r SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1945 THE CAROLINIAN PAGE THREE In The Wake OfThe News BV ATTV. ROGER U. O KELLY TKITII CKlSilEI) lO EARTH WII.L RISE AGAIN j NOU': i-irst rcpurts relciiscd i>y the presb uus tbat all, thv stcuiint; \va.s dunt' by Ne^u troop-t and a feu uliltes. MILLION AIRE BATTALION "GcxkI soldiLTa uiticed, like the (oiks lit hume, when they heard ti.ut U. S. stivicc tiuops in France hJd been syslcuiaiiciilly stealing and Stalling cigarcls, cHsoIuk-, Itiod and arms needed by ihe'ii- I'lghling eoiiirades at the (runt Last week the Army tand court martial wii> ncssesi luld rrure abuut one u( the sorriest scandals iii recent inihtaiy history. One hunared and eight-twu sol diers and lu'u officers had been charged with taking some $200,000 11. bUt'k-markel cigarcls alone. The trials had begun and some of ttie defendants had already spoken up. As they talked the line of uniform ed rackelecis seemed to grow. Said one 21-year-old private. "They seem to think us fellows of the 7inih i71i>th ILiilway Operation Biiiiliioni Wire the oiily ones that did anything. That amt right. All i-loiig .he line 'ti.e railway leadim (rum Chrrbourg to I’ai; •> there were any amount o( men doing the same Hung, maybe on a higher scale." Furtlier uetails ircm iren in other un.ts rounded out the ugly story. French blackmarket eperators had made templing propositions to sus- (epHbie Yanks. At first the soldiers hnd commitleed petty thefts for petty cas. Then some had grown more ambit.ous. They had divert or delayed whole trains and looted them. Truckloads of supplies had been sold for $3,000 riid up; when trucks were added they sometimes brought another $5,000. In their heyday, th^ G. I. raw- eteers had waded in cigarettes and candy, traded fistfuls of U. S. money 3t poker gante.e. The 716th had Senator Mead’s Aid Sought For Negro Tcehnieians \V YORK iCN§ — Solomon . liner. Nciro engineer and inven tor. has appealed to Senator James . ari ihcad of the State Defense . nirmittoe which Investigates tl.e efficiency of war plants) to take ac- ive steps to insure an end of the war manpower shortage. Mr Harp er. by Indirect implication, charg ed tht there are thousands of Ne- sro handymen • ftitchanics now •>’iivking a-s janitors pnd that (he . 1 tl-i ^ . ..I ^ boasted openly I liie .WillionUUc ^ull and ilald 1. sentence. 2j y» 1; life. I'nileS Ma^a/llJ of Its nickname: Uattaliun." lie men oi the 716th •. es on tile mercy ol l.a.i AcK, all lllei. ill. avieiise inaue Ueii us U coulu; ilj lau uecii tell largely ii.nneiv'es soon altei • liad uLCume easy biackiiiaikeieeis; t2> vl liie i-uuation ana H SO many units Were I leeimgs ul nioial le Vanishing point, laiiiai Was ummpresb- L- ot the fiisl 16 sul- U Was sentenced to I. rtle high- ■. Itie iieav- BOND SET FOR OliNiN MEN - ilona. o» $1.U(H}, each, weie set m the cases uf Harold dtiwari, Jj, white truck driver oi iJium. and Sunny .Vu'liityre, Negro, at-yeai-oiu meciianic, on Slate cnaiges ol breaking ana entering .iij oiticc ol the iiariieil County .....oin..^ ooard. .c sc^aiaie woiid ui $a,oU6 was set III oiescaiTs case ny U. s. Coiiuni.c- siuner, A. li Adams on a charge Ol c'-nspii'..c> to Cube a U. S. Liuv- cinalou OiliClai. i.e Is sClicUUieU o> li'iei reuei'at c,uuil ni aiaicli. 1^0 federal i'U against .t Jan- 22. lyda lO-MI'LlTTKiN H)k t AU.WLKS L S i'iuti>iaM: ihiiik that luiier- als cu.-it iro iiiucii, out they have ined oiilj hali-lKiiiledly to get • uncial puces down. The Federal ^'ounctl of t'iiuiche.7, leeling that he tune had comt foi actiiui. made : .'..iMV, callic Up VMlll flat charge, iiaiiy an undei taker, ceinelei'y and .oii.u.-itune maker is falteinng on ..uuan grief. tiie .'uiVci shoWca that supet- ale.'nianship. v. nen people's resu- ..:iic« is iowe.'l. sometimes inveigles tl.e oeiei.vcd iiito speiiuing Ihiee or lour tine.' the deceaseds monthly tor a uecent buiial. Some umiciiaki.1;--. said tliv suivey. iix I'cx-.s on the basis ui the amount ul iiisuiuii e the deceased carried. Dur ing a piush >ar ti.e average ol burying a uody is $41U. Said the ••'e . ral Council: "Competition in Hu luiier.il business is not in terms 1 price and (juality. but compeli- . .ion for the p'Ssessiun uf bodies. 1 I..I i week there came a shocked ciy fiurii the undertakers. The idea hat nioi'ticians light for cadavers, -aid some dignified piactioncrs, wa: "too soiid and unuai i anted for re- Iiidi^jiantly they explained .hai'ge n.is been luUg- irtiiyre, naieign Uis- lucL uiieciui, iiieiKlore S. Johnson aiinounccu. ue taken inlu custody lasi vvediiesuay morn- ; Willie tiie., wc-ic in ine act ol iiitig me dial on a sale cuiiiuiii- ; eui'ienc.v and itition coupons the liaiiicii County War L-nce .1 K.itioning Boaift luce. The two •ie aiiesUii uy members ot the Stale Biiieau of invesliKation, Slate Ighway t'aliol and Ot'A investiga tors'. Accuiding to a statement by L)i- :ct-ir Johnson, Stew.irl had olfer- 1 Kin.er F. UoHie, ct.airman ol Hie n.iiiiett County -nice and en- I'cameiii panel, >:t.i)oo on several casions .xcli.inge l> i Hie board's le combiiiatiun. Upon fust being accosted by Stewart, Kothe. notilied Juthorilies Haleigh. After ivvciat .lpploache.^ , Rothf, finally "aciepteu" Utc bribe on la.-t Monday, .And the nion- .U over to an Ul'A at torney here. The oHice Was watched Iroui Monday night until early Wednes day morning, when the ullempied >bbeiy took place. HoHio was lauded by Johnson lor his alertiic.'S in "doing all he could bring about the arrest uf persons attempting to btibe government > ficials." College Student Gel i'ines On Charges 01 Uisturbanee iov. itidi^jiaiiiiy itiey explained |:hnt 7.) im cent of all tunerals cost I lcs.s than $500. and that few caskets undet takers for "cuffins" cost more than $10.0011 even tticse • re so rail.- and beautiful that tin (lertakcrs reveretiy call them couches"'. What really worried those who make thoir living from death wjs Ihe Fideial C-.uncils uporl on tin- mil it sof the cooperative burial .is- -•I. lalions. Their average cost of a funeral from $84 to $16.5 riiugs Take (ia.sli From iNegio Firm Beauticians Buying 3 B-29 Bombers By $2,- 000,000 Bond Sale Drive GETTIN FITTED for her new WAVE uiiifotin .it the U. S, Nav al Training .Schoool 'WFt' Bioiix, N. y. where she is a • bool" is WAVE Appteiilife Seaman Jes sie Richardson ileff 4327 Vin- reniies Avenue, Chicago. 111. U. S., Navy Photo released thru C’ontrnVntal Feaures. Share With The Common Man, Says Dean Lanier ilA.MlTON iNSlliUTL. Va —,Amencan-born Japanese in Oregon Kiiiiii.g out uiai e ol the eai nesll'ltiese are the problems of the peo- pton'pie. We must identity ourselves liistilule was the liudilion ul S'vrv-[ iheni an be willing to pay ihe puce tor our cunvic'ion that the iiuits uf the uemocralie process should not be denied any group. HALEIGH --- Two North Caio- lina Stale students — James I^oger: and James Bolden — were fined $25 and costs, each, m City Court this week, when Rogers pleaded guilty to varying a concealed wea- ever Bolden emertd a plea of guilty to public druakenness and di.'oidiily conduct during a basket ball game bulwuen State and Shaw Univoisity Saturday night. Rogers 1.' a dischaiged veteran at- temiing college under the OI Bill uf Rights. According to trstimony given by If. C. Perrin, a pr-dcssor at Shaw, Ri.geis Was seen by him before game time jumping about on ta- bh-. ii thi- college inn. Friends look Rogers “ul. alter winch he went to the gym, and in spile uf being told that he could imt be adiiiiiud, ne brushed past Pernn and enlereil the niuldiru' Periin then called the idial: was the iiadiln le.';. ^•ltUll.. i, R Oifai'u Lamer, dean ..f Hu- faculty, re mind d the colleges 2a Jiinuaiy giaciujtes in a C' lmnenccnieiit ad dress on MMnd;iy. Jai.uary 22, that the I'ust duty . 1 the educateu is to the masses of pe. ph* He urged the graduates to revitaiize the word "service' by becoming mtercsted and active m working on: the problems uf the common man. "Our education," bean Lanier declared, "should lead us to a sym pathy for. . understanding of. and a desire to work for. the common cause of all mankind. •‘There are many of us who wish people well, but not willing to do anything about it sophy of lifi- naiiun. Duliet oi a Troop or Pack Committao With our rapidly expanding program it is perhaps littmg that we set torth the responsibilities as outlined by the boy Scouts of America lor the Boy Scout Troop Committee or the C'jb Pack; 1. The selection of a Scoutmas ter and one or more Assistant Scoutmaster. Prdviduig proper facilities lor meetings. Advismg with their Scout master from time to tune on ques tions of policy affecting the pro per interpretation ul Scouting and the requirements of the institu tion with which the troop is con nected. 4. The observance of the rules and regulations of the National Council, Boy Scou’,s of America. They will seek opportunity, thru literature and uaming courses to become- fainiiurr with the regula tions and f'jndamental policies oi ScuuUDg in order tbat they may render this service to the Scout master more effectively. 5. The operation of the troop m such a way as to ins'jre its suc cess and permanency. G. Care of T. rop property. 7. Securing suitable opportuni ly for the members of the Troop to spend one or more weeks in camp, with adequate facililies and supervision. g. Assuiiung active direction of the 'Troop in case of the inability ol the ScouUnasler to serve, un til his successor has been appoint ed and commissioned. Troop 55 Sponsors Banquet As a pan of Boy Scout Troop 55, of D'orham, observance of Bey Scout Week, a Father-Son Scout Banquet will be held at the White Rock Baptist Church of Monday NEW YORK iCi — Mrs. Alma Grant, Ireasurer of the National Beauticians Volunteer Corps, an nounced this week that beauty acliools, shop owners, operators, stu dents and friends uf the BVC have lold and bought well toward a million dollars in bonds and stamps the announcement ol the Madam C- Walker Ship Drive was made on Demecber 12th. Mrs. Grant is President of the Almanello Beauty School at 2157 Seventh Avenue. New Vork City. work of all Negro women who fight for freedom now. Dentists Hold (Tinic The first clinic of the Charles A. Danston Clinical Society, com- • prising Negro dentists of Nc^tb Carouna. was held last Monday at St. Agnes Hospital. Dr. R. M. Tribitt, of Columb'js, Ohio, the guest clinician, gave a demonstra tion of the use qf acrylics in the construction of crown and bridge- work. Dr. Paul R. Banks, of Reids- ville, is president of the society, which was named in honor ol the late Dr. Charles A. Dunston, ol Raleigh a pioneer Negro dentist among Negroes in this state, and Graduates are members of Hie Ai-jji-jen^f and counsellor of many manello Local of the New Ydrk young practitionors. Dr. Maurice State Beauucians Association. The i Watts, of Raleigh, secretary-trea- Locals this week voted to help jurer of the society, was in charge sponsor a special Beauticians Ed- of arrangements for the meeting, ucatiunal Week and as a part of the worx of the National Beauty Cul- turist League to further implenAent me bond salts campaign under the leadership of Mrs. Cordelia Green Johnson, National president, with Headquarters at 67 Belmont Ave., Jersey City and Mrs. Maude Gad- sen, rounder of the Beauticians Vol unteer Corps with headquarters at 167 West I36th Street. New York City. Mrs. Grant urges all independent schools — Apex, Walker, Poro Sys tems and beauticians to help buy 8-29 bombers and in this way sup port our heoric 9»th Air flyers and make the original proposed Walk er Ship Campaign one for the honor of an example of the cooperative inst'-ad ol taking us of February 12th. N. B. White is ithe Scoutmaster and J. C. Hub- away irom ine problems of the peo- 13 Chairman of the Troop piv, :iiuuia oi iiig us iiLurer to them'Committee. Several scouts wiU Will] an uiiialtenng desire to stay!receive awards with this Anni- to Hie people. If you forget jversary Observance. OcconeechM Council registers 100 Scouts and Cubs During the past week the Oc coneechee ^uncil reached the all time record of 100 Scouts and Cubs registered counties cover by .iiiyihing else, do not lorget to keep the common touch. Hie touch of ordinary folks." At the coinniencemeiit exercises. President Ralph P. Bridgman of Hampton Institute conferred the Bachelor of Science degree upon 22 lal philo-'young men and women and award- With the close of the current action — not'ed the trade* diplomas in priming vo week 37th Scout Troops and sev- mere theories, not nitie well-wish- Howard B. Trigg of Bluefield. W. ing. not mcre'ly telling the ptopU*, Virginia. but winking with ihi- people for u The bachelor’s dtgre’e with high- lominon cause. cst honors went to Miss Catherine To wl.at extent has your educa- Cowell of Reading, Pa., while Miss cation nut only produced skills fur Samella Sanders of Los Angeles, earning tlie' day's living but the- so- e'shfoiniu. Miss Velma Dunnaville cial eonscioui.ncss which will de- of Roanoke, and Miss Thelma Hayes velop in you courage' to be a part of Norfolk rece-ived a bachelor's de- of the greit struggle for human gree with honors, equity and .'ocial and economic Dr. Henry Wilder Foote, vice justice? T’lu-re are still hungry president of the board of trustees. Cubs Packs were entered into the CounciL With this enrollment the Occoneeohee Council le-ads by far all twelve of the Area Coun cils in North Carolina in its Ne gro Membenhip. Troops ro-r«gist«ring iho past woek Boy Scout Troops 111, sponsor ed by the Union Baptist Church of Durham and Troop 102 spon sored by the Shawtowm Higl^ Tht Four Grtal Scout Dutitt ' On my honor, I will do my best— To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout LAW; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and Morally straij^t" The Boy Scout Oath is a very clear statement of good citizen ship. In it are the Four Great Duties of Life— I. Duty to God; II. Duty to Country; HI. Duly to others and Duty to sell. The Seoul Law 1. A Scout is Trustworthy A Sc(Hit's honor is to be trusted. If he were to violate his honor by telling a lie, or by cheating, or by not doing exactly a given task when trusted on his honor, he may be directed to hand over his Scout Badge. 2. A Scout is Loyal He is loyal to whom loyalty is due, his Scout Leader, his home, and parents and country. 3. A Scout is Helpful He must be prepared at any- the elevsn 'time to save life, help injured per- the Co'inciL -sons, and share the home duties. Ht must do at least one Good T-im to somebody every day. 4. A Scout is Friendly He is a friend to all and a broth er to every other Scout. 5. A Scout is Courteous. He is polite to all especially to women, children, old ^ople and the weak and helpless. He must not take pay for being helpful or courteous. 6. A Scout is Kind. He is a friend to animals. He will not kill nnr hurt any living CAPITAL COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. 515 W. Morgan St. A REFINED HAIR DRESS Caperaflng hoir b •>« crevnine ^ awi of itog*, nl^ d»b, radio and onMr- Iqfcwnnl Sold. Yen, diowld praMct, baawHfy, ond gloworUa y««r ara bob. SNOW WHm HAM KAUTm b ra ra- ftrad S'* ceM "Snew WMla*. lay U— SNOW wwn HAM KAim. m doty for t »v alia r » a I h • war manpower "lloUTTf iwr 1^11" •-r. by Indirect Implication, charg ed tht there are thousands of Ne gro handymen * fiiechanics now •'•i>‘.king ns janltor.-i and that the I'nited Stale's Patent Office is month-s "o'-ek In its examination fo vital war i. veiitions Including his I'tr Harper’s telegraph to Senator ^*c''d read as follows: "Reference Patent application 532,- PfiR inlcrchangablc parts and rever sible action thermostatic controls fiUd April 27th* after being advised on April 22, 1944. tta drawing could be used for examinrtlon purposes. However, no examination has been made duo to large "amount of work and lack of examiners Success of war and peacetime employment de pend r on more trained Negro and white scientific employees in pat ent office, war plants and armed services.” (Signed) Solomon Harper Tiing^ limr. T-u.Mr - • —■ Fntm Negro Firm NEW YORK 'CNS) — Two young clerks. Louise Masay and Evon Mur- ehl-son, eniployies of the firm of Failes and Earles. 125th Street Cic.nniiig o^t:lblishment, received Ihe shock Ilf their lives this week vhen two Negro stick-up men de- mindcd theii- cash at gun point. Louise says that about 2:30, two woll-drcsiCd men entered the shop and instead of "cleaning tickets. ” they jiroducec’ guns and demanded their money. Rambling through the cash drawer, they look all the money. When she got to the street, no pi'iii'' man was in sight. I Leon Earles, the owner, said •Yon Would think with all the work available, there would be no noiii for these stick-ups.” Drastic Reductions ON ODD LOTS OF Sportswear JUNIORS’ . MISSES' . WOMEN’S Blouses - Jumpers Skirts - Sweaters Jackets Soi'i'er’ You Will Appreciate Second Floor — Sport Shoppe "EasteTii CaroUno’s the gym, and in sinte of being told that he could riot be admitted, ne bl ushed past Perrin and entered the building. Periin their called the police. Two MP's and plainclothesman John Baker tried to arrest Rogers, who stretched out on the steps and refu.-ied to move ’ In the meanwhile. Baker went inside and arrested Bolden. When he relumed, he and the .Militaiy officers put Rogers in Ihcir car. . Attorney M Hugh Thompson, de fense lawyer for the students, stat ed lh:il he understood that the boys did not realize that Baker was an officer This, Baker denied loudly. s.islii8 that t.c had displayed his badge to the offenders. It was nec essary for the judge to rap for sil- e.icehere. u Baker testified that when he re moved an opened pocket knife from Roger’s pocket, the student struck at both him and the MP's. Bakers watch was broken by Rogers, he ^'^In response to Thompson’s plea that the students not be placed on probation, since this would cause them to leave school. Judge West ritortsd that -college boys should be charged with more respbnsibdity thar. those who have not had a chance beyond the third grade. Solicitor-Wilbur Royster recorn- hido behind the G1 Bdl and should be tendered the same treatment as ”'117*015 poiilt the fines were In- ,„.uiiced by the Judge FIRE FOMMISSIOMEH'S DE TECTIVE POINTS TO ORDER banning JIMCROW .,ew York—Pa.s. age of a resolu- tian by the United T-irennens As sociation of Greater New York, outlawing discriir mation, ana m conformance to boction No. 22-. Firemen's Rules and Regulations, was called to the attention of all Deputy Fire Chiefs recent y by Fire Commissioner Patrick WaLh. The resol’Jlion putting the UFA n record as opposing ”any reli gious or racial discrimination m the Department In any form", fol lowed investigation of charges al leging specific acts of discrimin ation on the part of certain offi- C(r.s in charge of fire houses. Protests were lodged originally with the Fire Commissioner by the Vulcan Society (group of Ne gro Firemen) through their repre sentative, NAACP Assistant Spe cial Counsel. Edward R. Dudley at a meeting last October 20. Au- j thorization for full investigation, was given at that time and re-' pcirt of findings was made De- ■ cember 21. 1 Besides promising to do all j within his power to combat di.s-! crimination w'ithin the ranks, the 1 Commissioner ordered circulari-j zation of his directive to all offi-1 ctrs and members of the depart ment. The NAACP is prepared to take further action in the event of non-compliance with provisions of Section No. 22^ of the Fire men's Rules and Regulations-I9- 37. Blood spots in eggs do not in dicate a diseased condition of the chicken laying the egg. says Prof. Roy Dearstyne, head of the poul try department at State College. velop in you courage to be a parr of the greit struggle for human equity and social and economic justice? There are still hungry Valjcuns. wandering Oakies, and frustrated Bigger Tliomases when a free society of democracy-loving peoples must make impossibly) ■There is the message of work ing with the common people, shar ing our information, our intelligence, with tlu- masses, with the common man. He may bi- a shaie-crop^por (of whom, in certain state.'’, there may bo more white than Negro). Or lie may be the disfranchised citizen in the jioll-tax states, or the p- ’T’y housed Mexican In •loutheiii Cali fornia. the Jew In Boston, or the gree with honors. Dr. Henry Wilder Foote, vice president of the board of trustees, gave the traditional charge to the graduates and said that in view of the progress which Hampton Insti tute has made since his first visit to the campus 50 year ago he is optimistic about even greater growth and progress ir. the future. At the conclusion uf the exercises. Dr. A. O. Reid of Baltimore, presi dent of the National Hampton Alum ni A.-soclallon, formally inducted the new alumni into the association and r ported briefly on the recent Middle Atlantic Regional meeting of the alumni in Lynchburg. ed by the Union Baptist Church of Durham and Troop 102 spon sored by the Shawtown High School of LilUngton were regis tered the past week with an in crease in membership. New scouts and Cubs were enrolled by Troop 53 of Durham, 57 of Raleigh, 55 55 of Raleigh. 119 of Henderson, 101 of Henderson and 100 of Ra leigh. Forty FUth Uail Organized The past week the forty fifth Scout unit was organized at the State &hool for the Blind with M. H. Crockett, Principal of the School as the Scoutmaster of this the 37th Scout Troop 6. A Scout is Kind. He is a friend to animals. He will not kill nor hurt any living creature needlessly but will strive to save and protwt all harmless, life. 7. A Scout is Obedient. He obeys his parents, Scout master, Patrol Leader, and aM other duly cheery. He nev shirks nor grombles at hardsh a. 8. A Scout is Cheerful. 9. A Scout is Thrifty. He saves his money so that he may pay his own way. 10. A Scout is Brave. 11. A Scout is Clean. 12. A Scout is Reverent. I INOWWHTI Piooocn CO. IracKkwg, Vo. i¥m£ HairBeaufifier • ^ \ Y TKYMOTTOPO THiS FLWASMf iUp itselfVow HeL Its important to most of you that you cut cord wood during this season. And It s your pa triotic duty to cut as much pulpwood as you can. We *re lor you. We know this work is hard, and ^ot you're doing it shorlhonded. Electric service if important, too. And when it is interrupted, it tokes hard work by shorthanded crews to re store It. So, In your interest, and the interest of neigh bors along your electric lines, won't you use special care in cutting trees? Try to keep them bom falling across wires. But if a falling tree gets out of control and does break a wire, please notify tts at once. Then we'll know exactly where to find the broken wire. We will be able to restore elec tric service faster. We are making this plea to you because we know you and your neighbors are dependent upon electricity for a lot of important services . . . refrigeration to keep fresh meats and other foods, water pumping to save time and labor, wood saw- hig, feed chopping, radio, and still others. So you are not fust helping us at a time when we too are shorthanded, but you help yourself and neigh bors along your line. CAKOAINA POWER C EIGHT COMPANY Tear Friendly Electric Service Company