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Arkansas State press., 1948-03-26


Six days without food might
have injured a weaker man
Ferdinand Smith has gone hungry
before on picket lines and the
job lines of the '3Os. He was one
of the lean battlers who put down
the corrupt old-time leadership
in the International Seamen's I'm
ion and established the National
Maritime Union on an industrial.
no discrimination basis.
Mr. Smith recalls the memora-
BILE day of October 20. 1886 AS
Chief Steward on the SIS Horace
Luckenbach, he gave leadership
to crew of Negro and white sea-
men = all of whom joined the
strike which changed the water
front.
With other delegates from his
ship, Smith marched into Cooper
Union where the east coast sea-
men determined their course of
action. Later Smith was elected 10
the Strike Strategy Committee.
He accepted on one condition:
That never again will the sea-
men tolerate discrimination aud
segregation in their industry"
The condition was voted over
whelmingly. Smith became one
of the foremost leaders of the
American seamen. and the top Ne
gro leader in the Committee for
Industrial Organization.
Ferdinand Smith is a tall,
rangy, young looking man. He
has a warm smile and kind eyes,
but he can look as angry as any
one alive. He's angry now against
the traitors who are trying to de-
:stroy the unions and beat down
the people, who would like to re-
turn America to the political sta
Gus OF the pre-Civil War days
II isn't just that they have lied
about him and mistreated him.
Smith can take things in his
stride; he no longer thinks in
terms of zone man" But the
move against him he intrepets as
a step to Ellis Island" for the
entire American people.
Il had a taste of concentration
camp life over there" Smith said
Il could feel what was coming
if we didn't do something to
fight back"
That Smith did something"
about 1t. everybody knows. He
described how he and his three
room mates (Gerhardt Eisler, Jno.
Williamson and Charles Doyle) de-
cided on the hunger strike in
which they engaged two weeks
ago.
We were talking about Chan
d." he recalled. I'VE remembered |
how fasting he had changed the
thinking of millions of people and
aroused the conscience of the
world. We had been trying to de-
termine a course of action. We
agreed mo food" diet was the
answer" I
Smith told of writing to Attorn-
ey General Clark two days before
the hunger strike began.
We let him know that there
was still time to call it off" he
said with a smile. wed have set
tied for our freedom. Anything
less than that was of no use"
Clark did not reply. On Sunday
evening. February 20, Smith and
his companions gave away all of
the food in their cell. On Monday
morning they refased all food Nor
did they break their fast in any
manner until the court order
came, them released on bail
Ferdinand Smith Is known as
good sailor. the labor movement
knows him as an outstanding
leader More broadly, he is known
as man who has been brave
Arkansas State press., 1948-03-26

of the Fourteenth Amendment Ia
segregated schools and after thu
taking Of such testimony to admit
petitioner to the Law school a
the University OF Oklahoma.
SUPPORT THE RED CROSS
Arkansas State press., 1948-03-26
Condemned Labor Leader Carried Out
hunqer Strike To Gain His Freedom

Ferdinand Smith, whose hunger strike for freedom rock
ed America recently battling oppression for thirty
years
Mr.. Smith, who born in Savannaa-Mar, Jamaica, B.
W. L. reached 1918 To him belongs the distinction
of having successfully batted discrimination in his indus
try having given leadership to the national battle for
freedom.
Arkansas State press., 1948-03-26
PSC Panthers Close
Season With 10
Wins Is Losses

X-COnferenee Games.
PSC Opponent.
AZ Shorter College 81
38 Shorter College %
80 Arkansas State 38
81 LeMoyne College %
63 LeMoyne College 10
X49 Tennessee State 70
X42 Kentucky State 10
80 Kentucky State 63
81 Wilberforce Univ, 81
A Wilberforce State So
81 Louisville Munic 40
46 Lockburne Air Base So
So Lincoln University 66
Sc Lincoln University so
63 Grambling College 81
SO Carver YMCA 81
rs Arkansas State 80
Sc Wilberforce Univ. So
so Louisville Munic. 81
46 Tennessee State IA
SO Tennessee State 72
As Wherefore Univ. So
--Midwestern Tournament
c. L. Horn. coach; r. A. Sharpe.
Director of Public Relations.
Arkansas State press., 1948-03-26

in politics and war. The first Of
the many attacks upon his right
to be in America (after having
Arkansas State press., 1948-03-26

SUPPORT THE
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14
Stopping the SqueakS

Squeaking floors often are annoy
ing and should be checked as soon
as they develop. The exact places
where the squeak occurs should be
marked. If the joists on which the
floor is laid are exposed on the
underside it is possible to locate the
squeaky areas from below. Where
cracks occur between flooring and
joists small wedges driven between
the subfoor and the joists will pre-
vent further noise. 1t may be neces-
sary to jack up and level any sagged
or defective joist and then reinforce
with planks spiked to either side.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14
March OF Time
The Presidential Year

1948's big question, "Will the Re-
publican party capture the Presi-
dency, or will the Democrats extend
their si~xteen-year tenure? " forms
the subject of the new March of
time, "The Presidential Year." at
the Royal Theater, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, Jan. IS, 10 and 20.
Public interest in the presidential
election is at an all-time high, the
film explains, because today the
Presidency of the United States has
become not only the nations, but
the worlds Number One job.
Since the administration of George
Washington one hundred and fifty
nine years ago, outstanding incum-
bents such as Jackson, Lincoln,
Cleveland, Wilson, and the two
Roosevelts have REDEEMED and
banded duties and functions of the
office. Today the Chief Executive
faces a burden of duties which have
been characterized as literally "man-
killing"
Who will become the Republican
candidate for this job is the news
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14

Mrs. Minnie Marsh who had spent
two weeks visiting her son-in-law
and daughter, MI. and Mrs. c. l..
Starbard, went to Reed Point Sat
urday to spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Swindler.
Mrs. Marsh was accompanied to
Reed Point by Mr.. and Mrs. Star
bard. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay are
among the number from Laurel who
will attend funeral services in Hunt
ley Thursday for Mrs. Edith Whit
ford, a relative of the Shay fam
lilies. The services will be held at
the Methodist church in Huntley and
burial will be in the Huntley ceme-
terry.
Laurmont club members were en-
tertained Tuesday at the home Of
Mrs. A. H. Kremer. Awards at
bridge during the afternoon were
won by Mrs. B. L. Price and Mrs.
B. B. Hageman.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Hartley enter
tanned at a dinner party Saturday
evening for Mr.. and Mrs. E. W..
Tower, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Tubman
and Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.. Hoppel.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14

story of the year. Over a dozen
candidates and dark horses are al
ready in the wide-open race for
the Republican nomination.
"The Presidential Year" presents
the men who are prominent figures
in the pre-convention contests in
exclusive, candid studies. 1t out
lines, too, some of the difficulties
the Democratic Party will have in
reconciling the sharply desperate
elements which Franklin D. Roose-
welt held together under the New
Deal.
Final, thrilling climax of the film
shows the typical convention fore
shadowing the most exciting event
1913 holds in storeI
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14
Benefits of Atom

Among the problems under study
in the University of Chicago's insti-
tute of metals is why metals that
are pliable in their pure state be-
come brittle when Strengthening al
Toys are introduced. The answer to
that why" could change the ap-
pearance and structure of virtually
all vehicles, from plows to air.
planes. The institute of metals is
part of the university's new IL mil
lion dollar program in atomic re-
search.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
rs YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items of
news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
January 10. 1928

January lU. 1875
At the annual election of officers
of the Laurel Commercial Chamber
held Thursday evening at the Mer-
chants hotel, ]. B. Heinz was chos-
ell president of the organization
with Turner H. Early, vice president,
and Edw. M. Wesbtrook, secretary
treasurer.
The board of directors consists
of C. l.. Morris, DR.. Roscoe Brough-
ton, B. l.. Price, E. L. Fenton, l..
A. Nutting, M. w. Cramer, C.. Il.
Ryan, j. B. Heinz and Turner H.
Early. The business meeting fol-
lowed a dinner served in the dining
room Of the hotel. The attendance
was about so members.
E. L. Fenton and wife, G.. w.
Fenton and wife and T. j. Click
attempted to make a drive to Col
umbus in Clicks car Sunday, but
a windstorm which developed when
the party was nearing Park City
prevented them from doing so.
Shelter was taken in a store barn,
but not before the wind had torn
the car top to shreds.
M. w. Cramer and B. J. Berger
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Long at New Years dinner.
o. M. Void, Yellowstone County
Y.enrocapfof,xro -, +LA 1o~,c1o+,~o 80
turned to Helena this week after
spending a few days here on private
business.
Mrs. Edna Whitley and son, Rob-
ert who had been visiting Norman
and Mary Whitley here, left Sat-
urday for Huntley to spend a week
there with friends. They expect
to return to their home at Ham,
ilton about March L. Before doing
so they will make a trip to Canada
where they will be guests of other
relatives.
Mrs. C. R. Ryan entertained the
Laurmont bridge club at 1 o'clock
luncheon at her home Thursday.
o.
Mrs. Bert Harris of Columbus
was in the city Sunday, guest of
Mrs. c. w. Laird, PIG Fourth
avenue.
Among the marriage licenses is
sued during the week at the office
of the clerk of the district court
is that of Jacob Green of Froid
and Anna Gerlock of Laurel.
Miss Katherine Craighead and
Misses Evan Kinney, Mabel Cam
mack and Elizabeth Spry of Park
City spent Wednesday in Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14
Danger in Winter

Winter months are the most dam
gerous in the year for people who
are careless or take chances, ac-
cording to the National Conservation
bureau. The average daily death toll
from accidents of all kinds last win
ter was 294, the bureau said. The
death rate in the fall was $50 a day,
266 in the summer ard 256 in the
spring
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14

Mrs. j. l.. Hodges and Mrs.
Ralph Lumsdom were hostesses last
week at Mrs. Hodges home, honor
ing the birthday of Mrs. Ruth Huff.
Guests were Mrs. Charles Staiger,
Mrs. Arnold Rude, Mrs. Ruamy
Dinsmoor and Mrs. Cecil Brown.
Mrs. Albert Hodges arrived from
Great Falls to spend until Friday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Romeo.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14

They visited the library and found
materials for their work in English.
P. E. keenan, has purchased a
radiophone which is being enjoyed
by the Hesper people. Several sta
tons from a distance have been
heard, such as Los Angeles, Min
neapolis and Davenport, Iowa
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Emanuel Zahn and D. J.. Foley
of Laurel were transacting business
in Hesper Friday.
Dave Frickel of the Trewin dis
trict has rented his farm to Mike
Beslanowitch who will move his
family there soon.
%
Homer Sheets and wife of Ouch
ess, Alberta, Canada, are visiting
relatives in Silesia and Laurel.
Installation of officers, both cleo
tive and appointive, of Zidonian
chapter No. so, o. E. S., occurred
Thursday evening of last week at
the Masonic temple. The officers
and the order in which they were
installed were as follows: Mrs.
Calder, worthy matron; Mrs.
Ada Miller, associate matron; Mrs.
C. W. Laird, secretary; L.. H. ALL
treasurer; Mrs. Margaret
Macdonald, conductress; Larassa
Long, associate conductress; Mrs.
Dora Patterson, chaplain; Mrs.
Click, marshal; Mrs. Eva
organist; Mrs. Isabelle Col
-ins, Ada; Mrs. Ellen Hall, Ruth;
Mrs. Isabelle Agnew, Esther, Mrs.
Harriet Eltzroth, Martha; Mrs. Anna
Vordahl, Electa; Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark, warder; j. w. Long, sentinel.
Mrs. M. S. Hurless of Pelican Lake,
Wis, who is visiting her daughter.
Mrs. M. R. Walton of this city, and
Who is past grand matron of Wis
acted as installing officer.
w. E. Collins, who is on the Red
lodge run from Laurel, states that
While his train was between the
points last Saturday during the
errific wind storm, two box car
oofs were lifted off and the pieces
catered over the surrounding land
cape. All residents say it was the
vorst storm they had ever seer in
his country.
A. w. Stow recently appointed
equity sheriff, came to Laurel from
Monday and conducted a
heriff's sale at the Western Mer- 1
antile company store in which the (
Xtures were purchased by B. B. I
-ageman.
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Reports received from Mott state !
heat seeded last fall and which }
as not had an opportunity to
is being blown out of the /
round in some places by the high
inds.
The C0ombS Flat correspondent !
that Harry Dull, his mother }
nd sister, Miss Ethel moved to }
aurel, Wednesday. i
The first debate of the present Z
hool year in which the debating !
of the Laurel high school will }
pear, occurs this evening at the
between Park City ard J
The subject: Resolved, i
at the several states should enact {
employment laws" Last year :
lurel was champion of the district }
d placed second in the state tour
ment.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14
High and Low States

Colorado, with an average eleva-
ton of $500 feet, is the highest state
in the union, Delaware has the low
est elevation with go feet. Average
elevation for the entire United
States is $500 feet
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-14

No man who's rightly determined to enhance
his appearance and, at the same time, get the
most for his money can afford to miss these SEN
s~ational CLIPPER CRAFT buys. For they combine
long-wearing fabrics with handsome styling
and fine tailoring at astonishingly low prices.
In the label of each suit, there's the double
assurance of our name and CLIPPER CRAFTS.
Many new numbers arrived this week.
Brown and blues in pin stripe and plain colors.
Sizes 35 to 46.
Evening star., 1948-11-07

~r,.r'sh WACO,
...... :: Ii, !! ,
Eotin' hobits ore .rj
subject to change
TAKIN' On CALORIES
A GOOD many people are different by their selves
IA or with somebody. I've seen a guy dunkin'
his doughnuts clear up to the second Joint when
only me an him was looSin'. Then when stranger
sat down, he would start eatin with fork.
won't mention no Names but Bushy Barnes
who runs the newsstand is the most distracted eater
know He always brings paper to read an he
pays no attention to what he's eatin. One night
Mabel Kent, our waitress, slipped his plate of
hotcakes away an gave him a couple of
asbestos mats instead. He sawed at 'em awhile.
gave up, drank his coffee, an went on readin'!
Some guys eat 50 fast you get confused Some
are just as slow. Prof Dolger can do sums in his
head like how much is 849 times three and a
half million - in a couple of seconds. An he
takes eight minutes by the clock to eat cookie.
Then there are the mouthful-t takers. An also
those that gulp an take some water an wipe their
chns before they answer "Uh-huh"
THERE are dainty eaters, messy ones an uncer-
tain ones. The latter inspect every bite like they
thought it might be poisoned.
Like I said, people change when they are with
other people or know they are bein looked at.
"Wally," Jake Bulls says to me the other day,
you are the doggonedest nibble7 ever saw. I'd
think you'd ruin your digestion pckin an eatin'
practically constantly
just laughed at him. Then I went an
took some bicarbonate of soda, Jake havin'
suggested me into indigestion.
The next night hear my missus talkin to her
sister. ''Wally is sntfer," she says He shifts
every dish you pass him at the table. I've seen him
sniff at the pepper. an sneeze without realizn'
he brought it on himself!"
Ever since that I've been cringin start to
taste somethin an think of what Jake said an get
indigestion. start to smell somethin' an remem-
Der what my missus said an want to sneeze
ho ha%to oil ;,,etx,o
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members must not leave their work
st irregular times to enforce wage
demands.
Several Fired In Police Case.
In the st. Louis police case, sew
eral men were fired for taking part
in the organization of a local of the
American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees.
The Missouri Supreme Court up
held the city commissioners and a
group Of the dismissed policemen
asked the high court to declare 1t
unconstitutional. 1t refused to act
In the picketing case, the SUI
preme Court agreed with lower
courts that the trouble at Wagshals
delicatessen here was not a labor
dispute within the meaning of the
Norris-La Guardia Act. That law
generally prohibits injunctions in
labor disputes. 3d., ,.-
The difficulty arose over the deli
catessen's demand for a different
hour for delivery of bakery goods
to it, payment Of 1922 claimed
by union bakery driver as pay
for delivery of goods and the sale
of nonunion made item by the
delicatessen. The AFL Bakery Sales
Drivers Union picketed the place
and set up boycott that, prevented
delivery Of any bakery products
to it.
Drivers Money Not Affected.
The high court held that the
$l2.22 was a matter for settlement
between the delicatessen and the
bakery and said the driver would
have gotten his money whether it
was paid or not. It called the mat
ter of the nonunion product a
"subterfuge" It said with refer
ence to the argument over when
goods should be delivered to the
store:
ITO hold that under such circum-
stances a failure of two businessmen
to come to terms created d labor
dispute merely because what one of
them thought might have affected
the work of a particular employee of
the other, would be to turn almost
every controversy between sellers
and buyers into a labor dis
pute',"
The decision came on a So vote
of the court. Justice Frankfurter
spoke for the majority. Justice
Black, Murphy and Douglas noted
dissent but did not isue an opin-
ion. Justice Rutledge took no part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-16
Mothers Testimony Fails
To Aid Man Fined as Drunk

The court-ordered appearance of
a mother to give possible support
TO her sons alibi in the face of
opposite testimony by police yes
terday failed to help the defendant.
Jerome Peters, A, of the 200 block
OF Morgan street NV, was fined
a total of $40 or given 20 days on
drunk and disorderly charges.
Judge Thomas Dewey Quinn or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-16
Chauffeur for Navy Dies
After Virqinio Accident

John Weston Peak, jr., 80, 1872
North Seventeenth street, a chauf-
feur for the Navy Department who
was injured in an automobile &C.
cident near Charlottesville, Va,
Saturday. died yesterday at the
University Of Virginia Hospital.
He is survived by his stepmother
Mrs. ]. w. Peak; a brother, Robert
A. Peak, and a sister, Mrs. Mar
paret L, BarkeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-16
Labor Loses 2Cases
In High Court, Wins
Round in Third Fight
By the Associated Press

Labor unions lost two cases in the
Supreme Court yesterday but won a
round in a third.
The court: T.
Refused to review the contention
of a group of st. Louis policemen
that they have right to join an
AFL union. Police commissioners
had forbidden them to join.
Upheld an injunction against
picketing at a dencatessen here.
Agreed to pass on the validity of
ruling by the Wisconsin Employ
ment Relations Board that union
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dered the policeman in the case 10
summon Mrs. Gertrude Peters into
court when her sons defense begged
down during trial. But Mrs. Peters
could not support her sons con-
tention that police had made an
illegal arrest in their home.
Policemen testified they arrested
Peters, who is colored, in a car be-
lieved involved in a hit-and-run
accident. The car was parked in
front of the house at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-16
JOBS Plan 600, 900 Homes

TOKYO (P.-Occupation author
tiles say Japan will build 100000 new
dwelling units this year to ease a
housing shortage created by wars
destruction and the return of thou
sands of repatriates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-16

In some parts of Africa, black
and red fruit-jar rings are popular
as bracelets,
Evening star., 1948-05-30

DRoBABLY I wouldn't have said it if l
l. hadn't had those martins. l should never
have four martins. Especially when don't
feel so good in the first place.
This joint sure is crrmby." said.
George, the bartender, didn't even look it
over to see whether was right. He just said,
Its the same as always, Gerry. Same deco
rations, same tables, same food"
George is one of those bartenders who
always call customers by their first names.
well, it doesn't seem the same to me.
It's changed lot since was here last"
NO." George said, 1T hasn't" He wasn't
angry or stubborn about it. He didn't seem
to be even interested. Its only been six
months since you was in here last time. l
don't think you're very observing anyhow
Gerry, know what mean?'
said I didn't know what he meant and
asked him to tell me. But George just shrugged.
looked at the olive in my martini. 1t seemed
to me to be little shriveled. George said
You used to come in here with that nice
blonde in the green coat. don't see her no
more either"
"She wouldn't look at this place now" l
said. "She won her wings. She's flying high
For her it's the Stork and Twenty-one and
the Colony. Don't you read the gossip COL
umns?"
Sure" George said. Il keep up. But I
don't know the babes name''
"Evie St. Edwards, she calls herself Real
name Evelyn Edwards. She thought it wasn't
fancy enough for model. You know how
they are when they come from out of town"
Evening star., 1948-05-30

Il remember that St. Edwards name ="
You ought to-" said. "It,e always in
the columns"
George wiped glass and held it up to the
dim light. "She was sweet looking, that St.
Edwards kid. liked her. know what mean?
She was nice and polite and didn't drink too
much. Maybe one, maybe two, and no ciga-
rette waving hate babes that wave their
cigarettes around"
Yeah Evie was sweet and polite and nice.
No kidding about that. 80 she hasn't been
in lately?" l didn't really think there was
chance.
mo. l DON'T think she's been in since she
was here with you last time That was back
IN February. Funny how l can always re-
member the month somebody was in here
last. When they're here amt got any way
of knowing it will be the last time for months
and maybe forever. say forever because
you're here today and gone tomorrow, know
what mean? But later on remember, like
did with you. l guess got one of them
Photographic minds
You sure have Photographic mind if
you think that this place hasn't changed"
l said.
remembered when Evie and discovered
the PARKWAY Bar and Grill We were walk
ing along in the Fifties, beyond the Third
Avenue FL, and the snow was on the ground
and the sun was bright and everything was
twinkling like magic - the streets, the build
ing, Ewes eyes - even my chatter Or that
was how it seemed that day.