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PAGE EIGHT LABOR BILL WOULD AID NEGRO SAYS AFL HEAD Continued from Front Page Railroad Blamed Npw York to Atlanta. They \v< "o told that t'oov could bo given three reserved ■•oaf.-' mi "The . Sou the) rier’ it" thSy picked them up by a spiv died tlrho. Mrs. Brown and one of her si; ter.s went U> the ticket of I ice -■! the Pennsylvania Station in New Ymk. bought three tickets and were given reservation and 'den • Plication checks, reserving seats. 52, 53. and 54 in car S-fi. Th -v j lets New York for Atlanta Jan nary 7, 1945 at 4:30 p.m When the train was somewhere between Alexandria and Char lottesville. Virginia the condU< to:, accompanied by the passe’ - , s.er agent and hostess, colic etc i the Southern Railway s pai i d t!-< tickets from tw 1 of the corn rlainants and told her she an t her two i’isters would have to move into car S-l, which was reserved for colored passengers, j Upon inquiry as to vvhj thev would have to move, Mrs. Brown was told that colored passenger; had to he segregated south VY;;sh;ngee:. She y .tiled the mu-n lion of the passenger agent to the : fact that the reservation md identification checks reserved the gerts they were occupying fret» New York to Atlanta, and that sire and her two sisters were tra veling in interstate commetee According to Mrs. Brown. *i ■ passenger agent told her lie •ram was ut YiigUiia ru.d trail, they were subject to the law, of Virgin; i, which required segrega tion According to the passengei egent, he explained that it >v.; • customary and t they would be given as gs od accommodations in the Jim ('vow coach The examine! found as a fa t that, eve;' then sbenuou;- s.-bj . tions and under threat of being fort ibi.v removed from th*' tram at some station ahead, ail three complainants were moved about midnight i .in th« white coach to Jim C; r-v. On the question of equality of, eccorn modal ions. the examiner found: “Complainants *• *.e inriignai t, end frit, humiliated, embarrassed, end unjustly Is* ap-ri lx- mist- they were required to move to ca: S-l ? id were under s strain caur.e-.t by the death of then motm::, venose Indy they were accom panying to Atlanta The natural, even if unconscious reaction v-ouH he to magnify th: incon vtr.ien.ee;.' they encountered in the long journey by coach and t ; list all incidents and conditions which they thought might justify criticism ot defendant, its agents, and employees ■‘There arc two other possible explanations <T* that generally or on this particular :un defen dants’ train and station employees failed to perform their duty and . carry out their instructions, and : neglected car S 1 at New York, which is corftraiy to the evidence, and (2) that passengers in car S 1 on this particular occasion were careless of indifferent 1 • and lacking ir conventional and courteous behavior in a public convenience, a. conclusion not warranted by any evident.” Legionnaires tablishments were gaily decorat ed for the occasion. The Auxiliary conducted an oratorical contest Sunday after : neon at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, white Sunday night, services were conducted at St. Lute- A M E. Zion church. Later Sunday night, entertain me; t was provided at the p/y t home. A parade was scheduled for Monday, but the only marching unit present was a drum and bu gle corns tram Raleigh. Monday night, a ball game was played at. Legion Stadium be tween the Asheville Blues and the Ron Giants of Winston-Sa Icm. Approximately 1,000 persons attended this event which proved to be the highlight of the con veniion. Ai Carter, pitching for Win ston-Salem, and J. Daniels *»n the mound for the Blues were in good form, with Carter amaz ing and thrilling the crowd with his breaking hall .which caused Umpire Parker to call “strike” many times. However, the Giants were pom in defensive play. This and their failure to hit at the right time caused them to be shut out to thf tune of 8-0. Ernest King officiated at. first stnd second bases. Joe Powell was booking agent feu the game A banquet and dance followed at the Barn. Tuesday, a business meeting oiid election of ofi leers took place, with adjournment following Governor Cherry.. a prominent member of the legion .spoke to in<- groqp Tuesday morning at a meeting ai the 'high school •John Davis, retiring Wilming ton commander, and diaries O Irving, retiring stale vioe-eom tmmdcr. 'bandied detail-: of the rt-rvcntio.n wsjgj valuable assis fence being rendered by R. F. Dee, newly elected Wilmington ewsiKiaader. 1.-teu? i.awrence A Oxk l '. for mer state vice son: rosndev. w* s pTT'iient and spoke dm mg the snestings, . . Reynolds Strikers (hr- I? .1, !?• . nOI i Tobacco Cmu on o v in Winston-Salem, worth Carolina, is one of the best recent examples I know of people w*»rk • Lu., . gutter for a common aim. Th, aim was to secure :i living ; wages from th*- Reynolds. Coinpan> which had refused to offer ino’c • than a 5 1-2 cents an hour wage 1 increase to the memb* rs of the KTA-CIO in their plant. ■'The strike lasted 38 days, Dur •ng the strike a uickrtline was iki pi going 24 hour.''. day around j tin Reynolds Company's 73 plant gales. While and Negro workers | picketed together, met together. ' planned strategy together. ncgoHal ; cd together with the company until ’hey won their strike. 'At no time was there the slight. - • incident on the mcket-line or in union halls that reflected racial ■ tension. No arrests wci«> made, nl- - ilough the Winston-Satem pnl*ce : i ire coiiecnt rated o!, I y on the* jbeketimes, leaving the test of the Civ unprotected ‘ln fact the Chief of Police of Winston-Salem public.:.' praised die strike;,-, both Ne.ro and white, for their order Hrcss and dv'pline The meal newspapei. which did 'e\ rrything ir, its power te try to , k the •:l ike, had to adroit that was no vtelcnce of any land • .ring (he 38 days. i■ w-i- not f r lack of ttying. Vhe company and the local news !>ap : rinl then' best to promote ra i* ,al incidents. Tlie company ran white strike breakers ir. to take Negro workers' jobs. Whites who stayed in the plants wtvc given 1 Nt fivo jobs which naturally ore •lie h antes! and m ; disagreeable m the entire operation. “Kvery lime a stone via- thrown - iii Wiusion-Salem the local news- Itaper gave :! a front page story, ; usually with pul nr- s showing the . tee of the house where the stone : bad been sai-'i to hit A rniid jost- I ng on the pickeilirn- was built up I iri the newspaper as a rftsjor inci i>e,pile- all ihese attempts ir up Sre-itl.le, the white and N - : gro workers continued to picket noiler, met together, plan strafe - . f;y ter.elber without incident or "Ni v. that the -v"ike is over ‘ho He v vnrJds Cempany N still Irving ::» 1u st to stir-up racial trouble, refusing to re!un' several hundred X< urn workers to their job;. Such t»l viOL<v iitt'ornpt to crest Bn c*x- ; j-mrive situation out of a peaceful , rd well condirtcd -trike could be ; ; ' pprd by the urplicatien of a fair e-mploymen! law sucii a c c(intern i pjated ui S. 984 'the Ivcs-Cnai'CE . mIJ). Certainly the present disersm matmy tactics r, f ‘he Reynolds ; Company are a poor reward ioi : '(!•' disciplined and orderliness, of ICOOO white anci Negro workers ' during the strike. T rile Utc siUiUiiou in Winsl- n -1 Salem because it answers the famil- ;■ ic- lhat vvhite aid Negi just ; won't" work together, that it is ' "against human nauirc' to expiet ■ them to do so. and that it is there j fori wrong and impractical to sup ■v,|; ~ pc; inrment FEPC Rape Case i j y use each in ti ••{ unony against jlhe other. Tlie aileged assault or, Mrs Tar smt amused tense raciol feeling *,r. ! thi Rich Squat e-Jackson section v Rich culminated in the attempted lynching of Godwin “Buddy ' Rush '!■ Rich Square, on the morning of i May 23 after he had been arrested f, . alleged attempted criminal as s t.;t on Mrs Margaret A Bryant Etch Square white woman Bush is now free under SI,OOO ),<• nd and tint seven white men who !.'dflapped him from the county jail at Jackson in nri attempt to lynch him nr< out. under 82.500 bend AH arc- scheduled to be tried it the August tern, of court National Mission that the whole school was one of J-, best held in years. Dr A. R. McCoy, secretary Board lot National Missions and veteran ' Presbyterian leader acted as dean i of the school and Dr. A. O, Steele, : P nfessor of Religious Education of C Smith, was assistant d; n. .he staff consisted of Dr. A. H- Prince, Evangelist synods ot Attar.- itc. Blue Ridge. Canadian and Caw ■ Dr. F. C. Shirley field rep ri ■ entative of the Cowtaba Synod: 1 Dj- Vartan D. Mi'Lmimn. Professor Bible. Presbyter lan College of '( n: slum Education- Miss Ruth Winters, assistant director of the D ailment of Christian Education: n,. a. H. George, Dean of the | . .K:r,l ogle*! Seminar;, of Johns on C. Smith University: Mrs C. M J'rnisrn. suwTV'sor of the Gswtsba j Synod. Rev. H. R. Pinkney, field representative of th Bme Ridge and Canadian Synod-: X T. Joom. Supers isor ot Sunday School Mis- Klrs ja. A Sandetfe, Tbatber, • .Jrmes Island School. Mrs Marsha V M.u'io'v Pa.ris3 WSfto Bta** Cm;nly Perish Rev. W. J. Sire ■.".i r"' pastor Firth Avenue Presby- U'wiari Church: Mts S. J McClear,. m i: ties rcarrser: Di. L B 'West. Ptistar Srooklyr, Presbyter .an Church hi Charluttu; and the Rev. !'E. X 3mm. paster of tin Tabor Prostlyteriaii Church ir. Washing fan. D. t During the sesedon messHß*» were ddtvWMi by Dean T, E. McKinney, of fohrwun C Smith linivn - I *y and by Dr. H. L McCroi : v. rctinriß pirsidcnl of !i'v College. Cotirsf were offered in Tin Now Life Movement. P;,: bylonjin Hru , - ; I'ligjo.n, Kriurtition, Study arid Use of tiv. Bible, Church Or- KflhSzntlbn and Adtnil.lsf t .iiim,. Recreation and the Church Con: infinity. Miss Rirtii Wndo's. acted as Secretary of the vorifrionvo Chi t i fitudes w.io awarded to 'hoi . or <))’•, *vtib coni|:lvied throe yriiva ' c, sia. li oiinfer, lire. The eertiff ■ ente •.veto gi\< ii l\v iho Board id' ;li -Hill Miioi:; (lent!'. v ill. It>e , Rcliviun- Dopur!menu ; i the Uni i varsity. Charlotte Leads jby L. r. Harris of Charlotte and ! (' Galr-s of Durham. Mr. Alex- ; • ab.'lvr,' who is executive secretary . i hr- Charlotte NAACP is also : n r!l kn .wi for lit. work in the As- : : r iii in. Both Mr. Alexander arid . '.i Bowser, left (hi- week for ; Washington D C whn 1 they are : ! ap. nding iho National Convention ; : the N.ilmnal A-■ ■ .uabon f<u the Afivancem.'nt of ('•••lop d People T. V. Mangum. -i Statesville, nrr-rident of the hodv. i vpressed ,! p'easuie t.'iho with dll' met. iccepting the (positions. He said. H j., with a great deal ..f pride, ii n t I look tinward to *.». .'irking . ab f ll ».s,■ !no: for with their i y., jp u - f . intend to go forward in r e -.vUi ihr NAACP pi >■•/>. am." SAMUf.I HSPRIS Rex O N Bullock, nasi or f the hi nil. and r< marie- marie by pres •d .iv R./oert P. 1 teriici el Shaw ■ ‘ luuv.-i.-iiv. Dear oil M ."Vo Kell v Dr N. H Harris of Sh. v; Unive: - ! sity Alfoi'i E. J Carnatic -nid r. i; Aus’-in of Durham, preuident .• Pig «si:.i< A .eiation amt i dqor of the Carolina Tjv-ex M.s W s Lockhart read the obituary and telegram and condolence., - were read by Mrs. M Butler. A native oi Younfisviiie. Mr. 1> • ■ erne Ha! ,eh 3.1 yeai -.. ,-j j j i£ heer- engage.-, ir, thr bai ■in-ins profession vmUl confined *<• svs home because of dlnc--s sever. : month:,- ago after having been in dedmmu health for five ye-u-. Surviving art 1 n wdfe. Mrs Leila Harris. 1014 Sm-Mi Hers- m Si reel: ■ U dauuhbe'x Mrs Alvc High Nre Vo; : ,-iH M".- C.n .ioeie >Ralf r- s- n. Cieo Har- Raleuih (.*'•••(' hrofex-rs. Josnua Harris Frank! inf on: Rob>. rt Hams. Zebulon; and ,1 furies Harris <>f i X'-.nuv iwry Alchnma: f.'un urand rl'.iHircn and >evr: b nu .es and ; nepliev, Iritermrn' "as made •>’■ Mount. Hoi'e Cemetery. Sweeds Tell ; beings because of race : > n ‘t •"dlov and will not appr< the import r.f such uncivilized manners from - the west.' GOLDSBORO James Br.:- iugton a long resident of this city. . ’icd last Ti. - f.day at Duk. l.- .-spilal Durl am. He is survived by two sisters and two brothers and many rinse relatives. Funeral services were held Sunday -xficmoon from hi*; home church in Goldsboro, ( i \VTON NWS Funeral Services tei Mis M-'.ria Smith Rowlxod. Clsy'o*;. Route i will be h*-!d Friday. Jurie 27 <>’■ 2.30 P. M a: Pinny Grow Church ni.non personai.s , Misses Eff’ ■ M u WiNr-r find ! Frnes»ir:(- Dimston are -tudyini; at Atlenta University. Atlanta. Gs : I", sum*’'* ' The followu.:: vopng people •: ih C’nprreg.'iHoudl Church attend ed t'xi Km;". Moumsin Canferencc •veently Misses Delores Williams ('■Lure- i lone Valeri Wilson.. Pear) Wilson Creel*.; Austin Shir 'cy Hacftv and Churk’s WhiUikc: !*• '■ were aeeomrroiicd by R.-v P. C Lfiwreiuu-. RfAW THF THE CAROUMAM i ; |. ?ROOF W ' ! \J ~ j ;\ | - ' 5 r mi i.y fwsKt imemm mmmm-. m. ] * Wbsfm, wmn. THE CAROLINIAN FSFSFS \li» ALMA MATER Three ! iiitoln Cimcrsiiy gradautrs of the Gas (if 1937. above help it. tii caie ttie ST?,OO© track given by thrir via l ., to their rsima mairi They are left to right: t)i i,<l NAACP Urges Veto Os Labor Bill .C'C von;; . Ax :i«.g iiiwc • vo:e oi :he B'.nrd ei D.reeturs. Dr Louis T Wngbt. ( hair:-': n of ih< Board. the f- il' ivin; lelegrans ' PiNWiri* nt Truman urging that Ur vet :ii. ia! 1 -Hurl li;\ ! ‘boi bill. Thousands of wage earners arc at tl.is moment -offering htingor. r ! i vatioii. mid insecurity uccuise even our present labor laws do no: offe: ndoquntc protection asuns* those who oppose c-.•!(-<"*,ive b;\; ruing The Taft-Hurt ley late, bill pro post t«. drive ux-h .vt*'*>ie do* ixn into exploitation Tin- NAACP mi rv s!iy hoix s that vi'.n will v*. tu il'iir mearutv in . forthright iYs.e;s --s we to Congress '’ Support Your Paper THF ( VROUMW f^^I\GENEBAL/ WiS* TIRE J For Hos Weather SAVAGE TIRE CO. I 128 S. McDowell St. Phone 3-3157 t REMINDERS PARTY f LINERS «« ♦ Forty line politeness means v m ' ml that Long visits over the % tefepbane are out cf order." » if Part# ittic Courtesy % is Catching 1 f/' 9wmmm uu rmpwsm asm w«hv, WMkrcsAjß —— I—rrT—l1 —rrT—l n nn . v, ant St. Archer, N'orfe-lk, Va„ I inrolu trustee; Or. Harold Scott, x i.t’n," N J , nexx president ot the Lincoln thumb Association: and !h< hex. .Juttee (»i*rih, Phila delphia welfare t'-adcr. iILpySMESS ialotabs * OHf TO CONSTtPAT’ON • use A$ b‘#ECTrP Today Get 666 to Stop NlsterioS aUUSFEVBI ! No vs- 666 hrin.et? yov (Suit ptns 3 m ora gtf)f} - malarial*, comb;ncti ati jotaejuifif! C'.'autiou: Take ooly as Get 666 today! s* jfft. liquid (or (Z MALARIAL UVV SYMPTOMS ■% IYEW eatheij divine MISSION LIVES 25 CENT MEAL | Seattle, Wash, tANP' Mt'hls cost only 25 ci'nls to persons out.- inj. in the new Father Divine p net. mission cafeteria which ooened lie! early* Irisi week. OptmthT day menu of the non j.rofit ecnsisting of chigken lVt cases, fresh peas, rice, maslr cl Hdatoes, solo slaw, bread, but ter. beverage, and strawberry' ihf teake with whipped ' ream. That was for 25 rents. The next day’s menu offered ; baked ham or hamburger loaf, | stting beans, salad, potatoes, tea i ot coffee, and. strawheiTy short • cuke with whipped cream. Anri that was for 2ft cents According to Mrs Beatrice Do n; ai, (.pendor of the cafeteria and nvssion, "We hope to break even, bn! if we L; no. the spirit of God v; 1: find away" -pIYsHTT - Loimtain xis Youth Fahlet-s Guar atiicod to improve, ■ * and iNtond your prime of life and push Lark «!d ago. Scicntifi. ally x (impounded under nr mednai direction'*: supervision. Nr harmful or habit forming drugs,, in lire your physical axsrts for greater happiness. HO ’aUi'ts at S.i.rsrt—semi t heck oi lie'll)' > order now I <> THE t IIARI.ES I*ll ARMA( 1 I TH A!. < O. ?■ O. Lav 100 t Salisbury. Aid SWEET NEWS/ Mote Sugar far Everyonel The sugar shortage, is almost *>v«r. Yoh tan rat e the- lock and key off thv sugar ehcuf Every person in vaut family will get J 5 pounds of sugar this year-—maybe sO. ! ■ ti tree/% for sweetening bever ages, homemade cakes, can dies and xiesserts, and for cats .ng and preserving fruits and Lx-rrtes. ■DixieCrystals It Pure Cane Sugar See “Peg Leg" Bates, clever dancer and entertainer ■f mr\ Yj ( 80r*Jnru\ 1 Sm I \SMSS£S I y I IVES-CHEVEZ BILL TO BENEFIT RALE i! HY LOUIS LALTIER WASHINGTON D C < NNPA) Hnacln'iont of the lves-Chavez bill • o prohibit race or religious dis ci immation in employment is ts ential to “make folly effcctivt “ tlit principte ot equality of oppor tunity, William Green, president of 'he American Federation of Labor, ii the Senate Labor and Public Welfare subcommittee holding hearing-i on that measure last Fri* | dr. v. Mr Green appeared in support of the legislation pursuant to a lesolution adopted at the sixty •fth conventoin of the American; Federation of labor held in Chioa i ■’<> l ist October. Endorsement of the tves-Chaves ; bdi by 11k convention was nothing ’n* w. Green slated. The AFt. he i aid. "was found,*ied on the ideal of affording men an equal chance to i employment" at tin skills which j the y possess and at fair and equi | table pay for their productivity wWV- * Put your valuables. in one of our safe deposit boxes, before it is too late. First Citizens Bank and Trust Company ‘‘ScrviMK hiastorm Carolina” Raleigh, N. C. '•'■■■■■■■■MMMNMHHMHHHHMNMMNMnNHHHMHNHMMMMF Ir-V'U ** : ■ V ■ 1 " KW is the quick .way to say-.. ''' 'o^' ' WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 28. 1947 Mi. Groin said the AFL has made "very rapid progress" in eliminating discrimination within its rank; Only in highly skilled Uadts, he said is there still dis crimination and that “is not so ir.ueh a mailer of race as it is a m:.tier of protection of members who are highly skilled." The AFL, he s? id. • taken a veiy strong position .(gainst dis crimination of any k id in employ ment.” Mr Gre; n told the committee ire the experience; of the AFL in dealing with raw or religious dis crimination dorr : (.started that the cos! powerful ring!, force behind I .-itch discrimination ..as “economic discrimination." This- experience, he added, "made ! it abundantly dear” that Congress should enact the Ivos-Chavez bill "tc assure healthy economic growth of the nation" and "to safeguard n:< sustain the general welfare of the people." When jobs are denied becau'se of > •<■'.;• color or religion. Mr. Greer. . :d. "the minority group affected - fore d in a [-eiativt ly lower eco nomic level Ho pointed lo the slums t ,: evidence of the toll dis : ei Imination is taking.
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