FLOOD HMTERS
RECOMMENDED
BYNSACPTD
GEN.DRADLEr
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Nuii-scg
refatM vptersns' hospitals, full use
of qualified Negro doctors, nurses,
fjKCiallsts and administrative per*
sonnrl Is veterans’ hospitals and fac-
nities, inclusion of qualified Ne-
froes in whatever division is sci
up to investigate complants, use ol
qualified Negroes in all adminis
trative and rlencal deuaitments ni
the Veterans Administration it.s«ii
•hd reiteration of ^he NA.ACP
recommendation iivst made tu Pre-
Merit Roosevelt m l»14 that a qual
Uied Negro be appotn*-ed 4t th
pollcy-makini; and pr.iicy-excci.Tiii,
level were the recommendation
fubmiticd here ’oday to Gcnei
Omar Bradley by Walter Whi e
Executive SeTCiary «f ihc NAACi
Jefse D. Dedmon, Veterans' Sven-
tary and Judge William H. Ha.stn
Chairman of the Assoviation'.s legiil
committee.
The ^sfoc^atlon■s lepresenlaliw-
discussed at length with Genera!
Bradley the special problems an::
difficulties Negro volc.tns face, pa:
(Icularly in ine light of employ
ment cutbacks Generil Bradley,
with whom .Mr White had worked
In the r.uropc.in Theater of Opera-
lions, e.•pressed deep concern re
grading the elimination of discrim
■nation again.st veterans. Ho stated,
however, that certain Negro doctors
were urging him to ■>tabUsh all-
Negro ho.-ipitals is order that the'
might have opporlunPy to work in
them. The A.^s>>ciaTinn's representa
tives assured General Bradley thjt
many Negro doctors do not favor
segregated ho.spitals and that he had
obviously heard only from those
a;ho for personal or ulher reasons
want .segregated h ispitals establisn
eg. Oeneral Bradley Informed
that if the Negro doctors who are
opposed to segregation knew of the
rerresentations which hud been
made to him by diictors who favor
d separate facilities for Negroes,
th* opposition would be exceed-
inMy vocal and widespread.
Omeral Bradley informed the
^leiitloo that he aod. Maior•Gen-
lad ftaui dawUjr. WBO is in
Mtvge Of veterans' hospitals, are
familiar with the experience in the
Euror>ean Theatre of Operatirns
where non-scgrcgatlnn had worked,
d^t lavorablv and without difficut-;
ty He expressed concern, however.’
U to whether or not the South had ,
progressed to the point where ncn-.
FOUR
MTECUTION or VETDUIIS VROED
'je>
One-Fourth Fayetteville
Covered With Flood Water
VOL. X.W'I, VO.
HALKIGH, NOPvTH CAROLINA SA'
-Tdi|iA'
.Y, SEPTK.MBKl: 2:1. I'.il.i
Blrmiiigham. Ala.; So that servicemen may learn of the privileges
granted them under the Gl Bill of Rights, Jesse W. Word (center),
director of the Fourth Avenue USO. has introduced a USO program of
round table discussions Assisted by Chief Petty Officer, USNR, J. H.
Smith (left), and (right) Molton H. Gray. Commander of the George
Ruffin Couno of Negro Veterans. Inc., Mr. Word has lead three dis-
eiwsions to 'late and because o* popular demand, plans to continue
them indefir ’civ
Truman Mum
In FEPC Action
BY KRNRST E. I0HN80.\
WASHINGTON A.Vp) — Pri-4-!
dent Tri.m m has failed to indicate ^
how he intends ie> ’ontinue iha'
FEPC :hroiigh the pernKi of recon-
vtMslon in -ipile of his promUe.
both ’n the commilie*’ «nd in hi-'
GI’S PUZZLE
OVER RED CROSS
ANTI-POLL TAX
BILL REPORT -
URGED BY NAACP
.VEW YOHK — The NAACP this!
week called upon Sfiatur Carl H '
Hatch iD., N. .M ), Judiciary Sua-
cummittee Chairman handling HR-
7. the Anti-Pull Tax Bill, tc make a’
-•■peedy .uid favorable repurt on tiie
I.c-iie Pciiy •>( the .V.V.ACP. W-.sh- :
ington B’.ireiiu writing 10 Senator;
Hatch declared Y iur .-ubi uinnut-
Ice has ii.id HR-7 under cnnMdtra-
•iiin since June Hi. j few d.i • 1
after il paSM.I the :iuu>e by .
overw helming m.ourity. Thl^ lei;'
lation i> not new to you or t il,- •
i.ther members of ihe .lUbcomnnltee ;
.\fier exleiirive hearings bills ideo-
tic.il to HH-7 received the .ippruv- ,
>1 of .Senate Jt;dici.iiy Cummittce.s I
III the 77tli iiid 78lh Coiutre-.s A’
I ’line ’When this country is d* - •
ni Hiding 'free tleetion- ’ iti UuUai; 1
Old other Kur-pe.m vounlnes w»
fil’d It evlretTiely ditficnit t« tindei
• s’.Old why there .should be -uch ,
j ht’siiimcy by yr.ur subcommittee in
reporting out a bill to (Hirmit "free ,
I eli ctiuns" here at home.
ITn- N.KACP cxpie.s-ed Hit- fe.o
” ..t the committee vull tiy iii com-
promi.se by rcpoiting out SJ-li2 a
I bill la oull.iw the poll lax by j
constitutional Hinendmeiit whi.ti!
was intriMuced a few days .igu by
i a committee men.ber. Senator Jo-
l .'••ph C. O’Mi.honey. A constit »-
I tnmal amendment must be ratified j
j by .16 states in order to become law.
! which Ihe NAACp -yiys. would take
!years
I -As .1 meintx-l of die JudiciaiV
) t‘-iinmittee Hatch v .ted .iganist the
Anti-PoH Tax Bill last ye./ It .s
• iH'lieved lie favors thi constitution
al amendment appmarh .Ml N.X.ACP
IMIJCK KIVK CENTS
VETERAN SAINT
AUGUSTINE'S
WORKER PASSES
P.M.KKJll
for m.iiiv >•
of l/oildiiig ..lid ^lu'.ii.i
Aug-J.xlu.e-. Culli-i;e, .’ler
.vyn.-.s H .pii.il la-t vv
Hulnies ii lui'd fr iin t|c.
I0C..I . -Uc :■ in I'lH,
Mefi.ie *c ;)• e,.i.i.; -..pel
1 St. A’.ieusiu
.it >li> pi.,Ill
ol.:, W. H..I1
r« -iipci uiicndeui '.viln
J W ^U)I.\1K^
By K .XK.M.STKUNG
1 AVB'ITEVII.LK, C- Tlu-
- no.T.ic alP-ct .1 UM Man Kiv-
■: ' upon ihe lile uf a people ..nd
voiiunun:;v. a.s its ’.uihulenl wu-
i.-i.s whip .1 ihriviiii* ptople into a
Pnied oikI aliiiu.st uncondiliuiial
slu; eiK'ui. WU.S tell here, wm.-n 00
Tn>-''l.iy till- ni;i;lity w.ileis of the
l;.-!oiic Cape F.-mi poured rusii-
;ru,)y in.u tiieui.i. lloodiitg suc-
l.i-iis loi nuny iiuie.-,.
cording io city eiigtneii, W.
V- Baker, an e.stiinate oI the t Tea
c.\i-ieil vvus made as tlie Capa
r.Ji ni'.ar leaclie-l all .i|t-tiiiie
r.-ford liB.'J feel level at t.K'
undue.
.Moie tiidii a quarter ana of tiu-
..ty of f'ayelteyi'.le, hou.sing a
rd m ine n'.,s was cov* leJ
t'-r. and a.s tiie wall'; be-
ri-Ci vie aligdtly. .iftel the
; pn I edi ll'.v d lecuid had been
e,.elieii Priui to this flo.ul. the
'latest 1 el'ol'vie.'l . lit of the
.V .'I n-.ic.i.ii in 'lie been
• Jiuil.'il at iitJ Iiet in lyu8.
.•\n ..:e.( »'i>\il.li; .leally one
nd .'li-e-li.ill .'.vpiai. lude.s cquiva-
. Ill to HiU . il> block- w.n covered
V a-iavneing vval- '- Baek w.deii
.i i.J' i in pi...,.; seteial mil: .
' n t.;e bank.s '>1 tl. C.ijie Fe.ii'
\.\.. !lie river eii.iniii'] b.-ing
I i. ; ii.ib!,- 'jv line.' of nd
. .ft moving currc.nls visible 1000
l•'l'l aiuft.
On the noilii. norlhea.st und
r;.iifhfa.st the flood w,Tters extend
ed the si/e of aie;i.s under con
tinuous water ranging up to a hxlf
n'i'e ^quare,
I’er.son Street from Liberty
point to the river bridge, adUtanep
ui one mile, resembled a canal
with the exception of a amail
st’ ip of uirwatered area near Per-
s''ii .Street SchvMil having the .ip-
l> ai'unce of an Lsinnd in relation
t(i tin total picture.
Thi .'\tluntic Coast Line rail-
inaj track, classing the CapaiFear
River, with il.s trestle, waa covered
’.’■'th water. Two radio towers nf
WF\C s'lHxl, but the 5inall build-
in.’ hou.sing the broadcasting ma-
tli'nery was not visible to spec-
iMor.*!. Uri’i-ce's L.inding Pavilion
and su:i>iunding building.s. and
tv.T. la ..le ybehts were .seen rid'ng
t:;gh in the stream and now In
(.-.Sitl hundreds of feet from near-
(t landing.
Clteeii -’leet w.t, covered with
\ del aliiio.st to the Confedcra'e
f.onunient with waters overflow-
inu troi.i the errs'k at McN.’il's
hiidg.-
Buildiiig.s. stoles, zuillx and les-
iiuiiies were drowned to a point
inaeiivily arxt great damage lO
p.i.perly wa.s done
M.oiy cars. truck.s, ,vei e maroon-
I Mi;(liuit‘(t on nam Dua*)
Students Stage Hate Strike To
Oust Negroes from High School
UAHV. liid.
hate ilrfke i.s b>-ing >!.i
Students in ihL stc '
v'.'lu:
th^ed;,e jf Chu-ago '
•. ill loc.d
•^PP’
mill city 0.1
'lop IidXed
■ii.ih stiiool .
xiin.itely l.'MkJ «tti'e -tudei'..
Fruebcl hi;h. w: i.h w.is .1
iiilxid 'tuJent b«Mly, .11, t;.’;'i Tul-
.. ..lui H"i..ce .\1„: •, Miri,- ’I .
latu- ill-wtiiie ,if i.iko.j (iiri in
fi-N«-.;ri d. m
e Iliw.'heJ
Miu.ition
..'.d -.lioi
wheuuU-d
bi’twcvn a commillee
-bikinc .'lod. I
di.it • tile >|i iki.
Tuvwlay rdubi s..y;u£.
' i d lb-. II . ; ’ ’In- iii.ijoiity urgul ih*m to re-
•el pi'iUciiHil, li.or ri'lU'.ii , ..c- 11.in ...vay uiilll some action Is tak-
. .1 tl. . ,l.-iii.ci;d. I.tiu a-.'.Id III by thi- uo.ird The .students then
wiili .1 comniilt«-t- (n.in n (toinieii deleK.itions to visit lUy
t and l.s>U(-d a ntalemvi.l wllite SChU«>l.S UOd mllst pupUS 14
try %vUi be op«n : h -.vmp(«bp
h..s
..'kin
,ill .students wir-hiiit. lo .tlieiid
uf pupils and
Tyl T p.,rk a
’h
'll
Tile Jiiti-Negm acitoii wm an
outgiowth of .1 fight between a
i.’l,.ii.(1 .trd a while student at the
F ,iet4.'l-Hii ace Mann fnutball game
week .mo Saturday night.
S’lik**; however declare their
fi lilt , 11.it with ih-' Ni‘gr’t#s bu*
'siih til" 'ciiiMjl bourl. which hat
''•,iilinu)*i! on back page)
ed separate fadlities for Negrjct,
the opposltfnn would be exceed
ing^ vocal and widespread
Iweral BratUey informed ihaj
A ¥ A
fRaf he aed.
Maibr-Q
who Is
In FEPC Action
charge of veterans' hospitals, are
teniliar with the experience in the
Buronean Theatre of Operatt'-us
where non-segrcgai.on had worked
d;ut favorablv and without difficul-
^ He expressed concern, however,
ts to whether nr not the South had
^rogrrated to the point where ncn-
lelregated hospitals could be suc-
e'essfully maintained there. The N
A A. C. P. represcn’atives urged
fhti the experiment be tried .nnd
pclnfed out thal considerable pro
Ipws had been made during the
war ' wards Mtegration which was
lis* expensive and more effecient
than the maintenance of dual svs
terns of hospitals.
It was pointed laut to General
Bradley that at pr»senl there are
*ppro4imatV]y six thousand Ne*
frTontinued on back page)
[ BY KR\>:ST F.. .I0HN80N
: WASHtNGTON lA.VPi — Presi-
[dent Tri.m in has failed to indicate
I how hr intends Ui continue the
’FEPC through the period of recon-
. version in spit* of his p''nmi.-ic.
both to Ihc ommittec mil in hi-
message lo eongnss.
Me.mwhilc. the committee is in :
rtilemna as ». what to no. first with
eases pending before it and. second,
with regard to its own future.
Five memticr' of the . ommittee
eallifl on the President .>n Aujiis’
22 and handed him a mem >randum
ront.oning a proposal for handling;
the work of the group He .issured
them hr would gi«'e .-^e-ioii.’’cor..sidei'-
atinn tn ihiir proposals and that
they 'vould hear from him by »|
(Continued on nack cage'
War Dept. Publication
Criticizes Segregation
WA.RHINGTON -ANP) — A war
department publication says that
‘ the ultimate in te, mwork cani..i»
acme where lines >' segregation)
are drawn” and procee is to say that
although segregaii .n -n some com-
mtinities must he cognized a.® j
fact and its adoption represenl^
';wiser long-run policy," rertainlv
"through the educational proce.ss.'
groundwork foe its (ventuallv elim
ination .should be laid.
In the pamphlet titled "Civilian
Personnel Officer’s Employee Rela-
Hons Manual," the irmy service
forces has attempted to convey to
il.v repre.'cn-itive.s m ’oduitriai m
stallationx -ipeivimg order armi
jUi'i.ndiction 'ound priiriplo* of per
sonnci m.'inagcmeni.
In June. 1944, ihere wore .sonu
119,5:’' Nogri:ei, or 1.1 "i percent of
the total force employed bv the
war dcjiarimem. the larefst •■mu1o\
er ill the eountry.
The ASF publication dl.sciu>.-.es
ciurteou.i and equitable treatmei.*
of employe', c.ill.s .tlienlion to th*
presidential .>rdcr est.iblishing lli»‘
Covernmem s non - dUcrlminalory
(Continued on oaek page)
GI’S PUZZLE
OVER RED CROSS
ATTITUDES
F.y (.;K(J COLEMAN MOORK
.ARLES, France (ANP)—Offic-
i.illy the American Red (^roaK de-
clar».’.s It pi-aeiic»‘.-« no racial di.-5-
ci iniination.
Olxservatioii of ita upvraliun in
the ovoi'-sca.-; field in ostablished
eiulis ind mobile units jastfios
Iquarreling with that aiiertion,
I however.
' There ipparently is no hard
I tiid faat overall policy concern-
jtnn ARCc pattern of race rela-
'tiiias for in Ireland, Engia.id,
;Fuince and Luxembourg il run-i
the gauntlet from the ridiculou.s to
;tn( .sublime.
1 In Wewry, Ireland, during the
summer ot 1H48 for in.-itance only
'>iu- ARC club was opened -- for
'vnites only. The provo.-5t niai-.'Zhj!
iv ith the rank of major was . i
'violent and vulgar m enforcing
Ithi.s rule no .single agency woul.i
own he was finally reduced »i:it'.
umoved,
.At .N’anlwich. England, 'very
i.eai the 19lh Repl. Depot there
w;4s a R.'d Cro.ss club but Negri
sii'riiers were warned the town
iv»as off limits lo them. When on
pa.'-s they liad lo travel 25 miles to
'Criw where there was no club.
bill to outlaw the poll lax by a
constitutional amendment which
was introduced a few days ago by
a committee merriber, Senator Jo-
-"•ph C. O’Mfthoney. A vonstit i-
tioiial amendment must be ratified
by 36 .slates in order to become law.
which the NAACp says, would take
years.
As a membiT of the Judiciary
Committee Hatch v.,tcd against the
Anli-Poll Tax Bill la«t ye./ It ;s
lielieved he fuvor.'i the constitution
al amendment approach. .All NA.ACP
Branches were asked n .send wires
j to the subcommiltei* urging it to re-
I port out HR-7, and not the consti
tutional amendment bill.
Members of the Judiciary Sub-
ie..mmittre are:
j Senator Carl Hatch lU.. N.M.)
i Chairman.
Joseph O’Mahuney >D.. Wyo.)
Burton Wheeler iD.. Mont )
Kenneth Wherry 'R, Nebr.i
E. H Moore iR., Okl.i.).
|Ke|)ubli'ans Join Demos
'll! (]oii(lemiiin»
C
Primary V«)le Denial
: .ATLANTA— Members of the
Fulton County Republican club,
-I. C. Long, president, went on
i cord last week as endorsing the
action of other local political and
civ ic groups in filing compl.iinls
against Atlanta officials who de
nied qualified Negroes the right
■ to vote in the .so-called “white rn i-
|nKiry" eleetion of September 8.
! .Mi-anwhile, Negroes elected
'not lo go lo thi- polls in Hie Sep-
timber 19 runover of the city pn-
ni.iry eleetion. Local leaders luiv’e
combined to begin court action
and to pressure Attorney General
lorn Clark into action in the eouii
(h ial.s.
mu. '.x.M'r - ; •
• con.i tune in 1 m-oi'v f y.-ai', .1
hate strike is b« ing stazed by white
tud«nu ill this steel ni.ll city on
uf Cbicjgu •. slop .ixvJ
jireluisot-o In I.H'.'d high sthool .'
.Appu.ximately 1,001) «hlte studenTs
from Froebel high, which w.ts .■
iiiixid -.tiidenl body, .m.i froni Tul-
letson .md Horace .Maii:. Hishs the
latir .ill-while. .ne l.iking p.-irt 111
the aiiti-Negrj demi.ie?i'.iliou winch
h. is strong backing from parenl'.
many i>( whom |).n lieipaleii in die
similar sirike of nearly 20 .ve.o- ..go,
BAPTIST CONFAB
TO CONVENE
IN OXFORD
I'he ?«l»i nmtial >e.s.-,i..n .f th.
Geiiei.il Baplisl Conveniiun of
North I’.uolina will )j,- held 0’ti>-
i. t'i ;{o-N..veinber I. at 'he First
Baplis! Chiireli o( Gxluul. C
It was .uuuiuneed tins week bv
Exei-ulivt .Secretary ‘I’liom;..' Kil-
Uuti ill Miiolar
niiiy lie involved
Thu situation ha.^ beeoiiiv z...
tense and st rloun 'th.it >1 iiucting
was sehodulrH for TuvvtWy. otati*
bflvseen a committee representing
'Inking .siiid.n; and parents and
the boaid -0 education The deiiu.n.t
has been in.ale on the board lh.>t
«itlu’i th. 6:Mi Ntgnv’s Ij»- removed
fiuPi Froebel or the 16ni) wliin.-
th. 1'^ be ininsfei re.| to othei
M'hool-'
Ch.irles U I.uU, sclioi.l sup.-tin
'I o.:.-r-7i.d KKhaiAl .4..4uui •"
l-el pi incii.ul. h.ive reUiM’ri t > jc-
d.- la. '.hv.-c vieluiOKM Lilts w.iuld
iiui noei wi'ii a coniinittet- fiuiii
Die >irlkt.ri and issued a statvioetil
'vajmjg, -Otry netMwte «aill -toe-ofMii
to all >iudvnts wishing to .litend
Ihem ’■
’Hus ...i.imiltee wa- ..pp.iinled
•it a mass meeting of pupils niid
bjieiii-. -it nearby Tyler park a
week .yo Tiiesi'uy, the day aftr’
'lie dem.iiisiratloii began. At this
Mieiting. M’n.e parents asked ’he
Indent' ij n-iurn to theii claa.si’s
Girl Raped, Murdered,
WhiteSuspect Unmolested
111
till
Rev .Mr Kilgor
discussion .uid iilann:
‘ling I
Mid I
ntei
of -he
'.lied ili:i
•; -It Ih.- -
.U'.iiind the
'ii'iieii 111 e
v ■lopiiieiit
till
I))-
pnrtiinaics
miinity It
W.ih he.itliiu.iiiei.' on ilu- ...n,
pus .!( .Shaw UiiiMo.'ilv m B.il, iv.i.
the convention employ- eleven linl-
liine work,.IS t-i iiion...te ,i pi.,-
.ziaiii i f Clu i.-ti. II mis;. - .uitl
Christian educ.iliun Ihituiglt pi.-.ieh
ing .Old teaehing v’lii ;-'(i,in stew
ardship to Its 275.mil) luemhiT.'
jeel '
•ixini.it«-l>
(IIO
tu.NW.XY, S C .\NI’i - \
wl'ite nun -u.'pecleii ol r.iping aiul
uieti killing .1 16 ve.ii .>ld high
rehool girl, ifiiiained In-c. it wa-
leanieU lute Tuesday, three w.-ek#
iftei the iniii'eiu.
The gill, d nieiiibei f the CaM,-i
(.imily .11 I'in,- L-Lmd, li miles fr.’in
file .ilij -lx llltle: ililallij t;..|u
.Mville l.e.iL'h, lelt L.im. to Mi.ike .
i.Uicha.'C dt d -lore, ; lopped b>
tu.irileii Msiei eiiiiiiii.- h.iinu jn.i
tluii tlis.ippe,iud La'- il.ut .itl.-r-
uoiiii. a lulling p.ii't led by h. 1
ihei .-.oue iip.iii hei v i.il !.il b d,.
wl'li it.- he.id le.iling m .» in .■
|.-lJv diteh
I'hc numerous repoits oi the .sld> -
Illd, leJlHl' Wlllell .lie .-pl.-.id ,.\,-i
the lithe luwei ^evll.ln o th.- si ,1 .
Jjrei.’ on csseiili.ll del.ills .A fmii.-lt
Ilvin,; oil Ihe isldiul IS -aid t.i have
pejiiiided d while uisiuaiuc -leeiit .
■Vh.i woikeil Ihe i.-rii:..i-v to w.ish
blo.Kl fruiii lii.s li.inds Hic .iflci'n.)'ii
■-I.I- gill n.is I.ipisl .,11.1 nuiidereii
Th.- ,u;eni -.nd lie h.id cut liu ban--
cn d gl.i.-s 111 his c.ir
'•ouiity s.iliei..l» .iiresuil ihc girl-
i..ih 1 all.! in i.iii'lc m eonm-'tioii
■■ I’ti III. .hath. Whil-* no official
annuunecinent of charges agairisl
Hie inrii h.iv cbeei. niauv, it h, be
lieved U't ati'cbl.s lu.iy have been
loddc l.-i llic UM'oii ih.il Die f.tlh
IT. f.iiliiig l.) gel eounl.v .11 lion ..fier
11 .I’.c.! ; ctjiie.sts, had .•nii -uneed
lu- was going to seek ve|*v'e.iiuv
'ilJt-ii Die d|,eul i( tie e'/ei s.ivv hUi;
t’oiinu taw offict-r.s Uiej .ire
liivestigalmg the girl.- death bill
h.ive few clues to wnr’x on It i- not
known wlu-tliei eliarges dgiililst ihe
aiieiit, made liy resident.v on the -s-
laiid. die beim- investig:ited
V
AH’l’tSI' (ii;is )’l UI'I.F HK.AKI’
•AI TFR ’7 YF.\KS
WK.ST t’HLST' U. H.,
lloi.i.'-- I'lpiiin .11 list, h:is ’ocen
I ’.irple H. .Il l .ifter
'.V.-’.iiidi’il m 111. r.i-iip.ilgnc .ec-
>1 ..f Fiiiiie.-, Seplembi r 2!), IDDi,
hilc serving in thi- inf itBry, Pippoi
.Is iioiificd ’i'li.-sri.iy DkiI he ha;
I ’iie I’uiplc Hear' by
I’til tW !..aiu-ay tffge.1' (MAv 19 vA
main .iwjy until some action la lak-
• u by the board The students tbet)
.i{'puliited delegation; to visit U^i
white schtnlfl *1x1 enUct ^b|1s ^
> ’igw'tiilly JlirgUL -41^. -
The anti-Negro aeflon wn
outgrowth of H fight between 4
ii'Oii.icd and a white student at the
F'ncbel-IIoruce Mann football gam*
a week ago Saturday night.
.Strikers, however, declare their
fight IS ' not with th“ Negroes but
with the school boar.1. which has
’'.'ontinued on baek page)
CAMPAIGN NETS
TWO WOMEN
OFFICERS IN S. C.
! COLUMBIA. S C, -ANP) — The.
I statew ide campaign for colored po-
Ikc oitieert in South Carolina, sup-
porli-d jointly by the Progressive
j Uvmocratic party and the state con-
1 ferene*’ of NAACP. brre Its first
fruit this week when on Wednes
day Police Commissioner Gary Pas-
thal .mnounced two women woutd
be employed by October 1.
The women, while performing the
•dine duties as white policewomen,
would carry the title of "truant of
ficers,’’ wobid supervise .school traf-
III- It ilain‘‘rolls inic/sectiona and
wJieii pos.slble check on hooky play-
ei'.s. Their pay is to be the same as
iMit uf white women
.Meaiiwhili. the battle continues
botl) in Cdliimbia and other cities.
I eaders said Tuesday that nothing
short of policemen would satis^’
llu'ir program but felt that Colum-
bi.i would add these soon now that
thw ire has been broken.
iJf.siiluul.s ealiilif at, Tent City in ihuMleil
Fayutlfvine. N. f,
.Mighty Cape Fear uverflowinx bank.s and dniaaKiiiL'’ WKNl
fL'idii) .Station and ntlief l)Uildinif6.
fi’iil ( it.\ u liei’i’ pi’Ople w I’fe hvmsed and ,SDi) LmI
diiriii)f fliMid disasl^)'.
\ luiri)' ildinu’.s bein>2 arnbuljincod after
dvouninjf in '‘lood.