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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-12
Jops Damage Cargo Vessel
By JIJLES MAITLAND

Portland, Ore July 12.-(UP)- The cargo vessel s. s. Brown Victory was here today for the repair of its battle wounds inflicted by Jap- anese suicide plane. Four men were killed when a Jap bomber crashed into the ship of Ie lima last May
 Launched at Portland only two months before, the Brown Victory was hit by a twin engine Jap Berry" bomber.
 The ship, skippered by Capt. T. A. Johansen, San Francisco, was un- loading cargo when the Jap bomber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 ISSUES NEW PAMPHLET

A Digest of New Laws enacted by the Connecticut General Assembly has been distributed by the Water bury Chamber of Commerce through its executive secretary, Frank Green. H1ne pamphlet lists all laws passed by the recent legislative session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-12
SECOND WIND COSTLY

Worcester, Mass. .-CUP)- While Mrs. Arthur Bradley was getting her second wind, thieves made off with the $75 living-room rug she was cleaning in her backyard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-12
Competition Key To Lobor Problem ln Motor Capital
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This is the last of four articles by 6. Burton Heath, analyzing labor problems faced by indus trial communities.
 By s. Burton Heath
 NEA Staff Correspondent
 Detroit, July 12-The necessity for manufactuI A.g war material at etupendous speed in enormous quantities with a questionable suf- 4iciency of manpower, plus the fact that Uncle Sam was paying the bills, encouraged great wasteful- ness in the operation of this city's great industries.
 No group of men in history has proven Its ability to manufacture efficiently as Detroit's motor mag mates proved theirs in peace time. But even the superficial leafraking done by the Mead Congressional Committee last spring confirmed and amplified charges made in local newspapers that the looseness with labor was being managed was super
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Legion TO Seek IS Million
For Veterans Postwar Aid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Amer.
ican Legion has announced II
would play IAN aggressive role" in
the postwar readjustment of vet
Grams and the national economy
through 100000 Americanism
endowment fund for expanded ac-
tivities.
Announcement of the sum, to be
raised in Nationwide campaign,
was made by Alvin W. Owsley, Dali
las, Tex, post national commander
and chairman of the endowment
fund, following a two-day meeting
of trustees.
Among objectives of the fund
To foster and develop appreciation
of the American way of life; to pro-
mote liberal and practical edu-
cation of Americans regarding their
citizenship, and to aid and conduct
broad education programs for the
above purposes.
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Oklahoma Farmers,
Lacking Boxcars,
Put Wheat on Ground
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, June 11.-They're
dumping new wheat on the ground,
just as farmers and grainmen in
this Midwest section predicted weeks
ago when they sought more boxcars
to move grain from already glutted
country elevators
Harvesting started this week in
Southern Oklahoma and with only
a fraction of the crop cut, harvest
crews already have begun dumping
wheat in the fields.
In Kansas, center of the wheat
belt, the harvest isn't even under
way. When it starts in a week or
so grainmen see even more crit
ical situation with a prospective
crop of anywhere from 165, 900 900
to 10000, 900 bushels to be added to
already crowded elevators.
Elevators Are Full.
The dumping was at El Dorado,
Okla, where four elevators turned
away loaded wheat trucks Saturday
because they couldn't store the grain
and couldn't get rolling stock to
move it out to terminal markets.
Only 81 carloads had been shipped
from the area, one Of Oklahoma's s
larger wheat-producing sections.
Forty more carloads were stored in
vacant houses, barns and on the
ground.
Grain men, farmers and State
officials for several months have
made appeals for cars to the Once
OF Defense Transportation.
c'There just aren't enough cars
tomoye the grain crops speedily
in the face Of "the extremely
critical transportation situation"
an ODT spokesman said in
Washington yesterday. The oDT
is doing its best, but I'VE can't
guarantee there won't be de-
lays" he commented)
OPA Aids Miilers.
Millers who will process the crop
into flour found the Of1ce of Price
Administration quick to act in
another snarl on the food front.
Jess Smith, manager of the AS
Evening star., 1945-06-11

sociated Millers of Kansas Wheat,
said Saturday that milling COM
panies will not ship a barrel of
flour" from Kansas City after June
30 unless they were assured of an
extension of subsidies beyond that
date.
In Washington the OPA replied
by authorizing -four buyers to pay
millers the subsidy in effect when
contracts were drawn in event sub
sides were altered or discontinued
by the time delivery was made.
But getting the wheat to the
millers Is the job that has both
farmers and grain buyers worried.
Evening star., 1945-06-11
House Due 10 Open
Battles on Poll Tax
And. FEPC Today
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
1t will be North versus South
this week as the House renews
two ng-standing congressional
feudS.
The hostilities get under way today
with a preliminary skirmish over
poll taxes, to be followed tomorrow
by full-f1edged battle on both poll
taxes and the Fair Employment
Practice Committee.
The poll tax fight is billed for the
House floor, and the outcome-a
setback for the Southerners-is al
most a foregone conclusion. The
FEPC clash will take place first be-
hind the closed doors of the Rules
Committee and then, perhaps, on
the floor.
The poll tax issue concerns legis-
lation to outlaw such levies as q
prerequisite to voting in any elec-
ton at which a Federal Office is at
stake. Seven Southern States have
poll tax laws.
Petition for Action.
Today's battle centers around a
petition, signed by 218 members
an actual majority-to take the
measure out of the Jurisdiction of
the Judiciary and Rules Commit
tees.
If the 218 members who signed
the petition stick to their guns, the
House will order the two committees
discharged and decree vote on the
legislation itself tomorrow.
Only 20 minutes OF debate, fol-
lowed by roll call, are allowed on
today's proceedings. Two hours of
debate will follow tomorrow, as
suming poll tax opponents win to-
days fight.
Southerners are fighting the legis-
lation on the contention that 1t
violates the rights to States to han
die their elections. Northerners say
poll taxes violate the constitutional
right of every citizen to vote.
Deadlock on FEPC.
Whether the House will have an
to debate the FEPC
issue will depend on what the Rules
Committee does tomorrow.
Thus far the committee has been
deadlocked. AS a result legislation
to give legal status to the agency
created by executive order of the
late President Roosevelt has been
kept from the floor, despite an ap-
peal by President Truman for its
early enactment. Without legal sane
ton it will have no funds to operate
after July /.
Southern opponents, who contend
continuance of the FEPC as a per-
agency would create criti-
,al racial problems believe the
deadlock will continue at tomor-
rows meeting.
But supporters of the FEPC, set
Up with the declared aim of pre-
1enting employment discrimination
because Of race, creed or color, ex-
oect the bill to be cleared for q
House vote.
Even the most outspoken' foes &C
privately that they can
lot defeat either poll tax repeal or
9EPC legislation on the House floor.
But they are confident they can
lalt both bills In the Senate.
Twice in recent years the House
1as voted to outlaw poll taxes, only
% have the Senate kill the legisla-
ion by f1libuster or threats of fill
o1lSter
Evening star., 1945-06-11
3 Germans Executed
For ConceoIinq Pistols

BY the Associated Press.
TWENTY-FIRST ARMY GROUP
HEADQUARTERS, June 11.-Three
German soldiers have been decapi-
tated by German executioner for
concealing pistols after they had
been disarmed under terms OF sur
render, 1t was announced officially
last night.
Field Marshal Montgomery signed
the execution warrants. The exc
cutioner, Friedrich HEIR of Han
mover has been an official German
executioner since 1912 and will serve
in that capacity in the British-occu-
pied area of Germany.
Evening star., 1945-06-11
AMG Officials Prepare
Ito Take Over Trieste
As YugosIavs Leave
BY the Associated Press.

Cy tAiS AooOSAutCu Elcocs
TRIESTE, June 11.-Allied Mill
tary Government officials prepared
today to take over the administra-
ton of Trieste as Yugoslav troops
moved out, and attention was To-
cused on the problem Of feeding this
city Of 250,000.
Meanwhile, conference was
awaited between Field Marshal Sir
Harold Alexander, Allied Mediterra-
mean commander, and Yugoslav
Marshal Tito on the fixing Of the
boundary separating the occupation
areas Of the Yugoslavs and the
Western Allies in the disputed We
nezia Giulia area.
However, the first major interna-
tional postwar dispute appeared to
have been settled amicably.
Gin Rome Italian Foreign
Evening star., 1945-06-11

after the World War and now LIS
claimed by Tito, "be occupied
Professionally by Allied forces not
involved in the dispute.")
The terms Of the agreement called
for removal Of the Yugoslav troops
by tomorrow morning beyond line
east of Trieste.
Evening star., 1945-06-11
Businessmen's Cruise

The Southeast Business Mems As.
sociation has announced its mem.
bers will attend the annual excur.
sion of the Federation of Business.
men to be held on the steamer
Potomac, leaving the wharf at Sew
enth street and Maine avenue S.W.
at $50 o'clock tonight. The South.
east Associations regular monthly
meeting scheduled for tonight, vii
be held instead on June 18.
Evening star., 1945-06-11

Minister Alcide de Gasperi de-
clared in a statement yesterday
that he believed Britain and the
United States were influenced by
Soviet Russia to compromise
with Yugoslavia. He said Italy
had insisted that the Venezia
Giulia area which became Italy's
Evening star., 1945-06-11
l6 Scientists Off for Moscow

NEW YORK, June II R.-Dr.
Harlow Sharpley, director of the
Harvard University Observatory,
and Is other scientists and members
Of American-Soviet good will or
ganizations, left New York yester-
day by plane for Moscow to attend
the 220th anniversary of the Rus
sian Academy of Sciences June Is
to 28. sSne
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-18
Edouard dsK Ksyser:
Zobie

lezi znan1enita bQzja pot Penha,
kamor SIC oh doloSenih dneh pri.
vail ma tiso6e in tisoce vernikov.
Tu Sc plese in pole in svira po.
zno v NOD Duhovi Sc ugrevajo
in nastajajo prepiri, kjer imata
besedo bratca samokres in bo.
dalo. Novinar Evariko Sernao
je ze deset let javno napovedal,
da 81 mora ogledati narodopisno
prezanimivi shod. Evo vam NAL
ce skrajsano njegovo zgodbo.
Evariko bi bill bolje storil, da
nj Sci v Penho. Vendar bill ie
miren. Odkar Sc je pobiralo
orozje ter je okoli cerkvice ma
gricu strazilo dve ali tri sto re-
darjev, kaj bi Sc mu moglo pri.
petit hudega?
Dopoldne mu je prineslo toll
ko presenecenj, da je sklenil "a.
praviti BE svoj popoldan tu, 81
Ger pa bi ga bill drugod morda
potrosil se neplodneje. Prijal
mu je nenavadni obcutek, da je
deset kilonetrOv cd Ria nabah.
nil ma eksotienost. Poprej Sc mu
Sc sanjalo nj, da bi tujerodne po-
sebnosti mogle bivati tako bill
zu. Dirke, poker, opera in gleda-
liski nastopi We're Serginove mu
MISC nikoli dovolili, da bi bill Sci
dalje ko do razgledisc v Tijuci,
gori in prasumi tik pred mestni-
mi vrati, sijaj, XII ga seveda raz-
kazes ~vsem inozemcem, da jih
zadivis.
Tukaj pa .je obcudoval belo
oblecene bahijske zamorke, (Ba-
hia: drzava in mesto v Braziliji.
Prev nacickane z vezenino in
cipkami, v slogu, XII je spomi-
njal nasega drugega ampira. vi
del je knete, prihajajoce ma ko-
njih z ogromnimi stremeni, v
rdecih ali sinjih srajcah, gaucev-
skin klobukih in hlacah resa-
mi. Ia sedlo pa SO imeli rumeno
pobarvano ovcino. Zlozno Sc je
sukal med tisoci %trncev, vessel,
da je ma nekaj korakoy ugledal
svetlozo1fo tepiro kAkega redar.
! ia. Gledal je, kako Sc plese ma
lisa (maxixa) in drugi mani bra
zilski plesi, koraki, XII spominja-
10 ma Afriko, ma pradedovsko
oambulo. Ko je minila eetrta
ira, so ma veselici neoporecno
vladali zamorci. Evariko, XII je
oil obedoval V platneni krcmi in
ii zdaj delal zapiske, 81 je pri'
voscil case trsovega alkohola,
Detinska, "a spoznanjce abotna
veselost mu je ugrela glavo. OH.
.al Sc je po mladih Portugalkah
in cello po nekaterih polutankah,
XII MISC bile brez zalega zivota in
orhkega nastopa.
Imenitno Sc je zabaval l.. Vsi
njegovi prijatelji bedo moraii
kako nedeljo v Penho, da spo
znajo Brazilijo =.
| Vendar ia krasni dan Sc je sla'
ho koneal. Oh desetih zveeer je
obhodna strata policistov, sto
pajoca med blodnini balvani in
med palmami, XII jih je polnc
30 gricku, naletela ma cloveka
zleknjenega v jukah (neka vrsta
:ilij). Bill je brez zavesti in IL
lst mu je tekla kri.
| Pazniki so ga prenesli v rese
valni voz. Njegovi papirji so pri
sali, da gre "a Evarika Sernaa
Ma pomozni postaji, kamor ga ie
avtomobil odpeljal, nj mogel da
ii podrobnosti o napadu, cigar
zrtev je bill. Sponinjal Sc je, da
ie zapazil pred seboj crnskt
obraz in da je dobil cd desne ali
cd leve-tega Sc sam nj prav we
del-taksen sunek, XII srednje
krepkega tloveka povsem izloc
IL borbe. Cd lutte boleeine Sc j.
prebudil il te borcevske onesve
stice, nato pa Sc Sc globlje po
greznil vanjo.
Sernaovi SO zavzemali v Rii
de Janeiru dovolj ugledno stall
~ 4 es+a *
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-18
Inozakar, prijet emo uro

, ITO je delavec il 'Zooloskega
vrta,' nam je rekel Rex. "Sredi
med cetveronozci je moral hra,
niti svojega duha zivalsko
, osveto.". - r ~~- -'~.
| Y osyeto?"
.Kateri drugi nagib pa bi mo.
gli navesti Wig"
| Vstopila sta diva straznika, po.
tiskajoc pred seboj velikega vra.
ga sudanske polti, XII je stiskal
pesti in trdoyratno mrscil obraz.
''Ta krst gotovo ne bo nobene
crhnil," je menil brodarski last.
mix, XII Sc nj bill izgubil vse made.
jag sem 81 mislil:
"Kdor to domneva, pac ne po.
INA sile Coxwellovih oei."
Redarstveni castnik je skusal
izprasevati crnuha. Primitive Sc
je oklepal dveh ali treh priprav-
ljefih stavkov:
"Jaz sem nedolzen. Dokazite.
Drugaee pa me izpustite."
ste bill v Penhi desetega ok
tobra?" je vprasal eastnik.
"Bilo mas je petdeset tisoc.
Ako mi inmate mic drugega oci.
tati, me pustite proc. Opravka
nimam v szverinjaku."
Coxwell je prijel "a stol in Sc
del diva metra pred crncem, tako
da ga je incl dobro v oeeh.
"Priznaj," je dejal v slabi
portugalscini. Tahiti Sc vee ne
da."
"ce innate dokaz, ga povejte.
Drugace zahtevam svobodo."
Konec stayka je bill izrecen z
manjso samozavestjo. Primitive
je bill svojimi ocmi zadel OBJ
Rexove. Ia je mirno nadalje-
val:
"Vse sem poizvedel. Enc same
klesce "a izdiranje zob so Sc ku-
pile zadnja diva meseca v Riu." "
'Zakaj maj bi jih bill JAZZ"
"Trgovec, upam, te bo pae spo-
znal. V eni uri bos razkrinkan.
Bolje DO, da poves vso zgodbo,
mogoce ina kaksno olajsevalno
okoliscino :"
Mozak je obrnil glavo ma
stran.
'Tvoj ded je bill Sc suzenj," je
powell Rex "Suzenjstvo ia.
krat Sc nj bilo odpravljeno =.
Pripada] je staremu ocetu 60
spoda Sernaa :"
Okrenil Sc je proti nam.
"Edino to je bilo treba poiska'
ii. V sedanjosti ali V preteklo
sti je mogoce bill ia mozak-ali
njegovi sorodniki-v kakem raz
merju S Sernaovimi? Ma eni
strani ia stvar, ma drugi pa to
da je kupil zobne klesee -"
v tenn trenutku je pristopi]
straznik X castniku in mu poti
hem govoril.
"Naj vstopi," je ia ukazal.
Prikazal Sc je zafranast, sivo
las Brazilec, XII je nosil rozene
naoenike.
"Trgovec kirurskimi instru
menti,' je rekel Rex enostavnc
in pomolil prislecu roko -.
'senjor," je powell, "ali b
mogli spoznati omega, XII je ne
kako pred mesecem kupil zobne
klesce pri vas?"
"Bi In JAZZ Sc ne motim
Prav tale MOI je."
mo" je rekel Rex Primitivu
'Zdaj pac vidis, da 81 ujet. Lab
ko bi bill usel pravici, dokler te
nisem incl tukaj, da te pokazen
temule gospodu. 'Ponavljam tt
priznaj. Govori . Daj, izrab
vse, kar utegne zrnanjsati kazen
XII te DO zadela.
Zamorec Sc je bojeval Sc enc
minute. Radovedno smo Gakali
kaj nam naposlednjic razodene
Nazadnje je vzravnal svojo mo
gocno postavo. ,Preprosto je pri
eel pripovedovati takole:
"Izvrsil sem prisego, XII jo j.
storil moi oce "a mojega deda..
:, Prisego, XII mai bi 30 vOlii mole
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-12-18
ENAKopRAvNosT
Drl zobe?
Gotoyo ltak

SO U01j .NAIlGAIalA Jdld CldIlSkVO J
Jockey-clubu ko pa detektive. {
tenn Sc je govorilo pri drustve
nih pojedinah, pri cajankah, ,
hipodromu. Nekateri S socutjem
vecina pa z rahlim nasmeskom
'Oni dan me je prefekt v Rir
povabil pred dirkani poleg ne
kih tujih osebnosti, med kateri
mi je bill njegov prijatelj Res
CoxwelL XII Sc je v svojo zabave
ukvarjal z detektivstvom in 20
novno zaslovel. Prisedsi " Bra
zilijo, da bi razmotal skrivnost
no zadevo, XII je merila ma sever
noameriskega nacelnika neke in
dustrije, je porabil priliko, ds
osvetli Sc neke druge zasledbe
Xxi jih je policija odlozila, ces, DE-
81 ne We pomoci.
Njegova porrugalscina je sli
ella parodiji, igrani ma pozorni
ci v Broadwayu, toda sporazu
meval Sc je, "a drugo pa mu je
bilo malo mar. Ako Sc je kdo ma
smejal, je zapieil vanj svoje hla
dne, kovinske, ocarljive oci, k:
so bile vsekdar njegovo najbolj
Sc orozje, in smeh je takoj pre-
nehal.
Okoli mize, ozaljsane kuka
vicani ali orhidejami, Sc je po
menek sukal o Sernau. Coxwell
je napeto poslusal. Ker je cital
lie newyorske dnevnike, nj ime]
O stvari ne duha ne sluha.
''Torej MISC mic nasli?
Damn! Sal ne znajo iskati, ii va
81 policisti. Ia eevljarje maj bi
sli ali "a trobentace."
''Pa bi nam vi razcistili to "a
devseino, kaj? je menil njegov
sosed ma desni, podjetnik, cigar
ladje obreznice so Sc zadevale OF
nabrezja in nasipe cd Ognjene
Zemlie pa do Venezuela.
Mas gostitelj je jubeznivc
pretiraval:
''To bi podaljsalo vase bivanje
med nami." #
20, "a osem dni, kveGjemu," ie
odvrnil Rex. "Stvar De mi I'd
tako preprosta " e r. r.
'Da 81 jo upate dognati ,
enem tednu?"
'Pa mic dalje.' "
'Tisoc dolarjev .Stavite?'
je ponudil lastnik brodov.
"Tisoc dolarjev, sir. 2 mimi 5
privoscim neko voznjo po NOR
ju, XII me mocno mika."
Sklenili smo, da ,se .s,idemt
vsak vecer Oh sestih ma cocktail
v baru Palace, kjer Sc zbiraj.
najzaljSe odraslice il Ria. Pc
srednik "a stave Sc je pribliza
nasi mizi. Izbrali smo 81 svoj'
konje. O Sernau nj bilo vec 60
Tvora.
Pet dni mas je Rex Coxwell 20
secal, a da nj omenil zadeve. We
del sem, da Sc je bill pomenil
policijo in da je postal dodge br
zojavke v notranjost dezele. Nih
&c nj v misel jemal skrbca Eva
rika. Lastnik ladij je cakal ko
, nee tedna in mislih je 4
spravljal tisoc dolarjev v Yep.
: sesti dan je Rex popil tri kok
tele zapored. Bill je zgovoren. Ia
dovoljseina po zavrseni, dobr'
, zakljuceni reci mu je- lezala n;
oblicju. Brodarski podjetnik St
! je drzal cemerno.
Pc koktelih nam je Coxwel
, povedai:
"Svetoval sem, maj pripro ST
ridesetletnega ernca . imenon
Primitive. Domnevam, da j
stvar opravljena.'
Prosil je zveze. Telefon izbol
no DELUXE v Riu de Janeiru. Ma
Sc francosken1u citatelju zdi S
tolikanj neverjetno, trdim pa IL
!, da je to COLA resnica: trideset ss
kund kasneje je Rex govoril
naeelnikom redarstva.
Ma poyratku proti nam Sc j
;, snehljal:
1 -
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-31
Praise From An Editor
August "a, 1916

Editor: May I tell you of the
great pleasure and educative stimu-
lus which I find in your paper. l
look forward to it's coming every
week and thank God there are a
handful of actual American
newspapers true to the democratic
ideals laid down by Jefferson,
Washington, Paine and the found
ing fathers of our United States of
America; and your beautifully edit
ed, courageous, fearless, fortnight
weekly is one of them. I refer to
it constantly for Recommendation
and have yet to find single issue
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And what's more-I pray the
day be near when it's editorial page
is read weekly in every high school
in America. That would constitute
to me, the building of one of the
strongest ramparts against the up
rise of domestic Fascism that pos
sibly could be builded.
Bert Merling,
Acting Editor,
Chisago County Press,
Lindstrom, Minnesota.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-31
Grimness in this Space

regular lady complain he
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We'd like each week loyal look
brighter side of the but pictures mans unfair
other daily that he
ness" of constantly before that gets writing
Don't get the idea that don't laugh lot We and
countless other Americans Negro will laugh
things would be very bad, indeed
We laugh the inconsistency of the things
which happen native land it's relation with Others Sunday
night big belly laugh Secretary
Brnes halls from South Carolina demanding that Bulgaria
duct democratic elections!
We laughed proprietor speech
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service loudly, Yeah yah but don't va
lima my place."
Then laugh the ridiculous spectacle of Nun Hing
downtown Minneapolis cafe owned by Chinese where
whenever hear about the this despcabe
of Hong-Kong and Chna's status a nation
We laugh when fat employer refuses employ Negro because
of his and then pOusy why
high That is, sometimes laughat other times
We smile at labor unions who perpetual fear the g
bosses complain about the unfanes capital meanwhile
all Negroes out of their unions.
We lose grim kids young folks
and Negro and Oriental getting along we'll together
hamuy by the prejudice
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There being grim Well with all the
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there also daily evidences that America white Americas
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We with the lady who that
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American tradition to work. and fight for the right We really
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ditions America which will typewriter
hang his head in Then will
Negro editors sing for democracy which
sands of time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-31
Scrutiny Plus
By CLARA PETTIFORD

By CLARA PETTIFORD
She was wondering 1 could tell,
By her expression plain to see,
How it felt inside the dark skin,
That so thoroughly covered me.
Funny, she's wearing blue,
Tho't N always wore red.
And there's no traditional bandana,
Wrapped around her head.
Guess I'll look at her hair,
Boy, does it ever shine!
Well, I'll be darned, that darby gal,
Has her hair fixed just like mine!
There's no chain on her ankle,
Her stockings aren't black lace,
She hasn't got her eyebrows,
Dropping halfway down her face.
She even looks kind of snooty,
Humph! what's she got to be proud
about?
If this were my bus,
I'd certainly put her out.
Her fngernails are manicured,
And her shoes they look all right
There's no two ways about it,
That gal must be half-white!
AS the Negroes eyes met the white
girls,
Her tho'ts ran much this way,
"White gal, if your darkness were
on the outside,
It'd be a better world today"