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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
By LOIS LORD

SPRINGFIELD-Some of Ia
boris good friends are missing
from the present session of the
state legislature.
And the fact makes the going
doublY hard for people like
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

Council. who lead labor's legis-
lative battles here.
ITS q strange thing" Sod
erstrom told the Star this
week, "that labor Is not Ia
bOr-minded enough to elect
their own kind.
y
They're all from the other
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
Negro Congress
housing rally

The National Negro Congress
has announced plans for a
mass meeting to launch a cam
paign for immediate action to
correct the conditions response
BILE for such tragedies as the
recent tenement-fire deaths of
IL persons.
The meeting will take place
Monday, January 81, 1880 pm,
at the Metropolitan Commun-
ity Church, 41st and So. Park.
way.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
Death trap tenement owner
defied warnings. says Fire Dept.

L. of the fire prevention bureau said
that warrant TO be the
1888 Wahburne where four children persisted
early Friday morning due to inadequate exits
had disregarded notice sent Dec. ~ to rub
bish cOmbustibles
Building Commissioner Paul Gerhardt Jr disclosed
the building involved depart
ment dating back to 1945 concerning the
500 fine reduced to $25 last summer
provided and complaint has just started through the
department.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

DELEGATION led by the National Negro Con.
gress this week interviewed assistant states attor.
ney Wlbert F. Crowley, demanded investigation
of finances.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

serted that they could do moth
ing. We were given to under
stand that not a single depart
ment could or would do ANYTHING
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25
How many more must die?'
firetrap victims ask
BY 10 HANSON

"Iow
tim n eight days.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

side" He drew out a legislative
handbook. ".See? Lawyer, law
yer There's not a worker
in the lot"
Soderstrom pointed to the list
of the legislation the State Fed
Grafton of Labor will support
this session which includes:
Veterans housing; increas.
ed sick benefits for wage
earners; improvements i'm the
Occupati0nal diseases law, the
wOrkmen's compensation act,
unemployment insurance act,
and all pension plans; q fair
employment practices commit
tee coming within the frame
work of ALL recOmemnda-
tons; and, an increase In
teachers minimum wage law
from $120O to $500 per school
year.
1--WE spent a lifetime work
ing for labor and social legisla-
tion," said Soderstrom, who is
the ISFL lobbyist in Spring.
field.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-25

7lctlm IN eight days.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Fangbt-Heckman
Ceremony Held

Miss Jean Elizabeth Hickman,
daughter of Mr.. Ernest S. Hickman
and the late Mrs. Hickman, became
the bride yesterdaysafternoon of Mr..
Robert Townes Taught, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert A. Taught of
Hyattsville. The Rev. Ira Sankey
Ernst officiated at the 4 o'clock
ceremony in the Memorial Evangel-
ical United Brethren Church. A
reception followed at the Kappa
Delta Sorority House in College
Park, Md.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a candlelight satin
gown trimmed in point Venice lace
and her illusion veil was held by
band of the same lace. She carried
a cascade Of gardenias. Mrs. John
T. Boyle was her matron of honor,
wearing an shoulder Christ
mas red velveteen gown and carry
ing white poinsettias, while her
other attendapts were Mrs. Dennis
Mills and Carol Reed of Orange,
N. J. The former wore green vel
veteen and carried red poinsettias;
the latter was flower girl in white
velvet.
Mr.. Harold Taught was his
brothers best man and the ushers
were Mr.. Richard C. Morauer, Mr..
Clifton M. Eisele and Mr.. Samuel
Allen.
After a wedding trip to the
Poconos the couple will make their
home at College Park. The bride is
a graduate of Maryland University,
where her husband is now student,
having served as fighter pilot and
first lieutenant in the Marine Corps
during the war.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Miss Bartram We'd
.TODr. Stanton

Miss Katherine Marie Bartram,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald
Bartram of Bethesda, and DR..
James Sharpe Stanton, son OF DR..
and Mrs. William j. Stanton OF
this city, were married yesterday
morning at St. GabrieIs Church.
The Rev. Louis Albert performed
the 10 o'clock ceremony.
The brides father gave her IN
marriage. She wore an ivory satin
gown and fingertip veil held by
tiara of seed pearls, and carried a
white prayerbook with an orchid.
She was attended by Mrs. Francis
Kemp as matron of honor wearing
a taffeta magenta gown and match
ing plume hat; and by Mrs. John
Brady, Mrs. Oswald Bartram, jr.;
Miss Mary Egan and Miss Lois Hoyle
as bridesmaids, who were costumed
in peacock blue. AL carried Colonial
bouquets.
1t. William j. Stanton, jr., was
best man for his brother and the
ushers were DR.. William Kessenich,
DR.. Howard Topley, jr.; DR.. Albert
Fleury and Mr.. Oswald Rartram, jr.
After q reception at Hotel 2400
the couple left to motor to Florida
and thence to Texas. The future
residence is undetermined as DR..
Stanton is going to enter the Army
He attended Georgetown College
and was graduated from the medical
school in 1916. His bride went to
Holy Cross Academy and is a grad
uate of Providence Hospital and
Catholic University School Of Nurs-
Evening star., 1947-12-28

be set up, smaller tables in the Con-
gressional Room.
Main feature Of the evenings en-
tertainment will be the massing OF
the colors of the 81 United Nations
and presentation Of representatives
from these countries who will vie
for the title of Miss United
Nations" won last year by Miss
Margret de Morgenstierne. daughter
of the Ambassador of Norway and
Nine. de Morgenstierne. Gen. Al
bert L. Cox is in charge of this part
of the evenings program.
Mr.. John A. Reilly, president of
the Washington Board of Trade. is
treasurer for the anniversary benefit
ball. and Mr.. Julius Peyser of dona-
cions and awards. Others prominent
in civic and social circles are assist
ing the various committee chairmen
so that the ball will be a great
financial success and a generous
contribution turned over to the
United Nations Appeal for Children
to carry on its work for the helpless
victims in War-torn nations.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Engaeement Told

Miss Theodore Price, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Theodore Price
of Amarillo. Tex, and Mr.. Ralph
Mortimer Thompson, jr., son of DR..
Thompson of Atlanta and Mrs
Baude Fletcher Thompson of Wash
ington, will formally announce their
engagement at tea this afternoon.
Miss Price will entertain in her
apartment in Dorchester House, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Price are making the
announcement today in Amarillo.
Miss Price was graduated from
Texas State College and is an artist
with the National Geographic So
ciety.
Mr., Thompson was graduated
from Hampden-S Sydney College and
is attending the law school at
Georgetown University. He served
in the Navy as lieutenant COM
mander, seeing duty in the Atlantic
and the Pacific.
The wedding will take place in
the summer.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
anniversary Ball
Benefit Will Aid
Children Overseas

Mr.. John r. Steelman, the
assistant to President Truman, has
accepted the honorary Craftsmanship
Of the United Nations Club sixth
anniversary ball to be held in the
Presidential and Congressional
Rooms of the Statler Hotel on Sat-
urday evening. January "a. One
half of the proceeds will be turned
over to American Overseas Aid
United Nations Appeal for Children
this suggestion coming from the
Department of State which was
consulted as to what agency could
give help to the starving children OF
many lands.
Mr.. Thomas P. Morgan. jr., is
chairmen of the benefit ball; Miss
Meredith Howard, club founder and
president. general chairman: Mrs
John Allan Dougherty, chairman OF
patronesses. and Mrs. Parker Dove
chairman of tickets and table
reservations.
Elaborate plans are being made
for the entertainment Of guests. Mr.
Gene Ford. manager of the Capitol
Theater, will be in charge of all
arrangements at the hotel. In the
Presidential Room so tables are to
Evening star., 1947-12-28
February Wedding.

Valentines day has been selected
for the wedding Of Miss Dana
Brown Bell and Mr.. Warren Robert
Pittman, whose engagement is an
nounced by Miss Bells parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Lee Bell.
The bride-elect Is a graduate OF
Penn Hall Junior College and Mr..
Pittman attended George Washing
ton University and is a graduate
of Columbus University School Of
Law. He is the son of Mrs. N. p.
Pittman of Auburn, Ala
Evening star., 1947-12-28
.abitalHe to We'd

The engagement of Miss Charlotte
Rudner to Mr.. Louis A. Miller, son
of Mrs. Frances Miller and the late
Mr.. David H. Miller, has been an
nounced by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Rudner of Canton, Ohio.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Mr.. Miller attended George Wash
ington University and also served
three and one-han years Ia the
Army Air Corp. -.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Spring Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert M. Sauber
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Louise Sauber, to
Mr.. Burton S. Oranburg, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Oranburg of Bos-
ton.
Miss Sauber and Mr.. Oranburg
Evening star., 1947-12-28

the summer.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
''Officers Personnel
Act" Seen as Spur
Officer Incentive

Washington, D. C.-Fifty- eight
Negro Regular Army officers now
assigned at thirteen duty stations
within the continent and others
who may be integrated in subse-
quent allotments of Regular Army
commissions will fall within the
scope of the Armys recently enact
ed Officers Personnel Act of 1947.'
Designed after more than year
of intensive study, the Act provides
a comprehensive system which will
regulate the appointment, promo
ton and elimination of Regular
Army officers.
Included in the Act are the fol-
lowing general provisions. The Reg
ular Army and the Air Force are
authorized an active list strength
of $1,000 officers. The Regular
Army and the Air Force are auth
orized an active list strength of ST.
900 commissioned officers. Separ-
ate promotion lists will be estab-
lished for the Army, Air orps, Med
ical Corps, Dental Corps, Medical
Service Corps, Veterinary Corps
and Chaplain Corps.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
National Employ Physically Handicapped
Week Will Be Observed in Arizona This
Year Beginning October 5; Help Needed

that affects his disability" stated
James A. Rork, assistant director
of the Arizona State Employment
Service. 1.-THE Arizona State EN-
ployment Service will make a con-
certed drive from Oct. Sill in an
effort to obtain employment for all
physically handicapped persons
seeking employment"
MANY of our greatest men have
been handicapped persons. They
have embraced authors, poets,
lecturers, inventors and composers.
They have included millions Of
people who, in shops, offices, fields,
and factories, do all kinds of work
to earn their living. There was
Steinmetz, a giant in the field OF
invention. His employer, conscious
of his potentialitieS, paid no heed
to his disability. This world, as a
result, gained splendid achieve
ments from this man.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
Phoenix Unionist Writes
Letter to Senator Taft On
His Attitude oWards Labor

editors Note: Efforts have
been made repeatedly by labOr's
opponents to leave the impress
sion in the public mind that
members of organized labor are
not true Americans. They are
placed in q poor light by the
ft-Hartley Law which requires
officers of Labor organizations to
swear they are not Communists.
No other group in America is
thus singled out, the inference
being all others are loyal Ameri-
cans, but union men are danger
Gus to the nation. In the follow
ing open letter to Senator Taft,
Empson Wood, President Of Phoe-
nix Typographical Union points
out Americas working men have
as good backgrounds and the
same love Of freedom other
citizens have, and are willing to
make the same sacrifices for
America.)
1 AM NOT A COMMUNIST!
Dear Senator Taft:
I am not a Communist. I sa,
it again, sir, I am not a Com
muniSt!
I am president of Phoenix Typo
graphical Union No. 352, and fol
that reason I am compelled tt
swear I am not Communist!
I am an American. I am a free
man. I am these things becaus'
my forefathers tired of the divine
right of kings; because they lovet
personal freedom; because the!
were willing to offer even lf'
itslf to obtain and to retain free
dom. Freedom for the individual
if you will.
My ancestors were in America il
time to take part in the American
Revolution. They helped fount
this nation. They helped found i
because they were sick and >tiret
of having some despotic rulel
direct their lives-and their free
dom.
Again, sir, in 1872, my ancestor
helped save the young American
Republic. They helped because the!
loved the new nation. And ye
again, in the Civil War, they wen
from your state of Ohio to saw
Continued on page g
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
New Executive Secretary Of Arizona
Anti Tuberculosis Association Accepts
Challenge 10 Battle Deadly Disease

the New York State Committee on
tuberculosis and Public Health OF
the State Charities Aid Association.
Challenged by the many prob
lens which cause Arizona to have
such high tuberculosis death rate,
-123.1 as against 30.8 in New York
State-Miss Watkins accepted the
invitation of the Arizona Anti
tuberculosis Association to become
its Executive Secretary, the fourth
since the Association was founded
in October 1927. The rapid growth
of the State of Arizona makes an
expanding program of health pro-
lection and service for our citizens
of utmost Importance. The close
cooperation of the State and
County Health Departments and
the tuberculosis Association on
such a program should assure a
progressively better health status
for all.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
William H. Jernagin
Awarded Presidents
Certificate of Merit

The Chief of Chaplains, Major
General Luther D. Miller, today
presented the Presidents Certifi-
cate of Merit to the Reverend Doc
tor William H. Jernagin of Wash
ington, D. c., for his services in
encouraging the morale of Negro
troops during the course of World
War II. Doctor Jernagin is the
third American churchman to re-
ceive the Certificate of Merit.
The citation read:
'I take pleasure in forwarding
to you herewith the Presidents
Certificate of Merit which he has
awarded you in recognition of your
outstanding services as Chairman
of the Executive Board, and as
Director of the Washington Bu-
reau of the Fraternal Council of
Negro Churches in America on a
visit to Negro chaplains and SOL
diers in the chief theaters of oper-
ations, which proved to be an in
valuable contribution to the war
effort of the United States"
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
SABBATH Asks Jews
Entry ''Or No Aid"

Washington, Sept. 11.-Repre-
sentative -Adoplh j. SABBATH tD-fl1.1
today asked President Truman not
to grant economic aid to Britain
until she accepts a recommended
ton of the UN committee on Pal
estine for the admission of 100000
Jews to Palestine during the next
two years.
In a letter to President Truman
SABBATH said:
"The incredible outrageous and
inhumane treatment of Jewish ref
uges returned by the British from
Palestine has aroused the horror
and condemnation of the civilized
world.
British army brutality, not only
countenanced but ordered by high
authority, has served to focus the
attention of people of good will on
the abuses of it's mandate over
Palestine by Great Britain"
SABBATH said Britain'S "only ex-
cuse for her failure to fulfill the
terms of the mandate has been
that her interests in the Near East
might be jeopardized by literal fl
deity to her commitments.
"What is meant is that the pow
erful international oil cartelS in
the region might be offended, and
that the synthetically instigated
and foreign financed opposition OF
the Arabs might be aroused"
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
BUY SAVINGS
BONDS

On Monday, September first,
Miss Helen E. Watkins took up her
duties as Executive Secretary of
the Arizona Anti-Tuberculosis AS
sociation, succeeding T. c. Cuvellier
who is retiring after twenty-seven
years of service to the Association.
Mr.. Cuvellier will remain in Phoe-
nix for the rest of the year as
sisting Miss Watkins in her new
work.
Miss Watkins, a graduate of
Cornell University, comes to Ari-
zona from her native state of New
York, where for more than twenty
years she has worked with Local
tuberculosis Associations in New
York and State tuberculosis As
sociations in various capacities
Most Gently she has been
Director of Recruiting, Training
and Placement Of Personnel for
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
New Mary Bethulne
Grade School Opens

The new $4O3,OO0 Mary Bethune
Grade School at 18th Avenue and
Papago st. opened last Monday
with $50 students enrolling.
The school has 10 regular class
rooms, kindergarten, music room,
art room, shop and homemaking
room, library, cafeteria and large
auditorium. The auditorium is so
constructed that the same stage
can be utilized during the summer
months by opening the wall at its
rear and seating the students in
the large courtyard behind the
building.
Of modern design, the building
has a covered walk extended
around an interior court which the
students will use in going from
class to class. This will mean quiet
er classes without the usual noise
associated with crowded corridors.
Principal of the institution will
be Aubrey Aldrich, a member of
the city's elementary schools fac
ulty since 1927. He has laid plans
for, making the school civic CEN
ter in the district it will serve.
'Tn addition to following the
prescribed method of educational
procedure" Aldrich said, 1--WE hope
to place a great deal of emphasis
on parent participation in the
school program"
Aldrich revealed that in the en-
suing year, he and his staff hope
to center one phase of their inserv-
ice training on parental education.
DR.. w. I. Murray of Gary, In
diana, succeeded Mr.. Aldrich as
principal of Dunbar Elementary
School.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
Army Special Service
To Run TOmadachi
Servicemen's Club

Kobe, Japan.-Headquarters, 9th
Army has announced formal as
sumption of operation of the To-
mandachi Servicemen's Club. Form
erly stated and operated by Red
Cross personnel in the Kobe area,
the Tomadachi Club is one of the
latest Red Cross installations to be
taken over by the Army's Special
Service Corps.
Brigadier General Robert w.
Crichlow, commanding general of
the Kobe Base, received the Club
for the Army. At the presentation
ceremony were Miss Gladys Mar
tin, Topeka, Kansas, Army Hostess
who will act as manager of the
new Servicemen's Club; Miss Mar
garet Miller, Dallas, Texas, Assist
ant Command Hostess for the 9Th
Army and Miss Mary Lane, Clarks-
burg, w. Va, Field Supervisor for
the Southern Monshu district in
which the Tomadachi Club is To-
Gated.
The change from Red Cross to
Army control is part of program
under which the Army Special Ser
vices is assuming operation of Red
Cross Clubs in all overseas thea
tres. The Red Cross continues to
maintain and operate Clubs and
hospital units within the Continen-
tai United States. The change has
been underway since the early part
of 1947 and is expected to be COM
pleted by March 81, 1948.
Miss Vera Ruffin, of Salem, Ala,
retiring Red Cross Club director,
and Miss Lane presented the Club
to General CrichloW.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
Colored Driver at
Phoenix Speedway

The rip-roaring dare devil Midget
Auto Races at Phoenix Speedway
81 and Thomas Rd., has added to
their Thursday night attraction,
sensational Colored driver, in the
person of "the famous" Rex Terry
from Cleveland, Ohio, in fact, most
every place, as he has had Is years
racing experience in U. S. A. and
Mexico, and Canada.
The dare devil speed demon
promises thrill for all who see him
promise thrills for all who see him
Phoenix Speedway.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-19
Marriages A1tol
Permitted t11raI1an
Mediterranean

Leghorn, Italy.-Even love was
affected by the delay in the ratifi-
cation of the Italian peace treaty
by the Big Four-but with a hap
py ending. The United States Army
in the Mediterranean Theater has
announced that military personnel
in the theater may again submit
applications for permission to mar
ry aliens.
Last April army authorities here
put a stop to foreign marriages,
when ratification of the Italian
peace treaty seemed likely and the
Army was planning to evacuate
the Mediterranean Theater. But
now new regulation covering the
marriage of military personnel to
aliens provides for the existence OF
marriage boards on major COM
mand levels. The boards will con-
sist of three officers, one of whom
will be a chaplain, who will inter-
view individuals desiring to be
married. The regulation also calls
for theater level board which will
review all marriage applications
whether initially approved or dis
approved by the major command
concerned.
The number of Negro soldiers
in this theater who have married
aliens is not known, since no rec
ords are available for the overall
period during which marriages be-
tween military personnel and Ital-
ian nationals were possible. The
theater Chaplain stated recently,
however, that it would be safe to
say that approximately two hun
dred Negro soldiers have married
aliens in the Mediterranean Thea
ter.
Application forms being used in
the theater do not indicate the
race of soldiers seeking permission
to be married, according to the
Chaplains Section, Mediterranean
Theater Headquarters.
The majority of all italian wives
and their soldier-husbands have
been shipped to the United States
in redeployment moves, an Army
spokesman stated.