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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
By Dre1O Pearson

three-Conductors switchmen and Firsman It has been somewhat like the CIo.-AE1A TOW, but the bitterness deepened after the Roosevelt arbitration dispute.
 trainmen excoriating the other brotheFhoods for refusing to arbitrate-a letter which doesn't put him in such good light today. Among other things, he made up little poem which read:
 'rThree blind mice-hear how they talkl
 They're gambling with their cOuntrys fabe-. .s
 Though the hour is getting late
 For the three blind mice"
 'were they afraid to trust the Fresident2" Whit ney asked his fellow Trainmen in the round-rObin letter "Or is 1t possible that they (the other three brotherhoods were playing organization politics in the hope that they may strengthen their numerical and financial conditon"
 The letter didn't help ease the brotherhood fsud; though the Conductors, Switchmen and Firenen, who have now accepted arbitration, consider Whitneys epistle just little bit ludicrous today.
 A. F. Whitney, the man who now refuse9 tO aEbi- trate, is the son of preacher, was born in Cedar Rapids Iowa. the same state which nlrtIEed John L. Lewis. He got his first jobs news butcher on the Chicago and Northwestern later graduating to brakeman on the Illinois Central, is considered the most brilliant and able of the brotherhood leaders F.DR once sent him to Buenos Aires as delegate to pan-American conference
 Whitney long has been the lone-wolf of the brotherhoods, and in one Chicago meeting in 1897, J. A. Phillips then head of the Railway Conductors. made serious charges against him. Whitney replied with epthet, and Phillips threw an ink bottle at Whitney's head.
 One reason for Whitney's lone-wof attitude especially for his troubles with the Order of Railway Conductors, is that his union has about 1S,O0O con- ductors-or more than one-third of the organized railroad conductors. This dates back to the days when many tranmen, promoted to be conductors. de- cided to remain with Wf1itneys Trainnlen insreAd of joining the Order of Railway Conductors
 At one time the Order of Railway Conductors staged drive to organize all conductors but made little headway in raiding Whitney's union. By and large, his conductors remained loyal to him as Whit ney himself was to his idol the late Franklin Roose welt.
 It was tribute to Majority Whip John Spark man when the House voted to accept the compromise authorizing $00000OO0 in subsidies for the producers of building materials. Other administration leaders were afraid of the vote but Sparkman knew that many Congressmen had heard from disappointed veterans at home. So he went to work on the tele- phone and the House floor-buttonholing both Democrats and Republicans. Housing subsidies were carried by nearly 50 voteS Officers of the battle ship Missouri put up loud howl last Navy Day when New York souvenir hunters took many objects from the ship. But when they were guests of Paul filling, Minister to Tanger, last month ct his home there, filling had to complain to the captain that dozens of silver and gold heiroons disappeared from his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

Truman is trying to hold the whip-hand over a rail strike.
 At that time-the end of 1043-Senator Truman had introduced resolution providing an Scents an hour increase for railroad workers. F.DR, how ever, opposed. And, at meeting with the brother hood leaders in December, 1943 FDR. had some strong words to say about the pay hike proposed by the man who was to succeed him.
 "If Congress passes the Truman Resolution" he decreed, q shall veto it. And shall veto any other attempt by small group to get theirs at the ex- pense of the nation. This is not government he continued; that is government by blackmaiL am shocked to come back from the battlefront, where everyone is doing such good job and find talk of railroad strike"
 Today, Harry Truman not only finds himself trying to prevent a higher wage boost than that already given rail workers by arbitration board $l 28 per day-bu he also finds himself with the two rail leaders who helped Roosevelt arbitrate now faty opposed to arbitration
 Roosevelt faced with the strike threat turned to his best rai-worker friend at one memorable rail conference, and said I'm going to begin by asking you, Al, if you will accept me sole arbitrator"
 Speaking for the Trainmen, we'll accept, MT President" replied Whitney without moments thought.
 Other brotherhood leaders asked moEe time to consider, and hot fight developed between Whitney and Johnston on one side and the three other brotherhood leaders, Harry Fraser of the Conductors Tom Cashen of the Switchmen, and Davey Robertson of the Fremen The latter three Stubbornly resisted Roosevelts arbitration plea and only accepted be- latedly
 Now the situation is diametrically the opposite The three who refused to arbitrate at Roosevelt's request-the Conductors Bremen and Switchmen- have already accepted Truman's arbitration offer and the award of SIPS day has been recommended (They not happy about the amount awarded, but believe in continuing their trade) However F.DFe's old friends Whitney and Johnston, not even agree ing to arbitrate, have called the strike.
 
 For long time, bad blood had existed between the Trainmen- Engineer brotherhoods and the other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
POTATO RECORD
1.-The Boston Post)

1.-The Boston FOstJ
 At time when the food shortage is critical, news from Maine that an all-time record potato crop is being anticipated in that State comes as the best kind of news. A big share of the credit is being given DOT, the insecticide which came into use during the war. It is working real wonders in exter- minating insects which harm pota- toes. In that case, all future Maine potato crops should be greater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

and AIVaney John8ton or Lne l10- comotive Engineers, have turned a complete somersault compared with two years ago. Then they were all lovsy-dovey with the Government, took the initiative in arbitrating a strike, whereas the other three brotherhoods wouldn't.
 But greatest somersault is by one Harry s. Truman. Two years ago, Harry Truman was whipping the brotherhoods toward wage in- creases. Now the same Harry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

in our hospitals? Is this the end of valor in jungles and on beach heads and fighting from house to house in French and German cities?
 Is this where the trail of blood leads?
 This
 The Ku Klux Klan and in- tolerance. That happened before. Bringing CongreSsmen refusing to face the facts and give us an adequate army and other things
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
Views of the Press

public service in going into the sub- ject in such detail. Now, if the General Assembly will respond in- telligently and promptly, great improvement should come about in conditions in the State hospitals as a result of which an increasing number of patients may be re- leased to become productive citi- ZenS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
AIR MAIL CUT
tBoston Post)

The House postoffice committee has approved a reduction in the air mail rate from 8 cents an ounce to 5 cents an ounce. If such 8 law passes, it will make air mail even more popular. During the war many of us became accustomed to using air mail and the only thing that prevented wider use was the ex- pense. Cutting the cost will bring greater return through greater llSe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

support of the public interest by any of the three branches of gov- ernment. Richberg's inference is that when government makes it. self into dishrag it cleans up nothing, even though it does lot of sloshing around in the sink.
 From the executive branch of the government there has come no, disciplinary leadership in post war labor crises, Richberg ex- plains. From the legislative there has come no law which would turn the tide away from labor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
The Firing Line
 By D. N. T.
OCCUPAT1ONAL HAZARD

I am, in my mind, a furred factor
 who's ruling the North; I dominate traders and trappers in
 quest of my gold; Or else, grim and doughty, a pilot
 gone venturing forth To dangers as old as the ranges
 beneath me are old. . I fare to such tropics as never the
 English or Dutch Would dare to attempt, though an
 empires fate were in doubt; Or mabye as cool as a cucumber
 there, in the clutch, I carelessly nod before striking
 DiMaggio out. Down from the summits of Alps
 with prepoSterous ease. To breath -clutching throngs I in-
 souciantly gracefully glide, Stopping with snow spraying high
 from my magical skis; Or perhaps it's a tuna, torpedo, or
 rocket ride. High in the open on battles most
 vulnerable hill, Reckoning nothing the palpable
 peril I run, I am general, sticking to strategy
 still And, in the end, will the annals
 record I have won. I, in reality, sit in a motionless
 chair,
 Far from the jangle of danger and
 joys of romance Willing to weep but demonstrably
 ready to swear, Damning a silver that went through
 the seat of my pants. The Government ominously an- nounces that we'll have to skimp on bread, meat, beer and whisky for the next thirteen and half months. We might as well resign ourselves to the conditions and all climb on the banned wagon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
Merry-GO-ROund

WASHINGTON, May 1S-The threatened railroad strike illustrates how labor politics turn just as many somersaults anything else on the Wash ington merTy-go-round.
 For instance, the two rail brotherhood chiefs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
Is this where we came in?

Is this where we came m?
 It looks familiarly like the early 192O's after the last world catastrophe.
 Was it. for this that many died, and so many lost eyes and arms and legs and so suffer still
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

WASHINGTON, May 1s- (NEA) The funda- mental trouble with the labor situation today says Donald R. Richberg, one of the founding fathers of the Railway Labor Law, is that there is no firm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
Waterbury Of the Past
25 Years Ago

Two youngsters were injured when they crashed into a parked car on Watertown Avenue while riding on one bicycle.
 Edward Donovan of Highland Avenue spent a month in Maine on a fishing trip.
 15 Years Ago
 Local merchants conducted a city-wide Dollar Day..
 Loretta Marshal of South Elm Street, vacationed for a week in Pittsfield, Mass.
 6 Years Ago
 Local police were warned to be on the lookout for two men re- ported eScapeeS from the New Ha- ven City Jail.
 Riders of the Purple Sage" a revival of Hollywood smash hit of yesteryear. played at the Strand and starred William Farnum
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

Jimmy Doolittle predicts that therell be 100000 private planes in use in this country by 1855. Per haps they'd better slow down on those plans for several million new homes; they may have to squeeze in the two-plane hanger somewhere between the breeze-way and the barbecue outfit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

Governor Tobin has signed the bill authorizing the construction of a garage under Boston Common. The BrahminS are not expected to break out into open revolt until they replace the swan boats with LST'S, however. ....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

For long time, bad blood had existed between the Tranmen- Engineer brotherhoods and the other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18
NOTE TO COPY DESKS

While we can hardly wait for National Foot Health Week to begin, we refuse to sacrifice the corn on our left great toe until the Weather Bureau gets back on the beam or the planting season ends.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

With hot weather hitting the
City in such a sustained blast. Bill
Baker, Director of Institutional
Public Relations to General Foods
Neil Scott, President of Neil Scot
and Associates, and Dan Burley,
Managing Editor of the Amster-
dam Star News moved out of the
spacious offices of General Foods
Corporation to the air-cooled lux
urious Cafe Zanzibar to complete
a business conference that had
begun at 4:30 P. M. At the time
that this picture was taken Baker
Burley and Scott were trying to
decide whether a corporation
should function as a citizen or not.
General Foods was well represent
ed at the affair. Absent at the
time Of the picture was Howard
Chase, Director of Public Rela-
tionsa nd Advertising for the Cor
poration. The conference was of
such interest that Bill Num-, the
Managing Editor of the Pittsburgh
Courier, called the group long dis
lance to get in his views on the
topic of discussion. President of
the National Negro Publishers
Association, Frank Stanley, was
supposed to be present but due to
the illness of his wife was unable
to come. The General Foods Cor
poration is the largest food cor
poration in the world.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
ON POLITICS
BY Ruth Taylor

Have you noticed how much
loose talk there is going on about
the political reason back of every
act, about building political fen
ces, about practical politics? It
looks as though we had come to
think of politics as the science of
putting something over, and Of
politicians as a peculiar breed of
crooks.
But. why should we assume that
all of those who are in elected Of
fees should have low motives?
Would we in their place? Can not
we believe that they are at least
as honest, as patriotic a. we r
until we find to the contrary? If
or when we do, there is always
the ballot box to correct the stu
alton.
What is a voter? What is an
election? We say that they are
the basis of our form of democr-
acy. We talk about the great num-
| Der of voters in this country, and
! of free elections, but do we stop
to realize the full significance of
our own words?
According to the dictionary, a
voter is "one who votes. But
there is a great discrepancy be-
tween the number Of voters and
the number of people who can
vote. When we refer to the back
slidings of other nations, we refer
to voting as a great and much to
be desired privilege but, tell me,
have you voted at every election?
Have you exercised your privilege
or have you been one of those
who were too busy to go to the
polls or who didn't like any of
the candidates chosen in the pri-
maries at WHICH you didn't vote
because it wasn't important? Are
you a voter?
What is an eIeculon? 1 like the
dictionary's final definition. Amy
choice between alternatives; free
choice, especially of means to an
end; hence, discretion; responsible
) lily.
In a prizewinning essay written
by Ralph Bushnell Potts. for the
American Bar Association Com
mittee on American Citizenship,
there was a paragraph 1 wish
could be framed in every voting
booth. 81 vote as if my ballot alone
decided the contest. 1 may lose my
preference but I will not throw
away my sacred vote. For within
the booth L hold in my humble
hand the living proxy of all my
country's honored dead.
There S no moral to this article
there is just an earnest plea that
as a citizen and a voter you will
think it out for yourself, ignoring
party labels and catch phrases.
Consider the issue on your own
responsibility in the coming cleo
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
AT ELECTR0NIC RECORD SHOP
HAMPTON
FANS

great N. Clark Smith through
their mutual interest in civic con-
certs. Hampton said he was very
well pleased with the success of
the Hamptone Recording Co., of
which his wife, Gladys Hamptone
is president and that they had sent
something like n hundred thou
sand discs rolling cross the Ia
ton.
The King of the vibraharp is
about 5 feet 9 inches tall and of
muscular build and seems to be
entirely engrossed in music. When
he walked in the door of the Elec-
tronic Sales he went directly over
to the record shelves and began
to thumb through recordings by
Cab Galloway, Perry Como and
Tommy Dorsey. The reporter could
not help comparing his entrance
with those of the re-known Cab.
Hi de Hi and Ho di Ho. Hi gang.
The reporter tapped the musical
great on the shoulder, wondering
if that was the proper thing to do
and introduced himself. oh yes,
the Hampton said, energetically
shaking hands. I've heard about
you, we appreciate all Of the good
publicity you have been giving us.
Keep the good work up. About
that time the shop record player
began to play Hey Ba Ba Rebop".
The music seemed to engross Lii
onel. Like it ?", he asked, beating
out the ryhthm on the counter.
That's what we are featuring,
but u company will not only spe-
cialize in hot jazz and swing, but
will record classicals and other
varied forms of folk music. Book
er T. Washington, virtuoso of the
Steinway, was present and obser-
wing the proceedings.
Mrs. Lucille Avant, supervisor
at the Howard Kennedy play
ground, was accompanied by a
group of music loving youngsters
who had their various memos au-
tographed. Among those in this
group were. DuAzy JOIlIlSOu, DOIl-
aid Cole; Marcella Cole; Steven
Johnson; Dorothy Johnson; Stevy
Kerchival; Robert Kercheval;
George Simpson; Judy Trice; c.
Trice; Trone Cole; Phyllis Simp-
son and Thomas Robertson.
Franklin Red Apple" Herman,
in charge of the record depart
ment said the Electronic Sales
I'D Deoome authorized di7tri-
d for the Hanlptone records.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

do for them.
Consequently, most commune
ties are seething beds of agitation
and activities designed to bring to
realization the Utopian dream Of
social and economic equality.
There can be no quarrel with any
attempt to build a community free
Of Obstructive racial animosities SO
long as that attempt is not being
made solely to create and keep
dissension alive, but it has been
proven time and again that the
better way to improve the status
of a race is to improve the sta
tus of the members of that race.
Primarily, the individual is of
far greater consequence than the
race he represents. For instance,
in Columbus, it is more important
to know that Harry Alexander is
the personal secretary of R. H.
Jeffrey, white chairman of the
board of the Jeffrey Manufacture
ing Company than it is to know
that unhappy events often occur
in the city's Burma Road slum
areas. Likewise, G. w. Bryant,
head Of a firm that moves heavy
industry and buildins, and a re-
cognized leader in this field, is a
stronger smybol of hope than are
the '~zoot-suiters' who exhibit their
way through life.
Most of the heavy industry of
Columbus offers employment to
Negroes. Columbus hotels employ
Negroes in large numbers. -,egroes
are employed in the six major
truck lines that serve in the area
and salary levels are at the pre-
vailing rate. The telephone COM
pany and the gas company hire
a few Negroes in the labor clas-
sification and department stores
discriminate completely.
In many respects, Columbus is
no different from many commun-
tiles in the deep south. There are
elements, such as street a discri-
mination and racial prejudice that
might as well have served to dis
courage and devitalize the Negroes
of Columbus, but they elected to
whine less and work a lot. They
weren't handed anything on a sill
yer platter. They have achieved
without benefit of tub-thumping
by Labor groups and liberal re-
formers.
Llewellyn A. Coles editor and
publisher of the Ohio State News
says: "All has not been rosy for
the Negro in the laboring field. 1t
is on the lower levels that the Ne
gro recently arrived here finds
his troubles. Negroes are not en-
ployed by the Columbus and Sou
thern Ohio Electric Company to
operate trolley car and buses.
There is nothing perfect in the
report of the Negro in Columbus,
Ohio, but it does go a long way to
prove a point. Despite prejudice
and discrimination, the Negro can
go further under a system of free
enterprise. Some of the ingredi-
ents of free enterprise r our dali
ly personal habits, pride and re-
spect for ourselves and others, re-
spect for the rights of others, and
an answering determination to
work hard for anything we get.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

I25ses of New York and Chicago
7ut they will select instead one of
he smaller American communi-
ties like Columbus, Ohio. From
Columbus has come the most en-
couraging report of Negro pro-
gross of the last century. Unusual
IN that it does not concern itself
with laws and statutes forbidding
this. or granting that, the report
3 a strong argume-- in favor of
free enterprise and fair play in
the matter of wages and employ
ment.
Comprising one tenth of the citys
population, the forty thousand Ne
~roes of Columbus are an inte-
grail part of the community. In
the words Of A. P. Bently, vice
president and general manager Of
The Fireside Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Negroes in this city
are the best employed, most sub
stantial 'Mid-Class' element in the
state.
Free enterprise is an overlooked
Americanism. 1t is indisputably a
desirable ideal, but because it has
too long been associated with big
and sometimes monopolistic bus
mess combines, it has been looked
upon with suspicion by the masses
Of the American people. AS a sub
stitute. they have accepted the
nostrums and catch cure-alls Of
fered by the political philosophers.
In most American communities,
Negro Americans are thwarted by
prejudice, discrimination the
force of numbers and a child-hke
belief in what the other fellow Will
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

Lionel Hampton the Musical
Sensation of the Nation, who has
just completed a weeks engage
ment at the Orpheum Theatre,
journeyed out to the Electronic
Sales oath and Erskine Sts., Mon
day p. m. for an autograph ses-
sion with his teen-age bobby sock
fans and other connoisseurs of mo-
dern musical recordings. The dy-
manic band leader was accompan-
led by three of his top performers,
the lovely melodious Madeline
Freen; Golden voiced Winni Brown
and the Gravel Trumpet Man, Duke
Garrett. The quarette very gener-
ously autographed records and
other memos for the idolizing mu-
steal fans. Among the lucky re-
cipients of autographed Hamptone
Records were: La Verne Buford;
Carolyne Jeanne Good, Alb So. 38
Ave-. said, Il am greatly honored
to have been fortunate enough to
meet such a congenial and we'll
known personality as Mr.. Lionel
Hampton; Miss Thelma Temple,
3747 Vincinne Ave-, Chicago, Wen
dell Phillips graduate and a sum-
mel guest of Mrs. Bowen, 2535
Hamilton st. was another recipi-
ent of a Hamptone Hey Ba Ba
Rebop" record autographed by
Hampton. Although she is from
LioneIs hometown, she says this
was the first time she had a real
close up Of the band leader
Lionel said that he attended st.
Mary's School in Chicago and that
he became acquainted with the
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
FRONTIERS TO
DISCUSS THE r.. y. y. r..

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 2O-Re-
vlval of interest in national fair
employment is one of the import
ant items on the program Of the
National Frontiers Convention to
be held in Columbus, Ohio, Aug
ust 1918, 1916.
Mr.. N. B. Allen. National Pres
ldent and founder of the Frontiers
said that the tentative program of
the convention, now complete. in
cludes not only the fair employ
ment discussion and action but
housing, the veteran, and other
social and civic matters as well,
This convention marks the 10th
Anniversary of the Club, which
now has Is chapter in as MANY CT
ties, composed of Negro BUSINESS
and professional men.
A number Of social activities
have been arranged for the 1916
host chapter.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

is a tune called Hockey Mickey
Poke, Skee de Wah de Sqwatch"
and he has just disced still an
other Musicraft record of. a ro-
mantle psycho-neurotic titled Its
Bigamy."
In the photos above Phil runs
over some of his songs and scores
with Edward Everett Horton
(top), who is obviously pleased
with one of Moore's gags; on
the telephone with the famous
Make Believe Ballroom man,
Martin Block; with lovely Lena
Horne; and with the famed radio
conductor Raymond Paige.
Moore's Lazy Lady Boogie,"
written with Leonard Feather,
has Just been recorded by Count
Basic, too.