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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Gardner Says Communists
Openly Court Negro Again
By Dan Gardner

The Party, a expression Negro in
desire for social and political freedom weapon
used intelligent study the advantages disadvantages
the part of our thinking leadership.
1t is that ntcommunist and it
denouncing
with the Communist Party 1t another thing
the whole matter and to take an ndercov approach to it so that the
Negro people bit of advantage all
The Communist Party record advocating sovietzed
for the American Negro be the South Currently
the results of such unhnkng viewpoint Negro
Councilman Benjamin Davis Ben the
munt among shaeup during
Communist Parys national convention
munist Party and adopted constitution recently
Here's Makeup of the New Board
The national board the
William Foster Eugene Dennis John williamson Thomp
together with Benjamin j.
the Communist Arnold Johnson Doxey Wkerson editor
the Peoples Voice Harlem Rose Gauden, William Patterson and
Others On the national committee 10 states
There also eight Negroes the committee.
James Ford running of Foster for when the latter
sought election President of the United States and who
nua candidate attracted the eets southern die
hads booted the leadership Communists
role activities planned With this seup
ready their attack the Negro problem.
The old Communist plan intelligent republic
the American South with its with the right
separation has been brought to conound comrades Davis
Negro leaders others who actively opposed
men of the Communist Party on the Negro question.
Where Idea First Was Employed
At first glance the proposal revealed by Davis calling for
of black government in the South would seem be
ridiculous could only looking
proposition and looking naturally
Russia and the under the hammer
sickle of the Red republic found number republics
holding identity self
determination along with the preservation of national
religious beliefs That the
problem in Russia easily question
mixing complete Indignation demanded by American Negro
leadership, bureed by liberal Whites complete amagamaon of
solving vexng problem
today.
would natural that the Communists fighting battle for its
subject people States would notion
of the problem At home they don't and it is
the Council Communist agenda The evils of such republic
apparent development Negrowhte segregation
would most certainly result and of actual violence would be
third of
such goal.
which opened by Harlem politicians during the councmanc
New York; otherwise the Reds could the Negro
problem with hands clean sinister intentions
the Negroes future However, spite of this faux the Com
alive
forcing violently
Bb Rankin Others Maybe Richard Wright
Robeson
the subject time his mouth
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Big Job Ahead

The brings with problems
those of the four of world strife Locally the Negro
community we'll prepared for the impending
employment which has been predicted by the experts
With bulk
Ordnance Minneapolis Honeywell Harvester
nautic D. w. Oman Sons, N W. Arines, A.
apO Moline imminent shutdown projects
large people Happily however,
which employ number population will
personnel for months.
We hopeful that qualified Negro integrated
into such peacetm production will be carried Cities
The milling industry Minneapolis among
employees Negroes Mining
ST. Paul should open their doors wider to Negro labor
Retail stores of both cities number
and their history should beaz their
policies Negroes opportunities employment
advancement.
Negro business and white firms doing business
Negro communities should in all their with
and small make the Negro people Unless
the people have job opportunities the business professionals who
them hope prosper
The Urban Twin should carry
coordnated placement designed obtain
chance job
dispense Negroes fabric
and In peacetme caution should taken
trate Negroes of employment The assistance labor
should be regularly
In the period the majority Negro
good job By their conduct
for their True have
and job performance wherever they have worked possible
postwar openings wartime records should
and the most efficient workers should be placed first
Those who have lived every penny
the position
Their loud
modest, worthy postwar job-seekers
possible government which will
vide jobs for 60 Million but the
do planning for himself.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17

with the security white peope-and
examples.
Let balance sanity LESS hanging
1t will all great good FUTURE.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17

within the newspaper offices that
both through our editorials and
through our news treatment we
have got to do better by this seq
ment of our population"
Ignoring the DemagOgues
Mr.. Matthews closed the meeting
with his question: 81 would like to
know how far we can get the white
press to go with US on what we
call putting the quietus on people
who stir up trouble. We established
the policy that we were not going
to irritate our readers by repeat
ing all of this junk spouted by Bilbo
and Eastland.
"Now since we saw how Ger
many was destroyed on this race
issue, 1 wonder how far the white
press would be willing to go with
US and say that we are just not
going to let these calls to race
prejudice be played up and destroy
our country"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17

employers personnel interview
should be two-way affair. How
ever, when there is a surplus of
available labor, personnel work
ers with many applications before
them are apt to be critical of the
applicant who inquiries about too
many details of the job. Here, ex-
IRENE tact must be used.
Job discomfort, one of the most
irritating problems of employee re-
lations, can often be successfully
eliminated from an employees ex-
perience through the process of
good employment interview. The
applicant who accepts his job with
full knowledge of his future re-
sponsibility to his employer, his
rights, his privileges and oppor-
tunity for advancement is usually
a satisfied worker.
Good Work Record Necessary
With the employment interview,
the required tests, if any, and
satisfactory health findings COM
plete, there is usually short wait
ing period during which the appli-
cant's references and former en-
ployers are either seen or COM
municated with. Sometimes the
character investigation and work
record of the applicant are in
vestigated before he is called in
for the employers interview.
Whichever the process, character
and work record will determine to a
greater extent than any other
factor whether or not the applicant
will be accepted for employment.
To the Negro worker who must
clear the hurdle of being racially
different, the value of turning in
high level of job performance
cannot be too greatly stressed.
Fitting properly into ones employ
ment situation NOW is an invest
ment most likely to pay off during
postwar competition in Getting
the job"
The fifth installment of Getting
and Holding Your Job" will be de-
voted to the subject of "The New
Employee"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Getting
the Job
By Ethel M. Williams

10y HC41O1 VA. w 4111c111S
The previous article by the
writer discussed obtaining
the Referrar" at the United
States Employment Service.
The same suggestions that
governed the first contact at
the United States Employment
Service leading up to obtaining the
referral holds for the interview
with the prospective employer.
The Importance of a good first
impression cannot be too greatly
stressed. Good carriage, careful
grooming and appropriate taste in
the selection of clothing will great
ly help the individual applicant to
make a favorable impression. In
view of the fact that most per-
sonnet interviews take place in
close quarters it is of greatest i'm
portance that the applicant guard
against the presence Of body odors.
Soap, water and a good deodorant
are the best protection.
Many of the questions answered
at the government employment Of
flee will be repeated when the en-
ployer or personnel worker conducts
the final employment interview. Re-
plies should check with information
contained in the original applica-
ton, and there should be no hesita-
ton in giving additional informa-
ton when it is requested. In fact,
the purpose of the interview by the
employer is to learn enough about
the applicant to be able to place
the prospective worker where he
can both fill the employers need
and also give his best services.
Tests May Be Required
Some jobs do not require special
skill, but to qualify for others, tests
may be given for the purpose of de-
termining the applicants aptitude
and ability for the position or kind
of work sought. For example,
mechanical ability and mechanical
comprehension tests are often re-
quired before applicants are as
signed to jobs necessitating the OPP
Grafton or adjustment of ma
chinery. A high mental alertness"
rating is sometimes qualification
for supervisory work.
Tests are frequently given to ap-
plicants for white-collar jobs such
as stenographers, typists and
clerical workers. A certain mini
mum of speed and accuracy is
usually required of stenographers
and typists, depending upon the job
for which they are being consider
ed. Likewise, a clerical aptitude
rating is being used more and more
to indicate the proper job classified
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Editorial Notes

The threw into "a cooked h the old theory that people of
various American nationality won't work together
who find themselves
days should apply for position which their experience and
training qualify them These workers wait organ
cation individual to make the openings.
citizen a right job if qualify. respon
by obtaining present analysis
S up to individual.
japanese the mistake trying
ism of OF the white nations.
By the way have you rejoined the NAACP yet?
going supehuman permanent FEPC
Just how badly the mnoes need such will apparent
when the rush to grab jobs in the market gets in high
The National Council for Employment
tees Committee going need all the assistance financial and other
wise, it
Minnesota is expected the small $4,000
daey for the national office Washington chief
give $40
the effort job equality for all Americans?
many than hundred people ready willing
lied solicitors call have your ready
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Pleasant Shock of announcement

During the past editor has received two shocks
from the city of st. Paul The first the receipt paid adj
"fe" subscription
receipt of check for 25 from ST. Peter Caver Church its
gift to the its 18th anniversary.
Things like this coming they do unsolicited
able the long hard TOLL dsappomens
are the lot of those who try carry the torch.
Such evidences faith good give
words to describe
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
ton for the assignment of clerical
workers.

ton for the assignment of clerical
workers.
Physical Fitness Important
Certain physical requirements
such as height, weight, eyesight,
hearing and general physical fit
ness are important job qualifca-
lions considered by the employer
on par with the applicants skills.
Regardless of his efficiency, a work
err whose physical condition is a
liability is Cheating" on the job.
The worker is unable to give his
best services and, as a result, prob
lens are more than likely to arise
which involve worker relationship,
adaptation, production output, en-
ployee rating, etc. The applicant
should, therefore, be aware of his
physical ability to perform the
duties of the job for which he ap-
plies. A previously known physical
condition which might interfere
with a PERSONS satisfactory per-
Torrance of duties should be in
dictated on the application and later
discussed frankly with the pros
pective employer or the personnel
interviewer.
The employing firm may require
a statement from the applicants
physician or a pre-employment
physical examination at the direc-
ton of the firm. Any physical find
ing of disqualifying nature should
be accepted by the applicant as an
opportunity to make needed cor
rection. The best health possible is
a job qualification which every
applicant should present and a
requisite for which every employee
has the right to ask.
Employers Responsibility
Meeting the employment stand
ards of the employer is only part
of obtaining a satisfactory en-
ployment interview. 1t should not
be concluded that all of the re-
sponsibility for establishing a
healthy work relationship rests on
the worker. The employing firm has
definite obligations, too.
Ideally, the employer should
acquaint the prospective employee
with the firms general standards,
such as working conditions, operat-
ing policies and the requirements
which must be met to qualify for
regular or permanent employment.
Hours of work, vacations, holi-
days, sick leave, wages, increases,
etc., should be thoroughly explain
ed by the employer and clearly
understood by an incoming en-
ployee. If possible, tenure and
conditions applying to the separa-
ton of an employee from the or
ganization or firm such as a
termination emanating from either
the employer or the employee,
should be mutually agreed upon.
AS previously stated, the ideal
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Editor And Publisher
And Negro Press Confer

NEW YUKk CITY.-At the invitation of EDITOR AND
PUBLISHER, eight editors and publishers of the Negro
Newspaper Publishers Association attending the wartime
conference in New York City guests at luncheon at
which discussed the relation Of the daily press to the
Negro Press Editor and Publisher trade organ of the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-17
Back to Work Now

Here nation facing the crucial period
history and Congress vacation The people should insist
national legislators go right Washington Immediately
There is much work which needs attention
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
Hutson To Address
Farmers of Robson
AT Lumberton TODAY

LUMBERTON, Sept. 11.-P)-
]. B. Hutson, Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture will be the princi-
pal speaker at meeting of the
Robson County Farmers to be
held at the Annoy, Lumberton
Wednesday afternoon. 1870.
This meeting is under the spon-
sorship of the Robson County
unit OF the Farm Bureau of which
Talmage Graham of St. Pauls(
Route One is president.
Mr.. Hutson will speak to the
farmers on the problems facing
farmers in the postwar period and
explain how the Department of
Agriculture is reorganizing to
meet these problems.
The only other talk in North
Carolina that Mr.. Hutson is Civ
ing will be at Greenville on
Thursday night.
Other speakers expected to ad-
dress the meeting in Lumberton
will be Former Governor j. M.
Broughton, Dean I. O. Schaub,
Director of North Carolina Ex-
tension Service and some local
farm leaders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
CITIZENS ACCEPT
EXTENSION TASKS

Mayor w. Ronald Lane announc
ed yesterday that % residents o.
the city and the areas to be at
fected by the proposed extension
of the city limits have accepted
appointment to the Ciizens' Com
mittee on City Extension.
At meeting of the City council
and City Planning Board on August
81. approval of formation of the
committee was voted and letters
inviting approximately rs persons
to serve were mailed out the lat.
ter part Of last week.
Additional acceptances are ex'
pected within the next few days
In addition. more letters are be.
ing sent out.
Purpose of the committee is tC
provide full facts and unbiased
information on the extension is.
sue to the public as soon asor.
ganization is completed. Through
the medium of the press, radio
and public lectures, these citizens
will present the case for city ex.
pansion as fact-finding com.
mittee, rather than as a lobbying
group to sell Wilmington on the
extension, it was said.
Registration books for the
special election to be held or
Nov. 6, will be opened on Oct
10. Saturday, Nov. 8, will be chal
lenge day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
REV. WILSON HEADS.
MINISTERS GROUP

At the first fall meeting last
Monday of the Wilmington Mini.
sterial Association, Rev. H. j.
Wilson, pastor of the Fourth
Street Advent Christian church
was elected president for the en-
suing year it was announced by
]. B. Huntington, secretary and
treasurer.
Rev. W. G.. Stevenson, pastor
Of the Temple Baptist church was
elected vice president and Mr..
Huntington was reelected to the
office that he has held since 1910,
City council and community
chaplains for the month. of Septem-
Der will be >ev. Carl Fisher and
Rev. ]. S. Crowley.
Gratitude and thanks was ex-
tended, by retiring president Rev.
c. D. Barclift, to all members for
their cooperation. The Ministerial
Association commended the Jay.
Gees for. their Saturday afternoon
services held at Greenfield Park.
Meetings Of the Association are
planned for the first Tuesday of
each month at 1890 a. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
1t. Taylor Succeeds
Commander Duffy A,
Fort Director Her.

1t. Baxter H. TAYLOR
WI Mllmlngton Port Directors % otti ne
m mas oeen appointed Acting ''p poe,.
director to replace Cong, port'
A.. W. Duffy, Port Direct ,1tiSn a's
, n Yesterday morning fnr VINO
-anclsco where he will renor+ 9 IAN
It asS hss baan IN the Pacific thest tp,
Port Director here sim.
April l, Commander Duftv last last
been on active duty since ,o @ss
spend lg three years in Hsv. tSSs'
oaoa' as Naval liason and routin a,
officer III He recently returned 4 ~ ing
office here after seven DAYS W lo. ,Is
spent in Miami. 'e'Se
1t. Taylor has been in Cow,
~ months, 10 of which We're sna .se
IN the Atlantic and Pacific theatera .
as Gunnery officer aboard mar
chant vessels and transports A..
$ slstlng him in his new duties ars
IT, Stanard, Routing Officer. ~
Aor1' Communications officer ~
Houghton, material, 1t, Ashe, ner.
sonnet and 1t. U.G) Honneycutt,
officer in charge of Nsvsi
barracks. laval
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
Spartonburg Citizens
To Outfit. War Hero,
Bride For Medal Trip

SPARTANBURG, S. c., Sept. IL
-B-A son of sharecropper par
ents who won the Congressional
Medal OF Honor for killing "A Japs
on Luzon after being critically
wounded, married his childhood
sweetheart today.
Next week the newlyweds, Pfc.
1gene Atkins and the former
Vivian Rollins, 10, will 60 to Wash
ington where President Truman
will pin the nations highest mill
tary award on the young hero.
Atkins planned to use his 5000
mastering out pay to buy a stock
of farm tools to farm the other
fellows land" But the people here
abouts decided differently. A fund
was started by the Spartanburg
Eerald-J ournal to buy him a piece
o. land Of his own.
In two days more than $1,000
has pc ed into the newspaper Of
flee, ranging from ST. bills to $500
checks. The goal is $500.
Meanwhile local merchants
planned to outfit the couple, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve Atkins, the
aero's parents, with brand new
clothes for the trip to see the Pres
ident.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
BEAR BITE FATAL
TO SEATTLE BOY

SEATTLE, Sept. IL R Eight
year old Richard Strand died in
= Seattle hospital last night five
hours after he was viciously torn
and chewed by the 16-months-old
225-pound pet Russian grizzly bear
of a neighbor.
The bear also bit Mrs. Vera
Quinn on the leg as she tried to
pull Richard to safety while the
owner, Earl Coffrin, and another
man pulled at the chain which
held the bear. Mrs. Quinn was in
a hospital.
The victims parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Strand, have two
Younger children. Strand said his
first reaction was to shoot the
bear. He said he complained about
the animal to authorities a week
ago.
But Coffrin said he would give
the bear. present to him year
aeo from a Russian ship captain,
tn the ZOO where authorities tenn
porarily quartered him after ne
was ordered confiscated.
81 don't trust him now - he's
mean" Coffrin said. "All the kids
played with him. They'd get MN
running then climb up on the little
house. People worried about the
bear getting mean. but / always
said wed know before he turned
mean. We didn't
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
Ethyl-Dow Plant Plans
Repairs To Factories

The Ethyl-Dow Chemical Co.,
located at Kure Beach will be
closed for "a few days" in order
that ONE major repair can be
made according to an announce
ment by officials.
The repairs have been delayed
for several months because of the
war. Officials explained that the
work to be done is routine and
has been made possible because
some Of the needed equipment
has become available. The plant
will resume operation as soon as
the necessary work is completed.
Company officials denied reports
that the industry was moving
from New Hanover County.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12

to make contacts. When he quit
touring the world with Pavlova
shortly after the first world war,
he started wrestling at the old
Olympic Club in San Francisco. The
next several years, during which
he won the worlds light heavy
weight crown Legitimate, I
mean," he says - in 1925, he got
to know most promoters personal
ly.
So, as soon as transportation be-
comes easier, Karasick aims to
bring both heavyweight and junior
heavy championship claimants
out here.
What will happen to Honolulu
when all the self-crowned kings of
the mat swarm in is something to
ponder on. But it seems that a
place that survived the Pearl Har-
Dor attack should be able to take
it.
After the tournament, Karasick
says, champs in the various classes
can 60 back to the mainland where
las legitimate champs they c a n
draw good crowds and good enough
dough-"
The losers? WELL" he adds,
they can go on to Australia, or
some place, and draw good dough
because they're from the main
land"
And Karasick? Well, he probably
will stay here. The Russian likes
Hawaii and, besides, it will require
some time to count bis take from
such a tournament.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-12
Ban On Conventions Ends
On First Of October

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL R -
The ban on all conventions, group
meetings, and trade shows will
end October /.
Announcing this today, the Of
flee Of Defense Transportation said
j. was acting on the recommended
ton of the Office of Reconversion.
The restrictions were imposed
February. /, 1915.
ODT Director j. Monroe john
son said the lifting of the ban was
neither an invitation to travel nor
ar assurance that sufficient trans
portation would be available.
He sked sponsors Of conven-
tons, group meetings and trade
shows to defer meetings whenever
possible and keep necessary meet
ings small until after the peak of
the troop movement early next
year.