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April 19, 1947 The Hartford Chronicle Page Thirteei SPRINGFIELD NEWS By Oliver M. Buggs The Local Chapter, NAACP., Officially opened its drive for members on April 13 at the - Olivet Community House, after a three week preparation. The goal set is for 1500 mem bers and the outstanding fea ture is the interracial co-operation already manifested, set ting this city out front in this particular manner. Reginald Funn, president of the branch designated George C. Gordon, New England Regional Offi cer and a past president of the branch to the task of general chairman of the Drive, assisted by Principal Parker of the Buckingham Junior " High School Charles Butterworth and Preston Gilmore of the Third National Bank are Treasurers in the drive. Wal ter White appeared here re cently spearheading the drive and . was followed by Walter P. Offutt Jr., as guest speker at the Olivet Community House meeting. Messrs Frank. Dowse, Winston Jackson and George Laws tabulated new members reported by the city wide committee previous to the meeting and reported a total of near four hundred dollars as .a starter. The meet ing was sponsored by com bined churches with the Rev. H. A. Rogers of the Thlra Baptist Church presiding. Min isters present from local churches pledged their support in making the twenty day drive a success. Clarence E. Williams from visit his uncle, Robert Will Bridgeport, Conn, was here to iams of Richieleu Street. Mr. Williams is recently from Batesburg and Columbia, S. C, where he assisted in NAA CP work. . A pleasing Easter program was rendered at Mt. Calvary Baptist Cchurch by the Sun day School. Soloists were: Mrs Lucille Thornton, Mrs. Fair iebelle Drummond. Mrs. Kuth Jessup, Mr. Thomas Jessup, Mr. Elton Williams, Mr. Wal ter Matthew and Mrs. Pearl Burke. Miss Adele rendered a selection dedicated to the Lord's Supper. The program was irected by Mrs. Herbert. The theme was "The Dawn of Easter" by Ira Wilson. The Squies are ; Roscoe Franklin, Dr. Howard P. Kennedy, Dr. Maceo McGood win, Ashley Boone, Reginald Funn, Dr. O. L. K. Fraser, Russell Harrison, J. Clifford ClarksQn, James H. Tones, Jr., Joshua Green, Jack Taylor, H. Del worth and Robert . Wright. (Cont. on Page 14, Col. 2) UE-CIO (Cont. from. Page 2) temerity to direct the work of drafting the bills," Mr. Linsley stated. "If Congress continues to do the work for Big Business, which wants unions destroyed in order to gain bigger profits the inevitable result will be a drastic cut in the purchasing power of the people," he add ed. 'Such a cut will lead to a terrible depression with its attendant misery and suffer ing "for the Americanpeople. The UE, together with all organized labor and its allies, must and will take decisive action to defeat these enemies of the people," he said. SENATORS WARNED (Cont. from Page 2) United States Employment Service, the only Federal agen cy making a large scale effort to utilize the services of min orities in industry, was prac tically wiped out. The Bureau of Labor Statistics which furnishes information, vitally necessary to workers and in dustry alike, employment, ant wages and hours has been seriously crippled. We urge you to restore the funds nec essary to enable these agencies to render important services to the American people.'" STATE LEADERS (Cont. from Page 2) guson of Nashville, for Tenn essee. Other state and regional chairmen include Miss Mary H. Thornton, .Bridgeport Conn., for New England ; T. V. Mangum, Statesville, for North Carolina; Mrs. Lulu B. White, Houston, for Texas, Harry T. Moore, Brevard County, for Florida, and John H. Klugh, Jamaica, for New York. Regional coordinators, with headquarters at San Francisco, Calif.; New York, N. Y. ; Columbus, O. ; Kansas City, Mo., and New Orleans, La., report that regional speakers bureaus have been set up to service branch mass meetings. Daniel E. Byrd, executive secretary of the New Orleans branch who heads Region 5, LeRoy Carter, Region 4 co ordinator with offices in Kan sas City, and Noah Griffin, Region 1 head in San Fran cisco, who have been in close touch with branches through letters and personal visits, de clare that spirit is high and compejtition keen between branches and between states. Lucille Black, coordinator of Region 2 which comprises Northeast Atlantic seaboard states, held a conference of branch membership chairmen in the national NAACP office on March 22nd. Six similar conferences were held in five Region 3 cities. nuiuniiniiiniiHUBU WfflfJ i Congratulations to the j HARTFORD CHRONICLE 1 BARBOUR ST. POULTRY MARKET 1 1 B 1 LIVE AND DRESSED POULTRY 1 FREE DELIVERY 1 L. 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Invited guests were : Dr. and Mrs. Otis Byrd, Mrs. Bertha Wright, Mrs. Lillian Parks, of Chicago,' the mother of Mrs. McGoodwin. Everyone agreed that more ocassions like this adds extra sparkle to everyday life. Dr. O. L. K. Fraser had charge of dinner arrangements SUPER M G. M. MARKET WHERE COURTESY and QUALITY PREVAILS For Your Everyday Shopping Visit M. G. M. Where Prices Are Low and Few Scarce Items Are Short 1608 MAIN STREET car. KENNEDY HARTFORD, CONN. SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY FREE DELIVERY Boy-ar-dee Cooked Spaghetti 10c can IMITATION STRAWBERRY JAM 2 lb. jar 59c ARMOUR'S PORK FEET CUTLETS jar 49c WILSON'S LAMB TONGUES jar 49c BLACK EYED PEAS large can 23c FRESH CUT TURNIP GREENS. 2 lbs. 25c GRADE A ASPARAGUS bunch 59c FLORIDA ORANGES doz. 29c FRESH COCONUTS Extra Large each 23c U. S. NO. 2 POTATOES 8 lbs. 25c SEEDLESS GRAPEFRUIT 4 for 29c Special French Style Ice Cream Asst. 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