Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-27
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who is the director of Vocational
 Counseling Service, Inc, located
 at 39 Davenport Avenue, brought
 out the fact that his organiza-
 tion serves three types of clients,
 namely: non-disabled veterans,
 disabled veterans, and private
 clients. Vets are exempt from the
 payment of fees, but while pri-
 vate clients may avail themselves
 of the Counselin& Service, they
 are expected in most cases to
 pay a reasonable fee. The eX- ception being where such private
 client may be recommended by
 some accredited social service
 organization under conditions in-
 dicating pressing need or similar circumstances.
 Clients in any one of these
 classiications may learn what
 they are best fitted to do on the
 basis of individual aptitude to- gether with past experience,
 training, education-if any, etc.
 No placements are undertaken
 by the Counseling Service except
 in the cases of disabled vets who may avail themselves of the Vets Placement Service at the Vets Center on Cedar Street.
 At the Cedar Street address, MT. Peter Nugent, director there, added that under Public Law 16, Bill Of Rights, which governs educational training of disabled vets, all eligible Negro applicants have been placed into training." Vets desiring further technical or professional training are referred to accredited schools thru-out either the city or outside districts as the case may be. Vets desiring immediate placement are referred to the local U. S. E. $.
 An altogether different aspect of the employment picture was presented by MT. James Squires of St. Louis, Mosouri. MT. Squires, who is colored and member of the International United Electrical and Machine Workers, also International Field | Organizer for the c. I. o. and | ga known fighter for Negro | rights" He informs that local unions thru-out the various states have been instructed to support i any and all branches of the Negro National Congress in their fight | to break down prejudices in em- ployment fields based on RACE, CREED OR COLOR!
 Mir. Squire further informs that the city of Chicago has had a legally enacted F. E. P. c. for more than year and that the city of Milwaukee recently pass ed it's F. E. F. c. act. The local Negro Congress is known as the Ivor Hannibal Chapter and those desiring membership should ad- dress either MT. George Glover, 495 Elm Street or MT. R. Heath, 36 Charles Street. The local branch of the c. I. O. is located on 215 Meadow Street under the direction of MT. Vincent Romeo, who is also an International Field 
 Reverend H. B. Norbille, new Presiding Elder of the New Eng and Conference of A. M. E. h Zion Churches, was guest preach IT at Varick Sunday, July 14. T
 A male chorus of 35 under the ' direction of MT. Joseph Peters endered vocal selections.
 Rev. Richard A. G. Foster pre- { ided. ls
 On July 15, the House of Re- l Washington, D. c. by ( unanimous vote passed a bill E a memorial fifty-cent I 'iece ito commemorate the life f nd perpetuate the ideals of I 'ooker T. Washington. 5,00O,00O lew half-dollars are to be sold by he Treasury at face value to the q booker T. Washington Birthplace f Inc. of Franklin City, I Virginia. The Memorial resell like 9 oins for $1.0O each to members f the race, and a Trade and arm School for Negro boys and K o,-,,oa aw Coru;na ,,nan 1xy;1l ha h,,ilf l