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Montana labor news., 1947-12-25
Labor Press Quotes

Then they can't say just before cleo
ton time neX year that they didn't
know what the voters wanted.-DAY-
TON lO.J CLIO NEWS.
Repeal Taft-Hartley Law Now: Too
often now it seems that there is ex-
pressed the opinion that organized
labor has to live with the Taft-Hartley
slave law. when the truth is it cannot
live with the slave law, anymore than
the lamb can live with the wolf. There
should be a thunderous demand of
al organized labor that the congress
now in session repeal the Taft-Hartley
act Immediately to keep faith with the
people of this nation and to maintain
the respect of the world for our form
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LABOR
REVIEW. AFL.
Controlled Thought at UC?: Re-
CARELESS of disagreement or agreement
with Henry Wallace's views. all per
sons who have faith in the American
tradition of hearing both sides OF
questions must deplore the action of
the University of Cincinnati in deny
ing him the right to speak to NC stu
dents. Does anyone think that Sen.
Robert a. Taft would have been re-
fused the right to speak at UC?-The
Cincinnati SUN. CLIO.
Justice, What kind?: Mayor James
NJ. Cnrley of Boston is out Of the lock-
up as a result of Presidential commu-
tation after serving a portion of a g.
to 1s-moniil prison sentence which he
received upon his conviction of using
the US. mails to defraud. The sent
ence could have been as stiff as AZ
years. We cannot enhance respect
for judicial processes by letting the
common citizen get an idea that there
is one brand Of justice for the every
day person and another for political
celebrities and influential big Shots
st. Louis UNION LABOR ADVO-
CATE. AFL.
WEI Streets and Page Ads: The
NAM is at it again! 1t is %expounding
another of its remarkable economic
theories-and NAM expounds best in
page advertisements. Here, in MANS
own words, is the theory: Wet
streets no more cause rain than high
prices cause initiation. Wet streets
are the result of rain. High prices
are the disastrous result Of initiation"
It's a beautiful theory. The only thing
wrong with it is that it is completely
misleading.-CIO NEWS.
Hysteria and Mental Health: The
hysteria that is sweeping the nation
threatens to degenerate into down
right panic. The Group for the Ad-
vancement of Psychiatry. comprising
some of the leading psychiatrists Of
the nation, has issued the following
warming: AS psychiatrists, we are
convinced that the protection Of civil
rights is vital to the mental health Of
our citizens In fighting for the pres
ervation Of civil rights of the teachers,
the New Jersey Federation of Teach
ers is also fighting for the mcnta.
health Of the teachers.-JERSEY
TEACHER. AFL.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-25
NEWS Of VITAL INTEREST TO WAR VETERANS

kind Of insurance is National Service
Life Insurance?
A. NSLT is mutual s,surance. All
premium payments go into a trust
fund maintained by the Treasury De-
partment and invested in government
Understanding securities. The in
terest accrues to the NSLI fund.
Q. | had an arm amputated because
OF injuries received while in the army.
Can | select the type of artificial arm
l want and the firm | want to buy it
from?
A. Yes. you will be permitted to
select the artificial arm of your
choice. but it must be purchased from
an approved prosthetic appliance man
ufacturer under contract with Veter-
ans Administration.
@. | am in school under the G.. l..
Fill and | would like to know if
Veterans Administration will pay ex-
penses of a field trip to gather ma
terial for a thesis?
A. Veterans will not pay for Occa-
siOnal field trips, whether to summer
thesis, where the charge to the stu
dent is a separate charge not included
in the tuition or laboratory fee Gus
tomarily paid by all student enrolled
in the course.
@. Can my son. a disabled war vet
eran. who is being rehabilitated under
Public Law /. continue his training
for more than four (4) years?
A. Training in excess of four ca
years may be approved for your son
if his disability is such that no ours
of training which does not exceed
four a. years will restore him to en-
ployability. or If circumstances be-
yond his control necessitate the ex-
tension beyond the prescribed four
IA year period. No curse in excess
OF -four (i) years may be authorized
except with the approval of the Ad-
ministrator.
q. II | decide to give up the course
Of training l am taking under the
G. +. Bill, do | have to notify Vet
Grams Administration of my action?
A. You should not quit your ours
Of education or training without mott.
lying or obtaining approval Of the
VA regional office handling your
claim This is necessary so that il
You have not exhausted your entitle-
ment. you may qualify for further
training.
@. May a veteran receive full sub
sistence payments from Veterans Ad
mi%nistration if he works while at
tending school under the G | Bill?
A. He may work part ,ime or full
time and still draw his full subsist
ence allowance, provided that the
wages he earns for such employ
ment, plus his subsistence allowance
while attending school, does not total
more than S175 a month If he has
no dependent, or dependents or 5000
a month if he has dependents.
@. My father is supporting a large
family and | would like to know il
can claim him as a dependent while
in training under the G. l.. Bill?
A. Dependency will be held to exist
if our father does not have an in
come sufficient to provide reasonable
maintenance for himself and members
OF his family under legal age, or mem
bers Of his family otherwise depend
ent by reason of mental or physical
~incapacity.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-25

Editors Note: EX%-servicemen and
women are vitally interested in the
benefits which their government
offers them through the Veterans
Administration and they are asking
thousands of questions daily.
Q. My brother, a U. S. veteran of
World War II who resides in Canada,
would like to know if he can claim
unemployment allowance while living
there?
A. No, he cannot draw readjust-
ment allowance for unemployment or
self-employme.nt while living in Can
ada. Residence in the United States,
its territories or possessions is a def
mite eligibility requirement for read
justment allowance.
Q. Will you please tell me what
Montana labor news., 1947-12-25

men and women who were holding
important positions in trade unions,
co-ops. and the political organization.
| was impressed. and inquired about
the comparative youth of these peo-
pie. 1t was explained that they may
be young in years but that they are
old in experience and training and
that it could be taken for granted
that every one Of these people had
devoted himself to study in courses
offered by the Workers Educational
Association.
Resident Labor School
When in Oslo, | was taken out into
the country some twenty-five miles
to visit a Workers Education school.
There were fifty-five students in at
tendance. ! learned that the courses
offered are for a five-months term
with two sessions per year and the
courses are for advanced training In
local and area organization leader
ship. Early recruitment of leaders
makes possible their early retirement.
This opens opportunities and enlivens
the entire hierarchy.
One finds a considerable sense OF
responsibility for educational activi-
ties among leaders in all the work
ers' movements. They do not look
to government to furnish and direct
educational offerings. Although pub
lie funds are allotted to and are used
by the workers educational Organiza'
tons. direction continues with the or
CARNATIONS.
Their educational program is aimed
at the teaching Of democracy. 1t con
tains the atmosphere for social ad'
vance and gives support to the trade
unions and consumer co-operatives.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-25
80. And We Finance That
Government

New York-FP-The new Greek
providing death penalties for
workers who strike was denounced
as a fascist action by the Transport
Workers Union (CIO) in wires to
President Truman. Secretary of State
Marshall and the Greek embassy. The
TWU called on the US government
to protest the new decree.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-25

East st. Louis. Ill.-FP-Aiming at
reached 100000 voters in the southern
Illinois area. the AFL is conducting
a quiet, intensive campaign of eco
nomic and political education in pre-
paration for the 194S elections.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
S EAGRAM
Continued from page I

earned B. s. degree from the
University of Illinois in 1894 The
blanks called for no designation
as to race, color, or religion,
A short time later, the com
pany officially notified NJ is s
Johnson that her application had
been accepted and she was in
structed to report to Louisville,
Ky, April l, for a supervisory
training course conducted by the
company In addition, she was
promised tile opportunity to take
graduate courses in colleges
there.
Miss johnson, who has been a
teacher in the Chicago school sy-
stem, was currently employed by
the War Assets Administration
She resigned this position and
appeared in Louisville as directed
by the Seagram personnel super
visor A place to stay had been
arranged by the company in
white home near the bottling
plant Miss Johnson reports that
she was admitted into the home
without question and went out to
do some shopping.
Upon her return she was noti-
fled that a telephone call had re.
quested her to report to the plant
office Immediately. Arriving
there, she was asked if she were
eolored, She was then informed
that the company could not use
her as it was againt southern
policy to place colored girls in
supervisory positions over white
workers. The only concession that
The company would make was to
reimburse her for her travel ex-
penses and to try to get her old
job back.
Miss Johnson, however. does
not plan to take this discrimin-
atory insult without a protest
she is taking up the case with
the NAACP and the American
Jewish Congress, and intends to
prefer charges against Seagram
and Company for misleading ad.
Vertising and breach of contract
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
MARCHE
Christine r. Walker

Christine r. Walker
The marriage of Miss Dora
White and Henry Durn was at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
White at 300 p. m. April 6, 1917.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. f. d. Doyle 80. The Easter
program, sponsored by Miss Inez
Wallace and Miss Christine Wal
ker, which was held in Trinity
Grove Bant. Church on Easter
Sunday night, was a success. The
message was delivered by the
Pastor Rev. T. Watkins of Little
Rock. Musical selections were
rendered by the Wonderful Five
OF Palarm Chapel, and the Spiri.
tuai Five. Visitors included Mr..
and Mrs. E. Marshall OF ST
stephen Baptist Church, North
Little Rock =. Mr.. and Mrs.
Merit Green are home visiting re
latives and friends. Mr.. Green
has served with the U. S. Navy
tor a number of years. He Is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. u. Green
Mrs. Green is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Jones -. Mr.and
Mrs. Henry Watson and son.
John d. Cato visited her sister.
Mrs. M. B. Grant recently. They
attended Union Palarm Chapel
-. Mrs Marie Wrinkles and Miss
Faustine Hamison also of Cato,
visited their sister, Mrs. lie Est
mer Madden ... There will be a
Sisters rally at the Trinity
Grove Baptist Church an the 3rd
Sunday and the Bird Sunday night
there will be a singing program.
Everyone Is invited.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
CIVIL RIGHTS
CONTINUED from Page i
presentation of evidence"

In addition to transferring of
civil rights enforcement to an in
dependent government agency,
the WDL 7.point program calls
for public hearings throughout
the country to determine the ex'
tent and nature Of civil rights
violations, changing of the exist.
ing law to making the acts pro-
hihited prima faele evidence of
intent instead Of requiring proof
of wilful intent, strengthening the
Civil Rights section of the De-
partment of Justice by increasing
its staff, giving the Civil Rights
section the right to investigate
without specific complaints, as.
signing of special prosecutors
rather than local U, S. attorneys
particularly in the south. and
passage of such essential legis.
lation as the FEPC anti-lynching
and antipoll tax bills.
To illustrate the conflict of in
tefests between various divisions
of the Department of Justice.
Watts pointed to the impossible.
ty of investigating civil rights
violations by til e migration
service. since it is an integral
part of the Department of Jus.
tiee He also described the inn
possibility of obtaining action ON
civil rights violations by the Sc.
leetiye Service camp operations
division, when the Department of
Justice is the enforcer of the Sc
letive Service act.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
LITERARY CONTEST

Sigma Gamma Rho National
Literary Contest which began
February 18th closes April 30th
at midnight. The contest is di-
vided into two divisions: l. Col
lege contest consists of original
plays based on any theme Of their
choice. list prize, $4,000; 2nd
prize, $25; 3rd prize, $1,000 z.
High School division, essays
based on the contestants choice
of the following: Marriage and
its responsibilities; Boy-Girl Reia'
tionship; Preparedness Assures
Success; Does Prejudice Retard
or Develop Negro Youth; YOUTHS
Solution to Today's Problems
list prize, $4,000; 2nd prize, $50
90; 3rd prize, $1,000; three 5000
prizes. High school and college
girls are eligible to compete IN
the contest Manuscript VIII De
written in ink or typed double
spaced on one side of the paper
II must not be longer than 81
minutes for the play and not
more than 1000 words for essays
All manuscripts submitted BE-
come the property of Sigma sor-
ority and will not be returned to
the contestants. Mail manuscripts
to Mrs. N. G. Coulter, 2916 Spring,
Little Rock. Winners last year
were list, college division, Miss
Allene Perkins, Little Rock; 1st,
high school division, Mary Hud-
son, Louisville, Kentucky.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
PRIMARY


white primary, the article insists
that TO deprive the Negro OF
his right to vote is to endanger
the civil rights of everyone.
What is being attempted is
the sabotaging of fundamental
civil liberty - the right to vote
the editorial declares. but there
is only one set of civil liberties,
There is not a white set We can
retain while throwing away that
of the Negro. The various white
primary laws, if they stand up
will have disfranehised every.
body in four Southern States.
The party bosses will be firmly
in the saddle"
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
FIELD MEET HELD
BY BOY SCOUTS

A very successful Field Meet
was held by the Boy Scouts of
the Pine Bluff Division, kuapaw
Area Council last Thursday, at
A. NJ. and n. College Athletic
Field Well over a hundred or
more Scouts and Scouters were
in attendance. Various Troops
won top honors in the following
events; Parade. inspection, pyra-
mid building, knot tying, signal.
ing first aid, rooster fight, three
legged race, donkey relay and
cooking. Judges for the events
Assistant Scout Executive Jack
E. Pankey, Field Scout Executive
Marion l.. Rudd, DR.. j. w. Par
ker and s. A. Haley. O. b. Elders,
Archie Nixon and George How.
ard, Jr. directed the various acti.
vities. j. c. Kahn, an outstanding
civic and religious leader, is
Chairman of the Pine Bluff Di.
vision. Field Scout Executive
Rudd announced that a Field
Meet will be held for the Boy
Scouts of the Little Rock Divi.
sion. Saturday, at the Philander
Smith Playground, West Goth and
washington Streets. The public
is invited.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
Phone 1850
5oth ANNtV ERSARY

Rev. and Mrs, l.. X Griffin Oh
North Little Rock celebrated
their 5Oth wedding anniversary
Anril 9Th. They are the parents
of nine children, five OF whom
are sill living: Julia Aaron, WIZ
lie Beddie, Nadada MeClintoh'
Johnnie Handy, Minnie Lee Cru
dun. The couple has 20 grand
children and great grandchild'
all living in North Little Rock.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
URBAN LEAGUE ORGANIZES
BRANCHES TO FIGHT FOR
BETTER HOUSING

Less than week after the in
PRODUCTION of a new housing bill
in the United States Senate, the
National Urban League modified
the weight OF fifty-six branches
throughout the nation in an effort
to have the measure passed by
Congress and construction OF at
east 100000 units OF public low
cost housing get under way at an
early date.
This announcement was made
by Lester B. Granger, Executive
secretary Of the National Urban
League, as he pointed out the
new housing bill, Senate 500 was
introduced in the Upper House OF
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
GIRL SCOUT NEWS

The Girl Scouts and the Easter
Bunny went over with a bang,
Thursday afternoon the Brown
les of Troop 200 had an Egg hunt.
Afterwards the leader, Mrs. T,
Austin and her assistant Miss f.
Fisher carried the girls to Fair
Park for picnic.
Friday afternoon the adults Of
the Intermediate and S en- or
troops gave the girls an Egg
Hunt and a Weiner Roasting par.
ty at the Little House.
Saturday Mrs. f, MeClinton of
Troop 202 gave the members of
the troop an Egg Hunt at her
home.
Friday night Misses Eloise and
Mary Louise Swinton and Mrs.
r. Eskridge of Troop POI b gave
the troop members and their
guests party. The troop mem
beers bunked the rest of the night
at the Little House.
Girl Scout Cookies are now on
sale.
Troop 2l3 at College Station IL
doing Clay Modelling in the field
of Arts and Crafts, under the lea.
dership of their leader, Mrs. l..
Thomas.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
Here And There
CONTINUED from Page ~

and the Attorneys for Heman M.
Sweat have announced publicly
that they will appeal the Sweat
ease to the United States SUI
preme Court, 1t Is the case
wherein they (Attorneys) contend
there can be no equality In edu-
cation In SEPARATE schools for
Negroes. Sweatt's ease Is yet to
be tried on new statement OF
facts to include the ISSUE as to
whether establishment of the Ne
gro University meets the Federal
Constitutional requirement of edu.
eational opportunity. 1t Is expect.
ed to be the controlling question.
In view of this shadow the re-
Gently appointed board will have
a portentous decision to make as
10 whether it will proceed or
wait until the Court gives its
final decision The five white di-
rectors names are; Major r. Bell.
Beaumont; j X Brim, Sulphur
Springs; Craig Culliman, Hous-
ton; Charles X. DeVall, Kilgore;
and DR.. ]. n. r. Score. Negroes
appointed; DR.. W. r, Banks,
Prairie View; DR.. NJ. L. Edwards,
Hawkins; Rev. I. B. Loud, San
Antonio; and Ben Morgan, Cor.
sieana The Board will elect its
own chairman. Governor Jester
praised his appointees as out.
standing men who are imbued
with the importance of their work
and will undoubtedly make strong
directors for the Negro Univer.
sity.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11

ment and Valda Threets won In
the egg hunt -. Members of
the Esther Circle brought Easter
cheer to the shut-lns. Each re-
ceived bag of fruit 80, RIVER
SIDE SCHOOL NEWS: Friday,
April 9th was cleanup day. The
school children, under the super.
vision of Principal c. f. Perkins
and Mrs. Alberta johnson, clean
ed all vacant lots. So citizens,
let's keep up the good work and
keep our community decent?
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11

Congress on March 10, and In the
House OF Representatives on
March 10 az bill number II. r.
1928. The official of the organl.
zation also said, THE new bill
provides for the construction OF
100000 new units OF public low.
cost housing over a period OF four
years. 1t Includes a loan program
to city governments for the clear.
anee of slums and blighted areas
so as to make such neighbor.
hoods available for redevelop.
ment by private housing cor.
Germs. The bill also requires that
feasible methods be worked out
for both the temporary and per-
manent relocation Of the families
VINO are displaced as a result of
the clearance of the redeyelop.
ment area"
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11

In memory of my darling son,
ARCHESTER ROBINSON, stM.
&c, who died in the service of his
country at sea, Pacific Area,
April II, 1915.
No one can know how | miss you.
darling son.
But God will We must accept.
Days of sadness come over
me.
Friends may think the wound is
healed,
But they little know the sor.
row that lies within nv heart
concealed.
pray that We will meet again.
SADLY MISSED BY, Mrs. AL.
berta Thomas, mother.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
The Roundup
Continued from Page II


Page Little Rocks local kAAcP
branch, better understood as Ne.
groes Aversion TO Advancement
for colored People. Tell the As.
ISOLATION that Negro who
shouldered a gun on foreign soil
to safeguard the principles adj
vertised by America, was abu'
sively treated in the local jim
crow USES office, and was forced
TO liberate himself from $1,000
at the local Police Headquarters
because he attempted to defend
himself from the attack of enc
mics. Butch and feel that a
little investigation and action
from the local NAACP would
help to get other Negroes a lit
lie better treatment. The Associa'
ton will probably take the atti'
tude it has taken on all cases
inolving the denial of civil rights
to uufortunates, st doesn't CON
Germ us, its a personal matter.
Which causes Butch and | to won
der what the hell the organila-
ton is going around and begging
dollars for. As a matter of fact,
| feel (this Is my personal feel
ing1 that the local set-up is a
disgrace to the national organi2a
ton. and will be until people are
put at the head of 1t who have
not exhausted all their usefulness
OF they ever had any, AN eX-
peetant mother was beaten in La.
by cops, you can bet your bot
tom dollar that the Louisiana
branches NAACP are not going
TO take it sitting down It is true
that the states have supervision
of the local USES offices, but
they are directed from Washing
ton.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
RIVERSIDE

Riverside School closed It's
health week activities Wednesday,
April End with a health picture
after which the sixth grade child.
rem engaged in an oratorical con
test Greta Houston, daughter OF
Mrs. Margaret Houston, won first
place; Earl Jones, son of Mrs
Jesse Threet won second place.
The entire school joined in sing.
inc health rounds and health
songs.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
CONVICTION or
oLENooRA STRIKERS
TO De APPEALED

LOS ANGELES, CAL.-(WDL)
Conviction Of % conscientious OBJ
jectors for striking against fore.
ed unpaid labor at the Glendora
Civilian Public Service Camp will
be appealed to the U. s. Circuit
Court Of Appeals. This was an.
nounced by Francis Heisler. at.
torney for the Workers Defense
League, who handled the defense.
Two of the men were tried.
first before a jury.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
SPENDS EASTER HERE

Lewis Youa3, pig landowner N
st. Francis Couaty, arrived here
Friday to spend Easter at his
home 260s Louisiana Street Mr
Young gives this wosi Of advice
to the young set, Invest IN land
and educate yourselves and you
won't regret it when you get old,
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
- -
WOl REFUTES DEWEY
MEMORANDUM ON
ANTl-STRlkE LAW

NEW YORK CITY (WDL)-
The memorandum issued by Gov.
ernor Thomas e. Dewey of New
York in signing the bill barring
strikes by public employees ere
wives the stereotyped government
Is holy argument which Is the
time honored technique used to
maintain depressed standards for
government workers.
Arkansas State press., 1947-04-11
URBAN LEAGUE PROTESTS
U. S. LABOR DEPARTMENT
BUDGET CUTS

Declaring that proposed cuts in
the budget of the Department of
Labor would all but put the
agency out of business, the Nat.
ional Urban League this week
urged the Senate and House Ap.
preparations Committee to grant
the full amount requested by the
Secretary of Labor. 'If there
ever was a time when We needed
the vital sarvicees now being pro
vided by the Department of La
Dor, that time is now, declared
julius A. Thomas, Director of the
Department of Industrial Rela-
lions of the National Urban Lea.
que. Among the divisions whose
activities would be seriously cur
tailed by the budget reductions
are the Bureau OF Labor Stats
tics, Division of Labor Standards,
the United States Employment
Service, and the Women's Bureau.
The League emphasized the nee
essity for continuing on high
level the reporting services Of the
Department to provide industry,
labor and agriculture with accu-
rate manpower information.