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Baptist Close 78th Session At Oxford
Race Relations Swept Away CONVENTION
By Atomic Bomb—P. Buck
Mis.
Labor Secy To
Ki
eep
WAGE BILL GETS
NAACP SUPPORT
WASHINGTON. U C - Lt-.slif
Feuy of tl.e NAACJ'
Buieau Novvinbeil UToicr
ttit- liuu^f Labor (.'oniiiiittt-- in
port of tlif Hfppei-ilo.jk Uai’ luii.i
cLurti wagf bill. Tbis Ut.i lalion
would raiic tl)« luiinittum wage ■>]
all uti&kiiled laborer]) covered by
the Fair Labor Standards Act ul
1938 iron. 4U'CQnts an hour to 65
c«nts. After" tvA years the oUninau.ri
would autotf^iliQiUA ^ raised to
75 cents Mof^ver, .a.mini
murfi wage would tii^
W1
ing, cant
To G&
Ere on FEPC Ml
OA.GOVERNOR SCHWELLEN6AGH
APOLOGIZES FOR ASSIGNED BY
WHITE HOUSE
HIS STATE
BY ERNEST E .lOHNSON
Atl.inij »ANP> — The racisl ...
Li.gaLee ..lid the jumbling prim* fv.
Uic t.uubles among tSorgig's .‘f
l.•..•Iuot■Iats biuught the Btate
t 'or. finbiurassment last week as
ufficiala of the Young Demo-
The
Houes atwlostd Thursday
that Labor Secieljiy Lewi; B.
^huelienbach had b.en a^rigned
Calling tins post-war period an
extieine huui. Pearl Buck, einin-
t ill novelist, writing m the cu.-
lelit issue of OPPOKTUNITY
Maga/i.». National Urban League
I publication, siatini that thtnr is no
ieiiger lh‘ question of anv one
'gioup or race. “Race Relations.
Aiiss Buck declaied, Tiavi; be,n
■-wipt into the laig'T sphere ot
.•-eiitidl morality necessary now
b> ke.'p mankind alive upon th''
globe.”
Uesciibmg the w'ar as callous
^iiJ cold, v.ith the atomic bomb,
ti.eiefuie, a littiiig end, Aliss
Puck emphasizts that only the
.quick development of idealism
>ai.u moral values can avert total
'destruction.
We set-rr. to be left with noth
ing now' that the war is over, ex
cept the atomic bomb." Miss Buck
;Oi)Sfcr\'« s. "Only good pcHjple can
be trusted with atomic bombs, but
,thr war has left us doubting onv
another'.^ goodness.”
Miss Buck’s article, “Where the
Ptoplis Stand.” is part of a sym
posium on race relations m th
Fall Issue of OPPORTUNITY
; Magazine, whirh lA given over to
I a lunimi muration of the National
jl’iban Lc-agu *'.s 35th Anniverorv.
•leiiers writing i.n race relations
,i‘'( Lo Chrrne. Research Insti-
jliite of America. Ira DeA. Reid.
I Sociologist, Atlanta University.
Ah-ino Locke of Howard Univer.«-
ity, Charles Keenan. Managing
foitor of AMERICA, and W’illiam
H. Baldwin. National^ Urban
L. ague President.
AMERICAN NEGROES
Vi ILE RE ABSORBED
WHHIN :m years,
I’REDICTS EDICATOR
NEW YORK 'ANP> — American
Negroes will be absorbed into the
gerenal population of the United
. States within 300 years, believe Di
:K'.ph S. Linton, professor of an
’ ihropology at Columbia Ur.iversitv
, He n ade this prediction during an
I address before Protestant, Catho-
I lie, J. wish clergymeo and religiou:
I le:.ders attending the second week-
' ly lecture scries sp' .. ej by the
Institute for Religio'.. and Social
ludic.f at the Jewhh Theological
seminary.
Th'‘ absorption of .American Ne
groes has progressed to a grcalri
degree th.nn is generally known, th.-
white eduactor revealed.
“Not more than 10 per cent of the
American Negmes now have unmix-
ed blo'Kl.” he told the 300 men and
women enrolled in lh5 five-month
course. "The bulk of the Americ m
Negro population is a rather com
plex mixture.”
Speaking on "Anthrcpology as .»
Bridge to Intcrciiltural understand
ing.'’ Prof- Lint-m pointed out the
conditions under whi'h two racial
or cultural ?ronps hnv.. been found
living peaceably, ‘ide by side. The
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RE-ELECTS
ALL OFFICERS
OXFORD — The General Baptist
State Convention of North Caro
lina meeting here at the First Bap
tist Church last week (October 36-
November 1) in is 78th annual ses
sion firmly called upon the Chris
tian Church of America to regard
its stewardship in developing the to
tal re'ource.s of the community as a
str-p toward achieving a Christian
world order.
With a record attandance. the
body unanimously approved a
recommendation from Pres. P, A.
Bishop of Rich Square to set |150,-
looo as its goal for the current fiscal
iyrar. which began October 1. A re-
I port of the Rev. Thomas Kilgore,
executive se'Tctary. showed that
■the convention received $101,823.34
! during the past year; and that $13.-
’608 69 had been received during tha
' fir t m-nth of the present year.
■ r. p. A Bishop was elected prea-
'id. ;t for the sixth con ecutlve year
Vice presidents reelected in their
■r.mk were Dr, W, H. Davidstm.
Charlotte; the Rev D. C. Gore.
Whiteville. and the Rev J A, Nim-
mo, Greenville
Other officers rr^elected were; the
Rev. W. M. Wyatt: Salisbury, r*
cording secretary; Dr. B. K. Mason.
Charlotte, a*-*! tanl recording secre
tary’ and the Rev. D. L. Simon,
Powellsville, treasurer. The Rev. O
L. Sherrill of Wilmington was elect
ed statistician
(Contmued on pege Seven)
I Geoigia resigned their matching the progress of
posU because Mrs. Eleamm KnO$t- fl«^»*Utlon seeking to e-.tabli.h a
veil was invit«?d to address ipexmauent PE:pc
Deeerabtr meeting, we»ks ago Pre s Secretary
Mrs. KooseveJi later decidetyjjbj.; yrle* Row had fhown newsmen a
' ■ latter which President
V**^*^^ dcp(it>
heads instructing
» Mrs. itooseveiv laier ueciaeta«ii.r y
^barroASiiU-nt" for ffle sla^?! ' V&nt and agency hei
Earl Wingo. chairman of the
nnnibei'ship cuiumith-e. and Ro-
iKit N. ^'*•llow^, irvasuier of the
v.iiiU- Young Dfiiiociatj. Iiad writ
ten Sid WiHianib. t-xt-i utive Jirec-
>1 lilt- oiganizatiun. re
them to follow through the devel-
opments on lesislati.n propr.>sed to
congress by him whlcii affects their
parriciilar agencl.'S and functions
At ibe liiiie. b*- .'.‘ked for rt-p-rts
every la da> '' The iivw*' wj ' con
rang and I.il.uig cXi rptiua to | stru^ as a tight* nliig up ui.
tp«(!t.d intvnlian lo invite Ne- 1 pj,rt .,f the Pre-.ioent n. lace *-f fail
ing, canning and .processing agri
cultural and fish pYoducU fftr "hip-
ment in interstate commerce.
Altho($gh indor-sing the pi-in(.i-
ple of the lesislalion. the NAACI*
raid that an amendment wan ii(c-I
*-d in pr .lect N 'gro (vurki is fion
■ wage difreiciilials hareji -olcly o.
i.H’j- l?nd! Ili'‘ Lill indu>try von.
mitteo':. made up of r-pres'. illative,
of mniiai'emi'iit. Iab>r and liie puh
lie aie enipowertHl to lai.-ie the mi..-
imum wage to 75 cents even iHdoit
two years have eiapsed .if it find
tht the iiidiistiy in (|Uesti
f rd to do so It I- also aulliurizMl
to classsify all employees in the in
dubtry.
After jubmilliiir to the Hmi;--
Labor Committee yarious data slew
ing the ex(nt to which Negiu and
Mexican woikers fr'-quently re
ceive* less pay for peiforiniiig t!ie
lame work, Peny aske*! that «he
bill be anieiided so as to piecltul-
an u\litLlr.v eoiniinttee fiuni rt-llin;;
up any “elaisilicalion ... on tl.e
ba'is of age. rex. race, or iKitmi il
origin.”
NAVAL OFFICER
WRITES OF JC
CHICAGO 'ANPi — LI Cm.
Edgar faiuoks 4^1110 of tie exp.-i
ience with race temi^n on a t-ii-
from Winston Salen lu Uition. .s
C., m the November i Mie of Heau
lutes and t’tctuie:^ The heuteo.)n'
i(..inn jiider tecuunu .veial m i
dels that occuried on liv tup t.*
IWfdi the Jiiti Nigiu .li.vei .ir.i
se\'ial Neyio pasn-ngcir
Fiiooke's e,.iichisu)ii is n >l verv
hopeful f.i lh»' -ou(!i “The 1..0
di inuyiiiv feature of tlie whole ;.it-
uiitioii wa- tin; it w'l- eUmrly im
po sihle (or eilhei wlntes ui* .N.
groes lieic to achieve t .l'-i.,t;,'e
ward tile otlic-r uce. and iiotlnii
else will u-3ily do " hr sayi
"No 1.1 II. eould 11..,ki- th.it N.r;.,
soldier ;ihri he way i-l tt.inku. •
and fcthii^ nothing emild ;ideipi;i'-
ly lift 111--' pi/.yeis of nndeisljmlm.-
nolhiiig soften Ins sen »f pt-i-e
culjon aiid pi-iiml foi‘pv-ne'.r
•'And, cleat ly no one l ould in.*k.
that b.i driver realize how tragie
ally L'oilty, -.adistu-. unju t he w;.-
T h.'itp a iiiggtr,' he had said Wh--
could leach him better’”
Also feature- in the bylines .sec
tion of Headlines and Pictures foi
Ntiveiiibei is the debale ri-piiiibd
from the Key Rep a ter belween 1»
Broadu.s Mitchell of ihe Intel n;.
lioiial Ladle- (;aiimii’ Wuikn - iio
ion, and editor Vnginius Dabm-v
of Richmond. Va. on whethei Ph.
Beta K / t ;,..-.al t,oi• .-e-iv
should > l:ibh h new chap'ir.- at
collo,;e vvhn-h discrninnate anaiiut
Negines
Dr. .Mitdiell believes that Phi
Bela Kapi'a should icfii-i' lo givi-
chapt- r-
irgue.-j that
iiTci^hDer meeting.
Mn. Kixiaevelt later dec
Georgia
ijarrassmerit” for t)
Earl Wingo, chairman of the
iT«mbership conimiltt-e, and Ro
bert N. Fellows, treasurer of the
wliiie Young Democrats, liad writ
ten Sid Williams, executive direc-
tui ol the state organization, re
signing and taking exception to
a leported intention to invite Ne-
(I'i voutiis to ine meeting which
v.as to have been addressed bv
Mrs. Hoosevell. Tiiey accused
\Vi!ii:mi.s of betraying the confi-
Lance of his organization ond salt
lo.ntlv "our ideas arc not in har-
I ■- nv with the speaker, who.
fioin pie.ss reports, favors social
. MU.ddv " Further, then statement
...iitimed, “By a careful check
>i.u Will find that 98 per cent of
:l.i till inliei.-; of the Young Demo
crats of Georgia feel the same
way,'
Pre'i Secretary
[qn IS d shown newfmen a
loiter which president
—. ^.. - -4^ M dcsfrrt-
jl and'agency heads instructing
them to follow through the devel-
opnients on legislation proposed to
congress by him whicii affects their
partlnilar agencies and functions
At Ibe time, he asked for reprrts
every 15 day The ni-we W8« con
strued as a tiglitening up uri the I
part of the Presnieui m face uf fail I
ure thur fai tu get any inajor piece
of legislation through cangiesd
Since ifuti, It Is K-amed from oth
er sources, the solicit'>r foi the la
bur department has been participat
ing in frequent conferences with
the solicitor for the lusllee depart
ment and with E'FPc ofiicials on
a clarificati-.n uf functions for the
anti-di crimination agency.
Although the ‘'liifoimai request"
for ciarifice'ioii had been made to
the White Hou-e moie than six
both'weeks ago, it has not yet
S. C. WANTS NAAWP
CHARLESTON. S. C. (.\NP» ~;diai a Nation*! Axsocltaion for the
Aiarmed over the psof^-esi of Advancement .cf Whity people, be
■7*roHiva Negroes ocd!r'teb-^JAJKn?l'£tA2**if?ln,"lglWf -^ ttHr'CKSH’ksiOi;
I whit* South CacoliMlnn proposed [News and Courier Wednesday.
1 Siimcd by "W. S. ’ at filh.ree, Si
QUEDiCC PRPMf'Q !'’-w4rdT,^'”think d orr,„i,.
$311^11111 UnCtll 0 ' -* )«9soctation for ad-
v. 'ciniciit ;f whi'e people" If an
fnill ni” .organization of this kind would do
|nlfl| lip»IJMp"WV , os much for the whites as the N A
1
A; C. P. hat for the colored peopl*^.
I don’t believe the Negroes e«uJd
ever-ccL'di.ap.vlth u*.
"Both white* »nd Negn'es a*
advancing every day, but at th
present‘tune the Negroes ate ad
•; ncing merrily along m high g*'- .
while the whites are coasting .-Ion:
with the breeze and arother 12 c;
16 years of the New Deal might V'-
too darrn bad for us."
CHARLESTON. S. C. (ANPi
Aiarmed over the paor*^t Advahrcmeiit,.U WhiJ# peoblo,. be-
riroMna ^egroet o r der» xtfj. tg*
.1 white-South Carohinisn proposed j News and Courier Wednesday.
Signed by “W. S." at Elli.i
Prominent Winston-
Salem Minister Passes
WINSTON SALEM - Dr Rii-hai.l
Kil;;.r.- and F I. P
. 1-1
. I'a
rilii
.Muiinl Zion Hapti I Cl.ni i h pa
.iway on la:( Satnidav .it the :
n.dd' M.inor)..t llo-pual fo)|o\
.1 -enon- allack ol only a few 1
-lies dinalioii Di E d*- had l)*-ei
di-clniiiig licalth for iln- p.i^l
h. V
Wingo and E''-Il.)ws are
'sL.ti* i-iiiplovi-s. [through, it is understood When It
1 .Aiiijouiiierm-nt of th>‘ cancella- ,d-.es. a privat*- 'Oiuc'm justice has
jtion of Mu Rou:evelt’s reserva- told the ANP it will also be an "in-
iti. n to ^peak to th.* Young Demo- formal opinion *•
aim- throuydi the office of j In placing the resoonsibititv in
Arnall. Mi.s. Roosevt-lt’s ] the hands of Scliwellenbach. a fe.‘l-
ssag,-tu tfie governor said; ti„g .,f confidence Es felt in som**
S|iicr- nu-.-saee fruin A.ssociaU'd high administration circles that a
about dissension within ■••ynjpalhoflc’' peraon has been gv-
Yotmg Dfin.irrats over exclusive inter-
.. . ^, view with Ihe ANP immediately
thought scnouslv i assuming office. Sch'vellcn-
;ia,.tnenl anH h.-aor> ... . r*
!g(-v.
,1
'in- r uiks
veai;.
ti..-
*.- po
I 19-14 1
ihili!'. -
i flo
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was retauii-d j.ailor 1
li-t Mm
pall bf.ii
■ ell 1 V
E; H If,
K H .Ne
tenej n
Fellow i-
bcl..v. d
(tde.l 1)11
urv.\ed
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File. ..n
Listie II M. L*
SHERIFF CREW'S
TRIAL RE-OPENS
At.BANY, Ga, «ANP) - Retr-al
of Sheriff Claude Screws and De
puties Jim Kelly and Frank Jones
started in federal court here la^t
week. They had been granted nc.-
trials in connection with th-* death
of Robert Hall, young Negro m>.-
■ hanic, o-A' Newton, Ga. in l943
The trio was convicted the same
year and sentenced to three year-
III prison and fined $1,000 each
The .appellate court at New Orleans
lejected their plea for a new trial,
blit the U S Supreme Court grant
ed ,1 new hta-lng on a technicality
in the charge of the late Judge Ba -
com Deuver of the Middle Georgia
district.
Federal Judge L W Strum.
Jacksonville. Fla., presided at the
retrial, while -lohn P. Cowart, new
district attorney, proesculed.
The jury was drawn from a pan
el of 58, whirh included two Ne
gro men. Neither colored man'.-
name was dra.-n in the selection
At Ihe outset of the trial, wit-
esses again testified that a pistnl
.lua a Naliona! Avsotitaion for the As C. P. hM the colorad people.
' J dori'i. bellave the Nefron c«uM
"Both white! ind Negrv'es h' -
advanclr.f every day, but at th-
present'time the Negroes are ad
■ rncing merrilj along in high g*-'.c
while the whites are coasting .'lonr
with the breeze and another 12 or
16 years of the New Deal might b"
too damn bad for us.”
C. the letter said;
"What do you think of organiz
ing a .ocieiy or associatio for ad-
v.-0101001 rf white people? If an
organization of his kin>1 would do
as much for the whites as the N- A
Mollison Sworn In As
Judge Of U.S. Court
\in b -.la-i Wen-. -Me n coinmi' In Atlaiit.
.. ,.t iu. Lo •f’usn anv .-inbarras-Mnent so-Y*®''' ‘ full employment means
W,I-Ch.rh..’ll.,.Ko. k,.p t-n^ie.m.nt' .adin* national Negro orgj-
J A a, d f’--'- A'nJll r, pli.-d lo Mrr. Hons. )iave rome aw.'y with
r'lli l.aly I'i.' II. R-'-avelt: "ame leeling o( confidence
“1 regret so much to learn o.'
‘ur di-cisiun conc«*rning your nir.ll SCHOOL Fi.ICHT
It tn G.orgia Pri's-id.-ni Frank- KPlioLARSIIlPS
h
1 OIKlI
organiza-mtch.vnic. by Frank Jones, then
I Newton city policeman some time
■ perviou ly. Hall requested the re
turn of this gun and was denied the
same by Sheriff Scre-A's. who then
had possession of it, according ic
' I'-.stimony. Hall went to the Baker
liicnd. Hi,
KANSAS CITY — Eleven briy- County Grand jury and finally t:
•laJ- Home
I 01. Ia:.t lo
lii.iD-f'V
itt- tor Ui E'lle were
>•1
> iiolfly I1-.
.llrti that
Wa- l.i
'-.I III] b)*I V.'lli {,
o jjay itx-ii in ihf
lo 1)1)1- Mho avoid..
i. II t
)iti- Il liotidi* 1 pt-i
D.il Haplol t'h*.
(■ rth«) ^ apjj
-liav.
N' Fu
-turv
sioups gathered in New York last
Saturday to witness the induction
nt Irvin C. Mollison uf Chicago as
Judge of the U S Stioreme Court,
a lifetime jab at $10,800 per year.
l.xp.e*sir:g hi gratitude to Pres-
■dr’nt Truman for the appointment,
"udge Mollis n told the crowded
'■'.-nnms Courtroom that the Pres:-
otnt "has in concret fashion carried
nut his announced policy of justice
—d fairness to all people in the
United States. I am a living ex
ample of his policy. .
Sworn int.-) office by Judge Web
ster J. Oliver, presiding judge of
the Customs Court. Judge Mollison
received tribute: from members of
the New York jjudiciarv and a ho-u
of national leaders.
Brigadier Oenreal William O’
Dwyer. Democratic candidate for
Mayor of New York, declared
wi^h all of the children of today
could be in this room and partici
pate in this function and go out of
it strengthened with a feeling of
this democracy under which -a'C
live, that it i working and will
bontinue to work.”
Congressman Adam Powell in his
tribute to judge Mollison stated:
the beginning of a series
of aw>ointments which have been
ov'erdue to a very loval and faith
ful minority in this nation.”
Speaking on behalf of the N. C.
, C P-, Walter Whi*e paid lavish
tribute to Judge Mollison and
st.ated “we are confident that he
is going t omake a brilliant record
I an American jurist."
Congressman William L. Dawson
of' Chicago declared that Judge
Molli*nn’s .appointment was brougnf
abrut "not by Mr. Mollison’s bril
liance. not bv his tine ba'-kground.
but by the eame«t endeavors of a
imole people who participate in
tholr government ”
. .... j.-.w. .....I VI loo*.*. .V vvi.. v.i ...n: .xon-* Dr Channing Tobis*. in praising
:ot both *-xo lu-iit and di-plorabi*’ IbiisCi to whjcl) N.'groe.-i have been romplement. Judge Mollison dechredr "He po*-
I iuulicK in thi- vuiniiiund of N*- 'airigned. and later With Negro "Somewhere between th® ^'^i{rs«es on eothe- qualification, that
o pt-rson*-. he added. ; cersoiinej with the pre:;enci- of and worse conditions which w. t-.urh with the com-
W- found thil wh.'io serious je.l.rtr otfie. ij His eonimenX eov f. unrl are the Marine Corn-." I „„„ .. h, .,dded. "In thl- par-
ublt spots ivere dueover. d lei td reJatioilsIiips toth_ iKtueei. 'icular branch ot the law he prob
l.ody wa-; iii
the family plot al 0>1J
in*t*-iy GeMde- that of hu
.It) ll.it(i« Ells who
. m 1). 1923 H.- ) i,,od an.r’' ,
l.v ;i oti. Ge-ige E)li, 1 fni-inorv V d*ai^t(” the hearts''of have complete*! eight hours of fly- a lawyer lo recover his weapon
))) law. Mr: Haiti** Hai*ly p^oplt* .if thi; s’.'ite Your ''bit’h they won .is top- The lawyer wrote the sheriff d**-
dri.q’hier Mi- i- ,;t-ug*T»us and vigorous pohtiril rankii.g students m the piibhr highlmanding the return of the pistol
ai) adopted son staml for thes.- thine-- vou b*-li(*v*- =‘‘'bo>l aeronautical courses here A The sheriff was stated to havi
, ;-nd otlih-r lel- j,, jn,,., right and just is IP-rut- sin'-iJar numb*-i ui flight scholar- started drinking the afternoon of
were ill rhaige erung to thus** of ui: who Ulu-vi* ships will be awarded during the January 29. 1943. and together
'Contlmiert c
h.vrk page*
present shcool year.
'('onttmicHt on tutm ease*
Granger Tells Secretary
Forrestal What Navy Needs
ANI*) -- Tin* navv '(hanger -lated that "piogivss to. iCtrsonnel," Graiigi-r said. rpces were 'truly integrated” tha
t .•-i -.-i it:, u-Aii . H'l. if V*-id ;.i-tual piactu-e of 111*- navy's i The view:. advanc**d by the Inert* existed greater harmon-,-
iitil/..Im'I) ,,f N*-{-.nw-.! it i-'fn-ial raeiui policy 111 Uie J’aeifii-' wfll-kii»w It social worker were ,6JCh as on board auxiliary vs
any ":.|«-*-ial appi oaeh ” l.igi far behind standards :a*t oii L.'sed upon coiiv-ersations he!j[sels where N«groe« are. in many
lit-i i-oiitir.u t-. puisueilhi mainland. We found examults |L.St With cuniinaiiding officers of cases. 10 per cent of the ship',
'■iii-i) o! larial I ‘
NEW YORK A- Hiuling his ap- of »he District of
pointment as the beginning of a [Columbia. The "ath was admimr.-
new era of Negro participation m 0 brief ceremony by Judge
vernment, national leaders of b*)th Webster J, Oliver who Iher- upon
spoke briefly of the outics of the
court He stressed the fact that cus-
t.-^ms court judges sit in all prin-
'ipol ports of entry in the United
States and its possession'.
Judge Oliver called upon leaders
of the New York judiciary who
(Continued on 'oack pagel
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LOCAL LIBRARY
REACHES 10TH
ANNIVERSARY
Starting November 12, 1935 with
an appropriation of $3250 and 890
volumes, the Richard B. Hariaon
Public Library has made spectac
ular studies until today it operates
on a budget of more than eight
thousand dollars and has under
its supervision 11,998 books. Aside
from financial gifts by both Ne
groes and whites, the city com
missioners have appropriated tTT,-
950; the County Commissioners
appropriated $20,350 from the
Slate Aid for public libraries, the
library has received $1971.87.
Th*- library has not been a “get
all—give nothing" affair. It opens
Monday through Friday at twelw.
It closes Monday and Wednesday
at nine p. m.. thu.i giving persons
V ho have no other chance the op-
portunitv of visiting the library
and securing a book upon the sub
ject their particular fancies. Sat
urday, it opens at 10:00 a. m. aivd
closes 9:00 p. m. It has and is of
fering Children's story hour. Va
cation reading club. Hobby C^Iufcf
arid contests. Book parties for
children. Lectures. Art exhibits.
Bo*-)k review clubs and has pro
vided a meeting place for v‘>ripiii»
organizatioTw. Th*me Is the Wak*
County Bookmobile which ^rves
County booklovers eight school
days per month.
Aside from serving 34 «choyls.
D.-biu-
(vhile Ml
such actio)' V
south as JiJ abolitionist hteiatu
betore the Civil war.
‘ L. a Turuer,
• A hi !).ij» J. ,
t; O Hull.Hk .\l)^ .
hev. R. L. Peters,.
I.n Oi-t ’J
a preaii
...-o.- wu-N thLV Wert* the- re.sult of inept of 1 wh.ie i»ffi..ers an.i Negro enhstevl three Negro battalions which had ,, ... . o/*.*v ntton ini-. cafw. barber shoo*, .stores an**
,«.i)c.i 1 i.i th-j t,i.-iallv Dfeiiuiictd officer lead- ih j-Kmnel and white and Negro ro* he*n given a real opoortuni- i ® . ... ... .ho homes. St. Agnes Ho«*nitai Is also
• t.iu* i vatn-ii ac- ri-siiip; that th- morale and tli« enlisted personnel. * ty to engage in the combat L- t,' ", the happy iwinient of its ch«»erinu
1.)'- : .-1 I'aei uciformaiu'e uf N.-gro service i Granger talked in ternw of spe- vliich ihc-v had been trained. The 'Y* ^ ’ .“V services. A branch lihrarv. eon-
■ -.-l.i!V ;.j), i-ial rei>- iiii ri (•ump.ircd favorable with cifi- in-!tanc«-s uf "eoiKi and Va*!” cf nstructlon battalions {Srabe •;1 ] tainlng more than 5D0 vnt)*r»'r5. ?.
i- i-;'.- *hi'h 11 tiijt of whiles «*xi-»*ot in situa- rik.I,-- in th** com-ral picture us h- on the otlier hand, were, in h-" ! irome in 0 contact with the ^ v.,.-
;i-i i)*t.i;:i; buHi llom: whiT«* racial li.wriminati>n L.iind it. Certain situation:), tie -rinion. ’he worse offruder* o' e’'>«e*! In the wh-ileromo way n;’ established at the r*^*ivl*-
i'-. (’(lif-iini) ♦'-it'll, -ir \v;i V-li*-v*-d to exist. »j;'d- "definitelv inanih-st **! th.* naval policy. has." .Height's Hon'ine Pmovt, s'T”‘nii
^ 1 • till ne-J to th - Fu.' pjetun of racial dl-ici Lniiiiatiun net-d for can-ftil selection of o* He dLrlo.sed that he is tnki?'-’ The hour ion* Ind'x^ion eeremonv |T,or«> ihan 9r>o -^jiTriVe*
L tiivai lablv afh eted tiu- job per- ficers commanding Negro person up with Forrestal the case of the opened with an fnvocatlflh by the Highlighting the weelr e* -v-rcii-
conference here formance and the spirit of Negrnloei.He found that where the two' (Continued on back page> Reverend Marshall Shepard, Re-- (Continued on back p3g‘''> ,
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