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THE CAIiOLlNlAN
18 Dining Car Workers
Freed In U. S. Swindle Case
U.S. ARMY OFFERS
EDUCATION 41,
COURSES
CHIAGO
r\NP» — Charges of
conspirncy iigainM 18 cUning car cm-
pl «yces of till- Erie railroad in the
raniuus GJ n;e;;i swindling case
were diMiiissod by FLdcral Jnd;;i
Wamr J. Li.Biiv her.- Thursday.
The ch.ir;-Cb were brought by
lh«- U. S )!‘veminent npim evidence
“ir -'f, K''’S"'-.f''lnw''"iwho,''’hJ'sSml
nicr, who posed as iunior slcwai-*.--
and pas-ergir- while o-ndu'-Iine
'he probe into the alleged nu-.il
Men eligible fur the fothx
17 and 34. The ones between 17 and
18 must have their parents’ c
sent. Discharged vctc-runs arc c
gible for recnlistmenl and will s
receive all advantages of the (
Bill of Rights at the end of Ih
next enlistment period.
All men who enli^l oi recnlisl
prior to October 6. 1948. arc
titled to the benefits of the Sei vi
men's Readjustment Act of 1941
G. I. Bil lof Right.si a.s amend 1
by the Armed Force.s Vohintaiy H -
eniltment Act of 194.». This meam
the opportunity for up to 48 monl•l^
of study in elementary, high schui.l
trade, technical, business sebo I.
college or university courses, de
pending on lengtli of service and
age.
Men under 2.! years of age at the
time of enlistment or rc-enlistment
(or if they are over 2r) and can
prove that their education
terrupted by entrance into the
Army) are entitled to a basic full
12 montlis of study plus one month’s
education or training for each
month’s service. This means that
man in this category who servos
3G months is entitled to ,’{« month';
cdueatioii plus the ba-ic 12 munths
to which all inon are entitled. Th.;'
totals 48 months which is the maxi
mum schc-oling that any man cat.
receive imder the Cl Bill of Rights
The Federal Government, throu.iii
the V'eteruns Administration pays
for this education. This includes all
tuition, library, laboratory, and
cither usual sciiool fees i.p to SaOt) Im
an ordinary school .v:ir. To help
meet the cost of lo.xn anti board,
an additional a montli is jiaid lo
the man willi im dependents; $7.'i to
a man with depeiidenis.
Army technical tiainnig cours.s
which combine classroom theory
with practical iipplication are open
for all men while in the service.
Men who meet aptitude qualifica
tions may be sent to a special ser
vice school for intensive full-time
training in his tcchnic>i1 .speciality.
In addition to the above a m?'i -
ber of the U. S. Army can take
corre.spondence courses through the
United States Army Forces Insti
tute (USAFI). Two hundred differ
ent courses, in a wide variety of
subjects, from aeronautical mete-,
orology to busincs law or Siiakcs-
speare, arc available at elementary,
high school, technical school, and
college levels. Also, through cor
respondence, college and universi
ty extensi.-n courses may be taken
from approved schools throughout
the country. For the latter course.s
the Government pays half the tu -
tion up to $20.00 a month. Special j be
arrangements have been made with 1 countries by the U.
■^win-il.-g racket ihit leport^dly
•leprivid GIs of *'hickens. .steal;.-
Hid chops paiil for by the govorn-
.ncnl.
All bul one -.f ihc 13 ni. n pleaded
not guilty l tic charce-. Robert
Ldward Hairston, a Chicago.an.
nlcadca ginity and becanu- n U S.
witness-. but his testimony was in-
•ufficieiit to convict tUe l?'. The gov-
eiTimcnt w.thdrcw his gitihv plea
.'lid fived him along v.dth the rest
Judge l.iiBiiy exprts.ed no do-abt
thta some were guilty of fraud, but
rtmarked tliat '.he ca-'- could not be-
r..minuid ‘because of iiiMiff'ciccnt
L‘videncv of conspiracy.”
The release of the r.cn i> bciin:
hailed here as n crowning victory t
cause of labor unions by Local
3.)1 and the Joint Council of
Dining C.-r workers. A declaration
that both railroad unions would de-
Lnrl the accused men to the !a.'i
as made s''mc!ime> ago by Richard
Smith, secretary-lrcasuriT of the
I'i;m Cuincil. and Harrison T
Brooks, rcpre.-entalive of Local N’o
“■•I. The union’s defense was not
ade in a spirit to condone steal-
iv. but with a determination to
maki- the goccrnment pruve its case,
they raid.
'The .'•talimeni that dining ear
waiters wcii' out to exploit GIs has
alely been proven false.” -aid
Horry 1. R'llabaii. the union’s lav.
Negro Officer Commands
761st Tank Battedion
'an rayon continues to be keen. Ray- ;the type of cord construction used,
'on cord gave slightly better perfor-'as no fabric failures occurred in
mance than the improved cotton!any of the tires made with the
'cord in the tires, but this was at- improved cotton Card, U. S- reports
'tributed mainly to a difference in say.
BfY TREZ2VANT T. A>'DERSON
GREENSBORO — Three prom
inent Mchodist Ciuirciimen. two
of them retired and visiting their
alma mater, met at lUnnelt Col
lege recently during the Found
er’s Day exercises. Hhey arc, Kf.
to right. Rev. R. W. Winchostc;-.
lecently rolirod as super.ntenden’.,
Crectisboro distircl; Bishop Ro
bert E. J ncs. neei'tly of the Co
lumbus. Ohio area; .md President
DaMd I). Jones of Bennett Col
lege. brother of Bishop Jones.
Rev. Winchester is a member of
the class of 1899 while Bishop
Jones is of the class of 189o.
Ga. Veterans Pledge To
Seek Democracy At Home
WITH THE 7G1ST TANK BAT
TALION IN EUROPE (ANP) —
Capt. Ivan H. Harrison. 3399 Scovel
Place. Detroit, became the first Ne-
i gro Commander of the 761st Tan’.v
I ^ttalion when he succcocd Lt. Col.
! Paul L. Bates, white, »f Beenton,
N. J., on November 3.
The now commander is 26 and
Was born in Detroit. He is marrird
to the former Miss Juanita Edwards
of Detr- it. and is the father of a
son. Ivan Jr., age one and a half
years. Prior to coming into the army
he was engaged in business woik
in Cleveland and also served as a
Dost employee at the Cleveland
Post office,
Capt. Harrison graduate from the
' armored force officer candidal -
Ischcol ai F »rl Knox on July 4. 1942.
! Joining the 761st then a light tank
{battalion, at Camp Claiborne. La.
as a tank platoon leader on July 16,
' 1942.
1 On October 30, 1943. he became
the second Negro to ever become
{a company commander in liie bat-
jtalion, when he assumed commanJ
I of headquarters company. It was in
I this capacity that he came over-
Iseas with the 76lst and entered
Ic-mbat, A month before the end of
hostilities in Europe, he took coni*
mniid cf the service company, hold
ing this po.sl from that time until
September 4. 194,■>, when he became
the executive officer.
Navy Outs Sailor As
“Unilesirale” For Rap
ping Ji.n CroH
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'pillion fi(j
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(hat
ATLANT.N 'ANP. - Several
hmulri'd voternns heM a spiiitcd
mass ineeling la-l vi-rk al Muri-
hou.so college and pU-d.'id llu-ni-
•' Ivcs to follow a program of ac
tion de.s gneil lo brin ; a ’ full shar.
moeraey” they fimetif for
DR. KOO SPEAKS AT
SH AM ’S VESPER
(ianailiaii To Be Vesper
Speaker At Sliao Siiiidav
liAI.KIGIl — 1)
I til..
1 of 24 New
ear woikt-r.
New York on (he
Brooks di.slosed.
ies and
bite and Negro dining'men.
•ere r.unded up in' Acling chairman of the meeting.
as they j John Turner, a lieulcncmt and fichl-
i in mi nent
sanic charge:
About 100
workci
the cast at the same (
were arre-ted her
Conviction of the m-n in the east
said to be duo primal ily to con
ceded conviction by la.ion leaders,
frantieally tried to gain release
of the men by maneuvering behind-
the-scenes.
Spo
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-.il l'> the fh .
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natioi
lui -la
. T. 7.. Koo. world
-man. called for
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I'll tl
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pl.itfoiiii and fl .or lalli-d I
-al . |iailiiy. f.,ii ticalmcnl uadi r the
Cl BiJI of Right.-. i-.)ual hiallh. edu
cational .-etm .1 facihti s. i-ijual sal-
.N'c'gro police and firc-
anrl fiiviid- of SI,
regular \i.«pc
leinoon ;
leaf Men;
Wht
.student.
Ui.iversily ai
icis Sunday af
4:30 -'clu;k in Grccn-
ial Chapel. The visitor,
iiativ
can apply for credit for courses tak-
1 during his service in the Army.
Call or write to the U. S- Army
Recruiting Office at 304 Post Office
Building. Rale.gh, for more inf ir-
matlon. Those who desire to enlist
may do so at that office.
The USDA has announced that
almost 4 million tons ol food will
made available to liberated
during the
schools and colleges, so that a man' fourth quarter of 1945.
cr pilot, declared; ••AVc are deter
mined to ring full den.ocracy in
every way into ever
ce-rner of the state tha:
tal garb, was an impressive figure
as he inlcrpretid the problems and
the accomplishments of Uie San
Francisco Conference which lie al-
consultant to the Chinese
crack and delegation.
.•c love. ‘The work of the tv.-entieth cen-
“Fourteen points of action” out- biry. ' lir. Koo declare.'!, “Is to fu.>e
lined by the group included: nations of tho world into an In-
1 A fair applicatioi of the G. I Im’national whole, The judgement
Bill ;f Rights for all vet'^rans. ^nr century will be ba«ed on
a, On the Job training for Negro or not we can succeed,"
veterans in technical ond industrial added. The speaker, who is sccre-
establishments. tary in China of the W’.iTd’s Student
b- Vocational and technical school Uhristian Federation, classed the
training. ’■Christian principle as the force cap-
c. L'.ans to Negro veterans with- J**^'*^ accomplishing this end.
out cli'=crimination. . ’’That God is a God of the universe
2. Negro veterans ho.'pitalizcd hi ^ concept that is b.;und to break
all veterans’ facilities without dis- national bottlenecks,” he averred,
crimination. i Refening to the warning of the
3. Negro veterans employed in the ' apostle. "If we love not the breth- j
all "'0 abide in death." Dr. Koo:
r,ri-, tharactcrizcd the unwholesome sit- [
uation of minoriticls as evidence!
R.NLFilGH —Dr. J, Wesli y Broady
of Ontario. Canada, will be the
Vesper speaker al Shaw University
Sunday aftcrn.jon at 4:30 o’clock.
Dr. Bfcady is well ki.own as a le -
lurcr and Bible teacher as well a.
an author and historian By virlure
of his will ngs and his lecUires de
livered before many thousands of
people in ibis country, in Canada.
Great Britian and Ireland, he has
achieved world wide fame.
Dr Breadv is known to the public
as author of This Freedom Whence.
Fngland Before and After Wesley.
Weslev and Democracy, and Hidclen
Hands, in History. Of his works it
has been said by an lnterna!i.*naHy
famous critic. They arc destined'lb,
lake their place ''amon:; the imper-1
ishable records of Christian ‘ffort|
and triumphant achievement." • I
The address hy Dr. Bready will i
be deJ.vered In Grcenicaf Memorial
Chapel. Music will be furnished bv
the University choir.
WASHINGTON «ANP) — Daniel
Joseph Hardy, a former Brooklyn
>eaman fir»t class, is tiying to have
his navy discharge status changed
from “undesirable" to "h.jnorable.”
He was kicked out of the service on
February, 1944. after more than a
ve-ar? semvice when he loudly crit
icized J m crow practices.
In an effort lo have his disehar'ie
changed from “undesirable’ ';>
■’honorable," Hardy's case wt- tak-■
• n to the navy secretary’s di-' haree
review board by Jesse O. Dedman.
Jr., secretary of NAACP’s veterans’
affairs
Hardy was classified as undcsir-!
s'ble when he accepted an invi’.i-
tion from his command-ng officer
to offi r suggestions fo.- th? betlc-
ment of the men in his outfit while
stationed at Vallejo, Cal., he said.
He old his commander, a Lt Chan
cy. that "more attention should be
paid to the discriminatory practices
exhibited against Negro bcanicn'
at the naval base.
While on liberty in Vallejo the
next day. he was summoned back
to the station and thrown in the
"brig" then dismUssed. Chaney
clains that Hardy has a Ihrcaltii-
ing attitude toward tho.«e charg-'d
with beini: his immediate superior
and exhibits ‘'n bad irfluence on
tiie morale of hli/assoc'iites’’
His actions, by reason of tii
siireading propagfmdti pr. judic ial
to till' naval seiwie*. stirs up rac.ii
prejudices, the cumiDandiiiK officer
Conti-nds.
Iiii|ir(i\)-(l Uolldii Tires
Gl.md extracts, lik'’ fire, may
cause much harm to farm animals,
says Dr. C. D. Grinnclis. veterinar-
of the Agricultural Experiment
Station at State College.
Veterans administration
Vderal agencie-: (.t all levels:
lional. regional and Joc;il.
Negro \eteran.s employed at
that '
still live in the area of
their hiehest skills by all emplovi de.aih." "Only as men regard one
Full civil and p.,Iiti
and protorl on for evrv
T The le; '.’u,* will v ti-'k
right:
p(•r^ on
' another
; ncighbor.s.
. above the*
brothers and live
will be able to move
icalms of wa.‘ and death.’’
the address by Dr. Koo. Musical se
lections before and after the speech
were furnished by the University
choirs d:rected by Miss Mildred
Thornhill. At the conclu.slon of the
Vesper service. Dr. Koo played
several numbers on the flute. The
offerings were simnl,*. hut sweet
RAl.FUGH — Automobile tire.s of
cotton cord that run VO.OOO miles at
high speed and .!ly Improved
truck tires hav oeen dcvel.vped
under the .stress of war.
The improved cotton cord used
in making those tires gave outstand
ing performance and was much bet
ter than standard cord. The first
of the experimental tires were made
with 99 percent synthetic rubber
end 10 per cent natural rubber.
Director I. O. Schaub soys that
ho expects an improvement in cot
ton production in NorMi Carolina ill
1946. He urges farmers tu follow the
seven pjlnt cotton jn-ogram next
year, produce cotton of better grade
and quality, and reduce "production
costs. '
A.S lo present and prospective
supplies, experts predict a sharp
decline in carry-over hi 1946 and a
substantial increase in cotton con
sumption in foriegncounlr;es. Some
reduction of world carry-over is
likely by August 1. 1946.
The competition between cotton
RRING TIIE KIHDILH TO
TOYTOWN
F’un For The Kiddies
and Grown-Ups, Too !
Dolls, books, wheel sfoods, games, and toys galore
for the cradle-to-campus crowd. Lots of old favor
ites arc here—And there are post war new-
000101*8, too. We urge you to make your selection
early to avoid disappointment.
•BASEMENT STORE
J
|ATKIMBREy.'S_
from approved schools throughout I V
the country. For the latter course.'* I The USDA has announced that
the Government pays half the tu-(almost 4 million tons of food will
tion up to $20.00 a month. Special i be made available to liberated
arrangements have been made with 1 countries by the U. S. during the
schools and colleges, so that a man I fourth quarter of 1943.
"Me...rm staying
in the Army!
THERE ARE PLENTY
OF REASONS .. •
AND HERE THEY ARE!"
I "First, I keep my jire-cTit grade.
* That means a lot.
0 "By reenli'-ting for 3 years I
^ can pick my own liranch of
service in the Air. Groinid or
Service Forces, and run go to any
over-.'eus theater I wish.
0 "I get my mustering-out pay.
even (Imugli I'm reeiilisting.
Also, I get $50 a year rei-nli-lmeiit
bonus for each year I've been in
the .Army. .My deprniients receive
family allowances for the lull ti'rm
of my enlisfnn-nt. And FI! be
eligible for (il Bill of Bights heiie-
fits when I gi t out of the .Army.
6 "Any time aft«T 20 years I
ran n-liro al half pay jnereas-
ing year by year fo three-rpiarters
retirement pay after 30 years of
service. .'\iid the time Fve alreaily
served in active military nr naval
service counts toward iny retire
ment time. Ailili'd up—rn-nlist-
mi nt sei-ms pretty sound to me.'”
i "My food, ololiies, quarters.
• meliral and dental rare are all
siipidied to me. .And I can learn
any of 200 .-kills or trades in the
Army schools.
C "All of us who are rfenli-liiig
w are going fo have from 30 to
00 days’ furlough al home with
full pay and our travel jmid h'.lli
ways. And we’ll have 30 days" fur
lough e-.ery year with pay.
JANUARY 31,1946
AN IMPOITANT DATI
POR MEN IN THE AIMY
MEN now in Army who roonliti
bifert Fobruory I will bo roon-
litlod in pratenf grado. Mon hon
orably ditchorgod con roonlid
wirtiin 20 day* ofttr ditchargo
in grad* hold at lima of dit-
chorg*, providod lh*y roanlid
boforo F*briary 1, 1946.
You may anlift AT ANY TIME
tor I'A, 2 er 3 yoor ptriodt.
(Ona-y*or anll*tm*nlt lor man
now in lha Army with ol lootl
6 month* of *arvica.}
2. Negro vctcmn.s hospil.ilizcd in
all veterans’ facilities without dis
crimination.
3. Negro veterans cmplnyod in the
Veterans administration and all
‘’cdcral agencies on all levels: na
tional. regional and local.
4. Negro vctcran.s employed al
their hishcsl skills b.v all emplo.vir..
5. Full civil and political rights
and protect on for ev;ry person.
a. The le; 'Uie will work for every
Negro of age becoming a rcsiiiteied
voter.
Negro policemen ;.nd firemen.
Equal .sehcol f;!..ilitics for Negro
children, iiicluciing physical jilaiits
and equipment.
8- Equal p;iy fir otiiml work in
all oeciip:iljons and piofos.'sie:!?.
9. Fkjual and ;ideqiiaU* pro\'i;:ion- .
in luibiic luMlih and hospital kieili- '
t^e.**.
1(1. Equ;il ji;stico under the l;iw.
Il Cooperation with an encour
agement of business (ntcrprisc.'!
oper.ited by Negroes.
12. Cooperation with organized
labor.
13. Cooperali in with other organ
izations and efforts ih;it work for
the general welfare of tlu com
munity.
14. Employnionl of ivery intelli
gent and h :nor;ible me::n‘i devijable
to carry out these point.s of :ictio;i
throughout the slate of Ge..rgi;t b.v
.rc;ini/alinn. the b;illot, publicity,
piketing, parades and boycott.
is a concept that is bound lo break
national bottlenecks." ho averred.
Referring to the warning of the
apostle. ‘If wo love not the breth-
len. we abide in death.” Dr. Koo
characterized the unwholesome sit
uation of minoriliols as evidence
(hat "wc still live in the area ol
death." "Only os men regard one
another as brothers and live as
neighbors, will be able lo move
above the realms of war and death."
he said.
A large number of visitors hoard
bays ur. \s. u. LirmneUs. veterinar
ian of the Agricultural Experiment
Station at State College.
the address by Dr. Koo. Musical se
lections before and after the speech
were furnished by the University
choirs directed by Miss Mildred
Thornhill. At the conclusion of the
Vesper service. Dr. Koo played
several numbers on the flute. The
offerings were simple, but sweet,
folk melodies of the Oriental peo
ples.
supplies, vxpei IS prviuci a siiaip
decline in carry-over ':i 1946 and a
substantial increase in cotton con
sumption in foriegneountries. Some
reduction of world carry-over is
likely by August 1. 1946.
The competition between cotton
Vocational .Airriculliirc
In IVegro Scliools
PAY PER MONTH^
ENLISTED MEN
starting
(• Additwn to Feed, Ledtinf,
Clelhet end Medieet Cirt
Mailer Sergeant Mentfc
or Firii Sergeant ^138.00
Technical Sergeant 114.00
MONTHLY
RETIREMENT
INCOME AFTER:
20 r«ar(' 30 Taari*
Service Service
(*)—Plu* 20*'^ Increaie for
ServiceOverica*. (6) -Plu*
SOTf if Member of Flying
Crews, Parachutist, etc. (c)
—Plu* 57c Increase in Pay
for Each 3 Years of Service.
Staff Sergeant ,
Sergeant . , «
Corporal . . .
Private First Clai
Private . , .
96.00
78.00
66.00
54.00
50.00
W9.70
74.10
62.40
50.70
42.90
35.10
32.50
^155.25
128.25
108.00
87.75
74.25
60.75
56.25
SEE THE JOB THROUGH
1***1
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U.S.ARMY
nUNUST NOW AT YOU* NCARtST
V. S. AKMY KtatUITING STATION
GREENSBORO — The N ir’.li
Carolina Association of the Nvw
Farmers of America t'.mposcd of
;io Farm boy.s .studying Voca
tional Agricultui'c in 93 high schools
throughout the state iiave kiunch-
cd their fifth annual finanoi:il ef
fort for the benefit of the C.dond
Orphanage of North Carolina in
Oxiord. All rcj)oits5 will be sub
mitted to Professor S, B. Simmon.-,
Supervisor of Vocational Agricul
ture Education in the State by Dec,
17, Several chapters have already
reported this year. Dudle.v Hig!i
Scho jl of Greensboro has doubk\l
their contribution for the previous
year. Tyrcll County Training School
has .'lubmitted a reiiort that is in
excess of $250.00. Orange Counly
Training School at Chapel Hill h;is
m;ide a 5 per cent increase in then-
donation for this purpose. From nil
indiention the chapters arc d'ing
as well or better th:in they have
done heretofore.
Supervisor Simmons states that
in the past five years. 3,.i0() NF.A
members have been able to sponsor
n program. It has brou.^hl to ti '
Orphanage, approximately $2(»,in;)
in ca.sh and commodilie.s, The pur
pose of this effort is I > est;ibli-;h ;it
Oxford a suitable memorial in hon
or of the Lite George Washington I
Carver as a fi'ting rx;implc as to !
how orphans who apoly themselves ,
may breome useful citizens. i
NOW OPEN
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H.XLtIGlJ, .NORTH CAROLINA
The fuih- fo'Kt item under ration-
j it'g coiifrul is sug;ir. -ind the USDA
has fxteiuled imp.rt controls o
ineliide all sugar-c .ntaining pri,-
I ducts shipped to the U. S.
100-LB. Capacity
QUEEN STEEL ^E’'
Refrigeiaior
$49^5
APPLIANCE AND
STOKER CO.
445 HALIFAX STREET
Phone 3 2079
AT KIMBRELUS
Qh
Our Large Stock of
DOLLS - CHAIRS - TABLE SETS
TEDDY BEARS - GUNS - SWINGS
AND MANY OTHER WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR THE CHILD.
ALL DRASTICALLY REDUCED !
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