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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Three Sons Offciate At Rites for Mother
Many Prominent cIergymen Attend Funeral Of Mrs. Maria LawIoF This Morning

Three sofls ofAciaieo ihis mou- Ing at the snicmn high funeral Mafs for their mother. Mrs Maria
 Quigleyl Lawlof, who died Satuf- day of her home. 2f Wentworth street The funeral was at SIS from her home io the Church 0f thc Immaculate Conception at lO. Rev Francis J Lawl0r of Bridgeport was celcbrani. Rev. Giles LaWlor O. F N. New York City was deacon. and Rev Alfred LaWlor. O P N Buffalo. x. F. was subdea- con Rev. Thomas Dyycg of Hart ford yas master-of ceremonies. and Rev Edmund O'COnne!l O. Bridge port was ihuIiier. Acolytes were Rev Richard Tonner and Rev John Kelly. both of Bridgeport
 Seated in the sanctuary were RI. Rev Monsignor Leo Finn Bridge port Rev. Bonayenture Mcintyre. Provincial of O. F. NJ. Rev. Roberi Lynch, O. F. Nj. Rev. Leon Ris,uc- cia, O F. NJ. Rev Joseph Yam. O. F Nj. of Winsted: Rev. Captan Foley. O. F NJ, Buffalo: Rev. Char les OLeary. New Haven. Rev. Donald Hoag, O. F M. L. S. Army; Rev. Ernest Wilson Of New Haven; Rev. Raymond Mulcahy. New Haven: Rev. Paul Heating, Naugatuck; Rev. James Leary. New Britain; Rev. Patrick Donnelly. Bethel. Rev ward Rooney, Bloomfield; Rev. Henry Flanagan. East Norwalk; Rev. Thomas Clos ter, Bridgeport.
 Rev. David Bannon West Hart ford; Rev Gerald Corrigan, Shar- on; Rev Paul Spodnik. Southbury; Rev. James Mccormick, Waterville; and Rev. Francis M. O'Shea. Rev. James A. Broderick, Rev. Phillip HuSSey, Rev. Donald OLeary, Rev. Richard Phillips, Rev John Sulli- van, Rev Francis Doherty, Rev. Thomas Dignam. Rev. James Woods and Rev. Lawrence Skelly of this city.
 Professor Frederick F. Harmon presided at the organ. The Imma- culate Conception Quartette com posed of Miss Betty Maher, Mrs, Alfred Wolff, James J. German and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Crosby 4. s. Seniors Class Officers
 John A. Girdzijauskas Graduate of St. Joseph's
 PaFochiaI School Chosen President

Four senior class officers and the staff of the Crosby Year Book were elected at a meeting today held at the East Main Street institution.
 President of the class is John A. Carbohydrates, son of MT. and Mrs. John P. GirdIjauskas, 93 Green street. Young Girdzijauskas, grad uate, of St. Josepf's Grammar School, plans to enter Tuffs College in September. While at Crosby he holds membership in the German Club and the Honor Society. He is also member of the schools bas- ketball and football teams.
 Vice-president, Ruth Mueller, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ernest H. Mueller, 35 Calumet Street, plans to enter St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing upon her graduation in the fall. She is graduate of St. Mar garet's Parochial School, and a member of five of Crosby's active student organizations the German Club, the German Paper staff, the Glee Club, the Drama Club and the Tri-Y Club.
 The class secretary and treasurer, named in that order, are Maurice Noonan, son of MT. and Mrs. Maur- ice Noonan, 54 Cooledge street, and Winfred Petteway, son of MT. and Mrs. James Petteway, 209 Cooke street.
 Secretary Noonan, a member of the football squad and the lily Club, is graduate of Bunker Hill Grammar School Treasurer Pette- way, a graduate of Driggs Grammar School, plans to enter Virginia State University in September. He is a member of the basketball and football teams.
 The Year Books three officers, Editor, Assistant Editor and Busi- ness Manager respectively are Ur- ban, son of MT. and Mrs. Vincent Urban, 97 Green street; Mark Sach- aroff, son of MT. and Mrs. Azriel Sacharoff, IS Watson Court, and James Pickett, son of MT. and Mrs. James V. Pickett, 198 Plaza avenue.
 Editor Urban, a member of the French Paper staff and the French Club, the football squad, the Math Club and the Science Club, grad uated from St. Joseph's Grammar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Child Core Plan Being Considered
 School Board Receives
 Formal Request

Continuation of Waterbury's child care center was sought by represen- tatives of the committee last night at a meeting of the Board of Edu- cation, which was asked to give fur ther financial support to the project.
 Information on the number of children at the center and the per- capita expenses was sought by the education commissioners, and the proposal was then referred to the school activities committee of the board.
 Mayor John s. Monagan, who pre- sided, inquired whether the under taking might be more properly a private rather than a public under taking since only 90 children are now registered. He referred to the annual cost of $27, ,0000 for main taining the center.
 Miss Marion Hunt, chairman of the committee, said that the per capita cost daily is $1.49, and that 1t had been split three ways, by the federal government, the city, and the parents. She said it would be impos- sible to continue the project if fi- nancial aid is not secured.
 The chairman said that about 60 children had been registered but that recently efforts were made to secure other care for them, when 1t appeared that the center would be terminated. Half of the children were in that way dropped from the center, she pointed out.
 Miss Hunt asked to have the cen- ter set up at local school, after 1t is discontinued at the YWCA headquarters on Prospect street Jan. l. Miss Pauline Moor, director of the kingsbury Child Care Center, att tended the meeting and answered queries from the commissioners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage inten- tions have been filed at the office of Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin:
 Carmine Accuosti, 52O Walnut street extension and Florence Maglio, 180 Oak street.
 Edward Bartholomew Ferguson, 76 Fourth street, Bridgeport, and Marjorie Alice Mariner, 181 Blan- chard street.
 John R. Wade, 1404 Prince Ed ward street, Fredericksburg, Va, and Jane A. Hurlburt, Mountain Park avenue.
 John Joseph Rice, Al Cooke street, and Wanda Theresa Ma JewSki. 67 Ward street.
 Paul Eugene Chevrier, g Newell Place, and Lorraine Yvonne Pro- novost, Dikeman street.
 Aubrey Henry Victor Derby, West Forest avenue, Englewood, N. J., and Helen Pierpont, Pier pont road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

School and plans to enter either Tufts College or Trinity College in the fall.
 Mark Sacharoff, the Assistant Edi- tor, graduate of Driggs Grammar School is the editor of the High School paper, the Argus. He is a member of the Honor Society, the basketball team and the Fri Beta Fraternity. His plans for the future are at present pointing in either the direction of Weslyan or Columbia Universities.
 The Year Books Business Mana ger, MT. Pickett, a member of the football and baseball teams and the Hi-Y Club, will enter Cheshire Academy Hn September. He is a graduate of Kingsbury Grammar School.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
HopeviIIe Club Meeting Toniqht

The election of officers for 1946, will take place at the monthly meeting of the Hopeville Commun- ity Club, at the Congregational Parish Hall, at D. m., this evening.
 President Tynam will preside at tonight's meeting, and complete re- ports will be given by the activities membership, welfare and building committees.
 All residents of the Vile are in- vited to attend this meeting, in order to offer suggestions, for the coming year
 Lunch will be served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
P. o. Business Sets Record

Postal clerks and carriers were deluged with Christmas mail dur ing the .24-hour period up to noon today. Long queues formed before all windows throughout yesterday and this morning at the Grand street post office.
 Postmaster Charles A. Babin said 349,000 pieces had been stamped between noon yesterday and noon today.
 Though records indicate that the present heavy mails compare favor ably with those of last year, parcel post is running a little ahead of the 1924 record, officials said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Gifts for Veterans Sought by Legion

ReceptacleS for Christmas gifts for ailing veterans have been set up by Cpl. Coyle Post, American Legion, at Victory House and at various stores in the downtown area.
 The Gifts for the Tanks" will be accepted all week, George McDuff, committee chairman, announced.
 The gifts will be sent to local serv- icemen who are at hospitals and to those who have been released 10 be home for the holidays.
 Donors yesterday left gifts at Howland- -Hsghes. Costigan's, and P. w. Grand co
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Papers Withdrauun In $500 Lasvsuit

Withdrawal papers were filed in Common Pleas Court today in the $500 civil action brought by Myra Pierce of Waterbury against Law renee Rambo, doing business as Rambo and Biello Construction Co.,, and the City of Waterbury. The suit was based on injuries sustain ed last July 27 in fall on a Leav- enworth street sidewalk which the conssq1ftl ? company was evacuat- ing hcity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

Arthur T. Kennedy sang thc Mas. Mi0 MargarU D MorT Bridge port. Hnf sololsf
 The burial vas in IrW ft Joe scphs cemetery fhe cammlital services c1nducied by Rev Bona venture Mcintyre, Re- Thomas olos'cr assisted by tac attending clergy.
 The bearers were Michael and Walter Kelly. Timothy LaWlog Francis LaWlor. John Delaney and Chris,opher Harmon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Building Permits

Building Inspector John T. Hartley has issued building per- nits to the followings:
 Benjamin Alderman, 79 Colum- bia Boulevard encicSc froNt porch, $150.
 Max Alderman, 47-49 Elmwood avenue, enclose rear porch $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Local Men Buy Grocery Store

Tda Harrison and Arthur BernieA both of Waterbury have purchased grocery store at GA Wall street, from Edward J. Nora, according to papers filed with the town clerk, city hall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Ryder President

Paul Ryder, temporary president Of Central YMCA. Young Mems Council, was confirmed as presi- dent to May first, the end of the fiscal year. Paul Fotos and An thony Tsimonis were reelected as secretary and chairman of the Membership Committee respective ly.
 Anthony Pandoni of the Skitt Club Has chosen Social Commit tee chairman and Donald Doyle of the newly formed Chi Omicron Club was elected chairman of the Physical Committee.
 Clubs represented were the Del Phi, Skitt, Chi Omicron, and Sheiks. Next meeting of the council will be held Monday, Jan. 7th,
 Chi Omicrons
 The Chi-Omicrons became the newest club to enter the Young Mems Division of Central Y.M.C.A. The group is composed of the former boys of the Fairlawn Hi-Y Club, who entered military service and are civilians once again.
 Donald J. Doyle and William |. Walsh, charter members of the ole club were elected acting co-presi- dents.
 The club plans to have weekly meetings and enter team in the Young Mems Basketball League after January first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
Footlighters Hold Tryouts Tonight

The Footlighters will have tryouts this evening at o'clock at the Gen. tral YMCA for Kiss and Tell Anyone wishing to try for a part are invited to be present at the meet ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18
FotherWoodS
 Speaker At .YMCA Porty
Addresses Christmas
 Forum On Ny kelghhoF'

Who Is my neighbour" was asked by Rev. James ?. Woods at the annual Tri-H-Y Christmas Forum in the Boys Lobby at the Central YMcA. last night The answer according 10 Father Woods. l The boy or girl sitting next to y0u. ihe family in the three tenement house across the street. the foreman in the shop or the union representa- tive !n the same shop-in fact. all men are brothers according to our Lord and. therefore. children and men and women in all lands of the world are our neighDOrs and must be treated accordingly"
 Over 100 high school girls and boys made up the audience which Father Woods addressed. Carlton Bird called the meeting to order at SIS. The Ayesta Rama Tri-Y Club presented several carols and then led the entire audience in carol singing Following Father Woods address, a sound motion picture was shown entitled And Who Is My Neighbor." Secy Will lard B. Carr was in charge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-18

HopIne 10 eFfeei Q unified Chino. U. 5 supports Noiionol. ists' efforts to extend sway over North
 Chino ond Mon. churio. Two divisions U. 5. Marines sto- tioned around Tsine. too. 1ientsin end
 ChinwonstOo. Chuneking reports Nationalist rein Foreements soil from Shonehoi oboord 10 U. 5. transports, headed for Mon
 churio
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Pressure, acts
Needed in Fight
For FEPC

New York City--(WDL)- Need
for pressure to get signatures on
the discharge petition for a per-
manent F'EPC Is equaled only by
the need for more information
on the history and problems of
fair employment as reflected in
the letters from congressman
forwarded TO Workers Defense
League. These letters are re-
plies received by people who
.Wrote their congressman asking
their support of HR 1882 and
S l0l.
Less than two-thirds of the
required signatures have been CD g.
tanned to bring the bill to TIE
floor of the House for a vote
Concerted action by citizens in
each congressional district whose
representative has not yet signed
is urgent to the cause Of fair en-
ployment.
Pertinent facts related to the
importance of fair employment
are told in Jobs Without Creed
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Passes Mo. Bar

Timothy r. Veal, 1945 gradu-
ate of the Lincoln University
MO- School of Law, st. Louis,
Missouri, has received word that
he passed the Missouri Bar Ex-
animation given June 1921 At
torney Veal joined the Enlisted
Reserve Corps in 1912 and was
activated in 1913. After partici-
patton in the North African
Campaign, he received his hon.
orable discharge and completed
his studies at the Lincoln Uni
versity School of Law
Attorney Veal holds the 3. S.
and M. S. degrees from the Uni
versity of Illinois, and is a mem
Der Of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity.
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Sues Columbia
University or
Discrimination

New York City-(CNs)-At-
torney Julius l., Goldstein has
filed suit against Columbia Uni
Versity accusing the renowned
school of discriminating against
Negroes and Jews. Mr.. Goldstein
is seeking to nave the city cancel
the institutions tax exempts as
a non seetarian educational corp
Grafton
According to Mr.. Goldstein, the
university for the past year has
denied use of its facilities to
Negroes and Jews, otherwise
qualified because Of race, color
or. religion " His petition said
the university's tax exempt prop
erty was worth upwards of 3d.
100000 dollars.
At the registrars office at
Columbia, the charge is being
denied as absolutely untrue.
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Courimariial Frees WACS: NAACP
To Push Action Against KY. Police

Louisville, Ky,-FolloWing ae-'
quittal of the three Negro Waes
accused of violating the 93rd
Article Of war for sitting on the
white side of a bus waiting
room in ElizabethtoWn, Kentucky,
the Louisville NAACP announced
the possibility of taking specific
action against the civilian po-
lleeman who brutally beat Pfc,
Helen Smith and Pfc. Georgia
Bosom. Private Smith was beat
en- over the head with a blackjack
and dragged across the bus sta
ton floor when the women OBJ
jected to being called niger
wenehes.'
]. H. Mckinney president Of
the Louisville branch NAACP,
has secured an affidavit from
Pfc. Smith which may form the
basis for action against the
policeman.
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Pine Bluff Negro
Among Couniry's
Oldest Workers On
Home Front

Among the oldest war workers
IN the country is Lee Coleman,
resident of Pine Bluff and Ne
gro munitions handler at Pine
Bluff CWS Arsenal. The 75-year
old Coleman ranks among the
earliest employees of the giant
munitions center, having signed
up to help make bombs only a
couple Of weeks after Pearl air
Dor when the Arsenal was in con-
struction stage,
An ex-MoscoW, Arkansas, far
mer, Coleman is popular alike
among white and colored work
ers. His record is among the
best in the large Incendiary
Bomb Filling Branch where tons
of magnesium incendiary bombs
roll off the production lines each
week. He has never been absent
from his war job without per-
mission and has had only one day
of annual leave during the past
half year.
Coleman, who was born in JET
ferson County, Arkansas, more
than quarter of century be-
fore the Spanish American War,
has a daughter, Margaret Cole
man, working for the Chemical
Warfare Service in the Arsenars
bomb-filling branch, as well as a
nephew, Samuel Hubbard.
The Colemans are "all-out" for
munitions production, said one
official, at the country's largest
Chemical Warfare Service in
stallation.
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Gallant Arkansan Sets Example
For Truckers Of F AIMED Third Army

With the u. S. Third Army in
Germany. Shot next to the
heart by 20-mm she'll, Tech
nician 9Th Grade James y. White
of Monticello, Arkansas, a mem
Der of the 39l0th Quartermaster
Truck Company courageously
brought his vehicle to a halt by
the side of the road-before dy-
ing at the wheel
This gallant truckers story is
typical of the heroism and sacri-
flee in the ranks of the Negro
drivers who gave mobility to the
most mobile army in the world
the rolling u. S, Third. During
the 28l days that General George
S. Pattons Third Army was in
combat, it advanced farther in
less time than any other army in
history, while hberating more
than $4,000 square miles of ter
ritory, including 1900 cities and
towns and some $4,000 inhabit-
ed places,
On May 10, l945, the fast
moving Patton paused long
enough to commend the officers
and enlisted men of the 5l4th
Quartermaster Group, which was
built around the all-Negro 5l4th
Quartermaster Regiment, in the
following words,
May 8, l945, saw the final
triumph OF our arms IN the
European Theater of Operations.
On this glorious occasion | take
the opportunity to thank ahd
commend. every officer and
enlisted man in the Quartermas-
1tI ltIh CllllS w lllt 4 Illl VI
Army, for your enviable achieve
ment in helping to make our
great victory possible,
THE tasks which nave been
placed upon your shoulders dur
ing this history making campaign
have been almost superhuman.
You have rolled your trucks
through mud and snow and sleet
and rain. You have operated
around the clock for days on end
You have fought side by side
with the Infantry, and rolled side
by side with the Armor, But no
matter what the obstacles roll
you must and roll you did. You
never failed me"
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10

Compulsory segregation, right
or wrong, popular or unpopular,
agreed upon or debated, either by
law, by restrictive covenants, by
public procedures, or by official
subtleties, is the American way,
with only eddies in the current
here and there. The Negro is
not the sponsor OF this official
and compulsory segregation, but
since it exists, he would very
much like to see bi-racial rec
ord Of the bi-racial fact.
If Negroes live in special parts
of the city, he would like to see
records of those parts. If special
funds are voted for Negro edu-
cation, Negro recreation, Negro
reformation, and so on, then the
Negro would like also to see spe-
cial records of Negro taxes and
other public sources of income
from Negroes. If we house Ne
groes in separate jails, apart
ments,, penitentiaries, or what
not, we would like to know the
number of Negroes arrested, con-
victed. the amount OF their fines,
the type of procedure with them.
If we maintain separate places for
Negroes to register for work and
work them as far as possible in
separate places, we would like
to have some way of ascertain
ing how many Negroes are regis
tered, how many placed, what
they have done since being plac-
ed. We would like to see, in
cities as well as in states, educa-
tional records Of Negro test re-
suits, Negro attendance, and all
other items showing the progress
or lack of progress of the Negro
child and the Negro institution.
The Arkansas State Depart
ment of Education and the State
Department of Health do a pretty
fair job along this line, but thefe
is hardly any other division Of
the work of the state which does.
If you want to obtain a general
picture of Negro employment
there will lhave to be a special
tabulation of the individual rec
ords with that purpose in mind.
If you want to know anything
About Negro payment of taxes,
some extra work will be neces-
sary to get the picture.
The Negro is a significant tenth
in American life. He not only is
a tenth, but he Is tenth set aside
and under continual scrutiny. We
have seen the established FEPC
Continued on page 81
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Negro Steward
Mates Awarded
Bronze Stars

Six Negro stewards mates
who manned their antiaircraft
guns until japanese suicide
plane crashed in flames among
them have been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal for their
herolsm in action aboard the USS
Intrepid, the Department of the
Navy said today.
Vice Admiral John S. Mccain,
U. S. NJ, commander of Task
Force 38, made the awards for
their participation in the action
of October 90, 1914.
The medals were awarded to:
Johnell Copeland, steward s
mate second class, u. S. N. r.,
Post Office Box 1868, Haines
City, Fla;
Que Cant, stewards mate first
class, u. S. N. r., %, of 1872 Cen
ter Street, Atlantic City, N. j.;
Harold Junior Clark, stewards
mate first class, U. S. N, r., IS,
of 9l6l2 Fourth Street, West
Palm Beach, Fla;
James Eddie Dockery, stew
ards mate first elias, U. S. N. 38,
of % Barclay Street, Newark,
N. j.;
Alonzo Alexander Swami, Jr.,
stewards mate first class, U. S,
N r., 10, of 1853 Christian Street,
Steelton, Pa, and
Eli Benjamin, stewards mate
second elias, U. S. N r., 20, of
Va.
The six men, who volunteered
to man antiaircraft guns in the
event of attack by the enemy,
were stationed at a 20 MILL
meter machinegun by the gun
merry officer of the USS Intrepid,
Essex class carrier that was dam
aged four times by attacking
japanese planes,
Arkansas State press., 1945-08-10
Equality Fight
In Florida
Shows Progress

Miami, Fla (WDL) Some
progress in the fight to achieve
rights fer Negroes in Florida is
reflected in two news items re-
garding schools and voting in that
state.
Negro schools in Deerfield,
Pompano Hammondville and
Oakland Park, Fla, will return to
the pre-war policy of running
concurrently with Caucasian
schools, opening Sept. 10. Four
other Negro schools in the same
area have already begun the
fall term, SO their students will
have longer term than recently,
They have opened early so that
they may be closed during the
winter bean harvest season. This
winter closing has been the
policy for all Negro schools dur
ing he war.
as the result of a mandamus
suit filed by l.. F. Thomas, Ne
gro attorney of Miami, the Cit,
Election Board of Tampa has been
called upon by temporary court
order tc register Perry Harvey,
Negro, so he will be able to vote
in all City elections, including the
white municipal primaries. Har-
vey ccntended that he was de-
prived of the right of franchise
guaranteed by the l4th amend
mcnt when the City Election
Board refused to allow him to
regis er as a member of a white
municipal party (which controls
the poltiea destinies of the city