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PAGE EIGHT
NEWS AND VIEWS OF LABOR
DURHAM DAILY
SPEAKS UP FOR
FEPC SET-UP
DURHAM. N C—A «• t; edi
tonal in the D-T-ham. M<vn ; Her
• '.(l. Sept. 11, pulled nn p.irrnes
In **r k’ng a? t w r faviv v «n, »1
equalitv argument ai*a r«’ • ir res
t:nn nf a pet manor t FFPC De
ri* ing s.irh then; <»<■ a« th s ’**•"-
fair, undemor’a* . • i \r» « ■
run the editor *1 p. Med o • •
•‘Equal opport.irr '
vhateve- to do * :n Vi. 1 r,>
ftv—wharrver th nr '« •>’*■«. rn
Equal opportune rv »• .» ha*
It s*v* —* chanrn for every • c
•ornrd nj to h « rha > 'c ar • it
1r« p1:i« equal p,.i fur rq .> \
Th «. and no more ;» •* • o the
Fa r Fmplnvmen; r irt r r. n-
TV't’ee ha.< y'ond for ,< ,d .i ’r- ' »nd
for
“Now * strot'g ffgh‘ < ' r,,-) f
* permanent FFPC < nor • hr
blocked Hearing.- ir v r H or
a-'d Senate committee r<>> m«. «■ or
that the Negro j* .«• ]J h< - j d s.
erirr na’r-i >ia n<* He s’ d >et
get the same p.<i toe vs * re n n
gets for the fame wo-k He
*t.!l Ihe fir*’ to go r» he- there a e
Cutback* And the P l ' ide’ph.a
Cansit «trikr ahowed ’ha* the h’ .rre
fan t en* -elv ma" orTP 1 ■« I* g *r
deep into the -auks o' •>- *>jen
aid women who ought to Know
better.
\« New Arguments
"There are no new a’Cimeits
against d s~r.m *■ a’ T e - e are
just the old one* p j* unfair It
i# undemocratic It i« tm-An eri
can Or. f «uhh an or pea! falls on
dra' ears \» c mav <dd !h.v it breaks
down wage le;e.« by cheating a
tub-marginal It creates ra
rial strife in which ’he w te n an
•offers ju«t *« much as ’he Negro
may be mo-e I* hu’-ts us among our
fmends abroad Wse Ci\il:zcd and
patriotic Americans w .11 take their
atand against it ”
Plan Diggs Defense
Day Rally Sepf. 23
Sund*' Sept 2.? has been de
ela ed Disgs Defense Da\ bv the
Bapt s’ Ministers Conference of De
troit This dav has been set aside
by the re gtou« leaders of the Bap
t st churrh to raise funds to aid in
the prepsrat on of Sen Charles C
Dices appeal to ’he M;eh:g.<n State
Suptere Court All Baptist ehurche
were notified early this week by
Res T Timberlake president of the
Conference, urging them to come
to the a d of Senator Diggs
Co-chairmen of the Diggs Defense
Fund are Mrs Josephine Brlford
•nd Shelton Tappes record ng sec
retary of I,oc*l fiOO UAW-CIO
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VICK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, UNION MEMBERS
Vice Presidential candidate on the Democratic
ticket. Senator Harry Truman, is shown chattinq
with representatives of the Ford Local 600,
UAW CIO Political Action committee, and local
officers. Truman was telling them more of his
beliefs about qreater equality for labor, and the
committee gave him a brief outline of their
Sen. Pepper Will
Probe WDL False
Arrests Charges
Nf.'.V YORK Senator Claude A.
Pep-..,; of Fo: o. and W Gerry
M.lior, Bio.v.ird County, Florida,
prnsern’nr, hue p'orn.vod an m
vtvtiga’.mn of Wo Kris Defense
la'ig.ie ch.t’ jci ’ that 49 Negro
worwer- wcie falsely arrested for
vagi .inn in Fort Lauderdale, Fla .
and fiiiod .vithout trials as part of
a gene d attempt to have Negroes
con: >i o' working *t ‘he same
men a. ta. k> they had before the
Aar '
The t.i.-s arrests followed an en
for< <*d labor de •re by Sneriff Wal
ter C’lark, under which persons
found idle on the city street* were
subject to arrest About half the
ariested Negroes were members of
V> al 15116 International Longshore
mens Association «AFM, employed
regularly at Port K\erglades, a
common al harbor on the water
front at Foit Lauderdale The Ne
g; oe> obtained release from the
county jail after paving fines ar
bitrarily impo.-ed by the sheriff's
office without their over appearing
before a judge or having an attor
ney to defend them.
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
plans for the November election, at which time
they will support Roosevelt and Truman. Left
to right (standing): Arthur McPhaul, secretary
of PAC. and Paul Boatin, chairman of Political
Action committee; Tommy Thompson, vice pres
ident; Shelton Tappes, recording secretary;
(seated) W. G. Grant, president of Local 600, and
Senator Truman.
Postponement Of
FEPC Hearings
Draws Criticism
Rv HARRY McALPIN
WASHINGTON. D. C.— »NNPA)
Contro\ers> still iagos over the
postponement of the hearings on
egi-’lation for a permanent FEPC
by the House Labor Committee
Hearings \ ere held and completed
.n the Senate on a s-im.lar bdi, but
postponement in the House ‘until
after the election'’ has brought
chaige that the administration is
soil-pedaling the issue.
Rep. Christian A. Herter repealed
this charge on the floor of the
House last week. He said he aas
seriously disturbed by the con
tinued blockade of the bill which
is- designed to make permanent ihe
Fair Employment Practice commit
tee ”
He pointed out that the 1944 plat
form of the Republicans at Chicago
condemned the injection into
American life of appeals to racial
and .eligious prejudice, and pledged
i permanent FEPC established by
statute He said the sincerity and
good faith of the Republican party
with respect to these specific
pleages have been attested by the
conduct and votes of Republicans in
Congress.
Union Leader
For FEPC Bill
NEW YORK—"We recognize that
the Fair Employment Practice.*: bill
would prohibit unfair employment
practices by unions as well as by
employers. We are not afraid of
such prohibitions. We welcome
them, for we do not indulge in
discrimination and we are happy
to see such discrimination made
illegal." William Knhn. president
emeritus of the Upholsterers Inter
national Union of North America,
AFU declared as he supported pas
sage of the bill for a permanent
Fair Employment Ti aft ices com
mission before the sub-committee
of the Senate Committee on Edu
cation and Labor hearing testimony
on the Fair Employment Practices
Act.
Lawrence Oxley
Probes Condition
Of Race Workers
l.t Lawrence Oxley, senior tech
nician nf the National War Man
power Commissions Bureau of
Placement, told the WMC Regional
Management-Labor committee that
the post-war goal of full employ
ment u menaced by the uneven
distribution of non-white workers
in our wartime economy, since it is
precisely in those industries where
Negro workers haw been clustered
to do their home-front war job that
the greatest dumping' w ill^pccur.”
Oxley will return to Washington
by way of Chicago and Cincinnati,
where he will address gatherings of
federal and social agencies. He ex
pressed the hope that he would find
a competent grappling with the
problems his survey re\ealed. when
ne again has an opportunity to
assist manpower officials on the
Coast in “the most acute problem
confronting any section of the coun
try in the period ahead.” There is
great opportunity on the West Coast
ior tramp'd young people concerned
w itp jhe improvement of race rela
tions and the integration of minori
’ies into a healthy community life.”
Mr. Oxley said. "Colleges of the
east and west are turning out thou
sands of these young men and
women, {.nd there is a great need
in the minority communty to head
up a total social and industrial pro
gram.”
NORTH END NEWS
By MARIAN C. McCILL
Mr. and Mrs. General Lindsey of
St. Louis, Mo. house guests of
Dave Satchel of Knodell avenue,
were honored at a reception Sat
urday at the home of Mrs. Bessie
Wheeler of the same street. Mr.
Lindsey is the cousin of Mr. Satch
el 1. Those who were present in
cluded Margurrette Luckdey, Kath
erine Hudspety. Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Gaines. Mr. and Mis. Harry
Satchel!. Robert T. Murdock, Mr
and Mrs Lloyd Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. David McGill. Mrs Marian
Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Miller,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farr. Mrs.
Williams Stokes and baby, Mrs.
Precious Smith. Duke Stokes. Mr
and Mrs. James Myers, Mrs. Esther
Barker, Roy Burnett, Mrs Ann
Newton, and Inez Moore Jeff Bai
ley entertained the guests with
selections on his electric guitar.
Maurice Foster had his tonsils
removed at Parkside Hospital
preparatory to his entrance to
-chonl. He was attended by Dr
C. C. Constable.
Now that the summer is over ev
eryone is trekking home, many
mothers to enroll their tots in
-chonl. Many of the summer cot
tages are closed for the season
Mrs. Marian McGill of Delmar
avrnue has returned to her home
amt finds that among her summer
visitors were: M s. Maurice Foster
and her small son. Mrs. Josenhine
Strickland and her two daughters
Mi-’ Carol Flippins and her house
guei-t. Mrs G>ncvie Robinson of
Newark. _N, J.; Mrs. Wheeler, of
Knodell: Mrs. Eli Palmer, Mr. and
Mrs Robert Barett and children:
Mrs Ann Johnson and her small
granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Star
ling Patton, Mrs. Daniel P.ocvcs of
New York City, and others too
numerous to mention.
Probing Death Of
Man Found In Alley
Police are probing the death of a
man tentatively identified as Geni
o i.« White of 92 Alfred street found
Mfffonr.g from a possible skull frac
ture while in an alley at the rear
of 49fi Henry street this week
White later died at Receiving hos
pital
Po] re are investigating the possi
h litv of foul play as the cause pf
his death
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UNION CLAIMS
NEGRO FRAMED
IN N. CAROLINA
Washington! d. c— <nnpa>
—Claiming its organizer. William
Deße r iy, who successfully brough’
the worivers at the R. J. Reynolds
iCamel) Tobacco plant in Winston-
Salem. N. C., into the union, was
framed and sentenced to 60 days
on the road, the United Cannery
Agricultural, Packing Hnd A.iied
Workers of America, CIO, is or
ganizing a protest campaign.
Tne ’‘fraireup” is termed bv the
CIO group as an obvious anti-CIO
move by the leaders of the dis
credited company union. "This is
not primarily a race issue, bul an
attempt to smash a successfully
growing union by provoking ’acv
not and disruption.” claimed Don
,ld Henderson, president of ’.he
UCAPAWA.
I'nion Convinced
The union says it is convinced of
Deßerry's innocence. Here's the
story the union tells of the alleged
lrame-up’
At the Federal courtroom in
Wipston-Salem. N. C., the merning
sesMon ot the hearing *belore 'he
War Labor Board panel is just com
pleted Thr dispute case is between
ihe R J Reynolds workers, organ
ized in the United Cann<»ry, Agri
cultural Packing and Allied Work
ers of America, CIO. and the R. J.
Reynolds company, giant southern
ciga r Pttp firm, makers of Camel
rigarettrs and Prince Albert ;.mok
ing tobacco The union is ask : r.g
wage increases union security, lm
proved vacations, top seniority for
stewards—the unsettled points in
the newly signed contract.
Union people gather in groups,
speaking happily of their develop
ing case in tins public hearing. Wa.
Labor Board officials and panel
members chat toge’her A giouD
of ‘company union” workers is
present and con pany official*. Tnere
is no sign of commotion. CIO people
are diveussing a point in the ht'ar
ng with Bill Deßerry,
UCAPAWA organizer, one of tin
• taunchest leaders in the drive to
Revnolds since 1942.
Scene Shifts
The police appear at Deßerry's
home that evening to serve him
with a warrant for arrest. The
charge? Having "assaulted” a white
woman. Louise Johnson, notorious
company union ".stooge.” at the
hearing during the noon recess that
day!
Police Court, July 6
These questions were not—and
could not —be answered by De-
Berry’s accusers:
How could he assault a person
who was standing several vards
away, behind a rail, with someone
standing between them, to bool?
Why was there not even a flickei
of disturbance at the time of this
alleged assault?
How could such an incident go
unnoticed in a well-filled court
room?
Delierry was sentenced to 30
days
Stale Superior Court. July 13 and 14
The testimony of the accusers
changes. This time they openly ped
dle incitement to race prejudice.
The solicitor. Earl McMicnael
speaks with horror of the union
custom of addressing members as
“brothers” and "sisters.” becomes
hysterically lyrical about all t.ia f
has been "done for the n ” in
Winston-Salem—hospitals, parks,
etc.
The Superior Court returned a
verdic of guilty and the judge.
J H. Clement, gave a sentence of
60 days on the road.
The Present
The union is organizing Deßer-y's
defense, will carry it to the highest
court in the land if necessary, and
to the American people.
One Man, Woman
In Suicide Attempt
A 30-year-old woman and 29-'ear
old man were both treated at Re
ceiving ho.spital this week for pos
sible poisoning after they had re
portedly taken I.quids in what police
say was a suicide attempt.
Treated were lulhan Price of 2224
Newton and John L. Guice of 967
Adelaide street Neither was report
ed in p serious condition by hospital
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Of U.S.E. Service
WASHINGTON, D C. Nearly
every important Industrial center
in the country has been classified
as a labor shortage area and, there
fore, subject to orders from the
War Manpower Commission which
prohibits any employer from hiring
workers except through the office
of the United States F.mployment
Service. This power of U.S E.S. is
largely increasing and is being ex
tended even beyond the present
manpower shortage.
Before returning war veterans
may receive reemployment rights,
or unemployment compensation un
der the GI Bill of Rights; registra
tion at the local United States Em
ployment Office is required. Fur
'her, its power will in all proba
bility be extended to the 20 million
displaced civilian war workers in
•he post-war period, for it is safe
to assume that in anv effective
legislation for po.st-war industrial
readjustment, displaced working
people will b? channeled through
these same offices to wait for new
lobs.
Current Practices
With so much potential pow’er in
an agency of government to de
termine the opportunities and con
ditions under which tie average
person will earn a living, it is im
portant to examine its current racial
practices.
In Columbus. Ga., colored people
who apply to U.S E.S for jobs are
not permitted to enter through the
front dooi but are required to enter
the rear which can only be ap
proached b.v the use of a back alley
usually filled with heavy truck
.raffic The Columbus branch of the
NAACP has vigorously protested
this condition to the local and
regional offices without results.
The practices of the USES in its
Washington office has differed only
in degree from that of Georgia
Prentice Hilburn. a recent gradu
ate of Howard university iaw
school was told by a Washington
emplover that he would be given
a position if he could secure the
approva of the local employmen*
office. Mr Hilburn sought to do
this, bu made the fatal mistake of
getting into the line formed for
white applicants. A Federal build
ing guard threatened to arrest him
if hp did not move into the line tor
colored people. When he refused
to do so and finally reached the
interviewer, she declined to serve
him.
The Washington Bureau of the
NAACP took up with Paul V Mc-
Nutt. chairman of WMC, these and
other cases of segregation and dis
crimination in US E S Mr. McNutt
admitted that the condition in Co
lumbus. Ga.. still prevailed The
regional and state directors of WMC
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have plans. McNutt said, for re
modeling the present premises in
order to provide a front entrance
for Negro applicants, but that so
tar they have not been able to gel
piiority on building materials.
McNutt also admitted to the
NAACP that the D C. Employment
Center is operated on a segregated
basis. He claimed, however, that
segregation is only in force and
effect because the Appropriations
committee of the Hou.ie of Repre
sentatives had instructed the agency
that it would not give it any money
if w'hite and colored applicants were
integrated. This occurred in 1942
when the USES was under the So
cial Security Board and Congress
man Malcolm C. Tarver of Georgia
complained about white and colored
people working together.
The NAACP protested the con
tinued enforcement of th.s undemo
cratic and invalid agreement. It
declared that no agency of govern
ment can cede aw'ay in perpetuity
fundamental rights of American
citizens and continue a* an instru
ment of democratic government.
Hear Teacher’s
Pay Suit Soon
JACKSON. Tonn The case of
the Jackson, Tenn., teachers for
equalization of teachers' salaries will
be heard in the local federal court
in Jackson, Tenn . Monday, Sept IR
The case to be argued by NAACP
Counsel Thurgood Marshall and
Attv. Z Alexander Looby, was ori
g.nally filed in the fall of 194:. by
the Jackson Colored Teachers As
sociation against the Commissioners
of Education of Jackson. Tenn , and
the local superintendent of schools
The suit is based on the allegations
that the City of Jackson Tenn . ar
bitrarily pays Negro teachers and
principals less salary than is pa d
white teachers and principals of
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NAACP Broadcast
NEW YORK—The first in a series
of NAAC P Forum broadcasts was
heard Wednesday, Sept. 20, 10:15
p.m.-1045 over station WEVD. New
York City. Discussion .speakers on
the subject of "Should We Have a
Permanent FEPC?” were Dr
Ephraim Frisch, consultant Oar the
President's FEPC headouarters in
Yo k City; Theodore Spauld
ing. Philadelphia lawyer, member
of the National NAACP Board of
Directors, president of Philadelphia
branch NAACP and one of the cen
tral figures in the recent Philadel
phia Transit strike; Dr Houston
Peterson, head of the Division of
Social Philosophy of Cooper Union
and director of the famous Cooper
Union Forum who was cited on the
honor-roll of Race Relations re
cently. taken in a nation-wide poll,
by the Schomburg Division of the
New Ydrk Public Library.
Woman Injured
In Family Row
Marital difficulties were blamed
by police this week for the stabbing
of Emma Sm th. 30. of 206 Connecti
cut street, treated at Receiving hos
pital for stab wounds of the arm
leg and left side of the abdomen
She accuses her husband. Howard
Bartman, of assaulting her, accord
m 2 to police
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