Their Bloods Shall Mix In 1st And 7th
aWshinglun. D. C. — Tlu' \\ j-
Dfpartmcnl today annouiiocd th-
award of tho Dustinguishod Su-rv-
ice Cross to Captain Cnark-s L.
Thomas. 24-year-u'.d Negro tom-
mandor of a Tank Destroyor Com
pany in France, for "extraurdin-
ary heroism in action.”
Captain Thomas, who tnlt-reJ
the Army from Detroit, thus be
comes the second Negro in the
present war so honored. The oth
er, Private George Watson of Bir
mingham. Alabama, who received
the award posthumously, distin
guished himself at Pordoch Haib-
or. New Guinea, in March 1943
voi.rME XXV, xr.MiiKi;
NEGRO-WHITE
UNIT NOW ON
FRONT UNES
PARIS -- After repeated request*
by Negro Troops to be allowed to
Join Combat unit*, some 2.300 were
accepted for duty in the infantry
companies of the First and Seventh
armies, It was announced this week
by the Army newspaper, Stars and
Stripe*.
According to American historical
record*, thi* occasion marks the
first time white and Negro troops
have fought side by side on the
battle fronts.
The men. who will be given a re
fresher Infantry course, were chosen
mainly from the service and sup
ply troops, with applications from
port battalions unloading materiali.
and from the famed truck compan
ies. In one unit four first sergeants
accepted demotions to the rank of
private in order to be eligible for
the course. The troops volunteered
after a special appeal by Lieut Gen.
John C H. Lee who said:
‘•It is planned to asign you with
out regard to race or color to units
where your assistance is needed
most Your comrades at the front
are anxious to share the glory of
victory with you Your relatives
and friend* are urging that you be
granted this privilege.
The Supreme Commander is
tldent that many of you will take
advantage of the opportunity to car
ry on in keeping with the glorious
record* of colored troops in former
wars” , . ,
The men were reviewed by ilw
Army's highest Negro Brig
Gen B O- Davis who shared the
sentiment of Pfe Leroy Kemp of
AtUntlc City. N. J . who observed.
•■We're all in this together now
Thai's how U should be. Most of the
Negro uoops in service outfits have
been giving lots of sweM. Kow 1
think we’ll mix some blood with it.
EMGCSEERSTiTGER-
MANY KEEPING RAIL
ROADS OPEN
With Advance U. S. Fotces t
Germany - Penetrating into
Germany territory eaat of Aachen,
ihe 375th Engineer General Ser
vice Raiment u following ad
vancing armies with rails, ties,
ipikea, and heavy equipment to
est^Uah neceaaary railheads foi j
ihe continuous flow of supplies
from Advance Section, Common-,, , j, ■ ij.ii
ications Zone depots to forward^ Jim (,rOM KCp^al nlll
“Smtaiiy'ImmiiKUui oi enemy |)elave(l ill Mar\ laiid
tfnf^g air attacks, compan-
^ ofthe regiment are following — -
Darins Nesro Captain In France Wins Service Cros^
. _ f I I e.«ei infliMciH miittinlp ffun shot evacuated.” Il, 1945. 1
he lost his life after assist
ing si'voial men to safety on a
i. ill tiuin their sinking boat.
.S istaming multiple wounds in
'.lu eiiu-st. legs and arms, the cour-
agii'ls Negro oflicer won the-
.Aiiiiv'.i second highest decoration
by li'teially shotting his way thru
th Siegfried Lino last December
m a blare of fire from enemy
ii, (kt-ls. artillery and machine-
guns.
Wiu-n Tack Force ‘ Blackshear"
of Lieutenant Geii. Alexander M
Patch'.-; Siveii'.a Army was org
anized to .stoini and capture the
strong German Fortress, at Clim-
bach Captain Thomas, then a Lt
was ordered to laxe a platoon of
Tank Destroyers of the 614th TD
Battalion and keep several of the
German gun battorial occupied
while the infantry infiltrated into
the town around the batteries oc
cupied while the infantry infil
trated into the town around the
■ flanks.
I How well the mild-mannered
captain executed his orders is best
revealed in the oficial citation.
which reads as follows:
(Headquarters Seventh Army,
dated 28 February 1945) "While
riding in the lead vehicle of a
task force organized to storm and
capture the village of Climbach,
French. Lieutenant Thomas' arm
ored scout car was s'jbjected to
intense enemy artilery, self- pro-
peled gun. small arms lire.
Although wounded by the initial
burst of hoftile fire. Lieutenant
Thomas signal^ the remainder
of the colurm to halt and, despite
the severity of his wounds, as
sisted the crew in the wrecked
cat in dismounting.
"Upon leaving the scant pro
tection which & vehicle afford
ed, Lieutenant Thomas was again
subjected to a hail of enemy fire
which inflicted multiple gun shot evacuated."
wounds in his chest, legs and both Inducted at Fort Custer, NLch.,
aims Despite the intense pain as a private in January 1942. Cap-
caused by these wounds, the Lt. tain Thomas had advanced to the
ordered and directed the disper- position of operations se^eant m
sion and emplacement of two an- the 61th Tank Destroyer Battalion
titank guns which in a few mom- before he was sent to the Tank
ents weer effectively returning Destroyers' Officer Candidate
the enemy fire School at Camp Hood, Texas,
"Realizing that he could no .where he was commi.csionod a su-
Icnser remain in command of the cond lieutenant in March 1943.
platoon, he signaled to the platoon ' After completing an advanced
comander to Join him. Lieutenant course at the Tank pestroycr
Thomas then thoroughly oriented School, he was promoted to first
him on enemy gun dispositions lieutenant and sailed overseas as
and the general situation. Only i commander of Company C. He
after he permit himself to be'was promoted to captain Janu^y
1, 1945.
Prior to his induction. Capti^iii
Thomas, the son of Mr. and Mirs.
Horace Thomas of 5877 Beeoh-
wood Avf., Detroit, was a molc^r
and metal pourer for the Ford
Motor Company. He studied aer
onautical meteorology and navi
gation at the Cass Technical HiglY
School. Detroit, and at the time
of his induction was a student.
at Wayne University of that city.
The Distinguished Serx’ice Crow
will be presented to Captain
Thomas at appropriate ceremon
ies to bo announced.
THE CAROLINIAN
NAACP Hits Navy Bias
In Personal Troubles
S.XTURD.4Y, M.ARCU 24, 1945 KALEK'.H, NORTH CAROLINA
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Veterans Need Civilian Co
operation Says Mrs. F.D.R.
TIAGHERS CAN-
utL MEETING
By A Saff Coretpondeiu
KuLeii T Bes:., Lxi’culiVt-
t.^Xur oi tliv .-Nm.-Job L»i.^«.•l.ll..l
I. Inc, li
II, n. IpiiiK P-'-
Hill in Albany
(Calv.iiA Si-ivH-
Executive CommittM with
Cairhman of Sections and De-
partmenis will Hold
business session.
C’o-opt-rating witti the Office
.-t D*-l'-nse Transportation the N-
i NT.A v.'ll hold only an execu-
i..i-.ini-*s session this yeai
1-.i:\-.-ix otficers of the general
and its sections and
vi. p.iiimi-nt.' Will meet at Shaw
L'niver.sity on Saturday, March
'!•. ai lu 30 A. M.
A'.Ue from ihi routine busi-
ni.-is of the Assonation the meet-
.i.H will featured by a discussion
of "Improving Professional Org-
.ui.ialion and Largt-i Professional
Relationships .Among North Car-
ol.na Teachers" led by Mrs. An-
Lauiie McDonald. Vice Pres-
- - ‘ Vr,r«h rnrobi.-. P.'.l-
Gi’veiisboiu (Special to iho
UAKULlMA.M Ri-uuning vctc.-
aiij, arriving in inia eoiuiiry now
at me late ol IJ.OoU lAeckiy, neeu
Uit coopeialioa ol our tiviiian
lioiiie tront, Mia Llc-anor Ituose-
\cii, wile ot me Piesiuenl ol me
Lulled Slates, ueclaieu heie lues
uay ingni in a spectn ai uie lam
annual Hunu-uiaKing Institute batUUop force, wi
NEGRO TANKERS
mAUL NAZIS
With the 301b Infantry Division
Germany — WbsJi 30-caia>er
ammunition Inside their tanks
was c-xhaustod, men of a Nwp
tank battalion force, wi^
ponsorvd by Bennett Lollege. 'staged a miniature *3astogne in'
Mis. Koosl’v-l-u, wtio came to g^^yelen, Mmh 4, out from
Gieensburo expressly lu speak at their stcM j^tection and ,
tne Insiiiuie, Uelivcied two ad- 50-caUbtr tliK anchineguns
uu'Sses on Tuesuay. At 3.3U in ui-.- ^ open Oft t^. severe^
aUiinoon site spoKe to several ^nauled Nasi panichule unit# in
tnousand Urt.t.-nsboru senool cmi- ^vage street fitting while cut
v,i«.n uoin uie poilico ol'the An- jg bova. j
I a Mernei Pteitier Cnapei and The battalilD waa part ol ”Ta«k
.It u uvock Tuesuay nignt, she Force Byrne** naa*M aCier Colon-;
delivered tier mam aauress m Bernard Byrne, of Bradenton,
i'leiller Ciiapel on the inslituie's j lorida.
Lneme, "Tne Veteran Returns to -TtMae oolorvi tankan really
His Family.' have giams • IPad aacouat of
To the ciuidren the wife of the ih..iMcJiv«s and our .ttfonghboya
, nation’s chief executive, speakingi.^v they can fight wiiS’InIr any-
in a warm and friendly manner tixbe. Byrne aaid. *'S%ay atay
mat kept her little listeners' at- iq^t Mjp with the
It was announced this week by
Mr Wesle yTaylor. director of the
Bloodworth Street USO Club, Ra
leigh, that Mr. William D. King,
who for the last 18 months has
Mr. Wesley Taylor, director of the
Fayetteville Sueet USO at Dur
ham. has heea recently aasigned
to the staff of the Bloodworth
USO bata-
Mr. King has bad soiwldcrable
trainiag and antparisocs in both
administrative and program actl-
New Yoik — In a letter to Sec-
rotary of the Navy, James V.For-
resiai, Uic NAALF ui'ged specuy
revision ol tne Navy uepai uucnia
; policy goveixung me piomouou of
jiNegro personnel. NAACP Acting
Ibfccreiary, Roy Wiutiiis cnaigeu
isiaction among Negro eoiisted
'tnat the pi mcipie cause ol uissai-
nien and tne Negro puulic in gen
eral was the reluctance ol tne Na
vy "to recognize Uaimng and
n,tiit anu to reward it as it does
i.nue personnel. "
Lumg compiamts Irom over
seas, mainland oases, and particu-
laiiy uie recent two-day nunger
siritce 01 Uie 34u^ Construction
battalion at Port Hueneme. Salil.,
Ml. Wukuis said m ms leiier, "'Ii
is now amiosl two eyars smee Uie
Navy announced ns so-called
new policy on Negroes. TAre under
stand that at present mere are
same 10U,UUU Negioes in me Na
vy. We a-so unuer*;and mat me
number ol commissioned ofiicers
IS less man s4 and that in tnis
total are included some warrant
otlicers.
"It IS assei led oy me men of the
34m beaoee Bat'waiion mat mey
luive mole Uian ou men m meir
unit wno are coiiege giaduales,
wi.o scnulasuc uaimng and ex
perience m civilian uie maxe
Uuni cugio.e loi conaidciaiiou for
uie laling ol lPO and lor com-
mias.ons. Negro peraonnei m om-
4>i- amts at oUiLi oases make the
We have ©mer
LOCAL CHAHN
n
New York — Prominent pub
lic spirited citizens have already
agreed to serve as local chairmen
in five large cities in the East
and two in the South for the 1945
Lnited Negro College Fund cam
paign, It was announced by Thom
as A. Morgan, national oliairman,
ports from field organizers this
as he revciwed preliminary re-
week. A goal ot $l,ooU,uUL) has
been set for me nationwide ap
peal whicn will tormally open on
April .i.
' Touay Americans look upon
the Negro colleges oi this country
With d new concept of their im-
por’ance and their poieniiauties, '
said Mr. Morgan, "More anu more
wmic and Negro leaders alike s«.e
in education and m tramed lead-
eisnip Uie solution ot many prob
lems.
"Tne fme response of there ac
tive men and women indicates
real mutest m a national prob
lem of \.ia. concern."
'me ie.iwwaig city cliairmen
ive been secured uius far:
\L.3,iiieiu broker.
Boaton. Mass.: Henry H. Perry,
p.es.aciit oi 'me first NaiuiniU
loaiias, 'ieXa.>. ^Nauiun Adams,
same asseitaiion. We have omer'xjMut.
nuormation mdicatmg Uiai in lii^mipnis, Ttnn ; C. Arthur Bruco,
Some units mere are men who piesiuent 01 uie L. Bruce uutu^
nave lx*cn graduated irom the uompany a member
best universities in me country, me trustee board at Leidoyr
Several of them with advances de- 1
grves. who were respon^le citi
zens in their commimiti^
sgj-JSriisaiS'issKii.
teUigence, initiatve. rcsourccfu:-
tkk9f judgment and kadtrship. It
Is discouz^in^ destructive ^
Coiiege. •
Vok cos: 1C. To!
run- aecoikd vice-presidmit ol t
r ol 1 '*
’ toe New York Cif^r '
u
RochetOK, New Tock:
Chase Natioi^ Bank and pcod-
GanaeU, pi^hsher.
o' ! Delayed in Maryland
Mftne end air attacks, compan-, j
peatM:?y“a1;d^m^Cri'w'‘'law -ipo-rbrnuJ^TwaTrad Jem in ‘-AVTSTth w„ a,^. uS. "UrvTii*‘tn'c »-to
^iled to receive favorable action St ^ one I *• *“* new as- be promoted piUy to the lower
in the Maryland Slate House ol L,,.?!; ..L, “A .Unmem. Ha 1. a gradual, ol Oa. p.uy oUicer rating.. 11 ia. aU .tha
iiilibuuon ;
x-rv 1 vas i ai I m-.
•trtibif and air attacks. ^compW'
Ml ofuc
xT„.u g-a TQ-Tiig cmiQien me wue ui me thomsefvea auu wirajMM.niwje’
Rclatioaships Among North Car- nation’s chief executive, spealcizig’4^r they can Xigbt
olina Teachers” led by Mrs. An-';n a warm and friendly manner 0*6,'* Byrne said-'^Sley etay
nie Laurie McDonald, Vice Pres- ^nai kept her little listeners’ at- right tm with the dou
idem of the North Carolina Edu- tention throughout, said that great foot sobers thaL*
^ regiment are following
on the heels of the combat Annapolis. Md.
*^^ing aWM debris and hi on E. Hargett St. at one of how fortunate American bCiide tEe 35to Infantry Divil
WTMkage iRenrMentauil?^ iudiciaVy com- the one more session children are that, unlike the chil- The battalion won a pl«e in the
and enemy bombmg and shelling. Representatives jumciary com ^ .jj s},aw University, parts of Europe, Africa hearts of the men of the batUe-
tot 375th ^.mile^f t^k^dyjmittee and was lost befort it^a .\j,.nibers of the Association are and Asiaf they have not known hardened 35th Division who had
for serrtce. While MaSh 20 Th^^^com?!!?!- memberehiM the first hand feel of total war. fought from SL Lo to Venlo and
cover the I?J1 Jnfl’a in q" aeainst the nro- °J‘ Mrs. Roosevelt told her youth- be^nd by the battle it yut up
turns of rehabilitated track cut tee 'o|ed iti 9 against tne p fic^rs a complete forecast of the »qi hearers of the great sacrifice here and the spearhead flgKBng
ruDon v;as'‘?eceiLd .X.s.oci.alion-.'^proapeaU for tha ‘I'afroT^ariJa'LoWia.Lwhila f’did “gS heSf
tfae^rman terrain. abound artooted h? the House^^^ coming fiscial year, and colored" and mentioned the The tank battalion’s “BMlonge”
teaiS. Chief 61 Staff Emeritus
s3HS1iS b.-
u \1 Hfjif Ti..vt,.g.« «?» Aunot! yu’J ^ant to do .to lind out ookas fired at us on the way in
H. oiV-iVh. moDi^t% L Hubert things people in the past did but it was not until we, ^t to
A Rovet'r a«; cMef o* staff emeri bring meanmess and unhappi- tfic town when all hell broke
- TOd Lva ooDoimed Dr H"al “ “icir fallows. Try to find loose. Baaookas and ^all, came
.. and h.i\o appointed Dr Hugh people who led in doing in from the sides. There must
A.jThompsoii as chief of staff. have been a bazooka shell every
"Try lo build character so that minute all night.”
1 you can he good and useful peo- In the midst of the melee with
; pie," she urged. sUeet fighting going on all over
Mr. King has bad eonsiderable
training end eioarience in both ne^ Jg^guient asid leadership. It
administrative and program actl* U dUKOiOkginf kUd destructive oi.
education, tlie morale of these
vltiea in the field of
men to be
igitta «.«i — its fate in th.
• outfit is billeted in aband- House would be a doubtful one.
oned German trains and move in Special opposition to the bill
them as they proceed along on was said to have come from Ma-
their project. ryiand’s Eastern shore delegation
Former North Carolinian
Heads College Fund Drive
NEW YORK — A nation-wide ap
peal for $1,550,000 for the Ukiited
Negro College Fund, which will
begin April 18 will have as Its
chairman, North Carolina-born
Thomas A. Morgan, president of the
Sperry Corporation.
Former Governor J. Melville
Broughton will direct the campaign
in North Carolina. The private coL
INAAGP Testifies For
FEPC ‘With Teelir
ridge and
lark,” be
icsoluiinti. adopted at the March'
meeting ol the trublc-es. accepting
In' Huystir's le^igntaion as chief
of st.Tff because of his htallh and
pr.ii'iiiy hnn for his "45 years of
faithful and very active service" 'O
llie li.ispital.
Til. resolution follows:
"\Vheroa.«, after 45 years of faith
ful and vt-ry active service in St.
Washington, U^C.- In hearing j ^ "“‘’r‘.u'',he‘':;ecc“t'‘to rt
here Maroli 14 the NAACP tuiii- s^^ff of SI
ed thumbs down on the T.tft bi!l|/>^nps Ho.-piial on account of his
(S. 459) and urged passage with- health, and
out amendment of (S, lUl) for the I -‘Whereas, the building up and de-
of _a permanent' \ oh pine of St. Acnes has been ab
In both acTdrcsses Tuesday Mrs. town, the Germans blew a bridge
Roosevelt stressed the fact that behind the tank force. That was
a desire for peace among leaders when the tank Ynen climbed on
of government alone is not suffi- top of their tank* and cut l(we
ciiil. She emphasized that a uni- with their 50-caliber machine-
versal desire for peace among guns,
peoples everywhere is necessary. 1
Continued on back page) |
signment. He Is a graduate of Oa. p«.uy officer ratings.
State College and Morehouse Col- more destructive of mortile when
lege in Atlanta. He was for a time they see white men with much
teacher of Mathematics at Kings less preparation than they have,
Mountain, and later became Field and with no more apparent qual*
Scout Executive of Occoneecbee ifications of leadership than they
Council, Raleigh. possess, being advanced beyond
Mr. King will serve as Adminis- .them.”
trative Asiistant and program Di- | In answer to the Navy's excuse
rector at the Bloodworth Street .that "the Negro must work his
Dramatic Club. 1 (Coiuinued on back page)
Ten Legislatures Considers
Anti-Discrimination
GOMMllTEE FOR
AUBREY WILLIAMS
WashingtoD>-Josephus Daniels
is a member ot a Committee call
ed Friends of Aubrey Williams
which sponsored on March 12,19-
45 a V'a^itqflon Post _advertise-
Caruuua. iiic Krehmont
^^**1 ^ 'so^th'^Ued" Fair Employment I^actice Com- ‘ most tiuirely due to his interest and
CtlrlS."; Livi^on. ol-ijni^io-i.AcRM NAACP S«:re-j guidance, re.ulting not only in th.;
lege, Itolisbury; Bennett rntUfle tary, noy wuki
Railroads’ Race Bias Pro
tected By Phillip Randolph
College, tary, Roy Wiftins told a sub- development of St. Agnes Hospital j Washington - Declaring that Advisory Committee; George W,
. r— committee ol the Senate Ed jcati-: but also in uromoiinH medical work 1 . * . ... . . . .ror his racial views ne nas
With the coming of daylight the ment u.,uinng whether or not
(Continued on back page) ipolitical reactionaries can decree
'that no presidential appointee
shall take office if he opposes
racial dsicrimination.”
Aubrey Williams is the former
National Youth Administration
head who seeks Senate confirm
ation of his appointment by Pres
ident Roosevelt Electrification ad
ministration. Mr. Williams is
known as a fairminded liberal.
r ilJCTro^fttonhi'-i^Sithousandt Of tra.md Negroos aro Add^ .«rotary.tre..uror of
adoption of S, IDi would give i,.ich and the nciqhbcrlng country iavailable A. Phillip Randolph, Lmted Automobile Workera of hearing by the Senator Bilbo of
• nraciacv fnr ; 1......1.. ...wl . - • ' ' -i-- j : g«
Greensboro; and Shaw
in Raleigh.
"Upon how well the 32 colleges
represented In the fund function."
said Chairman Morgan, "largely de
pends the type of leaders and tech-
nlcal men that the 13,000,000 Ne
groes. a tenth of oar population, will
have in the future. These institu
tions will carry much of the load
In the complex adjustment penc«
ahead. They wUl have a major role
in guiding the 250.000 Negro men
in the Army who plan to return to
•There can never be too many
capable teachers, physicians, den
tists. and ministers. And in helping
the Negro to help himseU. we arc
also helping our world a* a whole.
U his tenth of the popuUtlon can
become, as much of it is already, an
educated, advancing, goods-buymg
tenth, our chances for a prosperous
nation will be much greater
“Of the amount sought. $525,000 is
required to make up the different
between the operating costs and the
war-depleted income of the scbools;
$575,000 more Is needed for build-
Sf repairs: and we ask $450,000 for
student aid. enlarging libraries, and
general upgrading of facilities. ^ . u n u
This is the second year of the gtion in employment shall ha%-c
real meaning to democracy for i-u ictj; and of guiding and teach-jpresident of the Brotherhood of America; Clark Foreman, presi- Missiasippi.
thirteen million Negroes, Its en-lm;- the colored medical profession. Sleeping Car Porters, insisted dtnt of the Southern Conference The advertisement cam atten-
actment into law by the 79ih Con- lit. u r .solved, that the Board of that there would be no manpow- jeg, chairman of the Committee of tion to a letter written to a in
gress would testify more elo- Ti n fc-s of St Ajines Hospital re- er shortage if industry and lalwr op Human Welfare; Alonzo Pere- sUtuent by Senator Bilbo wnicn
qucnlly iliun words tliat the Ne- Lv-(fii||y iicccptc.- T>r. rfo.vster's resig- unions stopped their present dis- One H'jndred, San Tntonio, Tex- 'ia saW to carry regarding Aubrey
gro, the Jew. the Catholic, the motion as Chit-f of Staff.’with an ex- criminations and hired Negroes as; and Charlea Zimmerman, aec-• Williams’ nommaiion the-st^-
new citizen, tlie Spanish-Amer- Ipi-os.-ion of it-- deep appreciation of as he spoke at heatings on a pro- ratary, International Garment meat “We do not want this We-
ican, man or women, who has|f,j.; jervicr« and interest and that posed permanent fair employment Workera.
served hU country on the battle- the Board of Ti ustees do hereby ap- practices commission being held " -
fronts has not fought in vain." | Huliert A. Royster Chief by a U. S- Senate subcommittee
"Under this bill, the right to.Q^ Staff Enieritu?—with the hope on education and labor,
vork without discrimination be- benefit by his contin- Mr. Randolph pointed out ^at
cause of race, creed, color, nation- • ^ „terest and advice. And. finally actual damages and obstructions
el origin or ancestry" he contmu-1,, ,, j^,. Royster has the good to the war program are resulting
ed. "is properly declared lo ^ j for many years of happiness because of the absence of skilled
an immunity of a citizen of the retirement. white labor and beca-ose of ^
United States. It defines with prv- n.-v.ihed funher that Dr Hugh imwilbngness to make use of the
sidered unfair within the mean- Thompson be and is hereby ap- great resevoir oMuahfled Ne^o
Fort Men Delivered
iSombs That Saved
Day On Mindoro
cision what Piacticfs shall be . s,'“„''„"s,"A.nes railioail men. The' tael that the i Company got a chaiKe to lee Aubrey WUliaiM'
ing of this Act; it creates proced-' f percentage ol Negro firemen has just how important then cargo ..y. -ur. Ho not
iirpc which .-ideouatelv safeeuard • * • firrinripH to twentv-nino percent work really Is last December 36 gro-L
ures which adequately safeguard ] ' ^ ' ' dropped to twenty-nine percent
the Constitional rights of person-; vm*i t rov sTRi’ric nowN f’'um forty-one per cent on sou^-
charged with discrimination; it .tV-roMOBlLE railroads is in itself indicative
gives the Commission power to, _ ciw vear old Willie of "evasions, chicanery, and
enforce its findings against thos:-, intimidations . . used against Ne-
who are recalcitrant. .h inhiria« inut Fridav mom- Sroes, he said .
Referring tj the weaknesses ob- b Further proof of these discrim-
vious in these instances in S. 45j ' ® Marshburn inalions, according to Mr. lUn-
Mr. Wilkins stated, "to provide, driven Iiv aT dolph. may be found in the fact
that an agency created by this f L “'j® 'X of Neuse ‘-hat while certain railroads need
Congress to eliminate discnmin- „ , ' -o'w' or neuse. thousand workers thou-
umnlnvment shall hovc .^^hild to St. Agnes "ogro firemen, switch-
year wnen oniy n wt- onty me power lu iei.oiuiii».«* *
Included. 71.000 Individ- that persons found guily change
,hr»i9>t(nns contributed their policies, will leave us exact- J'Ugr.tly impt
1ms were Included. 7i.ow inaivm- uiai persons lounu guuy cridogv ; ^ilnHnt.es ermakers and electricians are
and orgalzations contributed t.heir policies, will leave us e.xact- J'lud'tly improved, but «o''knues
«ooi 812 John D Rockefeller. Jr., ly where we are today. In fact. Among others who testified in
?^c’ontinuin£ as chairman of the the present Committee has re- wiin» behalf of the fair employment
Aind's advisory committee and Wal- course to the President and his, by the driver that Willie was measure ^gre Henry Epstein.
Hovlne of New York, campaign war powers, wherea: S. 459. look- .^kh two other children s*anhng Solicitor General of New — . . .
ter Moving w n«w i- period, does beside the road and that the boy YoTk State and now head of the .initeiy one of the matt unportMt tbdr coOftitu^ and their wn-
tContinued on back page) r.-n into the front of the car, -National Community Belationson Mindoro. . • (Continued on back peg*)
f
The ad scores by interrogating
1 implication the Bilbo attitude and
; declares that those who "stand
with Bilbo must accept the Bilbo
tag, and defend themselves, if
' they can, before their constituents
*and their conscience.”
I The ad copy reads as follows:
With U. S. Forces in the Phil- Senator in a letter to a constitu-
lippines — Men of the 235th Port ent (dated February 16 regarding
~ ♦« aAA «..i—^ Williams' nomination,
'We do not want this Ne-
work really is last December 26 gro4over on this job.”
when the Japanese shelled Min-, Wte will stand with Bilbo? Can
doro Island. 'political reactionaries decree that
Having gone in with the In-t no presidential appointee shall
fanry during the invasion, the take office if he opposes racial
Port Cennpany soldiers had set discrimination?
up headquartors on the b^ch fthall a presidential appointee
when Jap shells began to rain of be crucifiea by appeals to racial
them from out at sea. and religious bigotry because he
All hands were turned to the puts the welfare of the small
unloading of bombs which were farmer above the self-interest of
hurriedly sent to the air strip, absentee landlords and private
As the bombs arrived at the strip, powo* companies?
the planes took off to engage the The Senate will answer these
enemy. questions, yes or no, when they
Soon the Jap shells ceased to vote on Aubrey Williams. Those
felL Soldiers of the Port Company who stand with Bilbo must ac-
went back to work, thorough^ cept the Bilbo tag. and defend
convinced that their job was def- 'themselves, if they can, before
ctfxunittee.
Ten stale iogiaiaiui'es arc cuii-
siaeniig anliaiscrunination lugis-
laiiun to proved lauai anu icigi-
uua minoi'iiie4>, a suivuy reveavs.
New KurK ^laie in enacimg the
ivex-(^uum anu - uisciiminaiiou
uiu into law leu tne way. 'the
u.'n states snowing concern about
uie luiiiie Ol racial ana religious
niinoriues m pusnmg i o r anli-
uiscruninaiion legislation in-
ciuae iNCW Jersey, iViassacua'ielis,
Cenneciicut, inuiana, Fennsyivau-
Michigan, Loiorauao, New
ivit-xico, Wasjimgion ana Kansas.
Republicans ana Democrats
alike seem iniereslea in Uie pas
sage ol legisiauun that will as
sure equality 01 oppurfiniiy loi
nimonues. in New Jersey, lor ex
ample, tne legislature received .
buis, one ironi a Republican, the
otner irom a Democrat.
^v. Walter Edge, New Jersey's
Republican governor, has mdor.>-
ed uie Democrats bUi which pro
vides a non-paid eniorcemeni
commission in the State Depart
ment ot Public instruction. Pro
visions are made ior goUO fines
and 90 days imprisonment for vi
olators under this bill which is
expected lu become law.
Massachusetts' large Catholic
population has aligned itself sol
idly behmd recently introduced
bill to provide commission with
in State Department of Labor and
Industries. The Massachusetts
commission would set policies, in
vestigate complaints issue orders
requiring -nployers to abandon
unlawful e.nployment pracUces.
Penalties aie provided and courts
would be empowered to review
and enforce commission's orders.
Connecticut, Indiana, and Penn
sylvania propose a plan to Mas-
sachusett’s.
Michigan's Republican Govern
or. Harry F. Kelly has thus far
failed to take a firm stand in fav
or of anti-discrimination legisla
tion legislation introduced in the
Michigan legislature providing for
the establishment of a board of
four full-time members to make
a biennial report to the governor.
Colorado proposes legislation
similar to that introduced in Con
necticut, Indiana, Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts, except that
Colcnvdo would invest i t s en
forcement powers in the State In
dustrial Commission.
New Mexico would prohibit un-
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, Tfoj
Chase Naitioiud Bank: 1
afluiatti publisher. .
Flttabiuigh, Pa.; Irwin D. Wolf*
vice-presiaent of Kauftnan De
partment btores, Inr.
Washington. D. C.: Mrs. William
Clayton, civic and club leader.
"Today hi every man’s perplex
ity' over what is to become of
him and his nauon in the new
world growing out of the'present
chaos, an important task has been
imposed upon Uie educational
structure of Uie country, especi
ally the Negro private college,”
Mr. Morgan added.
"These schools now face their
greatest test. They will carry
much of Uie load m the complex
adjustment period that lies ahead.
'I'hcy Will have a major role in
guiding the quarter of a million .
iNegro men and women in the
armed forces who plan to return
to school and college.
"The needs ol these Negro col
leges offer a challenging oppor
tunity to those men ana women
of America and to those philan
thropic fun(js and business cor*
poraUons who see the wisdom of
i.clping the Negro to help him
self," Mr. Morgan concluded.
Veteran’s Head Pledges
Aegro Equality
^ New York — Four l.cedoms
« ure outlined by Bu^. Gen.
I ank T. Hines, admmisuator of
• tcran’s Affairs, in speaking on
.National Urban League forum
neid Tuesday night in the Ne^v
.Yoik Times Half
I He advocated for the rehabili
tation and reemployment of Negro
veterans of World U free
dom from discriminaUon in thr
administration of the la-w; free
dom from educational incq-uali-
ties* freedom from inequalities in
facilities for health, hospitaliza
tion, and rehabilitaUon; and free
dom from obstructions to equal
work and equal pay.
j Brig, Gen. Hines is currently
under fire for the rumored poor
state of the 'Veteran Administra-
itior hospital and medical care
program. His policy and plans for
developing additional hospitals
segregating Negro and white vet-
,erans who have fought together
[during the war have been vigor
ously protested ^ the NAACP.
Rankin Denounces
Dewey For Bill
Washinrton — When Governor
iThomas E. Dewey of New York
signed the New York State Fair
Employment Practices bill last
1 MoncUy and made a law of the
Ives-Quinn measure he drew
(forth a scathing rebuke from Re
presentative John E. Rankin (D.,
Miss.) for his action in providing
recourse for those who are dis
criminated against in jobs oa ac
count of race, color, or creed
1 Represenutive Rankin said that
the new law was the "greatest in-
s^t to the white business meiTUr"
New York.” He further criticised
IGovewr Dewey for approving
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