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Evening star., 1946-12-19
FumiIiur, .Tiresome Refrain

The suggestion from the District
Commissioners for suspension of
the city's new fire safety regulations
would carry more weight if 1t did
not have such a familiar ring. But
1t sounds suspiciously like the same
old story-a story of official pro-
crastination which is apt to result
one of these days in major disaster
In the National Capital.
It Is indicated that the Commits
sioners are between the devil and the
deep blue sea-they have discovered
again that they must choose be-
tween suspending the fire regula-
tions for the better part of another
year and the immediate closing of
80 per cent of the city's hospitals,
60 per cent of its hotels and many
other buildings. The probabilities
are that this is sheer nonsense.
Certainly the disclosure of wide
spread violations of the fire safety
regulations cannot come as a sur
prise to the Commissioners. Back in
1910, after the White Court Apart
ments fire. in which three people
were killed, there was an investiga-
ton which revealed a long list of
fire hazards. The Commissioners
served stern notice that the owners
of unsafe properties were being Civ
en- final" warning. But apparent
ly nothing happened. For in 1943,
after another fatal fire, there was
more talk from the District Building
about strenuous" efforts to speed
up inspections. The Commis-
sioners stated that establishments
which did not meet safety standards
would be closed down. Yet, in the
face of all this, a current survey of
$500 buildings results in the dis
graceful disclosure that 1888 of them
are in violation of the fire regula-
tions. And the Commissioners. be-
lieve it or not. want to wait until
next November before doing any
thing about it.
It is true, of course, that at this
time there is a shortage of building
materials which would make diff
cult, if not impossible. the correc-
tion of all the hazards revealed in
the latest survey. But this has not
always been true. If the owners of
unsafe properties were not COM
PEELED to make needed changes when
materials were plentiful what as
suranceS is there that they will be
required to make them between now
and November l. a period in which
materials will continue to be hard to
get?
Instead of throwing up their
hands in despair and proposing to
suspend the regulations for eleven
months, the Commissioners should
attack the problem with a view to
getting something done. Undoubt-
edly some of the more serious viola
tions can be corrected before No
vember l. Instead OF tossing in the
sponge, why should not the Com
missioners give all property owners
a limited time, say three months, in
which to correct their violations,
after which time the prescribed
penalties would be imposed on all
who had not complied and who could
not prove that they had exerted
every effort to obtain the necessary
materials?
Something of this sort would be
done if Washington should have a
fire in which 119 people were killed
as happened recently in Atlanta.
But it ought not to take tragedy
of that sort to get some action,
rather than repetitious talk at the
District Building.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

"The Mkado," light opera banned
as sacrilegious for decades in japan,
is now going strong in Tokyo. Gen.
Macarthur would be a logical basso
to sing the well-known song, Il have
a little list"
Evening star., 1946-12-19

telligence system Is so closely related
to national security that Congress
may be expected to give careful at.
tention to the shortcomings OF the
present program.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Whut Suid the Dissenter?

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Thirteen out of IA economists predict
that the United States is heading into
depression but that it will be minor.
Attended, presumably, by crabapple sell
ing and extra short bread lines.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Poets are important because they
dream things; philosophers because
they believe things. But without
printers to print things neither
poets nor philosophers would amount
to very much very long.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Reconversion Is

Prom the Arkansas Gazette.
It remains for some Gen. Sherman
Of of@today to say what postwar reconver-
sion Is.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-08

room to nun water for a hot-Water
bag Ede's feet were like ice, Jen-
ny talked. stubbornly. all the
time. She said, 1t may not be bad
at all. You'll hear in a few days,
They'll bring him TO q hospital
here, as soon as possible. and then.
when he's able, he'll come home"
Eide did not answer. But ice she
said, I've been such a fool. Jen-
ny :" and once she asked. IF
he-it he lives, do you think l can
make it up TO him?"
Jenny said. "Of course you can"
But words didn't mean anything,
She was sitting by the bed, much
later, with Gram. when Steve came
in. He came up the steps two al a
time, Gram went vi to meet him
and EIDE said Childishly. who's
that"
Steve" said Jenny.
Il don't need a doctor" said EIDE.
"Of course you do" said Jenny.
ANYWAY. this isn't just a doctor;
it's Steve. He's been through this
himself. He knows what it's like"
She could hear Steve speaking
through the half-closed door:
"-couldn't get here before
caught me at HathaWays' :"
He came in. nodded az Jenny
with his familiar, lop-sided grin,
the grin she knew so we'll, which
said, Take it easy; keep your chin
up. I'm here, and sat down
in the chair from which she had
risen. He took Ede's hand. He said
quietly. Bad luck, old girl"
Ede's mouth quivered. and the
slow tears seeped under her eyelids.
Steve said. You must be patient,
dear, From the wording of the tee
gram l would Judge that it isn't
very serious. He'll have the best
care in the world. The most skilled
attention.. and miracle working
drugs"
He went on talking, his eyes or
her bloodless face. Her pulse tickeC
under his finger. Her hand was cold
He spoke to Cram. He asked, How
about an extra blanket? ?"
1t was a hot evening. all the past
weeks had been breathlessly warm
but EIDE was shivering. Her teeth
chattered Gram brought the blan.
ket, Jenny said, low. Il put a hot
water bottle at her feet"
Good" said Steve.
Later he rose and took Gram into
the hall, Jenny stayed where she
was. tucking the blankets arount
her sister, holding Ede's hands il
hers. The ceaseless s%hivering Wen
on, Jenny asked softly. DO yol
feel Warmer?" and EIDE moved he
head on the pillow. Hell eyes wer,
closed. Jenny went out in the hall
and Steve was just coming back
and Gram was on her way down
stairs.
She said. "She keeps on SILVER
ing"
Shock" said Steve. Nerves
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-08
ITO Be COHtinned(

Grams gong to bring her Some
can call me tonight If you need me.
Otherwise III be back N the morn
ing" He looked WCrn ard tired. He
put his hand on her shoulder. 1T
may not be as bad as she fears" be
said. Let's hope not"
"~Everythins happens" said Jen-
ny. She twisted her hands togeth-
er. I" She looked at him and he
seemed as he had once seemed and
for so l~ong-strong, competent and
unfailing. She asked, Cant you
stay?"
He shook his head. Tn sorry"
he said. He smiled. touched her.
shoulder again. But I'll come back
l promise" He gave her a little
shove, and went into the room, and
she followed. He stood looking
down at Edo. He said. "You'n feel
better soon. EIDE. Grams bringing
| you some broth"
She made q gesture Of sick dis
taste and he said gently. I'm not
going to ask you to eat just
to drink something hot. And after
wards, to sleep"
EIDE said firmly, "Sorry to be
such a nuisance" and Jenny's eyes.
for the first time, filled with tears.
At II o'clock EIDE was sleeping.
Gram and Jenny took turns staying
beside her. They had made a very
sketchy meal, first Gram. then
Jenny, and when Steve came again
Jenny was t~elephoning. AS he en-
tered the hall she was replacing the
instrument on its cradle, She said.
That was Dicks mother . . . she's
wonderful. Steve. She's taken It
We'll. All the circuits were busy. l
couldn't get her until a few min
utes ago. She was trying to call us,
too"
He nodded. He asked. "How's
EIDE ?"
Sleeping. The first cup Of broth
wouldn't stay dOWr. Gram waited
awhile. Then she tried again .
Just a spoonful at a time. That was
all right. Then she waited a little
longer and then gave her the medl-
cine"
He said, TN just look in on her
and talk to Gram. You stay here.
Jenny"
When he came down again, he
looked satisfied. He said. She'll do.
She'll sleep ali night. Can you sleep
in there with her. Jenny. on the
couch? l think she should have
someone close at hand in the morn
ing when she wakes up. That will
be a bad moment, when she remem-
bers."
She said. IAN right. Steve. Of
course. You look so tired. Can't you
stay a moment? III make some
coffee"
He hesitated. Then he said, I'D
like to-"
| Ito Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-08
CHAPTER FOUR

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JENNY WENT slowly up the
items OF ner mouse. She thought
Too nucn n4nrers.- It's more than
a person can axe She walked INTO
the nall and found E4tch sitting on
The tower stem + the stairs. indus
tr,0us.y u9sr,nn ner furry. TRAN
rlllar are Isrny 5ert down and
s,ra+rre4 7e- ears Animals were
s,s 4bo,,ohr so moon
affected .Wpera's yo,,- SON ard
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Ire sound came from the kItch-
en- The dining room table wa set,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-08
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-08
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Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

A. M. E. ZION CHURCH
 20S4 Main Street
 Rev. A. P. Morris 9:30 a.m.-Church School 10:45 a.m.-Morning Service 7:45 a.m.-Evening Service
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NEAL cUDGE shown photo below wearing of the 1eu-
 sives shirts created by VTs Sewing Studio SPRUCE Tel Hfd Conn Hours 1oan to spm
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OF FAITH AND FREEDOM
By REV. HENRI M. IDEAS

the fundamental dignity of man That is the basic law of all good religion. If God must damn a man because he has not been sprinkled or tucked, then indeed it is God Himself that needs to be saved morally worse than man.
 Here is where the fight begins within all churches. There is, in all denominations today, the strug- gle between liberal and conserva- tive Christians. The liberals want to break with custom; the conserv- atives or fundamentalists want to keep it. The conservatives still want to believe in a vivid he'll fire religion which forces man to serve the church's demands. The liberals want to believe in a God of Love who is not interested in damning man but who wishes to save him here on earth from pow erty, ignorance, prejudice and in justice. Like the Pharisees of old the conservatives are sticklers for form and ritual; they are inter- ested in loud halleluias and amens; they love to wash and make clean the outside of the cup" The hb- erals, however, are more interest ed in what men do rather than in what they say they believe. They accept only aetions, not words or prayers. They know that some of the greatest robbers, shareholders, and human butchers of all time have been 1oud-profes- sing Christians. The conservative is waiting to get to heaven. The liberal is working to establish heaven on earth. He believes in 'fthy will be done on earth" and refuses to slumber in dreams of bright mansions above" The diff ference in the basic beliefs be- tween these two types of Chris tlans constitutes a major conflict within all Christendom. Every where the liberal insists that the church shall actively fight for such things as interracial justice, economic freedom, and better re- lations between Jews and Chris tians, Protestants and Catholics. but he is met by the conservative who refuses to budge. The strug- gle between these two forces with in the church is a struggle for progress. It is struggle for the Kingdom of God. Ultimately the ] liberal forces must win.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

to national economy as he said. Neither was it an indication of fear or defeat. For without some satisfactory assurance of a fa- vorable outcome for his miners he would never have called the truce, nor would his miners have gone back to work. Without his back to-work orders, the militant threat" of MT. Truman's would have been futile.
 Such a condition should never exist in a democracy. For such ar rogant arbitrariness is nothing short of dictatorship. And it is high time that Congress put an end to ths yearly stoppage of vii tai production and once and for all, terminate the exploits of a man who uses the labor cause as a front to infate his own asinine ego.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
Lewis vs Capitalism

America has certainly reached a critical state of affairs when the power vested in one individual is enough to paralyze the entire in dustrial structure of the nation.
 It is almost incredible that labor can so blindly follow the leader ship of an apparently power-mad demag agogue whose fragrant disre- gard for the welfare of the coun- try at large has not only threat ened an industrial collapse, but has temporary halted a world wide reconversion plan.
 John L. Lewis's 12 day truce was not a mine workers contribution
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
THE STRUGGLE FOR PROGRESS WITHIN THE
 CHIIRCH

The age of divided denomina- tionalism is rapidly passing: but there looms an even larger strug- gle within Christendom itself. It is the struggle between liberal and conservative Christians. Christian ity which is a revolutionary doc urine, finds itself wrestling with the highly powerful forces of a revolutionary age. Up to now man has been the servant of Christian ity. But today he strives to make Christianity serve him as it was intended by it's founder. In the past man has been the slave to creeds,. rituals and dogma. His 1 very life has often depended upon whether he was ducked in a pool or bowed to a cross. He has had to wear certain colors and say cer- tain prayers. He has had to pray so many times a day or read his Bible every, hour. He has had to give so much of what he earned to the church or he would go to hell. Whole branches of the church have been founded over differences about these points. Methodists would not speak to Baptists; Con gregationalists were ignored by
 Presbyterians; and Episcopalians thought themselves better than anybody else. The day in which these things were so important is passing. That was the day when man was the slave of organized church. Today this same church must serve the needs of man or disappear entirely.
 Today millions of clergy and laity realize that the old theolog- ical difference are out of place in an atomic era. Actually they are nothing more than a mere temp est in a teapot. After all funda- mentally it makes no real diff ference whether you were dipped ducked, sprinkled, or splashed, ol how many times you cross your. self. If we cannot live and work for peace and harmony with oul brothers, all of our religious for. mulae are mere sham and pre- tense. Today thousands of Chris tians know this. Some go into any church to worship. Others attend no church but believe in it, none the-less. More and more men req lize that the real fight is to secure
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH
 $50 Albany Avenue
 Rev. R. A. Moody, Pastor 800 a.m.-Church School 11:OO a.m.-Morning service 6:3O p.m.-Young Peoples Meeting
 7:45 p.m.-Evening Service
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

personal sacrifice. As head of the local American Jewish Congress office, he made the fullest facili- ties of his organization available to the FEPC fight, at times, I strongly suspect, at the serious risk of trouble with his board of directors. His home was being constantly called day and night; there went on mailing, clerical work, and many other activities besides the quiet listening to the radio and reading which charac- terizes most of our homes. He was tireless in his calling upon 1egis- lators, businessmen and organiza- tional heads, always with the one question: will you support our bill ?"
 The Governor Recognized Him Even the governor of the state recognized the work of Henry Sil- herman when he appointed him to the special committee to investi- gate Massachusetts hiring abuses some months ago. The appoint ment was an honor; it definitely was not a relief. In the position Silberman's work doubled; more important, though, was the fact that his contacts more than doubled, so that he could ask even newer and bigger people to 'Sup- port our bill"
 Victory Floored Him
 When the glad news went out Monday afternoon that fuke move of the Senate had brought the bill back up for a vote, and that it had been overwhelmingly passed, I think that Henry Silber- man was a little f1oored. He had expected to win this time; his was the confidence of the runner well out in front, the fighter who has his opponent drunk with but one round to go. But the climax came so quickly after a fight that had lasted so long, and the transition from a madhouse of things to do to a completely-won battlefield was so abrupt, that I don't believe Hen ry Silberman was quite prepared for it. But his reaction was im- mediate and characteristic; when the news came, he spent the next two hours on the phone congratu- Iating OTHER PEOPLE ON THE VICTORY.
 Watch This Man
 There, in a few very inadequate words, you have my attempt to portray Henry SiIberman, leader of the F'EPC fight. There is hardly any reason for singling him out from the other excellent workers for the passage of the bill, except that he stood far in front of most of them. And you will do well to watch him; he's going to be seen a lot in the futureE
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
Food For Thought
Dewey R. Lumpkin

Dewey R. Lumpkin
 To my idea, race problems are democracy's hardest problems. But race prejudice is an enemy every man of us can fight and, in himself at least, conquer.
 The individual citizen, no mat ter how good his heart and inten- tons, stands helpless before the economic, political, sexual, social, educational, job, and housing diff faculties that weave the tangled web of race relations in this coun- try. Alone, he can solve none of them. But he can get rid of race prejudice in himself - which is the first step toward meeting ev- cry one of them.
 Prejudice in a sense, means pre- judging. For instance, if someone tellsm me there is a Jew, or a German, or a Japanese-American in the next room waiting to see me, at might be all too easy for me top re-judge this individual by WndG iD1SOCS INdNS CO1u 11IS IO Gi14AAh of his race as a whole. He might have two strikes on him before he even comes to bat. My judg- ment of him, whether he is a man of good qualities or a bad one, could thus be warped by my pre- judgement. judgement found ed, too, on a great deal of false testimony that I have failed to examine skeptically. Similarly I may pre-judge a whole race be- cause of my having had bad experience with one member of it. This would be just as stupid of me and would do more harm.
 The cure? Do unto members of other races as you feel that they should do unto you. If put it in practice, I will be sure of stamp ing out race prejudice in myself which is the place to begin.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
LIKE THIS
By MARTY RICHARDSON

Massachusetts this week became the fourth state in the Union to adopt Fair Employment Prac- tices Act-the fourth, when by all Massachusetts history and tra- dition it should most certainly have been the first. The fact that there was the utmost difficulty even adding it to the list in fourth pla"e brings sad realization to all who know the record of the state in past years: that the Mas sachusetts of Garrison, Douglass and Sumner is no more; it has given way to a newer state of shrewd and often unscrupu- lous - politics, high-pressure manufacturers' Hobbies, and spine less crusaders for nothingness. There Are Exceptions
 The actual fight around the pas sage of the Fair Employment Act here, though, brought out some thing else; it gave a considerable share of the spotlight to a few hard-working, conscientious souls who never rested moment during the whole bitter three-year fight to add this humane legislation to our books. From time to time you will be hearing of these people, here and elsewhere; the type of work they did on FBPC will be more than readily evident in many other things in the coming years. One, especially, I am confident you will recurrently come across; he is Henry Silberman, spearhead of the whole fight;
 It Wasn't His Fight
 Viewed in the ordinary light, the FEPC fight wasn't necessar- fly Henry 'Silberman's fight. His chances of ever seeking a job where discrimination would enter the picture are about one in a thousand. He is not a poor man in the same sense that I am over Joyed every time I find a loose quarter in forgotten pocket, and he has economically powerful con- tacts and connections. So econo- mically Henry Silberman did not need FEPC. Socially, too, I be heve Silberman might we'll have escaped most of the rigors of a rigidly-segreeated life for most of his remaining years. Yet, the leader in the battle to bring fair employment legislation to Massa- chusetts was this Henry Silber- man.
 What Silberman Did
 As I stated, Silberman was only one of several people who did ad- mirable work on the FEPC ques- tion. But of all those in the front ranks of the fight, I cannot name single one who did the admir- able work more consistently, more sustainedly or at a greater
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
CHURCH NEWS

dARIFURD CH HURCHES INVITE YOU
 SAINT MONICA'S
 31 Mather Street Rev. Alfred Lambert, Priest 9:30 a.m.-Church School 11:00 a.m.-Morning service 600 p.m.-Young peoples ser vice
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BETHEL AME CHURCH
 210 Bellevue Street
 Rev. D. D. Davis, Pastor Sunday School 9:15 am. Morning service 10:45 am. Allen League 6 pm. Evening service 7:30 pm. WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH
 POS Bellevue St. Rev. Luther A. Jones, Pastor
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. B.
 2233 Main Street

Rev. Charles Richardson, Pastor 9:45 a.m.-Sunday School 11:OO a.m.-Morning service 100 pm. Sunday School
 6:3O p.m.-Allen League 7:45 p.m.-Evening Service
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
UNION BAPTIST 1921 Main Street

Rev. J. C. Jackson, Pastor 800 a.m.-Church School 11:O0 am. Morning Service 6:30 p.m.-Young People Meeting 7:45 pm. Evening Service
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

MT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH 12 Suffield Street Hartford 5. Connecticut Rev. G. $. Clark
 Sunday School 9:45 am.
 BYPU 6 pm.
 Evening service 8 pm. Sermon by Rev. G. s. Clark. All are invited.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

BETHEL AME CHURCH
 21S Bellevue Street
 Rev. D. D. Davis, Pastor 1O:3O a.m.-Morning service 100 p.m.-Sunday School 6:30 p.m.-Allen League 7:45 p.m.-Evening Service
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25
TALCOTT STREET CHURCH
 96 TaIcot Street

Rev. James Wright, Pastor 11:00 a.m.-Morning Service 12:30 p.m.-Church School 6:30 p.m.-Young Peoples Meeting
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-25

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF CHRIST Bishop C. Allen, General Overseer
 Headquarters 4O5 Bellevue Street, Hartford Order of Services: Sunday School 10 am. Morning Worship II am. YPEB 6:30 pm. Evening worship 8 pm.