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The union times., 1947-12-13
NRLBEmpIOyees See Denham As ti-Strike Boss

If anyone questions whether Robert N. Denham, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, is a petty-minded dictator, his attitude toward the boards own employees should settle the point.
 For many years, the employees have been organized in an independent union. Back in 1888, as a result of collective bargaining" the board set up system whereby members of the staff would have the first crack" at openings in better jobs when vacan- cieS occur.
 Those with highest seniority and experience would be considered first. If they were turned down, they had right to appeal through grievance machinery.
 Denham has junked that and hired lot of outsiders instead. The unions executive committee sought a confer ence with him to protest, but he stalled 1t ott tor over two months.
 When the barley finally took place,
The union times., 1947-12-13
ROY HORN DIES AT 75

St. Louis (LPA)-Roy Horn, pres ident of the B1acksmiths Union-AFL died here last week at the age of 75 following long illness. Horn was president of the Blacksmiths for 21 years, a member for almost half a century. There was a time when his Brotherhood was one of the strong est organizations in the trade union movement.
The union times., 1947-12-13
IS Rail Unions
 Organize Own Political League
(Continued from Page One)

 of the Order of Railroad Conductors and chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Association, vice-chair- man, and H. w. Brown, president of the International Association of Ma chinistS, Secretary-treasurer.
 Members of the executive com- mittee are Daniel B. Robertson, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Engine men; George M. Harrison, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Rail. way and Steamship Clerks; c. E. Leighty, president of the Order of Railroad Photographers; Capt. W. J. VanBuren, secretary of the Master Mates and Pilots Association, AFL, and Fred N. Aten, chief of the Railway Employees Department of the AFL.
 While MT. Lyon said the league took no definite stand on any of the candidates, it was understood that pro- posals under consideration included a suggestion that all eighteen brother hoods give concerted support if any particular ofice-seeker is favored.
 Not represented in the league are the Brotherhood of Railway Train men, headed by A. F. Whitney, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive En. gineers, headed by Alvaney Johns ton. Both have their own political action programs.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Governor Snubs
 Protest Against
 "Pure'' Bowling

DETROIT-(FP)-No word has been received from Gov. Kim Sig1ar on the protest filed with him against letting the American Bowling Con- gross (male whites only) use the state fair grounds in Detroit for its annual tournament in March.
 Mayor Hubert Humphrey of Minneapolis, chairman of the Ma tiOnal Committee for Fair Play in Bowling, signed the protest, asking Sigler to bar the ABC from the fair grounds ''until such time as the ABC abolishes its discrimina- tory regulations and allows equal participation by all bowlers.''
 The JAW wide-open Detroit bowl ing tournament drew 70 team entries and will award prizes when 1t winds up Dec. 20. Among the teams is one of AFL cooks and walters, four Cath ollie Youth teams, an al1-star post office team, a team of coal and ice contractors, crack Negro team from Chicago headed by Jack Marshall and Billy Hampton, six Canadian teams and the rest from JAW and United Stockholders locals in and around Detroit.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Best Traditions Of Dixie Triumph
 Over Racial Bars

Norfolk, Va. OPA)-This com munity had dramatic demonstra ton last week that Virginia's liberal traditions could be stronger than the states law requiring segrega. ton of Negroes from whites in public gatherings.
 Before a tense gathering of 5000 assembled to hear Henry Wallace speak, Chairman Clark Foreman of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare announced as he opened the meeting, There appears to be state law which prohibits people from meeting publicly. It is the inalienable right of American people to meet to- gether. The memory of Jefferson Mason and Henry is dehled by such a law"
 As the audience - white and Negro. packed elbow to elbow cheered, Foreman continued: eli the officers of the law will not allow us to continue our meeting here. we will walk into the streets and hold our meeting there." A score of uniformed policemen and sev- eral rowing Navy SIPS took no ac' ton, though before the meeting. acting director E. M. French of the Auditorium Arena had told report CTS the meeting would not start un- til segregation was enforced.
 "We will not accept segregation. If anyone here feels uncomfortable, he may leave" Foreman told the audi ence. No one moved.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Teamsters Hint Warren Support Is Possibility

Indianapolis (LPA)-The power full Int1 Brotherhood of Teamsters this week became the nations first major union to suggest that it might support Gov. Earl Warren, of California, if Warren becomes the Republican presidential candidate.
 IBT President Tobin, in a signed article in the current International Teamster, IBT monthly, praised War ren for his labor record and pointed out that the governor won the nom- ination of both parties in the last California elections.
 Tobin said that he had talked to the governor ''confdentially and openly and his expressions and his answers to direct questions pertain ing to his attitude toward labor and his intentions in the future were as clear cut and outspoken as could be expected.''
 Tobin stressed that Warren "was much more direct than any other lead CT in either party who has expressed himself. Gov. Warren, in our opinion at the present writing, will have ar enormous backing from organized la Dor turnout the country" But War ren, coming from west of the Rock ies, "has very poor chance" Tobin said.
 The IBT chief warned that ''la- Dor should refrain from prema. turely endorsing candidates As far as the IBT is concerned, Tobin concluded, '"'this will be our policy when the proper time comes, if we deem it necessary we shall call a conference of the representatives of our unions for the purpose of deciding whether or not we shall participate in the campaign or SUD- port any candidates or party g
The union times., 1947-12-13

Free enterprise requies joint ac- ton. Merchants must sell Union made goods and union members will buy them.
The union times., 1947-12-13

Mention The Union Times when shopping, and help labor's own paper grow.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Monopoly Boys Prepare Slave Law For Co-Ops
(Continued from Page One)

of a coop store, the cash Mrs. Joe Doakes spends for groceries for the household has already been taxed as part of Joe's income long before Mrs. Joe put it on the coop counter. The very nominal patronage refunds or dividends later involved are savings, not earnings in addition to the Doakes salary or income.
 FREE ENTERPRISE
 Monopoly forces, through NTEA, are screaming that co-ops are about to undermine what they call free enter prise. The out-and-out hogwash nature of this lament is exposed by the record, which shows the earnings of all types of cooperatives over the last six years to be some $333 million, as compared to corporation income of $126 billion-or about one badger hair over one-quarter of 19o.
 Co-ops are deeply rooted in the tra- ditional American system, part ot peoples politics" Most family-type farmers are involved one way or an- other in cooperative ventures. Why the monopoly hatchet men are em- parked on a campaign to tax them out of existence may seem hard to under stand at first. One would suppose that big business would say: Lets not bother the farmers, we need, their votes"
 MEMBERS COUNT
 But cooperatives have members, and members have meetings at which social problems are discussed along with marketing and processing costs. And although most co-ops have been politically neutral, members vote the same as other folks and might, on the basis of improved social under standing, vote wrong"
 Furthermore, co-ops have played a role in keeping the private grain traders and speculators more honest than they were before farmers pooled their bushels, and have an opportunity to grow more influential as time goes on. So we find the fat boys in a dilemma.
 If they come right out with a de structive program aimed at the farm co-ops as the Taft-Hartley law is aimed at labor unions, the farm CTS may well get angry enough to vote with labor. And if the cO-ops are not ground down, pooling bushels will eventually lead to pool ing ballots-and such pooled. bal lots will certainly not be thrown to the big grain interests from which they withohld their bushels.
The union times., 1947-12-13

Look for the Union Label
The union times., 1947-12-13
Jail Sentence In Civil Rights Case

Florence, s. C. (LPA)-Peonage and kidnapping charges against John E. Wilhelm of Hartsville, s. C., and his father, James F. Wilhelm, were dropped in Federal Court here last week when the younger Wilhelm pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the civil liberties of a Negro field hand on the Wilhelm farm. The younger Wilhelm was sentenced to a year and day in Federal Prison and fined $500 for holding the field work CT, James Dewitt, in virtual bondage for almost year.
The union times., 1947-12-13
MEN VS. WOMEN

Men are more often victims of accidents than women, according to the National Safety Council. Men far Outnumber women in accidental deaths-about seven to three. Only in falls, burns and poisonings did women come anywhere near the re- cord of the men, and in all of these categories they still account for less than half the total.
The union times., 1947-12-13
British Unions
 At Record Peak

London (LPA)-The British Min istry of Labor announced last week that there are now 8,714,000 trade un- ion members in the United Kingdom Since the war 925,000 men have join ed unions, while 24,000 women have dropped out-an indication of the change in the employment pattern since the wars end.
 For the same period the Communist Party of Great Britain has itself re- vea1ed the fact that its membership has declined from 49,000 to 5000.
The union times., 1947-12-13
WASHINGTON SIGNS

WASHINGTON-(FP) )-Negoti- ators for the Hotel & Restaurant En- p1oyes Intl. Alliance have signed a new contract, covering 5000 workers at Washington's 21 leading hotels
 The agreement brings no wage raises or working conditions changes, but grants union security. The same locals ended 20-day strike a year ago with hourly raises ranging from Sc to 71zc
The union times., 1947-12-13
N. Y. Asks Higher
 Benefits For w. C.

Albany (LPA)-The New York State Federation of Labor last week voted to seek bill at the next session of the Legislature raising workmen's compensation benefits from the pres ent SIP minimum to a $20 minimum The Federation also announced ii would wage a campaign to defeat all members of Congress who voted for the Taft-Hartley Act.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

The Russian amendment would
brand as a crime "any advocacy Of
national racial and religious hoa-
tility, OF Of national exclusjvsneas
or hatred and contempt, as well a.
any action establishing privilege or
discrimination based on distinction
Of race, nationality Or religion"
Borisoy's resolution, prepared In
the form of an amendment, was sub
mitted 10 the aubcommlsuion which
was drafting . bin Of human rights
10 be acted upon by the full coma
mission.
Hungry people are desperate
people" Robert DUR says thia week
on our editorial page. This nation
ally known eolumniak aERuea that
when they are hungry enough they
may swap liberty and tho peace
Of the world f0E . dictatoE's pisoO Of
bread" DOA't miss this faetual ar-
gumsnt IN favor Of American food
shipments 10 Europe
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

stressed that in the 30 blocks ex-
amined, I'VE didn't iind q single
empty place"
"For the Negroes particularly, 1t
was obvious that here was their
ghetto. Inasmuch as most Of them
cannot enter other neighborhooda,
We believe that the emphasis has
been placed not on human beings
but on things"
ACTION URGED
The survey recommends q pro-
gram Of low-cost housing financed
by city, state or federal govern
ment or a combination Of these. II
will be presented to the mayors
housing commission 10 point up the
condition on housing occupied pre-
dOminAntly by Negroes.
Irving Blumberg, head Of the
NAACP's housing committee, was
chairman Of the survey group.
Areas studied included the Sew
en- Corners district and the neigh
bOrhOOd lying within Girard ave-
nue. ~, Oak Lake avenue, Olson
highway and Glenwood avenue.
they must stay where they are"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

portunity to work amid decent con-
ditions, most Of all.
In conclusion, the policy commit
tee Of the Republican American
committee put itself on record as
follows:
Q THAT it urge the Republican
majority in both Houses Of Con-
gress to adopt the Ives-Morse, the
anti-lynch, and the anti-poH tax
bills, as must leSislation.
Q THAT the Republican National
committee appoint n special COM
mittee, with the power to act, to
make a thorough canvass and q
study of the entire situation Of the
Negro voter, his problems, and his
relationship to the COP.
o THAT the Republican party set
forth the party's principles in a
concrete bill of rights, and dispatch
this bill to every Republican State,
county, and city committee for their
information, guidance, and adop-
ton.
o "That copies Of these resolu-
tions be sent to the chairman and
all members of the Republican Ma
tional committee, to the members Of
Congress, the Republican COVER
nors, to Republican State chairmen,
and to the press"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
NEMA PHILLIPS

Nema Travis Phillips, II years
old, Of $40 W. Central Ave, died
Nov. 27. Mrs. Phillips was born in
Macon, Mo-, and had made her
home in the city for the past 43
years.
She is the mother Of Valley
Turner, Mrs. Eugene Grant Of St.
Paul, aunt Of Miss Leota Reese of
Minneapolis and James Porter of
Chicago, Mrs. Bessie White, and
several grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, Dec. l, 2 p. m, at Pilgrim
Baptist church, with Rev. Floyd
Massey officiating. Burial was in
Elmhurst. Neal service.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Lolur CWiIlie) Brooks
Funeral Held Tuesday

Lalar (Willie) Brooks, 45 years
of age, 897 Rondo Ave, died Nov.
28. She was born in Guntown,
Miss, and had lived in the city for
28 years. Before her illness, Mrs,
Brooks was employed in Matt
Weber's restaurant in the st. Paul
loop.
Mrs. Brooks is the mother of Mrs.
Nellie Wright, grandmother Of
Richard Wright; sister Of Mrs. Lulu
billiard and Mr.. Henry billiard Of
Chicago and Mr.. Willie billiard of
Tupelo, Miss; aunt of Mr.. Willie
billiard, Jr., and Mr.. William Ewing
Of Chicago.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, Dec. 2, pm, from Mt. ohvet
Baptist church, with Rev. R. Skel-
ton officiating. Burial was in Elm
hurst. Brooks Funeral Home in
charge.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
HATTIE MARTIN DIES

Hattie Martin Of 689 Iglehart
Ave, died at Ancker hospital,
Nov. 26. She was born in Mexico,
Mo-, and had resided in St. Paul
for 21a years.
Survivors include relatives in
Peoria. A nephew, George Davis Of
Peoria was in St. Paul to arrange
for burial.
Services were held Monday, Dec.
l, 1890 am, from Brooks chapel
with Rev. Floyd Massey officiating.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Err
mine Hall Allen, accompanied by
Mrs. Hattie Hall. Burial was in
Elmhurst. Brooks Funeral Home
in charge.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Gerald Porter
Gets Chicago
Welfare Job

Gerald L. Porter, 900 Iglehart
Ave-, took a job in Chicago Dec. l,
as director Of the Hartzwell Com
munity Center. Mr.. Porter is ex-
periehced in that field. He was
formerly boys worker at Halle Q.
Brown.
He has directed centsrs In To-
ronto and Norwalk, Conn. While
in Norwalk he published a weekly
paper, the Connecticut World. His
wife, Dorothy Hall Porter, Is a
state employee here in st. Paul.
Porter returned TO st. Paul in
September and launched 9 monthly
advertising publication called d
What To Do" He writes that he
will continue the publication.
Porter has also been connected
with a local weekly as advertising
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Ethel Williorns
Represents City
At Ohio Confob

Mrs, Ethel Maxwell Williams
will represent the Ramsey County
Welfare Board at the annual con.
vention Of the American Public
Welfare Association in Cleveland,
Ohio, Dec. I, s, and 6.
Mrs. Williams is the sole woman
member Of the Ramsey County
Board. Mrs. Ruth L. Bowman,
executive secretary of the board,
will also attend the meeting.
In June Mrs. Williams was sent
to the regional meeting Of the as
sociation at Lansing, Mich.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Clarence Mitchell
Warns Against
New Postmaster

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(NNPA)
Informed sources indicated last
Wednesday that they were doubt
full that the appointment Of Jesse
NJ. Donaldson, first assistant post
master general, to succeed Post
master General Robert Z. Hanne-
gan, would promote fair employ
ment practice in the Post Office
department.
Clarence Mitchell, labor relations
secretary in the Washington Bu-
reau of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, charged that Donaldson has
consistently white-washed Post
Office Department officials and
postmasters in cases alleging racial
discrimination.
One Of the cases cited by Mr..
Mitchell, former Urban League
executive secretary in st. Paul,
was that Of seventeen eOlOred
veterans in New Orleans The
NAACP charged that the Civil
Service register showed that the
postmaster at New Orleans had
gone down a list Of eertifcatiOns,
selecting white persons but pass
ing over the names of eOlOred
persons.
Mr.. Mitchell said Mr.. Donaldson
had written a letter denying that
race discrimination had been prac-
ticed in this case.
Another sore spot is the cafeteria
in the Post Office department. Col
ored persons may use the cafeteria
during the period when it is open
to the general public, but colored
employees are allegedly discour-
aged from using the main cafeteria,
and they exclusively use a smaller
cafeteria.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

The race for the exalted ruler
ship was spirited and tense with
four candidates nominated. Hudson
the incumbent was elected with 40
votes; Cecil Taylor, active Elk and
former exalted ruler, received 33
votes; Charles ]. Smith, eight votes
and C. r. MendOsa, two.
Other officers elected were
Rudolph Young, leading knight;
Leon Lewis, loyal knight; c. R.
Mendosa, lecturing knight; George
Washington, esquire; Richar T d
Smith, inner guard; Reuben War
rem, treasurer; Charles De La
Compson, financial secretary.
Mendosa, Smith, Washington,
Warren and De La Compson were
reelected to office by acclamation.
John Jackson, Leon Barnett and
William Burrell were named trus-
tees.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
ENard Walsh
Speaks in Mpls.
Wednesday, Dec. 10
BY BEN PEERY

Johnny Baker Post, 2s1, Ameri-
can Legion will be host to Adjutant
General Ellard Walsh, Minnesota
National Guard, Wednesday, De-
cember 10, at 500 pm.
General Walsh will discuss Prob
lens Relating to National Security.
This should be of particular inter-
est to those who will have relatives
liable to military duty, in event the
personnel Of the armed forces are
bolstered by any Of the contem-
plated defense measures now being
considered by those responsible for
the security Of the nation.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

Net proceeds of the annual affair,
which is sponsored by the Asso-
ciated Negro Credit Union, will go
toward educating the public as to
the benefits Of the credit union
movement.
The credit union, founded in 1887,
has loaned thousands Of dollars to
its shareholders during its 10 years
operation.
Clarence W. Smith, chairman of
the drive, expressed appreciation
for the generous support and par
ticipation Of public.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

SSAo Va SG1 AAHuAANAs
Areas selected were those regarded
rs predominantly Negro, but 1t was
found that Negroes occupied only
81 per cent of the neighborhoods.
Whites and mixed" from the low
income group occupied the re-
mainder.
Seventy-six per cent Of the
homes are rented, and Is per cent
Of the occupants reported rent vio-
lations BY the landlords.
Afraid TO Talk
The survey points out, however,
that many tenants have a tremen-
dous fear Of mentioning violations,
SO 1t is possible that this percentage
Is considerably higher.
One case cited described the
'home" Of a Negro family Of four.
"They live in the basement Of a
.terrible-looking house. One of the
bedrooms is a converted coal bin
and the only light comes from what
was once the coal chute.
There is q coal stove In the
kitchen, no hot water, constant
dampness and rats. For this, the
family pays SIS q month"
Some general statistics in the re-
port show that Of the 224 families
interviewed by members Of the Con-
gress on Racial Equality, NAACP
and sociology students at the Uni
versity Of Minnesota:
0 Sixty-six per cent live in dwell
ings with stove heat.
. Eighty per cent have vermin-
rats, mice, cockroaches, bedbugs-
in and around their houses.
. Thirty-three per cent have nc
hot water.
Business EncrOaehes
Because of the advanced state
Of decay Of these dwellings," the
survey states, very few could be
modernized. In addition, the neigh
borhoods now are being overrun by
commercial establishments, such as
lumber yards, small businesses and
junk yards"
Survey workers repeatedly
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
St. Peter Choir
To Give MuSic0l
Program Sunday

The Senior choir Of st. Peter
A.M.E. church will present a
special program at 7;30 p. m. Sun
day, Dec. 7, at the church.
Outstanding Twin Cities musical
talent, including the Youn g
Women's Choral groups Of Pilgrim
Baptist church Of St. Paul, under
the direction Of Mrs. B. F. Taylor,
the sextet from Zion Baptist church
Of Minneapolis, and the mems
groups and Mrs. Winona Minis Of
st. Peter A.M.E. church, will take
part in this program
Mrs. Ivy Massengil is chairman
of the event. Mrs Mary Connor is
chorister and Rev. H. C. Boyd is
the pastor at st. Peter.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

Birches V. Bird Runnerup
Slemmons won handily over
Birches v. Bird Of St. Paul, who
filed as the Gopher Elk lodge can
didate, although Bird led the race
for three weeks. Slemmons polled
$4,000 votes to Birds $4,000 votes.
In third place was Joe T. Monroe
of st. Paul, who was sponsored by
Local SIG, with 81, 200 votes, and in
fourth place was James tJimmy)
Hudson who pOlled 25,6OO votes.
Prizes totalling $40 were
awarded participants in the election
and those in attendance at the ball.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
FRANK MATLOCK

Frank Matlock, 10 years old, died
at St. Peters hospital on Nov. "a.
Services were held Friday, Nov.
28, from Meals funeral home, with
Rev. Floyd Massey officiating.
Survivors include his brother,
Joe Matlock, who was in the city
to arrange burial, and two sisters
in Malvern, Ark. The remains were
shipped to Malvern for burial.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

see him. A well dressed man ap-
preached and told Rev. Kirk that he
had watched the slow construction
of the building and asked if the
church would accept a donation to
aid in the work.
Naturally, Rev. Kirk gratefully
said yes. The man asked the min
ister where he should mail a check.
He then departed. Kirk returned
to his tasks and hoped the gentle
man would keep his word.
About $50 that evening when
Rev. Kirk got home he found a
check for 500 on his dining room
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Williom D. Cratic,
Resident For 4S
Years, Is Dead

William D. Cratic, a Minneapolis
resident for 48 years, died at his
home Sunday, Nov. 80. Mr.. Cratic
had been i'll for a long period.
Mr.. Cratic was a member Of St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, where
he served as senior warden for
seven years.
Mr.. Cratic is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Luella NJ. Cratic and
a son, William Jr.
Funeral services were held at st.
Thomas on Dec. 2, the Rev. Lewis
johnson officiating. Interment was
at Crystal Lake cemetery.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Pilgrim Baptist to Hear
Gopher Hockey Coach

The Mems club of Pilgrim Bap-
tist church will have as their
speaker, Monday, Dec. 8, at 7:3O
pm, doc" Rommes, head Hockey
coach Of the University Of Mime
sofa. All high school hockey play
ers will be guests. Refreshments
will be served. No admission charge.