta pSycho-AnAlyilcaliy guided aSses2ncn1 of his Inner dlfn- cuities and chronlc social and mai- adjustments. which leads ln turn Co a revolutionary new pattern of stlf- expression. based on The reallzaf ton that 8o Tar be has never been true Co his true sell in that case he might become a more social being And also, be might decide tbat you wert one Ci hls big mistakes and most sirangllng feiterk So lt might be wise to lei well enough alone-lf you love him and value hls support. and fl he makes no complaint with his present pace. N. H. Copyright, iss5. The Washington
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21

Its new, versatile and exciting button back two piecer for juniors hats perfect for parties, coke dates, classroom. Make it a sort striped woolen and add jaunty peter pan collar.
 Pattern No 8966 is designed for sizes II, 12, 13, IS, 16, and 18. Size 12 takes 5-8 yards of 35-inch material or 2 5-8 yards of 54-inch.
 For this pattern. send 20 cents in COIN, your name, address, desired and the PATTERN NUM- bER, to Sue Burnett, Waterbury Democrat, 1150 Ave. Americas, New York 19, N. Y.
 Send today for your copy of the Winter Issue of FASHION. Brin- sul of ideas for home sewers. 15 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
Finding time for yoaf family TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITY

one-halt of my mind on the bowling green and the other half on germ killing when ] wrote that Scala ing" or bringing the milk up to boll- ing point even for just a few see- onds. would make any milk per- fectly safe for any infant. child or adult. in my judgment. Likewise believe any milk that is pasturizea is perfectly safe for any one.
 Copyright i945. John P. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
Man. Too, Near Breaking Point

DEAR $. S.: The business of liv- ing Is almost too much for your husband. If a pschoanalyst could ex- plore his mental and emotional pro- cesses, I think he would stand re- vealed as a man afflicted since early years with a severe anxiety neurosis.
 Symptoms to support that infer ence are: l. His eternal tiredneSs, which regular, substantial rest does not relieve. 2. His marked aversion to any departure from a narrow, plodding daily routine. 3. His anx- iouS desire for your materially com- fortlng presence when he is awake and at leisure The fact that he sets so much store by sleep-sleep the balm of hurt minds
 downy sleep, deaths counterfeit"
 Another significant aspect of his behavior is this: His hard working habits, which on the surface i'll con- sort with his mute attitude toward his labors. Since industrious per sons who love their work delight in shop talk, his silence on the subject suggests that he is chained by pas slve temperament Ca neurotic trait) to uncongenial occupation.
 I judge he is doing work he hates in his secret heart; work for which he had littel aptitude to begin, all though possibly he doesn't suspect and wouldn't readily admit this himself. And is the way of conscien- tious persons-who, by the way, are most susceptible to anxiety neu- roses-he probably is driving himself to the utmost, he knows not why, to compensate by arduous application for his Subconsciously furious dis like of his job.
 Thus he would be ground between upper and neither millstones of re- lentless nervous tension, to make him chronically limp with fatigue that rest can't cure. And if such is the case, it is to be expected that he would feel obliged to hug tight groove to preserve some semblance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
We, the Women
How About Those Delayed Resolutions?

the JcneacS
 Being grateful faF such things as having a family al under one roaf.
 Not attaching too much import ance io things -- many Of which you have learned yoa can get along rcfy wtii without
 Doing the things you want to do nov instead of putting them 0s
 Finding iime fgg yolf family. TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITY
 Assuming your share of tbe responsibility ior the way things are run la your community and in your country instead of doing nothing and then blaming somebody else for the rnEGlting mex&
 Making your own private paSi- war world as satisfying as you used to think it vas going to be-inEtcac of slipping back Into old ways.
 Those are some of the things The war taugli you. And you could not do much better by the New Year when it rolls around than Co reylew them and make the same VOWS .n peacetAme you made when the war forced you to see things Ia their true perspective
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21

during the war Tor the time when e would be oEerg
 Resolutions like
 Keeping living as simple and As accomplished as possible go as 70 have time for some Of the things you consider rcal- ly important and wcrihNh hile
 Refusing ever Co get caught again n the rat race oi mainialn- ing a boring social
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
McKENNEY
 ON BRIDGE
} OUer, Doubled! AnaIyze the Bid
BY WILLIAM F.. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

Now that the war is over. per- haps hand patterns will return to normal I really think that the war had a psychological effect on bid ding and play. as there have beer some terrific swings fin tournament. Swing hands have not been confined to tournaments either. Here is one that came up in a rubber bridge game at the New York Athletic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-21
XourHedlth By Dr. William Brady

ktHaed tstHeFp persatataK e. pee. hean tAeattA e@e AFsteme. aeg e. des~aee. 8Snmmmntn ef treasmWng. Q seNmRF9 eetf-a6areaaea .msesaRe ts eaeseera tiwsaern shentG es hrteg aea sFtssea ln lmk. Ne rspiy rma hs Haee Co gmeri~e ael renfesNa- tee fe fassFursteas. Aearess tbf. Ntiita@ Brnays Nastsaai Newe. papfr serstre. 1ca West Haalsen sfrera. Chtrama. til.