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hopefulness in no way offsets the
desire expressed by 34th Bn. men,
bers to mutiny if conditions were
not improved.
C. O.'s Discredit Seriousness of
Situation and Negro Leadership
In subsequent conferences with
Capt. Sihler, Commander J. P. Nc
Bean and 1t. Commander Ebersole,
the officers revealed general dis
belief in the seriousness of the
situation. Commander Mclean
stated, che had met the situation
before and could meet it again." He
indicated further that no Negro
personnel under his command was
qualified for leadership or eleva-
ton, and declared that he twas
forced to bring in whites in order to
have material to maintain the bat
talon at a standard"
In making recommendations for
an immediate navy probe of all
personnel conditions existing in the
34th Construction Battalion, and
the separation meanwhile Of both
Commander Mclean and 1t. Com
mander G. v. White, from the unit,
Mr.. Houston summarized his find
ings by declaring "There is more
potential dynamite in the 34th
Construction Battalion than any
similar situation. Composed large
ly Of above average men in intel
ligence, these men are on the brink
of mutiny and some one overt act
may cause a serious blight on our
progress in making inroads in the
Naval establishment.
"The camp commander and bat
talon commander are very resent
full against outside influence or out
side attempts to secure information.
They made every effort to see to it
that there was no grouping of the
men for interview. Commanding
officer refuses to consider apphca-
lions for transfer"
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Sgt. Bubbu" Brown
Critically Injured

Lawrence "Bubba" Brown, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, COS Olson
Blvd, a Staff Sergeant in the 6O4th
Ordnance Ammunitions Company,
somewhere in Italy, was in truck
accident on the night of Feb. %.
"Bubba," as he is known to many
of the youngsters in Minneapolis,
was on three day pass and on his
way to visit his brother, 1t. Harold
Brown, stationed with the 99th Air
Squadron in the 332nd Group, also
in Italy.
\ Sgt. Brown suffered a lacerated
back, fractured skull and a dislo-
Gated right shoulder. His brother
was called to the hospital, accord
ing to letter received by his par
ents last week.
Bubba and his brother were for
mer employees Of the ROseler Drug
Store.
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REQUESTS PRESIDENT COM
MISSION JOE LOUIS

Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-A
letter requesting President Roose-
welt to make Joe Louis a commits
stoned officer in the Army was sent
last week by Rep. Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr. Cd. of N. ". The let
ter, Powell stated, is an outgrowth
of the unanimous request of the
Elks, of which J. Finley Wilson is
Grand Exalted Ruler.
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Sgt. Edward Lee
Seeing Action on
German Soil

S/Sgt. Edward Lee, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. W. Lee, 1880 Hiawatha
Ave-, a member of the 7S4 Tank
Battalion with the Ninth Army,
under the command of General
William Simpson, is now in actual
combat in Germany. He has a
brother, Pfc. Wilver, stationed in
the Aleutians.
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ETHIOPIA, LIBERIA, HAITI
AND OTHERS INVITED TO
UNITED NATIONS FARLEY

Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-
The San Francisco conference Of
the United Nations on April rs will
be attended by many countries
populated by darker peoples, among
whom will be Ethiopia, Liberia,
Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cos
ia RIGA, Cuba, Egypt, India and
the Philippines.
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Cleveland Takes Step to
Keep Inter-racial Peace;
Establishes City Board
Appropriate $4,000 Yearly

APP1OPA AdOC UAO1VOO CdAly
to Run Inter-racial Board
Cleveland, OhiO.-Cleveland, long
known as the most liberal metrop-
oils in the country, intends to keep
ahead of any competitors. Last
Monday evening, City Council over
whelmingly passed by a margin Of
31-1, an ordinance to establish a
public relations board for handling
interracial problems, marking the
first time in the history of the ma
ton that a city has legally attempted
to solve its racial difficulties.
Mayor Thomas E. Burke, CO.
sponsor of the ordinance, signed the
measure Tuesday morning, after APP
pearing in Council Monday evening,
to personally back the far-reaching
ordinance. The other co-chairman
was Councilman William o. Walker,
Editor of the Call & Post News
papers.
The only dissenting vote cast in
the councilmanic session was by
Councilman Leonard Franks, Of the
Fourteenth Ward.
The ordinance regulates that the
board be granted a $4,000 munich
pal yearly fund, be comprised Of
IL members, appointed by the
Mayor and approved by Council,
serving terms of six years Except
the first appointees) and be headed
by a full-time executive director.
The duty of the board will be
to promote, develop, and maintain
effective and proper public relations
Of each group within the community
with every other group, then as
semble, analyze, and disseminate
reliable and authentic factual data
relating to the problems Of inter-
racial relations.
The ordinance defines the duties
of the executive as maintaining con-
facts with thirty or more groups
throughout the community improv-
ing services to eliminate whatever
friction occurs in municipal depart
ments, aiding in removing inequali-
ties in housing, recreation, educa-
ton, employment, law enforcement,
vocational guidance and training,
and presenting a schedule Of educa-
tional activities as reading mate
rails, Institutes, etc.
According to informants passage
of the measure, designed to educa-
tionally get at the roots of racial
friction and to constructively and
forcibly, eliminate the symptoms,
sets a precedent unreached by other
American cities.
Study is expected to be given to
the current problems of school
boundary re-districting, "ghetto"
housing areas, introduction Of in
ter-cultural programs in schools,
and other modernized methods Of
achieving racial harmony.
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ST. PAUL SOLDIER
PROMOTED IN
FRANCE

Headquarters, Continental Ad-
vance Section, France-(Censored)
Private Louis Williams, Fl, of St.
Paul, Minnesota, a member of the
377th Engineer Regiment in France,
has been promoted to corporal.
Cpl. Williams has an excellent
record of service. He was indicted
on August 5, 1912, and received
basic training at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri.
Before induction, Cpl. Williams
resided with his wife, Mrs. Carrye
Williams, 529 West Central Ave-,
st. Paul.
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Three st. Paul
Women on New
Rumsev Turv

Three St. Paul women have been
called to serve on the Spring Ram
sey County jury. Negroes have
served on Ramsey grand juries for
years but the selection of three
colored women on the same jury
is unprecedented.
The women called to jury duty
are Mrs. Lola Edwards, 244 w.
Central Ave-, Miss Constance
Fisher, Little Canada Road, and
Mrs. Francis Hughes, 1853 N. Chats
worth, postal employee.
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NEGRO CHURCHMEN TO MAKE
TREK TO d. C.

Washington, D. G. (NNPA)-
For the first time in it's history, the
Negro church plans to throw its
organized weight into a Congress
sional fight.
The Fraternal Council of Negro
Churches has sent out a call to min
listers in twenty states, urging them
to come to Washington on March
20 for the purpose of personally
expressing to their Senators and
Congressman their desire for fav-
orable action on legislation for a
permanent FEPC with enforcement
powers.
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Proprietor Sleeps AS
Burglars Work

Mr.. W. H. Hammond, 254S Hia-
watha Ave., owner of the Hammond
Standard Service Station, over
which he lives, apparently slept
peacefully while his station was be-
ing burglarized last Tuesday,
March 8, about 2:30 a. m.
The police awakened Mr.. Ham
mond and told him his place had
been robbed. When Mr.. Hammond
and the police went into the place
they found that two cookie new
tires, three recapped tires, one case
of oil, $50 in cash and coupons for
750 gallons of gas had been stolen.
Mr.. Hammond said the loot
amounted to about 1929.
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VIRGINIA VOTES 2-I FOR CON-
STITUTIONAL CONVENTION
TO FREE GIs OF POLL TAX

Washington, D. c. (NNPA)-
Virginia, one of the seven remain
ing states with poll tax as pre-
requisite to voting, saw her people
vote 2 to for a constitutional con-
vention to decide whether armed
service personnel shall be permit
ted to vote without paying a poll
tax.
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SOSOrry!

The story on the Frank Boyd tes-
timonial dinner incorrectly stated
40 per cent of those in attendance
were white persons" It should have
read "60 per cent were white per-
sons"
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RAYMOND HATCHER WITH
DETROITHOUSINGA AUTHORITY

Detroit-Raymond o. Hatcher,
former boys worker at Phyllis
Wheatley House, Minneapolis, and
most recently, assistant secretary
of the Detroit Urban League, has
been with the u. s. Housing
Authority at Detroit since Novem-
Der, 1914.
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DILLON OUT
on HOSPITAL

Hollis Dillon, Ola Bryant Ave.
No., Minneapolis, was discharged
from the General hospital March z
after being confined there since
Dec. Is.
Dillon was struck by an auto
driven by a st. Paul physician and
suffered a broken leg, jaw and
other injuries.
At the time of the accident he
was employed at T.C.O.P.
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FEPC Delegation
To Make Report
Sun. Afternoon

The Minnesota delegation which
went to Washington in behalf of
permanent FEPC legislation in
February will make its official re-
port to Minneapolis Sunday after
noon, March Is.
The report will be made at the
regular meeting of the NAACP at
Phyllis Wheatley House, at A p. m.
The public is urged to attend the
meeting.
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RACHEL LAWRENCE
SERVICES SATURDAY

Funeral services for Miss Rachel
Lawrence, age 81, 225 Rondo Ave.,
who died Tuesday, March 10, at
Ancker Hospital, will be held at
the Brooks Funeral Home Chapel
Saturday, March II, at p. m.
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PRIVATE SENDS NAACP $500
FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP

New York.-A $500 life member
ship was received in the national
office from Pvt. Albert P. Miles,
Btry. D, 77th AAA Gun Bn. (SM),
somewhere in the Pacific" Except
for the modest declaration of the
soldiers sentiment in making the
contribution no further identity
could be made. In the expression
of his desire for membership, he
said, 81 am very much impressed
with the work that the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People has done and is
still doing. I am hoping the sue
cess of the organization will con-
tinue."
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DIR. BURRIs JENKINS DIES

Kansas City, Mo.-Dr. Burris
Jenkins, rs, famous clergyman who
was among the first white ministers
to openly attack race discrimina-
ton in Missouri, died Tuesday in
Ell Centre, California.
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G. w. Matthew's Files
for Alderman In 18th

George W. Matthews Of 364S
Forty-fourth Ave. S., business agent
of Public School Employees Union
So, AFL, Tuesday filed as a candi-
date for twelfth ward alderman in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. Matthews was a member Of
Minnesota delegation which went
to Washington late in February to
lobby for a permanent FEPC.
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SWITCH VI EOV
units of war
housing from Ne
gro to white &C.
cupancy.
In the past,
John B. Bland
ford, Jr., admin
istrator of the
National Housing
Agency, has told
n e W s m en- and
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Mimi Historical Society.
Unit 1
UncOvering
WASHINGTON
By Harry S. McAlpin

One significant thing has grown
out of the New Boston, Tex,
housing fiasco, resulting from the
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NATIONAL NEWS IN
BRIEF

opened Friday night, March 2.
An American Negro theatre pro-
duction, most daily critics were
kind but unenthusiastic.
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NEW PLAY

New York-"Garden of Time"
Owen Dodson's new three act play
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Lieut.. Leroy Bell
Back Home from
Oversees Duty

By VILLA BOOKER
1t. Leroy Bell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Bell, 1929 S. Fifth St.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

Triumphantly reaching the screen as 1t reached the heart of the na- tion and the world, John Herseys great and human Pulitzer prize- winning novel, "A Bell For Adano, i" is now playing at the Loew-Poli theater. Gene Tierney. John Kodiak and William Bendix are the stars of a brilliant cast.
 Universally acclaimed as one of the finest stories to come out of the war, "A Bell For Adano" is the first postwar story to be made out of World War II. The unforgettable story of man, woman and a people, packed with superb drama, glorious romance and matchless emotion, contains no war scenes whatsoever.
 Instead, "A Bell For Adano" tells of Major Joppolo who came to the bomb-blasted village of Adano in Sicily and saw a people without laughter woman without hope,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
STRAND

When Samuel Goldwyn an- nounced that he would make into a motion picture the great Emily Bronte classic, "Wuthering Heights" to star Merle Oberon as Cathy and Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, under the direction of William Wyler, lovers of this poig- nantly dramatic and stirringly TO- mantle noval beamed at the new naturalization which their liter ary idol, Miss Bronte, would receive in the additional medium of the screen.
 The picture will have its showing at the Strand theater today.
 In support of Miss Oberon and Olivier, MT. Goldwyn chose a hand- picked cast which includes David Niven, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp, Hugh Wil- iiams and Miles Mander. In assign- ing the directorial task on this pro- duction to William Wyler, Mir. Gold wyn entrusted his film to a man whose enviable reputation rests on such outstanding screen successes as These Three" "DodsWorth, !" Dead End" and "Jezebel."
 The story of ''Wuthering Heights" unfolds on the wild and desolate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
WIDEN HIGHWAY

McAllen, Texas, CUP)-McAllen businessmen have announced that during the summer the present in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
Current Eil,,S
 Time Scheduls

WARMERS gTATE-Elnde Dar&
 Barbara Britson and GEen 4- CluFe in "The Great John N<* 1:O0, 3;15, 6:3S, 9s2S .. m. f4 FaIkenburg in ~The Gay s1n&s rita": 2:zo, s:25, s:1s ?. n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

moors of Yorkshire. It is a tale of a high-spirited, quick . tempered, beautiful girl, who is loved madly py two nen-one. half-gypsy and half gentleman, the other rich and well born. Merle Oberon, playing Catlny $ desperately in love with Laurenc Olivier, playing Healthcliff. But tn glittering wealth and esteemed so cial position of Edgar Linton, DOT trayed by David Niven, leads tn girl into an unhappy romance. Th. strange three-cornered love story 1. told with dramatic impact, sweep ing romance and in terms of starr human emotions. mysteriously in fluenced by the desolate rnoors.
 Among the many lavish sets built for the picture are included an old English manor house, the beautiful home of the wealthy Lintons, Trushcross Grange, a lavishly bril- liant ballroom of 18th Century Eng land and typical farmhouse of the period.
 The companion feature is wild fire" the story of a horse, featuring Bob Steele. It is photographed in natural color.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

latter,s year-old baby every maids day of Mickey Rooney, leaf tufner-over. MT. Rooney, previously rated one of Hollywood's most unde- pendable correspondents, has be- come the most enthusiastic of letter writers since he footed a ream of Ad0lph Hitlers personal stationery from Berchtesgaden.
 
 An unusual production delay oc- cured the other day on the RKO set where "A Tale of Bedlam'' is being filmed. Boris Karlon and 30 extras were required. for one of the madhouse scenes, to stretch out on pallets made of loose straw. The producer, anxious for realism, had stipulated that the straw must be dirty and dirty 1t wasI A few minutes after the days work began, everyone on the set was so infested by realism - in the form of fieas - that production was halted and hur- ry-up calls were placed for pest exterminatorl
 I stumbled on an amusing inci- dent on a process stage of RKO yes- terday. Vince Barnett, supposedly at the race track, was doing a solo scene in front of a screen on which film shot at Santa Anita was being projected. Suddenly, as Barnett took a step to his left, thereby uncover ing a new section of the projected background, the director screamed "Cutl" By freak circumstance, Vince Barnett had been at the track when the background film was shot, and stood out from the rest of the crowd like a sore thumb.
 As I've said before, this is an un- usual community. Witness, for ex- ample, the six-sone observed re- gently at a nearby beach. Producer Arthur Hornblow and his fiancee, Bubbles Schinasi, who used to be Mrs. Wayne Morris, were the hosts. It. Wayne Morris, his present wife, and his two children, one by Miss Schinas and the other by the pres ent Mrs. Morris, were the guestsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

and of how he conquered their fears with his courage, and her heart with his arms. Overwhelming in the emotional might of its poignant drama, the tender warmth of its great love story and in the stirring challenge it holds for all our tomor- rows, the film brings the novels greatness to the screen in what pre- view critics the country over are hailing as the picture of our era.
 To top one of the most distin- gtiished casts ever assembled, the producers selected lovely Gene Tierney, who, had risen to new act- ing heights with the title role in Laura, to portray the part of Tina, the fisherman's daughter, who was lovely, glamorous and lonely. Rugged John Kodiak, who in less than year in Hollywood had become one of the screens most sought-after leading men. is Major Joppolo, who had the might of right in his fist, and the fire oi the sun, moon and stars in his arms Burly William Bendix, master oi finely-shaded comedy, portrays the role of Sergeant Borth of Brooklyn who found mo" meant mo" the world over.
 Included in the supporting cast of the hit are Glenn Langan, Rich ard Conte, Stanley Prager, Henry Morgan, Montague Banks, Reed Hadley and Roy Roberts, and others among Hollywood's most talented character actors.
 The second big hit is the daring psychological love drama, "Jeal- ousy", which lives up to all of it's advance predictions as being one of the great motion pictures of thu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

ternational highway from McAllen to Reynosa, below the Mexican horder, will be widened to accom- rnodate the increased traffic.
 The new 24-foot highway Will carry increasing oil field traffic and tourist business. Most of the commercial business done with the U. s. in the northern Mexico area is handled through McAllen bilsl- ness houses, a city official said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

LOEW'S STRAND Merle ObarSn, Laurence Olivier and David NiHen
 in "Wuthering Heightsy: e:1t, 5:55, 9:10 p. m. Bob steese in aWildfire": 1880, 4:5O, S:o5 ?. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
JIMMIE FIDLER
h HoHywood
DistEibnted by lIeNaaEht syndleate. Iae.

HOLLYWOOD. August 2s - doubt that there's another cornmun- ity on earth where rumcrs get the prompt circulation and credence that they receive in Hollywood. For example:
 A few days ago, began to get a barrage of telephone calls from tipSters who wanted me to know that Frank Sinatra had hired a bodyguard. Within 24 hours, the r1irnor had ballooned until "author- itative sources" were informing me that Sfnatra had engaged THREE bodyg1ards; within 48 hours, was told that he had received dozen of anonymous letters threatening his children and that his Toluca Lake residence was being patrolled by an army of gun-toting guards.
 The truth? Well, it's not very ex- citing. "The Voice" has house. guest who used to be a professional boxer. Frankie, always interested in boxing, has punching bag in his backyard, and the guest, an over- sized heavyweight, has been work ing out there. That's all Hollywood needed to blow up a tempest of gos- sip.
 Any practicing columnist in this town has to develop sixth sense. He must be so conversant with the backgrounds and present circum- stances of screen notables that he can almost automatically distin- guish between likely reports and phony rumors. And then, having de- veloped that sixth sense, he must acquire sufficient patience to listen to at least nine false alarms for every one that's based on grain of truth. Having dug out that one, he must further reconcile himself to the probability that it will be stoutly denied by the star concerned.
 Idol Chatter: It's an odds-on bet that the first man who said "as plain as the nose on your face" was talking with Bop Hope ... Peas- in-a-pod: Cornell Wilde and Fran cis Lederer E. can think of many actors who have achieved suc- cess to equal Ronald Colman's,. but I don't know many who have won as much contentment ode to confusion: On the Heartbeat" set, Stanley North is an electrician, Henry East dog trainer and Henry West a wardrobe man :. Never ask Barbara Stanwyck's opinion without bracing yourself for an honest answer Add good wagers: That Eleanor Parker will become a bigger star than Lauren Baby" Bacall, despite the latter's sensational debut My idea of an unusual man is the fellow who would go into rhapsodies about Bet- ty Grable's slime, without mention ing her legs.
 The Hollywood Parade: Bing Crosby, self-analyst. MT. Crosby, in- stead of trying to conceal his not able lack of hair, delights in des- cribing himself as "Harry-with 8 fringe on top" Mischa Auer, man with an actors complex. MT. Auer. currently suffering from a eprained ankle, makes it point to use crutch while entering Holly wood night clubs. but discards it when the music starts and dances with his old-tinne agility x. Susan Peters. diplomat. Miss Peters in- sured the permanence of her colored maid by agreeing to take care of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
Nice 10 HaDe On Hand

Looks like d sand witch in- dulging in a alit- tie offh an d magic, but it's jus { one of those stunts p h otographers are aIw ys pulling. Lou Dinnhg, of the three singing pinnings, seems to have twin sisters, ! e an, left, and Gin- ger. right, in the palms of her hands, but it's a trick of p e rspe ctive. Twin s are in background far enough for their feet 10 De in a visual line , with Lou, s hands. Picture was taken on a re c e n {. beach outing in Chi.
 cago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
WINS PASS AND PROMOTION

Sheppard Field, Te., (UP)-Pfc Robert L. Hall, Memphis, Tenn, was booked for . three-day ss-and wound up with a promotion.
 It all happened because the pri- vate was tempted by the sugges- ton of a three-day pass for ideas in a conservation program while stationed at Craig Field, Selma Ala. Hall submitted device foi prevention of battery acid over-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

year. This unusual story of love triangle which goes into the pro- found depths of human emotions has an all-star cast of John Loder, Jane Randolph, Nils Asther, Karen Morley and Hugo Haas. This film sparkles with realism, sensitiveness and imagination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

Jamaican residents received 9i.- 50O,O0O in one month in connpi1l- sorry and voluntary allotments from from relatives employed as laborerS in the Unite dStates.