F .1-- • •
Sailor Criticizes Texas Naval Base
A/ r TEA CHERS SALARIES INCREASED
L INI AN
RAI£IGH. NORTH CAIiOLINA SATI RDAY, JANUARY 13, 1945
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EGES DIS-
1INATIQN AT
.NAVAL BASE
i> (iUAIlA.M
VOiJK *C.\o» — A '.111.-I
ui cm.all. Tixu.-.
V.-1 a.t
uies c^ommittee
Condemned
NF.W YORK-- Condcnimng the
cioation ol a permanent "Dies Com-
t'l that committee of
jil-'tvnl t.. miplement
>l:v W.'.la V\lK>l'C uppr.iM-
,i00 Nesio M-;.n>eii arc s;.,.-
.ade one ol tne most s-i.-
ni.ciosuics on segrogutioi)
■ i.icv prejodice that l.as
the attiniioti .,1 lus p- j . r
ime.
imer said that the b-'-
' I ach-.nfes td, dirty aiid
beyond human endurance.
23 chow halls." be dec!...-
•f .s only one reserved for
crsonncl, Recreation for us
of 10 pjoI * iblts. one beer
rid the movies At the mov-
have cut a small door in
 which acc.omodates oii.y
portion of the men at o.ie
• go into the decent Xocro
III section, it was necessary
restricted pass/ otherwise
at liberty would be nicked
here patrol and taken back
lavy base and their priv.l- '
tailed.'
dinn I. th- 'aiior it I’ast
cent of the men who corre
)ase are grads of the Avia-
lachincst Mate School of
.Memphis, Tenn, and hold certifi
cates from the Mavy Bureau of
Aeronautics. This makes them "cll-
mble to repair all types of modern
nai.il iiircraff Instead. :ne wtrk
lli.y '.ro given "is equal t.v com
mon labor.' Wilit te-rs in his eyes,.
the sailor declared ''th.it the Presi
dent's older t. bury the Old Jim ,
Crow jjolicy in the army had no,
effect where he was stationed; and i
.ha* he and the other thousands of
U. S. NAVY "Chow" .s good,
judgiog fi'iin me inroads made on
a tray in the mes.-. hall of the U. S.
Naval Training School tWRJ
Bronx. N. Y.. by new "boots/
left to right, Melba Roberts, 325
Negro VVAVEIS are undergoing
six weeks "boot ' raining. Note
white and colored dining together
and apparently having a good
.t ^ Navy often accused of being • jnile at it.
ho^cd of racial prejudice, isn't I U. S. Navy Photo rcleasc'd Uiru
aJlow’ing it St Bronx Scohol where Continental Features.
.d. ^tSth Street, Springfield, III,
Jessie Richardson, 4327 Vin-
leones Ave., Chicago, are positive
^Opportunity^ Tells About
DeBerry Wins
High Court Verdict
BILL INTRODUCED
:BY SENATOR
'PITMAN OF LEE
RALEIGH — In the Sen..c this
week Senator J. C. Pittman of Lee,
miruduccd a bill asking lor an in-
crea.''e of 1(1 per cent in gross sal
aries lor ah tcacncrs ama principals
m public sehouU of North Carotin.■
for the IujI four montni. m the cur
rent school year.
ihc increment would be on tlic
oasis of the present salaries plu
the war bonus, and would be piia
.n monthly mstuilmenu.
Ttie measure was referred to the
.Appropriations Commillce.
Th; aim of the Pittman bill is
to provide immediate improvc-
rueiii of the teachers' ana princi
pals' salaries, and covers a period
.'or which appropriations were ori-
ii.-ially made by the 1943 General
.Assembly.
.At present, a beginning teacher
loceivvd $j8 per mot.th for nine
• Continued on back page'
RALEIGH — In the State Su
preme Court last week, William De
Berry, labor organizer, convicted
in Forsyth County on a charge cf
assaulting Louise Johnson, white
employta of the R. J. Reynolds, To
bacco Company. In the Federal
v'ourt room at Winston-Salem, won
hi.s rase against '.''C State SuDerior
Court.
The defendant's contention in hb
ppcal was that the State could not
legally try his case since the *t-
i ged ass.iult took place on proo-
rty of the Federal Government
The Supreme Court upheld this
eontentoin.
DeBerry's arrest followed his al
leged asault upon Miss Johnson
luring the noon recess of a Wa*-
Labor Board panel hearing involv
ng labor relations at the Reynold's
olant. He was fir«t tried and con-
deted in the Winston-Salem Muni-
I 60-d.iy sentence. He then appeal-
d to the Superior Court, where his
■onvirtion bv the jury resulted ir
I 60-dav sentence. H thne appeal
’d to the Supreme Court
The labor organizer was at the
hearing as an international repn
sentative of the Food. Tobacco and
Agricultural Workers Union o*
America tCIO) and Miss Johnson
spoke as a leader of the company
union of Reynolds' employee*.
Calif. High Court Out-
Laws J.C. Aux. Unions
San Francisco, Calif.—In up-
holdi-'gan inj'inc'aon granted to
Negro employees at me Marm-
snip oCrporaiion at Sausaliio, the
Supreme Court of Caiuomia, es-
tauiished a precedent outlawing
cliscrimuatory pracuces of jmi-
crow auxiliary unions. The case
v/as lUed originally by Josepii
James, president, me i>an Fran
cisco Branch NAACP and omer
workers, and argued by attorneys
George K. Andtirson, and Heroert
Resner. , . ,
Tne Cour*. ruled that a labor
union must admit Negroes to fmi
meroberahip or not uy to enforce
a closed siiop agreement. The
pinion, written by Chief Justice
the closed shop agreement against
them." If the bargaining union
wishes to maintain itsc losed shop,
it must accept into full member
ship all work^rswith out regard
to race, creed jr color.
Alleged Burglar Shows
Race Pride
CHAPEL HILL —Probable cause
was found in Recorder a Court Uat
week in the case af Erold Clifford
Trottman, member of the Naw
,„o 111!
dent's order to bury ihe Old Jim , ✓
Crow j)olicy In the army had nO|»i
effect where ho was stationed; and i
tha; he and the other thousands of
'jpgrn .«pamen who suffered, were
Ring (or'nai.unal unity behind: j^^aying to God that something]
ill-out war effort." 'would be done to investigate the
NFW YORK— Condemning the |x,»,tiiuiil to ihut committee of
creation of a permanent "Dies Com- -jncir.lM is pl.dged to miplement
imttev' as a 'aiick niancuver on spvaker Rayburn's opening speech
the part of a small clique which
counter to the interests of the ii . . . - -
lion, the election mandate of the .\ir, .Maishall's statement follows■ situation so that they, too. would
people and dankeiou.s to the sue- tn full; ■■ : beln'ated with the same respect and
cessful prosecution ol the war," "Comiress. facl with tremendous ,(](,(.pricy shown their white mates
Opportunity^ Tells About
The Negro In Armed Forces
liqui
Mr. George Marshall, Chairman of
the Naional Federation for Consli-
tuliunal LilMirtie.N today called upon
members of Congress to insist that
there be no repetii.on of the "divi
sive policies and tactics of the old
Dies Committee.”
"Coming as it did on the heels
of Speaker Rayburn's call for na
Uonal unity behind the war," Mr.
Marshall said m a statement issued
today. "Rankin's trick whicn • viv-
cd the Dies Corrmitlee as a stand
ing committee of the House was
an act of outrageous and flagiant
disregard of the wishes of the elect- •
ed leadership of our country and
of Ihe people as a whole."
Members of Congrc'oi were uiged
by Mr. Marshall to insist that icp-
rcsontatives appointed to the new
committee be those wt o oppose any
continuation c>f the policies and
practices of the old committee. "The
entire nation hailed the elimination
of Martin Dies and three fellow,
committee members from the ranks |'nml |
the cause of detno-
ital lo winning the war, has fighting f"r
igiil ..ff-iiijard by a shek (^r^cy.
r f’l. the part of a small V
iiicti IS counter lo the in- m\\ si ITENCED FOR
>f the n..lion. the election ASS.\ri.’i INT. WlHTi: AV.AlTREISS
osiiuliite .f the people and dan- — —
, ,.,11 to thf sutxi ^srul prosMu- GHEF,NVII.LK -A„ Ircw Thr,,pc,
10I1 of the war. -5. was found guilty in Police
"Coiniiiii O'- it did on tiie heels Court, of u.saii]ting three white
f Speaker R.,yburn's call for na- waitresses at a Dickinson Avenue
i.nal unity behind the war, Ran- restaurant here, and was sentenced
nil's tuck which revived the Dies lo six years' on the roads —
■nri’mittee a.s a standing commit- .voars in each case,
et- of Ihe House was an act of The waitresses tistified
.itragcou.s and flagrant disregard Thorpe made passes at tticm and crop ^.^rk- uultalions.
i^hc.v of the Alected leader- i insulted them while they were on ;he fabe arrest ol 4U gro woiw oaiianoiis.
FORCED LABOR
ENGULFS NEGRO
CHILDREN IN FLA.
National League. "Let's look at
•t.e Kecord. " based on official gov
ernment information, brings to-
gtlher the activities of Negro
iioops on the battle fronts of the
„ , world. The co-orage and heroism
Ft. Lddeiudalv, Fla. —F‘*ri L;sa-combat troop;., and tlie sigm-
Ihai dcrdales bean ciop, the same part played by the
and fioo which was lesponsiblc foi heroes of the war: engineers,^r_i
New York—A comprehensive *|^||«||a|||aai PAn
eSTorcMis'^LSed^Uifcu^tluOMMISulU rUn
i^ue of OPPORTUNITY Journal
N'-aro Life, published by the
r -l.ot'a tV4k at
two
Conlinucl .in back page)
' duty.
“Threw Tradition To The Winds
For Permanent Peace”—Geeene
Negro enudren share in the struggle lor survival
" * ■ ul the democratic ideal. The issue
dtu
U id
and transportation
niorctd laoor i companies show that Negro men
by
im to
«j .i*f community, ciosiug the,
sch.' ils and d-nying 'h' lr risiU.s
ij a i.ve puol.c education.
A special corrc.'.pondini wfilea
in Uie January l.->i is*ue of The
Call,' Sociaitst wet-kly.
of Congress." Mr .Marshall said.' Negr.
••Community leaders, who have re- «; >•
.a p;o.u.sely iliu-strated with pbo-
logiaphs ol Negioes serving wi'Ji
me miantry. artillery, signal
coips, tank C’jrps, air forces, med-
ihal icai corps, military poUce, ;«cn-
RAI.F.IGH - - Speaking at the an- out our laxity, for Instance, r^hools for Negro ciiildren are be- u.eiar^, ' e!;®
blic meeting of the Raleigh in allowing the erection of white jr,g closed from Decemoer 1 to cipat.on g _ —
— _ . . . P . . .... ni,.Lina k#>:icrkn- ill iTiecl 1
Citi/ens Committee on Sun- schools in“ Raleigh with gy.ntiaa- July 1, the bean - a*cUvitlM ^of'amy nurses
E.,., ™ '.?/h ch„S the l^rs. N.-
Negro Veteran Comes
tSitorial by Alphonse
insists that return-
icu on Da4^ page*
perfo
tee, practically all of whose mem
bers were repudiated at the polls,
must Le blocked.”
At the same tune, a wire from
the Federation to Chairman Robert
Doiigaton .1 tlv Hou.'C \V..>^ .md
Means Coinmittc-c urged the ap-
Negro Labor Organizer
Wins Hotel Suit
manent peace. g„ without uniform
thiMV. tr..diimn to Sueh as the foregoing are ihe
lu/e new tr.iil in •‘jealm.s of reality " of which the
•.tlif.,' iFtC .r>-aker .speaker alluded, and of which he
said, "The entering wedge into
• ..\ampU-.4 to fur- realms is the ballot. With th.-
ti..(, Ml Gret-ne ballot we can and must elect men
to office in Raleigh who are pledg
ed against these barriers. Then.
GREATEST YEAR IN
HISTORY FOR NAACP
TDP NEGRD ARMY
New York—As a significant step
Tile LflUri fUieU UUl ■ luwui
union must adnui Negroes to lud
n. -nbersbip or not uy to enfww
a closed shop agreement. The
opinion, written by Chief Jusuce
HnLl S. Gibson, stated:
"An arbiirardy Closed or parti
ally closed union is incompaUDie
-- iih a closed shop. Where a um-
n has. as in tnis case, aiiameo a
_jonopoiy of tne supply oi labor
by means of closed snop agree
ments and other forms of collec
tive labor action, such a union
occupies a quasi-pubiic position
simuar to that of a puoiic service
business and it nas certain corre
sponding obligations.”
Justice Gioson ruled that “the
discriminatory practices involved
in ihut case are contrary to the
public policy ot the United States
and this state,” and added: ''Ne-
»i boosting public morale, partic- jgroes must oe admitted to mem-
ularly in connection with war oership under me same terms
fund drives, Eugene Kinckle and conditions appiicaole to non-
Jones, General Secretary of the Negroes unless me union and me
(Conunued on back page) employer refram from enforcing
Suspended Sentence For Xssailants
Whose Victim Required 75 Stitches
RALEIGH — In Wake Superior stand. He testified that the af£ri>
Court on Tuesday, Wayne Ycargin , began wnen Smith walked ovei
lo the car cursing him, Parun anc
three girls who were in the car. H
-na Kenneth l-arlin, while mjiji ol
Holly Springs, received sentences
of 12 months, each, on me roads,
suspended on two-year probation
and on condition that they remain
5uber and usvl'uUy and gainfully
employed. The men pleaded guilty
to assault with a deadly weapon
on James Smith, Negro, also ol
Holly Springs.
, Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn ordered
i the men lo pay .he court cosu, and mer
I Smith's hospiul expense which
! were incurred when the man was
I forced to remain m the hospital one
I week recfcivUig treatment for lw->
—r,, ,■ , long gashes on the face and throat
•At the annual mecl- ..ere; Judge Jane M. which required 75 stitches,
can extend our realms to the i,;g held at 69 Film Avtnae, Jan. Voik; Elmer A. Carter, rtew xo x. the trial Smith testified
, iinty and Stale. 2. The National Association For hussell Vi. DavenporL New Yorlt, ... ..
Assuring his audience of th. ir the Advancement of Colored Peo- Charles R Houston,
lights in exerting force to bring pie reported the greatest year in D. C.; Dr Jam« J. M^endon,
about civil equalities. Mr. Greenp the history of me 35 year-old or- Detroit, Mich.; The^ore M. Bei
rrferred to the Constitution of the ganization. A niemlx-rship total- vy, (/mciniuli.
New Yo
that on the night of November 25,
he and some friends were standing
about McCullerV Filling Sution
near Holly Springs, when Ycargin
„ - . , . , , vrtrk and Partin drove up The two men,
„.,r. , unitfd .Statos which, "al lirst was ling 400,000, a loUl revenue ol Singleton, Jama^a, new loriw
NMW \ORK .WLD|--..\ 2 'v“ ■ . .1. ~U i n.> M.iccio S'- ,, „t traditions, but was ju-.u,822,24, detailed reports o( de- Those roeletl^ vlVu■ "SSuical :"You niggers better t-kc it easy"
for S500 as.nn.t '.lie lintel Knickcr. , tv.ug,.,., Uilcn.e j partmontal activities, and the Alexander, New York, K^oe , a„,,ue„d wiih. 'The hell
bockcr in New '.nrk City lor do- i_cugne is more than woithy nl ..ivileges to all cltlrena with, election ol seven new directors to jJunjetv Oklahoma cw. t^..,
dying a room bec..n..__ol his race , ,, , 3,, amount Uy rnch nnbli- the National Board were leatures Dr. John B Hall, ^tnn. I S„nih continu-
to William Bowman. Ncgr. organ- . 1 nun that n will continue wriUiams orcsid. highlighting outstanding acnieve- Dr. Jolm Hayni^s noimc^ we returned and
ire, ,,1 the bn.tcd .4utomob.! ,„g „,„i, ,i g-.n. „ mis meeting, and tne present ment and progress in 1044.- iork; Hon. I Ve'aigm walked up lo him, struck
W.ire.ets. CIO. was eo reeognino,, and the ceiperati.-n ,,„„,„nice members were elected OrMtings Irom Waller White, New' Y ork. *^1 I him over the head with a hammer
co-.irt ihi-? week foi $2.)0. Buwman -.nothcr year N/\ACP seerelary now m me Pa- Greenwich, r 'and knocked him to the g-ound.
ininr.cdiritbly c. ii'.ribut (I iiie HI'ney -..t,, .vp-r'^rontH by Mox T ' ‘ cific as New York Post war cor- Martin, Atlanta, Ga., Amy ^ . still down. Smith
h.-W. s Rranted ic.’hf \V..-«r5 DO- rK lM.!!. .il 'i'J-. Br..adw.iy. .Newj v^^ile men's work shoes went respondent, were read by R'JF Ala ■ Dr'i-aid Partin cut his face and throa»
fcr.Ne I.eaoie, which handled Ih*. , j-, cotin-el of the WDku. pgr cent in price in World Wilkins, acting socrealry. Arthui - and with a knife The two scars were
ca50 for him tl- Umted Auto . i -.-(.1 a crimi-^ent con- B. Spingai-n, pres.de;nt ol me Av IS
Workeri-CIO.  . ....c'-n n ;..a T.--t Martin pei cent. SOcaUon presided T^e New di- wlei ' Yearg.n was Uien called to the
Bow- .S'lchols th- Ki.idu I bockcr Potcl reports. rt-ctors elected at the meeting tconlmucd on oacic imk
manager -yIio tuifl m March, 1943'“
In a Ictt'^r t" the I eagiK-,
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I Tune In Station WR-AL
Friday at 7:30 p.;.’..
Liatcii To
'THE NEGRO NEWS
OF THE WEEK”
A Weekly Feature of
THE CAROLINIAN
denied E‘ wmnn
■or. wh . '.v.
t v. 1944 .11 d . t
III ji.,l*..r Sb-
Thi.s was tl;-
kind in
p;,k5- -rv 4.f ;
;69')
The “hian-
Janii-
. 4 '-.ut.cc d to 30 days
. ftin . f dd the fine.
(,i t L-oi.viction of its
Yt'fk St ite silice the
Civ 1 Ri.'ht- Acts of
- •• • itf .111- c.Tie by the
H t K icl.rroGcktr :f ii recogni-
lii • ,11. nior.i1 .11 v.'f-ll On finan
ce I rt-Npon-ioility of the hotel in
u) holding 'he l.w It should point
way to the «-nf.>-cement of an-
ti-discrirhinalion laws by the other
hf-‘-1 ••' the J- *e .ond city," Dei
sm - c-'d
INCLUSION OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE IN
PROPOSED FULL-EMPLOYMENT BILL URGED
NEW YORK—The inclusion of a
clear anti-discrlmlnalon clause -n
full employment legislation propos
ed by Senator James E Murray if
being urged by the Workers De-
cut, tibl. to vork ood uilllng ltd i crimlmitin.. on tb. b..B of meb, Gtlmartin. WDI. clmlrmun, pointed
Work has the right t- a useful and , color. .clig'’”i ,n..t; lallty or an- out in a letter lo Sen. Murray. The
muneralive job in the industries i c»*slry. in the alb^aiion °P' League, meanwhile, i.s continuing
CHAPiuL HILL —Probabli caw
wu found In Recorder'! Court Uit
week in the case of Elrold Clifford
Trottman. member of the Ntw
band, charged w 1th lirvt degree
jurglary when he was found m the
and Emma, age one year — while
on December 2i. He was bound
over to Superior Court without
privilege of bond.
Mrs. Wiley reported that the roan
gave no reason for entering tne
nouse, and while he patientiy waited
for the police, he repeatedly wm>-
pered, "1 oon'l want Ihu to nurt
ny people." ^
Buster Burgess Charged
iPith Murder
Fayetteville. N. C.—Buster Bur
gess, age 43 years, is being held
)n a murder charge of *llling
James Taylor who lives at 219
McKay SL ,
When interviewed by law of-
.'icials Burgess stated that he and
ms wife were asleep about 5:15,
.vhen mey heard a knock on the
door. He said he asked who wai
■Jiere and received no an
swer, but a few minutes later,
faylor broke down the door and
^ entered the house. As Taylor
claimed that he left the Hmo. him, Bdrgess said
station and returned later that eve jj^g ^hot in self-defense, whicn rs-
ning to gel Partin's car. On this whited in Taylor's death,
trip he asked Smith why he haul Burgess and his wife op-ra
cursed him cMlier. Smith then ^ small store al 427 .
tiled to open the car dbor, Yeargu ,j| living q-jari' rs .n ....
lontmued, and cursed them agaii. ^ the building.
It was then that Ycargin got out o. Until Tuesday, when me case
Uie car with the handle of a hai.i-lwas given a preliminary heamg
er to hit Smith. j;n Mayor’s court, Burgess was
The two girls said they saw all held uimout bond. In Mayor's
the light lip to the cutting — they court Burgess was tried and
turned their heads in time to miss bound over to Superior Court
■ Continued on back page) and placed under a bond of $l,i>00.
76th Annual Report Of
N. C. Mutual Life Ins. Co.
In his address to the policyhold- .continues to make substantial an.
trs of North Carolina Mutual Life consistent progress in ail phase
Ii'surance Company at their an-;of operation.” .
nual meeting January 8th, Dr. C. "Notwithstanding the nfe in;
Spaulding, president, review
ed in deUil the company’s ope-
laiions during the year 1944.
High tribute was the mem
ory of the late B. L. McDougald
w ho died October 3, 1944. In re
ferring to his passing. Dr. Spaul
ding acknowledged the loss to the
Compi-ny of an able, faithful co-
wot'ker, stating in part; “Vice
President McDougald will be sore
ly missed, but in his passing we
shall gain inspiration in the mem
ory of a life unselfishly devoted
to the welfare and progress of
tnose he scrv.xl. We shall continue
to gain inspiration in the mem
ory of his unswerving loyalty and
devotion to duty."
"Although the company has
lost scores of its represenUlives
to the armed forces. Dr. Spaul
ding continued, “and while the
or shop.s or Ollier's or feinns or' portunitics. In the upgrading to secure passage of the jeonflier that "is being waged
_ n ines of the nation." a more spe-, workers on the basis of bill for a per- throughout the world has prwent-
Icnse Leesue. Although Seetlon 2 cilic onti-di eriiuin.Unt, clause ^ toS jS i tnenent Practices Committee, ed new and pe^exmgproblMS,
of the bill which has been drafted sought training .0 pe rm i tuithout amendment as tn coverage Hhis has Ofily served as a stlmu
for submi^ion to the next Con- "To be "'hcv A.Vo^^S.1 or^ llus to greater effort. The company
gres-. declares that "every Aroeri- vide that there ihall be no dis- differenUal In pay. nev. Aaron
suiance business is not a direct
factor in war prod'jction, it nev
ertheless recognizes a definite re
sponsibility. This responsibility is
being met in part through the in
vestment of the reserve fund of
the company's policyholders in
War Bonds, which investments
are serving as a direct linkneiog
aid in the war effort”
“The extent of these invest
ments is reflected in the fact that
during the three war loan drives
of 1944. North Carolina Mutoal
invested $1,600,00 in United
Slates government bonds. A sub
scription for an additional $500,-
000 worth of the 6th War Loan
issue has been made, to be de
livered during February of the
present year. At present the com
pany owns $3,412,450 in govern
ment bonds, which holding re
presents the combined contribu
tion of over 400,000-polie/liolders'
ot the company towards the na
tion's war effort Not only will
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