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PAGE SIX fIHHHHE|. ; tiiii «§' ” sHlf / ■ is^d|;r.' ’,\^ I JP‘ *l«s ‘ ~ '4? > <, 'a&&^&-.3r> v -' .' x Ts ,' l *• y j'jjppv- *' * ij|%t ■-. * 81 Jh Lik IHBiMßirTilTlf 111I 11 W l,l| il i «I JH^H^MlMßlMHlsfi^reil^Ky^M&xffi^BSKffiW ,M "* yAHWi p y nwfßLaK jui : M;. ,- ~-"f '' ' »s ' w 111 r^iiji,; W v Lovely Maria King of Orlando is one of Florida’s biggest and best advertisements in attracting visitors to our part of the country. Most fellows, after seeing Maria, want to come down to find out if there are more like her here. Wouldn’t you too, chum? pi" W mmmm - ; Wm mr i' 1 * ss& •v, ' » i;-' •%.' to3re&sM»fc,:-3 lP$ " ' „ w, . / . SMALL IN BIG WAY n : >. N i it sr % f sis eB . NEW YORK How four famous brands of Schenley Distribu tors, Inc., are chalking up new sales records in bars and package stores all over the country, is explained to package store operator by Frankie Dee, a crack salesman for the company who this year marks his tenth anniversary with the firm. Brands include Schenley Re serve, Sir John Schenley, Cream of Kentucky and Schenley Gin. Frankie is probably the most widely traveled and versatile Negro in the U. S. today. Though his talents range from professional acting to a thorough knowledge of acetylene welding which he taught dur ing the war his primary interest is In popularizing Schenley’* his toric distilled beverages. The dynamic “mighty mite” piles up be tween 25,000 and 40,000 miles yearly in the course of his work. Dur ing the war he headed several war bond rallies and was awarded a special citation from the War Department for his outstanding achieve ments. Frankie has appeared In such Hollywood films as “The Wizard of Oz," "Turn on the Moon” and “Bedlam.” He also scored In such Broadway hits as “The Hot Mikado,” “Sing Out the News.” and "A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream.” " * A THE MIAMI TIMES SATURDAY MAY 19, 1951 SCHENLEY’S SPECIAL Repre sentative Billie Brown, well known local photographer, who has recently been appointed spec ial salesman for Schenley’s Li quors. Continuing their policy of giving Negroes employment in important positions in their or ganization, the Schenley Distillers Inc., recently announced Browne’s appointment as special represen tative for the south Florida dis trict, replacing J. D. Brooks, who has been promoted to the position of State Representative The Schenley Distillers employ more than seven hundred Negroes throughout the country, which sets a marked precedent in the whiskey industry. When asked for a comment on his new position, Browne said: “I only hope that our people will learn to spend their money with someone who is willing to give us a chance.” Schenley’s Fair Play Policy Benefits AIL Racial Groups In Employment company of its kind has done more to open new op ortunities of employment to Ne groes and other minority groups than has the Schenley Industries, Inc. This group, headed by Louis S. Rosentiel as chairman of the board of directors, has taken deep interest in race relations and as a result the employment of Ne groes by the corporation has in creased over the years. Today Negroes can not only be seen as skilled workers, office personnel, sales and laboratory employees throughout the cor poration, but there are also special representatives in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los An geles, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Miami and Atlanta. Board chairman Rosenthiel re ceived the 1950 gold award of the George Washington Carver Me morial Institute for an outstand ing contribution to the better Urban League Plays Big Part H , ■ *9 jv ~ • ■ !§l ■f • 'WI I ■ "■ i A. I ■ % m MtMESBBKBk : ro ■ % m :>^ IwJHkFw ■ v m f JH|^K. Si MEa - %MP >■ yPmßf» fflf AUm Am - ■ !< MAM MB JL g liHli JHf at 0t . Jg *W * ■qj OHn .■».*• ?A**.*3p- i ■ B 1 « ill '{|llili .mb r• "SR* •' |>ia Mp I J fit f #r*r JHyi y» j : : . Elwood Armwood, Executive Director of the Jacksonville Urban League is shown congratulating J. D. Brooks of Jacksonville on his appointment as Florida Special Sales representative for Schenley Distributors, Inc. The Urban League played a big part in getting bet ter jobs for Negroes and the Schenley Company cooperated fully. -**- —ft"*' * jgt ■ J lu3 f*”*v**" ***** j ,M\ -if •' -t***££*'■"***' C TeliL £ V'**' r nr*,-. *Mw, *"'& m **' !**, m / p mmm Pictured in front of the Schenley distillery, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, during special training course they completed in Cincinnati, Ohio, is this group of salesmen which Schenley Distributors, Inc. has hired from all sections of the country through the aid of the National Urban League. Front Schenley Trained Sales Representatives ment of race relations. HEAD WINS CARVER AWARD When Rosenthiel received the award honoring Dr. Carver, the mood of the occasion was evident in his words as he remarked, “Dr. George Washington Carver was a great American. He was an American in the fullest sense of the word, because he overcame deep and heavy obstacles to achieve world-wide distinction. His story is an American romance. He was born a slave; he had a true sense of his duty to humanity. Deep in him was a yearning to be of service, and that yearning took the form of scientific achieve ment. He made, and the group that follows him is making, a gi gantic contribution to human pro gress.” AMONG FIRST URBAN LEAGUE CONTRIBUTORS James Felt, president, James Felt Co., realtors and president of i left to right, Wa’ter S. Smith. St Mo.; Norman T Wilson Philadelphia, Pa.: Ballmer G Kemp. Los Angeles. Calif.; John Greer. Jr.. New York Citv Gardner K. Christopher, Clev~ ’ land, Ohio; and Haydel J. White New Orleans, La. Rear, Bill Chase I Special Representative of New i the Urban League of Greater New York announced a $600,000 goal for the 1951 Drive, an in crease of $200,000 over 1950. Mr. Felt said two grants of $25,000 each have already been received These are from Lewis S. Rosen tiel, president Schenley Indust ries,, Inc. and Mrs. Loula Laska, civic leader and board member, New York League. The drive be gan April 25th. PENICILLIN TO KOREA American Gl’s in Korea are ex tolling the merits of Schenley company for more than one rea son. Emergency shipments of penicillin are being flown to the Korean war zone in less than four days, Dr. Charles E. Dutch ess, medical director of Schenley Laboratories, disclosed recently. This home-front to battle-front record is evidence of prepared ness of American industry. BEER FOR Gfs The Blatz Brewing Co., a sub sidiary of the Schenley Indus tries, has offered free of charge 600,000 cans of beer to the army secretary Frank Pace Jr., to be distributed among troops in Korea. This mammoth gift repre sents ten or eleven carloads of the famous Blatz product. HIRES NEGRO TV CAST The Blatz Brewing Division of Schenley has announced the tele vision premiere of one of Ameri can’s famous radio programs Amos ‘n’ Andy. An all Negro cast will launch the production Thurs day, June 28 (CBS-TV, 8:30-9:00 p.m., EDT.) POPULAR JAXON IS STATE SCHENLEY REPRESENTATIVE John D. Brooks, well known Floridian, has been appointed the Florida representative for Schen ley Distributors, Inc. He was se lected on a competitive basis from among a number of appli cants through the aid of the Na tional Urban League who coop ated in the hiring of men from all sections of the country. Brooks recently returned from an extensive training course in which 10 other new salesmen par ticipated in Cincinnati, Ohio, and will handle such famed brands as Schenley Reserve, I. W. Harper, Old Stagg, Crearru of Kentucky, Ancient Age and Schenley Gin. The new appointee who lives at 2118 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville, Florida, was formerly public housing manager of the Blodgett Homes in Jacksonville, and a salesman with the Southern Co. De attended Morehouse and At lanta University, and is a mem ber of Alpha Phi Alpha and a number of civic and business or ganizations. M Jgi -v SSkcsm* . York City who set up the pro gram; John D. Brooks, Jackson ville, Fla.; Robert A. McEwen, Baltimore, Md.; Maurice F. Hauffman, Chicago, 111.; William H. McClain, New York City, and George E. Hayes, Detroit, Mich.