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The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

was deluged with letters and tele-
grams from all parts Of the nation
denouncing the Klan like techni-
que used against the attorneys no
noticeable action has been taken.
Before leaving New Yor. MI.
Marshall announced that he would
attend the Bilbo hearings in Jack
son, Mississippi Immediately af-
ter presenting the appeal for a
new trial for Kennedy in Column
bia. Declaring that the spectacu-
lar courage of the Negro witness
es, most of them members of To-
cal NAACP branches, has not yet
been realized by the nation. Mr..
Marshall added, "the historic pro
portions of the hearings. in the at
tempt to GUST Bilbo from the Sen
ate will reverberate throughout
the world. And the eyes of every
U. N. Delegate are fastened on
the Mississippi hearings. Mr.. Mar
shall will represent the NAACP in
place of Attorney Charles Hou-
ston, famous Washington lawyer
who was forced to leave Jackson
in order to take care of pressing
business in Washington TODAY.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

g. ]. Sanders, Nebraska Safety
Patrol reports that this is an in
crease over the 81 for November
1945.
November's total brings the 1916
total to 239 for a 21% increase
over the 1915 total Of 1876 for the
first IL months.
Captain Sanders added that the
Holiday season ahead calls for
increased care in driving. He ur-
ged motorists to pay attention to
their driving at all times and if
they intend to drive don't drink,
let somebody else take the wheel.
Don't mar the Holiday season
by a traffic accident.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

the organizational efforts recent
ly have been conferred here be-
cause for years, Alexandria has
been poorly organized in practi-
cally all crafts with the result
that workers generally in this
city receive some of the lowest
wages paid anywhere in either
the state or the South as a whole.
Says Results ENCOURAGING
Despite the conflict which de-
veloped over organizational eff
forts here, lack Ramsey, AFL
organizer, who made the contacts
with the workers Of two Of this
city's largest laundries, said sem
timent for unionzation among the
workers is so great that it seems
an inevitability. However, he ex-
planned, this zeal is chiefly evil
dent among the Negro workers as
the white employees were unwill-
ing to submit to unionization and
fatty rfused to sign authorization
cards for the union. Offsetting
this, Mr.. Ramsey revealed was
the fact that the colored workers
unanimously signed authorize
tons.
Whereas, at first, the lone trou-
bic involved Negro workers. it
has been reliably reported that,
last week a white worker was
fired at the Alexandria Steam
Laundry because she would not do
the work of colored employees
who had walked out, while two
other white employees repeatedly
quit II protest over the firing Of
that worker.
Intimidation Reported
In the past, it was learned thru
labor organizers, women laundry
workers have worked from 81 to
SO hours a week for as little as
Ia to $50 under the most trying
conditions made adverse by COM
pany foremen and bosses. with
some pententiary PAROLES having
been known to be assigned by To-
cal authorities to work in the
plants.
Shortly after the Walkouts. Sc
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

nOmic condition, a union official
told the press last weekend.
At that time, a series Of con
ferences by AFL officials with
Inc management of both COM
panies had failed to bring about
recognition of the union for the
disgruntled workers, but, on the
other hand, the Alexandria Steam
Laundry had made an effort to
avert the effects Of the walkout
by hiring "scab" workers, who. il
has been proved by photastiC
reproduction Of a number of pay
roll check stubs, have worked q
minimum of 48 hours while re-
ceiving the deplorably low mini
mum of $12 and maximum 81
S28.75 a week.
Union Officials on Job
1T is just such types of week
ly pay which have developed the
cheap labor peril now present
over such a huge area of the
South, particularly Louisiana. ID
George w. Snowden, AFL coun.
sci on minority problems, com.
mented.
The AFL Southern Organizing
Campaign for Louisiana, which is
in charge of Patrick (Pat) Ryan
with headquarters in Carpenters
Hall, New Orleans, is now being
conducted among laundry workers
of the state, it has been learned
and it was further explained thai
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

A nationwide program to make
dental care available for all chill
dren regardless of income or loca-
ton is being urged by DIR. Sterling
V. Mead (above), of Washington,
D. c., new president Of the Ameri.
can Dental Association.
"We believe that the greatest
problem that now confronts us is
the care of children" he said.
Every child should have an annual
dental examination. If parents are
unable to meet the costs of dental
care for their children, it should be
provided by community health pro.
grams"
DIR. Mead said the dental associa-
ton would seek aid from the new
congress for children's dental care
and for a national dental research
institute in an effort to find new
means of prevention and control Of
dental diseases.
He said, however, that the ma
tion's dentists are opposed to com.
pulsory health insurance because
it would fail to improve the ma.
toms dental health.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

veral Negroes were arrested but
later released on bonds, with
other forms Of intimidations and
threats prevalent.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
MARSHALL
RETURNS TO E
OF ~NEAR-LYNCHYNC

NEW YORK, Dec. 5th. Thur
good Marshall, NAACP Chief
Counsel, returned today to Column
bia, Tennessee, recent scene of
threatened violence against three
NAACP lawyers in which Marsh
all was the principal near victim.
In spite of the November 23rd
incident, in which Mr.. Marshall
was arrested by eight fully armed
Tennessee law officers and carried
in one of their cars to a dark, lit
tie travelled Tennessee back road
the courageous NAACP attorney
is returning to appeal the recent
conviction of Lloyd Kennedy, Fl
year old Negro bootblack, senten-
ced to five years or a frame UP
attempt t omurder charge after
the so-called riot in Columbia last
February 25th.
Mr.. Marshall, only recently re-
covered after a long illness deve-
loped during the desperate NAA
CP campaign to rally the nation
behind the defense of the Column
bia Negroes, whose property and
personal belongings were ruthless
ly destroyed by. Tennessee State
Commissioner of Safety Lynn Bo-
mars black jacketed troopers dur
ing a night of Nazi-like terror,
was obviously slated to become a
victim of the same uniformed ter
or, on November 18th, when the
car in which he was riding with
z. Alexander LOBBY and Maurice
Weaver was stopped on the high
way to Nashville. Only the quick
witted actin of Lobby and Wea-
yer, saved Marshall from what
may have been another attempt
at lynching. Instead of continuing
toward Nashville, the two attorn-
eys followed the a carrying Mar
shall and the uniformed officers
along the obscure back road until
the officers apparently changed
their minds and returned to the
main road back to Columbia.
: Although the ATTORNEY General
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
A PREDICTION

A PREDICTION
The population of the United
States, the statisticians predict,
will be $50, OOO,O 900 by 1880; Fl.
600, 900 will be in the 65 years and
over age group.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
Laundry Workers
Walk Off Jobs
Protest Low Pay; Refusal
Of Firm To Negotiate
Contracts
SyHs. nClS

ALEXANDRIA, La. Disguised
over deplorably low pay and re-
fusal of their firm to enter into
contract negotiations with repre-
sentatives of the AFL Organizing
Campaign, which would have as
sured them of increased wages
and generally improved working
conditions, fully a hundred color
ed workers of Alexandria Steam
Laundry, Inc, walked off their
jobs in bitter protest, and. sever
al days later employees of Black
mans Laundry owned by the
Mayor Of this city, sympathetic
ally 'followewd suit.
In each case, the walkout &C
ton was precipatated by the I'M
expected firing of key workers
who favored unionization. Three
such workers had been dismissed
from their jobs at Alexandria
Steam Laundry, which employs
about a hundred Negroes. and Sc
veral had been fired at Black
mans for displaying Join the
AFL" buttons, when the respec-
tive mass departures occurred.
Acts Reflect Dissatisfaction
While the walkouts, both spon-
t~aneous, were unauthorized. they
do reflect the total dissatisfaction
of the workers and their grim
determination to better their eco
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

LIONEL BARRYMORE, is the
dean of Americas famed Royal
Family" Of the theatre. With more
than 80 motion pictures to his
credit, he has been called 1.-THE
Most Photographed Man in the
World''. Mr.. Barrymore is narra-
tor for the new Constant Inva-
DER radio series, dramatizing the
battle against tuberculosis. to be
heard over Omaha Radio Station
WOW each Saturday afternoon at
5:15 p. M. beginning Saturday.
December IA.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
THE Constant Invader" Is Minutes
Series To Be Broadcast Over Airwaves

The Constant Invader" will en-
ter many Nebraska homes during
the next three months via the air
waves.
The Constant Invader" is the
title of a series Of thirteen fifteen
minute radio programs dramatic
ing the story Of the btatle against
tuberculosis. The new series. star
ring Lionel Barrymore, viii begin
over radio station WOW-590 on
your dial-on Saturday, December
IA, at Sis p m. and continue each
Saturday at the same time until
the series is completed on March
8, 1947.
WOW is donating the time
worth S100O-and the services of
Lionel Barrymore, as well as the
cast for The Constant Invader
are also donated free of charge
Mr.. Barrymore, who for several
years has been confined to a wheel
chair as a result of arthritis. is
personally interested in stamping
out such diseases as tuberculosis
which cause so much unnecessary
human suffering.
The new Constant Invader" Sc
ries is directed. written and produ-
ced by HUI Chain. noted New York
radio producer. Titles for some of
the episodes include The Family
Doctor. General Hospitals" and
cold People" All Of them are first
class entertainment as wei as be-
ing educational.
The first Constant Invader
series, which won an award last
year a. being the finest public
service radio series produced in
this country during 1945 is now
being broadcast by Radio Station
KODY in North Platte Nebraska
at 7:15 p. m. eaca Friday night.
II will be concluded on January
10.
Officials Of the Nebraska Tu-
berculosis Association urge every
one who Is interested in stamping
out highly contagious tuberculosis
To send in their contributions for
Christmas Seals. Revenue derived
from the sale Of Christmas Seals
is the only source of income Tor
the Nebraska tuberculosis Assn.
and local Associations in discov-
ering and combating this unnec-
essary but deadly disease.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
Promoter Jacobs
Fighting For Life
Allowed Only One visitor-Louis

AIIoWeo only One Visitor-louis
NEW YORK (CNs) Mike ia
cobs, the colorful fight promoter
whose star escended simultane-
ously with the rise of Joe Louis
is in a coma in a New York hos,
pital and it is expected that the
dynamic fistic impressario will
not be able to answer the bell for
the next round. Jacobs was NOV
ed to st. Clare's hospital earlv
last week after suffering a cere-
bral hemorrhage. He was imme-
diately placed on the critical list
and the announcement was made
that no visitors would be allowed
to see him except the immediate
family.
1t is believed that the promoter
is fighting a losing battle. Recent
ly he has had recurring attacks
in his ci~rculatory system and a
bout a month ago, n attack left
his speech seriously impaired.
Monday he was allowed a visi-
tor. Joe Louis. Attendants said
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
TWENTY THREE PERSONS
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS IN NOV

Traffic accidents killed % per-
sons on Nebraska's streets and
highways in November Captain
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
NAACP. Urges President To Send
Impartial Committee TO Germany
To Investigate a. M. Q.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5th. Brand
ing "a political smear of Negro
troops in Germany the report of
George M. Meader, general coun-
sci for the Senate War Investiga-
ting Committee, Walter White.
NAACP Executive Secretary, on
December Bird, sent an urgent te-
legram to President Truman re-
questing him, as Commander-in-
Chief Of the Army, to send an
impartial, bi-racial commission to
Germany at once to investigate
the conditions described in Mea-
der's report. Said Mr.. White:
Certain members of the Sem
ate Committee to Investigate War
Expenditures are obviously more
interested in smearing the Negro
troops than in getting at the
truth.
ION December End, Senators
Owen Brewster, Homer Ferguson,
William F. Knowland and Joseph
Fl. Ball placed copies OF the Geo.
Meader report on the behaviour of
American occupation troops in
Germany in the Senate Press
Room. We are informed that two
employees of George Meader were
prsnt to hand out the report. and
this action was taken after these
four Senators had requested Sen.
Kilgore, chairman of the Commit
tee to release the report, and af-
ter Senatore had called a meet
ing of the Committee for this
Friday, December 9Th, to discuss
the report.
1--WE are informed that Mead
er's report was based On the al
legged testimony of Colonel Fran
els P. Miller Of widespread mis-
conduct of white and Negro troops
especially the latter, and an al
legged reoprt that American gen
erals were afraid to discipline
Negro troops because of political
repercussions.
1--WE are informed that Colonel
Miller requested correction of the
transcript of his testimony to
deny that he, at any time. stated
that American generals were a.
fraid to discipline troops, and to
stress that the alleged misconduct
was only true of a small minor
ity'. Meader is alleged to have
refused to permit correction of
the transcript
THE Inspector General OF the
Army made a three months in
vestigation from mid-August to
Mid-November in contrast with
Meader's report, which was avail
able to all members of the Senate
Committee, showed that only a
few American soldiers were gull
ty of misconduct.
This kind Of vicious propagan-
da by reputable Americans, will
do irreparable damage unless it
is checked by inquiry. We urge
therefore, that without delay you
dispatch such a commission to
Germany to get the truth"
Mr.. White dispatched another
telegram to the four Republican
members of the Committee. who
released this rport to tn press.
requesting an eplanation Of their
reasons for releasing the report.
Along with a statment that they
would not assume responsibility
for it's accuracy.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

Mike Immediately recognized Joe
with a smile and said Hello Joe".
At the age of Sc Mike Jacobs is
the victim of his own t~ireless spi-
rit. For at least three years, he
has ignored the advice of doctors
and friends to take it easy. ST.
simultaneously with the announce
ment that Jacobs had been stric-
ken heavyweight champion Joe
Louis rushed to the hospital.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14

CHICAGO Pinball is the mod
srn descendant of an old American
game originally called "bagatelle," y,
which was very popular in the SOS.
Of the last century. A novice can
play it as well as an expert. The
game is intriguing because of its
infinite variety of action.
w. A. Patzer, shown above, chief.
engineer of a member factory Of;
Coin Machine Industries, Inc, here,
studied mathematics at the Univer-
sity of Bonn, Germany under AL.
fred Einstein and compiled the.
following interesting figures. On a
table having IL bumpers and five
balls, 2 given player has one
chance in 72O, 900 900 of ever see
ing two games with ball action and
angles exactly alike. The possibil-
ity of two identical games in every
minute respect, occurring in sue
cession are one in a vigintillion.
That means 1000, O00, 000, 900, OO0,-
OO0, OOO, OO0, 000, 600, 900, OOO, OOO, O0O,-
0OO, OOO, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900.
The Omaha guide., 1946-12-14
GOVERNORS BACK RENT CONTROLS

Miami Beach, Fla. (CNS) The National Governors Con
ference meeting here, gave executive sanction to a continu.
ance of rnt controls for another year. The Governors ex-
pressed a preference for Federal controls during that per.
iod, looking toward passage of rent controls by the various
state legislatures. The rent control law passed in New York
State was recommended as a model Of the'type Of legislation
necessary should the Federal rule be relaxed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
Progress In Veterans Day Program Told
 Committees at Work Receive
 enc0lsrn0amam&
encouFoQemenf

Veterans' Day program of activi- ties has commenced to take form ana there Is every encouraging sign that Waterbury's community Well come Home celebration for its ex- servicemen will be one of the most enthusiastic and most successful in the state, General Chairman John Stokes announced today.
 Merchants are planning to decor lte their places of business in honor )f the occasion.
 The distribution of tickets for a .946 car to be presented with cere- monies at the Municipal Stadium tarts this evening.
 The music committee has been
 ssured of a sufficient number of ands and drum corps.
 The finance committee is meeting Vlth encouragement from many prominent merchants. It is also expected that the manufacturers of he city will take an active interest m the celebration and will play a eading role in making the necessary arrangements.
 Other committees have reported ,rogress, MT. Stokes indicated, and he overall picture is becoming & nore optimistic one. Detailed re- ports will be filed shortly.
 It Is being emphasized that the City of Waterbury is not sponsoring nor financing the celebration. The Com1nup1ty Clubs and the general public are. An itemized statement on all contributions and all expen- d1tures will be submitted by audi tors to the public shortly after the day Is observed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
Fonnick Post To Decorate JWVGroves
 New Flags 10 Be
 Placed on Lost
 Resting Places

Members of David L. Fannick Post, Jewish War Veterans, will visit the graves of IA departed mem- bers Sunday morning to chant spec ial prayers for the high holidays A new American flag will be placed at each grave.
 Post members will meet at the Waterbury Hebrew Institute at 10 A. M. Sunday to visit the three cemeteries in which the veterans are buried. Comdr. Samuel Lipetz will head the delegation.
 The graves to be visited are those of Milton Albert, Herman Engelman Davis L. Fannick, Myron Green, Edward Goldberg, Samuel Kleiman, Louis Leopold, Samuel Morganstern Samuel Rabinovitz Charles R.. Schnitzman, Morris L. Shapiro, George Welednigner, Robert M. Apirian and William German.
 A mass obligation will be held at the next regular post meeting Tues day night at the Institute. The ob- Egation of new members will be con- ducted by State Dept. Comdr. Aaron L. German, it was announced at an executive committee meeting last night. Entertainment will follow the meeting.
 Co-chairman of the membership committee, Louis Kussner and Nor man Moskovitz announced that a membership drive will be started at the next meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
Local Driver BodIyInjured In Collision
 Condition Todoy
 Reported Fair"
 By Hospital

Bridgeport, Sept. 19 - Harvey F. Green. 57, IA Central Avenue, Wa terbury, was reported on the dan ger list at Bridgeport Hospital this noon following head-on collision between an oil truck and an auto- mobile last evening in Stratford. Hospital officials said his condition was flair"
 Green is suffering from possible internal injuries. Two Bridgeport women escaped with minor injuries. They are Miss Dorothy Drevas, 26, 1470 Park Avenue, driver of the car, and her mother, Mrs. Helen Dre- vas, 52, of the same address. Both were hospitalized, Miss Drevas suf- fering from decorations of the face and both legs, and her mother, abrasions of both legs.
 Stratford Police Sgt John Geary, who investigated the accident, said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
Pickle Tub Case Slated

A hearing has been scheduled for tomorrow in Superior Court on the reasons of appeal in the compensa- tion case. involving the pickle tub" death Of Joseph Michaud, Jr, three years ago.
 The case was decided by the State Supreme Court last March in favor of the employer, the Ameri- can Brass Company, but the plain tih, Mrs. Clare Michaud Labbe, the victims mother, recently moved for re-opening of the case.
 Michaud disappeared Nov. 21, l943, and his body was found 10 days later in pickle tub, a solu- ton of soap and hot water at the South plant of the manufacturing concern.
 The compensation commissioner held that the death did not occur out of, and in the course of em- ployment, and denied compensa- tion. Superior Court reversed the decision. The Supreme Court up- held the commissioner.
 The plaintiff now claims that new evidence has been found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
Bremen Petition For Raise
 Also Ask for
 Better Workino
 Hours, Uniforms

A salary increase, a work week reduced from 84 to 72 hours, sick leave of IS days per year, elimina- ton of school traffic and clothing and uniform allowance were re- quests made of the Fire Board by a delegation from the Firemens Aid Assoc1a ton at a meeting yesterday. The meeting was arranged two weeks ago at the last session of the board.
 A uniform allowance and provi- sions for a salary increase are al- ready contained in the budget to be submitted. to the Board of Ff- nance tonight, the delegation was told by Finton Phelan, chairman of the board. The committee was asked to submit a typed brief to the board outlining the needs of the men and presenting the asso- ciation's solutions to the problems.
 Members of the delegation were James Kelly, spokesman, Robert Holmes and John McEvoy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
NewAnsIeIn In PoIIadinos' Court Suits
 Wife Won Award
 For Alienation
 Of Affections

A preliminary hearing in the di- iorce action of Paul Palladino and Katherine Lombardy Palladino, who were involved in a recent alienation or affection suit, has been scheduled for tomorrow in Superior Court.
 Mrs. Palladino won a 5000 judg- ment July 27 against Mrs. Latina Nardi Crosse, on her claim that Mrs. Crosse had alienated the affections Of MT. Palladino. The case has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
 The divorce suit was instituted in April, 1942 by the husband. Mrs. Palladino countered with a cross complaint, also changing cruelty When Palladino failed to reply to the cross-complaint the action was entered on the uncontested list.
 Tomorrow Palladino will ask to have the action removed from the uncontested list. He has filed an answer denying his wife's charge of cruelty.
 Further complications are ex- pected if Mrs. Palladino persists in her previously announced intentions not to prosecute the divorce suit, which has been on the docket over four years She said during the alienation suit hearing that she did not want divorce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-19
TestiE11ony Hedrd In E2.5OO Action

Decision was reserved by Com- mon Pleas Court Judge Thomas J. Wall today in the $2,500 civil action of Ethel Cooper of Cheshire against the Motor Tire Service of Water bury.
 The plaintiff, who brought the suit through her mother. Mrs. Mary Pierson of Cheshire, claimed she was injured last Nov. 30 in a col- lision on the Waterbury Cheshire Road. She was a passenger in a car operated by Domenic Mazzola, while the other vehicle, a truck owned by the defendant, was oper- ated by George Dyson.