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&lN"9 80
BY OTTO MACK

Since November Is, when tn,
London Record Company of Lon
don, England, began releasing full
range recordings of popular music
for American distribution, som,
wonderful records by this com.
Pany's artists have appeared il
record shops in various sections OF
the country. This weeks releases
by London include several superb
waXings, among them "Old Man Re
Bop" by the Jack Parnell quartet
which is one Of the best recordings
of this number heard by your re
viewer. "Sweet Lorraine" on the
tlipover side, is well done, but in
ferior to many versions by Ameri-
can artists.
CAPITOL has released an album
entitled COLLECTORS ITEMS"
Brought together in one volume are
eight wonderful jazz numbers fea-
turing some Of the top musicians
Of our time. None Of these sides
has been previously released, so
that the material is all new to rec
ord buyers. Among the famous
names whose work appears are
such people as Stan Kentou, Benny
Goodman, Red Norvo, Benny Car
ter, Charlie Shavers, Red Nichols,
Herbie Haymer, Sonny Greer, Bar
ney Bigard, Red Calender, Dave
Barbour, Peggy Lee, Billy May, and
a host of others. Jazz musicianship
is given a sparkling new showcase
in this album. Among the tunes
recorded are Stan Kenton's inter
probation Of "Travelin' Man" and
Benny Carriers 81 Can't Get
Started"
SARAH VAUGHN'S newest re-
lease, Il Feel So Smoochie" and
Trouble Is A Man" (Musicraft) ,
is another important niche carved
in the singers career. Sarah's pure
tone, unique phrasing and the all
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30
Duluth News
By ZILLAH N. WATERS
7l9 Sth Ave. East
Duluth. Minneaota
By ZILLAH WATERS

DJ bALAShh " n 6AAO
Mrs. Horace Brown Of St. Paul
and Miss Cecilia MeHenry Of Chi
cago were called 10 Duluth Satur-
day, January II, because Of the
serious illness Of their father, Mr..
David McHenry, who died Jan. II.
The Social Nine Club met at the
home of the Aaron Browns, 80
East Ninth street. Saturday, Jan.
"a. Prizes were won, first by Mr..
W. F. Maupins, Sr., second by Zillah
NJ. Waters, consolation by Mr..
George Adams.
Mrs. Jean Wright, Mrs. David
McHenry and two daughters, Mrs.
Horace Brown Of St. Paul and small
daughter, La Rue, and Miss Cecilia
McHenry were dinner guests Of
Mrs. Sidonia Black and daughter,
Mrs. Earl Bell, Sunday, Jan. %,
at their home, TOO North Eight
Ave. Z.
Mrs. Jean Wright, S25h East
Second St., was hostess at break
fast Monday, Jan. 26, to Mrs.
Leona Kelley, Mrs. Mary Evans,
Mrs. Ann Albright and Zillah NJ.
Waters.
Mr.. Elmer Glenn, 507 East 7th
St., left Wednesday, Jan. %, for
Chicago to attend the wedding OF
his nephew, Wellington E. Glenn,
Jr., TO Annie Pearl Franklin, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Luceal Franklin, at St.
James Church, Saturday, Jan. 81
at 10 am. Mr.. Glenn will be gone
about two weeks.
The "21" club had big chitter-
ling feast over the weekend OF
Saturday, Jan. "a.
Rev. Joseph Jackson Of St.
Marks A.M.E. church spoke Sun
day morning, Jan. %, from the sub
ject Abraham, the Separated
One" His text was taken from
Gen. 1914.
Mr.. Meek Sailing of Gary, New
Duluth, was called to the Twin
Cities because Of the death Of q
cousin.
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TWILIGHT MUSICAL HELD
AT ST. THOMAS CHURCH

On Sunday evening, January
25th, the Sodality Club Of St.
Thomas Episcopal Church spon-
sored its Initial Twilight Musical.
Sacred music was rendered by
Ermine Hall Allen, Harriet Cor
don, Richard Murphy, and b. L.
Greer. The Verse-Speaking Choir,
consisting Of six girls from the
Halle Q. Brown Community House,
delivered two poems by Langston
Hughes. A special feature Of the
program was the organ interludes
by Katherine Mitchell, organist
from st. Phillips Episcopal
Church.
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affect thousands Of Negro workers.
As an initial payment toward
reaching the budget standards, the
UPWA is negotiating for a 20 cent
an hour increase with additional
increases at regular intervals.
The union had started its negO-
tiations with Armour 4 Co. Jan.
% and met with Swift & Co. on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. q
and %. Meetings with the Cudahy
Packing Co. will begin February
8 and 4 and with Wilson q Co. on
February 5 and 6. The Armour
negotiations are in q deadlock.
Negotiations with the indepen-
dent companies will be conducted
BY the unions district offices.
Need SI.Ss Per Hour
Helstein explained that the 20
cents figure was reached on the
basis that one-third Of the packing
house workers receive a wage as
high as S1.l0 an hour. Under the
governments family budget, a fam
lily Of three-one child-would
need a wage rate Of Sl.39 an hour,
The ultimate wage goal for the
union is a minimum rate Of $3,426
q year which was determined by
the Bureau Of Labor Standards as
required for q city worker family
Of four-two children. The present
minimum rate In the industry is
Si.O2 an hour In the larger cities
and Is lower in the South and
smaller communities.
In view Of the continuing rise
in living costs, Helstein asserted
that the union will seek ian appro-
pirate upward adjustment in these
figures TO be made at regular in
tervals, II necessary, 10 adjust the
budget figures for any further in.
crease in the cost Of living.
"This does not mean that we re-
gard the Bureau Of Labor Stan.
dards budget as adequate. The re.
quirements for this budget are con.
siderably below comfortable and
even healthful living standards"
Helsteln noted that budget
provides for an average cost Of
"a cents for each meal per per-
son and that clothing provisions
are considerably lower than nor
mally needed.
"In contrast to these extremely
minimum living standards" Hell.
stein continued, I'VE observe that
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30
By ROBERT DURR


Birmingham, Ala.-SOme thirty
odd years ago, an Industrial saint
by the name of John J. Eagan
founded in Birmingham, Alabama,
castiron pipe manufacturing es-
Enlistment, known as "Acipeo"-
derivation from the corporate
name-American Cast Iron Pipe
Company.
He was one Of those rare sort of
industrialists who felt that as he
made pipe he had an opportunity
to make men. And to make men,
they should be inspired to achieve
and given opportunity TO share in
the fruits Of their labors on a basis
Of equality. Hence, he held a joint
annual meeting Of management
and employees at which he gave
them a brief, curt and concise
statement Of production cost, froz.
en- and liquid assets and profits fol
the year. The profits were dis,
tributed among the employees OF
a basis Of equality, based upon
length Of service.
Mr.. Eagan also established {
"Chest Fund" by persuading eacl
Of his employees to contribute t
that fund 5 cents a day each day
worked in the year, to which tn,
firm added s cents.
From this fund employees made
their annual lump sum contribu
ton to the Community Chest on thu
very first day Of the annual appeal
To this day, this custom continue.
with Acipco employees contribu
ton being the first and largest.
This "Acipco Chest Fund" is ad,
ministered by an employee auxil.
liary board and management. Wher
some group in the community needs
help in the operation Of a voluntary
health, recreation or education
project, it lodges its request with
the "colored auxiliary board" OF
the American Cast Iron Pipe Com.
pany, which meets the first Mon.
day in each month. II the request
seems worthy, a subcommittee is
sent to inspect the project anC
make recommendations to be actec
upon by the Auxiliary Board anc
the board Of management.
If meritorious, check I,
forthcoming. The record show,
that such contributions have beer
made to almost every worthwhile,
voluntary health, recreation, educa
tional and character building effort
initiated in the community, and il
a goodly number Of instances in the
state for upwards of thirty years.
Before Mr.. Eagan died, he estab
lished the Eagan Trust under
which Acipco is administered today
as an employee owned corporation
In connection with the operation
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A NICKEL A DAY WORKS WONDERS:
Alabama Firm Helps Employees
Participate in Community Efforts

OF The plant, theTe Is nrst clASs
ipdustfal YMCA, an ultra-mOdern
medical clinic, and cafeteria. The
concern can also point with pride
to the fact that it pioneered in good
housing for its employees who de-
sired first class housing.
Acipco employees are regarded
by the management as the finest in
the nation. And it can not be de-
MED that the manner in which they
assume and execute civic response
bility entities them to be very
proud Of work done.
In the fight against tuberculosis
these employees have purchased for
the community a mobile tuberculo-
sis X-ray machine, also gave to the
local county tuberculosis sanator-
ium and built buildings at the fresh
air camp for under-privileged chill
dren.
Perhaps their most outstanding
and far reaching accomplishment
was the inspiration and initial
sponsorship of the famed Sloss-
field Community Center-a quarter
million health, recreation and edu-
cation center which won first prize,
an International Harvester station
wagon, at the Negro Progress Ex-
position held at the Coliseum in
Chicago a few years ago as the
community center which has rem
dered the most outstanding service
in its community Of any such prof.
ect in the entire United States.
The first $4,000 Of sponsor
money came out Of the Acipco Ne
gro employees 5-cents-a-day "Chest
Fund" When the Rosenwald Fund,
city, county and state health de-
partments, WPA and some other
agencies heard about these Negro
workers who were digging deep
down In their pockets to make pos
sible a service for the INDECENT Of
their group, they came forward
with all sorts Of assistance and per-
sonnet capable of proving that Ne
groes could operate the half mil
lion dollar project, despite the fact
that there were only about four or
five persons in Alabama who be-
lieved a Negro staff could do the
Job. There were many who did not
want the Negro nor any one else to
discover that he could do the job.
John S. Eagan left a pattern by
which industrial peace may be built
within an industry. There is peace
at Acipco today. There is less of
this attitude on the part Of en-
ployees and management to skin
each other against some imagined
dark day than perhaps at any such
concern in the nation today.
commend it to concerns interested
in good corporate citizenship as
well as production, soulless profit.
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FOrfeits $50 Bail
On Larceny Charge

Buelah Love, AZ years old, of GAP
Rondo Ave, forfeited $50 bail
Tuesday, Jan. 81, when she failed
to appear before Municipal Judge
A. A. Stewart to answer to a
charge of petty larceny. Mrs. Love
was accused Of taking a pair of
gloves, valued at $2.47 from the
Montgomery Ward store, Monday,
Jan. 26.
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CARD OF THANKS

would like to express my sincere
appreciation to my many friends
who were so kind and sympathetic
during my recent illness-for the
prayers. cards, gifts, and flowers.
John Lewis,
676 Iglehart Ave.
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P0ckinshoWse Workers UIfimote
Yearly Wase Goal Set at $3.425;
Union Wants gee Per Hour Hike

CHICAG0-Steps to reach family budget standards out
lined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be sought by the
United clearinghouse Workers of America CO. in negOa
tons for increases with the meat packing companies
throughout the country Ralph Helsten UPWA President
has announced The failure Of negotiations will
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30

round excellence of her singing,
combined with the fine instrumental
support of Ted Dale and his Orches-
ira, make both sides something to
write home about.
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TRUE APOsTOLIC CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, January rs, Sunday School
opened at the usual hour, attend
ance regular. The pastors subject
Sunday morning was "A Clear Rec
ord" His text was found in Mat
thew, 18th chapter. saith verse, And
his Lord was wroth, and delivered
him to the tormentors, till he should
pay all that was due unto Him"
Young peoples meeting at $3.50
p. m. had for a lesson the first chap
ter Of James. Elder s. L. william
son of Minneapolis, Shiloh Temple,
preached in the evening service; the
subject of his sermon was without
Me Ye Can Do Nothing" Elder VIII
hanson also furnished music for the
evening service. Visitors: Mrs. {. NJ.
Doughty, Minneapolis.
The True Apostolic prayer band
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Emma
ROundtree at sos Fifth Ave. No,
p. m. on February (. The band Will
pray for you and will gladly come
to your home. Call Elder A. Robin
son, BR. s095.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30

MOUNT OLIVET BAPTIST NOTES
Working for What You Want"
was the subject used by Rev. ID. c.
White at the morning services Jan.
IS. His text was taken from Second
Kings, sixth chapter.
Music was rendered by the gospel
chorus and the Sacred HaTmoneers.
Before the sermon . special selection
was given by Mrs. Queen Esther
Taylor, Mrs. Marie Cole, and the
Misses Shirley Martin and Edith
Massie.
Visitors registered at the morning
service were Mr.. c. b. Williams,
Philadelphia; Mr.. Levi Martin, Mr..
David Cole, Mr. Lee W. Harris, Jrp
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parker.
At the evening hour, Rev. E. G..
Harris, assistant pastor, delivered
the message.
The Sunday School lesson for Sun
day, Feb. l, is What We Know
About Jesus: His Work of Saliva
ton" Isaiah 63:4-6.
Mount Olivet has prayer service
every Wednesday at s p. m. Sunday
School Teachers meeting wednesday
at p. m. All teachers are urged to
be present. Anyone interested in re-
viewing the Sunday School lesson Is
invited to Attend.-Edith Massie, Re
porter.
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"In contrast to these extremely
minimum living standards" Hell.
stein continued, I'VE observe that
Evening star., 1948-01-16

weekdays: Water eolors and etchinss by
BENJAMIN Rubin, through JanuaIy.
street sna ssM YORK AT
IL to 4:3o pm. Mondays. 10 am. to
4:3o pm. Russdays thrOuEh Fridays. g
sandsss g aso e hodsas sna e
sions in 18th century American drawings,
through January 81; water colors BY ar
lists q washington and graphic arts IN
place NV. open to pm; weekdays
and 2 to Pm. SUNDAYS; The Negro
lett. through January a6.
National Gallery Of Art, constitution
avenue and Sixth street NV. open 10
sandsss: SUM- e psnttnss % sl and sculpture I . eompris
Dale collections and Gifts from other do.
sse. pSs GE II snns 81 nds'f :na sooss Ss.0s for AZ
oefhISs FisS and noWud oWWudlife Service. under main
sSS n ] sasss sW oDsn
and nd fresh-xater nsh. ior an indefinite
Dumbarten Oaks Museum, Thirty-hrst
daily; collection Of Byzantine and related
arts N.sn. tS1 a ardRsas hal.
stitution avenue between seventh and
Ninth streets; open s:45 I'm. to 5il5 pm;
snS 70
and world War. II paintings on recruiting
Revolutionary War through World War II,
iJSsa IiSsary f o. Congress-. First and East Cap
Mondays No throuFh fridays, o am. to 8 pm.
asns cees see Abss .S eoDy Il the
Carta, on loan from the British govern
Evening star., 1948-01-16
\XE::: \XE;:TiHS i 5:

BI0S0PHY.
Beethoven. His Life and Music" re-
viewed In open discussion at Athe Bio
sophical Institute. Willard Hotel, $3.50
DANCES.
Kentucky State Society dance. Shore
ham Hotel. O'Clock tonight.
Massachusetts State Society dance.
6horeham Hotel. 10 o'clock tonight.
LECTURE.
''Rise Of American Civilization de-
lvered by Scott Nearing, at the Friends
Meeting House. 211l Florida avenue NV.
7:30 and o o'clock tonight
Navy Band concert. Departmental Audi
torium, $3.50 O'Clock tonight.
: Soldiers Home Military Band concert,
Stanley Hall, $50 pm. tomorrow.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1900 Twenty.
first street NV, open am. to 4:30 pm
daily: Exhibition Of painting BY Mau.
rice stern, paintings by Vaughn Flannery
and photographs BY Clarence Laughlin
Bush and weeks Gallery, 2010 street
NV, open 10 am. to $3.50 pm. week.
days: Exhibition Of paintings By Jaci
Perlmutter, through February g..
Public library, Central Branch, Eighth
and x streets NV, open 8 am. to Q pm
Evening star., 1948-01-16

ment until Decembe1 15, 1s4s; original
manuscript Of Lincoln's three-pase auto
biography for an indefinite period; docu-
ments and correspondence OF Abraham
Lincoln, for an indefinite. period Some
Aeronautics Experiments" an address
presented by Wilbur Wright before western
Society Of Engineers In Chicago, 1901, de-
scrtbing Wright Brothers experiments,
shown with early photographs. for an In
oer AIS club s I II washington. ao17 street
NV, open IL am. to 8 pm. weekdays;
paintings by group OF American con-
temporary artists, through January %.
Smithsonian Institution, National Coll
lection of Fine Arts, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV. open am. to
4:3O pm. daily: sixth annual exhibition
Of the Florida Gulf Coast group, through
Pan American Union, Nineteenth street
and Constitution avenue NV. open 8
am. to 4:30 pm. daily; exhibition OF
Latin American paintings, through Janu-
STORY HOUR.
"Joan. Of Arc" narrated In story hour
for children. 6 to IL, at Corcoran Gallery
Of Art, II am. tomorrow.
FOR sERvICEMEN.
Servicemen's Victory Center, 1113 Penn
sylvsnia avenue NV, lounge. recreation.
free canteen, open daily from IL am. to
Swimming, 7:45 o'clock; square dancing
Evening star., 1948-01-16

The association, which has been
meeting here this week, conferred
with these officials: Marshall L. God
man, deputy administrator OF the Of
flee Of real property disposal: e. H.
Stewart. deputy administrator, Of
fice Of general disposal; Charles H.
LAWN. director Of priority claimant
division: Melvin Reese, director of
policy disposal division, and James
S. Collins, chief Of advertising and
information,
Evening star., 1948-01-16

ministration that the agency was
anxious TO give service to small busi-
nesses In disposing Of surplus prop
erty.
A spokesman for IS delegates Of
the association who held q round
table discussion with five WAA Of
ficials said they were informed the
agency had instructed WAA priority
claimant representatives In each
region to look out for needs Of small
businesses,
Evening star., 1948-01-16

and informal dancing. $50 o'clock and
games In gymnasium, $3.50 o'clock to-
night, YWcA Seventeenth and & streets
NV.
Movies o'clock, and bowling party.
9 o'clock tonights Army-Navy YMCA. 1885
@ street NV.
Dance with orchestra, refreshments,
8 o'clock tonight, Soldiers, SailorE and
Marines Club, 1015 L street NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-16
.WAA Tells Small Business
II Will Aid Surplus Buyers

The National Small Businessmen's
Association was assured yesterday
by officials of the War Assets Ad-I
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
FLANAGAN AND
FUGATE SPEAK
HERE SATURDAY

Thomas B. Fugate, Democratic
candidate for Congress, and Con
gresham John w. Flanagan
spoke to an audience of 300 at
a Democratic rally in the court
house Saturday afternoon.
Congressman Flanagan led off
with the usual speech about bring
ing the jam to the lower shelf. He
also pitched into Eugene Worrell
the Republican candidate for
Congress, asserting that Worren
did not know the issues and did
not know in general what he was
talking about. In some way or
other, Flanagan and ,Worrell
have got into a controversy about
iiAlAoA1ly III uo u Ad1liidSoll
brought down the house with the
statement that he had often dane
ed all night on rough floors or in
yards to the strains of mountain
music while Worrell had glided
around polished floors to the mel
ody of "Waltz Me Around Again,
Willie"
Candidate Fugate gripped the
attention of the audience and
held it without a ripple through
his speech. At the close he got a
great and prolonged cheer. He
came out strongly in favor of fed
eral aid to education.
Mrs. Cynthia Boatright, head Of
the Democratic women's organi-
cation of the Ninth District, and
Hubert Peery, Fugate's campaign
manager, talked briefly on the
topic of getting out the vote. Sam
Wright, Democratic county chair
man, presided.
WorreH To Speak Here
1t is understood that Eugene
Worrell, Fugate's Republican OPP
ponent, will speak in ClintWood
Thursday at 1880 p. m. He will
tour the county during the day,
with short addresses at Haysi,
and Clinchco.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
Aged Georges Fork Lady
Passes Away
Wednesday

Mrs. Selma Mullins, veneer
able and highly respected lady of
Georges Fork, died at her home
early Wednesday after an illness
of about one year.
Funeral services will be held
al l p. m. Friday 1t is is expect
ed that Jack Kiser and Emory
Vanover will conduct services.
Burial will follow in the old Mul
Inns cemetery on Georges Fork.
Mrs. Mullins was daughter of
William and Diadema Dale and
was born in the Hurricane Sec
ton of Wise county 81 years ago
the 18th of last April. She mar
ried John B, Mullins OF Georges
Fork, So years ago, and they set
tied on that creek, Mr.. Mullins
died several years ago.
She joined the Primitive Bap-
fist church more than 40 years
ago, and lived faithful and de-
vout member until death. In her
later years she attended different
churches at every opportunity
and believed that unity should
prevail among all Christian peo-
pie.
She is survived by six sons and
daughters; Greed Mullins, Mrs,
S. M. McFall and Newton Null
ms, Of Georges Fork; DR., r, l.,
Mullins, OF New Jersey; Mrs. Nor
man Grouse. Of Pound, and Mrs.
J, D. Nicewonder of Mcclure.
One son preceded her to the
grave several years ago.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
ALTON SLUSS DIES
IN CAR WRECK
THURSDAY

Alton Sluss, % years of age,
was killed instantly last Thurs
day on Trace Fork when the car
he was driving ran into a heap
of gravel and turned over twice.
With him were Buddy Yornts and
Ralph Ratliff. Younts was severe
ly cut about the head and Ratliff
sustained a broken arm.
1t appears that young Sluss had
been to Coeburn and was driving
rather fast when the accident &C.
Cured.
Alton Sluss was born at Haysi
December 20, 1925, son of Char
lie Sluss. For some years his par
ents have lived on Mullins Ridge.
He had been employed in h e
mine at Lick Fork for nearly a
year before his death.
Young Sluss entered the army
Feb. 26, 1914. He was heavy
mortar creWman with the rank Of
fifth grade technician. He was
awarded the army occupation
medal Germany, the good con-
duct medal, the European theatre
ribbon and World War II Victory
Ribbon. He was discharged May
5, 1916.
Surviving members of the fam
lily are the parents, a brother,
Clarence Sluss; and three sisters,
Mrs. Garland Mullins, Irene and
Trulah Sluss.
Funeral services were held at
the Pound River Church of the
Brethren on Saturday, with Rev.
erends Keither Wilson and Fay
cite Fields in charge. Services
were held at the home on the
night before by Rev. Harrison
Mullins. The local posts of the
American Legion and VFW at
tended the funeral.