The Ohio Daily-Express, 1947-11-04

Meanwhile unemployment is fampant and the cost of living is weekly increasing. Many of the necessities of life have increased by 100 per cent or more and suf suffering - fering suffering among the laboring class has begun. Hopes are being hung on a promise made to islanders by Sen. Denis Chaves of New Mexico during a recent visit here last week. He promised that as soon as he gets back to the Uni United - ted United States he will assist in paving the way for when congress meets in January to get a return of in internal - ternal internal revenue taxes collected in the United States on products shipped there from those islands. This, it is claimed, will bring more than half a million dollars in new revenues into the municipal treas treasuries - uries treasuries o fthe Virgin islands and render the fiscal picture whole wholesome. - some. wholesome.

The governor revealed that' the municipal finances are in a pre precarious - carious precarious condition and there is no possible way of guaranteeing the $37,300 necessary to meet these increases. He also revealed that the central administration which is financed by federal funds will have to get along on much re reduced - duced reduced appropriations as neither President Truman nor the bureau of the bidget will look with favor on his seeking a deficit appropria appropriation. - tion. appropriation. He has therefore given in instructions - structions instructions to adjust thegovern thegovernment - ment thegovernment to present resources.

Coach Herb Brown and man manager - ager manager Elwood Parsons are all smiles these days as they boast of their chances to go places with the re return - turn return of all their last season's quin quintet - tet quintet consisting of Duke Cumber Cumberland, - land, Cumberland, the Cleveland star as one of the guards, and Don Harvey at the other guard post. Don Blank Blanken, - en, Blanken, last season's work-horse, and Chris Hansen, former coach and stalwart of many seasons at the forward post. Rounding out the "Big Five" is none other than that sensational Clifton (Sweetwater) Nathanial in the center position.

According to Chansler, he VM VMcalled - called VMcalled in by the studio two weeks ago and asked to revise the screen adaptation of his novel "Hazard" by changing a Negro character to a white man. The character, a Negro porter named Jerry, and a Sunday school teacher, as written, was a man of education and per perception - ception perception far above his employment. In one scene in the film, Miss Goddard as the leading lady was to ask him for a tip on the races, and to receive a polite answer that, as a Sunday school teacher,' he was not conversant with racing.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. (ANP) —Phony charges of rape against Negroes is a long duration, but color prejudice has always ham hampered - pered hampered most efforts to give the Negro accused a fair and impar impartial - tial impartial trial. Within the past two years several cases of alleged rape reported to officers in the south have received the routine pub publicity - licity publicity in the daily press only to fade out o fthe publicity picture with no press releases clearing up the situation or no published re reports - ports reports to exonerate the accused.

Chanslor says that the produc producer - er producer of the film told him Para Paramount's - mount's Paramount's New York office feared southern reaction and censorship and had, therefore, ordered the change, but Chanslor refused the assignment and made public pro protest. - test. protest. Paramount countered with an official pronouncement that the change had been ordered and not for fear of censorship, but because Negroes have objected frequently to depiction of mem members - bers members of the race as menials in films. 'continued on pasre 4)

That alibi has been used more frequently lately in the south as elsewhere to shield married white women, no doubt, who "framed" up innocent white men for the same purpose. It was only then that officers of the law and courts became more interested in what is happening. -Some social workers, sociolo sociologists, - gists, sociologists, teachers and lawyers are hoping that the exposing of phony rape charges will help combat mob violence and lawlessness in the south where such charges, are fac factors - tors factors in mob hysteria.

The West Side Cabs, formerly the Jones Brothers Morticians will take to the hardwood game as a preliminary to the Metropolitan Toledo Jeep pro grame Sunday, November 9. It will be their first appearance under the banner of the "Cabbie" and will also be a member of the Gem City league playing weekly contests on Wed Wednesday - nesday Wednesday nights at the Fairgound Coliseum. The squad will consist of such stars as A1 and Henry Tucker, Tunny Fischer, Wittie Jones, Johnny Arnold and new newcome. - come. newcome.