[Marxism] FTA's Black reps?

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Today labourstart.org had the item below. Anyone familiar enough with the FTA's 
history to know how the position of "Negro representative" got created and what 
they did? Note also the fight to eliminate north-south wage differentials (an 
obviously overlapping issue).

http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/articles/2006/01/08/news/times_past/past1.txt

MONDAY JANUARY 9, 2006 Last modified: Saturday, January 7, 2006 1:41 PM CST

January 8, 1946

Lead stories in the News-Herald 60 years ago today:

Union winds up meeting

Current issues on labor and plans for this year?s activities of the Food, 
Tobacco and Agriculture, CIO union, were discussed here by representatives from 
Virginia, North and South Carolina in a two-day session concluded yesterday.

John Hunt, business agent of Local 26, revealed that FTA is opposing President 
Truman?s fact-finding committee and the local union has pledged its support in 
attempting to break the north-south wage differential which involved three 
tobacco companies.

Among those who attended included: Frank Green, regional director, of 
Winston-Salem; R. Stanfield, international representative, Charleston, S. C.; 
Bill Deberry, Negro CIO representative, Charlotte, N.C., O. E. McCain, Negro 
International representative, Columbia, S.C. and Max Sussman, business agent, 
Richmond, Va.

Readings given at

meet of Oxford Circle

Readings were given by several members of Circle 5, Oxford Methodist Church, at 
its meeting held last night at the home of Mrs. G. B. Stott on St. James 
Avenue, with Mrs. H. P. Marks as co-hostess.

Mrs. A. G. Cook read ?The New Year,? and told the story, ?The Story of a 
Gallant Lady.? Mrs. William Baker read, ?I Wish You,? and Mrs. Floyd Benton 
read the article, ?Reading the Bible in the New Year.?

Mrs. L. E. Knowles, leader, was in charge of the meeting and the treasurer 
reported $16 collected for the month. Following the program, refreshments were 
served by the hostesses.

Those attending were Mrs. G. B. Stott, Mrs. H. P. Parks, Mrs. Florence Hines, 
Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. W. T. Rundio, Mrs. R. W. Hamlitt, Mrs. L. E. Knowles, 
Mrs. William Baker, Mrs. Kemp Duke, Mrs. Wallace Taylor, Mrs. L. M. Marks, Mrs. 
O. L. Burkett, Mrs. A. G. Cook, Mrs. W. G. Garris, Mrs. Floyd Benton and Mrs. 
R. C. Brett.

TPA takes two from Elks

in bowling league

Standings were still the same after last night?s rollings in the city civic 
bowling league on the Health Center alleys.

The Traveler?s Protective Association, top team in the four-club league, won 
two of its three games against the second-place Elks and the cellar-dwelling 
Lions Club also took two out of three from the Knights of Pythias.

TPA spotted the Elks an eight-pin handicap in the first game, five in the 
second, and four in the third.

Harry Westnedge, Sr., top-ranked bowler in the league, paced the TPA team with 
games of 134, 94, and 102 for a 330 set. Johnson was a close second with games 
of 101, 124 and 102 for a 327 set.

- Compiled by Andrew Giermak



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