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Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
"Cath0Iic Church And the Negro", Forum Topic

Royal Oak, Mlch.-The three factors of Catholic .nterracial harmony-the responsibilities of priest, colored layman and white layman, were set forth in a panel discussion on "The Catholic Church and the Ne gro" here March 20 in an open house meeting of the Bishop Gallagher Council, Knights of Columbus.
 Participants were Father Hubert Roberge, Charles R. A. Smith, and Arthur J. Droste.
 Individually and as a panel the speakers have lectured on the subject for the last several years before a wide variety of audiences, including teachers, college and high school stud ents, seminarians and fraternal and civic groups.
 Father Roberge is pastor of Our Lady of Victory parish, Detroit, and chaplain of Mt. Carmel Hospital. He has long been known in this area for his interest in race relations.
 MT. Smith, a Negro practis- ing attorney, is chairman of the Catholic Interrac'ial Coun- cil s awards committee, mem Der of the Knights of St. Peter Claver.
 MT. Droste is chairman of Interracial Councils Speakers Bureau, a member of Gesu par ish, and George F. Monahan Council, Knights of Columbus.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
NEW YORK F.E.P.C.
 WORKS SMOOTHLY

New York-Contrary to the pre-passage ballyhoo about the dire circumstances that would come out of the passage of the New York State FEPC, the records after a year, show the same kind of intelligent en- forcement and compliance ac- tion that accompanies any other law.
 The Commission in it's first report indicated that there were 752 cases brought before it in the course of 1946; AS dealing with Negroes; 118 with people of Jewish extraction and the rest were miscellane- ous. In this total 277 were withdrawn for various reasons and 299 were proven viola tions. But in every single one of these were settled through conferences and there was not a single resort to court action because the parties could not get together.
 There was no drum beating or threatening by the Commis- sion which immediately created a concilatory attitude upon the part of labor unions, employ ment agencies, trade groups and business generally.
 At no point in it's report did the Commission indicate that New York is now free of job discrimination but they did in dicate that there is no reason to assume that people will look upon an FEPC law any differ ently than any other law, if it is propelled with judgment and reason.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
Urban League Presses for Housing

New York-Less than a week
 after the introduction of a new housing bill in the United States Senate, the National Ur- ban League mobilized the weight of its fifty-six branches throughout the nation in an eff fort to have the measure passed by Congress and construction of at least 50O,OOO units of pub lie low-cost housing get under way at an early date.
 This announcement was made today by Lester B. Granger, Executive Secretary of the Ma tional Urban League, as he pointed out the new housing bill (Senate 866) was intro duced in the Upper House of Congress on March 10, and in the House of Representatives on March 12 as bill number H. R. 2523. The official of the or ganization also said, "The new bill provides for the construc- tion of 5OO,OOO new units of public low-cost housing over a period of four years. It in- cludes a loan program to city governments for the clearance of slums and blighted areas so as to make such neighborhoods available for redevelopment by private housing concerns. The bill also requires that feasible methods be worked out for both the temporary and per relocation of the fam lilies who are displaced as a re- suit of the clearance of the re- development area
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
NAACP Secretary
 Is Praised For
 Aid to Haiti Loan

New York-The Republic of Halt, American neighbor and former ally, congratulated Walter White, executive secre- tary of the NAACP, on his al most single-handed fight to ob- tain the approval of the State Department for loan to Haiti.
 The message, from the Ma tional House, Port au Prince, said: "On the occasion of your brilliant and courageous inter vention in favor of the Haitian nation, victim in spite of in ternational pacts and agree ments of the most odious poli- ties of racial discrimination and imperialism of the most fe- rocious kind, the Senate of the Republic of Haiti extends to you its warmest felicitations and liveliest thanks.
 MT. White detailed the situ- ation in his Sunday column for the N. Y. Herald-Tribune and held a lengthy correspondence with Spruille Braden, Assist ant Secretary of State, and Willard F. Barber, Chief, Di- vision of Caribbean Affairs, on the subject. MT. White point ed out that one of the advan- tages of such a loan would be that it would help to answer the charges being made in other parts of the world that the United States has imperial istic designs on the smaller and weaker countries, particularly if they inhabited by persons of dark skin.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION IN FRANCE

Paris-The election a few days ago of M. Gaston Mon nerville, Radical Socialist of French Guiana as president of the Council of the Republic of France, was a milestone in democratic French action. The Council is the upper chamber of the National Assembly. And this Is the first time in history that a non-European has held such a high station in the polit- ical life of the nation.
 M. Monnerville is not a youth in age or a novice in political experience. He is " years old and a veteran in French politics. He has served as a deputy and advisor on col onial affairs since 1922.
 Though a Negro, his election to this high distinction came only on the basis of politics and as a French patriot.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
Against Discrimination In Use of Public Funds

Use of Public Funds
 In a series of strongly-word- ed letters to Senator Charles W. Tobey, Chairman of the powerful Senate Banking and Currency Committee, Senator Robert Taft, and Senator Rob- ert Wagner, MT. Granger said, "We suggest that there be in. cluded in (the new housing bilD a clear-cut provision for the protection of the interests of various racial groups of the population known to be badly in need of adequate housing. The long history of administra- tion of the various legislative enactments of the Congress and the states have shown only too clearly that such provisions are necessary. It is our firm belief that unless definite pro- tective clauses are written into the Bill, the interests of Ne groes and other racial groups - and in this case their hous- ing needs - will not be ade- quately considered"
 The National Urban League executive continued, in his let ters just made public, by sug- gesting to the Committee the actual wording of safeguards in the Bill which would allo-. cate federal funds for housing on the basis of need, land in the determination of that need, there shall be no discrimina- tion on account of race, creed, color or national origin. "
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
Southern Regional Conference Due
 For So. Carolina

Charleston, $. C.-More than 200 delegates are expected to attend sessions of the Southern NAACP Regional Training Conference in Charleston, So. Carolina, on March 29-3O.
 More than 10000 are ex- pected to attend the mammoth mass meeting on the afternoon of March Both to hear Attor- ney Thurgood Marshall discuss the NAACP's fight against the white primary case and Clos ter B. Current, Director of the Branches, summarize the con- ference. Other speakers at the two-day conference will be Miss Lucille Black, Member ship Secretary of the NAACP i; Clarence Mitchell, Labor Sec retary; and Daniel B. Byrd, Regional Coordinator for the nationwide membership cam paign.
 Techniques for branch activ- ity in the fields of labor, educa- tion, civil rights and building the organizational structure of the Association will be discuss ed at the conference. Presi- dents of NAACP State Confer ences will report on problems within their states. These re- ports will be given by MT. E. o. Jackson, Alabama; Dr. R. M. Gilbert, Georgia; MT. H. T. Moore, Florida; MT. J. H. Hin ton, South Carolina; MT. T. V. Mangum, North Carolina; and MT. I. Peterson, Mississippi.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
"Colored Catholic Preferred" Ad StirS Comment

St. Louis, Mo.-Much favor able comment has been attract ed by an advertisement in a To- cal daily newspaper in the Help Wanted-Women' col umns which, in contrast with those which frequently ask only Gentiles, Protestants, or white, specified "Colored Cath ollie preferred" for a position as a secretary.
 It was learned that the ad- vertisement was placed by the Institute of Social Order, ser vice agency on social matters for the 5000 Jesuit priests in the U. s. to practise in it's own activities what it breaches to others regarding discrimina- tion in industry.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
ROBINSON CHANCES QUESTIONABLE

Panama-The great Jackie Robinson is here with the Mon treal Royals and the Brooklyn Dodgers playing a series of ex- hibition games. The populace Is more than aware of this too because they are turning out in droves to see this youngster along with three other colored boys that they are pulling for.
 Strangely enough, though the Dodgers carry enough big name players on their roster to call out a large crowd any where in the States, down here without Robinson and his other sepia teammates, they could not get a fair sized cheering section. The reason being that far the majority of fans in this area are thosse people who would be classified as colored.
 But most eyes are centered on Jackie Robinson, the boy wonder, who in his first year with Montreal, led the league in batting and has averaged ov- CT 500 in spring training. They are cycling his remarkable per formances down here and are wondering what additionally has he to do to merit a big league berth.
 The last straw for the fans was when they heard that his chances at second, short or third had been ruled out. And to their surprise found him turning up at first base for Montreal. Reason? That is the only position that is open to him.
 But even with this strange change of circumstances the fans were greatly cheered to see Robinson at first for his initial performance and yet lie himself like and old timer. Now they are wonder ing what MT. Hickey and Du- rocher are going to do about that. This is true, though they are whispering around here that the real objection of Rob inson is coming from members of the Dodgers team.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-04-05
WHITE TEXANS FORM NAACP COLLEGE GROUP

Austin, Texas-Standing be-
 fore a huge non-segregrated
 audience i'll this city March 25
 youthful, white Texan, study ing law at the University of Texas, said that he could see no reason for the segregated schools and that there were no reasons why Negroes and whites in Texas could not go to school together. The young law student Marion Ladwig, speaking in a firm voice, vi brant with sincere determina- tion, said that it was bigoted, hypocritical and "a tragic de- nial of the democratic princi- ples in which Americans pro- fess belief, that the University of Texas refuses to admit a student because his skin is not white
 Thurgood Marshall, NAA- CP special counsel, who is in Texas in connection with the prosecution of a complaint against the University of Texas for admission of Herman Mar ion Sweatt to the Law School, stated that the NAACP has taken on the job of completely eliminating segregation from American life. He said that local newspapers in Texas had been referring to this as though it were a secret aim of the As sociation. "Quite the contrary, :" MT. Marshall stated, "This is the job to which we're all ded- icated.'
 A dramatic climax was reached at the mass meeting when another University of Texas student mounted the platform and announced the formation of a "New, Ameri- can organization on the cam pus.' After a long moment of silence the student contin- ued, "I should now like to say that a college chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- pie has been established at the University of Texas y Any further words were drowned out as the audience, slowly sensing the historic propor- tions of the announcement, rose to it's feet with a thunder of applause.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
MEN5NUN SALARY [5 pR0pOSED FOR
 COMMISSIONERS

A minimum salary of S2o0 month would be paid to at least 46 United States Commissioners in Alaska under the provisions of an enabling bill recently introduced by Delegate Bartlett designed to strengthen the present inadequate fee schedule for commissioners.
 At the present time. compensa- ton for commissioners Is derived from fees collected in the perform ance of their duties as justices of the peace. recorders. coroners, pro- tate judges and notaries public, and is wholly inadequate for the cost of living and out of proportion to duties performed
 Delegate Bartletts measure pro- yides that a commissioner retain all fees he receives up to Sl250 every quarter, and if commits sioners fees total less than $200 month, the difference will be paid to him from Treasury funds, Ii any one commissioner collects in fees Sl250 in one quarter of the year he shall receive that amount in the ether three quarters should the fees collected fall below sl25o, thus providing a maximum of so.o00 year for some commissioners. Commissioners receiving the mini mum compensation of $200 per
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
LEGAL PRQTfCTLON FORESKLNiC5, ALSO
 INDIANS, ALASKA
Ally Gen. Clark Gives Ord. CTS 10 J. S. Attorneys
 Governor Complains

WARRINGTON, Jan 2G.--Att3r- ney General Clark announced to- day that he has directed United States Attorneys in Alaska to give special attention to the protection of the civil rights Of Fskiinos, h. dians and other natives hs.e
 Claik's announcement said re cent reports from the Governor of Alaska and the Secretary of the Interior have indicated that tle1e natives, generally living in areas far removed from access to private at tcraeys, have been the object of various schemes under which some rnscrupulous neighbors have sought to separate tEem from their prop elty"
 The instructions called special attention to statutes which ex- tend 10 Alaskan natives various exemptions from the ordinary sta- tutory restrictions cn hunting, fishing and trapping.
 Clark tcld the attorneys that 4sg-cial care should be taken to zee tlat Alaskan natives are not prosecuted or threatened with prosecution for exercising these or any other rights accorded them hy Federal law"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
ALASKA'S SCHOOL { MR OIL MEkT ES BOUNDING UPWARD
Territorial Commissioner of Education Ryan ls-
 sues Annual Report

Enrolment in the 2l city schools in Alaska during the school year l945-46 was 6546 an increase of 748 pupils since the previous school year. according to report just issued by Dr. James c. Ryan, Ter ritorial Commissioner of Education. The report covers the school bien- nium which ended cn June 30, 1s46,
 City school enrolment has in- creased more than 50 percent in the Territory during the past 10 years, the report shows. The en- rclment was cnly 4,1s7 in the school year ls36-37
 Rural school enrolment, on the other hand, had taken sharp drop during the same period, from 2l2l in l936-37 to 1,504 in 1945-46
 The cost of operating the 2l city schools last year was s982, ,3oo.56, or s1ei79 per pupil. Of this total ex- penditure, 63.05 percent, or $5l9.- 347.27 was refunded by the Terri tory to the various cities.
 Per pupil cost in the rural schools, on an average daily at tendance basis. ran considerably higher than in the city schools and amounted to $245.41.
 The largest city school system in Alaska is at Anchorage, which had a total enrolment of l,453 and an average daily attendance of LIS last year Anchorage also had by far the largest investment in school property, the vluaticn being given as S709.650.
 Local Scnooi System
 The Juneau school system, with an enrcllnent of 879 and average daily attendance Of just under 700, had total expenditures of $l20,656.- 87. of which 5760 percent was re- funded by the Territory. The per pupil cost of running the schools here was $l72.36.
 III cllNilllOAA tO ~ AAiAilOCi Jt bdkAen showing costs of education in var ious schools throughout the Terri tory. both city and rural. Dr. Ryan's report shows that the cost of transporting pupils to schools from outlying places averages $76.23 per pupil so transported each year and runs to as much as $336.47 per pu- pil at scme places.
 Tn addition, the reporG summar- izes the work of the Department oi Education, and the activities of the Territorial Board of Education dur ing the biennium, includes a section by Dorothy Holverson, Education Supervisor, on the program of stu dies in the Alaska schools, and re- ports on tEe Teachers Retirement System.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
B.DDlEMhMED
 lJN COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Jan 28. - The White House announced today that President Truman is appointing former Attorney General Francis Riddle to represent the United States on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
 Riddle will replace John G. Win ant, former Ambassador to London, who recently resigned the LIN post.
 The White House also announced the resignation of w. Willard Wirtz as chairman of the National Wage Stabilization Beard, effective Jan. 30. The Board is to wind up it's work next month.
 The Riddle nomination probably will go to the Senate tomorrow. He recently served as United States member Of the Military Tribunal which tried the Nazi war criminals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28

month shall be limited to nine in the First Division, seven in the second Division. l5 each in the Third and Fourth Divisions
 The bill also provides for the appointment by the four district judges in Alaska of chief com missioner who will reside and main tain an office in Alaska to inspect the offices of the various commis- sloners and report to the judges. The chief commissioner at the time of his appointment, must have re- sided in Alaska for at least two years and have been admitted to tia practice of law in the courts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28

Santa Catalina. where the Cubs will start spring training Fesruagy l6. He blansd injuriss for met of the teams troubles in .19tG. when the Cubs finished third in the National League baseeall race.
 Tie KiynEelley Club of the Wet ern International hockey league de- feated British Columhia rival Nelson, 4 to last night.
 In boxing last night, Kzn Lind say of Vancouver, British Colun- hia, scored 6 clsar-cut victory over George Freitas of Santa clara, California in a main event It Vancouver
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
lEADER OF kUGD TR.5Eys.lEN BACK
 WITH HIS F0aCE5

TERRAIN, Jan. 29.-Ct ieftian Elullah Mustafa Fl Barzani was en- route to Northwestern Iran today to re 'oin his 10000 displaced Kurd- ish tribesmen, and informed sourc- es expressed tehaf he intended to liglt his way back to his folEer properties in Iraq
 T I1u d5 ar encamped between Lska Urmia and ths Iraqi border.
 Diplomatic sources said trey be- ieVed tie trieesmen planned 10 re- nser Iraq and jon 15,oe0 Bar zani followers in the mountains adjacent to the Turkish and Iran ian frontiers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
W0MEM'S SOCIETY CHRISTIAN SERVICE
 MEETS TOMORROW

The evening circle Of the Wo- mems Society of Christian Service will meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The meeting will be held at the parsonage. Mrs. Florence Phelps is in charge of the program, and Mrs. Susan M. Kennedy is hostess. A cordial invitation is eX- tended to visitors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
MeP HERSON BLOCKS FISTS OF CURTIS SHEPPARD IN GO

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.-Crowding tactics employed by Sandy Me Pherson of Tulsa, Okla, thwarted the reputed knockout power in Cur Us (Hatchetman) Sheppard's fists last night and toe Philadelphia heavyweight seeking bout with champion JCe Louis had to be satisfied with a ten-round Cecis- ion in the Coliseum
 R1cPherscn's clcse-in style tend- ed to keep the aet.cn slow through out and only in the ninth round cid the two square away and trade clear blows, hut no knockdoNns ] ul:ed. Sheppard weighed l95 and McPherson 2l3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28

Private, with every chance for promotion and higher pay ahead of him. There's add;- tional pay, too, for overseas duty. and for paratroopers, fly ing and glider crews.
 The Army man also gets Re lircment Credits = at 10 cost enabling him to retire at half pay after 20 years, and on up to threc-quarters pay after 3u years service. Such a retire ment plan would cost a civil ian between SIS and $l00 . month for 30 years.
 Find out about all the other Army job benefits at your U. 5. Army Recruiting Station.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
SpoYi Brie1s

veteran basketball c2E' Daigner Frank Lutin was the factor fer victory for 29th Century-Fox last night. The Hollywood team pulled away in the final five minutes of t'-e game to defeat the Salt Lax Caserets 58 to AS in an American Learue game. Lubin led Holly woods scoring with IS points, which was one less than scored by Andy Duncan Of the Deserets.
 E,scwhere in Ire American league the Phillips Oilers from Ck,ahcma TO ted teeir e0th consecutive win re Oilers swampod the Denver Nuggets 6l to 3a in an exhibition game.
 On college courts, the University Of Arizona beat Arizona State Of Flagstaff g to 97. Wyoming wal loped Denver 63 to B.
 Tn Pacihe Coast pro basketball, Vancouver whipped Yakima 443o
 Poor attendance on their home crclrnds has caused tFe Salem Trail Blazers of the Pacific Coast pro asket9all league to cal off all sef e5ulet home annes. However. Owner Dan Hay says the team may return to Salem with a stronger squad to appeal to the hoe2fo,ks. Meantime, Salen's Thursday game with Portland will he played at Mount Angel
 Light heavyweight Paulie Peters won last nights ten rounder in the San Francisco fight ring. Peters got the judges nod but not the referees to take split decision over Willie Brown. Brown out weighed Peters, 183 to 172. Both are San Francicco boxers.
 Heavyweight champion Joe Louis is scheduled to fly to MeIieo City today from Los Angeles. Fe will take on Arturo Godoy next month in an exhibition tout in the Mex ican capital.
 The Vancouver, B. C., Athletic Commission has lifted the. suspen- sion imposed last week on light Eeavyweight Billy Townaend. The Spokane fighter was exonerated af- ter the commission completed in vestigations of reports that Town send was involved in two ringer touts in Vancouver.
 Townsend was suspended after disclosures that lis scheduled cp- ponents in two recent fights had heen switched without any an- nouncement Icing made to the fans. Townsend told the commission he did not recognize his opponent for a Vancouver fight December 16 as the same man he had knocked out three days before in Portland. In Vancouver the man was billed as Ace Garter. while in Portland he fought under the name of Bomber Danisls.
 Manager Charley Grimm says his Chicago Cubs will be tough to beat this year. Grimm voiced this belief m arriving with Mrs. Grimm at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
MRS. MCCORMICK BACK
 ON JOB, ARC QUARTER

Back on the job at the office of the American Red Gross today is Mrs. John Mccormick, Executive Secretary Of the Juneau Chapter. She has been ill for the past several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
NO T0WNSEND CLUB MEETING ON TONIGHT

Owing to the present weather prevailing, 1t is announced that tonight's weekly meeting of the Townsend Club has been postponed. The next meeting will be cn Tues day. February 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
JUNEAU DEEpSEA
 FlSHERMEN MEET
 lT T:30 TONIGHT

Juneau Deepsea Fishermens Un- ion will hold it's regular weekly IT eeting at 730 o'clock this eve- ming in the Union hall Refresh- ments will be served
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-28
CkGE GAhiE ON TONIGHT

Juneau City Basketball League tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Ju- rcau High School gymnasium will feature the Moose playing Darralls in the first game. Tho second will be a tilt betweaa the Vets and the ACS.